continue to pull in on 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, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. 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 public holiday. a surprise show of unity — as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. attending a church service. and in other news — ukraine says it has retaken several key towns and cities in the north and east — as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace.

it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth's funeral will take place on september the nineteenth. her body will lie in state in westminster hall for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier, king charles was formally proclaimed as the new monarch at a ceremony in london. he said he would strive to follow the inspiring example of his late mother. he told the accession council at st james�*s palace that he was deeply aware of the heavy responsibilities of the role. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching the day'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. hip hip!

hurray! affirming and proclaiming the reign of charles ii! 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 unexpected and unannounced. cheering. walking together through the cambridge gates of windsor castle, 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 have barely spoken to each other in two years, but today, something clearly shifted. then, to the crowds. harry and meghan down one side of windsor�*s long walk, chatting, receiving flowers and condolences. on the other side were william and catherine, doing much the same, particularly with families and children who had come out to remember the queen. it's lovely to come together, isn't it, for their nan, but they love their nana very much obviously. a time of crisis, we need to be together. no family likes any conflict, i we don't know what's gone on, but it's great to see them together, and it's good i for the country as a whole. earlier, william prince of wales issued a moving personal statement 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 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 for 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 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 that job, 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. she 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. chris mason, bbc news. the queen's three younger children, princess anne and the princes andrew and edward, along with their families remain at balmoral and 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, 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. n-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. king charles and the queen consort have again been speaking to people near buckingham palace and in the mall. our correspondent charlotte gallagher

was at buckingham palace and i asked about the crowds reaction to seeing the royal couple. there were cheers, almost 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, and he was in the car, there were huge cheers. i spoke to lots of families that 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, people are coming down after work, they have been working all day or they've 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 are your memories of the queen? i did see her in scotland when she opened up a new railway track there. 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, so she has been a constant for the last 26 years. and we will never have another queen in our lifetime, it's going to be kings now. yeah, it's going to be crazy. how do you feel about that? it is great to have a female leading the country, but yeah, i think he will do a good job. what about the atmosphere, so many people, thousands?

yes, it is crammed. 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? just to pay my . respects, really. 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, let's 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. are you 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, and being 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, thousands, and even green park tube station, the nearest tube station, that very rarely stops or shuts foranything, 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, if 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. there were so many people on the tube, and 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, becoming a grandmother, and they say that they felt like they grew up with her, they had grandchildren around the same time, and then when you speak to younger people, especially children, they of course talk about

the jubilee, about paddington, someone else mentioned today, about when the queen, or not the queen, obviously, 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, he 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

he is obviously grieving his mother, and is now taking on, probably the most high—profile job in the world. 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 kupi—ansk, 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 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 has 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? 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. 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 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 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 hundreds of people, including the family of an unarmed black

man who was shot dead by police on monday in south london have gathered outside parliament, calling for the officer under investigation to be suspended. on friday, they learned that a criminal investigation had begun into the actons of the armed officer who killed 24—year—old chris kaba. greg mckenzie reports. fighting back tears, the family of 24—year—old chris kaba arrive to lead a peaceful march in westminster, to remember their much loved son. well, today, we are here to honour and remember and memorialise chris kaba, his life was cut short unnecessarily and needlessly, on behalf of the metropolitan police. we can see a huge amount of public support, community support for chris kaba's family, and we are all here in solidarity with them to support them. chanting. thousands of people gathered on the march, calling for justice. yesterday, the police watchdog,

the iopc, launched a homicide investigation into the police shooting of chris kaba. this is a highly significant development. it is really rare and, in our view, should have happened from the outset. what could be more serious than an unarmed black man being shot dead on the streets of london by a firearms officer? this must be a fearless criminal investigation. the metropolitan police says it is fully cooperating with the iopc and that its thoughts and sympathies remain with mr kaba's friends and family. it has also confirmed that the officer involved is no longer on operational duties. organisers of today's march say the family have been touched by the amount of people who have gathered here today. it's unprecedented, so we are desperately thankful for the thousands that have turned up today. sending a very strong message to the mayor, the new commissioner

and the home secretary that this has got to end. chris has to be the last. the kaba family says today's march will be the first of many, as they await the conclusion of the iopc�*s homicide investigation. greg mckenzie, bbc london. as you heard earlier, it's been announced that the queen's state funeral will take place on monday 19th of september at westminster abbey. the queen's cortege will leave balmoral on sunday and head to edinburgh. 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 2h 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 royal families 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 official proclamation of charles as king took place notjust in london 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 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 ia commonwealth countries, former colonies, which still keep the ground. queen elizabeth ii was at its helm for nearly half of its history. we thought she would always be here, yes, and we will miss her, missed her humour and her brains.

she has had a calming effect on so many people over tough times, tumultuous times. thank you again for your welcome it's 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 as well, always at her side. embracing canadian culture, 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 been so heavily guarded as on this drive to the parliament buildings.

sometimes 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 very first visit as queen in 1957, she always spoke both of canada's official languages. please be seated. better than even some of canada's politicians. another difficult legacy of a darker, imperial past. the indians were - so delighted to meet the great white queen. for the indigenous community, the monarchy also symbolises

dispossession, domination, horrific abuses canada's leaders are still confronting. this morning's ceremony to welcome the king sends another signal, the monarch�*s representative, governor general mary simon is the first indigenous person to hold this role. other change could be coming. the monarchy is changing and so is canada. the queen was able to move with the times and remain relevant but 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 with a king. dr carolyn harris is a royal historian based in toronto, she's been telling me how canada viewed the change. in canada, there's been a tremendous amount of interest in the change in reign, as it's been 70 years since

the ceremonies have unfolded. and in 1952, canada was actually between governors general when queen elizabeth i! 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 of canada who made the announcement. so 1952 feels a long time 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 life. it has not always been as successful in crowds have continued to gather throughout the day 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. l 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 st james�*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 kim} _ 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. books of condolence have been set up at numerous locations around the uk. our correspondent yunus mulla went to meet some of the people who had travelled to manchester cathedral to pay their respects. queen elizabeth i! 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, - there's been a lot of words said, just steadfastness i 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 faithl was a main part of how she felt that she had to carry out that role. - you know, in the queen's - lifetime, 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 l 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 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. i just want to mention one message that was written before the book of condolence. "she was," a person wrote, "loyal to the end." david leakey held the position of black rod — that's the monarch�*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 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. 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 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 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. if you haven't been enjoying for tributes, we have a special place for you on the website where you can share your memories and pay tribute. you can send your words, pictures, or videos as well to us. you can see those two pictures from the top, max sent in tribute in behalf of his grandparents who adored the queen and celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary a few years ago so i arranged for a congratulatory card to mark the occasion and they have this framed in their front room, they are now both 93 and 90. so many lovely tributes coming into us, and we would love you to contribute, this is a page for you, love you to contribute, this is a page foryou, do love you to contribute, this is a page for you, do send us your thoughts. and to show you buckingham palace as well,

crowds of mourners have been leaving flowers and tributes all day. we will continue to bring you coverage here on bbc news. hello, there, the weather has been dominated by an area of low pressure and that has brought words bread under stones across the uk. on saturday, the low pressure started to pull away allowing pressure to rise and western areas. saturday was glorious with lots of sunshine and dry weather. not quite so sunny across england and wales, thicker cloud and close to the area of low pressure in the eastern areas of england, we had a few showers, really from north yorkshire down to the parts of east anglia as well. the shower is not as heavy or as widespread. this is the

forecast for sunday. a fine start for the most of the uk, the exception in northern ireland where quickly cloud will spread in and ireland where quickly cloud willspread in and rain ireland where quickly cloud will spread in and rain will move in through the day and turn increasingly heavy. away from the rain, temperatures still 18 to 24 from the rain, temperatures still 18 to 2a scotland, england and wales widely 23, so feeling warm where we keep the spells of sunshine. through the night, the rain becomes more extensive, the wettest weather for cumbria and dumfries and galloway, likely over an inch of rain, the cloud and rain keeping temperatures up at 15 or16 keeping temperatures up at 15 or 16 degrees are so while the night than we have been used to of late. monday, this band of rain will be across central areas of the uk in this weather front separates cooler air in the north—west from warm air pushing into parts of east anglia and south—east england so monday will be a day of big weather contrasts with the rain across the central portions of

the uk, sunshine and showers in the uk, sunshine and showers in the north—west of scotland and cooler air so temperatures dropping away, east anglia and south—east england —— south—east england —— south—east england —— south—east england turning hazy sunshine. the weather front moves up from the uk threatening outbreaks of rain across southernmost areas and i suppose the main uncertainty is just how final that is going to get, whether we see outbreaks of rain extensively across southern england on tuesday, thatis southern england on tuesday, that is a possibility but still away from that feature in the south there will be a lot of dry weather with sunny spells. notice that temperatures are coming down across east anglia and south—east england, back down in the 20s, much closer to where they should be this time of year. again, the threat of rain on wednesday affecting southern areas, a few showers for north—west scotland but otherwise the emphasis is on a lot of dry weather with sunny

spells, temperatures coming down a few degrees, the daily across northern and western areas of the country. beyond that, deeper into the new week, high pressure builds from the atlantic but it will be sending cloud in from the north—west with scattered showers for northern scotland and 80 showers running down north sea close as well but still felt many of you it will be a dry speu many of you it will be a dry spell of weather, lasting quite a long time with quite a bit of cloud around but also some sunny spells. looking at the picture across england and wales, a lot of fine conditions with sunny spells, temperatures easing back, no longer are we talking about highs into the 20s but more the upper teens and in a north—westerly breeze, i suppose in the mornings it will feel a little on the cool side.

this is bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: king charles ii! is officially proclaimed as the new monarch in a ceremony at stjames�*s 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 to 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 george is now by the death of our later sovereign, become our only lawful and right collegiate lord, charles iii. 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 public holiday. a surprise show of unity as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. at balmoral, the queen's three younger children and their families viewed tributes to her after attending a church service. and in other news, ukraine says it has retaken several key towns and cities in the north and east, as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace.

hello, and welcome to bbc news. it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth's funeral will take place on september the 19th. that's a week on monday. her body will lie in state in westminster hall for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier, king charles was formally proclaimed as the new monarch at a ceremony in london. he said he would strive to follow the inspiring example of his late mother. he told the accession council at st james�*s palace that he was deeply aware of the heavy responsibilities of the role. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching the day'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 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 ii! 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 unexpectedly appeared together in a show of family 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 unexpected and unannounced. cheering. walking together through the cambridge gates of windsor castle,

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 have barely spoken to each other in two years, but today, something clearly shifted. then, to the crowds. harry and meghan down one side of windsor�*s long walk, chatting, receiving flowers and condolences. on the other side were william and catherine, doing much the same, particularly with families and children who had come out to remember the queen. it�*s lovely to come together, isn�*t it, for their nan, but they love their nana very much obviously. a time of crisis, we need to be together. no family likes any conflict, we don't know what's gone on, but it's great to see them together, and it's good i for the country as a whole. earlier, william prince i of wales issued a moving personal statement 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. the queen�*s three younger children, princess anne and the princes andrew and edward, along with their families, remain at balmoral — and 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 final journey 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. n-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, bbc news. 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 "r out." 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 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. gunfire. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, kyiv determined to win the information war. as it�*s reclaiming territory. tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupiansk. in some areas, russia�*s front line has collapsed. and liberation has come. woman sobs. "everything is ok," troops tell locals in this town. "for six months, we prayed you would come," she says.

speaks ukrainian. 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? 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. 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 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, notjust outmanoeuvre them. as orla mentioned in her report, there is a lot of enthusiasm in ukraine for the successful counter—offensive, but the human cost of this campaign is also considerable. well, let�*s now speak to jake hanrahan from popular front, a documentary filmmaker and war reporter. he worked in ukraine earlier this year, interviewing a military unit of anti—fascist football hooligans. it has been revealed today that the unit�*s commander, yuri samyolenko, died fighting in the east of ukraine.

what sort of cost is a figure like that in terms of the bigger picture of this conflict?— bigger picture of this conflict? ., ~ , ., , conflict? thank you. it is sad. he died early _ conflict? thank you. it is sad. he died early this _ conflict? thank you. it is sad. he died early this morning . conflict? thank you. it is sad. | he died early this morning and it is a big situation for them because they are volunteer fighters who want to protect their people and their country and very quickly the counteroffensive went well for them and suddenly the commander is dead. by all accounts it was a very good commander and he managed to lead them on a counteroffensive. none of them died but unfortunately he was the one who went. it is a big situation for them and i spoke to them today and they will continue. antifascist football hooligans, _ they will continue. antifascist football hooligans, a - they will continue. antifascist. football hooligans, a confusing title but are they an orderly group? i

title but are they an orderly arou - ? , , title but are they an orderly i rou . ? , , , ., group? i spent some time with them before — group? i spent some time with them before they _ group? i spent some time with them before they went - group? i spent some time with them before they went to - group? i spent some time with them before they went to the i them before they went to the front and they spent around 15 years now fighting with the kind of far right subculture in eastern europe. they were the only antifascist group doing that explicitly so they were a big target. they are well—organised because they already had a sort of friendship, for better or worse, on the streets fighting people they disagreed with because they want to take their friends were gay or ethnic minorities or whatever. so they already felt like they were against everybody for years. now with russia here they called a truce with the other groups and said we have a bigger enemy. like i said, they have been engaged in serious fistfights for a long time and now they have weapons. it is a much bigger enemy. from what i hear they are doing well and they have good discipline. many a straight edge, they do not drink and they do not smoke and they are disciplined people. i know you have been embedded

effectively on both sides with ukrainian ground forces but also separatist forces in bombast. —— board footage from the ukrainian forces. how valid is all that? ., , , ukrainian forces. how valid is all that? . , , ., all that? there has been a little bit — all that? there has been a little bit of _ all that? there has been a little bit of people - all that? there has been a little bit of people trying l all that? there has been a | little bit of people trying to put out positive messages than reality but much is definitely serious. i speak to people and friends out there, former people i have been filming with and they send me stuff. stuff thatis and they send me stuff. stuff that is not online yet and it seems to be that many of the troops have lights that are collapsing. russian people are saying it is a tactic but that would be a strange tactic

because stuff is getting left behind and people are dying. so i think the ukrainians are doing well but there is also a problem that you see on social media and oncoming telegram channels where the russians are saying they are not being supplied properly, they are not getting orders. there is a problem on their side, clearly, and i guess that lends itself to the ukrainian counteroffensive. i to the ukrainian counteroffensive. ~ counteroffensive. i think we also hear — counteroffensive. i think we also hear from _ counteroffensive. i think we also hear from some - counteroffensive. i think we | also hear from some people also hearfrom some people recognising that it is not as if the turnaround means the war will soon be over, it will clearly not work like that. we are talking about russia here. if they had a setback one would presume there would be a determined effort to reverse that again. determined effort to reverse that again-— determined effort to reverse that again. that is the thing. a counteroffensive _ that again. that is the thing. a counteroffensive is - that again. that is the thing. a counteroffensive is going l a counteroffensive is going well, like you said, there is no way they will say we will just leave. they cannot. they have to save face. they started this and said it was three days and clearly that is not true but there is no way that will step out now. there is news

