this is bbc news. the headlines at seven... prince charles says his "dear papa" was "a very special person", and that the duke of edinburgh would have been amazed by the reaction to his death. i particularly wanted to say that my father, i suppose 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. the duke's funeral is to take place next saturday, at st george's chapel in windsor. the congregation will be limited to 30, and the palace said prince harry will attend. earlier today, there were gun salutes across the country and around the world, to mark the duke's death. a minute's silence was held for the duke at aintree ahead of this afternoon's grand national.

rachael blackmore gallops into sporting history by winning the grand national on minella times — the first female jockey to do so. good evening. 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, a 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. tributes have continue to pour in throughout the day, led by duke's eldest son, prince charles. in the last hour, he gave a statement, from his home in highgrove in gloucestershire from where our correspondent, jon kayjoins us. of of every thing moving moment? of every thing moving moment? yes, it is. of every thing moving moment? yes, it is- highgrove _ of every thing moving moment? yes, it is. highgrove estate _ of every thing moving moment? 133 it is. highgrove estate here in gloucestershire is the place which prince charles calls his family. this is where he comes for privacy and for peace. we know that he travelled from here to windsor yesterday, where the queen is currently, just after his father had passed away, but he is back here now at home in highgrove and it was here that he chose to make this statement and it is partly the statement of the heir to the throne making a formal expression of gratitude to

people across the country and around the commonwealth but, as you will hear now, it is also a very personal statement as well. it was delivered from the heart, off the cuff, no notes, just in one take two, and it was a tribute to the man he describes as my dear pepper. —— my dear papa. good afternoon. i particularly wanted to say that my father, i suppose 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, we're so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world and the commonwealth who also, i think, share our loss and our sorrow. and my dear papa was a very special person who, i think, above all else, would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him, and, from that point of view, we are, in my family, deeply grateful for all that. it will sustain us in this particular loss, and at this particularly sad time. thank you.

studio: prince charles the prince of wales speaking here to same in highgrove in gloucestershire paying tribute to his father prince philip and also expressing gratitude to the people across the country and the commonwealth of the outpouring of emotion, the tributes that have been paid in the last 2a hours a show. you know, much has been said over many years about just you know, much has been said over many years aboutjust how different these two men were. you know, father and son, very different characters. we know that in the past there had been differences and sometimes some contradictions between them, and yet what strikes you when you are here is the similarities between them as well. the fact that they shared so many interests and passions. you know, this is where prince charles comes to enjoy farming and wildlife and conservation, even polo, which he used to play down the road, all passions which prince philip also enjoyed, so you get a sense of that sort of connectivity between the generations here, just as we have heard us and they're talking very much on a personal capacity about

the loss of his father strength in sense in that statement from the prince of wales of gratitude to his father and the public and also what he described as what his father would have seen is amazement in the way that people are now paying tribute to him and speaking so fondly. 0ur correspondent at highgrove. 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 reports.

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. it for the duke's funeral. will take place at three o'cl( next it will take place at three o'clock next saturday afternoon at saint george miss chapel inside windsor chapel, kassel. no part of the funeral will be accessible to the public. the coffee will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the state department to the chapel and will be borne in a land over which the duke helped to design. —— from

the duke helped to design. —— from the state apartments. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'clock. inside, the congregation will be limited to 30 in strict compliance with coded regulation. 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 royal family, it is a period of mourning. 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, - 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 were 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. in winter, people are placing flowers despite the request that they shouldn't be done. many want to show appreciation to the duke and simply for the family. he show appreciation to the duke and simply for the family.— simply for the family. he was consult the _ simply for the family. he was consult the queen _ simply for the family. he was consult the queen for- simply for the family. he was consult the queen for so - simply for the family. he was. consult the queen for so long, simply for the family. he was - consult the queen for so long, for so much criticism and handled it spectacularly information was the

