the queen's coffin arrives at buckingham palace, received by members of the royal family. thousands brave the rain through the night to join the queue to pay their respects to the queen as she lies in state from wednesday. king charles spent the day in northern ireland, continuing his tour of the united kingdom as the new monarch. god save the king! king charles spent the day in northern ireland, continuing his tour of the united kingdom as the new monarch. my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those whom history had separated. as ukrainian soldiers

continue to liberate parts of their country, a special report from inside a police station where russian forces are said to have tortured people. and the giant of the french new—wave cinema, visionary film—directorjean—luc godard, has died at the age of 91. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. another emotional staging post has been completed in the queen's long journey from balmoral to westminster abbey. her coffin is now at buckingham palace for the night after it was flown from edinburgh airport to raf northolt, west of london, a few hours ago, accompanied all the way by her daughter princess anne. the weather changed from sunshine in scotland to pouring rain in london,

but still huge crowds lined the roads on the journey into central london. traffic came to a standstill as people pulled up and got out of their cars to watch the queen's hearse pass by on the other side of the carriageway. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall where she will lie in state. it's still more than twelve hours until doors open there for the public, but a queue is already building up. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. and so, to london, on a dull september evening in an aircraft of the royal air force with the callsign kitty hawk, the callsign of any military aircraft carrying her majesty the queen. waiting on the tarmac, a very new british prime minister, in the dark clothes of mourning, just as there had been all those years ago when winston churchill had been at another airfield to receive the young elizabeth as she arrived in london

for the first time as queen. at raf northolt, the queen's coffin was borne from the aircraft on the shoulders of a bearer party from the queen's colour squadron of the raf. watching, the princess royal. she'd travelled with the coffin for its entire journey from balmoral. to have done so, she said, had been an honour and a privilege, and witnessing the love and respect shown by so many to her mother had been both humbling and uplifting. the honour guard from the raf stood to attention. in steady rain, the state hearse, with its escort of police outriders, began the journey into the centre of london.

as the motorcade made its way through the gathering dusk, traffic pulled over on the motorway. many thousands stood in the rain. west london came largely to a halt. on pavements and gantries and flyovers, the citizens of britain's capital took these first moments of the late queen's return to demonstrate their affection and their gratitude. applause. the journey brought them to the heart of london, to streets and landmarks that the queen knew so well — down park lane to hyde park corner, and then onto constitution hill. finally, to buckingham palace,

where the queen's coffin will rest for one final night. applause. within the palace were the king and queen consort and the queen's other children, grandchildren and their spouses, together with other members of the family. these were to be private moments for the family before the queen's coffin leaves their loving custody to be handed over to the nation for the lying in state. band plays. rehearsals for the ceremonial processions have been taking place in the early hours of the morning. carefully laid plans are being put into practice as london and the nation get ready for the final farewell to a most revered monarch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. while the queen was making her last journey from scotland, king charles was on his first visit to northern ireland as monarch accompanied

by the queen consort. he held meetings with political leaders, including those from the nationalist parties, who want northern ireland to leave the uk and become part of the republic of ireland. our special correspondent allan little was with the royal couple on their visit and sent this report. it is his 40th visit to northern ireland, so he knows the village of royal hillsborough well, but this is the first time his car has flown the royal standard of the sovereign. the warmth of the public welcome was unmistakable. this is what this tour of the nations is for — direct engagement, informal and relaxed, between the new monarch and the people. they lingered, devoting more time to this than the formal schedule allowed. his late mother famously remarked that she had to be seen to be believed. public visibility is already a hallmark of the new reign. this, a gesture of gratitude for the flowers left in tribute to the queen.

god save the king! the royal residence at hillsborough has been at the heart of british and irish affairs for centuries. as they entered for the first time as king and queen consort, the royal artillery fired a 21—gun salute. but inside, there was no disguising the tensions that still prevail here and which have suspended the northern ireland assembly and devolved government. as dignitaries waited in the throne room, subdued, quiet... i think we're all very saddened by her loss. ..the king greeted senior politicians from northern ireland. sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill spoke to him of his late mother's contribution to the peace process. she played a great role here in terms of reconciliation. it's the end of an era, for sure. those sentiments were echoed more formally in an event that would once have been inconceivable here. during this period of public mourning... in the throne room at

hillsborough castle, the speaker of the northern ireland assembly — sinn fein�*s alex maskey — addressed the king with these words. queen elizabeth was not a distant observer in the transformation and progress of relationships in and between these islands. she personally demonstrated how individual acts of positive leadership can help break down barriers and encourage reconciliation. queen elizabeth showed that a small but significant gesture — a visit, a handshake, crossing the street or speaking a few words of irish — can make a huge difference in changing attitudes and building relationships. in reply, the king said he would follow what he called his mother's shining example. she never ceased to pray for the best of times for this place and its people, whose story she knew, whose sorrows our family had felt and for whom she had a great affection and regard.

my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those whom history had separated and in extending a hand to make possible the healing of long—held hurts. choir sings at st anne's cathedral in belfast, people from all faiths joined the king and queen consort in a service of reflection for the life of queen elizabeth. it is the burden of the monarch to seek to unify, to stake out common ground on which to resolve differences. and here, where the legitimacy of the crown itself is challenged, the differences remain stark. liz truss sat beside the irish taoiseach, micheal martin, engaged

in conversation, for they too have differences to resolve. that the new reign has begun with visits to scotland, northern ireland and, on friday, wales, is a statement of intent, an intention to put the future of the union at the heart of his purpose as king. at a time when many of the traditional bonds of union are weakening, to draw the four nations of the kingdom into a cohesive whole. alan little, bbc news, belfast. (vt) the metropolitan police have called wednesday a �*significant day�* for their security operation. there will be a noticeable increase in the number of police officers on the streets over the next six days as they try to protect royalty, presidents, prime ministers and the public. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports.

specialist police dogs trained to sniff for explosives patrolling the mall in london tonight, yards from buckingham palace. these two dog teams were from west yorkshire police and lancashire police, an indication of how many resources have been pulled in from forces outside of london. we have already welcomed hundreds of additional officers from forces across the uk to work with us, the met in london, so people will see a lot of police officers tomorrow. you will see a lot of very visible officers on that route to westminster hall. this is a huge and complex operation but something we are ready for, we are prepared for, and we will work with all of the organisers and many other organisations and agencies to make sure this is a safe time for people coming to london. there will be thousands of officers on the streets over the next few days. many of them will be in among the crowds, but of course there will be many others behind the scenes watching cctv feeds and looking at intelligence. once we have got to the bottom,

i will talk you through what that plan looks like... the new head of the metropolitan police sir mark rowley was himself on the mall this afternoon to see the operation in person. he only started in the job on monday. for the next five days, the hundreds of thousands of people expected in london will need to be protected from petty criminals and also the risk from terrorism. and then on monday, at the funeral itself, police will need to protect kings and queens, emperors and princes, presidents and prime ministers. inside westminster abbey for the funeral will be the whole royal family, the president of the united states, the emperor ofjapan, and other high—risk vips like the president of israel. one official said it was like having 100 state visits all at the same time. the sheer scale of the crowds will test other services too, including the london transport system run by tfl who think millions may use their services

over the next few days. i would say this is the biggest challenge that tfl has ever faced. obviously, we had the olympics in 2012, which was itself a huge occasion, but there we knew exactly what was happening and when it was happening and how many people were attending. while much of the police focus will be on protecting the public, there may be anti—monarchy protests too. after some controversial arrests, officers have now been given guidance on how to balance the right to protest with the right to grieve. daniel sandford, bbc news, at buckingham palace. mackey is a bit of good news for all those who are preparing to or for all those who are preparing to or have for all those who are preparing to or have started for all those who are preparing to or have started to for all those who are preparing to or have started to queue for all those who are preparing to or have started to queue up to or have started to queue up to pay their respects to the queen as they will be lying in state. two people have set up a stall near lambeth bridge and are handing out hot drinks and snacks for those waiting in the lying in state queue.

