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this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9am: the royal family thanks the public for their support, after thousands line the streets of windsor for the wedding of prince harry to meghan markle. the new duke and duchess of sussex left for their evening reception in an electricjaguar. the couple are staying in the uk, rather than going on honeymoon immediately. survivors of terror attacks sign an open letter, calling on the public to help stop future atrocities. also in the next hour: officials in cuba say 110 people are now known to have died in a plane crash near havana. three women who survived remain in a critical condition. one of the plane's flight recorders has been recovered from the wreckage. a major overhaul of train timetables begins today, affecting half a million passengers, but unions warn the changes will hit disabled users.
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and, we'll take a look at coverage of the royal wedding, among other stories, in our sunday morning edition of the papers at 9.35am. good morning, welcome to bbc news. the royal family have thanked those who travelled to windsor yesterday for the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, and the hundreds of millions estimated to have watched on television around the world. last night, the couple, now known as the duke and duchess of sussex, attended an evening reception for 200 friends and family members in the grounds of
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windsor castle. the couple are not expected to leave for their honeymoon immediately, choosing instead to remain in the uk, before taking a break. on a sublime summer's evening, the royal couple left windsor castle for a night of partying with 200 guests at nearby frogmore house. meghan was now wearing a dress by stella mccartney, harry had changed out of his uniform into black tie. they drove through a now quiet windsor home park, past one last small group of well—wishers and into their future. unusually, perhaps, for a wedding, the bride had turned up precisely on time and the crowds got their first view of a well kept secret — the dress. as meghan entered the church behind her, a pageboy‘s face summed up the sheer joy of the occasion. prince charles accompanied the bride to the altar, "thank you pa" said harry — and then to his bride,
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"you look amazing." bishop michael curry gave the address in a style of preaching rarely seen in st george's chapel. there's power in love. there's power in love to help and heal when nothing else can. now the power of love is demonstrated by the fact that we are all here. two young people fell in love and we all showed up. meghan‘s mother was emotional, as the formal part of the ceremony reached its conclusion to the echo of cheers from outside. i therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife. distant cheering. as they went off to witness the signing of the registrar, prince charles reached out to meghan‘s mother, she was the only member of her family there. finally, the newly—married couple emerged into the bright sunlight,
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"shall we kiss?", said meghan. "yes", said harry. then they rode in an open—top carriage through the streets of windsor, and down the long walk, a spectacle witnessed by tens of thousands first—hand and broadcast worldwide to hundreds of millions. andy moore, bbc news. joining me now from windsor is our royal correspondent, daniela relph. tell us, first of all, about the party last night. that is what everybody wants to know, what exactly everybody wants to know, what exa ctly we nt everybody wants to know, what exactly went on at the evening party. that was for just 200 of the couple's closest family and friends. after a wedding day that had been so incredibly public, and as the bride and groom had wished, had been shared with so many people, they are keen to keep as much about the evening reception as private as possible. for those of us who were
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staying in windsor last night, we got a hint of it at about 11pm staying in windsor last night, we got a hint of it at about ”pm with fireworks over the town centre from the castle, so that was clearly part of the party last night. we watched as they left to go to frogmore house for the evening reception from windsor castle. the house where the reception was is within the grounds of windsor great park, around a driver of one mile or so from the castle itself, so those amazing pictures of the couple in that e—type jaguar, going off into the sunset for their reception. a little clue, we do know that the bride gave a speech, quite unusual for a clue, we do know that the bride gave a speech, quite unusualfor a royal wedding. there will also have been the traditional speeches from the groom and best man. we also know that the new duchess of sussex was wearing a ring given to her by her husband, an amazing emerald cut aquamarine ring, and it comes from the collection of prince harry's mother, diana, princess of wales, so it was a gift from prince harry from
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his mother's collection to his new bride. in terms of what went on in the reception, the only clues we have are from some of the guests who have are from some of the guests who have been posting on social media what they were wearing as they went into the reception, but it gives us a flavour of the glamour of this event. serena williams of the tennis player, tweeted a picture of herself ina player, tweeted a picture of herself in a valentino gown outside frogmore house. another image from an actress, and activist friend of the bride on the steps of frogmore house, again giving a sense of the hollywood glamour of this event. and jessica mulroney, one of the bride's best friends. her sons, of jessica mulroney, one of the bride's best friends. hersons, of course, where the 2—page boys that we saw holding the train, the cheeky look on one of their faces as he heard the music start in the chapel. all significant members of meghan
