my lords, ladies and gentlemen, it is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we ve all suffered. it is the greatest consolation to me to know of the sympathy expressed by so many, to my sister and brothers, and that such overwhelming affection and support should be extended to our whole family in our loss. to all of us as a family, as to this kingdom and the wider family of nations, of which it is a part, my mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. my mother s reign was unequaled in its duration, its dedication, and its devotion. even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. i am deeply aware of this great inheritance and the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the
around the world, i m becky anderson live for you at buckingham palace in london with cnn s special coverage, continuing coverage of the death of queen elizabeth ii. an hour from now britain s late queen is scheduled to embark on her final journey, leaving her beloved country home in scotland for the last time. the hearse expected to depart from balmoral castle for a 175 mile, six-hour trip to edinburgh. there she will be taken to the official royal residence, the palace of holyroodhouse. the king and queen consort will attend a church service in edinburgh for the queen on monday. on the following day quinn ses ann will accompany the queen s casket on a flight to london. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four days as the public pays its final respects to britain s longest reigning monarch. her state funeral is september 19th at westminster abbey followed by internment at windsor castle. pomp and ceremony as her son charles iii was officially proclaimed the n
hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says he will do everything he can to make women feel safer on the streets after the kidnap and murder of sarah everard and said he and carrie would be lighting a candle for her tonight. at clapham common, where a planned vigil was to take place later, many laid flowers in memory of sarah, among them was the duchess of cambridge. but that memorial has now been cancelled because of covid restrictions and the public are being encouraged to take part in doorstep vigils instead. this morning, wayne couzens, a serving metropolitan police officer, appeared in court, charged with her kidnap and murder. sarah everard disappeared while walking home in south london ten days ago, and the 33 year old s body was discovered in woodland in kent on wednesday. our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is on clapham common. kathryn. yes, there was supposed to be an official vigil here at 6:30pm tonight, that was cancelled after the women s safety ca
further into him today, through court records, i found that his father was actually a florida highway patrol state trooper. that was a little odd. his parents were divorced, he moved out to california, a bunch of years ago. and he claimed on social media, he and his mother were homeless. and that his father wasn t providing for them. yeah, everything you see, and everything we found out right after this occurred, seems to be borne out by what he was posting himself on social media. i m wondering how this is reverberating in that town. such a shocking and horrifying act of violence, and so clearly motivated by hate. yeah, i mean, i went out there yesterday, people were showing up all day, outside the store, dropping off flowers, dropping off more pride flags. i would track people down as they walked away, people were crying and hugging each other. very close knit community right in that strip mall, or all these shop owners have their places. everyone s just, you know, completely tor
everything we found out right after this occurred, seems to be borne out by what he was posting himself on social media. i m wondering how this is reverberating in that town. such a shocking and horrifying act of violence, and so clearly motivated by hate. yeah, i mean, i went out there yesterday, people were showing up all day, outside the store, dropping off flowers, dropping off more pride flags. i would track people down as they walked away, people were crying and hugging each other. very close knit community right in that strip mall, or all these shop owners have their places. everyone s just, you know, completely torn apart by this. you know, that flag, you know, who is a sort of radical act to display that flake for a long time. particularly, in my youth, walking around when i pass christopher street in the village in other places. overtime, felt less radical. more normalized. more central, as this sort of figure embraced in america.