and she's spilling the beans in a new documentary series on the royal family, to be broadcast this week. it focuses on the queen's role as head of the commonwealth, and her efforts to guide the next generation of royals in public service, as sophie long explains. this iconic wedding gown took people's breath away, and as the duchess of sussex is reunited with her dress for the first time... she reveals the secrets that lay beneath. somewhere in here, there's a piece of — did you see it? the piece of blue fabric that's stitched inside? no! it's my something blue. it's my — it's fabric from my... oh, how nice! well, i hope it's still in there! yes, it should be. we'll have to look at that. it's fabric from the dress that i wore on our first date. just as the queen's coronation gann featured a flower for each country of the commonwealth, so did meghan's wedding gown. however decision to

put the commonwealth at the centre of the design is confirmation that, alongside prince harry, she will continue to work the queen began those years ago. it was also something she knew would please her prince. i knew it would be a fun surprise for my husband, who didn't know, he was over the moon to find out that i would make this choice for our day together, and i think the other members of the family had a similar reaction and appreciation for the fact that we understand how important this as far as, and the role that we play, and the work we to continue to do within commonwealth countries. meghan and harry will embark on the first royal tour next month when they will visit the of countries of new zealand, australia, tonga and fiji. now it's time for a look at the weather, with ben rich. sunshine —— sunshine and showers,

the order of the day today. the start of the week quite promising, with some chilly night. tonight for example, showers continue to fade in most places, one to continue across the north west of scotland, but with starry skies overhead, temperatures willdip starry skies overhead, temperatures will dip away to three or four celsius in the middle of the big towns and cities, down to freezing oi’ towns and cities, down to freezing or even slightly below in the countryside. could be a frost tomorrow morning at midday the ultimate past —— the odd mist patch as well. still potentially one or two showers. temperature is no great shakes, but higher than today, 14 to i6 celsius. southern area is warming up i6 celsius. southern area is warming up quite nicely the middle of the week, further north and west, more cloud, and some outbreaks of rain at times. hello, this is bbc news.

the headlines — jeremy corbyn says he would back another referendum on brexit, if labour party members vote for it at conference. following eu leaders' rejection of theresa may's chequers plan last week, the brexit secretary says he won't let the eu dictate negotiations. iran's president accuses american—backed gulf states of supporting groups behind a deadly terror attack on a military parade yesterday. and rescuers are trying to reach a seriously injured sailor who is taking part in the golden globe round—the—world race, stranded in the middle of the indian ocean. now on bbc news, its time for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood,

coming to you this week from the sunny thames riverside. this is the perfect place to watch the world go by. also a great place to catch up on some of our recent adventures here on the travel show. here's a taste of what's coming up. blows whistle i'm actually scared! it's incredible. let's kick off with just some of those trips. in a moment we will see mike in bulgaria, getting an exclusive look inside one of the most famous

abandoned buildings in the world. and then we will head tojohannesburg with lucy to explore a once neglected and crime—ridden skyscraper that has been reborn to become a symbol of success in south africa. first up though, we will start here in london where tourists are discovering more and more vegan options on their menus. we sent ade out for a taste test. it's no ordinary bus tour. this is a vegan afternoon tea bus tour, offering a vegan version of the traditional british afternoon tea, on an iconic red routemaster bus. what a way to see those sights. a fellow passenger onboard today is dominika, from the vegan society. how has veganism managed to attract the next generation,

what is it that has changed, because it has been around for a while, hasn't it? yes, veganism has been around for about 70 years, which not many people are aware of. but i think we live in the digital age of information, where you log into your social media accounts and you are bound to see something about veganism at some point. i think a lot people are starting to understand that animals are not here for us, they are here with us on this planet that we share with them. as you can see we can have all the things that meat eaters have, which is cake and some sandwiches, you can basically veganise anything you want. all i heard then was cake. i heard nothing else. it's cake, and that sounds good to me. vegans do cake, i am sold. so normally to make a cake you have milk, eggs, what will you do to replace that for a cake like this in veganism? vegan cake is all the normal ingredients you would expect a cake

