lots of witchell, who is with me. lots of emotion but the big surprise was at windsor? a, , , , a a windsor? completely unexpected. we had thou . ht windsor? completely unexpected. we had thought it — windsor? completely unexpected. we had thought it would _ windsor? completely unexpected. we had thought it would be _ windsor? completely unexpected. we had thought it would be william - windsor? completely unexpected. we had thought it would be william and i had thought it would be william and catherine, but according to kensington palace, they invited the sussexes to join them and as we saw, they turned up together. we thought meghan looked rather anxious as she arrived. there was some interaction between the couples, particularly between the couples, particularly between the couples, particularly between the brothers. but not a huge amount, they went two separate parts of the crowd, of course. but this will be seen as a hopeful sign that the breach between the two branches of the family can be healed at this time of family grief. we shouldn't jump time of family grief. we shouldn't jump to conclusions, there are very bruised feelings on both sides. charles extended love to harry and meghan in his speech last night. the main event today, his attendance at

the accession council, televised, as we saw. the importance of that is it is an important part in establishing his reign and an opportunity to pledge himself to constitutional government and a good place to do it in front of all the main political figures in the land.— in front of all the main political figures in the land. many thanks. members of— figures in the land. many thanks. members of the _ figures in the land. many thanks. members of the cabinet - figures in the land. many thanks. members of the cabinet have - figures in the land. many thanks. | members of the cabinet have had figures in the land. many thanks. i members of the cabinet have had an audience with king charles after he was formally proclaimed monarchy in succession to the late queen. liz truss took her senior ministers to buckingham palace to be received by the new sovereign for the first time. he spent time with opposition parties, including sir keir starmer. chris mason is at buckingham palace. this is the start of the relationship between the new sovereign and today's most senior politicians? sovereign and today's most senior oliticians? a sovereign and today's most senior politicians?— sovereign and today's most senior oliticians? n, ~ ., ., politicians? max wright, what we are seeinu to politicians? max wright, what we are seeing to trade _ politicians? max wright, what we are seeing to trade on _ politicians? max wright, what we are seeing to trade on the _ politicians? max wright, what we are seeing to trade on the global - politicians? max wright, what we are seeing to trade on the global stage i seeing to trade on the global stage is the british constitution, sunlight hanging poured upon it.

steeped in history and we are seeing the interactions between monarchy, parliament and government. we see the new prime minister yet again seeing the new king alongside her new cabinet as well as opposition leaders from the labour party, the liberal democrats and also the scottish national party at westminster. i know from speaking to those who have been there today, they feel the history in just the same way as the crowds do here, that's a quirk of history means they happen to be in those posts at the change of a sovereign. i can also tell you the new prime minister, in office forjust a tell you the new prime minister, in office for just a handful of days, is going to accompany the king on a tour of the uk in the coming days, taking in edinburgh, belfast and cardiff. a big moment for the two of them and there is a political undertone to the prime minister's journey. but the prime minister and

the king, proud defenders of the union of the uk. we know, to greater or lesser extents, in different parts of the uk, there are tensions in thatunion. for a new prime minister and prime minister of the uk to accompany a new monarch on that tour will mean something for her personally, but something politically, too.— politically, too. chris, many thanks. politically, too. chris, many thanrs- as _ politically, too. chris, many thanks. as we _ politically, too. chris, many thanks. as we said, - politically, too. chris, many thanks. as we said, it - politically, too. chris, many thanks. as we said, it was l politically, too. chris, many- thanks. as we said, it was announced this afternoon the state funeral for the queen will take place at 11am on the queen will take place at 11am on the 19th of september at westminster abbey. these are some of the key events coming up. tomorrow morning the clean�*s gatekeepers will carry her body to a hearse which will take the coffin on a six—hourjourney to the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh. the following afternoon the oak coffin will be carried in procession along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral where the king and other members of the royal

family following on foot. there will be a service at the cathedral, attended by members of the royal family. the clean�*s body will lie in rest for 2h hours in continuous visual, so the public will have chance to pay their respects. on tuesday afternoon, the coffin, accompanied by the princess royal will royal —— be flown to northolt and taken to buckingham palace. from there, the clean�*s body will be on a gun carriage down whitehall and all the way to westminster hall where the way to westminster hall where the archbishop of canterbury will conduct a short service, attended by the king and king consort. the queen will lie in state on a raised platform and many thousands are expected to file past the coffin. then on bank holiday monday morning, the clean�*s coffin will leave westminster hall and be taken by gun

carriage to westminster abbey. members of the royal family are expected to follow the coffin as part of the show procession. and then at 11 o'clock on monday there will be a full state funeral at the abbey, after which the queen will be laid to rest at saint george's chapel, windsor. james, thank you. you can see full coverage of the journey of the clean�*s cortege tomorrow morning on bbc one and that is from ten o'clock. the clean�*s three younger children, princess and, prince andrew and prince edward, along with their families remain in scotland and following a church service they took time to read and admire the growing floral tributes outside the castle gates. the sarah campbell reports. it is not long now until the late queen leaves this beautiful part of scotland for ever. a place which was so close to her heart. before she starts her finaljourney tomorrow,

people travelled here to save their own goodbyes. the clean�*s family was on the minds of many of those here today and this afternoon, the castle gates opened and in convoy, three of the clean�*s children, prince andrew, prince edward, prince hassan and theirfamilies made prince edward, prince hassan and their families made their way to the local church for a private service. during her lifetime, the clean talked about the strength and comfort she found through her faith in during the long summer months here on the balmoral estate, she worshipped here at krutykh, in its familiar surroundings, worshipped here at krutykh, in its familiarsurroundings, herfamily familiar surroundings, her family came together today familiarsurroundings, herfamily came together today to pray. it was a short service and afterwards, the three families left their vehicles and walked across the bridge, over the river dee to the people who had come to pay their respects. it is the river dee to the people who had come to pay their respects.- come to pay their respects. it is a family event _ come to pay their respects. it is a family event and _ come to pay their respects. it is a family event and i _ come to pay their respects. it is a family event and i feel _ come to pay their respects. it is a family event and i feel incrediblyl family event and i feel incredibly solemn, they have such a solemn time

ahead of them as a family. it is important _ ahead of them as a family. it is important he — ahead of them as a family. it is important he is _ ahead of them as a family. it is important he is aware, - ahead of them as a family. it is important he is aware, because he will only— important he is aware, because he will only know a king, rather than the queen — will only know a king, rather than the queen. it will only know a king, rather than the queen-— the queen. it is so sad to see her uo, the queen. it is so sad to see her no, it the queen. it is so sad to see her go. it will— the queen. it is so sad to see her go. it will be _ the queen. it is so sad to see her go, it will be so _ the queen. it is so sad to see her go, it will be so different. - the queen. it is so sad to see her go, it will be so different. it - the queen. it is so sad to see her go, it will be so different. it is - go, it will be so different. it is amazing, _ go, it will be so different. it is amazing, she _ go, it will be so different. it is amazing, she was _ go, it will be so different. it is amazing, she was such - go, it will be so different. it is amazing, she was such an - go, it will be so different. it is- amazing, she was such an amazing woman _ amazing, she was such an amazing woman she — amazing, she was such an amazing woman she did _ amazing, she was such an amazing woman. she did so _ amazing, she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. - amazing, she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. it- amazing, she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. it is- amazing, she was such an amazing woman. she did so much.- woman. she did so much. it is still 'ust two woman. she did so much. it is still just two days _ woman. she did so much. it is still just two days since _ woman. she did so much. it is still just two days since the _ woman. she did so much. it is still just two days since the queen - woman. she did so much. it is still just two days since the queen died and the emotion was clear. as family members comforting one another. taking time to read some of the hundreds of messages left at the castle gates in tribute to their mother and grandmother. before returning back behind castle walls, they stopped and looked back. prince andrew, in a rare public appearance led a wave, which was acknowledged by the crowd. a mutual recognition of the loss, the family and the nation is coming to terms with.

we now know that since her death on thursday, the queen has lain in the ballroom here at balmoral castle in an oak coffin covered with the royal standard for scotland and topped with a wreath of flowers. it was said, a senior palace official said, it is a scene of quiet dignity. the time he has allowed, not only members of the family, but the loyal members of the family, but the loyal members of the family, but the loyal members of staff, many of whom had worked with the queen for many years, allowed them to pay their respects to the queen. tomorrow morning, six of the gamekeepers will take the coffin to the waiting hearse and the journey from this place, the place the clean so cherished, will begin. sarah, thank you. the clean travelled widely across the uk throughout her long reign and it's thought nearly a third of the country so or even met her during

her lifetime. one of the places she visited a number of time was bolton in lancashire and jeremy cook has been to the town to speak to people he met and admired her. away from the capital and the palace and the crowds. a nation's quite agree. quiet, but profoundly felt. she is beautiful, there will never be another one like her, will there? tears streamed down my face. you have not tears streamed down my face. you have got to — tears streamed down my face. you have got to believe it, but it is difficult, — have got to believe it, but it is difficult, isn't _ have got to believe it, but it is difficult, isn't it? _ have got to believe it, but it is difficult, isn't it?— difficult, isn't it? there is sadness _ difficult, isn't it? there is sadness here, _ difficult, isn't it? there is sadness here, but - difficult, isn't it? there is i sadness here, but gratitude, difficult, isn't it? there is - sadness here, but gratitude, too. difficult, isn't it? there is _ sadness here, but gratitude, too. so many lives touched by their queen. telegrams and cards that mean so much. i telegrams and cards that mean so much. ., ., ,, . ., ., ., much. i got a special one for my diamond wedding. _ much. i got a special one for my diamond wedding. in _ much. i got a special one for my diamond wedding. in a - much. i got a special one for my i diamond wedding. in a buckingham palace envelope. we treasure that.

her majesty the client and the duke of edinburgh leave bolton town hall. bolton, _ of edinburgh leave bolton town hall. bolton, in _ of edinburgh leave bolton town hall. bolton, in northern heartlands, a royal destination over several decades. in 2009, it was wolpert and's bakery, a short visit but lifelong memories. she and's bakery, a short visit but lifelong memories.— and's bakery, a short visit but lifelong memories. and's bakery, a short visit but lifelon: memories. ,, ., lifelong memories. she made me feel im ortant. lifelong memories. she made me feel important. would _ lifelong memories. she made me feel important. would it _ lifelong memories. she made me feel important. would it be _ lifelong memories. she made me feel important. would it be ridiculous - lifelong memories. she made me feel important. would it be ridiculous of. important. would it be ridiculous of me to say that _ important. would it be ridiculous of me to say that that moment, - important. would it be ridiculous of me to say that that moment, that l me to say that that moment, that exchange changed your life? i am still talking _ exchange changed your life? i am still talking about _ exchange changed your life? i am still talking about it _ exchange changed your life? i am still talking about it 13 _ exchange changed your life? i —n still talking about it 13 years later. i have met the queen, i remember she walked away and she turned back and she said, keep up the good work. i said to my colleague at the side, while! the -aassin of colleague at the side, while! the passing of a _ colleague at the side, while! the passing of a monarch is a loss felt in all corners of the country. we send our in all corners of the country. , send our deepest condolences in the passing of queen elizabeth ii. in every one of our communities. passing of queen elizabeth ii. in i every one of our communities. she wasn'tjust — every one of our communities. she wasn'tjust the _ every one of our communities. sue:

wasn'tjust the queen, every one of our communities. sia: wasn'tjust the queen, she every one of our communities. si2 wasn'tjust the queen, she was our queen, queen of all images, whichever faith queen, queen of all images, whicheverfaith you are queen, queen of all images, whichever faith you are from. i want to pass on my condolences from the community at the mosque. she was our queen and we are deeply, deeply going to miss her. this queen and we are deeply, deeply going to miss her.— going to miss her. this bus driver is a proud — going to miss her. this bus driver is a proud monarchist. _ going to miss her. this bus driver is a proud monarchist. his - patriarch outfit. we are going to miss her. patriarch outfit. we are going to miss her- we — patriarch outfit. we are going to miss her. we are. _ patriarch outfit. we are going to miss her. we are. what - patriarch outfit. we are going to miss her. we are. what can - patriarch outfit. we are going to miss her. we are. what can we| patriarch outfit. we are going to - miss her. we are. what can we do? we can move on and support the new king. can move on and support the new kinu. . ~ can move on and support the new kin. _ ., ~' ., ., can move on and support the new kinu. . ~ . ., ., can move on and support the new kin, ., ~' ., ., ., ., king. take a moment, though? karen is all about helping _ king. take a moment, though? karen is all about helping and _ king. take a moment, though? karen is all about helping and supporting . is all about helping and supporting bolton's younger generation. she knows the inspiration that the queen has given. especially on her visits to this time. it

has given. especially on her visits to this time-— has given. especially on her visits to this time. ., ~ , _, , to this time. it makes the community feel like they — to this time. it makes the community feel like they matter. _ to this time. it makes the community feel like they matter. as _ feel like they matter. as individuals, a community and we are notjust— individuals, a community and we are notiust a _ individuals, a community and we are notjust a place individuals, a community and we are not just a place forgotten individuals, a community and we are notjust a place forgotten in individuals, a community and we are not just a place forgotten in the north_ not just a place forgotten in the north when the queen comes to see us. north when the queen comes to see us so_ north when the queen comes to see us, ., , north when the queen comes to see us. ., , ., , north when the queen comes to see us. so really, really important. last us. so really, really important. last word _ us. so really, really important. last word to — us. so really, really important. last word to tilly, _ us. so really, really important. last word to tilly, a _ us. so really, really important. last word to tilly, a personal. last word to tilly, a personal tribute across the generations. thank you for looking after the country and caring. hope you rest in peace. country and caring. hope you rest in eace. , , country and caring. hope you rest in eace., , country and caring. hope you rest in eace. , �* �* , peace. jeremy cook, bbc news, bolton. in other news, after months of deadlock, ukraine's counter offensive against russia is gathering momentum with more territory we captured in the south and east of the country. ukrainian troops are now said to have entered a railway city that has acted as a key logistics centre for russian forces in the north—east since february. in some areas, the russian receipt has been a row. there are reports the russians have pulled out from around is ian. from central

ukraine, all the reports. ukraine's rapi counter offensive is gaining ground. it strips taking some casualties but also territory on several fronts. catching russian forces of god, even surprising some ukrainians. this footage was filmed by ukrainian forces. we can't document the battles ourselves. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, key have determined to win the information war. —— kyiv. and images of victory from the

eastern city of kupyiansk. in some areas, russia's front line has collapsed and liberation has come. everything is ok, trips to locals in this town. the six months, we prayed you would come, she says. natalia endured months under occupation by the russians, who she calls fascists. she and her husband were freed by the counter offensive, but still show signs of their trauma. when you saw the ukrainian soldiers, when you realised they had come to free you, what was that moment like, what were your feelings? translation: we what were your feelings? translation: ~ ., ., translation: we thought we would never see them _ translation: we thought we would never see them and _ translation: we thought we would never see them and then _ translation: we thought we would never see them and then our - translation: we thought we would never see them and then our boys i never see them and then our boys came. and they were so handsome. so

beautiful. especially compared to the fascists? i didn't know what to do with them, if i should hug them or hold their hands. i touch them and i was very happy.— and i was very happy. ukrainians social media _ and i was very happy. ukrainians social media has _ and i was very happy. ukrainians social media has been _ and i was very happy. ukrainians social media has been flooded . and i was very happy. ukrainians i social media has been flooded with patriotically videos. the national anthem, now a battle hymn for troops. they believe momentum is swinging their way. but the russians still hold around a fifth of ukraine, including the city of kherson. this was the resistance back on the streets in march. it was the first major ukrainian city to fall after the invasion. we managed to reach a woman still living there, who says the russians are starting

to lie low. for her protection, we are not naming her and to lie low. for her protection, we are not naming herand her to lie low. for her protection, we are not naming her and her words are spoken by a bbc producer. edger are not naming her and her words are spoken by a bbc producer.— spoken by a bbc producer. over the ast two spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or— spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or three _ spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or three days, _ spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or three days, the - spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or three days, the military| past two or three days, the military seem to have quietened down a bit. they are less visible in cafes and restaurants. if street fighting starts, it will be very dangerous. i want to see them here and thank them. i want to see them victory. scenes like this are cathartic for ukraine and reassuring for its western backers. no one imagines a swift end to the war. but the ukrainians have now shown they can beat the russians in battle, not just outmanoeuvre them. let's ta ke let's take a look now at some of the other stories making the news today. hundreds of people gathered outside

the headquarters of the metropolitan police to protest against the shooting dead of a 24—year—old black man in south london on monday. chris cabo was killed by a police officer following a chase. his family are demanding that the officer involved be immediately suspended after the police watchdog the a murder investigation. the met police said the officer is not on operational duties and the force is co—operating fully with the police watchdog. the un secretary general has said that pakistan needs financial support following devastating floods that have marooned vast parts of the country. on the second day of his visit to pakistan, he described the situation is unimaginable. more than 1400 situation is unimaginable. more than moo people have died, and millions have been forced to flee their homes. and uk scientists have established how air pollution can lead to cancer, a discovery that they say will transform our understanding of

how tumours develop. the findings presented to the european society for medical oncology could lead to drugs that block the disease. let's return now to our main story, and the official proclamation of charles as king took place notjust in london today but also in ottawa in london today but also in ottawa in canada, where he replaces the queen as head of state. queen elizabeth made no fewer than 22 state visits there during her reign, more than to any other country. our chief international correspondent reports now on how canadians are remembering the queen. this morning, in ottawa, bearskin hats and a bugle, a solemn ceremony to confirm a king. iiis hats and a bugle, a solemn ceremony to confirm a king.— to confirm a king. his royal highness — to confirm a king. his royal highness prince _ to confirm a king. his royal highness prince charles - to confirm a king. his royal i highness prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign, charles iii.

a new head of state. canada one of m commonwealth countries, former colonies, which still keep the crown. . ~' colonies, which still keep the crown. ., ~ , ., colonies, which still keep the crown. ., ., ., ., crown. thank you again for your welcome- _ crown. thank you again for your welcome- it _ crown. thank you again for your welcome. it is _ crown. thank you again for your welcome. it is very _ crown. thank you again for your welcome. it is very good - crown. thank you again for your welcome. it is very good to - crown. thank you again for your - welcome. it is very good to be home. for seven _ welcome. it is very good to be home. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here. old and new generations gathering to greet her. displaying affection for her and for what she loved. from corgi fan clubs in the capital, ottawa, to fast horses at the calgary stampede in the west, prince philip enjoying himself too, always at her side, embracing canadian culture, including its national sport. canadian culture, including its nationalsport. i canadian culture, including its national sport.— national sport. i think it's absolutely _ national sport. i think it's absolutely wonderful. - national sport. i think it's| absolutely wonderful. she national sport. i think it's - absolutely wonderful. she has national sport. i think it's _ absolutely wonderful. she has really touched the spirit of what being a canadian is all about.— canadian is all about. often the queen was _ canadian is all about. often the queen was on _ canadian is all about. often the queen was on thin _ canadian is all about. often the queen was on thin ice. - canadian is all about. often the queen was on thin ice. the - queen was on thin ice. the separatist _ queen was on thin ice. the separatist extremists - queen was on thin ice. the

separatist extremists were making their promised _ separatist extremists were making their promised demonstration. - their promised demonstration. sometimes _ their promised demonstration. sometimes the _ their promised demonstration. sometimes the people - their promised demonstration. sometimes the people who - their promised demonstration. - sometimes the people who showed up came to protest. this was the scene in the mainly french—speaking province of quebec in 1964 when separate arrest sentiment was at its highest, anger over english domination. the queen knew it and never showed it, steering a middle course. . . , never showed it, steering a middle course. ., ., , ., never showed it, steering a middle course. ., ., , ., , ., never showed it, steering a middle course. ., ., ., ., course. ottawa is a small capital. from her first _ course. ottawa is a small capital. from her first visit _ course. ottawa is a small capital. from her first visit as _ course. ottawa is a small capital. from her first visit as queen - course. ottawa is a small capital. from her first visit as queen in i from her first visit as queen in 1957, she always spoke both of canada's official languages. better ca nada's official languages. better than canada's official languages. better than even some of canada's politicians. another difficult legacy of a darker imperial past. the indians were so delighted to meet _ the indians were so delighted to meet the — the indians were so delighted to meet the great _ the indians were so delighted to meet the great white _ the indians were so delighted to meet the great white queen. i the indians were so delighted to meet the great white queen. canada's indiaenous meet the great white queen. canada's indigenous community, _ meet the great white queen. canada's indigenous community, the _ meet the great white queen. canada's indigenous community, the monarchyl indigenous community, the monarchy also symbolises disposition, discrimination, horrific abuses.

canada's leaders are still confronting. this morning's ceremony to welcome the king sends another signal. the moderate's representative, the governor general, is the first indigenous person to hold this role. other change could be coming. recent polls show only a small minority of canadians feel the monarchy still matters in their lives. but for now, it is still a constant. here, football grounds and racecourses around the we're continuing our coverage of the death of the queen and the accession of king charles. it's been an exceptionally busy day, with many members of the royal family meeting members of the public who have gathered to pay their respects at balmoral, at windsor, and of course at buckingham palace. let's talk now to david leakey, who has held the position of black rod — that's the monarch's representative in the house of lords.

welcome to the programme. as the representative for the monitoring at the house of lords, you must have your own memories. give us some of your own memories. give us some of your encounters you have had with the queen. i your encounters you have had with the queen-— your encounters you have had with the queen. i think one of the most im ortant the queen. i think one of the most important lessons _ the queen. i think one of the most important lessons i _ the queen. i think one of the most important lessons i learned - the queen. i think one of the most important lessons i learned before| the queen. i think one of the most| important lessons i learned before i name the queen for the first time as black rod, the most important thing that i was told was that the queen notices, and she does. after every state opening of parliament, she would always say goodbye to me or not as i bowed as she left. always a few days later, i would get a message about through her private office of something she had noticed. one year, one of the busts high up in the gallery in the house of lords

had been removed and was on loan. after the state opening of parliament, about three days later i got a note from the private secretary asking where it was and why it wasn't there. so she notices and spots are points of detail. you might say that is trivial or perhaps pedantic, but it is because she took an interest. hat pedantic, but it is because she took an interest-— an interest. not so trivial when you are black rod _ an interest. not so trivial when you are black rod because _ an interest. not so trivial when you are black rod because you - an interest. not so trivial when you are black rod because you are - an interest. not so trivial when you are black rod because you are the | are black rod because you are the upholder of standards and protocols. you have to up your game because you knew she would spot if you didn't? it wasn't just black knew she would spot if you didn't? it wasn'tjust black rod who had to up it wasn'tjust black rod who had to up their game, it's the whole team. it is the team and at the palace of westminster. these state events are a huge team events, the government, the london authorities, metropolitan police, the military, and so on.

there are huge meetings before these events take place to make detailed plans and it requires everybody working together. in the palace of westminster, i can tell you everybody, including the scaffolder is, the electricians, the cleaners, everybody took huge pride in, for example, preparing for the state opening of parliament, and now preparing for the tying opening of parliament, and now preparing for the lying in state of the queen in westminster hall. everybody takes huge pride in it. i remember one of the estate staff he was leaving, i went to his farewell party, and i asked him what he would miss most. he said he would miss the state occasions and why it is he has loved working there for years, just the team effort, the spirit of the queen is coming and we are preparing this for the queen. that almost kept the staff going for the whole year.

all throughout the year, we would have periodic meetings for either the state opening of parliament, lots of planning meetings for the contingency plans for the tying lots of planning meetings for the contingency plans for the lying in state for the queen, and other events too. that is one of the things that provides a bit of constancy in the country. you know that the royal family expect and demand and get the high standards from wherever they go and visit, whether it is the palace of westminster or anywhere in the country. i don't think that would be the same if it wishes any other old vip visitor. quite different for the monarch. figs vip visitor. quite different for the monarch. �* , ., ., ~' vip visitor. quite different for the monarch. �* , ., ., ., monarch. as we look forward to wednesday _ monarch. as we look forward to wednesday and _ monarch. as we look forward to wednesday and the _ monarch. as we look forward to wednesday and the arrival - monarch. as we look forward to wednesday and the arrival of i monarch. as we look forward to | wednesday and the arrival of the coffin, talk to me about some of the history. people might not recognise that the hall in which the coffin will sit is the oldest part of the palace and is steeped in history.

