that seems to be the story that everyone who encountered the queen, especially those within who had her ear, i should say, they say the same thing. thank you very much for joining us, former british ambassador to the u.s. sir kim darroch, we really appreciate it. brianna and john, you may have noticed i was leaning over to turn up my earpiece because it started to rain here, but that doesn t seem to have stopped the crowds from forming at buckingham palace. the rain got a little loud on the tent here, but folks are still out here by the thousands with umbrellas, as you can see, they re still gathering. we re seeing more and more people behind you, now with their umbrellas up braving those elements, don. of course, we will be back with you here in just a moment. we are learning that king charles iii has departed balmoral for buckingham palace as he is getting ready to give the biggest speech of his life. the reaction from those who have met the late queen elizabeth ii,