that they have been recruiting people from all over the world from various allies to russia so i definitely think that we will see a counter counteroffensive. for the moment it is not good and many of their troops have low morale and there are people in russia who were getting disciplined or sent to prison for speaking out online about how bad conditions. i definitely think things are bad but you are right, it is no sign that the war is over or anything like that. but it is a sign that the ukrainians have a lot left in them and they are not going to let theirfamily and them and they are not going to let their family and neighbours perish because i took so much land. ., ., perish because i took so much land. . ~ , ., perish because i took so much land. . ~ ., perish because i took so much land. . ., land. thank you for your analysis- _ let�*s return to our main story now, the formal proclamation of king charles ii! as monarch, which took place not only in london, but also in ottawa in canada — where he replaces queen elizabeth as head of state. she 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 hat wherever you go. this morning, a solemn ceremony to confirm a king. his this morning, 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 i to confirm a king. his royal. highness, prince charles philip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign, charles iii. a; death of our late sovereign, charles iii.— charles iii. a new head of state. canada _ charles iii. a new head of state. canada one - charles iii. a new head of state. canada one of - charles iii. a new head of state. canada one of 14 l state. canada one of 1a commonwealth countries, that the crown. queen elizabeth ii was at its helm for nearly half its history.— half its history. we thought she would _ half its history. we thought she would always _ half its history. we thought she would always be - half its history. we thought she would always be here l half its history. we thought| she would always be here in half its history. we thought - she would always be here in her goodness and her humour, we will miss her.— will miss her. she had a calming _ will miss her. she had a calming effect - will miss her. she had a calming effect on - will miss her. she had a

calming effect on so - will miss her. she had a i calming effect on so many pe0ple _ calming effect on so many people over difficult into multiple times.- people over difficult into multiple times. people over difficult into multiletimes. ., ., ., multiple times. thank you again for our multiple times. thank you again for your welcome. _ multiple times. thank you again for your welcome. it _ multiple times. thank you again for your welcome. it is - multiple times. thank you again for your welcome. it is very - for your welcome. it is very good — for your welcome. it is very good to— for your welcome. it is very good to be _ for your welcome. it is very good to be home. - for your welcome. it is very good to be home.— for your welcome. it is very good to be home. for seven decades _ good to be home. for seven decades she _ good to be home. for seven decades she drew— good to be home. for seven decades she drew the - 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, 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 think it is wonderful. she touched the spirit of what being canadian is about. but. being canadian is about. but, often, being canadian is about. but, often. the — being canadian is about. but, often, the queen _ being canadian is about. but, often, the queen was - being canadian is about. but, often, the queen was on - being canadian is about. but, often, the queen was on thin ice. . ., often, the queen was on thin ice, ,, ., , ., often, the queen was on thin ice. ,, ., , ., ice. seldom before, if ever has her majesty — ice. seldom before, if ever has her majesty been _ her majesty been so heavily guarded as on this drive to parliament building. sometimes the --eole parliament building. sometimes the people who _ parliament building. sometimes the people who showed - parliament building. sometimes the people who showed up - parliament building. sometimes| the people who showed up came to protest. this was the scene

in the mainly french speaking province of quebec in 1964 and separatist sentiment was that it highest with 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 spoke both of canada�*s official languages. better than even some of canada�*s politicians. another difficult legacy of a darker imperial past.— difficult legacy of a darker imperial past. difficult legacy of a darker im erial ast. ., , imperial past. the indians were so delighted — imperial past. the indians were so delighted to _ imperial past. the indians were so delighted to meet _ imperial past. the indians were so delighted to meet the - imperial past. the indians were so delighted to meet the great| so delighted to meet the great white — so delighted to meet the great white queen... . so delighted to meet the great white queen. . ._ so delighted to meet the great white queen... . the indigenous community _ white queen... . the indigenous community the — white queen... . the indigenous community the monarchy - white queen... . the indigenous community the monarchy also i community the monarchy also symbolises dispossession and discrimination, horrific abuses that canada�*s leaders are still confronting. this morning�*s ceremony to welcome the king

sends another signal. the monitor�*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 _ could be coming. the monarchy is changing and _ could be coming. the monarchy is changing and so _ could be coming. the monarchy is changing and so too is - is changing and so too is canada. the queen was able to move with the times, to remain relevant. ., ., ., ., relevant. now, more and more canadians— relevant. now, more and more canadians are _ relevant. now, more and more canadians are saying _ relevant. now, more and more canadians are saying that i relevant. now, more and more canadians are saying that the l canadians are saying that the monarchy no longer matters. but this is a country where the constitution is hard to change so, for now, it is a country with a king. there will be a lot going on over the course of the next days and weeks and it has been announced that the queen state funeral will take place on monday, september19 funeral will take place on monday, september 19 at westminster abbey. the queen�*s cortege will leave balmoral on sunday and head to edinburgh. 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 royal families 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. as 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 their respects. you can send your tributes, in words, still pictures or video, by email — that�*s yourqueen@bbc.co.uk — or whatsapp — on +44 7756165 803. please join pleasejoin in please join in and send your tributes, memories and thoughts. we would very much

appreciated. all of the details are on our website — which also has a contact form — that�*s bbc.com/news. coming up in the next few hours we will have further proclamations of king charles iii in proclamations of king charles ii! in both australia and new iii in both australia and new zealand but we will look back now at the proclamation which took place earlier in the day at saint james�*s palace took place earlier in the day at saintjames�*s palace here in london. my lords, it is my sad duty to inform you that are most gracious majesty, queen elizabeth ii, has passed away. on thursday, the eighth september, 2022, at balmoral castle. i propose that when certain necessary business has been transacted, a deputation

consisting of her majesty, his royal highness, the archbishop of canterbury, the lord chancellor, the archbishop of york, the prime minister, the clerk of the council, and myself shall wait on the king and inform him the counsellors assembled. i now call on the clerk of the council to read aloud the text of the proclamation. aloud the text of the roclamation. ~ . , ., , proclamation. whereas it has - leased proclamation. whereas it has pleased almighty _ proclamation. whereas it has pleased almighty god - proclamation. whereas it has pleased almighty god to i proclamation. whereas it has pleased almighty god to call| proclamation. whereas it has l pleased almighty god to call to his mercy... sovereign lady queen elizabeth ii of placid 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, the lords spiritual and temporal of this realm, and members of the house of commons, together with other members of her late majesty�*s privy council, and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen, and citizens of london and others, 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, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom and northern ireland, and of his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching god, by whom kings

and queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us. god save the king. god save the kina! i now invite those on the platform to sign the proclamation. so penny mordaunt, the lord president of the council and the clerk of the privy council, who are leading the proceedings here today, and the new prince of wales, prince william, signing the proclamation, the accession proclamation, that has just been made. accession proclamation, that hasjust been made. that accession proclamation, that has just been made. that will be followed by the queen consort, both privy council since 2016. and now other

members of the platform party, beginning with penny mordaunt, who hasjust taken beginning with penny mordaunt, who has just taken on this role in the last few days, also adding her name. and the new prime minister, liz truss. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby.

and he is followed by the archbishop of york, stephen cotterell. i�*m going to bring you in here, verna bogden of, because you have studied this over the years, you have never seen it before, what do you make of it so far? it seen it before, what do you make of it so far?— seen it before, what do you make of it so far? it is a very movin: make of it so far? it is a very moving and _ make of it so far? it is a very moving and solemn - make of it so far? it is a very l moving and solemn ceremony, rooted in the past, but a confirmation of the fact that charles ii! is the king, it doesn�*t make him king, it confirms the fact that he is the new king. and as i say, it is a very solemn and moving moment which perhaps many of us will never see again.—

will never see again. indeed. and hearing _ will never see again. indeed. and hearing as _ will never see again. indeed. and hearing as we _ will never see again. indeed. and hearing as we have i will never see again. indeed. j and hearing as we have done only a handful of times over the past few days, god save the king, it takes some getting used to, doesn�*t it? it king, it takes some getting used to, doesn't it?- used to, doesn't it? it still does. used to, doesn't it? it still does- it — used to, doesn't it? it still does- it is _ used to, doesn't it? it still does. it is very _ used to, doesn't it? it still does. it is very powerful, l used to, doesn't it? it still i does. it is very powerful, when you saw all those former prime ministers who know the queen so well, altogether, saying god save the king, and also a slight tremble and the voice of the clerk of the council, richard tilbrook, as he read out what will be the proclamation. i mean, people in that room are feeling very moved, and that is not surprising. the marshall with black armband, like everyone else. as you said, this is something no—one has seen before.

my lords, ladies, and gentlemen. 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 have all suffered. it is the greatest consolation to me to know of the sympathy expressed by so many to my sister and brothers and that such overwhelming affection and support should be extended to our whole family in our loss. to all of us as a family, as to this kingdom and the wider family of nations of which it is a part, my mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. 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. in this purpose, i know that i shall be upheld by the affection and loyalty of the peoples whose sovereign

i have been called upon to be, and that in the discharge of these duties i will be guided by the counsel of their elected parliaments. in all this, i am profoundly encouraged by the constant support of my beloved wife. i take this opportunity to confirm my willingness and intention to continue the tradition of surrendering the hereditary revenues, including the crown estate, to my government for the benefit of all, in return for the sovereign grant, which supports my official duties as head of state and head of nation. 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. i have, with humble duty, to crave your majesty�*s commission for the publication of your gracious speech. approved. draft of an _ gracious speech. approved. draft of an order _ gracious speech. approved. draft of an order in - gracious speech. approved. draft of an order in council| draft of an order in council authorising your majesty�*s declaration to be made public. approved. declaration to be made public. approved-— approved. draft of an order in council for — approved. draft of an order in council for reporting - approved. draft of an order in council for reporting the i approved. draft of an order in j council for reporting the earth relating to the security of the church of scotland, to be transmitted to the court of session to be recorded in the books of settlement, and afterwards lodged in the state papers of scotland and in the council register.—

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use the existing seals until other seals be prepared and authorised._ draft other seals be prepared and i authorised._ draft of authorised. approved. draft of an order in _ authorised. approved. draft of an order in council _ authorised. approved. draft of an order in council authorising | an order in council authorising your majesty�*s secretary of state for northern ireland to make use of the existing great seal of northern ireland until another seal be prepared and authorised._ draft i another seal be prepared and l authorised._ draft of authorised. approved. draft of an order in _ authorised. approved. draft of an order in council _ authorised. approved. draft of an order in council authorising | an order in council authorising your majesty�*s first minister of scotland to make use of the great seal of scotland until another great seal of scotland be prepared and authorised. approved. be prepared and authorised. approved-— be prepared and authorised. auroved. ., . ., approved. draft of an order in council authorising _ approved. draft of an order in council authorising your i council authorising your majesty�*s first minister of wales to make use of the existing welsh seal until another welsh seal be prepared and authorised._ another welsh seal be prepared| and authorised._ draft and authorised. approved. draft of an order _ and authorised. approved. draft of an order in _ and authorised. approved. draft of an order in council _

of an order in council authorising the public seals authorising the public seals authorising the public seals authorising the respective public seals lately in use elsewhere than in the united kingdom to be made use of until new seals be prepared and their use duly authorised._ use duly authorised. approved. draft of an _ use duly authorised. approved. draft of an order _ use duly authorised. approved. draft of an order in _ use duly authorised. approved. draft of an order in council i draft of an order in council confirming your majesty�*s wishes in relation to these sovereign grant act 2011, to continue the tradition of surrendering the hereditary revenues, including the crown estate to your government for the benefit of all, in return for the sovereign ground, which supports your official duties as head of state and head of nation. �* , , ., as head of state and head of nation._ drafts i as head of state and head of nation._ drafts of| as head of state and head of. nation._ drafts of two nation. approved. drafts of two proclamations. _ nation. approved. drafts of two proclamations. one, _ nation. approved. drafts of two j proclamations. one, appointing the day of her late majesty�*s state funeral is a bank holiday in england, wales and northern

ireland. two, appointing the day of her late majesty�*s state funeral as a bank holiday in scotland. and of two orders in council directing the lord chancellor to affix the great seal to the proclamations. approved. i seal to the proclamations. approved-— seal to the proclamations. approved. i now invite your ma'es approved. i now invite your majesty to _ approved. i now invite your majesty to sign _ approved. i now invite your majesty to sign both - majesty to sign both proclamations. it is making sure there is nothing in the way for this new monarch, that business can continue as usual. the speed of this is quite something. it is something _ this is quite something. it is something and _ this is quite something. it is something and i _ this is quite something. it 3 something and i thought in the king�*s declaration he was going out of his way to emphasise continuity, that�*s what monarchy stands for. everything i do will follow the inspiring

example of my mother, he said. there was a human dimension in there as well, he spoke about his sisters and brothers that there was business. interestingly... . and that concludes today�*s is this of the council. —— today�*s business of the council. fanfare is played king's

fanfare is played king�*s guard! king�*s guard!

saint james�*s detachment of saintjames�*s detachment of the kings guard. and on the balcony there, the state trampeters, the garter king of arms is accompanied by the el marshall and others in the el marshall and others in the serjeant—at—arms will make the serjeant—at—arms will make the first and principal proclamation. the garter king

of arms. who will shortly speak. and the crowds there, their arms aloft with camera phones, waiting to catch this moment. fanfare plays

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, the lords spiritual and temporal of this realm, and members of the house of commons, together with other members of her late majesty�*s privy council, and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen, and citizens of london and others, 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, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom and northern ireland, and of his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching god, by whom kings and queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us. given that saint

given at saint james given at saintjames palace on this day. present arms! , ., this day. present arms! god save the kin. present arms! god save the king- god — present arms! god save the king. god save _ present arms! god save the king. god save the - present arms! god save the king. god save the king! i king. god save the king! fanfare _ king. god save the king! fanfare plays - king. god save the king! fanfare plays band . king. god save the king! i fanfare plays band plays king. god save the king! - fanfare plays band plays god save the king

crowd applauds

crowd cheers three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip. m m hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray- _ hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray- hip _ hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. hip hip. - hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. present arms!

and so the balcony party return inside stjames palace. through the opening that has been created for them by literally removing the window. that was quite a moment.— quite a moment. that really was. quite a moment. that really was- we _ quite a moment. that really was. we had _ quite a moment. that really was. we had the _ quite a moment. that really was. we had the garter- quite a moment. that really| was. we had the garter king quite a moment. that really i was. we had the garter king of arms doing what they have done for centuries, wejust arms doing what they have done for centuries, we just saw a piece of british army drill you very rarely see, the coldstream

guards there doing remove headdress and three cheers well armed. you sometimes see that on parades without weapons but beautifully done and i thought it was so telling there, the way this event is echoing beyond these ancient walls. you could hear the crowds out in the mall. they will be following this on tv and radio in the cheers were echoing. it was notjust three cheers here in st james �*s was notjust three cheers here in stjames �*s palace. i think everyone is thrilled to be taking place in something that beforehand was off limits to anything bar a handful of elderly men.