very fortunate too, because it's been there for, in round figures, 1000 years, so it's not a new building. it has survived three major fires building. it has survived three majorfires in building. it has survived three major fires in the building. it has survived three majorfires in the palace of westminster during the course of its history. she fires that have pretty well raised the rest of the palace to the ground, the most recent big one being in 1834, which cause the palace of westminster as we now see it to be rebuilt. westminster hall xl has survived, including its huge wooden roofs. —— westminster hall itself has survived. that hole has been the venue for extraordinary events, a lot of state and royal events. it used to be the venue for the coronation banquets after the coronation, so it has a very close connection to the royal family. all

at the royal courts ofjustice used to take place in westminster hall, until the royal courts ofjustice until the royal courts of justice were until the royal courts ofjustice were built in strand, where they are today. the hall was a marketplace where they were market traders. you would find down their shoe repairers, coffee shops, even clothing stalls, all sorts of stalls that were useful to their members and staff who worked in at the palace of westminster. so it has had multi purposes. in 1964, he the really important part of the history of westminster hall, the queen decided it was inappropriate for the sovereign to own and manage and control the palace of westminster. mostly because the palace house they democratically elected house of

commons. —— hosted the democratic elected house of commons to stop the queen suggested to harold wilson that she should hand over control to the house of commons and to the house of lords too for their respective parts of the palace, and that's what happened. except the sovereign retains westminster hall, plus the reading room and at the royal gallery and at the chapel, but westminster hall above all. westminster hall above all. westminster hall above all. westminster hall is where our sovereigns have lain in state after their death. they ceremonies that take place in westminster hall are not parliamentary ceremonies, these are state ceremonies run by the head of state, of course in conjunction with the government and with the palace of westminster authorities as well. westminster hall is very much at the sovereign's territory in the palace of westminster. when people ask if the palace of westminster is still a royal palace, the answer is

yes and no. parts of it are the royal palace, and parts of it belong to parliament. i royal palace, and parts of it belong to parliament.— to parliament. i think our political editor was saying _ to parliament. i think our political editor was saying getting - to parliament. i think our political editor was saying getting some i to parliament. i think our political i editor was saying getting some light on the british constitution, we are seeing and hearing things today that many of us won't be familiar with. a sad time as it is, we are being introduced to these key buildings, the history of the united kingdom, the history of the united kingdom, the throne throne room at st james's palace. we have had the outline of the next week today, we now know the funeral will be on monday, we now the coffin will arrive at westminster hall on wednesday. but there is a huge amount of detail that will now go into the planning and the anticipation of his arrival? one of the things which i think will interest, even perhaps concern the public most of all, is hugh will be allowed to go and pay their respects

to the late queen, or her coffin, in westminster hall. as we have heard on the news just now, they clean's coffin is lying at the moment in the ballroom at balmoral. —— the queen's coffin is lying at the moment and at the ballroom at balmoral. the coffin will then move to edinburgh, where the public there will have the opportunity to pair the respects in person. when at the coffin comes to westminster hall, it will be received by the royalfamily westminster hall, it will be received by the royal family and a service will be conducted by the archbishop of canterbury. immediately after that, the two houses of parliament, the house of lords and the house of commons, will pay their respects, led by the speakers and the political party leaders. they will file past the coffin and pay their respects. that

won't take very long, only probably a matter of maybe ten minutes or so. then the hall will be closed in order to make preparations for the public to enter. and the public will then be able to enter and file past then be able to enter and file past the coffin for the next, let's say, five days. it will vary on when the coffin arrives exactly, but for about five days 24/7 the public will be able to file into westminster hall and passed. then at the question will to how do you join the queue? if you have seen the number of people that have been leaving tributes at the royal palaces, the number of flowers and the crowds gathering around, i suspect a huge number of people will want to pay their respects to the queen. the details for how to join a queue will

be published, i have no doubt, in the next days, and i'm not up—to—date with the detailed plans, so i won't try and give any of the details, except to give a very, very rough idea. the geography of where the queue will take place is something i wouldn't say now anyway, partly for security reasons, and partly for security reasons, and partly because the route changes depending on what dowding works and so on are going on, which rows have been dug up and so on. but to give you an illustrative example where the route might go, it could start around tower bridge, and that's where people would join the queue. that's a long away. element it will sink along the south bank, cross [and the bridge, it and thenjust land the bridge, it and thenjust after two retired gardens in old palace yard. ii after two retired gardens in old palace yard-— after two retired gardens in old palace yard. , ., ., ., palace yard. if you go there today, ou can palace yard. if you go there today, you can see _ palace yard. if you go there today, you can see it _ palace yard. if you go there today, you can see it being constructed. l you can see it being constructed. there will be a huge airport style

security, where people will go through a back check and a body scan. immediately after that security check, they will down enter the palace of westminster, then they will have a chance to see westminster hall. everybody who goes and will walk down the steps overlooking westminster hall, overlooking westminster hall, overlooking the coffin, with the ceremonial guard standing around the coffin. then you will file path on either side of the coffin. the question is, how many people will be able to do that? there has to be a limit, you can go on for days and days. the queue will be fed in, there will be announcements about how it is getting on and how many more people will be able to get in. they will eventually be a stop at the end of the queue so that people at the end now they will get in and peoplejoining after

at the end now they will get in and people joining after that won't because, obviously, the hall will have to close in time for the coffin to be moved to the funeral. frank, it must have been such a huge honour to be part, to write a sketch like that? ., ., , ., ., like that? yeah, to be part of that writin: like that? yeah, to be part of that writing team _ like that? yeah, to be part of that writing team was _ like that? yeah, to be part of that writing team was a _ like that? yeah, to be part of that writing team was a fantastic - like that? yeah, to be part of that writing team was a fantastic thing | writing team was a fantastic thing and the _ writing team was a fantastic thing and the request from that came from the palace _ and the request from that came from the palace which is a lovely thought because _ the palace which is a lovely thought because every body fantasised about having _ because every body fantasised about having tea _ because every body fantasised about having tea with the queen, people dreamt _ having tea with the queen, people dreamt about having tea with the queen— dreamt about having tea with the queen but it turned out that queen wanted _ queen but it turned out that queen wanted to— queen but it turned out that queen wanted to have tea with paddington, how lovely. so i wouldn't have a guess at how many people, we have a good idea because we did tests more than 200,000. we missed the headhnes more than 200,000. we missed the headlines but — more than 200,000. we missed the headlines but it's _ more than 200,000. we missed the headlines but it's such _ more than 200,000. we missed the headlines but it's such detail - more than 200,000. we missed the headlines but it's such detail we - headlines but it's such detail we would not expect from anywhere else. thank you for sharing the details.

queues all the way down to london bridge and judging by the long queues we saw on the long walk at windsor today, that would not be entirely surprising. so many people from the country and around the world want to be here to pay respect to the queen. let me tell you about the detail we've had. the state funeral for queen elizabeth will take place on monday, the 19th of september, at 11am bst at westminster abbey. schools will close on the day of the funeral, giving thousands of youngsters the chance to watch the televised service and pay their respects. we've also had more detail of the key events that will happen in the next week, as the funeral approaches. the queen's coffin is to leave balmoral tomorrow, sunday the 11th, at 10am, carried by six of the estate's gamekeepers. it will be taken to the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh, by road to arrive at four o'clock.

on the afternoon of monday the 12th, there will be a short procession of the coffin along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, with the king and queen consort following on foot. a service will be held, attended by members of the royal family, and the queen will remain at st giles' for a short period of lying at rest. in the evening, there'll be a vigil. the queen's coffin will be taken to edinburgh airport, at five o'clock in the afternoon of tuesday the 13th of september. it will be flown to london, accompanied by the princess royal. it will arrive at buckingham palace in the evening, witnessed by king charles and the queen consort. the next day, wednesday september the 14th, at just after two o'clock in the afternoon, the queen's coffin will be adorned with the crown and a wreath of flowers, and travel on a gun carriage from buckingham palace

to westminster hall, in silence. the route will take in queen's gardens, the mall, horse guards and horse guards arch, whitehall, parliament street, parliament square and new palace yard. king charles and members of the royal family will join the procession. it's being described as a "small and personal" procession. during that procession, there will guns fired at hyde park and big ben will toll. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four full days, after a short service by the archbishop of canterbury. the lying in state will end on september the 19th, the day of the queen's funeral. the lying in state will end at 6:30 on the morning of september the 19th, the day the queen's funeral takes place at 11 o'clock in the morning. that gives you a bit of detail about how the week will unfold.

rebecca jones is at buckingham palace. the king has now left buckingham palace. we saw the cortege leave about 45 minutes ago and it was an impromptu stop on the mall. do we know what happened?— know what happened? you're right, it's been a busy _ know what happened? you're right, it's been a busy day _ know what happened? you're right, it's been a busy day for— know what happened? you're right, it's been a busy day for the - know what happened? you're right, it's been a busy day for the new - it's been a busy day for the new king. he travels straight to buckingham palace from st james's buckingham palace from stjames's palace. he was formally proclaimed the king and he arrived about 12:15pm and left after six o'clock to the delight of the crowds who have grown and grown and grown during the course of the day. far more people here today than there have been in the last couple of days. i should say most of them here to pay their respects to the queen, that much was clear by the number of floral tributes that there were.

lots and lots of people clutching bouquets with messages and drawings attached. i was particularly struck by one from a little girl called holly who was seven and had written, "sorry that the queen has died and gone to heaven. i liked her corgis." but as you say, the crowd were rewarded with a glimpse of the king. he did not stop as he did yesterday and speak to the crowds outside the palace but carried on up the mall and spoke to some of the people who had been waiting, six, seven, eight, nine deep before carrying on to clarence house where he met with the queen consort camilla and did another impromptu walkabout. let’s another impromptu walkabout. let's no to another impromptu walkabout. let's go to charlotte _ another impromptu walkabout. let's go to charlotte gallagher who is further down the mall. around the area where the king stopped a short time ago, charlotte? iie

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a grieving public as well. it got to start this new job, he's got a grieving public as well.- a grieving public as well. it must be really difficult _ a grieving public as well. it must be really difficult for _ a grieving public as well. it must be really difficult for him. - a grieving public as well. it must be really difficult for him. was i a grieving public as well. it must be really difficult for him. was it j be really difficult for him. was it worth coming — be really difficult for him. was it worth coming down? _ be really difficult for him. was it worth coming down? definitely. | be really difficult for him. was it - worth coming down? definitely. even 'ust for the worth coming down? definitely. even just for the atmosphere. _ worth coming down? definitely. even just for the atmosphere. that's - worth coming down? definitely. even just for the atmosphere. that's the i just for the atmosphere. that's the nicest _ just for the atmosphere. that's the nicest thing about britain, regardless of anything, everyone 'ust regardless of anything, everyone just comes together as one so i'm very proud — just comes together as one so i'm very proud to be british. the diversity in _ very proud to be british. the diversity in the _ very proud to be british. i“i2 diversity in the crowd, very proud to be british. t“i2 diversity in the crowd, people from all over the uk, all over the world coming here to pay their respects to the queen but also to celebrate her life, that has been a big theme from the people i've spoken to. i mentioned paddington, lots of people have said how she made them laugh which i think is so special and i'm sure something she would have loved. indeed. it's very important, appoint one of your guests was making, we will all have to get used to having a king for many years because the line of succession is william and george but it is worth pointing out

that the queen give royal assent in 2013 that meant both sons and daughters of any future uk monarch would have an equal right to the throne so if george has a daughter, we could have a queen again, which is an important detail and it makes reference to the point that the queen wanted women to have that role in future life. let's talk about king charles and his walkabout this afternoon. there has been a purposeful choice of car. it's a rolls—royce phantom six. there are two of these in the royal household and if you have been to sandringham you will know there is a car museum where many of the cars of the royal family are but this one has been picked for a purpose because you can see as it pulls past that you can see the king and he wants to be seen. he wants to be able to speak to the public as we

saw in the walkabout yesterday and the scene as he is driving around at this important time. this particular one has been in the household for 40 years and it was used by the new princess of wales when she travelled to westminster abbey to marry william, so you will have seen that car before. it suddenly packs up and the king cops out to meet some well—wishers —— it suddenly parks. this happened a few minutes after the harry the two princes, harry and william. and where reconciled and where walking around doing a similar thing at windsor. in sgrief, s sgrief, the s sgrief, the royal family are their grief, the royal family are making time for the public and as you've been hearing from charlotte, people have been coming from all over, notjust all of people have been coming from all over, not just all of the country but people making their way here from all over the world to buckingham palace to be part of this, to share in a national moment

and, of course, to thank the queen for her extraordinary reign. the 70 years of service you gave us. —— service she gave us. meanwhile in windsor, the new prince and princess of wales and the duke and duchess of sussex have appeared together in a surprise show of unity this evening. they looked at floral tributes outside windsor castle and greeted well wishers. danela relph reports. unexpected and unannounced — nobody had seen this coming. after the rancour and the conflict, the fallout and the friction, this was a family reunited in grief. the new prince and princess of wales, the duke and duchess

of sussex, together in windsor to view the flowers and see those who had come to mourn the queen. all eyes were on them. the brothers have barely spoken to each other for two years, but today something clearly shifted. harry and meghan walked down one side of the crowd on windsor�*s long walk up to the castle, chatting, receiving flowers and condolences. on the other side were william and catherine, doing much the same, it's hard to imagine quite how this moment came about. perhaps the public outpouring of love for the queen and the weight to find a peace that has previously been hard to reach. all those there to witness it.

in her death, the queen appears to have heat a damaging rift as the royal family comes together to say their farewell. i walk that lasted half an hour and at times the princes were in deep conversation with people on the barricades. prince william has paid tribute to the queen today in a statement. "on thursday, the world lost an extraordinary leader his commitment to the country, the realms and the commonwealth was absolute. so much will be said in the days ahead about the meaning of her historic reign. i, however, have lost a grandmother. while i will grieve her loss, i also feel incredibly grateful. i've had the benefit of the queen's wisdom and

reassuring is into my fifth decade. my reassuring is into my fifth decade. my wife has had 20 years of her guidance and support. my three children have got to spend holidays with her and will create memories that will last their whole lives. she was by my side at my happiest moments and she was by my side during the saddest days of my life. i knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without granny will truly feel real. i thank her for the kindness she showed my family and me and i thank you on behalf of my generation for providing an example of service and dignity in public life that was from a different age but always relevant to us all. my grandmother famously said that grief was the price we paid for love. all of the sadness we will feel in the coming weeks will be testament to the love we felt for our extraordinary queen. i will honour

her by her memory by supporting my father, the king, in every way i can. " the statement issued by the new prince of wales earlier this afternoon. princess and, prince andrew and princess and, prince andrew and prince edward remain at balmoral this evening with their families and today were at a church service after which they took time to read and admire the growing floral tributes outside the castle gates. from there, sarah campbell reports. it is not long now until the late queen leaves this beautiful part of scotland forever. a place which was so close to her heart. before she starts her finaljourney tomorrow, people travelled here to say their own goodbyes. the queen's family was on the minds of many of those here today and this afternoon, the castle gates opened

and, in convoy, three of the queen's children — prince andrew, prince edward, princess anne and their families made their way to the local church for a private service. during her lifetime, the queen talked about the strength and comfort she found through her faith and during the long summer months here on the balmoral estate, she worshipped here at crathie kirk. in its familiar surroundings, herfamily came together today to pray. it was a short service and afterwards, the three families left their vehicles and walked across the bridge, over the river dee, to the people who had come to pay their respects. it's a family event and i feel incredibly solemn, they've got such a solemn time ahead of them as a family. it is important he's aware, because he will only know a king, rather than a queen. it is so sad to see her go. it will be so different.

it'sjust amazing. — she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. it is stilljust two days since the queen died and the emotion was clear. as family members comforted one another. taking time to read some of the hundreds of messages left at the castle gates in tribute to their mother and grandmother. before returning back behind castle walls, they stopped and looked back. prince andrew, in a rare public appearance, led a wave, which was acknowledged by the crowd. a mutual recognition of the loss the family and the nation is coming to terms with. charles iii became monarch immediately after the death of his mother and has been formally proclaimed king at st james's palace in london.

in a ceremony which dates back centuries and which was televised for the first time in its history, the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii was officially confirmed before the new monarch swore his oath. king charles paid tribute to his late mother, saying her reign had been unequalled in dedication, duration and devotion. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been watching today's events. in the setting of london's original royal palace at st james's, the accession council, britain's political leaders, past and present, with other notable figures. there to pledge their allegiance to britain's new head of state. god save the king. all: god save the king. the king joined the accession council gathered in the palace's throne room to make his declaration. it is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen.

i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathise with me in the irreparable loss we've all suffered. my mother's reign was unequalled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. i am deeply aware of this great inheritance, and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional government, and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity

of the peoples of these islands, and of the commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world. and in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. concerning the security of the church of scotland... the king took a centuries—old oath to preserve the position of the church of scotland. i, charles iii, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of my other realms and territories, king, defender of the faith, do faithfully promise and swear that i shall inviolably maintain and preserve the settlement of the true protestant religion, as established by the laws made in scotland.

watched by the heir to the throne, prince william, prince of wales, and camilla the queen consort, he signed the oath, charles r, charles rex — king. and then, a moment of pageantry. fanfare plays. from a balcony, the garter king of arms issued the proclamation of the new king's reign. whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady, queen elizabeth ii, of blessed and glorious memory. by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles philip arthur george.

we, therefore, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord charles iii. the king's guard gave three cheers. three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip - hurray! following centuries—old tradition, the proclamation was also issued in the city of london. it will be repeated in britain's other national capitals tomorrow. affirming and proclaiming the reign of charles iii to all corners of his kingdom.

nicholas witchell, bbc news. such a compelling day, echoes of history mixed with the new. never before have we seen an accession council declare a new king. we'll have plenty more of the day's events surrounding the death of queen elizabeth ii but let's take this opportunity to look at some of the other day's events. after months of deadlock, ukraine's counter—offensive against russia is gathering momentum with more territory recaptured in the south and east of the country. ukrainian troops are now said to have entered kupiansk, a railway city that has acted as a key logistics centre for russian forces in the north—east since february. in some areas the russian retreat is said to have been a rout.

and there are reports that the russians have pulled out from around izyum, to the north—north—east. moscow says to "regroup elsewhere". from central ukraine, our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports. ukraine's rapid counteroffensive is gaining ground. his troops taking casualties, but also taking territories on several fronts. catching russian forces off guard, even surprising some ukrainians. this footage was filmed by ukrainian forces. we can't document the battles ourselves. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, kyiv determined to win the information war. and images of victory

from the eastern city of kupyiansk. this was a key logistics hub for president putin's men. in some areas, russia's front line has collapsed and liberation has come. "everything is ok," troops tell locals in this town. "for six months, we prayed you would come," she says. natalya endured months under occupation by the russians, who she calls "fascists." she and her husband were freed by the counter offensive, but still show signs of their trauma. when you saw the ukrainian soldiers, when you realised they had come to free you, what was that moment like, what were your feelings?

translation: we thought we would never see them l and then our boys came. and they were so handsome. so beautiful. especially compared to the fascists. i didn't know what to do with them, if i should hug them or hold their hands. i touched them and i was very happy. ukrainians social media has been flooded with patriotic videos. the national anthem now a battle hymn for troops. they believe momentum is swinging their way. but the russians still hold around a fifth of ukraine, including the city of kherson. this was the resistance back on the streets in march. it was the first major ukrainian city to fall after the invasion.

we managed to reach a woman still living there, who says the russians are starting to lie low. for her protection, we are not naming her and her words are spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or three days, the military seem to have quietened down a bit. they are less visible in cafes and restaurants. if street fighting starts, it will be very dangerous. i want to see our army here and thank them. i want to see their victory. scenes like this are cathartic for ukraine and reassuring for its western backers. no one imagines a swift end to the war. but the ukrainians have now shown they can beat the russians in battle, not just outmanoeuvre them.

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has said that pakistan needs massive financial support following devastating floods that have marooned vast parts of the country. on the second day of his visit to pakistan, he described the situation as "unimaginable." more than 1,400 people have died and millions have been forced to flee their homes. the authorities in sindh province have made further breaches to the country's largest freshwater lake to prevent flood water breaking its embankments. there are ancient ruins in the south of sindh, near the indus river, that are around 4,500 years old and are considered among the best preserved urban settlements in south asia. our correspondent, sahar baloch, has been to visit the site. i'm in the south—eastern province of sindh right now, where i got to know that the site of mohenjo—daro has been badly damaged. as soon as i reached here, i saw a lot of labourers working here,

trying to repair whatever the rain has damaged. what i was told was that in mid—august it rained more than usual, it rained around 1400 millimetres, which is more than this place has ever received since it was discovered in 1922, which was around 100 years ago. if you look at this side, the protective layer, the outer layer of the stupa, has been totally damaged, but the original layer of original layer of the stupa is completely fine. i spoke with a few experts around here as well, and what they told me was that what protected tis place was the fact that these ancient drains, which are around 4500 years old, actually helped the rain to drain out of this place. i did not take any machinery, it did not take any labourers to help drain the water, which has a marvel in itself. which is a marvel in itself. at the moment, the biggest worry for the people is, especially for the administration, is to protect this place and to bring it back to how it originally was. most of the stupas around here have five layers of protection around them,

and if one of them has been broken, it reallyjeopardises the entire situation for this area. it is the oldest site possibly in sindh, and to protect it is the number one worry for the government right now. what i have been told so far is that they want to make as much reparations over here and to repair it as it used to look before. nouns are people still needing help in pakistan. —— millions of people. for another day, huge crowds have continued to gather outside buckingham palace, to pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth. let me show you the scene tonight at buckingham palace. the royal standard is flying there, but we know that king charles is about to leave london and will be in scotland tomorrow for the procession as the

queen's coffin might for morrow to be transferred to holyrood house. of course, the queen's children still at about morrel. they too have been on a walkabout meeting some of the crowds outside balmoral. we have been following events outside windsor castle, where we saw the two princes, william and harry, on walkabout for about half an hour. quite needing to see the two brothers together and a sense of unity amid what is a very sad moment for the family. —— quite moving to see. the crowds are just starting to thin out this evening. our special correspondent lucy manning has been there throughout the day. if ever there was a moment for a chow to if ever there was a moment

for a child to live through history, to understand kings and queens, to mark the moment one era transitioned into another... fanfare plays. this was it. just a few hundred from the crowds of thousands allowed outside stjames's palace to hear the new king proclaimed. cheering and applause the youngest, orla elizabeth, 11 weeks old. it's history, isn't it? by bringing her down today, it is something we can talk to her about. she will be spoken to about the queen because she is named after her, and in doing that, she can then pass it onto her kids. what do you make of king charles so far? he's been incredible so far, really, doing all that yesterday, the day after his mother died, it takes guts. i thought he was absolutely magnificent. a real sense of trying to involve the people, his subjects, to bring them along with the change. knitted by their grandmother, lottie and isabel had brought their queens.

why did you bring these? because king charles�*s mummy was the queen. we went to put flowers down for the queen. a moment of history. we wanted the girls to come and pay their respects and see the new king. it will be a changing era, but i think the public are behind charles, king charles, and we will support him all the way. not everyone had the best view, but we are all living through, experiencing this new era. thankfully today i am not crying because yesterday i was crying very much. what did you make of the proclamation ceremony? prince charles is king and the queen is not there any more, i realised. buckingham palace was enveloped by people, mournful, celebratory, a swirl of changing emotions. there are vast crowds

on both sides of the mall, everyone just trying to get a glimpse of the new king. the royal car slowing so that everyone here could say they had seen king charles. it was worth the wait. we probably waited about three hours. why did you want to come down? ijust wanted to be part of this. just so importantjust to be part of the moment. what do you make of the new king? i like him, i like charlie. he's good. i really like charlie. you just saw the king. how was that? amazing. i won't forget it. a pilgrimage to the palace, flowers to remember the queen, cheers to welcome the king. lucy manning, bbc news. plenty of crowds out on the mount this afternoon. the official proclamation of charles

as king took place notjust we understand that the king is going to belfast on tuesday. the details of his visit to wales still to come, and of course he will be in scotland tomorrow when they move the coffin tomorrow when they move the coffin to holyrood palace. so the king will be very busy over the course of the next week. the propagation took place notjust in london, but also in places around the commonwealth. also in ottawa in canada, where he replaces the queen as head of state. queen elizabeth made no fewer than 22 state visits there during her reign — more than any other country. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports now on how canadians are remembering the queen. this morning, in ottawa, bearskin hats and a bugle, a solemn ceremony to confirm a king. his royal highness prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign,

charles iii. a new head of state. canada, one of 14 commonwealth countries, former colonies, which still keep the crown. thank you again for your welcome. it is very good to be home. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here. old and new generations gathering to greet her. displaying affection for her and for what she loved. from corgi fan clubs in the capital, ottawa, to fast horses at the calgary stampede in the west, prince philip enjoying himself too, always at her side, embracing canadian culture,

in the east of this former colony, visits to 18th—century villages. the queen visited every single province territory, embracing canadian and territory, embracing canadian culture, including its national spot. i think it's absolutely wonderful. the separatist extremists i were making their promised sometimes the people who showed up came to protest. this was the scene in the mainly french—speaking province of quebec in 1964, when separatist sentiment was at its highest, anger over english domination. the queen knew it, never showed it, steering a middle course. ottawa is a small capital... from her first visit as queen, in 1957, she always spoke both of canada's official languages.

better than even some of canada's politicians. another difficult legacy of a darker imperial past. the indians were so delighted i to meet the great white queen. for canada's indigenous community, the monarchy also symbolises dispossession, discrimination, horrific abuses. canada's leaders are still confronting. this morning's ceremony to welcome the king sends another signal. the monarch's representative, the governor general mary simon, is the first indigenous person to hold this role. other change could be coming. recent polls show only a small minority of canadians feel the monarchy still matters in their lives. but for now, it is still a constant.

the queen also travelled widely across the uk throughout her long reign, and it's thought that nearly a third of the country saw or even met her during her lifetime. one of the places she visited a number of times was bolton, in lancashire, and our special correspondent, jeremy cooke, has been to the town to speak to people who met and admired her. away from the capital and the palace and the crowds. a nation's quiet grief. quiet, but profoundly felt. she's beautiful, there will never be another one like her, will there? tears just streamed down my face. you have got to believe it, but it's difficult, isn't it? yeah... there is sadness here, but gratitude too. so many lives touched by their queen. telegrams and cards that mean so much. i got a special one

for my diamond wedding. it's nice with that buckingham palace envelope. we treasure that. her majesty the queen i and the duke of edinburgh leave bolton town hall... bolton, in our northern heartlands, a royal destination over several decades. in 2009, it was waburtons bakery — a short visit but lifelong memories. she made me feel exceedingly important, and that's what i remember about her. she was all about me on that day. would it be ridiculous of me to say that that moment, that exchange actually changed your life? it did, yes. i am still talking about it 13 years later, i have met the queen. i remember she walked away and she turned back and she said, "keep up the good work." i said to my colleague at the side, "well!" the passing of a monarch is a loss felt in all corners of the country. we offer our deepest condolences in the passing of our late queen elizabeth ii.

in every one of our communities. she was notjust the queen, she was our queen, queen for all communties, whichever faith you are from. in particlar, i want to pass on my condolences from the community here. she was our queen and we are deeply, deeply going to miss her. al the bus driver is a proud monarchist. his patriotic outfit a heartfelt tribute. i think the whole world is going miss her. really, the whole world is going to miss... yeah... what can we do? we can move on and support our new king. take a moment, though. karen is all about helping and supporting bolton's younger generation.

