along officers of the welsh guards, along with his majesty's bodyguard of honourable gentleman a core of arms. earlier today they were joined by members of the royal company of archers, the monarch's bodyguard in scotland, dating back to the 17th century when it was founded as an archery club. any second now, here we go. the stick, the sound ricocheting off the stone of the floor here in westminster hall. injusta injust a moment, we in just a moment, we should see the eight royal cousins, the queen's grandchildren coming to stand vigil

in front of her coffin. there will be a brief pause of these people filing past as the royal party takes up its position. the prince of wales. leading his brother and his cousins down the stairs in the north corner of westminster hall.

three more taps, the signal to move forward. the cousins. again, wait further instruction. the prince of wales, taking his position at the head of the coffin.

and injust a moment, this royal vigil by the queen's grandchildren will begin.

the end of the royal vigil by the queen's grandchildren here at westminster. the prince of wales and the duke of sussex wearing the uniform of the blues and royals, the prince of wales served in the regiment before becoming an raf pilot. the duke of sussex reached

the rank of captain and served two tours in afghanistan. the duke given special permission to wear his uniform at this vigil by his father. and you probably spotted the earl and countess of wessex looking on as their children stood with their cousins. a 14—year—old and 18—year—old mourning their beloved grandmother. familiarfaces this familiar faces this evening including that of the heir to the throne but also faces we see very rarely like lady louise windsor, zara tindall and peter phillips who don't have official titles and have chosen to lead a essentially private lives. the duke of sussex now living in california but tonight here to

honour his beloved grandmother. and eugenie both working outside the palace but also 70 will patrons to charities operating in spheres including medicine, music, education and animal conservation —— princesses beatrice and eugenie. what must it have been like to have shared your grandmother with the nation? peter phillips, 44, the oldest grandson of the queen has said she was an inspirational person throughout his life and the duke of sussex spoke of his dual relationship with her, the first childhood memories of early meetings and then, as a young army officer, encountering her as his commander—in—chief. 0nce encountering her as his commander—in—chief. once again this evening a very public act of private mourning which it feels we have been privileged to witness. her majesty the queen's grandchildren standing

vigil to their grandmother. what the queen's grandchildren standing vigil to their grandmother.- vigil to their grandmother. what a moment for _ vigil to their grandmother. what a moment for the _ vigil to their grandmother. what a moment for the queen's - vigil to their grandmother. what a - moment for the queen's grandchildren and for the people who have waited so long to file past the queen's coffin in westminster hall. i am with the sunday times royal editor of vainikka and paddy harverson who worked for the then prince charles —— roya nikkhah. you know them well, what did you make of the moment? incredibly moving. you could see they were — incredibly moving. you could see they were drawing strength from being _ they were drawing strength from being together, all the grandchildren, especially the young ones: _ grandchildren, especially the young ones. i_ grandchildren, especially the young ones, i imagine, and their parents were_ ones, i imagine, and their parents were watching. it is difficult to find the — were watching. it is difficult to find the words but the strength they showed _ find the words but the strength they showed and the courage they showed at the _ showed and the courage they showed at the tribute they have paid to their— at the tribute they have paid to their grandmother, i think they will be very— their grandmother, i think they will be very proud i think it was wonderful the king gave them special permission to do this, the first time _ permission to do this, the first time it— permission to do this, the first time it has— permission to do this, the first time it has happened. it permission to do this, the first time it has happened.- permission to do this, the first time it has happened. it was the grandchildren _ time it has happened. it was the grandchildren who _ time it has happened. it was the

grandchildren who wanted - time it has happened. it was the grandchildren who wanted to - time it has happened. it was the grandchildren who wanted to do | time it has happened. it was the i grandchildren who wanted to do it? and it shows you how close the relationship was. as petroc said, it was their— relationship was. as petroc said, it was their grandmother but they shared — was their grandmother but they shared her with a nation but she was a wonderful— shared her with a nation but she was a wonderful present in their lives and we _ a wonderful present in their lives and we heard the tributes of the memories— and we heard the tributes of the memories the time together with her. i 'ust memories the time together with her. iiust think— memories the time together with her. iiust think it _ memories the time together with her. ijust think it was so special. you i just think it was so special. you could see — i just think it was so special. you could see the _ i just think it was so special. you could see the strain _ ijust think it was so special. w'm. could see the strain showing for some of them.— could see the strain showing for some of them. ., .., ., some of them. you could, even from the way some _ some of them. you could, even from the way some of— some of them. you could, even from the way some of them _ some of them. you could, even from the way some of them were - some of them. you could, even from| the way some of them were standing, the way some of them were standing, the expressions on their faces, i thought their composure was astonishing, particularly from james, viscount severn and sophie and edward were there to support their children but as paddy said, what an incredible moment for the grandchildren to do and it will be a memory for the rest of their lives, they will feel very proud they dug really deep and were able to do that because it can't have been easy. it because it can't have been easy. it seemed princess eugenie had her eyes closed, it must have been extraordinary standing so close to the coffin and yet all these people

filing past. it the coffin and yet all these people filinu ast. ., , ., filing past. it goes right to the heart of the — filing past. it goes right to the heart of the extraordinary - filing past. it goes right to the heart of the extraordinary role filing past. it goes right to the i heart of the extraordinary role of being a member of the royal family and having so little division between the public and private. we have heard so much about the private lives in the tributes, ridiculous from the princesses tonight but to see them there watched by many millions of people were such an intimate personal moment, i can't even begin to fathom how they found the composure to do that, it's incredibly impressive. you the composure to do that, it's incredibly impressive. you know how close they were _ incredibly impressive. you know how close they were to _ incredibly impressive. you know how close they were to their _ close they were to their grandmother, having christmas together at sandringham, the summers, and they have spoken very movingly about the time they spent with their grandmother and that relationship they had. find with their grandmother and that relationship they had. fimdi with their grandmother and that relationship they had. and i think -robabl relationship they had. and i think probably at _ relationship they had. and i think probably at the — relationship they had. and i think probably at the times _ relationship they had. and i think probably at the times in - relationship they had. and i think probably at the times in scotland | probably at the times in scotland would _ probably at the times in scotland would have been most special because that was— would have been most special because that was when the family could just be the _ that was when the family could just be the family. we have all heard about _ be the family. we have all heard about the — be the family. we have all heard about the picnics and the duke of edinburgh doing the barbecue, and the queenjust being grandmother of everyone _ the queenjust being grandmother of everyone and i can picture it, the chiidreh— everyone and i can picture it, the children running around. when you

are always — children running around. when you are always under scrutiny when your famiiy— are always under scrutiny when your family belongs to the nation, when you have _ family belongs to the nation, when you have that privacy, anyone who has been — you have that privacy, anyone who has been fortunate enough to go to the balmoral estate, it's such a beautiful— the balmoral estate, it's such a beautiful place so to have those memories will give them strength as they stood _ memories will give them strength as they stood there. it memories will give them strength as they stood there.— they stood there. it was very powerful _ they stood there. it was very powerful watching _ they stood there. it was very powerful watching them - they stood there. it was very powerful watching them all l they stood there. it was very - powerful watching them all walking out together so how close are they as a group?— out together so how close are they asau-rou? ,~ ., ,.,,.,_ as a group? very close, and probably closer than typical _ as a group? very close, and probably closer than typical cousins _ as a group? very close, and probably closer than typical cousins because i closer than typical cousins because of the _ closer than typical cousins because of the fact — closer than typical cousins because of the fact they are the nation's first family, as it were. i was particularly moved to see william as the senior. — particularly moved to see william as the senior, not the oldest but the senior— the senior, not the oldest but the senior of— the senior, not the oldest but the senior of the grandchildren leading the way. _ senior of the grandchildren leading the way, now he is prince of wales it is easy— the way, now he is prince of wales it is easy to— the way, now he is prince of wales it is easy to overlook the fact he has taken — it is easy to overlook the fact he has taken on this greater role. and i has taken on this greater role. and i know— has taken on this greater role. and i know his — has taken on this greater role. and i know his shoulders are strong enough — i know his shoulders are strong enough to— i know his shoulders are strong enough to bear it, i found it very moving — enough to bear it, i found it very moving he— enough to bear it, i found it very movinu. . . enough to bear it, i found it very movin, .,, , enough to bear it, i found it very movinu. ., enough to bear it, i found it very movin.. .,, , ., ., enough to bear it, i found it very movin.. ., ., moving. he has spoken a lot about how much he _ moving. he has spoken a lot about how much he has _ moving. he has spoken a lot about how much he has watched - moving. he has spoken a lot about how much he has watched the - moving. he has spoken a lot about i how much he has watched the queen and learned from her, in the role that will one day be his. and and learned from her, in the role that will one day be his.- that will one day be his. and i think that _ that will one day be his. and i think that is _ that will one day be his. and i think that is one _ that will one day be his. and i think that is one of _

that will one day be his. and i think that is one of the - that will one day be his. and i think that is one of the great l think that is one of the great strengths of our system, that generations learn from each other in the same _ generations learn from each other in the same way that the now king will have learnt — the same way that the now king will have learnt from his mother and prince _ have learnt from his mother and prince william studied for many years— prince william studied for many years and — prince william studied for many years and was very close to his grandmother. of course harry had a very grandmother. of course harry had a very special— grandmother. of course harry had a very special bond as well but william. _ very special bond as well but william, having had a different destiny. — william, having had a different destiny, will have been learning as well as— destiny, will have been learning as well asjust being the grandson of a normal— well asjust being the grandson of a normal grandmother. | well asjust being the grandson of a normal grandmother.— well asjust being the grandson of a normal grandmother. i love some of the references _ normal grandmother. i love some of the references and _ normal grandmother. i love some of the references and tributes - normal grandmother. i love some of the references and tributes that - the references and tributes that grandchildren have paid, harry referencing how he called her the boss. it referencing how he called her the boss. . . referencing how he called her the boss. ., , ., , , ., , boss. it was wonderful but she was his boss, boss. it was wonderful but she was his boss. the _ boss. it was wonderful but she was his boss, the boss _ boss. it was wonderful but she was his boss, the boss of— boss. it was wonderful but she was his boss, the boss of the _ boss. it was wonderful but she was his boss, the boss of the family, i his boss, the boss of the family, the boss of the armed forces and the other lovely thing about what said, you could see william taking on that a senior role now the heir to the tribute we have seen is they were all equal grandchildren to the queen. they did not have favourites, just because one was more senior in the pecking order, they were all incredibly special to her and it was lovely they agree to do it. thud incredibly special to her and it was lovely they agree to do it.- lovely they agree to do it. and we saw prince — lovely they agree to do it. and we saw prince harry _ lovely they agree to do it. and we saw prince harry in _ lovely they agree to do it. and we saw prince harry in his _ lovely they agree to do it. and we saw prince harry in his military i saw prince harry in his military uniform. ~ .

saw prince harry in his military uniform. ~ , , ., uniform. with his brother, both in the same blues _ uniform. with his brother, both in the same blues and _ uniform. with his brother, both in the same blues and royals - uniform. with his brother, both in. the same blues and royals number uniform. with his brother, both in - the same blues and royals number one dress, they were both commissioned in the household cavalry both would have been incredibly proud to wear it again, particularly harry who is not won it for two and a half years to a really important moment for him. �* , ., , . him. and the youngest children there, 18 and _ him. and the youngest children there, 18 and 14 _ him. and the youngest children there, 18 and 14 years - him. and the youngest children there, 18 and 14 years old, - him. and the youngest children | there, 18 and 14 years old, quite something watching young james standing alongside his cousin. sophie and edward were here today talking to the crowd, greeting them and saying thank you. we don't see their children that much in public. that's right and louise turned 18 this year, not using her hrh styling, she is going to university. they are not out on manoeuvres all the time so to come out and do something like that in front of millions of people watching, people walking past, it must have been extraordinary. really good thing that their parents were watching over them, they did incredibly. taste over them, they did incredibly. we already heard from prince william about the procession we saw when

they left buckingham palace and the queen's coffin was taken to westminster hall and he told people at sandringham how difficult the moment had been so it obviously must have brought back memories of his mother's funeral. bud have brought back memories of his mother's funeral.— mother's funeral. and that is only natural. i keep _ mother's funeral. and that is only natural. i keep coming _ mother's funeral. and that is only natural. i keep coming back- mother's funeral. and that is only natural. i keep coming back to . mother's funeral. and that is only| natural. i keep coming back to the strength— natural. i keep coming back to the strength they are showing and the courage. — strength they are showing and the courage, to do all of this in front of not _ courage, to do all of this in front of notjust— courage, to do all of this in front of notjust the courage, to do all of this in front of not just the watching nation but the world — of not just the watching nation but the world is quite remarkable. the poise _ the world is quite remarkable. the poise they— the world is quite remarkable. the poise they show. i could also imagine. _ poise they show. i could also imagine. '— poise they show. i could also imagine, i thought about the king, how it _ imagine, i thought about the king, how it must feel watching that, seeing — how it must feel watching that, seeing his sons and nieces and nephews— seeing his sons and nieces and nephews doing that, he will be enormously proud of them as well. and on— enormously proud of them as well. and on monday we have another procession and they will again follow the coffin.— procession and they will again follow the coffin. they will and with the procession _ follow the coffin. they will and with the procession on - follow the coffin. they will and l with the procession on monday, follow the coffin. they will and - with the procession on monday, we have seen the unique historic moment, it is unity and that is so important for the royal family at the moment. we have heard so much in

the moment. we have heard so much in the last few years about discord and disagreements but they are coming together and pulling together, the brothers and cousins and wider family and these great symbolic shows of unity are really important for the nation as well as we look to the future of the monarchy but looking forward to monday, we will again see the prince of wales and prince harry and other members of the royal family in the procession and i'm sure they will show the same composure. and i'm sure they will show the same composure-— composure. and talking about the small number— composure. and talking about the small number of— composure. and talking about the small number of people _ composure. and talking about the small number of people who - composure. and talking about the small number of people who will. composure. and talking about the - small number of people who will have had the privilege of witnessing that, i went yesterday and stood outside westminster hall and watched people as they came out and it was really moving, a lot of people bursting into tears, the emotion taking them over. it has effected people more deeply than they thought. people more deeply than they thou:ht. ~ , , ., ~ people more deeply than they thou:ht. ~ , . ~' , thought. absolutely and i think 'ust watchint thought. absolutely and i think 'ust watching the— thought. absolutely and i think 'ust watching the ceremony, * thought. absolutely and i think 'ust watching the ceremony, the h thought. absolutely and i thinkjust watching the ceremony, the vigil, l watching the ceremony, the vigil, the stillness and silence, the gentie — the stillness and silence, the gentle movement of people and one thought— gentle movement of people and one thought occurred to me, we have seen it all week. _ thought occurred to me, we have seen it all week. i_ thought occurred to me, we have seen it all week, i think the members of the royai— it all week, i think the members of the royal family also draws strength from the _ the royal family also draws strength from the presence of the people. we

have seen— from the presence of the people. we have seen that with some of the small— have seen that with some of the small walkabouts, saying thank you for being _ small walkabouts, saying thank you for being here but i thought the family— for being here but i thought the family is— for being here but i thought the family is mourning and the nation puts their— family is mourning and the nation puts their arm around them to comtort— puts their arm around them to comfort them and at that vigil, if it had _ comfort them and at that vigil, if it had been empty, it might not have been so _ it had been empty, it might not have been so special. having the public fiiing _ been so special. having the public fiiing past— been so special. having the public filing past while the grandchildren was there was remarkable. f'acicig.r was there was remarkable. paddy harverson and — was there was remarkable. paddy harverson and roya _ was there was remarkable. paddy harverson and roya nikkhah, - was there was remarkable. i—rr harverson and roya nikkhah, thank you very much. we can go back to petroc in westminster hall. the stream of people keeps flowing, thousands of people passing by the coffin every hour. there is a real intensity here and i think an honesty. i am sure some people have carefully planned the response they will make as they pass by her majesty but you get the sense that many are deeply moved in ways they might not have expected. perhaps the act of queueing has had an impact, with its very british camaraderie,

friendships formed, mancunians meeting bristolians, americans chatting to londoners, people from northern ireland and the bahamas, people swapping stories and sharing a warm jacket and fetching cups of tea. and at the end, a brief, precious moment, standing next to the catafalque and paying personal respects. are reminded that if you cannot be here yourself, there is a continuous stream from westminster hall around the clock on the bbc iplayer and red button, bbc parliament and on the bbc website. i think the first thing that strikes those coming into the hall is the harsh. not silence, earlieryou could hear a helicopter —— the hush. inside with a thick carpet muting the sound of the feet, there is a

focused quiet that will continue for the 36 hours that remain of the queen's lying in state. this is such a vast room, impressively grand space, nothing to obstruct the view and it feels as if the eyes of every visitor are focused solely on the royal coffin. everybody shares a common reason for being here, but everyone's response when they get here is a unique, each visitor finding their own way of saying farewell to her majesty the queen. more extraordinary moments of history, more extra ordinary scenes that continue to unfold here in london. the queue along the thames, the constant flow of people coming to buckingham palace. tomorrow, presidents, prime ministers, monarchs from around the world will descend on the palace for a reception hosted by the king. there will be a national minute's silence

in memory of the queen at eight o'clock tomorrow night. you canjoin us on airfrom 7pm as we o'clock tomorrow night. you canjoin us on air from 7pm as we look ahead to the state funeral on monday. for now, from all of us here at buckingham palace, by. you're watching bbc news, with me martine croxall, as we continue our coverage of events following the death of queen elizabeth the second, after that special programme on the grandchildren's vigil. these are live pictures of mourners continuing to queue for at least 11 hours to pay their respects to the late monarch, lying in state in westminster hall. in the last hour, queen elizabeth's eight grandchildren have held a vigil around the queen's coffin. this was the moment when prince william and prince harry marched into westminster hall.

