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is the scene in central london. then the prince of wales just visiting, the crowds, you the qb waited to westminster hall, thanking them. a busy time for the royals. king charles iii meeting the new met commissioner. the mayor of london and suella braverman who are in charge of the extraordinary policing operation that will unfold on monday here in central london. let's get the reaction to down there. it is continuing flow of

people. tens of thousands of people still coming here. the wait time thankfully for many people is way lower than it was when we started in the early hours of the morning. then it was something like 25 hours. now thatis it was something like 25 hours. now that is considerably more palatable. obviously getting used to these enormous numbers. it is down to m hours. the people coming through now as they approach the final leg of this whole epicjourney along the thames and across lambeth bridge are seeing thejoin the thames and across lambeth bridge are seeing the join the queue just before midnight. it has been 13 hours for them. five miles of walking, absolutely one of the longest nights of being on their feet many people have endured but they are still optimistic. just a few complaints about sore feet.

let's get an update. endured a long cold night for the chance of a few brief moments. it's quiet, respectful, the atmosphere of reverence punctuated only briefly last night as a man tried to rush the coffin, and was wrestled to the ground. earlier, the late queen's four children, all in uniform, mounted their own vigil. tonight, it will be the turn of her eight grandchildren, very public displays of private grief. haw grandchildren, very public displays of private grief.— of private grief. how humbling is that? got to _ of private grief. how humbling is that? got to see _ of private grief. how humbling is that? got to see the _ of private grief. how humbling is that? got to see the whole - of private grief. how humbling is l that? got to see the whole family, absolutely amazing. _ that? got to see the whole family, absolutely amazing. it _ that? got to see the whole family, absolutely amazing. it was - that? got to see the whole family, absolutely amazing. it was a - that? got to see the whole family, absolutely amazing. it was a very i absolutely amazing. it was a very emotional moment, _ absolutely amazing. it was a very emotional moment, and - absolutely amazing. it was a very emotional moment, and that's i absolutely amazing. it was a very i emotional moment, and that'sjust added _ emotional moment, and that'sjust added to— emotional moment, and that'sjust added to the — emotional moment, and that'sjust added to the whole _ emotional moment, and that'sjust added to the whole afternoon, - added to the whole afternoon, evening — added to the whole afternoon, evening. unbelievable. - added to the whole afternoon, evening. unbelievable. she i added to the whole afternoon, evening. unbelievable.- added to the whole afternoon, evening. unbelievable. she is the only female _ evening. unbelievable. she is the only female we _ evening. unbelievable. she is the only female we have _ evening. unbelievable. she is the only female we have ever - evening. unbelievable. she is the only female we have ever had, i evening. unbelievable. she is the | only female we have ever had, and evening. unbelievable. she is the - only female we have ever had, and we will ever have, on our planet that

is known by everybody in the world, from the smallest island to the largest area on our planet. she is just the only one, our queen, and that to me fills me with, i don't know, just immense pride. find that to me fills me with, i don't know, just immense pride. know, 'ust immense pride. and with each know, just immense pride. and with each passing — know, just immense pride. and with each passing day. — know, just immense pride. and with each passing day, more _ know, just immense pride. and with each passing day, more signs - know, just immense pride. and with each passing day, more signs of- each passing day, more signs of round—the—clock preparations. this was windsor in the early hours of the morning. the house will carry the morning. the house will carry the queen's coffin back to the castle for monday's final ceremonies. at windsor�*s victoria barracks, representatives of all three services getting ready for something they and most of us have not seen before.— not seen before. plenty of preparation _ not seen before. plenty of preparation and _ not seen before. plenty of preparation and planning | not seen before. plenty of. preparation and planning has not seen before. plenty of- preparation and planning has gone into this, clearly, to make sure her late majesty queen elizabeth has the best that we can give her, and everything went exactly to plan, to be honest. apart from the weather

