Queen elizabeth. You can also tell us your thoughts on king charles the third. His official title when he takes the crown and becomes amarnath. We want to get your thoughts on that. At an event before the Democratic National committee, but before that, he and the first lady went to the British Embassy to sign a book of condolences for the royal family, and after that, he went to the Democratic National committee and this is what he had to say about the passing of Queen Elizabeth ii. [video clip] a few words about Queen Elizabeth. I stopped by the British Embassy to sign a condolence book in her honor. I had an opportunity to meet her before she passed and shes an incredibly gracious and decent woman. The thoughts and prayers of us are with the people of the United Kingdom in their grief. Host President Biden in his first Public Comments about the passing of Queen Elizabeth ii. Peter baker for the New York Times writes about the queens interactions with u. S. President s. She met 13 sitting u. S. President s who basked in her global prestige. He writes, they danced with her, rode horses together and went for a boat ride or picnic. They took her to church or a baseball game. They hosted her or were hosted by her for dinners and receptions. They basked in her global prestige and historic majesty. Between elizabeth ii Queen Elizabeth ii met 13 sitting u. S. President s in the course of her life, some kind of record, and a show of fortitude. She would dutifully roll out the red carpet or buckle up on her royal jet for yet another visit to the white house. The queens myriad encounters with u. S. President s over the last seven decades provided a regular tableau of the enduring britishamerican relationship, a symbol between the bond symbol of the bond between the onetime colonial power and the United States there is always something grand when a president met with the queen. Your thoughts on reading what peter baker had to write and the legacy of Queen Elizabeth ii. Let me show you the front pages of the british newspapers this morning. The london times this morning with a picture of a young queen, a life in service their headline this morning. Moving on to the sun. We love to you, maam, their headline. The daily star. You did your duty, maam. The daily express, our beloved queen is dead. The mirror with a simple thank you on their cover. The daily mail, our hearts are broken. The guardian with the same picture we are seeing in may newspapers. And the daily telegraph, grief is the price you pay for love. On cspan two this morning, the british house of commons is gathering, as you can see, and we have live coverage on cspan two as they will make tributes this morning to the queen. They look like they are in a moment of silence. Lets watch. [video clip] before i call the Prime Minister, it is with the greatest sadness that i rise to say a few words in tribute to her late majesty, Queen Elizabeth. Almost all of us in the house have experienced no other monarch but her late majesty. There are indeed only a score or so members in this house who had already been born, letlow let alone who can recall a time when she was not the queen. She is wedded in our minds with the crown and all it stands for. After her accession in february of 1952, she came to westminster to open a session of parliament in november 1952, when Winston Churchill was Prime Minister and speaker William Morrison was in the chair. 67 complete sessions of parliament have passed since then, and as she was there to open all but three of them, us parliamentarians have celebrated with her her jubilees and mark hurd Platinum Jubilee this year and marked her Platinum Jubilee this year. In this place, her reign saw w 10 different speakers occupy the chair. Im sure the Prime Minister will remind us how many of her predecessors she welcomed and always with quiet wisdom. As the longestserving monarch this country has known, she would have been assured of a notable injury in our history books even were it not for the magnificence in which she undertook the role as queen, but her magn her magnificent service and what it entailed, not just as head of the nation, but ahead of the commonwealth, the armed forces, and the church of england. She had seen unprecedented social, cultural, technological change. While she understood the nature of duty, which sometimes must have weighed upon her heavily, she also delighted in she was the most devoted mother. As well as queen, she was a wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, roles she carried out with the same sense of occasion and human kindness as the role of queen. Her life and memories of her will be filled with the image of the gently smiling dedication that showed throughout her life. Indeed, while this is a time of considerable sadness, those memories of the noble, gracious lady who devoted her life to her family, the United Kingdom and those nations around the world who she served as queen, will bring us some consolation and joy. My deepest sympathies to his majesty the king and other members of the royal family to whom i commend all our sincere condolences and support at this very, very sad time. Here. Order. We are meeting today for tributes to her late majesty Queen Elizabeth. I would like to inform the house that we will sit today until approximately 10 00 p. M. For tributes and approximately 6 00 and at approximately 6 00, the house will be suspended while his majesty the king makes his broadcast to the nation. Members will be able to watch the broadcast on screens in the chamber. We will then resume our proceedings to continue with tributes. The house will then sit again tomorrow at 1 00. The First Business will be for a small number of senior members invited tomorrow, to be contacted by my office. All members will have an opportunity to take the oath when the house returns. After oath taking tomorrow, tributes will continue. The house is expected to said until approximately 10 p. M. The house is not expected to sit on sunday. I now call the Prime Minister, elizabeth truss. Here. Mr. Speaker, in the hours since last nights shocking news, we have witnessed the most heartfelt outpouring of grief of the loss of her late majesty the queen. Crowds have gathered, flags have been lowered to halfmast, tributes have been sent from every continent around the world. On the death of her father king george vi, Winston Churchill said the news had still the clatter and traffic of 20th century life in many lands. 