hello, it's friday, it's nine o'clock. i'm chloe tilley, welcome to the programme. final preparations as prince harry and meghan markle get ready to say "i do". today meghan‘s mum doria ragland will for the first time, be introduced to the queen — but we still don't know who will walk meghan down the aisle. as windsor prepares, we'll be live in the town across the morning with the latest. excited royal watchers are already in place. i think she is beautiful and i am sure she is wonderful. he deserves to be happy, he has had a hard time. if he is happy, i am happy for him. as the world watches, we'll ask what impact the wedding will have. also ahead — do you work from home? apparently millions more of us would like the chance to do it. we'll ask if it can make us more effective employees. and charlotte hogg was once tipped to be the first woman to lead the bank of england but was first to resign for breaking the bank's rules. in her first interview she says she "wouldn't recommend her experience to anybody."

i think all experiences one goes through in life, you learn something from. it is not one i would recommend to anybody. but it is one i have tried to take a lot from. welcome to the programme, we live until iiam. as you might expect with 2a hours to go we'll be live in windsor quite a lot this morning for the build—up of what's being described as the wedding of year between meghan and harry. if you're getting married tomorrow or celebrating an anniversary we'd like to hear you thoughts about what makes a good marriage. but of course we will be covering lots of other stories today — and i'm interested to hear from you about working from home. the tuc say four million people would like to work from home for part of the week but haven't

been given the chance. do you reckon working from home improves your own productivity or do you find it too distracting? are you working from home and watching this programme? interested to hear your thoughts, we'll be talking about this a little later and i'd like your comments as part of that conversation. get in touch — use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get straight to our top story, and that wedding. the bride's mother, doria ragland, will meet the queen here today, let's get straight to our top story, and that wedding. 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's 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. some wedding updates for you,

in the past hour kensington palace have released the recipe for the wedding cake. it contains amongst other things 500 free range eggs from suffolk. claire ptak, who's making it, has revealed the layered lemon and elderflower cake — in three parts of varying sizes — will be presented in a non—traditional way. some people have already grabbed their places to watch from the street. people from all around the world have been drawn to windsorfor the big day, and they've been telling us why. is doesn't mean so much that she is american, i know that sounds strange, but that harry has found somebody that he really loves. other women that he's dated have not been able to cope with his situation as a royal. but she does, she seems very confident. it is so wonderful they

are both in love. they will change the royal family. they will change the royal family. the view of people. because when i heard people talking outside, some we re heard people talking outside, some were for it, somewhere against it. but i think they are a modern royal family. well, they represent... you know, when you were a child you would always see movies about the king and queen. so, for me, it is like this one now is the real thing. not only in books or magazines. came to the royal wedding of william and cake, and the 90th birthday in jubilee. —— william and kate and matt prince harry at an event he was doing for walking with the wounded at leicester square. very happy for him and meghan. he deserves to be happy with his mother gone.

i love harry, he is so down—to—earth and the match between harry and meghan is wonderful. i think relations have been pretty sour with america, and i think this helps. i don't know much about meghan but we love harry, he isjust like his itiuiti. we love harry, he isjust like his mum. we just love and support him. annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. good morning. hundreds of additional british troops could be sent to afghanistan following recommendations by the defence secretary. the bbc understands that gavin williamson has written to theresa may suggesting the uk boosts its military presence in the country — but no decision has yet been made. andy moore reports. british combat troops left afghanistan in 2014 after more than 400 lives had been lost. the very last man carried with him the union flag. but since then, the taliban have regained control over parts of the country. in the western provincial capital

of farra, the militants are fighting for control of the city. they're being kept at bay, just, by afghan forces backed by american drone strikes. thank you very much, and, uh... under president trump, the us has decided to send an extra 4,000 troops to afghanistan, and he's called on his allies to match that commitment. only yesterday, he met jens stoltenberg, the secretary general of nato, at the white house. mr trump criticised countries like germany who don't spend what they should on defence, but praised countries like the uk who do. they paid the number that they're supposed to be paying. we have some that don't, and they'll be dealt with. as a result of this contribution, nato is much stronger. 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 willjoin 600 troops in the capital, kabul, help train afghan forces.

in a brief statement, the ministry of defence would only say that the uk's military contribution in afghanistan is kept under constant review. andy moore, bbc news. the world health organisation is expected to decide today if the outbreak of the ebola virus in the democratic republic of congo should be treated as an international threat. 25 deaths are being investigated, and more than a0 people have shown symptoms of infection. the virus has now been found in a busy port city. 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.

for the first time in the cia's history, a woman will lead the agency. gina haspel, who's a cia veteran, has been confirmed by us senators as its director. has been confirmed by us many politicians opposed her nomination. ms haspel once ran a secret prison in thailand where terror suspects were subjected to water boarding. police in malaysia say they've made a massive seizure of cash, jewellery and designer handbags in raids on homes and offices linked to the former prime minister, najib razak. mr najib and his wife were banned from leaving the country after he unexpectedly lost power in elections last week. our correspondentjonathan head is in malaysia's capital, kuala lumpur. the searches started on wednesday evening. they lasted for many hours at mr najib‘s primary home, where he was at the time. somebody snapped a photo of him slumped asleep on the sofa as the search went on. but went on into yesterday morning.

there were more searches of apartments believed to be owned by him. it's hard to total up exactly what's been taken. the police have listed 72 boxes of cash and 284 boxes of handbags. each handbag is in a box, these are very, very upmarket handbags. they've released a virtual who's who of designer brands that they've found. watches, jewellery. how much this has to do with what they say it's linked to which is the investigation into this government—linked investment company called imdb, which has been the subject of international enquiries for some time, isn't clear at this stage. but it is going to send a public message out which is that the investigation which was shut down by mr najib three years ago has been restarted, and that he is the primary focus. 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. figures obtained by the bbc suggest that large numbers of people who challenged a decision to remove their main disability benefit were successful last year. in the south—east of england, london and wales, around three—quarters of those who contested a decision about their personal independence payment won their appeals. the charity scope uk claims the figures show "fundamental flaws" in assessments for personal independence payment aren't being addressed. some households in britain only get half the broadband speeds they're promised, that's 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. also many customers on faster packages were only getting a quarter of what was advertised. 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. kilauea began erupting two weeks ago — its last eruption was in 192a. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9:30am. some comments from your already on the royal wedding. anthony on facebook, "the wedding, with so much media coverage already, i am fed up with it and it has put me off it all now!" text from martin, "we are getting married tomorrow and chose date long before the royals. hugely support their wedding but looking forward to our wedding at 11am to my own princess swital patel. with my love." do get in touch with us throughout the morning, also get inserts its width is about

whether you think more people should be allowed to work from home. you can use the hashtag best, if you text you will be charged at standard rate. let's get the sport. withjohn this morning. gareth southgate‘s england squad selection continues to cause debate with one player who has been left out getting involved. good morning. we are thinking about those decisions, the players he has announced. jack wilshere was not selected and he has had his say. as we know never easy for a amanger to pick his squad and in gareth southgate‘s case, he's going to upset a few people. and one of those left out, jack wilshere feels he should you could certainly argue for his inclusion.

if there is perhaps one thing england are missing it's a ball playing central midfielder, someone to get the team moving up the field, that spark of creativity in midfield to make things happen. know that wilshere has struggled with injuries throughout his career, but he's featured prominently for arsenal this season, with 20 appearances, 12 of them starts. but he hasn't played for england under southgate, he was picked for his squad for the friendlies back in march against holland and italy, but pulled out through injury. and facing the media yesterday for the fist time since announcing his squad, southgate explained why he didn't pick him. he's of course been in our thoughts, we selected him in march, but he hasn't played a for game us. jack, i thought, had a good spell in the lead up to christmas and just after. not as effective towards the end of the season. and we think the other guys have played very well and deserve their place in the squad.

iam sure i am sure those injuries will be in the back of his mind. will he be able to play back—to—back matches? inevitably we need to have this conversation by england's chances. we always get very excited but there isa we always get very excited but there is a general sense that people are saying, young kids, let'sjust see what they can do not expect too much? that success at youth level is something england are hoping to build on. well, let's hope this isn't an omen. but i wanted to show you these pictures, this was england's ui7s losing a penalty shoot out against holland at the european championship semi—finals yesterday. folarin balogun, who's penalty was saved. there had been 11 perfect spot kicks up to this point. which is perhaps a surprise, england going out because there's been huge success of late for the youth teams, this age group won the world cup, the under 19's

won the european championship and the under 20's won the world cup as well last year. and this is part of the fa's masterplan. having copied other succesful nations, they believe players accumulating more caps at youth level will bring about success at international level. fa technical director dan ashwoth said england are not going to russia just to come back in the group stages, so the knockout stages is a miminum, and frank lamapard part of the bbc‘s coverage in russia, said england should notjust be happy reaching the quarter—finals. i think that shows the knockout stage is a minimum fit england. either way england, will be there without jack wilshere. that's all the sport for now. you couldn't have failed to notice. it's just over 2a hours until meghan markle will officially become a member of the royal family. the american actress is due to marry prince harry at windsor castle at midday tomorrow. and if it's anything like prince william and kate middleton's wedding — the event will be viewed by tens of millions of people around the world. one person who won't be

at the ceremony is meghan's father. after days of speculation yesterday it was confirmed thomas markle would not be walking his daughter down the aisle. in a statement meghan says she has "always cared" for her father and hopes he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health. since their first public engagement in september, meghan and harry have undertaken numerous royal engagements. here are some moments you might have missed. music: never let her slip away by andrew gold. # i talked to my baby on the telephone...#. # i never would have guessed i could miss someone so bad. # yeah, i really only met her about a week ago. # but it doesn't really matter

to my heart, i know. # i love her, i'm hoping that i never recover. # because she's good for me, and it would really make me happy. # to never let her slip away #. # i feel like a kid with a teenage crush on a school day. # i feel like the lead in romeo and juliet, yeah. # i'm a little bit dizzy, i'm a little bit scared. # i guess i never felt this much aware. # that i love her. # i'm hoping that i never recover #.

