buckingham palace. a royal 96 gun salute, one for every year of elizabeth s 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 all of these historic moments, but also looking back on queen elizabeth s extraordinary life and what is ahead for her son, king charlesiii. you are in front of buckingham palace which we just saw in the last hour king charles iii when he arrived, was able to meet with and briefly talk to so many people. thousands of people that are there. reporter: you are really hit with it as soon as you get off the plane. i arrived this morning and i spent the morning walking around this city. i spent the
things get difficult. and you can take it from me that the queen has the quality of tolerance in abundance. they were married for 73 years, until his death in april of 2021, during the height of the covid pandemic. the queen having to mourn alone in the church as she said farewell to her life partner. leaving a handwritten note on his casket. for me in the months since the death of my beloved philip, i have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work. that mischievous inquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when i first set eyes on him. the queen will be laid to rest alongside prince philip in the family chapel in that grand st. george s chapel on the grounds of windsor castle where the couple spent their last months together. that was kelly cobiella.