this morning being a bit nippy, it's all good. that this morning being a bit nippy, it's all aood. �* . , �* ., ., all good. at lambeth bridge, a warm welcome for — all good. at lambeth bridge, a warm welcome for the _ all good. at lambeth bridge, a warm welcome for the king _ all good. at lambeth bridge, a warm welcome for the king and _ all good. at lambeth bridge, a warm welcome for the king and his - all good. at lambeth bridge, a warm welcome for the king and his eldestl welcome for the king and his eldest son as the two mingled with those waiting to pay respects to the queen. 3c! waiting to pay respects to the queen. q; i: ., ., waiting to pay respects to the queen. xi: ., ., , queen. 30 hours? you look very good on 30 hours — queen. 30 hours? you look very good on 30 hours. these _ queen. 30 hours? you look very good on 30 hours. these walkabouts - on 30 hours. these walkabouts alread a on 30 hours. these walkabouts already a hallmark _ on 30 hours. these walkabouts already a hallmark of _ on 30 hours. these walkabouts already a hallmark of the - on 30 hours. these walkabouts already a hallmark of the new | already a hallmark of the new king's rain. it is here that he seems to be at most relaxed and happy. —— the new king's reign. back at westminster hall, canada's feminist minsterjustin trudeau was among world leaders paying respects this morning. politicians past and present are all taking their turns. for 70 years, people came to london to see the queen. they are still doing it today. paul adams joins me now.

so many people still coming, still standing for all of those hours. peppered with vips. as you saw there. that visit by king charles and william, the prince of wales, what a boost to the morale of people, a completely unexpected visit out of the blue. there they are arriving in lambeth bridge. probably 300 metres from where we are. not very far. nearly the end lgng walk: ’ lgng palm at long walijo see the point of the long walk. to see the of car get up close. prince william was. thereieggéig him. one woman almost embracing him. one woman

handed a paddington bear. it was ooerpaheiming for those people ooerpaheimihg tor those people who the queue have been standing joined the queue have been standing for 13 hours. what a boost. what a buzz there has been. king has pastas along millbank, just driven pastas along millbank, just by westminster. i huge round of he whizzed past. prince applause as he whizzed past. prince william stayed there for a little bit longer. this is 200 metres from lambeth bridge. that is the snake. the people coming here will have seen possibly sinking 20 turned up. they emerged from

generally very few complaints. people are weary now. no doubt about that. the sunshine is helping. there are few people really helping the, really feeling the tiredness, still hanging on that anticipation of what they get to see when they go in. that is the site. the queen lying in state with the sceptre placed on top of her coffin, draped in the royal standard in the middle. everyone we have spoken to said they almost got a private moment with the queen because they are left to their own devices. people stay an appropriate length of time, pay their respects and carry on. they know how many people are behind them and how much

appetite there is. so many marshals. they will even have a chance to sit down. take a moments side of the queue, they can go back and where they left the queue. the huge numbers of people just visible coming down those stairs to pass by the queen lying in state and the military guard, another thing for them to digests when they walk into this incredible space. the silence in there, the shuffling of people's feet the only sound that every 20 minutes the changing of that military guard around the queen's coffin. it is quite an experience, people know that is the end point of those hours and the queue times, the last update we have had is back down

to 14 last update we have had is back down to 1a hours. a considerable time to be standing around but a lot less bleak then the 25 hours people face when they joined bleak then the 25 hours people face when theyjoined this morning. that has to come to an end. 6:30am on monday, the lying—in—state is open so that has to be a point authority say we are drawing the line, we will not let anyone in, those in the queue need to get through in time for that sixth tem monday deadline. people full of enthusiasm for what they have undertaken in those many hours. back to you. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the northeastern city of izyum.

bodies are being exhumed from a mass grave on the edge of the city, which was recently retaken from russian forces. ukrainian officials say more than 440 people are buried there, and that most are civilians who suffered a violent death. our correspondent hugo bachega in kyiv has more on the war crimes investigation. investigators have returned to this forest outside the city of izyum, where this mass burial site has been found. yesterday, the first bodies were exhumed, and officials say the bodies of civilians have been recovered, some of them had signs that they had been tortured and some others were believed to have died as a result of russian air strikes and shelling. officials say that in one of the graves, they found the bodies of around 20 ukrainian soldiers. last night, president zelensky said the russians had repeated in izyum what they had done in bucha, and i think we all remember the shocking scenes of bodies in mass graves being found in bucha in the early stages of the war. so a long road ahead for investigators as they try to identify the victims

