I can give you my heart. I think it was that which made Great Britain grade. She literally was a role model to Heads Of State All Around The World. Disagree from time to time, but we must always remain. Queen elizabeth ii for the longest reigning in british history. We come together so that freedom works. They go the queen being widely remembered as the nations grandmother. Its not a part of our past. It defines our present and our future. Piers Thousands Lining The Streets Of London to say a final goodbye. My mother gave an example of lifelong love and of Selfless Service. We have not seen scenes like this on a scale in britain since Winston Churchill. I thank you all and many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness. Martha good morning, everyone and welcome to our coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth ii. United kingdoms longest reigning on the throne and end of an arrow from the world from world war ii to the coronation of a young princess. She
i can give you my heart. i think it was that which made great britain grade. she literally was a role model to heads of state all around the world. disagree from time to time, but we must always remain. queen elizabeth ii for the longest reigning in british history. we come together so that freedom works. they go the queen being widely remembered as the nation s grandmother. it s not a part of our past. it defines our present and our future. piers: thousands lining the streets of london to say a final goodbye. my mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. we have not seen scenes like this on a scale in britain since winston churchill. i thank you all and many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness. martha: good morning, everyone and welcome to our coverage of the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. united kingdoms longest reigning on the throne and end of an arrow from the world from world war ii to
for queen elizabeth s state funeral next week, saying nhs staff are to join the procession. there s a striking image on the front of the i, showing some of the thousands queuing in london to pay their respects to the late queen. and another stage of that queue appears on the front of the ft, which leads on the talks between china and russia. the daily mirror s main story concerns the funeral of nine year old olivia platt korbel, who died in a shooting in liverpool. and the sun leads on the news that some members of the royal family are to take part in the vigil in westminster hall and that the duke of sussex can attend in military uniform. good evening, welcome, both. thanks very much for coming along. of course we are going to start with the story, another array of pictures and quotes especially. we are going to start with the metro don t cry camille start me off, the quote they pick al from william. daisy, why don t you start us off? it pick al from william. daisy, why do
beated the drum, moving the stiffest of upper lips betting the drum, moving even the stiffest of upper lips. the coffin carrying to westminster, and the guards, they lifted it on a raised platform, in medieval timber and a few tennis balls from the days of hen i have viii and you can notice the sweat on their brows, the cof en is lined in lead. and they sing the queen to her rest, as king charles put it, quoting hamlet, these guards, these men must first lift a quarter ton with a crown on top. the queen lies in state for four days, her coffin will be watched over constantly until her funeral at westminster abby on monday and the line to see her stretches two and a half miles. here is the map, the wait is up to 30 hours. joining me now is nbc news correspondent molly hunter. a wait of up to 30 hours is truly incredible. what are folks telling you about why they felt that they needed to be there, why they were willing to wait in a line like that? yes, not only willing to