# she's good for me. # i know it's going to make me happy. # to never let her slip away #. let's speak now to our correspondent sarah campbell, who is in windsorfor us. sarah — we had the rehearsal yesterday, what happens today? i'm at the long walk. those pictures gracing the front pages of harry and meghan as they travelled in a car to that rehearsal, they were taken here. this is the end of the

procession that will happen tomorrow. you can see the royal standards fluttering in the distance. that signifies the queen is in residence and the big event todayis is in residence and the big event today is that doria ragland will meet the queen for afternoon tea. she'll bejoined by meet the queen for afternoon tea. she'll be joined by harry and her daughter. this is a combination. she met the duke and duchess of cambridge yesterday, some of the bridesmaids and page boys and she had also met the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. this is the meeting together, it's doria and meghan being fully embraced by the royal family. across windsor the final touches are being put to the bunting across the town, and all the places where people are camping out ready for the wedding which is happening injust ready for the wedding which is happening in just 2a hours‘ time. ready for the wedding which is happening in just 24 hours' time. we are coming back to you later, thank you forjoining us live from windsor. but what impact will

tomorrow‘s wedding have? joining me in the studio now is alex longmore, the celebrity fashion and personal stylist, autumn brewington who‘s a writer and ex—royal blogger for washington post — she‘s come overfrom the us for the wedding — and alexandra merri, who plans weddings for a living. it is very exciting. autumn, what‘s the excitement like in the states? are they as excited as some people in the uk are? they might be more excited! because an american is joining the british royalfamily? yes. i think there are a lot of people in the us who are interested in the royals, whether it‘s because royalty is neat to them or they think it‘s a soap opera or they are fascinated by the clothes and jewellery. now an american is also going to be royal, so makes it all

the more interesting. before i bring you into talk about the finer points of the wedding, what have you made of the pr disaster around meghan markle‘s estranged family, half sister, half brother and herfather as well. dmz seeming to lead the coverage and this. tmz was leading the coverage amazingly on this. the one thing that can be taken away from this is that people everywhere could relate to how painful this must have been. to have the family dynamic playing out in front of so many cameras. she‘s a tv actress, he‘s a prince but this is something eve ryo ne he‘s a prince but this is something everyone could understand what a painful experience. i think that has made everyone want them to have a great day. many of us can identify with having a slightly dysfunctional

family! laughter maybe that is slightly endearing. alexander, what do you think the stress levels are like in kensington palace? you can't imagine millions of people watching this special moment. now they've had the rehearsal, everyone knows where they are meant to be, they've had a practice run, the nerves will be less. it will be that moment when they see each other but everything will relax and they've had a lot of the engagement photos and every kind of public engagement. they always seem of public engagement. they always seem to grip onto each other tightly so seem to grip onto each other tightly so that is obviously their way to calm their nerves. i always think, behind—the—scenes one of the most stressful thing is when children are involved! walking down the aisle with millions of people watching! you can‘t control a small child‘s. you can‘t control a small child‘s. you can't. they've had the rehearsal la st you can't. they've had the rehearsal last night but on the day it could be very different. they could have a jese in the morning and then go wild! maybe that will diffuse a lot of the pressure and the nerves ——

they could have a juice in the morning. let's talk about the dress, alex. we don‘t even know yet to the designer is. and having sleepless nights because of the pressure about this dress. i think it's overtaken kate's dress. it's all about what she chooses to wear. we don't really know her that well. she only became prevalent after the engagement so we've seen has style running up to it but we haven't even seen her in a big evening gown, apart from her engagement photographs and her vanity fair shoot. is she going to go super relaxed? like she often looks on public engagement? 0r go super relaxed? like she often looks on public engagement? or is she going to go traditional royal bride? i think the latter. do you?! i think so. it's a royal wedding, at the end of the day. i think for the evening we are going to see the hollywood glamour. i think meghan is

going to do it her way but definitely it will be a bit more traditional at the church. tell us about meghan‘s way. how well—known washing in the states before she started dating harry? —— how well—known was she? started dating harry? —— how well-known was she? i think her superfans well-known was she? i think her super fans knew who she was but she was a super fans knew who she was but she wasa minor super fans knew who she was but she was a minor celebrity. she wrote some interesting articles but this was not... great to her that she was ona was not... great to her that she was on a long—running television show, the show wasn‘t something that everybody knew about. she became prominent after it became known they we re prominent after it became known they were dating. i'm interested to talk a bit about the cake. laughterm sounds delicious! it sounds amazing. it looks like it‘s going to be magnificent but it is very much a nod to the us influences, lemon and elderflower. yes. i think this is where they are having their stamp on

the day. the ceremony itself, and they are going to have to do the regal aspects but i think these little things, the cake is informal in royal wedding standards. it's not free to cake, it's not going to be oi'i free to cake, it's not going to be on display, this is something that is her favourite baker. —— it isn't a fruitcake. it's going to have fresh flowers which will be a nod to the rest of the day. there is very much an english country garden themed. when there is a royal wedding, does everyone copy this? is this the cake everyone will be having? i think so. there will be lots of things from the day that will be quite popular. we were talking about whether there will be some colour. they've talked a lot about the nods towards the setting and windsor park. whether they bring in... all other royal weddings have been very white and green. will there be hints of lilac, pastels, red white and blue? we don't know anything at this stage. clearly the

dress has got to be white. yes, ivory or cream, which suits meghan is so well. she wears a lot of white a nyway is so well. she wears a lot of white anyway so she's going to look stunning. presumably loads of wedding dress designers will want to copyit wedding dress designers will want to copy it and get it out there so other people can wear it. absolutely. i read an interesting article about kate and william when kate's dress was copied completely. apparently brides didn't want that because they felt like they were in fa ncy because they felt like they were in fancy dress. i think they will take aspects of it. maybe the lace or something structured, it's going to be about the shape and the whole style i think. what surprises do you think we are likely to see, or that will be different from other royal weddings? she might not cover her shoulders completely. she wears a lot of things that are strapless. traditionally, she should be as a royal bride have her shoulders cove red royal bride have her shoulders covered but she might not. and, if

harry wears his uniform, he has to shave his beard off. traditionally in the army you cannot wear your uniform with a beard. yesterday he hadn't shaved his beard off. could they not change that for prince harry? possibly but that's the rules andl harry? possibly but that's the rules and i think you have to like it or lump it! laughter what do you think might be different?” lump it! laughter what do you think might be different? i think they will save all the fun and let their hair down with the evening reception. unfortunately we won't see anything from that. i hope she wears two see anything from that. i hope she wears two dresses. see anything from that. i hope she wears two dresses. she will, when she?! even i want to dress at my wedding! and kate did, too. it's interesting you‘re talking about hollywood in the evening and the fa ct lots of hollywood in the evening and the fact lots of things that we won‘t see. do you think it will be the accessible wedding in the day that is presented to keep us all happy and keep the media and the public

happy, and then baked have very much a hollywood affair in the evening? we've got the royal family marrying hollywood, marrying california. i think the two will be very much... yes, i think you're absolutely right. they will do the traditional things we are used to seeing, they will pose the photos and we‘ll see how the cake looks and then they‘ll go off and have so much fun tomorrow night. what do you make of the guest list? very glamorous. is also not got politicians, anything like that, which is unusual for a got politicians, anything like that, which is unusualfor a royal wedding to depart from that. he's 79 to the throne now so there's not so much pressure. “— throne now so there's not so much pressure. “ seven in throne now so there's not so much pressure. —— seven in line to the brain. they are quite cosy couple, i don't think they want extra pomp and

ceremony. don't think they want extra pomp and ceremony. they've got enough going on at st george's chapel that maybe theyjust wanted the nearest and dearest. just the 600?! that is actually rather small. other royal weddings have been thousands. that's the way they've managed to contain the way they've managed to contain the guest list. do you think because harry is seventh in line that they would have had more control over the wedding than william and kate might have done, bearing in mind his role? yes. we all know harry is a bit of a wild child. he wants to do things his way and good for him. it is going to be 4am in la, i think, the wedding, if i have done my maths correctly. will people be getting up to watch it? absolutely, yes. they better have some pimms ready. and coffee. are they mildly amused by the british royalfamily

in the states?. i think they are excited. i think some people find them amusing and wonder if she will have to wear hats all the time, i think a lot of people had not really paid attention to the royal family for very long but said, wait, there is an american, what is going on? and with the controversy with her family, people have been asking what this is all about. everybody loves a wedding. when you add in celebrity, it becomes more interesting. thank you for coming in, i‘m grateful to you for coming in, i‘m grateful to you all. an email from john — as much as i admire and like prince harry the mass coverage of all the main channels has put me off the idea of watching. instead i will be painting my garden fence, but i do wish them the very best for the future. email from william — why do the media bore us with this nonsense? broadcast fair enough, but concept of royalty is out dated. emailfrom bill — i have to say i have some sympathy for those

who have already seen enough of the wedding, although i am mildly interested in it. thank you for your contributions, keep them coming by using the hashtag #victorialive. still to come... the speaker of the house of commons is accused of calling a fellow mp a "stupid woman" under his breath. i wouldn‘t recommend it to anybody — the words of the former deputy head of the bank of england in herfirst interview since she was sacked for breaking bank rules. time for the latest news — here‘s annita mcveigh. the bbc news headlines this morning... 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. 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. this morning, kensington palace have released the recipe for the wedding cake. it contains, amongst other things, 500 free eggs from suffolk.

