good afternoon, and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world, joining our special bbc news coverage following the death of the duke of edinburgh at the age of 99. i'm jane hill at windsor castle. the palace says the duke's funeral will be held at windsor next saturday. it will be televised throughout. it will be a �*ceremonial royal funeral�* not a state funeral, and it "reflects duke's wishes". fire! gunshots. gun salutes have been fired across the uk, in gibraltar and at sea in memory of the duke.

the royalfamily is mourning his loss. if you were having problems, you could always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help. i think he'd probably want to be remembered as... as an individual in his own right, really. prince edward and his wife, the countess of wessex visited the queen at windsor this morning. on leaving, her daughter—in—law said the queen had been amazing. i'm shaun ley. we'll have more on the duke, but some of the other stories making the headlines... two men have appeared in court in belfast charged with rioting — after a further night of violence in northern ireland. more than 32 million people in the uk have now received their covid vaccine, while almost 7 million have had a second jab. and premier league players and the wider sporting world have been paying their respects to the duke of edinburgh.

good afternoon to our audiences in the uk and around the world. i'm jane hill, at windsor castle. in the last few minutes, buckingham palace have released the details of the funeral arrangements for the duke of edinburgh. the funeral will be held here at windsor castle next saturday at 3pm british time — that's 4pm gmt. it won't be a full state funeral — but instead it's being described as a "ceremonial royal funeral", reflecting the duke's wishes. the duke's body will rest in a coffin in the private chapel at the castle — but there will be no official lying in state. the queen has approved

the prime minister's recommendation that there will be eight days of national mourning, and the start of the funeral will be marked by a national minute's silence. those details have just been announced in the last few minutes, as i say, so let's get more in the details from a royal correspondent who was with me. with more on that announcement, i'm joined by our royal correspondent, daniela relph. everything we are learning today is very much, we are told, what the duke wanted?— duke wanted? absolutely. it was heavily involved _ duke wanted? absolutely. it was heavily involved in _ duke wanted? absolutely. it was heavily involved in the _ duke wanted? absolutely. it was heavily involved in the planning i duke wanted? absolutely. it was i heavily involved in the planning and preparations for this funeral before his death. as strange as it may sound, this is the funeral that he wanted and if funeral that he wanted his family. this afternoon, a spokesperson for buckingham palaces said the funeral itself will be a remarkable life. it has been approved by the queen and i have been a few changes because of the

code restrictions but, as you say, it will be here in windsor at st george's hassled within the castle wells in the precincts of the castle at three o'clock next saturday afternoon. the duke's coffin will be carried in a land rover within the castle presents and, would you believe, that land rover has been a specially adapted and it was designed by the duke himself. he wanted the specially adapted land rover to having his own coffin and he was involved in the designs and it was someone who loved design and engineering and he wanted a specially adapted land rover to carry his coffin on the day of his funeral so that is what will happen. it will move within the castle precincts to the steps of saint george's castle. it will be draped in his own personal standard. there will be a single wreath laying on top of the coffin along with his naval cap and his sword. the coffin will then be carried by the royal marines up the steps into st george's castle. it will pause at the top for that minute silence at

three o'clock next saturday afternoon here in the uk and then we'll go inside for the family funeral service.— we'll go inside for the family funeral service. and there are families across _ funeral service. and there are families across the _ funeral service. and there are families across the country i funeral service. and there are l families across the country and across the world who have had to have very different funerals over the course of the last year, not the source of ceremonies that they would have wanted for their loved ones, and to a degree that will apply in this case as well. i mean, i am assuming that there are still restrictions on the number of people who can attend, for example. imilli who can attend, for example. will absolutel who can attend, for example. ll absolutely apply in buckingham palace in the palace staff are very conscious of how this will look and experience of so many other families over the past year they will absolutely abide by david regulations are numbers which will mean 30 people only can attend the duke's funeral. that is a personal guest list effectively of the queen of 30 people. there will be some extras. the clergy count as people performing a professional duty, actual duty on the day, so they will be extras but in terms of the guest list as it were they will just be

be extras but in terms of the guest list as it were they willjust be 30 people. as many others have shared over the past year, it is the same for the royalfamily over the past year, it is the same for the royal family it will effectively be the queen, the four children, grandchildren and some personal members of staff that were very close to the duke of edinburgh. that is effectively the part that will be inside st george's castle for the service itself. in terms of the public than there have been, of course, exhortations ever since the duke was not death was announced, not to congregate, not together, we have seen the extent to which that hasn't entirely worked here today. it windsor, people have really wanted to come so what have they been saying about how exactly that will be managed? it is difficult, isn't it, because windsor is this royal town and they have ever used a significant boil events where the town itself can have a part to play, but this really is in the case next saturday, and buckingham palace could not have been clear that it is not the family's which is that the public

should come and try and see anything next saturday, because, quite simply, there will be nothing to say, and the best place to watch the duke of edinburgh's funeral is on the television next saturday. the whole event will be televised, the service itself will now also be televised and everyone is perhaps in the position to pay their respects and see what is happening for the comfort of their own home. they don't want people to come here there will obviously be extra security and extra policing in the public will be positively discouraged from coming into the town and waiting here at the castle. they won't see anything because everything will happen behind the castle walls here. just a final thought _ behind the castle walls here. just a final thought in _ behind the castle walls here. just a final thought in terms _ behind the castle walls here. just a final thought in terms of _ behind the castle walls here. just a final thought in terms of who - behind the castle walls here. just a final thought in terms of who has been here today and he was then a setting, we have seen prince edward of course and what we know about whether other members of the family will be arriving here, coming to see the queen in the course of the week to come? i the queen in the course of the week to come? ~ , ., to come? i think it is safe to say we will see _