she knows the inspiration that the queen has given, especially on her visits to this town. it makes the community feel like they matter, as individuals, as a community, as a town. you know, we're notjust a place forgotten in the you know, we're not just a place forgotten up in north when the queen comes to see us. so, really, really important. last word to tilly, a personal tribute across the generations. thank you for looking after the country and caring. hope you rest in peace. jeremy cooke, bbc news, bolton. books of condolence have been set up at numerous locations around the uk. our correspondent, yunus mulla, went to one of those places, manchester cathedral, to meet some of the people who gathered there. the late queen elizabeth ii visited manchester many times —

during those moments of celebration, joy, but also during its darkest hour, in the aftermath of that terror attack on the manchester arena. and over the past day or two, we have seen thousands and thousands of people come through the doors here of manchester cathedral to sign that book of condolence, but also to light a candle if they wish to do so. so, let's have a quick chat withjulie and her family. you've travelled across from stockport, haven't you? why did you want to be here today? the queen has been a steady force in our world and in our community for so long, for all of my life, and i wanted to come and just write a message. i wanted to tell her, even though she's never going to read it, that she was a woman of faith, a woman of integrity, that she cared about people and that she cared about them at happy times and at sad times, and she was never frightened to have a conversation with people and to share sorrow with them.

many people here will have chosen their words carefully. for you, your background, you were telling me before you're northern irish, and that's another reason why you wanted to be here? very much so. when politicians were frightened to say things, she was happy to say things. she kept politics out and she talked about people, she cared about our stories and she wanted to heal division instead of allowing division to continue. you've brought your daughter here as well. sophia, let me have a quick chat with you. the queen meant a lot to you, didn't she? yeah, because i was a brownie and she was a brownie as well, so i feel like it's something that i want to do when i'm older. and you wrote a message, didn't you? tell me what you wrote. i wrote something like, i was very sad that she passed away, but she was a kind, caring woman that looked after everyone and brownies, because she is a very special woman in my heart because she's a brownie and i'm a brownie. sophia, you couldn't have put it better.

there will be so many people who will be saying exactly the same thing. let's have a quick chat to dad jamie as well. jamie, you were a bit reluctant to have a chat with me originally, but actually you have written a message and you really did want to emphasise that, didn't you? yeah, i think one of the things we have heard a lot of, - ithere's been a lot of words said, | just steadfastness and the dignity in which she performed her role, and it was just a constant - in my life, something - that we have always known. but i think for me what was i important, notjust her service to our country and to other nations, but they way that she spoke - about her faith was a main part of how she felt that she had i the strength to carry out that role. i you know, in the queen's lifetime, i there were many ups and many downs, but actually the way _ that she carried herself and the way that she continued to treat others through those situations, - and i think that was important to me as a person of faith myself, -

even her christmas messages. but i think most importantly it was the way that actuallyl she acted that faith - through her life, and i think that was obvious not just to us, but i think to people _ across the world. that's why it was really. important for me to come today with our family, - but into a place of worship and to be able to kind of give i thanks for that and appreciation for how that lived through her life. she really did live out her faith through her life. - thanks very much forjoining me today. the late queen was actually here just over 12 months ago. at that time, she was visiting politicians, as she would do, but also ordinary members of the public, and listened to their stories during the pandemic and how that had affected them. ijust want to mention one message that was written before in the book of condolence. "she was," that person wrote, "loyal to the end." that little girl was right, she was

very involved with the brownies and the cut guides. in fact, she was a member of the first buckingham palace cut guides, later becoming the patron of girl guides in the country. the houses of parliament convened today for special sessions to mark the death of the queen, and members of parliament have been swearing allegiance to the king as the new head of state. from westminster, damian grammaticas reports. this is a time of change and continuity too. written in westminster�*s stones, kings past as a new one ascends at the apex of things. i swear by almighty god that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his majesty king charles, his heirs and successors, according to law, so help me god. i swear by almighty god... mps didn't have to make a new pledge today, but those that chose to could also choose the form it took. ..according to law, so help me god.

i do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare that i will be faithful- and bear true allegiance - to his majesty king charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. - so, even in this time of mourning, political life moves forward. new king with his new prime minister and her new cabinet, the tone relaxed, almost familiar. a former prime minister says the king has been preparing for this moment. i had audiences with prince charles when queen elizabeth ii was still on the throne because he wanted to start thinking about how to conduct those audiences and, from what i saw, he will be brilliant at thatjob, brilliant at listening, brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel. i mean, this has probably been the longest apprenticeship in history.

ushered in next, sir keir starmer with praise for the new king's first address. i thought your speech yesterday was fantastic. 0h, did you? well, that's encouraging! so reassuring! "so reassuring," he said. then the liberal democrat leader. he gave condolences and said he hoped to discuss shared interests with the king. i'd love to talk to you about similar issues on the environment... and finally, the scottish national party's leader in westminster. in the coming days, the king will tour the nation — edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. the prime minister will accompany him as the nation prepares for the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. that is it from me this evening.

lucy hockings will be here very shortly. as she takes the seat, i'm going to put you an interview we did a short while ago, with david lecky, who has held the position of a black rod, the monitor's representative in the house of lords. he told us about his memories and encounters with the queen. i think one of the most important lessons i learnt before i became black rod, the most important thing i was told was that the queen notices, and she does. and after every state opening of parliament, she would always say goodbye to me, or nod as i bowed as she left. always a few days later, i would get a message back through her private office of something she had noticed. one year, one of the nusts of the

bishops high up in at the gallery in the house of lords had been removed and was on loan. # one of the busts. about three days later, i got a note from the private secretary asking where it was and what it was in there. so she's notices and spots points of detail. you might say that is pedantic, but it is because she took an interest. it wasn't just black it is because she took an interest. it wasn'tjust black rod who had to up it wasn'tjust black rod who had to up their game, it is the whole team. it is the team in at the palace of westminster, the state events are huge team events, the government, the london authorities, the metropolitan police, the military, and so on. there are huge meetings before these events take place to make detailed plans and it requires everybody working together. in the

palace of westminster, i can tell you that everybody, including the scaffolder is, the electricians, the cleaners, everybody took huge pride in, for example, preparing for the state opening of parliament. and now preparing for the tying state opening of parliament. and now preparing for the lying in state of the queen in westminster hall. and everybody takes huge pride in it. i remember one of the estate staff he was leaving, i went to his farewell party, i asked was leaving, i went to his farewell party, iasked him was leaving, i went to his farewell party, i asked him what he would miss most. he said he would miss at least eight occasions, he said it was why he loved working there for years, just the team effort, the spirit of the queen is coming and we are preparing this for the queen and thatjust made a big difference at omsk at the staff going for the whole year. all through the year we would have periodic planning meeting for either the state opening of parliament, lots of planning

meetings for the contingency plans for the tying instead state for the queen and other events too. that is one of the things that provides a bit of constancy in the country, you know that the royal family expects and demands, and get, the high standards from wherever they go and visit, whether it is the palace of westminster or anywhere in the country. that i don't think would be the same if it is just any old vip visitor. quite different for the monarch.

box i'm lucy hockings with the latest headlines. in westminster abbey on monday 19th september. king charles has approved the day as a bank holiday. princes william and harry, and their wives kate and meghan, and paid tribute to the late queen at his accession ceremony at st james's palace — televised for the first time. god save the king! all: god save the king! hundreds of people witnessed the ceremony of the proclamation up on a balcony of the palace.

prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. hello and welcome. the state funeral for queen elizabeth will take place on monday, the 19th of september, at 11am bst at westminster abbey. schools will close on the day of the funeral — giving thousands of youngsters the chance to watch the televised service and pay their respects. we've also had more details of the key events that will happen in the next week, as the funeral approaches. the queen's coffin is to leave

balmoral tomorrow — sunday the 11th, at 10am, carried by six of the estate's gamekeepers. it will be taken to the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh, by road to arrive at four o'clock. on the afternoon of monday the 12th, there will be a short procession of the coffin along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, with the king and queen consort following on foot. a service will be held, attended by members of the royal family, the queen will remain at st giles' for a short period of lying at rest. in the evening, there'll be a vigil. the queen's coffin will be taken to edinburgh airport, at five o'clock in the afternoon of tuesday the 13th of september — and it will be flown to london, accompanied by the princess royal. it will arrive at buckingham palace in the evening, witnessed by king charles and the queen consort. the next day, wednesday september the 14th, atjust after two o'clock in the afternoon, the queen's coffin will be adorned with the crown, and a wreath of flowers, and travel on a gun carriage from buckingham palace to westminster hall, in silence. the route will take

in queen's gardens, the mall, horse guards and horse guards arch, whitehall, parliament street, parliament square and new palace yard. king charles and members of the royalfamily willjoin the procession. it's being described as a "small and personal" procession. during that procession, there will guns fired at hyde park and big ben will toll. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four full days, after a short service by the archbishop of canterbury. the lying in state will end on september 19th, the day of the queen's funeral. the lying in state will end at 6:30 in the morning of september 19th, the day the queen's funeral takes not too long ago, king charles left buckingham palace and was driven to clarence house — a very short distance, just up the mall, and there he once again came out and spent time meeting members

of the public who have come to pay their respects, this is something he did yesterday at buckingham palace — it was very emotional — with queen consort camilla, and now as people continue to gather at the royal residences, he's continuing with his intention to greet people who have waited so many hours. obviously matters to him to connect up up to remove his mother and showed up to remove his mother and support him. our correspondent charlotte gallagher is at buckingham palace. another remarkable moment. how did the crowd respond? there were cheers, or my screams, really. some --eole cheers, or my screams, really. some people had — cheers, or my screams, really. some people had waited _ cheers, or my screams, really. some people had waited all— cheers, or my screams, really. some people had waited all day _ cheers, or my screams, really. some people had waited all day to - cheers, or my screams, really. some people had waited all day to see - people had waited all day to see king charles. they were pressed against the barriers, hoping he would do another walkabout and meet people. and people were ecstatic when he finally came out. we heard the car suddenly coming out of buckingham palace and as soon as

people saw that it had the royal standard on top of the car, there were huge cheers. lots of families had come down today for their children. they wanted to witness this historic moment. lots of the children had been talking about their memory of the queen, the jubilee, and paddington. that is how they know her, which is lovely to see. it is a saturday night that people coming down after work, they have been working all day or been in town and want to come and pay their respects and welcome the new king. these ladies live in london and you wanted to come down tonight, didn't you, what did you think when you heard the news? it you, what did you think when you heard the news?— you, what did you think when you heard the news? it was a surprise, i did not think — heard the news? it was a surprise, i did not think it — heard the news? it was a surprise, i did not think it would _ heard the news? it was a surprise, i did not think it would happen - heard the news? it was a surprise, i did not think it would happen this i did not think it would happen this soon _ did not think it would happen this soon. ~ ., did not think it would happen this soon. . ., , ., did not think it would happen this soon. . ., i. ., , did not think it would happen this soon. . ., y., ., , ., soon. what will your memories of the queen? sign — soon. what will your memories of the queen? sign that _ soon. what will your memories of the queen? sign that i _ soon. what will your memories of the queen? sign that i saw _ soon. what will your memories of the queen? sign that i saw her _ soon. what will your memories of the queen? sign that i saw her in - queen? sign that i saw her in scotland when she opened up a new railway track. had you gone especially to see the queen because matter what did you make of our? i was quite far away, but she just seemed — was quite far away, but she just seemed very nice and respectful. it

seemed very nice and respectful. [i is the seemed very nice and respectful. is the end of seemed very nice and respectful. it is the end of an era, because we have all grown up with the queen. she has been in all of our lives. the matter she has been a constant. we have only had one monarch, she has been a constant for the last 26 years. and we will never have another queen in our lifetime, it is going to be kings now. how do you feel about that? it is going to be kings now. how do you feel about that?— feel about that? it is great to have a female lead _ feel about that? it is great to have a female lead in _ feel about that? it is great to have a female lead in the _ feel about that? it is great to have a female lead in the country, - feel about that? it is great to have a female lead in the country, i - a female lead in the country, i think— a female lead in the country, i think but— a female lead in the country, i think but i'm _ a female lead in the country, i think but i'm sure _ a female lead in the country, i think but i'm sure they- a female lead in the country, i think but i'm sure they will. a female lead in the country, i think but i'm sure they will do| a female lead in the country, i. think but i'm sure they will do a good _ think but i'm sure they will do a good iob~ — think but i'm sure they will do a tood 'ob. ~ ., think but i'm sure they will do a tood 'ob. . ., ., ,., think but i'm sure they will do a tood 'ob. . ., ., ., , good 'ob. what about the atmosphere, so good job. what about the atmosphere, so many people. _ good job. what about the atmosphere, so many people, thousands? - good job. what about the atmosphere, so many people, thousands? yes, - good job. what about the atmosphere, so many people, thousands? yes, it. so many people, thousands? yes, it is cramped. — so many people, thousands? yes, it is cramped. but _ so many people, thousands? yes, it is cramped, but it _ so many people, thousands? yes, it is cramped, but it is _ so many people, thousands? yes, it is cramped, but it is very _ so many people, thousands? yes, it is cramped, but it is very sombre, i is cramped, but it is very sombre, it is a _ is cramped, but it is very sombre, it is a weird — is cramped, but it is very sombre, it is a weird atmosphere _ is cramped, but it is very sombre, it is a weird atmosphere in- is cramped, but it is very sombre, it is a weird atmosphere in town. i it is a weird atmosphere in town. end of— it is a weird atmosphere in town. end of an — it is a weird atmosphere in town. end of an era _ it is a weird atmosphere in town. end of an era for— it is a weird atmosphere in town. end of an era for the _ it is a weird atmosphere in town. end of an era for the uk- it is a weird atmosphere in town. end of an era for the uk and - it is a weird atmosphere in town. end of an era for the uk and thei end of an era for the uk and the commonwealth for so many people. why did you want to come down tonight? to pay my respects. she has been monarch— to pay my respects. she has been monarch as — to pay my respects. she has been monarch as long as i have been alive, _ monarch as long as i have been alive, obviously. and monarch as long as i have been alive, obviously.— monarch as long as i have been alive, obviously. and having a king such a change. _ alive, obviously. and having a king such a change, we _ alive, obviously. and having a king such a change, we have _ alive, obviously. and having a king such a change, we have to - alive, obviously. and having a king i such a change, we have to remember to say king charles, not prince

charles. it is strange having prince charles. it is strange having prince charles in your life this long and suddenly he is king charles. lots of other people coming down, so we can grab other people coming down, so we can gmba other people coming down, so we can grab a few more people. i am from bbc news, can we have a chat with macro why did you come down here tonight? to macro why did you come down here tonitht? ., _ ., macro why did you come down here tonitht? ., ., ,, . , ., tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. tonight? to pay our respects to the queen- we — tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. we have _ tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. we have lived _ tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. we have lived here - tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. we have lived here for - tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. we have lived here for a i queen. we have lived here for a decade — queen. we have lived here for a decade or— queen. we have lived here for a decade or so in london. you came down to lay _ decade or so in london. you came down to lay flowers _ decade or so in london. you came down to lay flowers today? - decade or so in london. you came down to lay flowers today? and i decade or so in london. you came i down to lay flowers today? and how did you feel when you heard the news? sign that are devastated, sad, sad for the family, yeah. what are your memories of the queen? itriuiheh sad for the family, yeah. what are your memories of the queen? when i came here as — your memories of the queen? when i came here as a _ your memories of the queen? when i came here as a young _ your memories of the queen? when i came here as a young boy _ your memories of the queen? when i came here as a young boy with - your memories of the queen? when i came here as a young boy with my i came here as a young boy with my family. _ came here as a young boy with my family. in— came here as a young boy with my family, in awe and one of the palace. — family, in awe and one of the palace, probably. i'm sorry, i have to go _ palace, probably. i'm sorry, i have to to. ., , palace, probably. i'm sorry, i have to to, ., , ., palace, probably. i'm sorry, i have toto. ., , ., , palace, probably. i'm sorry, i have toto. , ., , to go. lots of people coming to try to go. lots of people coming to try to tet to to go. lots of people coming to try to get to green _ to go. lots of people coming to try to get to green park _ to go. lots of people coming to try to get to green park and _ to go. lots of people coming to try to get to green park and lay - to get to green park and lay flowers. so many floral tributes,

they had to remove them from outside buckingham palace because there were too many people, and even green park tube station, the nearest tube station, that very rarely stops, london is open all the time, but that closed today, because there were so many people. i don't know if you can see buckingham palace, it is very dark tonight, but the royal standard is still flying. prince charles is not actually in buckingham palace at the moment, he is round the corner in clarence house. he is in the royal estate so the flag is still flying above buckingham palace and i'm sure, tomorrow, there will be even more people coming down, and on a saturday night were getting crowds like this. what i can see is thousands and thousands of people, still queueing to come and lay flowers for the queen, and to welcome the king. i flowers for the queen, and to welcome the king.— flowers for the queen, and to welcome the king. i got the tube into the bbc _ welcome the king. i got the tube into the bbc today _ welcome the king. i got the tube into the bbc today and _ welcome the king. i got the tube into the bbc today and there - welcome the king. i got the tube | into the bbc today and there were welcome the king. i got the tube - into the bbc today and there were so many hundreds of people and of course, green park station was closed as well. i was talking to them about their memories of the

queen, and as you speak to people there today, does it feel like there is any kind of generational divide in terms of the stories and memories they are sharing?— they are sharing? definitely. when ou s-eak they are sharing? definitely. when you speak to _ they are sharing? definitely. when you speak to people _ they are sharing? definitely. when you speak to people of _ they are sharing? definitely. when you speak to people of the - they are sharing? definitely. when | you speak to people of the queen's generation or perhaps a bit younger, they remember her as a young woman, becoming a mother, grandmother, and they say that they felt like they grew up with her, they had grandchildren around the same time, and then where you speak to younger people, especially children, they of course talk about the jubilee, about paddington, someone else mentioned today, about whether the queen had jumped out of a plane to open the london 2012 olympics! and what is interesting people from right across the world. i spoke to a man from germany, i and the world. i spoke to a man from germany, iand his the world. i spoke to a man from germany, i and his girlfriend were on holiday in paris this week and when they heard queen elizabeth had died they decided to change the holiday and they have come to london and they said that they will stay

for the rest of the week, and take in the atmosphere, because it does feel like a really momentous moment, notjust for the uk, but for the world. we saw the front pages of newspapers across the world, and queen elizabeth was on the front cover of practically every single one. she was the world's most famous woman. and i think a lot of people come and want to pay their respects. the king charles. it is a difficult task. he is honestly grieving his mother, and is now taking on, probably the most high—profile job in the world. probably the most high-profile 'ob h the worth.— in the world. lovely to have you with us and _ in the world. lovely to have you with us and to _ in the world. lovely to have you with us and to hear _ in the world. lovely to have you with us and to hear those - in the world. lovely to have you | with us and to hear those stories that you have been collecting throughout the evening. we are going to reflect on the influence of the queen, all over the world, we will be going live to canada shortly to bring you the views of canadians. we can bring you some other pictures and minutes from the day. —— moments from the day.

in windsor, the new prince and princess of wales and the duke and duchess of sussex have appeared together in a surprise show of unity this evening. they looked at floral tributes outside windsor castle — then they walked around, meeting people having conversations that appear to be incredibly meaningful to them and those that had gathered. our royal correspondent, daniella relph has more. unexpected and unannounced — nobody had seen this coming. after the rancour and the conflict, the fallout and the friction, the new prince and princess of wales, the duke and duchess of sussex, together in windsor to view the flowers and see those who had come to mourn the queen. all eyes were on them. the brothers have barely spoken to each other for two years, but today something clearly shifted.

harry and meghan walked down one side of the crowd on windsor�*s long walk up to the castle, chatting, receiving flowers and condolences. on the other side were william and catherine, doing much the same, particularly focusing on families and children who had come out to remember the queen. it's hard to imagine quite how this moment came about. perhaps the public outpouring of love for the queen and the weight helped heat a damaging rift as the royal family comes together to say their farewell. daniela relph, bbc news.

charles iii became monarch immediately after the death of his mother, he was been formally proclaimed king at stjames's palace in london. in a ceremony which dates back centuries — and which was televised for the first time in its history. the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii was officially confirmed, before the new monarch swore an oath. king charles paid tribute to his late mother — saying her reign had been unequalled in dedication, duration and devotion. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been watching today's events. in the setting of london's original royal palace at st james's, the accession council, britain's political leaders, past and present, with other notable figures. there to pledge their allegiance to britain's new head of state. god save the king. all: god save the king.

the king joined the accession council gathered in the palace's throne room to make his declaration. it is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathise with me in the irreparable loss we've all suffered. my mother's reign was unequalled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. i am deeply aware of this great inheritance, and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow

the inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional government, and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands, and of the commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world. and in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. concerning the security of the church of scotland... the king took a centuries—old oath to preserve the position of the church of scotland. i, charles iii, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of my other realms and territories, king, defender of the faith, do faithfully promise and swear

that i shall inviolably maintain and preserve the settlement of the true protestant religion, as established by the laws made in scotland. watched by the heir to the throne, prince william, prince of wales, and camilla the queen consort, he signed the oath, charles r, charles rex — king. and then, a moment of pageantry. fanfare plays from a balcony, the garter king of arms issued the proclamation of the new king's reign. whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady, queen elizabeth ii, of blessed and glorious memory,

by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles philip arthur george. we, therefore, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord charles iii. the king's guard gave three cheers. three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip! hurray! following centuries—old tradition, the proclamation was also issued

in the city of london. it will be repeated in britain's other national capitals tomorrow... hurray! ..affirming and proclaiming the reign of charles iii to all corners of his kingdom. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's go back to buckingham palace now, where rebecca jones has been watching events unfold during the course of the day. it's been a very busy day here for the new king. he travels straight to buckingham palace from st james' palace after that accession council where he was formally proclaimed the king. and he arrived about 12.15pm — he left just after 6pm to the delight of the crowds, who have just grown and grown, and grown during the course of the day. far more people today than there have been in the last couple of days — i should say most of them here to pay their respects to the queen,

lots and lots of people clutching bouquets with drawings attached, messages attached. i was particularly struck by one from a little girl called holly, who was seven, and she'd written, "sorry that the queen has died and gone to heaven. i liked her corgis." but the crowd were rewarded with a glimpse of the king just after 6pm. prince william, the prince of wales, has paid tribute to the queen in a statement — here is part of it.

we saw william earlier at windsor. the queen's three youngest children, princess anne and princes andrew and edward, along with their families remain at balmoral and today following a church service, they took time to read and admire the growing floral tributes outside the castle's gates. from there, sarah campbell reports. it is not long now until the late queen leaves this beautiful part of scotland forever. a place which was so close to her heart. before she starts her finaljourney tomorrow, people travelled here to say their own goodbyes. the queen's family was on the minds of many of those here today and this afternoon, the castle gates opened

and, in convoy, three of the queen's children — prince andrew, prince edward, princess anne and their families made their way to the local church for a private service. during her lifetime, the queen talked about the strength and comfort she found through herfaith and during the long summer months here on the balmoral estate, she worshipped here at crathie kirk. in its familiar surroundings, her family came together today to pray. it was a short service and afterwards, the three families left their vehicles and walked across the bridge, over the river dee, to the people who had come to pay their respects. it's a family event and i feel incredibly solemn, they've got such a solemn time ahead of them as a family. it is important he's aware, because he will only know a king, rather than a queen. it is so sad to see her go. it will be so different.

it'sjust amazing. — she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. it is stilljust two days since the queen died and the emotion was clear, as family members comforted one another. taking time to read some of the hundreds of messages left at the castle gates in tribute to their mother and grandmother. before returning back behind castle walls, they stopped and looked back. prince andrew, in a rare public appearance, led a wave, which was acknowledged by the crowd. a mutual recognition of the loss the family and the nation is coming to terms with. sarah campbell. the uk's cabinet has had

an audience with king charles after he was formally proclaimed monarch, in succession to the late queen. liz truss took her senior ministers to buckingham palace to be received by the sovereign for the first time. following the cabinet audiences, the king spent time meeting the leaders of britain's opposition parties, including labour leader sir keir starmer. the houses of parliament convened today for special sessions to mark the death of the queen, and members of parliament have been swearing allegiance to the king as the new head of state. from westminster, damian grammaticas reports. this is a time of change and continuity too. written in westminster�*s stones, kings past, as a new one ascends at the apex of things. i swear by almighty god that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his majesty king charles, his heirs and successors, according to law, so help me god. i swear by almighty god... mps didn't have to make a new pledge today, but those that chose to could also choose the form it took.

