Wonder. Royal celebrations weve been to. Together weve been to the royal weddings and the jubilees. This is the final moment of her reign, such a great rein in which the british more arky is as the most popular its ever been. It is interesting in this country we saw Prince Charles and diana in a carriage going down the mile. If you have been alive over the last 50 years, youve grown up with the royal family. Their travails are things you have followed. Their marriages, their deaths. I think for people in this country there is this sense of belonging to these people and sort of relationship to them even if theyve never met them. They are always there. It is Prince Of Wales trying to balance his public and private life. They are a family and desifinedy birth, marriages and death. Theyre also professionals and feel they have a right to a private life. One of the most poignant things for me to watching young Prince George in one of the cars behind the coffin. The prince and Princess Of Wales have always been very careful to protect him. Their whole thing, their priority in life is give their kids a sense of normality growing up, but they cannot deny whats coming to him. They made the decision to put him into the procession earlier and also into this parade. Hes sitting in the car and hes looking out and seeing full ceremonial. Hes not going to see this again until his grandfather dies. This is the prince and Princess Of Wales saying, look, youve got to start soaking this in, you cant deny it and this will all be yours one day. He will have this one day. I think thats the transition were looking at as well as the transition from queen to king. There we are looking at Wellington Arch, commissioned to celebrate britains victory in the napoleonic war. They took the statute of wellington off the top. This is where well see the queen move from the gun carriage into the hearse. Don lemon is joining our coverage. You were here all last week, every step of the queens journey from balmoral to london, and now on this day, her final journey to windsor right now about to pass Buckingham Palace. Youre right on, anderson. Good morning to you. It is certainly interesting to watch this happen. As you know it, being in london you hear the death march, the march there heard it for days now with the muffled drums, either the official march along london, along the mile and throughout the city or the bands practicing with the muffled drums, the Bells Tolling as wealth. Were watching this and then to Buckingham Palace and then to Wellington Arch and later for a private funeral at st. Georges cathedral. I want to bring in tricia goddard. Youve been watching this. What do you make of the funeral . Its certainly beautiful. It is really beautiful. For a londoner as well, like most londoners we take all this for granted. When we see it altogether ive been running in just of those places were seeing now. Ive grown up around them. Seeing this pomp and starngs actually makes me proud to be a londoner. One thing ive really noticed is that in america youre really used to having the stars and stripes out everywhere. We are not as used to that in the uk. To see all The Union Jacks and see all the royalty, its something quite different. I think you would agree with me. You dont see as many flags. You dont see that pride in bri britain. This has restored the pride of britain. Its brought people from All Over The World to britain. Its showing people what we do best, what britain does like no other country can. It actually makes me feel pretty proud which is unusual for a britt. I agree with you. Its the Pride Element of this amongst the sorrow and everything she represents. We look at what were watching here. Its the layers of service to a country, whether its the military, the people. Even after how many days is it now . 11. Theyre still lining the streets. This is a nation brought to a standstill in respect for a queen that most of us really have only ever known. I dont think well ever see anything like this in our lifetime. I want to get to cnns nina dos santos. Shes at Buckingham Palace. The queens cortege making its way to Buckingham Palace. What are you seeing there, nina. Were seeing the procession come right past us at queens garden, facing almost Buckingham Palace. The gates at Buckingham Palace are very unusually left open. We saw earlier, don, hundreds of staff filing out, wait outside. Theyve been standing there for about 45 minutes waiting to bow to the queen. Remember she had about 491 staff in various palaces. Many deeply committed to her because of her very, very long service. They will be hoping to pay their respects in first person, don. Were also expecting the kings guard to give a royal salute from inside the forecourt of Buckingham Palace as her coffin, of course, passes during this historic moment. Obviously it will be making its way to Constitution Hill. Ill just pause for a minute because this is the moment when the kings guard is expected to bow to the coffin as we see it moving past Buckingham Palace. Those gates open, and the staff also likely to themselves bow to their employer, the late queen, but more importantly their sovereign for 70 years. Were expecting the procession then to head up Constitution Hill to apsly way. Expected to arrive in Wellington Arch. Wellington