they are volunteers from the nishkam swat sikh community group which helps feed people in need. the charity was given the queens award in 2018 for voluntary work in the community. we loved our queen. i was born in this country, and hm stands for her majesty, but it also stands for a humble monarch, and that is what she was. to come down here is to celebrate her life and say what she stood for. all these people, they are going to be here for hours and hours just to pay respect. she was an amazing queen. she was the queen of all hearts, notjust ours. turning now to developments in ukraine — accounts are emerging of brutality and murders carried out by russian troops in areas just liberated by ukrainian forces. ukraine says it has retaken four thousand square kilometres of territory so far this month. the purple area shows the substantial gains ukraine has made injust one week. in one city — balakliya — the russians are said to have

used the police station as a torture and interrogation centre. this report from our senior international correspondent orla guerin contains details you may find distressing. ukrainian police lead us to a crime scene. it's inside their own former police station in the city of balakliya. for six months, the russians were the law here, and local civilians were at their mercy. a former detainee told us both men and women were tortured with electric shocks. when the russians took over balakliya, they occupied this police station and made it their headquarters. they held prisoners here in the cells. now, we've been told they kept as many as eight men in cells

as small as this. here on the wall, you can see that somebody has scratched out a prayer, and they've also marked out the days. the police say that local people were terrified to even pass by this building, afraid that they would be captured by the russians. investigators are here now, beginning to gather evidence about what happened behind these walls from people like artyum, who was held for more than a0 days. "they made me hold two wires", he says, "attached to an electric generator. "the faster you spin it, the higher the voltage. "they kept spinning it and asking questions. "they said i was lying, so they did it more.

that happened to some prisoners every other day. the russians made sure everyone inside heard the screams, by turning off the ventilation system. but now freedom has come, a moment of celebration. ukraine's victory was swift. in a nearby village, neighbours able to meet again, to breathe again, after six long months of occupation. for vasily, there's relief, but he still can't fathom what's happened. "houses have been destroyed," he says. "children have no place to study. "we were together with russia. "i was in the army in moscow. "i worked there. "my sister is there, and i can't visit her. "i don't know if she's

dead or alive." the next battles here will be rebuilding, getting power and water back on, and keeping the enemy at bay. the russians were only pushed out of here last thursday. one of their final acts was the destruction of this school. now ukraine is back in control, the recent gains aren'tjust a military victory, they're a psychological victory, and they're a message to ukraine's allies in the west — "we can beat the russians, keep supporting us." for many, life here now is a hand—to—mouth struggle. "please don't push," he says. "everyone will be helped." but this one small aid truck was quickly overwhelmed.

in the queue, we meet vyacheslav who has been trying to shield his granddaughter, who has spent months in fear. "was she very frightened in the last few months?" did she understand what was going on? she was very frightened, he told me. hysterical and shouting, she couldn't sleep properly but we took care of her as best we could. forsome, the took care of her as best we could. for some, the liberation of the town came too late. like petro, a taxi driver. the authorities who exhumed his body say he was killed "i want to ask putin why he killed my son," says valentina, his mother. "for what?" "he's notjust killing our children, he's killing us, the mothers. "i am dying.

"and i am speaking to the all the mothers of the world — "rebel against that assassin." petro was her only son. she has vowed to keep speaking for him, demanding justice. orla guerin, bbc news, balakliya. let's get some of the day's other news. the us secretary of state antony blinken says he's concerned russia could try to stir the pot, as he put it, in renewed conflict between azerbaijan and armenia, in order to create a distraction from ukraine. armenia says 49 of its soldiers have died in the worst clashes since their war two years ago. ken starr, the us lawyer who led the investigation that resulted in the impeachment of president clinton, has died at the age of 76. while investigating mr clinton's property investments, mr starr was told of an affair between the president and a white house intern,

monica lewinsky. police in north—west pakistan say five people have been killed in an explosion — the first major bombing in over a decade in the swaat area. they said idrees khan, an influential tribal leader opposed to the pakistani taliban, and two of his police guards were among those dead. the influential french film director jean—luc godard has died at the age of 91. a founder of new—wave cinema, godard shot to fame in the 1960s, with film—making characterised by radical editing and handheld camera work. katie razzall looks back at his life. jean—luc godard's a bout de souffle — breathless. cinema had never seen anything like it. shot like a documentary and full of digressions and jump cuts, godard tore up the filmmaking rule book. "what were you against?" he was later asked.

part french, part swiss, jean—luc godard started as a film critic but, in his own words, "barged into making movies like a caveman into versailles." his new wave films, like his politics, were revolutionary. in my life to live, a parisian housewife drifts into prostitution. in contempt, starring brigitte bardot, lush cinematography was juxtaposed with blunt dialogue. godard mixed up time and space, reference pop culture... ..and his characters addressed the audience. quentin tarantino said, "goddard did to movies "what dylan did to music —

total reinvention." others were less complimentary. the catholic church even condemned his 1985 take on the virgin birth as heresy. a radical documentary maker, he collaborated with the rolling stones, taking us behind the scenes on the band's creative process, for a film whose aim, godard declared, was to "subvert, ruin and destroy "all civilised values." despite proclaiming many times that cinema was dead, jean—luc godard was still directing into his 80s. he passed away today through assisted suicide. according to his legal adviser, he wanted to die with dignity, and so he did. the history of cinema could not be told without him. president macron said, "france has lost a national "treasure, an iconoclastic film—maker, a genius." to mark the queen's death, the poet laureate

simon armitage has written a poem called floral tribute. floral tribute. evening will come, however determined the late afternoon, limes and oaks in their last green flush, pearled in september mist. i have conjured a lily to light these hours, a token of thanks, zones and auras of soft glare orbing the sprays and globes. a promise made and kept for life, that was your gift, because of which, here is a gift in return, glovewort to some, each shining bonnet guarded by stern lance—like leaves. the country loaded its whole self into your slender hands, hands that can rest, now, relieved of a century's weight.

evening has come. rain on the black lochs and dark munros. lily of the valley, a namesake almost, a favourite flower interlaced with your famous bouquets, the restrained zeal and forceful grace of its lanterns, each inflorescence a silent bell disguising a singular voice. a blurred new day breaks uncrowned on remote peaks and public parks, and everything turns on these luminous petals and deep roots, this lily that thrives between spires and trees, whose brightness holds and glows beyond the life and border of its bloom. i have had audiences with the queen perhaps four

during together conflict in northern ireland the royal family was itself the target of ira attacks but it was the queen who became an important symbol of peace on the island king charles has made its first visit to northern ireland as monarch and a northern ireland correspondent was with the crowd to witness the royal reception. in a place often defined by the divide over its sovereignty, a royal visit here takes on an even greater significance. crowd chants: god save the king! honestly, i am ecstatic, i am shaking. it's just phenomenal to even get this close to him. did you get to shake his hand? i did indeed, yes. i near crushed the man in front of me, but i got to shake his hand! for unionists, the monarchy is a symbol of northern ireland's place within the uk and a connection to a sense of britishness. i hope when people see this, they realise that northern ireland belongs as part of the uk.

we want to be part of the uk, and let's hope that continues. people have been queuing here since dawn to meet the new king, keen to show that for the british identity in northern ireland, a sense of connection with the royal family is as important as ever. but a divided history has also meant, at times, the monarchy has had a difficult relationship with this part of the uk. when the queen first visited northern ireland in 1953, the state had only been created three decades before, when the island of ireland had been partitioned. as your queen, i am now even more closely concerned with the affairs of northern ireland. behind the pomp and pageantry, there was conflict between nationalists who believe the island of ireland should be one independent country and unionists who are loyal to the british crown. on one visit, her motorcade was attacked in belfast when a concrete block was dropped on to the bonnet of her car.

during the troubles, the violence touched the queen's own family in 1979, when lord mountbatten, her cousin was murdered by the ira in ireland when a bomb was detonated on their boat. but as the peace process gathered momentum, the queen herself took part in symbolic moments of change. there was a historic handshake between her majesty and martin mcguinness, himself a former commander of the ira, the paramilitary group that had carried out many of the violent attacks during the troubles, including on her own family. the handshake with martin mcguinness was a clear indication that that conflict was over and that was something that meant a lot to people like me who had stood against violence over many, many years, but that handshake, and basically, clearly said, "the conflict is over. "let's get on with building peace." today, loyalty to the monarchy in unionist areas is more

prominent in northern ireland than perhaps anywhere else in the uk, and belfast�*s iconic shankill road has become a focal point for tributes. but this afternoon, the attention was on the royal route, from hillsborough castle and onwards. it really means a lot to welcome the new king. to sympathise with him on the death of his mother. we love the royal family, i certainly love the royal family. i will be at the funeral in london, as well. for northern ireland, there is now new hope the unifying legacy the queen is remembered for here will be continued. emma vardy, bbc news, hillsborough. and now on bbc news, an extended report that looks back on the events of tuesday is the queen's often made its way from edinburgh to london. (bagpipes skirl)

and so the queen's cortege leaves to a round of applause. applause.

