Wonder. Royal celebrations weve been to. Together weve been to the royal weddings and the jubilees. This is the final moment of her reign, such a great rein in which the british more arky is as the most popular its ever been. It is interesting in this country we saw Prince Charles and diana in a carriage going down the mile. If you have been alive over the last 50 years, youve grown up with the royal family. Their travails are things you have followed. Their marriages, their deaths. I think for people in this country there is this sense of belonging to these people and sort of relationship to them even if theyve never met them. They are always there. It is Prince Of Wales trying to balance his public and private life. They are a family and desifinedy birth, marriages and death. Theyre also professionals and feel they have a right to a private life. One of the most poignant things for me to watching young Prince George in one of the cars behind the coffin. The prince and Princess Of Wal
have begun arriving at westminster abbey for the funeral itself, president biden will be among them. soon the queen s coffin will be moved from westminster hall where she s been lying in state since wednesday, visited by hundreds of thousands of loyal subjects. britain s longest serving monarch on one last journey home, leading here, the grounds of windsor castle, where she ll be laid to rest and then rejoined with her beloved father, her mother, her sister and her husband. i m anderson cooper overlooking windsor castle with cnn s special live coverage. and i m erin burnett in london, overlooking the palace of westminster, where the royal procession gets under way this hour. here is what will happen. the queen s coffin will be curried from westminster hall inside the palace. it will be placed on a state gun carriage that will head to westminster abbey for the funeral service. with the royal family and members of the royal households walking behind. king charles will walk in
wonder. royal celebrations we ve been to. together we ve been to the royal weddings and the jubilees. this is the final moment of her reign, such a great rein in which the british more arky is as the most popular it s ever been. it is interesting in this country we saw prince charles and diana in a carriage going down the mile. if you have been alive over the last 50 years, you ve grown up with the royal family. their travails are things you have followed. their marriages, their deaths. i think for people in this country there is this sense of belonging to these people and sort of relationship to them even if they ve never met them. they are always there. it is prince of wales trying to balance his public and private life. they are a family and desifinedy birth, marriages and death. they re also professionals and feel they have a right to a private life. one of the most poignant things for me to watching young prince george in one of the cars behind the coffin. the pr
prince harry walking behind her coffin. princess kate and duchess meghan. the jewelry worn in tribute to the queen. and the sweet moment between princess charlotte and older brother george. what she reminded him to do. the service concluding with two minutes of silence across the uk. an emotional charles wiping away a tear, and the moving note the king left atop his mother s coffin. what it said. then the final journey. tens of thousands lining the 25 miles from london to windsor. the queen s coffin lowered into the royal vault, later buried beside her late husband prince philip. tonight the grief, the pageantry, and the future as britain lays its longest-serving monarch to rest. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone, from london. behind me, westminster abbey, where queen elizabeth s state funeral was held today. thousands lining the streets here for a good-bye like none other. we ll have the sights and sounds of an emotional day i
london. hundreds of thousands witnessing the queen s coffin. her crown resting on top. the final procession. the long walk to windsor castle. then, removing the crown from the coffin, and symbolic breaking of the wand of office, signifying the end of the queen s reign. and in a final solemn image, queen elizabeth s coffin lowered into the royal vault at st. george s chapel. reunited with prince philip. james longman and deborah roberts right here with me tonight. the other major news this monday night, the catastrophic hurricane in puerto rico. the deadly storm causing widespread destruction. up to 30 inches of rain possible in some areas. more than 1,000 people rescued from dangerous flooding. utility crews tonight racing to restore power after the entire island went dark. what the u.s. can expect later this week. rob marciano tracking the storm. there is also news tonight about a prisoner exchange between the u.s. and afghanistan. the last-known american hostage held by