00:00It's been a whirlwind 24 hours. How are you feeling?
00:04I'm quite exhausted. It's been quite a shock, despite the fact that we knew that the Queen had lived a
00:11very long and full life.
00:13We all knew this moment was coming, and yet there was a real sense of sadness when the news finally
00:19broke.
00:19And I think we knew something was amiss, obviously.
00:22Seeing everyone here today as well is really bringing the emotions through.
00:25Yes. And the Queen meant so much to so many people. What did she mean to you?
00:31I think, you know, the word icon is overused in our society, but she genuinely was one.
00:38And she has been in our minds and in our identity for all our lives.
00:45Most people in this country have only ever known one monarch.
00:48And I think it was reassuring, and it gave us a sense of stability to have her here.
00:54And we're now in a time where we have a brand new prime minister and a brand new head of
00:58state at quite an unsettling time in history.
01:01And I think that's going to make people feel a bit uncomfortable.
01:03Yeah. And just tell us a little bit about what we can expect to see today, kind of the order
01:09of things, because it's something we've never known to happen.
01:12We're going to see the new king.
01:14He is going to be in London with the new queen consort, Camilla, and that is his first public appearance
01:20as King Charles III.
01:21This is a really historic moment and a deeply significant one for him.
01:26He's spent his whole life preparing for this moment, and yet he has just lost his beloved mother.
01:31So you can only imagine how much pressure he's feeling under right now.
01:34Of course. And what do you think is going through his head as he's having to make these arrangements?
01:38Obviously, it's been in preparation, but I'm sure nothing can prepare you for that kind of duty.
01:44Absolutely. And I think, you know, the prince will have been very much on top of his mother's condition.
01:50Nevertheless, it's still absolutely heartbreaking when it happens.
01:53He has had the longest apprenticeship in history as an heir to the throne.
01:57And yet, you know, this is a huge time of personal sadness for him.
02:02So he's trying to balance his sense of duty in the way his mother did with his personal feelings.
02:08So we're expected to hear from the new king. What can we expect to hear in his speech?
02:13I think Charles is going to obviously pay tribute to the queen.
02:17And I imagine he is going to put out there, you know, his dedication to the British people, to the
02:25Commonwealth, his hopes for how his reign will be.
02:30And he's going to set out his store, really, as monarch.
02:34And this is something he'll have been thinking about for a very long time.
02:37And yet he'll have been poring over this, you know, for many hours to make sure he gets it right.
02:42Yes. And are we expected to hear from any more of the royal family within the next coming days?
02:49I would imagine we will hear from other children of the queen, possibly the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Prince
02:55Andrew potentially, and of course the Princess Royal.
02:59Whether that's in statements or video messages remains to be seen.
03:04They may speak to members of the public if they are out in public.
03:07We should also hear from grandchildren in due course.
03:10But there is an order of precedence. So usually the children will speak first and then grandchildren.
03:15OK. And obviously Balmoral, it does hold a little bit of sadness for Prince Harry and Prince William, as that's
03:22where they heard that their mother, Princess Diana, had passed away.
03:25So how do you think they must be feeling being back in Balmoral under these circumstances?
03:30I'm sure there was a big sense of deja vu for William and Harry.
03:33You know, one of the most painful times in their lives occurred while they were on holiday at Balmoral.
03:39And that won't have been lost on them when they travelled back there to be at the queen's bedside.
03:45And it must have been incredibly sad for everyone involved.
03:48But, you know, it was the place she loved, the place which her grandchildren have said was one of the
03:54most beautiful in the world.
03:56And I'm sure they'll take comfort in knowing that she was in such beautiful surroundings.
04:00Of course.
04:01And do we know if Princess Eugenie has flown back from Lisbon?
04:06I don't have confirmation of that, but I can imagine that all the family want to be together at this
04:10moment.
04:11Yes. And will Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan be extending their stay in the UK?
04:16I understand that Harry and Meghan will be staying on in the UK until after the funeral.
04:21We don't have word yet on whether they might bring Archie Nelib over and whether there'll be movement between both
04:28countries in the meantime.
04:30But it's fair to say that they obviously want to be present for the queen and pay tribute to her.
04:35The queen travelled to Balmoral not long ago.
04:38Do you think that she would have known maybe that this would be her last journey up there?
04:43Look, I think at 96 and given how frail she had become in recent months, then I'm sure people's minds
04:52were on that.
04:54The fact that this might be her last visit.
04:55And certainly for those of us who were here just a few months ago when she appeared on the balcony.
05:00Now knowing that was the last time that was going to happen is very poignant.
05:03Yes, definitely.
05:05And what do you think the queen meant to the British public?
05:08I mean, it's evident today with everyone here that she meant a great deal.
05:12But how do you interpret that?
05:13I mean, how do you sum up the queen and what she means to all these people here?
05:17You just have to look at the crowds to realise how significant her reign has been, how much people love
05:25her and loved her.
05:27And the great respect they have.
05:28Even people who aren't monarchists and don't believe that we should have a royal family have huge amounts of respect
05:34for just the fact that she gave us so much stability.
05:36And she was a constant in an ever-changing world.
05:40And do you think the kind of pouring tributes from everybody is a good reflection of her reign as a
05:46whole?
05:47Absolutely.
05:48I think those of us who've been writing about the royal family for a long time always knew that people
05:54would be somewhat taken aback by this moment.
05:56And I think a lot of people will find themselves reacting quite emotionally when perhaps they didn't think that they
06:02would.
06:03But the queen, you know, symbolises so much for people.
06:06For many of us, she was of the generation of our grandparents.
06:08And she also was one of the last survivors of that wartime generation.
06:12And so people really have felt connected to her in a way that goes beyond her just having been the
06:18queen.
06:19And so people really have felt connected to her in a way that goes beyond her and beyond her and
06:19beyond her and beyond her and beyond her and beyond her.
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