they were followed by their cousins, peter phillips and zara tindall, the children of princess anne, princesses beatrice and eugenie, the children of prince andrew, and louise and james, the children of the earl of wessex, prince edward. the eight grandchildren then stood guard around the coffin for around 15 minutes, as their parents had done a day earlier. members of the public who had queued for many hours, continued to stream past. world leaders have begun arriving in london ahead of the funeral of queen elizabeth ii on monday. president biden and the first lady jill biden are on their way, leaving washington to fly to london. they'll be among around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend monday's service. some leaders are already in london, including the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau, who's one of five commonwealth heads of state to have met king charles in the past few hours.

the king also had meetings with the australian leader anthony albanese, the bahamas' prime minister philip davis, jamaica's andrew holness, and new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern who on friday paid her respects to the late monarch in westminster hall. on her arrival in london, she said she would be sharing "the sorrow that new zealand has" with the new monarch. we can cross live to my colleague ros atkins at westminster. good evening. as the evening closes in our, the queue very much continues to move. we are heading towards the end of the third of four days of queen elizabeth lying—in—state and the people behind me and many thousands more have spent hours this saturday waiting for their turn to pay their respects. the pictures you can see

are a few metres away from where i am in standing, it has become known as the snake. these people have been through hours of waiting while they are in this part of the queue, standing right next to the palace of westminster as i am. they will be inside westminster hall where queen elizabeth is lying in state in a not too long but they had been there for an awful long time, estimates of how long people are queueing vary between 13 and even higher. it's an extraordinary commitment on display by everyone here. you can see those just behind me, there is a point where they have to hand some things over like liquids and i think food is not allowed to be taken through to the quickly empty some of their bikes before they head towards the palace of westminster itself. a few metres away they will then head into a big marquee and inside that, there

it is, airport style security. every single person must go through that before walking on two westminster hall where they well have their opportunity to pay their respects. as you would imagine, we will be talking to some of those in the queue, but for the moment let's pick up queue, but for the moment let's pick up on what martin was talking about. the fact many world leaders are in london are heading to london ahead of the funeral on monday. of course primarily, they are coming to pay their respects to queen elizabeth but there is a diplomatic dimension. let's understand that a little bit better. i'm joined now by alistair burt, he's pro—chancellor of lancaster university and former minister of state for the middle east at the foreign and commonwealth office. thank you forjoining us. i would imagine the diplomatic calculations here are incredibly delicate because of the fact that all of these world leaders are coming primarily to attend the funeral?—

leaders are coming primarily to attend the funeral? yes, it is an extraordinary — attend the funeral? yes, it is an extraordinary exercise. - attend the funeral? yes, it is an extraordinary exercise. of - attend the funeral? yes, it is an| extraordinary exercise. of course attend the funeral? yes, it is an i extraordinary exercise. of course it extraordinary exercise. of course it has been prepared and the guestlist kept under constant supervision. if you think about the time and effort that goes into a single state visit of which we have maybe two or three every year, you have a whole series of state visits from heads of government and heads of state who are arriving. it is really very remarkable. a lot of thought and effort has gone into it and as people have seen from the planning already of the funeral, the sort of planning that has gone integrating all of the dignitaries from around the world, the same sort of we have seenin the world, the same sort of we have seen in the past few days have been applied to the diplomatic planning as well. ., ., , ,

as well. how would liz truss the new prime minister _ as well. how would liz truss the new prime minister approach _ as well. how would liz truss the new prime minister approach this? - as well. how would liz truss the new prime minister approach this? it i prime minister approach this? it will be an opportunity for to meet many world leaders for the first time as prime minister. equally, she will not want to take, turn this into a diplomatic event because it is not. ,, ., , is not. quite right, and she will not, is not. quite right, and she will not. there _ is not. quite right, and she will not. there is— is not. quite right, and she will not, there is no _ is not. quite right, and she will not, there is no risk— is not. quite right, and she will not, there is no risk of - is not. quite right, and she will not, there is no risk of that. it| is not. quite right, and she willl not, there is no risk of that. it is an occasion where people come to pay respects to her majesty and because of her unique character, i don't even think this is an ordinary head of state funeral. that you might see in other parts of the world were heads of states, political heads of state, there is a funeral, there have been opportunities for all readers to gather but i think her majesty is on almost a different category. that said, the fact that those who effectively run the world are in proximity to each other and have the opportunity to talk to each other, is an opportunity that they should not miss. 0ne

other, is an opportunity that they should not miss. one of her majesty's great gifts was in reconciliation. she made historic visit to germany after the war, ireland, she would not be surprised at the occasion of her funeral might be an opportunity for people away from prying eyes in private have conversations with each other and i'm sure the prime minister was getting an early opportunity to meet people, she will be meeting in future, will have an opportunity to make acquaintance for the first time with some and it will stand us and how good stead. let with some and it will stand us and how good stead.— with some and it will stand us and how tood stead. ., ., how good stead. let me ask you about one erson how good stead. let me ask you about one person who _ how good stead. let me ask you about one person who has _ how good stead. let me ask you about one person who has been _ how good stead. let me ask you about one person who has been invited, i one person who has been invited, mohammed mohammed bin salman, crown prince of saudi arabia. we understand and number of conservative mps are unhappy this invitation has been extended because of the human rights watch of saudi arabia. what is your view? there are a number of — arabia. what is your view? there are a number of leaders _ arabia. what is your view? there are a number of leaders who _

arabia. what is your view? there are a number of leaders who are - a number of leaders who are controversial or the uk can have epileptic relations with states with which the uk does not agree. i learned early as a minister that contact and relationships do not imply excuse but channels are maintained. this is a family funeral, the relationships of the royal family, many of the royal family, all of them around the world, certainly with gulf families, it would have been unlikely and indifferent invitation would not have been extended to the de facto ruler of saudi arabia. his father is the king but he is unable to travel so it's not unusual that an invitation would be granted. it should not overshadow the occasion, this is not a diplomatic event, it is a funeral, that is why people are

here and i think the government will be keen not to see this made an issue. there are other leaders people might take exception to relations are quite deep between the united kingdom and saudi arabia and it would have been very surprising had there not been an invitation extended. . . r' had there not been an invitation extended. . ., , ., ., had there not been an invitation extended. . . , ., ., ., extended. can i ask you about two --eole extended. can i ask you about two people who _ extended. can i ask you about two people who will — extended. can i ask you about two people who will not _ extended. can i ask you about two people who will not be _ extended. can i ask you about two people who will not be attending, | people who will not be attending, china's president xi and in's prime minister modi, neither of which will be making thejourney. i use a prize and also as someone who has worked as a minister on the inside of these discussions with the, would the government persuade to come or is that not how it is done? i government persuade to come or is that not how it is done?— that not how it is done? i don't think that _ that not how it is done? i don't think that is — that not how it is done? i don't think that is how _ that not how it is done? i don't think that is how it's _ that not how it is done? i don't think that is how it's done. i that not how it is done? i don't i think that is how it's done. china has a controversial relationship which we all know very well. identification was extended to the president. there

these are difficult circumstances but it is left to the state to decide who might be accepting an invitation. i understand it was the vice president who is coming. i think prime minister modi is not head of state, he is head of government, that is why he is maybe why not coming. i'm not entirely sure of that. again, these things are incidental to what this occasion is about. it is a funeral of her majesty, the most important thing is what we're seeing on our screens right now, defiling passive people in the united kingdom, the fact people have arrived from all the filing of people in the united kingdom. there are always relationships around funerals, people take the opportunities to meet and who knows what good word might be spread with the meetings it

may take place. the meetings are not the important thing. honouring her majesty is. if the important thing. honouring her majesty is. iii the important thing. honouring her ma'es is. ., majesty is. if i could ask you one more question _ majesty is. if i could ask you one more question on _ majesty is. if i could ask you one more question on the _ majesty is. if i could ask you one l more question on the practicalities because a lot of people watching have questions about how this is organised. this eating plan at the funeral, is that something the royal family agreed in conjunction with civil servants and ministers? how is it organised to avoid the wrong people sitting next to each other because there are diplomatic tensions. , . , tensions. every family in the country has _ tensions. every family in the country has occasions - tensions. every family in the country has occasions when | tensions. every family in the i country has occasions when they tensions. every family in the - country has occasions when they have to meet very carefully sure that certain people do not sit next to the two others. there will not be a family who has organised a family occasion where that's not been a consideration. not surprisingly put happen at this level. great care and attention will have been paid by the government. i would attention will have been paid by the government. iwould imagine attention will have been paid by the government. i would imagine his majesty has been kept abreast of the

guest list over time. this is something which has been well prepared for. people will have known a long time in advance who was likely to come and i imagine arrangements have been in place for quite some time. before the events that have followed from her majesty's death. i think very carefully attention will have been paid to who sits with you, who rides with two in the buses that will be organised to move people around and who may be meeting who in the receptions taking place. again i would stress i think the intention will be not to cloud or do anything that would dry attention away from her majesty's funeral and the tributes being paid to her. i would imagine all the diplomats involved and heads of states involved, everybody knows what this is about and everybody will be doing their very best to make sure there is no incident and nothing that people can

write about or talk about or get on the media to detract from what is the media to detract from what is the opportunity to pay tribute to her majesty. the opportunity to pay tribute to her majesty-— the opportunity to pay tribute to her ma'es . ., ,, y., ., ., her ma'esty. thank you for 'oining us. her majesty. thank you for 'oining us. you are welcome. i the queue will continue to move slowly but surely as thousands more people join the queue and take the opportunity to pay their respects to queen elizabeth. there is a bit of a breeze coming off the thames as saturday night closes in. it is certainly not somewhere any more. the people behind and will have mostly spent the day in the queue but this queue runs day and night so for the people further back, not just on the side of the thames but most people are on the south bank of

the thames. 0ne most people are on the south bank of the thames. one reason you can see people carrying bags is because they know that it's going to get more chile the next few night and that will not stop them queueing but they are making sure they stay warm enough. that is the situation here. time for a round—up of the day's sports news now and it's over to jane dougal. after a pause in the premier league schedule matches resumed with players and fans marking the passing of queen elizabeth ii. readers were laid at molineux park before the wills match and there was a minute's silence between newcastle and bournemouth.

manchester city are back at the top of the premier league. the visitors got off to a great start with jack grealish scoring in the first minute before girling harland continued his impressive run. 14 goals in nine games for the norwegian. nathan collins was sent off for a high tackle on grealish and phil foden sealed the three points for pep guardiola said the score did not reflect the threat wolves pose. i reflect the threat wolves pose. i would say people upfront with neville, moutinho, nunes and prudence, neto, all of them have an incredible quality but the central defender, i know how difficult it

can be to win after that situation especially the champions league. it was a draw between newcastle and bournemouth. the visitors scored first. newcastle were awarded a penalty after a handball. drama in the late game between tottenham and leicester. the visitors awarded a penalty which hugo lloris saved but was retaken after lloris was said to have come across his line. tielemans did not make a mistake but almost immediately harry kane headed in and then they took the lead through eric dier in the 22nd minute before half—timejames maddison scored to take it too— two but tottenham are currently in front with on poor defending. four games in the

scottish premiership today. hibs have leapfrogged aberdeen in the table after the edinburgh side won at easter road. livingston up to third place after beating kilmarnock one nil. finished goalless between stjohnstone and ross county and two goals gave rangers the win over dundee united. celtic play st mirren tomorrow. a big derby game in spain with real madrid aiming to defend their 100% record this season against city rivals atletico madrid. despite the teams brilliant start to the season carlo ancelotti expects diego simeone's side to be difficult opponents. translation: .., . ., opponents. translation: , translation: the connection is there between diego — translation: the connection is there between diego simeone _ translation: the connection is there between diego simeone and _ translation: the connection is there between diego simeone and the i translation: the connection is there between diego simeone and the club l between diego simeone and the club and players. this is part of their success — and players. this is part of their success he _ and players. this is part of their success. he has the ability to build a very— success. he has the ability to build a very strong relationship especially with the players who end ”p especially with the players who end up doing _ especially with the players who end up doing their best for the club but also for— up doing their best for the club but

also for him. up doing their best for the club but also for him-— also for him. there were four unanswered _ also for him. there were four unanswered goals _ also for him. there were four unanswered goals for - also for him. there were four i unanswered goals for manchester united in their first game of the women's superleague season complains it would beating reading. the captain converted a penalty on her 100th appearance for the home side. euro 22 winner headed in the fourth in front of a record crowd. there is a huge fight in las vegas tonight. alvarez puts his undisputed crown on the line. the match will be the third time the pair have faced each other with highly contentious results from the previous fights. the first ended in a controversial draw. the rematch given to canelo on points. the pair are looking to settle this one central with promoter eddie hearn stalking the fire somewhat see canelo cannot

stand his opponent. updates on that fight. let's return now to our top story. the funeral of queen elizabeth will be held on monday, after her death at the age of 96. 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. # quivers down the backbone... queen elizabeth ii took her throne amid social upheaval. with increasing tensions at home and declining influence abroad, a huge responsibility was placed

upon the shoulders of the young queen. # in his pocket is a portrait of the queen... in the '60s, the queen became a bridgehead between continuity and change. in science and in culture, elizabeth walked a line between tradition and modernity. # 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. she seemed pleasant enough to us, you know, made us relaxed. # 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. but predictions of a wave of republicanism proved unfounded. and, marking 25 years on the throne, the queen's silverjubilee in 1977 was a moment when the nation came together to celebrate the monarchy. when i was 21, i pledged my life to the service of our people. although that vow was made in my salad days, when i was green injudgment, i do not regret nor retract one word of it. # stars in your eyes, little ones... the 19805 saw the queen encourage the next generation of royals to take centre stage.

the decade saw the nation at war. not least with itself. but the exhibition of family values threatened to become a pantomime, as the strains of royal relationships emerged. # everybody hurts... four decades after ascending the throne, the pressures on elizabeth became incendiary. 1992 is not a year on which i shall look back with undiluted pleasure. intimate holiday pictures of the duchess of york... any hope of presenting the royals as a model family were sustained almost entirely by a monarch, who kept private feelings separate from public duties. but her strategy of impassive figurehead was to be sorely tested. a short while ago, buckingham palace confirmed the death of diana, - princess of wales.

diana's death prompted an extraordinary emotional outpouring. # goodbye, england's rose...#. with demands that the queen share her personal grief with the world. elizabeth, though, maintained her distance. 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.

the jubilee girl is here, possums! 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. 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. 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. my government will hold a referendum on membership of the european union. the queen sought to emphasise her neutrality.

