herself was diagnosed with that she herself was diagnosed with cancer. she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy. as far as the princess is concerned, she is going to be staying out of the public eye and continuing her recovery from that. continuing her treatments. we heard her call for times the space and for privacy. so that certainly explains why the wales is not here today. the princess royal, the princess and is here with her husband. prince andrew is here with his ex—wife, the duchess of york, who as we know it is still very much a part of his life, and herself recovering from a cancer diagnosis. the duke and duchess of edinburgh, king charles's youngest brother are also here with

their family as well. the usual family gathering at easter, but as i said, without the wales family, who would normally be here. george, charlotte and louis in particular here last year. the wales is are staying away this year. catherine has had that recent cancer diagnosis. i has had that recent cancer diagnosis-_ has had that recent cancer diaunosis. , ., ., _ diagnosis. i “ust wanted to say, in terms of a — diagnosis. ijust wanted to say, in terms of a cancer _ diagnosis. ijust wanted to say, in terms of a cancer diagnosis, - diagnosis. ijust wanted to say, in terms of a cancer diagnosis, howl terms of a cancer diagnosis, how much of a shock was that news when the announcements were made? the kina's the announcements were made? the kin . 's a the announcements were made? tue: king's a cancer the announcements were made? tte: king's a cancer diagnosis, that was on the 5th of february, so just to take you through the timeline, we had word that there were issues with the health of the two senior members of the royalfamily, that the health of the two senior members of the royal family, that was mid—january. i think the 16th of january. within a couple of hours of each other, we heard the princess of

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so, kings charles in his first significant appearance since the cancer diagnosis. you saw him taking the opportunity for a walk about, shaking hands with many members of the public, who have been queueing appear since early morning. i spoke to quite a lot, i don't think any of them expected that. again, i think we have to take this as a positive sign that the king feels well enough to do that, and his medical team feel that he was well enough to make his way to the chapel, to leave, to talk to members of the public. as we mentioned all morning, anyone going through cancer treatments knows that issues of immunity, infection are in issue, but clearly, his medical team feel this is a safe space for him to

be able to do that, and i think the people that had waited there will be very pleased that they did.- very pleased that they did. sarah, i think the thing _ very pleased that they did. sarah, i think the thing that _ very pleased that they did. sarah, i think the thing that stood - very pleased that they did. sarah, i think the thing that stood out - very pleased that they did. sarah, i think the thing that stood out to . very pleased that they did. sarah, i | think the thing that stood out to me was that he looked very comfortable shaking hands with members of the public, ultimately, he has been treated for cancer. so it does raise the question whether it's chemotherapy or not, because that's really does affect your immunity, doesn't it? but he is out and about amongst the public.— amongst the public. yes, and the palace have _ amongst the public. yes, and the palace have been _ amongst the public. yes, and the palace have been very _ amongst the public. yes, and the palace have been very clear - amongst the public. yes, and the palace have been very clear thatl palace have been very clear that they haven't given specifics either on the specific cancer or on the treatment that he is undergoing. we don't know that, but certainly, i think we can deduce from most cancer treatments, be it chemotherapy or other, there is immunity, so it's a positive sign that he is out there shaking hands with people. we note

the king loves a walkabout, you will remember the day after queen elizabeth ii, his mother, died. when he made his way back to buckingham palace, he got out of the car, shook hands, said thank you for the well wishes from people, and we get the sense from that today. this is something the king has missed, he likes that personal contact with people. so, i'm sure, he will have liked the fact that he could do that today, is much as the people who waited to get a glimpse of him, and probably got more than they expected, too. just looking at those pictures again, as you say, he looked well. this was after an hour—long service, this is when he arrived at the chapel. let's have a listen to the journalist commentator about how engagements were today.

that double cancer diagnosis, and then everything that went in between that. looking for the princess of wales, — that. looking for the princess of wales, then the shocking announcement of her cancer diagnosis as well _ announcement of her cancer diagnosis as well a— announcement of her cancer diagnosis as well. a very tumultuous start to 2024 _ as well. a very tumultuous start to 2024 for— as well. a very tumultuous start to 2024 for the royal family. i think this can _ 2024 for the royal family. i think this can he — 2024 for the royal family. i think this can be seen as a positive point today, _ this can be seen as a positive point today, where we will see the king out and _ today, where we will see the king out and about making the short walk from windsor castle to st george post chapel, as you mention there. i think— post chapel, as you mention there. i think it _ post chapel, as you mention there. i think it is _ post chapel, as you mention there. i think it is also important to note that although we will see him, this is hot _ that although we will see him, this is hot to— that although we will see him, this is not to signify a return to royal duties — is not to signify a return to royal duties it's— is not to signify a return to royal duties. it's kind of putting a toe in the _ duties. it's kind of putting a toe in the water to see how today goes. it's in the water to see how today goes. it's going _ in the water to see how today goes. it's going to — in the water to see how today goes. it's going to be a reduced number of people. _ it's going to be a reduced number of people, reduce member of family at the service — people, reduce member of family at the service. queen camilla will set slightly— the service. queen camilla will set slightly apart from other royal