arch is an important place because its named after a great military and war hero of the 1800s, the duke of wellington. It faces monumental building auld apsley house, probably flown to many londoners as number one london. Its a very, very moving moment here. The crowd is absolutely silent. Ive seen some people stand on their toes to get a better shot. At the same time some people have bowed in front of the coffin. As we watch this happen and when they talk a pause, we will as well. What is it like to be there . Its a huge moment. As a born and bred londoner, i can tell you as a child i grew up not very far from Buckingham Palace. I remember with my sister and mother when wed drive by, wed see whether the Royal Standard was flying, whether the queen was in. The queen felt like a grandmother to a nation here. I feel incredibly privileged firsthand to be able to witness this. Theres so many people among the crowds that probably do as well. Youve got to remember this is a huge security operation. Im looking at the crowds as we speak. You have a member of the army and a member of the police force. You have medics in the crowds on hand because people have been standing by for hours in case they faint or theres any medical emergency to make sure they get help immediately so these processions go as smoothly as possible. Theres a real sense today this is an historic moment, one where the eyes of the world, more than 4 billion people are looking at the United Kingdom. Just a fact for you here, when the queen was born there were half the amount of people on the planet as the amount of people estimated to be watching this event on screens Around The World and outside Buckingham Palace. Sally, we have seen the Queen Consort, the Princess Of Wales, obviously also the king, heavy is the head that wears the crown. He is quite aware of the moment and what is ahead for him. I said earlier there would be a private service, obviously a smaller service. The queen did that because she wanted to get more people at her funeral. Somebody probably said, youre probably going to need a bigger place, maam. That was very deliberate. She well remembers her own fathers service at st. Georges. So this is something that is going to have two parts, the Westminster Abbey part and the smaller, in a way more somber committal. As were looking at Buckingham Palace, were in the used to seeing it in way, usually a wedding or something a bit more festive. But not today. Buckingham palace is mainly an office building. Its not much of a residence. None of them who lived there have particularly enjoyed it. I remember when george vi became king and they had to move over there and the young princess elizabeth said do you think we can build a Tunnel Underneath so we can go back and forth. Pretty soon she came to love it and treasure the collections and the history. It is an incredibly Historic Place filled with memories as well as great paintings and pieces of furniture. And certainly she has memories of had memories of world war ii, and the king gave a thanksgiving reception for soldiers. It is the symbol really of the monarchy. Thats exactly right. When you think of balmoral as being a spiritual home or summer retreat, Buckingham Palace is real little the corporate headquarters. That is the administrative focal point. For the monarchy itself, it is a symbol and a place of where people gather around for moments of national mourning, national rejoicing as well. Its the focal point for the kwoens jubilee. Its 400 years of british history. Thats what were seeing when we think about Buckingham Palace. Also the balcony which is an iconic place where we see most recently we saw the queen celebrating her jubilee. We saw The End Of World War Ii celebrated on ve day and vj day. Weve seen the Buckingham Palace balcony for weddings, for her wedding, for all of the weddings. Its the center of administrative work and a place where they live, where theyve entertained Heads Of State. But its also a very core Administrative Center for the monarchy. I find it vinteresting that The AmericansWellington Arch. Youre seeing all the great symbols of london, the river thames, the tower bridge as well as big ben, All Of This Playing A Role absolutely. What were seeing is the splendor and grandeur of london as a preeminent world Global Capitol City on full display. I have been to Buckingham Palace so many times look at that shot right there, beautiful. I cant imagine having to live in Buckingham Palace. Ive been to Windsor Castle many, many times, and i get that. Sandrin is a really lovely home. Buckingham palace, the thought of living there, it is a big dusty monument, but its the jewel in the center of the royal its a symbol of british stiff upper lip. A symbol of everything. What nina was saying about every time she would drive past with her mother, shed look to see if the queen was home. Thats what you associate with the royal family and the queen and their home in the story books. Many people dont know the history of the royal family. I include brits in that. The crown is Something Else you associate with this. Were seeing something incredibly beautiful because we did just see the queen pass by Buckingham Palace for the last time. The last time we saw her there was for the jubilee celebrations. Im so glad as