the palace horrified at claims she had views. amid brexit rancour, her message was of love. the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine. # god save our gracious 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. our home editor reflecting on the changes that took place during the queen's rain. something unusual has happened at westminster hall. for the first time, a monarch's grandchildren have carried out the ceremonial mark of respect, holding a vigil at her lying—in—state. you can see all eight of the queen's grandchildren arriving earlier in westminster hall. traditionally known as the vigil of the princes because until princess anne took part in it for the first time on monday, only men were permitted to take part. the queen's grandchildren have stood vigil for 15 minutes as

members of the public continued to quietly stream past, paying their respects to queen elizabeth ii. you are watching bbc news. hello. after what was a very chilly start, with a touch of frost in places, saturday brought blue skies and sunshine for many, not least in the capital. but the forecast for the next couple of days in london does bring more in the way of cloud. while it should stay dry, it's not completely out of the question that that could producejust the odd light shower. on the earlier satellite picture, we have got these shower clouds that have been streaming down the east coast, but more generally, cloudy conditions that have been developing across parts of scotland, northern ireland, rolling southwards as we go through the evening. the best of the clear skies overnight will be found down towards the south and south—west

of the uk. through parts of southern wales, the south midlands, towards the south coast and the south—west of england, that's where we're going to hold onto largely clear skies and that is where it will be coldest, some spots out in the countryside could well get down to around two or three degrees but further north temperatuers a little higher because that extra cloud and we will see areas of extra cloud drifting through the day tomorrow, perhaps bringing showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england and getting down into wales, the midlands, east anglia and maybe the south—east through the afternoon as that cloud rolls its way in, but it could just squeeze out the odd spot of rain. best of the sunshine in south wales and south—west england, 18, also brightening up in north—east scotland. highs here though ofjust 12. as we head into monday, this area of high pressure tends to build, that cuts off the supply of northerly wind, in fact very light winds for many, meaning we could see some mist patches first thing on monday. for england and wales, sunny spells, but with generally quite a lot

of cloud by the afternoon. northern ireland and scotland will see more cloud, as a frontal system, quite a weak affair, drifts through, but that will bring some rain. a little warmer by this stage, 17 for glasgow and belfast, 20 in plymouth. as we head through the coming week, our area of high pressure will slowly but surely give way to frontal systems pushing in from the north—west. that will bring some outbreaks of rain, probably not very much rain getting down into the south—east corner, but the days will be a little warmer and the nights less chilly.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. the eight grandchildren of queen elizabeth held a vigil around her coffin at westminster hall. cheers as king charles and the prince of wales in the queue for the queen's lying in state. wales in the queue for the queen's lying in state-— lying in state. waiting time currently — lying in state. waiting time currently 12.5 _ lying in state. waiting time currently 12.5 hours. i lying in state. waiting time currently 12.5 hours. some | lying in state. waiting time l currently 12.5 hours. some of lying in state. waiting time i currently 12.5 hours. some of the details overseen _ currently 12.5 hours. some of the details overseen by _ currently 12.5 hours. some of the details overseen by the _ currently 12.5 hours. some of the details overseen by the monarch | details overseen by the monarch before her death of the funeral.

possible russian war crimes, more than 400 bodies being exhumed. president biden warns moscow not to resort to the use of chemical tactical nuclear weapons. this is bbc news. the queen's grandchildren have mounted a vigil around her coffin — as mourners continue to queue to pay their respects to the late monarch, lying in state at westminster hall in london. these are the live pictures of the queue — which currently stretches back along the south bank of the river thames to southwark park.

people joining it now can expoect to wait more than 12 hours to get to westminster hall. (tx this was the moment earlier this evening when — this was the moment earlier this evening when — prince william and prince harry marched into westminster hall to begin their vigil. they were followed by their cousins — princesses beatrice and eugenie, the children of prince andrew, louise and james, the children of prince edward, and peter phillips and zara tindall, the children of princess anne. the eight grandchildren then observed a vigil around the coffin for around 15 minutes — heads bowed, as their parents had done a day earlier. members of the public who had queued for many hours, continued to stream past. their eyes on the coffin draped in the royal standard with the be— jewelled imperial state crown on top. let's go over live now to my colleague ros atkins — who's near westminster hall. good evening to those of you watching. just a few months ago we were showing you part of the queue

which is stretching several kilometres down the thames, where i'm standing isjust kilometres down the thames, where i'm standing is just towards the end of the queue, the people you can see filing along here, just a few metres from where i am talking to you from, will already have been in the queue for about 12 hours and are reasonably close to getting to the security point and getting to westminster hall for others further down the line, it could be a long evening. and for some a long night, still the estimate is over 12 hours. a lovely moment earlier for some people in the queue when unexpectedly king charles and the prince of wales came to meet and talk to some of those who had gathered to pay their respects to queen elizabeth. they thanked those waiting through the night to get into westminster hall, all of which ahead of the funeral on monday. if

too many peoplejoin ahead of the funeral on monday. if too many people join the queue it could cause again, a warning. it seems certain it will have to close at some point on sunday because they are lying in state finish at 6:30am on monday and there will come a point when peoplejoin in on monday and there will come a point when people join in the queue won't be able to get to the front before that moment when the lying in state is finished. more on the days events, nicholas witchell. neither of them is a newcomer to this, yet for both of them, charles and william, there is a special intensity just at the moment. partly because of the emotions which are so in evidence. but also because of their new roles. here is the man who is now king. and the man who is now next in line to the throne. both charles and william have a natural warmth.

appreciated today by people who had queued through a cold night to reach the lying in state. three cheers for the king! cheering this, clearly, was a supportive crowd. god save the king! no—one needed to be won over, but watch the interactions with the king. the handshakes tended to linger a little... thank you for the marmalade. ..and arms were patted. it was a brief moment of personal contact, not always helped by the ever—present mobile phones. i hope you didn't get too frozen last night. both the king and his son wanted to know how people were coping with the long wait. you look like you are dressed right, you have got a rucksack on. clearly you've read the manual. i did _ just before the walkabout, the king had visited one

of the main control rooms where the metropolitan police is coordinating the immense operation being mounted by all the emergency services, possibly the biggest such operation london has ever seen. and then, this afternoon, at buckingham palace, a meeting with representatives of the other countries where the british monarch remains the head of state. australia, canada, new zealand, and countries in the caribbean. some are already reviewing their links with the british crown. decisions on that are for the future. their priority now is to pay their tributes to their queen. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau visited the lying in state. another visitor was australia's anthony albanese who is known to favour australia becoming a republic. but a time of mourning is no time for politics. westminster hall continues to be a place where citizens

of the british nation and others pay their respects. the queue behind me remains open for now, with the lying—in—state ending early on monday morning. the people there are almost at security— the people there are almost at security now. _ the people there are almost at security now, almost _ the people there are almost at security now, almost being i the people there are almost atl security now, almost being able the people there are almost at i security now, almost being able to pay their— security now, almost being able to pay their respects _ security now, almost being able to pay their respects to _ security now, almost being able to pay their respects to queen - pay their respects to queen elizabeth _ pay their respects to queen elizabeth.— pay their respects to queen elizabeth. , ., , ., , elizabeth. just at the size of this tueue is elizabeth. just at the size of this queue is the _ elizabeth. just at the size of this queue is the accessibility - elizabeth. just at the size of this | queue is the accessibility queue, now being closed because the authorities say it has reached capacity. our correspondent, chi chi izundu has been chatting to some of those, hoping to pay their respects. the pomp and the ceremony, and a personal royal thank you for the hours stood in the cold. you look well dressed. good trainers, warm jacket. yes! it means an awful lot

that you are here. you could see the pain he was suffering. i and he just basically said, "bless you, thank you." . overnight, one after the other, thousands continued to queue. anyone else got a blanket? thank you very much. a cold night, a long walk, and free blankets. creative measures being used to relieve the boredom. we have been queueing for 13 hours. how has it been? very dull. laughter it has been quite hard, hasn't it? yeah. chilly at times. wristband, please. also out in the cold, standing for hours, army, police, volunteers, scouts. something which touched naval scout oliver. how proud are you of your colleagues that have volunteered? very, very proud. it's just amazing.

they come out, bring all the spirits for people because obviously it is a long night. 12 o'clock, i started last night, so a very good night. tiring, but it has been fine. there has been good banter and the queue has been moving. nred. — my feet are absolutely tired. after all the waiting, at the moment the moment to pay their respects... she was our queen for 70 years. the most amazing woman who did everything until her dying days. i loved her crown. i thought all the diamonds and stuff on it was amazing. emotional, really emotional. i won't forget that. i'm really glad we persevered, as well. it was chilly in the night and it would have been easy to give up but i'm so glad now that we didn't. i'm really proud of you.

do you feel like you did your duty to say goodbye to the queen? i hope so, yes. what's the plan now? a big cup of tea, piece of cake and home. and bed! yes! i so whilst it's goodnight to sam and florence, for thousands more the wait continues. chi chi izundu, bbc news. those are some of the people in the queue a little earlier. as the night draws in, there is a stoicism, determination amongst the people in the queue now to do what they have come to westminster to do, to pay their respects to queen elizabeth. menu when they were joining the queue how long the would be, they walk is long and also slow, does not stop, opportunities to sit down not really there, movement continuous but very slow. as you heard in the

report, lots of sore feet by the time people get here. but a quiet determination to finish the wait to go into westminster hall and to do what everyone here has come to do, pay their respects to queen elizabeth. it is worth saying, we heard some people in chi chi izundu's alluding to this, some people have done this through the day, that is hard enough, others in the coming hours will do it through the coming hours will do it through the evening, into the night when the temperatures will fall. that will be harder still. we have hardly found anyone here faced with those challenges who has decided not to go through with it. if you are watching, you can see the scene in westminster hall all the time through the front page of the bbc website. bbc.com/news. tired legs and many cups of tea being made when

people get home. thank you, ros atkins. preparing for a pilgrimage by getting kitted out for camping. alex bray is leaving his bedroom to head to the streets of london with a tent to the streets of london with a tent to pay his respects to the queen. he and his brotherjonathan will set off at five in the morning, state or after the state funeral on monday. after so long, it's just nice to say kind of a proper goodbye in and be part of the atmosphere as well. it's going to be sad, but i think there's going to be a real sense of unity. hello, mum. fine, thank you. they'll be joining their mother, alison, who's already made the journey down to see the queen lying in state. why was it important

for you to all be there as a family? she's brought my family together. my grandma's got special, special memories, my mum's got special memories, i've got special memories. and to be there together as a family, just seeing that moment will mean a lot. as many people across the country to come together, be it brothers, be it family, be it friends, and again, as a community to be together as one. the queen's power to transcend generations lives on in her death. the richmond family from rugby drove down early to london so their children could lay flowers. willow was quite affected by it. she is very taken with the queen and her handbags and her dresses. i'm happy and sad and i'm excited to go and see the queen. by car, by coach, by rail, the capital continues to swell with people from around the country making their way to be part of this moment in history, including these lifelong friends from manchester. we're going to see abba and then

straight from abba we're going to join the queues and pay our respects to the queen. even those not travelling can be part of shared grieving. in the aberdeenshire fishing village of gourdon, this pub will be showing monday's proceedings on screen, one of many community screenings of the funeral around the country. it's a large wake, and yeah, 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 for all of us. rituals have always been an important part of monarchy and of mourning. for alex, like for so many, the way to process the death of the queen is byjoining others to grieve and to reflect together. luxmy gopal, bbc news. some of the day's other news now. business secretary jacob rees—mogg

set to set out plans for how to help business with energy cost, lots of talk about domestic energy bills subject to an energy price cap, not applying to businesses. lots of countries have been asking for help from the government. wednesday we are due to hear exactly how the government is going to address those concerns. we are also hearing over the next four days or so after the queen's funeral that prime minister liz truss will be setting out a range of policies that she intends to pursue. businesses waiting to hear on wednesday from jacob rees—mogg about how government plans to help with energy costs. ukrainie's president, volodymyr zelensky, says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing, in the north eastern city of izyum. several bodies have already

been exhumed from a mass burial site on the edge of the city, which was recently retaken from russian forces. ukrainian officials say more than 440 people are buried there. izyum is just one of several areas recently liberated by ukrainian forces. however, heavy fighting is continuing in the areas circled here. our correspondent, james waterhouse has the latest from the capital, kyiv. ukraine is as determined to document as it is to fight. in izyum, liberation has turned more bitter than sweet. hundreds of bodies, now a dossier of evidence over claims of russian war crimes. all uncovered after a series of ukrainian counter offensives in the north—east. in newly released footage, what russia wants to say is that their plans have not changed. as they look to hit back, the us had this warning if chemical or nuclear weapons were being considered. don't.

it would change the face of war unlike anything since world war ii. what has never altered is the enduring human cost of this war. oleksandr shapoval performed as a ballet dancer for 28 seasons as the kyiv opera house before volunteering to fight for ukraine. this week he was killed in a mortar strike in the east. translation: there is not a single person in the theatre _ who wouldn't love oleksandr. he was a talented artist and an incredibly kind person. he could not not go and defend his family, friends, and all ukrainians. clapping. what this is is a combination of grief and pride, notjust

of oleksandr's accomplishments in the opera house, but because of the cause he died for, and that is the point, ukraine has always known why it is fighting and the price it was willing to pay. it is hard to imagine another escalation in a conflict already full of incomprehensible pain. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. we can speak to a ukrainian military analyst. speaking to us right from capital kyiv. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. how have ukrainian forces managed to call back this territory which for so long was in russian hands? taste territory which for so long was in russian hands?— territory which for so long was in russian hands? we should estimate eve hint russian hands? we should estimate everything speaking _ russian hands? we should estimate everything speaking from _ russian hands? we should estimate everything speaking from the - everything speaking from the strategic operation. ukrainian

forces showed they were ready to take on the assault. actually as i understand it russian commanders, they even moved some forces to kherson some months ago. russian forces didn't understand what ukrainian forces would do in kherson and kharkiv. that is why huge areas have deliberated. the main thing here, they gain strategic initiative. the best news now, they don't know where the next strike will be from ukrainian forces. maybe mario paul —— mariupol. it is

will be from ukrainian forces. maybe mario paul -- mariupol.— mario paul -- mariupol. it is now evident how _ mario paul -- mariupol. it is now evident how many _ mario paul -- mariupol. it is now evident how many people - mario paul -- mariupol. it is now evident how many people were i evident how many people were tortured by russian forces in the kharkiv region. how does it compare with the situation around bucha? incredible brutality there this is the same army, forces. in bucha and irpin, the same units, the same armed forces conducting the same operations in any occupied part of ukraine, especially in donbas. when we liberated the occupied areas in donbas —— when we occupy those, we will find awful things like we are

finding now. this is the russian armed forces, war criminals and the answer of all these situations. you have said the _ answer of all these situations. you have said the recent gains by the ukrainian soldiers have really made the russian stop and think again about what else might be heading their way. about what else might be heading theirway. how about what else might be heading their way. how can western allies support ukraine to make sure they capitalise on the progress they have already made? i capitalise on the progress they have already made?— capitalise on the progress they have already made? i think that of course vladimir putin _ already made? i think that of course vladimir putin is _ already made? i think that of course vladimir putin is now _ already made? i think that of course vladimir putin is now counting i already made? i think that of course vladimir putin is now counting in i vladimir putin is now counting in the energy crisis in europe, openly talking about this russian propaganda. solidarity and sanctions in creating the common strategy, how to be in this long winter. this is the main thing now, solidarity and to create a common strategy, ukraine and europe, the uk, these are the main thing i hope. {lari

and europe, the uk, these are the main thing i hope.— and europe, the uk, these are the main thing i hope. of course, there has been a — main thing i hope. of course, there has been a lot _ main thing i hope. of course, there has been a lot spoken _ main thing i hope. of course, there has been a lot spoken about - main thing i hope. of course, there i has been a lot spoken about weaponry that has been supplied to the ukrainian forces. how well served other day for the armaments that they need at this point? bitter other day for the armaments that they need at this point? after the successful counter _ they need at this point? after the successful counter offensive i successful counter offensive operation, of course, everybody understood dot might remember, fake news that ukrainian forces are selling american weapons in mexico or something, selling american weapons in mexico orsomething, now selling american weapons in mexico or something, now it is absolutely clear that ukrainian forces using western weapons are very professional and successful. this is an important time now to give ukraine more long—range missiles, for example, orair ukraine more long—range missiles, for example, or air defence missiles. just now, the russians are continuing to launch missiles against civilian infrastructure and

still in ukraine we don't have a 100% coverage for our cities, for example. i think the weapons from the west should be more and more because this is a guarantee that ukrainian armed forces can liberate more and more territories. and finally we will have a victory here. what are the ukrainian hopes of the future relationship with the united kingdom? we now have a new prime minister, of course, liz truss. the uk now is — minister, of course, liz truss. the uk now is one _ minister, of course, liz truss. the uk now is one of _ minister, of course, liz truss. ii; uk now is one of the minister, of course, liz truss. trig uk now is one of the best minister, of course, liz truss. tia: uk now is one of the best allies and, for ukraine, it is a huge political future because ukraine and, for ukraine, it is a huge politicalfuture because ukraine has published a draft on the security guarantee, but of course it should be analysed more regarding how we will build the new security infrastructure. i would say global

security infrastructure, european security infrastructure, european security infrastructure, european security infrastructure against russia. uk might be one of the pillars, main guarantor of ukrainian security. at the same time, ukraine will be a very good player in the next developments because ukraine will be one of the more successful players with very strong and very modern armed forces. i think it will be both for ukraine and uk very important. be both for ukraine and uk very important-— be both for ukraine and uk very imortant. . ~' ,. , . hundreds of people have gathered outside new scotland yard in london, to protest the shooting dead of an unarmed black man earlier this month. many of the demonstrators, carried placards bearing pictures of chris kaba, who was 24. his family has accused the metropolitan police of racism, and the police watchdog is carrying out an investigation. our correspondent,

celestina oloolode, has that story. celestina olulode, has that story. tender love and support for a family that continue to grieve. a shared trauma for which they are demanding answers. did the officers know that it was chris in the car or were they simply following a suspect vehicle? the suspended officer must be interviewed under caution without delay, and keep family informed of this. there should be a charging decision within weeks and not months. chris kaba was fatally shot by a metropolitan police officer on the 5th of september. he was unarmed. police say the car he was driving was linked to a previous firearms incident. the vehicle was not registered to mr kaba. his family say he was borrowing the car from a friend.

