queen elizabeth ii dedicated her life to her country. the queen took a vow that her duty was a lifelong commitment. she put duty above all else. she loved her younger sister, but she couldn t give her permission to marry someone who was divorced. she sacked her son from the family firm. she survived extraordinary crises. princess diana has died. the issues surrounding charles and diana probably rocked the monarchy to its core like no other crisis. the future of the monarchy really hung in the balance. and she revolutionized the british monarchy. no man arcy should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support. she steered the world through 70 years of tumultuous change. her legacy will be the fact that we still have a monarchy. tonight a cnn special report, a queen for the ages: elizabeth ii. i have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as i would
an amazing woman. just a very sombre mood in windsor, really. what did she represent to people of your generation? a guiding light, a moral code, how to conduct yourself, - how to act, what is - right and what s wrong. here on the streets of royal windsor, the sense of a an epoch having passed is palpable. there is the sense of mourning, shared with the entire nation. but something else. for these people have lost a neighbour, a queen who was part of their daily lives. amir bukhari was getting calls from relatives in pakistan, who had heard the news. he runs a cafe besides windsor castle. no words to express my emotions. it is really sad. what did she mean to you? not only me but everyone in the world. everybody feels very sad, very down. for us, she was a neighbour. and we feel more. no matter how long anticipated, the end has crystallised loss. the passing of a monarch, who symbolised to people the best of their nation, of themselves. fergal keane, bbc news, windsor. you ve
take the oath? for more than seven decades, queen elizabeth ii dedicated her life to her country. the queen took a view that her duty was a lifelong commitment. she put duty above all else. she loved her younger sister, but she couldn t give her permission to marry somebody who was divorced. she sacked her son from the family firm. she survived extraordinary crises. princess diana has died. the issue vournding charles and diana probably rocked the monarchy to its core. the future of the monarchy really hung in the balance. and she revolutionized the british monarchy. the monarchy should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give their loyalty and support. she steered the world through 70 years of tumultuous change. her legacy will be the fact that we still have a monarchy. tonight a cnn special report. a queen for the ages, elizabeth ii. i have found it i impossible to carry the heavy duty of responsibility and discharge my duties of k
the king along with his sons, prince william and prince harry will walk behind the carriage and the procession will arrive at westminster hall at 3:00pm. the hall will then be open to the public from 5:00pm and we re expecting around 400,000 people to file past her majesty as she lies in state for four days. we ll be speaking live shortly to our reporters at buckingham palace, and with those people who are waiting to pay their respects to the queen. first, let s hearfrom danjohnson, who was at buckingham palace last night to witness the queen s final return. cheering and applause a cheering crowd in the capital city. this has been the focus of much of the nation s grief, and it is buckingham palace more than anywhere which is so closely associated with the queen. for so long her place of work, and her official home. her coffin arrived at 8:00 last night, ending the journey from scotland. in pouring rain, on a dark night, people were determined to give her a welcome. we fe
i am erin burnett. russia running home, the pentagon saying that russian forces are going back to russia over the border completely after stunningly effective counteroffensive by the ukrainians. the press secretary said the russians were caught off guard and some are in full retreat. we have seen a number of russian forces, especially in the northeast, cross over the border into russia. full on, our exclusive video from a town just liberated clearly shows how desperate russian troops were to get out. we have a report from a recaptured city, they left crates of equipment. they left weapons. they left the ukrainian take. leaving so much equipment behind. crucial equipment that will be used by ukrainians against russians and it shows the desperate nature of russia. this is as evidenced of more defense dissent in russia, nearly 50 municipal deputies have signed a petition demanding the resignation of putin. when i mentioned this petition last night, we are at almost double