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markle‘s group of friends. significant members of meghan markle's group of friends. they are not going immediately on honeymoon. the duchess of sussex says she wants to hit the ground running, in terms of her royal duties, and get down to work. yes, and we are deathly going to see that, but they will have a honeymoon first. you are right, they are not going off immediately, they spent the night here at windsor castle, and their first public engagement is on tuesday at buckingham palace, where they will attend a garden party to mark the prince of wales's 70th earth day —— birthday. asked about, i think there will be a hiatus while they have a honeymoon. we will not hear any details about where they are going, but once that is over, we are definitely going to see a lot of them. meghan markle, now the duchess of sussex, has said she wants to hit the ground running. they want to do
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the ground running. they want to do the charity work they are interested m, the charity work they are interested in, show what projects they want to invest their time in. clearly a massive interest in the commonwealth, and i suspect they will want to do some travelling. thank you. still a very sunny and beautiful day in windsor. let's talk more about what happened yesterday. with me now in the studio to is the royal correspondent for the mail on sunday, katie nicholl, and the award—winning royal photographer, ian pelham turner. thank you forjoining us. katie, a wonderful day. an incredible day, blanket coverage in all of the papers, not just the blanket coverage in all of the papers, notjust the mail on sunday, as you would expect. most of them have dedicated their front pages to that case. it was long and lingering and meaningful, you know. there was never any question of these two being in love, the body chemistry from the start said it all. what was
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so from the start said it all. what was so lovely for me about this wedding was watching them at saint georges chapel, all the pong and pageantry and circumstance you would expect of and circumstance you would expect of a royal wedding, just look at that guestlist, but for them at the altar, they were in their own zone, it felt like they were in their own moment, just the two of them. the long days is, the fact that they held hands for the whole ceremony, it was very touching. i was there in windsor with the crowds, and it was electrifying. the sun was out, it it was wedding perfect weather. it was brilliant. windsor did it wonderfully. indeed. just looking at the pictures in the newspapers, the mail on sunday as katie was alluding to, the kiss is the picture. the kids is the picture, but for any photographer, the other picture, the one that is on the front pages, that isa one that is on the front pages, that is a photographer's picture, you know? i was talking to my colleagues
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la st know? i was talking to my colleagues last night because i also work for the african and caribbean communities in britain, and how much they have engaged in all of this. it gives them hope as well, over the past few weeks we have been talking about nothing more than meghan markle amber valley is she will be bringing —— and the values she will be bringing to britain. i would have been proud to have taken that photograph? . why specifically? well, the average photographer can ta ke well, the average photographer can take five frames a second, so he gets 30 images of that case. when diana and charles got married, it was a two second diana and charles got married, it was a two second case. diana and charles got married, it was a two second case. every famous photographer these days missed it except for one. the kudos of taking
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the kiss photograph is not as big as it used to be. but that, i think, is a remarkable example of taking something that israeli emotive, happy, and it is technically brilliant —— is really emotive. happy, and it is technically brilliant -- is really emotive. it felt intimate, almost like a family wedding. it did, and that is almost incongruous, the idea of a royal wedding being intimate. of course, royal weddings tend to be people's wedding. there was the carriage and it to it so that they could go and see the public will stop if you were in windsor, you will have known how close you were to that carriage. it isa close you were to that carriage. it is a small town. but part of the charm was being able to be up close and personal and that was important to the couple from the outset. but what was so lovely for the two of them was being able to enjoy an intimate ceremony, an intimate moment at the altar. we had been
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told to expect some surprises, and my goodness, there were some! the gospel choir. yes, and bishop curry. one of the unexpected stars of the wedding. his sermon was incredible, the energy, the passion, the power of love, we heard that expression so many times. the looks on the faces of the royals at times was priceless. the unexpectedness of that sermon. it was a very clever way of weaving in megan billy maghera meghan markle's story. apart from her mother, herfamily was not there. it was clever and beautiful and poignant. for a photographer, the fact it was such a glorious day, that light, does that help the photographer? or does that sometimes