the officer that fired the fatal shot has been suspended. an investigation has been launched by the independent office for police conduct. the met says it supports the investigation. well, the police watchdog says it must explore all the circumstances surrounding mr kaba's death including how officers came to be aware of the vehicle mr kaba was driving. the investigation is expected to take 6—9 months — a time frame people here say is much too long. celestina olulode, bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed that one of the two officers stabbed in central london yesterday, has been discharged from hospital. the other officer is still receiving treatment. a man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, and assaulting an emergency worker. he remains in custody. hundreds of thousands of people injapan have been urged to evacuate their homes, amid warnings of "unprecedented" risks from an approaching storm. a special typhoon warning has been issued, as the south

of the country braces for the arrival of what could the biggest storm in decades. the funeral of queen elizabeth will be held on monday after her death at the age of 96. mark easton looks back at the huge changes in society at the queen lived through as the longest reigning monarch in british history. into the grey of post—war austerity, a beautiful young woman presented as a beautiful young woman presented as a new beginning for an impoverished kingdom and its crumbling empire. # quivers down the backbone #. queen elizabeth ii took a turn amid social upheaval. with increasing tensions at home and declining influence abroad, a huge burden

placed on the shoulders of the young queen. the ambition for a new elizabethan age. some feared she was doomed to fail. but elizabeth was nothing if not determined. in the '60s, the queen became a bridgehead between continuity and change. walking a line between tradition and modernity. quietly and uncontroversially, elizabeth worked to ensure the monarchy was not left behind by the change sweeping across her kingdom. she made us relax. # _ she made us relax. # god _ she made us relax. # 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. but predictions of a wave of republicanism proved unfounded. and, marking 25 years on the throne, the queen's silverjubilee in 1977 was a moment when the nation came together to celebrate the monarchy. when i was 21, i pledged my life to the service of our people. although that vow was made in my salad days, when i was green injudgment, i do not regret nor retract one word of it. # stars in your eyes, little one...# the 19805 saw the queen encourage the next generation of royals to take centre stage. # the land of make—believe...#.

the decade saw the nation at war. not least with itself. but the exhibition of family values threatened to become a pantomime, as the strains of royal relationships emerged. a soap opera, with the queen as long—suffering matriarch. # everybody hurts... four decades after ascending the throne, the pressures on elizabeth became incendiary. 1992 is not a year on which i shall look back with undiluted pleasure. intimate holiday pictures of the duchess of york... any hope of presenting the royals as a model family were sustained almost entirely by a monarch, who kept private feelings separate from public duties. but her strategy of impassive figurehead was to be sorely tested. a short while ago, buckingham palace confirmed the death of diana, - princess of wales. diana's death prompted an extraordinary emotional outpouring.

# goodbye, england's rose...#. with demands that the queen share her personal grief with the world. elizabeth, though, maintained her distance. 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. the jubilee girl is here, possums! 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. 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. 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. my government will hold a referendum on membership of the european union. the queen sought to emphasise her neutrality.

the palace horrified at claims she had "views". amid brexit rancour, her message was of love. the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine. # god save our gracious 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.

let's return to my colleague ross atkins who is near westminster hall. we are towards the end of the queue. everyone around me has been going 11 or 12 hours and getting close to westminster hall. let's speak to a venezuelan woman who has lived in london for a long time. hello both of you. how is it going?— of you. how is it going? good, we are still here. _ of you. how is it going? good, we are still here. the _ of you. how is it going? good, we are still here. the atmosphere i of you. how is it going? good, we are still here. the atmosphere is. are still here. the atmosphere is amazing. we have been here about 11.5 hours but it has gone like that. it did go fast. i never thought, i didn't even think, ijust got up and got dressed and came. i did not want to think, ijust

got up and got dressed and came. i did not want to think, i just wanted to come. i did not want to think, i 'ust wanted to come. ., . ,., did not want to think, i 'ust wanted to come. ., . y., ., ., ., to come. i notice you have got a crutch. to come. i notice you have got a crutch- you _ to come. i notice you have got a crutch. you have _ to come. i notice you have got a crutch. you have done _ to come. i notice you have got a crutch. you have done all - to come. i notice you have got a crutch. you have done all of i to come. i notice you have got a crutch. you have done all of this with an injury?— all with an in'ury? yes i have. it is an ..ght, — with an injury? yes i have. it is all right. but — with an injury? yes i have. it is all right, but the _ with an injury? yes i have. it is all right, but the decision i with an injury? yes i have. it is all right, but the decision was l all right, but the decision was made, i don't know how many days ago that i was going to come today and i was going to make it. so here i am. here you are, you see you came down from derby. what drove the two of you to think this saturday i am going to do this? to you to think this saturday i am going to do this?— you to think this saturday i am auoin to dothis? ., , ,, . , going to do this? to pay my respects like everyone — going to do this? to pay my respects like everyone else, _ going to do this? to pay my respects like everyone else, she _ going to do this? to pay my respects like everyone else, she was - going to do this? to pay my respects like everyone else, she was an - like everyone else, she was an amazing — like everyone else, she was an amazing woman, she has been in my life all_ amazing woman, she has been in my life all my— amazing woman, she has been in my life all my life and it is just something i felt i had to do. she was the first _ something i felt i had to do. she: was the first queen something i felt i had to do. sue: was the first queen to something i felt i had to do. s“i9 was the first queen to do something i felt i had to do. s“i9: was the first queen to do a something i felt i had to do. s“i9 was the first queen to do a lot of things many other women don't even dare. she worked when it was wartime, she travelled, drove a van, whatever it was, she was an

extraordinary person, notjust a queen but an example for everyone. did you come prepared? you have done almost 12 hours, did you bring to you our coffee? we almost 12 hours, did you bring to you our coffee?— almost 12 hours, did you bring to you our coffee?- we - almost 12 hours, did you bring to you our coffee?- we have | almost 12 hours, did you bring to you our coffee? we did we have brute brouaht you our coffee? we did we have brute brought food. — you our coffee? we did we have brute brought food. we _ you our coffee? we did we have brute brought food, we have _ you our coffee? we did we have brute brought food, we have been - you our coffee? 9 c c we have brute brought food, we have been eating it all along, _ brought food, we have been eating it allalong, it— brought food, we have been eating it all along, it has been incredible how they— all along, it has been incredible how they put this on comedy staff, the portaloos, tea and coffee all the portaloos, tea and coffee all the way — the portaloos, tea and coffee all the way along. free water. eventually they started giving sweets. i5 eventually they started giving sweets. , :, eventually they started giving sweets. , . ., eventually they started giving sweets. , ., ., eventually they started giving sweets. , :, . sweets. is that what you needed? the final boost. sweets. is that what you needed? the final boost- l — sweets. is that what you needed? the final boost. i was _ sweets. is that what you needed? the final boost. i was a _ sweets. is that what you needed? the final boost. i was a little _ sweets. is that what you needed? the final boost. i was a little bit _ final boost. i was a little bit di . final boost. i was a little bit dizzy- not _ final boost. i was a little bit dizzy. not now. _ final boost. i was a little bit dizzy. not now. have - final boost. i was a little bit dizzy. not now. have they l final boost. i was a little bit - dizzy. not now. have they given any indication how _ dizzy. not now. have they given any indication how long _ dizzy. not now. have they given any indication how long it _ dizzy. not now. have they given any indication how long it will _ dizzy. not now. have they given any indication how long it will be - dizzy. not now. have they given any indication how long it will be from . indication how long it will be from this point? indication how long it will be from this oint? , ., :: :: this point? they said about 500 metres. this point? they said about 500

metres- 20 _ this point? they said about 500 metres. 20 minutes? _ this point? they said about 500 metres. 20 minutes? we - this point? they said about 500 metres. 20 minutes? we don't| this point? they said about 500 - metres. 20 minutes? we don't know how we are — metres. 20 minutes? we don't know how we are going — metres. 20 minutes? we don't know how we are going to _ metres. 20 minutes? we don't know how we are going to do _ metres. 20 minutes? we don't know how we are going to do it. _ metres. 20 minutes? we don't know how we are going to do it. i - metres. 20 minutes? we don't know how we are going to do it. i think- how we are going to do it. i think we go around and walk out. eager? we go around and walk out. every marshal we _ we go around and walk out. every marshal we have _ we go around and walk out. every marshal we have met _ we go around and walk out. every marshal we have met has - we go around and walk out. every marshal we have met has said - we go around and walk out. every marshal we have met has said four hours _ marshal we have met has said four hours. ~ ., �* , it has been for hours since this morning. it it has been for hours since this morninr. , ,., . it has been for hours since this morninr. , . morning. it is so deceiving, you get to the second _ morning. it is so deceiving, you get to the second bit _ morning. it is so deceiving, you get to the second bit and _ morning. it is so deceiving, you get to the second bit and the _ morning. it is so deceiving, you get to the second bit and the second i morning. it is so deceiving, you get. to the second bit and the second one is so to the second bit and the second one is salong _ to the second bit and the second one isso lonr.�* , to the second bit and the second one issolonr.�* , to the second bit and the second one issolonu.�* , , to the second bit and the second one issoloni.�* , , is so long. because you can see the palace of westminster? _ is so long. because you can see the palace of westminster? we - is so long. because you can see the palace of westminster? we had - palace of westminster? we had amazing weather _ palace of westminster? we had amazing weather and _ palace of westminster? we had amazing weather and coming i palace of westminster? we had - amazing weather and coming through london _ amazing weather and coming through london you _ amazing weather and coming through london you can see sites you would not stop— london you can see sites you would not stop and — london you can see sites you would not stop and look at and it is glorious, _ not stop and look at and it is glorious, the weather.- not stop and look at and it is glorious, the weather. early in the morning was _ glorious, the weather. early in the morning was cold _ glorious, the weather. early in the morning was cold but _ glorious, the weather. early in the morning was cold but then - glorious, the weather. early in the morning was cold but then we - glorious, the weather. early in the morning was cold but then we had i morning was cold but then we had such a beautiful weather. [30 morning was cold but then we had such a beautiful weather.- such a beautiful weather. do you each other? _

such a beautiful weather. do you each other? no, _ such a beautiful weather. do you each other? no, we _ such a beautiful weather. do you each other? no, we are - such a beautiful weather. do you| each other? no, we are queueing friends, each other? no, we are queueing friends. we _ each other? no, we are queueing friends, we met _ each other? no, we are queueing friends, we met this _ each other? no, we are queueing friends, we met this morning. - each other? no, we are queueing friends, we met this morning. i i each other? no, we are queueing i friends, we met this morning. i was on my— friends, we met this morning. i was on my own. — friends, we met this morning. i was on my own, she was on her own, we both_ on my own, she was on her own, we both like _ on my own, she was on her own, we both like a _ on my own, she was on her own, we both like a chat and we have not stopped — both like a chat and we have not stopped speaking. you both like a chat and we have not stopped speaking.— both like a chat and we have not stopped speaking. you are not each other's family _ stopped speaking. you are not each other's family history. _ stopped speaking. you are not each other's family history. she - stopped speaking. you are not each other's family history. she has - stopped speaking. you are not each i other's family history. she has been educatini other's family history. she has been educating me _ other's family history. she has been educating me all— other's family history. she has been educating me all the _ other's family history. she has been educating me all the way. _ other's family history. she has been educating me all the way. you - other's family history. she has been educating me all the way. you have| educating me all the way. you have been _ educating me all the way. you have been learning about venezuela, you have learned about derby... laughter would have been just laughter would have beenjust talking. laughter would have been 'ust talkini. ~ :, , would have been 'ust talking. was there a point — would have beenjust talking. was there a point you thought my goodness my feet are too tired? yes. goodness my feet are too tired? yes, but i don't care- _ goodness my feet are too tired? yes, but i don't care. maybe _ goodness my feet are too tired? i9: but i don't care. maybe when i get home i will start moaning, not now. it is not time. mat home i will start moaning, not now. it is not time-— it is not time. not one part did i think i can _ it is not time. not one part did i think i can do — it is not time. not one part did i think i can do it. _ it is not time. not one part did i think i can do it. the _ it is not time. not one part did i | thinki can do it. the adrenaline, think i can do it. the adrenaline, the atmosphere, itjust carries think i can do it. the adrenaline, the atmosphere, it just carries you through _ the atmosphere, it 'ust carries you throth. ., ., , . through. you will have significance in westminster _

through. you will have significance in westminster hall, _ through. you will have significance in westminster hall, have - through. you will have significance in westminster hall, have you - in westminster hall, have you thought about what you want to do in that moment? i thought about what you want to do in that moment?— thought about what you want to do in that moment? ~ , ., ., that moment? i keep going over, when ou iet that moment? i keep going over, when you get there. — that moment? i keep going over, when you get there. i — that moment? i keep going over, when you get there, i don't _ that moment? i keep going over, when you get there, i don't know. _ that moment? i keep going over, when you get there, i don't know. will - you get there, i don't know. will ou you get there, i don't know. will you curtsy _ you get there, i don't know. will you curtsy or— you get there, i don't know. ii. you curtsy or bow? i said i think both. i don't know what to do. it is too big for us. once you are there, we have to deal with it. we came to pay respects, that is the point. i5 pay respects, that is the point. is the queue part of paying respect? that is why i kept saying i will not take the disabled thing, i am going to do it the way it should be done. i am not the victim, it hurts, i don't care. i am not the victim, it hurts, i don't care-— i am not the victim, it hurts, i don't care. i'm don't care. absolutely amazing. i'm aware ou don't care. absolutely amazing. i'm aware you have _ don't care. absolutely amazing. i'm aware you have walked _ don't care. absolutely amazing. i'm aware you have walked all- don't care. absolutely amazing. i'm aware you have walked all this - don't care. absolutely amazing. i'm aware you have walked all this way |

aware you have walked all this way and here you are, i am talking to you while other people go past. i am going to let you go and best wishes going to let you go and best wishes going through security and most importantly in the hall, thank you for sharing your day with us. heading in and behind me you can see everyone else in the queue, reasonably close, the marshal said you were 500 metres away now. you can see a sign up saying things you cannot take into the palace of westminster, food, drinks, liquids, tribute objects. wardens are helping people off—load some of the things they will not be able to take through. as we have been speaking, night has fallen completely here in westminster and it will be a long night, not for the people around me because they should see the queen lying in state within the next hour but that queue through the snake

over the thames onto the southbank and it goes for several miles and four people further back down the queue it will be a long night, could be called as well. the determination and stoicism is really striking. studio: let's hope they have brought plenty of warm layers. now on bbc news, it's time for 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 memories of meeting her. what's clear is that so often, and for so many, a handshake, a photograph, even the briefest conversation, created lasting memories. and we'd like to share some of those memories with you.

this photo was sent in by kay ritson from bexhill, which shows her then—two—year—old daughter sara, who broke through security whilst the queen was on a visit to the open university in milton keynes in 1979, to share her bag of sweets. kay says the queen asked sara what her name was, where she was from, who she was with, and then said kay says the queen asked sara what her name was, where she was from, who she was with, and then said she'd save her bag for sweets to have with afternoon tea. and a meeting the queen was a big moment for people from outside the uk too. this image was sent in by dar churcherfrom canada. it shows herfather, walter, injune1959. the queen and prince philip were in gosport on the south coast of england meeting the submarine command, where dar�*s father, who was a member of the royal canadian navy, was training to become a submariner. and this photo was sent in by avi anna plotkin, from florida. here we can see her grandfather, abe, meeting the queen

during a royal visit to glasgow injuly 1972. let's imagine for a moment that you're cooking dinner in your kitchen, when the queen suddenly lands, in a helicopter, in a field behind your house. that's exactly what happened to helen dalling, and shejoins us now. what were you cooking? i was cooking somethini what were you cooking? i was cooking something really _ what were you cooking? i was cooking something really mundane _ what were you cooking? i was cooking something really mundane for - what were you cooking? i was cooking something really mundane for dinner. something really mundane for dinner for the kids. my kids were quite young, 11 and seven, i think i was just boiling some potatoes to go with some chicken or something but just really mundane weekday afternoon. just really mundane weekday afternoon-— just really mundane weekday afternoon. ~ , ., ., , afternoon. when did you realise the queen was right _ afternoon. when did you realise the queen was right behind _ afternoon. when did you realise the queen was right behind your- afternoon. when did you realise the| queen was right behind your house? afternoon. when did you realise the l queen was right behind your house? i did not at first. i was cooking, the children were upstairs, she was at the front of the house, i was the back, there were texts, i thought i don't know what that is but i am busy cooking dinner. itjust kept

going. i thought it might be something important so i went through to the lounge to my phone and picked it up and there were messages and texts from friends saying the queen has landed on your back garden, look out of your window. i ran upstairs, the children were in their bedrooms and i looked out and there was the helicopter on the field about two or 300 people and i thought i can't believe i missed it. i told the kids the queen is in the back garden. don't be so silly, she is! we are going to go. i literally left a cooker on, grab some shoes, didn't shut the front door, got both my children by the hand and ran out into the back of the field and i could see everything i thought i will run towards it not realising of course police and security. no, you can't come this way, i had a run around the side of

the field and around and joined people and everyone said what is she doing, what is she wearing? just had to be done, we had to go over there. did you get a glimpse of her? absolutely. she was with prince philip and we live quite near to the office at hounslow park and they don't have a helipad there any more so we sometimes get helicopters, air ambulances and things landing. she was there on official business but it was unplanned, had not been disclosed, nobody knew. as word got round, more people arrived but took pictures, a little video, i thought at the time for my children i had seen her twice in my life already, not met her personally but i thought my children will probably never get to see her again. so for them i thought it was kind of a moment in

