life. her successor and son king charles iii is in london, and making his way right now to buckingham palace for the first time as king. upon his arrival, he ll be greeted by thousands lining up to pay their respects, laying flowers and cards outside the palace honoring the queen s seven decades on the throne. elizabeth became queen february 6th, 1952, she was just 25 years old. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes, and 15 british prime ministers. she was a witness to history and an indelible part of it during her time on the throne, she led her country through wars in korea, the falklands and afghanistan. her reign spanning global events as is well, from the first moon landing to 9/11 and the coronavirus pandemic. the queen was a global fixture, a beacon of stability, for some seven decades. overnight, many parts of the world came together to remember queen elizabeth from new york to paris, australia, to brazil, buildings lit up, flags flying at half-staff. an
obama returned to the white house yesterday for the unveiling of their official portraits. president biden resuming a tradition that stalled under donald trump. we ll play more from the white house reunion. it was lovely. including poignant remarks from mrs. obama about why traditions like this are important for democracy. plus, former attorney general bill barr continues to speak out about the trump records case, saying the justice department is close to having enough evidence to indict him, but shouldn t. we ll discuss his reasoning. and the 60-day sprint to the midters begins today, and it seems whoever is managing the money for the republican senate candidates can t get it right. how republican senator rick scott explains burning through loads of cash with little to show for it. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 8th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early, author of the big lie, white house bureau chi
life. her successor and son king charles iii is in london, and making his way right now to buckingham palace for the first time as king. upon his arrival, he ll be greeted by thousands lining up to pay their respects, laying flowers and cards outside the palace honoring the queen s seven decades on the throne. elizabeth became queen february 6th, 1952, she was just 25 years old. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes, and 15 british prime ministers. she was a witness to history and an indelible part of it during her time on the throne, she led her country through wars in korea, the falklands and afghanistan. her reign spanning global events as is well, from the first moon landing to 9/11 and the coronavirus pandemic. the queen was a global fixture, a beacon of stability, for some seven decades. overnight, many parts of the world came together to remember
from the british public to her years of service and the way she s held the monarchy so immaculately. as we sit here in september of 2022, think about the fact that elizabeth received the phone call on february 6th, 1952 that her father had died and that she would be the next queen of england. stay with us. we re going to talk to you about this again shortly. buckingham palace putting out a statement that it is concerned now, the doctors for queen elizabeth concerned about her majesty s health and some of the family is already in scotland at the castle with her others making their way and we ll be on top of that story for the rest of the morning. and a live report from a new york courthouse where steve bannon is facing a any krum indictment. he s expected to surrender to state prosecutors at any moment. we ll discuss the case against him and follow the breaking news
she can look back at three previousjubilees the silver, gold and diamond. and tomorrow, privately at sandringham, the queen will recall the date, february 6th 1952, when herfather, george vi, died unexpectedly and she became queen. at the time, she was just 25 years of age. in the years since, across decade after decade of change, from the years after the second world war to the present day, within britain and on the wider international stage, she s been a constant presence. a head of state who s earned wide respect. guided always by duty, but coupled with a sense of humility. she takes her role enormously seriously, she takes her duties seriously. she doesn t really take herself very seriously. she doesn t take. she laughs in private, as she has an absolutely superb sense of humour. so, humour, a lightness of touch.