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hinder? i did william and kate's wedding. i was there for three days. that was torture. i think these days, modern cameras and equipment, it was much more planned. you could see at this time. that case was predictable. —— case. there was almost a cross on the ground where they had to stand. and so everybody could get that shot. the pr departments knew that was the shot that everybody wanted. so things like light, things like the actual ambience, and as you say, one of the most telling types of photographs we re most telling types of photographs were the faces of the royal family with bishop curry. it was priceless. the look on their faces! i was watching the bbc yesterday, it shot that so well because you could see
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them glancing around the crowds, david beckham was smiling, elton john looked like he was about to have a coronary. they were probably wondering what was going on. it was fabulous. it was fantastic, and it did look like it fitted. i loved when they came out of the church, the amazing sound of that gospel choir. that was lovely. and it is good to have surprises, otherwise it is so predictable. they wanted there to be surprises. this was a wedding that william would never have been able to have. as he has moved down the line of succession, harry has realised there are real and if it's to being the second. he can take some risks, you can have some fun. and there was a lot of fun day yesterday. just tell us lot of fun day yesterday. just tell us about the dress. the dress was a triumph, and completely unexpected. jovan she did not come into the frame until the very end. ——
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givenchy. the way the light hit the veil, it was beautiful. just looking at these pictures, wonderful. and, there was a second kiss, which all there was a second kiss, which all the tv cameras missed. absolutely, by your newspaper today because he would not have seen that on the television. and the shots of them driving off in the e—type jaguar, they were wonderful, the evening light, the ultimate romantic...” have to say, you was a bit james bond to me. the bowtie, her looking like a bond girl. a magical mix, thatis like a bond girl. a magical mix, that is why we are all here talking about it, and looking at these beautiful pictures. hollywood royalty, a fabulous marriage, so much glamour. and that beautiful aquamarine ring of diana's that she
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w0 re aquamarine ring of diana's that she wore so aquamarine ring of diana's that she wore so prominently, a beautiful tribute to resist diana. —— princess diana. this is tightly controlled, but does that make it difficult? you cannot move around, those are the conditions you must be used to working in. you are used to it. for we are mad kate's wedding, i was in a —— for william and kate's wedding. i could not move for three days. they got out of the church, into the carriage, and there was a surge of 10,000 people and the police allowed in10,000 10,000 people and the police allowed in 10,000 people to our "sanitised position". there were shots of us on a stepladder, swinging from side to side trying to get the photographs. pressure can happen at times like this, it is a very pressurised thing. to get a shot like that, that
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is highly pressurised, so i commend that the geographer. —— that photographer. there are pages and pages of coverage, but it is an event that just cheers everybody pages of coverage, but it is an event thatjust cheers everybody up. notjust event thatjust cheers everybody up. not just the good event thatjust cheers everybody up. notjust the good weather and the glamour and the romance, it is something that people want to read about and look at the pictures and just soak it up. well, there are not that many happy news stories, and there are not that many royal weddings. this is the last royal weddings. this is the last royal wedding for a generation. the next big wedding will be one of the cambridge's children. princess eugenie's wedding will not be on this scale. the interest in this has been global. in america especially, of course. around the world it has been huge. there was a huge amount of excitement about this. the bunting was out, the people were out, the weather helped, but had it
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been raining, they would still have been raining, they would still have been there. absolutely, and of course, the photographers caught charlotte picking her tongue out. uncle harry has been teaching her some tricks! there is a similar shot of harry when he was her age. she is a bit ofa of harry when he was her age. she is a bit of a show stealer, princess charlotte. it was a great advert for britain, those pictures going around the world of windsor looking amazing. absolutely. i heard some americans yesterday saying nobody does it better than britain. they had emptied out all the memorabilia from the shops, but no one does it quite like us. at the time of brexit, all the economic doom and gloom, this was something brilliant. the palace had a tricky week, there was so the palace had a tricky week, there was so much of the media about who would walk down the aisle. it was brilliant in the end, it went to plan, and it looked beautiful. do
