Ah, it is one g m t m fully battery bo, with continuing special coverage on al jazeera of the death of britons, Queen Elizabeth the 2nd at the age of 96. The queen was on the throne for 70 years. One of the longest reigns in global history and was a familiar face to hundreds of millions of people around the world. World leaders are paying tribute to the long serving monarch she is being held for her compassion and warmth, and described as a role model and an inspiration to millions. Buckingham palace says she died peacefully in the afternoon at his College Estate bar, moral. The queen family rushed to her side when doctors said they were concerned about her health earlier on thursday. Neve, rocca begins, i coverage with this report or the gates of Buckingham Palace. Crowds gathered to more than death of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd and to celebrate her life. Ah, ah, walking in palace confirmed. She died peacefully in the afternoon cut her scottish estate while moral u. K. Prime minister list trust honored the queens memory in a speech outside number, 10, downing street. 3 2nd thing. Queen elizabeth, the 2nd, provided us with the stability and the strength that we needed. She was the very spirit of great britain. And that spirit will angel ah, the queen was on the throne for 70 years. And so all the u. K. Through times of turbulence, like the 2nd world war. And the end of the British Empire, a more recent political upheavals like bricks it. I thought she was fantastic and like said, a role model for everybody and never put rome. Did she mean . I think people have complicated thoughts about monte case and royal family and empires and things like that. I think thats okay, but she is like a really remarkable figure. You know, shes been leader of this country for so many decades, yet, much longer than a lot of people have been alive. The crown has now passed to her oldest son, who will be known as king charles the 3rd. In a statement, he said, the death of my mother, the queen, is a moment of greatest sadness for me. We more profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign, a much love mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms and the commonwealth, and by countless people around the world. The queens family rushed to her side when doctors said they were concerned about her health earlier on thursday. King charles will return to london from balmoral on friday. Weve known for several months that weve been living in the twilight of Queen Elizabeths reign, the epilogue of this 2nd elizabeth, an era. But now that shes finally gone, few in the United Kingdom can scarcely imagine the country without her. While this is the scene right now at Buckingham Palace where crowds gathered earlier but much quieter. Now, as you can see, the flag is flying at half mast barricades have been set up in anticipation of the huge cries that are expected. On friday, the traditional ceremony of the changing of the guard, which is due to take place outside the palace on friday morning has been called off. On a reca, neil brock is outside the Buckingham Palace in london. Joining us now live on our knees. Tell us about the atmosphere what, what its been like throughout the day. From the moment when there was concern about the Queens Health too, when her death was announced, what, what has a day been well as a day of shifting moods really that began with news that so it became quickly apparent, was very grave and very, very serious indeed. The announcement from the palace that doctors had recommended that the queen remain puts that sir. She was in a, a bay morrison condition. And so it only became really, really worrying, i think, to the, in the minds of many people. This was very, very serious situation that was in when members of the royal family started to arrive on massa balmoral taking private jets. We know that the Prince Charles arrived very early in the morning, joined by Princess Anne and where the announcement came up. In the latter half of the afternoon. There was a spontaneous outpouring. I suppose of people wanted to come here to the focal point of the wall family here in the british capital. Buckingham palace, those heavy rain, the sea of umbrellas, nevertheless. So we saw that my reports was fontane as outbursts of the national anthem. Ive seen people in t is people arriving with candles. Other people are singing and know almost being in some something jubilance kind of mood and others shouting, god save the king. Because of course, we are in a period of transition, the end of one monarchy and the start of another. Generally speaking, she, she was, of course, a very popular figure. Why explain to our international audience, the why she engendered so much love among british people . Well, i mean, shes been very much a part of the patchwork of british identity for several generations now. I mean, speaking personally, she somebody who links me to my grandparents the wartime generation as well as my own parents and my own children as well. You know, she oversea came to the throne at the tail end of the 2nd world war. When city is like london, were in a large part of it. Were, were in ruins. She represented a youthful steadfastness and helps with that process of rebuilding by being a very strong and bold figurehead during that. And well also forget the swinging sixties and cobra tonya. Many years later, she was a young, fresh faced monica seen as a modern iser and the later on somebody who embraced the digital age and even more recently appearing into a kind of animation sketch with the pilots embed, very much appealing to the Younger Generation seen by many as a, something of a grandmother. So every age what im trying to say i applied their own, their own image vision and ideals of what the queen actually is when we say, what do we know the queen . I dont think any of us really do. He kept her personality