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helicopter because by the time we got round their cars came round and the cars took them both to the helicopter and it was a moment i thought i won't ever forget. that was five years — thought i won't ever forget. that was five years ago _ thought i won't ever forget. that was five years ago i _ thought i won't ever forget. that was five years ago i think. aprill was five years ago i think. april 2017. strange _ was five years ago i think. april 2017. strange how— was five years ago i think. april. 2017. strange how photographed was five years ago i think. april i 2017. strange how photographed so much, 2017. strange how photographed so much. filmed _ 2017. strange how photographed so much, filmed so _ 2017. strange how photographed so much, filmed so much _ 2017. strange how photographed so much, filmed so much and - 2017. strange how photographed so much, filmed so much and yet i 2017. strange how photographed so l much, filmed so much and yet seeing her in person was so special for so many people. how have you been paying your respects to the queen since she died?— paying your respects to the queen since she died? obviously when the news came — since she died? obviously when the news came through _ since she died? obviously when the news came through on _ since she died? obviously when the news came through on thursday i since she died? obviously when the news came through on thursday it i since she died? obviously when the i news came through on thursday it was such a shock. with what i have watched a lot of the livestream and what has been happening lying—in—state and unfortunately i did not get to that, but i did go down to london on wednesday. i had a day off work. 20 minutes notice i

just decided i want to go in see the procession. i was lucky enough to get into whitehall. i got on a train at 20 past ten and just after 1130! was at the gates at the bottom of the mall trying to get into a viewing area. it was just aspart of the moment thing. ijust viewing area. it was just aspart of the moment thing. i just felt like this is a chance i need to take. i was able to get in to the viewing area where the procession came out and it was just such an experience doing that on wednesday. i went on my own, the children were at school, and i made friends, people talking about the queue for the lying—in—state, i made friends around me and it was just wonderful. lots of friendly stories and camaraderie but the moment we started to hear the horses, and the procession coming through, everybody just fell silent. it was easily

quiet. and i cannot explain it. i could barely see because i was about ten deep that everybody fell silent, everyone was on tiptoes. you could feel the silence following so that is something i shall not forget and i went to green park afterwards. i had been there three or four hours and as everyone dispersed i thought i am here now and i looked at the floral tributes which is lovely to do. i am glad i did that. i will be watching with friends the funeral itself. i would not miss that for the world. itself. i would not miss that for the world-— itself. i would not miss that for the world. . , ., , ., , the world. the draw is remarkable as is the hash of— the world. the draw is remarkable as is the hash of a _ the world. the draw is remarkable as is the hash of a huge _ the world. the draw is remarkable as is the hash of a huge crowd - the world. the draw is remarkable as is the hash of a huge crowd all i is the hash of a huge crowd all paying their respects together. thank you for sharing your memories. what happened to the dinner by the way? i

what happened to the dinner by the wa ? ~ what happened to the dinner by the wa? ~ , way? i think it probably burned dry but it did not _ way? i think it probably burned dry but it did not set _ way? i think it probably burned dry but it did not set the _ way? i think it probably burned dry but it did not set the house - way? i think it probably burned dry but it did not set the house on i way? i think it probably burned dry but it did not set the house on fire | but it did not set the house on fire so i'm sure the children ate something that night but i was not worried about that. i don't think it was looking good by the time i got home. as long as there were sandwiches. thank you. back in 2012, the queen celebrated her diamond jubilee, to mark 60 years since her coronation. her majesty toured the united kingdom, alongside the duke of edinburgh, to attend events put on for the special occasion. one of those events was at chester zoo, where the queen watched a dance performance choreographed especially for her visit. and one of the dancers that day was sonia tandon, who we can speak to now. when did you actually find out that the queen and when did you actually find out that the queen an— when did you actually find out that the queen and prince philip going to be in the audience? _ the queen and prince philip going to be in the audience? we _ the queen and prince philip going to be in the audience? we did - the queen and prince philip going to be in the audience? we did not i the queen and prince philip going to | be in the audience? we did not know on the day we _ be in the audience? we did not know on the day we were _ be in the audience? we did not know on the day we were told _ be in the audience? we did not know on the day we were told were - on the day we were told were practising for this dance for about 6-8 practising for this dance for about 6—8 weeks, we just knew there would be some dignitaries and we're celebrating the diamond when we

reached chester zoo on the day we were given that news and i cannot tell you the experience we all felt at that point in time because it was such a huge honour. to be notjust part of the factory was celebrating her diamond jubilee but we were performing in front of her. ianthem her diamond jubilee but we were performing in front of her. when did ou performing in front of her. when did you actually — performing in front of her. when did you actually spot — performing in front of her. when did you actually spot her. _ performing in front of her. when did you actually spot her. she _ performing in front of her. when did you actually spot her. she stands i you actually spot her. she stands out because she wore those beautiful bright colours. it out because she wore those beautiful bright colours-— bright colours. it was a beautiful coral dress- _ bright colours. it was a beautiful coral dress. on _ bright colours. it was a beautiful coral dress. on the _ bright colours. it was a beautiful coral dress. on the day - bright colours. it was a beautiful coral dress. on the day we i bright colours. it was a beautiful coral dress. on the day we did i bright colours. it was a beautiful. coral dress. on the day we did not know the time she would arrive. we were asked to dance, there were senior royal dignitaries and while we were dancing everybody�*s heart we wished the queen would come and write in between the dance, we could see her walking, the crowd was cheering, it was so loud, we could hear it from a distance and we knew she end prince philip had arrived.

they walked and stood the student, the owner was notjust the they walked and stood the student, the owner was not just the fact we were dancing for her but because we were dancing for her but because we were in close proximity, we were just waiting, she had questions, she was asking, she stood there looking at us. did was asking, she stood there looking at us. , . ~ was asking, she stood there looking at us. , ., ,, ,., was asking, she stood there looking at us. , ., ,, y., ., was asking, she stood there looking at us. , .,~ ., . ., at us. did it make you nervous? what effect did have? _ at us. did it make you nervous? what effect did have? it _ at us. did it make you nervous? what effect did have? it made _ at us. did it make you nervous? what effect did have? it made us _ at us. did it make you nervous? what effect did have? it made us all - at us. did it make you nervous? what effect did have? it made us all more | effect did have? it made us all more more joyous. _ effect did have? it made us all more more joyous. not — effect did have? it made us all more more joyous, not that _ effect did have? it made us all more more joyous, not that we _ effect did have? it made us all more more joyous, not that we were i effect did have? it made us all more more joyous, not that we were not l more joyous, not that we were not but you could feel the temple had increased, nobody was nervous. it was the experience of a lifetime and something we had to carry notjust in the last ten years but something we will share for generations to come in ourfamily. it was a sense ofjoy. come in our family. it was a sense of 'o . , , ., ., come in our family. it was a sense of'o. ., of joy. did you get a chance to s-eak of joy. did you get a chance to s . eak to of joy. did you get a chance to speak to either _ of joy. did you get a chance to speak to either of _ of joy. did you get a chance to speak to either of the - of joy. did you get a chance to speak to either of the royal i of joy. did you get a chance to i speak to either of the royal couple? yes, we did. the queen did not speak to us, but prince philip did stop and he spoke to a few of us, talking

about our addresses, how lovely the colours were, how vibrant, he spoke about our dance and how we knew it and how long you practised. it was just such a humble experience to speak to him and watch the queen on the side as she was just looking at us. the side as she was 'ust looking at us. ., ., ., the side as she was 'ust looking at us. you are not professional dancers. — us. you are not professional dancers. it _ us. you are not professional dancers, it was _ us. you are not professional dancers, it was a _ us. you are not professional| dancers, it was a community us. you are not professional- dancers, it was a community group. what has happened to your dancing career since then? we what has happened to your dancing career since then?— career since then? we are still a community _ career since then? we are still a community group. _ career since then? we are still a community group, not _ career since then? we are still a i community group, not professional dancers, just a group of people in the community asked to come together and perform for thejubilee event. since then we have dancing in their own capacity, still part of the community that wants to integrate and we have kept that alive through our dance and culture. definitely kept this beautiful memory in our heart and to be in her sheer presence, she is an externally figure. it meant a lot to be there

and to perform for her.— figure. it meant a lot to be there and to perform for her. sonia, it is lovely you — and to perform for her. sonia, it is lovely you have — and to perform for her. sonia, it is lovely you have shared _ and to perform for her. sonia, it is lovely you have shared these i lovely you have shared these memories with us and those photographs are fantastic. i'm sure they take pride pride of place in yourfamily photo they take pride pride of place in your family photo albums. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. let's take a look now at some more of the tributes that you've been sending into us. kelly radford from the oasis academy secondary school in coulsdon, surrey, sent us a picture of this two—metre canvas artwork. it was created, and signed, by staff and students at the school, who wanted to have the opportunity to express their condolences. it'll be put on display for visitors to see. harry patten is a pilot from oxford, who sent in this photo of a tribute he spotted whilst flying over fields near weston in northamptonshire. and finally, take a look at this postbox topper. it was crocheted by tracy goude

from whittlesey, in cambridgeshire, and was originally made to mark the platinumjubilee. this week, tracy added paddington bear, holding the queen's hand. please do send us more of your memories, stories and tributes to the queen. the email address for your tributes is yourqueen@bbc.co.uk. we'll try to show you as many as we can. as we have said, people are still queueing and it is now dark in london. this is the snake through victoria gardens to the side of the palace of westminster and this of course is pretty close to westminster hall, these are the

scenes inside, when people get there, huge sense of relief and respect as they pay their condolences to queen elizabeth ii. hello. after what was a very chilly start, with a touch of frost in places, saturday brought blue skies and sunshine for many, not least in the capital. but the forecast for the next couple of days in london does bring more in the way of cloud. while it should stay dry, it's not completely out of the question that that could producejust the odd light shower. on the earlier satellite picture, we have got these shower clouds that have been streaming down the east coast, but more generally, cloudy conditions that have been developing across parts of scotland, northern ireland, rolling southwards as we go through the evening. the best of the clear skies overnight will be found down towards the south and south—west of the uk. through parts of southern wales, the south midlands, towards the south coast and the south—west of england, that's where we're going to hold onto largely clear skies

and that is where it will be coldest, some spots out in the countryside could well get down to around two or three degrees but further north temperatuers a little higher because that extra cloud and we will see areas of extra cloud drifting through the day tomorrow, perhaps bringing showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england and getting down into wales, the midlands, east anglia and maybe the south—east through the afternoon as that cloud rolls its way in, but it could just squeeze out the odd spot of rain. best of the sunshine in south wales and south—west england, 18, also brightening up in north—east scotland. highs here though ofjust12. as we head into monday, this area of high pressure tends to build, that cuts off the supply of northerly wind, in fact very light winds for many, meaning we could see some mist patches first thing on monday. for england and wales, sunny spells, but with generally quite a lot of cloud by the afternoon. northern ireland and scotland will see more cloud, as a frontal system, quite a weak affair, drifts through, but that will bring some rain.

a little warmer by this stage, 17 for glasgow and belfast, 20 in plymouth. as we head through the coming week, our area of high pressure will slowly but surely give way to frontal systems pushing in from the north—west. that will bring some outbreaks of rain, probably not very much rain getting down into the south—east corner, but the days will be a little warmer and the nights less chilly.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. the eight grandchildren of queen elizabeth ii have held a vigil at her coffin in westminster hall. earlier there were cheers as king charles and the prince of wales greeted people waiting in the queue for the queen's lying in state. i'm ros atkins, live at westminster where the waiting times for mourners to pay their respects to the late queen is around 12 hours. president biden and the first lady are en route to london, as world leaders gather for the late

queen's state funeral on monday. rehearsals for the funeral procession at windsor have been taking place. some of the details were overseen by the monarch before her death. in other news... ukraine says more western weaponry is needed to beat russia, as bodies are recovered from a mass burial site, newly liberated in north eastern ukraine. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world, this is bbc news. the queen's grandchildren have mounted a vigil around her coffin, as mourners continue to queue to pay their respects to the late monarch, lying in state at westminster hall in london. these are the live pictures of the queue,

which currently stretches back along the south of the river thames to southwark park. people joining it now can expect to wait up to 13 hours to get in to westminster hall. this was the moment earlier this evening when prince william and prince harry marched into westminster hall to begin their vigil. they were followed by their cousins princesses beatrice and eugenie, the children of prince andrew, louise and james, the children of prince edward, and peter phillips and zara tindall, the children of princess anne. the eight grandchildren then observed a vigil around the coffin for around 15 minutes, heads bowed, as their parents had done a day earlier. members of the public who had queued for many hours continued to stream past. their eyes on the coffin draped in the royal standard with the bejewelled imperial state crown on top. the lying in state will continue on sunday.

let's go over live now to my colleague ros atkins, who's near westminster hall. hello, martin was saying that the lying in state continues through until sunday. indeed it continues until sunday. indeed it continues until monday morning at half past six, but we think there will be a point at sometime on sunday when authorities will say no one else can join the two because they won't have time to reach the front —— no one else canjoin the time to reach the front —— no one else can join the queue, before the lying in state finishes on monday morning. but for the moment, the night has fallen here in victoria gardens and this cute very much goes on. there was a boost, a surprise to some who were in the queue earlier because king charles and the prince of wales surprised some of them to stop and talk to them, to move down the queue, to which people well as

they continued their long wait. let's look back over the days events with nicholas witchell. neither of them is a newcomer to this, yet for both of them, charles and william, there is a special intensity just at the moment. partly because of the emotions which are so in evidence. but also because of their new roles. here is the man who is now king. and the man who is now next in line to the throne. both charles and william have a natural warmth. appreciated today by people who had queued through a cold night to reach the lying in state. three cheers for the king! cheering this, clearly, was a supportive crowd. no—one needed to be won over, but watch the interactions with the king.

the handshakes tended to linger a little... thank you for the marmalade. ..and arms were patted. it was a brief moment of personal contact, not always helped by the ever present mobile phones. i hope you didn't get too frozen last night. both the king and his son wanted to know how people were coping with the long wait. you look like you are dressed right, you have got a rucksack on. clearly you've read the manual. i did _ just before the walkabout, the king had visited one of the main control rooms where the metropolitan police is coordinating the immense operation being mounted by all the emergency services, possibly the biggest such operation london has ever seen. and then, this afternoon, at buckingham palace, a meeting with representatives of the other countries where the british monarch

remains the head of state. australia, canada, new zealand, and countries in the caribbean. some are already reviewing their links with the british crown. decisions on that are for the future. their priority now is to pay their tributes to their queen. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau visited the lying in state. another visitor was australia's anthony albanese, who is known to favour australia becoming a republic. but a time of mourning is no time for politics. westminster hall continues to be a place where citizens of the british nation and others pay their respects. as we saw at the end of the report, world leaders are beginning to arrive in london ahead of the state funeral on monday morning. president biden and first ladyjill biden are

amongst those on the way to london and will attend the funeral on monday. they'll be among around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend monday's service. downing street says mr biden biden won't meet prime minister liz truss while in london. the two leaders are to hold a bilateral meeting with at the united nations general assembly on wednesday. let me show you these in envy victoria gardens. the queue keeps moving as it has since wednesday evening. this is the much discussed snake. i spoke to someone earlier who said that you think you are close and then you get in the snake and you realise there is quite a long way to go. people are going back and forth but when they get to that there is a single file part of the queue and we can see it here. these people are getting close, just behind me. when they clear this area they go to the right towards the

palace of westminster and within a few metres they end up in the long white marquee where the security is. you can see the bright lights, airport style security effectively. everyone will passed through there and when you are through security, just a few metres before you have the chance to enter west mr hall and pay your respects to queen. our correspondent, chi chi izundu has been chatting to some of those hoping to pay their respects. the pomp and the ceremony, and a personal royal thank you for the hours stood in the cold. you look well dressed.. good trainers, warm jacket. yes! it means an awful lot that you are here. you could see the pain he was suffering. i and he just basically said, "bless you, thank you." i overnight, one after the other, thousands continued to queue.

anyone else got a blanket? thank you very much. a cold night, a long walk, and free blankets. creative measures being used to relieve the boredom. we have been queueing for 13 hours. how has it been? very dull. laughter it has been quite hard, hasn't it? yeah. chilly at times. wristband, please. also out in the cold, standing for hours, army, police, volunteers, scouts. something which touched naval scout oliver. how proud are you of your colleagues that have volunteered? very, very proud. very, very, very proud. it's just amazing. they come out, bring all the spirits for people because obviously it is a long night. 12 o'clock, i started last night, so a very good night. tiring, but it has been fine. there has been good banter and the queue has been moving. tired. —

my feet are absolutely tired. after all the waiting, at the moment to pay their respects... she was our queen for 70 years. the most amazing woman who did everything until her dying days. i loved her crown. i thought all the diamonds and stuff on it was amazing. emotional, really emotional. i won't forget that. i'm really glad we persevered, as well. it was chilly in the night and it would have been easy to give up but i'm so glad now that we didn't. i'm really proud of you. do you feel like you did your duty to say goodbye to the queen? i hope so, yes. what's the plan now? a big cup of tea, piece of cake and home. and bed! yes! -

so whilst it's goodnight to sam and florence, for thousands more, the wait continues. chi chi izundu, bbc news. there are a lot of well—deserved cups of tea being drunk as people exit westminster hall having paid their respects to queen and set about recuperating after a very, very long day. the people you can see behind me are not yet into westminster hall but they are almost there, within a few hundred metres. they'll have already spent 11, 12 hours getting to this point. they should be home before the end of the evening. there are some people who are going to be up all night envious queue. let's go to its very beginning, several kilometres away from i am, down the thames, southwark park. our correspondent jonathan blake is there. i hope people have plenty of clothes? yes.

people have plenty of clothes? yes, --eole people have plenty of clothes? yes, peeple joining _ people have plenty of clothes? yes, peeple joining the — people have plenty of clothes? ye: people joining the queue in peoplejoining the queue in southwark park as night falls in london are being warned they face a long wait and a cold night ahead. as you can see from the crowds streaming through the park as they have done all day long and over the last few days, it isn't putting anybody off. this evening those joining the queue probably won't reach you and westminster to file past the coffin until the early hours of the morning at least and we can see people coming through the park now, seemingly, mostly, well—prepared, wearing comfortable well—prepa red, wearing comfortable clothes well—prepared, wearing comfortable clothes with extra layers to put on with food, water, provisions to keep them going through the night and as you can probably see as well, they seem to be pretty good spirits. nevertheless facing a very cold and long night ahead. they decided, as

so many have done over the last few days, that they want to pay their respects in person and that they are prepared to wait a very long time to do so. and it is such a diverse crowd, young, old, everything in between, people from so many walks of life. people coming from the us specificallyjust of life. people coming from the us specifically just to come of life. people coming from the us specificallyjust to come and file past the coffin, from canada, so many other countries as well, travelling from so many parts of the uk as well. at some point, the queue is going to close. they want to ensure that everyone who has joined the queue will have the chance to file past the coffin but there's no sign of that yet. the waiting time is currently predicted to be up to 13 and a half hours. as some have reflected today, a sentiment expressed several times over the

last few days, several people have said to me today in southwark park that even in death, as she did throughout her long reign the queen has brought people together and this queueis has brought people together and this queue is part of the experience along with the opportunity to file past the coffin as it lies in state in westminster hall, and for people to pay their respects in person. thank you, my goodness, it looks very busy southwark park. a lot of people filing pastjonathan, joining the queue. the current estimate for how long they will be in the queue is 13 and a half hours. that means about 13 hours after walking past jonathan they will get to the queue behind me which isjust next jonathan they will get to the queue behind me which is just next to the palace of westminster, just ahead of the security that they have to go through before entering westminster hall. let's speak now to dr bob morris, an expert on constitutional monarchy

from university college london. thanks forjoining us. people who don't know in detail how this constitutional monarchy is arranged in the uk, can you give us a quick introduction?— in the uk, can you give us a quick introduction? right, what we have, is a society — introduction? right, what we have, is a society where _ introduction? right, what we have, is a society where the _ introduction? right, what we have, is a society where the queen - introduction? right, what we have, is a society where the queen or- is a society where the queen or king, the monarch, is not only the head of state but the head of society as well. we see this being celebrated today because of the way in which people are naturally attracted to combine and celebrate or mark the occasion. to attracted to combine and celebrate or mark the occasion.— attracted to combine and celebrate or mark the occasion. to what degree are the respective _ or mark the occasion. to what degree are the respective roles _ or mark the occasion. to what degree are the respective roles of— or mark the occasion. to what degree are the respective roles of royal- are the respective roles of royal family and the elected politicians detailed in the uk?— family and the elected politicians detailed in the uk? well, they are mostly managed _ detailed in the uk? well, they are mostly managed by _ detailed in the uk? well, they are mostly managed by a _ detailed in the uk? well, they are mostly managed by a mixture - detailed in the uk? well, they are mostly managed by a mixture of l detailed in the uk? well, they are l mostly managed by a mixture of the law and convention. what we have is a social democracy which happens to have a hereditary head of state which gives us the great advantage

of a head of state who is impartial politically, and it gives them a role that enables them to reach into parts of our civil society which is difficult for partisan politicians to reach. this has many values for us. , , ., ., , ., ., us. help me understand what you mean when ou us. help me understand what you mean when you say — us. help me understand what you mean when you say it's _ us. help me understand what you mean when you say it's possible _ us. help me understand what you mean when you say it's possible for— us. help me understand what you mean when you say it's possible for the - when you say it's possible for the monarch to reach into civil society. help us understand that phrase a bit. ., , ., ., ., . , , bit. certainly, what the monarchy is mostly involved _ bit. certainly, what the monarchy is mostly involved in _ bit. certainly, what the monarchy is mostly involved in these _ bit. certainly, what the monarchy is mostly involved in these days - bit. certainly, what the monarchy is mostly involved in these days is - mostly involved in these days is welfare and social roles and what they do is, by acting to give attention to all aspects of civil society, they are immune from the rejection they might receive if they are a partisan politician. the king's former charities for example were particularly adept at reaching

into those parts of especially young people and their experiences where they'd fallen through the cracks of society and this was an intelligent and attentive exercise which has been one of the main objects of his charities. been one of the main ob'ects of his charities. ., ., �* , charities. you mentioned the king's charities. you mentioned the king's charities. i wanted _ charities. you mentioned the king's charities. i wanted to _ charities. you mentioned the king's charities. i wanted to ask _ charities. you mentioned the king's charities. i wanted to ask about - charities. i wanted to ask about that because in his statement a few days ago he made it clear the causes for which he has campaigned over the last decade he will no longer any further campaigning and acknowledged he has to remain impartial in all matters. is that a customer or is it written down in the law? it matters. is that a customer or is it written down in the law?— written down in the law? it isn't written down in the law? it isn't written down — written down in the law? it isn't written down in _ written down in the law? it isn't written down in the _ written down in the law? it isn't written down in the law, - written down in the law? it isn't written down in the law, it - written down in the law? it isn't written down in the law, it is i written down in the law? it isn't written down in the law, it is a l written down in the law, it is a sensible custom meaning the king has to avoid for example involvement in the financing of these bodies, which was controversial when he was the

prince of wales. but the charities will continue off—course and i imagine what the king will do is allocate the leadership of these bodies to other members of the active royal family. bodies to other members of the active royalfamily. find bodies to other members of the active royal family.— bodies to other members of the active royal family. active royalfamily. and i ask you, clearly the — active royalfamily. and i ask you, clearly the form _ active royalfamily. and i ask you, clearly the form of _ active royalfamily. and i ask you, clearly the form of constitutional l clearly the form of constitutional monarchy the uk has is particular to this country but presumably constitutional monarchies can take a number of forms?— number of forms? well, the ones in euro e, number of forms? well, the ones in europe. there _ number of forms? well, the ones in europe, there are _ number of forms? well, the ones in europe, there are eight _ number of forms? well, the ones in europe, there are eight of— number of forms? well, the ones in europe, there are eight of them - number of forms? well, the ones in europe, there are eight of them in l europe, there are eight of them in europe, there are eight of them in europe and they are very similar. we are the only one that happens to have a coronation still but some of them are very old, the scandinavian monarchy is very old and others are newark, from the post—napoleonic period, for instance belgium and holland. most of the big empires disappeared at the end of the first world war in 1918. so, the common thread through these monarchies is

that they actually support democratic parliaments. and the parliaments in their own way respond to this because they are being legitimated by the attention that monarchy gives in its impartial role as head of state. find monarchy gives in its impartial role as head of state.— monarchy gives in its impartial role as head of state. and i must ask you because you — as head of state. and i must ask you because you alluded _ as head of state. and i must ask you because you alluded to _ as head of state. and i must ask you because you alluded to the - because you alluded to the coronation of king charles, what are the laws or customs around when that happens? the laws or customs around when that ha--ens? the laws or customs around when that ha ens? . . , the laws or customs around when that ha ens? . ., , ., the laws or customs around when that hauens? . ., , ., happens? there certainly are some laws, for example _ happens? there certainly are some laws, for example that _ happens? there certainly are some laws, for example that he - happens? there certainly are some laws, for example that he must - happens? there certainly are some i laws, for example that he must swear oaths that were devised in an act of 1689. but the rest of it is a mixture of custom and former practice. there are echoes in part of the coronation which comes back from the anglo—saxon period, when kings were more elected than they

were appointed by direct operation of the law. . �* , were appointed by direct operation ofthe law. ., �*, , , of the law. that's been very helful, of the law. that's been very helpful, thank _ of the law. that's been very helpful, thank you - of the law. that's been very helpful, thank you for - of the law. that's been very| helpful, thank you for taking of the law. that's been very - helpful, thank you for taking us through some of the details of the uk's constitutional monarchy. let's go back to the queue and how people are coping after spending many hours in it. i spoke to gabriella from venezuela and lives in north london and i spoke to liz, who is from derby. they ended up spending the day together and i asked them how long they'd been in the queue. we've been here about 11 and a half hours but it has gone like that, it doesn't feel like it has been 11 and a half hours. it did go fast. i never thought, i didn't even think, ijust got up and got dressed and came. i didn't want to think, ijust wanted to come. and i notice you've got a crutch, so you have done all of this with an injury? i have. how has it been? it is hard, but, you

know, the decision... it was made. yes, it was made, i don't know how many days ago that i was going to come today and i was going to make it. so, here i am. so, here you are, liz, you came down on your own from derby. both of you, i'm interested, what drove the two of you to think "this saturday, i am going to do this?" well, to pay my respects, like everyone else. she was an amazing woman. she has been in my life all my life, and it was something that i felt i had to do. she was the first queen to do a lot of things many other women don't dare. she worked when it was wartime, she drove a van or whatever it was, you know, she was an extraordinary person, notjust a queen, but an example for everyone.

did you come prepared? because you said you have almost done 12 hours, it is always moving so you don't get a chance to stop. did you bring tea your coffee or food? we did, with brought food with us, we have been eating it all along, but i have to say, it has been incredible how they have put this on, the staff, the portaloos, there is tea, coffee, all the way along. water. they gave us free water. and then eventually they started giving sweets as well. was that what you need? a final boost, a final boost. i did say to her i feel a bit dizzy, you know. but not now. ijust want to go in and see. speaking of going in, have they been given any indications of how long it will be from this point? well, they said about 500 metres, so i don't know, 20 minutes maybe. we don't know because we don't know how we are going to do it. i think we go around and walk out.

we have been saying, every marshal we have met coming down says it is four hours, it's four hours. i keep saying, i don't believe it. i do not believe that. it is four hours since this morning. i don't care how long it is. this snake is so deceiving because you go through the first bit and then you get to the second bit and the second one is so long. this has been the worst bit. because you can see the palace of westminster, you know you are close. yes. we had amazing weather today and coming all through london, you get to see sites that you wouldn't stop and look at and it is glorious, isn't it, the weather? so lovely. early in the morning was really cold and i am glad i took these out, but, you know, then we had such a beautiful weather. do you to know each other? no, we are queue friends. we met at 8:15am this morning. i was on my own, and we both like to chat.

honestly, we have not stopped speaking. all the way around. so, you all know each other's family history? she has been educating me all the way around, she is amazing, she's got wonderful knowledge. so, you have been learning about venezuela, you have been learning about derby. there's not much to learn about derby. we've been just talking. i think i know the answer but was there a point in the day where you thought, my goodness, my feet are too tired, i can't do this? yeah, but i don't care. it was the aim. it is the aim that you look at. maybe when i get home, i'll start moaning. not now. it is not the time. look at her, what she did. not at one party did i think, i can't do it. the adrenaline, the atmosphere, itjust carries you through. and you'll know the scene inside westminster hall because you will have seen the pictures, of course. have you thought about what you want to do in that moment? i keep going over, going over, when you get there, i don't know.

we first said, will you curtsy or will you bow? i said, i think both. you know. i don't know what to do in front of such a character, it is too big for us. so once you are there, we have to deal with it. we have tissues as well, don't we? you have to deal with it. we came to pay respects, that is the point. and, in some way, is the queue part of paying the respect, the fact that you are willing to put these hours in? yes, that is why i kept saying to them, no, lam not going to take the disabled thing, i am going to do it the way it should be done, you know. so they are queue friends, liz and gabriella. that was a few minutes ago. i hope, although i haven't checked on the feed from west mr hall, i'm hoping they'll have had their chance to pay their respects to queen. —— westminster hall. i

think they will find somewhere warm to sit down, have a cup of tea and give their feet to sit down, have a cup of tea and give theirfeet a to sit down, have a cup of tea and give their feet a rest. because the stoicism and determination and enthusiasm we are seeing from southwark park right the way through to victoria gardens and the 12, 13, 14 to victoria gardens and the 12, 13, 1a hours in between is really a remarkable thing to witness up close. people are absolutely determined to pay their respects to queen elizabeth and they don't seem overly concerned about how cold it is, when they'll go to bed, when they'll have a cup of tea or how much their feet are hurting. they will have extraordinary memories and probably some friendships as well. thank you. to other news now — ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the city of izyum. bodies are being exhumed from a mass

grave on the edge of the city, which was recently retaken from russian forces. izyum is among the areas back in ukrainian hands after significant territorial gains in recent days — although heavy fighting is continuing, our correspondent james waterhouse has been monitoring events from kyiv. ukraine is as determined to document as it is to fight. in izyum liberation has turned more bitter than sweet. hundreds of bodies, now a dossier of evidence over claims of russian war crimes. all uncovered after a series of ukrainian counter offensives in the north—east. in newly released footage, what russia wants to say is that their plans have not changed. as they look to hit back, the us had this warning if chemical or nuclear weapons were being considered. don't. it would change the face of war

unlike anything since world war ii. what has never altered is the enduring human cost of this war. oleksandr shapoval performed as a ballet dancer for 28 seasons as the kyiv opera house before volunteering to fight for ukraine. this week he was killed in a mortar strike in the east. translation: there is not a single person in the theatre _ who wouldn't love oleksandr. he was a talented artist and an incredibly kind person. he could not not go and defend his family, friends, and all ukrainians. clapping. what this is is a combination of grief and pride, notjust of oleksandr�*s accomplishments in the opera house,

but because of the cause he died for, and that is the point, ukraine has always known why it is fighting and the price it was willing to pay. it is hard to imagine another escalation in a conflict already full of incomprehensible pain. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. nowjoining me from kyiv is ukrainian human rights lawyer oleksandra matviichuk, the head of the nonprofit organisation of the centre for civil liberties. thanks forjoining us. you worked on documenting the war crimes in bucha. how similar is this situation in izyum? how similar is this situation in i um? ~ , how similar is this situation in i um? , . ., izyum? we see the same practice of terror in the — izyum? we see the same practice of terror in the different _ izyum? we see the same practice of terror in the different regions - izyum? we see the same practice of terror in the different regions and i

terror in the different regions and oblast where the russians have been present. abductions, torture is and unethical detentions and other kinds of crimes against few —— against civilians for no other reason than to keep control of the occupied territories. it to keep control of the occupied territories.— territories. it must be very depressing _ territories. it must be very depressing work. - territories. it must be very - depressing work. unimaginable to territories. it must be very _ depressing work. unimaginable to us here. what are investigators looking for? ., , ., here. what are investigators looking for? ., , ., for? now there is a very important task, to identify _ for? now there is a very important task, to identify the _ for? now there is a very important task, to identify the killed - for? now there is a very important task, to identify the killed people | task, to identify the killed people and understand the reason of each death. and to reach this goal with different methods, forensics, experts, testimonies people who witnessed the horror and also some of the bodies have traces of

torture, like some have their hands tied or broken bodies. everything will be used to understand. hagar tied or broken bodies. everything will be used to understand. how do ou decide will be used to understand. how do you decide whether— will be used to understand. how do you decide whether a _ will be used to understand. how do you decide whether a war _ will be used to understand. how do you decide whether a war crime - will be used to understand. how do| you decide whether a war crime has been committed to decide whether it's worth prosecuting? ukraine is faced with cries committed after the large—scale committed after the la rge—scale invasion. committed after the large—scale invasion. with episodes of war crimes across ukraine and the main obstacles are that it is a huge building or international system and it is impossible to effectively investigate each criminal proceeding during the war, the office of general prosecutors opened 30,000 ——

35,000 official investigations. 35,000, and how do you decide which prosecutions you follow?— prosecutions you follow? justice has to be equal to _ prosecutions you follow? justice has to be equal to everybody, _ prosecutions you follow? justice has | to be equal to everybody, regardless of the status of the person on the type of crime, so it is very sharp question, how to providejustice type of crime, so it is very sharp question, how to provide justice for hundreds of thousands of victims of war crimes? unfortunately, it is not possible because of the scale of the war and the numbers of atrocities. i believe that we have to do everything to provide the justice for each victims of the war crimes. what are the main difficulty is for you as a civil rights lawyer, because the sheer scale of what you are dealing with must be overwhelming? irate

are dealing with must be overwhelming?— are dealing with must be overwhelming? are dealing with must be overwhelmin: ? ~ ., ., ., overwhelming? we are all human beinas overwhelming? we are all human beings and _ overwhelming? we are all human beings and i'm — overwhelming? we are all human beings and i'm a _ overwhelming? we are all human beings and i'm a professional - overwhelming? we are all human i beings and i'm a professional human rights lawyer with eight years of experience and war crimes but even i wasn't prepared for such level of atrocities. maybe the most challenge for me and my colleagues is to document it, these war crimes, with no understanding whether or not russia will be held accountable. and now we are thinking about the creation of additional international mechanisms like tribunal is in order to achieve this goal. irate mechanisms like tribunal is in order to achieve this goal.— to achieve this goal. we appreciate ou talkin: to achieve this goal. we appreciate you talking to _ to achieve this goal. we appreciate you talking to us _ to achieve this goal. we appreciate you talking to us about _ to achieve this goal. we appreciate you talking to us about this - you talking to us about this immensely difficultjob you have, thank you for explaining how you go about it.

a special typhoon warning has been issued injapan as the country braces for what could be the biggest storm in decades. an officer has been discharged from hospital after stabbed an officer has been discharged from hospital after s1 a rbed an officer has been discharged from hospital after s1 a man has yesterday in hospital. a man has been arrested and he remains in custody. let's return to our main story in the preparations for the story in the preparations for the story of —— funeral of queen elizabeth ii. the line instead will end at 6:30am on monday morning and at 10:1i4am, end at 6:30am on monday morning and at10:41iam, it end at 6:30am on monday morning and at 10:1i4am, it will be moved to westminster abbey where her state funeral service will be held. the royal navy state gun carriage has been rehearsing and it will bear the coffin drawn by 142 sailors. senior members of the royal family including his —— the new king and

his son william and his son harry will walk behind the procession. at 11am, the funeral will begin. the service will be led by the very reverend dr —— dr david hoyle. he's been speaking to my colleague, reeta chakrabarti. leading the queen's state funeral on monday is a momentous task for dr david hoyle. he says he seeks to balance formal mourning and private grief. right at the heart of this is a family funeral, we mustn't forget that. deeply personal and a very, very difficult thing for a family to navigate. but this is also a celebration of a quite extraordinary life. this is an opportunity for us all to mourn, all to remember. and this is also a place for a bit of hope. that's the job of the church. and what about the queen's own personal links with the abbey? they were profound. i point out from time to time that this is the place where she took the promises that defined her life. so this is the place where she married in 1947.

and she made those promises that sustained that extraordinary public marriage that they then lived out. and this is the place where she took her coronation oaths. so, the abbey shaped her life. i met her a number of occasions occasionally, she talked about the abbey with great affection, and she talked about what had happened here. what about your own personal feelings about leading the funeral ceremony, are you nervous? if i sit still for too long and start thinking about the significance of the moment and the eyes that are on you, then, yes, honestly, of course i am. there's a huge sense of privilege. i mean, what an extraordinary place to be at a moment like this. there's a bit of a sense of responsibility. i also have around me a quite wonderful group of people. so this place steps up on these occasions, it will be fine.

and at the end of it all, what would you like people to be able to take away from it? i think we need to recollect this is a state funeral. so this really is something that is intended to be seen. it's very visual, it's also intended to be heard. i think one of the things we are trying to do is to take all that emotion, all that interest, all that care that we can see in the queue for the lying in state, that we can see in the parks where people are laying flowers and feel that we have managed in the abbey to provide a focus for that. we've put it into words, we've given the grief somewhere to go. dr hoyle, thank you very much. my pleasure, thank you. among those attending monday's state funeral will be president emmanuel macron of france, a country with which queen elizabeth had a strong attachment.

she visited many times and whose language she spoke fluently. france reciprocated with president macron saying the french were grateful for her majesty's deep affection for their country. she mastered our language, he said, loved our culture, and touched our hearts. hugh schofield reports from paris. in 1948, aged just 22, her majesty fell for paris and paris fell for her. on an official visit representing her father the newly married princess elizabeth was the toast of the town, charming her hosts with her grace, beauty and perfect french. je suis particulierement heureuse que ce soit pour venir en france. that post—war visit left the queen with happy memories, not least of the flower market near notre dame cathedral which she loved, and which now bears her name. her majesty came back to france many times over her long reign. the last occasion was in 2014, and at the end of that state visit she expressly asked for a chance to come back again and look around

this flower market which she had first seen as a young woman 66 years before. for the florist who had the task of handing the queen a bouquet on that visit eight years ago, it was a day not to be forgotten. translation: ifell in love with her on the spot. - you could tell straightaway this was a woman of substance. you know, the queen's not showbiz, she is not madonna, but a truly great person. archive: head of the french state, charles de gaulle. - from charles de gaulle in 1960 on she met all the presidents of the fifth republic, helping smooth over the rows of the moment and keeping the entente cordiale. with francois mitterrand in 1994 she inaugurated the channel tunnel and she returned regularly for anniversaries of the d—day landings in normandy. in 2008 she welcomed nicolas sarkozy and his wife carla bruni for a state banquet at windsor castle.

he found it magnificent that after arriving together in a gilded coach the queen showed her guests personally to their bedroom. today he says the uk must not forget the huge affection felt for her majesty on this side of the channel too. translation: we were so used to having queen elizabeth - in our lives that we could not imagine she would one day leave us. it's no small paradox that this woman, who kept herself out of the media, was in reality so very present in our lives. and notjust in the lives of the british but in the life of all of europe. at the uk embassy in paris people have been coming to sign the book of condolences for her majesty. as president macron put it, for the french she may not have been their queen — she was, more simply, perhaps, the queen. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. now on bbc news, it's time for your queen.

people here in the uk and across the world have been in touch with us here at the bbc to offer us their tributes to the queen and their memories of meeting her and what is clear is that so often and for so many, handshake, a photograph, even the briefest of conversations created lasting memories and we would like to share some of those with you now. this photo was sent to —— said in —— sent in by k. her daughter broke into security to show —— share her bag of sweets with her majesty. the queen asked her what her name was, where she was from and

who she was with and that she would save her bag of sweets to have a 30. in a meeting with the queen was a big moment for people outside of the uk as well. this image was sent by canada, ed shows herfather walter injune 1959. this image was sent in by dar churcherfrom canada. it shows herfather, walter, injune1959. the queen and prince philip were in gosport on the south coast of england meeting the submarine command, where dar�*s father, who was a member of the royal canadian navy, was training to become a submariner. and this photo was sent in by avi anna plotkin, from florida. here we can see her grandfather, abe, meeting the queen during a royal visit to glasgow injuly 1972. let's imagine for a moment that you're cooking dinner in your kitchen, and the queen suddenly lands, in a helicopter, in a field behind your house. that's exactly what happened to helen dalling, and shejoins us now. what were you cooking? i was cooking something really mundane for dinner

for the kids. my kids were quite young, 11 and seven, i think i was just boiling some potatoes to go with some chicken or something but just really mundane weekday afternoon. when did you realise the queen was right behind your house? i did not at first. i was cooking, the children were upstairs, she was at the front of the house, i was the back, there were texts, i thought i don't know what that is but i am busy cooking dinner. itjust kept going. i thought it might be something important so i went through to the lounge to my phone and picked it up and there were messages and texts from friends saying the queen has landed on your back garden, look out of your window. iran upstairs, the children were in their bedrooms and i looked out and there was the helicopter on the field about two or 300 people and i thought i can't believe

i missed it. i told the kids the queen is in the back garden. don't be so silly, she is! we are going to go. i literally left a cooker on, grab some shoes, didn't shut the front door, got both my children by the hand and ran out into the back of the field and i could see everything i thought i will run towards it not realising of course police and security. no, you can't come this way, i had a run around the side of the field and around and joined people and everyone said what is she doing, what is she wearing? just had to be done, we had to go over there. did you get a glimpse of her? absolutely. she was with prince philip and we live quite near to the office at hounslow park and they don't have a helipad there any more so we sometimes get helicopters, air ambulances and things landing.

she was there on official business but it was unplanned, had not been disclosed, nobody knew. as word got round, more people arrived but took pictures, a little video, i thought at the time for my children i had seen her twice in my life already, not met her personally but i thought my children will probably never get to see her again. so for them i thought it was kind of a moment in history. wise was it so important to catch sight of her? she isjust so iconic. there will never be a queen like her again. in my children's lifetime, shejust touched... i thought she was amazing, i had worked, formally personally i worked at garden parties in the early 905

at buckingham palace. i was behind—the—scenes and there was a group of us getting ready for the buckingham palace garden parties and she came down into the gardens dressed in her casual gear with corgis around, had a headscarf, wax jacket, she said thank you, was genuinely curious, was really down to earth. ijust thought i have to see her and i could not have not gone round to the field and saw what was happening. getting into the helicopter because by the time we got round their cars came round and the cars took them both to the helicopter and it was a moment i thought i won't ever forget. that was five years ago i think. april 2017. strange how photographed so much, filmed so much and yet

seeing her in person was so special for so many people. how have you been paying your respects to the queen since she died? obviously when the news came through on thursday it was such a shock. with what i have watched a lot of the livestream and what has been happening lying—in—state and unfortunately i did not get to that, but i did go down to london on wednesday. i had a day off work. 20 minutes notice ijust decided i want to go in see the procession. i was lucky enough to get into whitehall. i got on a train at 20 past ten and just after 1130! and just after 1130, i was at the gates at the bottom of the mall trying to get into a viewing area. it was just a spur of the moment thing.

i just felt like this is a chance i need to take. i was able to get in to the viewing area where the procession came out and it was just such an experience doing that on wednesday. i went on my own, the children were at school, and i made friends, people talking about the queue for the lying—in—state, i made friends around me and it was just wonderful. lots of friendly stories and camaraderie but the moment we started to hear the horses, and the procession coming through, everybody just fell silent. it was easily quiet. and i cannot explain it. i could barely see because i was about ten deep that everybody fell silent, everyone was on tiptoes. you could feel the silence falling so that is something i shall not forget and i went to green park afterwards.

i had been there three or four hours and as everyone dispersed i thought i am here now and i looked at the floral tributes which is lovely to do. i am glad i did that. i will be watching with friends the funeral itself. i would not miss that for the world. the draw is remarkable as is the hash of a huge crowd all paying their respects together. thank you for sharing your memories. what happened to the dinner by the way? i think it probably burned dry but it did not set the house on fire so i'm sure the children ate something that night but i was not worried about that. i don't think it was looking good by the time i got home. as long as there were sandwiches. thank you. in 2012, the queen celebrated her diamond jubilee, to mark 60 years since her coronation.

her majesty toured the united kingdom, alongside the duke of edinburgh, to attend events put on for the special occasion. one of those events was at chester zoo, where the queen watched a dance performance choreographed especially for her visit. and one of the dancers that day was sonia tandon, who we can speak to now. when did you actually find out that the queen and prince philip were going to be in the audience? we did not know on the day we were told were practising for this dance for about 6—8 weeks, we just knew there would be some dignitaries and we're celebrating the diamond when we reached chester zoo on the day we were given that news and i cannot tell you the experience we all felt at that point in time because it was such a huge honour. to be notjust part of the fact that she was celebrating jubilee but we were performing in front of her. when did you actually spot her.

she stands out because she wore those beautiful bright colours. it was a beautiful coral dress. on the day we did not know the time she would arrive. we were asked to dance, there were senior royal dignitaries and while we were dancing everybody�*s heart we wished the queen would come and write in between the dance, we could see her walking, the crowd was cheering, it was so loud, we could hear it from a distance and we knew she end prince philip had arrived. they walked and stood the right beside us, the honour was notjust the fact we were dancing for her but because we were in close proximity, we were just dancing, she was watching she had questions, she was asking, she stood there looking at us.

did it make you nervous? what effect did have? it made us all more more joyous, not that we were not but you could feel the tempo had increased, nobody was nervous. it was the experience of a lifetime and something we had to carry not just in the last ten years but something we will share for generations to come in ourfamily. it was a sense ofjoy. did you get a chance to speak to either of the royal couple? yes, we did. the queen did not speak to us, but prince philip did stop and he spoke to a few of us, talking about our addresses, how lovely the colours were, how vibrant, he spoke about our dance and how we knew it and how long you practised. it was just such a humble experience to speak to him and watch the queen on the side as she was just looking at us. you are not professional dancers, it was a community group. what has happened to your

dancing career since then? we are still a community group, not professional dancers, just a group of people in the community asked to come together and perform for thejubilee event. since then we have dancing in their own capacity, still part of the community that wants to integrate and we have kept that alive through our dance and culture. definitely kept this beautiful memory in our heart and to be in her sheer presence, she is an externally figure. it meant a lot to be there and to perform for her. sonia, it is lovely you have shared these memories with us and those photographs are fantastic. i'm sure they take pride pride of place in your family photo albums. thank you for taking the time to speak to us.

let's take a look now at some more of the tributes that you've been sending into us. kelly radford from the oasis academy secondary school in coulsdon, surrey, sent us a picture of this two—metre canvas artwork. it was created, and signed, by staff and students at the school, who wanted to have the opportunity to express their condolences. it'll be put on display for visitors to see. harry patten is a pilot from oxford, who sent in this photo of a tribute he spotted whilst flying over fields near weston in northamptonshire. and finally, take a look at this postbox topper. it was crocheted by tracy goude from whittlesey, in cambridgeshire, and was originally made to mark the platinumjubilee. this week, tracy added paddington bear, holding the queen's hand. please do send us more of your memories, stories and tributes to the queen. the email address for your tributes is yourqueen@bbc.co.uk.

we'll try to show you as many as we can. this is bbc news, a reminder of our main story. the late queen's eight grandchildren have held a vigil at her lying—in—state in westminster hall. prince william stood guard at the head of the coffin, with his brother prince harry at the foot, both wearing the blues and royals uniform, both standing with their heads bowed in her honour in sombre silence. and let me leave you with live pictures of some of the thousands of people gradually working their way towards westminster hall, in the queue to pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth.

well over a those at back of well over a those there back of .; well over a those there are ack of .; well over a those there are no of eee well over a those there are no complaints, glad to hello. after what was a very chilly start, with a touch of frost in places, saturday brought blue skies and sunshine for many, not least in the capital. you but the forecast for the next couple of days in london does bring more in the way of cloud. while it should stay dry, it's not completely out of the question that that could producejust the odd light shower. on the earlier satellite picture, we have got these shower clouds that have been streaming down the east coast, but more generally, cloudy conditions that have been developing across parts of scotland, northern ireland, rolling southwards as we go through the evening. the best of the clear skies overnight will be found down towards the south and south—west of the uk. through parts of southern wales, the south midlands,

towards the south coast and the south—west of england, that's where we're going to hold onto largely clear skies and that is where it will be coldest, some spots out in the countryside could well get down to around two or three degrees but further north temperatuers a little higher because that extra cloud and we will see areas of extra cloud drifting through the day tomorrow, perhaps bringing showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england and getting down into wales, the midlands, east anglia and maybe the south—east through the afternoon as that cloud rolls its way in, but it could just squeeze out the odd spot of rain. best of the sunshine in south wales and south—west england, 18, also brightening up in north—east scotland. highs here though ofjust12. as we head into monday, this area of high pressure tends to build, that cuts off the supply of northerly wind, in fact very light winds for many, meaning we could see some mist patches first thing on monday. for england and wales, sunny spells, but with generally quite a lot of cloud by the afternoon.