to come? i think it is safe to say we will see some _ to come? i think it is safe to say we will see some comings - to come? i think it is safe to say we will see some comings and l to come? i think it is safe to say - we will see some comings and goings of members of the royal family, although we are not being told exactly was going to come, so, a little like today, we saw prince edward, his wife, the countess of wessex, going in and have the castle and they collect to structure a little bit on the countess of wessex said, you know, the queen has been amazing when asked how the queen was and next saturday in terms of members of the royal family you are expecting to see senior members of the royalfamily walk expecting to see senior members of the royal family walk behind that land rover widget �*s castle and we also expect to see the duke of sussex here who will be coming to the funeral from the united states. his wife, the dosages of sussex, on the recommendation of her doctors will not be here but we will see harry here at the funeral at the next weekend.— harry here at the funeral at the next weekend. ., ., ~ , ., , next weekend. now, thank you very much. a next weekend. now, thank you very much- a royal— next weekend. now, thank you very much. a royal correspondent - next weekend. now, thank you very much. a royal correspondent with l next weekend. now, thank you very | much. a royal correspondent with all the arrangements that have just been announced in the last few minutes for the duke of edinburgh's funeral.

gun salutes have taken place around the uk in honour of the duke of edinburgh, following his death. at midday, batteries began firing 41 rounds — at one—minute intervals — in cities including london, cardiff, edinburgh and belfast, as well as from warships at sea. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. at midday in the capital cities of the four nations of the united kingdom, 41 gun salutes were fired. fire! gunshots. 0ne, fire! gunshots. and, for a man who served in the royal navy in the second world war and later, guns were fired in the royal naval base in portsmouth... gunshot. ..and in gibraltar, home to the royal navy's gibraltar squadron. at windsor castle, prince edward arrived to join the queen in the family's mourning, as officials put the finishing touches to the plans for the duke's funeral.

and, from the family in a bbc programme broadcast last night, personal tributes from three of the duke's children. his energy was astonishing in supporting my mama, and doing it for such a long time, and, in some extraordinary way, being able to go on doing it for so long. his appreciation of how he could help the queen always seemed to be present, in terms of supporting her, because she was very young when she became queen, and it needed to be, i think, a double act for a lot of that time in order to allow her to take on that role. my father was always a great source of support and encouragement. - you know, it was... and guidance all the way through. and never trying to curtail any of the activities or anything i that we wanted to try and do, i but would always encourage that.

and i will always, always remember and thank him for that. _ well, you know, he didn't suffer fools gladly, and so you had to... so, if you said anything, you know, that was in any way ambiguous, he'd say, "well, make up your mind," you know? so, perhaps it made one choose your words carefully, if you know what i mean. he was very good at showing you how to do things. he could instruct you in various things. i think i will best remember him as always being there, and a person you could bounce off ideas.

but if you are having problems, you could always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help. what he's done has amounted to an i astonishing achievement, i think. i from windsor castle a short time ago, the earl and countess of wessex departed after seeing the queen. she, the countess said, is being amazing. that report was by nicholas witchell. with me now is anna whitelock, a royal historian and the head of history at royal holloway, university of london. anna, thank you forjoining us and we havejust been anna, thank you forjoining us and we have just been given, of course, some of the key details about the duke of edinburgh's funeral, which will be here in ones at this time next week and, very striking that a large number of the arrangements, we are told, is absolutely what the

duke himself wanted designed by him, almost, and i am interested what your takers on that as a historian. well, philip, absolutely, had said he wanted no false. he well, philip, absolutely, had said he wanted no false.— well, philip, absolutely, had said he wanted no false. he wanted a new force funeral. _ he wanted no false. he wanted a new force funeral. there _ he wanted no false. he wanted a new force funeral. there had _ he wanted no false. he wanted a new force funeral. there had been - he wanted no false. he wanted a new force funeral. there had been talk- force funeral. there had been talk that he may get a state funeral. —— no. funeral. state funerals are usually reserved for the sovereign. there are exceptionals. the a sovereign state funeral was of king george vi philip certainly would be the statute to be able to be eligible to one, for example, winston churchill had won. he didn't want false. he wanted a no—fuss funeral. even taylor decided he would have wanted pare down arrangements and he is of course going to get them now because a covid. —— even coded a side he would have wanted pared down arrangements without a fuss. the

have wanted pared down arrangements without a fuse— without a fuss. the palace, as well, drawin: without a fuss. the palace, as well, drawing parallels _ without a fuss. the palace, as well, drawing parallels with _ without a fuss. the palace, as well, drawing parallels with the _ without a fuss. the palace, as well, drawing parallels with the funeral. drawing parallels with the funeral of the queen mother, and they have said that there will be similarities end there is always, i suppose, certain protocol, certain rules that have to be followed even against the backdrop of clover that you mentioned. —— back row of covid—i9 as you mentioned. the mentioned. -- back row of covid-19 as you mentioned.— as you mentioned. the body will be lowered into _ as you mentioned. the body will be lowered into the _ as you mentioned. the body will be lowered into the ground _ as you mentioned. the body will be lowered into the ground and - as you mentioned. the body will be lowered into the ground and buried | lowered into the ground and buried abbott windsor but i think the royal family, the monarchy and out walking this fine line between obviously giving philip the appropriate sendoff with the respect and reverence that he deserves for his public service and the role that he has played but also of course is a member of that family and particularly at a time when thousands of families around the country have had to make these horrible decisions about who to

