hello. this is breakfast, with naga munchetty in windsor on the eve of the royal wedding. prince harry and meghan markle have been here overseeing the final preparations. today, the bride's mother, doria ragland, will, for the first time, be introduced to the queen. but as the town gears up for the big day, it's still to be confirmed who will walk the bride down the aisle. good morning from the long walk. it's quiet. different tomorrow morning. across the board, notjust in windsor. chilly. for most, pleasa nt in windsor. chilly. for most, pleasant and sunny. cloud and patchy rain in the north—west. more details in15 rain in the north—west. more details in 15 minutes. good morning.

it's friday the 18th of may. also this morning: several hundred british troops could be sent to afghanistan to help train the country's forces under plans being considered by the government. good morning. many of us are not getting broadband speeds advertised despite new rules. we will have more in halfan despite new rules. we will have more in half an hour. in sport: as gareth southgate discusses his world cup strategy, he will be hoping to avoid this in russia, defeat on penalties. that was the fate of england's under—17s in their euro semi—final against the netherlands last night. good morning. thank you forjoining us. welcome to a special edition of bbc breakfast, on the eve of the royal wedding. naga's at windsor castle where prince harry and meghan markle will marry tomorrow at midday. good morning. naga, it looks

glorious. the sun is popping up. carol will tell us what it will be like. that windsor castle tomorrow, prince harry will marry meghan markle. doria ragland, meghan markle's mother, will meet the queen. she is in residence, as you can see by the flag. they are making final preparations before tying the knot. everyone today will be thinking about their own wedding. do you remember thinking 2a hours before your wedding? the question at the moment is who will walk the bride down the aisle in saint georges chapel. the months of planning are very nearly over. a chapel with a history which stretches back across the centuries will stage a wedding which will be watched by audiences stretching around the globe. harry and meghan were at the castle

yesterday afternoon for a final run—through with the bridesmaids and pageboys. on the streets of windsor, the best seats have already been bagged. the military have been through their paces, rehearsing the carriage procession which will take the newly married harry and meghan, weather permitting, in an open carriage through the streets of windsor. the stage is pretty much set, the principal players are more or less assembled, but it is still not clear who will be performed one important role. who, in the absence of the bride's father, thomas markle, will walk her down the aisle? the most obvious candidate is meghan‘s mother, doria ragland. she arrived at windsor yesterday, and she will be meeting the queen there this afternoon. another possibility is that prince charles could escort meghan to the altar. it would be a significant gesture of welcome to the family's newest member. we should know today.

nicholas witchell, bbc news, windsor. we are getting ready for the wedding tomorrow. we know the ceremony will have about 600 guests. what about the cake? some new pictures this morning of the wedding cake. prince harry and meghan have chosen an organic lemon and elderflower cake. in keeping with the trans—atlantic nature of the occasion, they've enlisted californian chef, claire ptak, to bake the cake. instead of a more traditional fruit cake, it will be covered with buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers. they will be getting excited about the first slice into that. joining me is sarah campbell, our royal correspondent. excitement is building up. people are waiting on

the streets. the key timings for people, just to reiterate now, almost too late tomorrow morning, get here as early as possible. windsor is not a big town. this is a rundown of the schedule. one o'clock, they will leave the castle. it would take 25 minutes. they will travel through windsor‘s high street. they will go all the way back to st george's hall for a lunchtime reception by the queen. very exciting. the capacity windsor has allowed for, 120,000 people?” spoke to the police, and the man in

charge, a few days ago, and they really don't know how many will come. it has been difficult to plan for. it is a small place, windsor, not like london, with a huge capacity because of the tubes and trains. it is limited, how to get in and out. it will feel very busy. plan carefully. it is hard to predict. even leaving after, hours of queues expected. they are having entertainment along the walk, they wa nt to entertainment along the walk, they want to stagger people leaving. they are hoping when the procession finishes, everyone at two o'clock does not just leave. finishes, everyone at two o'clock does notjust leave. there is also the fa cup final, with many big screens showing it. they are trying to manage it. so, a wedding, or the fa cup? keep in touch with us this

morning and let us know what you will be doing. we will have a lot more coverage. the sun is popping up. a beautiful morning. looks fab. plenty more where that came from through the programme. here are some other stories. hundreds of additional british troops could be sent to afghanistan following recommendations by the defence secretary, gavin williamson, the bbc understands. mr williamson has written to theresa may suggesting the uk boosts its military presence in the country, but no decision has been made. andy moore reports. british combat troops left afghanistan in 2014 after more than 400 lives were lost. the very last man carried with him the union flag. since then, the taliban have regained control over parts of the country. in the western provincial capital, they are fighting for control of the city. they are being kept at bay, just, by afghan forces

backed by american drone strikes. thank you very much. under president trump, the us has decided to send an extra 4000 troops to afghanistan, and he has called on his allies to match that commitment. only yesterday he met jens match that commitment. only yesterday he metjens stoltenberg, the secretary general of nato at the white house. donald trump criticised countries like germany who do not spend what they should on defence, but praised countries like the uk who do. we have some countries not playing enough paying enough. nato is much stronger because of contributions. this is what it was like at the height of the fighting. british soldiers this time will not be going back to combat roles. they would join 600 troops in the capital, kabul, training afghan forces. in a brief statement, the

ministry of defence would only say the military tradition of the uk in afghanistan is kept under constant review. —— military input. president trump has tried to rescue his summit with the north korean leader kim jong—un by offering him reassurances in return for giving up his nuclear weapons. the north threatened to pull out of talks after comments by the us national security advisor who said that libya could serve as a model for how to end north korea's nuclear programme. this appears to have alramed north korea, given the fact that the libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, was later killed by western—backed rebels. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been accused of swearing and calling a senior minister "a stupid woman" during an angry outburst in parliament. according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed at the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect. some households in britain get only half the broadband speeds they're promised, according

to the consumers' association. it found from its broadband checker tool that customers paying for speeds of up to 38 megabits, received on average 19 megabits. many customers on faster packages were getting only a quarter of what was advertised. an eruption at a volcano in hawaii has sent ash 30 thousand feet up into the sky. a warning has been issued for pilots to avoid the ash cloud. the volcano began erupting two weeks ago. it's last eruption was in 1924. scientists say more activity could be expected. knack incredible —— incredible pictures. not everyone is overcome with royal wedding fever. people at one pub have been

told they will be fined if they mention the event. this is not the first time they have rallied against the news. they also banned all talk of kate and william's wedding in 2011. not everyone loves the wedding. we will be live from the fa cup at wembley tomorrow as well. a massive day. it is hard to know what to do with your day. you have to be strategic, like gareth southgate. you could

upset some players if not careful. jack wilshere was left out of the squad though only 26. one of the older players was speaking about his incredible disappointment. he says this. speaking on social media last night he said he should be on the plane to russia as he has felt "fit, sharp and strong all season." kyle edmund is out of the italian open in rome, but he pushes one of the world's best clay players, alexander zverev, all the way. the two of them sharing a 24—point tie break in the second set! there's defeat too for the british ladies number one, jo konta. she goes out to the french open champion, jelena ostapenko. and ireland's sam bennett wins stage 12 of the giro d'italia, but simon yates finishes in the leading group to keep his overall lead intact. there are nowjust nine stages to go for the briton. the papers. there is quite a lot to talk about. as you can imagine, a

lot of wedding fever. not on the business pages, though. not any stories about some companies making a lot of money from sausages or something? here are the front covers of the national papers. the sun. pretty much every paper has this picture of prince harry and meghan markle travelling yesterday either from rehearsals or leaving the house, many different pictures of them travelling. it is on the front of the mirror as well. it is pretty much that look of love. i feel like i will burst into song with that. and the same picture on the daily telegraph with a story about brexit. talking about britain needing to follow many rules of the single market. and the irish premier yesterday warned theresa may as

well. they have this picture. what is going on in your world? you will be interested in this one. the financial times have a lot on this. apprenticeships plunge after leslie roll—out comes apart at the seams. —— levy. they are picking up on the fa ct —— levy. they are picking up on the fact it is down on last year. 8% down, says one company, on last year. some of the training providers are down 35%. they do not have the time to get to grips with the new system. it was supposed to boost numbers. it has not had the intended outcome. many people will question whether the levy will stay in place. watched the diesel petrol price, oil

has gone up to a barrel —— watch. world economic relations between iran, venezuela, have pushed that higher. it normally follows quickly to the poms. it does. that's another one. not businesslike, this one, but close to home for me —— pumps. the black country beast, people have been talking about this for a few daysin been talking about this for a few days in the midlands. who or what is the black country beast? that's the question, it could be a coup but i don't think so. is this a lion on the loose? when i say lots of people... is that the head of a boxer dog? not really sure. if you're in the black

country and the surrounding area... send pictures if you see them.” thought it might be one of your walls celebrating. let's not talk about that! the headline in the sun, you go to the british museum, fancy a look around the egyptians section, what do you expect to see, the sphinx, a couple of pharaohs, tutankhamen and mo salah's boots, top scorer, 32 goals in the premier league, he has put this boots on display and niall spencer, the curator, said the acquisition brings the museum's egyptians section up to date. an icon in the uk but has had a truly massive impact hash egyptians section. you don't have to be up to date in a museum, do you? —— egyptian section. be up to date in a museum, do you? -- egyptian section. a father and suit -- egyptian section. a father and sun having a nice round of golf in

wales, eye smashes through the fence from the farmer's field and a wa starts charging around the golf course and the father and sun are hiding in the trees —— father and soi'i hiding in the trees —— father and sofi “— hiding in the trees —— father and sofi “ a hiding in the trees —— father and son —— a ball smashes through —— a bull starts charging. thanks very much. you will be back with us later. carol is at windsor‘s long walk for us this morning with the weather. good morning, carol. good morning, steph, good morning to you too. very quiet this morning on the long walk. tomorrow morning this will be packed with lots of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of the newlyweds. talking of the newlyweds, the royal wedding takes place

tomorrow at noon at st george's chapel inside windsor castle and around 1pm the newlyweds will take pa rt around 1pm the newlyweds will take part ina around 1pm the newlyweds will take part in a procession that will come out of st george's chapel along the high street to the long walk. they will come to the archway here in a carriage through the castle to celebrate their new marriage. the long walk is around 2.6 miles and often you will see joggers and runners walking past, or running past, and also planes going overhead. somebody asked yesterday, why did they build a castle so close to heathrow? of course, the castle was here long before heathrow airport ever was. lots going on here, lots of people coming down and in fact if you're planning on coming down early, the forecast for the royal wedding tomorrow is cold to start with, the coldest morning as well. the temperature overnight will fall to five or six. the grass will be damp, bear that in mind. as we go

through the day, temperatures will pick up quickly in the spring sunshine and we're looking at a maximum later in the day of around 22. 72 fahrenheit. you've got to cater for everything, the cold start and the warm, sunny afternoon. today, what we're looking at is a chilly start more less across—the—board, pockets chilly start more less across—the—boa rd, pockets of chilly start more less across—the—board, pockets of frost and mistand across—the—board, pockets of frost and mist and fog patches and more cloud in east anglia that will break up cloud in east anglia that will break up and we've also got a weather front in the north—west of scotland that's introducing cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. that will move eastwards and peter out but for the bulk of the uk, dry, sunny and pleasa ntly warm the bulk of the uk, dry, sunny and pleasantly warm with an onshore flow, breeze, coming from the north sea so cooler on the north sea coastline. through the evening and overnight we will have clear skies once again with a touch of frost and patchy mist and fog in the south—east, around east anglia as well, breezy in the north—west and here we're looking at a fair bit of

cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle. that's how we start tomorrow, with the patchy light rain and drizzle but through the day that will tend to break up and the sun will tend to break up and the sun will come out here and for the bulk of the uk, we're looking at a fine and dry day, temperatures a wee bit up and dry day, temperatures a wee bit up on what we had today. we've talked about the royal wedding already, for the scottish fa cup final and the wembley fa cup final, fine and dry with temperatures in the low 20s, 23 tomorrow quite nice. but on the north sea coastline, the temperature will be that bit lower. as we head on to sunday, for england and wales, still looking at a lot of dry, finance the conditions, a fair bit of sunshine with healthy temperatures but for the north—west, our weather front makes more progress and it will move across scotla nd progress and it will move across scotland and into northern ireland with some rain. the heaviest rain will be across the north—west of scotland. we could even see it get further south into northern england but it will be patchy light rain and drizzle. so, if you're coming to the

royal wedding, drizzle. so, if you're coming to the royalwedding, remember, drizzle. so, if you're coming to the royal wedding, remember, take something warm for the morning and all your sun preparations for later in the day. naga, glorious here this morning. carol, you say it's glorious but it's also a bit chilly but it is going to warm up. carol's here is so it's going to happen! the sun is shining behind me and it will be a glorious morning this morning. the royal wedding fever is building in windsor. people have been carrying around their flags getting ready to wave them and lots of people with their bunting in windsor. record bookings for airbnb the around windsor as people want a glimpse of the royal couple. it may well be building here in windsor, but as our los angeles correspondent, james cook, has been finding out, it is attracting just as much attention across the pond. at meghan markle's old school

in los angeles, the festivities have begun early. a royal garden party, california—style. there was even a corgi, as well as a double helping of red, white and blue. i think it's a wonderful thing, and i think that she best represents our school motto, which is, "educating the hearts and minds of girls for 100 years." and, through her humanitarian efforts, i think she best embodies that. she's such an inspiration, definitely, for all, for princess reasons and for acting reasons, definitely. why is she an inspiration to you? she's definitely an inspiration for me because she went to my school, she also went to my elementary school, as well, so i feel like i'm following in her footsteps. and that definitely makes it so exciting, because you never know what could be next in your life, and for her it's princess. well, the celebration is a curious combination of british tradition

and american exuberance, and it also marks a golden pr opportunity for a family which carefully crafted an image which it projects to the world. in hollywood, where meghan made her name, tourists signed a card for the happy couple. but what do locals make of it all? i've been following the royal wedding, i'm very excited. i think it's a great thing that the royals are diversifying, and starting to look like the rest of the world. because personally, here in america, we don't believe in that royal stuff. everybody's created equal. they should be working, just like i'm working. and action. hello everyone, and welcome to our royal wedding dish. harry's getting married! to an american! an actress! these americans are excited. # i'm just wild about harry, and harry is wild about meg... it's like a local girl done good.

so i think the interest in america is so great because it's one of our own marrying into the royal family. and an american divorcee hasn't married successfully into the royal family since it almost brought the british monarchy down with wallis simpson in the 19305. for many americans, the monarchy is a soap opera, and even though it starts at 4am la time, there'll be plenty of viewers here for the episode with the hollywood princess. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. not quite sure about that dancing but anyway, we will leave that to one side. a transatlantic twist to bring you. michael bruce curry, 65,

he will deliver a sermon during the ceremony and he's the first african american to lead the church, known for his inspirational preaching. he will be speaking. some american twists in this, as you would expect. preparations for royal fans. you're not going to get a bigger occasion this year! let's find out how the preparations of royal fans a little closer to home are coming along. breakfast‘s john maguire is at windsor high street for us this morning. we were looking around there yesterday and it was heaving with people really excited. you can imagine it's going to be busy today? absolutely, naga. as you're aware, there have been real hard—core royal fa ns there have been real hard—core royal fans that have been here for the last couple of days already camping out and it is freezing cold, really cold last night and cold again this morning, they are staring from their sleeping bags. you talk about the

american element of the wedding, half of it, but other countries are represented. we will take a walk down. it's getting very busy, we're just avoiding the street cleaners here, lots of flags from different nations. look over there, here, lots of flags from different nations. look overthere, canada, sri lanka, people from the philippines. all of these barriers on the high street are getting bedecked, people securing their positions. this will be an incredible spot for tomorrow because the procession will come down from windsor castle down castle hill, along the high street and into windsor great park, where carol is bringing us the weather this morning, where there will be thousands and thousands of well—wishers tomorrow. of union jacks, you can see someone from france and wales. —— lots of union jacks. notjust france and wales. —— lots of union jacks. not just the france and wales. —— lots of union jacks. notjust the commonwealth countries represented here today. look at that poor lady, she has woken up by the police officers,

going to try to find somewhere to clea n going to try to find somewhere to clean her teeth and get ready for the day. we expect the crowds to build through the day. join us back here on the high street later in the morning and we will talk to someone who has made the trip from the states and we will talk to one of the journalists who has had the inside story on what's been going on with meghan markle's father. and someone with meghan markle's father. and someone who will be lucky enough to be inside the walls for the big day tomorrow, but that's all after the news, travel and weather where you you're watching breakfast this morning. good morning from bbc london news, i'm victoria hollins. the husband of a woman held in prison in iran said she's shaken and bewildered she could face new charges. manners in nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is two yea rs into a nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is two years into a five—year sentence in a tehranjail after being years into a five—year sentence in a tehran jail after being convicted years into a five—year sentence in a tehranjail after being convicted of spying, a charge she has always denied. her husband richard, who lives in hampstead, said the decision on the new charges is

expected next week. there was the charge of her spreading propaganda against the regime, which went to court and got dropped after the foreign secretary's visit, it looks like that's been revived against b the foreign office confirmed to her family she's been taken to court against hope she phoned yesterday in tea rs. against hope she phoned yesterday in tears. a police marksman who shot and... 28—year—old jermaine baker from tottenham died as the metropolitan police stop a breakout attempt in the wood green crown court. the crown prosecution service initially found —— stopped. he will be investigated again over alleged use of excessive force. bunting created by schools in berkshire will line part of the root of the carriage procession after the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. the school in windsor has taken part in the project with 1000 metres of bunting being made. we will watch on a big—screen. metres of bunting being made. we will watch on a big-screen. we will see them going down the aisle. the

main thing i'm looking forward to see is meghan's dress and then saying yes. word yeah. minor delays on the central line and turning to the roads, lane one is closed on the m25 clockwise from junction 5 to junction closed on the m25 clockwise from junction 5 tojunction 6 because of an accident. traffic moving at the moment. in hackney, lauriston road closed in both directions between victoria park road and church present because of a police investigation and one road closed in shepherds bush. let's get a check on the weather rizzini. good morning. more sunshine today across the capital, it will stay dry and a touch warmer than yesterday because the winds are lighter but a chilly start to the morning, some rural spots down to two or three celsius but of course those temperatures will rise nicely in the morning sunshine. lots of that around, always the chance of more

cloud across parts of essex but cloud across parts of essex but cloud not much of an issue today. the wind is our light, top temperatures between 17 and 19 later in the afternoon and the uv levels are in the afternoon and the uv levels a re pretty in the afternoon and the uv levels are pretty high. more sunshine about this evening and overnight tonight we keep the clear skies, a few early mist patches tomorrow morning. not quite so chilly tomorrow morning as this morning but still four orfive degrees for some far more rural spots. bit of a chilly start to the day tomorrow in windsor, of course, for the royal wedding but by the time we get to the afternoon for the newlyweds, 21 or 22 celsius, lengthy spells of sun shine. high pressure dominates the weather over the weekend and into next week, though little change, 23 by monday. how nice. i'm back in half an hour. join us then if you can. bye—bye. hello. this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news.

final preparations are taking place on the eve of saturday's royal wedding between prince harry and meghan markle. meghan's mother doria ragland will meet the queen for the first time at windsor castle today. she'll be accompanied by her daughter and future son—in—law. she's already been introduced to prince charles and prince william. it remains unclear who will walk who will walk the bride down the aisle, after it was confirmed that her father won't attend the ceremony due to health problems. beautiful weather. carol will keep us across beautiful weather. carol will keep us across it. naga and john are there too. our coverage of the royal wedding starts at six o'clock tomorrow morning here on bbc one ahead of a bbc news special. the service itself starts at midday. the four the other stories making

the headlines this morning. —— and now for the other. the government is considering sending hundreds more british troops to afghanistan, the bbc understands. the defence secretary has written to theresa may recommending the uk boosts its military presence in the country, but no decision has been made. the uk currently has more than 600 troops in capital kabul helping train afghan security forces. it follows calls by the us for allies to send more troops to the country. president trump has tried to rescue his summit with kimjong—un by promising the north korean leader he would remain in power if he gives up his nuclear weapons. the north threatened to pull out of talks after comments by the us national security advisor, who said that libya could serve as a model for how to denuclearise the korean peninsula. this appears to have alarmed north korea, given that the libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, was killed by western—backed rebels. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been accused of swearing, and calling a senior

minister "a stupid woman" during an angry outburst in parliament. according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed at the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom in parliament on wednesday. a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect. some households in britain only get half the broadband speeds they're promised. sean's here with the details. we have talked about this a lot. you pay for a fast speed and you do not get it. it is funny. five years ago, we we re get it. it is funny. five years ago, we were talking about 19 megabits a second. that is great. you are told you get faster and faster speeds, but this report by which, they have a few thousand people to speed check at home. at home, on average, people are paying for 32 megabits per second, you see that on billboards,

but they are only getting 19. somebody somewhere is paying a lot more for something they are not getting. it is frustrating if you are one of those customers. that is just it, loads of customers try to make money out of consumers at home. —— companies try to. you have people playing games downstairs and u psta i rs playing games downstairs and upstairs watching a movie, that requires bandwidth and speed. some companies say there is too much of a focus on speed. it's fast, we are looking at reliability so you do not get the buffering circle. the reason it is important is next wednesday new rules come in which means you will not see those "up to" speed

advertisements anymore. thank you. other stories. an eruption at a volcano in hawaii has sent ash 30,000 feet up into the sky. residents of big island have been warned about dangerous levels of toxic gas and pilots have been told to avoid the ash cloud. the volcano began erupting two weeks ago. it's last eruption was in 1924. scientists say more activity could be expected. and now to find out what is happening with the sport. such a big day tomorrow on so many levels, but especially with sport. cup finals in scotla nd especially with sport. cup finals in scotland and england, as well as the wedding. i will be in wembley with the match ball, i'll give it back, and the trophy. i have it today and i will cuddle it in bed tonight. it

has names of scorers from the fa cup this season, over 180. has names of scorers from the fa cup this season, over180. look has names of scorers from the fa cup this season, over 180. look after it. look at the job gareth southgate has. leaving players out. he can only take 23 to the world cup in russia. he has gone for a youthful selection. some are not happy. jack wilshere, 26, it seems he has been around longer than that, he has had some injuries, he has been fully fit recently, and has taken to social media to express his immense disappointment being left out of the squad gareth southgate is taking to russia. this is the tweetie shared. —— tweet he shared. gareth southgate thinks their are a players ahead of him in the pecking order. he has been in our thoughts. we

selected him in march. he has not played a game for us. jack had a good spell in the lead—up to christmas and just after. not as effective towards the end of the season. and i think the other guys have played very well and have earned a place in the squad. now, could this be a warm up for the world cup? england's under—17s were beaten on penalties. spare a thought for folarin balogun, whose penalty was saved. there had been 11 perfect spot—kicks until this point. the netherlands are through to the european championship final. they'll play italy on sunday. one of the other topics gareth southgate discussed yesterday, was the positive impact that pep guardiola has made on the english game. well, the manchester city manager will be staying in england a little longer now. he signed a new deal with the champions yesterday that will keep him in manchester until 2021. livngston have taken a big step towards the scottish premiership after 2—1 win at partick thistle

in the first leg of the play—offs final. thistle went ahead only for livingston to equalise and then take the victory in the last 20 minutes thanks to scott pittman's goal. the two meet again on sunday to determine who plays in the scottish premiership next season. whatever you are doing, keep an eye on this player. exeter city are through to the league two play—off final at wembley. keep your eye on hiram boateng who's on the ball now. they beat lincoln 3—1. the first leg had been a goalless draw. how about this from boateng, though? it is like maradona. exeter will play coventry or notts county who settle their play—off tonight. that is a goal worthy of wembley itself. look what it means to the fans. kyle edmund has been knocked out of the italian open in rome, but is looking in good form ahead of the french open. he gave the world number three, alexander zverev, a run for his money yesterday. the german squeezed through 7—5, 7—6, although that second set tiebreak went to 24 points, with the british number one saving seven match points.