really, for the last week our weather has been dominated by an area of low pressure bringing widespread thunderstorms across the uk. on saturday that air pressure start to pull away into europe allowing pressure to rise across the west and particularly for scotland and northern ireland were saturday was a glorious day with a lot of dry weather and sunshine. it was not quite so sunny across england and wales, get thick cloud and close by running in across eastern areas of england we had a few showers, at times,

really, from north yorkshire down the parts of east anglia as well. showers were not as heavy nor as widespread. this is the forecast now for sunday and for most of the uk it is a fine start to the day and the exception being northern ireland where cloud will quickly spread in and outbreaks of rain will move in here through the day. away from that area of rain, temperatures are still around 18—24 scotland england and wales, widely 20—23 so feeling warm we keep this puzzle sunshine. on sunday night the rain is more extensive spreading through northern ireland. the wettest weather for cumbria and dumfries and galloway with an over an inch of rain in places but the cloud and rain will keep temperatures about 15 or 16 degrees milder than used to of late. after monday this band of rain will be across central areas of the uk and the weather front separates cool air moving

into the north—west from increasingly warm air pushing into parts of east anglia in south—east england. so monday will be a day of the big weather contrast with rain across the central portions of the uk, sunshine michelle is moving into the north—west of scotland along with cooler air so the temperature dropping away. south—east england turning warmup with hazy sunshine and highs of 26 for some. over tuesday and to a degree wednesday as well the weather front will try to move up weather front will try to move up from the south of the uk and threaten outbreaks of rain across southernmost areas. the main question is how far north that will get whether we will see outbreaks of rain extensively across southern england on tuesday. that is a possibility but away from that in the south will be a lot of dry weather was sunny spells and notice that temperatures are dropping across east anglia and south—east england, back down to the low 20s, closer to where they should be at this time of year. the threat of rain is there again on wednesday from that weather

front effect southernmost areas of england. a few showers for the north—west of scotland and the north—west of scotland and the north—westerly winds otherwise again the emphasis is on dry weather was sunny spells. temperatures dropping a few degrees particularly across northern and western areas of the country. beyond that, deeper into the new week high pressure will build from the atlantic but it will be sending in quite a bit cloud in from the north—west with scattered showers were northern scotland and a few showers running down the north sea coast as well but for many of you it is a dry speu for many of you it is a dry spell of weather that will last a long time with quite a bit of cloud around at times also some sunny spells. looking at the weather picture across england and wales again a lot of find conditions was sunny spells and temperatures easing back, no longer are we talking about highs reaching the 20s. more the upper teens and in the mornings you will feel a little on the cool side.

welcome to bbc news. i�*m david eades. king charles ii! is officially proclaimed as the new monarch in a ceremony at st james�*s 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 british 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 from 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 the queen�*s state funeral, it will be held at westminster abbey on monday 19th september — king charles approved the day as a public holiday. a surprise show of unity, as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. at balmoral the queen�*s three younger children and their families viewed tributes to her after attending a church service. and in other news — ukraine says it has retaken several key towns and cities in the north and east, as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace.

it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth�*s funeral will take place on september the 19th. her body will lie in state for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier in the day, charles the third was proclaimed king during an historic ceremony at stjames�* palace in london. the accession proceedings — which date back centuries — were televised for the first time. the new monarch paid tribute to his late mother, queen elizabeth, and pledged to follow her legacy of service. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching the day�*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 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 ii! 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 unexpectedly appeared together in a show of family unity. they greeted well—wishers outside windsor castle, where many thousands of people have left floral tributes to queen elizabeth. danela relph reports now on the surprise visit. nobody had seen this coming. after the fallout and friction, it was unexpected and unannounced.

cheering. walking together through the cambridge gates of windsor castle, 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 have barely spoken to each other in two years, but today, something clearly shifted. then, to the crowds. harry and meghan down one side of windsor�*s long walk, chatting, receiving flowers and condolences. on the other side were william and catherine, doing much the same, particularly with families and children who had come out to remember the queen. it�*s lovely to come together, isn�*t it, for their nan, but they love their nana very much obviously. a time of crisis, we need to be together. no family likes any conflict, i we don't know what's gone on, but it's great to see them together, and it's good i for the country as a whole.

earlier, william prince of wales issued a moving personal statement 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 peace. 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. our correspondent, danjohnson, has been at windsor castle. he told us more about the public reaction to that surprise appearance of the two couples. 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 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 lets cast a focus a little bit further north. other members of the royal family have remained at balmoral castle in scotland. after a short church service there on saturday, they took time to read the notes left alongsiode the growing number of floral tributes at 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 final journey 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, 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. u-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, bbc news, balmoral. king charles met senior politicians in london 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, freighted 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. 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. she 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. chris mason, bbc news. well, the formal proclamation of king charles ii! as monarch

also took place in ottawa, in canada, where he replaces queen elizabeth as head of state. she 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 wherever you go. bearskin hats and a bugle. this morning in ottawa, 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 that still keep the crown. queen elizabeth ii was at its helm for nearly half its history. we thought she would always be here, and her goodness and her humour, we will miss her. she had a calming effect on so many people over tough times, tumultuous times. 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 as well, always at her side. embracing canadian culture including its national sport. i think it is absolutely wonderful. she has really touched the spirit of what being canadian is about. but, often, the queen

was on thin ice. seldom before, if ever has her majesty been so heavily guarded as on this drive to parliament building. 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 very first visit as queen in 1957 she 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 to meet the great white queen“. for canada�*s indigenous community the monarchy also symbolises dispossession

and discrimination — horrific abuses that 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 and so too is canada. the queen was able to move with the times, to remain relevant. now, more and more canadians are saying that the monarchy no longer matters. but this is a country where the constitution is hard to change so, for now, it is a country with a king. lyse doucet, bbc news. it has been confirmed that a state funeral is to be held on monday, september19 state funeral is to be held on monday, september 19 at westminster abbey.

the queen�*s cortege will leave balmoral later on sunday and head to edinburgh. 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 royal families 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. as 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 their respects. you can send your tributes, in words, still pictures or video, by email — that�*s yourqueen@bbc.co.uk or whatsapp on +44 7756165 803. all of the details

are on our website — which also has a contact form — that�*s bbc.com/news. 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 isyum. 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 can�*t document the battles ourselves. gunfire. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, kyiv determined to win the information war — as it�*s reclaiming territory, tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupiansk. in some areas, russia�*s front line has collapsed. and liberation has come.

woman sobs. "everything is ok," troops tell locals in this town. "for six months, we prayed you would come," she says. speaks ukrainian. 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? 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. 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 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, notjust outmanoeuvre them. elbridge colby is the former deputy assistant secretary of defence for strategy and force development, of the us department of defence.

hejoins us now from florida. thank you very much for your time. i wonder how much of a shift you feel is taking place, or perhaps not, in ukraine at the moment?— or perhaps not, in ukraine at the moment? well, i think it is uuite the moment? well, i think it is quite significant. _ the moment? well, i think it is quite significant. i— the moment? well, i think it is quite significant. i mean, i quite significant. i mean, especially in the north. the ukrainians appear to have achieved frankly a pretty astounding breakthrough, and gains. the situation in the south, i wouldn�*t say it is lagging, but it appears less clear. but ukrainians are making about as much progress as one could hope for, one could expect. i think the question is more how this will unfold in terms of sustainment, in terms of where the russians draw the new line and so forth. 20% of ukrainian territory are still held by the russians. we should not underestimate the tremendous shift that is happening. in tremendous shift that is happening-—

tremendous shift that is haueninu. , ., happening. in terms of the specifics — happening. in terms of the specifics of _ happening. in terms of the specifics of this, _ happening. in terms of the specifics of this, what i specifics of this, what difference does retaking towns like this make? what is the impact, especially on russian forces? ~ ., ., forces? well, from what it seems. — forces? well, from what it seems. the _ forces? well, from what it seems, the ukrainians i forces? well, from what it i seems, the ukrainians were really focused on trying to cut the russians from a salient in the russians from a salient in the north off, and trying to put them in a situation where they could not realistically be resupplied, in an impossible situation. so it appears from what we have seen that ukrainians that well, both in terms of a deception operation, they were sort of telegraphing that they were moving more towards the south, but also in their use of the aid of the united states and other western countries have provided, which they have used quite effectively to discombobulated russians and put them on the back foot. russians and put them on the back foot-— back foot. the only thing we have heard, _ back foot. the only thing we have heard, actually, - back foot. the only thing we have heard, actually, from i back foot. the only thing we i have heard, actually, from the russians on this point is that they are regrouping, in terms of their forces. is that...

they are regrouping, in terms of theirforces. is that... i don�*t know, is that general speakfor, they don�*t know, is that general speak for, they have had to scarpa, basically? or is this a rather more tactical withdrawal?- rather more tactical withdrawal? ~ ., withdrawal? well, i think the russians are _ withdrawal? well, i think the russians are in _ withdrawal? well, i think the russians are in a _ withdrawal? well, i think the russians are in a tough i withdrawal? well, i think the russians are in a tough spot. personally, one of the big surprises for me has been that i thought the russian military was more formidable, and i don�*t want to discount what the ukrainians are doing, but i think the russians, it seems they have lost a lot of people, they have lost a lot of people, they have lost a lot of equipment, resources, these kinds of things. they are having difficulty re— capitalising on reproducing. so i think it is probably a sort of talking point. on the other hand, we don�*t know, but i think it is prudent to assume the russians will regroup, will find some kind of new perimeter that they will look to defend, and that this war is far from over. we don�*t know, but i think that is the prudent assessment.— think that is the prudent assessment. ., ,, , ., , . assessment. thank you very much indeed for your _ assessment. thank you very much indeed for your analysis. - an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude has struck papua new guinea, triggering a tsunami warning. there�*s no word so far of any

casualties or damage. the quake was at a depth of 80 kilometres, with the epicentre about 60 kilometres from the country�*s second biggest city, lae. atsunami warning a tsunami warning has been issued, or it was issued, i should say, but has now been lifted. hundreds of people, including the family of an unarmed black man who was shot dead by police on monday in south london, have gathered outside parliament, calling for the officer under investigation to be suspended. on friday they learned that a criminal investigation had begun into the actions of the armed officer, who killed 24—year—old chris kaba. greg mckenzie reports. fighting back tears, the family

of 24—year—old chris kaba arrived to lead a peaceful march on westminster to remember their son. today we are here to _ remember their son. today we are here to remember- remember their son. today we are here to remember and i are here to remember and memorialise chris kaba his life was cut short unnecessarily and needlessly at the hands of the metropolitan police. you can see a huge amount of public support, community support, the chris kaba�*s family, and we are here in solidarity with them to support them. here in solidarity with them to suoport them-— support them. thousands of eo - le support them. thousands of people gathered _ support them. thousands of people gathered on - support them. thousands of people gathered on the i support them. thousands of i people gathered on the march, calling for justice. people gathered on the march, calling forjustice. yesterday the police watchdog, the io pc, launched a homicide investigation into the police shooting of chris kaba. this is a hiuhl shooting of chris kaba. this is a highly significant _ a highly significant development. it is really rare, and in ourview, development. it is really rare, and in our view, should have happened from the outset. what could be more serious than an unarmed black man being shot dead on the streets of london by a firearms officer? this must be a fearless criminal investigation.—

must be a fearless criminal investiuation. ~ ., ,., ., investigation. the metropolitan police says _ investigation. the metropolitan police says it — investigation. the metropolitan police says it is fully _ police says it is fully cooperating with the io pc and that its thoughts and sympathies remain with chris kaba�*s friends and family. it has also confirmed that the officer involved is no longer on operational duties. organisers of today�*s march say that the family have been touched by the amount of people who have gathered here today. it is unprecedented, we�*re desperately thankful for the thousands who have turned up today, sending a strong message today, sending a strong message to the mayor, the commissioner and the home secretary that this has to end, chris has to be the last. this has to end, chris has to be the last-— this has to end, chris has to be the last. the kaba family sa s be the last. the kaba family says today's _ be the last. the kaba family says today's march - be the last. the kaba family says today's march will i be the last. the kaba family says today's march will be i be the last. the kaba family i says today's march will be the says today�*s march will be the first of many, as they await the conclusion of the iopc�*s homicide investigation. let�*s return to our main story now — and queen elizabeth is said to have enjoyed a "very warm friendship" with south africa�*s first democratically elected president, nelson mandela. in the years following his release from robbin island, mr mandela hosted the queen in his homeland, and visited her in england.

ididn�*t i didn�*t have an apprenticeship, my father died much too young, and so it was all a very sudden kind of taking on, and making the best job you can. it is a question of maturing into something that one has got used to doing, and accepting the fact that here you are, and it is your fate. it is a job for life.

in these 25 years have seen much change for britain. no longer an imperial power, we have been coming to terms with what this means for ourselves and for our relations with the rest of the world. we have forged new links with other countries, and enjoining of the european economic communities, we have taken what is perhaps one of the most significant decisions during my reign. developments in science, technology and in medicine have improved the quality of life and the comfort of life.

and of course, there has also been television. clothes wise, does it look all right with the background? yes, it does. i mean, it would be awful if you said no! laughs yes, it�*s all right. whenever you're ready, ma'am. red and green should never be seen. never mind. # send her victorious...# it�*s not the new inventions which are the difficulty. the trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery. they would have religion thrown aside, morality in personal and public life made meaningless, honesty counted as foolishness and self—interest set up in place of self—restraint. at this critical moment in our history, we will certainly lose the trust and respect of the world if we just abandon those fundamental principles which guided the men and women who built the greatness of this

country and commonwealth. most people have a job and then they go home, and in this existence, the job and the life go on together because you can�*t really divide it up. the boxes and the communications just keep on coming. and, of course, in modern communications, they come even quicker. i mean, luckily i�*m a quick reader, though i do rather begrudge some of the hours that i have to do instead of being outdoors. i have had quite a lot of prime ministers, starting with winston, and some stayed longer than others. the prime minister, your majesty. they unburden themselves or they tell me what�*s going on or if they�*ve got any problems, and sometimes one can

help in that way, too. it�*s the sort of thing that happens to me when i talk in a crowd. they know that one can be impartial, so to speak. i think it�*s rather nice to feel that one�*s a sort of sponge. and everybody can come and tell one things and some things stay there and some things go out the other ear, and some things never come out at all. one just knows about it. i would have thought for the state visit to austria, this might be very useful, �*cause it�*s got a wool coat and in may, one never knows, does one? really. so that�*s something like that. and that one. the venerable thomas dyson. i�*m always absolutely fascinated by the people who come and all the things

that they�*ve done. i think that�*s very important, that the system does discover people who do unsung things, you know. and i think that�*s very satisfactory. lovely. i think people need pats on the back sometimes. it�*s a very dingy world otherwise. definitive edition of the plays ofjm barrie. peter pan. he was the most wonderful storyteller. absolutely. as children, we used to go to tea and he�*d tell the most wonderful stories. did he? yes, hejust happened to be the sort of person that could tell children�*s stories. it didn�*t matter if you were

just sitting at the tea table. it was very interesting. and of course, boringly, one was a small child, one didn�*t realise what a good storyteller one was listening to. if only one had known. love that. we as children spoke from here at windsor to children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away for their own safety. thousands of you in this country have had to leave your homes and be separated from your fathers and mothers. we know, every one of us, that in the end, all will be well, for god will care for us and give us victory and peace. a better and happier place.

when prince philip and i were married on this day 50 years ago, britain hadjust endured six years of war, emerging battered, but victorious. prince philip had served in the royal navy in the far east while i was grappling in the ats with the complexities of the combustion engine and learning to drive an ambulance with care. my sister and i realised we couldn�*t see what the crowds were enjoying. so we asked my parents if we could go out and see for ourselves. we cheered the king and queen on the balcony and then walked miles through the streets. i remember lines of unknown

people linking arms and walking down whitehall. all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief. i think it was one of the most memorable nights of my life. gunfire there is no point in i regretting the passage of time. and it has its own compensations. experience should help us to take a more balanced view

of events and be more understanding about the foibles of human nature. like everyone else, i learn about what is going on in the world from the media. but i�*m fortunate to have another source of information. every day, hundreds of letters come to my desk. and i make a point of reading as many of them as i possibly can. i don�*t open all of them, obviously, because i don�*t have time to do that. but it does certainly give me, i suppose, because one gets perhaps even sort of a bit more remote, it gives one an idea of what is worrying people and what actually they feel that i could do to help. i think in a way, when one feels that there is a sort of, the buck stops here, so to speak, you know, and that i�*m the one... i had a letter this morning about something and he said,

