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>> i cant believe shes gone. its a great loss, great loss. i just hope that charles can live up to what his mother has obviously instilled in him. that will be a wonderful legacy for him to carry forward. >> and just moments ago we saw king charles iii showing everyone what it means to carry on in the midst of grief, coming here to buckingham palace for the first time as king, shaking hands with some of the absolute throngs of crowds that have gathered outside in the wake of his mother...

suffering, and our desperation for his political gain. president bidens first-ever face-to-face meetings with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan since they were detained in russia. >> i would have done it sooner. still need to deal with the families and explain there are limited things that you can do when you have this kind of a situation going on. im pamela brown in washington. you are in the "cnn newsroom." a kingdom celebrates the life of its queen. a family mour...

in his tomb at the ecumenical necropolis overlooking the city. thousands of mourners lined the streets to say goodbye. we have the latest now on the walrus touring the coast of england. hes gone from scarborough to northumberland. the walrus is called thor and the hope is that hes heading north to arctic waters. danny savage has the story. hes been on a grand tour of the uk. thor, the wandering walrus, first appeared in hampshire in the middle of last month. on new years eve, he hauled...

king charles begins his reign. the official ten days of national mourning throughout the united kingdom for queen elizabeth began earlier today with a tribute in parliament and separate gun salutes at hyde park and edinburgh castle. 96 rounds fired for her 96 years of life. >> fire! >> then you have an enduring image from an emotional day here on thursday. this double rainbow over buckingham palace as crowds gathered to pay their respects. the burdens of ruling this nation now fall on ...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the archbishop of canterbury. >> god to the living grace, to the departed rest, to the church, the king, the commonwealth and all people peace and comfort and to us and to all his servants life everlasting and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son and the holy spirit be amongst you and remain with you always. amen. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ "god save the king" heard in this cathedral by many. >> what you heard for the first time in...

buckingham palace. a royal 96 gun salute, one for every year of elizabeths long momentous life. [ gun salute ] >> also echoing this morning over london, the iconic bells of westminster abbey ringing out along with the bells of other churches across the nation. [ bells tolling ] all of this marks the first of ten days of national mourning. all part of the long planned meticulously orchestrated order of events following the death of the queen. and this hour, we will be bearing witness to...

Cautious step as monarch, she is torn between the palace old forward led by her mother and those like her husband philip who want change. With scandals swirling around her sister margaret threatening to tarnish her reign, the queen must assert her power. Sacrificing the happiness of those she loves. February 1952. Elizabeth ii has been queen for just a few days, following the death of her father, king george vi. Shortly after the kings lord mount batten Prince Philips uncle holds a dinner party ...

>> till death us do part. >> till death us do part. >> but what happens when royal tradition stops you from following your heart ? in the medieval fortress of carnarvon castle charles, the eldest son of queen elizabeth, is crowned prince of wales. >> i charles, prince of wales, do become your liege man of life and limb. >> theres so much pomp, so much glamour. but under it all is a nervous 20-year-old who feels very strongly that the whole weight of monarchy rests on him. he had no cho...

childrens space? >> the queens carefully constructed image of the perfect royal family is threatened by an anguished princess determined to tell her side of the story . >> and here are the cars. stunning, glimmering, shining, princess of wales. >> by 1985, diana has become the best known person in the world. >> she was a superstar. she was bigger than anyone in hollywood. >> everyone wanted to know all they could about her, her life, and what the future was going to be. >> by the time ...

twice-divorced american. >> i have found it impossible to discharge my duties as king without the help of the woman i love. >> can king george, the shy man with a stutter, mend a broken monarchy? his brother edward has not gone quietly into exile. and a looming war threatens global chaos. glory of a british coronation. nowhere in the world is there anything half so wonderful. it will be one of the days in history that schoolchildren will learn about. >> immediately before the coronat...