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
She spoke of the bond between the two nations staying it extended beyond military ties. 1990s turbulent decade. marriage of three of the queen s children fell apart amid relentless tv coverage and tabloid headlines. there was worse to come in 1997 with the death of diana, princess of whales in a car walt in france. persuaded to make unprecedented live broadcast. so what i say to you now as your queen and as a grandmother i say from my heart. first, i want to pay tribute to diana myself. years later the queen attended prince william s wedding in a ceremony claimed to have been watched by 2 billion people that same year the queen made an historic visit to the republic of ireland, the first british monarch to do so in almost a century. a step towards healing a deep historical rift. the following year the country turned out in force to celebrate
Worse to come. in 1997 with the death of diana, princess of wales in a car accident in france. at the time the queen was criticized for her reserved response and persuaded to make an unprecedented live broadcast. what i say to you now as your queen and as a grandmother i say for my heart. first i want to pay tribute to diana myself. the queen attended prince william s wedding to kate middleton in april and the ceremony claimed to have been watched by 2 billion people. that same year the queen made a historic visit to the republic of ireland the first british monarch to do so and allows the century, a step towards healing a deep historical rift. the following year the country turned out in force to celebrate queen elizabeth s 60 year reign, throwing her a diamond jubilee celebration spending four days. thousands lined the bank of the river thames is a flotilla of 1,000 boats led by the queen made its way down the