image of the monarchy and that stability. image of the monarchy and that stabili . ~ .., ., image of the monarchy and that stabili . ~ ., , stability. when we came to this country we _ stability. when we came to this country we were _ stability. when we came to this country we were quite - stability. when we came to this country we were quite young i stability. when we came to this country we were quite young atj stability. when we came to this - country we were quite young at that time and _ country we were quite young at that time and he means a lot to us as well, _ time and he means a lot to us as well, the — time and he means a lot to us as well, the queen his partner and his company _ well, the queen his partner and his coman . . , , company. came here representing the end of ace company. came here representing the end of age and — company. came here representing the end of age and respecting _ company. came here representing the end of age and respecting the - end of age and respecting the country. — end of age and respecting the country, really. _ end of age and respecting the country, really.— end of age and respecting the country, really. after the meeting with the queen, _ country, really. after the meeting with the queen, the _ country, really. after the meeting with the queen, the earl- country, really. after the meeting with the queen, the earl and - with the queen, the earl and countess of wessex departed from windsor castle. how was the queen? she had been amazing, the counter said. nicholas which repulsing. she, the countess said, is being amazing. nicholas witchell repulsing. in a moment, we'll talk to our correspondent, tim muffett who is outside buckingham palace. first, to our royal correspondent, daniela relph at windsor castle. the funeral will take place but a much smallerfare than the funeral will take place but a much smaller fare than it might have been? , ., , ., ., been? yes, the family that he to abide by covid _ been? yes, the family that he to abide by covid regulations - been? yes, the family that he to abide by covid regulations which| been? yes, the family that he to i abide by covid regulations which so many families have had to navigate over the past year and there will be just 30 guests at the duke of

edinburgh's funeral next saturday, personal guest list ofjust 30. the party and the clergy will not count in that number of 30 people because they are seen as having a professional duty to undertake that day, so they will be separate, but in terms of the royal family guests and the household staff, that will be just 30 people and, as and the household staff, that will bejust 30 people and, as nick and the household staff, that will be just 30 people and, as nick said in his report there, the message from the police, from the royal family, from the royal household to the public is to please stay away next saturday and abide by covid restrictions. they don't want a big gathering here in windsor even though, obviously, a lot of people do want to come here and pay their respects and it has been really busy today in the town but they don't want people to come here because they will quite simply be nothing to see. all of the ceremonial and the procession will happen behind the castle walls. the best way the policy to see it is to stay home and watch on television. this make the best way, the palace say.

the same with the palace behind you, ten, there is nothing to see what people are drawn to it because they want to pay their respects? that is why, the message is pretty clear that people shouldn't come and congregate here but that said throughout the day there has been a pretty steady stream of people with cards, flowers, messages of respect and goodwill, so an orderly queue was organised. people were encouraged to socially distanced and after they played their flowers or their card in front of the palace they were then politely urged to move on and not to linger. i did speak to some of those people who'd come here to find out why they felt the need to do so. yesterday, i got that news, so i started painting. so i paint it, that's why i bring it here. so, this means a lot for me, you know? it means a generation, it means a history, it means a lot for me. well, i decided to come because i am from chile. i have been living here for four

months, so, for me it was like, i mean, we are really sorry for what happened. it's a really sad news, and, for me, something like, really emotional. why did you come along today to lay flowers here? to remember prince philips, because he was the queen's husband and he i was very important to the country, and he always supported her. - i thought it was really important to come and just lay some, give some flowers, because prince philip, hejust did so much for the country, you know? his service was really admirable, and i wanted to teach the kids, as well, you know, what we were coming to honour. the interesting spread of ages there. many old people in very young people as well. parents very keen to stress to children what the duke did to help their cause. cards are moving tributes, may your soul rest

in peace, thank you, your service will never been forgotten and one red fair winds and following seas which is an article blessing which is often used by sailors to wish someone a safe journey and of course the's remarkable contributions to the's remarkable contributions to the royal navy. tim, thank you very much. 0ur correspondent at buckingham palace. 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. gunshots. 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. and a unique and forceful and authentic personality, 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 yolcu 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 award 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. shaima khalil reporting. 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 to the throne. 0ur africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, sent this report from there. newsreel announcer: the royal visitors stepped off into the - hot sunshine of nairobi. in 1952, a young princess elizabeth and her husband, the duke of edinburgh, were at the start of a tour standing in for herfather, 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.

half an hour after their arrival came the first engagement. l nearly all the people they met here have passed away, but, in 2015, the bbc spoke to a man who spent time with them. translation: she was a young, beautiful lady, - and her husband, he was a big man. and it was here, at the treetops lodge, that everything changed for the couple. during an overnight stay, the princess became the monarch after herfather died. following their stay here at treetops, 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's consort, the prince accompanied her on numerous tours in africa.