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you think she will change the monarchy? people are talking about how she will organise... definitely. i think she will become the people's princess. i think she will take over the mantle of diana. she has that piece of magic. she will bring together the african caribbean and asian communities in britain, which is so important right now. i think she has that charm, the elegance, the poise, as does her mother. i was so the poise, as does her mother. i was so impressed by her mother yesterday. i watched one example of how kind and mother is, when charles extended her hand to her yesterday, she gave him a double handshake, what aid to refit lady. she really was a terrific lady yesterday, she w0 re was a terrific lady yesterday, she wore her heart on her sleeve yesterday. she called meghan markle her flower. this is
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yesterday. she called meghan markle herflower. this is the yesterday. she called meghan markle her flower. this is the girl she raised, life will never be the same for her again and that must be emotionalfor her for her again and that must be emotional for her mother. she for her again and that must be emotionalfor her mother. she is a superstar. the duchess of cambridge isa superstar. the duchess of cambridge is a superstar as well. the beauty of this fab four, as they have been called, is we have got to couples now. harry and meghan markle can be an alternative royal couple. william and kate do it brilliant day, and nobody is putting them down, but meghan markle is a superstar. and she does seem so comfortable. many people would enter the royalfamily with enormous trepidation, but she seems ready for the role.” with enormous trepidation, but she seems ready for the role. i am fascinated by her. the type of commitment that she is making to the royal family, she is commitment that she is making to the royalfamily, she is going commitment that she is making to the royal family, she is going to bring, you have only got to look at the bishop yesterday as a prime example, i value people like that. i work with the african caribbean community in britain, and i think they feel
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that she is so special, and that young people talk about her, young black teenagers talk about her in a different way. they see the royal family today in a different way. and there were a lot of young people in those crowds yesterday, that was one of the things i noticed. far more young people than in 2011. i don't know if that is a reflection of her 01’ know if that is a reflection of her or not, but this is a time whether monarchy needs to justify its existence, and these two are helping it may look relevant, seem meaningful, and they are connecting and that is brilliant. so good to talk to both of you, thank you for coming in. we will look in more detail about how the newspapers have covered the royal wedding in about 15 minutes. at10:30am we royal wedding in about 15 minutes. at 10:30am we will have a special
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programme looking back at the highlights from yesterday's royal wedding. that is here on bbc news. now, some of the other news of the day. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do more to catch those responsible. the widow of fusilier lee rigby and the brother of a man killed in last year's manchester arena attack are among those who've signed the letter. james waterhouse reports. the timing of this letter is certainly poignant, not only is it a year since young ariana grande fans were so brutally targeted in manchester, in an attack the singer recently described as the worst of humanity, it's also five years since lee rigby was murdered as he made his way back to wollwich barracks. it reads: the signatories, including the brother of one of the manchester victims, say it is this hatred we must take on and defeat. we strongly believe that it is well
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within the power of ordinary people to have a positive effect on how we handle these things. it really is about reaching out to people who, although they haven't been directly affected, can definitely help us. this appeal is signed by dozens of people affected by attacks, including those in paris at the bataclan, the brussels bombing, and bali. it calls for focus on the honouring the memories of those being killed and not mentioning the names of the killers. there are practical points — to come forward if you know something or suspect a plot, but the core message is simple. to take on hatred wherever you find it. james waterhouse, bbc news. the family of the 17—year—old boy accused of killing 10 people in a shooting at a high school in texas, have said they are shocked and confused at what has happened. relatives of dimitrios offered their condolences to the victims and their families. the teenager is facing capital murder charges. authorities have now said that two
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supply teachers and eight students were killed at the school in santa fe. police have charged a man with the murder of an 85—year—old woman whose body was found at her home in romford in east london on tuesday. 65—year—old paul prause was arrested on friday in connection with the death of rosina coleman. he'll appear before redbridge magistrates' court tomorrow. cu ban authorities say 110 people are now known to have died in a plane crash near havana on friday. 99 cubans were among the dead, which also included people from argentina, mexico and western sahara. three cuban women survived, but are in a critical condition. one of the plane's flight recorders has been recovered from the wreckage. more residents have been rescued from their homes in hawaii as molten lava continues to pour from the ground following the eruption of the kilauea volcano.