and establish what has happened in izyum, which was one of the cities under russian occupation that has been liberated in the north—east country as part of this ukrainian counteroffensive. the ukrainian foreign minister dmytro kuleba said, the graves found in izyum are proof of horrendous war crimes committed by the russians, and that ukraine needed more weapons to take back territory and save lives. the us presidentjoe biden has warned russia not to use chemical or tactical nuclear weapons in the war in ukraine. speaking during an interview with cbs news, mr biden said such action would "change the face of war unlike anything since world war two". don't, don't, don't. it would change the face of war

unlike anything since world war ii. and the consequences of that would be what? what would the us response be? you think i would tell you if i knew exactly what it would be? of course i'm not going to tell you. it would be consequential, they would become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been, and depending on the extent of what they do, it will determine what the response would be. (tx sot) hundreds of people have reportedly attended the funeral of young iranian woman, who died after being detained by the morality police in tehran. twenty—two—year—old mahsa amini was detained for allegedly violating the islamic republic�*s strict dress code for women. the morality police say ms amini suffered a heart attack and deny reports that she was beaten. the iranian president, ebrahim raisi, has ordered an investigation into the case, which has caused public outrage in iran.

with me is bbc persian's baran abbasi. why was she a listed quiz night her mother said she was observing the rules and winning a hijab. she mother said she was observing the rules and winning a hijab.- rules and winning a hi'ab. she was wearin: a rules and winning a hi'ab. she was wearing a hijab _ rules and winning a hi'ab. she was wearing a hijab and _ rules and winning a hijab. she was wearing a hijab and this _ rules and winning a hijab. she was wearing a hijab and this is - rules and winning a hijab. she was wearing a hijab and this is tv - wearing a hijab and this is tv footage released by the police that shows her wearing a long rope, but the problem is that the morality police in iran seem to be very subjective and decide to arrest women so it does not matter if she was wearing a hijab are not. it depends on the perception at the time whether she was adhering to the rules. they protested against the fact she was wearing hijab but still she was taken into custody and according to eyewitnesses, she was beaten in custody.— beaten in custody. let's talk about that. she

beaten in custody. let's talk about that- she is _ beaten in custody. let's talk about that. she is taking _ beaten in custody. let's talk about that. she is taking to _ beaten in custody. let's talk about that. she is taking to the - beaten in custody. let's talk about| that. she is taking to the detention centre, they say she suffered a sudden heart attack. herfamily centre, they say she suffered a sudden heart attack. her family say she was perfectly healthy, all witnesses say she was beaten up and slipped into a coma.— slipped into a coma. pictures from the hospital— slipped into a coma. pictures from the hospital show _ slipped into a coma. pictures from the hospital show her— slipped into a coma. pictures from the hospital show her years - slipped into a coma. pictures from i the hospital show her years bleeding so there are some doctors online saying it cannotjust happen because someone had a heart attack. family say was perfectly healthy she had no medical history, so it is very hard for the government to prove to people and convince people that she just had a heart attack all of a sudden especially because the previous incidents of the government have proved to be wrong, you know the government, state tv has showed footage, still people have managed

to find inconsistencies in that footage. the footage seems to have been censored. so it is not really clear what happened but eyewitnesses say she was beaten up. this clear what happened but eyewitnesses say she was beaten up.— say she was beaten up. this photo, what is the — say she was beaten up. this photo, what is the reaction _ say she was beaten up. this photo, what is the reaction on _ say she was beaten up. this photo, what is the reaction on the - say she was beaten up. this photo, what is the reaction on the street? | what is the reaction on the street? when she was in hospital there a protest outside and also clashes with the morality police outside of the hospital arresting women. there were clashes outside and she comes from the ethnic kurdish minority from the ethnic kurdish minority from the ethnic kurdish minority from the rest of iran at her home town that had been protests. the kurdish parties have announced a general strike on monday and there are more protests expected. today the governors office in her hometown and there are reports of police

opening fire, people being injured and arrested. it is because of her hometown and when she comes from. it could prove difficult for the government to control. thank you for the update- — turning to india now, where a group of eight cheetahs has been released into the wild 70 years after the world's fastest land animal was declared extinct in the country. the creatures were flown in from namibia in what officials say is the first time that cheetahs have been relocated to a different continent. but critics warn they may struggle to adapt to the indian habitat. 20 years from now, if tremendous action is taken and there is a lot of habitat available that is free from anthropogenic pressures, from free ranging dogs, and there's good grassland habitat, cheetah habitat, then you can ask this question. but for now, there's no reason to believe this will work. there is no scientific backing.

after queen elizabeth ii's state funeral at westminster abbey on monday, her coffin will be transported to st george's chapel at windsor castle, where she shall be laid to rest beside her husband, prince philip. let's go live now to windsor and speak to our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a lot of preparation already under way? a lot of preparation already under wa ? , . , , ., , ~ a lot of preparation already under wa? , , ~ ., a lot of preparation already under wa? , , . way? yes, absolutely. we spoke to an official in the — way? yes, absolutely. we spoke to an official in the last _ way? yes, absolutely. we spoke to an official in the last hour— way? yes, absolutely. we spoke to an official in the last hour or _ way? yes, absolutely. we spoke to an official in the last hour or so _ way? yes, absolutely. we spoke to an official in the last hour or so and - official in the last hour or so and they are expecting in windsor 100,000 people to come to the long walk here. to give you an idea of the position we are, you can see cambridge get behind us. this has been the focal point over the last week or so for people to come and lay flowers as we have been seeing in so many parts of the country. windsor castle of course was the queen's permanent residents over the

last couple of years. but it was a place that was very special to the queen and so many people still coming here today to pay their respects to lay flowers. we have been speaking to people in windsor who work for the queen, new the queen, about their memories and thoughts. this was the day the people of windsor were formally told they had a new monarch. to bless the royal princess elizabeth ii. but the queen's special relationship with this town began before she came to the throne. in wishing you all good evening, i feel that i am speaking to friends and companions. when she was 14, she made herfirst address from windsor castle to children during the second world war. she was involved in other formal

duties from a young age, but it was windsor great park where she found freedom and where her love for the countryside grew. her majesty's left an amazing legacy across the park. - paul sedgwick is a deputy ranger of windsor great park and knew the queen well. i think at that time, _ there was great freedom to ride around on her horse, or her pony, exploring the great expanses - of the park, the ancient trees, the parkland. - in 1952, the queen made her husband, prince philip, park ranger. together, they helped protect and preserve the park. the avenues of trees, _ the reintroduction of the red deer, the expansion of the gardens, - the formal gardens, continues nearly 1,000 years of royal. patronage at windsor.

we know that the queen loved windsor great park. tell us, then, what it was about these gardens that she loved so much? we're in the goldenjubilee garden, at the savill garden, _ which her majesty opened in july 2002~ _ it is one of three main gardens at windsor — i the valley gardens, the savill garden. and frogmore garden. coming out to the gardens, at windsor, during covid, . when her majesty was in residence in the castle, every friday morning we would send a fresh bouquetl of flowers from one of the three gardens, to windsor. castle, for the queen. the queen's legacy is all around the park, and in the town of windsor, too, her presence is felt. from the windsor ladies statue of queen elizabeth with her corgis, to one of two windsor greys, who'd draw carriages on state occasions, from the queen's walkway self—guided tour, taking in the windsor guildhall and its magnificent portraits, to the books of condolence

in the town's churches. at the king george vi centre, opened by the queen in 1958, they remember her last visit five years ago. royalty is, you know, it's special, to everybody throughout the world. and it's been a real honour to have lived here. so it was the queen who made us come to windsor, and we've been happy here through all these years, you know. so thank you, queen! here they feel a sense of pride. their pride is shared in and around this town. sayonara luxton is the former mayor of windsor. what did windsor mean to the queen, and how special was that connection with her?

the queen was the pillar of windsor. for the people of windsor, there was nothing else but the queen. she was the pillar of windsor. she brought the community together, she brought us all together. - we had a meaning. it was so special to have her, - to be here in the borough with her. where else more would - you want to be in the world other than in this area? windsor will be the queen's final resting place. on monday, the world will watch as a state hearse makes its way along the long walk up to the castle, one finaljourney. for people who live in this town, it will be a deeply personal moment, saying goodbye to the queen, who was their neighbour, and part of their community. helena wilkinson, bbc news, windsor. let's just show you the route that the statehouse will take on monday

afternoon. let's give you a view of the historic long walk. you can see the historic long walk. you can see the state has will begin the final journey along the long walk starting about a mile down. you can see the route. make its way slowly towards the castle. it will be a final journey for the queen. in the great park which she very much loved and there will be a committal service in st george's chapel later on st geerge's chapel. later so bets-re service for of st geerge's chapel. later so bets-re royal service for of st geerge's chapel. later so bets-re royal gefire for the of the royal family, where the queen will be buried alongside her ”the 66k? 77 w " the duke of people heading to london have been told to prepare for "unprecedented" demand on public transport as thousands of people travel to the capital to pay their respects to the queen. jayne mccubbin has been to meet some of those making the trip.

thousands of people on the move heading to the capital with one purpose. one last call for- the 12.30 to london! i can't believe it, i've been invited. i'm still in a bit of shock. i was on the way back from ikea on sunday and all of a sudden i get

this call from the cabinet office, in the car, saying that in recognition of my recent award of mbe — because i hadn't been invested yet, didn't go to an investiture — would i like to attend the funeral on the 19th? and ijust can't believe it, to be honest with you. i'm absolutely blown away. in rugby, the richmond family have taken the kids out of school early to drive to london to lay flowers for the queen. you're ready to go, aren't you? this is our rainbow that we made, isn't it, for the queen? yes... willow was quite affected by it. she was very taken with the queen and her handbags and her dresses. you wanted the kids to be a part of this moment? we wanted them to be a part of this, yeah. in rugby, the richmond family have taken the kids out of school early to drive to london to lay flowers for the queen. you're ready to go, aren't you? i'll try not to cry. she was just the great nan of the nation, really. while the richmonds set off by car, ticket sales to london are up across the country. national express say their london

sales are up by 40% this week. have you brought any food? i've got a bottle of water. that's it? yeah. barbara from salford is travelling alone and she is travelling light. how long do you plan on going for, barbara? as long as it takes. show us your bag. this is all she has packed. this is instead of a hotel room in london! yes, it is. she laughs. i think i need to go and see her. i need to walk past. i've been crying for days. never been to london before, so it's a new adventure. - if i didn't make thisjourney, i'd be always wondering - in the back of my mind, i should have gone, - i should have done it. where are we off to today, somewhere nice? to see the queen. ooh, lovely. i need to do it.

for me. there will be grief, but for barbara, the shared experience of heading to the capital promises more — friendship and unity. scotland — and in particular, royal balmoral — held a special significance for the queen. having had the opportunity to pay their respects in person in edinburgh, with the lying in state at st giles' cathedral in edinburgh, people across the country are now preparing to bid a final farewell. connor gillies reports. bagpipes skirl. high in the hills above balmoral, a lone piper�*s lament for a local. a solemn song for a much—missed monarch. she was a big part of the community. we recentlyjust played for her a couple of weeks ago, four, five weeks ago, so it was really a great honour to do that. i think we would probably be the last band that

would have played for her. over the decades, the queen spent many a day, many a summer here at her beloved balmoral castle. a place to relax, a place where it's said she could leave her crown at the gates. and this in 1969, captured in the community, filmed buying prince edward an ice cream with her own money. change, it's all i've got. just as the queen was always part of their lives here in royal deeside, they too are intertwined in this journey on her death. and while the ceremonial crescendo comes in london for the funeral on monday, here, a sober, silent, subtle moment is planned. no pomp, low ceremony, because after all, she, elizabeth ii, was seen here as one of their own. yes, it's a very special place in the village. striking the right tone, important from david, who's lived

here since he was born. this is a very personal occasion. many people have said to me that it almost feels as though they've lost a member of theirfamily, it's that close a connection, and i feel that they probably want to be at home perhaps on monday with their own families, watching the footage of the funeral and maybe reminiscing. having said that, ballater will mark the moment of reflection on sunday evening at 8pm, whether it will be a moment's silence here outside the church, and hopefully the people in the village will have the opportunity to come and stand with us and remember the queen at that very poignant moment. down the coast in the aberdeenshire fishing village of gourdon, a different take. at the pub, johnny will be showing proceedings on the screens — a community event with a spread of food. it is most definitely a wake. it's no wakening term, it's a celebration. people will be coming in,

there won't be any music or anything on apart from that, which is accompanying, or anything on apart from that which is accompanying, like, the tv service. yeah, it's a large wake and we're just inviting locals to come in and take part in this experience, because no—one really, in the last 70 years, has experienced anything like this, so it's going to be something new all us. we also had the queen attend - the cathedral on several occasions. she would attend often for national events. - tales of times gone by here at what's thought to be scotland's biggest cathedral. we come to this significant pew in the cathedral, - and in some senses, it's more - of a throne than a pew, because this is where her majesty the queen would sit. this, the queen and prince philip here a decade ago celebrating her diamond jubilee. and now, this is a place planning its own special service before her majesty is laid to rest. we were conscious of the fact that there were many things. happening in many places, but we thought that it was| important to have a period

and a time of preparation. | so on sunday evening at 7pm, here in glasgow cathedral, - we're going to have a service of preparation _ back in balmoral, the land she loved. the people here with a personal, unique royal perspective. a connection that will never fade in life or death. conor gillies, bbc news. as we've been reporting, the funeral of queen elizabeth will be held on monday, after her death at the age of 96. over 500 guests will be there from over 200 countries, including 20 royals. our home editor, mark easton, looks back at the huge changes in society that the queen lived through, as the longest reigning monarch in british history. into the grey of post—war austerity, a beautiful young woman was presented as a new beginning for an impoverished kingdom and its crumbling empire. many grave problems

and difficulties confront us all. first, with strength to venture beyond the safeties of the past, i know we shall be worthy of our duty. # quivers down the backbone... # teddy boys, i don't like them at all. i queen elizabeth ii took her throne amid social upheaval. a nation deeply anxious about its place in the world amid global, institutional and cultural change. newsreel: something new and ugly raises its head in britain. _ with increasing tensions at home and declining influence abroad, a huge responsibility was placed upon the shoulders of the young queen. as her majesty leaves - the municipal chambers, a great crowd cheers her on her way. a modern monarch wearing an ancient crown.

a woman who would embody the nation's pride in its past and its hopes for the future. some feared she was doomed to fail. # in his pocket is a portrait of the queen...# looking back and looking ahead. in the �*60s, the queen became a bridgehead between continuity and change. who could have foreseen 75 years ago the need for a - bridge to carry cars? a constant and reassuring presence for a nation trying to adjust to rapid social and technological advances. in science and in culture, elizabeth walked a line between tradition and modernity. scotland is not content to rely upon past branches of technology. # her majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say.# quietly and uncontroversially,

elizabeth worked to ensure the monarchy was not left behind by the change sweeping across her kingdom. newsreel: the news got - round that the world's never one round that the world's number one john lennon: she seemed pleasant enough to us, - you know, made us relaxed. ringo, john, paul and george mbe. # god save the queen.# amid the social conflict of the �*70s, the queen ruled a less deferential kingdom. those in favour... a time when authority and the established order was being challenged.

for it to the that to restate the values that she wanted to her reign. when i was 21, i pledged my life to the service of our people. injudgment, i do not regret nor retract one word of it. # stars in your eyes, little ones...# #toa # to a place # to a place # we all know the land of make—believe # the 1980s saw the queen encourage the next generation of royals to take centre stage. fairy to the spirits of

to take centre stage. in the sirits of lift the spirits of the kingdom. the count lift the spirits of the kingdom. tie country need something like this to get it through the brunt of the depression and i think this will do it. ii n the -loomy muc- w 2:7777 we? n the -loomy muc- m éft't"t i the gloomy much”..- so that is?” , w, 7, w i the gloomy much”..- so that weeee e eee 7, ee n the 'l°°mygan w--,,,,., ”w # everybody hurts.# # sometimes... # four decades after ascending her throne, the pressures on elizabeth became incendiary. 1992 is not a year on which i shall look back with undiluted pleasure.

the fire at the queen's palace at windsor felt like an the fire at the queen's palace at windsorfelt like an omen the fire at the queen's palace at windsor felt like an omen during her annus horribilis. intimate holiday pictures of the duchess of york... inte des's daily mirror are certain to reopen the debate on privacy. nepa i sometimes wonder how future generations willjudge the events of this tumultuous year. nepa i dare say history will take a slightly more moderate view. any hope of presenting the royals as a model family were sustained princess of wales. # goodbye, england's rose...#. with demands that the queen share

her personal grief with the world. true to her conviction of what a monarch should be, but it was a significant gamble in a society that increasingly equated authenticity with wearing your heart on your sleeve. a critical test of relevance for the monarchy and for elizabeth was her goldenjubilee in 2002. some predicted she would be exposed as an ageing queen, unable to adapt, out—of—date and out of touch in a new millennium. ifa

if a jubilee becomes a moment to define and age, then for me we must speak of change. change has become a constant. managing it has become an expanding discipline. ifiollld constant. managing it has become an expanding discipline.— expanding discipline. could the queen adapt — expanding discipline. could the queen adapt to _ expanding discipline. could the queen adapt to the _ expanding discipline. could the queen adapt to the changing . expanding discipline. could the - queen adapt to the changing times? dejubilee girl is here! contrary to many commentators�* expectations, vast numbers joined in the festivities to celebrate her reign. to survive tumultuous change, the magic ingredient appeared to be consistency. what endure are the timeless values of generations. i would like above all to declare my resolve to continue to serve this great nation of ours to the best of my abilities with the changing times ahead.

by the 2010s, four fifths of elizabeth's subjects had never known another monarch. at the opening of the olympic games in london, organisers placed the queen centre stage in telling the story of britain. a global audience saw a monarch with the self—confidence to be part of an elaborate joke. a hint of self—parody, of not taking herself too seriously. a hint of self-parody, of not taking herself too seriously.— a hint of self-parody, of not taking herself too seriously. good evening, mr bond. without ever losing her dignity. good evening, your majesty. she had become a national treasure, a jewel in her own crown. the summer of 2012 saw the nation come together to celebrate a shared story with the queen at its heart. but for years on, elizabeth found herself on the throne of a disunited kingdom. my government will hold a referendum on membership of the european union. the british people have spoken and

the answer is a... we are out. brexit— the answer is a... we are out. brexit revealed a nation deeply divided on a relationship with its nearest neighbours. the queen sought to emphasise her neutrality. the palace horrified at claims she had views. the queen was an important part of the glue that held britain together. amid brexit rancour, her message was of love. we sometimes think that the world's problems are so big that we can do little to help. but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine. # god save our gracious queen # god save our gracious queen # long live our noble queen... # the final decade of the queen's long life was tinged with regret and loss. philip, her liege man, her strength and stay,

was no longer at her side. a pandemic of dishonour and disappointment arrived at the door of the house of windsor. elizabeth's health began to suffer. but as she physically withdrew from public life, her importance as a national figurehead became more pronounced. across eight decades, the elizabethan age was the frame in which the nation's affairs were set. and elizabeth, the golden thread through the history of her kingdom. a great queen with values for all time. the pride in who we are is not a part of our past. it defines our present and our future. a sharp reminder, isn't it, when you

watch mark�*s film, that all the heroes came and went under this 70—year reign, thejet age, the space age, the digital age. half the nations on earth did not even exist in their current form when queen elizabeth came onto the phone and thatis elizabeth came onto the phone and that is why when she went visiting around the world world leaders were humbled in her presence, because she was history personified. the difference, i think, was history personified. the difference, ithink, between her and queen victoria, who was on the phone for a long time, is that rather than withdraw from it, as queen victoria did, she very much engaged with it, moved with it and adapted and that is why when you look at these crowds currently in victoria tower gardens, what you hear, yes, there is grief and mourning, of course, as you would expect, when a loses head but over of is of f’f is of many see iout)f many out over three da 5 of

turned out over three days of national mourning and they're see just 77 j 7 see just a gaps; ghin’grn’g' i w 77 gaps; stinging; w w f gaps; assesses; w f gags}; stinging}; 1h; rays you see just a changing of the royal guard. they do change every 20 minutes within a six—hour shift. that is the ritual that many people have been watching as they come into great hall. we are welcoming our viewers from bbc two and there you see down the mall to buckingham palace that the royal standard is flying, which signalled that king charles is home and that it has been a busy morning for beginning and also the newly created prince of wales. the two of them have been out and about visiting crowds on the albert embankment close to lambeth bridge this morning, notjust for a short while either. they were present for about 20 minutes, engaging with conversation with all of these people who have had quite a chilly night, those