invite to funerals and have these awful scales down funerals where guests are watching online rather than attending and i think, you know, the royalfamily and than attending and i think, you know, the royal family and the queen would be very aware of that that, in a sense, this is unexceptional in a year with such profound loss in greece and i think in that sense she really —— loss and grief she really will be able to look people in the eye as now a widow alongside so many people have people lost so i think this is going to a moment of loss life and loss of prince philip is also a kind of national, perhaps, the reflection on this year of such devastating loss.— devastating loss. yes, another historian i'm _ devastating loss. yes, another historian i'm just _ devastating loss. yes, another historian i'm just interested i devastating loss. yes, another historian i'm just interested in| historian i'm just interested in your broader thoughts about everything that we have been hearing over the last 2a hours, tributes paid to the group but story is not just about his hard work but also

him, his personality, perhaps little things about his personality and loss of his work behind—the—scenes that a lot of people didn't perhaps know before and interesting the tone in which a lot of the stories are emerging. in which a lot of the stories are emerging-— in which a lot of the stories are emerauin. , ., ., , emerging. absolutely. for so many --eole he emerging. absolutely. for so many people he was _ emerging. absolutely. for so many people he was source _ emerging. absolutely. for so many people he was source of— emerging. absolutely. for so many people he was source of the - emerging. absolutely. for so many | people he was source of the nation's grandfather, the sort of figure who was always known and known for their inappropriate gassy had made but over the last day or so people have reflected of course on the very long life his successful name naval career, this attractive dashing man who gave up that masculine world of the navy to an essentially emasculating roll a few steps behind his wife in the 19505 at a time when men really did rule the roost on the idea of deferring to their wives and their wife e55entially being the one he works, as it were, wa5 he works, as it were, was remarkable. so i think people are

reflecting on his life and on the fact that, you know, he was this out5ider who married into the royal family and succeeded in shaping it and steering it inch changing it and there is no doubt that he has a55ured there is no doubt that he has assured the monarchy through the second half of the 20th century and all the profound changes and he has been a great source of strength to the queen. he i think she has been her mother and there is no doubt that she will be rudderless without him and we will see her now in this new part of her reign as the widow that she has now become. maw; new part of her reign as the widow that she has now become. many thanks for our that she has now become. many thanks for your thoughts _ that she has now become. many thanks for your thoughts here _ that she has now become. many thanks for your thoughts here this _ that she has now become. many thanks for your thoughts here this evening. i for your thoughts here this evening. that was a head of history at royal holloway university of london. that is all hour from windsor castle i will have you back to sean in the studio.

let's speak to our political correspondent, chris mason. i think it is possible but we don't net down might get know for certain. i think we will get the full cast list of who will attend perhaps later in the week on thursday and then we will get a definitive sense either way. we are living in these restricted times as far as the code regulations are concerned and plenty of us will have had experience in the last 12 months are going to funerals that were on a much, much smaller is gale than perhaps we would have wanted them to be and i guess is we were hearing that the palace will want to acknowledge and reflect that in its cast list and then we know in terms of the scale of that cast list the number of people who will attending it is pretty small and i guess they await

and in invite list as anyone does in these circumstances. given there is a restriction on the numbers that any particular attendees live at the opportunity cost of something else you might want to be there. parliament _ you might want to be there. parliament in _ you might want to be there. parliament in scotland is also coming out to make tributes. in a sense, it is not time, isn't it was not because a lot of people who sit in that assembly not particularly monarchist or don't have any connection with the royal family but they represent their constituents in one way or another the duke of edinburgh has affected pretty much every constituents in the country. yes, so conventional politics because i suspect until the other side of the funeral, perhaps in that of the week between now and then there might be like the assumption that of campaigning, not least because we have in this election period ahead of around the uk and scotland and wales and english councils, male elections, police and

crime commissioner elections. in conventional times, without the sad news of the last 2a hours this would be an intensely political time with leafleting going on, knocking on doors which is now possible under the coded restrictions. instead, i think an acute awareness from politicians at the moment not to be seen to be doing anything sort of p political as people reflect on the news of the last 24—hour is. as you say, i think it would be quite a moment in westminster and holyrood as people reflect on the scale of the life of the duke of edinburgh, regardless of their own personal views about the monarchy and of course than others in parliament while, you know, not particularly disposed to the idea of a constitutional monarchy, and then, as they say, i think a steady attempt, as they say, by politicians to return to more politics as normal but perhaps not the usual cut and thrust of political debate returning until maybe a week on monday. thank ou ve until maybe a week on monday. thank you very much- _ tributes to the duke of edinburgh continue to be made across the world.

as australians awoke on saturday to the news of his death, the prime minister, scoat morrison, said his life had been one of duty, service, loyalty and honour. 0ur sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil sent this report. honouring a life of duty and service, a sign of respect for a man who for decades has had a long and enduring relationship with this country. the prime minister paid tribute to the duke of edinburgh, who's presence, he said, was a reminder of the stability needed in a world that can often be uncertain. memories of him will, of course, tell stories of his candour, and a unique and forceful and authentic personality. but above all he was a man who was steadfast, who could be relied upon, always standing by his queen. prince philip's military services first brought him here in 1940.

