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
historic reign. queen elizabeth ii was born into the royal family. she was never destined to be queen. so when the duke and duchess of york announced the birth of their first child on april 21st, 1926, no one could have guessed their little daughter, elizabeth alexandria barry would one day rule great britain. all of that was to change however when elizabeth s uncle prince edward add indicated his right to rule to marry american divorce say. took the throne becoming king george sixth in 1936. 10-year-old elizabeth became his i heir. the home school princess began to perform royal duties as well as doing her bit when her country was embroiled in world war ii. 1945 trained as a driver and mechanic in the women s auxiliary service. she and her sister joined other britains to celebrate ve day in the streets of britain. she also had a sweetheart her third cousin superintendence philip of greece. the couple were engaged to be married shortly after the princess 21st birthday. the
welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper in washington, d.c. for 70 years her subjects and her fans have been saying, god save the queen but this afternoon, queen elizabeth ii, longest ruling monarch in british history died at the age of 96. the royal family confirmed the news just about 90 minutes ago saying that the queen died peacefully at balmoral castle in scotland. moments ago her son charles, now king charles iii released a statement saying in part, we mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished, sovereign and a much-loved mother. he loss will be deeply felt by countless people around the worlds. we expect king charles to make an address tomorrow. moments after the official announcement this afternoono afternoon the flag over buckingham palace was lowered to half-staff. a similar scene unfolding at the queen s other homes including windsor castle. the official notice was posted on the gates of buckingham palace reading, the queen died peacefully at balmoral this aft
max, anybody under the able of 72 or so, has never known a world without queen elizabeth. what happens now? what do the next few weeks look like? i think the images you ve been speaking to and the ones we re looking at now really express the now. people are shocked, saddened, they sort of saw this coming but didn t know how it was going to feel. you have thousands of people coming down here to buckingham palace to mill about, to talk to each other, it s quite celebratory at times. i think that s quite heartening in a way, because i know that the queen wanted people to celebrate her life and not necessarily mourn her life. but people just, you know, pouring down with rain and people are flooding here. i think that s going to be the story of the next few days. as the palace, the government, and various public bodies tried to organize a series of events that could last up to two weeks after the funeral to somehow try to not just express the queen s legacy, but also to look ahe
Heals the nation? trace: the king that you speak of said this in a statement. the death of my beloved mother her majesty the queen is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. we mourn the passing of a cherished, sovereign, and much loved mother. i know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, and by countless people throughout the world during this period of morning and my family and i will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection of which the queen was so widely held. we know king charles iii will address the nation tomorrow in a few hours. what does he need to say in that address? he s gone from prince to king, from regions to ruler and he will be addressing the nation. it s going to be a prerecorded television address i believe.