"i�*ve been going round and round in circles, "but you are the only person who can stop the circle "and you�*ll be able to fix it." i thought that was rather nice. but there are a few letters which reflect the darker side of human nature. it is only too easy for passionate loyalty to one�*s own country, race or religion, or even to one�*s favourite football club to be corroded into intolerance, bigotry and, ultimately, into violence. loud explosion we have witnessed some frightening examples of this in recent years. all too often, intolerance creates the resentment and anger which fill the headlines and divide communities and nations and even families. the problems of progress, the complexities of modern administration, the feeling that metropolitan government is too remote from the lives of ordinary men and women.

these, among other things, have helped to revive an awareness of historic national identities in these islands. they provide the background for the continuing and keen discussion of proposals for devolution to scotland and wales within the united kingdom. i number kings and queens of england and of scotland and princes of wales among my ancestors, and so i can readily understand these aspirations. but i cannot forget that i was crowned queen of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. it has turned out to be

an annus horribilis. there can be no doubt, of course, but criticism is good for people and institutions that are part of public life. no institution, city, monarchy, whatever, should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support. not to mention those who don�*t. but we are all part of the same fabric of our national society, and that scrutiny by one part of another can be just as effective if it is made with a touch of gentleness, good humour and understanding. this sort of questioning can also act, and it should do so as an effective engine for change.

i, for one, believe there are lessons to be drawn from her life and from the extraordinary and moving reaction to her death. consent, or the lack of it, is expressed for you, prime minister, through the ballot box. it is a tough, even brutal system. but at least the message is a clear one for all to read. for us, a royalfamily, however, the message is often harder to read, obscured as it can be by deference, rhetoric or the conflicting currents of public opinion. but read it we must.

our humble and hearty thanks to all those in britain and around the world who have welcomed us and sustained us and ourfamily in the good times and the bad so unstintingly over many years. it is you, if i may now speak to all of you directly, who have seen us through and helped us to make our duty fun. we are deeply grateful to you, each and every one. my goodness, i�*ve been busy. i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. god help me to make good my vow, and god bless all of you who are willing to share in it. while we may have more still to endure, better

days will return. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again. some absorbing pictures and words over the many decades of the rain of the queen. we will now look at the sunday newspapers because most of them focus on the same thing and thatis focus on the same thing and that is the prince and princess of wales with the duke and duchess of sussex. at windsor castle during the many tributes and greeting the crowds there. they spent around 30 minutes in all talking to well—wishers and shaking hands. let�*s run through some of the newspapers for you. the sunday telegraph has a picture right at the top

there. reunited in sorrow is there. reunited in sorrow is the headline but that is a shot which no—one was prepared for, in fact. indeed it came to resemble what many are seeing some sense of reuniting of the brothers. in fact if we look at the mirror on sunday they also call it reunited for granny. those are the words they chose there. and certainly the people in attendance down at windsor castle seemed quite appreciative of the fact that the two brothers and their wives were sharing the same space and working together in terms of recognising all those who had offered floral tributes and who were waiting for a word with one or the other. looking at the son as well, the same picture, same story, all for one. because, in a sense, that was, it turned out to be the one. so much process and

protocol in the course of the day this was not expected. the independent on sunday. william and harry come together to mourn the queen. and, once again, much the same picture there. the times a little bit different. they took a slighter harder line. there were some suggestions that meghan, in particular, looked uncomfortable. the brothers spoke to one another a little bit over the course of the walkabout so perhaps some sense of awkward, as the sunday times would have seen it. notjust the sunday times. the scottish daily mail also went for the same story again, reunited, and the express followed suit, in fact. here again, william hands and olive branch to harry, making a point that it was an invitation from william to

harry that the four of them should join together at windsor castle on the stretch up to windsor castle to acknowledge the crowds and, indeed, to spend some time looking at the floral tributes there together for granny. as for the observer, well, it shows charles at his accession ceremony and says charles ii! gives the heavy duties of sovereignty. time now also for the rep from the times that shows the profile of when elizabeth ii and the dates of her life. 1926 to 2022. and as the world mourns the loss of queen elizabeth ii, we have set “p queen elizabeth ii, we have set up a webpage where you can share your memories and pay your respects as well. you can send tributes in words or photographs or video by e—mail and the details are there on the screen. also via whatsapp

as well. please do join the screen. also via whatsapp as well. please dojoin in the screen. also via whatsapp as well. please do join in what is a torrent of tributes coming in, recognising elizabeth ii. really, for the last week, our weather has been dominated by an area of low pressure bringing widespread thunderstorms across the uk. on saturday, that low pressure start to pull away into europe allowing pressure to rise across the west and particularly for scotland and northern ireland where saturday was a glorious day with a lot of dry weather and sunshine. it was not quite so sunny across england and wales, thicker cloud here and close by running in across eastern areas of england we had a few showers, at times, really, from north yorkshire down the parts of east anglia as well. showers were not as heavy nor as widespread. this is the forecast now

for sunday and for most of the uk it is a fine start to the day and the exception being northern ireland where cloud will quickly spread in and outbreaks of rain will move in here through the day. away from that area of rain, temperatures are still around 18—24 scotland england and wales, widely 20—23 so feeling warm we keep those spells of sunshine. on sunday night the rain is more extensive spreading through northern ireland. the wettest weather for cumbria and dumfries and galloway where there will likely be over an inch of rain in places but the cloud and rain will keep temperatures about 15 or 16 degrees milder than we are used to of late. after monday this band of rain will be across central areas of the uk and the weather front separates cool air moving into the north—west from increasingly warm air pushing into parts of east anglia in south—east england. so monday will be a day of the big weather contrast

with rain across the central portions of the uk, sunshine and showers moving into the north—west of scotland along with cooler air so the temperature dropping away. south—east england turning warmer with hazy sunshine and highs of 26 for some. over tuesday and to a degree wednesday as well the weather front will try to move up from the south of the uk and threaten outbreaks of rain across southernmost areas. the main question is how far north that will get whether we will see outbreaks of rain extensively across southern england on tuesday. that is a possibility but away from that in the south will be a lot of dry weather with sunny spells and notice that temperatures are dropping across east anglia and south—east england, back down to the low 20s, closer to where they should be at this time of year. again, the threat of rain is there again on wednesday from that weather front affecting southernmost areas of england. a few showers for the

north—west of scotland on the north—westerly winds otherwise again the emphasis is on dry weather with sunny spells. temperatures dropping a few degrees particularly across northern and western areas of the country. beyond that, deeper into the new week, high pressure will build from the atlantic but it will be sending in quite a bit cloud in from the north—west with scattered showers for northern scotland and a few showers running down the north sea coast as well but for many of you it is a dry spell of weather that will last quite a long time with quite a bit of cloud around at times also some sunny spells. looking at the weather picture across england and wales again a lot of fine conditions with sunny spells and temperatures easing back, no longer are we talking about highs reaching the 20s. more the upper teens and in the mornings you will feel a little on the cool side.

welcome to bbc news. i�*m david eades. our top stories: king charles ii! is officially proclaimed as the new monarch in a ceremony at st james�*s 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 british 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 from 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 the queen�*s state funeral will be held at westminster abbey on monday 19 september. king charles approved the day as a public holiday. a surprise show of unity, as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. at balmoral, the queen�*s three younger children and their families viewed tributes to her after attending a church service. and in other news, ukraine says it has retaken

it�*s been confirmed that queen elizabeth�*s funeral will take place on september the 19th. her body will lie in state for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. a public holiday has been declared in both the uk and australia. king charles has now officially been proclaimed as the new monarch during an historic ceremony at stjames�*s palace in london. the accession proceedings — which date back centuries — were televised for the first time. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching the day�*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 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 ii! 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 unexpectedly appeared together in a show of family unity. they greeted well—wishers outside windsor castle, where many thousands of people have left floral tributes to queen elizabeth. danela relph reports now on the surprise visit. nobody had seen this coming. after the fallout and friction,

it was unexpected and unannounced. cheering. walking together through the cambridge gates of windsor castle, 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 have barely spoken to each other in two years, but today, something clearly shifted. then, to the crowds. harry and meghan down one side of windsor�*s long walk, chatting, receiving flowers and condolences. on the other side were william and catherine, doing much the same, particularly with families and children who had come out to remember the queen. it�*s lovely to come together, isn�*t it, for their nan, but they love their nana

very much obviously. a time of crisis, we need to be together. no family likes any conflict, i we don't know what's gone on, but it's great to see them together, and it's good i for the country as a whole. earlier, william prince of wales issued a moving personal statement 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 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 peace.

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. our correspondent, danjohnson, has been at windsor castle. he told us more about the public reaction to that surprise appearance of the two couples. 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 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. other members of the royal family have remained at balmoral castle in scotland. after a short church service there on saturday, they took time to read the notes left alongsiode the growing number of floral tributes at 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 final journey 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, 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. u-sjust amazing. — she was such an amazing woman. she did so much. it is stilljust two days since the queen died 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,

bbc news, balmoral. much of the business of the day for king charles has taken place in london, after his official proclamation as monarch, he met senior british politicians. members of parliament have also been swearing allegiance to him as the new head of state, and they have been paying their 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 faithful and bear 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, freighted 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. i mean, this has probably been the longest apprenticeship in history.

opposition party leaders, your majesty — the king has also been meeting other senior politicians. your majesty. including labour�*s sir 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 at 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. she 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. chris mason, bbc news. well king charles in london. of the proclamation of king charles, we had in london. well, the formal proclamation of king charles ii! as monarch also took place in ottawa in canada — where he replaces queen elizabeth as head of state. she 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. fanfare. bearskin hats and a bugle. this morning in ottawa, 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, that the crown. queen elizabeth ii was at its helm for nearly half its history. we thought she would always be here, and her goodness and her humour, we will miss her. she had a calming effect on so many people over difficult times. thank you again i 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, sisplaying 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 culturem including its national sport. i think it is absolutely wonderful. she�*s really touched the spirit of what being canadian is about. but, often, the queen was on thin ice. seldom before, if ever, has her majesty been so heavily guarded as on this drive to the parliament building. 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. speaks french.

better than even some of canada�*s politicians. another difficult legacy of a darker imperial past. the indians were so delighted to meet the great white queen“. discrimination — horrific abuses canada�*s leaders are still confronting. this morning�*s ceremony to welcome the king sends another signal. the monarch�*s representative, governor—general mary simon, is the first indigenous person to hold this role. other change could be coming. the monarchy is changing, and so too is canada. the queen was able to move with the times, to remain relevant. now, more and more canadians are saying that the monarchy no longer matters. but this is a country where the constitution is hard to change, so, for now,

it is a country with a king. lyse doucet, bbc news. we are going to hop from canada to the us now in fact. let�*s now speak to marlene koenig, a us royal historian who attended four of the queen�*sjubilees. she joins us live from washington dc. thank you very much indeed for joining us. we can understand the canadian notjust the canadian not just fascination the canadian notjust fascination but commitment to the queen. what sort of response have you felt in the us to the last two or three days? i mean, obviously, it is a major moment. i days? i mean, obviously, it is a major moment.— days? i mean, obviously, it is a major moment. a ma'or moment. i mean, i got u n a major moment. i mean, i got u- earl a major moment. i mean, i got up early this — a major moment. i mean, i got up early this morning _ a major moment. i mean, i got up early this morning to - a major moment. i mean, i got up early this morning to watch | up early this morning to watch the accession, and it was one of the few times where it was important to add daylight into the monarchy, to be able to see such an historic ceremony, and with some new things. for example, camilla was the first consort ever to be allowed to attend the accession council. but he in the us there has been

massive coverage. there are specials on tv, local news. a night ago focused on the queen�*s visit to washington, dc, and went back to the street that was named for her in 1992, called the queen�*s stroll in one of the low income areas of washington, dc. this might make you laugh but when i was out shopping today, the walmart and the local gas station, both their flags were at half—staff too for the queen. their flags were at half-staff too for the queen.— their flags were at half-staff too for the queen. yeah, that sa s a too for the queen. yeah, that says a lot. — too for the queen. yeah, that says a lot, doesn't _ too for the queen. yeah, that says a lot, doesn't it, - says a lot, doesn�*t it, actually. says a lot, doesn't it, actually-— says a lot, doesn't it, actuall . , , actually. government buildings, and then i _ actually. government buildings, and then i looked _ actually. government buildings, and then i looked at _ actually. government buildings, and then i looked at walmart? i and then i looked at walmart? yep. so people are talking about it. people of course ask me about it, but there is a definite affection. i would like to think this is part of our heritage as well, this is our heritage as well, this is our history as well. in many ways, i mean, i live in a

state, virginia, that is named for queen elizabeth the first. yes, and the queen has visited the united states officially, state visits as well as private visits, to kentucky for example, to visit horses and go to the kentucky derby. so she has been able to participate in american culture as well, including even a baseball game. well, that�*s right, famously. what did americans make of the queen? how would they characterise her, do you think? very highly respected. you know, some people, ok, she is going to be on the cover of basically every magazine next week. definitely respect, admiration, appreciation for such a longevity of a reign through such an amazing amount of time. in 1952 they wouldn�*t have been able to televise the accession, because it was in

its infancy, television, and now you think they could tweet the accession council sort of thing. the accession council sort of thin. ., , the accession council sort of thin. . , ., thing. yeah, things have changed _ thing. yeah, things have changed a _ thing. yeah, things have changed a lot. _ thing. yeah, things have changed a lot. i- thing. yeah, things have changed a lot. ijust i thing. yeah, things have| changed a lot. ijust want thing. yeah, things have i changed a lot. i just want to changed a lot. ijust want to ask you one quick question and ask you one quick question and ask for a quick answer, of king charles ii! now, and prince william, prince of wales, and harry, who would be the most familiar of those figures to americans today? mi familiar of those figures to americans today? all three of them. americans today? all three of them- very — americans today? all three of them. very diplomatic - americans today? all three of| them. very diplomatic answer. burke no. _ them. very diplomatic answer. burke no, because _ them. very diplomatic answer. burke no, because charles i them. very diplomatic answer. burke no, because charles is i burke no, because charles is older, you know, he has been here many times and he has been interviewed, so i would just say all of them come in different ways.- say all of them come in different ways. say all of them come in different wa s. ., ,, , different ways. thank you very much, different ways. thank you very much. great — different ways. thank you very much, great to _ different ways. thank you very much, great to speak - different ways. thank you very much, great to speak to i different ways. thank you very much, great to speak to you. | much, great to speak to you. have a nice night.— much, great to speak to you. have a nice night. time to pick u . have a nice night. time to pick u- on have a nice night. time to pick up on some — have a nice night. time to pick up on some other _ have a nice night. time to pick up on some other news - have a nice night. time to pick up on some other news for - have a nice night. time to pick| up on some other news for you. 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 northeast since february. in some areas, the russian retreat is said to have been close to 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 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 can't document the battles ourselves. gunfire.

