I can give you my heart. I think it was that which made Great Britain grade. She literally was a role model to Heads Of State All Around The World. Disagree from time to time, but we must always remain. Queen elizabeth ii for the longest reigning in british history. We come together so that freedom works. They go the queen being widely remembered as the nations grandmother. Its not a part of our past. It defines our present and our future. Piers Thousands Lining The Streets Of London to say a final goodbye. My mother gave an example of lifelong love and of Selfless Service. We have not seen scenes like this on a scale in britain since Winston Churchill. I thank you all and many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness. Martha good morning, everyone and welcome to our coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth ii. United kingdoms longest reigning on the throne and end of an arrow from the world from world war ii to the coronation of a young princess. She
i can give you my heart. i think it was that which made great britain grade. she literally was a role model to heads of state all around the world. disagree from time to time, but we must always remain. queen elizabeth ii for the longest reigning in british history. we come together so that freedom works. they go the queen being widely remembered as the nation s grandmother. it s not a part of our past. it defines our present and our future. piers: thousands lining the streets of london to say a final goodbye. my mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. we have not seen scenes like this on a scale in britain since winston churchill. i thank you all and many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness. martha: good morning, everyone and welcome to our coverage of the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. united kingdoms longest reigning on the throne and end of an arrow from the world from world war ii to
different monarchs, including her father, churchill and baton and see musicians from the royal maen radios and we ll see this shortly around 5:44 your time. the funeral starts 11 a.m. your time, 6:00 a.m. back home and the coffin will arrive at westminster abbey and enter the west doors at 11 a.m. and carried past the grave the unknown warrior and the coffin transported to the heart of the abbey, you will see the royal family sit alongside the coffin and behind the family, leaders of the heads of state and leaders of the commonwealth and highest levels of shivelry. piers: we saw the queen sitting to mourn all alone philip and she was not able to
charlotte, nine and seven years old. they attended philip s funeral and there were obviously consideration taken whether they should attend with the family. we have seen them slowly making public appearances here and there as they prepare for royal life. charlotte is third in line, the law changed when charlotte was born, she is in succession to the throne, regardless of her sex. piers: everybody else moves down and they have children issue the list drops again, that is natural order of succession issue the heir and their heirs and their heirs how the system works. saw queen consult there, camilla, who will be such an important figures. they have been married 17 years, they were together for a lot
did have his funeral, you were able to watch the procession, but cameras were excluded for the service and the queen at westminster abbey watched her father s coronation and was married there, had her coronation there and then prince philip s funeral, that is last time she was inside the abbey and now we have her funeral. the casket is english oak, it was made 30 years ago, lined with lead, to allow the body to decompose slower and eight pallbearers are needed to carry it. you had to be a certain height to be a pallbearer. piers: at least six-foot tall, those are the queen s guards. these are not ceremonial soldiers, these are elite of the british army and they are