coverage. and it is beginning to sink in. the only british monarch much of the world has ever known is gone now. you are looking live at pictures of buckingham palace where crowds have been gathering since news broke that queen elizabeth died at the age of 96. money bringing flowers and lighting candles, some looking advisably shaken, others quietly singing gold save the queen in the london rain. the world joins them in mourning from new york city to tel aviv to sydney, australia, lights are shining, flags are flying at half-staff. honoring the queen s seven decades on the throne. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes and 15 british prime ministers. winston churchill, john f. kennedy, margaret thatcher, all of them served and passed during queen elizabeth s reign. this morning there is a new refrain, long live the king. elizabeth s oldest son charles now ascends to the throne. from this day forward he is king charles iii. he will be speaking momentarily to his gri
we report from one town deserted by russian troops. over here on the wall, one interesting detail a single word which someone has written in broken english. sorry. hello and welcome. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this is the scene live, in the oldest part of the palace of westminster. for the past six hours, thousands of people have been filing past her majesty s coffin to pay their final respects to a remarkable monarch. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, until monday, the morning of herfuneral. in a few minutes, we ll cross live to westminster to hear from some of those who ve been queuing to bid their farewells to the queen, but first, our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has the story of the day. in a setting that is so familiar, where so often and so recently there has been celebration, today an event of the greatest solemnity. on the pavements around the palace and along the mal
and you can see the gates of palace, a lot of people lining up. there is a queue system forming so people can lay their flowers and notes. and people are really here to pay their respects. people telling me that she felt like a member of their family, a grandmother perhaps, or someone who marked all of their lives for stability, she was always a presence in their lives. they were there for every royal wedding, every christening, every funeral. and the queen spoke many times about grief. and she said grief is the cost of love. the price of love. and you can see how much love there is here today for the queen. and i d like to introduce you to someone laying flowers here today, tammy lives in the uk, but she is australian. tell me why you are here and why it is important for you to lay flowers at the palace. i think apart from being trying to incorporate some of the qualities that the queen displayed in her own life, in my life, this is the only way that i can really show my respect to