there's defeat too for the british ladies number one jo konta. she went out in three sets to the french open championjelena ostapenko. britain's simon yates has successfully defended the leaders jersey at the giro d'italia for the sixth stage in a row. a sprint finish was always expected on stage 12, ireland's sam bennett got the win in torrential rain. yates finished just behind in the main bunch though, and still leads by 47 seconds from dutch rider tom dumoulin — there's nine stages to go. and finally, to a man very popular with our bbc brekfast sport viewers, mo salah. his amazing season for liverpool could get even better in the champions league final. and while he's already received so many prizes for player of the season and golden boot winner, how about this? his boots are being displayed in the british museum alongside some of those ancient egyptian artifacts. mo might as well retire now. what an honour! girland

girl and have girland havea girl and have a look at the boots at the british museum. -- go. if you did not know... your shirt could go in. thank you. thank you very much. let's return to our main story as preparations for the royal wedding get underway. naga is at windsor castle for us this morning. a fantastic backlight from the sun there. it is glorious. carol arranged this. she has the power of everything. i love your shirt too. we will take a moment to reflect on

the man of the moment, prince harry. the transformation of harry from that of a young prince, to army captain and now as a campaigner. we will look at what he has been up to. he says the stars have aligned. what will they be up to today? the night before. 24 hours before the wedding, jitters and excitement are building. they will be tweaking the plans and making sure everything is going according to plan. what will happen todayis according to plan. what will happen today is the mother of meghan markle will meet the queen. that will probably take place at windsor castle. it will be a strange experience for her. harry and meghan will welcome her. they are staying at separate places which is

traditional. harry will be near ascot with william, the best man, and meghan will be in clifton, the home of nancy astor. they are about a20 home of nancy astor. they are about a 20 minute drive each way. a short journey for tomorrow morning. we have not been told who will walk meghan markle down the aisle. her father said he was too unwell to do it. her mother is the likely candidate for that role. they are to drive together tomorrow. it would be simple for her to get out of the car and accompany her daughter. we have talked about preparations. they are expecting about 120,000 talked about preparations. they are expecting about 120 , 000 people talked about preparations. they are expecting about 120,000 people to come to windsor and witness the wedding. why did they choose this place? harry will not be a king.

they can choose a more intimate setting for the wedding. saint georges chapel feels that role. westminster has 2000, this one has 600. they only invited guests they know. william invited foreign diplomats and so on. harry only invited family and friends. 600 and than 200 later for a invited family and friends. 600 and than 200 laterfor a private party in the evening. it will be a lovely occasion. not a state occasion. we have not had a bank holiday, as you might notice. it is on saturday. that is indicative of his lower status as a royal. he will not be future king. we just got that his development from a young man. what do you make of harry and meghan markle as a couple in terms of how the public views them? they are much more related ball,

meghan is biracial, a big step for britain as a country cash related ball. they are definitely more related ball —— related ball. the fact they have both worked and they have had properjobs, meghan wasn't famous straightaway, a poll a couple of months ago put them at the top of the list of the most relatable royals, meghan isn't one yet, so astounding she has won the hearts of the people. victoria speaking to me, victoria howard. have you noticed the sunshine? it is warming up. it could be the theme of the day, but who am i to say? carol has all the answers. good morning, carol. good morning, naga, you're

right, a chilly start in windsor this morning and it is across—the—board. if you're coming down early, the grass is damp and the temperature will romp up quickly but how did the weather looked at the other royal wedding is that have taken place in the past in parts of southern england ? taken place in the past in parts of southern england? let's have a look first of all at the warmest royal wedding, that was enjoyed by charles and diana. they got married at westminster abbey on july the 29th, 1981 and on that day the maximum temperature recorded in central london was 24.4dc. this was followed closely by the april the 20 night nuptials of the duke and duchess of cambridge, when the weather reached a lovely 20.3dc in london. —— april the 29th. it was the mildest 20th of november on record at 14.2dc for the queen and prince philip. the coolest

wedding was on the ninth of april in 2005 in windsorfor wedding was on the ninth of april in 2005 in windsor for charles and camilla. it was 11.4 degrees then. if you're wondering about the forecast tomorrow for the wedding between prince harry and meghan markle, the forecast is chilly to start with. the overnight temperature if you're coming to windsor early on is only five or six, so you will notice it. as we go through the morning, you will find the temperature will pick up will find the temperature will pick up quickly in the sunshine and there will be a lot of sunshine around tomorrow with light breezes. we're looking at highs of 22 celsius. you have to bring something warm for the morning and cruel for the afternoon. a cool start generally for the uk this morning with patchy mist and fog around —— cool for the afternoon. sunshine will come out in the south and we have a weather front in the north—west of scotland which will bring thicker cloud and patchy rain and drizzle here and later into northern ireland.

temperatures today up to about 19, but cooler in the north sea coastline with an onshore breeze. as we head through this evening and overnight, again, pockets of frost around, patchy mist and fog is well under lot of clear sky. but in the north—west, a breezy night and again still that cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. tomorrow morning we start in the north—west with patchy light rain and drizzle but through the day that will break up and the sun will come out and for most tomorrow it will be a glorious day after a chilly start. it will be sunny and warm. we've already talked about the royal wedding forecast for tomorrow, for the fa cup final at wembley and the scottish fa cup final, again, sunny and warm and if you're having a street party, the same conditions. along the north sea coastline, still the onshore flow so feeling that bit cooler. on sunday, after a nippy start, a fair bit of sunshine in england and wales and a

weather front will make progress on sunday, taking cloud and some rain across scotland and northern ireland and possibly into the far north of england by the end of the day. under that it will feel cooler but we could have temperatures up to 23 in london. monday, a quick heads up, the chelsea flower show, we could have temperatures by then up to about 24. naga, although it is chilly to start the day, it's going to be lovely, sunny and warm, notjust the day, it's going to be lovely, sunny and warm, not just today the day, it's going to be lovely, sunny and warm, notjust today but also tomorrow for the royal wedding. i like your promises, carol, thank you very much! let me tell you where we are this morning. behind me is st george's hall. you might not be able to see it but the flag is up so the queen is in residence at windsor castle and over that way is st george's chapel, where the couple will get married. we've got some facts for you! as meghan markle walks down the aisle, she will be fanfare by

trumpeters from the band of the household cavalry, led by lance corporal cates answered. cates a nswered corporal cates answered. cates answered is going to be the first woman from the band to play the fa nfa re woman from the band to play the fanfare at the royal wedding and she will also in another first be with her husband, julian sanford. they will be the first married couple to play the moment the bride arrives and once they leave st george's chapel they will head down to the high street. we will show you a view of that this morning. you can see this sun shining down, preparations building, the flags on the masts and a bit of traffic. we are on the left and down there isjohn maguire, we will talk to him in a moment. prince harry and meghan markle's wedding may well be making headlines but it isn't the only one taking place tomorow. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been to meet one of the couples sharing their special day. meat not megan and harry but claire

and dan. he's my ginger prince, yeah. he's your ginger prince? my more ginger version of prince harry. ginger prince of the north. this fairytale romance was built not in windsor but in gateshead. the mams could not be more excited. what did you think about the clash of dates, was it a problem? we've had hours arranged for about a year but when they mentioned may ijust thought i bet it's the same date. they stole the day but they weren't going to steal it totally because they're not going to have as much fun as we are. this young man is very, very excited. dan's son, james, is best man and will be giving out the rings... they hope. it's going to be special, isn't it?

yeah. this is my ring? i don't think it is your ring. my ring, my ring! another member of the family is wrestling with something else. why aren't you showering? i've got a bit ofa aren't you showering? i've got a bit of a collection, the thimbles of all the royal family. of a collection, the thimbles of all the royalfamily. she is so big on the royalfamily. she is so big on the royals. my biggest thing, the royal romances, i collect them. when william and kate got married she cried, when harry and announced he was getting married she was so excited. i've got the doll, it is kate,itis excited. i've got the doll, it is kate, it is limited edition. and then she said, you're getting married on the same day as prince harry. she was excited and she said i'm not going to be able to watch that wedding. i'mjust i'm not going to be able to watch that wedding. i'm just going to have to record it. are you gutted or are you secretly made up? i'm gutted. no, don't put that in! i made up because i want to go to my niece's

wedding. you know who i'm going to have to put that in! don't. while 2 billion will watch the other wedding, a select 200 will watch this other main event. as for aunty sharon. i'm so excited. there's a lwa ys sharon. i'm so excited. there's always catch up. definitely. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. takes me back to the excitement in the 24 hours before your wedding. we wish everyone getting married this weekend the best of days. breakfast'sjohn maguire is at windsor high street this morning. what's the mood like there? i was there yesterday, lots of people excited, a real buzz in the atmosphere? you're absolutely right, naga, that will build up through the day and i'm looking forward to tomorrow, it will be djokovic, even at this ungodly hour we call our normal working day —— chocka. this

temporary village has sprung up. we will walk around and try not to tread on anyone. good morning, all. we will talk to carol, there she is, all rugged up. it was cold last night, how did you get on? all rugged up. it was cold last night, how did you get 0mm all rugged up. it was cold last night, how did you get on? it was freezing last night and freezing now. when did you first get here? monday, but we didn't start camping out until tuesday. who has the hotel room, is it you? yeah, me. you have decided to camp out? this is what we planned to do, to camp out, we all said we had to camp out for the duration when they got married to bag a good spot. we hope you warm up, carol has said the sun is coming out. let's speak tojohn, how are you? good morning to you, good morning, bbc. did you sleep all right? i got to bed at 1:30 a.m....