family— slightly apart from other royal family members. during chemotherapy, people _ family members. during chemotherapy, people are _ family members. during chemotherapy, people are prone to infection, so keeping — people are prone to infection, so keeping the amount of people around him are _ keeping the amount of people around him are small and keeping him healthy — him are small and keeping him healthy. it is a toe in the water, to see _ healthy. it is a toe in the water, to see how— healthy. it is a toe in the water, to see how he gets on returning to royal _ to see how he gets on returning to royal duty. — to see how he gets on returning to royal duty, but it's certainly a positive — royal duty, but it's certainly a positive sign to see him up and about — positive sign to see him up and about. ., ., ,, , positive sign to see him up and about. ., ., , , , ., ., , about. you absently right, and i was struck by the — about. you absently right, and i was struck by the picture _ about. you absently right, and i was struck by the picture that _ about. you absently right, and i was struck by the picture that was - struck by the picture that was released by the palace earlier this week, showing him at meeting with fifa leaders. there was 12 people in the room, and it gives a sense of this gentle reintroduction to more public duties is now under way. t public duties is now under way. i definitely felt that. before when we have seen _ definitely felt that. before when we have seen him, perhaps with the chahcellor— have seen him, perhaps with the chancellorjeremy hunt, was prime mirrister— chancellorjeremy hunt, was prime minister rishi sunak, those one—on—one meetings and various investor— one—on—one meetings and various investor around the world, but now with his _ investor around the world, but now with his 12th faith leaders in a

room. — with his 12th faith leaders in a room. i— with his 12th faith leaders in a room, i thought, with his 12th faith leaders in a room, ithought, 0k, he is definitely— room, ithought, 0k, he is definitely ramping up on those royal duties _ definitely ramping up on those royal duties he _ definitely ramping up on those royal duties. he is absolutely thinking of fulfilling _ duties. he is absolutely thinking of fulfilling his constitutional notice _ fulfilling his constitutional notice. there will be a bit more of a lengthy— notice. there will be a bit more of a lengthy and intense engagement at that time _ a lengthy and intense engagement at that time. all these little steps are very— that time. all these little steps are very positive signs.- are very positive signs. sarah, obviously _ are very positive signs. sarah, obviously it — are very positive signs. sarah, obviously it was _ are very positive signs. sarah, obviously it was an _ are very positive signs. sarah, obviously it was an absolute . are very positive signs. sarah, - obviously it was an absolute delight and surprise for many of the people, the crowd members who turned out to see the royal family arrive for the service, and the significance of the appearance of king charles. do we know what sort of things, conversations, he had to say to well—wishers on that walkabout? t well—wishers on that walkabout? i was trying to keep a close ear across it. the feeder is cutting

out, apologies if you didn't get it. he was telling one person that it's quite cold here in winter, i'm not a surprise that was the topic of conversation, he said you are very brave to stand out here in the cold. obviously, a lot of people asking and wishing him well, hoping he is feeling better. one man said to him, happy easter, your majesty. just keep going strong. i'm just trying to have a look at some of the other things that were noted down. i think, basically, the feeling was that at the king read about other people and the fact they had been standing out in the cold. very nice, unexpected moment for all those people who queued up today, but also all those people watching television as well. they have been a lot of concern since that diagnosis was made public, six or seven weeks ago now. although the king has been

carrying out constitutional duties, he has been continuing his one—on—one meetings with the prime minister, he has been looking through the red boxes, doing all those constitutional things. what he hasn't been able to do is be out and about in a way that he would like to be it. he enjoys going out and meeting people. he enjoyed speaking to people. he enjoys the one—on—one contact, and i think this walkabout is the first time we have seen that since that diagnosis was made public. we said earlier on, didn't we, this doesn't mean it's back to normal now. that everything is fine. of course, it doesn't. it will be a managed process as he continues undergoing his cancer treatment, and he will carry out events as and when they are possible and suitable, although he is looking at those pictures, meeting people, shaking hands with people. terms of risk of infection, he is outside, the chapel