to contain, but for example instead of dairy milk, you may want to use almond or soy milk, and you might be surprised to hear that replacing eggs is as simple as mashing up a banana, because eggs are used as a binding product rather than for flavour. so the banana has a similar consistency to egg. this is good. this is good! a tour bus around london, eating food that will help us live forever! that's well said. ok, maybe not live forever, but a plant—based diet can have some health benefits. today, i'm travelling to the centre of bulgaria to a place that's lain forgotten for decades, that could become one of the most popular tourists draws in the entire country. with me is architect dora ivanova. she's an expert on the site. i'm excited. it has been a long time i have

wanted to come here. wow, it is massive, isn't it? at 70 metres high and 60 metres wide, buzludzha looks out across the balkan mountains. completed in 1981, it was built as an iconic national monument to glorify the communist party. it's here because this was the birthplace of the bulgarian socialist movement. this is powerful, powerful architecture. following the collapse of the regime, the building was abandoned, and later shut off to the public as it fell into disrepair. recently, the only people to have seen inside are a select group of photo—hungry urban explorers who have broken in illegally. this is a really big deal today. the travel show is the first international tv crew to be allowed in the front doors of buzludzha. we are very excited and lucky to be able to do so. are you ready?

oh, wow! here it is. me first? welcome. it's seen better days, hasn't it? definitely. it cost the equivalent of $35 million in today's money to build buzludzha. since it was abandoned, the years, they haven't been kind. dora, it's... it's incredible. there's some work to do, obviously, but it's still very impressive. look at this. 50 square metres of mosaic inscribed on top. there is the symbol of communism, actually, the hammer and sickle, and you can read in cyrillic around it, "workers from the world unite". towering over the skyline is the continent's largest

residential skyscraper, ponte city. at more than 500 feet tall with an iconic circular design, ponte offers stunning views over jo'burg. now tourists can visit a converted apartment on the 52nd floor. all right, good morning, everyone. welcome, welcome, welcome. my name is frank. welcome to dlala nje. for those who don't know, dlala nje is a word that means "just play." before i get into the history of the building, what do you guys know about the building? what are some of the stories you guys heard of the building? quite a lot of poverty, but fantastic views. also, through dlala nje, we heard there is a very cool tour to see the whole ofjohannesburg and understand a bit more. 0k, cool. so what we do is pretty much provide context, and this building that we use, the reason we start here, this building played a huge part in the history ofjo'burg.

dlala nje, the social enterprise that operates the tours, is run by a former resident. i spent three and a half years of my life in ponte city. i moved here in 2012 after doing a story on, what is this infamous landmark on the johannesburg skyline? ponte opened its doors in 1975. it was built for the top i% of society. there were saunas, wine cellars. this actually was the first floor of a 3—storey apartment. berea, the specific suburb where this building finds itself, has always been very cosmopolitan. during apartheid the government didn't want black people to partake in certain sectors of the economy and imported a lot of skills. so what you had was a lot of german engineers mixing with portuguese artisans, anybody like immigrants, expats, coming here and just making a life for themselves. very, very diverse. what it resulted in was a lot

of racial mixing as well. the foreign residents brought with them more liberal values and less regard for the apartheid laws. according to nickolaus, the government reacted by cutting off services to the building. as many white residents left for the suburbs, ponte's fortunes declined. no running water, no electricity. this is when you hear the really crazy stories that we were brought up on injohannesburg in the 80s and 90s, about this building being the place where angels fear to tread, you know? because quite literally, it was just a horrible place. no—go territory? exactly. my parents moved in here before i was born. what year was that? my parents moved here in 94. 94 until 98. staying here was dangerous, whether you were staying in the building or if you were visiting. people would rob people in corridors, the lifts were not working.