lam right? i got to bed at 1:30 a.m.... i am still in bed at 7am, i'm being lazy! we are very excited, one day away from the wedding at st george's chapel, we don't know if it will be her mother walking her down the aisle or prince charles. i have a little song to sing. we haven't got quite time for that but i wanted to ask, you are a bit of a regular at this kind of thing, is this normal, i use that word advisedly?” this kind of thing, is this normal, i use that word advisedly? i was there for the wedding with prince william in 2011 and for the engagement and now i'm here for prince harry and megan at st george's chapel. enjoy your day. a sense of the hard—core royal fans that have been here for the last couple of days, lots more arriving over the next 24 hours. we will meet more folks on the streets of windsor after the news, travel and weather we re after the news, travel and weather were you're watching breakfast this morning. good morning from bbc london news,

i'm victoria hollins. the husband of a woman held in prison in iran says she is shaken and bewildered that she could face new charges. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is more than two years into a five—year sentence in a tehran jail after being convicted of spying, a charge she's always denied. her husband richard, who lives in hampstead, says a decision on the new charges is expected next week. there was the charge of her spreading propaganda against the regime, which went to court and got dropped after the foreign secretary's visit, it looks like that's been revived again. the prosecutor's office confirmed to her family she's been taken to court again, so she she phoned yesterday in tears. a police marksman who shot and killed a man during an attempt to free a prisoner will face a gross misconduct hearing. 28—year—old jermaine bakerfrom tottenham died as the metropolitan police stopped a break—out attempt

near wood green crown court. the crown prosecution service had originally found insufficient evidence against the marksman, but the officer will now be investigated again over alleged use of excessive force. bunting created by schools in berkshire will line the part of the route of the carriage procession after the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. every school in windsor has also taken part in the project with one thousand metres of bunting being made. i'll be watching on a big, big screen. and see them, like, going down the aisle. the main thing i'm looking forward to see is meghan's dress and them saying yes. yeah. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. on the roads, lane one closed on the m25 clockwise from junction 5 to junction 6 due to an accident. traffic moving slowly. in hackney, lauriston road closed in both directions between victoria park road and church crescent due to a police investigation. a219 shepherd's bush road has lane

one closed northbound between minford gardens and goldhawk road due to a burst water main. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. more sunshine today across the capital, it will stay dry and will feel a touch warmer than yesterday too because the winds are lighter, but it is a chilly start to the morning, some rural spots down to two or three celsius, but of course those temperatures will rise nicely in the morning sunshine. lots of that around. perhaps always the chance of more cloud across parts of essex but cloud not much of an issue today. the winds are light, top temperatures are between 17 and 19 later in the afternoon and the uv levels are pretty high. now, there will be more sunshine about this evening and overnight tonight we keep the clear skies, a few early mist patches forming into tomorrow morning. not quite so chilly tomorrow morning as this morning but still four orfive degrees for some far more rural spots. bit of a chilly start to the day tomorrow in windsor, of course, for the royal wedding but by the time we get to the afternoon for the newlyweds, 21 or 22 degrees celsius, lengthy spells of sunshine and just a light breeze too. high pressure dominates the weather

over the weekend and into next week, though little change, temperatures 23 degrees by monday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast, with naga munchetty in windsor on the eve of the royal wedding. prince harry and meghan markle have been here, overseeing the final preparations. today, the bride's mother, doria ragland, will, for the first time, be introduced to the queen. but as the town gears up for the big day, it's still to be confirmed who will walk the bride down the aisle. just under 30 hours to go. harry and meghan will tie the knot in st george's chapel inside the castle grounds in front of 600 guests. and here on windsor high street, where fans of the royal family are already gathering.

people from canada, sri lanka, and america. everyone is getting ready for the big day tomorrow. and it is getting busy on the long walk. lots of people. a chilly start. sunny for much of the uk, except for the north, with cloudy conditions and rain and drizzle. tomorrow, after a cold start, warming up nicely. i will have more on all of that in 15 minutes. good morning. it's friday the 18th of may. let's have a look at the other news stories today. several hundred british troops could be sent to afghanistan to help train the country's forces under plans being considered by the government.

good morning. despite rule changes, many of us are still not getting the broadband speeds we see advertised everywhere according to campaigners. sound familiar? i'll have more in half an hour. in sport, as gareth southgate ponders his world cup strategy, he will be hoping to avoid this in russia, defeat on penalties. that was the fate of england's under—17s, in their euro semi—final against the netherlands last night. good morning. thank you forjoining us. welcome to a special edition of bbc breakfast, on the eve of the royal wedding. naga's at windsor castle where prince harry and meghan markle will be getting married at midday tomorrow. morning, naga. from what we have seen so morning, naga. from what we have seen so far, the excitement is definitely building. definitely. i love the love hearts on your shirt.

getting in the mood. so many people around windsor are excited. prince harry will marry meghan markle. isn't the sun glorious shining on windsor castle? doria ragland, the mother of meghan markle, will meet the queen today. they are making final preparations before tying the knot. we also expect to find out who will walk meghan down the aisle in st george's chapel. this is because her father has decided not to attend because of medical advice. nicholas witchell has been taking a look at the preparations. the months of planning are very nearly over. a chapel with a history which stretches back across the centuries will stage a wedding which will be watched by audiences stretching around the globe. harry and meghan were at the castle yesterday afternoon for a final run—through with the bridesmaids and pageboys. on the streets of windsor, the best

seats have already been bagged. the military have been through their paces, rehearsing the carriage procession which will take the newly married harry and meghan, weather permitting, in an open carriage through the streets of windsor. the stage is pretty much set, the principal players are more or less assembled, but it is still not clear who will be performed one important role. who, in the absence of the bride's father, thomas markle, will walk her down the aisle? the most obvious candidate is meghan's mother, doria ragland. she arrived at windsor yesterday, and she will be meeting the queen there this afternoon. another possibility is that prince charles could escort meghan to the altar. it would be a significant gesture of welcome to the family's newest member. we should know today. nicholas witchell, bbc news,

windsor. a few breaks in tradition. some new pictures this morning of the wedding cake, another break in tradition. prince harry and meghan have chosen an organic lemon and elderflower cake. in keeping with the trans—atlantic nature of the occasion, they've enlisted californian chef claire ptak to bake the cake. instead of a more traditional fruit cake, it will be covered with buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers. do not drop that cake off that stand, i tell you. do not drop that cake off that stand, itell you. very do not drop that cake off that stand, i tell you. very delicate, that operation. sarah campbelljoins me. i remember my wedding cake. chocolate with rust refilling and loads of chocolate swirls. —— raspberry filling. i had fruitcake.

i had it because of tradition, and some like it. it was a long time ago. i was reading an interview with the people doing the cake. they said they haven't got a cake. i mean, a spare cake. what could go wrong? this is the residence of the queen. and around the corner from where we are, it's the chapel. it houses 600 guests. what's after the ceremony? the ceremony takes place at 12 o'clock, midday tomorrow. thousands will then get to see the new married couple during the procession which sta rts

couple during the procession which starts from castle hill at 1pm. it will take around 25 minutes and travel through windsor‘s high street, sheet street, and all the way back to st george's chapel. the route was chosen to have as many people as possible feeling a little bit a part of it. the crucial moment is the kiss. where will we see that? we do not know. i was at the briefing for it. the communication officer asked for it. and no comment. we don't know. we presume the steps of the chapel. after that, 600 guests. that's the reception. the breakfast hosted by the queen. in the evening, the exclusive 200

walk further up to frogmore house for the evening do hosted by prince charles. it is different to usual. exclusive close family and friends will get to go in the evening instead of the opposite. how can they build a castle so close to heathrow? that's right, planes overhead. 88,000 people are expected to watch from the high street. windsor is ready for 120,000 expected tomorrow. i wonder what the locals are thinking. good morning. i spoke to some locals yesterday on the long walk and they were loving it. you know what you will get if you move into a town with the queen

as your neighbour. some have moved out of their houses while media moved in. i must be honest, there are probably more media than royal fa ns are probably more media than royal fans this morning here. that will change. these streets will be full tomorrow. i have some special guests. you recognise the faces. and under the masks, it's. .. guests. you recognise the faces. and underthe masks, it's... look guests. you recognise the faces. and under the masks, it's... look at you. you have travelled far. i am from california, san francisco. why did you come over? for the wedding but of course. but why? my wife is a diehard fan. i go where she wants. that is an important lesson for harry tomorrow. happy wife, happy life. it is all very nice. very

organised. there is police and security is good. 0k. has a good day. this woman wrote a letter to them and got one back. on the back it says we are incredibly touched you wrote to us. it was thoughtful and greatly appreciated. she would treasure that. there we are, the atmosphere is building. this place is going to starjumping in the next 24 hours. thank you very much. the excitement is really building. of course we will cover the buildup to tomorrow. it begins at 6am on bbc one. we will be going until nine o'clock. the service starts at

midday and will last about an hour. there is so much to talk about. can you hear those planes? definitely. you started to disappear as the sun covered you. looks gorgeous. the other stories now. the government is considering sending hundreds more british troops to afghanistan, the bbc understands. the defence secretary has written to theresa may recommending the uk boosts its military presence in the country, but no decision has been made. the uk currently has more than 600 troops in capital kabul helping train afghan security forces. it follows calls by the us for allies to send more troops to the country. president trump has tried to rescue his summit with kimjong—un by promising the north korean leader he would remain in power if he gives up his nuclear weapons. the north threatened to pull out of talks after comments by the us national security advisor, who said that libya could serve

as a model for how to denuclearise the korean peninsula. this appears to have alarmed north korea, given that the libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, was killed by western—backed rebels. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been accused of swearing, and calling a senior minister "a stupid woman" during an angry outburst in parliament. according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed at the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom in parliament on wednesday. a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect. an eruption at a volcano in hawaii has sent ash 30,000 feet up into the sky. residents of big island have been warned about dangerous levels of toxic gas and pilots have been told to avoid the ash cloud. the volcano began erupting two weeks ago. it's last eruption was in 1924. scientists say more activity could be expected. now, of course, the next few days

will be all about the royal wedding. not everyone is overcome with royal wedding fever. regulars at one pub in derby have been warned that they will be fined if they mention harry and meghan's big day on the premises. the landlady of the alexandra hotel told reporters that anyone mentioning the event will be asked to make a donation to charity. it's not the first time the pub has railed against royal news. they also banned all talk of prince william and kate middleton's wedding back in 2011. they will have to take us off the telly. we're obsessed with it this morning. let's return to our main story as preparations for the royal wedding get underway.

naga is at windsor castle for us this morning. it looks gorgeous. there we are. she is so excited she is frozen. oh, there we are. you were a bit frozen. thanks very much, steph. returning to the main story. preparations are under way ahead of the big occassion. viscountess hinchingbrooke has a good idea. she married the 11th earl of sandwich, luke montagu, in 2004. shejoins me now. technically my father—in—law is the 11th earl of sandwich but my husband will be the earl of sam which. —— earl of sandwich. it's been a whirlwind of a journey, i've been here for two decades and had four children, life is the same but

there's formalities when you marry into british aristocracy, learning a different set of manners. in america we are much more laid—back. my pa rents always we are much more laid—back. my parents always joke my kids are so well behaved and have the best manners when they go back to the states so i've had to immerse myself ina states so i've had to immerse myself in a world similar to what meghan is about to get into. what advice would you give meghan markle entering this com pletely you give meghan markle entering this completely different you give meghan markle entering this com pletely different world ? you give meghan markle entering this completely different world? she is used to the public eye, she's an actress and very well—known, but this is different. this is totally different. of course she's in the public eye and she's been this actress and she's been very successful but now she's moving to an entirely different country and layering on top of that she's marrying into the royalfamily layering on top of that she's marrying into the royal family to layering on top of that she's marrying into the royalfamily to be seen marrying into the royalfamily to be seen by billions of people. she has to immerse herself not only in the history of windsor but learning about the etiquette and formalities. she's obviously had to learn how to cu rtsy she's obviously had to learn how to curtsy and she's obviously had to learn how to cu rtsy and taking she's obviously had to learn how to curtsy and taking a step back from

the public limelight and becoming more private. what does that involve, you save the car more private, what does that involve? she's been forthright about her views comedy manner to work and her feminism —— you said the car more private. as an american, they always say when you meet an american you know their life story within two minutes —— you say but come more private. i think she will infect this royalfamily private. i think she will infect this royal family with private. i think she will infect this royalfamily with her enthusiasm vas you say the come more private. my advice is for her to stay 100% what about the factory is and divorcee? -- the factory is. wallis simpson gave americans a bad rap and it required the king to abdicate,

which is horrendous —— the fact is. we have an obsession with the royal family in america. now we feel like we are made part of the royal family. i have just we are made part of the royal family. i havejust been back to we are made part of the royal family. i have just been back to the states and everybody said they feel like all of a sudden we have reconnected through meghan. she's this modern day girl and she is divorced. that's what happens now. prince charles is divorced. it's very accepted in the royal family so this is a modern—day lovely amazing marriage tomorrow. what do the americans want from their martin when they look at her and who she represents —— from meghan markle. there was grace kelly, an iconic figure, is that the role they see her stepping into? we had grace kelly, who was so loved, but she stepped back from the public life