but it was in 1954 that he arrived alongside the newly crowned queen elizabeth on an historic visit, the first by a reigning monarch to australia. troops and representatives of many australasian lands... the duke visited more than 20 times and has fostered a close connection with the country and its people. at times taking a moment to enjoy the famed aussie lifestyle. throughout the decades, prince philip was patron to nearly 50 organisations here. but it is his character, his candour, his ability to be himself that have endeared him to so many australians. more than 700,000 young australians have taken part in the duke of edinburgh's award scheme. sarah started when she was 16. i don't think i would have been able to actually participate in community events or participate in physical activity and learn these

new skills that i got to learn without the award kind of pushing me to do that. the duke of edinburgh has always been warmly welcomed here, and he'll be fondly remembered by the politicians and the public alike. two men have appeared in court in belfast — charged with rioting — after a further night of violence in northern ireland. police were pelted with stones, bottles and petrol bombs. loyalist groups had urged their supporters to stay at home following the death of prince philip. a friend of david cameron has said the former prime minister now believes he should have put his request for funding for greensill capital in writing. mr cameron texted the chancellor, rishi sunak, last year in an attempt to help the now collapsed financial firm get access to coronavirus loans. his friend insisted no rules had been broken. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, has accused a supreme courtjudge of "judicial activism", after he ordered an inquiry into the country's handling of the pandemic. mr bolsonaro's response to covid has been criticised as "shambolic", due to his opposition to lockdowns,

mask wearing and vaccines. here in the uk, the latest covid figures from the department of health for the past 2a hours have been published. there were 2,589 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, down from last week when there were 3,423 new coronavirus infections recorded. another 40 people have died within 28 days of a positive covid test. kate silverton will be here at 5:30 with a full round up of the day's events. but first, let's return now to those images of today's gun salute held in honour of the duke of edinburgh. church bells. gunshots.

good evening. it was a cold and frosty start for many this morning that there was some lovely sunshine around locally but they forget we quite literally had four seasons in one day, false disc to start, some sunshine is on show is on the show is turning increasingly wintry and some hail and snow mixed in there as well the cloud developed has been through the morning associated with

this weather front bottom light shall remain as well. the front drifts away and through the night tonight night showers will fade and the temperatures will fall away quite sharply. we are likely to see another frost in many northern and eastern areas across the country. may be that fast getting down to the south—east with the lack of cloud. the cold arctic air once again returns across the country and so temperatures look likely to struggle as we go through the day on sunday. there will be some sunshine around first thing that it will be the early bird catches the sunshine at the show a cloud develops through the show a cloud develops through the afternoon and once again those showers could be wintry listen hail, some sleet and snow the mix and there as well. most anywhere could catch a shower as they fly through and those temperatures will struggle, 6—8 generally but we mightjust get double figures somewhere along the south. as we move out of sunday and into monday we have this area of high pressure may be in the south—west but this

weather front across the top of that high could bring some outbreaks of rain. it looks likely to be slipping its way into northern ireland, venturing to wales and south—west england, so a dry day looks likely on monday across scotland and much of eastern england, still a cool breeze coming down from the north sea, it's here that enriches a little disappointing, once again highest of 7—10. little disappointing, once again highest of 7—10 . as you move out of monday into tuesday — she was going to build and stay with us. the position of this high will be subject to question and there list are likely to be this custom service from time to time. where the high is setting depends on the type of weather that you will get but it does look likely that we will see something a little less colder temperatures increasing as we through the week, perhaps back to average for the time of take care.

the duke of edinburgh's funeral is to take place next saturday, at st george's chapel in windsor. the congregation will be limited to 30. however, the ceremony will be televised. earlier today, there were gun salutes across the country and around the world, to mark the duke's death yesterday. prince philip was by the queen's side for more than 70 years. the royal family mourns the loss of a beloved husband and father. if you were having problems, you could always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help.

i think he would probably want to be remembered as... ..as an individual in his own right. we'll bring you all the details of the ceremonial royal funeral and reflect on the many tributes that have been paid, across the world. a minute's silence was held for the duke at aintree, ahead of this afternoon's grand national. we'll look back on aspects of the duke's life, including his love of sport. and we'll be looking at prince philip's decades of campaigning for nature and the environment. good afternoon. buckingham palace has announced that the funeral of the duke of edinburgh will take place next saturday, at 3pm, at

st george's chapel in windsor. at the same time, one minute's silence will be held across the uk. the funeral will not be accessible to the public, with the congregation limited to 30, but it will be televised live. today, gun salutes took place to mark the duke's death across the whole of the uk, in gibraltar and from navy warships at sea. batteries fired 41 rounds, one every minute. prince philip — who died yesterday, aged 99 — served as a naval officer during the second world war. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has our first report. at midday in the capital cities of the four nations of the united kingdom, 41 gun salutes were fired.

and for a man who served in the royal navy in the second world war and later, guns were fired in tribute aboard several warships and in gibraltar, home to the royal navy's gibraltar squadron. at windsor castle, the earl of wessex arrived with his wife to join the queen in the family's morning as officials put the finishing touches to the plans for the duke's funeral. it will take place at three o'clock next saturday afternoon at saint george's chapel inside windsor castle. no part of the funeral will be accessible to the public. the duke's off and will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the council's state apartments to the chapel. the coffin will be born on a land rover which the duke helped to design. members of the royalfamily will work behind the coffin. there will work behind the coffin. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'clock. inside the