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 world health organisation is expected to decide today if the outbreak of the ebola virus in the democratic republic of congo should be treated as an international threat. 25 deaths are being investigated, and more than 40 people have shown symptoms of infection. the virus has now been found in a busy port city. figures obtained by the bbc suggest that large numbers of people who challenged a decision to remove their main disability benefit were successful last year. in the south—east of england, london and wales,

around three—quarters of those who contested a decision about their personal independence payment won their appeals. the charity scope uk claims the figures show "fundamental flaws" in assessments for personal independence payment aren‘t being addressed. some households in britain only get half the broadband speeds they‘re promised, that‘s 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. also many customers on faster packages were only getting a quarter of what was advertised. that‘s a summary of the latest bbc news. here‘s some sport now. john? after gareth southgate announces england squad, notable absentees jack wilshere and joe hart uthappa said. as we mentioned

earlier, jack wilshere says he believes he should have been entered and would have made a real impact. joe hart has followed him, saying he is gutted. one instagram he said after two years of a really tough situation in club football that is ha rd to situation in club football that is hard to take. i am proud to have put in the grafton played every minute to help russia quality —— help the tea m to help russia quality —— help the team to qualify for russia, perhaps feeling that should have deserves an inclusion. let‘s hope this is not a bad omens, england‘s and 70 nurse losing on penalties. england having huge success of laterjunior level. penalties. england having huge success of later junior level. the fa hope this will pave the way for further success at senior level. darren morrissette to be confirmed as the new west brom manager. he took over on an interim basis following the sacking of alan pardew. —— darren moore is set to be confirmed. owen farrell will put his own stamp on the england rugby team, according

to head coach in leejones. he has replaced dylan hartley as captain to give hardly a break to recover from concussion. —— according to head coach eddiejones. concussion. —— according to head coach eddie jones. those concussion. —— according to head coach eddiejones. those are the headlines, i will be back at 10am. several mps have accused the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, of swearing and referring to a senior cabinet minister as a "stupid woman" during an outburst in parliament. the leader of the commons andrea leadsom reportedly didn‘t hear the comments, but mps who say they did are outraged. it follow previous allegations of bullying, which mr bercow and his office have consistently denied. let‘s cross to our political correspondent chris mason, who‘s at westminster. good morning. just explain what he is alleged to have said? john bercow is alleged to have said? john bercow isa man is alleged to have said? john bercow is a man who regularly dips into the thesaurus, he likes the latin at, thesaurus, he likes the latin at, the multisyllabic, the highfalutin when it comes to language. but not, it would appear when it comes to this particular exchange about the leader of the commons andrea leadsom

on wednesday. reported in the daily telegraph today, speaker accused of calling ledson a, quote, stupid woman. the allegation is he offered a description which featured the word useless and was prefaced by a word useless and was prefaced by a word beginning with f, so would not exactly latinate or multisyllabic. when we asked his office for a reaction to this report last night, we we re reaction to this report last night, we were told he would not comment on a private conversation but said wednesday had been an unusual and controversial date in how the government handled its business in the house of commons, strong and differing views had been exchanged but the speaker treated all collea g u es but the speaker treated all colleagues with respect. you will notice that was not a denial about that exchange taking place. let‘s talk about the context, pressure growing on john let‘s talk about the context, pressure growing onjohn bercow who has previously been accused of bullying staff members, which he has

denied. there have been allegations, which he has strongly denied. there has also been a growing story at westminster and conversation about how long he may continue in the speaker‘s chaya, because when he first became speaker in 2009 he said it would do the job for no more than nine years, we are approaching that point. —— he said he would do the job for no more than nine years. he has been controversial. his supporters say he has been brilliant in ensuring backbenchers get a proper chance to scrutinise government and he has advocated beyond westminster. but critics regard him as irritating and pompous, and given this time frame, albeit set out a long time ago, some have asked questions about how long he might continue. in that context there have been allegations around bullying, and this particular incident, which he has not flatly denied. that broader

context is one of questions being asked at westminster about for how long he might sit in the speaker‘s chair. has andrea leadsom responded? when we spoke to her and her team last night she did not offer commentary on what had happened. we can hazard a guess that she would contest the description attached to her by mr burgo. she and her team are quoted in the telegraph this morning as saying they were outraged by the remark and weighing up what they might want to do next. thank you very much, chris mason in westminster. coming up... the markle debacle — how did an american gossip website manage to hijack the narrative of the royal wedding? could the palace have handled the situation surrounding meghan‘s father and her relatives better? we speak to those in the know. charlotte hogg was once tipped to be the first woman to lead the bank of england.

she was until recently the bank‘s deputy. but last year she was forced to resigned for breaking the bank‘s rules. she hadn‘t declared that her brother worked for barclays, which the bank regulates. since her resignation she has remained out of the public eye. now in her first interview, she tells our business editor kamal ahmed that she "would not recommend her experience to anyone". soi so i think all the experiences one goes through in life, you learn something from. it is not one i would recommend to anybody, but it is one i have tried to take a lot from. ina is one i have tried to take a lot from. in a couple of ways. one is when something very difficult happens but you, firstly, are enormously well supported by your colleagues, who were wonderful, and also by your friends, colleagues, who were wonderful, and also by yourfriends, that colleagues, who were wonderful, and also by your friends, that enables you to bounce back. i think it also has made me a different kind of leader in the organisation i am in today. i hope it makes me a more positive one. when something happens

and you bounce back, you see the possibilities in life, and that is a wonderful place to be. the other thing it has given me is whenever i... i try to make sure that when i see someone go through a rough time, i reach out, i hope i did it before but i am pretty certain i do it every time now. did you make mistakes?” certain i do it every time now. did you make mistakes? i owned up to having made a mistake and i set the barfor having made a mistake and i set the bar for what having made a mistake and i set the barfor what i having made a mistake and i set the bar for what i thought the consequences should be. at the time, george osborne tweeted, i thought quite interestingly, charlotte hogg is a real loss to public life. would she have gone if she had been an older man whose sister had worked at a bank, i wonder? do you think there is something in what he said?” wonder? do you think there is something in what he said? i think asa something in what he said? i think as a person, an individual, the best you can do in life is setjob after yourself, whoever you are. ifeel pretty good about the bar i set for myself and the consequences that came with fat. the period i had an

public service, i loved and i very much enjoyed working with my very dedicated colleagues at the bank. i learned very much from it. it certainly does not profit me to think about that. it is more how do you set the rules for yourself and live by them, how do you learn from that? i am very happy to be where i am. do you need to say sorry? my resignation letter said it all. it explained the mistake, apologise to my colleagues and we moved on. lots of young people watching this, young women, they will know you had a tough time at the bank of england, as you have said. what would be your message to them if they are looking for a career and thinking look what happens, you make a mistake and you are in the headlines and it is very difficult. what would your message beep to a 20—year—old charlotte hogg watching this? we need to give women

analysis iot opportunity wherever they want, whether it is financial services, schools or whatever. if by seeing one services, schools or whatever. if by seeing one person services, schools or whatever. if by seeing one person who has gone through a bit of a bump that has learned through that... helps them to find whatever their path is in life, that would be a good thing. you have to be willing to be able to make mistakes? i mean, we are human. i doubt make mistakes? i mean, we are human. idoubtany make mistakes? i mean, we are human. i doubt any others could look through our lives and say it is entirely without mistakes. nor could we say those mistakes have not helped us to grow, perhaps more than things that have gone well. has your experience that the bank of england made you more resilient? yes, it has. in what kind of way? i think it has. in what kind of way? i think it has made me more positive. i see more possibilities in things. i

believe that... things that you don‘t want to happen and that hurt at the time make you grow stronger. so, yes. it as possibly changed how you view that, when a mistaken stewardess involving other people, maybe it has changed the way you think about how to respond? —— when a mistake comes to your desk involving other people.” a mistake comes to your desk involving other people. i don't think my values have changed. i think my values have changed. i think one becomes more and pathetic. i hope i have. charlotte hogg, thank you very much. back to the wedding and it is truly transatlantic, but what are the differences between getting married here and stateside? two wedding planners, a brit and an america, reveal what makes a great day. i‘m just going to keep eating. i can‘t keep drinking... hi, i‘m caroline. hi, i‘m jeanette. so, you receive your invitation, the first thing you start

thinking about is what am i going to wear? there‘s a dress code for harry and megan‘s wedding which is for the ladies to wear hats. this is absolutely very traditional in a british wedding. we love a hat. here in the us, we don‘t wear hats to weddings. most weddings are formal attire or black—tie. in the uk, it‘s traditional for the best man‘s speech to be a little bit risque, sometimes they go a bit close to the bone, tell some embarrassing stories from the past. with speeches like that, we would definitely be surprised, because here it is a toast, not a roast. megan has ordered a lemon and elderflower sponge cake from an american baker. in the uk, it is traditional to have a fruitcake with a marzipan icing, which is usually tiered and it is usual to save the top layer for the first child‘s christening. no thanks.

