the prince of wales pays tribute to his father, the duke of edinburgh, as the details of the royal funeral are revealed. prince charles says he was a much loved figure who gave the most remarkable, devoted service to the queen, his country and the commonwealth. 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. during the day, there were gun salutes across the country and around the world, to mark the duke's death. his funeral will be held at windsor castle on saturday — there'll be just 30 in the congregation, and a minute's silence

across the country. we'll be reflecting on the duke's life and his decades of campaigning for nature and the environment. and history's made at aintree as rachel blackmore becomes the first female jockey to win the grand national. good evening. the prince of wales has tonight paid tribute to his father, the duke of edinburgh, saying he and the royal family miss him enormously. the duke died yesterday, aged 99, at windsor castle. prince charles said he'd given the "most remarkable service" to the queen and the country, and was a "much loved figure".

his comments came as details were announced this afternoon of the duke's funeral. it will be next saturday, at 3pm at st george's chapel in windsor. there'll be a one—minute silence held nationally at the same time. earlier in the day, gun salutes took place to mark the duke's death, as our 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. 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 mourning, 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 st george's chapel inside windsor castle. no part of the funeral will be accessible to the public. the duke's coffin will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the castle�*s state apartments to the chapel. the coffin will be borne on a land rover which the duke helped to design. members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'clock. inside the chapel, the congregation will be limited to 30, in strict compliance with covid regulations. the prime minister will not be attending, to free his place for the family. members of the public are being discouraged from going to windsor.

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and instead stay home, to remember the duke in what buckingham palace has described as his remarkable life. daniela relph, bbc news, windsor. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is with me now. looking at the details that we know. 30 guests at the funeral, some difficult decisions for the royal family. some are truly difficult decisions, yes, but the kind of decisions that families across the country have been having to make. i've been making my own list and you get a 30 very quickly. this is a large family. so a ceremonial royal funeral, that's the official term, that's one level down from a full state funeral, head of state an exceptional other excellence didn't you know —— max and winston churchill gets the state funeral. this is the same level the queen mother had in 2002 but on a more

limited is scale because that's what the duke wanted, minimum fuss, and because of the covid restrictions, no public access, no public participation, just this small ceremonial procession down through the castle to the chapel, and inside the castle to the chapel, and inside the chapel, one supposes everyone will have to wear a mask. prince harry coming from california will be expected to quarantine for five days, he will have to take a covid test. he will have an opportunity now, of course... i should test. he will have an opportunity now, of course... ishould remember the duchess of sussex is not coming for medical reasons, she is pregnant. an opportunity now for harry and william to have a healing moment perhaps within the context that the perspective that is induced by a funeral. so for them, that is an opportunity that they will have. no crowds, no public participation, the advice from the palace is watch it on television, but notwithstanding that, it importantly will be an opportunity for the royal family to say their final farewells. tributes to the duke

have continued to be paid 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. our 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. newsreel voiceover: troops and representatives of many i 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's 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. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. well, kenya's president, uhuru 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. our africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, sent this report from there. newsreel voiceover: the royal visitors stepped off into _ the hot sunshine of nairobi. in 1952, a young princess elizabeth and her husband, the duke of 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. 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 j a young, beautiful lady, and her husband 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. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, treetops, kenya.

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 don't 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 world wide 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's very practical in that style. but he didn't always help himself. there was the tiger... in the �*60s, hejoined tiger hunts, and he once shot a tiger in india. this image was to remain controversial. it was later said that tigers weren't 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, no... why not? well, because i think that there's 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 a species. people can't get their heads around the idea of a species surviving. and as far back as 1970, with a 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 in 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's ever more relevant. david shukman, bbc news. we can take a look at some other news now. and first, 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 2,882 people were in hospital with coronavirus. with 40 deaths 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 of people who have died 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. more than 450,000 people had their second jab in the latest 24 hour reporting period. that's the largest number of second doses in a day. it means nearly 7 million people have now had both doses of the vaccine. the irish prime minister, micheal martin, has warned that northern ireland must not be allowed to "spiral back" into "sectarian murders and political discord". the taoiseach�*s remarks, made on the 23rd anniversary of the good friday agreement, came after a 12th night of unrest in parts of belfast. 14 police officers were injured.

the reality tv star nikki grahame, who found fame as a contestant on big brother, has died. she was 38 and was being treated for an eating disorder. her family have asked for privacy "at this tragic and difficult time". activists in myanmar say the military brutally suppressed a protest in the city of bago yesterday, killing dozens of people. witnesses told local media soldiers used heavy weapons and shot at anything that moved. more than 600 people have been killed in protests since february's coup. india has reported a record number of daily coronavirus infections — more than 145,000. there have also been 794 deaths, the largest tally in more than five months. the surge 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.

