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The many commonwealth flags en route to the abbey, it was clear that the funeral had transcended national borders. she was, one biographer rd, queen of the world. and todays symbols and service bore witness to the truth. political leaders may have thrown from all corners of the world, but the lastjenny watson bus. rarely can have so many african leaders shed an outing like this. —— lossjourney. there were too many to come by car so they have come together and queued together. in they came, s...

Diary but she spent a lot of time meeting commonwealth leaders. >> she always regarded the commonwealth as important and significant and i think sometimes felt, you know, the political class didnt pay enough attention to it. >> well ive always thought that she had what i like call a composed compartmentally and when we think of prime ministers and number of foreign dignitaries shes introduced to. endless list. and that was her life. from 1952 onwards. >> i name this ship in britain may god bless...

Police operation for the area. and there will be viewing points for members of the public to be able to watch the funeral, which of course is going to be broadcast today live. so this is quite a large scale event for many people here. but it is also very deeply personal event, and a somber event for those who may have become accustomed to seeing members of the royal family spending much of their time here in windsor. becky? >> nadia is in wind store. thank you very much indeed. queen elizabeth t...

Elizabeth ii, becky. >> members of the general congregation entering westminster abbey in advance of the funeral service of queen elizabeth ii. that service set to commence at 11:00 a.m. local time. it is 9:07 here now. and we have seen members of the church, of other faiths, of charities, people who have given their service have been invited to this service marking the death, of course, of queen elizabeth ii. and people gathered there. and most will be getting seated, if not already seated, wai...

♪ and welcome back to our continuing coverage of the state funeral for queen elizabeth ii. more world leaders, dignitaries, arrive. you see canadas prime minister justin trudeau now arriving at westminster abbey. just moments ago we saw britains new prime minister, liz truss, also arriving. people from all around the world gathering to say good-bye to queen elizabeth. we also seen some members of the royal family, were not sure exactly who, being driven in a small convoy of vehicles. to scat...

For this. theyll have known about it. and at least in planning for years now. but this is another example of people coming together behind the scenes to ensure that this is a real moment in time. >> i love this shot of these men in their shirt-sleeves. what are they doing? theyre getting down to work. so what happens over the next few hours, the next 12 hours really is the culmination of not just months, but years of practice. this is all going to go seamlessly. and i know it will, because its b...

Inside westminster hall. tomorrow, they will be among the 70-some heads of state attending the queens funeral. and at buckingham palace, king charles hosted a reception for those visiting world leaders and dignitaries. later, the king thanked the public for being a, quote, comfort, in his familys time of grief. first lady jill biden says the outpouring of love and respect for queen zpelizabeth h left her overwhelmed. and she spoke by phone with cnn white house correspondent kate bennett who is...

Diary but she spent a lot of time meeting commonwealth leaders. >> she always regarded the commonwealth as important and significant and i think sometimes felt, you know, the political class didnt pay enough attention to it. >> well ive always thought that she had what i like call a composed compartmentally and when we think of prime ministers and number of foreign dignitaries shes introduced to. endless list. and that was her life. from 1952 onwards. >> i name this ship in britain may god bless...

Funeral, heads of state, religious leaders, the royal family, including two of her young great grandchildren will honor as people are describing it her faith and devotion. her dedication to the people of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. were less than two hours away now from the start of that funeral. this is inside westminster abbey at present. the general congregation, pretty much seated now ahead of the arrival of heads of government and heads of state, members of the...

Police force has ever undertaken, even bigger than the olympics. how do you even prepare for something like that? >> way in advance, pam. theyve been literally in the met, the metropolitan police department, working on this plan for four years. the plan has been in play for longer than that, but they kind of dusted it off four years ago and put the more modern touches, particularly the counter terrorism overlay that would be required. so this is nothing they threw together last week quickly. >> ...