itself is very large and a well ventilated building, just to give you a sense that his team will be looking at each and every appearance, thinking how that fits in with his health. if it does fit in, and he can't make public appearances like this, then i'm absolutely sure that that is what he would want to happen. he absolutely sure that that is what he would want to happen.— absolutely sure that that is what he would want to happen. he spoke ahead ofthe would want to happen. he spoke ahead of the rail service _ would want to happen. he spoke ahead of the rail service on _ would want to happen. he spoke ahead of the rail service on thursday, - of the rail service on thursday, didn't he? a reaffirmation of his coronation pledged to the british public? coronation pledged to the british ublic? . ., . . coronation pledged to the british ublic? , . , , ., , public? yes, easter is a very significant — public? yes, easter is a very significant event _ public? yes, easter is a very significant event for - public? yes, easter is a very significant event for the - public? yes, easter is a very. significant event for the royal family. obviously, head of the church of england, and the events that happened last thursday, the king would be there to hand out the maundy money, to a group of men and women who have been considered to

have done their bit, and so they receive what they call one day many. the queen had to take his place, and hand out that many instead. as you said, the king did record an audio message, and as you say there, he reflected and reiterated the coronation service pledge, the pledge not to be served, but to serve. he said, that, i have always tried to do and continue to do with my whole heart. i think very much a sense, there, that as much as he can comic he back to work, to put it bluntly. it will be dictated by his medical team and when it's possible to do so, but we have to say, today, at the easter sunday service on wednesday, with the working of the chapel, taking part of the service and then that walkabout on the way out, that is a positive sign as to where the king's house is at the

moment. ., ., , , where the king's house is at the moment. . . , , , ., where the king's house is at the moment, . . , , , ., moment. sarah campbell, you can still see some _ moment. sarah campbell, you can still see some of _ moment. sarah campbell, you can still see some of the _ moment. sarah campbell, you can still see some of the well-wishers| still see some of the well—wishers behind you there smiling and talking, despite the fact that the congregation and the service have now moved on. you just get the sense that people are happy about the fact that people are happy about the fact that king charles had come out today, thank you, sarah. in rome, tens of thousands of worshippers gathered in st peter's square to hear pope francis lead easter sunday mass — and give the traditional �*urbi et orbi' blessing. earlier, there had been concern about the 87—year—old's health, after he pulled out of a ceremony on good friday. in his address, he repeated his calls for a ceasefire in gaza, and the release of all hostages. here is some of the public�*s address. translation: dear brothers and sisters, happy easter. i today, throughout the world, there are sounds the message proclaimed 2000

years ago from jerusalem. jesus of nazareth, who was crucified, has been raised. the church relives the amazement of the women who went to the tomb at dawn on the first day of the week. the tomb ofjesus had been sealed with a great stone. today, two great stones, heavy stones, block the hopes of humanity. the stone of war. the stone of humanitarian crisis. the stone of human rights violations. the stone of human trafficking, and other stones as well. pope francis there, giving the urbi et orbi. our religion editor, aleem maqbool taked us through the pope's address.

he has talked a great deal about conflict, and there was a special focus on gaza. there was a special focus on gaza. there was a special focus particularly on children, there. he said, first of all, that he wanted immediate access to humanitarian aid for all those in gaza, but also called for the prompt release of hostages, but for an immediate ceasefire as well. when he is talking about children, though, he was talking about looking at the conflict through their eyes, talking about the suffering they have seen, how they would be asking about why there's so much death. he said, very active terms, war is always in absurdity and in itself, the defeat. he has always come through the conflict, been very strong in the conflict, been very strong in the conflict in gaza. he mentioned other conflicts in the world. he talked about ukraine, and the hope for the exchange of prisoners, but also

talked about sudan and elsewhere. very strong, as i say, as he brings his message and blessing to an end here in vatican city, in front of around 50,000 people. very strong in his words about the conflict in gaza. i his words about the conflict in gaza. ., . ., his words about the conflict in gaza. ., .. , , gaza. i wonder if i can “ust squeeze in one gaza. i wonder if i can “ust squeeze innequesnenh gaza. i wonder if i can “ust squeeze in one question whilst _ gaza. i wonder if i can just squeeze in one question whilst i've - gaza. i wonder if i can just squeeze in one question whilst i've got - gaza. i wonder if i can just squeeze in one question whilst i've got you. j in one question whilst i've got you. the catholic church, how is it varying with pope francis cut his health hasn't been best. of any ticker challenges to note? ihe health hasn't been best. of any ticker challenges to note? he has been characterised _ ticker challenges to note? he has been characterised that _ ticker challenges to note? he has been characterised that some - been characterised that some traditionalists, conservatives that pope francis is moving away from traditional teaching. actually, in material terms, traditional teaching. actually, in materialterms, not traditional teaching. actually, in material terms, not a massive amount of change, but certainly in terms of

the rhetoric and the tone in certain things, for example the role of women in the church, perhaps same—sex blessings. he is taking things forward just a touch. to the middle east now, where talks on a possible new gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are expected to resume in cairo, according to egyptian media. not sure when, but it is on the agenda for today. israel is sending a delegation of security and intelligence officials to the indirect talks. it comes as the families of israeli hostages held by hamas in gaza step up the pressure on the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to secure their release. this was the scene in tel aviv on saturday night, as relatives of the hostages joined with anti—government protesters — bringing tens of thousands of people onto the streets. bbc arabic�*s abdelbassir hassan has