70 years later, in the tumbled of the 21st century in the tumult of the 21st century, again. Queen elizabeth ii is one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. She came to the throne at just 25 in a country emerging from the shadow of war. She bequeathed a modern, dynamic nation that has grown and flourished under her reign. The United Kingdom is the great country it is today because of her. The commonwealth is a family of nations is the family of nations it is today because of her. She was devoted to the union of england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. She served 15 countries as heads of state as head of state and loves them all. Her words of wisdom gave us strength in testing times. During the darkest moments of the pandemic, she gave us hope that we would meet again. She knew this generation of britons would be as strong as any. And as we meet today, we remember the pledge she made on her 21st birthday to dedicate her life to service. The whole house will agree never has a promise been so completely fulfilled. Her devotion to duty remains an example to us all. She carried out thousands of engagements. She took a red box every day. She gave her assent to countless pieces of legislation and was at the heart of our National Life for seven decades. The supreme governor of the church of england, she drew on her deep faith. She was the nations greatest diplomat. Her visits to post apartheid south africa and to the republic of ireland show the unique ability to transcend difference and heal division. In total, she visited well over 100 countries. She met more people than any other monarch in our history. She gave counsel to Prime Ministers and ministers across government. I have personally greatly valued her wise advice. Host the newly minted Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, liz truss, giving a tribute at the house of commons today. We have live coverage of the tributes on cspan two for the next couple hours. You can tune in there and watch more. You saw as well a concise recap of the queens legacy by the speaker of the house of commons, lindsay howell, there at the beginning, and he walked through the protocol of what happens after the death of Queen Elizabeth ii. The first thing that happens was her son, heir to the throne, became King Charles Iii. We will hear from the new king today when he addresses the nation and the world. We are getting your thoughts on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth ii and the ties to the United States, our history with her as monarch. In the eastern and central part of the country, dial 202 7488000. In the mountain pacific area of the country, 202 7488001. You can text with your first name, city and state at 202 7488003. You can join us on facebook. Com cspan or send us a tweet with the handle cspanwj. We showed you the house of commons. In the house of representatives, the spokesperson for nancy pelosi tweeting yesterday that tuesday of next week the house will pass a bereavement resolution in honor of her majesty Queen Elizabeth ii consistent with precedent. The house will then adjourn for the day in her honor. As we told you, President Biden ordered flags at halfstaff in and around washington. The flag of the u. S. Capitol ordered at halfstaff by the speaker of the house yesterday. Flags around the nation and embassies around the world, the American Flag lowered to halfstaff to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth, serving seven decades, 70 years. She turned 96 and celebrated the Platinum Jubilee in 2022. The Washington Post this morning with a breakdown of a look at the royal line and what happens next, may be answering some questions that many of you have. Who inherits the throne . As we said, charles, as the queens eldest son, inherited the sovereign title and job, as well as land and property. In her life, elizabeth expressed her desire for charles to take over. This is what she said in 2018. Charles, 73 years old, has waited decades to become king and is the longest serving air in british history. Hes the oldest of four children of the late queen and her husband, prince philip. Lets get to read, and aurora to ray and in aurora, colorado. Caller i dont have much memory of Queen Elizabeth. I will say the most exposure i had to the queen was back in college, when i took a course on the politics and society of great britain. The professor played a bit of her christmas message from 2005, and of course, this was one of the first things she talked about, the earthquake and ensuing tsunami and flooding that occurred within southeast asia. She was talking about the humanitarian response from around the world. That is the most i remember about the late queen. Host what are your thoughts on the monarchy . The system of government . Caller you know, i mean i really dont know what to think other than its really a symbolic you know, more of a figurehead. Other than that, theres not many countries around the world i mean, there are some countries around the world that are some form of monarchy, but its not like its anything more than a symbol. Host ok. Sharon in southside, west virginia. Lets hear from you. Are you with us . We will go to greg in mechanicsburg, pennsylvania. Caller good morning, ms. Brauner. I can tell by the fact that you were reading a lot of stuff that apparently there hadnt been too many calls coming in this morning about Queen Elizabeth ii , and your first caller kind of summarized what i expected to be the reaction from most of the people who are who supported joe biden, frankly. It seems to me that this legacy thing is extremely important, extremely. She was an historic figure, and yet there doesnt seem to be much reaction here, and, if you go online, you will see and hear and read lots of negative things about her from people who have no clue who she was. Its an indication that we are going in the wrong direction. What happened in the past is important. Everybody should understand everything that happened in the past, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind, and there should be no doubt in any other listeners mind that what britain and western culture have done to the world has been the best thing that ever happened. There is no other culture anywhere, asian, african, south american, that has done what, uh, judeochristian western society has done. It is the best thing that has ever happened to the world and its disappointing that we hear so Much Negative stuff about whats happened over the last 200 years. I hope november is a reckoning. I hope people begin to appreciate what has happened and why anyone would judge somebody now who died 200 years ago by todays standards is just stupid and wrong. I think the queen was great. We will see what happens to great britain. She was wonderful and hopefully people will begin to recognize that. Host before you go, there was a headline this morning about whether king charles is to political is too