..according to law, so help me god. i do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare that i will be faithful- and bear true allegiance - to his majesty king charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. - so, even in this time of mourning, political life moves forward. new king with his new prime minister and her new cabinet, the tone relaxed, almost familiar. a former prime minister says the king has been preparing for this moment. i had audiences with prince charles when queen elizabeth ii was still on the throne because he wanted to start thinking about how to conduct those audiences and, from what i saw, he will be brilliant at thatjob, brilliant at listening, brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel. i mean, this has probably been the longest apprenticeship in history.

ushered in next, sir keir starmer with praise for the new king's first address. i thought your speech yesterday was fantastic. 0h, did you? well, that's encouraging! so reassuring! "so reassuring," he said. then the liberal democrat leader. he gave condolences and said he hoped to discuss shared interests with the king. i'd love to talk to you about similar issues on the environment... and finally, the scottish national party's leader in westminster. in the coming days, the king will tour the nation — edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. the prime minister will accompany him as the nation prepares for the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. the queen travelled widely across the uk throughout her long reign — and it's thought that nearly a third of the country saw or even

met her during her lifetime. one of the places she visited a number of times was bolton in lancashire — and our special correspondent jeremy cooke has been to the town to speak to people away from the capital and the palace and the crowds. a nation's quiet grief. quiet, but profoundly felt. she's beautiful, there will never be another one like her, will there? tears just streamed down my face. you have got to believe it, but it's difficult, isn't it? yeah... there is sadness here, of course, but gratitude too. so many lives touched by their queen. telegrams and cards that mean so much. i got a special one for my diamond wedding. it's nice with that buckingham palace envelope. we treasure that. her majesty the queen i

and the duke of edinburgh leave bolton town hall... bolton, in our northern heartlands, a royal destination over several decades. in 2009, it was warburtons bakery — a short visit but lifelong memories. she made me feel exceedingly important, and that's what i remember about her. she was all about me on that day. would it be ridiculous of me to say that that moment, that exchange actually changed your life? it did, yes. i am still talking about it 13 years later — i have met the queen. i remember she walked away and she turned back and she said, "keep up the good work." i said to my colleague at the side, "well!" the passing of a monarch is a loss felt in all corners of the country. we offer our deepest condolences and sympathies in the passing of our late queen elizabeth ii. in every one of our communities. she was notjust the queen, she was our queen, queen

for all communities, whichever faith you are from. in particlar, i want to pass on my condolences from the community here. she was our queen and we are deeply, deeply going to miss her. al the bus driver is a proud monarchist. his patriotic outfit a heartfelt tribute. i think the whole world is going miss her. really, the whole world is going to miss... yeah... what can we do? we can move on and support our new king. take a moment, though. karen is all about helping and supporting bolton's younger generation. she knows the inspiration that the queen has given, especially on her visits to this town. it makes the community

feel like they matter, as individuals, as a community, as a town. we're notjust a place forgotten up in north when the queen comes to see us. so, really, really important. last word to tilly, a personal tribute across the generations. thank you for looking after the country and caring. hope you rest in peace. jeremy cooke, bbc news, bolton. let's bring you up—to—date with some other news now. after months of deadlock, ukraine's counter—offensive against russia is gathering momentum, with more territory recaptured in the south and east of the country. ukrainian troops are now said to have entered kupiansk, a railway city that has acted as a key logistics centre for russian forces in the north—east since february. in some areas, the russian retreat is said to have been a "rout". and there are reports that the russians have pulled out from around izyum —

moscow says to "regroup elsewhere". from central ukraine, our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. ukraine's rapid counteroffensive is gaining ground. his troops taking casualties, but also taking territories on several fronts. catching russian forces off guard, even surprising some ukrainians. this footage was filmed by ukrainian forces. we can't document the battles ourselves. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, kyiv determined to win the information war. and images of victory from the eastern city of kupyiansk. this was a key logistics hub for president putin's men. group

in some areas, russia's front line has collapsed and liberation has come. "everything is ok," troops tell locals in this town. "for six months, we prayed you would come," she says. natalya endured months under occupation by the russians, who she calls "fascists." she and her husband were freed by the counter offensive, but still show signs of their trauma. when you saw the ukrainian soldiers, when you realised they had come to free you, what was that moment like, what were your feelings? translation: we thought we would never see them, | and then our boys came. and they were so handsome.

so beautiful, especially compared to the fascists. i didn't know what to do with them, if i should hug them or hold their hands. i touched them and i was very happy. ukrainian social media has been flooded with patriotic videos. the national anthem now a battle hymn for troops. they believe momentum is swinging their way. but the russians still hold around a fifth of ukraine, including the city of kherson. this was the resistance back on the streets in march. it was the first major ukrainian city to fall after the invasion. we managed to reach a woman still living there, who says the russians are starting to lie low.

for her protection, we are not naming her and her words are spoken by a bbc producer. over the past 2—3 days, the military seem to have quietened down a bit. they are less visible in cafes and restaurants. if street fighting starts, it will be very dangerous. i want to see our army here and thank them. i want to see their victory. scenes like this are cathartic for ukraine and reassuring for its western backers. no one imagines a swift end to the war. but the ukrainians have now shown they can beat the russians in battle, not just outmanoeuvre them. orla guerin, bbc news, central ukraine. i'm not sure if this is president

zelensky�*s nightly i'm not sure if this is president zelensky's nightly— i'm not sure if this is president zelensky's nightly address, but he's been sa int zelensky's nightly address, but he's been saying that — zelensky's nightly address, but he's been saying that ukrainian - zelensky's nightly address, but he's been saying that ukrainian troops i been saying that ukrainian troops have now recaptured 2000 km of territory this month, also saying that russian troops are making the right choice to flee. we've just heard those lines dropped in the last few minutes or so. i'm joined now by our correspondent hugo bachega, who is in kyiv. always very difficult to know exactly what is going on, to be able to verify some of these figures, particularly president zelensky saying 2000 km of territory this month. but would you say what we are seeing now is the most significant ukrainian advance for months? it is significant- — ukrainian advance for months? it is significant- it _ ukrainian advance for months? it is significant. it is _ ukrainian advance for months? it 3 significant. it is the biggest shift in position since the russian forces left the towns around the capital kyiv in april. it is massive again for the ukrainians. president

zelensky is also talking about more than 30 villages and towns being liberated in the east, but also the significance of some of those villages and towns being liberated. earlier today, we heard reports of the ukrainian forces entering the town of kobe on skype, which is a major transport hub for the russians —— kupiansk, a major place used by the russians to resupply troops in the russians to resupply troops in the east. then the russians saying that russian troops had abandoned the city of izyum, which was a major hub being used by russians in the east of the country. now there are reports that local authorities in areas occupied by the russians in the kharkiv region are telling people to evacuate, and footage and pictures on social media are showing queues of cars trying to leave those occupied areas. now we've seen

pictures and footage of those people in those areas being liberated by the ukrainian forces, residents out in the streets welcoming the ukrainian soldiers with kisses and hugs. so it is a massive victory for ukrainians, and it could be a decisive turning point in this war. it's been seen by many as a humiliating setback for the russians. has there been any official response to this from moscow? ~ ., ,., official response to this from moscow?— official response to this from moscow? . ., ., moscow? well, apart from the statement _ moscow? well, apart from the statement that _ moscow? well, apart from the statement that the _ moscow? well, apart from the statement that the russians i moscow? well, apart from the i statement that the russians said they were regrouping troops from izyum and the city in the east of the country, we haven't had confirmation from the russians that many of those villages have been lost. but we are hearing from official pro—russian telegram channels and social media accounts, some reporters and people in those

regions talking about a desperate situation for russian troops, calling for president putin to declare this special military operation a war, which could lead to national mobilisation and recruitment of people. and for weeks, we've been hearing about russian troops refusing to fight, complaining that they are understaffed, so morale is really low in those parts of the country occupied by the russians. but we haven't had confirmation yet that all those villages have been lost by the russians. bird all those villages have been lost by the russians.— the russians. and hugo, are we hearing or _ the russians. and hugo, are we hearing or seeing _ the russians. and hugo, are we hearing or seeing any _ the russians. and hugo, are we hearing or seeing any stories i the russians. and hugo, are we - hearing or seeing any stories coming out of those liberated towns? have there been any allegations of russian war crimes? late there been any allegations of russian war crimes? . ., ., ., russian war crimes? we have not, and there's a reason _ russian war crimes? we have not, and there's a reason for— russian war crimes? we have not, and there's a reason for that _ russian war crimes? we have not, and there's a reason for that - _ russian war crimes? we have not, and there's a reason for that - because - there's a reason for that — because there's a reason for that — because the ukrainians have banned the work ofjournalists on those front lines, so we haven't had independent confirmation, we haven't heard independent reporting coming from

these areas because of the restrictions that have been and plummeted by the ukrainian forces. but this is remarkable, there's accounts —— those accounts coming from the ukrainian forces, because for weeks we've talked about the counteroffensive from the south of the country, and the ukrainian soldiers saw an opportunity to attack russian forces in the east, russian forces have been deployed to defend positions in the south of the country. so the ukrainians saw an opportunity to go out with this counteroffensive in the east and launch the surprise counteroffensive, and that's perhaps why we are seeing this rapid burst by ukrainian forces in the east of the country. by ukrainian forces in the east of the country-— by ukrainian forces in the east of the country. by ukrainian forces in the east of the count . �* ., ., . ., the country. and hugo, how much do ou think the country. and hugo, how much do you think the — the country. and hugo, how much do you think the success _ the country. and hugo, how much do you think the success of— the country. and hugo, how much do you think the success of the - you think the success of the ukrainian forces at the moment helps with president zelensky's message to the world that he needs more weaponry, more precision weaponry, as well, and more aid? it’s

weaponry, more precision weaponry, as well, and more aid?— as well, and more aid? it's very significant _ as well, and more aid? it's very significant because _ as well, and more aid? it's very significant because i _ as well, and more aid? it's very significant because i think - as well, and more aid? it's very significant because i think the i significant because i think the ukrainians will use these advances, if they are confirmed and obviously if they are confirmed and obviously if they are confirmed and obviously if the offences hold, they have the ability to reclaim territory that's been held by the russians for months. we've talked about how static this conflict has become with no significant changes in terms of positions. forweeks, ukrainians positions. for weeks, ukrainians have positions. forweeks, ukrainians have been using these sophisticated weapons being provided by the west to attack russian positions away from the front lines. but up until now, we haven't seen these dramatic changes in terms of positions, so i think the ukrainians will use these advances to show western partners that they can go ahead with a counteroffensive, they can reclaim territory that's been occupied by the russians. but i think the message has been very clear — they want more weapons, and they want more weapons now. you

want more weapons, and they want more weapons now.— want more weapons, and they want more weapons now. you go, it looks like a miserable _ more weapons now. you go, it looks like a miserable evening _ more weapons now. you go, it looks like a miserable evening there, - more weapons now. you go, it looks like a miserable evening there, we i like a miserable evening there, we appreciate you bringing us up—to—date on what is a very significant counteroffensive against the russians, go inside and get dry, thanks for updating us. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has said that pakistan needs massive financial support following devastating floods that have marooned vast parts of the country. on the second day of his visit to pakistan, he described the situation as "unimaginable". more than 1,400 people have died and millions have been forced to flee their homes. the authorities in sindh province have made further breaches to the country's largest freshwater lake to prevent flood water breaking its embankments. there are ancient ruins in the south of sindh, near the indus river, that are around 4,500 years old, and are considered among the best—preserved urban settlements in south asia. our correspondent sahar baloch has been to visit the site. i'm in the south—eastern province of sindh right now, where i got to know that the site of mohenjo—daro has

been badly damaged. as soon as i reached here, i saw a lot of labourers working here, trying to repair whatever the rain has damaged. what i was told was that in mid—august it rained more than usual — it rained around 1,400 millimetres, which is more than this place has ever received since it was discovered in 1922, which was around 100 years ago. if you look at this side, the protective layer, the outer layer of the stupa, has been totally damaged, but the original layer of original layer of the stupa is completely fine. i spoke with a few experts around here as well, and what they told me was that what protected tis place was the fact that these ancient drains, which are around 4,500 years old, actually helped the rain to drain out of this place. it did not take any machinery, it did not take any labourers to help drain the water, which has a marvel in itself. at the moment, the biggest worry for the people is, especially for the administration, is to protect this place and to bring it back to how it originally was. most of the stupas around here have five layers of protection around them,

and if one of them has been broken, it reallyjeopardises the entire situation for this area. it is the oldest site possibly in sindh, and to protect it is the number one worry for the government right now. what i have been told so far is that they want to make as much reparations over here and to repair it as it used to look before. we're going to continue our coverage of the accession of king charles. the official proclamation took place notjust in london today, but also in ottawa, in canada — where he replaces the queen as head of state. queen elizabeth made no fewer than 22 state visits there during her reign — more than any other country. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports now on how canadians are remembering the queen. this morning, in ottawa, bearskin hats and a bugle, a solemn ceremony to confirm a king.

his royal highness prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign, charles iii. a new head of state. canada, one of 14 commonwealth countries, former colonies, which still keep the crown. thank you again for your welcome. it is very good to be home. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here. old and new generations gathering to greet her. displaying affection for her and for what she loved. from corgi fan clubs in the capital, ottawa, to fast horses at the calgary stampede in the west, prince philip enjoying himself too, always at her side, embracing canadian culture, in the east of this former colony, visits to 18th—century villages.

the queen visited every single province and territory, embracing canadian culture, including its national spot. —— national sport. i think it's absolutely wonderful. she has really touched the spirit of what being a canadian is all about. but often the queen was on thin ice. the separatist extremists i were making their promised demonstration... sometimes the people who showed up came to protest. this was the scene in the mainly french—speaking province of quebec in 1964, when separatist sentiment was at its highest, anger over english domination. ottawa is a small capital... of canada's official languages.

better than even some of canada's politicians. another difficult legacy of a darker imperial past. the indians were so delighted i to meet the great white queen. for canada's indigenous community, the monarchy also symbolises dispossession, discrimination, horrific abuses. canada's leaders are still confronting. this morning's ceremony to welcome the king sends another signal. the monarch's representative, the governor general mary simon, is the first indigenous person to hold this role. other change could be coming. recent polls show only a small minority of canadians feel the monarchy still matters in their lives. but for now, it is still a constant. lyse doucet, bbc news, ottawa. i'm joined now by dr carolyn harris,

she is a royal historian and author based in toronto. lovely to see you. i'm sure you can imagine here in london, the events of the past few days, what we are witnessing can feel all—consuming. how is it in you —— for you in canada? in how is it in you -- for you in canada?— how is it in you -- for you in canada? ., ., ., �* , , ., canada? in canada, there's been a tremendous _ canada? in canada, there's been a tremendous amount _ canada? in canada, there's been a tremendous amount of _ canada? in canada, there's been a tremendous amount of interest i canada? in canada, there's been a tremendous amount of interest in | canada? in canada, there's been a i tremendous amount of interest in the change of reign, as it's been 70 years since the ceremonies have unfolded. and in 1952, canada was actually between governors general when queen elizabeth ii succeeded to the throne on the 6th of february, 1952. winston churchill had summoned viscount alexander back to the united kingdom to be the defence minister, and the first canadian born general, vincent massey, had not yet taken office. so is the administrator —— it was he a of canada who made the announcement. so 1952 feels a longtime ago. there's

a lot of interest in these events unfolding, and a lot of looking back at the queen's very successful royal tours over the years. and the number of canadians she met from all walks of canadians she met from all walks of life. it of canadians she met from all walks of life. ., , ., of canadians she met from all walks of life. .,, ., ., , of canadians she met from all walks of life. ., ., , , of canadians she met from all walks oflife. ., ., , of life. it has not always been as successful— of life. it has not always been as successful in _ of life. it has not always been as successful in french-speaking i successful in french—speaking quebec, though. how much support is there for the monarchy still there? one of the challenges, when we look at polling data regarding the monarchy, is that there is personal respect for queen elizabeth ii, and her mother, queen elizabeth, the queen mother, had some successful visits to quebec as one of her regimen to make her regiments and the black watch was faced in montreal. but when we look at the monarchy as an institution, we see in certain provinces, particularly quebec, that there is declining support for the constitutional monarchy. so it's interesting to see some people are not necessarily

monarchists, separating their views on the monarchy from personal respect for the queen's seven decades of service.— respect for the queen's seven decades of service. carolyn, we all watched very _ decades of service. carolyn, we all watched very closely _ decades of service. carolyn, we all watched very closely today - decades of service. carolyn, we all watched very closely today when i decades of service. carolyn, we all. watched very closely today when we saw the prince of wales, prince william, his wife catherine, harry and megan back as well, the duke of sussex when they were at windsor. do these royal couples have the same sort of star appeal as they do here, in canada?— in canada? certainly the prince and princess of— in canada? certainly the prince and princess of wales _ in canada? certainly the prince and princess of wales had _ in canada? certainly the prince and princess of wales had some - princess of wales had some successful visits to canada. canada was the first country they visited as a newly married couple in 2011, they the contrary, attended a ceremony. they had some light—hearted moments, like prince william playing road hockey and the couple racing each other in dragon boats across the lake. their tour in 2016 was more sombre, there was much more focused when they visited

british columbia and the yukon on reconciliation with indigenous peoples and engaging with indigenous canadians, and the very difficult history there. so the duke and duchess of cambridge, now the prince and princess of wales, have had some successful royal tours. harry and megan back lived in canada for a time when they stepped back from their roles as senior members of the royal family. there was speculation they might make a life in canada, but then they moved to california. prior them stepping back as seniors of the royal family, they made their debut as a couple at the end victor's games in toronto in 2017, and that was a very exciting moment —— in us games. so both these couples are well known to canadians. thank you forjoining us.—

we're just going to go back to buckingham palace now, our special correspondent lucy manning if ever there was a moment for a child to live through history, to understand kings and queens, to mark the moment one era transitioned into another... fanfare plays ..this was it. just a few hundred from the crowds of thousands allowed outside stjames's palace to hear the new king proclaimed. cheering and applause the youngest, orla elizabeth, 11 weeks old. it's history, isn't it? i think by bringing her down today, it is something we can talk to her about. she will be spoken to about the queen because she is named after her, and in doing that, she can then pass it onto her kids. what do you make of king charles so far?

he's been incredible so far, really, doing all that yesterday, the day after his mother died, it takes guts. i thought he was absolutely magnificent. a real sense of trying to involve the people, his subjects, to bring them along with the change. knitted by their grandmother, lottie and isabel had brought their queens. why did you bring these? because king charles�*s mummy was the queen. we went to put flowers down for the queen. a moment of history. we wanted the girls to come and pay their respects and see the new king. it will be a changing era, but i think the public are behind charles, king charles, and we will support him all the way. not everyone had the best view, but we are all living through, experiencing this new era. thankfully today i am not crying because yesterday i was crying very much. what did you make of the proclamation ceremony? prince charles is king and the queen

is not there any more, i realised. buckingham palace was enveloped by people, mournful, celebratory, a swirl of changing emotions. there are vast crowds on both sides of the mall, everyone just trying to get a glimpse of the new king. we probably waited about three hours. why did you want to come down? i like him, i like charlie. i really like charlie. amazing. i won't forget it. a pilgrimage to the palace, flowers to remember the queen,

cheers to welcome the king. lucy manning, bbc news. it was announced today that the queen's state funeral will take place on the morning of monday, 19 september at westminster abbey. the queen's cortege will leave balmoral tomorrow and head to edinburgh. our correspondentjames landale has the details. here are some coming up. tomorrow morning at balmoral, the queen's gatekeepers will carry her body to a hearse which will take the comment on the desk often on a six hourjourney to hollywood house, in edinburgh. the following afternoon, the oak coffin will be carried in procession along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, with the king and other members of the royal family following on foot. there will be a service at the cathedral, attended by members of the royal family. the queen's body will light and rest there for 24 hours in continuous vigil, so the public have a chance

to pay their respects. then on tuesday, the coffin, accompanied by the princess royal, will fly to the airport in london and be taken to buckingham palace. from there, wednesday afternoon, the queen's body will be conveyed on a gun carriage up the mall. procession will pass through horse guards, through whitehall, and all the way up through whitehall, and all the way up to westminster hall where the archbishop of canterbury will conduct a short service, attended by the king and the queen consort. for four days in this ancient building, the queen will lie in state on a raised platform known as a catholic site many thousands are expected to file past the coffin. then on bank holiday monday morning, the queen's often will leave westminster hall and be taken by gun carriage to westminster abbey. members of the royal family are expected to follow the coffin as part of the short procession. then at 11am on monday, there will be a full state funeral at the abbey, after which the queen

will be laid to rest at saint george's chapel, windsor. let's bring you some live pictures now from buckingham palace. there's still hundreds of people who have gathered there, milling around, laying floral tributes, sharing their laying floral tributes, sharing thei ., , ., , , , their memories, many people 'ust sa int it's their memories, many people 'ust saying it's important i their memories, many people 'ust saying it's important for i their memories, many people 'ust saying it's important for them i their memories, many people just saying it's important for them to l their memories, many people just. saying it's important for them to be there to feel this moment of history. that is something we are very much reflecting on our special live page that we have on the website, and i can really recommend going and taking a look at all the different memories and thoughts people are sharing. you can send us your memories as well of the queen and her reign with an online form there that you can submit. people often on country, around the world are writing and books of being set “p are writing and books of being set up at numerous occasions. our correspondent has been there meeting some who have paid tribute. the late queen elizabeth ii visited manchester many times — during those moments of celebration,

joy, but also during its darkest hour, in the aftermath of that terror attack on the manchester arena. and over the past day or two, we have seen thousands and thousands of people come through the doors here of manchester cathedral to sign that book of condolence, but also to light a candle if they wish to do so. so, let's have a quick chat withjulie and her family. you've travelled across from stockport, haven't you? why did you want to be here today? the queen has been a steady force in our world and in our community for so long, for all of my life, and i wanted to come and just write a message. i wanted to tell her, even though she's never going to read it, that she was a woman of faith, a woman of integrity, that she cared about people and that she cared about them at happy times and at sad times, and she was never frightened to have a conversation with people and to share sorrow with them. many people here will have chosen their words carefully. for you, your background, you were telling me before you're northern irish, and that's another reason why you wanted to be here?

very much so. when politicians were frightened to say things, she was happy to say things. she kept politics out and she talked about people, she cared about our stories and she wanted to heal division instead of allowing division to continue. you've brought your daughter here as well. sophia, let me have a quick chat with you. the queen meant a lot to you, didn't she? yeah, because i was a brownie and she was a brownie as well, so i feel like it's something that i want to do when i'm older. and you wrote a message, didn't you? tell me what you wrote. i wrote something like, i was very sad that she passed away, but she was a kind, caring woman that looked after everyone and brownies, because she is a very special woman in my heart because she's a brownie and i'm a brownie. sophia, you couldn't have put it better. there will be so many people who will be saying exactly the same thing. let's have a quick chat to dad jamie as well.

jamie, you were a bit reluctant to have a chat with me originally, but actually you have written a message and you really did want to emphasise that, didn't you? yeah, i think one of the things we have heard a lot of, - ithere's been a lot of words said, | just steadfastness and the dignity in which she performed her role, and it was just a constant - in my life, something - that we have always known. but i think for me what was i important, notjust her service to our country and to other nations, but they way that she spoke - about her faith was a main part of how she felt that she had i the strength to carry out that role. i you know, in the queen's lifetime, i there were many ups and many downs, but actually the way _ that she carried herself and the way that she continued to treat others through those situations, - and i think that was important to me as a person of faith myself, - even her christmas messages. but i think most importantly it was the way that actuallyl she acted that faith - through her life, and i think

that was obvious not just to us, but i think to people _ across the world. that's why it was really. important for me to come today with our family, - but into a place of worship and to be able to kind of give i thanks for that and appreciation for how that lived through her life. she really did live out her faith through her life. - thanks very much forjoining me today. the late queen was actually here just over 12 months ago. at that time, she was visiting politicians, as she would do, but also ordinary members of the public, and listened to their stories during the pandemic and how that had affected them. ijust want to mention one message that was written before in the book of condolence. "she was," that person wrote, "loyal to the end."

this is bbc news, i'm lucy hockings with the latest headlines. new details on the queen's state funeral — it will be held in westminster abbey on monday 19 september — king charles approved the day as a bank holiday. princes william and harry, and their wives kate and meghan, greet crowds in windsor. at balmoral, the queen's three younger children and their families viewed tributes to her after attending a church service. the new monarch read and signed an oath — and paid tribute to the late queen at his accession ceremony at st james's palace — televised for the first time. god save the king! all: god save the king! fanfare outside, hundreds of people witnessed the ceremony of the proclamation up on a balcony of the palace.

prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with news that was only confirmed a few hours ago — the state funeral for queen elizabeth will take place on monday, the 19th of september, at 11am bst at westminster abbey. schools across the uk will close on the day of the funeral — giving thousands of youngsters the chance to watch the televised service and pay their respects.

we've also had more details of the key events that will happen in the next week, as the funeral approaches. the queen's coffin is to leave balmoral tomorrow — sunday the 11th, at 10am local time, carried by six of the estate's gamekeepers. it will be taken to the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh, by road to arrive at four o'clock. on the afternoon of monday the 12th, there will be a short procession of the coffin along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, with the king and queen consort following on foot. a service will be held, attended by members of the royal family, and the queen will remain at st giles' for a short period of lying at rest. in the evening, there'll be a vigil. the queen's coffin will be taken to edinburgh airport, at five o clock in the afternoon of tuesday the 13th of september — and it will be flown to london, accompanied by the princess royal. it will arrive at buckingham palace in the evening, witnessed by king charles and the queen consort. the next day, wednesday september the 14th, at just after two o'clock in the afternoon, the queen's coffin will be adorned with the crown,

and a wreath of flowers, and travel on a gun carriage from buckingham palace to westminster hall, in silence. the route will take in queen's gardens, the mall, horse guards and horse guards arch, whitehall, parliament street, parliament square and new palace yard. king charles and members of the royalfamily willjoin the procession. it's being described as a "small and personal" procession. during that procession, there will guns fired at hyde park and big ben will toll. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four full days, after a short service by the archbishop of canterbury. the lying in state will end on september the 19th, the day of the queen's funeral. the lying in state will end at 06:30 in the morning of september the 19th, the day the queen's funeral takes place at 11 o'clock in the morning. king charles was officially confirmed as monarch — even though he had assumed the role on the death of queen elizabeth — at a ceremony in stjames' palace in london.

while that oath—taking ceremony dates back centuries, it was televised for the first time. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. in this setting of the original royal palace of stjames, in this setting of the original royal palace of st james, the excision counsel, british political leaders past and present with other notable figures, there to pledge their allegiance to britain's new head of state. god save the king. all: ,., the king joined the accession council gathered in the palace's throne room to make his declaration. it is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathise with me in the irreparable loss we've all suffered. my mother's reign was unequalled in its duration,

its dedication and its devotion. even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. i am deeply aware of this great inheritance, and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional government, and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands, and of the commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world. and in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life,

i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. concerning the security of the church of scotland... the king took a centuries—old oath to preserve the position of the church of scotland. i, charles iii, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of my other realms and territories, king, defender of the faith, do faithfully promise and swear that i shall inviolably maintain and preserve the settlement of the true protestant religion, as established by the laws made in scotland. watched by the heir to the throne, prince william, prince of wales, and camilla the queen consort, he signed the oath, charles r, charles rex — king.

