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Anderson Cooper 360

Queen Elizabeth lies in state at Westminster Hall

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Queen Elizabeth II is now lying in state at Westminster Hall after her coffin made the journey from Buckingham Palace with a procession that included King Charles II, his siblings Andrew, Edward and Anne and his sons, Prince William and Harry. Members of the public can view Her Majesty until her funeral Monday. Robert Hardman is a columnist for the Daily Mail and the author of “Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II.” He tells Anderson Cooper he thinks it was very important to see Prince William and Harry walking side by side to honor their grandmother. Plus, CNN Royal Historian Kate Williams joins AC360 to look at the relationship between the brothers through the years. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In the early overnight hours of country and a kingdom in morning, this is

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London. Across the Thames behind me, the House of Parliament inside in Westminster

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Hall, Elizabeth II lies in state as one by one or devoted subjects to what

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they have been doing for hours now and will continue to do around the clock

0:19.4

until Monday morning. They're making the way toward the flag-draped coffin and

0:23.8

quietly paying their respects to the only monarch most have ever known. As we

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watch, it hard not to notice how well the calmness of this late hour fits the

0:32.9

moment. This is after all a bustling world capital and looks and sounds that

0:36.6

way during most daylight hours. Except earlier today when even some flight to

0:41.2

Heathrow were suspended and the city felt quiet for the procession from Buckingham

0:45.6

Palace.

0:47.7

Flanked by Grenadier Guards and cavalry and led by her four children, the

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carriage for the Queen, was coughing down the mall toward Westminster. It was a

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remarkable display of ceremony and ritual history and family. Each piece of it

1:10.4

every gesture planned to the heartbeat and done with precision.

1:40.4

Inside Westminster Hall the only spoken words were prayers led by the

2:09.3

Archbishop of Canterbury and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and

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the Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always. Amen. The King staying

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tonight at his private residence, Hybroth House West of the city where he's

2:32.2

expected spent some time on the phone with world leaders. Spoken President Biden

2:36.4

today for one. CNN's Clears Award has been talking with mourners as they make

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their way toward Westminster Hall. She joins us now.

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