the first years of her reign saw a rise in independence struggles, and the british empire retreated. prince philip often represented her at ceremonies to hand over power, like this one in nairobi. today, on the world's youngest continent, the prince has left another legacy. over 400,000 people in africa are currently taking part in the duke of edinburgh international award, transforming their lives. i think the fact that 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. 30 years after that fateful visit, the royal couple

returned to treetops. they had experienced so much, but perhaps this place represented the moment that defined both their lives. katherine byaruhanga reporting. philip eade is a biographer and the author of young prince philip about his early life. philip, thank you very much for joining us. we have talked a lot in the last day or so about the extraordinary life of the duke lead but the beginning of his life was extraordinarily unsettled? weill. but the beginning of his life was extraordinarily unsettled? well, it really was- — extraordinarily unsettled? well, it really was- l _ extraordinarily unsettled? well, it really was. i mean, _ extraordinarily unsettled? well, it really was. i mean, it _ extraordinarily unsettled? well, it really was. i mean, it was - extraordinarily unsettled? well, it really was. i mean, it was sort - extraordinarily unsettled? well, it really was. i mean, it was sort ofl really was. i mean, it was sort of unsettled right from the odd goal. seven years before he was born, his grandfather had been assassinated. when he was barely a go of old, his father came very close to being executed during the colonel's kaur, and the family had to flee across the adriatic. i mean, the only

reason they got away was on a warship sent by their cousin, king george v of england. —— a kernel�*s coup. king george was motivated by the fact, above all, that he felt guilty about having failed to save his other cousins, son nicholas ii of russia a few years only in the russian revolution. anyway, the family went and settled in exile. they were essentially refugees on the outskirts of palace, staying in the outskirts of palace, staying in the grounds of some of their relations and that is where philip grew up but his life thereafter was, sort of, trauma after trauma belly. when he was only eight, his mother suffered a nervous breakdown —— trauma after trauma, really. the children were taken out for the day and the men in white coats arrived and the men in white coats arrived and she was whisked away to a secure psychiatric clinic on lake constance

and prince philip saw her now and again after that but for five years he didn't see have it all, he didn't hearfrom her, he didn't have a birthday card, and, at that point, his father decided that he wanted out as well. he went to live in the south of france with his mistress. prince philip's elder sisters were all on the point of marriage of already married and so prince philip was effectively orphaned. his whole family had sort of disintegrated and he was sent to england when he first arrived in this country aged nine to be looked after by his uncles, first of all, georgie milford haven, his mother's elder brother, and then he died and so that was another of the blows to afflict him, and then his more famous younger brother, louis mountbatten took over the job but

then in between times, prince philip's sister was killed in an air crash, so it was one thing after another, really, and he had to cope with all of this as he was growing up. with all of this as he was growing u . _ , , ., ., with all of this as he was growing u -. , ,., ., ., with all of this as he was growing up. yes, so a life that looks immensely _ up. yes, so a life that looks immensely privileged - up. yes, so a life that looks immensely privileged in - up. yes, so a life that looks| immensely privileged in one up. yes, so a life that looks - immensely privileged in one way was actually full of loss of quite traumatic, a traumatic scale. something that these days we might seek counselling or therapy for but no doubt the duke would have rather laughed at that idea. weill. no doubt the duke would have rather laughed at that idea.— laughed at that idea. well, i think, absolutely. — laughed at that idea. well, i think, absolutely. he _ laughed at that idea. well, i think, absolutely, he would _ laughed at that idea. well, i think, absolutely, he would have - laughed at that idea. well, i think, absolutely, he would have scoffed| laughed at that idea. well, i think, i absolutely, he would have scoffed at the very notion but certainly when you look at the sorts of thing is that he went through i think the reaction is that, you know, someone going through that would have these days had to spend their life in therapy or have been taken into care ljy therapy or have been taken into care by the social services or whatever, but prince philip, he is known for his soul to get on with it attitude and i think a lot of that comes from that time in his life when he had to