you can see how close the cortege is now, the outriders on the outskirts of the airport making their way, and there will be a simple reception for the coffin when it arrives, there is a bearer party who will carry the coffin onto the c—17 and also a guard of honour founded by the raf. it's very moving, it does feel, you know, this is herfinal farewell to scotland, a place she has spent a lot of time and people had a huge love for her and the sun is lower

in the sky, there are so many symbolic images, they are very strong and very symbolic and this last bit feels quieter, there is a sort of gentleness to the end of this journey as it feels appropriate. i think it's still, i think what was...if there was a positive of it all having to end now, i think the fact that the queen spent her last days, and the coffin spent the first few days, travelling almost the length of scotland down the east coast, gave so many people an opportunity to be close to her and say their farewells and watching a lot of people gathering in edinburgh yesterday, and the people on the streets, there's a lot of people being surprised about how emotional they felt and how they wanted to pay their respects but actually found it so much more moving than simply saying goodbye to the leader of the country, it was sort of saying goodbye to someone they felt

they had a connection to and they knew.

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as we follow the state hearse on its way to central london, let me introduce my guests. we have india hicks, claire balding, and for those tonight watching these images, which of course are solemn and sad, what can you say to counterbalance a little and tell us about this remarkable woman? you have talked a lot about what the queen has given in her official capacity, her sense of duty and extraordinary hard work, the hours, days, months, years and decades put into the role of being queen, but away from that, when given the opportunity to indulge, if you like, in a passion,

those passions — and dogs, and the racing, the horseracing was the thing that she shared with the public. it is quite difficult for any monarch to share a passion with a huge number of people because usually our passion is something you do on the quiet, you have your interests and you can't necessarily, you know, share that with the crowd, but with racing an extraordinarily wide amount of people are involved in the sport and the queen love to come to the stables in particular. what is the queen's quality, the magic that brings people out in the thousands like this? i think she was so exceptional in the way that she came to the job so young. she made a promise that she kept, never put a foot wrong. she was wise in so many ways, reading in normal everyday life.

she just sat an example that none of us have seen, or probably will ever see again because she had so much time to finesse the role, but she just was able to bridge being a monarch, being a mother, being a grandmother with ease, and i think herfaith was an incredible part of what made her so exceptional as well. and very open of that, very accepting, and i think that made us all feel very hugely impressed by this woman for so, so many years. crowds applaud the final return to buckingham palace. the coffin of late

majesty queen elizabeth ii has been brought back from scotland, from balmoral. flown to buckingham palace where it will lie at rest overnight at the palace, and then will be taken in a formal procession, state procession from the palace to westminster hall, the ancient precinct of the palace of westminster, where her body will lie in state for four days and nights until the state funeral takes place on monday. the vast crowd here, which has waited patiently in the rain and the wind, it has just about held off now... crowd cheers and applauds the crowd is wanting

to show their appreciation.

hello there. we had mixed weatherfortunes yesterday across the uk. for most of us, actually, it was a decent day with some lengthy spells of sunshine. lovely weather watcher picture there showing the sun over the hills and lakes in cumbria. but it wasn't like that everywhere — we actually had quite a lot of cloud across southern parts of england and wales and that cloud did bring outbreaks of rain. it was quite persistent rain towards the south coast itself. a grey overcast scene there in shaldon, devon, with some dampness around, too. and that weather front is a particularly slow—moving beastie, so we are going to see further outbreaks of rain over the next few hours — most of the rain's going to be quite light. away from that feature, clear skies for the most part, and that's allowing temperatures to plunge, so it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday morning. for quite a few of you, temperatures starting off into single figures, but 13—16 where we have that cloud and rain to start the day. this weather front

is eventually going to budge out of the way, but it's probably not really until the early afternoon that we start to see the rain pull away from the south coast. kent likely to be the last place that turns drier, but eventually through the afternoon, we should see some sunshine moving in from the north. for the rest of the uk, it's another similar kind of day's weather — most of you having a dry day with sunny spells. could be a bit more cloud in northern ireland — one or two showers to the north coast here — and one or two showers as well moving in across northern areas of scotland, but for the bulk, it's dry. temperatures quite widely around 17—19 degrees. southern england, southern wales, east anglia, about 22—23. it will feel warmer in the afternoon when the sunshine finally puts in an appearance. now, beyond that, we have strengthening north—to—northwesterly winds moving in later in the week, and it will be bringing some cooler air. for those planning a trip to london for the queen's lying in state, the weather should be mostly dry — couldn't rule out an odd passing shower for thursday. it then turns cooler with temperatures into the upper teens. now, for thursday, for the rest of the uk, there'll be a bit more the way of cloud coming in across scotland. quite widespread showers

here and showers are also going to extend around some of our north sea coasts. it will be dry across many inland areas, but those temperatures are starting to come down. 15—16 for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, too, and that trend of cooler weather continues as we head into the weekend. 15 in manchester, for example, london around about 17 degrees, so cooler than it has been. that's your weather.

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the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the queen has lain in rest overnight at buckingham palace. in a few hours' time, her coffin will be moved to westminster hall where she will lie in state. thousands brave the rain through the night to join the queue to pay their respects to the queen as she lies in state. london's metropolitan police prepare to face unprecedented security challenges over the next few days leading up to the queen's funeral. king charles spent the day in northern ireland, continuing his tour of the united kingdom as the new monarch. and, as ukrainian soldiers continue to liberate parts of their country — a special

report from inside a police station where russian forces are said to have tortured people. hello and welcome. her majesty the queen has lain at rest overnight at buckingham palace. this afternoon her coffin will be moved from there to westminster hall — about a mile away — where she will lie in state, and an estimated 400,000 people will file past to pay their respects before her funeral on monday. our correspondent danjohnson reports on the queen's final journey to london from scotland. a from scotland. cheering crowd in the capital city. a cheering crowd in the capital city. this has been the focus of much of the nation �*s grief and it is buckingham palace, more than any way, —— anywhere

that has so closely associated with the queen. for so long, her place of work and official home. oak often arrived at eight o'clock last night ending the journey from scotland eight o'clock last night ending thejourney from scotland in pouring rain in a dark night, people were determined to give her a welcome. we people were determined to give her a welcome.— her a welcome. we felt we had to come and — her a welcome. we felt we had to come and pay _ her a welcome. we felt we had to come and pay our— her a welcome. we felt we had to come and pay our respects, | to come and pay our respects, and was lucky enough to see the hearse asked us and just seeing king charles leave the palace. it was nice for her to be back home — it was nice for her to be back home she _ it was nice for her to be back home. she is back home. yeah. the queen's _ home. she is back home. yeah. the queen's coffin _ home. she is back home. yeah. the queen's coffin is _ home. she is back home. yeah. the queen's coffin is resting - the queen's coffin is resting here overnight and will then be taken to the palace of westminster later today. this is really a last chance for the royal family to be together in private to share a personal moment with the queen's coffin before the public, lying in state, ahead of herfuneral on monday. this was the last leg of a long journey that began in balmoral. a guard of honour from the queen's squadron,

silent and solemn. princess anne said she had been fortunate to share her mother's last 2a hours and it had been an honour and last 2a hours and it had been an honourand a last 2a hours and it had been an honour and a privilege to witness the love and respect along these final journeys. witness the love and respect along these finaljourneys. so then the drive to the centre of then the drive to the centre of the capital. this was the age of a0. cars stopped, the people stood. a column of flashing lights, eliminated a gloomy evening. the official state hearse was specially designed in consultation with her majesty to give the public the clearest view of fading light. for mile after mile, and across flyovers, this was the journey back to the city where the queen was born, where she was crowned, where she reigned over the kingdom and the commonwealth. in the closer they drew to her official residence, the heavier the rain, the bigger the crowds. down park lane and past hyde