and then, a moment of pageantry. fanfare plays from a balcony, the garter king of arms issued the proclamation of the new king's reign. whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady, queen elizabeth ii, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles philip arthur george. we, therefore, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip arthur george is now,

by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord charles iii. the king's guard gave three cheers. three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip! hurray! following centuries—old tradition, the proclamation was also issued in the city of london. it will be repeated in britain's other national capitals tomorrow... hurray! ..affirming and proclaiming the reign of charles iii to all corners of his kingdom. nicholas witchell, bbc news. members of the royal family have been out meeting members of the public outside three royal

residences — balmoral, windsor castle, and buckingham palace. we'll bring you details of what happened at all three locations — starting with king charles — who, late on saturday afternoon, left buckingham palace and was driven to clarence house. that's the building which has been his london residence — and is just a very short distance up the mall. he got out of the car. once there, he again came outside to meet members of the public who have come to pay their respects — as he did on friday, expecting him to do and look him to do that again, and look at the faces of people there, absolutely thrilled to be meeting their new king. a short time ago i spoke to our correspondent charlotte gallagher, who's at buckingham palace. i began by asking her about how the crowds responded to king charles getting out of his car to greet people. there were cheers, or more screams, really. some people had waited all day to see king charles. they were pressed against the barriers, hoping he would do

another walkabout and meet people. and people were ecstatic when he finally came out. we heard the car suddenly coming out of buckingham palace and as soon as people saw that it had the royal standard on top of the car, there were huge cheers. lots of families had come down today for their children. they wanted to witness this historic moment. lots of the children had been talking about their memory of the queen — thejubilee, and paddington. that is how they know her, which is lovely to see. it is a saturday night with people coming down after work, they have been working all day or been in town and want to come and pay their respects and welcome the new king. it was a surprise, i did not think it would happen this soon. what will your memories be of the queen? saw her in scotland when she opened up a new railway track.

had you gone especially to see the queen? what did you make of her? i was quite far away, but she just seemed very nice and respectful. it is the end of an era, because we have all grown up with the queen. she has been in all of our lives. she has been a constant. we have only had one monarch, she has been a constant for the last 26 years. and we will never have another queen in our lifetime, it is going to be kings now. going to be crazy. how do you feel about that? it is great to have a female lead in the country, i think but i'm sure they will do a good iob~ _ what about the atmosphere, so many people, thousands? yes, it is crammed, i but it is very sombre, it is a weird atmosphere in town. and the end of an era for the uk and the commonwealth for so many people. yeah. why did you want to come down tonight? to pay my respects. she has been there as long as i have

been alive, obviously. _ and having a king — such a change, we have to remember to say king charles, not prince charles. lots of people saying it's strange having prince charles in your life this long and suddenly he is king charles. lots of other people coming down, so we can grab a few more people. i am from bbc news, can we have a chat? why did you come down here tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. from london? we have lived here for a decade or so in london. you came down to lay flowers today? yes. and how did you feel when you heard the news? devastated, sad, sad for the family, yeah. what are your memories of the queen? when i came here as a young boy with my family, in awe and wonder of the palace, probably. i'm sorry, i have to go.

that's fine! lots of people coming to try to get to green park and lay flowers. so many floral tributes, they had to remove them from outside buckingham palace because there were too many people, thousands, and even green park tube station, the nearest tube station, that very rarely stops or shuts, london is open all the time, but that closed today, because there were so many people. i don't know if you can see buckingham palace, it is very dark tonight, but the royal standard is still flying. prince charles is not actually in buckingham palace at the moment, he is round the corner in clarence house. he is in the royal estate so the flag is still flying above buckingham palace and i'm sure, tomorrow, there will be even more people coming down, and on a saturday night we are getting crowds like this. what i can see is thousands and thousands of people, still queueing to come and lay flowers for the queen, and also to welcome the king. i got the tube into the bbc today

and there were so many hundreds of people and of course, green park station was closed as well. i was talking to them about their memories of the queen, and as you speak to people there today, does it feel like there is any kind of generational divide in terms of the stories and memories they are sharing? definitely. when you speak to people of the queen's generation or perhaps a bit younger, they remember her as a young woman, becoming a mother, grandmother, and they say that they felt like they grew up with her, they had grandchildren around the same time, and then where you speak to younger people, especially children, they of course talk about thejubilee, about paddington, someone else mentioned today, about whether the queen, or not the queen, had of a plane to open the london 2012 olympics!

and what is interesting people from right across the world. i spoke to a man from germany, i and his girlfriend were on holiday in paris this week and when they heard queen elizabeth had died they decided to change the holiday and they have come to london and they said that they will stay for the rest of the week, and take in the atmosphere, because it does feel like a really momentous moment, notjust for the uk, but for the world. we saw the front pages of newspapers across the world, and queen elizabeth was on the front cover of practically every single one. she was the world's most famous woman. and i think a lot of people come and want to pay their respects. to king charles. he has a difficult task. he is honestly grieving his mother, and is now taking on, probably the most high—profile job in the world. prince william, the prince of wales, has paid tribute to the queen in a statement, here is part of it...

a short while after prince william issued that statement, he and the princess of wales, accompanied by the duke and duchess of sussex, came out of the castle to greet well—wishers. the appearance of the group together came as a surprise to some — not expecting the couples to appear together as daniella relph reports. unexpected and unannounced — nobody had seen this coming.

who had come to mourn the queen. on windsor�*s long walk up to the castle, chatting, receiving flowers and condolences. particularly focusing on families and children who had come out to remember the queen. it's hard to imagine quite how this moment came about. perhaps the public outpouring of love for the queen and the weight of responsibility their father now bears caused harry and william to find a peace that has

previously been hard to reach. in her death, the queen appears to have helped heat a damaging rift as the royal family comes together to say their farewell. daniela relph, bbc news. cheering the queen's three youngest children, princess anne and princes andrew and edward, along with their families, remain at balmoral and today following a church service, they also took time to read and admire the growing floral tributes outside the castle's gates. from there sarah campbell reports. it is not long now until the late queen leaves this beautiful part of scotland forever. a place which was so close to her heart. before she starts her finaljourney tomorrow, people travelled here to say their own goodbyes. the queen's family was

on the minds of many of those here today and this afternoon, the castle gates opened and, in convoy, three of the queen's children — prince andrew, prince edward, princess anne and their families made their way to the local church for a private service. during her lifetime, the queen talked about the strength and comfort she found through herfaith and during the long summer months here on the balmoral estate, she worshipped here at crathie kirk. in its familiar surroundings, her family came together today to pray. it was a short service and afterwards, the three families left their vehicles and walked across the bridge, over the river dee, to the people who had come to pay their respects. it's a family event and i feel incredibly solemn, they've got such a solemn time ahead of them as a family. it is important he's aware, because he will only know a king, rather than a queen.

it is so sad to see her go. it will be so different. it'sjust amazing. — she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. it is stilljust two days since the queen died and the emotion was clear, as family members comforted one another. taking time to read some of the hundreds of messages left at the castle gates in tribute to their mother and grandmother. before returning back behind castle walls, they stopped and looked back. prince andrew, in a rare public appearance, led a wave, which was acknowledged by the crowd. a mutual recognition of the loss the family and the nation is coming to terms with. sarah campbell reporting. the uk's cabinet has had an audience with king charles

after he was formally proclaimed monarch — in succession to the late queen. liz truss took her senior ministers to buckingham palace to be received by the sovereign for the first time. following the cabinet audiences, the king spent time meeting the leaders of britain's opposition parties, including labour leader sir keir starmer. the houses of parliament convened today for special sessions to mark the death of the queen, and members of parliament have been swearing allegiance to the king as the new head of state. from westminster, damian grammaticas reports. this is a time of change and continuity too. written in westminster�*s stones, kings past, as a new one ascends at the apex of things. i swear by almighty god that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his majesty king charles, his heirs and successors, according to law, so help me god. i swear by almighty god... mps didn't have to make a new pledge

today, but those that chose to could also choose the form it took. ..according to law, so help me god. i do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare that i will be faithful- and bear true allegiance - to his majesty king charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. - so, even in this time of mourning, political life moves forward. new king with his new prime minister and her new cabinet, the tone relaxed, almost familiar. a former prime minister says the king has been preparing for this moment. i had audiences with prince charles when queen elizabeth ii was still on the throne because he wanted to start thinking about how to conduct those audiences and, from what i saw, he will be brilliant at thatjob, brilliant at listening, brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel. i mean, this has probably been the

longest apprenticeship in history. ushered in next, sir keir starmer with praise for the new king's first address. i thought your speech yesterday was fantastic. 0h, did you? _ well, that's encouraging! so reassuring! "so reassuring," he said. then the liberal democrat leader. he gave condolences and said he hoped to discuss shared interests with the king. i'd love to talk to you about similar issues on the environment... and finally, the scottish national party's leader in westminster. in the coming days, the king will tour the nation — edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. the prime minister will accompany him as the nation

she represented us when we were united in spirit was in those times when she route without happier celebrating and she spoke for those times when there was misery and gloom and she had to deal with our loom and point a better tomorrow. she did it for dozens of us. the queen made — she did it for dozens of us. the queen made a _ she did it for dozens of us. t“i2 queen made a habit of inviting ministers to private des to thank them once out of office. privately even more _ them once out of office. privately even more than _ them once out of office. privately even more than publicly - them once out of office. privately even more than publicly she - them once out of office. privately - even more than publicly she believed in selfless duty and valuing public service to our country. and in selfless duty and valuing public service to our country.— service to our country. and now it is the nation's _ service to our country. and now it is the nation's turn _ service to our country. and now it is the nation's turn to _ service to our country. and now it is the nation's turn to thank - service to our country. and now it is the nation's turn to thank her. is the nation's turn to thank her with the funeral to be held here, as with the funeral to be held here, as with the funeral to be held here, as with the kings and queens that came before. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. many current and former world leaders have paid tribute to the queen. speaking yesterday, former us president barack obama said her majesty was one of the handful of people he met in office who was exactly as he expected her to be and said he was 'fortunate' to have known her.

mr obama visited buckingham palace as part of a state visit to the uk in 2011. i'm joined now by tommy vietor, a former adviser to barack obama who came with him during that state visit in 2011. i know that they had met before, president obama, his wife michelle and the queen, but how do you prepare for a visit like that? first of all, prepare for a visit like that? first of all. lucy. _ prepare for a visit like that? first of all, lucy, thank _ prepare for a visit like that? first of all, lucy, thank you _ prepare for a visit like that? first of all, lucy, thank you for - prepare for a visit like that? f “st of all, lucy, thank you for having me on and i want to offer my condolences to your listeners at a difficult time. president obama is someone who is quite a naturally calm in a lot of situations. i was at him for the 2014 venting speech that was his political career and several big election nights, so he and the first lady were still a little nervous at that first meeting with the queen because she is a singularfigure, and it is someone who is known around the world, and you want to make a first impression. so he worried a little bit extra about it. . , ., about it. once they met, what did he sa ?

about it. once they met, what did he say? without — about it. once they met, what did he say? without getting _ about it. once they met, what did he say? without getting into _ about it. once they met, what did he say? without getting into the - say? without getting into the s-ecifics say? without getting into the specifics of — say? without getting into the specifics of the _ say? without getting into the specifics of the conversation l say? without getting into the - specifics of the conversation they had, president obama believed, and certainly those who work for him at a time, believed that the queen went out of her way to make him and the first lady feel welcome. that might come as no surprise to your audience are used to hearing this story is about her kindness to strangers and her core decency even in stressful moments but i think it is increasingly rare, being in politics, and frankly it was a contrast to the way that he was greeted by other political figures, including borisjohnson, who greeted barack obama with some pretty overt racism when he said that he had a part kenyan ancestral dislike of the british empire, for some ridiculous reason, because he redecorated the oval office. so the queen's kindness and core decency left an impression on him and on all of those around him and on the first lady as well. president obama said the queen was truly one of his favourite people,

and he has met some remarkable people in this time so that is a lovely tribute to her. what were the qualities do you think that he admired particularly, and he also admired particularly, and he also admired the diplomacy that she was able to show. i admired the diplomacy that she was able to show-— able to show. i think that they got alont able to show. i think that they got along well- _ able to show. i think that they got along well. they _ able to show. i think that they got along well. they had _ able to show. i think that they got along well. they had a _ able to show. i think that they got along well. they had a similar - able to show. i think that they got i along well. they had a similar sense of humour. i think that her wry humour came through, and when they sat next to each other at the anniversary of d—day in normandy in 2014, they sat next to each other and spent together a considerable amount of time and when you think about her, and you think about all that she has seen in her lifetime, from delivering a radio speech at 14 years old in the middle of the second world war, until today, it is hard not to be awestruck by the singular nature of who she is, and what she has meant to the british people, and for someone that

powerful and influential to be just in—kind in person to you, as she would be based on what you read is an incredibly special thing. she would be based on what you read is an incredibly special thing. an incredibly specialthing. she met with 13 of the _ an incredibly specialthing. she met with 13 of the last _ an incredibly specialthing. she met with 13 of the last 14 _ an incredibly specialthing. she met with 13 of the last 14 us _ with 13 of the last 14 us presidents, and there are some lovely stories, her taking ronald regan on a horse ride, sending dwight eisenhower a recipe for scottish pancakes, because he enjoyed them when he was at balmoral, and there are some lovely stories. she had a particular fondness for america, too. how important do you think the queen was, in terms of fostering that special relationship between the uk and the us? ., , ., ., and the us? that is a great question- _ and the us? that is a great question. at _ and the us? that is a great question. at this _ and the us? that is a great question. at this time - and the us? that is a great| question. at this time when and the us? that is a great - question. at this time when politics can feel like it is becoming inexorably more horse and more silly, she was the opposite. —— more coarse. she was kind and decent and she sought to bring the countries

together, even when, frankly, it wasn't very fun and not the best time, like when she spent time for donald trump for example and i apologise on behalf of the united states for him coming over there and you guys having to see on tv, you're not happy about it either, and her ability to smooth over political differences by sheer force of personality is something that is important and did contribute significantly to the special relationship over the past seven decades. ., , ., , ., relationship over the past seven decades. ., , ., , , ., decades. can you give us a sense of what americans _ decades. can you give us a sense of what americans think _ decades. can you give us a sense of what americans think of _ decades. can you give us a sense of what americans think of king - what americans think of king charles? i what americans think of king charles? ., �* ~ ., what americans think of king charles? ~ ., ., , what americans think of king charles? ., �* ~ ., ., , ~ ., charles? i don't know that they know et. a lot charles? i don't know that they know yet- a lot of— charles? i don't know that they know yet. a lot of that _ charles? i don't know that they know yet. a lot of that is _ charles? i don't know that they know yet. a lot of that is ahead _ charles? i don't know that they know yet. a lot of that is ahead of- charles? i don't know that they know yet. a lot of that is ahead of us. - yet. a lot of that is ahead of us. i'm years old. all of us grew up, my mother grew up, just knowing about the queen —— i am 42 years old. we know a little bit about william and harry, i should think that president obama get along quite mellow and they are, sort of chums, but i cannot wait to find out. thank you

for ttivin cannot wait to find out. thank you for giving us _ cannot wait to find out. thank you for giving us your— cannot wait to find out. thank you for giving us your memories - cannot wait to find out. thank you for giving us your memories and l for giving us your memories and insights into barack obama and his relationship with the queen —— the late queen. relationship with the queen -- the late queen-— relationship with the queen -- the late queen. ., ~ i. ., ., now in other news — after months of deadlock, ukraine's counter—offensive against russia is gathering momentum with more territory recaptured in the south and east of the country. president zelensky says his forces have retaken 2,000 square kilometres in the last month. ukrainian troops are now said to have entered kupiansk, a railway city that has acted as a key logistics centre for russian forces in the north—east since february. in some areas the russian retreat is said to have been a "rout". and there are reports that the russians have pulled out from around izyum — moscow says to "regroup elsewhere". from central ukraine, our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports. ukraine's rapid counteroffensive is gaining ground. its troops taking casualties, but also taking territories

on several fronts. catching russian forces off guard, even surprising some ukrainians. this footage was filmed by ukrainian forces. we can't document the battles ourselves. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, kyiv determined to win the information war. and images of victory from the eastern city of kupyiansk. this was a key logistics hub for president putin's men. in some areas, russia's front line has collapsed and liberation has come. "everything is ok," troops tell locals in this town.

natalya endured months under occupation by the russians, who she calls "fascists." she and her husband were freed by the counter offensive, but still show signs of their trauma. when you saw the ukrainian soldiers, when you realised they had come to free you, what was that moment like, what were your feelings? translation: we thought we would never see them, | and then our boys came. and they were so handsome. so beautiful, especially compared to the fascists. i didn't know what to do with them, if i should hug them or hold their hands. i touched them and i was very happy. ukrainian social media has been flooded with patriotic videos.

the national anthem now a battle hymn for troops. they believe momentum is swinging their way. but the russians still hold around a fifth of ukraine, including the city of kherson. this was the resistance back on the streets in march. it was the first major ukrainian city to fall after the invasion. the russians are starting to lie low. for her protection, we are not naming her and her words are spoken by a bbc producer. over the past 2—3 days, the military seem to have quietened down a bit. they are less visible in cafes and restaurants. if street fighting starts, it will be very dangerous.

i want to see our army here and thank them. i want to see their victory. scenes like this are cathartic for ukraine and reassuring for its western backers. no one imagines a swift end to the war. but the ukrainians have now shown they can beat the russians in battle, not just outmanoeuvre them. orla guerin, bbc news, central ukraine. let's look more now at those claims by president that ukrainian forces have recaptured 2,000 square kilometres of territory in the last month —

and that russian forces are making 'the right choice to flee'. i asked our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega, how significant this ukrainian offensive is. it is significant. it is the biggest shift in position since the russian forces left the towns around the capital kyiv in april. it is a massive gain for the ukrainians. president zelensky is also talking about more than 30 villages and towns being liberated in the east, but also the significance of some of those villages and towns being liberated. earlier today, we heard reports of the ukrainian forces entering the town of kupiansk, which is a major transport hub for the russians, a major place used by the russians to resupply troops in the east. then the russians saying that russian troops had abandoned the city of izyum, which was a major hub being used by russians in the east of the country. now there are reports that local authorities in areas occupied by the russians in the kharkiv

region are telling people to evacuate, and footage and pictures on social media are showing queues of cars trying to leave those occupied areas. now we've seen pictures and footage of those people in those areas being liberated by the ukrainian forces, residents out in the streets welcoming the ukrainian soldiers with kisses and hugs. so it is a massive victory for ukrainians, and it could be a decisive turning point in this war. hugo, it's being seen by many as a humiliating setback for the russians. has there been any official response to this from moscow? well, apart from the statement that the russians said they were regrouping troops from izyum and the city in the east of the country,

we haven't had confirmation from the russians that many of those villages have been lost. but we are hearing from official pro—russian telegram channels and social media accounts, some reporters and people in those regions talking about a desperate situation for russian troops, calling for president putin to declare this special military operation a war, which could lead to a national mobilisation and recruitment of people. and for weeks, we've been hearing about russian troops refusing to fight, complaining that they are understaffed, so morale is really low in those parts of the country occupied by the russians. but we haven't had confirmation yet that all those villages have been lost by the russians. and hugo, are we hearing or seeing any stories coming out of those liberated towns? have there been any allegations

of russian war crimes? we have not, and there's a reason for that — because the ukrainians have banned the work of journalists on those front lines, so we haven't had independent confirmation, we haven't heard independent reporting coming from these areas because of the restrictions that have been implemented by the ukrainian forces. but this is remarkable, even those accounts coming from the ukrainian forces, because for weeks we've talked about the counteroffensive from the south of the country, and it seems the ukrainian saw an opportunity to attack russian forces in the east, russian forces had been deployed to defend positions in the south of the country. so it seems that the ukrainians saw an opportunity to go out with this counteroffensive in the east and launch the surprise counteroffensive, and that's perhaps why we are seeing this rapid burst by ukrainian forces in the east

of the country. and hugo, how much do you think the success of the ukrainian forces at the moment helps with president zelensky's message to the world that he needs more weaponry, more precision weaponry, as well, and more aid? and hugo, how much do you think the success of the ukrainian it's very significant because i think the ukrainians will use these advances, if they are confirmed and obviously if the advances hold, that they have the ability to reclaim territory that's been held by the russians for months. we've talked about how static this conflict has become with no significant changes in terms of positions. for weeks, ukrainians have been using these sophisticated weapons being provided by the west to attack russian positions away from the front lines. but up until now, we haven't seen these dramatic changes in terms of positions, so i think the ukrainians will use these advances to show western

partners that they can go ahead with a counteroffensive, they can reclaim territory that's been occupied by the russians. but i think the message has been very clear — they want more weapons, and they want more weapons now. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has said that pakistan needs massive financial support following devastating floods that have marooned vast parts of the country. on the second day of his visit to pakistan, he described the situation as "unimaginable". more than 1,400 people have died and millions have been forced to flee their homes. the authorities in sindh province have made further breaches to the country's largest freshwater lake to prevent flood water breaking its embankments. there are ancient ruins in the south of sindh, near the indus river, that are around 4,500 years old, and are considered among the best—preserved urban settlements in south asia. our correspondent sahar baloch has been to visit the site. i'm in the south—eastern

province of sindh right now, where i got to know that the site of mohenjo—daro has been badly damaged. as soon as i reached here, i saw a lot of labourers working here, trying to repair whatever the rain has damaged. what i was told was that in mid—august it rained more than usual — it rained around 1,400 millimetres, which is more than this place has ever received since it was discovered in 1922, which was around 100 years ago. if you look at this side, the protective layer, the outer layer of the stupa, has been totally damaged, but the original layer of original layer of the stupa is completely fine. i spoke with a few experts around here as well, and what they told me was that what protected this place was the fact that these ancient drains, which are around 4,500 years old, actually helped the rain to drain out of this place. it did not take any machinery, it did not take any labourers to help drain the water, which has a marvel in itself. at the moment, the biggest worry for the people is, especially for the administration, is to protect this place and to bring it back to how it originally was.

most of the stupas around here have five layers of protection around them, and if one of them has been broken, it reallyjeopardises the entire situation for this area. it is the oldest site possibly in sindh, and to protect it is the number one worry for the government right now. what i have been told so far is that they want to make as much reparations over here and to repair it as it used to look before. returning now to our main story — the death of queen elizabeth, and the accession of king charles to the throne. buckingham palace has issued an update on what the new king will be doing in the coming days, accompanied by the queen consort. he will meet with commonwealth high commissioners on sunday, and attend the parliament in westminster on monday, before travelling to scotland for another memorial service and a session of the scottish parliament. on tuesday, he and the queen consort will fly to belfast in northern ireland, before returning to london,

where, on wednesday, 14 september, the king will lead the procession behind the gun carriage carrying her majesty's coffin to westminster hall, where the lying in state will begin. and the royal couple will visit wales on friday, 16 september. all of this will happen in the days ahead of the queen's state funeral, which will take place on the morning of monday, 19 september at westminster abbey. the queen's cortege will leave balmoral tomorrow and head to edinburgh. our correspondentjames landale has the details. here are some of the key events coming up. tomorrow morning at balmoral, the queen's gatekeepers will carry her body to a hearse, which will take the coffin on a six—hourjourney to the palace of hollywood house, in edinburgh. the following afternoon, the oak coffin will be carried in procession along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, with the king and other members of the royal family following on foot. there will be a service at the cathedral, attended by members of the royal family.

the queen's body will lie in rest there for 24 hours in continuous vigil, so the public have a chance to pay their respects. then on tuesday afternoon, the coffin, accompanied by the princess royal, will flown to the airport in london and be taken to buckingham palace. from there, on wednesday afternoon, the queen's body will be conveyed on a gun carriage up the mall. the procession will pass through horse guards, down whitehall, all the way to westminster hall, where the archbishop of canterbury will conduct a short service, attended by the king and the queen consort. for four days in this ancient building, the queen will lie in state on a raised platform known as a catafalque. many thousands are expected to file past the coffin. then, on bank holiday monday morning, the queen's coffin will leave westminster hall and be taken by gun carriage to westminster abbey. members of the royal family are expected to follow the coffin as part of the short procession. then at 11am on monday,

there will be a full state funeral at the abbey, after which the queen to rest at st george's chapel, windsor. a large number of heads of state and other dignitaries are expected to attend the funeral of queen elizabeth — president biden has already confirmed he will be travelling to london, as will many leaders of commonwealth nations. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been to canada to find out how people there are remembering their late queen. this morning, in ottawa, bearskin hats and a bugle, a solemn ceremony to confirm a king. his royal highness prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign, charles iii. a new head of state. canada, one of 14 commonwealth countries, former colonies,

which still keep the crown. thank you again for your welcome. it is very good to be home. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here. old and new generations gathering to greet her. displaying affection for her and for what she loved. from corgi fan clubs in the capital, ottawa, to fast horses at the calgary stampede in the west. prince philip enjoying himself too, always at her side. in the east of this former colony, visits to 18th—century villages. the queen visited every single province and territory, embracing canadian culture, including its national sport. i think it's absolutely wonderful. she has really touched the spirit of what being a canadian is all about.

but often the queen was on thin ice. the separatist extremists i were making their promised demonstration... sometimes the people who showed up came to protest. this was the scene in the mainly french—speaking province of quebec in 1964, when separatist sentiment was at its highest, anger over english domination. the queen knew it, never showed it, steering a middle course. ottawa is a small capital... from her first visit as queen, in 1957, she always spoke both of canada's official languages. better than even some of canada's politicians. another difficult legacy of a darker imperial past. the indians were so delighted i to meet the great white queen. for canada's indigenous community, the monarchy also symbolises dispossession,

discrimination, horrific abuses. canada's leaders are still confronting. this morning's ceremony to welcome the king sends another signal. the monarch's representative, the governor general mary simon, is the first indigenous person to hold this role. other change could be coming. recent polls show only a small minority of canadians feel the monarchy still matters in their lives. but for now, it is still a constant. lyse doucet, bbc news, ottawa. let's hear now from more of the members of the public who've wanted to pay their own tributes to queen elizabeth — and welcome king charles. our special correspondent lucy manning has been talking to some of the people who spent the day outside buckingham palace. if ever there was a moment for a child to live through history, to understand kings and queens, to mark the moment one era

transitioned into another... fanfare plays ..this was it. just a few hundred from the crowds of thousands allowed outside stjames's palace to hear the new king proclaimed. cheering and applause the youngest, orla elizabeth, 11 weeks old. it's history, isn't it? i think by bringing her down today, it is something we can talk to her about. she will be spoken to about the queen because she is named after her, and in doing that, she can then pass it onto her kids. what do you make of king charles so far? he's been incredible so far, really, doing all that yesterday, the day after his mother died, it takes guts. i thought he was absolutely magnificent. a real sense of trying to involve the people, his subjects, to bring them along with the change.

knitted by their grandmother, lottie and isabel had brought their queens. why did you bring these? because king charles�*s mummy was the queen. and see the new king. charles, king charles, and we will support him all the way. not everyone had the best view, but we are all living through, experiencing this new era. thankfully today i am not crying because yesterday i was crying very much. what did you make of the proclamation ceremony? prince charles is king and the queen is not there any more, i realised. buckingham palace was enveloped by people, mournful, celebratory, a swirl of changing emotions. there are vast crowds

on both sides of the mall, everyone just trying to get a glimpse of the new king. the royal car slowing so that everyone here could say they had seen king charles. it was worth the wait. we probably waited about three hours. why did you want to come down? ijust wanted to be part of this. just so importantjust to be part of the moment. what do you make of the new king? i like him, i like charlie. he's good. i really like charlie. you just saw the king. how was that? amazing. i won't forget it. a pilgrimage to the palace, flowers to remember the queen, cheers to welcome the king. lucy manning, bbc news. travelled to manchester cathedral

to pay their respects. queen elizabeth ii visited manchester many times — during those moments of celebration, joy, but also during its darkest hour, in the aftermath of that terror attack on the manchester arena. and over the past day or two, we have seen thousands and thousands of people come through the doors here of manchester cathedral to sign that book of condolence, but also to light a candle if they wish to do so. so, let's have a quick chat withjulie and her family. you've travelled across from stockport, haven't you? why did you want to be here today? the queen has been a steady force in our world and in our community for so long, for all of my life, and i wanted to come and just write a message. i wanted to tell her, even though she's never going to read it, that she was a woman of faith, a woman of integrity, that she cared about people and that she cared about them

at happy times and at sad times, and she was never frightened to have a conversation with people and to share sorrow with them. many of here will have chosen their words carefully. for you, your background, you were telling me before your northern irish, and that's another reason why you wanted to be here? very much so. when politicians were frightened to say things, she was happy to say things. she kept politics out as she talked about people, she cared about our stories and she wanted to heal division instead of allowing division to continue. you've brought your daughter here as well. sophia, let me have a quick chat with you. the queen meant a lot to you, didn't she? yeah, because i was a brownie and she was a brownie as well, so i feel like it's something that i want to do when i'm older. and you wrote a message, didn't you? tell me what you wrote. i wrote something like, i was very sad that she passed away, but she was a kind, caring women that looked after everyone

and brownies, because she is a very special woman in my heart because she's a brownie and i'm a brownie. sophia, you couldn't have put it better. there will be so many people who will be saying exactly the same thing. let's have a quick chat to dad jamie as well. jamie, you were a bit reluctant to have a chat with me originally, but actually you have written a message and you really did want to emphasise that, didn't you? yeah, i think one of the things we have heard a lot of, - ithere's been a lot of words said, | just steadfastness and the dignity in which she performed her role, and it was just a constant - in my life, something - that we have always known. but i think for me what was i important, notjust her service to our country and to other nations, but they way that she spoke - about her faith was a main part of how she felt that she had i to carry out that role. i you know, in the queen's lifetime, i there were many ups and many downs, but actually the way _ that she carried herself and the way

that she continued to treat others through those situations, - and i think that was important to me as a person of faith myself, - even her christmas messages. but i think most importantly it was the way that actuallyl she acted that faith - through her life, and i think that was obvious not just to us, but i think to people _ across the world. that's why it was really. important for me to come today with our family, - but into a place of worship and to be able to kind of give i thanks for that and appreciation for how that lived through her life. she really did live out her faith through her life. - thanks very much forjoining me today. the late queen was actually here just over 12 months ago. at that time, she was visiting politicians, as she would do, but also ordinary members of the public, and listened to their stories during the pandemic and how that had affected them. ijust want to mention one message that was written before the book of condolence.

