invited harry and meghan to join. tension has been brewing for some time now. william is now the heir apparent to the throne and prince harry stepped back from royal duties and moved to the united states. but the special connection was never broken. prince harry saying the queen s presence can be felt no matter what room you re in. and it will be some time before the reality of life without granny will be real. what a day, scott and what a surprise to see the two brothers together. how significant was this moment? reporter: well, i should point out, first off, jim, all of the people who have come here today, they didn t come with the expectations they would see will and kate or harry and meghan. they came with the expectations they would be able to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii, drop candles, flowers, cards, whatever and pay their respects at the gates of windsor castle. only when the staff put up barrier did they figure someone was coming. we figured this would
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 the sympathy expressed by so many. today buckingham palace announced that queen elizabeth who spent 70 years on the throne will be laid to rest in a state funeral on monday, september 19th. cnn s scott mclean joins me now from windsor. scott, this reunion just studying earlier today between william and harry was very surprising, and it seemed to work pretty well with the crowds there where you are. how did this come about? reporter: yeah, completely unexpected. people knew that they were waiting for a visit, that s what we had been told, but they didn t know exactly who we were waiting for. the press didn t even know who we were waiting for. we figured it was likely will and kate. it turned out it was not just will and kate, but