chapel at three o'clock. inside the chapel of the congregation will be limited to 30 in strict compliance with covid regulations. members of the public are being discouraged from going to windsor, the best place to watch it all will be on television, said a palace spokesman. for the royalfamily, it is a period of mourning, and from the family in a bbc programme broadcast last night personal tributes have been paid by three of the duke's children. his ener: three of the duke's children. his energy was _ three of the duke's children. h 3 energy was astonishing. in supporting my mama and doing it for such a long time. and in some extraordinary way being able to go on doing it for so long. his appreciation _ on doing it for so long. his appreciation of _ on doing it for so long. his appreciation of how he could help the queen always seems to be present in terms _ the queen always seems to be present in terms of— the queen always seems to be present in terms of supporting her, because she was— in terms of supporting her, because she was very young when she became queen— she was very young when she became queen and _ she was very young when she became queen and they needed to be a double

act for— queen and they needed to be a double act fora _ queen and they needed to be a double act fora lot— queen and they needed to be a double act for a lot of that time. in order to allow_ act for a lot of that time. in order to allow her— act for a lot of that time. in order to allow her to take on that role. my father— to allow her to take on that role. my father was always a great source of support _ my father was always a great source of support and — my father was always a great source of support and encouragement. i my father was always a great source of support and encouragement. andj of support and encouragement. and guidance, _ of support and encouragement. and guidance, all— of support and encouragement. and guidance, all the _ of support and encouragement. and guidance, all the way— of support and encouragement. and guidance, all the way through. i of support and encouragement. andl guidance, all the way through. never trying _ guidance, all the way through. never trying to— guidance, all the way through. never trying to curtail— guidance, all the way through. never trying to curtail any— guidance, all the way through. never trying to curtail any of— guidance, all the way through. never trying to curtail any of the _ trying to curtail any of the activities _ trying to curtail any of the activities or— trying to curtail any of the activities or anything i trying to curtail any of the activities or anything we l trying to curtail any of the - activities or anything we wanted to try and _ activities or anything we wanted to try and do. — activities or anything we wanted to tryand do. but— activities or anything we wanted to try and do, but always _ activities or anything we wanted to try and do, but always encourage i try and do, but always encourage that _ try and do, but always encourage that and — try and do, but always encourage that. and always _ try and do, but always encourage that. and always remember- try and do, but always encourage that. and always remember andl try and do, but always encourage i that. and always remember and thank him for— that. and always remember and thank him for that _ that. and always remember and thank him for that he— that. and always remember and thank him for that-— him for that. he didn't suffer. gladl . him for that. he didn't suffer. gladly- so _ him for that. he didn't suffer. gladly- so if _ him for that. he didn't suffer. gladly. so if you _ him for that. he didn't suffer. gladly. so if you said - him for that. he didn't suffer. | gladly. so if you said anything him for that. he didn't suffer. i gladly. so if you said anything that was in any way ambiguous, he would say, make up your mind! —— suffer fools gladly. it made one choose your words carefully. he was very good at showing you how to do things

and instruct you in various things. i think i will best remember him as always— i think i will best remember him as always being there, and a person you could _ always being there, and a person you could bounce off of ideas, but if you were — could bounce off of ideas, but if you were having problems you could always _ you were having problems you could always go _ you were having problems you could always go to him and know that he would _ always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help. what he has done _ would listen and try to help. what he has done has _ would listen and try to help. toast he has done has amounted to would listen and try to help. twat he has done has amounted to an astonishing achievement, i think. in astonishing achievement, i think. in windsor people are placing flowers despite the request that this should not be done. many want to show appreciation for the duke and solidarity with the family. he was the consort _ solidarity with the family. he was the consort to _ solidarity with the family. he was the consort to the _ solidarity with the family. he was the consort to the queen - solidarity with the family. he was the consort to the queen for i solidarity with the family. he was the consort to the queen for so l the consort to the queen for so long, he faced so much criticism and handled it spectacularly. for me he was the image of the monarchy and the image of that stability. when was the image of the monarchy and the image of that stability. when we came to this — the image of that stability. when we came to this country _ the image of that stability. when we came to this country we _ the image of that stability. when we came to this country we were - the image of that stability. when we came to this country we were quite i came to this country we were quite young, _ came to this country we were quite young, and — came to this country we were quite young, and it means a lot to us as

well, _ young, and it means a lot to us as well, especially the queen, his partner~ — well, especially the queen, his artner. , , partner. here representing the ounuer partner. here representing the younger age — partner. here representing the younger age and _ partner. here representing the younger age and representing | partner. here representing the i younger age and representing the country. — younger age and representing the country. really _ younger age and representing the country. really-— younger age and representing the country, really. after meeting the queen, country, really. after meeting the queen. the _ country, really. after meeting the queen, the earl— country, really. after meeting the queen, the earl and _ country, really. after meeting the queen, the earl and countess i country, really. after meeting the queen, the earl and countess of i queen, the earl and countess of wessex departed from the castle. how was the queen? she had been amazing, the countess said. nicholas witchell reporting — we'll speak to him in a moment, but first our royal correspondent daniela relph is outside windsor castle for us this afternoon. daniela, people coming to pay their respects today, the funeral being planned in accordance with the duke's wishes? absolutely. this is the funeral the duke of edinburgh wanted for himself and for his family. he had been involved in the planning of his funeral and had approved the details of it ahead of his death. so, very much on him as image and what buckingham palace has said this afternoon, it will be a funeral service to celebrate what they call a remarkable life. next saturday

