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
thank you all for your enthusiasm to mark and celebrate these 50 years. gratitude, respect, and pride. these words sum up how i feel about the people of this country and the commonwealth and what this jubilee means to me. i wondered whether i should start this saying when i was here in 1776. [laughter] in my lifetime, the united nations has moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good. that in itself has been the signal achievement. but we are not gathered here to reminisce. in tomorrow s world, we must all work together as hard as ever if we are truly to the united nations. neil: just a sampling is a look back over 70 years, through seven posts, 15 prime ministers, and 14 u.s. presidents. she has been an unstoppable force over decades. the constant anna world i was constantly changing. and now, britain s longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii, is dead. she died in scotland earlier today. her son is now king charles iii. fast-movin
The course of world history. for the better. meantime, senate majority leader chuck schumer said elizabeth was the type of leader truly needed in hard times. she was a rock, the living embodiment of the virtues that lie at the core of the nation she so proudly led . i dare say we will never see a leader quite like her for as long as we live. indeed, meantime, the top republican on the senate foreign relations committee, jim risch, said the queen guided both her country and family through troubled times. great britain is is a country that s about as close to america as any country that there is . and so their loss is our loss. she was very good to america. so obviously our condolences.
Elizabeth just three days ago. it is now was saying that she, elizabeth , was the rock upon which modern britain was built. and i think a lot of people, while some would criticize the monarchy for being a bit stuck in the past, many really applauded queen elizabeth s ability to move the institution forward, to grow and to modernize , not forgetting that she was ninety six years old when she died. so it s hard to change the older you get. and she did her best to to move with the times. people will miss her steady hand . that sense of consistency, though, because there always was an ethic there that was consistent, that was kind, and that strived to do the right thing. people have been gathering outside in front of buckingham palace. they many were there to see the announcement of the queen s death posted on the barrier
Queen, the princess who ascended from world war to auto mechanic to queen of england at the age of twenty five . her life captured along the way in headlines and by hollywood. over the next 70 years, queen elizabeth would command the love and admiration of the world while confronting regal challenges and personal tragedies. queen elizabeth . the second was the rock on which modern britain was built. our country has grown and flourished under her reign . britain is the great country it is today. because of her now in accordance with the royal line of succession, queen elizabeth s oldest son assumes the throne of the commonwealth as king charles . the third title he spent a lifetime preparing for over the next two hours, we ll take a look at the life of queen elizabeth . her reaction from palace