with all the sport now, here's karthi gnanasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. there has been a two minute silence at sports events across the country, including at aintree, today as a mark of respect for the duke of edinburgh. the grand national race was 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 the jockey club, and before the first race aintree fell silent. bell rings 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�*s history, it's behind closed doors. soon, though, they set out over aintree's fences. of the 40 starters, 15 finished the race and one horse, the long mile, was put down following an injury. as theyjumped the final fence, it was rachael blackmore on minella times that led the way, and a sporting milestone beckoned. no female jockey had ever won the grand national but blackmore held on for history. commentator: rachael| blackmore raises the bar! for the 31—year—old from county tipperary, a triumph to savour. and for racing, a landmark moment. what does it mean to win it? it means everything. it really does. it's hard to even comprehend it right now, to be honest. it hasn't even sunk in. the aintree grand national is the first race as a kid that would have caught my imagination and sparked my interest.

to finish with your head in front isjust beyond belief, to be honest. a grand national in unprecedented circumstances, then, has produced an unprecedented winner. andy swiss, bbc news, aintree. the english football league has announced that next week's games scheduled for 3pm will be moved to avoid being at the same time as the funeral of the duke of edinburgh. if you don't want to know today's results it is time to pop out of the room as match of the day and sportscene follow soon on bbc one. there was something of a surprise result in the premier league with leaders manchester city defeated 2—1 by leeds united who were down to ten men for the second half of the game. stuart dallas scored both of leeds's goals. in the day's other premier league games, liverpool beat aston villa 2—1. and chelsea are back in the top four after their 4—1 victory over crystal palace. hearts have earned

an immediate return to the scottish premiership. they are winners of the scottish championship title after nearest rivals, raith rovers and dundee both drew today. in the scottish premiership today, second placed celtic thrashed livingston 6—0. there were also wins for aberdeen, dundee united and motherwell. kilmarnock and ross county drew. england's women are through to rugby union's six nations final after beating italy by 67 points to 3. the nine try win puts the defending champions into the final of the tournament which has a new one—off format for this year. and ireland had a 45—0 win over wales. in rugby league's challenge cup, last year's beaten finalists, salford beat championship side, widnes 68—4 to reach the quarter—finals. holders leeds are out after they were defeated 26 points to 18 by st helens. there were also wins today

for catalans dragons and hull fc european champions cup results and the latest from the third round of golf�*s masters at augusta national is on the bbc sport website. let's return to our main story, and tributes to the duke of edinburgh. thousands of people have their own personal memories, having met him at official engagements over the years. on his 50th birthday in 1971 the queen and prince philip visited the shipyard at barrow—in—furness in cumbria, where they met twin sisters who remember the encounter to this day. they shared their recollections with our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. newsreel: today at barrow, i the first of a new class of british warship takes to the water. the launch of hms sheffield in 1971 was a momentous day, a real royal occasion. and for two people in particular, it was very special. newsreel: twin sisters sheila| and ann present the traditional bouquet to the queen. the sisters represent the twin industries of shipbuilding and engineering. 50 years on, sheila and ann remember meeting the queen and especially the duke of edinburgh. it was an honour to

represent the town. and it's not every day - you get to meet the queen and the prince in one day. it was also the 50th birthday of the duke, so the whole atmosphere was absolutely amazing. and you remember him putting you at ease? as he came towards us, _ you could almost see him smiling, he was dying to ask us questions. i think he wasjust so in awe that there was two girls that were so similar, that he would have a little joke. he just said to us, "you're . so alike, you really must get up to some kind of fun with your boyfriends . and doing swapping!" we just laughed it off and said, "no, we don't, really". - but, of course, the photograph that got caught was this business where he's doing this... which is, do you know, "do you swap boyfriends?" but that was it. he had a twinkle in his eye? oh, yes! yeah, a little bit of fun, - you know what he was like. what's this one? "happy birthday from the gorgeous girls."|

the twins were surprised to find themselves in next day's papers. sheila has kept all the mementos. which one of you is which? ithink... you're not sure? no, i'm not, just a minute! we were in every daily paper and i do remember one- of the managers from vickers at the time said, "crikey, - "you wouldn't think that they'd launched a ship yesterday". i less about the ship, more about you? more about the twins i and his birthday, yeah. memories of the day have sadly outlasted hms sheffield, which was sunk during the falklands conflict. as for the twins, they'll never forget the duke and the fun few moments they shared. he was a very handsome man, wasn't he? oh, yes. he was dashing, wasn't he? especially when he had his uniform. i mean, who doesn't like a man in a uniform? they laugh judith moritz reporting there. and andrew marr will be here on bbc one

at 9am tomorrow morning — with guests including sirjohn major