this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. our top stories: remembering the duke of edinburgh. services are to taking place in honour of prince philip as the uk observes a week of official mourning. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, will lead today's services in the uk. he's also expected to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday. meanwhile, prince charles has paid a heartfelt tribute to his father. 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. we'll look at the tributes being paid to prince philip around the world. also ahead: new details emerge about the scale of uk government lobbying involving former prime minster david cameron.

another record number of new coronavirus infections in india — the latest daily figure crossing 150,000. thousands of people on the caribbean island of st vincent take shelter as volcanic ash rains down. the easing of lockdown in england — nonessential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. hello and welcome to bbc news. a service of remembrance is being held at canterbury cathedral today in memory of the duke of edinburgh. it will be led by the archbishop, justin welby, who is also expected to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday.

only 30 people, thought to be the duke's children and other close family, will be able to attend that service. the duke of sussex is expected to fly in from america, but his wife, the duchess of sussex, who is pregnant with their second child, has been advised not to travel by doctors. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it will be here in st george's chapel, windsor, so often the setting forjoyful occasions for the royal family, that they will pay their final farewells to the duke next saturday afternoon. buckingham palace is at pains to emphasise that the event will be covid—compliant. everything will happen within the privacy of the castle to avoid crowds gathering. the funeral will be what is known as a ceremonial royal funeral. that's one level down from a state funeral. it will take place at three o'clock next saturday afternoon, april 17. the duke's coffin will be borne in a ceremonial procession

from the castle's state apartments to st george's chapel. members of the royal family, led by the prince of wales, 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. the public is being asked not to go to windsor. the best place to watch it all will be on television, said a palace spokesman. from his home at highgrove, the prince of wales paid this tribute to his father. my family and i miss my father enormously. he was a much—loved and appreciated figure. and apart from anything else, i can imagine him to 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 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, my family and i are deeply grateful for all that. it will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time. 0utside windsor castle people continue to leave flowers, despite the requests not to do so. people want to pay their respects and show their appreciation for a man who gave this country so many years of service. nicholas witchell, bbc news. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell is at windsor castle. are sarah campbell is at windsor castle. there more pl their are there more people coming to pay their respects today?—

their respects today? there are indeed. people _ their respects today? there are indeed. people who _ their respects today? there are indeed. people who aren't - their respects today? there are indeed. people who aren't able| their respects today? there are i indeed. people who aren't able to come to windsor, which is the official advice, come to windsor, which is the officialadvice, can come to windsor, which is the official advice, can watch the special service of thanksgiving and remembrance, which is due to start at 10:30am. remembrance, which is due to start at10:30am. it remembrance, which is due to start at 10:30am. it will be live streamed. the sermon will be given by the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby. he will officiate at the funeral here next saturday. he will have met the duke of edinburgh many times and he was among the first to pay tribute to him when his death was announced on friday. he said he had always been struck by its obvious joy at life, his enquiring mind that his ability to communicate with people from every background. people are continuing to come, leaving flowers at that one —— at one of the other gates, cambridge kate, and there is a growing pile of flowers and tributes there, even though the official advice is to come, not to gather as crowds, but i think people feel a real sense that

they would like to do something to say thank you after 70 years of service. prince philip was known for his love of carriagedriving and has been credited with bringing the sport to the uk. i'm joined now by dick lane, who's a member of british carriagedriving driving council. thank you so much for being with us. he loved carriagedriving, and he was on the committee that devised some of the rules. he on the committee that devised some of the rules-— of the rules. he certainly was. on behalf of british _ of the rules. he certainly was. on behalf of british carriagedriving i of the rules. he certainly was. on | behalf of british carriagedriving we would like to offer our deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to her majesty the queen and all members of the royal family at very sad time. yes, he was a great supporter of the sport. he wrote the rules in the early 1970s and many of those rules are still in place today. he was also responsible for a