in the us, couples get to choose their cake and filling. cake tasting is absolutely the best part about wedding planning. you get to choose your specific cake tailored to you, designed to your liking and absolutely choose your flavour. we are finding that the royal family has influenced american couples in their cake choice. we have been getting a lot of requests for exactly the cake they will be getting. cheers. a classic favourite of all american weddings is of course bubbly. champagne and sparkling wine. there is really nothing better. we understand megan‘s favourite wine is this. from italy. personally, i prefer champagne. most brides spend the final days before their wedding doing last—minute preparations for the big day. but meghan markle isn‘t most brides. this isn‘t most weddings. and last minute prep wasn‘t

what meghan found herself doing in the run—up to her nuptials with prince harry. instead, she has found herself embroiled in something of a pr disaster, not to mention a deeply upsetting personal matter. yesterday she was forced to quell the unrelenting rumours by issuing a statement about whether or not her father will be present at her wedding. has this pr disaster overshadowed what was meant to be a joyous occasion? and is kensington palace supporting meghan markle‘s family as they should? here to discuss this is tim jotischky, who is the head of crisis planning for a pr agency, ian pelham turner, a former royal photographer, and claudia joseph — a royal commentator and biographer. thank you for coming in. tim, are you surprised the macro surprise that we find ourselves in this situation regarding meghan‘s father,

half sister and half brother?” situation regarding meghan‘s father, half sister and half brother? i am surprised. clearly the management hasn‘t been as it could have been. the fact he was there, out of control of the royal machine wasn‘t ideal. equally we have to accept that this is a very extended and rather colourful family and was a lwa ys rather colourful family and was always going to be an issue with how much that could be controlled. we aren‘t talking about the white spin machine, there is a limit to what can be done to control it. clearly they would have wanted a much more choreographed run—up to the big day and releasing the announcements for the bridal party and the cake and so on, very much setting the agenda. that hasn‘t happened. i would say that this is no ordinary wedding, no gordon reid bride and there is also something rather gloriously unscripted about the soap opera —— no ordinary bride. for the royal family, authenticity is important.

claudia, will the royal family family, authenticity is important. claudia, will the royalfamily be cringing at what has happened?” don't think they'll be totally amused but they must be expecting it. the reality is that meghan's family have been talking for a year. they've constantly been coming up with sniping and meghan can't control her half brother and half sister. they are extended family, she hasn't seen them for years. but they love the limelight. you have to remember, these people are americans and they don't get the royal family in the same way we do. they think of them as celebrities. they lived in la, her father was a lighting man. meghan was an actress. stardom is theirgod. meghan was an actress. stardom is their god. the papers are their god. they want to be out there and they don't understand the british etiquette and that silence might be golden. do you think the palace has let down meghan markle‘s father? golden. do you think the palace has

let down meghan markle's father?” am appalled at what has happened this week. i wonder whether it is partly down to the fact that last year there was a huge row going on behind the scenes with the royal household, many senior members of the royal household resigned because of it. now it looks like there is an amateurism to what is going on. i'm appalled that in reality they didn't see the potential of what would happen to mrmarkle. see the potential of what would happen to mr markle. that he wasn't the easiest person to work with but at the same time he may have had issues as well. and why some support was put in place weeks ago. why they have brought the mother over two days before the event. it looks like they are an afterthought, and these days, we saw something like mr markle in particular, what is going to happen to him now? he now becomes

an extended member of the royal family, whether they like it or not. what support should be given to him? first of all it should have been closer before hand, there first of all it should have been closer beforehand, there should have brought them over for a month. that protects him. now, what's going to happen to him in america? the paparazzi won't leave him alone. they sent blood so that will be an obvious thing. he's going to look after him, personally? the cia? is the fco getting involved? he isjust as much a victim. this has been happening over the generations. princess diana complained she wasn‘t supported and fergie‘s father said the moment she got married into the royalfamily he the moment she got married into the royal family he stopped being able to see his daughter. it‘s only in recent yea rs to see his daughter. it‘s only in recent years that we‘ve seen william

and kate very much on their own terms. williams spends one family christmas with the middletons and the next with his own family. i think that comes from william. i think that comes from william. i think he loves kate‘s family. think that comes from william. i think he loves kate's family. in that case you would argue harriers from the same mould? yes, i think thatis from the same mould? yes, i think that is why meghan and kate are so supported. they don‘t understand how the press works, they don‘t really wa nt to the press works, they don‘t really want to understand, i don‘t think the palace machine is built to crisis manage. well, i think they are reactive but not proactive. the other thing we shouldn't forget is prince harry has always had a deep—seated suspicion of the media for reasons we can understand. the media isn't something you can turn on and off. there are certainly causes prince harry feels deeply about and he wants to promote. as does meghan. it's going to be quite interesting in their married life how they deal with that. to pick up your point, there is a limit to how

much you can manage a family thousands of miles away. it was always inevitable we were going to have this sort of collision of cultures. that's my point. they shouldn't have been left thousands of miles away in the first place. shouldn't have been left thousands of miles away in the first placem might have been offered...” of miles away in the first placem might have been offered... i agree but on the other hand, i feel that these days when i watch something like this, i mean... ithink these days when i watch something like this, i mean... i think there are car crashes still waiting to happen. i think you have to look at the family history. it is a very fractured family for obvious reasons. you can‘t mop up people that haven‘t seen meghan for years and years and years coming out of the woodwork and talking. you can advise them if you were going to go through her whole family tree, but she probably doesn‘t know her family tree, she doesn‘t know will be is people. she may be met them as children. they are still going to have their say. in terms of her

father, he is notoriously reclusive in mexico. i‘m not sure he would have wa nted in mexico. i‘m not sure he would have wanted to spend time in britain before the wedding. it would‘ve been helpful if it had some sort of advice but he has presumably got his daughter‘s phone number and there is a machine advise him if he chose to use it. we should see the big picture. i think there is huge goodwill towards this couple, i think there is a sense that this is a different marriage. this is going to bea a different marriage. this is going to be a different dynamic. i think people generally are very supportive of it. when we reflect on this, i'm not sure we'll remember all of the drama of this week, the unscripted soap opera. i think will be blown away by the pageantry and spectacle which we know the royal family does very well. and a sense of goodwill towards the couple. i think that will be the prevailing image we'll have. does it actually matter, for

the people sitting at home watching are they thinking this is the media fuelling this as they always do and actually don‘t care? fuelling this as they always do and actually don't care? that might be the reaction but i'm looking ahead as well. harry's pps has resigned, he leaves just after the wedding who is going to look after him? meghan described the pps as her godsend. he was the man who supposedly turned harry's life around after las vegas. he's going to look after them? people will step in... i feel that at the moment it's almost like reactionary rather than really planning ahead. that's been the problem. will kensington palace learn from this, take anything away for the future? yes, and i'm sure there will be a hell of a

postmortem. in strict pr terms, you always wa nt postmortem. in strict pr terms, you always want to be controlling the narrative and clearly that hasn't happened. to have a celebrity website in the usa is leading the narrative and the agenda is far from ideal. clearly there will be lessons to be learnt. also this is a couple who will be doing things differently from other royal couples previously and they have to go with that. claudia, you are laughing.” disagree. i don‘t think the palace machine changes much over the years. i don‘t think they necessarily learn lessons from the past. i don‘t think perhaps they care. really, the queen is the monarchy now and that‘s what they focus on. she obviously leads by example which is exemplary. we and kate are doing things very much their own way as tim says. that is their own way as tim says. that is the plan. i think they cut people off that don‘t follow the message. i think the reality is that thomas markle will be talking to this website for a few weeks but

ultimately who cares? what will he know? he wasn‘t at the wedding, he can‘t leak it. maybe they‘ve got it right. thank you. let‘s get the latest weather update — with carol kirkwood who‘s at windsor for us this morning. it's it‘s looking beautiful! it is absolutely beautiful. it was really cold here this morning, the grass was wet, now the sun is out. planes are flying overhead and it‘s lovely and warm. i‘m on the long walk. this is part of the read the newlyweds will take tomorrow. they get married in st george‘s chapel at noon. at ipm they will leave in their carriage, come down the high street, go along the long walk and take this route all the way up inside windsor castle, where they will end up celebrating their new marriage. if you‘re wondering what the forecast will be like tomorrow morning, it‘s going to be chilly. the overnight

low is about 5—6. if you‘re planning to come down early make sure you wrap up warmly. the grass will be dewy so maybe don‘t wear flip—flops. the temperature will rise through the course of the day. we are looking at a maximum of 21—22. today, not a bad forecast either. we‘re looking at a dry day for most of the land. one or two changes and they tend to be across the north west of scotland first thing where it is cloudy. light patchy rain and drizzle. after a sunny start across northern ireland, that same cloud will spill across introducing some patchy light rain and drizzle. temperatures today up to 19 but along the coastline, the north sea coastline, feeling cooler with an onshore breeze. temperatures will be pegged back a little bit. as we had through the evening and overnight, once again we‘ll have pleasant early