and then of course there was the obsession that americans had with princess diana. she graced the cover of some of our magazines more than anyone before. now we have meghan markle but meghan markle represents true america. she is mixed race, she is divorced, she's this wonderful, amazing, successful actress. she has worked since she could get a job at 16 and when you're american you're told from day one you can be anything you want to be and do anything you want to be and do anything you want to be and do anything you want to do and that's what meghan has done. how easy is it to get the curtsy down pat? i've had to get the curtsy down pat? i've had to practise mine, quite easy, one leg behind the other, a gentle bend of the knees and then down. thank you so much. i think i've got it! save me, carol! good morning to everyone. a chilly start no matter where you are and this morning i'm on the long walk in

windsor great park. the long walk goes from windsor castle all the way to the copper horse statue. it is 2.6 miles long and this morning it is busy with joggers, 2.6 miles long and this morning it is busy withjoggers, planes 2.6 miles long and this morning it is busy with joggers, planes and helicopters and lots of people coming down and you can see the beautiful view that will greet you as you go towards windsor castle. that's the route that tomorrow prince harry and his new wife, meghan markle, will be taking. they're going to leave st george's chapel after the wedding and go down the high street and come up the long walk all the way back up there and celebrate their marriage inside the castle itself. the forecast tomorrow isn't bad at all. in fact, the forecast tomorrow isn't bad at all. infact, if the forecast tomorrow isn't bad at all. in fact, if you're coming down to the long walk all windsor generally tomorrow, it's going to be a cold start. the overnight low is going to be about five or six. but through the day the temperature will pick up quite quickly —— or windsor. we're looking at a maximum in the

afternoon of about 22. worth mentioning, first thing, it will be quite wet on the grass. patchy mist and fog lifting readily. a bit more cloud in east anglia but that will thin and break. there is some frost. that aside, lots of sunshine. the exception is in north—west scotland, where there is thicker cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle and that will come to northern ireland after a bright start. temperatures up to 19. we have got some cloud and rain coming in across scotland. the north—west of scotland. increasingly it will turn breezy here. the odd pocket of frost through the night but not widespread. we start with a

weather front in the north—west producing patchy light rain and drizzle but that will thin and break and the sun will come up but tomorrow the winds will pick up in northern ireland and western scotland. away from those areas, we're looking at a lot of dry weather. sunny and warm. we're looking at moderate uv levels so bear that in looking at moderate uv levels so bearthat in mind looking at moderate uv levels so bear that in mind if you're in the sun. a cold start today, wrap up warmly, then scorching into the afternoon vas cold start to the day. sunday, chilly start where we have clear skies, lots of sunshine, in scotla nd clear skies, lots of sunshine, in scotland and northern ireland a weather front makes more progress scotland and northern ireland a weatherfront makes more progress —— cold start to the day. possibly rain as far south as the far north of england. might not come that far but temperatures by sunday in the far south—east could reach 23 but only likely to be in the far south—east we see these high values. naga, set fair, bank holiday weather, you don't expect it to be sunny when

it's a big occasion but it's going to be! it will be and warming up, carol, lovely this morning. you can see the sun is shining behind me. thanks, carol. the sun shining behind me in preparation, 28 hours ahead of the wedding, 26 hours. around 600 guests have been invited to tomorrow's ceremony, as well as more than 1,000 members of the public, who will celebrate in the grounds of windsor castle. famous faces on the guest list include some of meghan's former co—stars from the cast of suits, including her on—screen husband, patrick adams. a host of celebrities, including sir eltonjohn, the spice girls and serena williams. team gb invictus games captain, david henson. the prime minister, theresa may, and the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, have not been invited. there was no official list

of political leaders, so president trump will also not attend. former president, barack obama, and his wife, michelle, who are friends of the prince, have also been left off the guest list. meghan's father, thomas markle, is reported to have undergone heart surgery this week and won't walk her down the aisle. often at weddings friends and family like to offer advice to the happy couple. we don't know what eltonjohn or serena williams will say, but here are the thoughts of some of our younger viewers. my my bit of advice, i have some, will tell you after this. maybe you will find this more useful. here are the thoughts of some younger fans. my my daddy's a little bit naughty because he always believes the

toilet seat up. prince harry should definitely not do that. prince harry should take meghan on a lot of fancy dates and one of them could be with tropical drinks and fa ncy could be with tropical drinks and fancy food. when harry trumps, don't admit it, said in one else did it. don't burp at the dinner table because it is rude, especially when a woman is sitting there. lovely advice. my three pieces of advice i give to my friends when they get married, one, remember the wedding day is just the start of the marriage, that's what's important. on the wedding day and imagine the guests all desperate to get your attention, try to take a few moments with each other because that's what you will remember. and, of course, for the marriage, be kind to each other, that tends to work most of the time. it's on the front pages of

all the papers today, pictures of harry and megan making their way to the rehearsal yesterday. let's start with the daily mail, nothing is going to spoil our big day after meghan markle issued an extraordinary statement that she's a lwa ys extraordinary statement that she's always cared for her father and the picture you can see is her sitting in the car with prince harry and the engagement ring flashing. the sun also taking a note of meghan's official statement saying i'm sad about dad, expressing disappointment her father, thomas markle, about dad, expressing disappointment herfather, thomas markle, 73, won't be there tomorrow after some days of confusion. he is focusing on his health. there are reports he will undergo heart surgery. the daily mirror, my bride and joy, see what they did there? and they are saying sneaky, sneaky, good day to bury bad news, the pm using the wedding to

cover an idea that she will put tory cronies in the house of lords. the times, its lead picture is meghan markle leaving kensington palace yesterday for a wedding rehearsal in windsor. the main story, steph will have more on this, hundreds more troops plan for afghanistan, that's after pressure from donald trump. the guardian lastly, not long now, harry and meghan in rehearsalfor their big day, pictured after leaving kensington palace in london. so much coming up at windsor. behind me is the hall and then we have st george's chapel and st george's where they are getting married. coming up in the next half hour we'll speak to the reporter from celebrity website tmz who has been in contact with meghan's father, thomas markle. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news,

i'm victoria hollins. the husband of a woman held in prison in iran says she is shaken and bewildered that she could face new charges. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is more than two years into a five—year sentence in a tehran jail after being convicted of spying, a charge she's always denied. her husband richard, who lives in hampstead, says a decision on the new charges is expected next week. there was the charge of her spreading propaganda against the regime, which went to court and got dropped after the foreign secretary's visit, it looks like that's been revived again. the prosecutor's office confirmed to her family she's been taken to court again, so she she phoned yesterday in tears. a police marksman who shot and killed a man during an attempt to free a prisoner will face a gross misconduct hearing. 28—year—old jermaine

bakerfrom tottenham died as the metropolitan police stopped a break—out attempt near wood green crown court. the crown prosecution service had originally found insufficient evidence against the marksman, but the officer will now be investigated again over alleged use of excessive force. bunting created by schools in berkshire will line the part of the route of the carriage procession after the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. every school in windsor has also taken part in the project with 1,000 metres of bunting being made. i'll be watching on a big, big screen. and see them, like, going down the aisle. the main thing i'm looking forward to see is meghan's dress and them saying yes. yeah. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there are minor delays on the central line but all other lines running well. on the roads, lane one closed on the m25 clockwise from junction 5 to junction 6 due to an accident. traffic moving slowly. in hackney, lauriston road closed in both directions between victoria park road and church crescent due to a police investigation. a219 shepherd's bush road has lane one closed northbound between minford gardens

and goldhawk road due to a burst water main. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. more sunshine today across the capital, it will stay dry and will feel a touch warmer than yesterday too because the winds are lighter, but it is a chilly start to the morning, some rural spots down to two or three celsius, but of course those temperatures will rise nicely in the morning sunshine. lots of that around. perhaps always the chance of more cloud across parts of essex but cloud not much of an issue today. the winds are light, top temperatures are between 17 and 19 later in the afternoon and the uv levels are pretty high. now, there will be more sunshine about this evening and overnight tonight we keep the clear skies, a few early mist patches forming into tomorrow morning. not quite so chilly tomorrow morning as this morning but still four orfive degrees for some far more rural spots. bit of a chilly start to the day tomorrow in windsor, of course, for the royal wedding but by the time we get to the afternoon for the newlyweds, 21 or 22 degrees

celsius, lengthy spells of sunshine and just a light breeze too. high pressure dominates the weather over the weekend and into next week, though little change, temperatures 23 degrees by monday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast with steph mcgovern. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. final preparations are taking place on the eve of saturday's royal wedding between prince harry and meghan markle. meghan's mother doria ragland will meet the queen for the first time at windsor castle today. she'll be accompanied by her daughter and future son—in—law. she's already been introduced to prince charles and prince william. it remains unclear who will walk

the bride down the aisle, after it was confirmed that her father won't attend the ceremony due to health problems. let's have a look at the scene this morning. basking in the sun. you can see thousands of people from the media. they are making sure we see this. we have everyone there. we are doing a lot of coverage. our coverage of the royal wedding starts at six o'clock tomorrow morning here on bbc one ahead of a bbc news special. the service itself starts at midday. of a bbc news special. the government is considering sending hundreds more british troops to afghanistan, the bbc understands. the defence secretary has written to theresa may recommending the uk boosts its military presence in the country, but no decision has been made.

the uk currently has more than 600 troops in capital kabul helping train afghan security forces. it follows calls by the us for allies to send more troops to the country. president trump has tried to rescue his summit with kimjong—un by promising the north korean leader he would remain in power if he gives up his nuclear weapons. the north threatened to pull out of talks after comments by the us national security advisor, who said that libya could serve as a model for how to denuclearise the korean peninsula. this appears to have alarmed north korea, given that the libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, was killed by western—backed rebels. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been accused of swearing, and calling a senior minister "a stupid woman" during an angry outburst in parliament. according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed at the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom in parliament on wednesday. a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect.

some households in britain only get half the broadband speeds they're promised. sean's here with the details. should we all be keeping a closer eye on our broadband? we have talked about this a lot before. companies have been in trouble in the past. next wednesday, rules will change about advertising. from next wednesday, you will not see the words "up to" on advertisements. they will say what you can expect to get. the consumer group, which, they have tools, 200,000 odd people, and they got them to check their speeds. they are paying for megabits per second, and they are only getting 19. —— 32.

many people are overpaying, not getting what they are expecting. that is quite a difference. yes. you have children playing computer games u psta i rs have children playing computer games upstairs on the internet. people in the living room watching on their tablet, bbc on the telly, downloading, streaming... we need faster speeds. that is why we are pushed to the products. there is an expectation we get them. lots of broadband providers say perhaps there is too much of a focus on speed. it is about capacity, making sure everyone can have a stable connection. perhaps does not need to be high level speed. but you wonder whether as consumers we are going to pay more attention to how much we pay more attention to how much we pay for broadband. it is not cheap every month in terms of how much we

get in terms of advertising speed and what is on the billboard. thank you. we will talk about it again at some point, i am sure. an eruption at a volcano in hawaii has sent ash 30,000 feet up into the sky. residents of big island have been warned about dangerous levels of toxic gas and pilots have been told to avoid the ash cloud. the volcano began erupting two weeks ago. it's last eruption was in 1924. scientists say more activity could be expected. have a look at that. in around 10 minutes' time, carol will tell you what the weather is going to be like for the royal wedding and the rest of the weekend. it looks gorgeous, whatever you are doing this weekend. it will be great for the football. a cup final in wembley and one in glasgow. i have not got a coat. i will have the

trophy, and also the ball. the fa are releasing a special one for the 137th cup final, and it will have the scorers from this season. it is a replica. they are not giving me the actual one. what it is a good job it is being the england manager. you can only take 23 players to the world cup. some have been left out and they are not happy. the england boss defended the youthful make up of his squad and justified the tough calls he had to make in leaving players out. one man, who was left out, was arsenal midfielderjack wilshire. he is only 26, and was on social media last night, saying he said he should be on the plane to russia, as he has felt "fit, sharp and strong all season" and says he could have made

an impact at the world cup. but critically gareth southgate thinks their are a players ahead of him in the pecking order. he has been in our thoughts. we selected him in march. he has not played a game for us. jack had a good spell in the lead—up to christmas and just after. not as effective towards the end of the season. and i think the other guys have played very well and have earned a place in the squad. now, could this be a warm—up for the world cup? england's under—17s were beaten on penalties. spare a thought for folarin balogun, whose penalty was saved. there had been 11 perfect spot—kicks until this point. the netherlands are through to the european championship final. they'll play italy on sunday. one of the other topics gareth southgate discussed yesterday, was the positive impact that pep guardiola has made on the english game. well, the manchester city manager will be staying in england a little longer now. he signed a new deal with the champions yesterday that will keep him in manchester until 2021.