political. What do you think with her son, her eldest son, taking over . Caller i am not sure what your question is. Thats part of the role. Host im wondering about whether you view him as more political than the queen. Caller i personally do not. He has said some things that i do not agree with, particularly on climate change, but and when he was making those statements, he was not king, and so one of the things that i think she demonstrated was, when you are in charge, you cannot preach to the choir. You are in charge of everyone, not just the choir, so, to make the analogy to whats happening in d. C. Today, you see a president who is angry all the time and is preaching to the choir. She did not preach to the choir and i think that was, uh, what she should have done and what i think she did and we will see what her eldest son does. Host ok. Heres the wall street journal. King charles iii to forge a new path. They write he is not universally popular with his subjects. With a 42 approval rating, he was the seventh most popular British Royal in a recent poll, below his son, prince william. The queen was the most popular. They expect his popularity to rise as the country grows accustomed to him in his role as king. Charles has had decades to study for the role. Hes the oldest man to ascend to the british throne, it clips throne, eclipsing william iv, who took over at 64. Many former president s putting out statements. Former President Trump meeting with the queen when she hosted President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Buckingham Palace for a banquet dinner. He wrote Queen Elizabeths re ign and leadership in diplomacy secured we will always cherish our time together with the queen and never forget her generous friendship, wisdom and sense of humor. What a grand and beautiful lady she was. Christopher in englewood, new jersey. Lets hear from you. Caller good morning. Thanks for taking my call. Queen elizabeth ii was not just a woman of great virtue and wisdom, but also a woman with class and style in also style and also a woman who did noble work in her own way. She was a voice to the voiceless, for people with special needs, and especially for people like me on the spectrum of autism. This queen left an indelible impression on the 20th century and the 21st century. No woman in Human History has done so much more for the world and england and for the entire universe as this great lady. My heart is broken today for not only her family and the new king who will be taking the throne very soon but for all of the United Kingdom and all of the commonwealth. We extend our deepest prayers, our deepest sympathies, and we raise our arms out to all of them to embrace them in a large and gigantic hug and let them know they are comforted by her great wisdom she leaves behind, the work she has done. May she rest in peace and her memory be a blessing to the whole world and maybe live by her example to do the good work. As thomas paine said, the world is my country. All mankind are my brethren and to do good will be our religion. Host caroline in lancaster, california. Your thoughts . Caller good morning. My thoughts on Queen Elizabeth i believe elizabeth are i believe she was a great lady an example to the world. God has spoken by the years she has lived. My thoughts on charles are he knows nothing but what hes seen for the past 75 years, so i think we will see an extension of the queen and him in him. I was in the hopes that she would have been celebrated as woman of the century by most of the Women Leaders of this world and by example. We should try to stress a camaraderie with other countries. I think we should look at i lost my thought now. Im very sorry. Host thats ok. Robert in huntsville, alabama, your turn. Caller i would like to join in the accolades of your two previous scholars. My heart is a little sad this morning. I was in the United States air force for 24 years. I spent 16 of them in the United Kingdom. I got to england in 1972, and i learned about the british monarchy and Queen Elizabeth and the entire family. It is a sad time. I still have family who live in england. My daughter lives there, my brotherinlaw lives there. I was speaking with them via text and its sad times in the United Kingdom. She will be missed. She will indeed be missed. Host what are your thoughts on the monarchy . Caller King Charles Iii will be a great leader. Hes more outspoken than his mother for sure. He is indeed an environmentalist and he will probably be more accessible to his public than she was, and by that i mean hes such a gracious, humorous type of fellow. I remember seeing him via television at different events and he always was seeming to have a great time. Now, some of the bad ratings he may have had probably have to do with his previous marriage to princess di. That was bad for the monarchy. But King Charles Iii will rule with justice and its going to be great times in the United Kingdom. I cannot wait to see it. Host all right. The codename for the protocol for after the death of the queen, for Queen Elizabeth, was operation london bridge. This is from cbs news. They talk about the first 10 days after the queens death. The day of the death is referred to dday to as dday. That was pushed today. Today, camilla, charless wife, now queen consort will return to london, and there will be gunfire salutes at hyde park and in the tower of london. At 6 p. M. Local time, charles will deliver a message to the nation, and the Prime Minister and others will attend a service in remembrance at st. Pauls cathedral. The house of commons will convene at noon local time for members of parliament to pay tribute to the queen in an extraordinary session set to last 10 hours. There will also be a rare saturday sitting where senior lawmakers are able to take an oath to King Charles Iii with tributes continuing again into the evening. We are taking you live over on cspan2 for the first two hours of those attributes. The leader of the Scottish National party speaking now. Many of those house of commons members will be speaking today, and you heard it, going until 10 p. M. Their time. First two hours live on cspan2 if you care to listen in on the tributes from the house of commons. Lets hear from chris. We are talking about the legacy of Queen Elizabeth ii. Your thoughts on the monarchy and the transfer of power to King Charles Iii and also u. S. Relations with the u. K. Over the years . Chris in grass valley, california, good morning. Caller good morning. How are you . Host doing well. Go ahead. Caller in my house, weve been having conversations about the queen. When i was a teenager in ventura , we will leave this program and take you like to london as King Charles Iii