Abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. And crowned back in 1953. When she was just 25 years old. Her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. From scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. And to her own changing family. Yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. Through 14 american president s, 15 british Prime Ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. In a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from Westminster Hall where she has been lying at rest. Queen elizabeth ii led her people for over seven decades on the throne. She was 96 years old. The longest reigning monarch in british history. Along with joe, willie and me, we have u. S. Special correspondent for bbc catty kay. Its wonderful to be with you early this morning as we cover history in the making. Lets set the scene. Last night i posted a picture of
abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. and crowned back in 1953. when she was just 25 years old. her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. from scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. and to her own changing family. yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. through 14 american presidents, 15 british prime ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. in a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from westminster hall where she has been lying at rest. queen elizabeth ii led her people for over seven decades on the throne. she was 96 years old. the longest reigning monarch in british history. along with joe, willie and me, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc catty kay. it s wonderful to be with you early this morning as we cover history in the making. let s set the scene. last night i posted a
and therein lies the danger you ve probably read barbara tuckman s magisterial book about how europe stumbled into the first world war. the guns of august. this is kind of the missiles of april. and as in the guns of august and 1914, there was a lot of signaling mobilization, a military, lots of back-and-forth they still miscalculated, they still entered an epic war, world war i hopefully, the two sides here will avoid the missile s of april becoming like the guns of august, where we end up in a big war. i think we can avoid that i get that israel put a post-it note on the safe in iran to let them know they were there. this after president biden apparently told prime minister netanyahu to take the win, is that more signaling was biden saying what he needed to say for his constituency and
and all of that as you say, it s not just gaudy. it s not just for morning television. these are living symbols of a cultural, substantive cultural legacy which is that there is an unfolding story that is larger than any of us and to which we owe a duty. and no one executed that duty more faithfully than elizabeth i he i. we, of course, what we re seeing now, of course, is extraordinary. offerously, queen victoria s funeral represented an arc of history almost as. we re at the beginning of the
up the guns of august when barbara tuckman began her extraordinary work on world war i. she wrote of the funeral of the edward the 7th, so gorgeous was the spectacle, when nine kings rode that the crowd waiting in a hushed and black cloud could not keep back gasps of admiration. of course she talked about a world unmoored then that was moving inextricably toward world war i, the great war. far different times. queen elizabeth leaves her realm in a time of, as katty said, in a time where the country is