livingston have taken a big step towards the scottish premiership after 2—1 win at partick thistle in the first leg of the play—offs final. thistle went ahead only for livingston to equalise and then take the victory in the last 20 minutes thanks to scott pittman's goal. the two meet again on sunday to determine who plays in the scottish premiership next season. now, keep your eye on exeter city player hiram boateng, who gets the ball in the league two play off semi—final. off he goes, like in 1986 with maradona. they beat lincoln 3—1. so exeter are off to wembley, the play—off final, where they'll play coventry or notts county who settle their play—off tonight. kyle edmund has been knocked out of the italian open in rome, but is looking in good form, ahead of the french open. he gave the world number three, alexander zverev, a run for his money.

the german squeezed through 7—5, 7—6, although that second set tiebreak, went to 24 points, with the british number one saving seven match points. there's defeat too for the british ladies number one jo konta. she went out in three sets, to the french open champion yelena ostapenko. there you go, warming up nicely for the cup final. have you ever camped out for something? i respect those who do. john is waking people up. good morning. it is a rude awakening having a tv camera in your face when

you are freezing cold on the streets of windsor. we will introduce you to some dedicated people. and i'm joined by two us visitors, victoria, an avid royal family fan, and sean mandell, a reporter from the celebrity gossip website, tmz. you live further apart than you and i. tm... zed? you have been talking to the father of meghan markle, thomas. wednesday was the first time you spoke to him after heart surgery. how is he? he is doing well. he is recovering from heart surgery and is staying in hospital. doctors said he had three stents in his heart. it was successful. we should stress he is happy for you to talk publicly about this sort of thing. atwall point did it become clear to him he would not be able to make it. —— at what point.

clear to him he would not be able to make it. -- at what point. tuesday this week. he returned to hospital on monday evening because he had chest pains which were being exacerbated by the emotional strain he was under with everything going on in the news. at that point doctors were running tests on his heart to see his condition and what might need to be done. when doctors said he needed surgery, he decided to heed the advice despite wanting to heed the advice despite wanting to be here for her. does he feel a victim of the media circus erupting around this event? i do not know if he would use the word "victim," but feels is characterised with negative information put out about him. —— mischaracterised. that is why he was explaining his side of things. they

we re explaining his side of things. they were trying to recast his image to show him as a loving father getting ready for his daughter's wedding, not a reclusive. there are parallels with history... thank you. sadly, we have lost the line tojohn. i am sure we can get it back. we have plenty of the team down there. carol is on the long walk. you never let us is on the long walk. you never let us down. what is happening with the weather? thank you. it is a chilly start to the day. the sun is out. these are two of my guests. d dan, you personally know prince harry. does that add pressure to this for

you? i do not know if it is pressure. we are used to these scenarios and train for them all year round. there is pride, though. you know him well. is he being the naughty prince we like so much, so charming and warm, is he like that with you? he is exactly like me and you, professional. but he does like to let off steam and have a drink with the boys. and you are looking after the regiment tomorrow. what role will you play? i will be on the staircase outside the chapel when the royal couple leave the wedding service. we have the right and privilege to receive them. it is not just about the ceremony, there is a security aspects to this as well. absolutely. a huge amount of

security around it. they can assist the police, but i am sure nothing will happen and we can enjoy it. will either of you go to the party after the wedding? unfortunately not. we are really busy. it will be straight back to london to get the horses ready for the next parade, the queen's birthday parade. you both look amazing in your unit films. tomorrow it will be hot. —— uniforms. it will be 22. which ran for it. all of us have been abroad in afghanistan and iraq where it is much hotter than here. training will kick in and we will be remaining standing and doing ourjob. can you tell us anything about the procession taking place tomorrow with the us? -- newlyweds. we will scorch the couple out and take them through windsor and up the long walk

up through windsor and up the long walk up to the castle. they will be commanded by our commanding officer. it has been a pleasure talking to both of you. have an amazing day and thank you forjoining us. lovely in windsor, the sun is beating down, the temperature will pick up quickly but the forecast tomorrow is promising. the overnight lows will between the might be between 5—6 but through the day the temperature in the sunshine will pick up rapidly and it will be sunny, the top temperature in the afternoon will reach 22 with just light winds. take something warm for the morning, the grass will be wet, and then something cool for the afternoon. today a chilly start through the day, looking at patchy mist and fog with pockets of frost, that will give way to sunshine and we have cloud in east anglia this

morning and that will thin and break and the sun will come out. north—west scotland, having thicker cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle, that will extend into northern ireland after a bright, sunny start with temperatures up to 19 but along the north sea coastline with an onshore breeze will feel cooler. through the evening and overnight, under clear skies, again, another cold night, pockets of frost and mistand another cold night, pockets of frost and mist and fog patches and still that cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle in north—west scotland and the breeze picking up. that's how we start the day tomorrow. we will have that patchy rain and drizzle in the north—west but that will fade, the cloud will break up and we will see sunshine but the wind strength will increase in northern ireland and western scotland. for much of the rest of the country, though, it's going to be dry, sunny and warm tomorrow's. we've talked about the royal wedding but for the fa cup final at wembley it will be sunny and warm. for the scottish fa cup in

glasgow, sunny and warm as well. on the north sea coastline the onshore flow will make it cooler. by sunday, a chilly start where we had the clear skies by night but a lot of sunshine around. a weather front will make more progress on sunday coming across scotland and northern ireland, introducing thicker cloud and also some splashes of rain. that might get as far south as the north of england but it may not, so keep tuned if you are doing something in the north of england on sunday but the north of england on sunday but the temperature in the south getting up the temperature in the south getting up to 23. by monday, we're looking ata high up to 23. by monday, we're looking at a high in the south—east of 24, good for the chelsea flower show, naga. looking fabulous in windsor this morning. it absolutely is glorious. good news for golfers as well, did you know that, carol? that's good. it is really beautiful here. exactly, lots

of people getting excited, getting the bunting out. i was on the high street yesterday, lots of people getting really excited ahead of the wedding tomorrow at midday. you can see the high street, people beginning to arrive. john maguire has been there to see how people are celebrating the wedding of harry and meghan tomorrow. let's show you what the castle looks like in the glorious sunshine this morning. where i'm at at the moment is near st george's hall, it is st george's chapel where they will get married and hopefully maybe we will get the kiss when they finish outside the chapel and the ceremony begins at 12pm in front of excited guests and there will be thousands of members of the public watching and celebrating in the grounds of windsor castle. glorious, glorious sunshine, as you can see. you can't see behind me but the flag is up so

it means the queen is in residence ahead of the day. meghan markle's mum is expected to meet her today for the first time. this wedding may be making headlines... it isn't the only one taking place tomorow. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been to meet one couple who are sharing their special day. meet not megan and harry but claire and dan. he's my ginger prince, yeah. he's your ginger prince? my more ginger version of prince harry. ginger prince of the north. this fairytale romance was built not in windsor but in gateshead. on the stag and hen dos, claire was crowned his princess. dan, her sumo cycling ginger prince. and the mams could not be more excited. what did you think about the clash of dates, was it a problem? we had ours arranged for about a year but when they mentioned may ijust thought i bet it's the same date. they stole the day but they weren't going to steal it totally because they're not going to have as much

fun as we are. this young man is very, very excited. dan's son, james, is best man and will be giving out the rings... they hope. it's going to be special, isn't it? yeah. yeah? ah, just chopped me hand. this is my ring? i don't think it is your ring. my ring, my ring! and another member of the family is wrestling with something else. my auntie sharon! i've got a bit of a collection, the thimbles of all the royal family. she's so big on the royals. my biggest thing, the royal romances, i collect them. when william and kate got married she cried, when harry announced he was getting married she was so excited. i've got the doll, it is kate, it is limited edition. and then she said, "you're getting married on the same day as prince harry, you know?" married on the same day as she was excited and then she was, like, "i'm not going to be able to watch that wedding."

i'll have tojust record it. i'm gutted. are you gutted or are you secretly made up? no, i'm gutted. sit in the church with the live stream on her phone! no, don't put that in! i'm made up because i want to go to my niece's wedding. you know who i'm going to have to put that in! no, don't! while two billion will watch the other wedding, a select 200 will watch this other main event. and as for auntie sharon... i'm so excited. there's always catch—up. definitely. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. we wish claire and dan the best for their wedding tomorrow and everyone else getting married this weekend. if you are then get in touch to let us if you are then get in touch to let us know how you're preparing, maybe you will have the tv on afterwards or perhaps it is your day, but

whatever you do, enjoy it! we showed you the high street, it is heaving, windsor is preparing for 20,000 to descend on the town. it's going to be packed and busy and people are going to be excited and one of those isjohn maguire, going to be excited and one of those is john maguire, checking going to be excited and one of those isjohn maguire, checking out how people feel one day ahead of the of the big wedding. good morning. good morning, sorry we lost you earlier on, no wedding goes without a hitch! a slight technical issue when we spoke to sean and before we got the chance to speak to victoria, our two friends over from america. sean from the tmc website, you had the scoop of the week by talking to thomas markle, meghan's father —— tmz. we we re markle, meghan's father —— tmz. we were rounding up our chat earlier andi were rounding up our chat earlier and i asked you about the negative aspects of the reporting, this family all—too—familiar with what can happen when paparazzi reporting goes wrong. is there a sense of culpability and responsibility and guilt on behalf of the media about

what's happened over the last couple of days? i think in terms of the media and their role in the last couple of days, i think the media have been trying to understand thomas markle's perspective. we also have to make a distinction between paparazzi and other media because paparazzi and other media because paparazzi are the ones who have been hounding thomas markle and he was very clear... he made it clear to me when i spoke with him and that was very frustrating to him. there's a distinction between that and myself and other reporters who are trying to get in touch with him to understand his point of view. ultimately, you know, that is what i feel we did and to give him an outlet to say his side. thanks very much, sean. if you talk to him in the next couple of days then give him our best and all the best for a good recovery. victoria, good morning, all the way from orlando, florida, where we have been figuring

out it's about 32 degrees, 90 in old money, we would say 30 to. it is nine here, 47 for you at the moment, how are you enjoying yourself? wonderful, just wonderful, so happy to be here, very excited. -- 32. what brings you over and why? the wedding, it creates a wonderful warm feeling, it's a happy ending, a beautiful wedding, two wonderful people in love, what more can you ask for? you guys kicked us out 250 yea rs ask for? you guys kicked us out 250 years ago or whatever it was! there's a fascination between america and the royalfamily there's a fascination between america and the royal family and there's a fascination between america and the royalfamily and now you have a player in the game? yes, meghan. we live vicariously through your tv, millions of fans of victoria, the round, i work for surgeons in orlando, hello to eve ryo ne surgeons in orlando, hello to everyone in orlando, my family! people you don't think are

