in the palace of westminster, where queen elizabeth lies in state ahead of her funeral. it follows a solemn procession from buckingham palace, with a horse—drawn gun carriage bearing her majesty. walking behind — king charles, the queen's children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family. thousands of people are slowly filing past the coffin, with the queue stretching more than four kilometres across central london. i'm mark lobel, in a serene westminster. i'll be talking to some of the people who've been paying their respects. in other news, ukraine's president zelensky visits a newly—liberated city as his troops continue to retake territory.

we report from one town deserted by russian troops. over here on the wall, one interesting detail — a single word which someone has written in broken english. "sorry." hello and welcome. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this is the scene live, in the oldest part of the palace of westminster. for the past six hours, thousands of people have been filing past her majesty's coffin to pay their final respects to a remarkable monarch. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, until monday, the morning of herfuneral. in a few minutes, we'll cross live to westminster to hear

from some of those who've been queuing to bid their farewells to the queen, but first, our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has the story of the day. in a setting that is so familiar, where so often and so recently there has been celebration, today an event of the greatest solemnity. on the pavements around the palace and along the mall, spectators were quiet and still. at 2:22pm, the cortege stepped off. a field gun sounded and the great bell known as big ben tolled. the coffin of her late majesty queen elizabeth ii was brought from buckingham palace, where it had rested for a final

night with her family. the coffin was borne on a gun carriage. on the coffin rested a wreath and the imperial state crown. walking behind the coffin, the king with his siblings, the princess royal, the duke of york, who was not in uniform, and the earl of wessex. and in the row behind, princes william and harry, walking together 25 years after they had followed the coffin of their mother to herfuneral. the military detachments marched with their arms reversed. the cortege passed along the length of the mall, dressed on either side with union flags.

as the coffin went past, from spectators, respectful applause. from horse guards, the cortege passed through the archway and on to whitehall. on past the cenotaph where, for so many years as queen, she had led the nation's mourning. now that nation with others mourns her. as the cortege approached parliament square and the palace of westminster, the applause from the pavements swelled.

many of those who were watching had travelled from afar, feeling an overwhelming obligation to be present. each wanting to be part of this moment in the nation's history and leaving with a precious memory. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable. carriage was just unbelievable, nd it brings it all home that she's gone. and it brings it all home that she's gone and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched, it was a very memorable experience, a memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, - i was so focused on the coffin that i didn't end up seeing - the royals following her behind because i wasjust, you know, wanting to see the queen go. | outside westminster hall, the bearer party from the grenadier guards took

the queen's coffin on their shoulders. other members of the royal family were there, watching. on the left, the duchess of sussex. the coffin, covered in the royal standard and surmounted by the queen's crown, was placed with care on the catafalque. oh, god, the makerand redeemer of all mankind, grant us with thy servant queen elizabeth and all the faithful departed the sure benefits of thy son's saving passion and glorious resurrection. for the royal family, it's clear that the loss of the queen is still being felt keenly. for all the stoicism, that quality that she represented in abundance, it is plain that some, the blood family

and those who knew her over the years, are feeling very real grief. but now the late queen has one final duty. into westminster hall came the first watch of the vigil. the ceremonial bodyguard of the monarch, and officers from the household cavalry, who will stand at the four points of the catafalque as the lying in state begins and the people of britain and beyond have their chance to pay their final respects to their late queen. nicholas witchell, bbc news. people are waiting for many hours to file past the queen's coffin, but despite the delay they've been patient and good humoured. our correspondent lucy manning has spent the day speaking to those queuing. how to say goodbye? for some, a moment

of reflection. for others, a gesture of respect. deep emotion filled the silence of westminster hall. every person they felt like they were the only person walking through. it didn't feel like there was a crowd. it felt like you are in the presence of something. very emotional, very powerful in there. you don't get the feeling i if you're watching it on tv. sorry, but to be there i was something special. it's impressive, once you get in there, the silence the day had been traditionally british. the queen and queues. stretching miles down the river thames, past the houses of parliament, the london eye, towards tower bridge.

in its own way, magisterial. those at the front had camped overnight, braved the heavy rain and cold, but stayed in good spirits. number 22 in the queue, 85—year—old michael, slept here last night, waiting 27 hours. because she's lovely, you know, and i'm in love with her. i think everybody is. she's amazing, that woman. there will not be another one like her. aisling, a former army major, and daughter rosie joined the queue at seven this morning. why did you want to come down today, rosie? because i think it's good we say goodbye to the queen before she goes up there. i think it's really important for history to be tangible. i i think the memory of being here and doing something l as important as the lying in state, yeah, it is - something worth sitting| round and queueing for. bless these people in the

queue, help them to keep warm. on his way to pray with the royal family, the archbishop of canterbury stopped here. when churchill lay in state in 1965, one writer described how there were now two rivers in london. "one is made of people," he wrote. nearly 60 years later, that river has returned, and it will flow 2a hours, night and day, until perhaps up to 500,000 people have had their moment in front of the queen's coffin. at four o'clock, an hour before the doors opened, they let the crowds stream across lambeth bridge towards westminster hall. the queue can stretch for ten miles. so far, it's about a quarter of its full length. it is moving well, though, and this evening it was and this evening, it was around a five—hour wait. michael, after his long time in the queue, had a short moment to say his goodbyes.

seven—year—old rosie had a last look at the coffin. nice, calm, thoughtful and nice. rosie and i had our littlei moment where we bowed our heads, and... ..said our little prayers, and we moved on, and. it was really lovely. there will never be enough time to contemplate just what the queen has done for this country, but everyone took a moment to try. lucy manning, bbc news. our reporter mark lobel has been watching people coming and going from westminster hall and hejoins me now. it's getting pretty late there. still, that steady stream of people passing through. yes, it's the busiest _ people passing through. yes, it's the busiest i _ people passing through. yes, it's the busiest i ever - it's the busiest i ever remember westminster being at this time. but serenity rains.

the queen lying in state from buckingham palace, which was so deep with memories from her christening 96 years ago from her standing on the balcony just three months ago. many have said that she is the embodiment of britishness, and in many ways, what's happening here right now is, too. the camaraderie of the river, the queuing, but not quite, because many people have been saying. they were surprised how quickly they got through that queue. they were very disappointed and they quite enjoyed the build—up. two people who have been queuing for a while and have come through now are sonia and rueda, whojoin us now. sonia, when did you first think of coming here? we sonia, when did you first think of coming here?— of coming here? we thought about it, _ of coming here? we thought

about it, i — of coming here? we thought about it, ithink— of coming here? we thought about it, i think yesterday. l of coming here? we thought l about it, i think yesterday. we decided to _ about it, i think yesterday. we decided to make the first day a holiday — decided to make the first day a holida . ., , ., holiday. how did you find the queuing? _ holiday. how did you find the queuing? we _ holiday. how did you find the queuing? we went _ holiday. how did you find the queuing? we went through i holiday. how did you find the queuing? we went through it holiday. how did you find the i queuing? we went through it in about six hours _ queuing? we went through it in about six hours and _ queuing? we went through it in about six hours and people - queuing? we went through it in | about six hours and people were really _ about six hours and people were really nice _ about six hours and people were really nice. sharing _ about six hours and people were really nice. sharing candy- about six hours and people were really nice. sharing candy and i really nice. sharing candy and stories— really nice. sharing candy and stories and _ really nice. sharing candy and stories and people _ really nice. sharing candy and stories and people were - really nice. sharing candy and . stories and people were dressed up stories and people were dressed up in _ stories and people were dressed up in bowler_ stories and people were dressed up in bowler hats _ stories and people were dressed up in bowler hats and... - stories and people were dressed up in bowler hats and... you - up in bowler hats and... you yeah. — up in bowler hats and... you yeah. really— up in bowler hats and... you yeah, really prepared. - up in bowler hats and... you yeah, really prepared. find i up in bowler hats and... you yeah, really prepared. and the farewell for _ yeah, really prepared. and the farewell for you _ yeah, really prepared. and the farewell for you when - yeah, really prepared. and the farewell for you when you - yeah, really prepared. and the | farewell for you when you went to westminster hall, how did it feel? . , to westminster hall, how did it feel? ., , feel? really sad, quite emotional. _ feel? really sad, quite emotional. very - feel? really sad, quite| emotional. very grand. feel? really sad, quite - emotional. very grand. huge hall and _ emotional. very grand. huge hall and a _ emotional. very grand. huge hall and a tiny— emotional. very grand. huge hall and a tiny coffin. - emotional. very grand. huge hall and a tiny coffin. very. hall and a tiny coffin. very sad — hall and a tiny coffin. very sad. ~ . , ., ., hall and a tiny coffin. very sad. ~ ., y., ., ,., sad. what did you do when you reach the _ sad. what did you do when you reach the coffin? _ sad. what did you do when you reach the coffin? i _ sad. what did you do when you reach the coffin? i actually - reach the coffin? i actually bowed my _ reach the coffin? i actually bowed my head _ reach the coffin? i actually bowed my head and - reach the coffin? i actually bowed my head and i - reach the coffin? i actually - bowed my head and i curtsied. i didn't— bowed my head and i curtsied. i didn't cry. — bowed my head and i curtsied. i didn't cry. but _ bowed my head and i curtsied. i didn't cry, but definitely - bowed my head and i curtsied. i didn't cry, but definitely a - didn't cry, but definitely a few— didn't cry, but definitely a few tears _ didn't cry, but definitely a few team-— didn't cry, but definitely a few tears. �* ., ., ., ., few tears. and rowena, how have the last days _ few tears. and rowena, how have the last days been _ few tears. and rowena, how have

the last days been for _ few tears. and rowena, how have the last days been for you? - the last days been for you? it's been kind of unreal. as soon — it's been kind of unreal. as soon as_ it's been kind of unreal. as soon as i_ it's been kind of unreal. as soon as i heard, i went straight _ soon as i heard, i went straight to buckingham palace and came back. i'd been back four— and came back. i'd been back four times _ and came back. i'd been back four times to accompany my mum onetime — four times to accompany my mum one time and sonja another time — one time and sonja another time. with my dog another time. it's time. with my dog another time. “must— time. with my dog another time. it'sjust wanting to time. with my dog another time. it's just wanting to be time. with my dog another time. it'sjust wanting to be part of it. it's 'ust wanting to be part of it. �* , ., it. and when you entered westminster _ it. and when you entered westminster hall, - it. and when you entered westminster hall, how . it. and when you entered | westminster hall, how did it. and when you entered . westminster hall, how did it make you feel and what do you remember from your make you feel and what do you rememberfrom your time make you feel and what do you remember from your time there? itjust felt really impactful. it just felt really impactful. it just felt really impactful. iiiustm _ it just felt really impactful. itjust... itjust felt like, to me. _ itjust... itjust felt like, to me, she was the queen and she was— to me, she was the queen and she was there on her own, but there — she was there on her own, but there were _ she was there on her own, but there were several guards around _ there were several guards around her, which when we got there. — around her, which when we got there, they were changing the

guards — there, they were changing the guards it_ there, they were changing the guards. it was really impactful.— guards. it was really imactful. �* ., ., , ., impactful. and what memory are ou auoin impactful. and what memory are you going to _ impactful. and what memory are you going to take _ impactful. and what memory are you going to take away _ impactful. and what memory are you going to take away from - you going to take away from today? you going to take away from toda ? , ., ., , today? 0h, definitely a really memorable _ today? 0h, definitely a really memorable day. _ today? 0h, definitely a really memorable day. it's - today? 0h, definitely a really memorable day. it's the - today? 0h, definitely a really. memorable day. it's the things that you — memorable day. it's the things that you read about in your history— that you read about in your history books when you were a kid _ history books when you were a kid the — history books when you were a kid. the passing of a monarchy and a _ kid. the passing of a monarchy and a new_ kid. the passing of a monarchy and a new monarchy taking over, so yeah — and a new monarchy taking over, so eah. ., . ., ., so yeah. not the change of guard you _ so yeah. not the change of guard you thought - so yeah. not the change of guard you thought you - so yeah. not the change of l guard you thought you would so yeah. not the change of - guard you thought you would see last week but guard you thought you would see last wee < , ., ~ guard you thought you would see last wee < , ., ,, ,., guard you thought you would see last wee < , ., ,, y., , last week but thank you very much for _ last week but thank you very much for sharing _ last week but thank you very much for sharing your - last week but thank you very l much for sharing your stories. there is a sense that we might see the queen's family, the queen's children holding vigil at some point. there may even be visits from foreign dignitaries. for now, back to you. dignitaries. for now, back to ou. ~' dignitaries. for now, back to ou. " ., dignitaries. for now, back to ou. ~ ., . dignitaries. for now, back to ou. " ., . ., you. mark, thanks so much for that. let's ta ke let's take a quick look in and around westminster. this is the queue as our guests were

pointing out, moving quite freely. this isn't right outside the palace of westminster. this is the last leg of the queue. those people are quite packed and tightly packed moving, and this is the other side of the bridge, as you can see. that's the more traditional queue system they will be waiting to be let across the bridge closer to the palace of westminster. and if you are in and around london and thinking of going to see the queen's lying in state in london, this is the live queue length and time, you can find a link to that from the bbc news website, where you'll also find a live stream of the lying—in—state. just a couple of minutes delayed, as of 12 minutes past midnight, you can see the queue is approximately 2.4 miles long. the back down by southwark bridge. if you are

thinking of heading down, do check that website. onto other news now and as ukrainian forces extend their counter offensive to towns in the eastern donbas region, president zelensky has made a surprise visit to territory recently freed by his army. in the city of izyum, he vowed to take back all ukrainian our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has the latest from the kharkiv region, in the northeast. after months of shattering losses, plenty to smile about. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, came to thank his troops for their stunning advance. everyone wanted a selfie. this was in izyum, a strategic city now free of the russians. he's vowed to drive them out everywhere else. so, it means that we will come. i don't know when, and nobody knows when.

but we have plans, so we'll come, because it's our land and it's our people. that's why we'll come. but liberation is still new and, in some areas, still tense. we managed to reach the village of lyptsi, along a road lined with destruction. the russian border is just a few miles away. the area was only freed on sunday. 75—year—old ivan is coming to see how the enemy lived, how they made themselves at home in a makeshift base. getting a glimpse of their fitness equipment and the washing they left behind. he says the russians could come back, and he's weighed down by worries.

translation: i'm worried about everything. - notjust people, but animals and birds, and the soil which was shelled. they're destroying everything. it's really painful. it's even hard to breathe. nearby, the spot where the occupiers did target practice. local people say there were russian and chechen forces here. the conditions are pretty squalid. they've left a lot of ammunition boxes behind. some of them even fled without their boots, which were left outside. but over here on the wall, one interesting detail — a single word, which someone has written in broken english. "sorry." galina says

they should be sorry. her garden used to be carpeted with lilies. now, it's littered with the debris of a russian attack. she tells me the occupiers hid in the trees and fired day and night. "i'm not the way i was," she says. "i haven't recovered. "they haven't broken me, but i am lost deep down in my soul." now, somehow, galina and her neighbours must rebuild. but the trauma of occupation is writ large here. orla guerin, bbc news, lyptsi. let's return now to our main story. queen elizabeth ii will be

laid to rest on monday. dignitaries from around the world have been invited to herfuneral, from president biden to the emperor of japan. the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, has chosen ten ordinary australians to accompany him to the funeral. one of them is danny abdallah. he co—founded the charity i4give with his wife, after an appalling family tragedy and i spoke to him a little earlier. we will get to your story because it is absolutely tragic and powerful. first of all, because i'm sure it was surprised, i'mjust because i'm sure it was surprised, i'm just a moment whether prime minister of australia ring you up and invited you to join you and join him on the trip to london. just talk us through that. it was a sunday afternoon and i was leaving church. i got a phone call from the prime minister and he asked if i would like tojoin him

to the queen's funeral. i was touched and lost for words at the time. i didn't know what to say. i'm very humbled tojoin our prime minister. absolutely extraordinary honour. just to receive a phone call like that. just because i haven't given the details, i wondered if you could do it in your words. i wondered, if you could do it in your words, how your family was hit by such a devastating tragedy. could you just talk us through it? two years ago, a drunken driver... i took my kids for a walk to get some ice cream. it's something we typically do here in australia. seven children went for a walk and a drunk driver ran over seven children with 130 km and four died instantly, which three were my children and one was my cousin's daughter.

we went to the scene, the accident scene, and we were devastated. two days later, my wife publicly forgave the driver on tv. it shook our community, the nation and the world. we started a foundation to three months later called i4give. we went to the premier at the time and asked if we could have an i4give day in australia in honour of our children and the anniversary of the tragedy, and she agreed. it's actually become something pretty big in australia. we're talking about how forgiveness and mental health is so parellel for the forgiver more than the forgiven, and you're no longer a slave to that event or that person, and now we have i4give week and we have prison programmes about forgiveness, families and inmates. people reconciling in jails with their

families and inmates. we have programmes in schools. we have an i4give friday that's designated to the muslim community where we talk about the power of forgiveness in the mosques. we've dedicated a saturday for the jewish we've dedicated a saturday for thejewish community in the synagogues. now all the churches across australia speak about forgiveness and the value of it. danny, i want tojump in because it is one of the most extraordinary stories. it is deeply powerful and just hearing you recited was quite emotional and affecting. i want to ask the obvious question — how do you go about that kind of forgiveness when you've gone through so much pain? look, the pain always remains, but it's the only way to get your family to the high ground. i forgave first and foremost because of my faith and secondly for the greater good of my kids, and it has helped them socially.

they're a lot better through their grief. they're a lot better through their grief cos they've lost three of their siblings. they understand the power of forgiveness and what it does, but the grief in the pain—and—suffering doesn't change. danny, i don't know what to say. thank you so much for coming on to the programme. hearing used because been an absolute revelation, and really very humbling and indeed. thank you so much for talking us here. this is westminster hall, where thousands of people have been filing past the queen's often and hundreds of thousands are expected to do so in the days ahead —— coffin. his bbc news. hello there. wednesday was a fine day for most of us and of course, those who started to queue

to see the queen lying in state, there were some cleaner skies later in the evening across the capital. for many, though, clearer skies into thursday morning means it could turn quite chilly, especially across scotland, the far north—east of england. a bit of cloud across eastern areas of england and overnight temperatures generally speaking staying in double figures across the south. but as i mention, to the north, two or three degrees in the north—east of scotland. but then, during thursday, for most, it's going to be a dry day, the cloud across eastern parts may produce the odd shower towards east anglia and the south—east of england. showers also for northern ireland and across scotland being brought on in a rather brisk north—easterly wind. temperatures here lower again, 11 or 12 celsius, and a fresher day for england and wales, compared to wednesday, but still, in that september sunshine, it should feel pleasant enough. but it will turn cooler still as we get to the end of the week. look at those blues there from the arctic, that air mass coming further

south across the uk. high pressure to the west, low to the east — that's why you've got that northerly wind. it means that for early friday, temperatures for many of us could well be in single figures, the first proper chill of the autumn. now, with a rather strong north to north—westerly wind, we'll see showers coming in along the north sea coast towards east anglia. drierfurther west — again there will be some sunshine and lighter winds, and that's where you'll find the highest temperatures, south wales, south—west england, 19 degrees, but look at those temperatures down the eastern coast of scotland and in eastern england, 12—14 celsius. and, of course, the focus is for london, if you are coming to the capital over the next few days, it is at least looking dry with some sunshine, 15 or 16 celsius. but it's overnight that you might want to be prepared for because those temperatures will be dropping down over the weekend, as we mentioned earlier, into single figures. but for the weekend, high pressure is still there. the winds will slowly ease off across the north sea, so still a few showers perhaps

at times, but as that high pressure moves in further, we'll see those winds just easing off slightly, so dry with some sunny spells for many into the bank holiday monday and the queen's state funeral with temperatures around about 15—17 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines... thousands of people are slowly filing past the coffin of the late queen elizabeth the second, with the queue stretching for more than 4km through central london. people will be able to pay their respects before her state funeral on monday. the late queen's coffin is lying in the vast medieval westminster hall, the oldest part of the the late queen's coffin is lying in the vast medieval westminster hall, the oldest part of the houses of parliament. every person there felt like they were the only person walking through. it didn't feel like there was a crowd, it felt like you were in the presence of something. very emotional, very powerful in there, wasn't it? you don't get the feeling if you are watching it on tv, sorry! but to be there was something special. earlier, her coffin was taken from buckingham palace — in a solemn procession to westminster hall. her son — king charles iii — and other members of the royal family walked behind the gun carriage carrying her coffin. thousands packed the streets of london — looking on and paying their respects

to the queen. seeing the queen in that carriage was just unbelievable. and it brings it all home that she has now gone. and we won't see her again. i she has now gone. and we won't see her again-— see her again. i definitely felt personally _ see her again. i definitely felt personally touched. l see her again. i definitely| felt personally touched. it see her again. i definitely - felt personally touched. it was a very— felt personally touched. it was a very memorable experience and a very memorable experience and a memory— a very memorable experience and a memory that i will cherish. | a memory that i will cherish. i have a memory that i will cherish. have to be a memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, i was so focused on the coffin that did not see the royals following behind because ijust wanted to see queen go. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has paid a visit to izyum — a northeastern city liberated during the recent offensive against russian forces. he oversaw the raising of the yellow—and—blue national flag and vowed it would soon be flying over every town and village in ukraine — including in crimea. now on bbc news — a look

back at the day's events as her majesty the queen lies in state. we've come through days ofjourneys, each representing a final goodbye to places where the queen was loved and which she loved. here at wellington barracks, the troops of the household division, the monarch's personal guard since since 1660 are about to make the short journey to buckingham palace from where they will accompany the queen's coffin to westminster hall for her lying—in—state. this cortege includes troops from the life guards and blues and royals, the king's guard, the guard of honour, and a bearer party from the first grenadier guards. all will march to the bands of the grenadier guards and the scots guards.

this will be the queen's final departure from buckingham palace, from where she witnessed the celebrations on ve day after the defeat of nazi germany in 1945, and where thisjune she acknowledged the crowds celebrating 70 years of her reign. escort, slow march. escort, quick march. the grenadier guards moving out towards buckingham palace. and now the gun carriage on which will be borne the coffin of her majesty the queen. the george gun was used for the funeral ceremonies of her majesty's father george

vi in 1952 and her mother queen elizabeth the queen mother 50 years later in 2002. we have the bands are the grenadier guards and the scots guards. they are led by tony williams, the director of music and officer commanding the scots guards band. they will be playing music from chopin and beethoven and felix mendelsohn, who during the 19th century played three times for the royal family at buckingham palace.

and now drawn up inside the forecourt of buckingham palace, detachments of the life guards and blues and royals, and the king's guard, the guard of honour, is already in position in front of buckingham palace gate. and the crowds here, as i discovered walking through them earlier, people gathered together are a very diverse group, thousands of people, with that sense of being part of something larger than themselves, one of these very rare moments in the life of a nation where there is this sense of a national binding together in grief, of course, but also in gratitude.

young and old. and now the king's troop of the royal horse artillery are deploying in hard park from where they will fire the minute guns. every minute to remember, to draw the capital to attention. —— hyde park. music plays.

members of the division with their arms reversed and respect for the monarch. guns fire.

following the coffin as it leaves buckingham palace, king charles and the senior members of the royal family. the king is wearing the ceremonial uniform with the rank of field marshal and carrying the field marshal's but on presented to him by the queen when he became field marshal in 2012.

the cortege now moves down

towards horse guards parade. the place where the queen celebrated her birthday with the trooping the colour. the flags of the commonwealth, that organisation that was so important in the life of queen elizabeth. now departing buckingham palace, the queen consort and princess of wales, the duchess of sussex and countess of wessex leaving from the grand entrance, and they are travelling to the palace of westminster where they will be ready to meet the cortege.

applause there in appreciation of the queen's life, mingled of course with the grief, natural to a moment like this. the gun carriage now emerges onto whitehall for the last part of the journey towards messed into —— towards westminster.

the members of the royal family now saluting as they passed the cenotaph.

the gun carriage has now arrived at the palace of westminster where the queen will lie in state until her funeral next monday. the bearer party, eight soldiers from queen's company of the first battalion the grenadier guards. eight young men charged with

this most public of duties. and from within westminster hall comes the sounds of choirs of the chapel royal and westminster iv singing a setting of psalm 139, o lord, thou has searched me out and known me, there knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, words sung 20 years ago as the coffin of queen elizabeth, the queen mother, was carried into this hall. choirs sing.

to god's gracious mercy and protection, we commit you. the lord bless you and keep you. the lord make his face to shine upon you and be

gracious unto you. the lord lift up the light of his countenance unto you and give you peace. and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son, and the holy spirit be among you and remain with you always. the cross of westminster is placed at the head of the coffin. the cross a gift to the abbey century ago, it bears the inscription nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they war any more.

the colour royal standard of queen's company 1st battalion grenadier guards. the standard presented to the guards by the sovereign on commencement of their reign, not changed or replaced since then, only paraded in the sovereign's presence.

for the last time, it is lowered, a solemn salute to the queen form her company and from her grenadiers. six feet of heavily embroidered tasselled silk, to be manoeuvred gently into position. the guardsmen who serve in the queens company known fondly as the members of the monarch's mob.

several of the guardsman returned on friday from service in iraq, come back to do their duty. so, we prepare for the first vigil, the first six—hour watch, 20 watches in total between now and the moment on monday morning when her late majesty's coffin is carried to

westminster abbey for the funeral. the gentlemen at arms, the bodyguard established by henry viii in 19 that in 1859 wearing the uniform of the 1840s, the helmets with white swan feather plumes. and four offices from the household cavalry, the life guards, white plumes on their helmets, the blues and royals with red plumes. they take their positions on

the corner of the catafalque. and a double tap from the stick of the officer of the watch, commanding the procedure of the watch, the start, the finish, and the rotation of the dart. —— the guard. black rod. the lord speaker. and the speaker of the house of commons. they lead the procession out of westminster hall. passing by the coffin.

the 18th duke of norfolk. he leads the king and the royal party. to the left of him, lord carrington, the lord great chamberlain.

the prince of wales in his raf uniform. so, from now until monday morning, the people will come here, will file past her majesty's coffin. the bbc is launching lives do aim —— lifestream of the line in state for people who are not able to pay their respects here, they

can pay their respects virtually, it is on the bbc news website, and on iplayer on the red button and also on the bbc parliament channel. hello there. this was the scene above the capital on wednesday evening. with the clear skies it will turn chilly, especially in scotland and the far north of england. forthe scotland and the far north of england. for the south, vidmar ploughed around and that will keep temperatures up. chilly in north—eastern scotland. lots of sunshine for many, expect perhaps central and eastern parts of england, the possibility of the odd shower but otherwise it stays dry, showers into northern ireland

and scotland, feeling pressure from any on thursday, temperature 17 to 19 degrees, lower than wednesday but still in the sunshine it should feel pleasant enough. for friday, it will feel cooler, particularly overnight but by day, dry with some sunny spells. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our main stories:

paying their final respects. this is the scene in the palace of westminster, where queen elizabeth lies in state ahead of her funeral. it follows a solemn procession from buckingham palace, with a horse—drawn gun carriage bearing her majesty. walking behind — king charles, the queen's children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family. thousands of people are slowly filing past the coffin, with the queue stretching more than four kilometres across central london. i'm mark lobel in a serene westminster. i'll be talking to some of the people who've been paying their respects. in other news, ukraine's president zelensky visits a newly—liberated city, as his troops continue to retake territory. we report from one town

deserted by russian troops. over here on the wall, what interesting detail, a single word when someone has written in broken english" sorry". hello and welcome to bbc news. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this is the scene live within the oldest part of the palace of westminster. it's where since early evening on wednesday, thousands of people have been filing past her majesty's coffin to pay their final respects. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, until monday morning, the day of her funeral. in a few minutes, we'll

cross live to westminster to join our correspondent who's there with some of those queuing. first our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the story of the day. in a setting that is so familiar, where so often and so recently there has been celebration, today, an event of the greatest solemnity. on the pavements around the palace and along the mall, spectators were quiet and still. at 2:22pm, the cortege stepped off. a field gun sounded and the great bell known as big ben tolled. the coffin of her late

majesty queen elizabeth ii was brought from buckingham palace, where it had rested for a final night with herfamily. the coffin was borne on a gun carriage. on the coffin rested a wreath and the imperial state crown. walking behind the coffin, the king with his siblings, the princess royal, the duke of york, who was not in uniform, and the earl of wessex. and in the row behind, princes william and harry, walking together 25 years after they'd followed the coffin of their mother to herfuneral. the military detachments marched with their arms reversed. the cortege passed along the length of the mall, dressed on either side

with union flags. as the coffin went past, from spectators, respectful applause. from horse guards, the cortege passed through the archway and on to whitehall. on past the cenotaph where, for so many years as queen, she had led the nation's mourning. now that nation, with others, mourns her. as the cortege approached parliament square and the palace of westminster,

the applause from the pavements swelled. many of those who were watching had travelled from afar, feeling an overwhelming obligation to be present. each wanting to be part of this moment in the nation's history and leaving with a precious memory. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable, and it brings it all home that she's gone and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched. it was a very memorable experience and a memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, - i was so focused on the coffin that i didn't end up seeing - the royals following her behind cos i wasjust, you know, - wanting to see the queen go.

outside westminster hall, the bearer party from the grenadier guards took the queen's coffin on their shoulders. other members of the royal family were there, watching. on the left, the duchess of sussex. the coffin, covered in the royal standard and surmounted by the queen's crown, was placed with care on the catafalque. oh, god, the makerand redeemer of all mankind, grant us with thy servant queen elizabeth and all the faithful departed the sure benefits of thy son's saving passion and glorious resurrection. for the royal family, it's clear that the loss

of the queen is still being felt keenly. for all the stoicism, that quality that she represented in abundance, it's plain that some, the blood family and those who knew her over the years, are feeling very real grief. but now the late queen has one final duty. into westminster hall came the first watch of the vigil. the ceremonial bodyguard of the monarch, and officers from the household cavalry, who will stand at the four points of the catafalque as the lying in state begins and the people of britain and beyond have their chance to pay their final respects to their late queen. nicholas witchell, bbc news. and the visual continues until the day of the funeral. we cross live to westminster. mark lobel is they amongst so many

of those who continued to q amongst a serene atmosphere. yes. it is the busiest day have ever seen westminster at this hour, and yet everyone remains friendly, relaxed, as you say, serenity reigns here. ascertaining the queue time has been interesting. the people who started queueing at five o'clock, a jolly group that i was is talking to a getting into the final stretch of the palace of westminster have been doing for someone for, eight hours. around two hours in do you for people with disabilities. forsome you for people with disabilities. for some it is too much. some superfriends, female friends, saw the people in front of them faint, a wheelchair was brought to those people, but they are finding it quite difficult for people in that queue, standing for up to two hours, but people here are so determined. many we have seen come out and speak to us have been effusive with praise for the queen and for some there have been tears. a large

group of people have been coming here, young and old, and we'rejoined now by coming here, young and old, and we're joined now by two of those people who are kind enough to talk to us, two chinese students, joni and leo. why did you decide to come here today? i why did you decide to come here toda ? . , ~ why did you decide to come here toda ? . , ,, ., today? i am 'ust kind of thinking _ today? i am just kind of thinking that _ today? i am just kind of thinking that they - today? i am just kind of. thinking that they happen today? i am just kind of- thinking that they happen to be here in— thinking that they happen to be here in this huge historical event _ here in this huge historical event and i am thinking about wasir, — event and i am thinking about wasir, later, my child asked me, — wasir, later, my child asked me. mum. _ wasir, later, my child asked me, mum, you were in london hack— me, mum, you were in london back then, _ me, mum, you were in london back then, what did you do, what — back then, what did you do, what did _ back then, what did you do, what did you see? and i would have _ what did you see? and i would have to — what did you see? and i would have to tell him or her about what — have to tell him or her about what i — have to tell him or her about what i see _ have to tell him or her about what i see today and be a witness _ what i see today and be a witness of this huge event. and, — witness of this huge event. and. leo, _ witness of this huge event. and, leo, you live in glasgow and have travelled far to get here. why did you do that? firstly, they did with my friends _ firstly, they did with my friends and _ firstly, they did with my friends and then - firstly, they did with my friends and then i- firstly, they did with my friends and then ijust . firstly, they did with my. friends and then ijust knew this— friends and then ijust knew this event _ friends and then ijust knew this event. a— friends and then ijust knew this event. a new— friends and then ijust knew this event. a new i - friends and then ijust knew this event. a new i had - friends and then ijust knew this event. a new i had to. friends and then ijust knew. this event. a new i had to take part— this event. a new i had to take part in— this event. a new i had to take part in this _ this event. a new i had to take part in this event _ this event. a new i had to take part in this event —— _ this event. a new i had to take part in this event —— i- this event. a new i had to take part in this event —— i knew. i

part in this event —— i knew. joni. — part in this event —— i knew. joni. what— part in this event —— i knew. joni, what did _ part in this event —— i knew. joni, what did you _ part in this event —— i knew. joni, what did you feel- joni, what did you feel when you entered westminster hall today? i you entered westminster hall toda ? ~ ., , you entered westminster hall toda ? ~' ., , , today? i kind of, first it is very quiet _ today? i kind of, first it is very quiet and _ today? i kind of, first it is very quiet and i _ today? i kind of, first it is very quiet and i certainlyl today? i kind of, first it is i very quiet and i certainly get the atmosphere of feeling respect to the queen and a kind of feel_ respect to the queen and a kind of feel the people around me are all. — of feel the people around me are all, like, paying respects to the— are all, like, paying respects to the queen and, yes, kind of - i to the queen and, yes, kind of - i don't— to the queen and, yes, kind of — i don't know how to describe it, — i don't know how to describe it. it _ — i don't know how to describe it. it feels _ — i don't know how to describe it, it feels like i was thinking about, 0k, it, it feels like i was thinking about, ok, let's say something to the queen when i was there. but the truth is, i just— was there. but the truth is, i just cannot think of anything, 'ust just cannot think of anything, just so— just cannot think of anything, just so blank, and they can pay my futt— just so blank, and they can pay my full respect to her. and just so blank, and they can pay my full respect to her.- my full respect to her. and did ou my full respect to her. and did you notice _ my full respect to her. and did you notice something - my full respect to her. and did you notice something else - my full respect to her. and did l you notice something else when you're in the hall? what happened? i you're in the hall? what happened?— you're in the hall? what happened? you're in the hall? what hauened? , ., . ., happened? i 'ust noticed that the happened? ijust noticed that the gentleman, _ happened? ijust noticed that the gentleman, the _ happened? ijust noticed that the gentleman, the guards, l happened? ijust noticed that. the gentleman, the guards, they are really— the gentleman, the guards, they are really tired, but they do their— are really tired, but they do their best effort to keep

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their— of people really respect did their queen and they wanted to q their queen and they wanted to 0 for— their queen and they wanted to q for seven hours, because i met— q for seven hours, because i met people today and there was a lady— met people today and there was a lady talking to me talking about — a lady talking to me talking about how she waited yesterday to see _ about how she waited yesterday to see the queen and also this afternoon, so a really get the feeling — afternoon, so a really get the feeling about how the british people — feeling about how the british people really love the queen. thank— people really love the queen. thank you so much for sharing your analysis there on what you have seen first hand now. we may, as we were saying earlier, see members of the queen's family keeping vigil, we may even see foreign dignitaries visiting. we're keeping an eye on the dedicated feed. now, back to you. this on the dedicated feed. now, back to you-— on the dedicated feed. now, back to you. as always, to you and your— back to you. as always, to you and your guest, _ back to you. as always, to you and your guest, many - back to you. as always, to you and your guest, many thanks. | and your guest, many thanks. mark lobel there. there is an historic seen within westminster hall, the oldest part of the palace of westminster, built in the 11th century, this hall has seen so much history and it is witnessing it once more as

people very patiently q and wait and this is the scene outside, this is the zig—zag method, just not far from where they will then be entering the palace of westminster itself, where thousands of people are continuing to wait, continuing to file through. this is the zigzagging and the queues could go back, we estimate if you look at the live page, that the government has provided in order to givejustin assessment of how long, if you are planning to come to london to file past the queen lying—in—state, this is the government website which is estimating right now, as of the middle of the night, almost 1:15am local time, middle of the night, almost 1:15am localtime, 2.4 middle of the night, almost 1:15am local time, 2.4 miles, just under a three kilometre queue and they are varying times and how long it takes. that right now is the estimate, approximate estimate of how

long the length of the queue is, how long you will be travelling if you are planning to come down. like i say, there was a dedicated feed from westminster hall if you can't make it down, if you can't be there. but you would like to witness what is happening. what is happening within this historic palace, within this historic palace, within this historic time for the uk. onto other news now, and as ukrainian forces extend their counter offensive to towns in the eastern donbas region, president zelensky has made a surprise visit to territory recently freed by his army. in the city of izyum he vowed to take back all ukrainian territory from the russians but said he did not know when. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has the latest from the kharkiv region, in the north east. after months of shattering losses, plenty to smile about. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, came

to thank his troops for their stunning advance. everyone wanted a selfie. this was in izyum, a strategic city now free of the russians. he's vowed to drive them out everywhere else. so, it means that we will come. i don't know when, and nobody knows when. but we have plans, so we'll come, because it's our land and it's our people. that's why we'll come. but liberation is still new and, in some areas, still tense. we managed to reach the village of lyptsi, along a road lined with destruction. the russian border is just a few miles away. the area was only freed on sunday. 75—year—old ivan is coming

to see how the enemy lived, how they made themselves at home in a makeshift base. getting a glimpse of theirfitness equipment and the washing they left behind. he says the russians could come back, and he's weighed down by worries. translation: i'm worried about everything. notjust people, but animals and birds, and the soil which was shelled. they're destroying everything. it's really painful. it's even hard to breathe. nearby, the spot where the occupiers did target practice. local people say there were russian and chechen forces here.

the conditions are pretty squalid. they've left a lot of ammunition boxes behind. some of them even fled without their boots, which were left outside. but over here on the wall, one interesting detail — a single word, which someone has written in broken english. sorry. galina says they should be sorry. her garden used to be carpeted with lilies. now, it's littered with the debris of a russian attack. she tells me the occupiers hid in the trees and fired day and night. "i'm not the way i was," she says. "i haven't recovered. "they haven't broken me, but i am lost deep down in my soul."

now, somehow, galina and her neighbours must rebuild. but the trauma of occupation is writ large here. orla guerin, bbc news, lyptsi. and we do have much more on what is happening in ukraine on our website. let's get some of the day's other news. fighting has continued between armenia and azerbaijan. the armenian prime minister says 105 armenian soldiers have died in two days of clashes with azeri troops in the worst flare—up of hostilities in two years. this despite a truce mediated by russia. armenia accused the azeris of breaking the ceasefire, azerbaijan said the renewed fighting had started with artillery attacks on its positions. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has called for reductions in electricity usage, and windfall taxes on energy firms across the eu,

to tackle rising prices. she's calling for electricity consumption to fall during peak hours by at least 5%. the swedish prime minister has announced she will stand down after her centre—left coalition was narrowly edged out by a bloc of right—wing parties in the country's election. magdalena andersson's party, the social democrats, still remains the largest party but the coalition she leads has now fallen short of an overall majority. the american r&b singer r kelly has been found guilty of six counts of producing child pornography and enticing underage girls for sex. r kelly, who's already serving a thirty year sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering, was cleared of seven other charges including obstruction of justice. joining us is peter bowes, our north american correspondent. peter so take us through

what happened at the trial? this was a trial that lasted almost a month. legally it was complicated and challenging for the jury and we know that by the jury and we know that by the nature of some of the questions they were asking the judge during the course of the deliberations. as you said he was facing 13 counts, he was found guilty on six of those charges, three of producing child pornography and three charges of child enticement, enticing young girls for sex. he was found not guilty on three charges on the conspiracy charges of receiving child pornography and also quite significantly not guilty of conspiring to obstruct the course ofjustice and this relates to a 2008 trial when he was found again, not guilty on multiple charges related to pornography. he was in effect accused of attempting to rig

that trial and it has been well documented that there was one witness that did not appear during the course of that 2008 trial. during this trial over the last month there were several people who testified that r kelly had indeed enticed young girls for sex, several women appeared to say that they were in fact abused when they were in fact abused when they were underage, when they were children. �* .., , ., children. and when it comes to this degree _ children. and when it comes to this degree three, _ children. and when it comes to this degree three, what - children. and when it comes to this degree three, what can - children. and when it comes to this degree three, what can we expect next four r kelly when it comes to the sentencing? he could face _ it comes to the sentencing? he: could face several decades in prison, clearly the sentence still has to be laid down but these are serious charges and whatever the judge decides, this will be of course on top of the 30 year sentence that he is currently serving, this arises out of the trial that took place in new york last year on racketeering charges and he could still face some new charges, there is a possibility of a couple of new cases in quite separate state

jurisdictions.— jurisdictions. thank you very much, thanks _ jurisdictions. thank you very much, thanks for— jurisdictions. thank you very much, thanks for keeping i jurisdictions. thank you very j much, thanks for keeping us jurisdictions. thank you very i much, thanks for keeping us up to date on that trial, peter bows there, my colleague in america. we are going to return to our coverage of queen elizabeth lying in state. president biden has had his first telephone conversation with king charles, since the death of the queen. it comes ahead of his visit to the uk for the state funeral. the queen's death has been extensively covered by the american television networks. more from our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue according to the white house, the president again expressed his condolences to the new king and talked about the queen's dignity and her kindness and her constancy, and how she deepened the friendship between britain and the united states. significantly also, i think he talked about continuing the closeness that the queen had forged with something like a dozen presidents since the second world war, though that will take work

because, in truth, king charles isn't as popular here as the queen was or, indeed, as some of the other royals are. but for the time being, the bidens will come to the funeral, they will arrive at the weekend to pay their respects. they said they wanted to do that within hours of the queen's passing. presidents come and go, prime ministers come and go — but with a new monarch, a new foundation, a new cornerstone has to be laid in the transatlantic relationship. and i think in good time, the king and his advisers will turn their minds on how to maintain and strengthen these historic ties that bind these two nations. maria donahue there on that first conversation between president iden and of course king charles iii. all of this taking place as her majesty the queen lies in state at westminster hall, the oldest part of the palace of westminster, a building that has seen so much history, witnessing this historic moment for the uk. the visuals that

are taking place will continue until the funeral itself on monday morning. people waiting around the clock, thousands of people have already been filing past the queen, thousands of people still waiting outside, patiently throughout the night as they await their moment, their opportunity to pay their respects to her majesty the queen, queen elizabeth who lies in state at westminster hall in the centre of london.

hello there. wednesday was a fine day for most of us and of course, those who started to queue to see the queen lying in state, there were some clearer skies later in the evening across the capital. for many, though, clearer skies into thursday morning means it could turn quite chilly, especially across scotland, the far north—east of england. a bit of cloud across eastern areas of england and overnight temperatures generally speaking staying in double figures across the south. but as i mention, to the north, two or three degrees in the north—east of scotland. but then, during thursday, for most, it's going to be a dry day, the cloud across eastern parts may produce the odd shower towards east anglia and the south—east of england. showers also for northern ireland and across scotland being brought on in a rather brisk north—easterly wind. temperatures here lower again, 11 or 12 celsius, and a fresher day for england and wales, compared to wednesday, but still, in that september sunshine, it should feel pleasant enough. but it will turn cooler still as we get to the end of the week. look at those blues there from the arctic, that air mass coming further south across the uk.

high pressure to the west, low to the east — that's why you've got that northerly wind. it means that for early friday, temperatures for many of us could well be in single figures, the first proper chill of the autumn. now, with a rather strong north to north—westerly wind, we'll see showers coming in along the north sea coast towards east anglia. drierfurther west — again, there will be some sunshine and lighter winds, and that's where you'll find the highest temperatures, south wales, south—west england, 19 degrees, but look at those temperatures down the eastern coast of scotland and in eastern england, 12—14 celsius. and, of course, the focus is for london, if you are coming to the capital over the next few days, it is at least looking dry with some sunshine, 15 or 16 celsius. but it's overnight that you might want to be prepared for because those temperatures will be dropping down over the weekend, as we mentioned earlier, into single figures. but for the weekend, high pressure is still there. the winds will slowly ease off across the north sea, so still a few showers perhaps at times, but as that high pressure moves in further, we'll see those winds just easing off slightly,

so dry with some sunny spells for many into the bank holiday monday and the queen's state funeral with temperatures around about 15—17 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of people are slowly filing past the coffin of the late queen elizabeth ii, with the queue stretching for more than four kilometres through central london. people will be able to pay their respects before her state funeral on monday. the late queen's coffin is lying in the vast medieval westminster hall, the oldest part of the houses of parliament. every person there felt like they were the only person walking through. he didn't feel like there was a crowd. it felt like there was a crowd. it felt like you were in the presence of something.— like you were in the presence of something. very emotional, very powerful— of something. very emotional, very powerful in _ of something. very emotional, very powerful in there, - of something. very emotional, very powerful in there, wasn'tl very powerful in there, wasn't it? ., ., �* it? you don't get the feeling if ou it? you don't get the feeling if you are — it? you don't get the feeling if you are watching - it? you don't get the feeling if you are watching it - it? you don't get the feeling if you are watching it on - it? you don't get the feeling if you are watching it on tv, | if you are watching it on tv, sorry~ — if you are watching it on tv, sorry~ but _ if you are watching it on tv, sorry. but to be _ if you are watching it on tv, sorry. but to be there - if you are watching it on tv, sorry. but to be there is - sorry. but to be there is something _ sorry. but to be there is something special. - earlier, her coffin was taken from buckingham palace in a solemn procession to westminster hall. her son, king charles iii, and other members of the royal family walked behind the gun carriage carrying her coffin. thousands packed the streets of london, looking on and paying their

respects to the queen. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable. and it brings it home that she is now gone. and we won't see her again. is now gone. and we won't see heragain. i is now gone. and we won't see her again-— her again. i definitely felt personally _ her again. i definitely felt personally touched. - her again. i definitely felt personally touched. it - her again. i definitely felt | personally touched. it was her again. i definitely felt i personally touched. it was a very — personally touched. it was a very memorable experience. a memory— very memorable experience. a memory that i will cherish. | memory that i will cherish. have to memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, was so focused _ have to be honest, was so focused on _ have to be honest, was so focused on the _ have to be honest, was so focused on the coffin - have to be honest, was so focused on the coffin that| have to be honest, was sol focused on the coffin that i did not— focused on the coffin that i did not see _ focused on the coffin that i did not see the _ focused on the coffin that i did not see the royals- did not see the royals following _ did not see the royals following her- did not see the royals following her behind, | did not see the royals- following her behind, because i 'ust following her behind, because i just wanted _ following her behind, because i just wanted to _ following her behind, because i just wanted to see _ following her behind, because i just wanted to see the - following her behind, because i just wanted to see the queen. i the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has paid a visit to izyum, a northeastern city liberated during the recent offensive against russian forces. he oversaw the raising of the yellow and blue national flag and vowed it would soon be flying over every town and village in ukraine — including in crimea.

christian fraser will have more of people's memories of when they met the queen, but first let's get a review of the newspapers with my colleague lewis vaughan jones. hello and welcome to look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me in the studio is royal commentator richard vince williams and joining me down the line is to political corresponded at the telegraph, camilla turner. i will say hello to both in just a camilla turner. i will say hello to both injust a moment. let us look at the actual front pages. we will start by looking at the queen lying—in—state takes the lead in most papers, as you would expect. here is the telegraph showing the royal family delivering her coffin to the public. your nation stands with you, on the front of the

daily express. the metro features a dazzling picture of the state crown resting on top of the late queen's often. —— coffin and the guardian shows king charles iii behind his mother. a picture of the grenadier guards laying the regimental flag. grenadier guards laying the regimentalflag. a grenadier guards laying the regimental flag. a slightly different picture in the mirror, showing emotional princes william and harry alongside their wives, catherine and meghan. and is a picture of the royal family grieving in the sun, stating that we share your pain. so, let's begin. an extraordinary selection of photographs on most of the front pages. hello, camilla, hello, richard. richard, let us start with you. nice to see. thanks for coming in. we could almost pick any front—page

start with, all the images are so powerful, in fact, they have been all week. picture editors have really excelled themselves in capturing some of the emotion that has been on display throughout the day. let us look at the front page of the daily mail. why don't you talk through that. the daily mail the lying—in—state. this is where the queen lies at the moment and will forfour and a half days. what we have got here is a fantastic image which eliminates the royal standard and also this is a visual kept by there are four guards in front of the coffin and it is very spectacular —— vigil. another thing about this is in westminster hall, where she is lying—in—state, and as we speak mourners are filing past, it is so redolent with history dating

back, the monarchy going back over 1000 years. quite literally begun by the sun of william the conqueror and much of it still standing for richard ii who was responsible for the roof and some of the great ceremonies of state, it used to be law courts and in charles i was put on trial there, also william wallace and, quite amazing, so thomas moore. and then where church hill lady and where people file past the catafalque. just hill lady and where people file past the catafalque.— past the catafalque. just to show, past the catafalque. just to show. this _ past the catafalque. just to show, this is _ past the catafalque. just to show, this is the _ past the catafalque. just to show, this is the lives - past the catafalque. just to show, this is the lives in i show, this is the lives in right now of the extraordinary space you are talking about as people are filing past there. the history of westminster, just extraordinary. it the history of westminster, just extraordinary.— just extraordinary. it is amazing- _ just extraordinary. it is amazing. the - just extraordinary. it is amazing. the likes - just extraordinary. it is amazing. the likes of l just extraordinary. it 3 amazing. the likes of nelson mandela, i rememberattending, mandela, i remember attending, one mandela, i rememberattending, one of the moments of my life, hearing him address both houses of parliament, this really was memorable, because betty boothroyd helped him down a few

steps, he was slightly frail and shall be say that was the moment in her speakership in the house of commons that she thought was, for her, the most valuable. , ' . thought was, for her, the most valuable. , , . ., thought was, for her, the most valuable. , ' . ., valuable. very difficult to top that, certainly. _ valuable. very difficult to top that, certainly. camilla, - valuable. very difficult to top that, certainly. camilla, let. that, certainly. camilla, let us go to the front page of the times. a really powerful picture on the front there. a nation pays its respects is the headline, what details have they picked up?— headline, what details have they picked up? yes, this is another fantastic _ they picked up? yes, this is another fantastic piece - they picked up? yes, this is another fantastic piece of i another fantastic piece of photography on the times' front—page, the writer has some very— front—page, the writer has some very interesting details that it picks _ very interesting details that it picks out of today's events. it it picks out of today's events. it talks — it picks out of today's events. it talks about how today was the first _ it talks about how today was the first time king charles appeared publicly along with his two— appeared publicly along with his two sons, william and harry _ his two sons, william and harry. that is since the queen's— harry. that is since the queen's death. significant because of the different rumours that have been circulating about rifts in the family. _ circulating about rifts in the family, certainly when prince harry, — family, certainly when prince harry, coming back to the funeral first with his wife

meghan, and she didn't come in the end— meghan, and she didn't come in the end to— meghan, and she didn't come in the end to balmoral, all of that— the end to balmoral, all of that clearly put aside and this public— that clearly put aside and this public appearance, real kind of display— public appearance, real kind of display of— public appearance, real kind of display of unity in this procession we saw today. it was strikin: , procession we saw today. it was striking, wasn't _ procession we saw today. it was striking, wasn't it, _ procession we saw today. it was striking, wasn't it, some - procession we saw today. it was striking, wasn't it, some in - striking, wasn't it, some in uniform, some not, we are alluding to, nodding to some of the history there, exactly. yes. another really interesting detail— yes. another really interesting detail the times rated picks up is the — detail the times rated picks up is the fact— detail the times rated picks up is the fact that the members of the royal— is the fact that the members of the royal family who are not a full-time — the royal family who are not a full—time working members of the family, that is prince andrew— the family, that is prince andrew and prince harry, were not allowed to wear military uniform, _ not allowed to wear military uniform, so a very visible display— uniform, so a very visible display of the different roles the royals are paying —— playing _ the royals are paying —— playing in modern life at the moment _ playing in modern life at the moment. the rest in full military— moment. the rest in full military garb. a visible sign of their— military garb. a visible sign of their different roles, prince _ of their different roles, prince harry and prince andrew play _ prince harry and prince andrew play in — prince harry and prince andrew play in the _ prince harry and prince andrew play in the royal family today. indeed — play in the royal family today. indeed. thank you for that. we will pick up on that theme, we

will pick up on that theme, we will look at the front page of the daily mirror. richard, what do you make of this choice of photo and what the daily mirror is focusing in on. pride and the pain the headline. it is a rather extraordinary - the pain the headline. it is a rather extraordinary image. | the pain the headline. it is a - rather extraordinary image. the sun has chosen the same one which makes it even more extraordinary, not a particularly flattering one of prince harry, which, i have to see, if you focus on the prince and princess of wales, really with catherine, you really do see the pain and william's face and also in catherine's. meghan is in the background and i think that is the purpose of this, which is not especially kind, i have to see, because there is a very, very important point at issue here. my hope is, and obviously we all think backjust over 25 years, that fateful funeral of diana, princess of wales, the terrible car crash and, subsequently, of

course, william aged 15 and harry aged 12, a deeply scurrying experience, walking behind the catafalque. one hopes that both of them will be thinking emotionally of that feeling, tremendously sad with the memory of that, and now having lost and very, very suddenly lost someone who was truly remarkable, constant 70 years, i am truly remarkable, constant 70 years, iam hoping truly remarkable, constant 70 years, i am hoping that some form of reconciliation, because, as he was saying, with reference to the rest in the royal family, and the front pages here emphasise this, we have harry's man was supposedly coming out late in the year, would it? i believe it would be a much more appropriate thing if it were postponed, because if it were postponed, because if anything in it, and if it were postponed, because ifanything in it, and i if it were postponed, because if anything in it, and i don't know how he would be able to write it without being controversial in some form or another, caused king charles or

the queen consort grief, then that would further deepen the rift. i'd prefer the daily star, have to say, shoulder to shoulder. it's is underneath for a day at least. one of the problems is the sussexes do seem to me to be unpredictable and that is not necessarily helpful. so thinking back 25 years and considering the enormity of what we are experiencing now, iam just hoping that somehow some form of reconciliation that lasts will start. of reconciliation that lasts will start-— of reconciliation that lasts will start. , ., ~ will start. interesting. thank ou ve will start. interesting. thank you very much _ will start. interesting. thank you very much for _ will start. interesting. thank you very much for that - will start. interesting. thank - you very much for that summary of the widerfamily you very much for that summary of the wider family issues which, as you say, the daily mirror and the which, as you say, the daily mirrorand the sun which, as you say, the daily mirror and the sun have focusing on images on the front page. camilla, let's go to the front page of the daily telegraph. their image there is closer to what we have been watching this evening, which is inside westminster hall. the nation has turned to say farewell is the headline. what details have the daily

telegraph pulled out? that is riuht. telegraph pulled out? that is right- this — telegraph pulled out? that is right. this concentrates - telegraph pulled out? that is right. this concentrates on i right. this concentrates on inside _ right. this concentrates on inside westminster hall. you can see — inside westminster hall. you can see the different members of the — can see the different members of the royal family really standing there, a very poignant image, — standing there, a very poignant image, alt— standing there, a very poignant image, all queueing to show their— image, all queueing to show their respect to the late monarch. all the beautiful colours _ monarch. all the beautiful colours and flags on display there — colours and flags on display there in— colours and flags on display there. in this article is really— there. in this article is really concentrating on how initially— really concentrating on how initially we have these six days _ initially we have these six days of— initially we have these six days of mourning that was concentrated around the royal family, — concentrated around the royal family, the immediate members of the _ family, the immediate members of the late queen's family. all the action was surrounding them _ the action was surrounding them. but now with the queen lying—in—state it is really the turn — lying—in—state it is really the turn of— lying—in—state it is really the turn of the nation to mourn. it picks— turn of the nation to mourn. it picks up— turn of the nation to mourn. it picks up on— turn of the nation to mourn. it picks up on the fact there is an estimated 400,000 people who are going _ an estimated 400,000 people who are going to be passing through paying — are going to be passing through paying their respect. some people _ paying their respect. some people potentially queueing for hours _ people potentially queueing for hours on — people potentially queueing for hours on end in order to come

to westminster hall and see in person— to westminster hall and see in person the late monarch's lying—in—state. so really a shift — lying—in—state. so really a shift in _ lying—in—state. so really a shift in the tone of the morning now from the royal family, _ morning now from the royal family, immediate members, to the wider— family, immediate members, to the wider public.— the wider public. yes. let us focus on _ the wider public. yes. let us focus on that _ the wider public. yes. let us focus on that for _ the wider public. yes. let us focus on that for a _ the wider public. yes. let us focus on that for a minute. l focus on that for a minute. we're seeing the pictures live there. estimates of numbers, in anything like is always difficult. it was around 200,000 the last time an event like this happened back in 2002 for the queen mother. there have been estimates of 400,000, potentially higher. what do you make of what will be happening over the next couple of days as so many people file through westminster hall? i so many people file through westminster hall?— westminster hall? i wonder weather, _ westminster hall? i wonder weather, as _ westminster hall? i wonder weather, as can _ westminster hall? i wonder weather, as can happen, i j weather, as can happen, i realise that london bridge has been planned for years, for obvious reasons, sometimes adjustments can be made to help the flow of people, because the

number of hours they are queueing is truly extraordinary, both whether or not, the original idea, as the queen passed in scotland, was using the royal train and using a train where more people would be involved en route and then they decided to fly the coffin down, but he i can't help thinking that with the numbers, 400,000 is the estimate they think they are going to include or to pass, scotland over 30,000 at st giles' cathedral, it was so important for national unit that the scots had a chance of also paying respects, but possibly they might be able to think of some sort of way, the male, robin hull gray was writing about this morning, some sort of way that this might be increased. i just wanted to mention this

very spectacular, it is a very small photograph, but the sun set behind big ben, it reminded me of when the queen's father george vi died, queen elizabeth wrote in her diary" the sunset of his death changed the whole world's sky." i thought rather appropriate. it is a lovely picture. just before we leave this, we were talking about the queues and the crowds, there is a very helpful website that the uk government has decided to launch and it is basically a website showing the length of the queue in real—time. that website showing the length of the queue in real-time. at any one time- _ the queue in real-time. at any one time. this _ the queue in real-time. at any one time. this is _ the queue in real-time. at any one time. this is the _ the queue in real-time. at any one time. this is the website | one time. this is the website right now. this is the live page. you can see that is where some of the purple line is obviously the queue, and that is the back of the queue if anyone is thinking ofjoining in. about two and a half miles long at the moment. we may well return to this story. but there asked other stories on the front page. camilla, can you take us to the front page of

the guardian, a really important and harrowing story at the bottom there. people disappeared. the horror of occupation. this is the latest in ukraine. occupation. this is the latest in ukraine-— in ukraine. this is an incredibly _ in ukraine. this is an incredibly powerful. in ukraine. this is an - incredibly powerful dispatch from izium, one of the strategically important towns for the russians but now recaptured by ukraine and liberated by the ukrainian forces just in the last week so this piece of writing talks about the destruction and really the scenes of horror that the journalists are now able to see on the streets of izium, it talks about the tank carcasses with the z symbols, they are the pro— russia symbol etched into them, bombed out apartment buildings, metal debris everywhere and i think shockingly it talks about bodies being discovered in the rubble, some people even potentially having been buried alive from the share amount of bombing that this town has been subjected to so a really

important story there and probably just important story there and probablyjust one of many stories to come out of these territories that are being recaptured by the ukrainian forces as they progress with their counteroffensive during their counteroffensive during the coming days.— the coming days. absolutely ri . ht, the coming days. absolutely right. and — the coming days. absolutely right, and ukrainian - right, and ukrainian prosecutors work to gather evidence of alleged war crimes is the crucial bit here of course, isn't it? because without that evidence then potentially things go un— prosecuted, a painstaking task ahead for their. let's go to the front page of the financial times now, back to london. set to end cap on bankers bonuses explain this to us?— explain this to us? there is apparently _ explain this to us? there is apparently a _ explain this to us? there is apparently a cap _ explain this to us? there is apparently a cap that i explain this to us? there is apparently a cap that was l apparently a cap that was imposed by the eu and dates back from some years and the idea that the chancellor has is that if you remove the cap and let them earn, they will be

more productive of. course this is the profits made by the oil and gas companies in the argument on whether or not there should be a windfall tax. i notice to link to our royal steam, the premise to liz truss regards the city as the jewel in the country's crown. well, indeed but the problem with this sort of headline, it may or may not be true because wall street would attract certain bankers who have bonuses with at all but on the other hand of course people would see a headline like this and in their mind they would feel i think it was very unfair.— was very unfair. and 'ust pick u . was very unfair. and 'ust pick u- on was very unfair. and 'ust pick up on that. t was very unfair. and 'ust pick up on that, camilla i was very unfair. and just pick up on that, camilla just i up on that, camilla just briefly am afraid, one of the rights and wrongs of this, removing a cap on bankers bonuses politically could be tricky? bonuses politically could be tric ? , . v bonuses politically could be tric ? , . �*, ., tricky? yes that's right and i think it is — tricky? yes that's right and i think it is very _ tricky? yes that's right and i think it is very telling - tricky? yes that's right and i think it is very telling that i think it is very telling that this— think it is very telling that this financial times article links— this financial times article links that borisjohnson

this financial times article links that boris johnson looked at doing this but shied away from — at doing this but shied away from it— at doing this but shied away from it because he feared the political— from it because he feared the political applications might 'ust political applications might just be _ political applications might just be too great so it is very interesting that kwarteng and the new — interesting that kwarteng and the new liz truss regime are returning _ the new liz truss regime are returning to this and looking at again _ returning to this and looking at again. of course this fits with— at again. of course this fits with the _ at again. of course this fits with the broader liz truss economic vision which is to take — economic vision which is to take measures that boost growth and she — take measures that boost growth and she has talked about how we don't _ and she has talked about how we don't want — and she has talked about how we don't want to talk our way into a recession, we want to promote growth _ a recession, we want to promote growth in _ a recession, we want to promote growth in the economy and that is the _ growth in the economy and that is the best way to counter and patient — is the best way to counter and patient and get things moving again— patient and get things moving again so— patient and get things moving again so this certainly would chime — again so this certainly would chime with that vision, they are saying it is a way to make london — are saying it is a way to make london more competitive, to attract — london more competitive, to attract the top banking and financial talent globally to the city and to really give the city of — the city and to really give the city of london that boost which ithink— city of london that boost which i think li2— city of london that boost which i think liz truss is hoping for — i think liz truss is hoping for. ~ , for. we will see where whether bankers do _ for. we will see where whether bankers do get _ for. we will see where whether bankers do get their— for. we will see where whether bankers do get their bigger i bankers do get their bigger bonuses or not. give very much camilla and richard thanks so much for coming in and joining me in the studio. another day

of course where the front pages are dominated by those powerful images from westminster hall. that is it for the addition of the papers, thank you for joining us. i'm lewis vaughan jones, this is bbc news. now on bbc news, it's another chance to see a collection of stories and memories of her majesty in your queen. people here in the uk and across the world have been in touch with the bbc to offer us their tributes to the queen and their tributes to the queen and the memories of meeting her and what is clear is that so often and for so many, a handshake, a

photograph, even the briefest conversation created lasting reason might have even changed 1's life and we would like to share some of those memories with you over the course of the next few days of. one thinks that many have said about the queen is how much they loved her smile. alan from scotland managed to get a fantastic shot of that smile look at that. he took that photograph in 1982 on a royal visit to edinburgh and he says is a local photographer he says is a local photographer he had been told to keep out of the way but he took his chance and he managed to get this photo and didn't he do well? it has not been widely published until this moment. said he is pleased that people can finally see what he saw of the queen and no doubt those filing past the coffin tonight will remember that smile stop it was a course an uplifting smile that many people have seen around the country stopping someone else who created an image of the queen as henry ward who painted a portrait in 2016, he was able to talk to her while she sat for him, that

is quite an honour, isn't it? hejoins us from ontario, canada. so you sat there with the queen, a sitting, and what happens in those moments? it is a very private moment, what sort of atmosphere was there? good evening, yes well it was quite remarkable to be honest with you, when you are sitting on their with the queen and she has presented to you when she comes out wearing the data robes it is quite the most remarkable moment and you have to steel yourself because her majesty had an incredible presence about her. you get to a point when you realise it is not going to assist you if you feel completely bombed by her presence so you have to just come down and realise that the best way to get to the queen socially is just to talk to her. so we got about talking very quickly and eventually, at a certain point you realise that the people that have assisted this project into reality which in my case was

not just the reality which in my case was notjust the british red cross who had commissioned the work and the person who started the fundraising committee at the british red cross to raise the awareness of the charity but also my friend who had said to me look, if she is wearing the gutter robes, they are very hot, they are very heavy and you must ask her to sit down when you have what you need and ask her if she would like to remove the robes and icy look, i would feel uncomfortable asking the queen if she is uncomfortable and his bed she is there to help you. i think thatis is there to help you. i think that is the thing that stood out in my mind is that she was so willing to help people and wanted to put people in ease. when indeed angela kelly came to remove the robes, and as she did so it was as if the mantle of the monarchy was removed.

you sort of went from the formal to the real person? it was quite something, yeah. it was quite something, yeah. it was almost as if you were sitting with your most favourite and mother. she was wise, magnificent, extremely experienced, and for all of her majesty, she wore it with such liberty and such unbelievable style. she was unbelievably beautiful.— style. she was unbelievably beautiful. , ., _ , ., beautiful. obviously she would have sat for — beautiful. obviously she would have sat for some _ beautiful. obviously she would have sat for some great - have sat for some great painters in her time. did she discuss her interest in painting? did she discuss what she wanted to see? were there any instructions at all? ida. she wanted to see? were there any instructions at all?- any instructions at all? no. i thinkthat — any instructions at all? no. i think that is _ any instructions at all? no. i think that is where - any instructions at all? no. i think that is where 1's - any instructions at all? no. i think that is where 1's role i any instructions at all? no. i| think that is where 1's role as think that is where1's role as a portrait artist the monarch is very, very complex because you can't ever really be completely alone in the creative process in the studio. sometimes you come to moments where you would have to back out of there, refocus on what it is you were trying to say and then move forward in the

knowledge that people now and for the rest of time will be looking at it. what i would say though and she said to me after she had agreed to unveil it, she had agreed to unveil it, she said this painting needs to be seen. . fist she said this painting needs to be seen- -_ be seen. . at the unveiling, that must— be seen. . at the unveiling, that must be _ be seen. . at the unveiling, that must be the _ be seen. . at the unveiling, that must be the most i be seen. . at the unveiling, i that must be the most daunting moment. �* . that must be the most daunting moment. �* , , , that must be the most daunting moment. 3 , , moment. it's the best part because — moment. it's the best part because that _ moment. it's the best part because that is _ moment. it's the best part because that is when i moment. it's the best part because that is when your| moment. it's the best part i because that is when your year of work is when you get your painting seen by her and she was there and she unveiled it and it was quite wonderful actually. we had the press association there, they took those wonderful photographs of it and that was actually the best part, the most nerve wracking part.— best part, the most nerve wracking part. best part, the most nerve wrackin: art. �* . wracking part. and where is the -taintin wracking part. and where is the painting now? _ wracking part. and where is the painting now? the _ wracking part. and where is the painting now? the painting i painting now? the painting currently — painting now? the painting currently hangs _ painting now? the painting currently hangs in - painting now? the painting currently hangs in the i painting now? the paintingl currently hangs in the savoy hotel or the foyer.— hotel or the foyer. wow! as eo - le hotel or the foyer. wow! as people can _ hotel or the foyer. wow! as people can go _ hotel or the foyer. wow! as people can go and - hotel or the foyer. wow! as people can go and see i hotel or the foyer. wow! as people can go and see if. hotel or the foyer. wow! as i people can go and see if they are in that neck of the word. thank you much for sharing your thought. henry had a good conversation with the queen but it's not like that for everyone. tracy marshall met her when she visited liverpool

in the 19905 copy tracy got so tongue—tied herfriend had to do all the talking. irate tongue-tied her friend had to do all the talking.— tongue-tied her friend had to do all the talking. we stood in the line and _ do all the talking. we stood in the line and when _ do all the talking. we stood in the line and when it _ do all the talking. we stood in the line and when it came i do all the talking. we stood in the line and when it came to l do all the talking. we stood in l the line and when it came to me she said to me, and what is it that you do? and a just froze, and was totally 5tar5truck. totally and utterly 5tar5truck. my totally and utterly 5tar5truck. my mate gloria bailed me out and started speaking to the queen. she stood there and she was totally calm, totally collect did and she just did put me at ease, but i'd still had no words.— put me at ease, but i'd still had no words. you hear that so often, had no words. you hear that so often. don't — had no words. you hear that so often, don't you? _ had no words. you hear that so often, don't you? you - had no words. you hear that so often, don't you? you have i had no words. you hear that so often, don't you? you have to. often, don't you? you have to lose your inhibitions when you are in the presence of loyalty. as a girl pollyanna shields managed to get past the barriers when the queen visited the north—east of england and she gave the queen a bunch of flowers stopping all of unplanned and shejoins us flowers stopping all of unplanned and she joins us now. you were a brownie, and the

queen of course was a scout. she joined the first buckingham girls guides regiment, didn't see that herfather girls guides regiment, didn't see that her father created so she could speak to people. so tell us about your experience, how did it happen? she tell us about your experience, how did it happen?— tell us about your experience, how did it happen? she came to local our local _ how did it happen? she came to local our local hospital- how did it happen? she came to local our local hospital and i how did it happen? she came to local our local hospital and we l local our local hospital and we had had the day of school to go off to see her as a brownie packed and we had waited all day long, all afternoon long for her to come out of the hospital and i think it was raining and when she finally came out our brownie leader is like go, go, go! so i snuck under the police barriers with these posies in our hand, and it was totally unofficial, and she took the time to speak to us. she actually apologised for being late. she wasjust lovely, she asked us about our

brownie badges and just her smile, itjust made you feel so relaxed. smile, it 'ust made you feel so relaxed. �* ., , relaxed. and the local paper said ou relaxed. and the local paper said you had _ relaxed. and the local paper said you had broken - relaxed. and the local paper said you had broken through police lines to reach her. that sounds quite dramatic. but she wasn't based? it sounds quite dramatic. but she wasn't based?— wasn't based? it was before i think she _ wasn't based? it was before i think she did _ wasn't based? it was before i think she did walkabouts i wasn't based? it was before i think she did walkabouts and | think she did walkabouts and things so yeah, that's what the local paper said but we definitely snuck under the barriers. moved them out of the way a bit so we could get past. and you talked to her for a short time, how long do you think you talked to her for? probably a couple of minutes maybe, something like that. it felt like an instant but then it felt like she was just so easy to talk to. it felt like she was 'ust so easy to talk to.i it felt like she was 'ust so easy to talk to. and did your arents easy to talk to. and did your parents get _ easy to talk to. and did your parents get the _ easy to talk to. and did your| parents get the photograph? easy to talk to. and did your- parents get the photograph? yes absolutely. _ parents get the photograph? jazz absolutely, yeah stopping that as a prized possession of mine. is it really? that is the interesting part. this is all those years ago when you were a little girl but it sticks with you? little girl but it sticks with ou? ., ., .,

little girl but it sticks with ou? . ., ., , you? yeah, and i am the first person. _ you? yeah, and i am the first person, whenever _ you? yeah, and i am the first person, whenever the - you? yeah, and i am the first person, whenever the queen| you? yeah, and i am the first i person, whenever the queen came on television or if they went to the palace or windsor, oh, i've met the queen, admit the queen to anybody who would listen because i'm so proud of that, really, really proud. we had a court that had been passed down where they said if you go to see the queen you have two where this coat. have ou still have two where this coat. have you still got — have two where this coat. have you still got the _ have two where this coat. have you still got the brownie - you still got the brownie badges?— you still got the brownie badues? ~ ,, , badges? absolutely yes. pollyanna. _ badges? absolutely yes. pollyanna, thank - badges? absolutely yes. pollyanna, thank you - badges? absolutely yes. | pollyanna, thank you very badges? absolutely yes. - pollyanna, thank you very much indeed. not of people sending through their thoughts and attributes to the queen including many people who have sent artwork as well, this one is from sarah glover, she sent in her drawing of the queen

with the simple message good night your majesty. she says sometimes it is hard to express our feelings with words and at times like that, she likes to draw. so many of them coming in, please do send them in to yourqueen@bbc.co.uk and between yourqueen@bbc. co. uk and between now yourqueen@bbc.co.uk and between now and the funeral we will try to show you as many as we can. welcome to bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our headlines:

paying their final respects. this is the scene in the palace of westminster, where queen elizabeth lies in state ahead of her funeral. it follows a solemn procession from buckingham palace, with a horse—drawn gun carriage bearing her majesty. walking behind, king charles, the queen's children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family. thousands of people are slowly filing past the coffin, with the queue stretching more than four kilometres across central london. i'm mark lobel in a serene westminster. i'll be talking to some of the people who've been paying their respects. in other news, ukraine's president zelensky visits a newly—liberated city, as his troops continue to retake territory. we report from one town deserted by russian troops. over here on the wall, what interesting detail, a single word someone has written in broken english — "sorry".

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall in london. this is the scene live within the oldest part of the palace of westminster. let us take a moment to have a look. it's where since early evening on wednesday, thousands of people have been filing past her majesty's coffin to pay their final respects. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, until monday morning, the day of her funeral. in a few minutes, we'll cross live to westminster to join our correspondent who's there with some of those queuing.

first, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the story of the day. in a setting that is so familiar, where so often and so recently there has been celebration, today, an event of the greatest solemnity. on the pavements around the palace and along the mall, spectators were quiet and still. at 2:22pm, the cortege stepped off. a field gun sounded and the great bell known as big ben tolled. the coffin of her late majesty queen elizabeth ii was brought from buckingham palace, where it had rested for a final night with herfamily.

the coffin was borne on a gun carriage. on the coffin rested a wreath and the imperial state crown. walking behind the coffin, the king with his siblings, the princess royal, the duke of york, who was not in uniform, and the earl of wessex. and in the row behind, princes william and harry, walking together 25 years after they'd followed the coffin of their mother to herfuneral. the military detachments marched with their arms reversed. the cortege passed along the length of the mall, dressed on either side with union flags. as the coffin went past, from spectators,

respectful applause. from horse guards, the cortege passed through the archway and on to whitehall. on past the cenotaph where, for so many years as queen, she had led the nation's mourning. now that nation, with others, mourns her. as the cortege approached parliament square and the palace of westminster, the applause from the pavements swelled.

many of those who were watching had travelled from afar, feeling an overwhelming obligation to be present. each wanting to be part of this moment in the nation's history and leaving with a precious memory. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable, and it brings it all home that she's gone and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched. it was a very memorable experience and a memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, - i was so focused on the coffin that i didn't end up seeing - the royals following her behind cos i wasjust, you know, - wanting to see the queen go. outside westminster hall, the bearer party from the grenadier guards took the queen's coffin

on their shoulders. other members of the royal family were there, watching. on the left, the duchess of sussex. the coffin, covered in the royal standard and surmounted by the queen's crown, was placed with care on the catafalque. oh, god, the makerand redeemer of all mankind, grant us with thy servant queen elizabeth and all the faithful departed the sure benefits of thy son's saving passion and glorious resurrection. for the royal family, it's clear that the loss of the queen is still being felt keenly. for all the stoicism, that quality that she represented in abundance, it's plain that some, the blood family and those who knew her over

the years, are feeling very real grief. but now the late queen has one final duty. into westminster hall came the first watch of the vigil. the ceremonial bodyguard of the monarch, and officers from the household cavalry, who will stand at the four points of the catafalque as the lying in state begins and the people of britain and beyond have their chance to pay their final respects to their late queen. nicholas witchell, bbc news. and the people of britain and beyond are indeed waiting patiently in the queues that lead up to westminster hall. our colleague mark labelle is in westminster meeting some of those who have been queueing through the night —— mark lobel through the night -- mark lobel. ~ , ., lobel. casa, it is getting more and more _ lobel. casa, it is getting more and more surreal— lobel. casa, it is getting more and more surreal here, - lobel. casa, it is getting more and more surreal here, it- lobel. casa, it is getting more and more surreal here, it has l

and more surreal here, it has just gone 2am in westminster, what is normally the heart of power has a different harm, one of quiet and patient waiting. the relief is palpable as people reach that airport style security ten, the largest security ten, the largest security tensai have ever seen, and people really having spent so much time on their feet, about two reach westminster, reaching the final stage of the journey here, some decided to comejust after work journey here, some decided to come just after work finished, they told me, others decided they told me, others decided the moment they heard of the queen's passing, there have been no lengths to which people have not been prepared to go. they met a couple of friends, linda and caroline, linda from over here, caroline from america. they first met at another royal event, william and kate's wedding. when this happened they said there was nothing that would stop them reuniting and making it happen, as they told me earlier. we tried to book— as they told me earlier. we tried to book our hotels, and we did — tried to book our hotels, and we did book a hotel, very extensive, but never mind, we

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2002, — queen mother lying—in—state in 2002, so — queen mother lying—in—state in 2002, so i _ queen mother lying—in—state in 2002, so i wanted to come and see the — 2002, so i wanted to come and see the queen, so here we are. you look— see the queen, so here we are. you look emotional. | see the queen, so here we are. you look emotional.— see the queen, so here we are. you look emotional.- how| you look emotional. iam. how was it? incredible. _ you look emotional. iam. how was it? incredible. amazing. i you look emotional. iam. how was it? incredible. amazing. a| was it? incredible. amazing. a once in a _ was it? incredible. amazing. a once in a lifetime _ was it? incredible. amazing. a once in a lifetime experience. | once in a lifetime experience. hard — once in a lifetime experience. hard to — once in a lifetime experience. hard to describe. _ once in a lifetime experience. hard to describe. emotional. i hard to describe. emotional. they— hard to describe. emotional. they did _ hard to describe. emotional. they did the _ hard to describe. emotional. they did the changing - hard to describe. emotional. they did the changing of- hard to describe. emotional. they did the changing of the | they did the changing of the guard — they did the changing of the guard and that was interesting to see, — guard and that was interesting to see, it— guard and that was interesting to see, it meant we were also in there — to see, it meant we were also in there a _ to see, it meant we were also in there a bit longer, so that was — in there a bit longer, so that was a — in there a bit longer, so that was a bonus, that was just to pay our— was a bonus, that was just to pay our respects. was a bonus, that was 'ust to pay our respectsh was a bonus, that was 'ust to pay our respects. what did you do when you — pay our respects. what did you do when you got _ pay our respects. what did you do when you got to _ pay our respects. what did you do when you got to the - pay our respects. what did you do when you got to the coffin? | do when you got to the coffin? ijust did a little bow and a curtsy _ ijust did a little bow and a curtsy to— ijust did a little bow and a curtsy. to say thank you. do ou curtsy. to say thank you. do you feel _ curtsy. to say thank you. do you feel like _ curtsy. to say thank you. dr? you feel like you have lost a family member? what have you lost? ,, , ., ~' family member? what have you lost? ,, , ., ~ ., lost? she reminds me of like a rand, lost? she reminds me of like a grand. really. _ lost? she reminds me of like a grand, really, like— lost? she reminds me of like a grand, really, like a _ lost? she reminds me of like a grand, really, like a grand - grand, really, like a grand figure. _ grand, really, like a grand figure, she reminds me of my mum: — figure, she reminds me of my mum, because my mum dropped very close — mum, because my mum dropped very close to where the queen's

cousins — very close to where the queen's cousins were, so my mum would see her— cousins were, so my mum would see her quite a lot and i was with— see her quite a lot and i was with my— see her quite a lot and i was with my mum and dad when we met the queen— with my mum and dad when we met the queen at the private lives, we went— the queen at the private lives, we went up there one day with a friend _ we went up there one day with a friend who — we went up there one day with a friend who is a gardener. so it is very— friend who is a gardener. so it is very special. a friend who is a gardener. so it is very special.— is very special. a very emotional _ is very special. a very emotional moment i is very special. a very - emotional moment therefore linda and many others we have been meeting this evening. some bowing, some cursing, some blowing a kiss when they get to the queen's often. others making the sign of the cross —— coffin. another one we don't know what you will do until you get there, plenty more stories about later on.— about later on. market, thank ou ve about later on. market, thank you very much- _ about later on. market, thank you very much. a _ about later on. market, thank you very much. a very - about later on. market, thank. you very much. a very emotional outpouring from your gas. mark lobel who is at westminster and will be at westminster throughout the evening. hearing those tributes, if you would like to get in touch, share your memories, share your

tributes with us and we will share them on our website and potentially in some of our programming as well to give you the opportunity to share your thoughts and reflections. president biden has had his first telephone conversation with king charles since the death of the queen. it comes ahead of his visit to the uk for the state funeral. the queen's death has been extensively covered by the american television networks. more from our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. according to the white house, the president again expressed his condolences to the new king and talked about the queen's dignity and her kindness and her constancy, and how she deepened the friendship between britain and the united states. significantly also, i think he talked about continuing the closeness that the queen had forged with something like a dozen presidents since the second world war, though that will take work because, in truth, king charles isn't as popular here as the queen was or, indeed, as some of the other royals are. but for the time being,

the bidens will come to the funeral, they will arrive at the weekend to pay their respects. they said they wanted to do that within hours of the queen's passing. presidents come and go, prime ministers come and go — but with a new monarch, a new foundation, a new cornerstone has to be laid in the transatlantic relationship. and i think in good time, the king and his advisers will turn their minds on how to maintain and strengthen these historic ties that bind these two nations. gary o'donoghue there. focusing on us presidentjoe biden who will be coming to the uk, who will be coming to the uk, who will be coming to the uk, who will be at the funeral that is taking place on monday. let us talk about the whole concept of what will be taking place on monday and what we're seeing tonight as well. dr cindy mccreery is a senior lecturer in history at the university of sydney, and royal expert. you are a royal expert as well. in terms of what seeing right now, we spoke about president biden wanting to come, we are

expecting lots of international dignitaries coming, because this is such an historic moment. with this into context for us, what seeing right now as people fail past her majesty the queen, lying—in—state, where does this tradition come from? , ., ., ., where does this tradition come from? , ., . ., from? yes, good morning. what we're seeing _ from? yes, good morning. what we're seeing is _ from? yes, good morning. what we're seeing is very _ we're seeing is very thoughtfully crafted ceremony that dates back to the queen's great—grandfather, edward vii, and this was the first time that we had a royal lying—in—state in westminster hall, but it wasn't the first time that a prominent british person had been lying—in—state in westminster hall. in fact, the royals actually got the idea from the lying—in—state early of the former british prime minister william gladstone, the great 19th—century statesman, who lay in with mr hall in 1881. since edward vii it has become royal tradition and we have seen more not since edward vii lying—in—state —— westminster

hall. as another tradition that began with the death of george v. began with the death of george v, he had no surviving sons and they began the tradition of the vigil of the princes, which we have just seen at st giles' cathedral. his four surviving sons stood the night before the funeral at a vigil in westminster hall before the funeral at st george's chapel. where queen elizabeth is innovating, however, as in the decision to have the funeral, which is of course a decision come out with ms abby. mr abby is of course closely connected with the british monarchy and is of course the site for correlations and some important state funeral. this will be the first royal funeral at was ms abby since george ii, it is testament to the queen's own determination that she could be an innovator break with tradition when she felt it was worth doing so.— worth doing so. and she was very much —

worth doing so. and she was very much involved - worth doing so. and she was very much involved in - worth doing so. and she was very much involved in the i very much involved in the minutia, when it comes to these type of events this has got to be the most rehearsed funeral, every detail thought through. what are we looking out for in particular in terms of the symbolism of what we are seeing? symbolism of what we are seeinu ? . �* , symbolism of what we are seeinu ? ., �* , , seeing? that's right, it is incredibly _ seeing? that's right, it is incredibly well _ seeing? that's right, it is incredibly well rehearsed | seeing? that's right, it is i incredibly well rehearsed but we also need to remember that as a dory and it wasn't always so for british royals and indeed with the funeral of george iv in 1820 it was actually seen as a complete shambles. people were late and it didn't go to plan and it was really since the late 19th century since the reign of queen victoria that we have seen british royal funerals come down or become what we expect to see the funeral on monday be which is incredibly polished, professional as well as moving ceremony that combines tradition. we will see a number of continuities with former royal funerals, a number of continuities with former royalfunerals, we a number of continuities with former royal funerals, we will see of course the queen's lead lined coffin draped in the royal standard. we will see the

imperial state crown atop ad, the sceptre and the orb but i think we will see as well indications that the queen is notjust indications that the queen is not just the indications that the queen is notjust the queen of indications that the queen is not just the queen of the united kingdom but also a global queen, and as head of the commonwealth, someone who touched the lives of 56 member states throughout the world, so i think throughout the funeral we will see more and more the condition of the global dimension of the queen's impact and notjust her role as british queen.- and notjust her role as british queen. given that everything _ british queen. given that everything thus - british queen. given that everything thus far - british queen. given that everything thus far has i british queen. given that i everything thus far has gone british queen. given that - everything thus far has gone to absolute military presses and i can't imagine anybody will be late on monday but when it comes to what we can expect, is there anything new that you are perhaps looking out for that we should be, for those not present to be able to watch out for when we are monitoring this and watching it on tv? l for when we are monitoring this and watching it on tv?- and watching it on tv? i think that in this — and watching it on tv? i think that in this episode _ and watching it on tv? i think that in this episode we - and watching it on tv? i think that in this episode we will. that in this episode we will see more recognition and participation by younger

members of the royal family. in previous royal funerals wasn't seen as appropriate for example to have at royal funerals, and indeed it wasn't always seen as appropriate for the widow of the king, for example queen mary to be really playing a full role in the funeral of her husband george v. i think that has now changed and we will see that this is now as well as a funeral for a that this is now as well as a funeralfor a monarch that this is now as well as a funeral for a monarch this that this is now as well as a funeralfor a monarch this is also a family occasion and i think that we will see members of the royal family including junior members play a more prominent role although i will and that that may also involve and that that may also involve a more private ceremony at st george's funeral after the huge state occasion at westminster abbey. riff state occasion at westminster abbe . , , , abbey. of course, it is very aood abbey. of course, it is very good have _ abbey. of course, it is very good have you _ abbey. of course, it is very good have you two - abbey. of course, it is very good have you two remind | abbey. of course, it is very l good have you two remind us that this is also a family occasion, this is the loss of a mother, the loss of a grandmother and all of that history that we are seeing, this is also a family that we are watching grieving. thank you very much for your time and

we continue to monitor the events that are right now taking place at westminster as thousands of people continue to wait in the queues, to have their moment to pay their respect and tributes to her majesty the queen as she lies in state ahead of her funeral as we werejust in state ahead of her funeral as we were just discussing their that will be taking place on monday, lots of opportunities for you to monitor the live feed from westminster hall, this historic all and also we have been speaking to the people who are waiting outside, mark lobel is there talking to the people as they patiently wait for the opportunity to pay their respects as they fail past her majesty the queen. onto other news now, and as ukrainian forces extend their counter offensive to towns in the eastern donbas region, president zelensky has made a surprise visit to territory recently freed by his army.

in the city of izyum he vowed to take back all ukrainian territory from the russians but said he did not know when. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has the latest from the kharkiv region, in the north east. after months of shattering losses, plenty to smile about. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, came to thank his troops for their stunning advance. everyone wanted a selfie. this was in izyum, a strategic city now free of the russians. he's vowed to drive them out everywhere else. so, it means that we will come. i don't know when, and nobody knows when. but we have plans, so we'll come, because it's our land and it's our people. that's why we'll come. but liberation is still new and,

in some areas, still tense. we managed to reach the village of lyptsi, along a road lined with destruction. the russian border is just a few miles away. the area was only freed on sunday. 75—year—old ivan is coming to see how the enemy lived, how they made themselves at home in a makeshift base. getting a glimpse of theirfitness equipment and the washing they left behind. he says the russians could come back, and he's weighed down by worries. translation: i'm worried about everything.

notjust people, but animals and birds, and the soil which was shelled. they're destroying everything. it's really painful. it's even hard to breathe. nearby, the spot where the occupiers did target practice. local people say there were russian and chechen forces here. the conditions are pretty squalid. they've left a lot of ammunition boxes behind. some of them even fled without their boots, which were left outside. but over here on the wall, one interesting detail — a single word, which someone has written in broken english. "sorry." galina says they should be sorry. her garden used to be carpeted with lilies. now, it's littered with the debris

of a russian attack. she tells me the occupiers hid in the trees and fired day and night. "i'm not the way i was," she says. "i haven't recovered. "they haven't broken me, but i am lost deep down in my soul." now, somehow, galina and her neighbours must rebuild. but the trauma of occupation is writ large here. orla guerin, bbc news, lyptsi. let's get some of the day's other news. fighting has continued between armenia and azerbaijan. the armenian prime minister says 105 armenian soldiers have died in two days of clashes with azeri troops, in the worst flare—up of hostilities in two years.

this despite a truce mediated by russia. armenia accused the azeris of breaking the ceasefire, azerbaijan said the renewed fighting had started with artillery attacks on its positions. the r&b singer r kelly has been found guilty on multiple child pornography charges after a trial in the us city of chicago, but he was acquitted of attempting to obstruct an earlier investigation into his actions. a federal jury returned the verdict after hearing evidence during a trial lasting more than four weeks. let's return to our reflections of her majesty the queen and remind ourselves of the day's events and continued lying and state in westminster hall. —— lying in state.

wednesday brought a change in the wind direction, the winds coming down now from the north. it finally cleared the cloud and the reign from southern areas into the afternoon but a good 10—15 metres reign fell here. the rain further north coming in the form of showers and those are going to continue through thursday and friday around this area of low pressure off so so there will be quite a number for parts of scotland zuccoli for parts of scotland zuccoli for parts of the north and the east, even further south on thursday morning and we will have rather more showers coming into eastern counties of england, potentially one or two for northern ireland, and the west of england down through the chester gap and into parts of wales but actually thursday and friday could be the first day or two of the year since june that we don't see the temperature reaching 20 celsius because it is fresher error and that air is being brought down

tjy that air is being brought down by the northerly winds right the way from the arctic in that process continues through thursday and through friday with these weather fronts enhancing the showers at times but high—pressure is not too far away as you can see. plenty of showers continuing through thursday evening and overnight into friday morning, the breeze as well is going to be quite brisk through thursday and into friday night but where it falls late and land we will see temperatures further south dipping into single figures as well so as we start friday another cool start, some ground frost around in the north and still quite a brisk wind across northern and eastern areas, thatis northern and eastern areas, that is when we will see the pig potentially add more showers being brought in by that windows what is scotland, eastern parts of england. the odd one further west but that will start to ease a bit as the winds do because we have got high—pressure starting to move in. so feeling pleasantly warm in. so feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine and in the lighter winds which will become more of a feature over the weekend is that high—pressure system moves in. so if you are coming to london in the next

few days we will have that clean breeze into friday but are largely dry picture, just the outside chance of a shower sunday and monday, but it will be chilli by night, chillier than we have had for some time, the first quite widespread chilly snap of the autumn, temperatures in london getting into single figures as well and low enough as i have said already or a touch of grass frost and that is because we are sitting at high—pressure as well into the weekend so will start to pick up more of a fog risk as well with those lighter winds and we still got some weather fronts close by to the north and eastjust to usher in a few more showers here but, on balance there is a lot of dry and great weather with some sunshine around and the light winds so it will feel pleasantly warm. we do have rather more showers coming into the north on saturday, to scotland in particular, the east coast copy sunday similar fare possiblyjust a little bit more cloud around after a chilly start crashing into eastern areas, a little bit more cloud elsewhere but still pleasant, bright and dry for

many and that is how it will continue into monday, just with the outside chance of a shower for the south—east and for london and that is because we have got high—pressure for the most part but the jetstream does start to strengthen into next week and pushes these low pressures and weather fronts and so the atlantic influence takes over but again it doesn't look as if there will be much reign left on those weather fronts as they push toward southern and eastern areas so still as you can see there is a lot of dry and settled weather in the forecast. bye—bye. this is bbc news.

i'm kasia madera. the headlines: thousands of people are slowly filing past the coffin of the late queen elizabeth ii, with the queue stretching out through central london. people will be able to pay their respects before her state funeral on monday. the late queen's coffin is lying in the vast medieval westminster hall, the oldest part of the houses of parliament. earlier, the queen's coffin was taken from buckingham palace in a solemn procession to westminster hall. her son, king charles iii, and other members of the royal family walked behind the gun carriage carrying her coffin. thousands packed the streets of london, looking on and paying their respects. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable. and it brings it home that she is now gone and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched. it was a very memorable experience. a memory that i will cherish.

i have to be honest, - i was so focused on the coffin that i did not see the royals following her behind, - because ijust wanted to see the queen. - the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has paid a visit to izyum, a northeastern city liberated during the recent offensive against russian forces. he oversaw the raising of the yellow and blue national flag and vowed it would soon be flying over every town and village in ukraine — including in crimea. armenia says more than a hundred of its soldiers have been killed in two days of cross—border clashes with azeri troops. it's the worst flare up of hostilities in two years. the prime minister told parliament azerbaijan had managed to occupy ten square kilometres of armenian territory. he's turned to his country's ally russia for help.

i'll be back at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, a look back at the day's events as her majesty the queen lies in state. we have come through days of journeys, each representing a final goodbye to places where the queen was loved and which she loved. here at wellington barracks, the troops of the household division, model's personal guard since 1660, about him make the short journey to buckingham palace, they will accompany the queen's got into westminster hall for her lying—in—state. this has tremseh me and blues and royals, the king 's guard, and a barren party from the first grenadier guards. all will march to the bands of the grenadier guards and the scots cards. this will be the queen 's final departure from buckingham palace, from where

she witnessed the celebrations on ve day after the defeat of nazi germany in191t5 and on ve day after the defeat of nazi germany in 1945 and where, thisjune, she acknowledged the crowd celebrating 70 years of her rain. —— reign. escort, by the right. quick march. , ., , ., , march. the grenadier guards movinu march. the grenadier guards moving out — march. the grenadier guards moving out towards - march. the grenadier guards i moving out towards buckingham palace. and now the gun carriage on which will be born the coffin for her majesty the queen. the georgejohn was used for the funeral ceremonies of her majesty's father george vi in 1952 and a mother, queen

elizabeth the queen mother, 50 years later in 2002. we have the bands of the grenadier guards and the scots cards. they are led by tony williams, the director of music. they will be playing music from chopin, beethoven, and felix mendelssohn, who played three times for the royal family at buckingham palace in the 19th century. and now drawn up

inside the forecourt of buckingham palace, the judgements of the life guards and the blues and royals. and the king 's guard, the guard of honour, is in position in front of the gate. and the crowds here, as i discovered walking through them earlier, people gathered together are a very diverse group, thousands of people. with that sense of being part of something larger than themselves, one of these very rare moments in the life of a nation where there is this sense of a national binding together in grief, of course, but also in gratitude.

young and old. and now the king tillary playing in hyde park from where they will fire the minute guns. every minutes to remember to draw the capital to attention. there music plays.

and the household division with arms reversed in respect. music plays.

following the coffin as it leaves buckingham palace, king charles and senior members of the royal family. the king is wearing the ceremonial uniform with the rank of field marshal and carrying the field marshal's baton presented to him by the queen when he became field marshal in 2012. music plays.

music plays.

the core tests now moves down towards horse guards parade —— cortes. the place the queen

celebrated her birthday, the trooping the colour. the flags of the commonwealth, an organisation that was so important in the life of queen elizabeth. music plays now departing buckingham palace, the queen consort and the princess of wales, duchess of sussex and countess of wessex, leaving from the grand entrance and they are travelling to the palace of westminster where they will be ready to meet the

cortege. music plays. applause there in appreciation

of the queen's live, mingle, of course, with the grief natural to a moment like this. the gun carriage now emerges onto whitehall for the last part of the journey towards westminster.

music plays. members of the royal family now saluting as they pass at the cenotaph.

the gun carriage has not arrived at the palace of westminster where the queen will lie in state until her funeral next monday. the bearer party, eight soldiers from queen's company of the 1st battalion grenadier guards. eight young men charged with this most public of duties. and from within westminster hall comes the sound of the choirs

of the chapel royal and westminster abbey singing a song, my lord has sought to be out and found me and knows my down sitting at my uprising. words sung 20 years ago is in the coffin of queen elizabeth the queen mother, was carried into this hole. —— this hall.

choir sings. choir sings.

to god's greatest mercy and protection of the committee. the lord bless you and keep you. the lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious

to you. the lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you peace. and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son and the holy spirit be among you and remain with you always. the spirit be among you and remain with you always.— with you always. the cross of westminster _ with you always. the cross of westminster is _ with you always. the cross of westminster is placed - with you always. the cross of westminster is placed at i with you always. the cross of westminster is placed at the | westminster is placed at the head of the coffin. the cross a gift to the abbey a century ago. but a latin inscription inscription — nation shall not lift up sword against nation. neither shall learn war any more.

the colour royal standard of queen's company 1st battalion grenadier guards. the standard presented to the guards by the sovereign on commencement of their rain. not changed or replaced since then. only paraded in the sovereign's

presence. the last time, it is lowered. a solid salute from the queen to her company and her grenadiers. six feet of heavily embroidered tasselled silk. a heavy thing to manoeuvre gently into position. the guardsmen who serve in the queen's company, known fondly as members of the monarchs mob. several of the guardsmen returned on friday from service in iraq, called back to do their duty. so, we prepare for

their duty. so, we prepare for the first visual. the first six—hour watch. 20 watches in a total of between now and the moment on monday morning when her late majesty's coffin is carried it to westminster abbey for the funeral. the gentleman

at arms, her body got established by henry viii in 1509, during the uniform of the heavy dragoons card officers of the 1840s. the helmets with white feather plumes. and for officers from the household cavalry. life guards, white plumes on their helmets, the blues and royals with a red plumes. they take their positions on the corner of the catafalque.

and eight double tap from the stick of the officer of the watch, commanding the procedure of the watch, the start, the finish and the rotation of the guard. black rod. the lord speaker and the speaker of the house of commons lead the procession out of westminster hall, passing by the coffin.

the earl marshal, the 18th duke of norfolk. he leads the king and the royal party. to the left of the earl marshal, lord carrington, the lord great chamberlain.

the prince of wales in his raf uniform. so, from now until monday morning, the people will come here, will file past the veil with her majesty's coffin on top. the bbc is launching a lifestream of lying in state for people who are unable to be here and want to pay their respects virtually. it is available now on the bbc homepage on the bbc news website and app. the iplayer, the red button and also on the

bbc parliament channel. hello there. wednesday was a fine day for most of us and of course, those who started to queue to see the queen lying in state, there were some clearer skies later in the evening across the capital. for many, though, clearer skies into thursday morning means it could turn quite chilly, especially across scotland, the far north—east of england. a bit of cloud across eastern areas of england and overnight temperatures generally speaking staying in double figures across the south. but as i mention, to the north, two or three degrees in the north—east of scotland. lots of sunshine for many. a possibility of a shallow but otherwise it is dry. showers into london on a brisk northerly went and filling pressure for many. still with

the sunshine it should fill pleasant enough and full friday into the weekend at full collection, particularly overnight but by date dry with sunny spells. welcome to bbc news, i'm kasia madera. our top stories: paying their final respects —

this is the scene in the palace of westminster, where queen elizabeth lies in state, ahead of her funeral. it follows a solemn procession from buckingham palace, with a horse—drawn gun carriage bearing her majesty. walking behind, king charles, the queen's children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family. as well as other members of the royal family. thousands of people have been slowly filing past the coffin, with the queue stretching out across central london. i'm mark lobel, in a serene westminster, i've been talking to some of the people who've been paying their respects. in other news: ukraine's president zelensky visits a newly—liberated city, as his troops continue to retake territory. we report from one town deserted by russian troops. over here on the wall, one interesting detail, a single word which someone has written in broken english — "sorry".

hello and welcome. queen elizabeth ii is lying—in—state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this is the scene live, within the oldest part of the palace of westminster. it's where since early evening on wednesday, thousands of people have been filing past her majesty's coffin, to pay their final respects. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, until monday morning, the day of her funeral. in a few minutes, we'll cross live to westminster to join our correspondent who's there with some of those queuing. first our royal correspondent

nicholas witchell has the story of the day. in a setting that is so familiar, where so often and so recently there has been celebration, today, an event of the greatest solemnity. on the pavements around the palace and along the mall, spectators were quiet and still. at 2:22pm, the cortege stepped off. a field gun sounded and the great bell known as big ben tolled. the coffin of her late majesty queen elizabeth ii was brought from buckingham palace, where it had rested for a final night with herfamily. the coffin was borne

on a gun carriage. on the coffin rested a wreath and the imperial state crown. walking behind the coffin, the king with his siblings, the princess royal, the duke of york, who was not in uniform, and the earl of wessex. and in the row behind, princes william and harry, walking together 25 years after they'd followed the coffin of their mother to herfuneral. the military detachments marched with their arms reversed. the cortege passed along the length of the mall, dressed on either side with union flags. as the coffin went past, from spectators,

respectful applause. from horse guards, the cortege passed through the archway and on to whitehall. on past the cenotaph where, for so many years as queen, she had led the nation's mourning. now that nation, with others, mourns her. as the cortege approached parliament square and the palace of westminster, the applause from the pavements swelled.

many of those who were watching had travelled from afar, feeling an overwhelming obligation to be present. each wanting to be part of this moment in the nation's history and leaving with a precious memory. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable, and it brings it all home that she's gone and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched. it was a very memorable experience and a memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, - i was so focused on the coffin that i didn't end up seeing i the royals following her behind cos i wasjust, you know, i wanting to see the queen go. outside westminster hall, the bearer party from the grenadier guards took the queen's coffin on their shoulders.

other members of the royal family were there, watching. on the left, the duchess of sussex. the coffin, covered in the royal standard and surmounted by the queen's crown, was placed with care on the catafalque. oh, god, the makerand redeemer of all mankind, grant us with thy servant queen elizabeth and all the faithful departed the sure benefits of thy son's saving passion and glorious resurrection. for the royal family, it's clear that the loss of the queen is still being felt keenly. for all the stoicism, that quality that she represented in abundance, it's plain that some, the blood family and those who knew her over the years,

are feeling very real grief. but now the late queen has one final duty. into westminster hall came the first watch of the vigil. the ceremonial bodyguard of the monarch, and officers from the household cavalry, who will stand at the four points of the catafalque as the lying—in—state begins and the people of britain and beyond have their chance to pay their final respects to their late queen. nicholas witchell, bbc news. people continued to wait to pay their respects. our news reporter mark lobel is at westminster, with those who've been queueing. there was a brief pause in the members of the public filing past the queen 's coffin but they have now resumed? ads, they have now resumed? slightly unexpected moment. an

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stream of the lying—in—state. lots of dignitaries expected for the funeral which will be taking place on monday morning. us president biden has had his first telephone conversation with king charles, since the death of the queen. it comes ahead of his visit to the uk for the state funeral. the queen's death has been extensively covered by the american television networks. more from our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. according to the white house, the president again expressed his condolences to the new king and talked about the queen's dignity and her kindness and her constancy, and how she deepened the friendship between britain and the united states. significantly also, i think he talked about continuing the closeness that the queen had forged with something like a dozen presidents since the second world war, though that will take work because, in truth, king charles isn't as popular here as the queen was or, indeed, as some of the other royals are.

but for the time being, the bidens will come to the funeral, they will arrive at the weekend to pay their respects. they said they wanted to do that within hours of the queen's passing. presidents come and go, prime ministers come and go — but with a new monarch, a new foundation, a new cornerstone has to be laid in the transatlantic relationship. and i think in good time, the king and his advisers will turn their minds on how to maintain and strengthen these historic ties that bind these two nations. the us president as we expand, to be amongst the many international representatives, politicians and dignitaries to come to the uk for the funeral on monday. earlier i spoke to cindy mccreery, royal expert and senior lecturer in history at the university of sydney, about the evolution of symbolism of the funeral and mourning ceremonies in modern british history.

what we're seeing is very thoughtfully crafted ceremony that dates back to the queen's great—grandfather, edward vii, and this was the first time that we had a royal lying—in—state in westminster hall, but it wasn't the first time that a prominent british person had been lying—in—state in westminster hall. in fact, the royals actually got the idea from the lying—in—state earlier of the former british prime minister william gladstone, the great 19th—century statesman, who lay in westminster hall in 1881. since edward vii it has become royal tradition and we have seen monarchs since edward vii lying—in—state. there is another tradition that began with the death of george v who had no surviving sons and they began the tradition of the vigil of the princes, which we have just seen at st giles' cathedral.

his four surviving sons stood the night before the funeral at a vigil in westminster hall before the funeral at st george's chapel. where queen elizabeth is innovating, however, is in the decision to have the funeral, which is of course her decision, at westminster abbey. westminster abbey is of course closely connected with the british monarchy and is of course the site for coronations and some important state funerals. this will be the first royal funeral at westminster abbey since george ii, and it is testament to the queen's own determination that she could be an innovator and break with tradition when she felt it was worth doing so. and she was very much involved in the detail, the minutia, when it comes to these type type of events. this has got to be the most rehearsed funeral, every detail thought through. what are we looking out

for in particular in terms of the symbolism of what we are seeing? that's right, it is incredibly well rehearsed, but we also need to remember that as a historian it wasn't always so for british royals and indeed with the funeral of george iv in 1820 it was actually seen as a complete shambles. people were late and it didn't go to plan and it was really since the late 19th century since the reign of queen victoria that we have seen british royal funerals come down or become what we expect to see the funeral on monday which is incredibly polished, professional as well as moving ceremony that combines tradition. we will see a number of continuities with former royal funerals, we will see of course the queen's lead lined coffin draped in the royal standard. we will see the imperial state crown atop it, the sceptre and the orb, but i think we will see as well indications that the queen is notjust the queen of the united kingdom but also a global queen, and as head of the commonwealth, someone who touched the lives of 56 member

states throughout the world, so i think throughout the funeral we will see more and more the recognition of the global dimension of the queen's impact and notjust her role as british queen. given that everything thus far has gone to absolute military precision i can't imagine anybody will be late on monday but when it comes to what we can expect, is there anything new that you are perhaps looking out for that we should be, for those not present to be able to watch out for when we are monitoring this and watching it on tv? i think that in this episode we will see more recognition and participation by younger members of the royal family. in previous royal funerals it wasn't seen as appropriate for example to have children at royal funerals, and indeed it wasn't always seen as appropriate for the widow of the king, for example queen mary, to be really playing a full role in the funeral of her husband george v.

i think that has now changed and we will see that this is now as well as a funeral for a monarch this is also a family occasion, and i think that we will see members of the royal family including junior members play a more prominent role, although i will add that that may also involve a more private ceremony at st george's chapel after the huge state occasion at westminster abbey. some history behind these events and some nuances to look for when the funeral takes place itself. let's bring you up—to—date on some of the days of the news. as ukrainian forces extend their counteroffensive to towns in the eastern donbas region, president zelensky has made a surprise visit to territory recently freed by his army. in the city of izyum he vowed to take back all ukrainian territory from the russians but said he did not know when. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has the latest from the kharkiv region, in the north—east. after months of shattering losses,

plenty to smile about. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, came to thank his troops for their stunning advance. everyone wanted a selfie. this was in izyum, a strategic city now free of the russians. he's vowed to drive them out everywhere else. so, it means that we will come. i don't know when, and nobody knows when. but we have plans, so we'll come, because it's our land and it's our people. that's why we'll come. but liberation is still new and, in some areas, still tense. we managed to reach the village of lyptsi, along a road lined with destruction. the russian border is just a few miles away. the area was only freed on sunday.

75—year—old ivan is coming to see how the enemy lived, how they made themselves at home in a makeshift base, getting a glimpse of theirfitness equipment and the washing they left behind. he says the russians could come back, and he's weighed down by worries. translation: i'm worried about everything. - notjust people, but animals and birds, and the soil which was shelled. they're destroying everything. it's really painful. it's even hard to breathe. nearby, the spot where the occupiers

did target practice. local people say there were russian and chechen forces here. the conditions are pretty squalid. they've left a lot of ammunition boxes behind. some of them even fled without their boots, which were left outside. but over here on the wall, one interesting detail — a single word, which someone has written in broken english. sorry. galina says they should be sorry. her garden used to be carpeted with lilies. now, it's littered with the debris of a russian attack. she tells me the occupiers hid in the trees and fired day and night. "i'm not the way i was," she says. "i haven't recovered. "they haven't broken me, but i am lost deep down

"in my soul." now, somehow, galina and her neighbours must rebuild. but the trauma of occupation is writ large here. orla guerin, bbc news, lyptsi. let's get some of the day's other news: fighting has continued between armenia and azerbaijan. the armenian prime minister says 105 armenian soldiers have died in two days of clashes with azeri troops, in the worst flare—up of hostilities in two years. this despite a truce mediated by russia. armenia accused the azeris of breaking the ceasefire, azerbaijan said the renewed fighting had started with artillery attacks on its positions. the r&b singer r kelly has been found guilty on multiple child pornography charges after a trial in the us city of chicago, but he was acquitted

of attempting to obstruct an earlier investigation into his actions. a federal jury returned the verdict after hearing evidence during a trial lasting more than four weeks. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has called for reductions in electricity usage, and windfall taxes on energy firms across the eu, to tackle rising prices. she's calling for electricity consumption to fall during peak hours by at least 5%. let's return to our reflections of queen elizabeth. who is l in: in of queen elizabeth. who is lying in state _ of queen elizabeth. who is lying in state in _ of queen elizabeth. who is lying in state in the - of queen elizabeth. who is lying in state in the whole l of queen elizabeth. who is l lying in state in the whole of westminster.

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hello there. wednesday was a fine day for most of us and of course, those who started to queue to see the queen lying in state, there were some clearer skies later in the evening across the capital. for many, though, clearer skies into thursday morning means it could turn quite chilly, especially across scotland, the far north—east of england. a bit of cloud across eastern areas of england and overnight temperatures generally speaking staying in double figures across the south. but as i mention, to the north, two or three degrees in the north—east of scotland. but then, during thursday, for most, it's going to be a dry day, the cloud across eastern parts may produce the odd shower towards east anglia and the south—east of england. showers also for northern ireland and across scotland being brought on in a rather brisk north—easterly wind. temperatures here lower again, 11 or 12 celsius, and a fresher day for england and wales, compared to wednesday, but still, in that september sunshine, it should feel pleasant enough.

but it will turn cooler still as we get to the end of the week. look at those blues there from the arctic, that air mass coming further south across the uk. high pressure to the west, low to the east — that's why you've got that northerly wind. it means that for early friday, temperatures for many of us could well be in single figures, the first proper chill of the autumn. now, with a rather strong north to north—westerly wind, we'll see showers coming in along the north sea coast towards east anglia. drierfurther west — again, there will be some sunshine and lighter winds, and that's where you'll find the highest temperatures, south wales, south—west england, 19 degrees, but look at those temperatures down the eastern coast of scotland and in eastern england, 12—14 celsius. and, of course, the focus is for london, if you are coming to the capital over the next few days, it is at least looking dry with some sunshine, 15 or 16 celsius. but it's overnight that you might want to be prepared for because those temperatures will be dropping down over the weekend, as we mentioned earlier, into single figures.

but for the weekend, high pressure is still there. the winds will slowly ease off across the north sea, so still a few showers perhaps at times, but as that high pressure moves in further, we'll see those winds just easing off slightly, so dry with some sunny spells for many into the bank holiday monday and the queen's state funeral with temperatures around about 15—17 celsius.

welcome. watching bbc i'm kasia madera. the headlines: thousands of people are slowly filing past the coffin of the late queen elizabeth ii, with the queue stretching out through central london. people will be able to pay their respects before her state funeral on monday. the late queen's coffin is lying in the vast medieval westminster hall, the oldest part of the houses of parliament. earlier, the queen's coffin was taken from buckingham palace in a solemn procession to westminster hall. herson, king charlesiii, and other members of the royal family walked behind the gun carriage carrying her coffin. thousands packed the streets of london, looking on and paying their respects. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable, and it brings it all home that she's gone and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched. it was a very memorable experience and a memory that i will cherish.

i have to be honest, - i was so focused on the coffin that i didn't end up seeing - the royals following her behind cos i wasjust, you know, - wanting to see the queen go. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has paid a visit to izyum, a northeastern city liberated during the recent offensive against russian forces. he oversaw the raising of the yellow and blue national flag and vowed it would soon be flying over every town and village in ukraine — including in crimea. armenia says more than a hundred of its soldiers have been killed in two days of cross—border clashes with azeri troops. it's the worst flare—up of hostilities in two years. the prime minister told parliament azerbaijan had managed to occupy ten square kilometres of armenian territory. he's turned to his country's ally russia for help.

i'll be back at the top of the hour. in a few minutes, christian fraser will have more of people's memories of when they met the queen, but first let's get a review of the newspapers with my colleague lewis vaughan jones. hello and welcome to our lookahead and what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me in the studio is royal commentator richard vince williams and joining me down the line is geo—political corresponded at the telegraph, camilla turner. i will say hello to both in a moment. let us take a look at those actual front pages. we will start by looking at the queen lying—in—state, it takes the lead in most papers as you would expect. there is the

telegraph showing the royal family delivering her coffin. your nation stands with you, on the front of the daily express. the metro features a dazzling picture of the state crown resting on top of the late queen's coffin. in the guardian shows king charles iii following behind his late mother. her crown and glory, says the times, with the picture of the queen's granadilla guards. a slightly different picture in the mirror, showing emotional princes william and harry alongside their wives, catherine and meghan. and, finally, the royal family grieving in a special edition of the sun. we share your pain. so, let's begin. an extraordinary selection of photographs on most of the front pages. hello, camilla,

hello, richard. richard, we start with you, nice to see you, thanks for coming in. we could almost beginning front page to start with, all the images are so powerful. in fact, they have been all week. picture editors have really excelled themselves in capturing some of the emotion that has been on display, let us look at the front page of the daily mail. talk us through that. , ~., that. the daily mail the lying-in-state. - that. the daily mail the lying-in-state. this - that. the daily mail the lying-in-state. this is i that. the daily mail the - lying-in-state. this is where lying—in—state. this is where the queen lies at the moment and will fall four and half days. what we have got here is a fantastic image which eliminates the royal standard and also this is a vigil by four guards in front of the coffin. it is very, very spectacular. one of the things that are so extraordinary about this is that in westminster hall, where she is lying—in—state and where, as we speak, mourners are filing

past, it is so redolent with history, dating back, this illustrates the monica going back over a thousand years. this quite literally begun by the sun of william the conqueror and much of it still standing from richard ii and some of the great ceremonies of state, used to be law courts and king charles i was put on there, also william wallace and is, quite amazing, so thomas moore. and then where churchill layard where people file past the cutter. markjust to jump in, this is the extraordinary space were talking about as people are talking. the history of westminster. _ people are talking. the history of westminster. it _ people are talking. the history of westminster. it is _ people are talking. the history of westminster. it is just - of westminster. it is just extraordinary. it of westminster. it is 'ust extraordinaryi of westminster. it is 'ust extraordinary. it is amazing. the likes — extraordinary. it is amazing. the likes of _ extraordinary. it is amazing. the likes of nelson - extraordinary. it is amazing. | the likes of nelson mandela, extraordinary. it is amazing. i the likes of nelson mandela, i remember attending is one of the moments in my life, hearing him address both houses of

parliament and this really, memorable because the boothroyd helped him down a few steps, he was slightly frail, she said it was slightly frail, she said it was the moment of her speakership in the house of commons that for her was the most valuable.— most valuable. difficult to top that, certainly. _ most valuable. difficult to top that, certainly. we _ most valuable. difficult to top that, certainly. we go - most valuable. difficult to top that, certainly. we go to - most valuable. difficult to top that, certainly. we go to the i that, certainly. we go to the front page of the times, camilla, a nation pays its respect is the headline. what details have they picked out? that's right. this is another fantastic— that's right. this is another fantastic piece of photography wrapping around the times front page _ wrapping around the times front page the — wrapping around the times front page. the writer has some very interesting details that i have picked — interesting details that i have picked out. i'll delay's events _ picked out. i'll delay's events. it talks about how today— events. it talks about how today was the first time king charles— today was the first time king charles appeared publicly with his two— charles appeared publicly with his two sons, william and harry. _ his two sons, william and harry, since the queen's death and significant because of the different rumours that have

been — different rumours that have been circulating about rifts in the family, particularly when prince — the family, particularly when prince harry, coming back to the funeral first with his wife meghan, and then she didn't come — meghan, and then she didn't come in— meghan, and then she didn't come in the end to balmoral, all of— come in the end to balmoral, all of that— come in the end to balmoral, all of that clearly put aside and — all of that clearly put aside and this_ all of that clearly put aside and this public appearance a real— and this public appearance a real kind _ and this public appearance a real kind of display of unity in this_ real kind of display of unity in this position we saw today. it was striking, wasn't it, some in uniform, some not, we are alluding to, nodding to some of the history there, exactly. yes. another really interesting detail the times rated picks up is the fact that the members of the royal family who are not a full—time working members of the family, that is prince andrew and prince harry, were not allowed to wear military uniform, so a very visible display of the different roles the royals are playing in modern life at the moment. the rest in full military garb. a visible sign of their different roles, prince harry and prince andrew play in the royal family today.

indeed. thank you for that. we will pick up on that theme, we will look at the front page of the daily mirror. richard, what do you make of this choice of photo and what the daily mirror is focusing in on. "the pride and the pain" is the headline. it is a rather extraordinary image. the sun has chosen the same one which makes it even more extraordinary, not a particularly flattering one of prince harry, which, i have to see, if you focus on the prince and princess of wales, really with catherine, you really do see the pain and william's face and also in catherine's. meghan is in the background and i think that is the purpose of this, which is not especially kind, i have to see, because there is a very, very important point at issue here. my hope is, and obviously we all think backjust over 25 years, that fateful funeral of diana, princess of wales, the terrible car crash and, subsequently, of course, william aged 15 and harry aged 12, a deeply scurrying

experience, walking behind the catafalque. —— scarring experience. one hopes that both of them will be thinking emotionally of that feeling, tremendously sad with the memory of that, and now having lost and very, very suddenly lost someone who was truly remarkable, constant 70 years, i am hoping that some form of reconciliation, because, as you were saying, with reference to the rest in the royal family, and the front pages here emphasise this, we have harry's man was supposedly coming out late in the year, would it? —— memoir. i believe it would be a much more appropriate thing if it were postponed, because if anything in it, and i don't

know how he would be able to write it without being controversial in some form or another, caused king charles or the queen consort grief, then that would further deepen the rift. i prefer the daily star, i have to say, shoulder to shoulder. it says underneath for a day at least. one of the problems is the sussexes do seem to me to be unpredictable and that is not necessarily helpful. so thinking back 25 years and considering the enormity of what we are experiencing now, i am just hoping that somehow some form of reconciliation that lasts will start. interesting. thank you very much for that summary of the wider family issues which, as you say, the daily mirror and the sun have focusing on images on the front page. camilla, let's go to the front page of the daily telegraph. their image there is closer to what we have been watching this evening, which is inside westminster hall. the nation has turned to say farewell is the headline. what details have the daily

telegraph pulled out? that is right. this concentrates on inside westminster hall. you can see the different members of the royal family really standing there, a very poignant image, all queueing to show their respect to the late monarch. all the beautiful colours and flags on display there. in this article is really concentrating on how initially we have these six days of mourning that was concentrated around the royal family, the immediate members of the late queen's family. all the action was surrounding them. but now with the queen lying—in—state it is really the turn of the nation to mourn. it picks up on the fact there is an estimated 400,000 people who are going to be passing through paying their respect. some people potentially queueing for hours on end in order to come to westminster hall and see in person the late monarch's

lying—in—state. so really a shift in the tone of the morning now from the royal family, immediate members, to the wider public. yes. let us focus on that for a minute. we're seeing the pictures live there. estimates of numbers, in anything like is always difficult. it was around 200,000 the last time an event like this happened back in 2002 for the queen mother. there have been estimates of ao0,000, potentially higher. what do you make of what will be happening over the next couple of days as so many people file through westminster hall? i wonder whether, as can happen, i realise that london bridge has been planned for years, for obvious reasons, sometimes adjustments can be made to help the flow of people, because the number

of hours they are queueing is truly extraordinary, both whether or not, the original idea, as the queen passed in scotland, was using the royal train and using a train where more people would be involved en route and then they decided to fly the coffin down, but he i can't help thinking that with the numbers, 400,000 is the estimate they think they are going to include or to pass, scotland over 30,000 at st giles' cathedral, it was so important for national unit that the scots had a chance of also paying respects, but possibly they might be able to think of some sort of way,

the mail, robert was writing about this morning, some sort of way that this might be increased. ijust wanted to mention this very spectacular, it is a very small photograph, but the sun set behind big ben, it reminded me of when the queen's father george vi died, queen elizabeth wrote in her diary "the sunset of his death tinged the whole world's sky." i thought rather appropriate. it is a lovely picture. just before we leave this, we were talking about the queues and the crowds, there is a very helpful website that the uk government has decided to launch and it is basically a website showing the length of the queue in real—time. at any one time. this is the website right now. this is the live page. you can see that is where some of the purple line is obviously the queue, and that is the back of the queue if anyone is thinking ofjoining in. about two and a half miles long at the moment. we may well return to this story.

but there are other stories on the front page. camilla, can you take us to the front page of the guardian, a really important and harrowing story at the bottom there. people disappeared. the horror of occupation. this is the latest in ukraine. this is an incredibly powerful dispatch from izyum, one of the strategically important towns for the russians but now recaptured by ukraine and liberated by the ukrainian forces just in the last week so this piece of writing talks about the destruction and really the scenes of horror that the journalists are now able to see on the streets of izium, it talks about the tank carcasses with the z symbols, they are the pro—russia symbol etched into them, bombed out apartment buildings, metal debris everywhere and i think shockingly it talks about bodies being discovered

in the rubble, some people even potentially having been buried alive from the share amount of bombing that this town has been subjected to so a really important story there and probablyjust one of many stories to come out of these territories that are being recaptured by the ukrainian forces as they progress with their counteroffensive during the coming days. absolutely right, and ukrainian prosecutors work to gather evidence of alleged war crimes is the crucial bit here of course, isn't it? because without that evidence then potentially things go un—prosecuted, a painstaking task ahead for their. let's go to the front page of the financial times now, back to london. set to end cap on bankers bonuses — explain this to us? there is apparently a cap that was imposed by the eu and dates back from some

years and the idea that the chancellor has is that if you remove the cap and let them earn, they will be more productive of. course this is the profits made by the oil and gas companies in the argument on whether or not there should be a windfall tax. i notice to link to our royal steam, the premise to liz truss regards the city as the jewel in the country's crown. well, indeed but the problem with this sort of headline, it may or may not be true because wall street would attract certain bankers who have bonuses with no caps at all but on the other hand of course people would see a headline like this and in their mind they would feel i think it was very unfair. and just pick up on that, camilla just briefly i'm afraid,

one of the rights and wrongs of this, removing a cap on bankers bonuses politically could be tricky? yes that's right and i think it is very telling that this financial times article notes that boris johnson looked at doing this but shied away from it because he feared the political applications mightjust be too great so it is very interesting that kwarteng and the new liz truss regime are returning to this and looking at again. of course this fits with the broader liz truss economic vision which is to take measures that boost growth and she has talked about how we don't want to talk our way into a recession, we want to promote growth in the economy and that is the best way to counter and get things moving again so this certainly would chime with that vision, they are saying it is a way to make london more competitive, to attract the top banking and financial talent globally to the city and to really give the city of london that boost which i think liz truss is hoping for.

we shall see where whether bankers do get their bigger bonuses or not. thank you very much camilla and richard thanks so much for coming in andjoining me in the studio. another day of course where the front pages are dominated by those powerful images from westminster hall. that is it for the addition of the papers, thank you forjoining us. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. now another chance of seeing a collection of memories and stories on your queen. people here in the uk and across the world have been in touch to offer the triggers and

memories of the queen. so often and for so many, handshake, photograph, even the briefest conversation created long lasting memories. we would like to share some of those memories with you. one thing so many have said about the queen is how much they loved their smile. alan managed to get a fantastic shot of that smile. he took this photograph in 1982 on a royal visit to edinburgh and he said as a local photographer he had been told to keep away but took his chance and managed to take his photo. it has not been widely published until this moment. he says he's please people finally see what he saw. an uplifting smile that many people have seen around the country. someone else who created an

image of the queen, this portrait painted in 2016. the painterjoins us. you sat with the queen, and what happens in those moments? it is a very private moment. what sort of atmosphere was it? it was quite remarkable, to be honest with you, sitting with the queen and she has presented you with the garter robes and she has an incredible presence about her. you get to a point where you realise it is not going to assist you if you feel completely bombed by your presence and realise that the best way is to just talk to her. we got talking very quickly and eventually, at a

certain point, you realise that the people who have assisted this project into reality, which in my case was the british red cross who had commissioned the work and fundraising for the charity. but also her majesty 's gentlemen harsher and my friend. he said wearing those robes it can get hot and heavy. and he said you can ask her to remove it. i said i would feel uncomfortable and he said, she is there to help you. she was willing to help people and put people at ease. when angela kelly who was in the room with my wife and i, they came to

remove the robes, she did so and it was as if the mantle of the monarchy was removed. you went from _ the monarchy was removed. you went from the _ the monarchy was removed. you went from the formal to the real personal? it went from the formal to the real personal?— went from the formal to the real personal? it was almost as if ou real personal? it was almost as if you were _ real personal? it was almost as if you were sitting _ real personal? it was almost as if you were sitting with - real personal? it was almost as if you were sitting with your- if you were sitting with your favourite grandmother. she was wise, extremely experienced and she wore it with such levity and style. she was unbelievably beautiful. . ., and style. she was unbelievably beautiful. ,, ., ., beautiful. she would have sat for some great _ beautiful. she would have sat for some great painters - beautiful. she would have sat for some great painters in - beautiful. she would have sat| for some great painters in her time. did she discuss her interest in painting and what she wanted to see? were there any instructions at all? trio she wanted to see? were there any instructions at all?- any instructions at all? no and i think that _ any instructions at all? no and | think that is _ any instructions at all? no and i think that is where _ any instructions at all? no and i think that is where 1's - any instructions at all? no and i think that is where 1's role i i think that is where1�*s role as a portrait artist for the monarchy is complex. sometimes you come to moments where you

would have to back out and refocus on what it is you were trying to say and move forward in the knowledge that people now for the rest of time will be looking at it. she did say to me that this painting needs to me that this painting needs to be seen. fit to me that this painting needs to be seen-— to be seen. at the unveiling, that must — to be seen. at the unveiling, that must be _ to be seen. at the unveiling, that must be the _ to be seen. at the unveiling, that must be the most - to be seen. at the unveiling, i that must be the most daunting moment? it that must be the most daunting moment? . that must be the most daunting moment? , , , moment? it is the best part because that _ moment? it is the best part because that is _ moment? it is the best part because that is where - moment? it is the best part because that is where your| moment? it is the best part - because that is where your year of work, you get the painting seen by her. she unveiled it and it was quite wonderful. we had the press association taking wonderful photographs of it. that was actually the best and most nerve racking part. where is the painting now? in where is the painting now? in the same boy hotel in london.

—— savoy. the same boy hotel in london. -- savoy-— the same boy hotel in london. --savo. , ., ., -- savoy. tracy marshall matter in a liveable _ -- savoy. tracy marshall matter in a liveable in _ -- savoy. tracy marshall matter in a liveable in the _ -- savoy. tracy marshall matter in a liveable in the 1990s. - -- savoy. tracy marshall matter in a liveable in the 1990s. she i in a liveable in the 19905. she got so tongue—tied her friend had to do the talking. got so tongue-tied her friend had to do the talking. when it came to me. _ had to do the talking. when it came to me, she _ had to do the talking. when it came to me, she said - had to do the talking. when it came to me, she said to - had to do the talking. when it came to me, she said to me, | had to do the talking. when it. came to me, she said to me, and what is it you do? ijust froze, i was totally starstruck. my mate, gloria, bailed me out and started speaking to the queen. she stood there and she was totally calm and collected and i still had no words.— calm and collected and i still had no words. you hear that so often. had no words. you hear that so often- you _ had no words. you hear that so often. you have _ had no words. you hear that so often. you have to _ had no words. you hear that so often. you have to lose - had no words. you hear that so often. you have to lose your. often. you have to lose your inhibitions the presence of royalty. a girl managed to go past the barriers and gave the

queen a bunch of flowers. all of it unplanned. poliana, you were a brownie and the queen, of course, was a scout, she joined the first buckingham is girls guide regiment so she could speak to people. tell us about your experience? how did it happen? she about your experience? how did it happen?— about your experience? how did it ha en? . ., ., it happen? she came to open our local hospital _ it happen? she came to open our local hospital and _ it happen? she came to open our local hospital and we _ it happen? she came to open our local hospital and we would - local hospital and we would have the day off school to go and see her and we waited all day long, and see her and we waited all daylong, all afternoon long for her to come out of the hospital. and i think it was raining. when she eventually came out, we said, go, go, and snuck under the police barriers. it was totally unofficial. and she took the

time to speak to us and actually apologised for being late. she was just lovely. actually apologised for being late. she wasjust lovely. she asked us about our brownie... the local paper said you had broken through police lines to reach her. that sounds quite dramatic. but she was not phase? dramatic. but she was not hase? ., ., , dramatic. but she was not hase? ., , ., , phase? no. it was before they did walkabouts _ phase? no. it was before they did walkabouts and _ phase? no. it was before they did walkabouts and things. - phase? no. it was before they did walkabouts and things. if. did walkabouts and things. if thatis did walkabouts and things. if that is what the local paper said, we moved the barriers out of the way so we could get past. of the way so we could get ast. ., of the way so we could get ast, ., ., , ., of the way so we could get ast. ., ., y., ., ,, ., past. how long did you talk to her for? probably _ past. how long did you talk to her for? probably a _ past. how long did you talk to her for? probably a couple - past. how long did you talk to her for? probably a couple of| her for? probably a couple of minutes. _ her for? probably a couple of minutes, maybe, _ her for? probably a couple of minutes, maybe, it- her for? probably a couple of minutes, maybe, it felt - her for? probably a couple of minutes, maybe, it felt like i her for? probably a couple of i minutes, maybe, it felt like an instant but then it felt like forever because she was easy to talk to. , , ., forever because she was easy to talkto. , , talk to. did your parents get the photograph? _ talk to. did your parents get | the photograph? absolutely. that is a pride _

the photograph? absolutely. that is a pride possession. i the photograph? absolutely. j that is a pride possession. is it really! it sticks with you even though you were just a little girl? even though you were 'ust a little girnfi even though you were 'ust a little airl? , ., little girl? yes, and whenever the queen — little girl? yes, and whenever the queen came _ little girl? yes, and whenever the queen came on _ little girl? yes, and whenever the queen came on telly - little girl? yes, and whenever the queen came on telly or. little girl? yes, and whenever the queen came on telly or if| the queen came on telly or if we went to the palace or windsor, i would always say, i have met the queen because i am so proud of that, really, really proud.— so proud of that, really, really proud. you still have the brownie _ really proud. you still have the brownie badges? - really proud. you still have the brownie badges? you i really proud. you still have - the brownie badges? you have not to the brownie badges? you have got to put _ the brownie badges? you have got to put this _ the brownie badges? you have got to put this in _ the brownie badges? you have got to put this in the _ the brownie badges? you have got to put this in the picture, i got to put this in the picture, which at the time i hated. mr; which at the time i hated. my mum wasn't _ which at the time i hated. my mum wasn'tjust the same. you still have the brownie badges? absolutely. still have the brownie badges? absolutely-— still have the brownie badges? absolutel . . ~' , . absolutely. thank you very much indeed. lovely _ absolutely. thank you very much indeed. lovely to _ absolutely. thank you very much indeed. lovely to talk _ absolutely. thank you very much indeed. lovely to talk to you. - indeed. lovely to talk to you. lots of people sending through that odds and tributes to the queen, including many people

who have sent artwork. this will from sarah with a simple message, good night, your majesty. sometimes it is hard to express our feelings with words and at times like that, she likes to draw. this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories:

paying their final respects. this is the scene in the palace of westminster, where queen elizabeth lies in state ahead of her funeral. it follows a solemn procession from buckingham palace, with a horse—drawn gun carriage bearing her majesty. walking behind, king charles, the queen's children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family. thousands of people have been slowly filing past the coffin, with the queue stretching out across central london. i'm mark lobel in a serene westminster. i'll be talking to some of the people who've been paying their respects. in other news, ukraine's president zelensky visits a newly—liberated city, as his troops continue to retake territory. we report from one town — deserted by russian troops. over here on the wall, one interesting detail, a single word which someone has written in broken english — "sorry".

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this is the scene live within the oldest part of the palace of westminster. it's where since early evening on wednesday, thousands of people have been filing past her majesty's coffin, to pay their final respects. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, until monday morning, the day of her funeral. in a few minutes, we'll cross live to westminster to join our correspondent who's there with some of those queuing.

first our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the story of the day. in a setting that is so familiar, where so often and so recently there has been celebration, today, an event of the greatest solemnity. on the pavements around the palace and along the mall, spectators were quiet and still. at 2:22pm, the cortege stepped off. a field gun sounded and the great bell known as big ben tolled. the coffin of her late majesty queen elizabeth ii was brought from buckingham palace, where it had rested for a final night with herfamily.

the coffin was borne on a gun carriage. on the coffin rested a wreath and the imperial state crown. walking behind the coffin, the king with his siblings, the princess royal, the duke of york, who was not in uniform, and the earl of wessex. and in the row behind, princes william and harry, walking together 25 years after they'd followed the coffin of their mother to herfuneral. the military detachments marched with their arms reversed. the cortege passed along the length of the mall, dressed on either side with union flags. as the coffin went past, from spectators,

respectful applause. from horse guards, the cortege passed through the archway and on to whitehall. on past the cenotaph where, for so many years as queen, she had led the nation's mourning. now that nation, with others, mourns her. as the cortege approached parliament square and the palace of westminster, the applause from the pavements swelled.

many of those who were watching had travelled from afar, feeling an overwhelming obligation to be present. each wanting to be part of this moment in the nation's history and leaving with a precious memory. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable, and it brings it all home that she's now gone and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched. it was a very memorable experience and a memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, - i was so focused on the coffin that i didn't end up seeing - the royals following her behind cos i wasjust, you know, - wanting to see the queen go. outside westminster hall, the bearer party from the grenadier guards took the queen's coffin on their shoulders.

other members of the royal family were there, watching. on the left, the duchess of sussex. the coffin, covered in the royal standard and surmounted by the queen's crown, was placed with care on the catafalque. oh, god, the makerand redeemer of all mankind, grant us with thy servant queen elizabeth and all the faithful departed the sure benefits of thy son's saving passion and glorious resurrection. for the royal family, it's clear that the loss of the queen is still being felt keenly. for all the stoicism, that quality that she represented in abundance, it's plain that some, the blood family and those who knew her over the years, are feeling very real grief.

but now the late queen has one final duty. into westminster hall came the first watch of the vigil. the ceremonial bodyguard of the monarch, and officers from the household cavalry, who will stand at the four points of the catafalque as the lying—in—state begins and the people of britain and beyond have their chance to pay their final respects to their late queen. nicholas witchell, bbc news. and the vigil does indeed continue throughout the night. we cross live to mark lobel at westminster with those who've been queueing.

this busiest of notes, the queue growing, closing on three miles, many people waiting here. it is a quiet, determined weight. i have been trying to find the right analogy for this staff in the way things are laid out, think my next guest has found it for me, robin, how would you describe the experience you have just been through. experience you have 'ust been throu~h. ~ . experience you have 'ust been throu~h. ~ , ., , .,~ through. well, it is a big lake stansted. _ through. well, it is a big lake stansted, the _ through. well, it is a big lake stansted, the big _ through. well, it is a big lake stansted, the big queues - through. well, it is a big lakei stansted, the big queues were all backed up, but it is completely unlike stansted, completely unlike sta nsted, because completely unlike stansted, because all the people we have never met before suddenly bonded together in this magical moment, stansted will never be the same for me. it is extraordinary. it is, in fact, going in there and seeing her majesty, i am 70 years old, i think it is the most extraordinary moment of my life to see that. so extraordinary moment of my life to see that-— to see that. so stansted airort to see that. so stansted airport is _ to see that. so stansted airport is your _ to see that. so stansted airport is your analogy. | to see that. so stansted - airport is your analogy. before we go into westminster hall for you and you recollect how you felt there, what was the comrat are alike in the queue? very

intense- _ are alike in the queue? very intense- l— are alike in the queue? very intense. i may _ are alike in the queue? very intense. i may new- are alike in the queue? very intense. i may new friends, | are alike in the queue? very| intense. i may new friends, i took a little bit of alcohol to drink, took a great flask of coffee, was given free coffee, everybody, it was not like a stansted queue, we were all friends suddenlyjoining in this mission. friends suddenly 'oining in this mission._ friends suddenly 'oining in this mission. and tell us how ou felt this mission. and tell us how you felt when _ this mission. and tell us how you felt when you _ this mission. and tell us how you felt when you entered i you felt when you entered westminster hall.- you felt when you entered westminster hall. i've paused, because the — westminster hall. i've paused, because the guard _ westminster hall. i've paused, because the guard was - westminster hall. i've paused, i because the guard was changing, and suddenly there was her majesty surrounded by these incredible amazing soldiers. it was a military ballet, they were moving, the royal ballet has nothing on this. let me say, it took me ten hours to queue for it and it was worth every minute. you should go down tomorrow and watch it for yourself, it is worth 20 hours. many people did different things, some bow, some curtsied, some may decide of the cross, some blue kisses at

the cross, some blue kisses at the queen. what did you do? i stood in front of her and i've saluted. i'm an honorary colonel, was in the british army, i'm here to serve her. and i was lucky enough to be awarded a cbo for one of my medals, she put this personally around my neck. she medals, she put this personally around my neck.— around my neck. she put it around my neck. she put it around your— around my neck. she put it around your neck? - around my neck. she put it around your neck? she - around my neck. she put it around your neck? she putj around my neck. she put it i around your neck? she put it around your neck? she put it around my — around your neck? she put it around my neck— around your neck? she put it around my neck 20 - around your neck? she put it around my neck 20 years - around your neck? she put it. around my neck 20 years ago. why did you receive that? i helped raise £65 million with the duke of edinburgh 's world, they worked with the duke of edinburgh, she personally decides who gets the victorian order, it is a personal gift, it is a huge honourfor me. i had to say goodbye and i have said that. �* , ., said that. and you met the queen on _ said that. and you met the queen on other _ said that. and you met the queen on other occasions. | said that. and you met the | queen on other occasions. i said that. and you met the - queen on other occasions. i met her, queen on other occasions. i met her. yes. — queen on other occasions. i met her. yes. when _ queen on other occasions. i met her. yes. when a _ queen on other occasions. i met her, yes, when a german - her, yes, when a german business... her, yes, when a german business. . .— her, yes, when a german business... ~ . ., , , ~ business... what was she like for people _ business... what was she like for people who _ business... what was she like for people who haven't - business... what was she like for people who haven't met i business... what was she like i for people who haven't met her? —— chairman. i for people who haven't met her? -- chairman-— -- chairman. i did not have [one -- chairman. i did not have long conversations - -- chairman. i did not have long conversations with - -- chairman. i did not have| long conversations with her, don't exaggerate that. what you felt was an intense warmth. she

knew what i had done, we had a good conversation. it was her husband's charity and she had warmth and understanding and compassion. and i got that in a couple of minutes. fishd compassion. and i got that in a couple of minutes.— compassion. and i got that in a couple of minutes. and now the baton passes — couple of minutes. and now the baton passes to _ couple of minutes. and now the baton passes to her _ couple of minutes. and now the baton passes to her son, - couple of minutes. and now the baton passes to her son, king i baton passes to her son, king charles iii, how do you rate how he has started his job and how he has started his job and how do you think you will continue?— how do you think you will continue? ~ ., ., ~ continue? well, i have worked with kin: continue? well, i have worked with king charles _ continue? well, i have worked with king charles when - continue? well, i have worked with king charles when he - continue? well, i have worked with king charles when he was the prince of wales for many years in various charities are involved in, the idea foundation and many others. he is formidable. he went into sustainability, he has started brilliantly. i think he will be a blinking. anyone who doesn't think so was misguided. he is an amazing man, not the same as his mother. king charles will be a great monarch. and he has started brilliantly, in my opinion. started brilliantly, in my opinion-— started brilliantly, in my oinion. ., ., opinion. you say you have never experienced _ opinion. you say you have never experienced anything _ opinion. you say you have never experienced anything like - opinion. you say you have never experienced anything like this i experienced anything like this day in your life. this whole week has been quite surreal,

hasn't it?— week has been quite surreal, hasn't it? the week has been surreal. even _ hasn't it? the week has been surreal. even a _ hasn't it? the week has been surreal. even a ten _ hasn't it? the week has been surreal. even a ten hour- hasn't it? the week has been | surreal. even a ten hour walk, i have never walk for ten hours before. all those companions, and then suddenly coming from security with all the policemen going through one's bag and suddenly you are in a sort of heaven, it is the only way i can describe it. you feel like you are in heaven and people were crying and supporting somebody. and it wasjust... i went outside and dictated a memory of it immediately into my phone. memory of it immediately into my phone-— my phone. and you have had uuite a my phone. and you have had quite a journey _ my phone. and you have had quite a journey to _ my phone. and you have had quite a journey to get - my phone. and you have had quite a journey to get here. i j quite a journey to get here. i have come from exmoor. it has been with every step. my family has been watching. i'm sorry, i'm getting a bit emotional. my family has been watching. my wife was watching at home. we have come together as a nation. this is a moment that will never be repeated from a woman who is irreplaceable, in some senses. we're so lucky to have as a queen for so long.- as a queen for so long. robin, thank you. _ as a queen for so long. robin, thank you, your _ as a queen for so long. robin, thank you, your speaking - as a queen for so long. robin, thank you, your speaking for l

as a queen for so long. robin, | thank you, your speaking for so many people we are speaking to the night. it is that emotion that comes out when people speak about the queen as family and the close link they have had with her and those who have met with her have been particularly emotional as well. mark, thank you so much, and thank robin for his very vivid and personal recollections. mark lobel there in westminster. lots more on our website as well. lots of detail if you are planning to go to make that samejourney if you are planning to go to make that same journey that robin did. there are details and practical advice on what you can do, and a live page that we are streaming from the inside of westminster hall continuously, so if you can't make the journey but you would like to be able to share your recollections and show your tributes as well and just pay your respects, the page is there, also we would love to hear from you as well if you have got some memories like robin did there. such vivid and very personal memories. onto other news now, and as ukrainian forces extend their counter offensive

to towns in the eastern donbas region, president zelensky has made a surprise visit to territory recently freed by his army. in the city of izyum he vowed to take back all ukrainian territory from the russians but said he did not know when. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has the latest from the kharkiv region, in the north east. after months of shattering losses, plenty to smile about. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, came to thank his troops for their stunning advance. everyone wanted a selfie. this was in izium, a strategic city now free of the russians. he's vowed to drive them out everywhere else. so, it means that we will come. i don't know when, and nobody knows when. but we have plans, so we'll come,

because it's our land and it's our people. that's why we'll come. but liberation is still new and, in some areas, still tense. we managed to reach the village of lyptsi, along a road lined with destruction. the russian border is just a few miles away. the area was only freed on sunday. 75—year—old ivan is coming to see how the enemy lived, how they made themselves at home in a makeshift base. getting a glimpse of theirfitness equipment and the washing they left behind. he says the russians could come back, and he's weighed down by worries.

translation: i'm worried about everything. - notjust people, but animals and birds, and the soil which was shelled. they're destroying everything. it's really painful. it's even hard to breathe. nearby, the spot where the occupiers did target practice. local people say there were russian and chechen forces here. the conditions are pretty squalid. they've left a lot of ammunition boxes behind. some of them even fled without their boots, which were left outside. but over here on the wall, one interesting detail — a single word, which someone has written in broken english — "sorry". galina says they should be sorry. her garden used to be carpeted with lilies.

now, it's littered with the debris of a russian attack. she tells me the occupiers hid in the trees and fired day and night. "i'm not the way i was," she says. "i haven't recovered. "they haven't broken me, "but i am lost, deep down in my soul." now, somehow, galina and her neighbours must rebuild. but the trauma of occupation is writ large here. orla guerin, bbc news, lyptsi. ukraine? president volodymyr

zelensky has had a car crash. the president was uninjured although the driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital. on that and we will bring that to you. —— any more on that and we will bring it to you. let's get some of the day's other news: fighting has continued between armenia and azerbaijan. the armenian prime minister says 105 armenian soldiers have died in two days of clashes with azeri troops, in the worst flare—up of hostilities in two years. this despite a truce mediated by russia. armenia accused the azeris of breaking the ceasefire, azerbaijan said the renewed fighting had started with artillery attacks on its positions. the r&b singer r kelly has been found guilty on multiple child pornography charges after a trial in the us city of chicago, but he was acquitted of attempting to obstruct an earlier investigation into his actions. a federaljury returned the verdict after hearing evidence during a trial lasting more than four weeks. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen,

has called for reductions in electricity usage, and windfall taxes on energy firms across the eu, to tackle rising prices. she's calling for electricity consumption to fall during peak hours, by at least 5%. the swedish prime minister has announced she will stand down after her centre—left coalition was narrowly edged out by a bloc of right—wing parties in the country's election. magdalena andersson's party, the social democrats, still remains the largest party but the coalition she leads has now fallen short of an overall majority. the queen was one of the most famous people in the world, allowing her image to go out to the world. and the portraits of

her majesty, reflect both the changing face of the monarchy, and the times in which we live. her majesty the queen mother now unveils a portrait of the queen. the most recognisable face in the world. it's very charming. "an excellent likeness," says her majesty. through her long reign, queen elizabeth ii was photographed, sculpted and painted more than anyone in history. and from early formality to a less deferential age, these portraits reflect the changing nature of the country that she ruled. before the coronation, royal photographer dorothy wilding saw the potential to create a fairy tale and her images became the basis for stamps that carried the message of royal ascendancy across the globe. her majesty sat for more than 130 paintings over 70 years. to have him explain it to one is absolutely fascinating... in a documentary in the early '90s. royal portraiture was obviously very much part

of the historical pr. people do things like that. they think they are somebody else. she was terribly good at putting you at your ease, so she talked away quite a lot. so you were torn between wanting to hear her and look here, ma'am, i'm very sorry but can you please stop talking for a minute or two because i've got to really concentrate on trying to get this particular bit of your mouth right. and also thinking to yourself, this is an amazing occasion, i really should be listening to what it is that she is saying. one of the first artists to paint the new queen was pietro annigoni, commissioned by the fishmongers' company in 1955. this became the defining portrait of the era with its story of regality and romance. the national portrait gallery holds more than 900 portraits of the queen. its chief curator alison smith, showed me some of the most memorable. that's right, this is the peter grugeon silverjubilee 1977 photograph.

and warhol takes the image and he just really simplifies it through the silkscreen process. and it is really about celebrity, how celebrities are instantly recognisable. the works chart the shifts in how her majesty was represented artistically and how she used imagery to build a relationship with her subjects. she understands, over the decades, that she needed to develop a rapport with her public. so you do see her almost turning more to face the viewer and to not only look at them in a sort of earnest, sincere way but to start to smile. almost start to speak to the spectator, to her audience, so people in turn could feel, i trust you, you are the mother of our nation. the cameras loved queen elizabeth, captured here in an unguarded moment by her cousin, lord lichfield, on the royal yacht britannia. the first monarch to live her whole life through a lens, she was the subject of many

photographers, including rankin. the history of photography is contained in her lifetime. because really that is a history of the way that we visually communicate about people. she loved photography and you can tell she loved photography by the way she was as a subject. amongst rankin's highlights is fashion photographer cecil beaton's coronation image. although it is about the position of monarch, there is this incredible young woman in there who is defiant, innocent and still very, very beautiful. in the circumstances it is quite sad just to even look at it and see the life, you know, how energetic she was. rankin took his photograph of queen elizabeth ii in 2001. one of the things i wanted to get was that twinkle in the eye and i wanted to somehow embrace her sense of humour. because most people didn't really

seem to know who she was and what she was like as a human being. and that was what i wanted to capture but at the same time i wanted to put her on a pedestal. and if you look at the picture, i'm looking up at her. i'm respecting her. that is a kind of position of power. and then the unionjack is obviously a kind of slight nod to the '70s sex pistols, jamie reid. that anarchic sex pistols record cover shocked those more used to the images carefully crafted by the palace. "i have to be seen to be believed," the queen once said. now the portraits which reflect the way we saw her in life will be how she is remembered for centuries to come. katie razzall, bbc news. remembering the many images of her majesty the queen. and if you are thinking of going to see the queen's lying in state in london, this is the live queue length

and time, you can find a link to that from the bbc news website, where you'll also find a live stream of the lying—in—state. this particular one provides an estimate of the length of the queue. and this is what you will see inside westminster hall once you do make it to see the queen lying in state. the oldest part of the palace of westminster, built into the 11th century. this whole has seen so much history and once again it is witnessing a moment of history as thousands of people patiently wait for many, any hours. —— hall, as they wait to pay their moment of reflection and a tribute to her majesty, the queen.

reflection and a tribute to her the image of thousands of people waiting patiently in central london to pay their respects to her majesty queen elizabeth. millions would have watched worldwide as her coffin was taken first from balmoral in scotland to edinburgh and then back to london and onto her lying—in—state earlier, i spoke to cindy mccreery, royal expert and senior lecturer in history at the university of sydney about the evolution of symbolism of the funeral and mourning ceremonies in modern british history. what we're seeing here is a very thoughtfully crafted ceremony that dates back to the queen's great—grandfather, edward vii, and this was the first time that we had a royal lying—in—state in westminster hall, but it wasn't the first time that a prominent british person had been lying—in—state

in westminster hall. in fact, the royals actually got the idea from the lying—in—state early on from the former british prime minister william gladstone, the great 19th—century statesman, who lay in westminster hall in 1881. since edward vii it has become royal tradition and we have seen more not since edward vii lying—in—state. another tradition that began with the death of george v, he had four surviving sons and they began the tradition of the vigil of the princes, which we have just seen at st giles' cathedral. george's four surviving sons stood the night before the funeral at a vigil in westminster hall before the funeral at st george's chapel. where queen elizabeth is innovating, however, is in the decision to have the funeral, which is of course her decision, at westminster abbey. westminster abbey is of course closely connected with the british monarchy and is of course the site

for coronations and some important state funerals. but this will be the first royal funeral at westminster abbey since george ii, it is testament to the queen's own determination that she could be an innovator and break with tradition when she felt it was worth doing so. and she was very much involved in the minutia, when it comes to these type of events this has got to be the most rehearsed funeral, every detail thought through. what are we looking out for in particular in terms of the symbolism of what we are seeing? that's right, it is incredibly well rehearsed but we also need to remember that as a historian it wasn't always so for british royals and indeed with the funeral of george iv in 1820 it was actually seen as a complete shambles. people were late and it didn't go to plan and it is really

since the late 19th century since the reign of queen victoria that we have seen british royal funerals come down or become what we expect to see the funeral on monday be which is incredibly polished, professional as well as moving ceremony that combines tradition. we will see a number of continuities with former royal funerals, we will see of course the queen's lead lined coffin draped in the royal standard. we will see the imperial state crown atop it, the sceptre and the orb but i think we will see as well indications that the queen is notjust the queen of the united kingdom but also a global queen, and as head of the commonwealth, someone who touched the lives of 56 member states throughout the world, so i think throughout the funeral we will see more and more the reckognition of the global dimension of the queen's impact and notjust her role as british queen. now on bbc news

we have a chance to look back at the queen's wool fund journey to her lying in state. —— finaljourney. we've come through days ofjourneys, each representing a final goodbye to places where the queen was loved and which she loved. here at wellington barracks, the troops of the household division, the monarch's personal guard since since 1660 are about to make the short journey to buckingham palace from where they will accompany the queen's coffin to westminster hall for her lying—in—state. this cortege includes troops from the life guards and blues and royals, the king's guard, the guard of honour, and a bearer party from the first grenadier guards. all will march to the bands of the grenadier guards and the scots guards. this will be the queen's final departure from buckingham palace, from where she witnessed the celebrations on ve day after the defeat

of nazi germany in191t5, and where thisjune she acknowledged the crowds celebrating 70 years of her reign. escort, slow march. escort, by the right, quick march. the grenadier guards moving out towards buckingham palace. and now the gun carriage on which will be borne the coffin of her majesty the queen. the george gun was used for the funeral ceremonies of her majesty's father george vi in 1952 and her mother queen elizabeth the queen

mother, 50 years later in 2002. we have the bands are the grenadier guards and the scots guards. they are led by tony williams, the director of music and officer commanding the scots guards band. they will be playing music from chopin and beethoven and felix mendelsohn, who during the 19th century played three times for the royal family at buckingham palace. and now drawn up inside the forecourt of buckingham palace, detachments of the life guards

and blues and royals, and the king's guard, the guard of honour, is already in position in front of buckingham palace gate. and the crowds here, as i discovered walking through them earlier, people gathered together are a very diverse group, thousands of people, with that sense of being part of something larger than themselves, one of these very rare moments in the life of a nation where there is this sense of a national binding together in grief, of course, but also in gratitude. young and old.

and now the king's troop of the royal horse artillery are deploying in hyde park from where they will fire the minute guns. every minute to remember, to draw the capital to attention. music plays.

members of the division with their arms reversed in respect for the monarch. guns fire.

music plays.

following the coffin as it leaves buckingham palace, king charles and the senior members of the royal family. the king is wearing the ceremonial uniform with the rank of field marshal and carrying the field marshal's baton presented to him by the queen when he became field marshal in 2012. music plays

the cortege now moves down towards horse guards parade, the place where the queen celebrated her birthday with the trooping the colour.

the flags of the commonwealth, that organisation that was so important in the life of queen elizabeth. now departing buckingham palace, the queen consort and princess of wales, the duchess of sussex and countess of wessex leaving from the grand entrance, and they are travelling to the palace of westminster where they will be ready to meet the cortege.

applause there in appreciation of the queen's life, mingled of course with the grief, natural to a moment like this.

the gun carriage now emerges onto whitehall for the last part of the journey towards westminster.

the members of the royal family now saluting as they pass the cenotaph.

the gun carriage has now arrived at the palace of westminster where the queen will lie in state until her funeral next monday. the bearer party, eight soldiers from queen's company of the 1st battalion grenadier guards. eight young men charged with this most public of duties. and from within westminster hall comes the sound of the choirs of the chapel

royal and westminster abbey singing psalm 139 — "0 lord, thou hast searched me, "and known me. "thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising." words sung 20 years ago as the coffin of queen elizabeth the queen mother was carried into this hall. choir sings.

to god's gracious mercy and protection we commit you. the lord bless you and keep you. the lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you.

the lord lift up his light of his countenance upon you and give you peace. and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son and the holy spirit be among you and remain with you always. the cross of westminster is placed at the head of the coffin. the cross a gift to the abbey a century ago, with a latin inscription — "nation shall not lift up sword against nation. "neither shall they learn war any more."

the colour royal standard of queen's company 1st battalion grenadier guards. the standard presented to the guards by the sovereign on commencement of their rain. not changed or replaced since then. only paraded in the

sovereign's presence. for the last time it is lowered. a solemn salute for the queen from her company and her grenadiers. six feet of heavily—embroidered, tasselled silk. a heavy thing to manoeuvre gently into position. the guardsmen who serve in the queen's company, known fondly as members of the 'monarch's mob.�* several of the guardsmen returned on friday from service in iraq, called back

to do their duty. so, we prepare for the first vigil. the first six—hour watch. 20 watches in total between now and the moment on monday morning when her late majesty's coffin is carried to westminster abbey for the funeral.

the gentlemen at arms, her bodyguard established by henry viii in 1509, during the uniform of the heavy dragoons guard officers of the 18405. the helmets with white swan—feather plumes. and four officers from the household cavalry. the life guards, white plumes on their helmets, the blues and royals with a red plumes. they take their positions on the corner of the catafalque. and a double tap from the stick

of the officer of the watch, commanding the procedure of the watch, the start, the finish and the rotation of the guard. black rod. the lord speaker and the speaker of the house of commons lead the procession out of westminster hall, passing by the coffin.

the earl marshal, the 18th duke of norfolk. he leads the king and the royal party. to the left of the earl marshal, lord carrington, the lord great chamberlain.

the prince of wales in his raf uniform. so, from now until monday morning, the people will come here, will file past the veil with her majesty's coffin on top. the bbc is launching a livestream of lying in state for people who are unable to be here and want to pay their respects virtually. it is available now on the bbc homepage on the bbc news website and app. the iplayer, the red button and also on the bbc parliament channel.

hello there. wednesday was a fine day for most of us and of course, those who started to queue to see the queen lying in state, there were some clearer skies later in the evening across the capital. for many, though, clearer skies into thursday morning means it could turn quite chilly, especially across scotland, the far north—east of england. a bit of cloud across eastern areas of england and overnight temperatures generally speaking staying in double figures across the south. but as i mention, to the north, two or three degrees in the north—east of scotland. but then, during thursday, for most, it's going to be a dry day, the cloud across eastern parts may produce the odd shower towards east anglia and the south—east of england. showers also for northern ireland and across scotland being brought on in a rather brisk north—easterly wind. temperatures here lower again, 11 or 12 celsius, and a fresher day for england and wales, compared to wednesday, but still, in that september

sunshine, it should feel pleasant enough. but it will turn cooler still as we get to the end of the week. look at those blues there from the arctic, that air mass coming further south across the uk. high pressure to the west, low to the east — that's why you've got that northerly wind. it means that for early friday, temperatures for many of us could well be in single figures, the first proper chill of the autumn. now, with a rather strong north to north—westerly wind, we'll see showers coming in along the north sea coast towards east anglia. drierfurther west — again, there will be some sunshine and lighter winds, and that's where you'll find the highest temperatures, south wales, south—west england, 19 degrees, but look at those temperatures down the eastern coast of scotland and in eastern england, 12—14 celsius. and, of course, the focus is for london, if you are coming to the capital over the next few days, it is at least looking dry with some sunshine, 15 or 16 celsius. but it's overnight that you might want to be prepared for because those temperatures will be dropping down over the weekend, as we mentioned

earlier, into single figures. but for the weekend, high pressure is still there. the winds will slowly ease off across the north sea, so still a few showers perhaps at times, but as that high pressure moves in further, we'll see those winds just easing off slightly, so dry with some sunny spells for many into the bank holiday monday and the queen's state funeral with temperatures around about 15—17 celsius.

this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock.

the headlines: paying tribute throughout the night. thousands queue up to walk past the coffin of queen elizabeth, lying in state. i'm mark lobel, in a solemn westminster. i'll be talking to some of the people who waited hours to say their goodbyes. royalty and the rock. we report from gibraltar, where support for the british crown runs deep. we are proud to be under the queen. now under the king. in other news — as ukraine continues to retake territory, we report from one town deserted by russian troops. and sweden's prime minister says she'll stand down after her government was narrowly defeated in sunday's election.

hello and welcome. thousands of people queued for hours overnight to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. danjohnson reports on her majesty's finaljourney from buckingham palace to westminster, and those who came to mourn. this is time and space for people to vent their monarch via world. during four days of lying state. the queen's passing is not yet lifted the crowns requirement of public

duty and visibility. thousands from across her kingdom and far beyond, have already made this pilgrimage for their own quiet moment. and many thousands more will come. music plays. this is when the royal family's private grief gave way to the rituals of public morning. at 222 yesterday the procession left the official residence of the queen to westminster hall. her coffin carried on a gun carriage for the slow march down the mall. london hasn't seen anything like this for a very long time. this was

perfect military precision, and reverence and respect, watched by thousands and followed by the king, in uniform, his sister and his two brothers. and in the next row, princes william and harry, side—by—side, once again, united and sadness. the queen once said she had to be seen to be believed and, so it was. so many came, some had to be held back. among those who got close many were moved. it back. among those who got close many were moved.— many were moved. it was really emotional. _ many were moved. it was really emotional, and, _ many were moved. it was really emotional, and, yes, _ many were moved. it was really emotional, and, yes, it- many were moved. it was really emotional, and, yes, it was- emotional, and, yes, it was just part of history and we just part of history and we just wanted to bring the children down to watch it, and just, take the most of the

moment. just, take the most of the moment-— just, take the most of the moment. �* . , , moment. and it was very sad. she was like _ moment. and it was very sad. she was like a _ moment. and it was very sad. she was like a beacon - moment. and it was very sad. she was like a beacon of- moment. and it was very sad. | she was like a beacon of hope, stability— she was like a beacon of hope, stability has _ she was like a beacon of hope, stability has to _ she was like a beacon of hope, stability has to continue - she was like a beacon of hope, stability has to continue with i stability has to continue with prince — stability has to continue with prince charles, _ stability has to continue with prince charles, we _ stability has to continue with prince charles, we are - prince charles, we are really indebted _ prince charles, we are really indebted to _ prince charles, we are really indebted to the _ prince charles, we are really indebted to the monarchy. i| indebted to the monarchy. want her to know she was indebted to the monarchy]- want her to know she was born in the reign of queen elizabeth, she won't remember anything from today but if she was shown photographs you might feel connected when learning those stories later in her life, especially certainly for me and maybe for her the only female queen that we know. there was no mistaking the solemnity of this moment, the strong summoning sound of the bass drum and such powerful, vivid imagery, it has made a mark on everyone here i have spoken to and yet it is clear some people are processing, trying to understand the emotional response this has generated, personally within themselves, and for the nation, as well. at the palace of

westminster it was grenadier guards to carried her majesty to a place she came so often, for state openings, queen's speeches, or the seal of approval for the laws of the land. and now to lighten rest in this ancient place, such a focus of our national life. the queue was already stretching for many miles and it's getting longer all the time. i’m for many miles and it's getting longer all the time.— longer all the time. i'm kind of really _ longer all the time. i'm kind of really feeling _ longer all the time. i'm kind of really feeling a _ longer all the time. i'm kind of really feeling a bit - of really feeling a bit emotional because as every step i come closer to the entrance, my heart feels a bit heavy because i know she is no longer here with us and she was definitely a person everyone looks up to, and look up to as a role model. and she was always true to her word. it’s

always true to her word. it's hard to imagine _ always true to her word. it's hard to imagine a world without her and — hard to imagine a world without her and i— hard to imagine a world without her and i find so many people have — her and i find so many people have said _ her and i find so many people have said i didn't know how upset — have said i didn't know how upset i _ have said i didn't know how upset i was going to be. it seems _ upset i was going to be. it seems to have hit everybody very— seems to have hit everybody very hard. seems to have hit everybody very hard-— seems to have hit everybody very hard. and here then are the many — very hard. and here then are the many faces _ very hard. and here then are the many faces of _ very hard. and here then are the many faces of britain, i the many faces of britain, bowed in quiet contemplation, of a life of service, of sacrifice and fortitude, and marking the end of an age in our history. leaving with the crowds, we once again found marjorie. i crowds, we once again found marjorie-— mar'orie. i got to the coffin, i marjorie. i got to the coffin, i bowed. _ marjorie. i got to the coffin, i bowed, and _ marjorie. i got to the coffin, i bowed, and that _ marjorie. i got to the coffin, i bowed, and that wasn't i marjorie. i got to the coffin, | i bowed, and that wasn't too bad but when i got to the doors, i turned and looked back, and basically i lost it. it was that last look. it was amazing, i'm so glad i did it, absolutely. amazing, i'm so glad i did it,

absolutely-— absolutely. this stream of -ublic absolutely. this stream of public sympathy _ absolutely. this stream ofj public sympathy continues absolutely. this stream of - public sympathy continues day and night now, until early monday morning, the day of the queen's funeral. dan johnson, bbc news, westminster. our news reporter, mark lobel, is at westminster with those who've been queueing. you have been there for some time, talk us through how it's going? time, talk us through how it's auoin ? time, talk us through how it's ttoin ? , , , time, talk us through how it's auoin ? , , , going? the busiest night i can remember— going? the busiest night i can remember in _ going? the busiest night i can remember in westminster, i going? the busiest night i can| remember in westminster, but despite everything people have been put through, serenity rains, people queueing for at least hours in the main queue, at one point proceedings were paused for 45 minutes, adding to the test of stamina here, quite frankly. at the same time we witnessed a rehearsal for the monday funeral taking place right in the heart of parliament square, the pageantry was there, the music, the band, police on horses,

even a collection or a row verse of collection from inside the palace of westminster. but everyone you speak to has the same message, no matter how long they have queued for and what they have gone through once they have entered westminster hall they forget all about it and it was all worth it. all about it and it was all worth it— all about it and it was all worth it. �* , . , worth it. an extremely busy ni . ht as worth it. an extremely busy night as you _ worth it. an extremely busy night as you say _ worth it. an extremely busy night as you say in - worth it. an extremely busy night as you say in the - worth it. an extremely busy. night as you say in the queue is getting longer and longer, i understand it is something like three miles long now, and they anticipate it could go a lot further than that. logistically, something to manage in london, isn't it? that's right, a huge amount of people behind this effort to keep this going smoothly, and the message we get from standing outside westminster hall from people coming outside as it is worth it. we had incredible stories all night long of people, friends we have met at the wedding of william and kate, one lovely lady who lives in america and one lovely lady in uk thought this was the

time for the red union to take place, the chinese students who last saw the queen on the balcony who came to westminster hall who say what they have seen is unreal and children speu seen is unreal and children spell by by the queen, all of the stories coming together a painting a picture of people so touched and moved when they actually get to the coffin of the queen they don't know whether to bow or curtsy or make the sign of the cross or just below the queen acres but everybody with their own reaction and what they said was an incredibly silent but incredibly emotional experience once they pass the coffin of the queen. i once they pass the coffin of the queen-— once they pass the coffin of the queen. i must say it was streamed — the queen. i must say it was streamed live, _ the queen. i must say it was streamed live, westminster| streamed live, westminster hall, you can all watch it, also for viewers who would like to watch this, you can get to the live streaming on our homepage our website, but it is something to watch, isn't it, and it's amazing how you get drawn in, adjusting people and how they are paying their

respects, having stood for hours on end in a queue in london. the weather is on your side at the moment? it’s side at the moment? it's caettin side at the moment? it's getting a _ side at the moment? it's getting a little _ side at the moment? it's getting a little bit - side at the moment? it�*s getting a little bit chilly now here, we hope the sun will break through but it hasn't been raining over the past few hours and people are in a very good mood, become rather read all the way along the south bank is really rather impressive, it is a very british thing as is the queueing going on at the moment. —— camaraderie. the scene inside westminster hall on the way this has been run is very, very impressive indeed. thank you, mark we will speak to you later on in the programme. these have the live pictures from westminster hall where queen elizabeth ii is lying in state, you can see the line of mourners who have patiently waited to have their moment to say their final good by, to the queen. and of course they were allowed in from 5pm

yesterday, wednesday, when the public were allowed to file past the queen's often. so that's the situation in westminster hall now. —— queen's often. gibraltar or 'the rock�* as it's known — is a three—mile long peninsula, at the southern tip of spain with a population of 30,000 people. the self—governing, british overseas territory proclaimed charles iii as its new king earlier this week. our europe correspondent, jessica parker, asked some of the residents about their memories of the monarchy. striding out as a young queen, elizabeth ii first and last visit to gibraltar. well remembered, even today. came here in 1954- — remembered, even today. came here in 1954. i— remembered, even today. came here in 1954. i was _ remembered, even today. came here in 1954. i wasjust - remembered, even today. came here in 1954. i wasjust two - here in 1954. i was just two years old. here in 1954. i was 'ust two years out here in 1954. iwas 'ust two earsold. , ,, , years old. these sisters born and bred _ years old. these sisters born and bred in _ years old. these sisters born and bred in gibraltar - years old. these sisters born and bred in gibraltar ci - years old. these sisters born

and bred in gibraltar ci type. j and bred in gibraltar ci type. we have always been considering ourselves british citizens. we are proud to be under the queen. now under the king. abs, queen. now underthe king. a gun salute for the proclamation of the new king, on the horizon, spain which has long—standing claims to the rock. as the reason the late queen never return because of the tension with spain? without ruestion, the tension with spain? without question. the — the tension with spain? without question, the tensions - the tension with spain? without question, the tensions with - question, the tensions with spain have been with us since 1713 but i suspect and hope in child's in the queen consort will come here at some stage in the future. will come here at some stage in the future-— the future. -- the king. some spaniards _ the future. -- the king. some spaniards see _ the future. -- the king. some spaniards see this _ the future. -- the king. some spaniards see this as - the future. -- the king. some spaniards see this as a - spaniards see this as a colonial vestige but twice the 60s people voted to remain under uk sovereignty, few hardened by memories about when tensions with spain have fled. david served on the road

gibraltar regiment, a poppy now runs with his partner adorned with his love the late queen. it was always with us and she was part of our life. part of our life. as i say i swore to serve her and i did.- serve her and i did. over there, serve her and i did. over there. is— serve her and i did. over there, is spain _ serve her and i did. over there, is spain but - serve her and i did. over there, is spain but here | there, is spain but here gibraltar and talk about how they saw the late queen as a symbol almost an embodiment of their choice to remain in britain, overthe their choice to remain in britain, over the years she acted as a source of reassurance and that now they are looking to the new king. charles then a prince came here with his mother in 1954 where they met gibraltar�*s famous monkeys, still here today, they watch on the rock is a new era begins. jessica parker, bbc news.

the solomon islands is one of 11 pacific countries, including australia and new zealand, that are part of the commonwealth, and one ofjust a handful that still have the british monarch as head of state. after the solomon islands pursued its independence in the 19705, the queen knighted the country's first prime minister, peter kenilorea. his son, peter kenilorea jr, a current member of parliament, was 10 at the time and he joins me to share his memories of that special day. we are joined by mr kenilorea in honiara, the capital of the solomon islands. a warm welcome to the programme. of course your father met the queen on several occasions and prince philip. talk us through your memories of her? mr; talk us through your memories ofher? g, ., ., , of her? my personal memories were around — of her? my personal memories were around 1982 _ of her? my personal memories were around 1982 when - of her? my personal memories were around 1982 when she i of her? my personal memories| were around 1982 when she was in solomon islands in the capital of honiara and having

my late father as a night, so it was a particularly strong memory, learning how to power properly and having to look for shoes. we had to run around a little island trying to find the proper shoes for me. i remember that but then meeting the queen was a huge memory for me and meeting her and my sister who was there and the question was because my mother was not able to accompany my father. she was in hospital, having just delivered our sister. so she was not able to make it hence us stepping in for my mother but they were asking about how big my sister was and i said, "perhaps the size." that got a lot of love out of her late majesty and prince philip. it out of her late ma'esty and prince philip._ prince philip. it is such a lovely memory. - prince philip. it is such a lovely memory. and - prince philip. it is such a lovely memory. and for| prince philip. it is such a i lovely memory. and for the solomon islands, how important was the queen in terms of the

figurehead of the royalfamily? very, very important. i would say particularly so with the older generation here in solomon islands. i remember going to the villages when i was little and seeing her porch at in a thatched house is as people really, really revered the queen. of course, the older generation is starting to also leave us and i have noticed that perhaps the reverence to the queen has not been as strong as it had been for the older generation, the one previously for us.- older generation, the one previously for us. so, going forward. — previously for us. so, going forward, many _ previously for us. so, going forward, many countries i previously for us. so, going i forward, many countries within the commonwealth are rethinking about the future under the leadership of king charles iii. your thoughts in the solomon islands? ., , . , islands? for us as well there is always _ islands? for us as well there is always this _ islands? for us as well there is always this conversation i is always this conversation about moving to a federal system and a republic in that sense as well, so that is always a conversation that we

have had here in at the solomons but some of us are still a feeling that if there is room for their symbolic continuity as head of state from her majesty and her heir�*s. at this time we are a young democracy. we are finding a way going forward and i think there is still a good part that there is still a good part that the british monarchy can even play in our constitutional monarchy that we currently have now. so, i monarchy that we currently have now. so, lam one monarchy that we currently have now. so, i am one of those perhaps the ec is a royalist here in solomon islands and i think at least currently we still have a place for a symbolic head of state in the royal family and now king charles iii. he got a lot of support last time he was here about three years ago, just before covid in 2019 towards the end of the year, and he had a lot of love from solomon islands especially when he read his full statements and remarks in our local pidgin english,

which are really endeared himself to the public at that time and continues to be so and there is a huge, huge affection for the prince of wales now, prince william, here in the solomons as well, and we still lay claim to what we see is perhaps, prince george was conceived here, in the solomon islands when he did visit with princess kate as well. back if you years ago. princess kate as well. back if you years ago-— princess kate as well. back if you years ago. so, as you say, a lot of history _ you years ago. so, as you say, a lot of history and _ you years ago. so, as you say, a lot of history and a _ you years ago. so, as you say, a lot of history and a lot - you years ago. so, as you say, a lot of history and a lot of- a lot of history and a lot of connections. peter kenilorea, thank you for being on the programme. great to hear this perspective from the solomon islands. let's bring you some other news. in particular, up—to—date in what is happening in ukraine. ukrainian forces extend their counter offensive to towns in the eastern donbas region. president zelensky has made a surprise visit

to territory recently freed by his army. in the city of izyum, he vowed to take back all ukrainian territory from the russians but said he did not know when. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has the latest from the kharkiv region in the north east. after months of shattering losses, plenty to smile about. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky came to thank his troops for their stunning advance. everyone wanted a selfie. this was in izyum, a strategic city now free of the russians. he's vowed to drive them out everywhere else. so, it means that we will come. i don't know when, and nobody knows when. but we have plans, so we'll come, because it's our land and it's our people. that's why we'll come. but liberation is still new and,

in some areas, still tense. we managed to reach the village of lyptsi, along a road lined with destruction. the russian border is just a few miles away. the area was only freed on sunday. 75—year—old ivan is coming to see how the enemy lived, how they made themselves at home in a makeshift base. getting a glimpse of theirfitness equipment and the washing they left behind. he says the russians could come back, and he's weighed down by worries. translation: i'm worried about everything. notjust people, but animals and birds, and the soil which was shelled.

they're destroying everything. it's really painful. it's even hard to breathe. nearby, the spot where the occupiers did target practice. local people say there were russian and chechen forces here. the conditions are pretty squalid. they've left a lot of ammunition boxes behind. some of them even fled without their boots, which were left outside. but over here on the wall, one interesting detail — a single word, which someone has written in broken english. sorry. galina says they should be sorry. her garden used to be carpeted with lilies. now, it's littered with the debris of a russian attack. she tells me the occupiers hid in the trees and fired

day and night. "i'm not the way i was," she says. "i haven't recovered. "they haven't broken me, but i am lost deep down "in my soul." now, somehow, galina and her neighbours must rebuild. but the trauma of occupation is writ large here. orla guerin, bbc news, lyptsi. and some more news dimension with regards to ukraine. president volodymyr zelensky has been involved in a car accident. a passenger car collided with the presidential vehicle and his escort in kyiv. the president was uninjured although the driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital. the swedish prime minister has announced she will stand down

after her centre—left coalition was narrowly edged out by a bloc of right—wing parties in the country's election. magdalena andersson's party, the social democrats, still remains the largest party with 30% of the vote, but the coalition she leads has now fallen short of an overall majority. the far—right sweden democrats are the largest party in the winning bloc, but its leader won't be prime minister — as our reporter in stockholm, maddy savage, explains. as things stand, we think it is going to be the leader of a centre—right party called the moderates called olav christensen. he is ahead of iii largest party here in sweden and that is because the party that came in a second, the nationalist, anti—immigration sweden democrats do not have the support of other parties in the support of other parties in the block for their leader to take over so christensen is the

most obvious choice. he now has to go into negotiations with the nationalist, talk to them about what kind of role they might have, whether that would be formally in government or in some kind of supporting role, and then he has got the other smaller, right—wing parties to agree to whatever that is so we are still not at the end of this electoral process yet but he has posted a video online. he says he is already working to set up the next government, but i think really for today it is a big mood change in sweden. there are people saying this is a devastating blow to social democracy. there are people celebrating and saying they are absolutely delighted and that tells you a lot about how divided the swedes are but we have still got something to unravel in the coming days, how powerful a role the nationalistic sweden democrats will have in their next four—year mandate of the next government is still a little bit unclear.— bit unclear. moeti savage there.

fighting has continued between armenia and azerbaijan. the armenian prime minister says 105 armenian soldiers have died in two days of clashes with azeri troops, in the worst flare—up of hostilities in two years. this despite a truce mediated by russia. armenia accused the azeris of breaking the ceasefire, and using heavy weaponry against civilian and military targets. azerbaijan said the renewed fighting had started with artillery attacks on its positions. the us state department spokesman, ned price, spoke about the situation in washington. the situation continues to be very concerning. we are deeply concerned about continued attacks along the armenia— by shannon border. we have seen continued attacks for a second straight day. we are particularly disturbed by continued reports of civilians being harmed inside armenia. secretary of lincoln, the ambassador, assistant secretary and others in her bureau have

had number of conversations including with armenia and azerbaijan but with other concerned stakeholders and partners. the bbc�*s rayhan demytrie is monitoring developments from tbilisi in georgia. she explains more about why this is happening. armenia and azerbaijan, they have been in this long, protracted conflict over the territory which is inside azerbaijan, within the internationally recognised borders but it is in grave populated by ethnic armenians so it is the core of the problem between these two countries. what we have seen todayis countries. what we have seen today is a statement by the prime minister of armenia. he addressed the parliament and he said that a result of these two days of fighting with azerbaijan, azerbaijan now occupied ten square kilometres

of the armenian territory. he said it was in addition to 40 square kilometres which azerbaijan occupied in may last year. right now, there are hundreds and hundreds of people that are gathering in the downtown outside the prime minister's residence and demanding his resignation. this is in response to this speech that he made in parliament and what he said was that if azerbaijan recognises armenia's territory and will withdraw its troops to its original position is then armenia will be ready to do the same. he said that armenia wanted to reach an agreement with azerbaijan, and the reason why people are angry and they are protesting now in yerevan is because they are interpreting these words as perhaps the prime minister's

most explicit hint so far that armenia may be ready to cede control over nagorno—karabakh. control over nagorno—kara bakh. lets it control over nagorno—karabakh. lets it bring you some other news now. the r&b singer r kelly has been found guilty on multiple child pornography charges after a trial in the us city of chicago, but he was acquitted of attempting to obstruct an earlier investigation into his actions. a federal jury returned the verdict after hearing evidence during a trial lasting more than four weeks. the evidence at the trial in this case it revealed reprehensible conduct that mr kelly engaged in a sex acts with multiple girls under the age of 18, and he recorded some of those sex acts on video. the first of three counts on the indictment, each of the child pornography production counts of facing a series of 10—20 years and on the enticement because he is facing 0—10 years of imprisonment so overall he

is facing a prison sentence of 10-90 is facing a prison sentence of 10—90 years imprisonment. the polish parliament has passed a resolution urging germany to acknowledge its historical and financial responsibilities for the losses poland suffered under german occupation during the second world war. germany has repeatedly said it views the reparations issue closed, citing a 1953 announcement by the then communist authorities in poland renouncing all claims to reparations. classmates of the murdered schoolgirl olivia pratt—korbel will remember her today as the nine—year—old's funeral takes place in liverpool. olivia was killed last month when a gunman fired into her home while chasing another man. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has called for cuts to electricity use across the eu and windfall taxes on energy firms to tackle high prices. the proposals would see member states cutting electricity

consumption at peak hours by at least 5%. and around 140 billion euros would be raised from taxes on the energy sector to support families and businesses this companies are making revenues they have never accounted for, they never even dreamt of. and don't get me wrong in our social market economy, profits are ok, they are good. but, in these times, it is wrong to receive extraordinary record revenues, and profits, benefiting from war and on the back of other consumers. in these times profits must be shared and sent to those who need it most. —— channelled.

to those who need it most. -- channelled.— channelled. they have transferred _ channelled. they have transferred their - channelled. they have i transferred their shares channelled. they have - transferred their shares into a trust to ensure future earnings are used to fight climate change, the owners of patagonia. the founder of the company 50 years ago wrote on the company website that the earth is now the firm's soul shareholder. well, let's return now to our top story — this is the live stream of westminster hall where mourners are slowly passing the coffin of queen elizabeth ii, saying their final goodbyes. of queen elizabeth ii, saying theirfinal goodbyes. she is their final goodbyes. she is lying theirfinal goodbyes. she is lying in state now, and will do so until 630 on monday morning, which is the day of her state funeral. let's talk to mark lobel he is in westminster and he has been there through the night, you have been talking to all sorts of people who have

been given what has the atmosphere been like? is a new day dawns _ atmosphere been like? is a new day dawns near _ atmosphere been like? is a new day dawns near westminster i day dawns near westminster people continue to shuffle along beside me stop i want to bring you a chat i had with one individual i had a bit earlier. he said this was the best day of his life, it talked about the camaraderie in the queue, you also talked about the fact that it's a bit like an airport here, is the best analogy with huge airport style security most importantly he talked about his personal connections. i he talked about his personal connections.— connections. i stood in front of her and — connections. i stood in front of her and l _ connections. i stood in front of her and i saluted - connections. i stood in front of her and i saluted i - connections. i stood in front of her and i saluted i was i connections. i stood in front of her and i saluted i was a l of her and i saluted i was a colonel— of her and i saluted i was a colonel for the british army i am here _ colonel for the british army i am here for one reason to serve her and — am here for one reason to serve her and i— am here for one reason to serve her and i was lucky enough to be awarded one of my medals and she put— be awarded one of my medals and she put this personally around my neck _ she put this personally around my neck. she put it round my neck— my neck. she put it round my neck 20 — my neck. she put it round my neck 20 years ago.— my neck. she put it round my neck 20 years ago. why did you receive that? _ neck 20 years ago. why did you

receive that? i _ neck 20 years ago. why did you receive that? i helped - neck 20 years ago. why did you receive that? i helped raise - receive that? i helped raise $75 million _ receive that? i helped raise $75 million for _ receive that? i helped raise $75 million for the - receive that? i helped raise $75 million for the duke i receive that? i helped raise $75 million for the duke of| $75 million for the duke of edinburgh board, she decides who gets the victorian order it's a — who gets the victorian order it's a huge honour and i had to say goodbye, and i have said that — say goodbye, and i have said that. ., ,, ., that. you met the queen on other occasions? _ that. you met the queen on other occasions? i _ that. you met the queen on other occasions? i met - that. you met the queen on other occasions? i met her. that. you met the queen on - other occasions? i met her when i was chairman — other occasions? i met her when i was chairman of— other occasions? i met her when i was chairman of arts _ other occasions? i met her when i was chairman of arts in - i was chairman of arts in business _ i was chairman of arts in business-— i was chairman of arts in business. . ~ i was chairman of arts in business. ~ . , ~ ., business. what was she like for eo - le business. what was she like for people who _ business. what was she like for people who haven't _ business. what was she like for people who haven't met - business. what was she like for people who haven't met her? i | people who haven't met her? i didn't have long conversations with— didn't have long conversations with her— didn't have long conversations with her i_ didn't have long conversations with her i don't want to exaggerate that, but you did feel an — exaggerate that, but you did feel an intense, she knew about the duke — feel an intense, she knew about the duke of edinburgh and what i had _ the duke of edinburgh and what i had done and we had a good conversation, it was the charity _ conversation, it was the charity of her husband and she had warmth and understanding and compassion, and i got that in a couple _ and compassion, and i got that in a couple of minutes. now the baton passes — in a couple of minutes. now the baton passes to _ in a couple of minutes. now the baton passes to her _ in a couple of minutes. now the baton passes to her son, - in a couple of minutes. now the baton passes to her son, king i baton passes to her son, king charles iii, how do you rate how he started hisjob, and how do you think he will continue?

i have worked with king charles when _ i have worked with king charles when he — i have worked with king charles when he was prince of wales for many— when he was prince of wales for many years and many charities i have _ many years and many charities i have been— many years and many charities i have been involved in, he is formidable, he went into sustainability, he started absolutely brilliantly, i think he will — absolutely brilliantly, i think he will be a brilliant king and anybody _ he will be a brilliant king and anybody who doesn't think so is misguided, he is an amazing man not the _ misguided, he is an amazing man not the same as his mother, king — not the same as his mother, king charles will be a great monarch. king charles will be a great monarch-— king charles will be a great monarch. ., ., monarch. you say you have never experienced _ monarch. you say you have never experienced anything _ monarch. you say you have never experienced anything like - monarch. you say you have never experienced anything like the - experienced anything like the stay in your life, the whole week has been quite surreal these two the week has been. the book has been surreal walking _ the book has been surreal walking with all those companions and going into that space _ companions and going into that space and — companions and going into that space and coming from security with all— space and coming from security with all the police going into your— with all the police going into your bags and suddenly you are in a kind — your bags and suddenly you are in a kind of— your bags and suddenly you are in a kind of heaven is the only way— in a kind of heaven is the only way to— in a kind of heaven is the only way to describe it, if you like you — way to describe it, if you like you are — way to describe it, if you like you are in _ way to describe it, if you like you are in heaven and people were — you are in heaven and people were crying and i supported somebody and i went outside to take in— somebody and i went outside to

take in the memory of it immediately into my phone. and ou have immediately into my phone. and you have had _ immediately into my phone. sinsc you have had quite a journey to get here? i you have had quite a 'ourney to net here? .., you have had quite a 'ourney to net here? .. ., you have had quite a 'ourney to get newest get here? i came from exmoor and it was _ get here? i came from exmoor and it was worth _ get here? i came from exmoor and it was worth every - get here? i came from exmoor and it was worth every step. i and it was worth every step. i'm sorry. _ and it was worth every step. i'm sorry, i'm getting a bit emotional, my family is watching and my wife is watching and my wife is watching at home, we have come together— watching at home, we have come together as a nation this is a moment— together as a nation this is a moment it will never be repeated, from a woman who is irreplaceable in some senses we are so— irreplaceable in some senses we are so lucky to have had her as i would — are so lucky to have had her as i would queen for so long. i i would queen for so long. hope i would queen for so long. i hope robin got safely back and is nice and warm at home now. you got the sense is buzzing and this is a deeply solemn occasion you get the feeling when they've had the chance to have that one—on—one with the queen to say what they want to directly to her, come away with a bounce in their step, it is quite a moment for people you can people who are young or old to have come from near and far.

sally? we will see you again later on on the bbc. now let's return to the war in ukraine. there are still questions as to how russia and president putin will respond to the latest developments in ukraine. ina in a short space of time ukraine has regained territory occupied by the russians. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has more from moscow. problems? what problems? in the kremlin today, president putin was celebrating. not military success, but the centenary of the russian sanitary service. with awards for doctors and scientists who battled the coronavirus virus. "infections. " "bacteria are our invisible enemy," he said. it was the closest he came to talking about war. a different tone on state tv,

after russia's retreat from north—east ukraine. this pro—moscow rebel commander admitted that ukrainian forces are dominant. and he used the word that is taboo in russia for what is happening here. "this is a war," he said. suddenly, we are seeing direct public criticism of mr putin. these statements are from town councillors in moscow, in st petersburg. they are calling for vladimir putin to leave power. councillor nikolayev has this message for the president. obviously, he wants to stay in our history, but the best way to stay in our history is to resign now. but in russia, councillors have little power, compared to the kremlin. despite setbacks in ukraine, president putin still seems supremely confident. he is confident enough, for example, to leave the country.

vladimir putin is going ahead with a visit to uzbekistan. at a regional summit there, he will meet the leaders of china, india, pakistan, iran and turkey. the kremlin leader is keen to show that western sanctions have failed to isolate russia on the world's stage. back home, russia's security service is spy hunting. arresting individuals it claims have been passing secrets to ukraine. but the key question now concerns the russian elite. would it stay loyal to russia's president? i think that there are a lot of no supporters of putin, but they have to imitate obedience, in order to survive inside the system, but in the longer term i think they are, let's say, ready for disobedience. the kremlin pours cold water on claims it has

miscalculated in ukraine. that the president's position has been weakened. there is no sign yet of vladimir putin changing course. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. during her reign, queen elizabeth made nearly 300 state visits — travelling to more than a hundred countries around the world. wherever she went, she attracted large crowds, with many people desperate to see her. the bbc�*s tim altman reports on one memorable trip she made to east africa. if you came to khartoum, a place to stay was the grand hotel. dating back to colonial times, it played host to the great and the good, and there were few greater in the occupant of room 217. the hotel holds memories, _ occupant of room 217. the hotel

holds memories, photos - occupant of room 217. the hotel holds memories, photos and i holds memories, photos and records from all the world's greatest people who visited the country over different periods, most notably queen elizabeth, who visited sudan in 1965. the queen came — who visited sudan in 1965. the queen came to _ who visited sudan in 1965. the queen came to sudan only nine years after the country had gained independence, and huge crowds were there to welcome her. she got to enjoy a spot of camel racing and witnessed a little civil engineering. baucus was a schoolgirl when the queen visited her country, she remembers it as if it was yesterday. she remembers it as if it was yesterday-— she remembers it as if it was esterda . ~ , ., ., yesterday. we were standing and the queen came _ yesterday. we were standing and the queen came she _ yesterday. we were standing and the queen came she was - the queen came she was beautiful beyond compare and driving in an extremely beautiful car and was wearing a dress so bright is like lightning, then her car came close ijumped on it to touch the dress. one of the guards hit me very hard and she called out oh, no and let me look at her dress.

out oh, no and let me look at her dress-— out oh, no and let me look at her dress. , ., ., ., , her dress. the grand hotel has erha -s her dress. the grand hotel has perhaps seen _ her dress. the grand hotel has perhaps seen better _ her dress. the grand hotel has perhaps seen better days, - her dress. the grand hotel has perhaps seen better days, it i perhaps seen better days, it looks a little tired now but there are still reminders of times past, and its most famous guest. through the week we have had a look at how the papers are telling this remarkable interest direct story. with me is our reporter stephanie let us start with the times, which through the week the times had a wraparound page before you get to the meat of the story, there is simply her coffin, her clown and glory is the headline.— coffin, her clown and glory is the headline. another special edition from _ the headline. another special edition from the _ the headline. another special edition from the time - the headline. another special edition from the time leading j edition from the time leading with pageantry around the queen lying in state, if you turn to page two, the souvenir keepsake for readers, the order of service everything that

happened leading to the queen being left lying in state yesterday evening and it takes us through some of the analysis there when the royal family were part of that precision. king charles put on a united front with his sons the rinse of wales and the duke of sussex, the first time we have seen them all together since they travel to balmoral last week. the prince harry went wearing military uniform and it takes us through some of the detail, what gets across is a sentiment of this is now the queen has been left in the care of the nation. which leads us to page three. this is the live stream live stream of all the people we see queueing over the past few days to be able to go to westminster hall and pay their respects, the live stream is showing people walking through, they are allowed to go past the coffin slowly, quite a lot of rules around this, you can see them waiting during the changing of the garden which

happens for the lucky people that managed to hit that time, most people have to keep on walking, there are people stopping, they have been crying and praying and playing respects. and praying and playing respects-— and praying and playing resects. ~ . . , respects. watching it is quite mesmerising, _ respects. watching it is quite mesmerising, i've _ respects. watching it is quite mesmerising, i've got - respects. watching it is quite mesmerising, i've got that i mesmerising, i've got that screen in the corner of the studio and can't help but cast your eye what is happening live right now and westminster hall. the times saying tens of thousands of people expected to tune in? ~ . . tune in? when this first launched _ tune in? when this first launched you _ tune in? when this first launched you can - tune in? when this first launched you can find i tune in? when this first launched you can find it tune in? when this first i launched you can find it on tune in? when this first - launched you can find it on our website when it first launched 20,000 people were tuning in, i've been watching more than i care to admit every time i watch there are 6,000 or 7,000 people watching through the night, it hasn't been without its drama, one of the guards fainted who had been guarding the coffin. ., , the coffin. you can see the live stream _ the coffin. you can see the live stream on _ the coffin. you can see the live stream on our- the coffin. you can see the | live stream on our website, the coffin. you can see the i live stream on our website, if you wish to tune in, do so and

you wish to tune in, do so and you can watch what is happening at westminster hall as it happens. moving on to the front page happens. moving on to the front page of the eye. a wider shot of the interior of westminster hall, the headline is the long goodbye. hall, the headline is the long aoodb e. , ., goodbye. the independent have been focusing _ goodbye. the independent have been focusing on _ goodbye. the independent have been focusing on the _ goodbye. the independent have been focusing on the queen - been focusing on the queen lying in state and gone through some of the details of that the pageantry and royal family attending, on page eight they get into something else, something dealt with slightly over the past few days as we know on monday bank monday a number of public services will be closing, things like gp appointments will be cancelled and this has been divisive for some quarters and what the independent is focusing on his food banks could be closing on monday, prompting concern for some people that it might act the poorest of society. looking at this article _ the poorest of society. looking at this article looks _ the poorest of society. looking at this article looks at - the poorest of society. looking at this article looks at some i at this article looks at some of the key providers around the country when it comes to food banks, one of the statistics

was quite incredible, fair share in yorkshire takes food to hundred 28 other charities, they provided 4.2 million meals a year, the scale of this and right now with the cost of living crisis being a real issue for households across the country these food banks are critical? , . ., �* country these food banks are critical? , .., �* , country these food banks are critical? , �* , ., critical? they couldn't be more needed and — critical? they couldn't be more needed and the _ critical? they couldn't be more needed and the cost _ critical? they couldn't be more needed and the cost of - critical? they couldn't be more needed and the cost of living i needed and the cost of living crisis is ongoing which leads us to the financial times. a story which under other agenda would be in the headlines. this is decreasing slightly. they have gone 39.9%. in the month of august? compared to 10.1 injuly. not a huge reason for celebration. everyone was predicting that inflation would creep up so the fact that it has come down is a huge relief. the article points

out that a month or so ago therefore predictions we would be looking at inflation next year at 15%. subset 18% but now most economists believe we could be around the 9% level but is still one of the highest in g7. �* . we will take what we can get at the moment. let's head over to the moment. let's head over to the tabloids. they have led of the tabloids. they have led of the dynamic between the fab four as we once knew them, the prince and princess of wales and the duke and duchess of sussex and they have been seen together for the first time since windsor, looking at the tribute and the flowers there. they have been seen together as the cleaner was laid in state and the star have got across that and said, "ponder brothers." they said, "william and harry united in a tribute."

they have done an analysis of how they have reacted during that service and they are referring to it as a truce between the four of them. and referring to it as a truce between the four of them. and a lot has been _ between the four of them. and a lot has been said _ between the four of them. and a lot has been said about - between the four of them. and a lot has been said about this - lot has been said about this since the date when the four of them were greeting mourners in windsor which was lovely to see, and this is one of the good things that many are saying is coming out of this. huge historic event, that these brothers are perhaps becoming closer again and there are some reconciliation between them all? . . , reconciliation between them all? . , , reconciliation between them all? , , all? undeniably there has been this rumour _ all? undeniably there has been this rumour of _ all? undeniably there has been this rumour of the _ all? undeniably there has been this rumour of the tension, - all? undeniably there has been this rumour of the tension, has are they? none have been proven that they have all come together for this occasion and they are doing all of the major public things together. you wanted to _ public things together. you wanted to look _ public things together. you wanted to look at - public things together. you wanted to look at the - public things together. you wanted to look at the daily mail. the front—page — she lies at peace as people did solomon farewells. many, many images of the coffin itself. and farewells. many, many images of the coffin itself.— the coffin itself. and special edition and _ the coffin itself. and special edition and of _ the coffin itself. and special edition and of all _ the coffin itself. and special edition and of all of - the coffin itself. and special edition and of all of them i the coffin itself. and special edition and of all of them it| edition and of all of them it is a visual feast. what the

daily mail have done is put together images from when the queen was laid to rest in state and they have got the boils altogether here. if you look over the pages, four and five. they have gone through all the major part of that service and you can see all the main memories of the royal family there as they have left the queen's coffin in westminster hall. . . queen's coffin in westminster hall. , ., ., hall. this image i thought was fascinating _ hall. this image i thought was fascinating because _ hall. this image i thought was fascinating because i - hall. this image i thought was fascinating because i was - fascinating because i was watching this live on at the bbc as it was happening, and that this was an angle we could not see. so, the papers bring out, daubert, all of the different angles that you do not see when you are watching on television.— on television. they do absolutely _ on television. they do absolutely and - on television. they do absolutely and that i on television. they do absolutely and that is| on television. they do - absolutely and that is why these are so popular. people can keep them and they have got these memories with them forever and they have got all of the angles that take you right into the action so that is a good one this morning. abs, is a good one this morning. a visual feast from the daily mail. and then we do the guardian. the remark onto the guardian. the remark onto the guardian. we love the story. basically, there was a play about the queen and it was

about the queen and it was about her relationship with margaret thatcher. that was due to start last week. when the news was announced they cancelled it initially and then the people decided let's go ahead anyway and we willjust see just see what happens and see just see what happens and see how it is received and what they found it this week is it was received very well by the people attending. they got amazing feedback and the lead, marion bailey, she said, "i will challenge the queen and she would have just got along with it." it is about the relationship between the queen and margaret thatcher. she was and margaret thatcher. she was a ministerfor11 and margaret thatcher. she was a minister for 11 years so they would have met every single before the check for 11 years and it is interesting what people say about their relationship, but there is a bitter rivalry. they were the same age. margaret thatcher six was older than the queen. two female leaders at a time when they were very few women in power. it is an interesting

story to tell, isn't it? this play does just that.- story to tell, isn't it? this play does just that. play does 'ust that. the people who play doesjust that. the people who voted _ play doesjust that. the people who voted have _ play doesjust that. the people who voted have said _ play doesjust that. the people who voted have said that - play doesjust that. the people who voted have said that if - who voted have said that if anything the queen comes across as the goodie, if you will, in this piece. as the goodie, if you will, in this piece-— as the goodie, if you will, in this iece. ~., , , this piece. more interestingly, she comes _ this piece. more interestingly, she comes across _ this piece. more interestingly, she comes across as _ this piece. more interestingly, she comes across as more - this piece. more interestingly, | she comes across as more sort of socialist rows margaret thatcher was pushing through a huge reform and changes as we all know from our history of her leadership as prime minister. so, the papers, feast today, as you say. so many beautiful images and memories to be kept. front page of the guardian looks at king charles iii, solemnly looking as he — a very important moment for him and he has got a day to relax today, hasn't he? he and he has got a day to relax today, hasn't he?— today, hasn't he? he has indeed- _ today, hasn't he? he has indeed. king _ today, hasn't he? he has indeed. king charles - today, hasn't he? he has indeed. king charles has| today, hasn't he? he has - indeed. king charles has been up and down the country. he has travelled 1400 miles since the news of his mother was announced and it has been announced and it has been announced that he will have a day off tomorrow. he will not do any public duties.- do any public duties. today. toda . do any public duties. today.

today- lt — do any public duties. today. today- it is _ do any public duties. today. today. it is the _ do any public duties. today. today. it is the morning. i. today. it is the morning. i have been here all night. today. it is the morning. i. have been here all night. you have been here all night. you have done — have been here all night. you have done a _ have been here all night. you have done a brilliant - have been here all night. gm. have done a brilliantjob. have been here all night. you have done a brilliant job. i i have done a brilliantjob. i get a rest. let's talk about those who have played the queen over time. those who have played the queen overtime. imagine those who have played the queen over time. imagine that. few people studied her majesty as closely as the actors who portrayed her on stage and screen. to play the most famous woman in the world was often a daunting experience. our arts correspondent rebecca jones has been listening to what some of those actors had to say. the many faces of the monarch as the trade on screen but for each of the actresses who have played elizabeth ii the challenge has been the same, capturing the spirit of a woman famous for giving so little away. dame helen mirren won an oscarfor her role away. dame helen mirren won an oscar for her role in queen elizabeth ii in the queen. i watch the documentary is that the rest of us have watched but i watch them in a particular way, seeing little moments. there is a wonderful moment that i wasjust

there is a wonderful moment that i was just watching recently. she is at balmoral presenting an award and one of the caper tosses has said something that really makes you laugh and she just does this wonderful gesture. she rocks right back on her heels, right back. brings her arms forward, enjoying the moment, kind of way. it isjust little moments like that, you see.— like that, you see. the clues are in the — like that, you see. the clues are in the gestures - like that, you see. the clues are in the gestures and - like that, you see. the clues are in the gestures and the i are in the gestures and the voice too. clairvoyant played at the younger elizabeth in the first two series of the crown. it is not as easy as it looks. that is exactly what the king said — that is exactly what the king said. , ., . that is exactly what the king said. , , , said. the board because she did in the speeches _ said. the board because she did in the speeches she _ said. the board because she did in the speeches she did - said. the board because she did in the speeches she did at - said. the board because she did in the speeches she did at the i in the speeches she did at the time, hervoice in the speeches she did at the time, her voice was very high. i am proud to have inspected you today, in this, the year of my coronation.— my coronation. and i think it would have _

my coronation. and i think it would have been _ my coronation. and i think it would have been too - my coronation. and i think it would have been too much i my coronation. and i think it| would have been too much to my coronation. and i think it - would have been too much to go in and that's direction because we never wanted it to be a caricature or a kind of impression.— caricature or a kind of imression, . . caricature or a kind of imression, , , ., impression. just remember who ou are impression. just remember who you are standing _ impression. just remember who you are standing in _ impression. just remember who you are standing in for - impression. just remember who you are standing in for when i i you are standing in for when i am gone. my characterless sister, your queen. the am gone. my characterless sister, your queen. the role of the queen _ sister, your queen. the role of the queen in _ sister, your queen. the role of the queen in the _ sister, your queen. the role of the queen in the ground - sister, your queen. the role of the queen in the ground pasta | the queen in the ground pasta to olivia colman. ih the queen in the ground pasta to olivia colman.— to olivia colman. in faith, in truth, i to olivia colman. in faith, in truth. i will _ to olivia colman. in faith, in truth, i will be _ to olivia colman. in faith, in truth, i will be on _ to olivia colman. in faith, in truth, i will be on tv. - to olivia colman. in faith, in truth, i will be on tv. i - truth, i will be on tv. i before her, interpreting elizabeth ii is group ability met a lot of guesswork. she has to be strong- — met a lot of guesswork. she has to be strong. she _ met a lot of guesswork. she has to be strong. she is _ met a lot of guesswork. she has to be strong. she is a _ met a lot of guesswork. she has to be strong. she is a rock - met a lot of guesswork. she has to be strong. she is a rock for i to be strong. she is a rock for the nation _ to be strong. she is a rock for the nation so you never see what — the nation so you never see what she _ the nation so you never see what she is thinking. it is eternally fascinating. many actresses _ eternally fascinating. many actresses may _ eternally fascinating. many actresses may have - eternally fascinating. many l actresses may have betrayed elizabeth ii on the film and television but the starring role in the life of the nation was always played by the queen herself. rebecca jones, bbc

news. let's show you victoria gardens right now as people continue to queue. the queue is at the moment said to be almost three miles long, going back to august london bridge. people are not deterred from queueing. as mark said, the weather has been on our side so far. no rain. it is getting cold but you can see the queue is moving quickly and it is long and it does take hours so westminster hall is now you can see that those who have got into westminster hall, they are having their moments. they have awaited hours and hours. as you can see, some of them are choosing to power. they are just bowing their heads, just taking that moment to say goodbye to queen elizabeth ii who is lying in state. you are with bbc news.

hello there. wednesday was a fine day for most of us and of course, those who started to queue to see the queen lying in state, there were some clearer skies later in the evening across the capital. for many, though, clearer skies into thursday morning means it could turn quite chilly, especially across scotland, the far north—east of england. a bit of cloud across eastern areas of england and overnight temperatures generally speaking staying in double figures across the south. but as i mention, to the north, two or three degrees in the north—east of scotland. but then, during thursday, for most, it's going to be a dry day, the cloud across eastern parts may produce the odd shower towards east anglia and the south—east of england. showers also for northern ireland and across scotland being brought on in a rather brisk north—easterly wind. temperatures here lower again, 11 or 12 celsius, and a fresher day for england and wales, compared to wednesday, but still, in that september sunshine, it should feel pleasant enough. but it will turn cooler

still as we get to the end of the week. look at those blues there from the arctic, that air mass coming further south across the uk. high pressure to the west, low to the east — that's why you've got that northerly wind. it means that for early friday, temperatures for many of us could well be in single figures, the first proper chill of the autumn. now, with a rather strong north to north—westerly wind, we'll see showers coming in along the north sea coast towards east anglia. drierfurther west — again, there will be some sunshine and lighter winds, and that's where you'll find the highest temperatures, south wales, south—west england, 19 degrees, but look at those temperatures down the eastern coast of scotland and in eastern england, 12—14 celsius. and, of course, the focus is for london, if you are coming to the capital over the next few days, it is at least looking dry with some sunshine, 15 or 16 celsius. but it's overnight that you might want to be prepared for because those temperatures will be dropping down over the weekend, as we mentioned earlier, into single figures. but for the weekend, high pressure is still there. the winds will slowly ease off

across the north sea, so still a few showers perhaps at times, but as that high pressure moves in further, we'll see those winds just easing off slightly, so dry with some sunny spells for many into the bank holiday monday and the queen's state funeral with temperatures around about 15—17 celsius.

thousands of people queue through the night to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii, as she lies in state in westminster hall. the queue is currently 2 miles long stretching down along the river thames. this is the point people are emerging from westminster, having filed past her majesty'scoffin. they tell me of special moments spent by her side.