park corner to the place the queen knew best. buckingham palace was familiar before being queen was even her destiny. as a girl, she played here and as a mother, it's where she raised herfamily. it was not, though, where she felt most at home. she regarded it as living above the shop. this is where she dedicated herself to the business of state, papers read, banquets hosted, address is given, the garden parties, the christmas messages on thejubilee celebrations. on the jubilee celebrations. when on thejubilee celebrations. when she waved and then turn from the palace balcony this summer, many felt her rain was nearing its end. —— reign. last night, her coffin was placed, the new king meeting our commissioners and government investors over the weekend. then this afternoon, the procession will leave buckingham palace at 2—2. the

queen's often carried on gun carriage of the queen's troop royal horse artillery. crowds will watch as the cortege makes its way through parliament square and into new palace yard, ready for the lying in state in westminster hall. members of the public will be able to see queen's coffin, guarded by soldiers from 5pm until 630 on the morning of the funeral. and this is the route along which people will line up, southwark park, along the thames, up to southbank and across lambeth bridge. we are exectin: across lambeth bridge. we are expecting large _ across lambeth bridge. we are expecting large lines _ across lambeth bridge. we are expecting large lines that - expecting large lines that could go up to 30 hours and it will not be 30 hours for everybody but it's important for people set off that they know how long it could take potentially so we are supporting people, working with a number of partners like the samaritans, the red cross, also

having stewards there as well and working with the metropolitan police, over 1000 people per day will be on hand to support people, to offer them advice, guidance. find them advice, guidance. and des - ite them advice, guidance. and despite the _ them advice, guidance. and despite the weather, - them advice, guidance. and despite the weather, some were prepared to stay out all night. it's sad. very sad. very, very sad, isn't it? really sad. but so pleased we came. we are going to stay tonight and watch tomorrow. , tomorrow. there is determination - tomorrow. there is | determination here, tomorrow. there is - determination here, to show gratitude, respect and support for the royal family as their private grief gives way to the public demands of national mourning and the rituals of the highest of state occasions conducted in the name of the people. danjohnson, bbc news at buckingham palace. two people have set up a stall near lambeth bridge and are handing out hot drinks and snacks for those waiting in the lying in state queue. they are volunteers from the nishkam swat sikh

community group which helps feed people in need. the charity was given the queens award in 2018 for voluntary work in the community. we loved our queen. as i said, i was born in this country and hm as i said stands for her majesty but it also stands for a humble monarch and that's what she was. to come down here is the kind of celebrate her life and say what she stood for because all these people, they are going to be here for hours and hours, just to pay respect, so she was an amazing queen. she was the queen of all hearts, notjust hearts. well as dan was saying plenty of people were lining the streets when the queen was broughtback home on tuesday night. and the numbers are only expected to grow in the coming days. the metropolitan police have called wednesday a significant day for their security

operation. there will be a noticeable increase in the number of police officers on the streets over the next few days as the police tries to protect royalty, presidents, prime ministers and the public. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. specialist police dogs trained to sniff for explosives patrolling the mall in london tonight, yards from buckingham palace. these two dog teams were from west yorkshire police and lancashire police, an indication of how many resources have been pulled in from forces outside of london. we have already welcomed hundreds of additional officers from forces across the uk to work with us, the met in london, so people will see a lot of police officers tomorrow. you will see a lot of very visible officers on that route to westminster hall. this is a huge and complex operation but something we are ready for, we are prepared for,

and we will work with all of the organisers and many other organisations and agencies to make sure this is a safe time for people coming to london. there will be thousands of officers on the streets over the next few days. many of them will be in among the crowds, but of course there will be many others behind the scenes watching cctv feeds and looking at intelligence. once we have got to the bottom, i will talk you through what that plan looks like... the new head of the metropolitan police sir mark rowley was himself on the mall this afternoon to see the operation in person. he only started in the job on monday. for the next five days, the hundreds of thousands of people expected in london will need to be protected from petty criminals and also the risk from terrorism. and then on monday, at the funeral itself, police will need to protect kings and queens, emperors and princes, presidents and prime ministers. inside westminster abbey for the funeral will be the whole royal family, the president of the united states,

the emperor of japan, and other high—risk vips like the president of israel. one official said it was like having 100 state visits all at the same time. the sheer scale of the crowds will test other services too, pardon including the london transport system run by tfl who think millions may use their services over the next few days. i would say this is the biggest challenge that tfl has ever faced. obviously, we had the olympics in 2012, which was itself a huge occasion, but there we knew exactly what was happening and when it was happening and how many people were attending. while much of the police focus will be on protecting the public, there may be anti—monarchy protests too. after some controversial arrests, officers have now been given guidance on how to balance the right to protest with the right to grieve. daniel sandford, bbc news, at buckingham palace.

while the queen was making her lastjourney from scotland — king charles was on his first visit to northern ireland as monarch accompanied by the queen consort. he held meetings with political leaders, including those from the nationalist parties, who want northern ireland to leave the uk and become part of the republic of ireland. our special correspondent, allan little was with the royal couple on their visit and sent this report. it is his a0th visit to northern ireland, so he knows the village of royal hillsborough well, but this is the first time his car has flown the royal standard of the sovereign. the warmth of the public welcome was unmistakable. this is what this tour of the nations is for — direct engagement, informal and relaxed, between the new monarch and the people. they lingered, devoting more time to this than

the formal schedule allowed. his late mother famously remarked that she had to be seen to be believed. public visibility is already a hallmark of the new reign. this, a gesture of gratitude for the flowers left in tribute to the queen. god save the king! the royal residence at hillsborough has been at the heart of british and irish affairs for centuries. as they entered for the first time as king and queen consort, the royal artillery fired a 21—gun salute. but inside, there was no disguising the tensions that still prevail here and which have suspended the northern ireland assembly and devolved government. as dignitaries waited in the throne room, subdued, quiet... i think we're all very saddened by her loss. ..the king greeted senior politicians from northern ireland. sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill spoke to him of his late mother's contribution to the peace process. she played a great role here in terms of reconciliation. it's the end of an era, for sure. those sentiments were echoed more formally in an event

that would once have been inconceivable here. during this period of public mourning... in the throne room at hillsborough castle, the speaker of the northern ireland assembly — sinn fein�*s alex maskey — addressed the king with these words. queen elizabeth was not a distant observer in the transformation and progress of relationships in and between these islands. she personally demonstrated how individual acts of positive leadership can help break down barriers and encourage reconciliation. queen elizabeth showed that a small but significant gesture — a visit, a handshake, crossing the street or speaking a few words of irish — can make a huge difference in changing attitudes and building relationships. in reply, the king said he would follow what he called his mother's shining example. she never ceased to pray for the best of times for this place and its people, whose story she knew,

whose sorrows our family had felt and for whom she had a great affection and regard. my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those whom history had separated and in extending a hand to make possible the healing of long—held hurts. choir sings at st anne's cathedral in belfast, people from all faiths joined the king and queen consort in a service of reflection for the life of queen elizabeth. it is the burden of the monarch to seek to unify, to stake out common ground on which to resolve differences. and here, where the legitimacy of the crown itself is challenged, the differences remain stark.

liz truss sat beside the irish taoiseach, micheal martin, engaged in conversation, for they too have differences to resolve. that the new reign has begun with visits to scotland, northern ireland and, on friday, wales, is a statement of intent, an intention to put the future of the union at the heart of his purpose as king. at a time when many of the traditional bonds of union are weakening, to draw the four nations of the kingdom into a cohesive whole. alan little, bbc news, belfast. during the years of conflict in northern ireland, the royal family was itself a target of ira attacks but it was the queen who became an important symbol of peace on the island. our ireland correspondent emma vardy was with the crowds, to witness the royal reception. in a place often defined by the divide over its

sovereignty, a royal visit here takes on an even greater significance. crowd chants: god save the king! - honestly, i am ecstatic, i am shaking. it's just phenomenal to even get this close to him. did you get to shake his hand? i did indeed, yes. i near crushed the man in front of me, but i got to shake his hand! for unionists, the monarchy is a symbol of northern ireland's place within the uk and a connection to a sense of britishness. i hope when people see this, they realise that northern ireland belongs as part of the uk. we want to be part of the uk, and let's hope that continues. people have been queuing here since dawn to meet the new king, keen to show that for the british identity in northern ireland, a sense of connection with the royal family is as important as ever. but a divided history has also meant, at times, the monarchy has had a difficult relationship with this part of the uk. when the queen first visited northern ireland in 1953, the state had only been created three decades before, when the island of ireland

had been partitioned. as your queen, i am now even more closely concerned with the affairs of northern ireland. behind the pomp and pageantry, there was conflict between nationalists who believe the island of ireland should be one independent country and unionists who are loyal to the british crown. on one visit, her motorcade was attacked in belfast when a concrete block was dropped on to the bonnet of her car. during the troubles, the violence touched the queen's own family in 1979, when lord mountbatten, her cousin was murdered by the ira in ireland when a bomb was detonated on their boat. but as the peace process gathered momentum, the queen herself took part in symbolic moments of change. there was a historic handshake between her majesty and martin mcguinness, himself a former commander of the ira, the paramilitary group that had carried out many of the violent attacks

during the troubles, including on her own family. the handshake with martin mcguinness was a clear indication that that conflict was over and that was something that meant a lot to people like me who had stood against violence over and basically, clearly said, "the conflict is over. "let's get on with building peace." today, loyalty to the monarchy in unionist areas is more prominent in northern ireland than perhaps anywhere else in the uk, and belfast�*s iconic we will have more on the queen to come but first a look at some of the days other news. in ukraine accounts are emerging of brutality and the killing of civilians by russian troops in areas that have just been liberated by ukrainian forces in the eastern province of kharkiv. analysts say moscow has largely given up land gained around kharkiv in the north—east, and troops have been pulled back over the border. ukraine says it has

re—taken around 2a00 square miles of territory so far this month. the area here in purple shows the gains ukraine has made, you can see quite a big change since last week. one city, balakliya, liberated last week. yhe russians are said to have used the local police station as a torture and interrogation centre. a warning — this report from our senior international correspondent orla guerin contains distressing details. ukrainian police lead us to a crime scene. it's inside their own former police station in the city of balakliya. for six months, the russians were the law here, and local civilians were at their mercy. a former detainee told us both men and women were tortured with electric shocks.

when the russians took over balakliya, they occupied this police station and made it their headquarters. they held prisoners here in the cells. now, we've been told they kept as many as eight men in cells as small as this. here on the wall, you can see that somebody has scratched out a prayer, and they've also marked out the days. the police say that local people were terrified to even pass by this building, afraid that they would be captured by the russians. investigators are here now, beginning to gather evidence about what happened behind these walls from people like artyum, who was held for more than a0 days. "they made me hold two wires", he says, "attached to an electric generator. "the faster you spin it, the higher the voltage. "they kept spinning it and asking questions.

"they said i was lying, so they did it more. "they asked who was in in the military. the russians made sure everyone inside heard the screams, by turning off the ventilation system. but now freedom has come, a moment of celebration. ukraine's victory was swift. in a nearby village, neighbours able to meet again, to breathe again, after six long months of occupation. for vasily, there's relief, but he still can't fathom what's happened. "houses have been destroyed," he says. "children have no place to study. "we were together with russia.

"i was in the army in moscow. "i worked there. "my sister is there, and i can't visit her. "i don't know if she's dead or alive." the next battles here will be rebuilding, getting power and water back on, and keeping the enemy at bay. the russians were only pushed out of here last thursday. one of their final acts was the destruction of this school. now ukraine is back in control, the recent gains aren'tjust a military victory, they're a psychological victory, and they're a message to ukraine's allies in the west — "we can beat the russians, keep supporting us." for many, life here now is a hand—to—mouth struggle. "please don't push," he says. "everyone will be helped."

but some are overlooked. in the queue, we meet vyacheslav who has been trying to shield his granddaughter. "was she very frightened in the last few months, "hysterical and shouting. "she couldn't sleep properly, but we took care "of her "as best we could." only now some stories can be told. like petro, a taxi driver. the authorities who exhumed his body say he was killed by the russians. "i want to ask putin why he killed my son, for what?"

says valentina, his mother. "he's notjust killing our children, "he's killing us, the mothers. "i am dying. "and i am speaking to the all the mothers of the world — "rebel against that assassin." petro was her only son. she has vowed to keep speaking for him, demanding justice. orla guerin, bbc news, balakliya. the kremlin has denied it has plans to announce a mass mobilisation of troops. the russian army's retreat in northeast ukraine is being reported in russia, but there it's being referred to as a �*re—grouping'. meanwhile, on russian tv there's been rare criticism of the war. from moscow our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. loud bang in ukraine, russia's

still fighting. the kremlin says there's no change of plan. but russia's retreat from north—east ukraine suggests the "special operation" is in trouble. from a war reporter on state tv, a rare admission — russia has taken heavy casualties. and on another channel, rare public criticism. the politician says, "those people who convinced putin the special operation "would be over quickly, they took us for a ride." he called for peace talks with kyiv. following his tv appearance, boris nadezhdin told me the "special operation" had been a big mistake. we want to defeat the ukrainian army. it seems like it's practically impossible because it's a strong army, a really strong army and ukrainians are supported by all the european countries.

i asked russia's deputy foreign minister, with his country losing ground in ukraine, was it time to admit that the invasion had been a miscalculation? clearly not. translation: we're moving forwards steadily and - consistently to fulfil all the tasks of the special military operation. as we've said several times, they will be achieved. but moscow claims this is now a wider conflict with the west. the authorities here want russians to believe that in ukraine, russia isn'tjust battling the ukrainian army, that it's up against the combined might of america, europe and nato. in other words, that russia is david against the goliath of the west. it's a message that's designed to deflect criticism away from the kremlin for any setbacks on the battlefield. moscow feels like a world away from the battlefields of ukraine.

here, there are mixed feelings over russia's retreat. "we shouldn't have started this war," this woman tells me. "thank god they pulled back. "let people in ukraine live in peace." but marina says, "if britain, america and europe hadn't "interfered in ukraine, none of what's going "on now would be happening." the calm in the capital is deceptive, because what happens next in ukraine will have consequences for the whole of russia. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's get some of the day's other news. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says he's concerned russia could try to "stir the pot" — as he put it — in the conflict between azerbaijan and armenia, in order to create a distraction from ukraine.

armenia says a9 of its soldiers died in overnight fighting, in the worst clashes since their war, two years ago. the un says that the first confirmed cholera outbreak in syria in years poses a serious threat to the entire region. more than 900 suspected cases, and eight deaths, have been reported in the past three weeks. the outbreak is believed to be linked to people drinking contaminated water from the river euphrates. there've been more violent protests in haiti in response to the government's announcement of fuel price hikes and continuing gang violence. reports from the capital, port— au prince speak of burning barricades, road blocks and demonstrators throwing stones. at the weekend, two journalists reporting on armed clashes were shot dead and their bodies set on fire. other news now: ken starr, the us lawyer who led the investigation that resulted in the impeachment

of president bill clinton in 1998, has died at the age of 76. while investigating mr clinton's real estate investments, starr was told of an affair between the president and a white house intern, monica lewinsky. after repeated denials, mr clinton admitted to the affair. our correspondent david willis told us more. he became a household name when called in as special prosecutor to head that enquiry into a failed real estate deal, the whitewater scandal as it became known in the state of arkansas. in the course of that investigation, ken starr and his team became aware of rumours of an affair between bill clinton and a white house intern, monica lewinsky. he decided to widen his enquiry to look into that and it became a seedy saga of lies, sex and audio tape, which ultimately of course led

to the recommendation that bill clinton be hauled before the house of congress where he was ultimately convicted in the house, but not in the senate and impeached there. it was perjury, not real estate, that led to that situation, and this was the first impeachment of a sitting us president and 130 years. ken starr in his report, it ran to 1a5 pages became —— a35 pages. something of a celebrity overnight, but are very, very polarising character, and indeed argued it, harmed the whole affair, his career as much perhaps as it did that of bill clinton. before the whole whitewater situation came into play, ken starr was an appeals court judge, and was widely tipped for a seat on the us

supreme court, but then all that infamy which proved so divisive and stirred up the whole question of sex and morality in american life. monica lewinsky, i should add, has tweeted her response to news of the death of ken starr, and she said that she called his death a painful loss to those who love them, but she added that his death had brought up what she called complicated feelings. david willis there. the queen's close association with the commonwealth games is well known and one athlete in particular she also met on several occasions was weightlifting champion precious mckenzie who won three gold medals for england, and one gold medal for new zealand, all of which were in the presence of her majesty.

in 2017 he took part in the queens baton commonwealth games relay in new zealand and earlier this year he wrote in a special celebration book for the queen's platinum jubilee. well we can now speak to five times world powerlifting champion, precious mckenzie who joins us from auckland. you've met the queen on many occasions, and she watched you win gold. in some moments, shashi was expected to leave but stayed to see you finish, correct? . �* , but stayed to see you finish, correct? . �*, .., . but stayed to see you finish, correct? . �*, . , , correct? that's correct, yes. i've been — correct? that's correct, yes. i've been three _ correct? that's correct, yes. i've been three times - correct? that's correct, yes. i've been three times to - i've been three times to buckingham palace. with the invitation of the queen and the reduced weightlifting association. i was invited to buckingham palace in 1968 after

the mexico olympic games. as number two. the mexico olympic games. as numbertwo. numberthree, three number two. number three, three times numbertwo. numberthree, three times in buckingham palace, my mbe investiture, of course, and i was extremely proud of that one. thirdly, iwould i was extremely proud of that one. thirdly, i would say blue peter, the children's programme, the queen must have seen me breaking the world record on the programme. so my wife and i had an invitation to buckingham palace because ——we were emigrating to new zealand. i was a 3— time visitor to buckingham palace. i was a 3- time visitor to buckingham palace. three times he met the _ buckingham palace. three times he met the queen, _ buckingham palace. three times he met the queen, you - buckingham palace. three times he met the queen, you say - buckingham palace. three times he met the queen, you say she l he met the queen, you say she watched you win gold medals, what was she like? she

watched you win gold medals, what was she like?— what was she like? she was a very beautiful— what was she like? she was a very beautiful lady, _ what was she like? she was a very beautiful lady, i- what was she like? she was a very beautiful lady, i must. very beautiful lady, i must say, and the real—world word i would say, she was never prejudiced at all. with the invitation she passed on to people and to our own age group as well, believe it or not, i think she deserves more than what we are giving the queen now today. it what we are giving the queen new today-— now today. it is important to ou. now today. it is important to yon you _ now today. it is important to yon you are _ now today. it is important to you. you are born _ now today. it is important to you. you are born in - now today. it is important to you. you are born in south l you. you are born in south africa, and that she has no prejudice at all is extremely significant?— prejudice at all is extremely significant? oh, yes. i must sa , significant? oh, yes. i must say. when _ significant? oh, yes. i must say. when i _ significant? oh, yes. i must say, when i got _ significant? oh, yes. i must say, when i got my - significant? oh, yes. i must say, when i got my first - significant? oh, yes. i must| say, when i got my first gold medal injamaica, that didn't even open the apartheid system to let me represent the country, but i was extremely proud because britain took me with open arms, and that's how

it ended up here in england, at the time. �* ., , the time. and king charles, i don't know — the time. and king charles, i don't know if _ the time. and king charles, i don't know if you've - the time. and king charles, i don't know if you've met - the time. and king charles, i don't know if you've met him j the time. and king charles, i i don't know if you've met him as well, but what are your thoughts now, going forward, with a new monarch?- thoughts now, going forward, with a new monarch? well, i've never been _ with a new monarch? well, i've never been close _ with a new monarch? well, i've never been close to _ with a new monarch? well, i've never been close to prince - never been close to prince charles in time but i think i met him once when we were in a garden party, at what games, i must look at that one. yes, the british in mexico olympic games, that is met prince charles then.— charles then. precious mckenzie, _ charles then. precious mckenzie, it's - charles then. precious mckenzie, it's been i charles then. precious - mckenzie, it's been lovely to

talk to you your stories and memories and at times he met with the queen. thank you for being on the programme. thank you very much for inviting me. the queen was the patron of more than 500 charities but few of them were part of her life for as long as girl guiding. she wasjust 11 years old when she joined the guides, earning badges for swimming, first aid and horse—riding. our correspondent navtej johal went to meet some of the millions of girls who followed in her majesty's footsteps. i promise that i will do my best to be true to myself and develop my beliefs, to serve the queen and my community, to help other people. aha, the queen and my community, to help other people.— help other people. a promise which girls — help other people. a promise which girls have _ help other people. a promise which girls have been - help other people. a promise which girls have been reciting for decades. and when it comes to doing one's best, they have few better examples than their patron. few better examples than their atron. ,, . , few better examples than their atron. ,, ., , ., few better examples than their atron. ,, ., . , patron. she was in our club. establish — patron. she was in our club. establish more _ patron. she was in our club. establish more than - patron. she was in our club. establish more than a - patron. she was in our club. i establish more than a century ago, the queen was a member of

what was then known as girl guides. a girl only organisation where they can take part in activities ranging from camping to creative arts. in 1937, when she was just 11 years old, the then princess elizabeth became a guide and her sister margaret, a brownie, part of the first buckingham palace died company in this group in york feel a kinship with one of their own. she was a airl with one of their own. she was a girl guide _ with one of their own. she was a girl guide in _ with one of their own. she was a girl guide in somei. - with one of their own. she was a girl guide in somei. we - with one of their own. she was a girl guide in somei. we are l a girl guide in somei. we are aned a girl guide in somei. we are linked by _ a girl guide in somei. we are linked by organisation. - a girl guide in somei. we are linked by organisation. i- linked by organisation. i started _ linked by organisation. i started as a rainbow when i was five and — started as a rainbow when i was five and the fact she has been able _ five and the fact she has been able to— five and the fact she has been able to grow up through those steps — able to grow up through those steps as— able to grow up through those steps as well, the fact that she — steps as well, the fact that she still— steps as well, the fact that she still was part of a guiding journey— she still was part of a guiding journey until she died, is kind of an— journey until she died, is kind of an inspiration to everyone, think — of an inspiration to everyone, think. ~. ~ , of an inspiration to everyone, think. ~ , ., , think. makes me feel really roud, think. makes me feel really proud, knowing _ think. makes me feel really proud, knowing that - think. makes me feel really proud, knowing that our. think. makes me feel really - proud, knowing that our queen, who was— proud, knowing that our queen, who was the _ proud, knowing that our queen, who was the ruler— proud, knowing that our queen, who was the ruler of— proud, knowing that our queen, who was the ruler of our- who was the ruler of our country. _ who was the ruler of our country, did _ who was the ruler of our country, did the - who was the ruler of our country, did the same . who was the ruler of our- country, did the same things that— country, did the same things that we _ country, did the same things that i've done. _ country, did the same things that i've done. i— country, did the same things that i've done.— country, did the same things that i've done. i promise that i will do that i've done. i promise that i will do my _ that i've done. i promise that i will do my best, _ that i've done. i promise that i will do my best, to - that i've done. i promise that i will do my best, to do - that i've done. i promise that i will do my best, to do my . i will do my best, to do my

duty. i will do my best, to do my du . ., 4' ., iwill do my best, to do my du . ., ~ ., ., iwill do my best, to do my duty. you know more about the relationship _ duty. you know more about the relationship between _ relationship between girlguiding in the queen than angie gothard. she's been involved with the organisation for most of her life. this involved with the organisation for most of her life.— for most of her life. this is a icture for most of her life. this is a picture of — for most of her life. this is a picture of the _ for most of her life. this is a picture of the queen's - for most of her life. this is a i picture of the queen's wedding cake, which came from the girl guides of australia and although it was the wording and the laws of slightly changed over the years to be relevant to the girls and young women, i think the queen has always lived by the promise she made in the laws she made. in lived by the promise she made in the laws she made.- in the laws she made. in 1953, the ear in the laws she made. in 1953, the year after _ in the laws she made. in 1953, the year after elizabeth - in the laws she made. in 1953,. the year after elizabeth became queen, she also became patron of girlguiding and over the years met many members. one of them was ali simcock. sage years met many members. one of them was ali simcock.— them was ali simcock. save the queen, them was ali simcock. save the queen. help — them was ali simcock. save the queen, help the _ them was ali simcock. save the queen, help the people - them was ali simcock. save the queen, help the people and - them was ali simcock. save the i queen, help the people and keep the guide law. the queen, help the people and keep the guide law-— the guide law. the national garden festival _ the guide law. the national garden festival was - the guide law. the national. garden festival was officially opened — garden festival was officially opened by a majesty the queen. ali matter in 1986 age nine when she visited the national garden festival in stoke—on—trent. garden festival in stoke-on-trent. . .

stoke-on-trent. she dug had this presents _ stoke-on-trent. she dug had this presents about _ stoke-on-trent. she dug had this presents about which - stoke-on-trent. she dug had| this presents about which was lovely, she made you feel as if you are as important as she was and it was just lovely, you are as important as she was and it wasjust lovely, and i was only nine yet here i am all these years later. it's enough to feel like i lost someone. backin to feel like i lost someone. back in york, the promise the girls recital changes soon, referring to the king, rather than the queen but much like their most famous member, the commitment remains unwavering. i was a girl guide as well, i still have my uniform. let's take a look at the papers. as you can imagine the story continues to dominate the headlines around the world so let's take a look at the newspapers. if we start with the front page of today was mirror but it is on the front page of many. that's striking image of the

hearse arriving at buckingham palace. the times, the daily mail, it continues and it's been said that she had a hand in designing the vehicle, much like once philip did for his funeral on the front page of the mirror here, led home by the mirror here, led home by the lots of love, showing the thousands of people there, tortures on their phones but let's flick inside the paper, go to page six and seven, a huge spread there about princess anne, the princess royal, talking about the fact that she accompanied the coffin containing her motherfrom scotland down to london and there is part of the statement that she put out yesterday, i was fortunate to share the last 2a hours of my dearest mother's life, it's been an honour and privilege to accompany her on herfinaljourneys, witnessing the love and respect shown by so many on these journeys. it's been humbling and uplifting and pictures of princess anne accompanying the coffin leaving

st giles' cathedral. igrate accompanying the coffin leaving st giles' cathedral.— st giles' cathedral. we were watchinu st giles' cathedral. we were watching the _ st giles' cathedral. we were watching the live _ st giles' cathedral. we were watching the live footage . st giles' cathedral. we were watching the live footage of| watching the live footage of that going on which was extraordinary. i love the way she said it was a blip in because we are also conscious of them as a family grieving for a mother, grandmother, great—grandmother, switch was lovely she said that, that we are in some ways giving them comfort. ., , ,., are in some ways giving them comfort. ., , ., ., comfort. you see some of that on the next — comfort. you see some of that on the next page, _ comfort. you see some of that on the next page, with - comfort. you see some of that on the next page, with king i on the next page, with king charles and the queen consort camilla, smiles on their tour of northern ireland as this tour of the realm continues, as charles goes each to the four respective countries, hailing his mother's legacy, not crossing the political divide, shaking hands there with various members of politics in northern ireland. a slight blot on the day which i think is referenced on the right—hand side of the page. referenced on the right-hand side of the page.— referenced on the right-hand side of the page. indeed, this is kind of— side of the page. indeed, this is kind of going, _ side of the page. indeed, this is kind of going, the - side of the page. indeed, this is kind of going, the video i side of the page. indeed, this is kind of going, the video of| is kind of going, the video of this moment, i've seen it today on twitter, it is getting a bit

of our time as it were where he was signing documents, he said such incredible schedule the passing of his mum and mother, the monarchy, and this leaky pen, he lost his temper for a moment. pen, he lost his temper for a moment-— pen, he lost his temper for a moment. ., , , ., , moment. you must be exhausted. we completely _ moment. you must be exhausted. we completely understand - moment. you must be exhausted. we completely understand that i we completely understand that and it showed us he is human. a normal human being. it i and it showed us he is human. a normal human being.— normal human being. ifi got in, shirt normal human being. ifi got in. shirt on _ normal human being. ifi got in, shirt on television - normal human being. ifi got in, shirt on television i'd i normal human being. ifi got in, shirt on television i'd be. in, shirt on television i'd be furious and i'm not the monarch stop and all the pressure as well his under at the moment. moving onto the times. that same front _ moving onto the times. that same front page _ moving onto the times. that same front page there, i moving onto the times. that same front page there, on i moving onto the times. trust same front page there, on page five, we continue our focus on the monarch, king charles iii. in a small story in the bottom right—hand corner. clarence house at risk of redundancy. around 100 or so workers,

members of the finance team, communications team, the office of the private secretary, they been notified as the role of child's changes from the prince of wales to the monitor, the work of supporting his personal interest in former activities will no longer be needed and as such, indications that after this period of mourning, a period of consultation and some roles will be closed. some of these should prepare themselves for some closures. there is some criticism of the timing of this. wide absolutely but also as well, it is important to note he has been clear that he cannot continue in his role in these interests is had for so many years. and as these roles close of clarence house, those charitable interests he has will continue elsewhere, be run by others and understand the now prince of wales will be continuing in some of those roles as well. there has been enough time. plenty of

preparation. one picture to gout, that schoolchild was utterly thrilled, the joy. gout, that schoolchild was utterly thrilled, thejoy. i5 utterly thrilled, the 'oy. is that a utterly thrilled, the joy. is that a corgi? corgi speech quite happily. onto the daily mail, different shots and different angles of that moment when the hearse arrived at buckingham palace. it was a very, very moving moment for all of those there, you wanted to have a look at page 18 and 17? ,, ., , , , ., 17? showing the deepness of the covera . e, 17? showing the deepness of the coverage, images _ 17? showing the deepness of the coverage, images from - 17? showing the deepness of the coverage, images from fill- 17? showing the deepness of the coverage, images from fill 30 i coverage, images from fill 30 yesterday morning of the rehearsal of the procession we will see today late on wednesday. i was there in the dead of night walking down towards the mall, taking place at buckingham palace and the

dead of the night, london is relatively quiet, you could just pick out the band playing and as you got closer he saw the welsh guards in their bearskin hats and famous red tunics leading that procession. the thing that really caught me on the left—hand side as of the horse—drawn gun carriage there, with a black drape, with a coffin that will be replicated and replaced by the coffin that will contain the queen later today. it was that moment, we talk about events so much, seeing it in person struck home for me personally, and members of the public who were gathered out. it of the public who were gathered out. ., , , of the public who were gathered out. . , , , ~' , out. it was very striking. this will be taking _ out. it was very striking. this will be taking place _ out. it was very striking. this will be taking place at - out. it was very striking. this will be taking place at 222 i will be taking place at 222 this afternoon when the procession will go from buckingham palace to westminster hall, where she will lie in state and the family will be walking alongside won't they? family will be walking alonasidewon'tthe ? , ., _ alongside won't they? obviously the were alongside won't they? obviously they were taking _ alongside won't they? obviously they were taking part _ alongside won't they? obviously they were taking part in - alongside won't they? obviously they were taking part in the i they were taking part in the rehearsal but there were

members of the royal household filling those gaps, we will see the brothers walking along side each other, lot appointment imagery. it each other, lot appointment imaue . , . ~ imagery. it will bring back men -- memories — imagery. it will bring back men -- memories of— imagery. it will bring back men -- memories of the _ imagery. it will bring back men -- memories of the funeral- imagery. it will bring back men -- memories of the funeral of| —— memories of the funeral of diana with very young since william and prince harry walking behind. looking at the sun. welcome home arm is the simple headline. you wanted to look at this story inside. back with herfamily? look at this story inside. back with her family?— with her family? this was the first time _ with her family? this was the first time they _ with her family? this was the first time they had _ with her family? this was the first time they had a - with her family? this was the first time they had a moment with her family? this was the i first time they had a moment to be a family, since the passing of the queen on thursday, they have been playing those roles, we talked about princess and earlier and controls. this shows all the family, people like sara, mark tindall, sara is the daughter of princess and, princesses eugenie and beatrice, the duke of york, it is being reported this is the first time this close cohort of the royal family have joined