interested but come interested. you find yourself... because it is actual history and you feel a part of it but i can't describe the feeling. it is that warm patriotically linked. it is like disney, fantasy, comes true, very. very disney, fantasy, comes true, very. very warm disney, fantasy, comes true, very. very warm royal family. disney, fantasy, comes true, very. very warm royalfamily. what disney, fantasy, comes true, very. very warm royal family. what about yourfamily and very warm royal family. what about your family and friends back home, slightly kooky? very kooky, very, very kooky. it's not something you can describe. i've loved history all my life since i was a little girl. king henry viii... these are actual people, they are actual events. the queen, devotion all her life to something she truly believed in and you don't find that very often. i don't. crucially, have you got your

pitch sorted for tomorrow, where are you going to put yourself? hopefully pretty close so we get a good shot to see them. this isn't a bad shot. beautiful. have a great day tomorrow, something tells me you might! thank you. good to get the perspective from the other side of the pond and they have a player in the pond and they have a player in the game this time, meghan, one very important half of what's happening here in windsor tomorrow. from the high street here we are going to ta ke high street here we are going to take you to our regional newsrooms around the uk for the news, travel and weather were you're watching brea kfast and weather were you're watching breakfast this morning. —— where you're watching. good morning from bbc london news, i'm victoria hollins. a 24—year—old man has been stabbed to death in east london. he was found injured after police were called to crows road in barking at 11:30pm last night. the metropolitan police has launched

more than 60 murder investigations so far this year. the husband of a woman held in prison in iran says she is shaken and bewildered that she could face new charges. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is more than two years into a five—year sentence in a tehran jail after being convicted of spying, a charge she's always denied. her husband richard, who lives in hampstead, says a decision on the new charges is expected next week. a police marksman who shot and killed a man during an attempt to free a prisoner will face a gross misconduct hearing. 28—year—old jermaine baker from tottenham died as the metropolitan police stopped a break—out attempt near wood green crown court. the crown prosecution service had originally found insufficient evidence against the marksman, but the officer will now be investigated again over alleged use of excessive force. chelsea take on manchester united in the fa cup final at wembley tomorrow. it's a last chance for the blues to win a trophy this season, and captain gary cahill says the team are determined to make up for the disappointment of losing

last year's final to arsenal. that's what kind of let us down a bit last year, we thought we could turn up to the final and deliver what we'd been delivering all year and we didn't. in answer to your question, a chance for us to put it right, an extra bit between our teeth because we haven't won anything up until now and this is our last chance to win some silverware. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning. on the roads, the north circular has the usual rush hour traffic westbound from staples corner as far as the neasden interchange. barking, crows road closed in both directions between harts lane and gurney close due to a police investigation. in hackney, lauriston road closed in both directions between victoria park road and church crescent again because of a police investigation. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. more sunshine today across the capital, it will stay dry and will feel a touch warmer than yesterday too because the winds are lighter, but it is a chilly start to the morning,

some rural spots down to two or three celsius, but of course those temperatures will rise nicely in the morning sunshine. lots of that around. perhaps always the chance of more cloud across parts of essex but cloud not much of an issue today. the winds are light, top temperatures are between 17 and 19 later in the afternoon and the uv levels are pretty high. now, there will be more sunshine about this evening and overnight tonight we keep the clear skies, a few early mist patches forming into tomorrow morning. now, there will be more sunshine about this evening and overnight tonight we keep the clear skies, a few early mist patches forming into tomorrow morning. not quite so chilly tomorrow morning as this morning but still four orfive degrees for some far more rural spots. bit of a chilly start to the day tomorrow in windsor, of course, for the royal wedding but by the time we get to the afternoon for the newlyweds, 21 or 22 degrees celsius, lengthy spells of sunshine and just a light breeze too. high pressure dominates the weather over the weekend and into next week, though little change, temperatures 23 degrees by monday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty in windsor on the eve of the royal wedding.

prince harry and meghan markle have been here, overseeing the final preparations. today the bride's mother doria ragland will, for the first time, be introduced to the queen. but as the town gears up for the big day, it's still to be confirmed who will walk the bride down the aisle. exactly 30 hours to go. harry and meghan will tie the knot in st george's chapel here inside the castle grounds in front of 600 guests. some people are feeling very nervous about the big day tomorrow, others are getting really excited as windsor builds up for an enormous day out. a chilly start to the day to day and a chilly start tomorrow. this is pa rt a chilly start tomorrow. this is part of the route the newlyweds will

ta ke part of the route the newlyweds will take on the procession, heading back up take on the procession, heading back up into windsor castle. it will be largely sunny for much of the uk today, but we have a weather front producing cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle in the north—west. lots more in 15 minutes. good morning, it's friday 18th may. let's have a look at the other news stories today. several hundred british troops could be sent to afghanistan to help train the country's forces under plans being considered by the government. good morning. despite rule changes, many of us are still not getting the broadband speeds we see advertised everywhere according to campaigners. sound familiar? lots of you have been getting in touch. i'll have more in half an hour. in sport, as gareth southgate ponders his world cup strategy he will be hoping to avoid this in russia — defeat on penalties. that was the fate of england's u17s, in their euro semifinal against the netherlands last night.

good morning and welcome to a special edition of bbc breakfast, on the eve of the royal wedding. it is just after 8am. naga's at windsor castle, where prince harry and meghan markle will be getting married at midday tomorrow. morning, naga. it looks gorgeous, certainly the excitement is building? good morning. good morning. we are getting into the spirit, you with your blouse with hearts on and i have taken the code off as it is warming up. welcome to windsor castle. tomorrow prince harry will marry meghan markle here. st george's chapel is round the corner, this is st george's all. —— hall. the bride's mother, doria ragland,

will meet the queen here today, as her daughter and prince harry make their final preparations before they tie the knot. we're also expecting to find out who will walk the bride down the aisle in st george's chapel, after her father decided not to attend the ceremony on medical advice. —— here is the high street in windsor, the senate is shining and there will be lots of people. this place is preparing for 120,000 people to descend to celebrate the marriage of prince harry and meghan markle. here is more from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the months of planning are very nearly over. a chapel with a history which stretches back across the centuries will stage a wedding which will be watched by audiences stretching around the globe. harry and meghan were at the castle yesterday afternoon for a final run—through with the bridesmaids and pageboys. on the streets of windsor, the best seats have already been bagged. the military have been through their paces, rehearsing the carriage procession which will take the newly married harry and meghan,

weather permitting, in an open carriage through the streets of windsor. the stage is pretty much set, the principal players are more or less assembled, but it is still not clear who will be performed one important role. who, in the absence of the bride's father, thomas markle, will walk her down the aisle? the most obvious candidate is meghan's mother, doria ragland. she arrived at windsor yesterday, and she will be meeting the queen there this afternoon. another possibility is that prince charles could escort meghan to the altar. it would be a significant gesture of welcome to the family's newest member. we should know today. and when we know, we will let you know! some new pictures this morning of the wedding cake. prince harry and meghan have chosen an organic lemon and elderflower cake.

in keeping with the transatlantic nature of the occasion, they've enlisted californian chef claire ptak to bake the cake. we have been talking about wedding ca kes. we have been talking about wedding cakes. claire ptak baking that cake. instead of a more traditional fruitcake it will be covered with buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers. sarah campbell, we were reminiscing about our own wedding ca kes. reminiscing about our own wedding cakes. your husband had to remind you. fruitcake on the top, vanilla sponge you. fruitcake on the top, vanilla sponge on you. fruitcake on the top, vanilla sponge on the bottom. i like the men -- i like sponge on the bottom. i like the men —— i like vanilla sponge but some people like fruitcake. makos got in touch. his wedding cake has three tiers, the bottom tier cake, it is the steadiest. i had chocolate cake with loads of filling and loads of raspberries. did you have a stand-by cake? the royal wedding bakerfares

has said i am not giving a stand—by. i wish i had had a stand—by stomach, thatis i wish i had had a stand—by stomach, that is what i needed! the royal standard is up, the queen is in residence. they will be getting married at st george's chapel at 12 noon. yes, inside the castle walls, then that is when they leave to take the carriage procession, which was their way of trying to include as many people as possible in the big day. it will ta ke possible in the big day. it will take around 25 minutes, it will go to windsor‘s high street, sheet streak, onto king street and along to st george's all, where there will bea to st george's all, where there will be a wedding breakfast hosted by her majesty the queen. —— st george's hall. there will be 600 people for the wedding breakfast, in the evening reception it will be 200 people, that is hosted by the prince

of wales at frogmore house. thank you very much. our coverage of the royal wedding starts at six o'clock tomorrow morning here on bbc one. charlie and i will be here through until nine o'clock, ahead of a bbc news special. the service itself starts at midday. so much coverage, naga. thank you very much, we will have more from windsor throughout the morning. but let's look at the other‘s stories this morning. the government is considering sending hundreds more british troops to afghanistan, the bbc understands. the defence secretary has written to theresa may recommending the uk boosts its military presence in the country, but no decision has been made. the uk currently has more than 600 troops in capital kabul helping train afghan security forces. it follows calls by the us for allies to send more troops to the country. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been accused of swearing, and calling a senior minister

"a stupid woman" during an angry outburst in parliament. according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed at the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, in parliament on wednesday. a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect. an eruption at a volcano in hawaii has sent ash 30,000 feet up into the sky. residents of big island have been warned about dangerous levels of toxic gas and pilots have been told to avoid the ash cloud. the volcano began erupting two weeks ago — its last eruption was in 1924. scientists say more activity could be expected. here on breakfast we are very excited about the royal wedding, but not everybody is. regulars at one pub in derby have been warned that they will be fined if they mention harry and meghan's big day on the premises. the landlady of the alexandra hotel

told reporters that anyone mentioning the event will be asked to make a donation to charity. it's not the first time the pub has railed against royal news — they also banned all talk of prince william and kate middleton's wedding back in 2011. that is the news for you this morning. we will go back to our main story, as you have seen, naga is at windsor castle this morning and certainly we are not being put off by these possible fines in pubs! give it to us, there is loads going on. wedding, wedding, wedding. marriage, marriage, marriage. prince harry, meghan markle. we would be banned straightaway! now, if you thought that news channels in the uk were getting excited about the royal wedding, i can tell you it's equally big news across the pond. let's take a look. ..the wedding tomorrow... oh, no, saturday. let's get back to michael

and paula who are already over there in windsor. good morning again, you two. hey, good morning. we cannot wait for you to get here, because the excitement is building. from nbc news, this is today, live from windsor, england. and that is a pretty shot. good morning, everybody. she drew the good straw for today. she's in windsor, beautiful, as we start counting down to the royal wedding. good morning. good evening to you, i'm gayle king, and this is st george's chapel where prince harry and meghan markle will wed. how did this unlikely romance come so far, so fast? just how did meghan meet harry? well, you saw gayle king there, and shejoins me. how are well, you saw gayle king there, and she joins me. how are you well, you saw gayle king there, and shejoins me. how are you doing? well, you saw gayle king there, and she joins me. how are you doing?” have been watching you all morning,

iamso have been watching you all morning, i am so psyched to be here. when you said it is big news across the pond, all three of the major stations are here, we all saw each other on the street yesterday and were like, hey, we're here. you are the host of cbs this morning. why so excited? certainly, she is american. certainly, she is american. certainly, she is biracial. she is divorced, a little older than him, although that does not really matter when it is through your four years. there is something about her. i should say that i have never met her, but she is smart, she has had a very strong activist streak from being a little girl and the biggest thing, it is a love story. harry is certainly a favourite in the us as well. so for them to come together is really special for all of those who believe in love, naga. how are people viewing it? we were showing pictures of a pub which has banned talk of the wedding, you get a fine

