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
Queen elizabeth s grandson was marrying an american, that event instantly remade the special u.s.-u.k. bilateral relationship and made it much closer. at that event the queen was not front and center, this was by design even though the two got married at st. george s chapel on her estate. she did have the best seat in the house for the ceremony in the seat directly in front of her was left empty so she could easily be seen by the british public on tv. there were times there were reports the seat was left empty as a tribute to the late princess diana but that was actually not the real reason. while that day was one of great joy and celebration, by contrast today s coverage obviously is of a commonwealth now in the morning. the british press has had years if not decades to prepare for this moment. one of the most obvious press protocols on display today were anchors on reporters dressed in black, they have been ordered by the public service broadcaster to do so.