britain s longest serving monarch passed away yesterday, aged 96, at balmoral castle the scottish retreat which her majesty had visited since she was a girl. the news was confirmed in a statement from the palace at 6.30pm, after the queen s four children including the new king, charles iii had travelled to balmoral. on today s programme we ll be remembering her majesty s life and legacy, and speaking to those who knew and loved her. we ll bring you the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace, and across the commonwealth. first, our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen s life. the final images we have queen elizabeth ii still carrying out duties into herfinal days. on tuesday, at balmoral, she welcomed the new prime minister. these photos, the record of her last official engagement bringing to an end seven decades of service. yesterday afternoon at aberdeen airport, several senior members of the r
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for someone my age, i ve got quite old grandparents they were born in 1917 and 22 so she was part of their lives, too. so, talking to them, they knew her growing up and she takes a thread back to that sort of era~ and now i hear people talking about a king and a coronation, and it puts conversations i had with them in my head of when they would talk about a king, a coronation. so it feels very strange to have this person that s been the head of everything in my life.go. the mcgrath family are from dublin, and are on holiday in london. well, our two countries have been so close over so many centuries and we ve had a tough past, but it goes without saying that she was an iconic woman and a role model for women of all ages and all colours and beliefs. and my mum has been a fan of the queen for so many years. she was a fan of her
this morning. you can see the tributes laid outside the gates of the palace. yesterday evening we saw hundreds gathering to pay tribute, to pay their respects to her majesty the queen. the announcement of her passing yesterday early evening. and this morning and many more are expected to gather and pay their respects, nod to her majesty, acknowledge her 70 year reign. dawn is breakin: acknowledge her 70 year reign. dawn is breaking over acknowledge her 70 year reign. dawn is breaking over london. acknowledge her 70 year reign. ib“! is breaking over london. one of the things we will take the chance to do is talk to people who have turned out at buckingham palace, because it s really interesting this morning, hearing the stories of the reasons why the queen meant so much across generations and nationalities. many people from all over the world are amongst those who are paying their respects today.
so, talking to them, they knew her growing up and she takes a thread back to that sort of era and now i hear people talking about a king and a coronation, and it puts conversations i had with them in my head of when they would talk about a king, a coronation. so it feels very strange to have this person that s been the head of everything in my life.go. the mcgrath family are from dublin, and are on holiday in london. well, our two countries have been so close over so many centuries and we ve had a tough past, but it goes without saying that she was an iconic woman and a role model for women of all ages and all colours and beliefs. and my mum has been a fan of the queen for so many years. she was a fan of her integrity and. she s very sad. yeah.