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Of holyroodhouse, along the royal mile to st giles cathedral where it will remain under continuous vigil for 24 hours. yesterday thousands of mourners lined the route as the coffin made the 175—mile journey from balmoral down to edinburgh, as judith moritz reports. balmoral was the queens most beloved home. scotland her place of refuge. how fitting, then, that its across this land that she is beginning her finaljourney. these were the hills she knew. the forests she enjoyed. and the communitie...

Theres a huge amount of affection and admiration for queen elizabeth the second in the role that she held her. she visited jamaica six times as monarch the first time in 1953 less than two years after she became queen. her final visit was in 2002, and marks the start of her golden jubilee celebrations. she was a company on that visit, as she was so often in her travels around the world. by her husband, the duke of edinburgh. and i think that the prime minister of jamaica, andrew wholeness, was p...

Their respects to king charles and his queen consort. well, his mother through much of her reign, one of her most photographed and certainly most famous women on earth. world leaders, including 14 u.s. presidents were among those who valued their time with her. 15 uk prime ministers. international affairs dominic reports on the queens global influence. >> her majesty went to shore accompanied by the governor -- >> she reinvented monarchy, and took it to the world. from young queen to global mega...

Said a symbol of slavery was being consigned to history. that tells you what much of india thinks about colonial rule today and why the reaction to the queens death here has been muted. its very different just across the border, in the mountainous kingdom of nepal, where there is strong affection for the monarchy. for more than 200 years, soldiers from the gurkha region have served in the uk military. the queen was always accompanied by two gurkha orderlies for ceremonies. this major and his fat...

Mourning the queen as you would expect. and reflecting on her legacy. but her death has also reignited conflicted emotions in britains former colonies. we have the latest from king kingston in jamaica. >> its clear that there is a huge amount of affection and admiration for queen elizabeth ii and the role she held here for so long. she visited six times as monarch. the first time in 1953, less than two years after she became queen. her final visit was in 2002 and marked the start of her golden j...

Majesty because she loved scotland. its a great thing for the people of scotland and its a good thing for the union as well. as we know, scotland is the country of the four parts of the united kingdom that more regularly talks about wanting independence, whether or not of course that will come or not. its perhaps helpful for the union. >> talk a little bit about that. hes going to meet with nicola sturgeon. there had been a referendum effort a few years back. theres been reporting out there that...

Who painted this portrait of queen elizabeth will be with us as well. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> before that, though, looking at some of todays other headlines for you. we can tell you about the u.s. president joe biden. he is formally accepted an invitation to attend next mondays state funeral for queen elizabeth. the white house says hell be joined by the first lady, jill biden. across the commonwealth, people have been mourning the queen and reflecting on her legacy, but her death has also reignited conf...

Ancestral ties to scotland. but also what the next stage of history will look like. so yeah, applause, john, i would say. affection, not much dissent, but concern that nicolas sturgeon will continue to call for a second independence referendum. >> youre watching live pictures. youre watching king charles iii, the queen consort entering the scottish parliament. theyll receive a motion of condolence for the death of queen elizabeth. our cnn contributors, sally and trisha, are with us as well as we...

As king, charles will have to keep his views on that prospect to himself. the principle of constitutional monarchy chimes with public opinion and there was no shortage of public affection for the new king as he progressed down the royal mile to his official residence. where the coffin of his late mother has been lying at rest. that the king has chosen to begin his reign with visits to edinburgh, belfast and cardiff is telling, it suggests that the future of the union is at the heart of his conce...

World. from the blitz to the pandemic, through times of tempest and times of calm, sustained as always by the duke of edinburgh, her beloved strength and stay, she was the embodiness of constancy and forbearance in the face of remarkable change. she sat with presidents and hospital patients, key workers and veterans. she leapt from helicopters and dined with bears. she earned the widespread affection that has been so visible in these days of mourning. one christmas broadcast, her majesty said no...