evening sunshine, clear skies by night and that means there is going to be another cold night. patchy mist and fog forming with the odd pocket of frost. still across the north west of scotland, edit more cloud and some drizzle or light rain. that‘s how we start the day tomorrow, across the north we‘ll have that combination but improving through the day. we‘ll see some sunshine developing but the wind will strengthen across northern ireland and western scotland through the day. moving away from here when the day. moving away from here when the mist and fog lifts its going to be another beautiful day if you like it sunny, dry and warm. maximum temperature 22. possibly 23 in the south—east. still that onshore flow coming in from the north sea taking the edge of the temperatures so it will feel cooler. on sunday another cold start with clearer skies but a lots of sunshine for england and wales. scotland and northern

ireland, you‘ve got a weather front sinking south. that will introduce thicker cloud and also some rain. rain particularly heavy and it may get into the far north of northern england. by then our top temperature will be about 23, somewhere in the south—east. how long is this weather going to last? into next week. if you like it sunny and warm it a treat. the chelsea flower show sta rts treat. the chelsea flower show starts next week and the weather is set fair. there could be a few showers in the forecast but as we go through next week, i‘ll keep you posted about that. hello, it‘s friday, it‘s ten o‘clock, i‘m chloe tilley. one day to go, and it‘s the day meghan takes her mum doria ragland to meet the queen for the first time — and she‘s the favourite to be announced later as the person who‘ll walk her down the aisle. back in windsor, excited people are already lining the route as the final preparations are being made. i think she is beautiful, i am sure

she is wonderful. my thing is that i wa nt she is wonderful. my thing is that i want harry to be happy, he deserves it. he has had a hard time. if he is happy, iam happy it. he has had a hard time. if he is happy, i am happy for him. 200 amalfi lemons and 500 organic eggs from suffolk. what else could it be but the royal wedding cake? here‘s the first glimpse of it. this cake is made up of lemon sponge, it has an elderflower syrup drizzle on the sponge, it has lemon cu rd drizzle on the sponge, it has lemon curd and sister near —— and sicilian lemon cream with elderflower. as you might expect, we‘ll be live in windsor shortly and later on in the programme hearing from people who‘ve actually got that golden ticket to the wedding. and 17 years after the first troops arrived and three years after the last uk forces left, could afghanistan see british soldiers on active duty once again? liberating and more effective, or isolating and bad for the bottom line? millions of us say we would like the chance to work from home. should more of us do it?

let us know your thoughts. good morning, it‘s friday may 18th. we have heard sinews in the last few minutes that prince charles will walk meghan markle and down the aisle. —— we have heard the news. it has just been announced by kensington palace. we knew her father was unable to attend the wedding because of ill—health and we have heard in the last few minutes that prince charles will be walking meghan markle and down the aisle at her wedding to prince harry tomorrow. we will get more from our royal correspondent sarah campbell in windsor, we will speak to her in the next few minutes, but let‘s get the next few minutes, but let‘s get the rest of the news with annita mcveigh in the newsroom. here‘s annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today‘s news. britain‘s prince charles

will walk meghan markle down 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. this morning, kensington palace have released the recipe for the wedding cake. it contains amongst other things 500 free eggs from suffolk. 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 world health organisation is expected to decide today if the outbreak of the ebola virus in the democratic republic of congo should be treated as an international threat. 25 deaths are being investigated, and more than 40 people have shown symptoms of infection. the virus has now been found in a busy port city. figures obtained by the bbc suggest that large numbers of people who challenged a decision to remove their main disability benefit were successful last year. in the south—east of england, london and wales, around three—quarters of those who contested a decision about their personal independence payment — or pip — won their appeals. the charity, scope uk, claims the figures show "fundamental flaws" in assessments for pips aren‘t being addressed. 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. figures obtained by the bbc suggest that large numbers of people who challenged a decision to remove their main disability benefit were successful last year. in the south—east of england, london and wales, around three—quarters of those who contested a decision about their personal independence payment — or pip — won their appeals. the charity, scope uk, claims the figures show "fundamental flaws" in assessments for pips aren‘t being addressed. apologies, we have already told you about that story in this summary!

some households in britain only get half the broadband speeds they‘re promised, that‘s 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. also many customers on faster packages were only getting a quarter of what was advertised. that‘s a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10:30am. thank you very much. just to recap on the news that reached us in the last few minutes, prince charles will be walking meghan markle down the aisle at her wedding tomorrow. this statement has been released by kensington palace. we understand that meghan markle requested that prince charles accompanied her down the aisle, he was pleased to accept. that is the news coming out of the palace. more from our royal correspondent sarah campbell, who will bejoining us correspondent sarah campbell, who will be joining us from windsor in the next few minutes. as you might expect, wedding fever has taken over the programme this morning — we‘ll be live in windsor shortly. if you‘re getting married tomorrow or celebrating an anniversary we‘d

like to hear you thoughts about what makes a good marriage. but if the wedding‘s not your thing, i promise you we‘ll be right across the rest of the days news, too. —— the day‘s news. i‘m interested to hear your thoughts in this. working from home. the tuc say four million people who would like to work from home for part of the week but haven‘t been give the chance. —— part of the week, at least. do you reckon working from home improves your own productivity or do you find it too distracting? do you sit in the garden, get the sun? are you working from home and watching this programme? interested to hear your thoughts, we‘ll be talking about this a little later and i‘d like your comments as part of that conversation. and, of course, you can get in touch on all the stories we‘re talking about this morning — use the #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. here‘s some sport now. here‘sjohn. he‘s not here to make friends, gareth southgate, and it was inevitable he would upset a few players who doidn‘t make his england squad. two notable absentees, joe hart and jack wilshere, have expressed their disappointment on social media at not being picked.

whilst wilshere said he believed he would have made a real impact in russia, hart said he was gutted not to be going in this post on instagram this morning. "after two years of trying to make the most of a really tough situation, this is hard to take. this is what southgate had to say about the exclusion of hart and wilshere. joe was a difficult call. he has played in most of our qualifying matches and has been a big part of england‘s team in the last few yea rs. england‘s team in the last few years. has been a really good, valued member of the squad. but, of course, in the end, i have to look at the performances over the last 18 months with players‘ clubs and

various things which go in your mind asa various things which go in your mind as a manager when picking a team and as a manager when picking a team and a squad. in the end, this three lads we have picked have been the three best english goalkeepers in the league this year. jack, i thought, had a good spell in the lead up to christmas and just after. not as effective towards the end of the season. and we think the other guys have played very well and deserve their place in the squad. gareth southgate facing the media for the first time since the squad announcement. well, let‘s hope this isn‘t a bad omen of things to come in russia — england‘s u17s losing on penalties to holland in the semifinals of the european championship. england having enjoyed huge success at youth level, which the fa hope willl translate to success at senior level. darren moore is set to be appointed wets brom manager on a full time basis. moore came in to replace the sacked alan pardew but couldn‘t steer the club to safety as the club were relegated, despite being unbeaten in april under their interim manager. now, manchester city‘s gabriel jesus is not only a hero for

the premier league club, he‘s an inspiration in his home town too... world cup fever is starting to grip in sao paulo. in the build up to the world cup, a mural has been painted on the houses of the sao paulo neighbourhood he grew up in. this is where the player made his name, before his mega money move to manchester city. world cup fever clearly atking hold, with the striker set to star for brazil, who will be hoping to eradicate the painful memory of that heavy semi final defeat to germany four years ago on home soil. amazing stuff. owen farrell is a winner and will put his own stamp on the england rugby team, according to head coach eddiejones. farrell replaces dylan hartley as captain for next month‘s south africa tour to give hartley a break to recoverfrom concussion. jones says, "owen is a completely different character to dylan" comparing his leadership style to that of australia great george gregan.

england hoping to bounce back combat tour following disappointment in the six nations. that‘s all the sport for now. back to you. it‘s just over 24 hours until meghan markle will officially become a member of the royal family. the american actress is due to marry prince harry at windsor castle at midday tomorrow. and if it‘s anything like prince william and kate middleton‘s wedding, the event will be viewed by tens of millions of people around the world. one person who won‘t be at the ceremony is meghan‘s father. after days of speculation yesterday it was confirmed thomas markle would not be walking his daughter down the aisle. in a statement meghan says she has "always cared" for her father and hopes he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health. let‘s go now to windsor, where it‘s all happening, and our reporter sarah campbell. we had to talk about the news that reached us in the last few minutes, prince charles will walk meghan

markle and down the aisle. quite surprised income are many people thought it would be her mother? —— quite surprising, many people thought it would be her mother? once it became clear that thomas markle would not make it, there was a lot of debate. the two names mentioned toa of debate. the two names mentioned to a meghan‘s mum doria and prince charles. there was a huge groundswell of support for doria, it would have been a nice image and it would have been a nice image and it would have been nice for meghan to have herfamily would have been nice for meghan to have her family involved would have been nice for meghan to have herfamily involved on would have been nice for meghan to have her family involved on the day. but there were also people saying that for prince charles it would be a real symbol of embracing meghan into the case. that was one of the big remaining questions over the event tomorrow answered. the planning, preparation some bunting can get on with being fully put up and there is miles of it, i can tell you! let‘s go through some of the details of tomorrow. i have two people who know all about it, steven