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the latest explosion sent an ash cloud 3,000 metres into the air. our correspondent chris buckler has the latest from hawaii. people are being prevented from getting anywhere close to the area. those are volcanic vents, and they create cracks in the ground, and they are getting ever bigger, and lover is shooting out from them. last night we saw fountains of lava from those events. the national guard are preventing people from going into those areas. that means that people have been moved out of their homes, and that has caused all sorts of difficulties. across the road from here you can see that there is a centre that has been set up. in there, people have got clothes, they are being given food,
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because there are families who have lost literally everything. notjust their houses, but everything inside because it has been destroyed by the lava. with those fish is continuing to grow, that is a real concern for other people. last night, the national guard had to helicopter in to re m ove national guard had to helicopter in to remove some people from their homes, because some people had been relu cta nt to homes, because some people had been reluctant to leave. but they are going to be told that they have to leave for their own safety. the other concern is toxic gases. that isa other concern is toxic gases. that is a realfearfor other concern is toxic gases. that is a real fear for people, other concern is toxic gases. that is a realfearfor people, and many people have already been given mask to ensure that they are all right. but the real concern at the centre of this is the volcano itself. that has been another violent eruption, and there are fears of other explosions, which is why people are being prevented from getting anywhere near it. if you listen to the radio, you will hear amazing announcements, like the idea that the volcano could spew holders the size of cars. that gives you an idea of just how
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size of cars. that gives you an idea ofjust how dangerous this volcano is becoming. the times of every train service on four major operators in and around london changes today, with almost a million rail journeys affected. the operator says it will help deliver vastly improved services with greater passenger capacity but not everyone agrees. here's our transport correspondent victoria fritz. from today, arrival and departure times will change on every train run by great northern, thameslink, southern and the gatwick express. it will also have a kncok—on effect on south—eastern trains, together these operations run more than a quarter of all railjourneys in the uk. this is what is part of what was once known as thameslink 2000. it's a few years late. more trains, more seats and more destinations at a cost so far of £7 billion. they have had years to prepare, but are they ready? it is going to be ok. i am not saying there won't be a few bumps, we will, but we are here
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for the next two weeks, which means longer hours for me, to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. this is the reality of train travel for many. capacity has become such an issue that, for the first time, passenger numbers in the south—east are beginning to fall. thameslink has promised space for an extra 50,000 passengers travelling in and out of london at peak times, but not everyone will be a winner, some services will be deliberately slowed down, whilst other passengers may find that their regular stopping service just whizzes straight on through. it is, in part, to accommodate these new trains coming online on the service, new infrastructure means trains can run closer together through central london. but the upgrade won't be complete until 2020. the first big test will come tomorrow on the monday morning commute, passengers are being asked to check the new times before they embark on theirjourney. victoria fritz, bbc news. a paper review coming up shortly,
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but first the weather. another warm day today. most cases enjoying some sunshine as well, though we do have more cloud for scotla nd though we do have more cloud for scotland and northern ireland. it has been bringing rain and drizzle, mostly has been bringing rain and drizzle, m ostly m o re has been bringing rain and drizzle, mostly more towards the north—west. some bright sunny skies developing across eastern areas of scotland. light winds for england and wales. one or two fog patches lingering around some coastal areas. inland temperatures up to 23 celsius, warm sunshine to come. dry for england and wales, although the low cloud in the north sea pushing back inland, so some the north sea pushing back inland, so some mist and fog around for eastern england. otherwise clear skies, and nothing too cold on monday morning. the mist will burn off in eastern england, sunnis —— sunny skies for many. one or two
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late sharp showers possible toward sunny part —— southern parts. again, warm in the sunshine. light winds. the headlines on bbc news: the royal family thanks the public for supporting the royal wedding —

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