lot of the carriage and harness technology which can we use today. he was very much a big supporter of the sport. he he was very much a big supporter of the sort. ., ., , , the sport. he won medals, but he didn't like to _ the sport. he won medals, but he didn't like to be _ the sport. he won medals, but he didn't like to be the _ the sport. he won medals, but he didn't like to be the focus - the sport. he won medals, but he didn't like to be the focus of - didn't like to be the focus of attention, even though he drew some pretty big crowds. he liked to stand around and have a beer with the other competitors and some of the spectators and so on.— other competitors and some of the spectators and so on. absolutely. he won a old spectators and so on. absolutely. he won a gold medal _ spectators and so on. absolutely. he won a gold medal and _ spectators and so on. absolutely. he won a gold medal and a _ spectators and so on. absolutely. he won a gold medal and a bronze - spectators and so on. absolutely. he i won a gold medal and a bronze medal. he represented great britain at european and world championships. in later years hejust european and world championships. in later years he just enjoyed european and world championships. in later years hejust enjoyed being part of the crew coming along to the competition, being out of the world spotlights and he most certainly didn't want any special treatment. you just thoroughly enjoyed being able to be one of the lads, come along to the competition and talk to like—minded people about how their horses had gone and how they viewed the marathon course. he never wanted any special treatment. hallie

the marathon course. he never wanted any special treatment.— any special treatment. how did he let any special treatment. how did he get involved _ any special treatment. how did he get involved in _ any special treatment. how did he get involved in it _ any special treatment. how did he get involved in it in _ any special treatment. how did he get involved in it in the _ any special treatment. how did he get involved in it in the first - get involved in it in the first place? get involved in it in the first . lace? get involved in it in the first lace? ., , get involved in it in the first llace? ., , ., get involved in it in the first llace? ., ~' get involved in it in the first lace? ., ,, ., , ., place? he was a keen polo player and that is a very — place? he was a keen polo player and that is a very fast _ place? he was a keen polo player and that is a very fast and _ place? he was a keen polo player and that is a very fast and furious - that is a very fast and furious sports. the years were ticking by and he decided to give up playing polo and was looking for another sport to get involved in. carriagedriving is quite complicated, exhilarating, fast, furious as well, so i think it ticks a lot of boxes. he had all the horses and carriages at his disposal, so he got started very well with all that equipment at his disposal. well with all that equipment at his dis-osal. ., ., , disposal. you were invited to his 80th birthday — disposal. you were invited to his 80th birthday party. _ disposal. you were invited to his 80th birthday party. what - disposal. you were invited to his 80th birthday party. what was . disposal. you were invited to his i 80th birthday party. what was that like? it 80th birthday party. what was that like? ., , 80th birthday party. what was that like? . , ., ., 80th birthday party. what was that like? ., ., ., , . like? it was a great experience. that is because _ like? it was a great experience. that is because he _ like? it was a great experience. that is because he pointed - like? it was a great experience. i that is because he pointed winter park equestrian club in the 1970s. that was to allow people with equestrian interests to be able to come in and enjoy the facilities in

the great park, so carriagedriving, showjumping and dressage. all the members of the club were invited to the 80th birthday party at windsor castle. it was a marvellous occasion, a great privilege, and we were allowed to look around the castle. we were very well treated with lots to eat and drink. it was a very nice, memorable occasion. carriagedriving owes him something of a debt for showcasing it so much, for helping with the rules, for being such a great participant, for winning medals.— being such a great participant, for winning medals. absolutely. he also o-ened u- winning medals. absolutely. he also opened up a — winning medals. absolutely. he also 0pened up a lot— winning medals. absolutely. he also opened up a lot of— winning medals. absolutely. he also opened up a lot of doors _ winning medals. absolutely. he also opened up a lot of doors for- winning medals. absolutely. he also opened up a lot of doors for the - opened up a lot of doors for the sport. we compete at the royal estate at sandringham, we compete at the royal windsor horse show, which is in the queen private grounds. it opens a lot of doors. it was very passionate about getting the sport out there, because it is a fairly minority sport. 0ne out there, because it is a fairly minority sport. one of the things that he tried to do was get it made

an olympic discipline, which would have allowed us to have access to funding. unfortunately, he could never get that done. we remain self hunting and have an amateur status. thank you so much for your memories, and your tributes. one of the first services of commemoration took place in sydney, attended by australia's prime minister, the governor general and hundreds of worshippers in a country that prince philip visited more than 20 times. 0ur australia correspondent shaimaa khalil reports. add day of remembrance and reflection. gathering in solidarity with the queen and the royal family, honouring an extraordinary life. fin honouring an extraordinary life. q�*l prince philip us mac mini visit to australia, we have come to know him as a man of compassion and service,

