her reign spanned 15 british prime ministers, 14 american presidents, seven popes, the end of the soviet empire, the decline of her own and its rebirth as modern britain. the people you see there outside buckingham palace and gathering elsewhere as well, windsor castle, have been gathering since this afternoon in the rain on word that the queen in balmoral castle in scotland had been put under medical supervision. the arrival of family members underscored the gravity of the hour and the family s single-minded response to it. the image of two of the queen s sons, prince andrew and edward and prince william at the wheel altogether in the same vehicle. from a sometimes contentious but message conscious family, the message this image sent was clear. then the clouds began lifting, rainbows formed outside buckingham palace and windsor castle. they signalled hope but delivered only sadness a short time later. the news coming in a simple message behind a humble frame in keeping with
and good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world, it is friday, september 9th. i m don lemon live in london. brianna keilar joins us from washington, d.c., john is in new york city. this is cnn s special live coverage of the passing of queen elizabeth ii the only british monarch most of the world has ever known. let s look live at pictures of buckingham palace, a steady flow of mourners have been gathering since the news broke yesterday that the queen had died at the age of 96. she was beloved and she was ra veered, here in great britain and also around the world. some crying, others singing god save the queen in the london rain. look at all those flowers outside of buckingham palace. the world joins them in mourning today from new york city to tel aviv to sydney, australia. lights are shining, flags are flying at half-staff, honoring the queen s seven decades on the throne. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes, 14 british prime ministe
life. her successor and son king charles iii is in london, and making his way right now to buckingham palace for the first time as king. upon his arrival, he ll be greeted by thousands lining up to pay their respects, laying flowers and cards outside the palace honoring the queen s seven decades on the throne. elizabeth became queen february 6th, 1952, she was just 25 years old. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes, and 15 british prime ministers. she was a witness to history and an indelible part of it during her time on the throne, she led her country through wars in korea, the falklands and afghanistan. her reign spanning global events as is well, from the first moon landing to 9/11 and the coronavirus pandemic. the queen was a global fixture, a beacon of stability, for some seven decades. overnight, many parts of the world came together to remember queen elizabeth from new york to paris, australia, to brazil, buildings lit up, flags flying at half-staff. an
and guns saluted. paying respects to the life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii. the uk s newly appointed prime minister, liz truss, offered newly anointed king charles the support of an unusually quiet and somber parliament. the crown endures. our nation endures. and in that spirit, i say god save the king. the king greeted well-wishers outside buckingham palace to a chorus of the national anthem. he retired to buckingham palace where he held his first audience with the prime minister. and for the first time, the royal standard flew above in his name. the exegz council will mead to proclaim charles as the new sovereign, having declared his loyalty to the parliament and the church of england. whether the monarchy will emerge strengthened from the handover remains to be seen, but the initial signs appear positive. one of the big concerns about king charles was that he would be a meddling king. you ll know, jake, that there s been accusations that he s been sending lette
queen. let s begin this morning with this breaking news out of the united kingdom. buckingham palace with the statement saying that the queen s doctors are concerned for her health, and are recommending she remain under medical supervision. cnn s max foster is following this from london. cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta with us, also cnn reporter anna stewart outside buckingham palace. max, you ve been chronicling throughout the last hours the steps being taken that raise the level of concern right now that this could be grave that the children, of course, traveling to the palace, family members, also notes being passed to the conservative and labor leaders in parliament. tell us what we know at this stage about the queen s health. well, the level of concern has really been rising throughout the day as you point out. there were rumors this morning, concern last night that the queen had canceled a virtual meeting with crucial privy council to swear in the