afternoon, the duke of enric�*s coffin will be carried into st george's travel by the royal marines. it will be draped in his own standard, on top will be a single wreath of flowers and his naval cap and sword. walking behind the coffin will be senior members of the coffin will be senior members of the royalfamily. but the the coffin will be senior members of the royal family. but the funeral itself will abide by covid regulations, and that will mean a personal guest list ofjust 30 people. although the bearer party and the clary cheat will not be counted, they will be in addition to that 30 because they are seen as carrying out a professional duty on the day. it has been really busy here at windsor today, but the message from both the royal family and the police could not be clearer, they do not want people to come to windsor next saturday. they want people to stay at home and watch the funeral service on their televisions, to abide by covid regulations. just one more piece of information that has been confirmed today, prince harry, the duke of

sussex, will be coming to his grandfather's funeral, but his wife meghan who is pregnant will be staying in the united states on the advice of her doctors. let's go live now to buckingham palace and our correspondent there, tim muffett. tim, you have been speaking to those who have come to pay their respects today — and they have been telling you why. if it wasn't for the pandemic it's fair to say the crowds here would have been much larger, but smaller crowds of what the palace once. people are being encouraged to pay their respects via an online condolence book. that said, throughout the day there has been a steady stream of people with cards, flowers and messages of respect, an orderly queue was formed, people were encouraged to socially distance, and once they laid their flowers on their cards in front of the palace they were then encouraged to move on. really struck by the number of families who were here, many with young children, and a lot of those parents said they were

really keen for those young people to appreciate fully what the duke did for young people, notjust through the charities he supported, but also of course through the duke of edinburgh's award scheme. many of the cards i've seen have a number of moving tributes. may your soul rest in peace, thank you. your service will never be forgotten. and one says, fair winds and following seas. that is a nautical blessing, often used by sailors to wish someone a safe journey. reflecting the duke's extraordinary service to the royal navy. extraordinary service to the royal na . ., ., extraordinary service to the royal na . . ~' , ., nicholas witchell is with me now. so many people playing their respects over the last four to 24 hours. more details revealed about the ceremonial funeral now. despite all the exhortations _ ceremonial funeral now. despite all the exhortations for _ ceremonial funeral now. despite all the exhortations for people - ceremonial funeral now. despite all the exhortations for people not i ceremonial funeral now. despite all the exhortations for people not to i the exhortations for people not to gather in place flowers, a good many people feel they just want to do that, they want to pay their own

personal tribute, either by leaving a card, leaving flowers at the palace or at windsor castle. a week today, what is termed a ceremonial royalfuneral, not a today, what is termed a ceremonial royal funeral, not a state funeral, one level down from that, he would never get that because that was for heads of state and exceptional others. the last we had was for sir winston churchill. but this will be in the style he would have wanted, and specified. with a minimum of fuss. even less fuss because of of the covid requirements. but it will reflect his wishes and recognise his life of service. it will all take place within the castle, it will not be possible for members of the public to see any part of the funeral procession or the service itself, nothing will be visible to people who attempt to gather in windsor. so buckingham palace and the authorities are very keen to say

please do not gather in windsor as the spokesman said, the best place to watch this is at home on television. but what will happen is this eight minute ceremonial procession from the —— to the chapel, walking behind this land rover, a land rover that you can a hand in designing himself, very much as mark all over this procedure. the duke of sussex will attend but he will have to go through five days of quarantine at home and pass a covid test, the duchess of sussex is not attending because she is pregnant. and a period of national mourning, flags will fly at half mast until after the funeral is over. much less in terms of public participation because of the covid situation. but nonetheless, an opportunity for the royal family to pay their respects to the duke of edinburgh for his many decades of service.-

to the duke of edinburgh for his many decades of service. thank you very much- — tributes to the duke of edinburgh have continued to flow in from around the world. as australians woke on saturday to the news of prince philip's death, the prime minister, scott morrison, said his life had been one of duty, service, loyalty and honour. 0ur sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, sent this report. fire! gunshot. honouring a life of duty and service. a sign of respect for a man who, for decades, has had a long and enduring relationship with this country. the prime minister paid tribute to the duke of edinburgh, whose presence, he said, was a reminder of the stability needed in a world that can often be uncertain. memories of him will of course tell stories of his candour and a unique and forceful and authentic personality. but above all, he was a man who was steadfast,

who could be relied upon, always standing by his queen. prince philip's military services first brought him here in 1940. but it was in 1954 that he arrived alongside the newly crowned queen elizabeth on an historic visit — the first by a reigning monarch to australia. troops and representatives of many australasian lands... _ the duke visited more than 20 times and has fostered a close connection with the country and its people. at times, taking a moment to enjoy the famed aussie lifestyle. throughout the decades, prince philip was patron to nearly 50 organisations here, but it's his character, his candour, his ability to be himself that have endeared him to so many australians. more than 700,000 young australians have taken part in the duke of edinburgh's award scheme. sarah started when she was 16.

i don't think i would have been able to actually participate in community events or participate in physical activity and learn these new skills that i got to learn without the award kind of pushing me to do that. the duke was also a well known figure in new zealand. he appreciated a traditional welcome but his focus was always on supporting young people. for over 50 years, the duke of edinburgh awards have connected him to thousands of new zealand young people. and of course, perhaps most importantly, he has served in support of her majesty the queen for many, many years — in her service to new zealand, the commonwealth, and indeed the world. in australia, the duke of edinburgh has always been warmly welcomed, and he'll be fondly remembered by the politicians and the public alike.

