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Point and arrive on these buses because of the logistics of this event are so extraordinary and, in fact, really unprecedented in londons history, although we do expect u.s. president joe biden to arrive separately in a vehicle of his own. and so, here you see now three buses pulling up. its coming to that moment where we start to see some of the arrivals. the service still doesnt start for another hour and 20 minutes. but, of course, for a number of logistics and security reasons its important ...

>> right. well, becky, some arrivals have already taken place. not so much of foreign dignitaries, but certainly weve seen jacob reese, uk minister, the former foreign secretary william hague and queen consort camillas son tom parker bowles and also earl spencer. the last three minutes now thats the third one, the bell that will be tolling once a minute for 96 minutes to commemorate the 96 years that queen elizabeth ii lived. so thats the third that weve heard so far. coming back to earl spencer...

In a day of ceremony and sorrow, the nation and the world has bidden farewell to queen elizabeth ii. pipes and drums. king charles followed the procession of his mother�*s coffin from westminster hall as the state funeral began. singing. the coffin was carried into westminster abbey for a service attended by 2,000 guests including 500 foreign leaders, royals and dignitaries. all the generations together — the queen�*s grand and great grand children took their places. all who follow the que...

>> the world clearly mourning the monarch. we saw emanuel macron with his wife. talk to me a little bit about what does it mean that there has been such an overwhelming international response to queen elizabeths passing? >> i think that really has been notable. of course, talking about macron, the queen has spoke excellent french. there videos from the past press reportings of her talking to a number of french politicians. she was taught french as a little girl and publicly spoke at a number of ...

Across so many different nations with her unique brand of diplomacy. billions of people are expected to watch the funeral on television around the world. and the queen herself, i think, becky really understood the soft power of spectacle. after all, it was some 69 years ago here that her coronation was famously televised. now, we are seeing something of a motorcade here. several police on motorcycles and a line of buses now pulling up towards the entrance of westminster abbey. again, we dont kno...

Faith, to her faith, that she loved. lets just pause on these images for a moment . and clarissa, what were seeing here is truly remarkable. this is, you know, quiet the diplomatic turnout. one would have expected it to be so. queen elizabeth afterall reigned for 70 years. she will have met many of these dignitaries, many times. i think her trips around the world took her around the world some 42 times. lets just consider what we are

Division. >> just to say this is all military, right? this is military precision, and just passing is -- this is a fundamental and central part of british royal and military and political life. every single year on the 11th of november, armistice day, the queen led dignitaries from around the world, around the commonwealth, and through the parties and constituent parts of the united kingdom to lay their wreaths. the war dead were key to her life and reign. the war, post war. >> it defined her ow...

Bussed into for the sake of security and logistics, many of these people have been bussed into westminster abbey today. and certainly many of those heads of state will also be arriving together today. and joe biden, of course, with his wife here as well. so these are the scenes inside westminster abbey for you. its 9:09 in the morning. lets get you to windsor where kate williams is standing by. before i do that ill just get back to clarissa ward who is in london. we know that this funeral is set...

Political leaders may have flown in from all corners of the world, but their last journey was by bus. rarely have so many african leaders shared an outing quite like this. but there were too many of them to come by car, so they came together and queued together. in they came, some 500 foreign dignitaries in all, including about 100 heads of state and government. from north america, the president of the united states, joe biden, and his wife. they did not take the bus. and justin trudeau, the pri...

Different world. were almost saying good-bye completely to the 20th century. >> jack, do you think that is the same with the 500 dignitaries that were seeing today? the people arriving from all around the world? many of them had a personal connection. a personal admiration for the queen. >> the queen is uncredibly powerful symbol across the world. when world leaders meet her, they get to see actually she is a predecessor and has stories and information she can bring out about 13 u.s. presidents ...