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
the world joins them in mourning today 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, 14 british prime ministers, she visited more than 100 countries through the decades and this morning there is a new refrain in great britain, that refrain is long live the king. elizabeth s oldest son charles now ascends to the throne, from this day forward he is now king charles iii. he will be speaking soon to his grieving nation and has already requested a royal mourning period lasting until seven days after her funeral. and this is just into cnn, prince harry seen boarding a flight at aberdeen airport in scotland earlier this morning, he rushed to his grandmother s home at balmoral castle yesterday where other members of the royal family had gathered. so the family all gathering to
The reigning Ragga Soca and Soca Monarchs, Hance John and Derron ‘Magikal’ Rouse will face tough competition this weekend, as 11 finalists in each category attempt to wrest their titles away at the National Ragga Soca/Soca competition this Saturday, July 2. The finalists were chosen at the “Royal Rumble” semifinals which took place on Monday, June 27 after being postponed from the weekend due to the inclement weather. John, who …
and what s more special than a royal visit? there is another reason why i m here. 45 years ago, i took part in a silverjubilee parade at school here in york. it was filmed, but i have never seen the footage. but graham has found it. do you fancy going back to 1977? let s take a look. go for it! it was a day of home made fun, and myjob was to lead the parade. our tabards were made of plastic bags, and in thejubilee carriage, our own royal couple, the headmistress and her husband. what a nostalgia trip. thank you so much. and look what i still have. i knew it would come in handy! there s great pleasure to be had looking at these old films. this footage was shot in sheffield in 1954, by billy ibberson. i think father s footage basically started outside the sheffield town hall, if i remember rightly. for his son charles,
excerpt from a letter she put out last night. the queen herself writes, in the fullness of time, my son charles becomes king, i know you will give him and his wife camilla the same support that you have given me and it is my sincere wish that, when the time comes, camilla will be known as queen consort as she continues her loyal service. the first takeaway, a reminder to the british people that remember son charles will become king one day, and they should support him and they should also support his wife of 17 years, camilla, who will now be called queen when charles becomes king. of course only reigning monarchs can change titles. charles could have done this when he became king. but the fact that his mother has done it has been kind of a blessing, really making it even more powerful, taking the pressure off him as well. there is a statement from charles and camilla that we got as well, alex. take a look at this. we are deeply conscious of the honor represented by my mother s wish. a