as we've heard, many more tributes have been paid to the duke of edinburgh from across the world. kenya's president kenyatta said the duke had been a "towering symbol of family values". prince philip was visiting kenya with his wife when her father, king george vi, died and she ascended the throne. 0ur africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, sent this report from there. the royal visitors stepped off into the hot sunshine of nairobi. in1952, a young in 1952, a young princess elizabeth and her husband, the duke of edinburgh, where at the start of a tour standing edinburgh, where at the start of a tourstanding infor edinburgh, where at the start of a tour standing in for her father, king george vi, who was too ill to travel. the couple took in the sights, but little did they know that destiny was waiting in the wings. that destiny was waiting in the win . s. ., ., that destiny was waiting in the win . s, ., ., ., that destiny was waiting in the winus. . . ., . wings. half an hour after their arrival came _ wings. half an hour after their arrival came the _ wings. half an hour after their arrival came the first - wings. half an hour after their i arrival came the first engagement. nearly all the people they met here have passed away, but in 2015 the

bbc spoke to a man who spent time with them. she bbc spoke to a man who spent time with them. ,, ., , ., , ., with them. she was a young, beautiful _ with them. she was a young, beautiful lady, _ with them. she was a young, beautiful lady, and _ with them. she was a young, beautiful lady, and her- with them. she was a young, i beautiful lady, and her husband was a big man. bhd beautiful lady, and her husband was a bi man. �* beautiful lady, and her husband was a bi man. . ., a big man. and it was here, at the tree to -s a big man. and it was here, at the tree tops lodge. _ a big man. and it was here, at the tree tops lodge, everything i a big man. and it was here, at the i tree tops lodge, everything changed for the couple. during an overnight stay, the princess became demonic after her father stay, the princess became demonic after herfather died. stay, the princess became demonic after her father died. following their stay here at tree tops, the queen and the duke were catapulted into 70 years of service, not only to the united kingdom, but the commonwealth as well. and this was the start of years of friendship and partnership that the prince had with this continent. as the queen'sconsulate cancelled, the prince accompanied her. the british

empire retreated, prince philip often represented her at ceremonies to hand over power, like this one in nairobi. today, on the well because my youngest continent, the prince has left another legacy. 0ver has left another legacy. over 400,000 people in africa apparently taking part in the duke of edinburgh international award, transforming their lives. t international award, transforming their lives. ., ., . international award, transforming their lives. ~ ., . ., their lives. i think the fact that he was able — their lives. i think the fact that he was able to _ their lives. i think the fact that he was able to come _ their lives. i think the fact that he was able to come up - their lives. i think the fact that he was able to come up with i their lives. i think the fact that he was able to come up with a | he was able to come up with a programme that changes life, because even hundreds of years to come, i can tell you that this programme will still be in existence. 3c} can tell you that this programme will still be in existence. 30 years after that fateful _ will still be in existence. 30 years after that fateful visit, _ will still be in existence. 30 years after that fateful visit, the - will still be in existence. 30 years after that fateful visit, the royal l after that fateful visit, the royal couple returned to tree tops. they had experienced so much, but perhaps this place represented the moment that defined both their lives.

prince philip will be remembered as one of the first people in the public eye to champion the cause of conservation. for nearly 20 years, he was president of the world wildlife fund — now the world wide fund for nature — and even after stepping down he remained an active campaigner, as our science and environment editor, david shukman, reports. nature was one of prince philip's great loves, and the need to conserve it became a lifelong passion. he fought not just for endangered species, but for the whole of the natural world. we depend on being part of the web of life. we depend on every other living thing on this planetjust as much as they depend on us. from his earliest official visits around the globe — this one to antarctica — wildlife was always a theme. he used his position to inspire younger generations. in this lecture for 2,000 children, many of the pictures were his. i don't think i'll tell

you which are mine, but if you ever see a very bad one, you'll know. an emerging theme was our responsibility. if we as humans have got this power of life and death, notjust life and death, but extinction and survival of other species of life, then we ought to exercise it with some sort of moral sense. why make something extinct if we do not have to? he authored or contributed to a series of dramatically titled books about threats to nature. and he took advantage of his access to governments the world over. he helped to set up the worldwide fund for nature, and he led it for years. on a visit to the pandas in china, he highlighted the need to save them and their habitats. and he went live on television with david attenborough to make that point. the panda range has been squeezed between mountains on one side and human encroachment on the other.

his importance to conservation worldwide has been absolutely huge. you can go anywhere in the world, you know, and he will know where you have to make the connection, where you have to put the pressure, what you have to do. and he is very practical in that style. but he didn't always help himself. there was the tiger... in the �*605, hejoined tiger hunts, and he once shot a tiger in india. this image was to remain controversial. it was later said that tigers were not considered endangered back then. but prince philip did have his own distinct views. he supported fox hunting and the shooting of game birds, which set him at odds with many environmentalists. there is an advantage in people wanting to shoot, because if you have a game species, you want it to survive because you want to have some more next year. exactly like a farmer,

you want to crop it, you don't want to exterminate it. so this was a man with his own brand of environmental concern. and he did not like being labelled. would you describe yourself as a green? as green? no. why not? well, because i think... there is a difference between being concerned for the conservation of nature and being a bunny hugger. when i was president of wwf, i got more letters about people, the way animals were treated in zoos than about any concern for the survival of the species. people cannot get their heads around the idea of a species surviving. and as far back as 1970, the young prince charles by his side, he was typically forthright about the need to be realistic in the fight for nature. after all, even naturalists drive cars occasionally. having accepted that,

we must go a step further and recognise that compromises have to be reached. disagreement is inevitable, but the groups must go on meeting because we have simply got to hammer out answers to problems which are going to affect all life on these islands for generations to come. in many ways, prince philip was ahead of his time. using his fame as a royal to raise awareness of conservation. an early environmentalist who did not want to be called that, a unique campaignerfor a cause that is ever more relevant. let's take a look at some other news now. and first, a look at the latest there were 2,589 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — on average, 2,710 new cases were reported per day in the last week. across the uk, the latest figures show 2,862 people were in hospital with coronavirus. 40 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period, that's people who died within 28

