one, her official backpack as tell us about, you know, her relationship and how people felt about her in scotland. i added that there was a warm affection for the queen. another may be people who believe that a hereditary monarchy is perhaps so dated and nearly 21st century. there were many people who believed that if the monarchy were to end than it should end after the queen, because they recognised her public service over 70 years. they are aware of the rule she played, for example, in the 2nd world war, where she'll hand it essentially to, to strip a vehicle and rebuild it as part of the women's auxiliary, a talent that she kept a, even when she was on bar moral. if one of the vehicles when she was out driving broke, don't you are more often likely to find the queen fixing it, rather than wait for someone to come from the castle. it's interesting that they are coming down the east coast of scotland through aberdeen and dundee, them in population centers on the east coast before coming here to edinburgh. and

then into hollywood palace where the people who, what with her for decades will be able to say their farewells. and we've already heard the bagpipes being played at the castle. and no doubt that will be element played as the queen's body enters a hollywood palace. and there have been people who have been appointed to be the queen's personal piper, the sovereigns piper. there are only 8 people who have that connection with her. her still alive, even though this is a pill position that has been in place since the 1800s. and on saturday we went to meet one man who is held the who held that position for 4 years and was devastated to hear news of the passing of queen elizabeth, florida. for almost 4 years, scott nathan with queen elizabeth piper. he would play at a bent play on demand play tune she loved. he left the army almost 3 years ago and the role he performed for the queen, but left with memories of

a woman he respected and admired. for me personally, this wasn't just someone that's on a payment coin or donna when a bank note, the greens are the person to me am for me. am either whittier might yeah, i was, i was absolutely gussied. filica was a member of my family. wanna tell you that there had been 17 people appointed the severance piper? 1843. only 8 are still alive. the former to me to consider that acute honor to glimpse behind the cutting the royal life will live. some of the things that have been said about how much quick witted she was a how funny and a me. but for me personally, i was of his off humanity as a person. that was a big thing. am how she treated staff. i should treated me as a person, a, me, a, she didn't, i like a boss and i should look up keeling women. and that's,

that's the court thing for me to come. piper will play a role in the coming days as a nation says farewell under which you are. and what for her? remember the moment they shared a join down in sterling and 989. and i was just a young 15 year old. and i sort of leisure to the queen. never the thought that who 20 years later i would be sleeping 70, if i step. so if the queen, every night i would be i would class the queen as a a real person. she knows she knew my names. she knew my children's name. it is likely when queen elizabeth is laid to rest, there will be a final lament, please. of course, the countries, those like scot medicine will see their own very personal farewell scott myth. when says he's glad that he left the army when he did, he had to do it for personal reasons,

but he regrets not still being the queen's piper. and he would like to play for her one last time as she comes back to scotland. but he sure that the queen's personal piper, someone he knows very well, we'll do the wonderful job. and he believes that when the queen is finally laid to rest in the groans of windsor castle a week to morrow next to her husband, prince philip. then there will be a piper there, playing a lament, a farewell in the music of scotland, a place that she loved at music that she loved, i quite as a nation here, scotland refused to say good bye to a monarch that they loved a last farewell to scotland, a land. the queen loved very much allen. thank you so much for such a great story. i said, joining us on al jazeera, you're watching coverage of the 1st stage of queen elizabeth final journey, which has begun this sunday as a coffin. as moved from bar moral to edinburgh in scotland. this is coming

after what 4 days after the queen's death. 34 days after the paint death and day the coffin will make its way slowly back to london ahead of the funeral, which will be on monday, september the 19th. thousands of people i expected to line the road. as a late monarch's body is driven to the palace of holy road house in scotland, this sunday it will travel through a number of scottish towns and villages. the 1st was vanity where they were hundreds of people lined up. next, they will go to aberdeen also in scotland, dundee, and then from dandy to edinburgh. later on sunday, also with us on al jazeera right now is christopher wilson, a royal biographer. this is a very important moment for the royal family, christopher talis about the family members who made the journey from balmoral, and who are going to be abiding with the queen scoffing later in edinburgh.