"she was," a person wrote, "loyal to the end." as the nation and the world mourns the loss of queen elizabeth ii, the bbc has set up a webpage where viewers and listeners can share their memories and pay tribute. you can send your tributes, in words, still pictures or video, by email — that's yourqueen@bbc.co.uk — this picture has just this picture hasjust been this picture has just been shared this picture hasjust been shared in the last few minutes or so, this is arthur, two years old, dressed in a cape and crown for her majesty's jubilee. "everyone loved him, the guards, police officers, many tourists as well, and as he grows up he will forever have that cape. however we will remind him that he once had a queen." "a remarkable woman, and he was lucky enough to be part of her special celebrations."

amy and arthur they are giving you a sense of the kinds of message people —— messages people are sharing. they are heartfelt and emotional, and coming in from all over the world. a really lovely rita. contribute to the page by sending us your pictures, videos or e—mail at... or whatsapp — on plus 44, 7756165 803. all of the details are on our website — which also has a contact form — that's bbc.com/news. the page is yours to create — do take part if you can. as we scroll around, we are showing you the latest things i have them posted. that was malcolm johnson being photographed after being appointed to the irish guards in 2002. some great images, memories and thoughts here, do log on and take a look. if you look at the bbc website, we have a life page for

you, and you'll notice the most clicked on pictures from the past few hours are these ones here. it was a surprise for many, this moment, apparently the barricades came up outside windsor castle and the two cars drove up, and out stepped prince william, prince harry, meghan and catherine, as well, and together they came to look at the floral tributes and spent quite a lot of time connecting with the crowd there, sharing memories, shaking excepting as shaking hands, excepting flowers. as it was quite a moment after well. it was quite a moment after we'd also heard from prince william who issued a statement saying, "my grandmother famously said that grief was the price we pay for love, and all the sadness will feel will be to the love we felt for testament to the love we felt for our esters“ ““ i our extra dairy queen. i will honour her supporting my father, our extra dairy queen. i will honour her sl way ting my father, our extra dairy queen. i will honour her sl way i ng my father, our extra dairy queen. i will honour her sl way i can." ' father, our extra dairy queen. i will honour her sl way i can." this er, the king, in every way i can." this meant so much to people in windsor today, and was really showing the

fraught relationship we've seen between those two brothers was set aside, and we saw this show of unity today, united in grief, the royal couples there. do stay with us or on bbc news for continuing coverage. —— here on bbc news.

this is bbc news — i'm lucy hockings with the latest headlines. new details on the queen's state funeral — it will be held in westminster abbey on monday 19th september — king charles approved the day as a bank holiday. princes william and harry, and their wives kate and meghan, greet crowds in windsor. the new monarch read and signed an oath and paid tribute to the late queen at his accession ceremony at stjames's palace — televised for the first time. god save the king! all: god save the king!

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with news that was only confirmed a few hours ago — the state funeral for queen elizabeth will take place on monday, the 19th of september, at 11am bst at westminster abbey. schools across the uk will close on the day of the funeral — giving thousands of youngsters the chance to watch the televised service and pay their respects. we've also had more details of the key events that will happen in the next week, as the funeral approaches. the queen's coffin is to leave balmoral tomorrow — sunday the 11th, at 10am, carried by six of the estate's gamekeepers. it will be taken to the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh, by road to arrive at four o'clock. on the afternoon of monday the 12th, there will be a short procession of the coffin along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, with the king and queen consort following on foot. a service will be held, attended by members of the royal family, and the queen will remain at st giles'

for a short period of lying at rest. in the evening, there'll be a vigil. the queen's coffin will be taken to edinburgh airport, at five o'clock in the afternoon of tuesday the 13th of september — and it will be flown to london, accompanied by the princess royal. it will arrive at buckingham palace in the evening, witnessed by king charles and the queen consort. the next day, wednesday september the 14th, at just after two o'clock in the afternoon, the queen's coffin will be adorned with the crown, and a wreath of flowers, and travel on a gun carriage from buckingham palace to westminster hall, in silence. the route will take in queen's gardens, the mall, horse guards and horse guards arch, whitehall, parliament street, parliament square and new palace yard. king charles and members of the royalfamily willjoin the procession. it's being described as a "small and personal" procession. during that procession, there will guns fired at hyde park and big ben will toll. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four full

days, after a short service by the archbishop of canterbury. the lying in state will end on september the 19th, the day of the queen's funeral. the lying in state will end at 06:30 in the morning of september the 19th, the day the queen's funeral takes place at 11 o'clock in the morning. let's bring you some live pictures now from buckingham palace. all day, we have seen thousands of people arriving, laying flowers, gathering, sharing memories of queen elizabeth, i'm hoping to catch a glimpse of their new king, king charles, which did indeed happen when he left the palace and headed to clarence house. he unexpectedly tot out of to clarence house. he unexpectedly got out of the _ to clarence house. he unexpectedly got out of the car _ to clarence house. he unexpectedly got out of the car and _ to clarence house. he unexpectedly got out of the car and went - to clarence house. he unexpectedly got out of the car and went to - to clarence house. he unexpectedly got out of the car and went to meet | got out of the car and went to meet with people today in central london. king charles was officially confirmed as monarch — even though he had assumed the role on the death of queen elizabeth — at a ceremony in stjames' palace in london. while that oath—taking ceremony dates back centuries,

it was televised for the first time. here's part of what king charles had to say. iam i am deeply aware of this great responsibility of sovereignty which has now passed to me. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional government, and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the people's of these islands, and of the commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world. and in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god.

late on saturday afternoon, king charles went out onto the mall, the main road leading to buckingham palace to meet members of the public. you may remember, he also did that on friday, when he first returned to london from scotland. it was quite a moment. charlotte gallagher, was at buckingham palace. i asked her about how the crowds responded to king charles getting out of his car to greet people. there were cheers, or more screams, really. some people had waited all day to see king charles. they were pressed against the barriers, hoping he would do another walkabout and meet people. and people were ecstatic when he finally came out. we heard the car suddenly coming out of buckingham palace and as soon as people saw that it had the royal standard on top of the car, there were huge cheers. lots of families had come down today with their children. they wanted to witness this historic moment.

lots of the children had been talking about their memory of the queen — thejubilee, and paddington. that is how they know her, which is lovely to see. it is a saturday night with people coming down after work, they have been working all day or been in town and want to come and pay their respects and welcome the new king. these ladies live in london and you decided to come down tonight, didn't you, what did you think when you heard the news? it was a surprise, i did not think it would happen this soon. what will your memories be of the queen? i saw her in scotland when she opened up a new railway track. had you gone especially to see the queen? what did you make of her? i was quite far away, but she just seemed very nice and respectful. it is the end of an era, because we have all grown up with the queen. she has been in all of our lives. she has been a constant. we have only had one monarch, she has been a constant for the last 26 years. and we will never have another

queen in our lifetime, it is going to be kings now. going to be crazy. how do you feel about that? it is great to have a female leader in the country, but i think they will do a good job. what about the atmosphere, so many people, thousands? yes, it is crammed, but it is very sombre, it is a weird atmosphere in town. and the end of an era for the uk and the commonwealth for so many people. yeah. why did you want to come down tonight? to pay my respects. she has been there as long as i have been alive, obviously. _ and having a king — such a change, we have to remember to say king charles, not prince charles. yes. lots of people saying it's strange having prince charles in your life this long and suddenly he is king charles. lots of other people coming down, so we can grab a few more people. hi, i am from bbc news, can we have a chat?

why did you come down here tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. from london? we have lived here for a decade or so in london. you came down to lay flowers today? yes. and how did you feel when you heard the news? devastated, sad, sad for her family, yeah. what are your memories of the queen? when i came here as a young boy with my family, in awe and wonder of the palace, probably. i'm sorry, i have to go. that's fine! lots of people coming to try to get to green park and lay flowers. so many floral tributes, in fact they had to remove them from outside buckingham palace because there were too many people, the new prince and princess of wales and the duke and duchess of sussex have appeared together in a surprise show of unity this evening. they greeted well—wishers and looked at floral

tributes outside windsor castle. thousands of people had gathered throughout the day outside the castle before the four arrived. our correspondent dan johnson was there. there is a fascination, of course, about that moment because it was so unexpected when the royal couple is a riot. what were people saying about what they witnessed and how the atmosphere was? it about what they witnessed and how the atmosphere was?— the atmosphere was? it really did send a ripple _ the atmosphere was? it really did send a ripple of — the atmosphere was? it really did send a ripple of excitement - the atmosphere was? it really did i send a ripple of excitement through the crowd. people were not sure that they would get a glimpse of any of they would get a glimpse of any of the royal family here but thousands of people had been gathered outside the gates of windsor castle. the long walk has been full of people bringing tributes, flowers, these are just some of them. the staff said it took them six hours to gather up all of the flowers ready to move them inside the castle, and there were so many more people here today, it will take them even

longer. there was that rumour that there might be an appearance from some of the royal family, perhaps the new prince and princess of wales, but nobody expected to see harry and meghan, the duke and the of sussex as well, so that really did make an impression on people and it was pleasing for people to see the brothers together, especially at such a difficult time. �* there such a difficult time. after there had been so and it is difficulty between them. and it is so a family has to difficulty between them. and it is so together a family has to difficulty between them. and it is so together at1 family has to difficulty between them. and it is so together at this 1in has to difficulty between them. and it is so together at this difficult :o come together at this difficult moment, has to support each other, whatever has happened in the past. there was a huge amount of support for the royal say. people were cheering when they appeared, calling out their best wishes, and giving their sorrow for the lost to the royal family has suffered, giving their support, and all of the royals a moment at read 222 222 the2 th2t2' 222 “�*2" etc . the shaking the hands across the barriers, having bunch bunch of flowers handed bunch after bunch of flowers handed to them and exchanging a few kind

back and forth. it nice to some of those interactions, and think people here have really i think people here have really received that so positively. and although there has been so much sadness, and this has been a day of quiet reflection for so many, it still is, here this evening. there has been a positive energy, and i celebrate a result of mood amongst some people because there is so much thatis some people because there is so much that is positive about the queen's some people because there is so much tha to positive about the queen's some people because there is so much tha to positive i on it the queen's 2:22: been ----e been the crowd we seen �* the seen �*the same have seen. generatiens ef the same 2 here have seen. generatiens ef the same . here together have seen. generatiehs ef the same . here together pay family here together tahhpay tribute have family here together tehhpay tribute have grand to the queen. i have seen grand parents giving their own memories of things from earlier in their lives, memories of the keen —— the queen, trying to pass that to their grandchildren, parents trying to get across the magnitude of these events, trying to let children understand that this is a day that they will look back on later in their life, as something really momentous. there has been a huge amount of positivity here, despite all of the sadness, and that

appearance from those four members of the royal family, the fact that they were able to reunite in their grief to be together here today, has given a really strong message, that has been really well received by people, especially understanding the difficult time that the family is having. it difficult time that the family is havint. .. ., ., difficult time that the family is havint. ., ., , difficult time that the family is havin.. ., ., , ., having. it cannot have been easy for them. it showed _ having. it cannot have been easy for them. it showed a _ having. it cannot have been easy for them. it showed a degree _ having. it cannot have been easy for them. it showed a degree of - having. it cannot have been easy for| them. it showed a degree of stoicism for them to come up, and perhaps they found it incredibly comforting for them to be with people, and as we look at the pictures of them, this was notjust a cursory walkabout. they spent quite a lot of time, they seem to really want to make connections with people and so many young people as well, both catherine and meghan spending time with all of the youngsters who had made it down.— made it down. they were walking about through — made it down. they were walking about through the _ made it down. they were walking about through the crowd - made it down. they were walking about through the crowd meeting made it down. they were walking - about through the crowd meeting and greeting people, shaking hands, having conversations, for perhaps 45 minutes. really meaningful interactions. i overheard prince william saying that some of the

messa tes that the prince of nicest messages that the prince of wales has received, so many nice messages, particularly from younger people, some of those are the ones that have meant the most to him in the last few days. so the support the last few days. so the support the royal family has had has been really well received and very much appreciated by them, and they wanted to show that appreciation to the crowd here, and in return, their strength in managing to unite, and to put on that show the people here, to put on that show the people here, to be able to stride out in public at such a difficult time, has really made an impression on the thousands of people gathered here today. we can still see that part of flowers behind you, dan, an incredible sight, thank you forjoining us, dan johnson at windsor. thank you for being with us. you are watching bbc news.

king charles iii is officially proclaimed as the new monarch in a ceremony at stjames' palace — televised for the first time. in a ritual stretching back centuries, the king pledged his commitment to his new role in front of a packed room. in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god.

all six living former prime ministers were in the audience, which included other senior politicians, judges and officials. outside, hundreds of people witnessed the pomp and ceremony of the proclamation up on a balcony of the palace. prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord charles iii. a surprise show of unity, as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. and at balmoral, the queen's three younger children

and their families viewed tributes to her after attending a church service. it comes as the date of the queen's funeral is announced as monday 19th september. and in other news this evening, ukraine says it has retaken several key towns and cities in the north and east as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace. good evening. charles iii, who became monarch immediately after the death of his mother, has been formally proclaimed king at st james's palace in london. in a ceremony which dates back centuries and which was televised for the first time in its history, the death of her majesty queen

elizabeth ii was officially confirmed, before the new monarch swore an oath. king charles paid tribute to his late mother, saying her reign had been unequalled in dedication, duration and devotion. he vowed to follow her example and to seek peace, harmony and the prosperity of all the nations where he is now head of state. he also confirmed that the day of the queen's funeral, monday 19th of september, will be a bank holiday across the country. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching today's events. in the setting of london's original royal palace at st james's, the accession council, britain's political leaders, past and present, with other notable figures. there to pledge their allegiance to britain's new head of state. god save the king. all: god save the king. the king joined the accession council gathered in the palace's throne room to make his declaration.

it is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathise with me in the irreparable loss we've all suffered. my mother's reign was unequalled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. i am deeply aware of this great inheritance, and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional

government, and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands, and of the commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world. and in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. concerning the security of the church of scotland... the king took a centuries—old oath to preserve the position of the church of scotland. i, charles iii, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of my other realms and territories, king, defender of the faith, do faithfully promise and swear that i shall inviolably maintain and preserve the settlement of the true protestant

religion, as established by the laws made in scotland. watched by the heir to the throne, prince william, prince of wales, and camilla the queen consort, he signed the oath, charles r, charles rex — king. and then, a moment of pageantry. fanfare plays. from a balcony, the garter king of arms issued the proclamation of the new king's reign. whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady, queen elizabeth ii, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of

great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles philip arthur george. we, therefore, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord charles iii. the king's guard gave three cheers. three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip! hurray! following centuries—old tradition, the proclamation was also issued in the city of london.

..affirming and proclaiming the reign of charles iii to all corners of his kingdom. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the new prince and princess of wales and the duke and duchess of sussex have appeared together in a surprise show of unity this evening. they greeted well—wishers and looked at floral tributes outside windsor castle. prince william also issued a statement, paying tribute to the late queen. danela relph reports now on the brothers�* joint visit. nobody had seen this coming. after the fall and friction, it was expected and announced walking together, the new prince and princess of wales and the duke and duchess of sussex. it was a family reunited in grief. there were a few words exchanged as they looked at

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the fractured relationship between william and harry has showed few signs of healing. after the funeral of their grandfather the duke of edinburgh, there was hope this chat would lead to a reconciliation. there was a similar hope when the brothers came together to unveil a statue of their mother but the hurt was deep on both sides and neither could find a piece. today was an extraordinary moment of solidarity. perhaps driven by the public 0t ot latte ot taste for ot latte for their outpouring of love for their grandmother and the weight father as... it?" ”back, a as i 7 1 back, there "i; it; séeédhye’. 2 back, there 2222 212'1�*5222222 ’ thank 2222 212“t gee-2222 ’ thank you. much, thank you. cheering and - royal - much, thank you. cheering l and - royal - left much, thank you. cheering l and - in| royal - left much, thank you. cheering l and - in the 'al - left much, thank you. cheering l and - in the same - left much, thank you. cheering l

and - in the same car. left together, in the same car. who knows if this is a lasting reconciliation? but today, the loss of the queen has gone some way to mending a damaging family rift. daniela relph, bbc news. dan what was the reaction to what was the atmosphere like when they arrived?— they arrived? absolutely electric, ou could they arrived? absolutely electric, you could feel— they arrived? absolutely electric, you could feel the _ they arrived? absolutely electric, you could feel the excitement - you could feel the excitement rippling through the crowd. people had heard a rumour they might get a view of some of the royals and they were really pleased to see the new prince and princess of wales, really glad they got that chance to see them and share some thoughts and show their respects but pleasantly surprised to also see harry and meghan and this show of unity that the family was able to put on, and putting aside the differences, the division that has existed between the brothers in the last few years. it has been really well received by

people here, i think they appreciated the chance to hand over some flowers and share a few words and give a message of condolence. into a limb was overheard saying that some of the kindest and warmest messages he had received was from the youngest people —— prince william was overheard. it has felt like a unified occasion, especially today, because so many children were in the crowd today i have seen grand trying to explain to grandchildren what a momentous occasion this is, sharing memories of the queen and what she meant to them. it seems she has been able notjust to unify families in the crowd but something to unify her own family and it is clear that the royals took great strength and enjoyed the time they spent here, about 45 minutes shaking hands and talking to people in the crowd. and i think they took strength from that and the people who gathered here today to lay flowers and pay tributes, and they were really pleased to see them and that has been really well received.

many thanks. meanwhile all day, crowds have continued to gather outside buckingham palace and stjames' palace, to pay their respects to the late queen. our special correspondent lucy manning has been spending the day with those who have travelled to pay tribute. all hail the king! cheering. god save the king! the king and his people, determined to form a connection, to create a bond. for the second day, king charles came out from behind palace walls. this is the public getting to know his majesty, and the monarch making his first steps as king charles rather than prince charles to meet them. very overwhelming, yeah. absolutely, i've waited my whole life for that moment. ijust love him, he's great. ijust shook the new king's hand! what do you think he is going to be like as a monarch? i think he's going to be fantastic.

you know, he's had some fantastic. training from his mother, the queen. this morning, if there was ever a moment for a child to live through history, to understand kings and queens, to mark the moment one era transitioned into another, this was it. trumpets play. # long to reign over us... just a few hundred from the crowds of thousands allowed outside stjames's palace to hear the new king proclaimed. the youngest, orla elizabeth, 11 weeks old. it's history, isn't it? and i think by bringing her down today, it's something we can talk to her about. she'll obviously be spoken to about the queen because she is named after her. and it is something she can pass on to her kids. what do you make of king charles so far? i think he's been absolutely incredible really and doing all of that what he did yesterday, you know, the day after his mother died, takes guts. and i thought he was

absolutely magnificent. a real sense of trying to involve the people, his subjects, to bring them along with the change. knitted by their grandma, lottie and isabel had brought their queens. why have you brought those down today, girls? because king charles�*s mother has died. we went to put flowers down for the queen. it's a moment of history - and we wanted the girls to come and pay their respects and see the new king _ it will be a changing era - but i think the public are behind charles, king charles, _ and will support him all the way. not everyone had the best view but we are all living through, experiencing, this new era. thankfully, today i'm not crying because yesterday i was crying, very much so. what did you make of the proclamation ceremony? i mean, like, it's emotional, like, oh, my god, prince charles is king and the queen is not there any more!

buckingham palace was enveloped by people, mournful, celebratory, a swirl of changing emotions. the royal car slowing so that everyone here could say they had seen king charles. it was worth the wait, brilliant. how long did you wait for? i think probably about three hours. why did you want to come down? ijust wanted to be part of this, just so important to be part of the moment. and what do you make of the new king? i like him, i like charlie, he's good, yeah, i really like charlie. a pilgrimage to the palace. flowers to remember the queen. cheers to welcome the king. lucy manning, bbc news. king charles met senior politicians in london today, from the government and opposition parties. members of parliament have been swearing allegiance to him as the new head of state and have also been paying tributes

to queen elizabeth. from westminster, our political editor chris mason reports. carved into the very stones of parliament, a king past, as a new one ascends. i swear by almighty god... mps didn't have to make a new pledge today, but those that did could choose its precise form. according to law, so help me god. i will be a faithful and true allegiance to his majesty, king charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. and even its language. delivered here in welsh. what we are witnessing, florid in decoration, weighted with history. the british constitution. the relationship between parliament, government, monarch, exposed to global

sunlight like never before. this afternoon the new king, the new prime minister and her cabinet, an audience at the palace, a relaxed tone. a former prime minister has told the bbc that the king has been preparing for this moment. i had audiences with prince charles when elizabeth ii was still on the throne, because he wanted to start thinking about how to conduct those audiences, and from what i saw, he would be brilliant at that job, brilliant at listening, brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel. the king has also been meeting other senior politicians. your majesty. including labour's keir starmer. who offered praise. i thought your speech yesterday was fantastic. 0h, did you? well, that's encouraging! so reassuring!

next in line, the liberal democrat leader, ed davey, hoping to discuss green themes. i'd love to talk to you about similar issues on the environment... but first of all, can i offer my sincere condolences.- but first of all, can i offer my sincere condolences. thank you very much. and then the scottish national party's leader in westminster, ian blackford. reflecting on the queen's final days, in scotland. we know how much she loved being back there. yes, she is at peace. he is at peace. a woman of very strong faith. he is at peace. a woman of very strong faith-— in the coming days, the king will head to edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. the prime minister will accompany him. the magnitude of these moments isn't lost on any of those caught up in them. our political editor chris masonjoins me now.

on the final point you made on the fact that the new prime minister will be accompanying the new king, what do you make of that? the will be accompanying the new king, what do you make of that?- will be accompanying the new king, what do you make of that? a new head of state under — what do you make of that? a new head of state under new _ what do you make of that? a new head of state under new head _ what do you make of that? a new head of state under new head of _ of state under new head of government introducing themselves to the in their new roles for the same time and at the same time. i am told the prime minister's role in the coming days will be to attend church services and each of the city is the king stops. in that sense, her role will not be hugely prominent. but i am struck at a time when there are strains in the architecture of the uk, those who are arguing they should go their own way, it is a vivid illustration for the prime minister of great britain and northern ireland to embark on this trip so early in her tenure. and that unquestionably, i would say is useful politically. before those moments, another big moment here at westminster on monday when the king will head here to address mps and peers in westminster hall. another

moment which will be quite a moment. chris, many thanks. chris mason. there's more on that interview with david cameron on sunday with laura kuenssberg, tomorrow morning at 9am. as you heard earlier, it's been announced that the queen's state funeral will take place on the morning of monday 19th of september at westminster abbey. the queen's cortege will leave balmoral tomorrow and head to edinburgh. our correspondentjames landale has the details. it is here, in the ballroom at balmoral castle, that the queen now rests. her oak coffin covered with the royal standard for scotland and a wreath of flowers. the estate's staff paying their last respects. tomorrow morning, six of the queen's gamekeepers will carry the coffin to a hearse that will drive slowly south, taking six hours to reach the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh.

