special live coverage remembering queen elizabeth ii. it is 3 am here on the, east coast 8 am in london, and britain sees a first sunrise without its beloved queen elizabeth the second who died at 96 yesterday after a seven year rain. today her son king charles the third now charged with taking over the monarchy. charles is expected back in london for souza government formalities in the next few hours to make his leadership official. his mother is being remembered today for her lifetime of service and dedication to duty. borders around the world are laying flowers and paying tribute to the queen, and reflecting on the shock of her son passing the queen really unifies everyone, and i feel everyone feels this moment, i don t know why. it is a tragic loss. the monarchy has gone through a lot, which is always seem to be above politics and chaos. and in paris, the eiffel tower s lights were turned off as a sign of respect and reverence. here in new york, in the empire stat
this morning, she was much loved, and she will be much is now let me start with pope francis, because we are here in rome, and also let me remind you and everyone that queen elizabeth was the only leader who met with five different popes. when i was princess and for as queen. now pope francis last night s until a telegram and i read into saying he was paying tribute to her life of good of the nation and the common wealth her example devotion and duty or witness their faith in jesus christ and her from open his promises. now of course there are many other leaders around the world who send their condolences now many via twitter one of them was the president of france emmanuel macron who said that her majesty queen elizabeth ii