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we're right outside the gates of buckingham palace. just up there, they've already been swung open. the crowd's been pushed back a little bit. as clarissa was saying, we're waiting for the hearse here, the coffin of elizabeth ii to come through. i've been here for six or seven hours and the crowd was already here. they've been waiting here patiently in the pouring rain out of respect for the queen, but also out of a sense of historical moments as well. people are very conscious that this is a moment in history that they are able to witness so they're out here standing up very patient...

>> a new generation breathes life into an ancient institution. for nearly 70 years the queen has weathered scandal and tragedy. >> we have some very sad news to bring you. princess diana has died. >> and battled to remain relevant and respected. >> no institution should be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support. >> but in the 21st century the pressures of being royal are more intense than ever. >> prince harry and meghan markle, they're stepping back from their senior roles in the royal family. >> i won't be bullied into playing a game that killed my mo...

that through these ceremonies, these processes. and you see just how well it is done. it has been well rehearsed, practiced and planned. she was an old lady who they knew would dywon day and while nobody wanted that day to arrive, they have been planning what to do for potentially decades. that means that when it comes down to it, all of the people you are seeing on screen now have practiced and practiced and practiced their roles. that includes, of course, her son, king charles, who now while he is grieving in the depths of his grief for his mother's death is taking on the enormous ...

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charles himself. earlier all of them walked alongside her hearse as it made to the historic cobbled royal mile. each in lock step. tomorrow, the queen's body will be flown back to buckingham palace for a week of more processionals and goodbyes, awash in pageantry born of another age. her funeral is a week from today. the country's first traditional state funeral since winston churchill in 1965. prince philip who died last year personally requested not have one. princess diana and the queen mother both had what is called a royal ceremonial funeral. in fact the last state funeral for a...