personal warmth, intellectual curiosity and generous spirits. we thank god for the life of prince philip. look with compassion, we pray, upon our bereaved and most gracious sovereign lady, queen elizabeth, and all the royalfamily now in sorrow and affliction. this wasn't an ordinary _ now in sorrow and affliction. this wasn't an ordinary sunday service. politicians and the public gathered in one place to mark an historic moment and pay tribute to a man seen as a long—time friend to australia. we have come in this morning to say prayers for the queen and her family knowing how sad they must be feeling. it is a very difficult time, even when you know somebody is going to die, until they do you just don't realise how difficult it will be. ., , don't realise how difficult it will be. . , ., , , ., don't realise how difficult it will be. . , , ., ., don't realise how difficult it will be. clearly, he has been a man who has provided _ be. clearly, he has been a man who has provided a _ be. clearly, he has been a man who has provided a wonderful _ be. clearly, he has been a man who has provided a wonderful queen - has provided a wonderful queen

elizabeth with great support over all those — elizabeth with great support over all those 70 years and we wanted very much— all those 70 years and we wanted very much to come here this morning to prev— very much to come here this morning to pray for— very much to come here this morning to pray for him. i very much to come here this morning to pray for him-— to pray for him. i love the queen, i think she is — to pray for him. i love the queen, i think she is great _ to pray for him. i love the queen, i think she is great and _ to pray for him. i love the queen, i think she is great and i _ to pray for him. i love the queen, i think she is great and i think- to pray for him. i love the queen, i think she is great and i think that l think she is great and i think that philip _ think she is great and i think that philip was — think she is great and i think that philip was really _ think she is great and i think that philip was really good, _ think she is great and i think that philip was really good, too, - think she is great and i think that philip was really good, too, and i think_ philip was really good, too, and i think it _ philip was really good, too, and i think it is — philip was really good, too, and i think it is important _ philip was really good, too, and i think it is important to— philip was really good, too, and i think it is important to come - philip was really good, too, and i think it is important to come and| think it is important to come and honour_ think it is important to come and honour him — think it is important to come and honour him in— think it is important to come and honour him in this _ think it is important to come and honour him in this way _ think it is important to come and honour him in this way and - think it is important to come and honour him in this way and i - think it is important to come andj honour him in this way and i love that we _ honour him in this way and i love that we have _ honour him in this way and i love that we have been _ honour him in this way and i love that we have been praying - honour him in this way and i love that we have been praying for. honour him in this way and i love i that we have been praying for him, the queen— that we have been praying for him, the queen and _ that we have been praying for him, the queen and the _ that we have been praying for him, the queen and the rest— that we have been praying for him, the queen and the rest of- that we have been praying for him, the queen and the rest of the - that we have been praying for him, i the queen and the rest of the royal familv _ the queen and the rest of the royal familv hie — the queen and the rest of the royal famil . ~ ., the queen and the rest of the royal famil . ~ . , the queen and the rest of the royal famil. . , ~ , ., ., family. we have been in australia for 20 years _ family. we have been in australia for 20 years now _ family. we have been in australia for 20 years now and _ family. we have been in australia for 20 years now and other- family. we have been in australiaj for 20 years now and other family for 20 years now and otherfamily are in the uk and we are very conscious of them being in lockdown and how hard it is for them. if feel very disconnected yet today we feel more connected somehow. australia post the prime _ more connected somehow. australia post the prime minister _ more connected somehow. australia post the prime minister said - more connected somehow. australia post the prime minister said this - post the prime minister said this was about extending a message of condolence to the green, but also about giving thanks and praise to the life of the duke. it about giving thanks and praise to the life of the duke.— about giving thanks and praise to the life of the duke. it has been a treat the life of the duke. it has been a great honour— the life of the duke. it has been a great honour and _ the life of the duke. it has been a great honour and privilege - the life of the duke. it has been a great honour and privilege to - the life of the duke. it has been a i great honour and privilege to gather here in one of the great cities of the world as part of the far—flung commonwealth to lead, i suppose, prayers for her majesty. an opportunity today i think for the world to pray for the royal family