for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines. kyiv determined to win the information war — as it's reclaiming territory, tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupiansk. in some areas, russia's front line has collapsed, and liberation has come. woman sobs. "everything is ok," troops tell locals in this town. "for six months, we prayed you would come," she says. speaks ukrainian. 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? 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. 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. translation: 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 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, notjust outmanoeuvre them. orla guerin, bbc news, central ukraine. i have been speaking to a documentary filmmaker and war reporter who worked in ukraine in the new year and interviewed a military unit of football slogans. it's been revealed that the unit's commander died fighting in the east of ukraine. i asked him about yuri, and what this loss means for his people. it's really sad. yuri died early this morning. it's a big situation for them because they are volunteer fighters who want to protect their people and country and we had quickly, the

counteroffensive went very well for them and suddenly there commander is dead. by all accounts, he was a good commander and he managed to lead them on the counteroffensive. none died and unfortunately he was the one that went so it's a big situation for them. i spoke to them today and they said, look, we take what he taught us and keep going. it we take what he taught us and keep going-— keep going. it is a confusing title for this _ keep going. it is a confusing title for this group, - title for this group, antifascist football hooligans. how much of an orderly group is that? i how much of an orderly group is that? , , a, that? i spent some time with them before _ that? i spent some time with them before they _ that? i spent some time with them before they went - that? i spent some time with them before they went to - that? i spent some time with | them before they went to the front and they've spent around 15 years now fighting with the far right subculture in eastern europe, they were everywhere, ukraine. they were the only antifascist group doing expertly so they were a big target. they organise because i had this friendship, i kind of the matter one word, on the streets fighting with people they disagreed with because they disagreed with because they want to protect friends

who are gay or ethnic narratives. forthem, who are gay or ethnic narratives. for them, they felt like they were up against everybody for years. now that russia has come, they have called a truce with other groups and said, all right, here is a bigger enemy. they are really well—organised because like i said, they've been engaged in serious fistfights for a long time, obviously now they have weapons, it a much bigger enemy. from i hear they are doing well. they've got a good discipline. a lot of them are straight edge, don't drink or smoke so they are very disciplined. interesting. i know you've _ disciplined. interesting. i know you've been - disciplined. interesting. i. know you've been affected disciplined. interesting. i- know you've been affected early embedded in both times, and donbas and on ukraine ground forces. we've seen images from the report that are not arabs but ukrainian forces images. how much of the latest talk of or reversal of fortunes, retaking these important towns and cities, how valid is all that, do you think? it

and cities, how valid is all that, do you think?- that, do you think? it is. there has _ that, do you think? it is. there has been - that, do you think? it is. there has been a - that, do you think? it is. there has been a bit - that, do you think? it is. there has been a bit of. that, do you think? it is. - there has been a bit of people trying to put out more positive messages than what is reality, which is a lot of it is serious. i have spoken to people, friends are there, former people with, and they have sent me stuff, not stuff thatis have sent me stuff, not stuff that is not on the news, stuff not online yet, and it seems to be that a lot of the russian troops, their lines are collapsing, not sure what it is, russian people say it's a tactic but a strange tactic with a lot of them are dying and a lot of the stuff is left behind. the ukrainians are doing really well but also there is a problem you see on social media, on the telegram channels, from the russians, saying we aren't being supplied properly, we aren't getting orders, so there is some kind of problem on the side. that lends itself to the ukrainian counteroffensive. we lends itself to the ukrainian counteroffensive.— counteroffensive. we were heanna counteroffensive. we were hearing from _ counteroffensive. we were hearing from some - counteroffensive. we were hearing from some people| hearing from some people recognising its not as if this turnaround means that the war

will soon be over. clearly, it's not going to work like that. and we're talking about russia here. if they have a setback, one would presume there will be a determined effort to reverse that again. he has, that's the thing. 0k, counteroffensive, it's going well but like you said, there is no way they are just gonna 90, is no way they are just gonna go, 0k, is no way they are just gonna go, ok, let's leave now. they can't. they have to save face and they started it, it was going to be three days but that's not true. it's no way they will stop off now. something else will happen, there has been used that they have recruited people from all over the world from various code of allies to russia, so i deftly think we will see a counteroffensive. for the moment, it's not looking good and a lot of their troops seem to have low morale. there are people in the russian military getting disciplined or sent to prison for speaking online about how bad conditions are. i think things about but you're right, it's no sign of the war is nearly over or anything like

that but i think it's a sign that but i think it's a sign that ukrainians have got left in them and they are not going tojust let theirfamily in them and they are not going to just let their family and neighbours perish because russia took so much land. i talked there to jake hanrahan. at the end of his two—day visit to pakistan, the un secretary general antonio guterres has warned that floods that have devastated huge areas of the country were part of a global crisis and that other countries could be next. he also said that massive financial support was needed to help. shelley phelps has more — and a warning that this report contains flash photography. huge areas of pakistan are still underwater devastating floods that have killed more than 1400 people and forced millions to flee their homes. on saturday, un chief antonio guterres visited some of the worst hit areas where the country's prime minister. speaking afterwards, he said he

saw untold suffering.— saw untold suffering. climate chance saw untold suffering. climate change is _ saw untold suffering. climate change is supercharging - saw untold suffering. climate change is supercharging the i change is supercharging the destruction of our planet. i have seen many humanitarian disasters in the world. but i have never seen climate carnage on this scale. i have simply no words to describe what i have seen today. a flooded area that is three times the total area of my own country, portugal. it is hoped visit will galvanise support for pakistan which has put the cost of the catastrophe at more than $30 billion. the country's foreign minister says the world has a responsibility to help. the world has a responsibility to hel. , ., , the world has a responsibility to hel. , ., , ., to help. the people of pakistan contribute _ to help. the people of pakistan contribute less _ to help. the people of pakistan contribute less than _ to help. the people of pakistan contribute less than 1% - to help. the people of pakistan contribute less than 1% to - to help. the people of pakistan contribute less than 1% to the l contribute less than i% to the global carbon footprint. and while this crisis is not solely about making, surely, the response to this crisis must

also be a global response. and with the help of the united nations secretary general, we look forward to working with the global community to build back better plan. you the global community to build back better plan.— back better plan. you are stepping _ back better plan. you are stepping pp _ back better plan. you are stepping pp its _ back better plan. you are stepping up its relief- back better plan. you are l stepping up its relief effort on the ground in pakistan. but admits what it is unable to do so far is a drop in the ocean of what's needed. shelley phelps, bbc news. here in the uk, hundreds of people, including the family of an unarmed black man who was shot dead by police on monday in south london, have gathered outside parliament, calling for the officer under investigation to be suspended. on friday, they learned that a criminal investigation had begun into the actions of the armed officer, who killed 24—year—old chris kaba. greg mckenzie reports. fighting back tears, the family of 24—year—old chris kaba arrived to lead a peaceful march on westminster

to remember their son. today we are here to remember and memorialise chris. his life was cut short unnecessarily and needlessly at the hands of the metropolitan police. we can see a huge amount of public support, community support, for chris kaba's family, and we are here in solidarity with them to support them. chanting: chris! chanting: matters! thousands of people gathered on the march, calling for justice. yesterday the police watchdog, the iopc, launched a homicide investigation into the police shooting of chris kaba. this is a highly significant development. it's really rare, and in our view, should have happened from the outset. what could be more serious than an unarmed black man being shot dead on the streets of london by a firearms officer? this must be a fearless

criminal investigation. the metropolitan police says it is fully cooperating with the iopc and that its thoughts and sympathies remain with chris kaba's friends and family. it has also confirmed that the officer involved is no longer on operational duties. organisers of today's march say that the family have been touched by the amount of people who have gathered here today. it is unprecedented, we're desperately thankful for the thousands who have turned up today, sending a strong message to the mayor, the new commissioner and the home secretary that this has to end. chris has to be the last. the kaba family says today's march will be the first of many, as they await the conclusion of the iopc's homicide investigation. greg mckenzie, bbc london. as we've heard, it's been confirmed that a state funeral will be held on monday 19 september

at westminster abbey. the queen's cortege will leave balmoral later on sunday and head to edinburgh. 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 2h 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 royal families 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 award—winning writer and magazine editor tina brown has spent decades chronicling the british royal family. in an interview filmed earlier this yearjust ahead of the queen's platinum jubilee, she spoke to the bbc�*s katty kay about the queen's impact on britain's image both in the uk and abroad, and her unique life of service. the conundrum of the queen's

impact, is it longevity? it's allabout. billand impact, is it longevity? it's all about. bill and gently clearly is a major factor, three generations cunnama nothing but the queen so it's hard to even imagine how to be british without the queen. but it's also been her remarkable combination of temperament, judgement and composure, essentially, that has proved to be such a focal point of british identity, because, in a way, the queen has found a way to represent we consider to be the best of being british. stoic, dutiful, humourous in her own way. unflappable, and she has never stepped over the line. after all of these years, we still know what the queen thinks about anything. brexit, who knows what she thought? it's a remarkable strength, the power of the royal silence, essentially. and of course is only possible for her because she grew up in an age when the media were not invasive and she

could simply be a representationalfigure, much harder today to be a revisitation of figure without revealing what you think and feel. , ., ., , , ., feel. there is a lovely senior book we _ feel. there is a lovely senior book we talk _ feel. there is a lovely senior book we talk about - feel. there is a lovely senior book we talk about a - feel. there is a lovely seniorj book we talk about a concert feel. there is a lovely senior i book we talk about a concert in windsor castle. she sits there listening to the concert and you have no idea what she is thinking, is she tired and hating it or is she actually and ruptures and enjoying it? anyway, that was her sort of power and you describe it as a unifying power. it’s power and you describe it as a unifying power-— unifying power. it's a unifying ower unifying power. it's a unifying power because _ unifying power. it's a unifying power because everyone - unifying power. it's a unifying power because everyone can| power because everyone can protect what they think onto it. they can say, the queen is loving this concert are like i am also look at the queen, she is as i am. uniformity of appearance, the way she has created a uniform for herself, her particular look, a particular style, she never felt the need to update, change with the era, essentially she is going to look the same all these years. it is enormously reassuring and we saw in the pandemic how even today, and

this is slightly different era of digital disruption, turbulence, somehow in the queen came out and made that speech during the pandemic which ended, we will meet again, evoking the second world war, there was an exhalation of breath and people felt it's gonna be ok. she has that gift. is she an exception? you have written a lot about other members of her family and this notion of unflappability, duty and a strong sense of kind of duty, is she almost the exception that makes monarchy still relevant? the truth is the queen's whole ethos was forged by growing up in the second world war. i mean, they were bound by that ethos, that sense of duty of their country, patriotism, all those things, that the queen and prince philip sort of embodied. but it was a lucky thing that the monarch who took over age 25 in 1953 had her particular combination of qualities. we tend to forget it was only

13 or iii years since the abdication of her uncle. we had gone through the renaissance of the monarchy under george vi during the second world war when they became enormously popular. because they stayed in london in the blitz. but it could still have gone awry, it could still have cracked, if the younger sister, princess margaret, had been the monarch. margaret was a much more volatile, emotional, impulsive individual than her elder sister. it was sense and sensibility kind of personified. and elizabethjust had those qualities — duty, inscrutability, authenticity, dogged hard work and service. she has never veered from that, it is quite remarkable. that she's been able to do it. i question really whether any modern person could sort of subsume themselves in that way. it is quite a remarkable sacrifice, actually. i suppose, one area where she insisted on having her own emotional way was in

marrying prince philip. she could stand up for what she wanted and she made that very big stand for something that was notjust important to her, but really important to her reign. that was what was so wonderful about that relationship. it was the major thing she stood up for and with her usual good judgement, she chose the man she knew could make her happy and would be the perfect foil to her. she understood philip was a truth—teller and that with him, she would never be blind sided by self—delusion in some ways. philip kept her sort of straight about what she should think about things, that there was no toadying around with philip, and she needed that, she wanted that. because, otherwise, it is a very isolating position to be always surrounded by people who are sort of, frankly, sycophants in one form or another. she has met with 13 american presidents. we talk about longevity, and everything she has seen, did she have a...would one ever

know if she had a favourite or one was particularly getting on well with? i am told she liked reagan. i mean, i think horses, charming, easy. she liked bush, i'm told. but the queen understands that her soft power is enormous. there was a moment when she met with the obamas and michelle obama put her hand on her back and the press made a lot of it. do you think that is the kind of thing that would have bothered the queen? no. the queen is really so beyond being bothered by that kind of thing. she knows who she is and she understands that not everybody quite interprets the arcane customs and rules around the monarch in the same way. she has the most amazing manners, and manners in her level of life means making someone else feel comfortable. so she would not

have minded that. ah!— moments are about the courtiers around them who are the ones who are obsessed with status. in fact, the royals themselves are far less obsessed with that than the people around them are. i'm often asked, when i am in the uk, why do the americans love the royal family so much? what is your answer to that? what is it about america? because it's the one institution that is completely out of reach. you can't become a member of the royal family. you could marry someone in the royal family, i suppose. as an american has. but most people don't. as an american has, exactly, but other than that you can't get in there. it is like this is the ultimate sort of ivory tower you can't penetrate. and the sense of the history of the country, i think it's just very appealing. of course, the institution of the monarchy is built on the shoulders of these people, this family, and so you have this

combination of the sort of glittering diamond essentially of the crown, but these people are like anybody else's family, but writ large and high. so the ongoing drama people feel extraordinarily invested in these people. it is true here, but i think globally as well, right? it is almost part of the identity of britain as a global power. absolutely, the queen has been a global monarch. i mean, her tending of her role in the commonwealth has made her a global monarch because she has done these tours and tours and tours for years, she has received foreign prime ministers, commonwealth leaders, for 70 years. she is enknitted and embedded in the global community. i think the queen's presence makes britain larger than it is because it has such global attention. we don't care what the royals in the netherlands are like or doing, we don't care what the king of spain is doing next week, we have no idea, but people are very, very involved with and invested in and focused on what the british royal family are doing at any given point of the day.

can charles fill her shoes? i actually think charles will be a very good transitional monarch. his role is to get ready the whole institution for william. he has to do the modernising that requires to be done and he has really got to find a way to relate to the british people that is completely different, because what he won't have and can never have is the queen's mystique. we already know way too much about charles. we already know what he thinks about most things. i think he is authentic and that is a very important thing if you're going to be a popular monarch because people know that charles is a very decent man, they know what he cares about, his passion for the environment, organic farming, his cares about climate change, these actually are very

prescient concerns he has had for decades, which now everybody recognises were the right concerns. so he has, i think, a good chance to be loved in a different way. in charles, they have a very decent, statesman—like person and they have in william and kate, ithink, a remarkably lucky heir, and his choice of wife has turned out to be a critical, extraordinarily successful addition to the family. so there is a real piece of luck there that, again, the heir, william, has got some of the things that the queen has got. he is a judicious person. he is a cautious person. he is a decent person, and temperamentally so much better in a position to take and temperamentally so much

better positioned to take it over than his younger brother harry would have been, if he had been the elder son. so i think the cambridges are a very lucky future for the house of windsor. and i don't really know how they can actually bear to live the way they are going to have to live, but like the queen, they seem to have embraced it. it is all the more remarkable that kate has embraced it. she comes from a middle—class family and is not to the manor born and when she married william, there was a lot of how will this girl from a middle—class origins fit in and become a future queen? well, the answer and the question now is how can the house of windsor survive without kate? she has absorbed her role with such kind of remarkable poise. it is interesting because this is a time so different from the 19505 when the queen became queen, where everybody puts their opinions about everything everywhere. and yet, it is a job and a role that demands that you do the opposite.

will the monarchy inevitably with the next generation, charles and beyond him, william, who will be the first digital nomad king, i guess, will the monarchy change? how will it adapt? will it change to survive or flourish? the great question is how relatable can the royals be without losing so much mystique that they are boring to everybody? that is the route the european monarchs have gone. they are so ordinary to people that nobody cares. if they want to preserve any kind of gravitas, they have to have some mystique to them. i suspect that william and kate will be much more like the european monarchy. i hope that they understand the power of the royal silence that the queen really has shown us works, frankly. british people see the monarchy as the summation of their history.