they were staying on the 23rd floor. it wasn't until the late 2000s that the building was cleared and renovated. how would you say things have improved now? truth be told, so when my friend told me that the building is nice and stuff, i would be like, "nah, i'm not coming, not coming". the day i came and i visited him and i saw his apartment, i was like, "damn, i want to come back here". now it is home to a diverse range of people, including migrants from all over africa. and dlala nje operate a community centre on the ground floor. lucy in johannesburg last month on the travel show. up next we are off tojordan for the centenary of the culmination of the great arab revolt, when much of the middle east rose up against the ottoman empire. it was also the inspiration to the 1960s film lawrence of arabia. we sent rajan back injuly to see how the country

is marking the anniversary. this is a reconstruction of one of the original trains on the hejaz railway, and it used to carry pilgrims and supplies to the ottoman troops. i'm going to take a trip now through the stunning landscape. it's baking hot out there. i hope it's cooler inside. check this out. every little boy's dream. blows whistle this is a glorious feeling.

huge, vast arid desert around me, big granite mountains on either side. just how you imagined it. whoa. oh, my god! horses! go low. whoa! that is loud. and we cannot move. we have been well and truly hijacked. i tell you what, for a reenactment, it's pretty realistic.

i'm actually scared. even though i know they're blanks. yeah, i'm coming. what the hell? hey! yep, hands are up. ok, i'm good, 0k. i get it, i get it. yep, yep, 0k. you can'tjust leave me here! i'm being abducted! dramatic music rajan in jordan there, trying to create a bit history on the travel show. up next we are off tojapan, taking a walk on the wild side and lower our blood pressure in the process. and ade meets some youtube sensations in cairo.

one of the best parts about working on this programme is getting to do the strangest things in some of the most unexpected places. here are some stories that rather perfectly illustrate that point. in a moment, carmen goes back to nature in the middle of tokyo. and then mike heads to a cafe in manila where the menu is driven by your mood. but first, back in june, we spent ade to cairo to meet the young rappers who have become a youtube sensation. music plays mahraganat means festive. it means festival. it is very much a street music. it evolved from a previous genre called chaabi that means "of the people" or "popular".

and it's very, very unique to egypt, specifically cairo. and it's loud and brash. and it has its roots that are quite similar to the way hip hop evolved in new york. mahraganat has launched the careers of a new generation of egyptian music stars. i'm about to meet a band who have had a hit that has — get this — 125 million youtube views. music plays this is a 3—piece band from alexandria. hassan writes and composes the songs. his friend and collaborator ahmed is one of the managers. and ahmed's cousin ferris is the singer. despite these defined roles, they still have some

creative differences. what about your biggest hit single, what was it called? and what about abroad, are you going to play in other countries, will you come to the uk and play in some festivals? to try and tap into my inner calm, i'm hitting the road

and heading to 0kutama, a couple of hours' drive from the centre of tokyo, to indulge in a spot of forest bathing, or what the japanese call shinrinyoku. forest bathing tours like this are becoming hugely popular with stressed—out japanese office workers. the forest therapy society has certified 62 forest therapy sites across japan. it's beautiful. yeah, beautiful. masuzawa—san's tour includes meditation and deep breathing exercises. so, ok, let's practice breathing methods. inhale from nose and exhale mouth. calming music plays so, this isjust like hiking, isn't it?

no! it's not hiking. it's completely different. so, uh, forest bathing is to feel nature. if you walk fast, you can't feel anything from nature. so, observing everything in the forests, plants, and listening to the sounds of the brook and birds and the smelling. so go slow and take it all in? yeah. the forest bathing movement is gathering momentum around the world as a hot new wellness trend. clinical studies show it can reduce blood pressure, stress levels, as well as diabetes. shinrinyoku is effective in preventive medicine. it's very effective for anti—ageing.

anti—ageing? sure. oh, really? so, what do you think? how old am i? how old are you? oh, dear. um... this is tricky — i don't want to offend. 40, 45? no. no, i'm 62. what?! you're 62? yes. wow! ok, so i should go home, throw away all my creams, and just come back here. yeah. before you even think of picking up a menu here, you're encouraged to get involved. hi, welcome. hi. i am dining alone tonight, yes. 0k. first, i have to give you a map for you to look around the place. step one, take off your footwear.

