and reaction pouring in from across the world. president biden calling her a steadying presence for generations of britains and a states woman of unmatched dignity. the queen intensely private but also very public,ening during the troubles and tragedies of the royal family as the matriarch, a figure of enduring global fascination. will her life captured in headlines and by hollywood. to nishgts the queen s legacy. her relationship with the america and its presidents as the world remembers queen elizabeth ii. good evening. the queen is dead. at 96, elizabeth ii is gone leaving an aching hole in the hearts of britians, most having never existed in a world without her. she was the comforting touch stone for her people and for her royal family during moments of tragedy and challenge. t world. her formal pintment of a new british prime minister just two days ago, providing her last public photo and completing a remarkable arc of history across her 70-year reign as queen. tonig