days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 36 deaths were announced every day. the total number is now 127,080. as for vaccinations, 106,878 people have had theirfirst dose of a covid vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, bringing the total to 32,010,244 — which is over 60% of the adult population. 6,991,310 have had both doses of the vaccine. 14 police officers were injured after a further night of violence in northern ireland last night. stones, bottles and petrol bombs were thrown at police in belfast, even after loyalist groups urged their supporters to stay at home following the death of prince philip. india has reported a record number

of daily coronavirus infections, more than 145,000, and 794 deaths — the largest daily tally in more than five months. the number is being blamed on a reluctance to wear masks, and on crowding. the situation has been worsened by a general shortage of vaccines, drugs and hospital beds. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes on the caribbean island of st vincent after a volcano erupted yesterday, sending huge clouds of ash and smoke miles high into the air. the islands prime minister said that no—one had been hurt and evacuees were taken to cruise ships and safer parts of the island. we'll have more on the duke of edinburgh later in the programme. first, let's have some sport — and tributes to prince philip at aintree today, where for the first time a female jockey has won the grand national. karthi gnanasegaram is at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. kate, thank you. there has been a two—minute silence at sports events across the country, including at aintree today, as a tribute to

the duke of edinburgh. and in the last few minutes, the grand national has been won by minella times, ridden by rachael blackmore, who becomes the first female jockey to win the grand national. andy swiss reports. a day when racing paid its respects. the jockeys wearing black arm bands and the flags at half mast. the duke of edinburgh had been an honorary member of thejockey club, and before the first race, aintree fell silent. the atmosphere here at aintree is understandably subdued, also because there are no spectators here, covid restrictions mean that for the first time in the grand national because my history, it's behind closed doors. but for the 40 riders, there was the chance of one of racing's

most prestigious prizes, and at 5.15 they set out over entry's fences. what followed was a sporting milestone is rachael blackmore, on minella times, leading to the closing stages. no female jockey had ever won the grand national until this. as blackmore held on for history. delight for the 31—year—old irish rider and a landmark moment, the grand national in unprecedented circumstances has produced an unprecedented victory. andy swiss, bbc news, aintree. there was a surprise result in the premier league, with leaders manchester city beaten 2—1 at home by leeds united, who were down to ten men for the second half of the game. stuart dallas scored both of leeds's goals to secure the win for the visitors at etihad stadium. liverpool also won today. in the scottish premiership, second—placed celtic thrashed livingston 6—0. there were also wins for aberdeen, dundee united and motherwell, while kilmarnock and ross county drew 0—0.

newly crowned champions rangers play tomorrow. rugby union, and defending champions england have defeated italy 67—3 in the women's six nations. england scored nine tries as they reached the final of the tournament. jo currie reports. stepping out in parma, knowing a win against italy would send england through to the six nations grand final. a moment of reflection, and thenit final. a moment of reflection, and then it was down to business. against their resolute hosts, england knew they would have to take their chances. and emily scarratt did just that, first showing her power and in her place to put the visitors ahead. a moment later, and almost an identical move. the visitors ahead. a moment later, and almost an identical move.— almost an identical move. the ball is loosened _ almost an identical move. the ball is loosened once _ almost an identical move. the ball is loosened once again! _ almost an identical move. the ball is loosened once again! this i almost an identical move. the ball is loosened once again! this time, j is loosened once again! this time, me jones is loosened once again! this time, meg jones with — is loosened once again! this time, meg jones with the _ is loosened once again! this time, meg jones with the quick - is loosened once again! this time, meg jones with the quick reaction | meg jones with the quick reaction and legs, vicky fleetwood in the right place for the try. after the restart, england upped the pace, running in another seven tries. the pick of the bunch being this

individual effort, her second of the afternoon. h’s individual effort, her second of the afternoon. �* , , ., ., afternoon. it's brilliant from abbeydale! _ afternoon. it's brilliant from abbeydale! sensational i afternoon. it's brilliant from | abbeydale! sensational from afternoon. it's brilliant from _ abbeydale! sensationalfrom england. abbeydale! sensational from england. mcdonald abbeydale! sensationalfrom england. mcdonald also got on the scoresheet with a dummy and a dramatic dive. scarratt almost faultless with the boot added eight conversions from nine. england fly home with a bonus point win and will now look to defend their title in the tournament decider in a fortnight�*s time. joe corrie, bbc news. golf, and england'sjustin rose leads the masters by one stroke as they head into the third round. rose tees off in a couple of hours as he looks to hold on to his lead on day three at augusta national. he carded a level par 72 on day two. wales against ireland in the women's six nations kicked off at five o'clock, details of that game plus the quarter finals of the european champions cup and rugby league's challenge cup are on the bbc sport website. karthi, thank you. you're watching an extended programme from bbc news, marking the life of the duke of edinburgh. his eldest son, prince charles, has been leading the family

tributes to his father. within the past few minutes he gave a statement, from his home in highgrove in gloucestershire. good afternoon. i particularly wanted to say that my father, for the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable, devoted service to the queen, to my family and to the country, and also to the whole of the commonwealth. and as you can imagine, my family and i miss my father enormously. he was a much loved and appreciated figure. and apart from anything else, i can imagine he would be so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world in the commonwealth who also, i think, share our loss