together and is the marriage of harry and meghan in 2018. a poison that moment and one appointment image on the next page, lots of reporting on the finalflight of page, lots of reporting on the final flight of the queen, a photo from 1952 of her first flight to london following the death of her father. —— a poison in this moment. 50 death of her father. -- a poison in this moment. so many appointment _ poison in this moment. so many appointment pictures _ poison in this moment. so many appointment pictures we - poison in this moment. so many appointment pictures we have i appointment pictures we have seen since last thursday. now the daily telegraph. the final homecoming is the front page. headline? g0 homecoming is the front page. headline? ,., ., homecoming is the front page. headline? ., headline? go to page five, there is so _ headline? go to page five, there is so much _ headline? go to page five, there is so much going i headline? go to page five, there is so much going on | headline? go to page five, | there is so much going on if you wander around london it is remarkable and unprecedented how much has swung into action, security, you name it, one piece picked up by the telegraph horses have had to be trained especially for that procession we saw earlier in the pictures, accustomed to showers of flowers, soldiers have had to pretend to get the

horses used to different noises, they have had flags thrown in their direction and interesting the thing that was notable yesterday morning watching the rehearsal the pacing of it, very slow, they know tear sergeantjenks is know tear sergeant jenks is quoted know tear sergeantjenks is quoted saying that horses had to walk up the speed they normally would to do the procession.— normally would to do the procession. the late queen would know _ procession. the late queen would know all— procession. the late queen would know all about i procession. the late queen would know all about that, | procession. the late queen i would know all about that, her passion was horses in the training of them and the care the riding, it was so clear and evident. and, yes it is a lot in terms of the logistics, the preparation, all involved to get ready for the state funeral which is on monday.— get ready for the state funeral which is on monday. there are other stories grabbing - other stories grabbing headlines, the financial times, as you would expect, looking at the story that was the big story on thursday morning.

before we heard news that the queen was extremely ill, at lunchtime in the morning it was all about the new prime minister's plan to help those who need it when it comes to energy. financialtimes energy. financial times pointing out energy. financialtimes pointing out for businesses it is not clear what is ahead? they say it is facing delays access to that energy support package, 28 million households as well supposed to be supported, that had all stopped it is probably continuing behind the scenes. the government _ behind the scenes. the government has - behind the scenes. the government has made| behind the scenes. the | government has made it behind the scenes. the government has made it clear from october one support for households does start, happening regardless of what has been going on this week and the fact everything is seemingly on hold until after the state funeral, for businesses the ft is pointing out it is not so clear and critical? it out it is not so clear and critical?— out it is not so clear and critical? it highlights how ounu critical? it highlights how young this _ critical? it highlights how young this government . critical? it highlights how| young this government as critical? it highlights how. young this government as it critical? it highlights how- young this government as it is two days and the roles they have had to step into, we saw penny mordaunt taking part in the accession council, now they

are faced with this huge, huge national event a global event and running the country at the same time. that and running the country at the same time-— same time. at a time when it seems like — same time. at a time when it seems like the _ same time. at a time when it seems like the economy i same time. at a time when it seems like the economy is i same time. at a time when it seems like the economy is atj seems like the economy is at the brink of recession. thank you for talking us through those front pages, some stories inside the papers. to mark the queen's death, the poet laureate simon armitage has written a poem called floral tribute. it has two verses, or stanza, of nine lines. the first letter of each line, when taken together, spells out 'elizabeth'. when i was made laureate it was pointed out to me there would be some significant roles in all likelihood coming up. and i think, i made some notes in anticipation of that, and then my computer crashed a few months ago, and when i realised i needed to write this poem i had to start again. i took that as an omen all i remembered was i read somewhere favourite

flower of the queen was the lily of the valley, and there was something beautifully simple about that, and i wanted to try to combine that with what i thought was the single most important achievement of her reign, the idea she made a promise to herself in the country, just wanted to try and weave those two ideas together. i also like the idea there is some thing in the name lily of the valley, which echoes with her name as well. so her name is embroidered in the fabric of the poem. if you look at the poem and you run your eye down the left—hand margin, the first letters of each line, spell out elizabeth, elizabeth, so in literary terms it is known as a double crossed it, i wanted to stitch you name into the poem that was about her name. so it

is encoded in there. it gave me a nice framework as well for generating the rest of the poem. floraltribute. evening will come, however determined the late afternoon, limes and oaks in their last green flush, pearled in september mist. i have conjured a lily to light these hours, a token of thanks, zones and auras of soft glare orbing the sprays and globes. a promise made and kept for life, that was your gift, because of which, here is a gift in return, glovewort to some, each shining bonnet guarded by stern lance—like leaves. the country loaded its whole self into your slender hands, hands that can rest, now, relieved of a century's weight.

evening has come, rain on the black lochs and dark munros. lily of the valley, a namesake almost, a favourite flower interlaced with your famous bouquets, the restrained zeal and forceful grace of its lanterns, each inflorescence a silent bell disguising a singular voice. a blurred new day breaks uncrowned on remote peaks and public parks, and everything turns on these luminous petals and deep roots, this lily that thrives between spires and trees, whose brightness holds and glows beyond the life and border of its bloom.

i have had audiences with the queen perhaps four times in the last years. it struck me she was super aware of the effect she had on people. she knew she made people nervous and she was very good at playing with that but also at putting people at their ease. i think the role that the monarchy plays as to ritualised our lives, and when there is a death of this magnitude, it says something to us about our own losses as well. and i think that's what resonates so deep the and i think there will always be a place in our society for somebody like that, to represent those feelings and those ideas for us.

hello there. we had mixed weatherfortunes yesterday across the uk. for most of us, actually, it was a decent day with some lengthy spells of sunshine. lovely weather watcher picture there showing the sun over the hills and lakes in cumbria. but it wasn't like that everywhere — we actually had quite a lot of cloud across southern parts of england and wales and that cloud did bring outbreaks of rain. it was quite persistent rain towards the south coast itself. a grey overcast scene there in shaldon, devon, with some dampness around, too. and that weather front is a particularly slow—moving beastie, so we are going to see further outbreaks of rain over the next few hours — most of the rain's going to be quite light. away from that feature, clear skies for the most part, and that's allowing temperatures to plunge, so it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday morning. for quite a few of you, temperatures starting off into single figures, but 13—16 where we have that cloud and rain to start the day. this weather front is eventually going to budge out of the way, but it's probably not really until the early afternoon that we start to see the rain

pull away from the south coast. kent likely to be the last place that turns drier, but eventually through the afternoon, we should see some sunshine moving in from the north. for the rest of the uk, it's another similar kind of day's weather — most of you having a dry day with sunny spells. could be a bit more cloud in northern ireland — one or two showers to the north coast here — and one or two showers as well moving in across northern areas of scotland, but for the bulk, it's dry. temperatures quite widely around 17—19 degrees. southern england, southern wales, east anglia, about 22—23. it will feel warmer in the afternoon when the sunshine finally puts in an appearance. now, beyond that, we have strengthening north—to—northwesterly winds moving in later in the week, and it will be bringing some cooler air. for those planning a trip to london for the queen's lying in state, the weather should be mostly dry — couldn't rule out an odd passing shower for thursday. it then turns cooler with temperatures into the upper teens. now, for thursday, for the rest of the uk, there'll be a bit more the way of cloud coming in across scotland. quite widespread showers here and showers are also going to extend around some

of our north sea coasts. it will be dry across many inland areas, but those temperatures are starting to come down. 15—16 for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, too, and that trend of cooler weather continues as we head into the weekend. 15 in manchester, for example, london around about 17 degrees, so cooler than it has been. that's your weather.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent at buckingham palace — where the queen's coffin has spent the night — and jon kay in westminster. our headlines this morning. queen elizabeth ii will make herfinaljourney from buckingham palace this afternoon. crowds braved the rain to greet the coffin as it arrived back from edinburgh last night. the procession will make the short journey up the mall, to here at the palace of westminster. where the queen will lie in state until the morning of herfuneral hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects over the next four days, and queues have already begun to form.