find a sort of coping mechanism, a way of, sort of, dealing with this, everything that was happening to him, and he developed this sort of cheerful salt is outwardly cheerful tough exterior, really, but he certainly didn't want too much examination of the more painful things that had happened to him and so when interviewers would try to probe too closely he could occasionally get quite cross with them because it wasn't where he wanted to go. them because it wasn't where he wanted to 90-— them because it wasn't where he wanted to go. yes, i mean that the risk of sounding _ wanted to go. yes, i mean that the risk of sounding like _ wanted to go. yes, i mean that the risk of sounding like an _ wanted to go. yes, i mean that the risk of sounding like an amateur i risk of sounding like an amateur psychologist, his demeanour at times did betray some of the difficulties and the pain that he'd gone through as a young child. and the pain that he'd gone through as a young child-— as a young child. well, indeed. i think we are _ as a young child. well, indeed. i think we are all _ as a young child. well, indeed. i think we are all sorts _ as a young child. well, indeed. i think we are all sorts of- as a young child. well, indeed. i j think we are all sorts of amateur psychologist and i did try and speak to one or those professionals when i was writing my book about his early

life so i think, yes, just common sense would tell you that he had been through an awful lot and there are some sort of rough edges, there were some rough edges on his character and, were some rough edges on his characterand, i mean, apart from the fact that, you know, it was commented that, you know, from the age of nine he had barely, you know, he didn't have any parents. there wasn't salters enough clues love around him and that was where i think, possibly, some of what was perceived as rudeness came from because he wasn't sort of told off firmly enough, perhaps, at certain times, but, you know, really, his life, really, is a source of story of remarkable achievement and overcoming elvis and going on to, sort of, serve, you know, the country and his wife and, you know, in such a spectacularly long and devoted way. in

in such a spectacularly long and devoted way-— in such a spectacularly long and devoted way. in researching this book of philip. _ devoted way. in researching this book of philip, did _ devoted way. in researching this book of philip, did a _ devoted way. in researching this book of philip, did a lot - devoted way. in researching this book of philip, did a lot of- devoted way. in researching this book of philip, did a lot of this l book of philip, did a lot of this information take you by surprise? i mean, it is very moving to hear you account it. mean, it is very moving to hear you account it— account it. well, i think it was surprising- — account it. well, i think it was surprising- i— account it. well, i think it was surprising. i mean, _ account it. well, i think it was surprising. i mean, i, - account it. well, i think it was surprising. i mean, i, like- account it. well, i think it was - surprising. i mean, i, like anyone else, you know, didn't know very much about prince philip and i actually came at him from another subject. i was looking into concerning ufos, the study of the ufos or the interest in ufos after the second world war and prince philip and his uncle mountbatten werejust philip and his uncle mountbatten were just two of the characters who are going to, sort of, featuring this book, but it was only really when i started source of looking more closely at his life and what was available in the box but it struck me was an extraordinary story there was, really, there, but hadn't been properly, you know, brought out, really. philip eade,

fascinating to talk to you. thank you very much. we have just had a statement from downing street saying that boris johnson won't be there for the funeral next saturday. as a result of the coronavirus regulations, only 30 people can attend the funeral of his royal highness the prince philip. the prime minister has throughout wanted to act in accordance with what is best for the royal household and so to allow for as many family members as possible will not be attending the funeral on saturday. my understanding is that the protocol around this is that in advance of a funeral like this, in fact, even prior to the death, a list of attendees is already drawn up. clearly, in conventionaltimes, the list would be much longer. the context of the coronavirus restrictions, it is much daughter, and so, given that, it was the view

of the prime minister —— it is much shorter. if you of the premise was that the opportunity cost of his attendance would be that someone who was perhaps closer to the duke wouldn't be able to go and so for that reason he will not be attending himself. ., , ., , himself. some of the news and they look at the latest _ himself. some of the news and they look at the latest government - look at the latest government figures long covid. and first, a look at the latest government figures on covid. 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. a0 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period — 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 their first 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. fourteen 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. the former big brother star nikki grahame has died at the age of 38. the tv personality had been receiving treatment for an eating disorder at a private clinic following a fundraising campaign organised by her friends and family. the former presenter of big brother, davina mccall tweeted. .. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes on the caribbean island of st vincent after a volcano errupted yesterday sending huge clouds of ash and smoke —

miles high into the air.