and her majesty in her profound sorrow, but also i think to reflect again on that life of service that we heard about this morning. for man of we heard about this morning. for many of the _ we heard about this morning. for many of the congregation, this was a chance to express their emotions and say goodbye to a man of great heart, humour and a deep connection with their country. humour and a deep connection with their country. there are fresh reports that senior ministers in the british government were lobbied by former prime minister david cameron, after he left office. the sunday times says the health secretary, matt hancock, went for a "private drink" with david cameron and lex greensill, who advised mr cameron's government and then went on to hire the former prime minister. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt, who's with me now. all of this is raising a lot of questions about the whole lobbying system in the uk.— system in the uk. yes, it is. over recent weeks _ system in the uk. yes, it is. over recent weeks there _ system in the uk. yes, it is. over recent weeks there have - system in the uk. yes, it is. over recent weeks there have been - system in the uk. yes, it is. over- recent weeks there have been various details are emerging about how david cameron has used his influence and contacts on behalf of his employer,

greensill capital. in recent weeks it emerged he had texted the chancellor on his personal mobile phone. rishi sunak took the unusual step of publishing his responses to mr cameron. this was a getting access to government backed loan for greensill capital during the pandemic. that request was refused in the end and greensill capital has since collapsed. today, the sunday times has details of another lobbying effort, this time involving the health secretary, matt hancock. mr cameron took mr greensill and mr hancock for a private drink in october 2019, at a time when mr greensill was trying to get the nhs to use an app he designed to pay doctors and nurses. some trusts to go on to use this app and the department of health said that was a decision for local trusts. mr cameron, mr greensill have not

commented on this. the questions that are being raised here are about lobbying in general and the transparency of it and about who gets access to whom and how. labour have said these are fresh revelations of our culture of cronyism. mr cameron broke the rules here, he waited two years until after his office until he took up a lobbying position. many are saying, however, that the lobbying rules are tight enough. india has reported a record number of coronavirus infections after more than 150,000 people tested positive in a single day. the country is in the midst of a severe second wave of the virus, which is being blamed on a reluctance to wear face coverings, a shortage of vaccines and huge crowds gathering for hindu festivals. 0ur india correspondent yogita lamaye sent this report. a hospital in a western city. these are covid patients and there are no doctors to look at them, says the man filming the video.

in the worst affected city in india, people are being given oxygen outside a hospital because it is too full. patients are struggling to get medical care as india is in the grips of a fierce second wave of covid. 73—year—old mary was taken to six hospitals, none of which had critical care for her. she died on her way to the seventh. her son anthony spoke to me from isolation. "all these years she never needed to go to a hospital, and when she did i could not do anything for her. ifailed her," he says. field hospitals built last year to add to existing facilities are already full. this one is managed by dr kapale, who has been on the front line since the pandemic began.

so what is different this time around? right now i am seeing, when a single member is positive, the entire family is positive. the infection rate has gone up. it is affecting young adults, which is quite surprising. last year it took more than six weeks for daily cases to double to the number seen at the worst of the first wave. this year it has taken less than ten days for infections to grow twofold to the current high, which has already surpassed 2020's peak. the government says people not following covid protocols has led to the surge, but many experts believe that is not the main reason. it cannot explain the kind of surge increases that we are seeing currently in india, which clearly suggest that there is a great role for highly infectious variants of the virus, which are spreading faster.

some of them might even have the capacity to escape the immune system. to make matters worse, dozens of vaccination centres in mumbai and maharashtra are closed because of a lack of supplies. india's health minister says there is no shortage of vaccines. this country has been mass—producing them and over the past few months has exported tens of millions of doses, so people who have been turned away from centres like this one are asking where their doses are. the worst hit areas are in lockdown, but cases are rising rapidly in many other parts of india. that has not deterred election campaigns and festival celebrations. it is just the start of an aggressive wave of covid—19, but this country appears to have let its guard down. non—essential shops in england