the following afternoon, just after 2:30pm, the coffin will travel in military possession along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, with the king and other members of the royal family following on foot. there, after a service involving people from all parts of scottish society, the queen's body will lie in rest for 24 hours to allow the public to pay their respects. there will be a continuous vigil held by the royal company of archers and, just after 7pm, by the king himself. on tuesday afternoon, the coffin, accompanied by the princess royal, will be flown to northolt airport in london and taken on to buckingham palace. from there, on wednesday afternoon, the queen's coffin will leave the palace, conveyed up the mall by a gun carriage. the king and members of the royal family walking slowly and silently behind, with no music, just the tolling of big ben. through horse guards, down whitehall, the procession will end at westminster hall,

where the archbishop of canterbury will conduct a short service. in this ancient building, the queen will lie in state for four full days, her coffin mounted on a raised platform known as a catafalque, with many thousands expected to file past the coffin. and then, on bank holiday monday morning, the queen's coffin will leave westminster hall and be taken in a grand military procession to westminster abbey. members of the royal family are expected again to follow on foot. at 11 o'clock, the full state funeral will begin at the abbey, where foreign statesmen, european royalfamilies and other dignitaries willjoin the public in honouring the life of a queen who will be laid to rest later at st george's chapel, windsor. james landale, bbc news. joining me now is our royal correspondent daniela relph.

it has been a day of emotion and also tradition, but the big surprise was at windsor?— was at windsor? yes, that was extraordinary _ was at windsor? yes, that was extraordinary and _ was at windsor? yes, that was extraordinary and surprising i was at windsor? yes, that was extraordinary and surprising to j was at windsor? yes, that was - extraordinary and surprising to see harry and meghan out and about. we now know it was william, the prince of wales who reached out to them this afternoon. a palace source has had william felt that at this time of deep national mourning, he wanted to show family unity and that was pretty much what we got. i thought there were times when they looked a bit ill at ease, meghan perhaps a bit ill at ease, meghan perhaps a bit nervous but the reaction from the crowd was warm and welcoming to them all. so very warm reaction and i think there was genuine delight at seeing this particular group back together. what we don't know if this will lead to any kind of lasting fix to this broken relationship. stare to this broken relationship. are there any signs yet of how the reign of king charles might differfrom

that of his mother? of king charles might differ from that of his mother?— of king charles might differ from that of his mother? yes, there are some subtle _ that of his mother? yes, there are some subtle signs, _ that of his mother? yes, there are some subtle signs, a _ that of his mother? yes, there are some subtle signs, a couple - that of his mother? yes, there are some subtle signs, a couple of - that of his mother? yes, there are. some subtle signs, a couple of days in and a different approach. i think king charles would want to honour the memory of his mother and lee know he has deep respect for the role of constitutional monarchy, but what we have seen him say and do over the past couple of days, he has been more open, more emotional. yesterday, he didn't go straight into buckingham palace, he stopped and met the crowds. today, direct contact with people. i think there will be a subtle difference in style and approach from king charles iii. thank you very much. the queen's three younger children, princess anne and the princes andrew and edward, along with their families remain at balmoral and today after a church service, they took time to read and admired the growing number of floral tributes outside the castle's gates. from there, sarah campbell reports. it is not long now until the late queen leaves this beautiful part

of scotland forever. a place which was so close to her heart. before she starts her finaljourney tomorrow, people travelled here to say their own goodbyes. the queen's family was on the minds of many of those here today and this afternoon, the castle gates opened and, in convoy, three of the queen's children — prince andrew, prince edward, princess anne and their families made their way to the local church for a private service. during her lifetime, the queen talked about the strength and comfort she found through herfaith and during the long summer months here on the balmoral estate, she worshipped here at crathie kirk. in its familiar surroundings, her family came together today to pray. it was a short service and afterwards, the three families left their vehicles and walked across the bridge, over the river dee, to the people who had

come to pay their respects. it's a family event and i feel incredibly solemn, they've got such a solemn time ahead of them as a family. it is important he's aware, because he will only know a king, rather than a queen. it is so sad to see her go. it will be so different. tt-si-ust amazing. — she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. it is stilljust two days since the queen died and the emotion was clear, as family members comforted one another. taking time to read some of the hundreds of messages left at the castle gates in tribute to their mother and grandmother. before returning back behind castle walls, they stopped and looked back. prince andrew, in a rare public appearance, led a wave, which was acknowledged by the crowd.

a mutual recognition of the loss the family and the nation is coming to terms with. the queen travelled widely across the uk throughout her long reign and it's thought that nearly a third of the country saw or even met her during her lifetime. one of the places she visited a number of times was bolton in lancashire and our special correspondent, jeremy cooke, has been to the town to speak to people who met and admired her. away from the capital and the palace and the crowds. a nation's quiet grief. quiet, but profoundly felt. she's beautiful, there will never be another one like her, will there? tears just streamed down my face. you have got to believe it, but it's difficult, isn't it? yeah...

there is sadness here, but gratitude too. so many lives touched by their queen. telegrams and cards that mean so much. i got a special one for my diamond wedding. it's nice with that buckingham palace envelope. we treasure that. her majesty the queen i and the duke of edinburgh leave bolton town hall... bolton, in our northern heartlands, a royal destination over several decades. in 2009, it was waburtons bakery — a short visit but lifelong memories. she made me feel exceedingly important, and that's what i remember about her. she was all about me on that day. would it be ridiculous of me to say that that moment, that exchange actually changed your life? it did, yes. i am still talking about it 13 years later, i have met the queen. i remember she walked away and she turned back and she said, "keep up the good work." i said to my colleague at the side, "wow!"

the passing of a monarch is a loss felt in all corners of the country. we offer our deepest condolences in the passing of our late queen elizabeth ii. in every one of our communities. she was notjust the queen, she was our queen, queen for all communties, whichever faith you are from. in particlar, i want to pass on my condolences from the community here. she was our queen and we are deeply, deeply going to miss her. al the bus driver is a proud monarchist. his patriotic outfit a heartfelt tribute. i think the whole world is going miss her. really, the whole world is going to miss... yeah... what can we do? we can move on and support our new king.

take a moment, though. karen is all about helping and supporting bolton's younger generation. she knows the inspiration that the queen has given, especially on her visits to this town. it makes the community feel like they matter, as individuals, as a community, as a town. you know, we're notjust a place forgotten up in north when the queen comes to see us. so, really, really important. last word to tilly, a personal tribute across the generations. thank you for looking after the country and caring. hope you rest in peace. jeremy cooke, bbc news, bolton. now in other news, after months of virtual deadlock, russian forces have withdrawn from key eastern towns, as a ukrainian counterattack makes further gains.

ukrainian officials said troops entered kupiansk, a vital supply hub for russian forces. in some areas the russian retreat is said to have been a "rout". and russians have pulled out from around izyum — moscow says to "regroup elsewhere". from central ukraine, our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports. ukraine's rapid counteroffensive is gaining ground. its troops taking some casualties, but also taking territory on several fronts. catching russian forces off—guard, even surprising some ukrainians. this footage was filmed by the troops. we can't document the battles ourselves. for now, journalists have been

banned from the front line. kyiv, determined to win the information war. as it is reclaiming territory, tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupyansk. in some areas, russia's front line has collapsed. and liberation has come. "everything is ok," troops tell locals, in the town of balakiya. "for six months, we prayed you would come," she said. nataliia, too, endured months of occupation under the russians. she and her husband were freed by the counteroffensive, but still showed signs of their trauma.

when you saw the ukrainian soldiers, when you realised they had come to free you, what was that moment like, what were your feelings? translation: we thought we would never see them, | and then our boys came and they were so handsome. so beautiful. especially compared to the fascists. i didn't know what to do with them, if i should hug them or hold their hands. i touched them and i was very happy. ukrainian social media has been flooded with patriotic videos. the national anthem now a battle hymn for troops. who believe that momentum is swinging their way. but the russians still hold around a fifth of ukraine, including the city of kherson.

this was the resistance on the streets in march. it was the first major ukrainian city to fall after the invasion. we managed to reach a woman still living there who says the russians are starting to lie low. for her protection, we are not naming her, and her words are spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or three days, the military seem to have quietened down a bit. they are less visible in cafes and restaurants. if street fighting starts, it will be very dangerous, but i will sit in the basement for days or weeks if needs be. i want to see our army here and thank them. i want to see their victory. scenes like this are cathartic for ukraine, and reassuring for its western backers.

few would imagine a swift end to the war. but ukrainians have now shown they can beat the russians in battle, not just outmanoeuvre them. and orla joins us now from the city of kryvyi rih in central ukraine. how significant are the ukrainian advances? i how significant are the ukrainian advances? ~ ., , advances? i think many here will feel this was _ advances? i think many here will feel this was a _ advances? i think many here will feel this was a momentous - advances? i think many here will feel this was a momentous day l advances? i think many here will. feel this was a momentous day one ukrainian colleague saying they were pleasantly shocked by the advances made although he also said he was cautious about what might follow. there is no doubt this has been a huge boost to morale here. i was here before the invasion began, on the day it started, and back since and on my last visit injune, the russians were grinding forward, taking territory slowly. there was really no sense then that the ukrainians might be able to mount a

strong counterattack. now what seems to have made the difference is the arrival of the long—range multiple rocket launch systems that kyiv had been asking for from britain and united states, and the arrival of other sophisticated weapons systems from nato allies. and make no mistake, the losses to date for the russians are extremely significant, strategic losses to cities that were transportation hubs, logistical centres for russian troops here. moscow has tried to dress it up by saying the troops were withdrawn and will regroup elsewhere but i think thatis will regroup elsewhere but i think that is not very persuasive. clearly, the ukrainians are now on the front foot and they will be trying to press their advantage as far as they can. find trying to press their advantage as far as they can-— trying to press their advantage as far as they can. and given where we are in this conflict, _ far as they can. and given where we are in this conflict, what _ far as they can. and given where we are in this conflict, what is - far as they can. and given where we are in this conflict, what is likely - are in this conflict, what is likely to happen next?— are in this conflict, what is likely to happen next? president putin will not be throwing _ to happen next? president putin will not be throwing in _ to happen next? president putin will not be throwing in the _ to happen next? president putin will not be throwing in the towel, - to happen next? president putin will not be throwing in the towel, he - to happen next? president putin will not be throwing in the towel, he hasj not be throwing in the towel, he has been obsessed with ukraine for years

and he seems to see the capture of ukraine as a multi—year project. he has already talked about mounting his own new offensive which is unlikely to happen before the winter is over and next spring comes. i think for now he may have to focus on trying to minimise his losses. he has notjust on trying to minimise his losses. he has not just suffered on trying to minimise his losses. he has notjust suffered military setbacks today, it's a public humiliation and something very important as it shifted. what we have seen here for the first time really is that ukrainian forces are able to take the battle to the russians and beat them in battle, notjust russians and beat them in battle, not just outmanoeuvre them russians and beat them in battle, notjust outmanoeuvre them and outsmart them. that is something we had not seen previously, the russians had pulled back from around kyiv but this time ukraine took the fight to them and according to one british military expert i spoke to today, this is the first time since the second world war that entire russian military units have been lost. a , russian military units have been lost. , ., ., , lost. many thanks orla guerin reporting- _

now a look at some other stories making the news today. hundreds of people gathered outside the headquarters of the metropolitan police to protest against the shooting dead of a 24—year—old black man in south london on monday. chris kaba was killed by a police officer following a car chase. his family are demanding the officer involved be immediately suspended after the police watchdog declared a murder investigation. the met police says the officer is not on operational duties and the force is cooperating fully with the police watchdog. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has said that pakistan needs massive financial support following devastating floods that have marooned vast parts of the country. on the second day of his visit to pakistan, he described the situation as "unimaginable". more than 1,400 people have died and millions have been forced to flee their homes. and uk scientists have established

how air pollution can lead to cancer, a discovery that they say will transform our understanding of how tumours develop. the findings, presented to the european society for medical oncology, could lead to drugs that block the disease. let's return now to our main story, and the official proclamation of charles as king took place not just in london today but also in ottawa in canada, where he replaces the queen as head of state. queen elizabeth made no fewer than 22 state visits there during her reign — more than to any other country. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports now on how her fellow canadians are remembering the queen. bearskin hats and a bugle print out this morning in ottawa, a solemn ceremony to confirm a king. his ro al is

ceremony to confirm a king. his royal is prince _ ceremony to confirm a king. h 3 royal is prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign charles iii. the new head of state, canada one of 14 commonwealth countries, former colonies, which still keep the ground. queen elizabeth ii was at its helm for nearly half of its history. its helm for nearly half of its histo . ~ its helm for nearly half of its histo . . ., , ., ., , history. we thought she would always be here, history. we thought she would always be here. yes. — history. we thought she would always be here. yes. and _ history. we thought she would always be here, yes, and we _ history. we thought she would always be here, yes, and we will— history. we thought she would always be here, yes, and we will miss - history. we thought she would always be here, yes, and we will miss her, i be here, yes, and we will miss her, missed her humour and her brains. she has had a calming effect on so many— she has had a calming effect on so many people over tough times, tumultuous times.— many people over tough times, tumultuous times. thank you again for our tumultuous times. thank you again for your welcome _ tumultuous times. thank you again for your welcome it's _ tumultuous times. thank you again for your welcome it's very - tumultuous times. thank you again for your welcome it's very good - tumultuous times. thank you again for your welcome it's very good to l for your welcome it's very good to be home. for for your welcome it's very good to be home. ., , .. , for your welcome it's very good to be home. ., , , , be home. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here. _ be home. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here, old _ be home. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here, old and _ be home. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here, old and new - the crowds here, old and new generations gathering to greet her. displaying affection for her and for what she loved. from corgi fan clubs in the capital, ottawa, two fast

horses at the calgary stampede in the west, prince philip enjoying himself as well, always at her side. embracing canadian culture, including its national sport. i including its national sport. i think it's absolutely including its national sport. i think it's absolutely wonderful, she has really touched the spirit of what being canadian is all about. often the queen was on thin ice. seldom before it ever has her majesty— seldom before it ever has her majesty been so heavily guarded as on this— majesty been so heavily guarded as on this drive to the parliament buildings _ on this drive to the parliament buildints. , , .,, ., buildings. sometimes people who showed u- buildings. sometimes people who showed up came _ buildings. sometimes people who showed up came to _ buildings. sometimes people who showed up came to protest. - buildings. sometimes people who showed up came to protest. this | buildings. sometimes people who i showed up came to protest. this was the scene in the mainly french—speaking province of quebec in 1964 when separatist sentiment was at its highest anger over english domination. the queen knew it, nevershowed english domination. the queen knew it, never showed it, steering a middle course.— it, never showed it, steering a middle course. ottawa is a small ca-ital. .. middle course. ottawa is a small capital- -- very — middle course. ottawa is a small capital... very first _ middle course. ottawa is a small capital... very first visit - middle course. ottawa is a small capital... very first visit as - middle course. ottawa is a small| capital... very first visit as queen

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longer matters. that this is a country where the constitution is hard to change so for now it is a country with a king. here, football grounds and race courses around the country stayed empty this afternoon after governing body decided to postpone events to mark the death of queen elizabeth. but after the government signalled that individual sporting organisations should make their own decisions, some sport is going ahead as our sports correspondentjoe as our sports correspondent joe wilson as our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports. no one at the oval needed to be told. as the cricketers of england and south africa readied themselves, there was a hush in the grandstands long before the announcer officially declared a minute of silence would begin. and then came the reflection. bell rings. and then came god save the king. # god save our gracious king...#.

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everyone — this is bbc news. our top stories... new details on the queen's state funeral — it will be held in westminster abbey on monday 19 september — king charles approved the day as a bank holiday. princes william and harry, and their wives kate and meghan, greet crowds in windsor. at balmoral, the queen's three younger children and their families viewed tributes to her after attending a church service. the new monarch read and signed an oath — and paid tribute to the late queen at his accession ceremony at st james's palace — televised for the first time. god save the king! all: god save the king! outside, hundreds of people

witnessed the ceremony of the proclamation up on a balcony of the palace. prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. hello and welcome to bbc news. new detail has been revealed on the queen's elizabeth's finaljourney. a state funeral will take place on monday, the 19th of september, at 11am bst at westminster abbey. schools across the uk will close on the day of the funeral — giving thousands of youngsters

the chance to watch the televised service and pay their respects. we've also had more details of the key events that will happen in the next week, as the funeral approaches the queen's coffin is to leave balmoral tomorrow — sunday the 11th, at 10am local time, carried by six of the estate's gamekeepers. it will be taken to the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh, by road to arrive at four o'clock. on the afternoon of monday the 12th, there will be a short procession of the coffin along the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, with the king and queen consort following on foot. a service will be held, attended by members of the royal family, and the queen will remain at st giles' for a short period of lying at rest. in the evening, there'll be a vigil. the queen's coffin will be taken to edinburgh airport, at five o clock in the afternoon of tuesday the 13th of september — and it will be flown to london, accompanied by the princess royal. it will arrive at buckingham palace in the evening, witnessed by king charles and the queen consort. the next day, wednesday september the 14th, atjust after two o

clock in the afternoon, the queen's coffin will be adorned with the crown, and a wreath of flowers, and travel on a gun carriage from buckingham palace to westminster hall, in silence. the route will take in queen's gardens, the mall, horse guards and horse guards arch, whitehall, parliament street, parliament square and new palace yard. king charles and members of the royal family will join the procession. it's being described as a 'small and personal�* procession. during that procession, there will guns fired at hyde park and big ben will toll. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four full days, after a short service by the archbishop of canterbury. the lying in state will end on september the 19th, the day of the queen's funeral. we'll have more detail on the plans later in the programme. let's ta ke let's take you back to earlier today. charles the third iii has been formally proclaimed king at stjames's palace in london. in a ceremony which dates back centuries — and which was televised

for the first time in its history — the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii was officially confirmed, before the new monarch swore an oath. king charles paid tribute to his late mother — saying her reign had been unequalled in dedication, duration and devotion. he vowed to follow her example and to seek peace, harmony and the prosperity of all the nations where he is now head of state. he also confirmed that the day of the queen's funeral, monday 19th of september, will be a bank holiday across the country. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching today's events. in the setting of london's original royal palace at st james's, the accession council, britain's political leaders, past and present, with other notable figures. there to pledge their allegiance to britain's new head of state. god save the king. all: ,., the king joined the accession council gathered in the palace's throne room to make his declaration. it is my most sorrowful duty

to announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathise with me in the irreparable loss we've all suffered. my mother's reign was unequalled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. i am deeply aware of this great inheritance, and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow

the inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional government, and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands, and of the commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world. and in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. concerning the security of the church of scotland... the king took a centuries—old oath to preserve the position of the church of scotland. i, charles iii, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of my other realms and territories, king, defender of the faith, do faithfully promise and swear that i shall inviolably maintain and preserve the settlement of the true protestant

religion, as established by the laws made in scotland. watched by the heir to the throne, prince william, prince of wales, and camilla the queen consort, he signed the oath, charles r, charles rex — king. and then, a moment of pageantry. fanfare plays. from a balcony, the garter king of arms issued the proclamation of the new king's reign. whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady, queen elizabeth ii, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles philip arthur george. we, therefore, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord charles iii. the king's guard gave three cheers. three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip! hurray! following centuries—old tradition, the proclamation was also issued in the city of london.

hip hip! hurray! ..affirming and proclaiming the reign of charles iii to all corners of his kingdom. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the new prince and princess of wales and the duke and duchess of sussex have appeared together in a surprise show of unity. they greeted well—wishers and looked at floral tributes outside windsor castle. prince william also issued a statement paying tribute to the late queen. danela relph reports now on the brothers�* joint visit. nobody had seen this coming. after the fallout and friction it was expected and announced walking together, the new prince and princess of wales and the duke and duchess of sussex. it was a family reunited in grief. there were a few words exchanged as they looked at the flowers and tributes left to honour the queen. all eyes were on them.

the brothers had barely spoken to each other in two years, but today, something clearly shifted. then, to the crowd. harry and meghan of the chatting, s and s �*side where on the other side where william and much same, catherine, doing much the same, particularly with families and children who had come to children who had come out to remember queen. they have come together for their nan, but they love them very much obviously. a time of crisis, we need to be together. no family likes any conflict, we don't know what's gonel on, but it's great to see them together and it's. good for the country. about his grandmother, saying...

the fractured relationship between william and harry has showed few signs of healing. after the funeral of their grandfather the duke of edinburgh, there was hope this chat would lead to a reconciliation. there was a similar hope when the brothers came together to unveil a statue of their mother but the hurt was deep on both sides and neither could find a piece. today was an extraordinary moment of solidarity. perhaps driven by the public outpouring of love for their grandmother and the weight of responsibility their father now bears. as they walked back, there was a joint goodbye. thank you so much, thank you. cheering. and then the royal couples left together, in the same car. who knows if this is a lasting reconciliation? but today, the loss of the queen has gone some way to mending

a damaging family rift. daniela relph, bbc news. danjohnson has been at windsor castle and told me more about the public reaction to the surprise appearance. people were not sure that they would get a glimpse of any of the royal family here, but thousands of people had been gathered outside the gates of windsor castle. the long walk has been full of people bringing tributes, flowers, these are just some of them. the staff said it took them six hours to gather up all of the flowers ready to move them inside the castle, and there were so many more people here today, it will take them even longer. there was that rumour that there might be an appearance from some of the royal family, perhaps the new prince and princess of wales, but nobody expected to see harry and meghan, the duke and the of sussex as well, so that really did make an impression on people and it was pleasing for people to see the brothers together,

especially at such a difficult time. after there had been so much division and difficulty between them. and it is so relatable that a family has to come together at this difficult moment, has to support each other, whatever has happened in the past. there was a huge amount of support for the royal say. ——there was a huge amount of support for the royals here. people were cheering when they appeared, calling out their best wishes, and giving their sorrow for the lost the royal family has suffered, giving their support, and all of the royals took a moment to look at the flowers and read the tributes, and then to move down through the crowd shaking hands across the barriers, having bunch after bunch of flowers handed to them and exchanging a few kind words back and forth. it was nice to see some of those interactions, and i think people here have really received that so positively. and although there has been so much sadness, and this has been a day of quiet reflection for so many, it still is here this evening.

there has been a positive energy, and a celebration sort of mood amongst some people because there is so much that is positive about the queen�*s life to look back on, and one thing that stood out has been the number of children in the crowd today. we have seen generations of the same family here together to pay tribute to the queen. i have seen grand parents giving their own memories of things from earlier in their lives, memories of the queen, trying to pass that to their grandchildren, parents trying to get across the magnitude of these events, trying to let children understand that this is a day that they will look back on later in their life, as something really momentous. there has been a huge amount of positivity here, despite all of the sadness, and that appearance from those four members of the royal family, the fact that they were able to reunite in their grief to be together here today, has given a really strong message, that has been really well received by people, especially understanding the difficult time that the family is having. it cannot have been easy for them.

it really must have showed a degree of stoicism for them to come up, and perhaps they found it incredibly comforting for them to be with people, and as we look at the pictures of them, this was notjust a cursory walkabout. they spent quite a lot of time, they seem to really want to make connections with people and so many young people as well, both catherine and meghan spending time with all of the youngsters who had made it down. yeah, they were walking about through the crowd meeting and greeting people, shaking hands, having conversations, for perhaps 45 minutes. really meaningful interactions. i overheard prince william saying that some of the nicest messages that the prince of wales has received, so many nice messages, particularly from younger people, some of those are the ones that have meant the most to him in the last few days. so the support the royal family has had has been really well received and very much appreciated by them,

and they wanted to show that appreciation to the crowd here, and in return, their strength in managing to unite, and to put on that show the people here, to be able to stride out in public at such a difficult time, has really made an impression on the thousands of people who gathered here today. king charles met senior politicians in london today, from the government and opposition parties. members of parliament have been swearing allegiance to him as the new head of state and have also been paying tributes to queen elizabeth. from westminster, our political editor chris mason reports. carved into the very stones of parliament, a king past, as a new one ascends. i swear by almighty god... mps didn�*t have to make a new pledge today, but those that did could choose its precise form. according to law, so help me god. i will be a faithful and true allegiance to his majesty, king charles, his heirs

and successors, according to law. and even its language. she speaks welsh. delivered here in welsh. what we are witnessing, florid in decoration, weighted with history. the british constitution. the relationship between parliament, government, monarch, exposed to global sunlight like never before. this afternoon the new king, the new prime minister and her cabinet, an audience at the palace, a relaxed tone. a former prime minister has told the bbc that the king has been preparing for this moment. i had audiences with prince charles when elizabeth ii was still on the throne, because he wanted to start thinking about how to conduct those audiences, and from what i saw, he would be brilliant at thatjob, brilliant at listening,

brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel. i mean this has probably been the longest apprenticeship in history. the king has also been meeting other senior politicians. your majesty. including labour�*s keir starmer. who offered praise. i thought your speech yesterday was fantastic. 0h, did you? well, that's encouraging! so reassuring! next in line, the liberal democrat leader, ed davey, hoping to discuss green themes. i�*d love to talk to you about similar issues on the environment... but first of all, can i offer my sincere condolences. thank you very much. and then the scottish national party�*s leader in westminster, ian blackford. reflecting on the queen�*s final days, in scotland. we know how much she loved being back there. yes, she is at peace. he is at peace.

a woman of very strong faith. exactly. in the coming days, the king will head to edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. the prime minister will accompany him. the magnitude of these moments isn�*t lost on any of those caught up in them. we saw earlier that walkabout by william and harry, well the queen�*s three younger children, princess anne and the princes andrew and edward, along with their families remain at balmoral and today after a church service, they took time to read and admire the growing number of floral tributes outside the castle�*s gates. from there sarah campbell reports it is not long now until the late queen leaves this beautiful part of scotland forever. a place which was so close to her heart.