taylor, a reporter with the chrome chronicles, and historical website. and the author and journalist asked to hersh. does this set a precedent, the father—in—law walking meghan markle down the aisle, has this never happened before? markle down the aisle, has this never happened before ?m markle down the aisle, has this never happened before? it is not president for another male relative to give the bride away. the one with the greatest symmetry tomorrow's queen victoria, her feather died when she was one, he was not around when she was one, he was not around when she was one, he was not around when she married prince albert and she chose a favourite uncle, the duke of sussex. —— her father died when she was one. we expect prince harry to be given the title of the duke of sussex tomorrow. there are other examples. princess margaret, fans of the crown, they will know prince philip gave her away when she married antony armstrong jones, but

it is new for a father—in—law. married antony armstrong jones, but it is new for a father-in-law. afua, would it have been nice for doria to walk her daughter down the aisle? many of us are enjoying the spectacle of meghan and her mother being together at the wedding, meghan is biracial, her mother is an african—american woman who wears dreadlocks, a sign of black cultural pride and heritage, these parts of the symbolism around this wedding which feel different and for people of colour, especially britain, make this wedding feel more inclusive than previous royal weddings. and even though doria is not carrying out this role, they said meghan wa nted out this role, they said meghan wanted her to have a big role in the wedding, she will still be arriving in the car with her daughter. today, when we are in front of windsor castle, the royal standard is flying the queen is in residence and the queen will meet doria ragland. does this change the monarchy in any way? the monarchy is a symbol of britishness are many people, it is

difficult to identify exactly what british identity means, but many people will mention the royal family is asked. the fact the royal family has had a very white identity has fed on the idea that britishness is a white identity, so while i feel that one woman and one wedding cannot change the very long—term problems around race and structural injustice, the symbolism of anyone entering that family has tried to downplay it and is close to her mother, i think the message around thatis mother, i think the message around that is different and is something i really welcome. maybe bringing new people to the royal family who did not have an interest in it before?” have never been particularly interested in any royal weddings before. i respect that people feel strongly and emotionally about them but it didn't really speak to me. this is the first royal wedding i taken this is the first royal wedding i ta ken have this is the first royal wedding i taken have an interest in, i think it makes a difference when there is somebody you relate to. i am

biracial, as meghan calls herself, i have a black man like her and i know what it is like that. i relate to many things about her and other people i know, some of them who do not particularly like the idea of the royal wedding of following this in spite of themselves. —— i have a black mother, like her and in spite of themselves. —— i have a black mother, like herand i in spite of themselves. —— i have a black mother, like her and i know what it is like. and she has invited a young black cellist, the kingdom gospel choir, an african—american pastor. it feels like she is using this space to showcase black talent and many people respect that. compared to other royal weddings, are there differences? the fact that physically this windsor as opposed to london, is there going to be a different feel? it's not unusual for someone different feel? it's not unusual for someone like harry to marry at

windsor. previously peter phillips and autumn phillips married here in 2008. edward and sophie wessex married here as well. but nothing on this scale. clearly. some things will be a traditional royal wedding but we're already seeing things breaking with tradition. the big story is about the cake. i would love to see the cake maker. it's been described as nontraditional and it's going to be in a special installation. that's normally a word you get with an art gallery! the guests as well, they‘ve made a big thing about wanting to get as many members of the public and the charities they are connected with involved. just people they know really, and people they work with through their charity work. the big thing about the gifts is they've

asked for donations to be made to a numberof asked for donations to be made to a number of charities which are connected to the royal foundation which william, kate and harry founded. they all have an interest in the military, mental health, conservation and young people. does this wedding tomorrow, are you looking forward to it? you say you haven‘t been interested in the past but what about this one? yes, i am looking forward to it. it's not that i haven't followed it, it's that no one would have cared what i thought. the fact that black british people's views are being sought. i am enjoying it, i'll be here tomorrow. i'm curious to see what she's going to be wearing and what people say. i think people like harry, they are both human characters who have got lives that are more closely resembling... neither of them have normal lives but there's something

about them that people can relate to andl about them that people can relate to and i think they have a human touch. the fact they've invited so many members of the public and charities makes it feel like it's got a good vibe. enjoy it. we must remember not everybody is obsessed with the royal wedding but quite a few who are art in the middle of windsor at the moment. it's middle of windsor at the moment. it‘s the eve of the wedding and people are starting to gather. on the high street they want to get the best spot to ensure they see this fairy tale in real vision. let‘s have a look at the castle. the media are starting to gather, we are seeing a lot of cars arriving. just above me, just over there is the us media and it‘s quite extraordinary seeing everybody trying to get a word with these people who have been camping out all night. i want to introduce you to possibly the

biggest royalfans introduce you to possibly the biggest royal fans we‘ve found on the high street. cheering you‘ve come all the way from the united states. from arkansas! why did you travel so far? what does the wedding mean to you? it means everything. it‘s a royal event around the world notjust in the uk. the us and the uk relationship is solid and we love the uk, we love the royalfamily, solid and we love the uk, we love the royal family, we solid and we love the uk, we love the royalfamily, we love solid and we love the uk, we love the royal family, we love the monarchy. i‘m an american markle! laughter we wanted to get a word with sylvia but she‘s caught the attention of a rather famous us with sylvia but she‘s caught the attention of a ratherfamous us news anchor! i thought you said a relationship with the us and uk is loyal! listen, tell me about the couple. we heard that prince charles

will be walking meghan markle down the aisle. how do you feel about that? i think that's lovely. the aisle. how do you feel about that? ithink that's lovely. iwould like to have seen her mother walk down aisle, that would have... been special for down aisle, that would have... been specialfor her, down aisle, that would have... been special for her, because she and her mother have a close relationship. everything has changed. it‘s a biracial relationship, she is american, she is divorced. let‘s ta ke american, she is divorced. let‘s take it all the way and have her mother walk down the aisle!” take it all the way and have her mother walk down the aisle! i can see the sparkle in your eye! enjoy yourself. is sylvia. let‘s take a look at this poster. that‘s you with prince harry. that's me with prince harry in 2014. he raised money for the soldiers, he‘s very nice. harry in 2014. he raised money for the soldiers, he's very nice. you're from tennessee. i'm an hour east of nashville. i‘m a schoolteacher 39

yea rs. nashville. i‘m a schoolteacher 39 years. it's very noisy hair, the atmosphere is jubilant and a years. it's very noisy hair, the atmosphere isjubilant and a lot years. it's very noisy hair, the atmosphere is jubilant and a lot of things are happening. i want to talk to you about your love for prince harry. trumpets in background. .- deserves harry. trumpets in background. .i deserves the right to happiness. i wa nt deserves the right to happiness. i want him to have royal babies with meghan and have a happy life and to let philip and queen elizabeth see his babies before they pass. you get an idea of the admiration for prince harry and meghan markle. a moment of history is what many people are turning up to see. thanks. that was the high street with the royal fans already camped out before the wedding. this afternoon doria

ragland will meet the queen, sit down for afternoon tea with meghan and harry. the service starts at 12pm tomorrow. the advice is to bring suncream and comfortable walking shoes! studio: that‘s what i'll walking shoes! studio: that‘s what i‘ll be doing tomorrow! if you are planning to head to windsor on saturday let‘s remind you of the route. the procession will travel through windsor high street, and to kings road and then albert road. it will proceed up the long walk all the way back to st george ‘s hall by windsor castle. the reception is being given by her majesty the queen. we‘vejust got being given by her majesty the queen. we‘ve just got some breaking news. the russian experts by sergei skripal who was exposed to a nerve agent along with his daughter has been discharged from salisbury district hospital. the russian

informers by sergei skripal who was exposed to a nerve agent along with his daughter yulia in salisbury has now been discharged from hospital. coming up, the government is considering sending hundreds more troops to afghanistan. we‘ll keep you up—to—date to see whether the soldiers will be back in the country again. do you rememberthis? scandals happen all the time, the question is how democracy reacts to those scandals. i think one of your children hasjust those scandals. i think one of your children has just walked those scandals. i think one of your children hasjust walked in. shifting sands in the region? will relations with the north change?” would be surprised if they do... studio: it reminds me of when my husband works from home! a total working from home trauma, but, for many people, the thought of working from home sounds great. a bit more time in bed, no commute, working in the garden if it‘s sunny.

but a new study by the trades union congress has found the number of people working remotely for some of the week has remained the same over the past year, even though millions of people would like the chance to do it. the tuc says home—working can make staff happier and more effective — but those against the idea say it can be isolating and result in poor communication and relationships with staff members. let‘s now talk to three people who have all experienced flexible working. hayley smith works in pr, and for three years worked from home but didn‘t like it and now is mostly office—based. adam dodds is the founder of an investment app. he allows some of his employees to work from home, but not all of them. and belinda lester — she runs a law firm with no office. hayley smith, you worked from home for three years — but now you are back in an office about 90% of the time, why did you make that choice? was it solidly from home? it was.

