her life growing up as a young girl, her very quick ascension to the throne and so on and so forth. but we ve also had some lovely anecdotes over the years from those who were closest to her. we know that the queen had a wicked sense of humor. that s one of the things that she and philip bonded over. and also something that she and harry bonded over for so many years. we know she loved to prank, and she also loved being around her family. something that we saw in recent years when she became a great grandmother was her softening image. she did allow more photos of herself in the palace with her great grandchildren. she allowed a lot more imagery and so on and so forth. and i think that that was something really wonderful for the world to be able to get a glimpse of in those final years of her life. howard: you know, holyrood house, which we will see shortly, has been kind of a royal residence since the 12th century. and those apartments were once
she timothy lawrence are. she made the trip down here to edinburgh, and you see this is the base of what s called the royal mile. it s the stretch between holyrood palace and edinburgh palace, medieval structure at the very top of that royal mile. so this is a stunning landscape and a place that was very close to queen elizabeth s heart, to be sure, howie. howard: right. the plan has been from the beginning, for years because of, after all, the queen was 96, it s called operation london bridge, and some people, i ve read, were so touched by her passing, some people thought she would live forever somehow, that the feeling was that london bridge was down. i ve seen that word over and over again, that she was the rock. she did more than just a symbolic job as the monarch, you
that harry is writing and coming out with this winter. howard: harry s book. i think there s going to be trepidation until they have a comfort level that, you know, there s been some reports that he goes after camilla, which is not going to to be well received by his dad howard: martha, i m going to pick it up, i m going to pick it up with you in a moment, but let s just listen for a moment as we see holyare rood holyr ooh holyrood palace and the casket arrive. let s listen in. [background sounds]
Queen Elizabeth II spending her final days at Balmoral Castle underscores the importance of the estate in her life, as well as Scotland s role in the United Kingdom, a royal expert tells CTV News.