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announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we ve all suffered. it is the greatest consolation to me to know the sympathy expressed by so many. today buckingham palace announced that queen elizabeth who spent 70 years on the throne will be laid to rest in a state funeral on monday, september 19th. cnn s scott mclean joins me now from windsor. scott, this reunion just studying earlier today between william and harry was very surprising, and it seemed to work pretty well with the crowds there where you are. how did this come about? reporter: yeah, completely unexpected. people knew that they were waiting for a visit, that s what we had been told, but they didn t know exactly who we were waiting for. the press didn t even know who we were waiting for. we figured it was likely will and kate. it turned out it was not just will and kate ....
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 ....
To breathe and run. reporter: for all the splendor, balmoral was known as homey, rustic. there was even a cushion embroidered with the words it s good to be queen. former prime minister tony blair has described a weekend at balmoral as a combination of intriguing, surreal, and utterly freaky. where pre-dinner drinks were, quote, true rocket fuel, and the queen herself would do the washing up. they put the gloves on and stick their hands in the sink. the queen asks if you finished. she stacks the plates up, and goes off to the sink. for britain s longest-serving monarch, balmoral held a sentimental significance. it s my foot you re standing on. reporter: it was where young elizabeth met a then officer in the british army, who would later become her husband, prince ....