and before i do that, i've let me just to say that watching this reminds me very much of the death of the queen's uncle, the do who kent in 1942. he was a royal air force officer and his plane crashed in the highlands as he was going on a diplomatic mission to iceland. and his body was a didn't go back to balmoral, but he went to don robin house also on the east coast. and instead of being flown down to london, which is what's happening in the end with the queen. ha, his coffin was put on a train, and the train did exactly what this cortege is doing here. it dro, it drove all away from scott on,

down to london. slowing at every junction where people were standing and thousands of people. this was during the war 1942 thousands of people that stood by the railway tracks just so they could see this hero a go past for his final resting place. and so i, you know, this is not the 1st time this has happened. i was seeing a slightly different version, right when they was talk at some point of half in making its way to london on the train as well. but that's changed, obviously why, why do you think that is? well, i think her, you know, that it's all about timing, isn't it? because the queen died in scotland that she's got to go 1st of all to edinburgh. and then we, she's, she's got to be brought down so that people in london at westminster and can see

and mark and go past her, coughing at westminster hall. and you can't elongate this process for too long. so i can see why they've decided to center down by plane, but they will have also had a plan for bringing her down by, by train because they have so many different game plans. as i mentioned earlier. yeah. you say you can engage this plan, but i, it's a slow journey nonetheless. i mean, and i think it's deliberately designed to, to allow people to pay their respects to the clean oh, i think so. i mean, you know, when i, i can't speak about scotland, but i know very well. but by the time her coughing is put on the cat fog in westminster wall, there will be a queue which stretches 4 miles. and it will only be a matter of timing to see how many thousands of people can are allowed to actually file past and pay their last respects. but it's likely to be in the 10s of

thousands. i would say all this takes time and therefore even a and a cargo. the prices can't go on forever. king charles, after all, has a job to do and he has to start his kingship. he's going to do that over the next few days. he's going to the parts of the, of the, of the union and seeing everybody that he possibly can bus. you know, his grow, his rain really stops the moment that the queen is bare it. yeah. and i want to talk to you about the king as some more now, and also the family as a whole day showing a very united front. after this death we saw the pictures of prince prince's harry and prince charles yesterday in london for the 1st time seemed to get it in public for the 1st time since june. there is, it seems a real, very keen on showing this united front after their grandmother's passing. the king himself will be travelling, i understand, later to edinburgh,

to they tell us about the families involvement and their role in this, in this whole ceremony. well 1st of all, i think it surprised most of us to see william and harry out there together. and i think the behind the scenes quite a lot of things are changing. we don't know what's going on. exactly, but, but this moment has come on. it's a moment for rapprochement between the 2 warring princess a princess. we know all about the difficulties which they face with each other at the moment. but this is a unifying moment. i am surprised that harry and particularly meg, were invited to come and join the crowds outside windsor castle. and i think it gives hope to those who wish that harry could as well feel better about the family, which off through bred him and nurtured him. what about the king, king charles?

the 3rd? what, what do you think his monarchy is going to look like from now on? we've heard from him already. do you think you'll be able to live up to the legacy at the queen's left? he himself said in his opening speech, ah, that he would devote himself to the nation for as long as his life lost it. and that was a rather poignant statement by him saying, you know i'm, i'm not going be around for that long. i'm not going to have the chance to put in the stapler that my mother did. i'm not probably going to have a silver jubilee. i wouldn't have a golden jubilee that won't be a dom and jubilee, and there won't be a platinum jubilee. i will give the best that i possibly can, and that the time i have available. and i think that will see already a change of tone. and i said earlier that what i found remarkable was when he

1st came to london. that before even going to shake hands with his prime minister, which is a constitutional must, he went out and he shook hands with all those people standing outside buckingham palace. and he was in no hurry at to come away. he wanted 2 people to press his flesh and recognized that here was the king. and so there was a of a lightening of tone. the queen would never have done that. no, i think in history, i can think of no moment when a king or queen is ever gone out to meet the people before getting on with the constitutional business in hand. so we're seeing a slight shift. but of course, the most important thing. as far as a king or queen is concerned, is not to change things too rapidly because people can get slightly worried about the fact that you're throwing the baby out with the bathwater. so change has to be slow and subtle. thank you very much, christopher,

for your time. thank you for being with us today. christopher wilson arroyo biography, joining us there from london. as we continue to watch these pictures of queen elizabeth coffin the perfume the cortege day which has begun, it's journey to the scottish capital at ember. it left bomb oral palace about 4040 minutes ago and it is on its way to the scottish capital. it will make through, i make traveled through rather a number of villages and towns throughout the day, 6 hours the journey supposed to take it, travel to a ballot earlier and next ill go through aberdeen dundee, and much later in edinburgh. this is the final ah, the final journey of the queen as she heads to london later for the funeral, which will be held on monday, september the 19th. i did the queen who died on september the 8th a last farewell to scotland, a land she loved very much,

and i will be dead laying in scotland overnight ah, to day. and then later on the journey will continue on sway to london. i had of the funeral on september the 19th thousands of people expected to line the vote as the queen's body is driven through the united kingdom. now india and a number of countries observing a day of morning in honor of queen elizabeth the 2nd india was of course, a british colony for nearly 200 years and is a largest nation in the commonwealth. but in recent years, the government has tried to move away from its colonial past poverty mitar report. some new delhi this boulevard in the heart of new delhi, has received a make over built by the british. it houses famous buildings such as this wall memorial. the road has been renovated and renamed. there is a new statue of freedom fight. i suppose. jones are both. these are not merely

cosmetic changes. good. i mean, gobby. the road was called kings. when was a symbol of colonialism. now it is called bought of duty. kingsley was for the british empire. for them we were asleep. now its architecture in spirit has changed . india was a british colony for nearly 2 centuries, 75 years after independence. it's trying to shake off that legacy. much of this part of the city was designed by english architect edwin luncheon today. it's also a major tourist attraction, wide roads aligned by the parliament appalachian home for the president and several museums. the government is removing what it calls, symbols of slavery. it's also spending more than one and a half $1000000000.00 on re vamping this area. opposite the old parliament, a new one is being built. other plans include a new home for the prime minister. there are concerns about the environmental impact and poor working conditions at the site under pas giovanna. the most significant change is the underpass. it's benefited locals, tourists,

every one. it's not too crowded anymore and it makes the place more beautiful. papa, they say middle schools, i have heard a lot about how sebastian did advance fought for india. he deserves his grand statue. i am very happy to see it at india gate. historian said the project is part of the government's broader political goal. they have been all the time trying to project themselves as symbols of nationalism. they did in fact, aw, have a hyper nationalism. i think the ideology is not one of naturalism. it's not one of anti colonial nationalism. we know that they did not play the ancestors played no part in the fleet em struggle. although india is a member of the commonwealth observing a day of mourning for britons, queen elizabeth the 2nd is a decision that evoked mixed feelings in a nation where many are came to read write the colonial past path. nathan al jazeera new delhi, queen elizabeth the seconds coffin is making its final journey through scotland to

edinburgh. the scottish capital that the herse left by moll palace about 45 minutes ago. her estate and was dra is being driven to edinburgh passing through towns and villages, as you can see from those aerial pictures day so that people can pay their respects along the route. and then the coffin will rest overnight at the palace of holy old house in the scottish capital. and i allow people to pay their respects there as well. continued coverage here on al jazeera, all with us is christopher wilson, who's a royal biographer, his in london. so the journey has began, the final journey has begun. christopher, it starts in scotland and makes its way to london for the funeral. on september the 19th. yes, and i think the fact that it's taking so long

it is in a way of giving the nation the opportunity to expand its grief if you like. or despite the fact that the queen was extremely old and ailing for the fact that we saw her with the prime minister just 2 days before she died, gave those who followed the queen and loved the queen, caused the hope that her life would go on and she might make a 100, and so it came as really, despite her advanced age, a tremendous shock. suddenly to discover that the person that had been with us all our lives had gone. and so if you don't get over that shot very easily and i think, but the fact that this whole process, this slow process is taking the time it does, gives people the opportunity to adjust to a new life, to a life without

a queen. elizabeth the 2nd and to get themselves ready for the new reign of king charles the 3rd. okay. and it will be a different rate. i think. what can you tell us about that? the funeral plans in london are on monday, september the 19th. the coffin. i understand will be taken to westminster hall, and our leaders in dignitary to miranda world expected to, to attend. it's going to be a very big operation, isn't it? yes it is. it's going to be a colossal operation. as i said earlier, one courtier said to me, it's like trying to organize the olympics, and it's a tremendous headache, but everybody is working round the clock to make sure that everything works. and it will, i, if there's one thing that the bridge seemed to be able to do, it's, it's this ceremonial. and i'm thinking back to the, the funeral of the queen mother, which in 2002 or 20 years ago. and,

and that went off absolutely like clockwork it by almost sabina rehearsal for the queen's funeral itself. both when prince philip died, we were in the midst of the kobe pandemic, and everything had to be paired back to an absolute bare minimum. but you know, the fact that he had nearly reached a 100 and that he given his life and service to the queen, meant that he had to be given the, the, the proper respect, paid roper respects. and i thought that the fuel arrangements which were tom, on a pare down basis at windsor. i gave him everything that he could have hope or what it did show is that the, even the in reduce circumstance, the british can actually do their ceremonial farewells pretty well. so i think we're going to see a, in a week's time to several weeks time is exactly the same precision and the,

some satisfaction in watching the ceremonial unfold. because what it does to is it, it, it just a reminder that monica has been around in this country and it's settled for, for 1200 years. and it is the backbone, if you like, all the british nation. christopher wilson, thank you very much indeed for joining us once again. the queen's final journey through scotland to edinburgh, continuing coverage throughout the day here on al jazeera, thousands of people expected to line the road to bid farewell to clean elizabeth. the 2nd will have continuing coverage throughout the day. once again, here on our jessia, as turn our attention to some of days avenues now in ukraine. russia's grape on the northeast and concave region appears to be weakening. ukrainian troops have made significant territorial gains in their counter offensive. taking control of 2

cities on russian supply roads, moscow has withdrawn its forces, saying its regrouping and operations at the russian house operation. nuclear power plant have been fully stopped. the state agency in charge of europe's largest power plant says it has disconnected the 6 unit of the plant from the par, great, given elizondo has more from keith at europe's biggest nuclear plant, the zappa asia nuclear plant that is in ukrainian territory, but has been controlled by russian forces for months now, the ukrainian, a ukrainian, a nuclear agency is informing us now that they have shut down that power plant shut down the power supply there. let me explain what they essentially have done is in the middle of the night. the 6th reactor last external power due to shelling. early on sunday morning, the ukrainian operators decided to intentionally for safety reasons, shut down that 6th,

a nuclear generator. after they were able to restore external power, it's a process called island being and what they are doing in the short term, it's to did decrease the risk of an unintentional nuclear accident. but in the long term, it is still very precarious because it is not a process that is normally used in a, in a, in an, in a normal situation. it is normally used only in emergencies. so moving forward, should the nuclear power plant and separation need more power besides the internal power that they have now to shut down the systems. they would have to do that with diesel generators. that is clearly not an ideal situation, but they felt they needed to essentially shut down the nuclear power plant for safety reasons. aaliyah gabriel sent this report about the ukrainian military dance . ah, it's an emp issues ukrainian military offensive in the northeast. that is,

retaking land in towns occupied russia military that is now in retreat by saturday night and cleans had reached, isn't about a 120 kilometers southeast of the regional capital hot keep city with oprah enough, rock bottom of the reconnaissance scoop and the special forces are already here in assumed it's laurie to ukraine. the soldier said, is soon home to a major rail line is strategically important and was a russian military stronghold for months. no more. russian forces in the city fled as ukrainians closed in what video showed ukrainians. also recapturing copy, ask another key supply line city and did by clear re taken by the ukrainians a day before. a top commander raised the flag as a sign of victory to day where completing the liberation of bulloch li because big city in our offensive annual fund. i'm sure this is not delicacy,

but the war has taken its toll up in the recaptured town of graco. their destruction can be seen everywhere through. so there are a lot of damage buildings in this village. it was completely destroyed. a part of the russian service been occupied. it referred house there, a huge garbage piles and place you live to leave behind ammunition, bullies and other things, a used toner. the world bank estimates. ukraine will need $349000000000.00 in aid just to rebuild. by saturday night, the russian defense ministry admitted to withdrawing their troops from key towns in the northeast, but said it was an operational regrouping. but many people on pro russian telegram channels or calling it something else, a defeat, and one high profile russian military analysts said that their troops are now in an operational crisis and that the ukrainians have seized the initiative. in this war,

gabriel's hondo al jazeera keith voting is underway in sweden's general election. opinion polls suggests it's a close race between the lettering government and an unprecedented alliance, which in the right and far right, rising crime and a surgeon immigration are among the main issues. the war in ukraine and the energy crisis that's followed have also become crucial for voters. france, the u. k. in germany, say they have serious doubts about iran's intentions to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. this comes days after tay, ron sent its response to the use proposed text to restore the agreement, the 3 western nation say iran's demands are jeopardizing talks in resuming in vienna. early this week, the ones nuclear watched on published a report saying it could not verify where the toronto nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes. in pakistan, thousands of supporters,

a former prime minister iran con, have attended a rally. english r one law has been charged with criminal contempt and terrorism for threatening a judge and police officers involved in the arrest of one of his aides. con submitted a document to a court on wednesday, expressing deep regrets for his remarks. after a lengthy hearing on thursday, the court announced that it would go ahead with his indictment for contempt, saying it was not convinced that khan had shown remorse for his comments. the united nations secretary general has completed a 2 day visit to pakistan to survey the damage caused by the worst floods in decades. antonia gutierrez, describe the situation as climate carnage, and said the rest of the world should step up to help. as wealthy nations, not pakistan, cause global warming. nearly 1400 people have died in around 2000000 homes and businesses destroyed. and about 200 people have fled their homes after magnitude 6 point one earthquake struck islands in western indonesia. it happened on the men to

why islands and was followed by magnitude 5.3 tremor in the same area. already said there is no threat of a tsunami. all right, to showing you once again a live pictures of the cortez or for queen elizabeth's casket, which has begun its final journey through scotland on its way to their scottish capital, edinburgh. it will pass through a number of towns and villages so people can pay their respects, continuing coverage on al jazeera with my colleague adrian finnegan, up next to stay with us. for september on al jazeera world leaders from a 193 members, states gather the united nations general assembly with the war in ukraine and the global cost of living crisis. high on the agenda, up front returns mclamore hill,

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