don‘t get me wrong, i would still recommend working from home and i still think it‘s a good thing. i became quite unmotivated, personally. it can get very lonely sometimes. now i work from an office andi sometimes. now i work from an office and i have people that work with me and i have people that work with me andi and i have people that work with me and i allow them to work from home because i still see the benefits. but having them in the office one or two days a week helps add structure to the weak and the workflow as well. it‘s the best of both worlds at the moment. belinda, people will be surprised you can run a law firm without an office. yes, it's a virtual law firm. we are based anywhere in the country. i started it because, not necessarily because i wanted to work from home but i wanted to reduce overheads and to be able to pass on those savings. but also i found it very difficult, especially when i had young

children, the pressures of commuting, having to be there a certain numberof hours. commuting, having to be there a certain number of hours. these days i think clients want you outside of office hours. they want you all the time. being in a physical office and having an opening and closing hour is not that good for a lot of clients. unavailable all the time. that blurs the lines between work and home life, that‘s even worse, we never get time off. i love my job! laughter what about you? you let some people work from home and others aren‘t able to use. some people work from home and others aren't able to use. we have a variety of work styles at our company. we are a technology company but also a stockbroker. we are a regular financial institution. we have trading hours in the day, we need to have people around during that time. but it doesn't mean that we aren't open to having flexible arrangements for everybody. not everybody can be at home at one time but there's always room for flexibility there. i think any

employer that doesn't have that kind of mindset is going to have a really ha rd of mindset is going to have a really hard time attracting talent and retaining talent. all the other great technology companies are doing that and they recognise that. the thing people will think, and i know lots of people who watch work from home but those who don‘t will say don‘t you just disguise? don‘t you get distracted by sitting in the garden or watching tv —— don‘t you skive? i found that as long as i set structure during the day, but not micromanage is that it increases productivity. it does make a difference. i think if you‘ve got so many different ways of communication now that it doesn‘t make sense sometimes to have them in the office, when you know they are working as productively at home.”

rememberwhen! working as productively at home.” rememberwhen i was working as productively at home.” remember when i was working in an office, there would be times in the day when you're not that busy. but your fixed to those and hours you're fixed your desk. whereas now, there are times when an extremely busy and times when i'm less busy and it's much easier to structure your day around work as it needs to be done and when it needs to be done. whereas when your fixed to an office... obviously it depends on what type of work but with legal advice, sometimes you've got loads and sometimes you haven't. it makes much more sense to me that you focus your efforts where they are needed and when. rather than in a structured environment. what about theissue structured environment. what about the issue of loneliness? if you work from home too much, you can start to get a bit lonely. there is a sense of camaraderie often with an office that you can miss at home.” of camaraderie often with an office that you can miss at home. i agree with that. at the start of the

company, we with that. at the start of the company, we were with that. at the start of the company, we were still a start—up but we didn't have an office. we would connect once a week in a cafe or maybe twice a week and a cafe. you definitely don't get that connection back and forth that you would get now we have an office. it is definitely better to be able to meet in person. have a standard morning in the —— standard meeting in the morning once or twice a week. but that does not mean that you can't have the flexibility that on thursday i will have some working from home, i will have some working from home, i will have a five—hour block with no distractions. that is something about working in an office, it is so easy to have chit—chat and break your concentration. sometimes you just need to zone out. and sends you wa nt to just need to zone out. and sends you want to put up a sign saying just give me ten minutes. —— sometimes you want to a sign. i agree, i

ee, you want to a sign. i agree, i agree, i was often more distracted in an office than at home. i have an office at home. i go to my office, it is my office. i have no distractions, which means i am predictive. —— i am incredibly productive. the loneliness aspect of working from home was detrimental to my mental health. working from home, the switch off, it would get to the end of the day and i would be like i will go to the gym because ijust need to be around people. but i still need sometimes they work from home day, i will get there and i will be like, ijust need my home comforts, to zone out and focus and have vowed to myself. it is that balance. thank you for coming in, i am very grateful. still to come. planning a drink this weekend? the royal wedding means opening

hours at pubs extended until 1am — but not everyone‘s happy. and let‘s spare a thought for those couples who long ago booked their own wedding for tomorrow. we‘ll be speaking to some of them — and finding out if they feel ever so slightly overshadowed. time for the latest news — here‘s annita mcveigh. the bbc news headlines this morning... prince charles will walk meghan markle down the aisle at her wedding tomorrow to prince harry, after it was confirmed that her father won‘t attend the ceremony due to health problems. today, meghan‘s mother doria ragland will meet the queen for the first time at windsor castle. she‘ll be accompanied by her daughter and future son—in—law. the former russian spy sergei skripal has been discharged from hospital. we have learned this in the last few moments. mr skripal and his daughter yulia were exposed to a nerve agent along in salisbury in march. the government is considering sending hundreds more british troops to afghanistan, the bbc understands. 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 world health organisation is expected to decide today if the outbreak of the ebola virus in the democratic republic of congo should be treated as an international threat. 25 deaths are being investigated, and more than 40 people have shown symptoms of infection. the virus has now been found in a busy port city. 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. figures obtained by the bbc suggest that large numbers of people who challenged a decision to remove their main disability benefit were successful last year. in the south—east of england, london and wales, around three—quarters of those who contested a decision about their personal independence payment, or pip, won their appeals.

the charity, scope uk, claims the figures show "fundamental flaws" in assessments for pips aren‘t being addressed. some households in britain only get half the broadband speeds they‘re promised, that‘s 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. also many customers on faster packages were only getting a quarter of what was advertised. that‘s a summary of the latest bbc news. here‘s some sport now withjohn. good morning. those who missed out selection in gareth southgate‘s world cup squad have been giving their reaction. goalkeeperjoe hart, following jack wilshere who expressed his disappointment at missing out, said he‘s gutted — "after two years of a really tough situation, this is hard to take. i‘m proud to have put in the graft and play every minute to qualify with the team and have a really

important input in that outcome." perhaps feeling that deserved inclusion. let‘s hope this isn‘t a bad omen of things to come in russia — england‘s u17s lost in the semifinals of the european championships on penalties. england have enjoyed huge success of late atjunior level, the fa hoping that will pave the way for sucess at senior level. darren moore is set to be confirmed as west brom‘s new manager. he took over on an interim basis following the sacking of alan pardew. west brom were relegated from the premier league, despite being unbeaten in april under moore. owen farrell will put his own stamp on the england rugby team, according to head coach eddiejones. it‘s after farrell replaced dylan hartley as captain for next month‘s south africa tour to give hartley a break to recover from concussion. that‘s all the sport for now. i will have more on bbc news

throughout the morning. thank you very much, john. more on the breaking news in the past 15 minutes, the former russian spy sergei skripal has been released from hospital in salisbury. richard galpin is here with more details. what do we know? he hasjust been discharged, we have the statement from the chief executive of salisbury district hospital which says it is fantastic news, he is well enough to leave the hospital. she also praised the hard work and professionalism of all the staff at the hospital. obviously it has been very complex medicine to try to save his life and that of his daughter yulia, because the toxic nerve agent was absorbed into his body, and attack potentially catastrophic impacts. they were lucky to survive. we are waiting to hear what will happen, we assume he will be taken toa happen, we assume he will be taken to a safe house like yulia skripal

was in april, and looked after. we do not know exactly how well he is, has there been any permanent damage done? example, could there have been brain damage to either of them? we do not have those details on that will be key. the other really important point is how much he has been able to talk to detectives so they can get more information about who carried out the attack, who were the assassins? thank you very much, richard. it is a big day for harry and meghan tomorrow. and also for hundreds of other couples getting married up and down the country. we have been out to meet just down the country. we have been out to meetjust a few of them. as you know, the wedding is the same day as harry and megan. some reaction form you on the breaking news that

prince charles will walk meghan markle down the aisle tomnorrow. email from jim, "meghan‘s mother should walk her down the aisle, not prince charles — you can‘t give away what you don‘t own!" emailfrom rouhi, "i wonder when does this country want to do away with a man walking the bride down the aile? this archaic tradition goes back as you well know to the victorian times when women were chattels and sent off from one man‘s property to the other. why can‘t a woman walk herself down the aisle, head up and proud to have chosen her own partner in life? will someone have the courage to discuss this alternative?" thanks for that, keep the comments coming in on #victorialive. if anything, the royal wedding will probably make us drink more this weekend. licensing hours have been extended for tonight and tomorrow so pubs can stay open until 1:00am, so we can all celebrate with the happy couple. when the same happened for kate and william‘s wedding it brought in an extra £20 million for the pub sector. but not all landlords are happy about it —

one pub in derby is banning all talk of the royal wedding over the weekend. let‘s chat now to bridgid simmons, chief executive of the british beer and pub association, and anna dyson—edge, the landlady of the alexandra hotel in derby, which is banning talk of the royal wedding over the weekend. thank you both for speaking to us. behind you, anna, you have a sign which says royal free zone?! we have. why do you dislike talk of the wedding so much? we don't particularly, personally. lots of the regulars said they had heard enough, there was too much hyped, too much, so it was a good way to raise milivojevic of the charity. let‘s ban all talk about it and people had to put milivojevic in the charity box. so if somebody says did

you hear the wedding, what do they have to page? theyjust get the charity box shaken at them and how to put money into it. brigid, it has been tough times for many pubs around the country, to have extended opening hours tonight and tomorrow will presumably bring a big boost? it will, it is a great way to celebrate and britain and pubs, harry st george on the pub are synonymous. i really grateful for the government helping in this way. we have had high beer duty, increasing business rates and a long, hard winter. but anna is right, not every club wants to celebrate in this way, that is what, quintessentially, british pubs are about. they are run as individual businesses. if you are called the duke of windsor and based on stockport, you are bound to open for

this particular event. we hope it will have a big boost, and there is also the fa cup final. but neither will every pub in the country open late. some are offering breakfast, cream teas, some have live bands, it isa cream teas, some have live bands, it is a chance to celebrate. will you stay open late, anna? we are not. normal opening hours today. you are a party pooper! did you do the same for kate and william‘s wedding? a party pooper! did you do the same for kate and william's wedding? yes. we raised about £400 for that. fantastic. that is worthwhile. brigid, do you think most pubs will stay open late? it is a matter of choice? it is, and i do not think every pub will open late. we do not have figures on how many, we have exa m ples of have figures on how many, we have examples of some really good celebrations but many will decide thatis celebrations but many will decide that is what their local market is, that is what their local market is, thatis that is what their local market is, that is when they want to close. it

is about a feel—good factor, we need a feel—good factor and will hopefully have great weather. we are saying what better place to celebrate this than your local pub? there will be rural pubs up and down the country who will want to celebrate with local communities, people will want parties. we do not wa nt people will want parties. we do not want people staying at home and being lonely or drinking on their own, the responsible and proper place to go is the pub. pubs raised 120 million pounds around the country for charities every year. they are a great place charity events and many will take place this weekend. before you go, anna, willie watch the wedding? no, iwill be in birmingham. they have televisions in birmingham, you can watch there.” will be watching something else. thank you for speaking to us. i hope you raise a lot for charity, anna. breaking news. queen elizabeth‘s