and it is a way of being patriotic without being nationalistic, essentially. as we all look around the world and we see other systems, you have to ask if the monarchy went, what else? what is better? really, for the last week, our weather has been dominated by an area of low pressure bringing widespread thunderstorms across the uk. on saturday, that low pressure start to pull away into europe allowing pressure to rise across the west and particularly for scotland and northern ireland where saturday was a glorious day with a lot of dry weather and sunshine. it was not quite so sunny across england and wales, thicker cloud here and close by running in across eastern areas of england we had a few showers, at times, really, from north yorkshire down the parts of east anglia as well.

showers were not as heavy nor as widespread. this is the forecast now for sunday and for most of the uk it is a fine start to the day with some sunshine and the exception being northern ireland where cloud will quickly spread in and outbreaks of rain will move in here through the day turning increasingly heavy. away from that area of rain, temperatures are still around 18—24 scotland england and wales, widely 20—23 so feeling warm where we keep those spells of sunshine. on sunday night, the rain is more extensive spreading through northern ireland. the wettest weather for cumbria and dumfries and galloway where there will likely be over an inch of rain in places but the cloud and rain will keep temperatures about 15 or 16 degrees milder than we are used to of late. now, for monday, this band of rain will be across central areas of the uk and this weather front separates cool air moving into the north—west

from increasingly warm air that will be pushing into parts of east anglia and south—east england. so monday will be a day of big weather contrast with rain across these central portions of the uk, sunshine and showers moving into the north—west of scotland along with cooler air, so temperatures dropping away in shetland. east anglia and south—east england turning warmer with hazy sunshine. highs could reach 26 for some. over tuesday and to a degree wednesday as well the weather front will try to move up from the south of the uk and threaten outbreaks of rain across southernmost areas. the mainzduestiozn iszhow whether we will see outbreaks of rain extensively across southern england on tuesday. that is certainly a possibility but away from that in the south there will be a lot of dry weather with sunny spells and notice that temperatures are dropping across east anglia and south—east england, back down to the low 20s, back closer to where they should be at this time of year. again, the threat of rain

is there for wednesday from that weather front, just affecting southernmost areas of england. a few showers for the north—west of scotland on the north—westerly winds, otherwise again the emphasis is on dry weather with sunny spells. temperatures dropping a few degrees particularly across northern and western areas of the country. beyond that, deeper into the new week, high showers running down the north sea coast as well but for many of you it is a dry spell of weather that will last quite a long time with quite a bit of cloud around at times also some sunny spells. looking at the weather picture across england and wales, again, a lot of fine conditions with sunny spells and temperatures easing back, no longer are we talking about highs reaching the 20s, but bore the upper teens and in the mornings you will feel a little on the cool side.

this is bbc news. welcome, if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. 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. in the audience, all six living former british prime ministers, which included other senior politicians, judges and officials.

outside, hundreds of people witnessed the pomp and ceremony of the proclamation from 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 the queen's state funeral. it will be held at westminster abbey on monday 19 september. king charles approved the day as a public holiday. a surprise show of unity as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. towns and cities in the north and east as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace.

again and |ssian �*joining us. her body will lie in state for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. a public holiday has been declared in both the uk and australia. king charles iii has now officially been proclaimed as the new monarch during an historic ceremony at stjames' palace in london. the accession proceedings, which date back centuries, were televised for the first time. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, was watching the day'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 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 unexpectedly appeared together in a show of family unity. they greeted well—wishers outside windsor castle, where many thousands of people have left floral tributes to queen elizabeth. danela relph reports now on the surprise visit. nobody had seen this coming. after the fallout and friction, it was unexpected and unannounced. walking together through the cambridge gates of

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whole. earlier william prince of wales issued a _ whole. earlier william prince of wales issued a moving - of wales issued a moving personal statement about his grandmother. he said: the fractured relationship between william and harry has shown few signs of healing. after the funeral of the grandfather, the duke of edinburgh, there was hope that 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 the piece. today, and extorting 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. goodbye, you much.

there was a joint goodbye. goodi: you, you much. there was a joint goodbye. goodi: you, you cheering thank you, everyone. cheering and thank you, everyone.. cheering and the_ thank you, everyone. cheering and the real couples left together in the same car. who knows if this beer! -el!fll1fl _iii! of the queen has [in of the queen has one e loss of the queen has gone some way mending damaging j dangla 77 77 dangla relph, 77 dangla relph, bbc family rift. danela relph, bbc news. after his official proclamation as monarch, king charles met senior british politicians. members of parliament have been swearing allegiance to him as the new head of state and have also been paying their 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 bear 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, freighted with history. the british constitution. the relationship between parliament, government, and her cabinet, an audience at the palace, a relaxed tone.

in history. the king has also been meeting other senior politicians. your majesty. including labour's sir 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. i know, that's the point. yes, she is at peace. she is at peace. a woman of very strong faith. you are too. 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. chris mason, bbc news. well, the formal proclamation of king charles iii as monarch is taking place in london, ottawa, and in australia in the last hour where he replaces queen elizabeth as head of state. the queen first visited australia in 195a. i'm joined now by i'm joined by dr cindy mccreery a lecturer in history at the university of sydney, specialising in monarchy and colonialism.

thanks very much forjoining us, cindy. has the proclamation made its mark as a media moment in australia?— in australia? good morning. yes, it in australia? good morning. yes. it has- _ in australia? good morning. yes, it has. both _ in australia? good morning. yes, it has. both the - yes, it has. both the proclamation that we saw at st james's palace was widely watched by australians. i spoke to someone this morning he was done with his children to watch it but also, we had a promotion in canberra given by both the governor—general so david hurley also involving in a different way from the reclamation in st james's palace, indigenous australian, a 21—gun salute, from the defence force, and an australian ceremony. it was about australia's leadership with monarchy and the new king. i must ask about it because i thought i david hurley said in his proclamation, making charles iii have a long and happy is to reign over us. and it does raise the question of course as to how many long and

happy years in terms of australia's willingness to be reigned over?— australia's willingness to be reigned over? yes. we have to think about _ reigned over? yes. we have to think about the _ reigned over? yes. we have to think about the recent - reigned over? yes. we have to i think about the recent comments by our prime minister anthony albanese who, as you know, is attending the queen elizabeth funeral along with the governor—general so david hurley. he also announced the day of national mourning in australia which will take place on 22 september. that's a public holiday here for all australians to mourn the queen. the prime minister is speaking on behalf of australians when he expresses sincere condolences of australians about the passing of queen elizabeth and their best wishes and empathy and support for charles iii. but we also have to remember that this is a prime minister who when he took office in may, as one of his first acts, appointed an assistant minister tasked with setting a pathway for another referendum on australia becoming a republic. at the same time we also need to remember that the government committed itself not in the first instance to have another

republican referendum in the near future but on and training indigenous voice to parliament and that proclamation ceremony at parliament house in canberra today reflected the sincerity with which this government takes indigenous australians. that will remain the priority for this government but i think in the years ahead australians will start to re—engage with that conversation about republican referendum. it is interesting. _ republican referendum. it is interesting. malcolm turnbull, former prime minister, said he would count himself as an elizabethan, and by that he meant very much a supporter in respect of elizabeth, who has been travelling to australia over so many decades but that is very different from being a monarchist.— is very different from being a monarchist. indeed, malcolm turnbull has _ monarchist. indeed, malcolm turnbull has gone _ monarchist. indeed, malcolm turnbull has gone further - monarchist. indeed, malcolmj turnbull has gone further and actually said he thinks most australians are probably elizabethans rather than elizabetha ns rather than monarchist. i'm elizabethans rather than monarchist. i'm not sure what evidence he has come out i think the outpouring of grief

by australians and i think also the interest that has been taken in australia but also in the uk and things like this proclamation ceremony, which other —— as an historian was never a public event, people keep talking about it as being centuries old but it was really 1714, and it was about enshrining the government promise to scotland, that scotland would be able to maintain its own integrity and have church of scotland as a state religion. we don't have a state religion. we don't have a state religion, very different context but australians are very interested in learning about this history and this historical relationship. halcyon days for historians, i think it is meant a bit of that way. thank you forjoining us. now, in other news, after months of deadlock, ukraine's counteroffensive 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 some casualties, but also taking territory on several fronts. catching russian forces off—guard, even surprising some ukrainians.

we can't document the battles ourselves. gunfire. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, and liberation has come. speaks ukrainian. natalia, too, endured months under occupation

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? 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. 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. 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, notjust outmanoeuvre them. a little earlier we spoke to jake hanrahan from popular front, a documentary filmmaker and war reporter. he worked in ukraine earlier this year, interviewing a military unit of anti—fascist football hooligans. it has been revelead today that the unit's commander, yuri samoilenko, died fighting in the east of ukraine. i asked him about yuri, and what this loss means for his people. it's really sad. yuri died early this morning. it's a real big situation for them because they

are volunteer fighters who want to protect their people and country and quickly the counteroffensive went very well for them and suddenly their commander is dead. by all accounts, he was a good commander and he managed to lead them on the counteroffensive. none died and unfortunately he was the one that went so it's a big situation for them. but i spoke to them today and they said, look, we take what he taught us and we keep going. it is a confusing title for this group, antifascist football hooligans. how much of an orderly group is that? i spent some time with them before they went to the front and they've spent around 15 years now fighting with the far—right subculture in eastern europe, they were everywhere, ukraine. they were the only antifascist group doing explicitly, so they were a big target. they're very well organised because they had this friendship,

kind of, for better want of a word, on the streets fighting with people they disagreed with because they want to protect friends who are gay or ethnic here is a bigger enemy. they are really well—organised because like i said, obviously now they have weapons, it a much bigger enemy. fe...” eeeleee ! like; 35511; 5&3?! 1559.31; smoke so they are very disciplined. interesting. we've seen images from orla's report that are not our images how much of this latest talk of reversal of fortunes, which is retaking these

important towns and cities, how valid is all that, do you think? i think it is. there has been a bit of people trying to put out more positive messages than what is reality, which is more, but a lot of it is serious. i have spoken to people, friends out there, former people i've filmed with, and they have sent me stuff, not stuff that is not on the news, stuff not online yet, and it seems to be that a lot of the russian troops, their lines are collapsing, not too sure what it is, pro—russian people say it's a tactic but it would be a very strange tactic with a lot of them dying and a lot of their stuff is left behind. the ukrainians are doing really well but also there is a problem you see on social media, on the telegram channels, from the russians, they're saying we aren't being supplied properly, we aren't getting orders, so there is some kind of problem on their side. a

cou nteroffe nsive. we were also hearing from some people will soon be over. clearly, it's not going to work like that. and we're talking about russia here. if they have a setback, one would presume there will be a determined effort to reverse that again? yeah, that's the thing. 0k, a counteroffensive, it's going well but like you said, there is no way they are just gonna go, ok, let's leave now. they can't. they have to save face, and they started this, it was going to be three days but that's not true. there's no way they will step off now. they'll regroup. something else will happen, there has been news that they have recruited people from all over the world from various kind of allies to russia, so i deftly think we will see a counteroffensive. so i definitely think

we will see a counteroffensive. at the end of his two day visit to pakistan, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has warned that floods that have devastated huge areas of the country were part of a global crisis and that other countries could be next. he also said that massive financial support was needed to help. shelley phelps has more — and a warning that this report contains flash photography. huge areas of pakistan are still underwater following devastating floods that have killed more than 1400 people, and forced millions to flee their homes. on saturday, un chief antonio guterres visited some of the worst—hit areas with the country's prime minister. speaking afterwards, he said he saw untold suffering. i have simply no words to describe what i have seen today. a flooded area that is three

times the total area of my own country, portugal. it is hoped the visit will galvanise support for pakistan, which has put the cost of the catastrophe at more than $30 billion. a responsibility to help. the people of pakistan contribute less than 1% to the global carbon footprint, and while this crisis is not solely about making, and while this crisis is not solely of our making, surely the response to this crisis must also be a global response. and with the help of the united nations secretary general, we look forward to working with the global community to build back better. the un is stepping up its relief effort on the ground

in pakistan, but admits what it is unable to do so far is a drop in the ocean of what's needed. shelley phelps, bbc news. back to the main story. some of the sunday papers. most of them are showing the prince and princess of wales, william and catherine, with the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, at windsor castle, viewing the tributes and greeting the crowds. that is the sunday telegraph for you but let'sjust that is the sunday telegraph for you but let's just whistle through some of these. the mirror, reunited for granny, a similar story from the sun on sunday, all for one, as you can see, and the independent also, william and harry come together to mourn the queen. as for the times, just a little bit of a tweak, warring windsors awkward truce to another queen. in the scottish daily mail, reunited was there remark.

looking at some highlights from the proclamation of king charles iii, taking place earlier at st james's palace charles iii, taking place earlier at stjames's palace in london on the first time the events have ever been broadcast on television. my lords, it is my sad duty to inform you that are most gracious majesty, queen elizabeth ii, has passed away. on thursday, the 8th september, 2022, at balmoral castle. i propose that when certain necessary business has been transacted, a deputation consisting of her majesty, his royal highness, the archbishop of canterbury, the lord chancellor, the archbishop of york, the prime minister,

the clerk of the council, and myself shall wait on the king and inform him the counsellors assembled. i now call on the clerk of the council to read aloud the text of the proclamation. 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, the lord's spiritual and temporal of this realm, and members of the house of commons, together with other members of her late majesty's privy council, and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen, and citizens of london and others, 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, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching god, by whom kings

and queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us. god save the king. god save the king! i now invite those on the platform to sign the proclamation. so penny mordaunt, the lord president of the council and the clerk of the privy council, who are leading the proceedings here today, and the new prince of wales, prince william, signing the proclamation, the accession proclamation, that hasjust been made. he will be followed by the queen consort, both privy

councillors since 2016. and now other members of the platform party, beginning with penny mordaunt, who has just taken on this role in the last few days, also adding her name. and the new prime minister, liz truss. the archbishop of

canterbury, justin welby. and he is followed by the archbishop of york, stephen cotterell. i'm going to bring you in here, verna bogdenov, because you have studied this over the years, you have never seen it before, what do you make of it so far? it is a very moving and solemn ceremony, rooted in the past, but a confirmation of the fact that charles iii is the king, it doesn't make him king, it confirms the fact that he is the new king. and as i say, it is a very solemn and moving moment which perhaps many of us will never see again. indeed. and hearing as we have done only a handful of times over

the past few days, god save the king, it takes some getting used to, doesn't it? it still does. it is very powerful, when you saw all those former prime ministers who know the queen so well, altogether, saying god save the king, and also a slight tremble in the voice of the clerk of the council, richard tilbrook, as he read out what will be the proclamation. i mean, people in that room are feeling very moved, and that is not surprising. we see the marshall with black armbands, like everyone else. as you said, this is something no—one has seen before. my lords, ladies, and gentlemen. 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 have all suffered. it is the greatest consolation to me to know of the sympathy expressed by so many to my sister and brothers and that such overwhelming affection and support should be extended to our whole family in our loss. to all of us as a family, as to this kingdom and the wider family of nations of which it is a part, my mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. 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. in this purpose, i know that i shall be upheld by the affection and loyalty of the peoples whose sovereign i have been called upon to be,

and that in the discharge of these duties i will be guided by the counsel of their elected parliaments. in all this, i am profoundly encouraged by the constant support of my beloved wife. i take this opportunity to confirm my willingness and intention to continue the tradition of surrendering the hereditary revenues, including the crown estate, to my government for the benefit of all, in return for the sovereign grant, which supports my official duties as head of state and head of nation. 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. i have, with humble duty, to crave your majesty's permission for the publication of your gracious speech. approved. draft of an order in council authorising your majesty's declaration to be made public. approved. draft of an order in council for recording the oath relating to the security of the church of scotland, to be transmitted to the court of session to be recorded in the books of sedirent, and afterwards lodged in the state papers of scotland and in the council register. approved. draft order in council, determining the form of proclamation for proclaiming your majesty in the realms

and in the british overseas territories. approved. draft of an order in council authorising the lord chancellor to make use of the great seal for sealing all things whatsoever that pass the great seal until another great seal be prepared and authorised. approved. draft of an order in council authorising the lord privy seal, if need be, to make use of the existing privy seal until another privy seal is prepared and authorised. approved. drafts of three orders in council authorising your majesty's constable secretaries of state, the lord chancellor of the exchequer, and the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, to use the existing seals until other seals be prepared and authorised. approved. draft of an order in

council authorising your majesty's secretary of state for northern ireland to make use of the existing great seal of northern ireland until another seal be prepared and authorised. approved. draft of an order in council authorising your majesty's first minister of scotland to make use of the great seal of scotland until another great seal of scotland be prepared and authorised. approved. draft of an order in council authorising your majesty's first minister of wales to make use of the existing welsh seal until another welsh seal be prepared and authorised. approved. draft of an order in council authorising the public seals authorising the respective public seals lately in use

elsewhere than in the united kingdom to be made use of until new seals be prepared and their use duly authorised. approved. draft of an order in council confirming your majesty's wishes in relation to these sovereign grant act 2011, to continue the tradition of surrendering the hereditary revenues, including the crown estate, to your government for the benefit of all, in return for the sovereign ground, which supports your official duties as head of state and head of nation. approved. drafts of two proclamations. one, appointing the day of her late majesty's state funeral is a bank holiday in england, wales and northern ireland. two, appointing the day of her late majesty's state funeral as a bank

holiday in scotland. and of two orders in council directing the lord chancellor to affix the great seal to the proclamations. approved. i now invite your majesty to sign both proclamations. it is making sure there is nothing in the way for this new monarch, that business can continue as usual. the speed of this is quite something. it is something and i thought in the king's declaration he was going out of his way to emphasise continuity, that's what monarchy stands for. everything i do will follow the inspiring example of my mother, he said. irreplaceable, he called her. there was a human dimension

in there as well, he spoke about his sisters and brothers and there was business. and that concludes today's is this of the council. fanfare is played king's guard!

and on the balcony there, the state trumpeters, the garter king of arms is accompanied by the earl marshall and others and the serjeant—at—arms will make the first and principal proclamation. the garter king of arms, who will shortly speak.

and the crowds there, their arms aloft with camera phones, waiting to catch this moment. fanfare.

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, the lords spiritual and temporal of this realm, and members of the house of commons, together with other members of her late majesty's privy council, and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen, and citizens of london and others, 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, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom and northern ireland, of god, of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching god, by whom kings and queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us.

given at at saint james palace on this day. present arms! god save the king. god save the king! fanfare. band plays "god save the king".

applause. cheering. three cheers for- his majesty the king. hip hip. hooray. present arms!

hip hip. hooray! hip hip.

and so the balcony party return inside stjames' palace, through the opening that has been created for them by literally removing the window. that was quite a moment. that really was. for centuries, we just saw a piece of british army drill you very rarely see, of the coldstream guards there doing a remove headdress

and three cheers while armed. you sometimes see that on parades without weapons but beautifully done and i thought it was so telling there, the way this event is echoing beyond these ancient walls. you could hear the crowds out in the mall. many of whom will be following this on tv and the cheers were echoing. it was not just three cheers here in stjames' palace. but i think everyone is thrilled to be taking place in something that hitherto was off limits to anything bar a handful of elderly men.

hello, there. really, for the last week, our weather has been dominated by an area of low pressure bringing widespread thunderstorms across the uk. on saturday, that low pressure started to pull away into europe, allowing pressure to rise across western areas, and particularly for scotland and northern ireland, where saturday was a glorious day, with a lot of dry weather and sunshine. it was not quite so sunny across england and wales, we had some thicker cloud here and close by running in across eastern areas of england we had a few showers, at times, really, from north yorkshire down towards parts of east anglia as well.

the showers not as heavy nor as widespread. this is the forecast now for sunday and for most of the uk, it is a fine start to the day, with some sunshine, but the exception being northern ireland, where cloud will quickly spread in and outbreaks of rain will move in here through the day, turning increasingly heavy. away from that area of rain, temperatures are still around 18—24 for scotland, england and wales, widely 20—23, so feeling warm where we keep those spells of sunshine. on sunday night, the rain becomes more extensive, spreading through northern ireland. the wettest weather for cumbria and dumfries and galloway, where there will likely be over an inch of rain in places, but the cloud and rain will keep temperatures about 15 or 16 degrees. a milder than we are used to of late. now, for monday, this band of rain will be across central areas of the uk and this weather front separates cool air moving into the north—west from increasingly warm air that will be pushing into parts

of east anglia and south—east england. so monday will be a day of big weather contrast, with rain moving into the north—west of scotland, along with cooler air, so temperatures dropping away in shetland. 14 or 15. east anglia and south—east england turning warmer with hazy sunshine. highs could reach 26 for some. into tuesday, and to a degree wednesday as well, the weather front will try to move up from the south of the uk, threatening outbreaks of rain across southernmost areas. the main question is how far north that will get whether we will see outbreaks of rain extensively across southern england on tuesday. that is certainly a possibility, but away from that, in the south, there will be a lot of dry weather with sunny spells, and notice that temperatures are dropping across east anglia and south—east england, we're back down to the low 20s, back closer to where they should be at this time of year. from that weather front,

just affecting southernmost areas of england. a few showers for the north—west of scotland on the north—westerly winds, otherwise again the emphasis is on dry weather with sunny spells. temperatures dropping a few degrees, particularly across northern and western areas of the country. beyond that, deeper into the new week, high pressure builds from the atlantic, but it will be sending in quite a bit cloud in from the north—west with scattered showers for northern scotland and a few showers running down north sea coasts as well, but for many of you, it is a dry spell of weather that will last quite a long time, with quite a bit of cloud around at times but also some sunny spells. looking at the weather picture across england and wales, again, a lot of fine conditions with sunny spells, those temperatures just easing back, no longer are we talking about highs reaching the 20s, but bore the upper teens about highs reaching the 20s, but more the upper teens and in the mornings you will feel a little on the cool side.

this is bbc world news. i'm david eades. 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 british 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 from 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 the queen's state funeral will be held at westminster abbey on monday 19 september. king charles approved the day as a public holiday. a surprise show of unity as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. today and australia has announced 22 september for its official day of mourning for the late queen. against russian forces gathers pace.

hello. thanks for being with us. it's been confirmed that queen elizabeth's funeral her body will lie in state for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. a public holiday has been declared in both the uk and australia. king charles has now officially been proclaimed as the new monarch during an historic ceremony at stjames' palace in london. further proclamations have been taking place in other commonwealth countries — more on that in a moment. the accession proceedings played out in london, and which date back centuries, were televised for the first time. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, was watching the day'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

the king's guard gave three cheers. three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip! hurray! 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 unexpectedly appeared together in a show of family unity. they greeted well—wishers outside windsor castle, where many thousands of people have left floral tributes to queen elizabeth. danela relph reports now on the surprise visit. nobody had seen this coming.

after the fallout and friction, it was unexpected and unannounced. cheering walking together through the cambridge gates of windsor castle, 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 all eyes were on them. but today, something clearly shifted. then, to the crowds. but they love their nana very much obviously.

a time of crisis, we all need to be together. no family likes any conflict, i we don't know what's gone on, but it's great to see them together, and it's good i for the country as a whole earlier, william prince of wales issued a moving personal statement 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 peace. 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. goodbye, cheering who knows if this is a lasting reconciliation? after this official proclamation, king charles met politicians and members of parliament have swore allegiance to him as new head of state and pay their tributes to queen elizabeth. our correspondent, danjohnson, has been at westminster.

a king as the new honour descends. mps didn't have to make a pledge did could choose according to law, so help me god. i will be a faithful and bear 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, freighted 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 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 would be brilliant at that job, 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 sir 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. i know, that's the point. it was rather wonderful, really. _ it was rather wonderful, really, from that point of view _ yes, she is at peace. she is at peace. a woman of very strong faith. you are too. 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. chris mason, bbc news. we got a bit of this and's report. the former minister, david cameron, has revealed that he used to have audiences with the then prince of wales in preparation for him becoming king. mr cameron said charles had

wanted to start thinking about how to conduct weekly meetings between the monarch and prime minister. i had audiences with prince charles when queen elizabeth ii are still on the throne because he wanted to think about how to conduct those, and from what i saw, he would have been good at thatjob, brilliant at that job, brilliant at listening, thatjob, brilliant at listening, brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel.— and sage counsel. this is probably _ and sage counsel. this is probably the _ and sage counsel. this is probably the longest - probably the longest apprenticeship in history. he knows so much about so many subjects. like his mother, he is a superb diplomat. i saw an action at commonwealth heads of government meetings and he knows every leader personally, he interacts with them brilliantly, the soft power that the british monarch brings to help a prime minister and a government with all those international relations, it was obviously outstanding under queen elizabeth ii. i think you'll see that charles iii will be a very worthy successor

in that remark.— in that remark. that's david cameron- — well, the formal proclamation of king charles iii as monarch also took place in ottawa in canada where he replaces queen elizabeth as head of state. she 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. this morning, 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. queen elizabeth ii was at its helm for nearly half its history. we thought she would always be here, andwe will miss her. she had a calming effect on so many people over difficult times. 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, including its national sport. i think it is absolutely wonderful.

she touched the spirit of what being canadian is about. but, often, the queen was on thin ice. sometimes the people who showed up came to protest. this was the scene in the mainly french speaking the queen knew it, never showed it. steering a middle course. archive: ottawa | is a small capital... from her first visit as queen in 1957 she 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 to meet for the indigenous community the monarchy also symbolises dispossession, discrimination — horrific abuses that canada's leaders are still the monarch's representative, governor—general mary simon is the first indigenous person to hold this role. other change could be coming. the monarchy is changing and so too is canada. the queen was able to move with the times, to remain relevant. now, more and more canadians are saying that the monarchy no longer matters. but this is a country where the constitution is hard to change so, for now, it is a country with a king. lyse doucet, bbc news. elsewhere in the commonwealth new zealand has formally declared charles iii as its king. the announcement was made at a ceremony in wellington

by the governor—general cindy kiro. we are better witness to another moment of deep and historic significance for new zealand. with this ceremony and with the flags of new zealand, the cook islands, at full mast, we duly acknowledge the ascension of our new king, his majesty king strolled —— king charles iii. australia's prime minister anthony albanese said a national day of mourning for the queen would take place on september 22nd, with the day to be a public holiday. we can go live to sydney and speak to our correspondent shaimaa khalil. the proclamation has been made also in canberra. has it got

australians sitting on the edge of their seat watching or are they getting on with their daily life? i they getting on with their daily life?— they getting on with their dail life? ., , , daily life? i was 'ust in the estate daily life? i wasjust in the estate proclamation - daily life? i wasjust in the - estate proclamation ceremony outside the parliament house in the sydney and i can tell you they were large crowds outside parliament house attending of the state ceremony. that happened shortly after the national proclamation ceremony in the capital, canberra, where king charles iii was officially proclaimed as the ruling monarch of australia and the head of state. this proclamation was also announced here in sydney and people chanted god save the king and, of course, the first rendition of course, the first rendition of god save the king, with people singing along. you got the feeling it was personal for so many people. i spoke to families who brought the little children with them and a father told me is a once—in—a—lifetime

occasion. while it has been sad to say goodbye to the queen, it was important to be here to pay our respects and to welcome the new king. this has really been the overwhelming sentiment, if you will, from so many people who have gathered here but also who have gathered here but also who have gathered in canberra. mixed feelings of sadness, loss, and respect for the queen who has been here 16 times and who has been here 16 times and who has been here 16 times and who has had a special spot for australia, she of course it made that historic visit being the only reigning monarch when her ship sailed in sydney harbourin her ship sailed in sydney harbour in 1964 and since then she has had a strong affinity with australia and many people here also, regardless of whether a monarchist or republican, which is a debate in australia, there is a huge and deep respect for the queen

and deep respect for the queen and for her commitment to duty, and for her commitment to duty, and she is seen here notjust as a late monarch and head of state but a true friend of the australian people. you touched on that, australian people. you touched on that. the — australian people. you touched on that, the issue _ australian people. you touched on that, the issue of _ australian people. you touched on that, the issue of the - on that, the issue of the monarchy and whether australia is ready and willing to become a republican. the answer 20 odd years ago is no but this is a major historic staging post? it is a major historic event and whatever happens after, i think australia is, whether it is government officials, the leadership of the country or the people, what they have been telling us is, no matter what happens after that, no matter what we do or what we decide with our democracy, today, these days are days of reflection, of a life spent in duty, in friendship to the australian people and then what happens after the king 's reign, king charles who also

has a strong relationship, he went to school here. i was speaking to the former prime minister malcom turnbull, a stout republican who was so moved and emotional about the loss of the queen and he said he has no doubt there will be another referendum and this question will come up. he personally thinks australia to become a republic president stop but now it is not the time. it will happen not as soon as. australians are taking the time to reflect on the queen 's rein and of course on the new king. india is observing a national day of mourning on sunday, in memory of queen elizabeth. the national flag will be flown at half mast in the country, and all official entertainment has been cancelled. in his tribute to the monarch, india's prime minister, narendra modi said he was pained by her demise, and said the queen "personified dignity

and decency in public life". our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan looks back at her relationship with india. the walls of these royal residence bore witness to the first of three visits her majesty made to india. a grand entry to a country moving forward, after british rule. a young queen elizabeth visiting a young republic. welcomed as the head of the commonwealth, she toured a newly independent nation. queen elizabeth 's first visit to india was in 1961 and included. , at the city palace injaipur. it was the start of an enduring relationship with india. br; the start of an enduring relationship with india. by the ta' relationship with india. by the tai mahal. — relationship with india. by the taj mahal, her _ relationship with india. by the taj mahal, her majesty - relationship with india. by the taj mahal, her majesty said i relationship with india. by the l taj mahal, her majesty said she was captivated. she taj mahal, her ma'esty said she was captivated._

was captivated. she took in the ta' was captivated. she took in the taj mahal, _ was captivated. she took in the taj mahal, kolkata _ was captivated. she took in the taj mahal, kolkata and - was captivated. she took in the taj mahal, kolkata and the - taj mahal, kolkata and the capital, delhi.— capital, delhi. this is a memorable _ capital, delhi. this is a memorable welcome l capital, delhi. this is a - memorable welcome given to capital, delhi. this is a _ memorable welcome given to me and my husband today. she addressed _ and my husband today. she addressed hundreds of thousands. during the visit, she was also a guest of jaipur�*s maharajah or king. his wife paid tribute. ladle jaipur's maharajah or king. his wife paid tribute.— jaipur's maharajah or king. his wife paid tribute. we loved her a lot and they _ wife paid tribute. we loved her a lot and they will _ wife paid tribute. we loved her a lot and they will never - wife paid tribute. we loved her a lot and they will never be - a lot and they will never be anybody like it.— a lot and they will never be anybody like it. india's royals lost their official _ anybody like it. india's royals lost their official power - anybody like it. india's royals lost their official power both i lost their official power both independence but they remained close friends with their british counterparts. her contribution _ british counterparts. her contribution to _ british counterparts. her contribution to india, - british counterparts. he contribution to india, as head of the commonwealth countries, she has kept a very dignified profile. india holds her in very high esteem and that is

very high esteem and that is very rare these days for a monarchy. in very rare these days for a monarchy-— very rare these days for a monarchy. in 1983, queen elizabeth _ monarchy. in 1983, queen elizabeth was _ monarchy. in 1983, queen elizabeth was back - monarchy. in 1983, queen elizabeth was back in - monarchy. in 1983, queen j elizabeth was back in india monarchy. in 1983, queen i elizabeth was back in india to meet prime minister indira gandhi and another well—known woman in the country, mother teresa, who she awarded an honorary order of. a final trip in 1997 was controversial. time to mark india's 50th anniversary of independence, she toured a nation seeking atonement for the atrocities of empire. in the city of amritsar the queen visited the side of the queen visited the side of the jallianwala bagh massacre. she laid a wreath for hundreds who died. while some were touched by the gesture, others felt she should have offered an apology on behalf of the uk. how will different generations of indians remember the queen?