very much to herself, but in terms of what she represented as a monarch and as a prominent role as head of the morning key. She remained constant and steadfast continuity. She represented continuity. Now tell us about what is going to be half happening over the next few days. There is a very clear cap protocol in place. Yes, carefully choreographed. Weve known about sir it for some time because it was largely drawn up in the ninetys sixtys Queen Elizabeth would have known about this herself. And her body is, you know, is currently lying in repose about moral them. Her body will make its way slowly via the scottish capital edinburgh back here to, to Buckingham Palace. Then ly, in state of westminster hall, which is next to the houses of parliament, especially adjoining, at a deeply historical location where heads of state, another dignitaries will far pass a body. There will be a state feudal. Towards the end of the morning periods. Her body will be brought from Buckingham Palace to westminster abbey. Then later on a body will it be interred at Saint Georges chapel in westminster, wish where she will be laid to rest my husband at prince philip, who died last year in between all of this, the new king will travel of the country or to scotland to wales or to northern islands, but tomorrow will be a very, very crucial day. Indeed, because its when an organization, a group known as the Session Council meets at st. James is palace, which is the most senior palace in the country. Its not, believe it or not. Buckingham palace singers pallets into the oldest is there were privy counsellors, so senior advisors to the monarch, other prominent states, people as senior m. P. s and Civil Servants will gather, we believe around 200. 00 people in total. Oh, the new king will be there. He will be asked to make several oaths. There will be several public proclamations, expect a degree of pageantry as that particular event followed by 41. 00 gun salute lasting 7 minutes or real crescendo or pageantry. Over the course of the day before the new king addresses the nation towards the end of the afternoon. Me thank you very much. Me back at live in london, outside banking and panis. Now, brittany, Queen Elizabeth the 2nd came to the throne on the death of her father in 1952. And her sim takes a lot back in her life. Ah, in modern times, no monica on earth could blame the level of popularity in respect that Queen Elizabeth the 2nd enjoyed right into her advancing years. Ah, marine was the longest in british history, marked in spectacular style. While the 1st ever Platinum Jubilee scenes reminiscent to the end of the 2nd world war in 1944, she was celebrating 70 years ah. What a constant 2021 the year before. And this ensuring image between alone with her soul. Yet stoic, the death of her husband, prince philip, and a marriage that lasted 73 years had focused mines on her remarkable reign. She wasnt born to be queen. Her childhood was care free. Here with sister margaret. But then came change. At 10 she found herself as air to the throne. Her uncle, king, edward, the ape abdicated. Her father became king. She was leading a very quiet family life fairly out of the knees. When the application came. It wasnt her destined ralph from birth, and i think that her father taught her incredibly well and she learned her lesson very well as it were. Princess elizabeth was 25. 00 when she assumed the british throne, returning from a visit to kenya after the sudden death of king george the 6th. By the time she was crowned queen, she was 27. It was 6 years after shed married prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, a lifetime of service ahead of her and the end of a naval career for philip, whod be by her side for the rest of his life. As she took the throne, written with its empire was losing its grip on global pal. The queens 1st mission, along with her husband, was a royal tour. As head of the commonwealth, she visited countries preparing transformation to independence from britain. Go back nearly 19 fifties. There she is, it takes a bit to get through to your own mind that this is a person who who conversed with the church over the nire is the very early commonwealth leaders. The queen was able to lift the dark cloud of colonial attitudes and showing the commonwealth became a multi racial, Multi National association. It was perhaps her biggest achievement, and she was passionate about the commonwealth throughout her reign. Back home, it might even look like a normal life, a love of dogs, and a passion for horse racing. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha majesty. The queen. She was herself a horsewoman, and she loved the outdoors as a mother though, there were challenges. Like all the best families we have, i share of eccentricities of impetuous and way with youngsters. Ah, and of family disagreements. The to the throne shows her eldest son that become prince of wales. In 1969. At the age of 32, he married diana spencer. She had just turned 20 and was a stranger to royal life. It was an unhappy marriage ending in divorce. Then in 1997 Princess Diana was killed in a paris car crash. Initially, the queen didnt publicly show grief she was staying in scotland. Walters straw crowds gathered at Buckingham Palace. I think, dan, his death was a very dangerous, named for the monarchy. I think that was, was possibly the one limit where you can look back on, on a pretty flawless rain and say that at that moment i think the queen lost her her judgment. The queen had a special affection for charles and dianas 2 sons, william and harry, prince harry was seen by royal watches, the queens favorite grandson. But he was to take his grandmother through some bad times. He mounted american actress megan merkel, left their world duties and moved to america as private citizens. A couple appeared on the u. S. Television network with scathing attacks on the royal family for making them happy back. And marco said, a member of the world family made racist remarks. The queens personal life may have had its ups and downs, and family may not have come 1st all the time. While british monarchs dont have absolute power, they can influence and steer their political leaders. A long list of prime ministers followed in the footsteps of Winston Churchill in their audiences with the queen, each with a piece of history to share with her Boris Johnson here, the 14th leader and the man who took the u. K. Out of the European Union in 2020, he also had to handle the countrys response to the corona virus pandemic unfazed a crisis. The queen are dressed in rare tv appearance. We should take comfort that while we may have more stone to endure all better days will return. We will be with our friends again. We will be with our families again. We will meet again. Queen elizabeth adel wife was devoted to duty. Oh, she remembered. I think she had assumed the status of a national icon, the nations grand mother. Her legacy will be the fact that the wall family is in a position to survive and indeed thrive, that has been by no means been given throughout her reign. Oh, elizabeth, the 2nd query of a commonwealth, not an empire, had always shown unflinching determination. Ah. D as in lloyd to be reviewed by many moons who do you . Oh, im clean in his bed. The 2nd was the head of the commonwealth of nations. It was originally called the British Commonwealth and began to take shape in 1913 when some of the colonies in the vast British Empire began to gain greater autonomy. When elizabeth became head of the commonwealth when she took the throne, a 3rd of her overseas visits have been to commonwealth nations. Its a voluntary association of 56. 00 independent countries. They Work Together to promote a number of common goals such as democracy, human rights, good governance, and the rule of law. Throughout the decomposition here, here in the decomposition of the British Empire between 1957970 over 20, former crown colonies joined the organisation as they gained their independence. Its allowed republics and countries with their own monarchies to remain part of the commonwealth without compromising their sovereignty. They are 2500000000 people in the commonwealth at nearly one 3rd of the worlds population. So elizabeth was also had a fate of australia, its prime minister, anthony albany. She says australian hearts go out to the British Royal family with the passing of Queen Elizabeth, the 2nd and historic ryan and a long lost devoted to duty, family. Pike and service has come to an end. This is a morning of sadness for the world, for the commonwealth and all strivings. It is a dire, profound sadness and great for the royal family who had lost her beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. The person who for so long was the greatest in his strength, a strategy and hearts go out to the people of the United Kingdom who mourned to die. Knowing that will failed, i have lost part of what makes the nation how the queen has been such a constant and alive for 70 years. The longest, soothing monarch in british history over her reign. She has come to define notions of service, charity and consistency. Commitment to her role and to all of us has been without question and unwavering. She is also demonstrated courage, compassion and humour, a strong memory. I will have her as her laughter. She was extraordinary. As her twelf, canadian prime minister, im having trouble believing that my last sit down with her was my last i will so miss those chats. She was thoughtful, wise, curious, helpful. Funny. And so much more leaders are some commonwealth countries reacting there to the queens death. Joining us now live on august, the era from ottawa in canada is l. Mendez was a professor of constitutional and International Law at the university of ottawa. Thank you so much for being with us. And for your patience. The queen. Shes not just the queen of britain, of course. Shes a queen of 15 countries. So last on an international level. Waiters her deaf Queen Elizabeth steph, leave the commonwealth of nations. Well, i think death represents the transitions off the commonwealth. Remember the commonwealth really . An attempt to move the United Kingdom and its former colonial countries from an imperial bay to upon based on democracy human rights. And i think the queen was essentially a given that role quite suddenly with the deaf untimely death of her father. And what she promised to do in a very early se, should say, look, i will dedicate my life to the server of the commonwealth and my own country on the basis of beauty, respect, realty. And i think thats what she does. Shes probably so far to achieve the course in canada, canada, for example, she was the most in the country. She had a 22 time. So they were pushing no part of the call role that she did not visit and try to get that bon strengthen. Right. So were going to be interesting to see whether her successor, charles declared, will continue that, or whether or not the effect the, the commonwealth that the bond in some commonwealth countries wasnt as strong as in canada from countries like jamaica are in the process today of becoming a republic, d. C, that timeline. Now changing that, now that theres a new king, well, the totally, theres going to be suggestions from those who want to have an elected leader elected president , run the head of state from basically from the u. K. And they will make arguments said, well, times have changed. What i have said to that the people in canada is the following. What the queen, as the head of states and canada represented, was a sense that the leader constitutional amana doesnt have a lot of actual power. They have primarily for memorial powers and advisory. And what that does is to create a sense of stability. And if you like a safety, well to prevent th