a brit that she made it that long and had that moment to see the British Public thank her and celebrate her in that way. It was something that pro foundly affected her. I was talking with somebody who was with her in balmoral in the beginning of august. She couldnt stop talking about the size of the crowds. She was still overwhelmed. Never saw a crowd like that when she was nine months old. We were talking about the Queen Victoria memorial in front of the circular part and the statue and memorial in front of Buckingham Palace. The question now is where will they put this queens memorial. Any idea . Well, i think the best guess is somewhere in Parliament Sq square, somewhere where she can be prominent on her own. Another possibility is the fourth which would diminish her. Maybe Prince Philip can go there. Its a challenge. Theyre going to have to find a place which will reflect her 70 years of service and her greatness really. Im sure people are thinking about it. Then theres the question of who will actually be commissioned to do it. Whoever does it, the eyes of the world will be on that statue. Its not just going to be just anyone. Thats going to be a whole process in itself. The queens mother and father have really Lovely Statues overlooking the mall, large statues. Queen victorias is obviously the biggest. I think something commensurate if not even grander, although the queen maybe would object to that because she was essentially humble and modest. Bringing back to the pictures were seeing now and what the audience is viewing now in terms of the military band, the scale of the procession that were seeing now, the beauty, the majesty. I thought this earlier actually when i was watching the service as well. Its fit for a queen. A service fit for a queen. This is a procession worthy of her specifically, not just any queen, and her service. Just watching the royal family themselves who have been on display ever since we lost her. I know weve shown a few images in the last few moments of the Prince Of Wales children, george and charlotte, and the fact that even they walked in the procession earlier. These are Iconic Images. When you look at her coffin, every detail she picked. But there was one im told that King Charles Iii picked which was part of the flowers. It was flower derived from her from her wedding bouquet. Charles is the consummate gardener and he would know exactly what flowers shed love. Also, he had a mind for tradition. Something so intimate as well to choose that flower. Theres great elements of love with all the pomp and ceremony weve been discussing at its kofrmt ill always bring it back to this. Its a family. We share in the family and theyre parts of our history and institution. It is still a family. The wonderful juxtaposition on the coffin of all these symbols of state, juxtaposed with flowers which are really symbols of love. Tricia, the feeling conveyed through our television screens, this is what its like to be in london as i was there. In the beginning there was this consternation, do we celebrate the new king, do we mourn the passing of the queen . How do we do them both in tandem . I think we do. This is whats being conveyed on our screen, the sound of the march, and everyone is Walking Around going what is happening. It was interesting, after the minute silence, everyone all around, you heard people break into cheers and applause and what have you w. Grief, with envy comes a new beginning. And i dont think the two are mutually exclusive. I think while mourning the queen, were also mourning the end of a really difficult time for the world, for britain. Theres a lot of grief here. But theres a lot of hope for the future. I couldnt agree more seeing the prince and Princess Of Wales, their children with camilla in the Queen Consort pointing out the landmarks. It is about the sad death of the past. There they are, theres the children. Its also about the future. That embodies the future. That picture right there absolutely embodies the future. Tricia, to your point, there is a difference between the demise of a queen and the making of a king. In the uk obviously that transition happens immediately. As soon as the queen dies, king charles becomes king. However, i think its going to take some time for him to build up the same degree of rapport can i get back to that shot . That shot is the future of the monarchy right there. The one person that could have been in that shot was the Prince Of Wales. You saw the Princess Of Wales. You Saw Charlotte and louie george. George. Then you had the Queen Consort as well. There is a moment in the funeral for george vi in st. Georges when a commentator noted there were four dukes in the procession. Duke of edinburough, the duke of windsor, the duke of vofter and the son of the lake duke of kent. It said theres a fifth duke who isnt there who represents the future, and that was, of course, 3yearold Prince Charles, The Duke Of Cornwall who obviously couldnt go. His niece and nephew are old enough. The future George Vi And Future Edward Viii when to Queen Victorias funeral when they were 5 and 6. Hey had to do it all. They had to do the procession, the funeral and the burial. This is a kind of very royal thing to do. George vi having to take care of charles when he was a baby . Yeah. Talk to me abo