it s friday the 9th of september. you re watching a special edition of bbc news following the death of her majesty the queen. britain s longest serving monarch passed away yesterday, aged 96, at balmoral castle the scottish retreat which her majesty had visited since she was a girl. gun salutes and church bells will ring out across the uk today as the country begins to mourn. the new king charles iii will address the nation this evening. on today s programme we ll be remembering her majesty s life and legacy, and speaking to those who knew and loved her. we ll bring viewers here in the uk and across the world including pbs in the united states the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace. first, our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen s life. the final images we have queen elizabeth ii still carrying out duties into herfinal days. on tuesday, at balmoral, she welcomed the new prime minister. th
meetings with the outgoing and incoming prime minister is at balmoral. was because of those mobility concerns for the queen. in the commons, the speaker lindsay hoyle has said that queen elizabeth is in our thoughts and prayers. let me bring in the royal commentator joining us on the line now. robert, of course this is going to cause concern. that the queen is under medical supervision about at balmoral. family members have been informed. , ., ., . , balmoral. family members have been informed. , ., ., , ,, informed. they don t normally issue bulletins on informed. they don t normally issue bulletins on the informed. they don t normally issue bulletins on the queen s informed. they don t normally issue bulletins on the queen s health - bulletins on the queen s health unless it is significant. the last time a statement came out of the blue was to let us know earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with covid. overall the view is that if she is not undergoing s
later to return to london. although he is mourning the loss of his mother, he must also undertake all of these constitutional royal duties now he is king and that include a meeting with the prime minister, a meeting with the prime minister, a meeting of senior royal and government officials to plan the days ahead. he arrived here as the eldest child of the queen, as prince charles, and he will leave here today as king charles iii. so much changing in less than 24 hour is. i think, as people look back to just three days ago, when they saw that photograph of the queen greeting liz truss, asking her to become the next prime minister of the uk, i ink that is contributing to the slight sense of disbelief at her passing. yes, she was 96 years old, yes, we knew
roles. but that central role of appointing the prime minister which goes to the absolute heart of our monarchy, she goes to do that. it was a demanding day, because it is notjust was a demanding day, because it is not just the case was a demanding day, because it is notjust the case of was a demanding day, because it is not just the case of a was a demanding day, because it is notjust the case of a handshake and a photo. you have got saying goodbye to one prime minister, welcome another. a lot of cameras coming out. it was a big day i think clearly it has left her, as the palace are saying, under medical supervision. so i think there will be all sorts of speculation. some may think the two key things are that she is comfortable and that she is where she is happiest. star; that she is comfortable and that she is where she is happiest. is where she is happiest. stay with us as ou is where she is happiest. stay with us as you can. is where she is happiest. stay with us as you can. as
and chris, the absolutely key role that the queen played in all of these data events state events is something that has been a very important feature and not least when we look at this picture and also think about the fact that as power passed from borisjohnson through to liz truss for that short period between the two prime minister is being in office. executive power rested in the queen. she being in office. executive power rested in the queen. being in office. executive power rested in the queen. she sits in the a ex of rested in the queen. she sits in the apex of our rested in the queen. she sits in the apex of our constitutional rested in the queen. she sits in the apex of our constitutional system . apex of our constitutional system and is the bookmark, if you like for all of our big political moments and the smaller ones that oil the wheels of how the british state works. just the other day she was meant to chair what is known as the privy council,