will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. it's a big moment for staff who have been on furlough and away from friends and colleagues. nina warhurst reports from bolton. open the doors! switch on the lights. the whole team is here. nice to see you all. how has lockdown been? it is good to be back. what is it like being back and catching up? it is absolutely fantastic. it is brilliant to see faces and finding out what their experiences have been through lockdown. you don't realise how much you miss the banter until you are away and not seeing people every day. just getting together and having a laugh and a joke as a relief, to be honest. natalie and barry worked together for 19 years, sharing big nights out,

problems on the shop floor and those important moments. she just congratulated us on the birth of one of my granddaughters. so that is good. we have a good relationship. it is like a family. very much so. lisa and anna have, between them, 60 years of experience at this firm. what is it like to see everybody in the flesh? it has been lovely today. everyone has a big smile and they are happy to be back and we are waiting for customers to arrive now and that will be even better. it feels like a long time coming we are excited to open the doors again and welcome customers back to shop with us. ah yes, the c—word. have you missed customers? be honest. we do have some really lovely and loyal customers. the best thing about a day at work here is where you meet somebody for the first time and you have a good conversation

and you almost forget what you were doing and you just chat about holidays and where you live and where they have been and that kind of stuff. it is therapeuticjust having a chinwag. but with physical shields and barriers, things will be different. do you think you can still have that intimate experience? i know we can because we had it after the previous lockdown. once we have gone through the covid security, it was a lovely experience for everyone. everyone was friendly and warm and just as exciting as it has always been. are you concerned that consumer behaviour will have changed, that people will not necessarily be as keen to come into a store? what we see is that we have a touchy—feely product. the previous lockdowns, whenever we have reopened there has been a sense of people wanting to get back out and back onto the high street and the shops and we have seen a spike in business after the lockdowns so we hope the same will happen again this time.

if you are hitting the high street, enjoy it. who are the biggest gossips in store? that would be telling. is that because it is you? we do all like to have a chat. as much as they will enjoy seeing you, and each other. as well as shops, hospitality can reopen tomorrow in england, provided it's outside. i'm joined now byjonathan neame, chief executive of shepheard neame brewery, which has more than 300 pubs in london and the south—east. what are your plans for tomorrow? it is a day of huge excitement. we have about two thirds of a pub is reopening. there is a great deal of activity going on. after 5.5 months

of closure, this is a moment of great renewal and rebirth for our company. great renewal and rebirth for our com-an . ~ ., , great renewal and rebirth for our com-an .~ . , great renewal and rebirth for our comlan, ., , company. what is the policy? do --eole company. what is the policy? do people have _ company. what is the policy? do people have to — company. what is the policy? do people have to book _ company. what is the policy? do people have to book or- company. what is the policy? do people have to book or can - company. what is the policy? do people have to book or can they| company. what is the policy? do - people have to book or can they turn up, first come first served? it is people have to book or can they turn up, first come first served?- up, first come first served? it is a bit of both- _ up, first come first served? it is a bit of both. some _ up, first come first served? it is a bit of both. some will— up, first come first served? it is a bit of both. some will have - up, first come first served? it is a bit of both. some will have a - bit of both. some will have a booking system, but there is a risk with that because if you book and plan to come and then the heavens open, that is a bit difficult and you may find you have an empty pub. we do encourage walkins, but it is all seated service outside only at this moment. all seated service outside only at this moment-— all seated service outside only at this moment. ., ., ~ ., ., this moment. looking ahead, there has been so — this moment. looking ahead, there has been so much _ this moment. looking ahead, there has been so much talk _ this moment. looking ahead, there has been so much talk about - this moment. looking ahead, there has been so much talk about covid| has been so much talk about covid passport to get into pubs in the future, what do you make of that? is that a viable, a fair way forward? it is a tricky issue this. the government is looking at it. a pub is not a pub unless you can spontaneously walk in and meet with people in the community in a relaxed, informalway. people in the community in a relaxed, informal way. that is a very different situation from a

