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
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
Embodiment of the virtues that lie at the core of the nation she so proudly led. i daresay we will never see a leader quite like her for as long as we live. the top republican on the senate foreign relations committee jim rich said the queen guided both her country and family through troubles. great britain is a country that is about as close to america as any country as there is. their loss is our loss. she was very good to america, obviously our condolences, all americans condolences go out to her family and for that matter to all people and the citizens of great britain. elizabeth became the first british monarch to speak to to a joint meeting of congress. she told lawmakers congress and parliament were twin pillars of our civilization. a significant part of your