if you do. really?! just in this one pub. that is some cranky people. are their cranky people in the united states ? their cranky people in the united states? some people would say what is the big deal, it isjust a wedding. isaid is the big deal, it isjust a wedding. i said to the customs guy, are you as excited as i am? you said, my sister got married last week, do you want to see a picture. he said everybody loves a great love story, at the core of it, that is what it is. what does it mean to americans, having an american marry into the royal family? americans, having an american marry into the royalfamily? as americans, having an american marry into the royal family? as little girls we all play a game of princess. most of those kids a lot of frogs along the way, but she is actually kissing a real prince. this isa actually kissing a real prince. this is a little girl, born and raised in los angeles, how was that possible? yet here she is, she will be meeting the queen. she has met the queen. something about that is very

exciting. tell me about the coverage in the run—up, how does it compare to the wedding of william and kate? william and kate also got heavy coverage, but i think this tops it. again, because she is an american. i think people feel she is one of us. that is always exciting. does that mean you embrace the royal family more? i have always embraced the royal family. when diana more? i have always embraced the royalfamily. when diana got married, i was applied 4am. u nfortu nately married, i was applied 4am. unfortunately when she died i was a bit boring to watch the funeral. there was always something very special about diana to me. —— u nfortu nately special about diana to me. —— unfortunately when died, i was up at 4am to watch the funeral. you will a lwa ys 4am to watch the funeral. you will always get some people who say it does not matter, but at the aunt of the day, nobody puts down a good love story. you mentioned meghan's career, a successful actress, how well—known is she in the states? suits was not a gangbusters show in the united states, i think more people paid attention once she

started dating prince harry, but the people who have been following suits from the time it started really loved the show. that was it a huge hit in america? no. has it helped the programme? for sure. she has already left the show, they scheduled the finale right around the time of the royal wedding. do you think that is a coincidence?! no! and some of the co-stars are coming over. i wanted to hear who you have heard is coming. her co—star is coming over coming he will be one of the guests. and her father, thomas markle, undergoing heart surgery, we understand, unable to make the wedding. that is quite sad. i saw her statement yesterday and can only imagine how much drama and can only imagine how much drama and stress you feel leading to your wedding, this is the last thing you want. everyone hopes he has a speedy recovery but we do not want anything to detract from meghan and harry's

day. we had an american earlier talking about how americans wear their hearts on their sleeves and it is very different behaviour to what we are used to seeing from the royal family. the perception is the british have a stiff upper lip but this is one of those stories you feel emotional about. when we saw harry and meghan arrived yesterday, people started cheering just to see them. i don't know, i look at this... listen, the weather is glorious. we arranged this, you know! the weather is glorious and everyone is expecting a beautiful day for them. this is a big deal. anyone who says it'sjust another wedding, it's not true. this isa another wedding, it's not true. this is a very big deal. i hope you have a fabulous day. gayle king. you spoke about the weather, i said we

arranged it, it wasn't me, it was carol. she has superpowers! i've been watching her all morning! carol is at windsor‘s long walk for us this morning with the weather. o'carroll, you have the power. good morning! if you're in the sunshine this morning it is lovely. if you're in the shade it is much colder, more like six celsius. the other thing is that the grass is still wet. we've got lots of sunshine in windsor so the temperatures are going to ramp up. this is the long walk. this is partly the processional route that tomorrow prince harry and meghan markle will take when they are married. heading back up into windsor castle. if you're wondering what the forecast will be like for the royal wedding taking place tomorrow, well, it's going to be a chilly start. you'll notice the

temperature overnight is going to be 5-6. as temperature overnight is going to be 5—6. as we go through the course of the morning, in the morning sunshine, the temperature will pick up sunshine, the temperature will pick up quite quickly. we'll have some brilliant sunshine with a maximum temperature of 22. we are still looking at 18. if you're coming early you'll have to wrap up warmly. the grass will be wept so bear that in mind. then you'll have to prepare for the sun later in the day —— the grass will be wet. a chilly start with a bit of mist and fog around. giving way to some sunshine. the cloud we've got across east anglia will thin and break allowing sunshine to come through. for most of the uk, is going to be sunny. away from the north west of scotland we've got some thicker cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. top temperatures 19 but feeling cooler along the north sea coast with an

onshore breeze. through the evening and overnight it's going to be cold again. again, patchy mist and fog with a bit of frost. we will still have our cloud and light rain and drizzle across north—west scotland. a breezy night. that cloud and drizzle and patchy rain will tend to fizzle through the course of tomorrow. what you'll find is the sun will come out. the wind will strengthen across western scotland and northern ireland. for the rest of the uk, a belter of a day. sunny, dry and warm. that is the forecast. temperatures are up to 23 in the south—east. that's where we are expecting the highest temperatures to be. on sunday a chilly start to the day once again. we are looking at sunshine. the weather front making more progress through scotla nd making more progress through scotland and northern ireland. introducing thicker cloud and also spots of rain. there's a chance some of that might sneak into the far

north of northern england. on sunday temperatures a bit higher in the sunshine. we are looking at 23. it could be 24 as we head into monday. monday sees another celebration in that we are looking at the chelsea flower show. studio: we suddenly seeing a behind you with people with instruments. where are you heading? come over, sir. we are from windsor boys school and windsor girls school. we've just been interviewed for radio berkshire and we are playing our version of the wedding march which was arranged by one of our students. tomorrow we are playing on the long walk during the day. during the procession? in the day. during the procession? in the morning and the lead up to it. you're on bbc breakfast at the moment, thank you forjoining us! o'carroll, can they give us a blast?

we arejust going o'carroll, can they give us a blast? we are just going to do that. off you go! music plays. studio: that is fantastic, we didn't know they would be passing at that moment. thank you very much. we will have lots more on the royal wedding tomorrow throughout the programme and all of that coverage from six a. you're watching bbc breakfast, a special programme this morning. last may, 15—year—old freya lewis suffered serious injuries during the manchester arena terror attack where 22 people lost their lives. unable to walk for three months it has been a long road to recovery, but this weekend freya and her dad,

nick, will take part in the great manchester run to raise money for the hospital that saved her life. theyjoin me now. i'm pleased to say theyjoin me now. it's lovely to have someone on the sofa to talk to! it's brilliant to see you. how are you? and doing well. you met louis tomlinson the other day. tell us louis tomlinson the other day. tell us about that. well, i won the nhs young fundraiser ward and louis came out to present it to me. it was the best surprise ever. it was great footage because he was standing there looking calm and chilled and then all of a sudden he walked on. how did you feel? 0h, then all of a sudden he walked on. how did you feel? oh, my god. i didn't think it was real! amazing. we've got some pictures of it. can see 5”’ngfif 77:17?”

gz'fjfgjm:::.7777 him, either. i didn't. here. you've raised an award here. you've raised an incredible amount of money for charity. nick, you must be so proud. i can't begin to imagine the year you've had. we are incredibly proud. the way she's approached everything, she's been so positive all the way through and made the best of we've got. she looks forward and never back which is the anywhere of approaching what she's been through. it's incredible. this time last year after the incident you were seriously injured. did you think when you are in the wheelchair that you would ever be able to run the great manchester run?” you would ever be able to run the great manchester run? i wasn't sure i would even walk again. it's a bit crazy. how are you feeling about doing the run? a bit nervous but quite excited. have you been

training? i've been going to the gym and i'd started running with my dad as well. what's that like? are you faster than him? no! i hate running, he likes it. how is your training going, nick? i've done ten k now for the first time. it's due to be hot on sunday. make sure you drink plenty of water. you're obviously doing this to raise money for the hospital that helped you. how important is it to you to help the hospital? so important. they gave so much to me and all of us. to give something back is the most important being. i guess they became like family to use. definitely. nick, tell us about that time in the hospital and how much the staff did. the whole hospital, obviously we didn't even know it was there on the night of the 22nd of may. we didn't

know where the ambulance was taking us. know where the ambulance was taking us. it's the biggest single site children's hospital in europe which is incredible. we didn't know about it. the care they gave freya, they saved her life. they are wonderful people, wonderful staff. we enjoy going there which may sound ridiculous having spent the worst five weeks of our lives there, but it's wonderful. it so good you're giving something back. explain about the recovery because at the beginning you must have thought you had no idea what was going to happen. because we got to know the doctors and we've had more conversations recently, when she was in an induced coma for a week, they didn't even know what she would be like when she came round. they have no idea how her recovery would be. to go from that this is incredible. what about for you, how did it feel

when you were there? when i first woke up it was quite terrifying, obviously, because i wasn't used the injuries i had. i wasn't sure what i was going to be able to again. but i think i definitely thought it would bea think i definitely thought it would be a lot worse than it is now. ariana grande came to visit you in hospital, was that a boost? yes, she was the nicest person ever. i started smiling again from then. you did, that was about a week and a half in. it was so incredible. she was wonderful and spent 20 minutes with freya. it was so moving. am i right in thinking you were showing videos of you dancing and singing? that was my sister! of all the people to show singing to! yeah. nick, you're doing this run to raise money but i know you used to run

before this happened and then you stop for a while. people either get bored or they think when they are running. i think. bored or they think when they are running. ithink. sometime mid—june i decided to start running to help myself. it didn't help, i broke down. the hospital asked me at the start of this year if i would appear in the video and run and i thought i would try i was able to run and put the bad thoughts behind me. running is very therapeutic. freya, you said you didn't like running so why have you didn't like running so why have you signed up to it?! just to give something back toll. i think it will be over sooner than i think, but anything i could have done, running, just a small being. it's incredible what you've done and you definitely deserve the award. for all the money you've raised and all the money you will continue to raise. thank you for talking to us and good luck. we are going back to windsor shortly

to find out about all of the preparation ahead of the royal wedding. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. it has been another chilly start, but most of that greeted with blue skies and sunshine. for many it will stay dry and sunny into the afternoon but there will be more clouds further north and west, with that there could be outbreaks of rain. you will see that cloud on the satellite imagery moving into northern ireland and the north—west of. elsewhere, clear spells. but sunshine continues, it will perhaps be a little warmer than yesterday, temperatures by a degree or so. some

fair weather cloud developing as the day goes on, the clouds moving into northern ireland and the north west of scotland, there could be some spots of rain. temperatures in the to hebrides around 11 celsius, but 18 or 19 degrees towards england and wales. —— temperatures in the outer hebrides. a big area of high pressure has been with us for a good pa rt pressure has been with us for a good part of the week, which will keep things very settled in try. it will bea things very settled in try. it will be a chilly start, for the royal wedding, first thing in the morning temperatures are single figures, but temperatures are single figures, but temperatures up to 21, perhaps 22 for the afternoon. that is the same elsewhere across england and wales. a beautiful day in store for any garden parties, street parties, whatever you might be doing. a bit more clouds moving into the far north—west of scotland, temperatures will be higher for most of us, moving into the high teens and low 20s. there will be a small bit bogged ——

small blip on sunday, a weather front bringing more rain towards northern ireland and into scotland, some of its heavy. for england and wales, staying largely dry and sunny on sunday, once again temperatures are up, 20, 22, 23 celsius. always fresh and chilly towards the north and west with the cloud and those outbreaks of rain. —— always more fresh and chilly towards the north and west. that's it from me, goodbye. this is business live from bbc news, with alice baxter and david eades. a $200 billion olive branch. china offers to slash its massive trade gap with the us. the question is, how? live from london, that's our top story on friday 18th may. china and the us are set to wrap up their trade talks later today —

but will beijing offer any further concessions to its biggest economic partner? also in the programme.... a billion dollar boost from the royal wedding! we'll look at the businesses set to cash in on harry and meghan's big day.