captions by vitac www.vitac.com looking right now at buckingham palace. people, though fewer in number, are still showing up at this hour. the embodiment, as cnn s max foster put it earlier in the program, of a nation slightly loss after the passing of queen elizabeth ii earlier today in scotland. she was, as many have said, the only monarch most britons have known. and she may have been the first british monarch most britons have known in a familiar, more regal sense, the first to usher in the modern united kingdom. christian am pour said tonight from the grand britain of her early childhood to the great britain of today. it read, the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon. the king and the queen consort will remain at balmoral this evening and will return tomorrow. we saw a demonstration of remarkable continuity of secession, people outside the palace singing the national anthem with god save the queen replaced from here to the end of charles iii s reign
in britain there is tremendous sadness over the queen s sudden death which is also being felt by countless people across the commonwealth. because for the first time in seven decades, the uk and 14 other realms are without their monarch. [ bells toll ] in sydney, australia, church bells rang out 96 times, once for each year of queen elizabeth s life. and 96 rounds were fired by members of the new zealand army along the waterfront of the capital wellington. also marking the passing of her majesty. and here at buckingham palace, people have been coming to pay their respects, to share their memories, and just to be part of what is a moment in time. the queen died at her beloved balmoral retreat, mourners drops off flowers at the gates. in the coming hours we re expecting to hear from the new king, charles iii, who will address this nation. it is too soon to know the date of his coronation. reporters are though closely monitoring the next steps as the nation now goes in to a peri
god save the king that was an extraordinary moment last hour. the new king, charles iii, shaking hands with the throngs of people that have goth grath gathered to greet himself outside buckingham palace singing the new national anthem god save the king. good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world. we re so glad you re with us on this day in particular. i m poppy harlow. and i m jim sciutto. they have, in fact, already changed the lyrics, well, less than 24 hours after the passing of queen elizabeth. king charles iii, the new monarch, enters buckingham palace. asked for a period of mourning starting today lasting seven days after the queen s funeral. a sense of loss there. later today st. paul s cathedral in london will hold a service of prayer and reflection. hours from now we will hear from the new king and cnn will bringing that address to his royal subjects when it happens. our reporters and correspondents are covering all of this dev
was wise enough, particularly after the death of diana, to learn how to move the monarchy forward incrementally. and she was much more in touch in a personal way with people, and you know, so i think, you know, she s always been incredibly wise and she has never gone out she never went out sort of over her skis. she always sort of had almost a sixth sense of knowing not to be too far ahead of where the public was. but yet, to bring them along when it was necessary, and i think in terms of the transition now, she has particularly, it s notable that over the past months, when or month when charles was up in balmoral, he was with her many days, and i think it s it s important to remember that she has given him many tutorials on leadership, and at one point, he said, we learn by observing, and he s obviously learned by doing as well. but she has, as her father did before her, you know, she has provided a model and a guidebook, in a way, for him to reign. kate williams,