that a monarch's children have stood vigil in westminster hall. we will be back tomorrow when it will be the queen's grandchildren standing vigil. tonight, as people continue to pay their respects to the queen, we leave you with these images.

tonight, as people continue to pay their respects to the queen, we leave you with these images. you're watching bbc news and our continued coverage of queen elizabeth's lying—in—state. if you've justjoined us, in the past few minutes queen elizabeth's four children, king charles, anne, the princess royal, prince andrew the duke of york and prince edward the earl of wessex have held a vigil around the queen's coffin in westminster hall. these are pictures from the "vigil of the princes" as it's called, with all four royals in ceremonial military uniform accompanying the coffin for 15 minutes. the queen's eight grandchildren are expected to do the same tomorrow. and this is the scene outside the hall. thousands of people are queuing to pay their respects to the queen.

this is the scene outside the hall. thousands of people still waiting to pay their respects to the queen. the wait time is 2a hours. thank you very much. it has to be said that this was perhaps the most striking aspect of the ceremonial here in westminster hall over the last few days as the queens coffin was brought here on wednesday. we have had thousands of people queueing to pay their respects, but the arrival of the king and his sister and his two brothers were undoubtedly something that people are very struck by. as we go inside the hull now, we can see the arrival. the signal, the punctuation provided by the duty officer to signal each stage of the ceremony. remember, these four royals don'tjust stage of the ceremony. remember, these four royals don't just wear

uniforms, they have various roles of their own, eitheras uniforms, they have various roles of their own, either as commanders in chief of respective regiments, or in the case of three of them at least who have actually served in military roles earlier in their lives. whether they have or hadn't, they would still be offices in the british armed forces and they wear their dress uniforms for these most important ceremonial occasion. the four of them marching into the wall and then taking up positions, each corner there. where the cuff is placed. last of all, the king. and appropriately enough, it was king charles who was leading this ceremonial along with his three

siblings. their own children, as you are saying, will repeat this ceremonialfor another then night 15 ceremonial for another then night 15 minutes, and ceremonialfor another then night 15 minutes, and again, the duty officer will use his staff on those wonderful stone flags to send the echoing notes that tells them when the vigil has begun, and when it is due to end. it must have been a very powerful moment for those watching. and among those watching you can see the queen's first cousin. perhaps one of the most senior members of the royal family. as their visual marked they continue to file past the coffin offering their respect, they may not be that mike they feel like they have lost a member of theirfamily, like they like they have lost a member of their family, like they have lost somebody they thought they knew and

somebody they thought they knew and somebody who did that, not least because she had been a presence for those who had been here. just before you came to me, there was an eruption of applause in the queue behind me and the reason was because the standard was lowered under victoria tower behind me to indicate that the king had left at the end of the vigil. earlier, king charles paid his first official visit to wales, coming to the throne last week, bringing to a conclusion his tour of the uk have nations. the king attended a service of prayer and reflection for the queen at for the late queen at llandaff cathedral in cardiff. the king and the queen consort, camilla also visited the senedd, where he responded to a motion of condolence in both english and welsh, reflecting on the queen's love for the nation, and the privilege he felt serving as the prince of wales. large crowds of well—wishers lined the streets with some presenting them with gifts and flowers. our special correspondent

allan little has been watching the day's events. there is something special about this final leg of his tour of the nations. it has the character of a homecoming. his relationship with wales is intimate. as a student, he studied the welsh language and spoke welsh at his investiture as prince of whales in 1969. at his investiture as prince of wales in 1969. many of the people he met today have known him for years. llandaff cathedral was rebuilt after being bombed in the cardiff blitz. it connects us and the royal family to the great shared experience of the second world war. queen elizabeth's visit in 1960 marked the completion of its restoration, characterising the early years of her reign. here, the king and queen consort attended a service of prayer and reflection for her life. he speaks welsh

mark dra keford read from the first book of kings, which includes the verse, and now, 0, my lord, you have made your servant king. welsh was confirmed as an official language here only in 2011. it is strengthening in this age of devolved government. the bilingualism of this service another celebration of the distinctiveness of wales within the uk. as wales gains an even stronger sense of nationhood, and our place within the world, we should still remember that shared traditions count. outside the cathedral, there was another of those moments he has seemed this week to relish most. this is a king who wants to be visible and to engage directly with the people. the future of the union has been at the heart of his first week of his reign. for at every turn, the king has embraced the distinctive traditions by which the nations of his kingdom express their identities.

the biggest danger to the union is arrogance around its continuation. i suspect the monarchy has got perhaps an even greater sensitivity than politicians to this because there is a real sense of understanding that cultural and political heritages of each of the nations is very different. and certainly, the queen reflected that in her remarks when she was opening the national assembly and then the senedd, and i would expect king charles to do the same. and he did. on the floor of the senedd, he replied to a motion of condolence in both languages. through all the years of her reign, the land of wales could not have been closer to my mother's heart. roedd lle arbenig i gymru yn ei chalon. i know she took immense pride in your many great achievements, even as she also felt with you deeply in time of sorrow. it must surely be counted the greatest privilege to belong to a land that could inspire such devotion. i am resolved to honour that selfless example in the spirit of the words by which i have always

tried to live my own life. i serve. cardiff castle, where this first tour of the new king's rain ended, tour of the new king's reign ended, dates from the time of william the conqueror, a reminder in medieval architecture of the lung

continuity is the monarchy continuities the monarchy is rooted in. here, in the afternoon sunshine, the king greeted thousands who had come to see him. it was a relaxed end to an otherwise energetic first week, a week in which it has been easy to forget that the king is also leading his family through a period of intense private sorrow. sorrow upon which the eyes of the world intrude. on monday, he will lay his mother to rest and lead the country in mourning and monarch who had come to embody much of the character of britain itself, it shared history, it shared identity. it's been a hectic few days for the king and queen consort. the new king has spent the first week of his reign hugging lead speak to my colleague who is with mourners who have been paying their respects. d0 with mourners who have been paying their respects-_ their respects. do you think it had us somewhat _ their respects. do you think it had us somewhat different _ their respects. do you think it had us somewhat different feeling - their respects. do you think it had j us somewhat different feeling this evening as a result of their vigil for those of the members of the public who has not defined

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experience?— will stay with you from that experience? just the level of res - ect experience? just the level of respect from _ experience? just the level of respect from everyone - experience? just the level of respect from everyone in - experience? just the level of respect from everyone in the experience? just the level of - respect from everyone in the room and the strength of the king and sibling standing there in front of the public. it was really overwhelming and breathtaking, really. 50 overwhelming and breathtaking, reall _ , ., overwhelming and breathtaking, reall . , ., overwhelming and breathtaking, reall. , ., . really. so strong. those children are so strong. _ really. so strong. those children are so strong. thank _ really. so strong. those children are so strong. thank you - really. so strong. those children are so strong. thank you both i really. so strong. those children l are so strong. thank you both very much forjoining _ are so strong. thank you both very much forjoining us _ are so strong. thank you both very much forjoining us on _ are so strong. thank you both very much forjoining us on bbc- are so strong. thank you both very much forjoining us on bbc news l are so strong. thank you both very i much forjoining us on bbc news and sharing your experience. so many of those who have filed past the queen percent coffin that is lying in state here in westminster hall. seeing the king, too, and seeing the queens of the three children, prince andrew, prince edward, and princess anne. the king's car alongside him, along with other members of the royal family as they brought their vigil to an royal family as they brought their vigilto an end. royal family as they brought their vigil to an end. tomorrow, there will be another similar occasion

where the queen's grandchildren and harry will stand vigil alongside her coffin as well. the lying in state continues and the queue continues tonight, through the night. jonathan, thank you very much. he was at the very end of the palace of westminster where i am standing. he is at the westminster hall end closest to where people are going into the hall or emerging from it having been to pay their respects. jonathan mentioned there that the queen's grandchildren will be paying their respects tomorrow. some of them were there. princess anne's daughter and her husband and their children were in the gallery watching proceedings. along with the duke of kent and various other members of the royal household. the other thing that is striking is that it is all about timing. i was going to say the people in the queue would have been able to follow the vigil, even though they just

have been able to follow the vigil, even though theyjust missed being inside westminster hall is the princess and the princess royal and the king were there. actually, most people were just chatting and talking. it has become a very convivial place to be, the queue, to find the queen and pay respects to her. it's nice all the way past a few landmarks, london bridge, the tate modern, fabulous building south of the park and a cluster of developments and cultural buildings on the south side of the river. then i goes round two at lambeth bridge, which is right next to lambeth palace, the home of the archbishop of canterbury, crosses lambeth bridge and then cup doubles back on itself until they get here at victoria gardens. the large delete max stage at good foot chicane which can take two hours what you're

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