the latest from cairo. so far, if i'm going to speak on what is happening in cairo already, the preliminary talks have already started in cairo. a delegation from israel, mediators from the united states, qatar and egypt are already meeting at present. hamas is not yet represented until now, but a source close to the meeting told the bbc that they will join soon. close to the meeting told the bbc that they willjoin soon. we have talked to hamas, they said they haven't received an invitation to attend this round of talks, which is going on in cairo. the latest situation or positions from the site, how massive already announced that itjust site, how massive already announced that it just wanted site, how massive already announced that itjust wanted israel to withdraw from the territories it has already entered after october seven.

they would like the israeli troops to withdraw from northern gaza, to allow those who left their homes to go back to northern gaza. and to allow the food and humanitarian aid across the strip. they would like to have a full, complete ceasefire. on the other side, israel is known to have been sticking to one position, which is a continued battle, or a continued campaign against hamas. they want to stop the war. they can negotiate a truce, which would be weeks in exchange for prisoners from both sides. but so far, there could be what is described as a deadlock. what is expected in cairo, you can't predict what is going on. we don't know whether they will discuss a six week truce, or according to the latest un resolution, the rest of ramadan, which is a ten day only

truce, until the end of ramadan which is going to end ten days from now. that was the latest from cairo earlier. just to bring you the latest on gaza, then hamas run health ministry is reporting that 32,782 palestinians have reportedly been killed, this is according to the health ministry, and 75,298 have been injured as a result of the israeli military offensive. those figures coming to us from the reuters news agency. romania and bulgaria have become the newest members of the europe's schengen area of free movement — but only for air and sea crossings. land border controls will remain in place because of austria's opposition to the eastern european nations becoming full members of the zone. vienna fears an influx of asylum seekers if all border

controls disappear. romania's interior minister catalin predoiu said joining schengen was an important moment for his country and its citizens. everyone likes to take home a souvenir when they travel —but it seems thatjournalists invited onto the us president's plane, might have gone a bit too far. after a recent trip on air force one, an email was sent to the entire press pool, warning them that taking souvenirs from the plane is forbidden. items that have gone missing are said to include branded glasses, an embroidered pillow case and even gold rimmed dinner plates. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the sun has come out in part of the

country over easter sunday. rather a lot of clouds of the north sea. we've had a few showers, as well. if you look at the satellite pictures, you look at the satellite pictures, you can see a rugged area of cards. the brighter guys are further north and west you are. this part of cloud as part of a much larger circulation of rugged cloud, or linked to a big area of low pressure dominating the scene here. if you look at the outlook for the next few days, smaller lows embedded within this larger vortex will be sweeping our way. here is the weather fronts sweeping away. the next few days will be looking pretty wet after what has already been a very wet march in many parts of the uk. but in the afternoon, temperatures are quite chilly along the north sea coast, but 15 or 16 across some brightest guys here towards the

west. tonight, across england and wales, rain is possible at almost any time. they could be even a crack of thunderfor some in any time. they could be even a crack of thunder for some in the south. the driest of our weather will be crossed scotland, may be a touch of frost in the highlands, but across cities, temperatures will be around five to eight celsius. tomorrow, the wetter weather will be across northern england through the irish sea, just about into eastern parts of northern ireland. quite a grey, rainy picture to the day. to the south, a mixture of semi spells but occasional heavy showers, as well. temperature is typically around ten in scotland, around 12 to 14 amongst other parts of the uk. on tuesday, but french will have moved a little north. starting to fizzle out but bringing down weather into the east. then the next weather front street into the south. through the day and into the south. through the day and into evening hours, it will move northwards and eastwards through the

country. he the outlook, those where the friends i showed early on and those low pressures. you can see from the outlook, often rainy, but not particular chilly. mid—teens in the south.

this is bbc news. the headlines. king charles hasjoined the queen, and other members of the royal family, at an easter service in windsor followed by a walkabout to greet crowds.

it's his most significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. pope francis has used his easter message to renew calls for an immediate ceasefire in the middle east. tens of thousands of worshippers gathered in st peter's square to hear the pontiff lead easter sunday mass. as the war in gaza continues, ceasefire talks between israel and hamas are expected to resume in cairo. the israeli prime minister's office says a delegation has been sent. they will also discuss the release of hostages. voting is under way in local elections across turkey, with president erdogan's party hoping to regain control of cities it lost five years ago. the vote takes place amid severe economic issues, millions of workers in the uk will see their pay increase tomorrow as more people become eligible for the national living wage.