buckingham palace in london. it s 6 am and the uk where people are waiting up with a profound sense of loss. for the first time in more than seven decades, the country is without its queen. a period of mourning now for britain s longest reigning monarch, elizabeth the second. you may hear the noise around me as preparations are underway for this next ten to ten days to two-week period. flags being hung around as these are images from buckingham palace where crowds have been gathering throughout what has been a rainy night in london. memorials to her late majesty with flowers, candles, and personal messages outside the royal grounds. symbols of the country s immense grief decorate the gates of windsor castle. as well as balmoral, the queen scottish retreat where she passed away peacefully at the age of 96. just two days after appointing her 15th prime minister while appearing very frail. elizabeth the second is coronation happened in 1953. no date has been said yet for the c
on sir. central unity is in this angeles for you. and we will have more in the hour. let s bring in michael holmes who is at cnn center in atlanta. michael? all right, becky. thank you so much, we will check in with you again in a minute. meanwhile, people around the world are in mourning following the death of queen elizabeth ii. coming up after the break, we will get the reaction from some of the monarchs commonwealth world. she was one of my favorite people in the world. and i will miss her so.