scotland where queen elizabeth ii now lies at rest at the royal family s official scottish residence. as the queen s coffin arrived following what was a six-hour journey from her balmoral estate, crowds of mourners and admirers packed the streets to pay their respects. this is or was the first leg of an eight-day journey to her final resting place in england. the public in london will also be able to pay its respects to the queen starting on wednesday afternoon at the palace of westminster where she will be lying in state until her funeral next monday. well, ahead of that, an emotional and poignant moment on sunday. princess anne, the queen s daughter curtseyed to her mother as her casket entered the palace of holyroodhouse. she had followed the hearse from balmoral to edinburgh on that 118-mile, six-hour journey. and you can see the grief reflected on the face of her daughter. the loss of the queen, of course, being felt by many across the uk. this is probably something qu
st. giles. it s really interesting because as max is talking about, the family trying to heal potentially in making very public glue over the schisms that have arisen other the last several years, so too is the country. it is trying to also heal to come to terms. it has lost a matriarch. and i think interestingly, i have been listening to a lot of commentary from scotland, officials much better aware of the politics there, of the culture there, historians and the like, for the scottish people who will come out and line that royal mile there, as we saw yesterday, will be incredibly close to the people of the royal dynasty, to king charles and his brothers and sisters. it s sort of divided into three layers for them, i m told. first, allegiance to the queen and affection for the queen who is part of their everyday lives. she went to their farms, to their churches, to their town halls. she was in the villages. she was known up there very, very well. then comes the monarchy and t
casket travels from the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh to st. giles cathedral. shortly after a service of a reflection of the queen s life will take place there. we will bring it to you live as it happens. earlier king charles gave his first address to parliament as the new monarch, referencing shakespeare and saying that the queen was, quote, a pattern to all princes living. the new king vowed to continue the queen s dedicated service to her people. watch this. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment for the betterment of us all. people are paying tribute around the world to queen elizabeth from the united kingdom to the united states, brazil, new zealand, japan, and many more nations. flags have been lowered and buildings have been lit up in remembrance of the queen. s
and gas prices are down 25% from their all-time high, raising americans hopes that inflation is easing. but will progress be derailed by a possible railroad strike here in the united states this week? welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the uk and the world saying farewell to queen elizabeth ii. the royal rituals we saw today certainly put the spotlight on scotland and on the queen s children, including her heir, the new king, charles iii. here is cnn royal correspondent max foster. reporter: the new king processing behind his mother s coffin, in lockstep with his siblings along edinburgh s cobbled royal mile. the silence only broken by royal sal salutes and gunfire, one a minute from the city s iconic castle. inside st. giles, members of the royal family and household, as well as scottish politicians and representatives of the military and scottish civil society paid
as the nation marks the passing of a person who loomed so large over the u.k. and the commonwealth for so many years. sandra: so many emotions as every hour goes by, leading up to the queen s funeral, takes place on september 19th. a lot of anticipation for that, people around the world will be watching, and also watching king charles as he addresses parliament and a short time from now will carry the speech for the audience. but it has been an incredible time to see the reuniting of the family members, the queen s children, and grandchildren grabbing headlines as they reunite and greet the people there and greet the mourners there, john. and many beautiful displays of affection and certainly all eyes on the king himself as he, too, has been filled with emotion during these days since his mother s death. john: and the beautiful service a short time ago at st. giles church, which is just up the royal mile from the palace or castle where the prince was staying, and the beau