life. her successor and son king charles iii is in london, and making his way right now to buckingham palace for the first time as king. upon his arrival, he ll be greeted by thousands lining up to pay their respects, laying flowers and cards outside the palace honoring the queen s seven decades on the throne. elizabeth became queen february 6th, 1952, she was just 25 years old. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes, and 15 british prime ministers. she was a witness to history and an indelible part of it during her time on the throne, she led her country through wars in korea, the falklands and afghanistan. her reign spanning global events as is well, from the first moon landing to 9/11 and the coronavirus pandemic. the queen was a global fixture, a beacon of stability, for some seven decades. overnight, many parts of the world came together to remember queen elizabeth from new york to paris, australia, to brazil, buildings lit up, flags flying at half-staff. an
and guns saluted. paying respects to the life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii. the uk s newly appointed prime minister, liz truss, offered newly anointed king charles the support of an unusually quiet and somber parliament. the crown endures. our nation endures. and in that spirit, i say god save the king. the king greeted well-wishers outside buckingham palace to a chorus of the national anthem. he retired to buckingham palace where he held his first audience with the prime minister. and for the first time, the royal standard flew above in his name. the exegz council will mead to proclaim charles as the new sovereign, having declared his loyalty to the parliament and the church of england. whether the monarchy will emerge strengthened from the handover remains to be seen, but the initial signs appear positive. one of the big concerns about king charles was that he would be a meddling king. you ll know, jake, that there s been accusations that he s been sending lette
made here in the 90s. but you re actually super famous here everybody tells me how much they miss their dirty hasselhoff. greg: it s true it took me three years to get the stench out. anyway, do you feel you re being primed for something, like the ufc does for weeks before their next big pay purview. the media trying to gear us up for the ultimate showdown between biden and trump. fighting out of the record corner with a record of 1-1 standing 6 3 245 pounds hailing from mar-a-lago florida by way of nyc, donald the disrupter trump. and fighting out of the blue corner with a record of 50 years of mistakes and two years of embarrassments, standing six feet tall napping at three feet tall, and weighing in at 180 pounds depending on his last bowel movement. emily: oh, god. greg: joe the commented old circus monkey biden. [cheers and applause] greg: see how fair and balanced that was? talk about a buildup, right? you ve got january 6th theater then you got the raid and al
as he surrenders to justice and we get our first look at his charges. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. tonight, the world is reflecting on the life and legacy of the longest reigning monarch in history, queen elizabeth ii. who died today in her home in balmoral, scotland, at the age of 96. the queen ruled over britain for 70 years, but it was not a role she was not supposed to inherit when she was born back in 1926. you see, elizabeth was the first third grandchild of king george the fifth, of the first child of his second son. she was only ten years old when her uncle, in what was at the time a remarkable turn of events, a scandal, abdicated the throne, leaving her father to take over as king. elizabeth then, first in the line of succession. she took the role and responsibility seriously from a young age, famously declaring her devotion to the duty on her 21st birthday. i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be
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