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Jim's Journey: Behind-the-scenes look as Jim Donovan reports on queen's death from London

Queen Elizabeth II's casket arrives at Buckingham Palace before heading to Westminster Hall 03:50

LONDON (CBS) -- Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, died last week at age 96 at her summer home in Scotland. Her son, King Charles III, is her successor and stepped in as the new monarch when she passed. 

Our Jim Donovan happened to be vacationing in London at the time of the queen's death and jumped into action. Jim has been working relentlessly to provide our viewers with incredible coverage of the events leading up to the queen's funeral.

He will be streaming live on the CBS Philadelphia Facebook page daily to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look of his location. You can watch the Facebook live videos in the blog posts below. 

If you tune in to Jim's Facebook live, be sure to drop any questions in the comments section and he will do his best to answer. 

Be sure to follow Jim's Journey on FacebookTwitter, and Instagram as he reports from England through Monday when the queen is laid to rest. 

 

Jim's Journey day 9: Paying respects to her majesty Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON (CBS) -- For the last nine days, our Jim Donovan has been reporting from London on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Mourners are standing in a miles-long line awaiting their turn to pay respects to her majesty. 

Jim has been providing us updates on his experience covering the queen's death. On Friday, he will be streaming live on our Facebook page at 10:15 a.m.  

Jim's Journey

Our Jim Donovan joins us live as he walks around London to talk about his experiences covering Queen Elizabeth II's death over the last week. Follow Jim's Journey in England through Monday when the queen is laid to rest.

Posted by CBS Philadelphia on Friday, September 16, 2022
By Alyssa Adams
 

Jim's Journey day 8: Thousands bid final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON (CBS) -- It's day 8 of Jim's Journey providing the Philadelphia region with coverage of Queen Elizabeth's death from England. 

He will be streaming live on our Facebook giving viewers an update on his experiences over the last week. Tune in at 10:15 a.m. 

Jim's Journey

Our Jim Donovan joins us live from England to talk about his experiences covering Queen Elizabeth II's death over the last week.

Posted by CBS Philadelphia on Thursday, September 15, 2022
By Alyssa Adams
 

Jim's Journey day 7: Live from Westminster

LONDON (CBS) -- Queen Elizabeth II's casket arrived at Westminster Hall on Wednesday. Our Jim Donovan is reporting live from a rooftop ledge near Westminster Abbey. 

Find out what Jim had to climb through in order to get to his location in his Facebook live. You can watch the video below. 

Jim Donovan live from LondonPosted by CBS Philadelphia on Wednesday, September 14, 2022
By Alyssa Adams
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