life to her duties. todd: alex hogan outside buckingham palace this morning. alex. queen elizabeth is dead and the crowds continue to mourning the life of a remarkable woman who lived and reigns for 70 years and the crowds continue to grow. she died surrounded by family members in one of her favorite places in the scottish countrysides. she loved to be out in nature surrounded by animals, she took the throne in 1952, at 25 years old. her coronation took place in 1953, this was after the death of her father king george vi. she is longest reigning british monarch, take a look at the list of people who have served, not nearly as long as she did, longest british monarchs include queen victoria and henry iii and edward iii. the eldest, her son, is now king charles iii, her death elevating the rest of the family members making them a step closer to being next in line for the throne. in her 70 years as queen she served along 15 prime minister, meeting liz truss a few days ago in
historic reign. queen elizabeth ii was born into the royal family. she was never destined to be queen. so when the duke and duchess of york announced the birth of their first child on april 21st, 1926, no one could have guessed their little daughter, elizabeth alexandria barry would one day rule great britain. all of that was to change however when elizabeth s uncle prince edward add indicated his right to rule to marry american divorce say. took the throne becoming king george sixth in 1936. 10-year-old elizabeth became his i heir. the home school princess began to perform royal duties as well as doing her bit when her country was embroiled in world war ii. 1945 trained as a driver and mechanic in the women s auxiliary service. she and her sister joined other britains to celebrate ve day in the streets of britain. she also had a sweetheart her third cousin superintendence philip of greece. the couple were engaged to be married shortly after the princess 21st birthday. the
his statement saying may god bless the queen. may she reign forever in our hearts and may god hold her and prince philip in abiding care. thank you so much for joining us this morning. we so appreciate it. thank you, guys. todd: a monument to stay and monument to lady. fox & friends begins right now. steve: good morning, everybody. britain the common worth and the entire world remembering queen elizabeth ii. ainsley: the queen spent the last seven decades serving her country before passing away yesterday at the age of 96. brian: this morning rich edson takes a look back at the monarch s rise to the throne and remarkable moment interest her