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Thursday, September 8

What does Queen Elizabeth's death mean for the monarchy?

Queen Elizabeth II has died. Let's take a moment to reflect on what that means.

Good evening, today we're going to start with a look at Queen Elizabeth and what happens now.

After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Britain is now facing the unthinkable

By Louise Branson

"The king (or queen) is dead, long live the king (or queen)."

Britons last heard those traditional words on the death of a monarch in 1952 as Queen Elizabeth II succeeded her father, King George VI. Nobody younger than 70 today could possibly remember her glittering Westminster Abbey coronation the following year, Britain's 39th since 1066.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waits in the Drawing Room before receiving Liz Truss for an audience at Balmoral, in Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, where Truss was invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government.

Jane Barlow, AP

I, like most Britons, have never known another monarch. Queen Elizabeth II has been it, as seemingly immortal a fixture as Big Ben.

But the Queen Elizabeth II era has ended. At 96, she was Britain's longest-serving monarch. Illness kept her from some engagements. Britain is now facing the unthinkable: Queen Elizabeth II is gone. And that King Charles III will be the new monarch. Read more...

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