even in an engine which has changed, queen elizabeth remained a much loved royal. the older generation, they would look up to the queen and yet there was some memories of colonial excesses but i think today's generation would rather see her as more distant leader, a more highly respected, somebody who held her own and kept up a set institution with its traditions and grace. the united kingdom _ its traditions and grace. the united kingdom is proud to have more _ united kingdom is proud to have more than — united kingdom is proud to have more than 30,000... fist united kingdom is proud to have more than 30,000. . .— more than 30,000. .. at the state banquet _ more than 30,000. .. at the state banquet for _ more than 30,000. .. at the state banquet for india - more than 30,000. .. at the state banquet for india held | more than 30,000. .. at the | state banquet for india held in windsor she summed up her refection of the country. philip and i have fond memories of our— philip and i have fond memories of our visits to india and my family— of our visits to india and my family have been frequent guests— family have been frequent guests of yours in recent years _ guests of yours in recent ears. �* , ., years. as queen elizabeth grew into her role, _ years. as queen elizabeth grew into her role, india _ years. as queen elizabeth grew into her role, india grew- years. as queen elizabeth grew into her role, india grew as - years. as queen elizabeth grew into her role, india grew as a i into her role, india grew as a nation. the legacy of that bond will continue well beyond her rein. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.

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 izium, moscow says 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. gunfire. this footage was filmed by the troops. we can't document the battles ourselves. gunfire. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, kyiv determined to win the information war — as it's reclaiming territory, tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupiansk. in some areas, russia's front line has collapsed. and liberation has come. wqman 5355=,,,,,,, ~ , "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? 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. 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 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, notjust outmanoeuvre them. orla guerin, bbc news, central ukraine. maria avdeeva is a security and disinformation expert in ukraine. shejoins us now from kharkiv. thank you forjoining us. it appears as if at least these two significant towns have returned to ukrainian hands. how significant is that, do you think, in the overall conflict?

this is absolutely astonishing success of ukrainian army because these two cities are very important railway hubs and ukraine was consistently, for several months, targeting the supply lines of the russians and now this tactic seems to be very effective because now when these cities are recaptured, it means it's very difficult for russians to continue supply their trips in donbas and country and on bus, the main part putin took at the beginning of the invasion and after the russian invasion stopped, and there was a stalemate and russian troops withdrew from northern ukraine, it was the only goal for them, the only short—term goal to recapture whole territory of donetsk and lugansk region and this means the radiant

counteroffensive makes it impossible for russians to continue doing this and this means it's a difficult time for the russians with the supply of weapons and military personnel. you are an expert in this as well and olga guerin's report was essentially comprised pictures provided by the ukrainian forces. are you confident that these towns have been retaken for good or is this likely to be a back—and—forth as russian forces, i think we talked about regrouping? laisle forces, i think we talked about regrouping?— forces, i think we talked about rec-urouin? , ., ., regrouping? we see now that the russian troops _ regrouping? we see now that the russian troops are _ regrouping? we see now that the russian troops are retreating - russian troops are retreating so quickly. they leave the military vehicles full of weapons on that territory and weapons on that territory and we have seen yesterday the ukrainian officials, the flag in the town which was also occupied for more than six months, and we have seen the long lines of cars from people

who were colliding with the russians trying to get out of the territory that will be soon recaptured and regained control by ukrainian army, so this all means that russians are not ready for this and this was also a very successful ukrainian information campaign because while everyone was concentrating on the south, where there was the counteroffensive moving towards kherson, this rapid counteroffensive attack happened here in the east and russians were clearly not ready for it and they are retreating very quickly. for it and they are retreating very quickly-— very quickly. right, and briefly. _ very quickly. right, and briefly, are _ very quickly. right, and briefly, are you - very quickly. right, and briefly, are you able - very quickly. right, and briefly, are you able to | very quickly. right, and - briefly, are you able to gauge positive impact these results are tied on ukrainians? in terms of sense of hope and optimism?— optimism? absolutely. the morale of _ optimism? absolutely. the morale of ukrainians - optimism? absolutely. the morale of ukrainians is - optimism? absolutely. the| morale of ukrainians is very high. people are celebrating. i have seen people with tears in their eyes because they have not been able to get back to

their homes which were occupied. i have been to dd occupied. i have been to dd occupied village, seven kilometres from kharkiv matt, and people are hugging ukrainians, because they were hearing anything from ukrainian side for more than six months, because russia always cuts down all the communication, people have no connection with ukraine and now it's the moment of help for everyone here.— for everyone here. interesting moment- _ for everyone here. interesting moment. maria _ for everyone here. interesting moment. maria avdeeva, - for everyone here. interesting i moment. maria avdeeva, thank you very much. moment. maria avdeeva, thank you very much-— you very much. thank you. it was my pleasure. _ at the end of his two—day visit to pakistan, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has warned that floods that have devastated huge areas of the country were part of a global crisis and that other countries could be next. he also said that massive financial support was needed to help. shelley phelps has more — and a warning that this report contains flash photography.

huge areas of pakistan are still underwater following devastating floods that have killed more than 1,400 people and forced millions to flee their homes. on saturday, un chief antonio guterres visited some of the worst hit areas where the country's prime minister. speaking afterwards, he said he saw untold suffering. climate change is supercharging the destruction of our planet. i have seen many humanitarian disasters in the world. but i have never seen climate carnage on this scale. i have simply no words to describe what i have seen today. a flooded area that is three times the total area of my own country, portugal. it is hoped the visit will galvanise support for pakistan which has put the cost of the catastrophe

at more than $30 billion. the country's foreign minister says the world has a responsibility to help. the people of pakistan contribute less than 1% to the global carbon footprint. and while this crisis is not solely of our making, surely, the response to this crisis must also be a global response. and with the help of the united nations secretary general, we look forward to working with the world, with the global community, to build back better. the un is stepping up its relief effort on the ground in pakistan. but admits what it's been able to do so far is a drop in the ocean of what's needed. shelley phelps, bbc news. as we've heard, it's been confirmed that a state funeral will be held on monday 19th of september

at westminster abbey. the queen's cortege will leave balmoral later on sunday and head to edinburgh. our correspondent, james 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 royal families 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. so much has been said already in tribute to the queen since her passing but we leave you with a different perspective on her remarkable rain. it is in her remarkable rain. it is in her own words. i didn't have an apprenticeship, my father died much too young, and so it was all a very sudden kind of taking on, and making the best job you can.

it is a question of maturing into something that one has got used to doing, and accepting the fact that here you are, and it is your fate. it is a job for life. these 25 years have seen much change for britain. no longer an imperial power, we have been coming to terms with what this means for ourselves and for our relations with the rest of the world. we have forged new links with other countries, and injoining of the european economic communities, we have taken what is perhaps one of the most significant

decisions during my reign. developments in science, technology and in medicine have improved the quality of life and the comfort of life. and of course, there has also been television. clothes wise, does it look all right with the background? yes, it does. i mean, it would be awful if you said no! laughs yes, it's all right. whenever you're ready, ma'am. red and green should never be seen. never mind. # send her victorious...# it's not the new inventions which are the difficulty. the trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw

away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery. they would have religion thrown aside, morality in personal and public life made meaningless, honesty counted as foolishness and self—interest set up in place of self—restraint. at this critical moment in our history, we will certainly lose the trust and respect of the world if we just abandon those fundamental principles which guided the men and women who built the greatness of this country and commonwealth. most people have a job and then they go home, and in this existence, the job and the life go on together because you can't really divide it up. the boxes and the communications just keep on coming. and, of course, in modern communications, they come

even quicker. i mean, luckily i'm a quick reader, though i do rather begrudge some of the hours that i have to do instead of being outdoors. i have had quite a lot of prime ministers, starting with winston, and some stayed longer than others. the prime minister, your majesty. they unburden themselves or they tell me what's going on or if they've got any problems, and sometimes one can help in that way, too. it's the sort of thing that happens to me when i talk in a crowd. they know that one can be impartial, so to speak. i think it's rather nice to feel that one's a sort of sponge. and everybody can come and tell one things and some things stay there and some things go out the other ear, and some things never come out at all. one just knows about it.

i would have thought for the state visit to austria, this might be very useful, 'cause it's got a wool coat and in may, one never knows, does one? really. so that's something like that. and that one. the venerable thomas dyson. i'm always absolutely fascinated by the people who come and all the things that they've done. i think that's very important, that the system does discover people who do unsung things, you know. and i think that's very satisfactory. lovely. i think people need pats on the back sometimes. it's a very dingy world otherwise.

definitive edition of the plays ofjm barrie. peter pan. he was the most wonderful storyteller. absolutely. as children, we used to go to tea and he'd tell the most wonderful stories. did he? yes, hejust happened to be the sort of person that could tell children's stories. it didn't matter if you were just sitting at the tea table. it was very interesting. and of course, boringly, one was a small child, one didn't realise what a good storyteller one was listening to. if only one had known. love that. we as children spoke from here at windsor to children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away for their own safety. thousands of you in this country have had to leave your

homes and be separated from your fathers and mothers. we know, every one of us, that in the end, all will be well, for god will care for us and give us victory and peace. and when peace comes, remember, it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place. when prince philip and i were married on this day 50 years ago, britain hadjust endured six years of war, emerging battered, but victorious. prince philip had served in the royal navy in the far east while i was grappling in the ats with the complexities of the combustion engine and learning to drive an ambulance with care.

my sister and i realised we couldn't see what the crowds for ourselves. we cheered the king and queen on the balcony and then walked miles through the streets. i remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down whitehall. all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief. i think it was one of the most memorable nights of my life. gunfire

growing older is one of the facts of life, and it has its own compensations. experience should help us to take a more balanced view of events and be more understanding about the foibles of human nature. like everyone else, i learn about what is going on in the world from the media. but i'm fortunate to have another source of information. every day, hundreds of letters come to my desk. and i make a point of reading as many of them as i possibly can. i don't open all of them, obviously, because i don't

have time to do that. but it does certainly give me, i suppose, because one gets perhaps even sort of a bit more remote, it gives one an idea of what is worrying people and what actually they feel that i could do to help. i think in a way, when one feels that there is a sort of, the buck stops here, so to speak, you know, and that i'm the one... i had a letter this morning about something and he said, "i've been going round and round in circles, "but you are the only person who can stop the circle "and you'll be able to fix it." i thought that was rather nice. but there are a few letters which reflect the darker side of human nature. it is only too easy for passionate loyalty to one's own country, race or religion, or even to one's favourite football club to be corroded into intolerance, bigotry and, ultimately, into violence. loud explosion

we have witnessed some frightening examples of this in recent years. all too often, intolerance creates the resentment and anger which fill the headlines and divide communities and nations and even families. the problems of progress, the complexities of modern administration, the feeling that metropolitan government is too remote from the lives of ordinary men and women. these, among other things, have helped to revive an awareness of historic national identities in these islands. they provide the background for the continuing and keen discussion of proposals for devolution to scotland and wales within the united kingdom. i number kings and queens of england and of scotland and princes of wales among my ancestors, and so i can readily

understand these aspirations. but i cannot forget that i was crowned queen of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. it has turned out to be an annus horribilis. there can be no doubt, of course, but criticism is good for people and institutions that are part of public life. no institution, city, monarchy, whatever, should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support. not to mention those who don't.

but we are all part of the same fabric of our national society, and that scrutiny by one part of another can be just as effective if it is made with a touch of gentleness, good humour and understanding. this sort of questioning can also act, and it should do so as an effective engine for change. i, for one, believe there are lessons to be drawn consent, or the lack of it, is expressed for you,

it is a tough, even brutal system. but at least the message is a clear one for all to read. for us, a royalfamily, however, the message is often harder to read, obscured as it can be by deference, rhetoric or the conflicting currents of public opinion. but read it we must. our humble and hearty thanks to all those in britain and around the world who have welcomed us and sustained us and ourfamily in the good times and the bad so unstintingly over many years. it is you, if i may now speak to all of you directly, who have seen us through and helped us to make our duty fun. we are deeply grateful to you,

each and every one. my goodness, i've been busy. i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. god help me to make good my vow, and god bless all of you who are willing to share in it. while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again. after frequent heavy downpours,

saturday — after frequent heavy downpours, saturday delivered some showers but most — saturday delivered some showers but most of us got to see some sunshine — but most of us got to see some sunshine. more sunshine for sunday— sunshine. more sunshine for sunday but reign pushing into the west— sunday but reign pushing into the west later, thanks to these frontal— the west later, thanks to these frontal systems.— frontal systems. various cloud catherinu frontal systems. various cloud gathering on _ frontal systems. various cloud gathering on the _ frontal systems. various cloud gathering on the satellite - gathering on the satellite images. the complex whether picture for sunday morning. another load to the north—west. the frontal systems having an influence later in the day. we start the day with high pressure in charge. some early fog patches which may take a little while to clear. the fog will lift and clear and then we will lift and clear and then we will see some spells of sunshine. cloud bringing reign, heavy reign moving across northern ireland through the afternoon and eventually getting into the far south—west of scotland. with this southerly breeze, it is going to feel warm. heavy thundery reign moving across northern ireland and up into scotland

through the evening and overnight. into monday morning, we will have various brands of reign across central parts of the uk. a very mild start for many but this bringing some cooler air into north—west scotland and these various different bands of reign across the central slice of the uk will act as something of a dividing line on monday. to the north, it will feel rather cool north, it will feel rather cool. sunshine and showers. down towards the south, in any sunshine, it will feel really warm with highs of around 26. as we go through monday night into tuesday, the weather front will sweep most of the forms away. some reign lingering in the south of england, certainly in the channel islands. this weather pattern will deliver a rather cool northerly airflow.

temperatures as we go through the coming week, after what would be quite a warm start for some, those temperatures will tend to drop. quite a different feel for some by the end of the week.

good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay at the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh, and sally nugent at buckingham palace. our headlines today: the first stage of the queen's final journey begins today, as her coffin is driven from balmoral to edinburgh, before being flown to london on tuesday. the queen is due to lie in state for four days in the capital before a state funeral at westminster abbey on monday the 19th of september. members of the royal family have thanked mourners who've gathered to remember the queen, including an unexpected show of unity from princes william and harry.