one other important piece of news this hour.. ukraine says it's recaptured 20 towns and villages, in the space of 2a hours —— russia retaliates by knocking out power and water supplies. this is the most significant russian withdrawal since they pulled out from kyiv in late march. the human cost from both countries remains huge. whether it is a price worth paying, ukrainians feel there is no choice, this is about survival. people in edinburgh have had the first chance to pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth, ahead of her state

funeral next monday. thousands of people lined the streets as her coffin was taken from the palace of holyroodhouse up the royal mile to st giles�* cathedral, for a service of thanksgiving, honouring her life. king charles iii led the royal family in solemn procession behind his mother's coffin. the queen will now lie at rest in st giles�* cathedral for 2h hours before being flown down to london tomorrow evening. this will be a reign finally attuned to the sensibilities of scotland and the distinctiveness of its institutions and traditions. the king returned today to a scotland that has been diverging from the rest of the uk politically for a0 years and where support for independence is as high as it has ever been, especially amongst the young. nicola sturgeon was at edinburgh airport to greet him. she wants an independent scotland to retain the monarchy with king charles and his heirs on the scottish throne.

as king, charles will have to keep his views on that prospect to himself. the principle of constitutional monarchy chimes with public opinion and there was no shortage of public affection for the new king as he progressed down the royal mile to his official residence. where the coffin of his late mother has been lying at rest. that the king has chosen to begin his reign with visits to edinburgh, belfast and cardiff is telling, it suggests that the future of the union is at the heart of his concerns. the early decades of his late mother's reign were characterised by the long, slow, contraction of british imperial power around the world. eventual dissolution of the united kingdom itself. bagpipes play

for today, the eyes of the world intrude on private sorrow. as the queen's family subordinate their own grief to the imperatives of public ritual. andrew, you're a sick old man! it brought this reaction from an otherwise subdued crowd... god save the king! the royal mile of edinburgh is an ancient thoroughfare, steep in its progress towards st giles�* cathedral, worshipped, not as head of the church, but simply as a member. here, they placed on the coffin the crown of scotland,

made in the 16th century for the queen�*s ancestorjames v. consider the quiet symbolism of it — it is a gesture towards the distinctive character of scotland�*s historic nationhood. the first lesson was read by the first minister. for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven. a time to be born and a time to die. a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted. a time to kill and a time to heal. a time to break down and a time to build up. singing

the queen�*s coffin will lie in rest here for 2a—hours. members of the public will be admitted to file past and pay their respects. tomorrow, it will be taken to london to lie in state at westminster great hall for four days. in life, queen elizabeth was a powerful force for national cohesion. she came to embody a shared history and a common sense of identity. what will remain of that legacy, when this period of mourning is over, and she begins to recede into the middle distance of our collective memory? that question will be at the heart of the new reign that began when she died. after 23 years, the scottish parliament is the centre of scottish political life and the king and queen consort were led in by the king�*s bodyguard, and the presiding officer alisonjohnson welcomed them.

on behalf of all members of the scottish parliament, i would like to convey our sincere condolences to your majesty and the queen consort and to all members of the royal family. i would ask you tojoin me in two minutes�* silence and please stand as you are able. the msps stood for two minutes to remember the late queen. there is a pro—independence majority in this chamber and how the new king engages with that constituency of opinion in scotland will help to shape the early years of his reign. my my mother felt as i my motherfelt as i do my mother felt as i do the greatest admiration for the scottish people, for their magnificent achievements, and their indomitable spirit. it was the greatest comfort for her to know, in turn, the true affection in which she was held. the knowledge of

that deep and abiding bond must be to us as solace as we mourn the end of a life of incomparable service. queen elizabeth is now lying at rest in the cathedral for 24—hours and members of the public have started filing in to pay their respects, as we can show you live. within the last hour and a half, king charles and the queen consort and his siblings also stood by the queen�*s coffin in prayer, and in thought. queen's coffin in prayer, and in thou:ht. . . , queen's coffin in prayer, and in thou:ht. . ., , ., queen's coffin in prayer, and in thou:ht. . . , ., , queen's coffin in prayer, and in thou:ht. . ., , ., ., thought. that was a few minutes ago. these are the — thought. that was a few minutes ago. these are the live _

thought. that was a few minutes ago. these are the live pictures _ thought. that was a few minutes ago. these are the live pictures of- thought. that was a few minutes ago. these are the live pictures of saint . these are the live pictures of saint cathedral now. as we go into the middle of the past queen�*s elizabeth coffin, paying their respects. the covenant will lie in rest for 2h hours in st giles�* cathedral and tomorrow it will be transported to london and on wednesday evening the opportunity for members of the public to also pay their respects in westminster hall will begin. there will be four full days where members of the public will be able to pay their respects, just as we are seeing people do so in edinburgh. thursday through to sunday, and that opportunity will come to an end at 6:30 in the morning on monday, hours before queen elizabeth�*s funeral, which begins at 11 o�*clock on monday morning. let�*s bring in elizabeth roads — one of the foremost experts in scottish heraldry and the secretary of the order

of the thistle, which is a senior scottish order of knighthood. she was at the service in st giles cathedal a bit earlier and joins us from edinburgh. tell us more about how you found the service and how it affected you personally. service and how it affected you personally-— service and how it affected you personally. well, i think that it really brought _ personally. well, i think that it really brought it _ personally. well, i think that it really brought it home - personally. well, i think that it really brought it home when i personally. well, i think that it | really brought it home when you personally. well, i think that it - really brought it home when you were standing there, in my case, inches from the coffin, that this was the end of the most extraordinary era, which has been said by many people before, a time when nobody knew in this country anyone other than the queen as head of state. you suddenly realise this was a person, a human, the end of a life and it was extremely moving. in the end of a life and it was extremely moving.- the end of a life and it was extremely moving. the end of a life and it was extremel movinu. h, , ., extremely moving. in the report you ma have extremely moving. in the report you may have heard _ extremely moving. in the report you may have heard a _ extremely moving. in the report you may have heard a couple _ extremely moving. in the report you may have heard a couple of- extremely moving. in the report you| may have heard a couple of moments

ago, we heard king charles explicitly referencing the relationship and the mutual respect between the queen and the scottish people. i between the queen and the scottish --eole. ~ ., between the queen and the scottish neale, ~ ., ~' ., between the queen and the scottish --eole. ~ ., ,, ., , people. i think we all know she clearly love _ people. i think we all know she clearly love that _ people. i think we all know she clearly love that but _ people. i think we all know she j clearly love that but tomorrow, having spent time myself in that part of the world i know how beautiful it is and how very relaxing it is, but came of a long scottish heritage and it was a scottish heritage and it was a scottish king that inherited the english throne so scotland would have been dear to her heart as if it was to them all. childhood holidays were spent here and that is what frames most people�*s lives. —— balmoral. frames most people's lives. -- balmoral-_ frames most people's lives. -- balmoral. ~ . , , . , balmoral. we are seeing pictures from earlier— balmoral. we are seeing pictures from earlier as _ balmoral. we are seeing pictures from earlier as the _ balmoral. we are seeing pictures from earlier as the queen's - balmoral. we are seeing pictures| from earlier as the queen's coffin from earlier as the queen�*s coffin was brought into st giles�* cathedral. for people who do not know edinburgh or the cathedral, just describe the scene as the queen�*s coffin was brought in. i queen's coffin was brought in. i think the first thing is, the

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