step two, you are the server. i am the life server. i will be serving you tonight. step three, pick a hat and wear it. it is like a performance in which you play a part. choose a hat, make yourself a tea to match your mood, and write a message on the wall. i am writing my deepest, darkest secrets on the wall for everyone to see. privacy, please. come on, guys. van gogh is bipolar is the brainchild of this man. jetro rafael is himself bipolar. it's a condition that used to be known as manic depression and can make your mood swing from one extreme to the other. jetro says this place is his therapy. mike, welcome to my kitchen. i call it the cuckoo kitchen. why? because i am crazy. it is what i have learned and what i am still learning in life. you have to somehow embrace your being, your authentic being.

and with no shame. it has to be with grace, and unconditional love. for main course, this will make you calm. and this is the main, the chicken, and fresh lamb from the farm ofjetro. here is your rice, black mountain rice, one of the healthiest rices in the philippines. all topped off with an alcoholic eggshell. no pressure, here we go! 0h! 0k, young man. how are you? good. how was your experience? it was delicious. you've come a long way. this restaurant, for you, has done what, what have you achieved?

life is more simple now, that is a big change. now i see me, hear me, ifeel me. the space serves as a safe haven for the community, for people who are lowest, who are abandoned, and also we give them that sacred space that they needed, where they feel accepted, celebrated, and unconditionally loved. well, that's it for this week. i do hope you have enjoyed our look back at our recent travels on the show. join us next week if you can, when... i'll be finding out how one of london's most iconic but humble tourist attractions could soon be disappearing. if you say london, it's the telephone box. the first thing that comes into my mind, whenever i hear

something about britain, is either the queen or the red phone booths. so dojoin us then if you can. in the meantime, don't forget you can keep up with us in real—time by signing up to our social media feeds. details are on the screen. but for now, from me, christa larwood, and the rest of the travel show team, it's goodbye. good evening. things cleared up this afternoon when it was so wet earlier in the day. further north and west, a day of sunshine and showers, but it has been pretty unsettled the last few days, plenty of cloud coming across the atlantic. however, we now have a clear gap, high pressure building its way in from the south—west as we start of the new working week, and that means we are going to see plenty of dry weather over the next few days. the nights, though, will be decidedly chilly, and there is still the potential for chilly, and there is still the potentialfor summer chilly, and there is still the potential for summer wind and rain across parts of the north. here is the rain we had out across the south earlier on today, clearing away on

the radar picture. most places ended the radar picture. most places ended the day on a dry zero, just a few showers which have been fading away and will continue to do so overnight, some continuing to blow in across the north of scotland, maybe some western fringes, but otherwise staying dry, clear starry skies overhead. and you can see the extent of the pale green colours here on our temperature chart. even in towns and cities it will feel decidedly chilly, four or five celsius. some places in the countryside make it to freezing or slightly below, so a touch of frost and the odd mist patch tomorrow morning. but through the day, looking like a lovely day for most. some good spells of sunshine, maybe the odd shower, but most places will be dry. temperatures may be slightly higher than today, 11! to 16 celsius. high—pressure tries to hold farmers we get on into tuesday, but we say something of a change up to the north—east, frontal systems approaching, bringing more on the

way of cloud and some outbreaks of rain. another chilly start for most of us, but very stunned scotland, england and wales, sunshine through the day. for northern ireland and western scotland, outbreaks of rain and a strengthening wind as well. and as far as the temperatures go, we are drawing air in from the south—west, or at least we are starting to, so those temperatures starting to, so those temperatures start to climb. given tuesday night, southern areas with the coldest of the weather, but further north, stronger winds and some outbreaks of rain, but relatively mild, maybe reaching double digits. but these northern areas will see cloudy breezy conditions, with some rain at times but the middle of the week. further south, it's times warmer. this is bbc world news today. i'm karin giannone. our top stories... the blame game over a deadly attack in iran — washington tells tehran to look in the mirror after the regime accuses it of supporting terrorism. the opposition candidate in the maldives' hotly—contested

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