ticketed event like a sporting event or from a ticketed event like a sporting event orfrom a nightclub. 0ur destination as a country has to be that we get to a point where old restrictions are lifted. i could see a situation where there is a transition of passports for ticketed events, but i hope that in the pub situation we can get back to a position where there are no passports. there are discrimination —— discrimination issues and all kind of logistic issues. ., ' . ., , issues and all kind of logistic issues. ., ' . ., issues. how difficult has lockdown been for you? _ issues. how difficult has lockdown been for you? and _ issues. how difficult has lockdown been for you? and what _ issues. how difficult has lockdown been for you? and what do - issues. how difficult has lockdown been for you? and what do you i issues. how difficult has lockdown i been for you? and what do you think about the timing of this easing of the restrictions, is it too soon, is it too late? some people are worried that the easing out of lockdown is too slow. i that the easing out of lockdown is too slow. ., �* ~' that the easing out of lockdown is too slow. ., �* ~ ., too slow. i don't think that debate will ever be _ too slow. i don't think that debate will ever be resolved, _ too slow. i don't think that debate will ever be resolved, there - too slow. i don't think that debate will ever be resolved, there are i will ever be resolved, there are always two sides of that argument.

from our point of view, the key point is we have clarity, a road map and we hope that the government will stick to those critical dates. for those of us in hospitality, we are in it because we love people, we love the contact and the community and we have really missed that and we will have been shot and nearly 9.5 months of the last year, so getting back to that human face—to—face social engagement is what we once and we just hope we are going forward from now and not going backwards into a further lockdown. that would be a crippling blow to the industry. that would be a crippling blow to the industry-— that would be a crippling blow to the industry. really good luck for tomorrow for _ the industry. really good luck for tomorrow for the _ the industry. really good luck for tomorrow for the big _ the industry. really good luck for tomorrow for the big reopening. | the industry. really good luck for| tomorrow for the big reopening. i know lots of people around the country are looking forward to that. there's been another explosive event at la soufriere volcano in st vincent in the caribbean. there are reports of power cuts across the main island and residents speak of heavy ashfall. thousands of people were evacuated from the island after the volcano

sent a cloud of ash and smoke high into the air. the prime minister said evacuees had been temporarily housed on cruise ships and on safer parts of the island. yet another dose of winter for some of us in the past 2a hours, a fresh dusting, even covering of snow in places, particularly out in the hills and mountains but not exclusively. and more of that to come through the course of this afternoon. they are wintry showers so it doesn't always mean just snow, it could be sleet and hail in places too. and you can see the radar showing the wintry showers across the north, the east and earlier on around the manchester area quite a few of them also affecting the northern parts of northern ireland. so through this afternoon, apart from the wintry showers here and there, actually there's plenty of sunny spells around us well. the winds are coming in from the north, this is arctic air so the temperatures only around five to six degrees for some of our northern towns and cities.

briefly touching double figures there in plymouth and in london so it is a nippy day. through tonight we'll see aweather fronts sneaking in out of the atlantic, it will actually bring some ever so slightly milder air but with that also the possibility of a bit of snow acrosss parts of wales, maybe into the midlands, possibly the peak district, as well. and these are the early morning temperatures on monday, you can see around freezing or below in a number of areas so there could be a bit of fresh snow here or there. now notice, this is the cold outbreak on monday, you can see the cold air spreading into europe, butjust on the periphery here slightly milder air coming back around it so that's the weather front that approaching us. you can see it here on the edge of the forecast area, the cloud and increasing amounts are bits and pieces of rain and out towards the western fringes of wales but i think broadly speaking monday is looking fine for most of us with plenty of crisp sunshine and still pretty chilly, although the temperatures are just ever so slightly picking up there over towards the west, up to around 11 degrees in cardiff.

now, here's tuesday's weather map. high pressure in charge the weather but with expecting some april showers to fall on tuesday. broadly speaking across the northern half of the uk so the south it should just about stay dry, but notice temperatures are picking up to around 11 or 10 degrees so the really cool air across the far north of the uk there, lerwick. are temperatures going to rise any further? we think so through wednesday to around about 1k celsius but then it does look as though there will be another change of wind direction and it could turn a bit colder again.

this is bbc news, with me, ben brown, the headlines: services are taking place today in honour of prince philip as the country observes a week of official mourning. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, will lead today's services — he's also expected to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday. meanwhile prince charles has paid a heartfelt tribute to his father. 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. in other news today: new details have emerged about the scale of government lobbying involving the former prime minster, david cameron. the easing of lockdown in england: non—essential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months.