96—year—old husband prince philip is going to attend the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. buckingham palace have released that statement in the last few minutes so we know that the duke of edinburgh will be attending the wedding. 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 elton john, the spice girls and serena williams, and 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 daddy is a little bit naughty, because he always leaves the toilet seat up. prince harry should definitely not do that. prince harry should take meghan on lots of fancy dates and one of them could be with tropical drinks and fancy food. when harry won't admit it, he would say the queen's dog did it. don't burp at the dinner table, because it's really rude, especially when you're all sitting there.

millions will be tuning in tomorrow but a lucky few members of the public have been invited into the windsor castle grounds to watch the wedding, and have prime position for that carriage procession. let‘s speak to some of those invited guests. jill evans is a parent ambassador at the charity wellchild. david gregory is a teacher from northumberland and tessa hince and hayley ash have been organising christmas lunches for vulnerable people in their community. cue forjoining us today. who had queued up with you today? this is noah. he‘s my son and was helped by wellchild. he is going to the wedding. are you both going to the

wedding? the whole family is going so we are very excited. have outfits been chosen? yes, of course. it's a good excuse for new outfits for everybody. noah, how are you feeling? yeah... are you excited? yes. have you been showing off to your friends at school that you are going to the royal wedding? yes! laughter david, you are a teacher so presumably your students are pretty impressed that you are going. yes, they‘ve been over the moon. today at school we‘ve done a huge celebration day, all the children have come in in wedding outfits and wedding clothes. we did a big assembly and every class are remembering and celebrating the day. that‘s why i‘m wearing this jacket! we guessed! are you going to make a video diary for

the kids at school so they can have a chance to understand some of what you experience? yes, my mother—in—law came up with the idea andi mother—in—law came up with the idea and i thought it was great, to make it relevant and real for them. and i thought it was great, to make it relevant and realfor them. i‘m going to try and capture the date from getting ready in the morning, the journey there and what it‘s like on the day, so i can share it with them on monday so they know what it was like. tidy wearing that jacket tomorrow? no! laughter good! ithink i could try and steal focus wearing this jacket! is why one year wedding anniversary on the sunday so i‘m going to wear my wedding suit on the saturday. thank goodness it's not tomorrow because you would want to be with your lovely wife on that day. i want to bring in hayley and tester. explain a bit about what you‘ve done that has meant the royal

couple have invited you to the wedding —— hayley and tessa. couple have invited you to the wedding -- hayley and tessa. we started a christmas lunch two years ago. we put on an event for anyone who might find themselves alone on christmas day. trying to capture that traditional christmas lunch feeling. when you got the invitation, presumably it came out of the blue? completely. we couldn't believe it. it's really surreal. we had two months for it to soak in and it's been crazy. it's been a crazy couple of months since the invitation came. did you get a joint invitation? we got an invitation each. hayley sent me a picture of the invitation and it wasn't until i got home that i realised i had one too. she had already told me she was taking her mum sol too. she had already told me she was taking her mum so i thought, if i don't have one... that could have been really awkward if hayley had been really awkward if hayley had been invited and you hadn‘t!

been really awkward if hayley had been invited and you hadn't!” been really awkward if hayley had been invited and you hadn't! i no! clearly they had done their homework. have any of you met harry before? i've met him a couple of times. iam before? i've met him a couple of times. i am a parent ambassador said wellchild after all the help we got with getting noah home from hospital. i do various fundraising and advising and speaking events for them. when prince harry has been patron of those particular causes then he‘s quite often there. i‘ve spoken to him on a few occasions and then he invited us to buckingham palace to the balcony room. we had a reception therefore wellchild. he is fabulous. he‘s such a great patron and is very involved with the charity which is really great, genuinely loves doing what he does for us. david, do you have much idea about where you‘re going to be tomorrow? how much detail that they

give you? we received some correspondence from kensington palace three weeks ago which outlined the day. we arrive at 8am, my wife and i. we get to the grounds, we watch the procession come in and all the guests arrive. and then we have a picnic on the lawn and we watch the ceremony on large screens. then when we watch the procession leaves again, we get to go inside st george's chapel at 1:30pm and see the decorations. i'll try and get an order of service booklet if i can. don't try and get an order of service booklet if! can. don't go nicking stuff! that sounds bad! we understand! i‘m sure many people would do the same. hayley and tessa what are you looking forward to

tomorrow? it's probably catching sight of david beckham in the flesh. i allowed to say that? laughter i think you‘re meant to say it‘s about the royal couple! i love honesty? hayley? i think going with my mum will be quite important for me and trying to soak up the atmosphere. it's going to be such an incredible day. what do you think, jill? the whole atmosphere. we are so excited. yes, we are! sorry! don't apologise! oscar would like to go dressed as batman but we have more formal attire to wear. maybe oscar will be grateful in a few years if you don‘t let him go dressed as batman! have an amazing day and thank you for sharing your time this morning. now this morning‘s royal wedding

developments. meghan is going to be walked down the aisle by prince charles. we also know the duke of edinburgh will attend after having had his surgery. let‘s head back to windsor and rejoin noel who‘s with several superfans. injust under 24 in just under 24 hours this is where the fairy tale will become reality. as you can imagine, a lot of people gathering here. look at the media. a lot of people are gathering. we‘ve got a horse and carriage which pretty much gives you an idea of the fairy tale and why up to 100,000 people are expected to visit windsor tomorrow. a lot of people are turning up, really celebrating. eltonjohn lookalike! turning up, really celebrating. elton john lookalike! hello, turning up, really celebrating. eltonjohn lookalike! hello, your live on bbc two! we are loving the shoes. beautiful! iwant

live on bbc two! we are loving the shoes. beautiful! i want to introduce you to this lady from new o rlea ns. introduce you to this lady from new orleans. hello, i hailfrom new o rlea ns! orleans. hello, i hailfrom new orleans! why have you come? harry. harry and william are my sons. meghan, please take care of my baby meghan. i love him, i love you, you are new to the family. take care of my son harry! i have my wedding shoes. can i get my wedding shoes? is this your first royal wedding?” came for william‘s wedding. is this your first royal wedding?” came for william's wedding. what do your children think about you? to...

my your children think about you? to... my children think i am a royal loony. i am a royal loony. my children think i am a royal loony. iam a royal loony. i‘m excited to be here. are you camping out tonight? tonight i'm camping out with the rest of the folks! hey, harry, i‘m here! with the rest of the folks! hey, harry, i'm here! listen, if you've got a message for meghan markle, undoubtedly she will be very nervous. what‘s your message to her? meghan, you‘re new to the royals. blend in, follow royal rules, break royal rules, make new rules, be happy and in love with harry. i love you, meghan! america loves you! i hailfrom new you, meghan! america loves you! i hail from new orleans, you, meghan! america loves you! i hailfrom new orleans, louisiana, united states of america! you get a sense of the love for this couple

and walking along the high street you meet a lot of people who have no ca re you meet a lot of people who have no care in the world, theyjust want the world to know how much they appreciate the british monarchy. in appreciate the british monarchy. in a sense, this wedding is seen as very modern and long overdue. as you can imagine, we are expecting a lot more people throughout the day. studio: thank you. that‘s it for today — royal wedding coverage throughout the day on the bbc news channel and the whole thing kicks off tomorrow from nine o‘clock right across the bbc. thanks for you company — have a great weekend — bye bye. this is bbc news. i‘m jane hill live in windsor. the headlines at 11. as the final preparations for tomorrow‘s royal wedding take place, we now know who will walk meghan markle down the aisle — in the absence of her father. prince charles will accompany the bride when she marries prince harry at st george‘s chapel here in windsor tomorrow.

buckingham palace have also confirmed the duke of edinburgh will attend the royal wedding. and i‘m simon mccoy here on the long walk — where the royal procession will pass. the finishing touches and final introductions are being made. meghan markle‘s mother, doria ragland, is due to meet the queen, a day before her daughter marries into britain‘s royalfamily. the other main stories this hour... russian ex—spy sergei skripal is discharged from hospital — over two months after he was poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury.