united in grief. this striking image at windsor castle, princess william and harry with our lives, appearing together, looking at flowers and greeting mourners as well. a show you a video that will be analyzing and dissecting for some time to come giving the estrangement we ve seen play out on this public stage. we re being told that william the prince of wales was joined to warm the hearts of all around the world watching the events. the prince of wales also releasing his first statement just a short time ago about the passing of his grandmother saying that he was by his side in the happiest times as well as the saddest days of his life. the prince says that he is going to honor her memory by supporting his father, looking, in every way that he can. we have seen scenes outside of buckingham wearing king charles iii a red earlier for a brief visit just a short time ago. we ve now learned the date of the funeral for queen elizabeth has been set. the state funeral will be hel
states as well. it was a message to all of the children of the british empire and beyond who had fled their homes for far off places to seek safety and shelter. and it was delivered by a fellow child, the very first radio address of then 14 year old princess elizabeth. her royal highness, princess elizabeth. in wishing you all good evening, i feel that i am speaking to friends and companions who have shared with my sister and myself many a happy children s hour. thousands of you in this country have had to leave your homes and be separated from your fathers and mothers. my sister margaret rose and i feel so much for you. i can truthfully say to you all that we children at home are full of cheerfulness and courage. we are trying to do all that we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen. and we are trying to to bear our own share of the danger and sadness of war. princess elizabeth made good on those commitments to help them in the war effort. when she turned 1
at bell amarillo castle the queen s summer home in scotland listen in here and see if we can hear something from the president. bret: president biden signing that condolence book. the reason we are listening in as we are told from the white house press pool that the president will have some remarks here shortly. there are not a lot of sounds to signing a condolence book. but, a world reaction of outpouring of emotion, condolences to the royal family from around the world for queen elizabeth ii, 70 years as monarch of u.k. the longest reign of any monarch there. doctors expressed concern over her failing health. family members rushed to be with her. the keep s death at age 96 makes her son charles the king of england. there will be an official ceremony weeks from now. it ends the seven decade reign. again, the u.k. s longest serving monarch. let s listen back in. looks like the president is writing quite a bit. he had a long statement released by the white house earlier toda
arrived. prince charles and prince william second to line to the throne, brother harry and wife meghan in europe now heading to scotland as well. buckingham palace confirming to nbc news just yesterday that the queen had to pull out of a virtual event to rest. tuesday she met with the new prime minister liz truss. first time in her 70-year reign she did not perform the ceremonial duty as is custom. the last public engagement in june opening a new hospital alongside princess anne and also we know princess anne has been staying alongside the queen at balmoral as well. we have an expert team of folks following this breaking news for us and bringing us anything new that happens. nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons with us from london. katty kay and msnbc contributor. daisy mcandrew, nbc news royal commentator as well. welcome, guys, as we follow this breaking news out of the uk i want to go around the horn if i can, keir and start with you. as to your thought
queen elizabeth ii dead. her son, prince charles, is now king charles iii, officially. we learned queen elizabeth s doctors were quote, concerned about her health this morning. it was at the time, an extraordinary statement from a notoriously private buckingham palace. those words sent news outlets like ours into rolling wait and see coverage and thousands of well wishers to buckingham palace itself, watching those railings. that fencing. where all the royals most significant news is so often posted. from the birth of an heir to the death of a monarch. the queen did not pass at buckingham. she passed in scotland at the family s summer vacation home. balmoral castle. here is a post on that gate. you re seeing it here. the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon. as the word broke about her health troubles, her family rushed up there. all of her children are at balmoral. prince william is also there, seen driving his uncles through the gates. prince harry is on his way