before she starts her finaljourney tomorrow, people travelled here to say their own goodbyes. the queen�*s family was on the minds of many of those here today and this afternoon, the castle gates opened and, in convoy, three of the queen�*s children — prince andrew, prince edward, princess anne and their families made their way to the local church for a private service. during her lifetime, the queen talked about the strength and comfort she found through herfaith and during the long summer months here on the balmoral estate, she worshipped here at crathie kirk. in its familiar surroundings, her family came together today to pray. it was a short service and afterwards, the three families left their vehicles and walked across the bridge, over the river dee, to the people who had come to pay their respects. it�*s a family event and i feel incredibly solemn, they�*ve got such a solemn time ahead of them as a family. it is important he's aware,

because he will only know a king, rather than a queen. it is so sad to see her go. it will be so different. tt-si-ust amazing. — she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. it is stilljust two days since the queen died and the emotion was clear, as family members comforted one another. taking time to read some of the hundreds of messages left at the castle gates in tribute to their mother and grandmother. before returning back behind castle walls, they stopped and looked back. prince andrew, in a rare public appearance, led a wave, which was acknowledged by the crowd. a mutual recognition of the loss the family and the nation is coming to terms with.

king charles has also been greeting members of the public again. late in the afternoon he left buckingham palace and was driven to clarence house. that�*s the building which has been his london residence and is just a very short distance up the mall. once there, he again came outside to meet members of the public who have come to pay their respects, as he did on friday, when he first returned to london from scotland. charlotte gallagher was on the mall and told me how the crowds responded. there were cheers, or more screams, really. some people had waited all day to see king charles. they�*ve been pressed against the barriers, hoping he would do another walkabout and meet people. and people were ecstatic when he finally came out. what we heard the car suddenly coming out of buckingham palace and as soon as people saw that it had the royal standard on top of the car, there were huge cheers.

spoke to lots of families had come down today for their children. they wanted to witness this historic moment. lots of the children had been talking about their memory of the queen — thejubilee, and paddington. that is how they know her, which is lovely to see. it is a saturday night with people coming down after work, they have been working all day or been in town and want to come and pay their respects and welcome the new king. these ladies live in london and you wanted to come down tonight, didn�*t you, what did you think when you heard the news? it was a surprise, i did not think it would happen this soon. what will your memories be of the queen? i did see her in scotland when she opened up a new railway track. had you gone especially to see the queen? yes. what did you make of her? i was quite far away, but she just seemed very nice and respectful. it is the end of an era, because we have all grown up with the queen. she has been in all of our lives. she has been a constant.

we have only had one monarch, she has been a constant for the last 26 years. and we will never have another queen in our lifetime, it is going to be kings now. going to be crazy. how do you feel about that? it is great to have a female lead in the country, yeah, i think they will do a good job. what about the atmosphere, so many people, thousands? yes, it is crammed, but it is very sombre, it is a weird atmosphere in town. and the end of an era for the uk and the commonwealth for so many people. yeah. why did you want to come down tonight? to pay my respects. she has been there as long as i have been alive, obviously. _ and having a king — such a change, we have to remember to say king charles, not prince charles. lots of people saying it�*s strange having prince charles in your life this long and suddenly he is king charles.

lots of other people coming down, so we can grab a few more people. excuse me, i am from bbc news, can we have a chat? why did you come down here tonight? to pay our respects to the queen. from london? we have lived here for a decade or so in london. you came down to lay flowers today? yes. and how did you feel when you heard the news? devastated, sad, sad for the family, yeah. what are your memories of the queen? when i came here as a young boy with my family, in awe and wonder of the palace, probably. i'm sorry, i have to go. that�*s fine! lots of people coming to try to get to green park and lay flowers. so many floral tributes, they had to remove them from outside buckingham palace because there were too many people, thousands,

and even green park tube station, the nearest tube station, that very rarely stops or shuts, london is open all the time, but that closed today, because there were so many people. i don�*t know if you can see buckingham palace, it is very dark tonight, but the royal standard is still flying. prince charles is not actually in buckingham palace at the moment, he is round the corner in clarence house. he is in the royal estate, so the flag is still flying above buckingham palace, and i�*m sure, tomorrow, there will be even more people coming down, and on a saturday night we are getting crowds like this. what i can see is thousands and thousands of people, still queueing to come and lay flowers for the queen, and also to welcome the king. i got the tube into the bbc today and there were so many hundreds of people and of course, green park station was closed as well. i was talking to them about their memories of the queen, and as you speak to people there today, does it feel like there is any kind of generational divide in terms

of the stories and memories they are sharing? definitely. when you speak to people of the queen�*s generation or perhaps a bit younger, they remember her as a young woman, becoming a mother, grandmother, and they say that they felt like they grew up with her, they had grandchildren around the same time, and then where you speak to younger people, especially children, they of course talk about thejubilee, about paddington, someone else mentioned today, about whether the queen, or not the queen, had of a plane to open the london 2012 olympics! and what is interesting people from right across the world. i spoke to a man from germany, i and his girlfriend were on holiday in paris this week and when they heard queen elizabeth had died they decided to change the holiday and they have come to london and they said that they will stay for the rest of the week, and take in the atmosphere, because it does feel like a really momentous moment,

notjust for the uk, but for the world. we saw the front pages of newspapers across the world, and queen elizabeth was on the front cover of practically every single one. she was the world�*s most famous woman. and i think a lot of people come and want to pay their respects. to king charles. he has a difficult task. he is honestly grieving his mother, and is now taking on, probably the most high—profile job in the world. we�*re going to look at ukraine now because after months of virtual deadlock, russian forces have withdrawn from key eastern towns, as a ukrainian counterattack makes further gains. ukrainian officials said troops entered kupiansk, a vital supply hub for russian forces. in some areas the russian retreat is said to have been a �*rout�*. and the russians have pulled out from around izyum — moscow says to "regroup elsewhere". from central ukraine, our senior international correspondent,

orla guerin, reports. ukraine�*s rapid counter offensive is gaining ground. its troops taking some casualties but also taking territory on several fronts. catching russian forces off—guard, even surprising some ukrainians. this footage was filmed by the troops. we cannot document the battles ourselves. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, kyiv determined to win the information war. as it is reclaiming territory. tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupiansk. in some areas, russia�*s front line has collapsed. and liberation have come.

"everything is ok," troops tell locals in this town. "for six months, we prayed you would come," she says. natalia, too, endured months under occupation by the russians, who she calls fascists. she and her husband, volodymyr, were freed by the counteroffensive, but still show signs of their trauma. when you saw the ukrainian soldiers, when you realised they had come to free you, what was that moment like? what were your feelings? we thought we would never see them, and then our boys came, and they were so handsome. so beautiful. especially compared to the fascists. i didn�*t know what to do with them,

if i should hug them or hold their hands. i touched them and i was very happy. singing. ukrainian social media has been flooded with patriotic videos. the national anthem now a battle hymn for troops who believe that momentum is swinging their way. but the russians still hold around one fifth of ukraine, including the city of kherson. this was the resistance on the streets back in march. it was the first major ukrainian city to fall after the invasion. we managed to reach a woman still living there who said the russians are starting to lie low. for her protection,

we are not naming her, and her words are spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or three days, the military seem to have quietened down a bit. they are less visible in cafes and restaurants. if street fighting starts, it will be very dangerous. but i will sit in the basement for days and weeks if need be. i want to see our army here and thank them. i want to see the victory. scenes like this are cathartic for ukraine, and reassuring for its western backers. few would imagine a swift end to the war. but ukrainians have now shown they can beat the russians in battle, not just outmanoeuvre them. orla guerin, bbc news, central ukraine. let�*s look more now at those claims by president zelensky that ukrainian forces have recaptured two thousand square kilometres of territory in the last month —

and that russian forces are making �*the right choice to flee�*. i asked our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega, how significant this ukrainian offensive is. it is significant. it is the biggest shift in position since the russian forces left the towns around the capital kyiv in april. it is a massive gain for the ukrainians. president zelensky is also talking about more than 30 villages and towns being liberated in the east, but also the significance of some of those villages and towns being liberated. earlier today, we heard reports of the ukrainian forces entering the town of kupiansk, which is a major transport hub for the russians, a major place used by the russians to resupply troops in the east. then the russians saying that russian troops had

abandoned the city of izyum, which was a major hub being used by russians in the east of the country. now there are reports that local authorities in areas occupied by the russians in the kharkiv region are telling people to evacuate, and footage and pictures on social media are showing queues of cars trying to leave those occupied areas. now we�*ve seen pictures and footage of those people in those areas being liberated by the ukrainian forces, residents out in the streets welcoming the ukrainian soldiers with kisses and hugs. so it is a massive victory for ukrainians, and it could be a decisive turning point in this war. hugo, it�*s being seen by many as a humiliating setback for the russians. has there been any official response to this from moscow?

well, apart from the statement that the russians said they were regrouping troops from izyum and the city in the east of the country, we haven�*t had confirmation from the russians that many of those villages have been lost. but we are hearing from official pro—russian telegram channels and social media accounts, some reporters and people in those regions talking about a desperate situation for russian troops, calling for president putin to declare this special military operation a war, which could lead to a national mobilisation and recruitment of people. and for weeks, we�*ve been hearing about russian troops refusing to fight, complaining that they are understaffed and under—equipped, so morale is really low in those parts of the country occupied by the russians.

but we haven�*t had confirmation yet that all those villages have been lost by the russians. and hugo, are we hearing or seeing any stories coming out of those liberated towns? have there been any allegations of russian war crimes? we have not, and there�*s a reason for that — because the ukrainians have banned the work of journalists on those front lines, so we haven�*t had independent confirmation, we haven�*t heard independent reporting coming from these areas because of the restrictions that have been implemented by the ukrainian forces. but this is remarkable, even those accounts coming from the ukrainian forces, because for weeks we�*ve talked about the counteroffensive from the south of the country, and it seems the ukrainian saw an opportunity to attack russian forces in the east, russian forces had been deployed to defend positions in the south of the country.

so it seems that the ukrainians saw an opportunity to go out with this counteroffensive in the east and launch the surprise counteroffensive, and that�*s perhaps why we are seeing this rapid advance by ukrainian forces in the east of the country. and hugo, how much do you think the success of the ukrainian forces at the moment helps with president zelensky�*s message to the world that he needs more weaponry, more precision weaponry, as well, and more aid? it�*s very significant because i think the ukrainians will use these advances, if they are confirmed and obviously if the advances hold, that they have the ability to reclaim territory that�*s been held by the russians. for months, we�*ve talked about how static this conflict has become with no significant changes in terms of positions. for weeks, ukrainians have been using these sophisticated weapons

being provided by the west to attack russian positions away from the front lines. but up until now, we haven�*t seen these dramatic changes in terms of positions, so i think the ukrainians will use these advances to show western partners that they can go ahead with a counteroffensive, they can reclaim territory that�*s been occupied by the russians. but i think the message has been very clear — they want more weapons, and they want more weapons now. hugo bachega with the big developments in ukraine. back to buckingham palace, which has been the heart of events these last two days, as the royal family and the nation mourns the queen. crowds have continued to gather to pay their respects. our special correspondent lucy manning has been spending the day with those who have travelled to pay tribute. all hail the king! cheering. god save the king! the king and his people, determined to form a connection, to create a bond.

for the second day, king charles came out from behind palace walls. this is the public getting to know his majesty, and the monarch making his first steps as king charles rather than prince charles to meet them. very overwhelming, yeah. absolutely, i�*ve waited my whole life for that moment. ijust love him, he�*s great. ijust shook the new king's hand! what do you think he is going to be like as a monarch? i think he's going to be fantastic. you know, he's had some fantastic. training from his mother, the queen. this morning, if there was ever a moment for a child to live through history, to understand kings and queens, to mark the moment one era transitioned into another, this was it. trumpets play. # long to reign over us...# just a few hundred from the crowds of thousands allowed outside stjames�*s palace to hear

the new king proclaimed. the youngest, orla elizabeth, 11 weeks old. it�*s history, isn�*t it? and i think by bringing her down today, it�*s something we can talk to her about. she�*ll obviously be spoken to about the queen because she is named after her. and it is something she can pass on to her kids. what do you make of king charles so far? i think he's been absolutely incredible really and doing all of that what he did yesterday, you know, the day after his mother died, takes guts. and i thought he was absolutely magnificent. a real sense of trying to involve the people, his subjects, to bring them along with the change. knitted by their grandma, lottie and isabel had brought their queens. why have you brought those down today, girls? because king charles�*s mother has died. we went to put flowers down for the queen. it's a moment of history -

and we wanted the girls to come and pay their respects and see the new king _ it will be a changing era - but i think the public are behind charles, king charles, _ and will support him all the way. not everyone had the best view but we are all living through, experiencing, this new era. thankfully, today i�*m not crying because yesterday i was crying, very much so. what did you make of the proclamation ceremony? i mean, like, it�*s emotional, like, oh, my god, prince charles is king and the queen is not there any more! buckingham palace was enveloped by people, mournful, celebratory, a swirl of changing emotions. the royal car slowing so that everyone here could say they had seen king charles. it was worth the wait, brilliant. how long did you wait for? i think probably about three hours. why did you want to come down? ijust wanted to be part of this, just so important to be part of the moment.

and what do you make of the new king? i like him, i like charlie, he's good, yeah, i really like charlie. a pilgrimage to the palace. flowers to remember the queen. cheers to welcome the king. lucy manning, bbc news. as you heard earlier, it�*s been announced that the queen�*s state funeral will take place on the morning of monday 19th of september at westminster abbey. our correspondentjames landale has more of the details. it is here, in the ballroom at balmoral castle, that the queen now rests. her oak coffin covered with the royal standard for scotland and a wreath of flowers. the estate�*s staff paying their last respects. tomorrow morning, six of the queen�*s gamekeepers will carry the coffin to a hearse that will drive slowly south, taking six hours to reach the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh. the following afternoon,

just after 2:30pm, the coffin will travel in military possession along the royal mile to st giles�* cathedral, with the king and other members of the royal family following on foot. there, after a service involving people from all parts of scottish society, the queen�*s body will lie in rest for 24 hours to allow the public to pay their respects. there will be a continuous vigil held by the royal company of archers and, just after 7pm, by the king himself. on tuesday afternoon, the coffin, accompanied by the princess royal, will be flown to northolt airport in london and taken on to buckingham palace. from there, on wednesday afternoon, the queen�*s coffin will leave the palace, conveyed up the mall by a gun carriage. the king and members of the royal family walking slowly and silently behind, with no music, just the tolling of big ben. through horse guards, down whitehall, the procession

will end at westminster hall, where the archbishop of canterbury will conduct a short service. in this ancient building, the queen will lie in state for four full days, her coffin mounted on a raised platform known as a catafalque, with many thousands expected to file past the coffin. and then, on bank holiday monday morning, the queen�*s coffin will leave westminster hall and be taken in a grand military procession to westminster abbey. members of the royal family are expected again to follow on foot. at 11 o�*clock, the full state funeral will begin at the abbey, where foreign statesmen, european royalfamilies and other dignitaries willjoin the public in honouring the life of a queen who will be laid to rest later at st george�*s chapel, windsor. james landale, bbc news. the queen travelled widely across the uk throughout her long reign — and it�*s thought that nearly a third

of the country saw or even met her during her lifetime. one of the places she visited a number of times was bolton in lancashire — and our special correspondent, jeremy cooke, has been to the town to speak to people who met and admired her. away from the capital and the palace and the crowds. a nation�*s quiet grief. quiet, but profoundly felt. she�*s beautiful, there will never be another one like her, will there? tears just streamed down my face. you have got to believe it, but it�*s difficult, isn�*t it? yeah... there is sadness here, but gratitude too. so many lives touched by their queen. telegrams and cards that mean so much. i got a special one for my diamond wedding. it�*s nice with that buckingham palace envelope. we treasure that.

her majesty the queen i and the duke of edinburgh leave bolton town hall... bolton, in our northern heartlands, a royal destination over several decades. in 2009, it was waburtons bakery — a short visit but lifelong memories. she made me feel exceedingly important, and that�*s what i remember about her. she was all about me on that day. would it be ridiculous of me to say that that moment, that exchange actually changed your life? it did, yes. i am still talking about it 13 years later, i have met the queen. i remember she walked away and she turned back and she said, "keep up the good work." i said to my colleague at the side, "wow!" the passing of a monarch is a loss felt in all corners of the country. we offer our deepest condolences in the passing of our late queen elizabeth ii. in every one of our communities. she was notjust the queen, she was our queen, queen

for all communties, whichever faith you are from. in particlar, i want to pass on my condolences from the community here. she was our queen and we are deeply, deeply going to miss her. al the bus driver is a proud monarchist. his patriotic outfit a heartfelt tribute. i think the whole world is going miss her. really, the whole world is going to miss... yeah... what can we do? we can move on and support our new king. take a moment, though. karen is all about helping and supporting bolton�*s younger generation. she knows the inspiration that the queen has given, especially on her visits

to this town. it makes the community feel like they matter, as individuals, as a community, as a town. you know, we�*re notjust a place forgotten up in north when the queen comes to see us. so, really, really important. last word to tilly, a personal tribute across the generations. thank you for looking after the country and caring. hope you rest in peace. jeremy cooke, bbc news, bolton. the official proclamation of charles as king took place notjust in london today but also in ottawa in canada — where he replaces the queen as head of state. queen elizabeth made no fewer than 22 state visits there during her reign — more than to any other country. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reportsm this morning, in ottawa,

bearskin hats and a bugle, a solemn ceremony to confirm a king. his royal highness prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign, charles iii. this morning, in ottawa, bearskin hats and a bugle, a new head of state. canada, one of 14 commonwealth countries, former colonies, which still keep the crown. for seven decades, she drew the crowds here. old and new generations gathering to greet her.

displaying affection for her and for what she loved. from corgi fan clubs in the capital, ottawa, to fast horses at the calgary stampede in the west. prince philip enjoying himself to, always at his side. embracing canadian culture, including its hettme' canadian culture, including its "etc—e' sport. i think it�*s absolutely wonderful. she has really touched the spirit of what being a canadian is all about. but often the queen was on thin ice. seldom before if ever has her - been— seldom before if ever has her - been i heavily - in 1964, when separatist sentiment was at its highest, anger over english domination.

of canada�*s official languages. better than even some of canada�*s politicians. another difficult legacy of a darker imperial past. the indians were so delighted i to meet the great white queen. for canada�*s indigenous community, the monarchy also symbolises dispossession, discrimination, horrific abuses. canada�*s leaders are still confronting. this morning�*s ceremony to welcome the king sends another signal. the monarch�*s representative, the governor general mary simon, is the first indigenous person to hold this role. other change could be coming. the monarchy is changing, so too is

canada, the queen was able to move their kinds, to remain relevant, and now more and more canadians are saying the monarchy no longer matters. but this is a country where the constitution is hard to change, so for now, it is a country a king. i�*ve been speaking to a royal historian about canada�*s reaction. in canada, there has been a tremendous amount of interest in the changing rain as it has been 70 years since the ceremonies have unfolded. and in 1952, canada was actually between governors general when queen elizabeth ii succeeded to the throne on the 6th of february 1952, winston churchill had summoned the viscount back to the united kingdom to be the defence minister

and the first canadian born drug governor had not yet taken office so it was the administrator of canada who made the announcement so 1952 feels a longtime ago and there was a lot of interest in these events unfolding, and a lot of looking back at the queen�*s very successful royal tours over the years, and the number of canadians who she met from all walks of life. of canadians who she met from all walks of life-— walks of life. books of condolence have been set _ walks of life. books of condolence have been set up _ walks of life. books of condolence have been set up at _ walks of life. books of condolence have been set up at numerous - have been set up at numerous conditions around the uk, our correspondent has been a manchester cathedral meeting some of those who paid tribute. there were moments of joy paid tribute. there were moments of joy and also in the darkest hour after the aftermath on the terror attack on the manchester arena and over the past day or two, we have seen thousands and thousands of people come through the doors here of manchester cathedral to sign the

book of condolence, but also to light a candle, if they wished to do so. let�*s have a quick chat with julie and herfamily. you have travelled from stockport, haven�*t you? why did you want to be here today? you? why did you want to be here toda ? 2 ., , you? why did you want to be here toda ? ,, ., , , you? why did you want to be here toda ? 2 ., , , ., you? why did you want to be here toda ? ,, ., , , ., , ., , today? the queen has been a steady force in our— today? the queen has been a steady force in our world _ today? the queen has been a steady force in our world and _ today? the queen has been a steady force in our world and our _ today? the queen has been a steady| force in our world and our community force in our world and our community for so long and for all of my life and i wanted to come and just write and i wanted to come and just write a message, iwanted and i wanted to come and just write a message, i wanted tell her, even though she�*s never going to read it, that she was a woman of faith, one of integrity, that cared about people, and she was never frightened to have a conversation with people and to share sorrow with them. many theole and to share sorrow with them. many people here — and to share sorrow with them. many people here will _ and to share sorrow with them. many people here will have _ and to share sorrow with them. many people here will have chosen their words carefully, for you, your background, you are telling me before, you were northern irishman thatis before, you were northern irishman that is why you wanted to be here. very much so. when politicians were frightened to say things, she was happy to say things, she kept politics out and she talked about

people, she cared about our stories and she wanted to heal division is that of allowing division to continue. that of allowing division to continue-— that of allowing division to continue. ., ., , ., , ., continue. you have brought your dauthter continue. you have brought your daughter here. _ continue. you have brought your daughter here. sofia, _ continue. you have brought your daughter here. sofia, the - continue. you have brought your daughter here. sofia, the queen meant a lotto you, daughter here. sofia, the queen meant a lot to you, didn�*t she? yes. meant a lot to you, didn't she? yes, because i meant a lot to you, didn't she? yes, because i was _ meant a lot to you, didn't she? yes, because i was a _ meant a lot to you, didn't she? yes, because i was a brownie _ meant a lot to you, didn't she? yes, because i was a brownie and she was a brownie _ because i was a brownie and she was a brownie as— because i was a brownie and she was a brownie as well so i feel like it is something that i want to do when i am is something that i want to do when i am older — is something that i want to do when i am older. end is something that i want to do when i am older. �* i. is something that i want to do when i am older-— is something that i want to do when i am older. �* i. ., , i am older. and you write a message, tell me what — i am older. and you write a message, tell me what you _ i am older. and you write a message, tell me what you wrote. _ i am older. and you write a message, tell me what you wrote. i _ i am older. and you write a message, tell me what you wrote. i wrote - tell me what you wrote. i wrote something _ tell me what you wrote. i wrote something like, _ tell me what you wrote. i wrote something like, i— tell me what you wrote. i wrote something like, i was _ tell me what you wrote. i wrote something like, i was very - tell me what you wrote. i wrote something like, i was very sad l tell me what you wrote. i wrote i something like, i was very sad that she passed — something like, i was very sad that she passed away but she was a kind, caring _ she passed away but she was a kind, caring woman that looked after everyone — caring woman that looked after everyone and brownies, because she is a very— everyone and brownies, because she is a very special woman in my heart because _ is a very special woman in my heart because she — is a very special woman in my heart because she is a brownie and i am a brownie _ because she is a brownie and i am a brownie bo— because she is a brownie and i am a brownie. . , because she is a brownie and i am a brownie. ., , , ., because she is a brownie and i am a brownie. . , , ., , brownie. so many people have been sa int brownie. so many people have been saying exactly _ brownie. so many people have been saying exactly the — brownie. so many people have been saying exactly the same _ brownie. so many people have been saying exactly the same thing. - brownie. so many people have been saying exactly the same thing. let's| saying exactly the same thing. let�*s talk to dad jamie, jamie, you were a bit reluctant to have a chat with me, originally, but you have written a message and wanted to emphasise that. i a message and wanted to emphasise that. ~ ., ., ,

that. i think one of the things we have had a _ that. i think one of the things we have had a lot _ that. i think one of the things we have had a lot of _ that. i think one of the things we have had a lot of is _ that. i think one of the things we | have had a lot of is steadfastness and the dignity in which she performed her role, and it was this constant in my life, that is something that we have always known but i think for me what was important was notjust her service to our country and other nations but the way that she spoke about her faith was the main part of how she felt the strength to carry out that role. you know, in the quimper mac lifetime, there were many ups and downs but the way she carries herself and the weather she continued treat others through their situations, and i think that was important for me as a person of faith myself. even her christmas messages. but i think most importantly, it was the way she acted that faithfully her life and i think that was obvious, not just to us but to people across the world and that is why it was really important for me to come today with ourfamily but into a important for me to come today with our family but into a place of

worship, and to be able to kind of give thanks for that and appreciation for how that lived through her life and she really did live out her faith through her life. jamie, sophia, julianne, thank you forjoining me. the late queen was actually herejust over forjoining me. the late queen was actually here just over 12 months ago. at that time, she was visiting politicians as she would do but also the ordinary members of the public and listened to their stories about during the pandemic and how that affected them. i wanted to mention one message that was written before in the book of condolence, she was, that hasn�*t wrote, loyal to the end. so lovely to hear people�*s tributes. the bbc has set up a special web page where you can share your memories and paid tribute. send them in words, pictures, orvideo. this picture hasjust been

in words, pictures, orvideo. this picture has just been uploaded, in words, pictures, orvideo. this picture hasjust been uploaded, and what an amazing photo it is, a princess in wartime, this is princess in wartime, this is princess aged 18, visiting the grenadier guards in hove. that is the latest one up on the website but we would love to hear from you so send us your memories, photos, and thoughts to the web page. time to remind you of today�*s historic events. charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord charles iii. shouts out orders

god save the king! fanfare national anthem and this is the scene at buckingham

palace right now as tributes to the queen continue to pull in on saturday night. you are watching the bbc news. this is bbc news — i�*m lucy hockings. our top stories... king charles iii is officially proclaimed as the new monarch in a ceremony at stjames�* palace — televised for the first time. in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life. i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. all six living former prime ministers were in the audience, which included other senior politicians, judges and officials. outside, hundreds of people witnessed the pomp and ceremony of the proclamation up on a balcony of the palace. prince charles philip arthur george is now,

by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory,