trace: breaking tonight, a mother, matriarch, and beloved monarch. queen elizabeth the second 70 year reign comes to an end as britons gather outside buckingham palace to eulogize her with a rendition of god save the queen. we have extended coverage of how the world is remembering one of the most iconic figures in british history from 1600 pennsylvania avenue to 10 downing street, the life and legacy of the queen looming very large tonight. plus what comes next for the new king, charles the third? we begin tonight s special four our coverage of remembering the queen in london with our senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg. good friday morning to you, it truly is the end of an era. the mood to hear is one of shock. here in london and probably across the united kingdom, queen elizabeth had to become noticeably more frail in the last year since her beloved husband prince philip the duke of edinburgh died to. i think anyone really thought that she was nearing the e
she ascended to the throne and dedicated her life to her duties. whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to the service of the imperial family for which we all belong. carley: alex logan is live outside buckingham, palace. queen elizabeth has died and prince charles is now officially king. crowds are mourning the life of this incredible woman, she was 96 years old. buckingham palace says she died peacefully by family members at one of her favorite places. she was an avid horse lover, a moment she found peace and a place she finally laid to rests. she took the throne in 1982, after the death of her father and her coronation took place in 1 1953. she was the longest reigning british monarch followed by victoria, and edward iii, now her eldest is now king, making family members each one step closer to being next in line for the throne. she served along 15 british prime ministers and just days ago she met with the new pm in this photo here. for anyone in england, 70 o
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
Real connection to her, canadian prime minister trudea said this, for most canadians, she would proclaim it was good to be home when returning to beloved canada. french president macron saying this, her majesty queen elizabeth ii embodied continuity, i remember her as friend of france, kind-hearted queen who left a lasting impression in her century. i could go on and on with world leaders offering condolences and tribute and praise. at home, we will see in congress early next week, perhaps tuesday, bereavement resolution will be passed in the queen s honor. carley: boris johnson visited the queen just a few days ago to resign as prime minister and he said something on twitter, this is our country s saddest day, a
Spoken. now, when the house meets on tuesday, we believe, based on our sources, that it will pass a bereavement resolution and a jvrn in her honor, trace a somber time on capitol hill, but a lot of lawmakers have great affinity and affection for the queen. it seems an apt way to remember her boy, kevin , we have talked about throughout the night how she lay literally was the queen through 14 us presidents. you know, i was reading not too long ago that she had a fairly special affinity for ronald reagan and she was very fond of him. she was fond of the gipper. you and i talked about our love of history. and , you know, ronald reagan, former president reagan, really loved horses and loved to ride horses, as did the queen. and that s one of those interesting connections that they had. and by the way, she was not going to get out. there were a helmet or cowboy hat. it really drew them close together. and the pictures were