and she was very quick at making decisions and acting on them. so, i think she found that element quite easy, in a way. and she enjoyed meeting people and carrying out the role of queen. i think she did enjoy the job, i have to say. i think she did enjoy and why job it was. certainly, ian lloyd, for the moment, thank you very much, indeed. with the death of queen elizabeth ii, the united kingdom has a new monarch. the prime minister, liz truss, with the first person to use his official title, king charles iii. he remains in balmoral yesterday evening and today he will return to london later. paul castle reports now on the challenges facing facing the new king. it is a job he spent his whole life preparing for. when he could only inherit through the death of his mother. for princess elizabeth,
think. but yes, it s been a very difficult time in the last few years, in the last year and her health certainly declined. it was, like you say a shock, but not really particularly a surprise, i think, given the nature of what has happened to her health. ian lloyd,, thank you. and people come, they take the time they hug. look at those tributes, the flowers that have been left. for her majesty the queen. the people are coming to see the tributes here and lay their own, to make their own mark, to pay tribute themselves to this long decades, 70 years of service of her majesty the queen. it will be the turn to mps and lords of the house of lords to pay their tributes gathering later on
those in attendance. after the funeral, the queen s coffin is expected to be taken to windsor castle for a burial service. her husband, prince philip is also buried within the windsor castle grounds. castle grounds let s bring in somebody who has followed the queen over her lifetime photographer and author ian lloyd, good to speak to again, ian. and certainly, it s very important, is it not, that the queen is laid to rest alongside her beloved husband, with whom she shared such a long and happy life? yes. prince philip s, at the moment, lying in the royal vault, we saw his coffin descend during last year at st. georges chapel. and then the two of them will lie together in the king george
that famous made speech made 30 minutes of luck on the queen seven decades of service is that historian and author and a very good morning to you, what will be a very sad day as this news filtered through to people. the shock, really but let s look back at the queens long reign, because she was never expected to be on the throne, was she? as it was at the age of ten that she found out. of course, the abdication was what set her course and life. she might have eventually became monarch if her uncle had reigned i not had children. but she wouldn t have had such a long reign and i think the reason that those events of 1936 are important when she saw