northern ireland and scotland will see more cloud, as a frontal system, quite a weak affair, drifts through, but that will bring some rain. a little warmer by this stage, 17 for glasgow and belfast, 20 in plymouth. as we head through the coming week, our area of high pressure will slowly but surely give way to frontal systems pushing in from the north—west. that will bring some outbreaks of rain, probably not very much rain getting down into the south—east corner, but the days will be a little warmer and the nights less chilly.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm martine croxall. our top stories... the eight grandchildren of queen elizabeth ii have held a vigil at her coffin in westminster hall. earlier, there were cheers as king charles and the prince of wales greeted people waiting in the queue for the queen's lying in state. i'm ros atkins live at westminster where the waiting times for mourners to pay their respects to the late queen is around 13.5 hours. president biden and the first lady are en route to london, as world leaders gather for the late

queen's state funeral on monday. rehearsals for the funeral procession at windsor have been taking place — some of the details were overseen by the monarch before her death. in other news, ukraine says more western weaponry is needed to beat russia, as bodies are recovered from a mass welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world — this is bbc news. the queen's grandchildren have mounted a vigil around her coffin — as mourners continue to queue at westminster hall in london. these are the live pictures of the queue, which currently stretches back along the south bank of the river thames

to westminster hall. this was the moment earlier this evening when prince william and prince harry marched into westminster hall to begin their vigil. they were followed by their cousins — princesses beatrice and eugenie, the children of prince andrew, louise and james, the children the eight grandchildren then observed a vigil around the coffin for around 15 minutes — heads bowed — as their parents had done a day earlier. members of the public who had queued for many hours continued to stream past. their eyes on the coffin draped in the royal standard with the bejewelled imperial state crown on top. the lying in state will continue on sunday. let's go over live now to my colleague ros atkins — who's near westminster hall. good evening martin. i'm just a few

metres in front of what is the last stretch of the q before it turns towards a security. let me show you further back. this is what everyone is calling the snake. we were being told earlier by one of the stewards that once you come over the bridge and enter the snake you can still look at around two hours before you would reach the cue that is just behind me. once you get to that point, well, these people, they are just getting ready to go past some more people who are helping out with the organisation. they have to hand over any food or water. there is a relatively short list of things you cannot take through security. from there, they will then turn to their right, walk not very far at all, a cable of hundred metres, and into that big long white marquee. that is where the security is, that is the final stop for them. they will pass through security and then it is a

very short walk into westminster hall, where as you will have seen people can pause briefly to pay their respects to queen elizabeth. so it is no doubt an arduous undertaking for everyone in this queue. it moves all the time but it moves slowly, people have sore feet and are getting cold as we go into the evening as well. earlier on, some of those got a boost. king charles and the prince of wales made a surprise visit. let's look back at that and the rest of the day's events, along with nicholas witchell. neither of them is a newcomer to this, yet for both of them, charles and william, there is a special intensity just at the moment. partly because of the emotions which are so in evidence. and the man who is now next

in line to the throne. a cold night to reach the lying in state. thank you for the marmalade.

london has ever seen. and then, this afternoon, at buckingham palace, australia, canada, new zealand, and countries in the caribbean. some are already reviewing their links with the british crown. decisions on that are for the future. their priority now is to pay their tributes to their queen. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau visited the lying in state. another visitor was australia's anthony albanese, who is known to favour australia becoming a republic. but a time of mourning

is no time for politics. westminster hall continues to be a place where citizens of the british nation and others pay their respects. many world leaders are travelling to london for the state funeral on monday. president biden is among them. they will be attending the state funeral which begins at 11 on monday morning. there will be amount 500 head of states, foreign dignitaries who are expected to attend. downing street are saying joe biden will not meet liz truss while in london, they will have a bilateral meeting on wednesday. i just want to show you one more shot of the queue. in the foreground, these are people just behind

of the queue. in the foreground, these are peoplejust behind me. they are almost all the way to security. they will be in westminster hall in not too long. behind them, but you can see there is one of the bridges across the river thames. and there's people are just coming past westminster bridge, and they are in the queue on the other side of the river. they will continue on the south bank, they will come across another bridge and then they will end up in the snake. they are already several hours away from completing their time in the queue. they are actually quite a long way along. we were hearing from jonathan blake a little bit earlier about people going into southwark park, which is several miles away from where i am, tojoin the queue right now. current estimates are it will take them 13.5 hours to reach westminster hall. it is quite something to witness. the commitment, the stoicism of the thousands of people who have decided they are willing to go through this in order to have a chance to pay

their respects to queen elizabeth. our correspondent has been chatting to some of those who spent some of the day in the queue. you look well dressed... and he just basically said, "bless you, thank you." . overnight, one after the other, thousands continued to queue. anyone else got a blanket? thank you very much. a cold night, a long walk, and free blankets. creative measures being used to relieve the boredom. we've been queueing for 13 hours. how has it been? very dull. laughter it has been quite hard, hasn't it?

yeah. chilly at times. wristband, please. also out in the cold, standing for hours, army, police, volunteers, scouts. something which touched naval scout oliver. very, very proud. after all the waiting, the moment to pay their respects...

peoplejoining the queue in southwark park as night falls in london are being warned they face a long wait and a cold night ahead. but as you can probably see from the crowds streaming through the park here, as they have done all day long, and over the last few days

in person and that they are we've seen people who've come from the us specifically just to come and file past the queen's coffin. from canada and so many other countries as well. many tourists who were here in london, just happened to be here and took the opportunity to witness the lying in state. others who have travelled from so many different parts of the uk as well. at some point, as we've been saying, the queue will close. because those in charge want to make sure that everyone who has joined the queue has the opportunity to file past the coffin.

but there's no sign of that yet. the wait time as we say is currently predicted to be up to 13.5 hours. and as so many people have reflected today, it's a sentiment that's been expressed several times over the last few days but several people have said to me as well here today in southwark park, that even in death, as she did throughout her long reign, the queen has brought people together and this queue is part of the experience, along with of course the opportunity to file past the queen's coffin as it lies in state in westminster hall, and for people to pay their respects in person. in westmin up . hall, and for people in westmin up on all, and for people in westmin up on all, a jonathan tple in westmin up on all, a jonathan was well of course this mi iii: % itis 27— -mtjzt it is clearfeeggzagbrez; to it is clearfeeggzagbrez; to it in clearfaegsagan to it in clearfaegsag an affirming it in the queue this is an affirming experience as well. people are meeting new friends, having conversations with people they didn't know at the beginning of the day. there is an experience in being in this queue that is clearly very special to those taking part. and i

have been talking to two people just a little bit earlier. i spoke to gabriella — who's from venezuela but has lived in london a long time — and liz, from derby. i started by asking them how long they'd been in the queue. we've been here about 11 and a half hours but it has gone like that, - it doesn't feel like it has been 11 and a half hours. _ it did go fast. i never thought, i didn't even think, ijust got up and got dressed and came. i didn't want to think, ijust wanted to come. and i notice you've got a crutch, so you have done all of this with an injury? i have. how has it been? it is hard, but, you know, the decision... it was made. yes, it was made, i don't know how many days ago that i was going to come today and i was going to make it. so, here i am. so, here you are, liz, you came down on your own from derby. both of you, i'm interested,

what drove the two of you to think "this saturday, i am going to do this?" well, to pay my respects, like everyone else. - she was an amazing woman. she has been in my life all my life, and it was something _ that i felt i had to do. she was the first queen to do a lot of things many other women don't even dare. you know, she was an extraordinary person, notjust a queen, but an example for everyone. did you come prepared? because you said you have almost done 12 hours, it is always moving so you don't get a chance to stop. did you bring tea or coffee or food? we did, we brought food with us, |we have been eating it all along, | but i have to say, it has been

incredible how they have - put this on, the staff, - the portaloos, there is tea, coffee, all the way along. water. they gave us free water. and then eventually they started giving sweets as well. was that what you need? a final boost, a final boost. i did say to her, i feel a bit dizzy, you know. but not now. ijust want to go in and see. speaking of going in, have they been given any indications of how long it will be from this point? iwell, they said about 500 metres, i so i don't know, 20 minutes maybe? we don't know because we don't know how we are going to do it. i think we go around and walk out. we've been saying, every - marshal we have met coming down says it is four hours, it's four hours. _ i keep saying, i don't believe it. i do not believe that. it's four hours since this morning. i don't care how long it is. this snake is so deceiving - because you go through the first bit

and then you get to the second bit and the second one is so long. - this has been the worst bit. because you can see the palace of westminster, you know you are close. yes. we had amazing weather today| and coming all through london, you get to see sites that i you wouldn't stop and look at and it is glorious, i isn't it, the weather? so lovely. early in the morning was really cold and i am glad i took these out, but, you know, then we had such beautiful weather. do you two know each other? no, we're queue friends. we met at 8:15am this morning. i was on my own, and we both like to chat. i honestly, we have not stopped speaking. - all the way around. so, you all know each other's family history? so, you have been learning

about venezuela, you have been learning about derby. there's not much- to learn about derby. we've been just talking. i think i know the answer but was there a point in the day where you thought, my goodness, my feet are too tired, i can't do this? yeah, but i don't care. it was the aim. it's the aim that you look at. maybe when i get home, i'll start moaning. not now. it's not the time. look at her, what she did. not at one part didi i think, i can't do it. the adrenaline, the atmosphere, it just carries you through. - and you'll know the scene inside westminster hall because you will have seen the pictures, of course. have you thought about what you want to do in that moment? i keep going over, going over, - when you get there, i don't know. we first said, will you curtsy or will you bow? i said, i think both. you know. i don't know what to do in front of such a character, it's too big for us. so once you are there, we have to deal with it. we have tissues as well, don't we?

you have to deal with it. we came to pay respects, that's the point. and in some way, is the queue part of paying the respect, the fact that you are willing to put these hours in? yes, that is why i kept saying to them, no, lam not going to take the disabled thing, i am going to do it the way it should be done, you know. i really enjoyed talking with gabriella and liz. they pointed out they were starting to lose their place in the queue, and having put in 11 or 12 place in the queue, and having put in 11 or12 hours place in the queue, and having put in 11 or 12 hours they were quite keen to hold onto it. they went through security and i'm pretty sure they will have been through westminster hall by this point and i hope they are getting a cup of tea and generally warming up a little. now let's hear from and generally warming up a little. now let's hearfrom bob morris, from the university college london. he has been helping us understand how the uk's system of constitutional monarchy works.

what we have is a society where the queen, the king, the monarch is not only head of state but head of society as well. and we see this being celebrated today because of the way in which people are naturally attracted to combine and celebrate or mark the occasion. and to what degree are the respective roles of the royal family and the elected politicians detailed in the uk? well, they are mostly managed both by a mixture of the law and convention. what we have here is a social democracy which happens to have a hereditary head of state. and that gives us the great advantage of having a head of state who is impartial politically. and it gives them a role which enables them to reach into parts of our civil society which is difficult for partisan politicians to reach. and this i think has

many values for us. help me understand what you mean there when you say it's possible for the monarch to reach into civil society. help us to understand that phrase a little better, please. yes, certainly. what the monarchy is mostly involved in these days is welfare and social roles. and what they do is by acting to give attention to all aspects of civil society, they are immune from the rejection they might receive if they were a partisan politician. and the prince's — sorry, the king's — former charities, for example, were particularly adept at reaching into those parts of particularly young people and their experiences where they had fallen through the cracks of normal provision. and this was an intelligent and attentive exercise which has been one of the main objects of his charities.

now, you mention the king's charities. i'm interested to ask about that. because in his statement a few days ago, he made it clear that the causes for which he has campaigned over the past few decades he will no longer continue any form of campaigning. he acknowledged that he needs to remain impartial on all matters. now, is that a custom or is that written down in law? no, that is not written down in law. it's a sensible custom. it means that the king has to avoid, for example, involvement in the financing of these bodies, which has been partly controversial as you will recall when he was prince of wales. but the charities will continue, of course, and i imagine that what the king will do is allocate the headship of these bodies to other members of the active royal family. thank you to doctor morris. just

before we go back to martin in the studio, we can show you, you can just about make out, the union flag flying at half mast above the palace of westminster, and as we bring the camera down there is the queue moving as it always does slowly forward as hundreds and hundreds and hundreds queue into the evening, and it will be long into the night ended today morning as well, to have the chance to pass through westminster hall to see the queen's coffin lying in state and to pay their respects. these people are about to go through one checkpoint where they have to hand over any food or water or liquids that they have. further back down the queue, we have the snake. a concept we weren't even aware of a few days ago but something we have seen an awful lot of in the last few days because it very much symbolises the determination these many thousands of people that these many thousands of people are showing. is a view from where standing down

metres from where i'm standing down victoria it is estimated takes two hours just to clear this section of the queue, and bear in mind that people who have got to this point have already queued for we take ten hours and maybe more. you will be hard pushed to find anyone who is they knew they will be queueing for a long time, and they tell us they won't mind. they want to wait for their chance to pay their respects to queen elizabeth, and this process will continue all the way through to 6:30am on monday morning. we think at some point on sunday at the police will say no more people are joining the queue so that everyone who is in the queue will have a chance to pay their respects before that finishing point of 6:30am on monday. that finishing point of 6:30am on monda . . ~ that finishing point of 6:30am on monda . ., ,, i. that finishing point of 6:30am on monda . ., ~' ,, , that finishing point of 6:30am on monda . ., ,, i. , . that finishing point of 6:30am on monda. ., , . . ., monday. thank you very much. we are awaitin: monday. thank you very much. we are awaiting more — monday. thank you very much. we are awaiting more details _ monday. thank you very much. we are awaiting more details about _ monday. thank you very much. we are awaiting more details about how- awaiting more details about how members of the public can watch the procession and the funeral, and we will bring them to you as soon as we hear them.

to other news now... ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the city of izyum. bodies are being exhumed from a mass grave on the edge of the city, which was recently retaken from russian forces. izyum is among the areas back in ukrainian hands after significant territorial gains in recent days, although heavy fighting is continuing — our correspondent james waterhouse has been monitoring events from kyiv. ukraine is as determined to document as it is to fight. in izyum, liberation has turned more bitter than sweet. hundreds of bodies, now a dossier of evidence over claims of russian war crimes. all uncovered after a series of ukrainian counter offensives in the north—east. in newly released footage, what russia wants to say is that their plans have not changed.

as they look to hit back, the us had this warning if chemical or nuclear weapons were being considered. don't. it would change the face of war unlike anything since world war ii. what has never altered is the enduring human cost of this war. oleksandr shapoval performed as a ballet dancer for 28 seasons as the kyiv opera house before volunteering to fight for ukraine. this week, he was killed in a mortar strike in the east. translation: there's not a single person in the theatre _ who wouldn't love oleksandr. he was a talented artist and an incredibly kind person.

he could not not go and defend his family, friends, and all ukrainians. clapping what this is is a combination of grief and pride, notjust of oleksandr�*s accomplishments in the opera house, but because of the cause he died for, and that's the point — ukraine has always known why it is fighting and the price it was willing to pay. it's hard to imagine another escalation in a conflict already full of incomprehensible pain. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. earlier, i spoke to the ukrainian human rights lawyer oleksandra matviichuk, the head of the non—profit organization of the center for civil liberties. oleksandra had been documenting the war crimes in bucha. and we started from analysing how similar those had been to what it has been seen in izyum.

it's the same practice of terror which russia implemented against civilians in bucha, in izyum, kharkiv region, in chernihiv region, in sumy region, kherson region, and other oblasts where russians were present. these murders, abductions, tortures and illegal detentions and other kinds of crimes against civilians were committed with the only reason, to save the control over their occupied territories. it must be very distressing work, of course, unimaginable to us here, what are the investigators looking for? now, there is a very important task to identify all the people who have been killed and to understand the reason of each death. and in order to achieve this goal, using different methods,

forensic expertise, testimonies of people who witnessed this horror. also, some bodies have traces of tortures, like some bodies have their hands tied under their backs or some broken bodies. everything will be used in order to understand the truth. how do you decide whether a war crime has been committed, to make it worth trying to prosecute? now ukraine is faced with an enormous amount of crimes committed after the large—scale russian invasion, only have initiated the tribunal of documented 18,000 episodes of war crimes across ukraine. and the main obstacles is that it is a huge burden on the international system

and it is impossible to effectively investigate each criminal proceeding during the war. the office of general prosecutors at the current moment opened 35,000 investigations. 35,000? then how do you decide which crimes to prosecute and who? justice has to be equal to everybody, regardless of the status of the person or the type of crimes, so it's a very sharp question, how to provide justice for hundreds of thousands of victims of war crimes. unfortunately, it's not possible because of the scale of the war and because of the numbers of atrocities. and i believe that we have to do everything to provide the justice for each victim of the war crimes.

what are the main difficulties, for you as a human rights lawyer and the investigators? because the sheer scale of what you are dealing with must be overwhelming? we're all human beings and i'm a professional human rights lawyer with eight years of experience of documenting war crimes but even me wasn't prepared for such a level of atrocities. and maybe the most challenges for me and for my colleagues is to document it, these war crimes, with no understanding of whether or not russians will be held accountable. and now we are thinking about the creation of additional international mechanisms like international tribunal is, in order to achieve this goal. hundreds of people gathered outside new scotland yard in london, to protest at the shooting dead of an unarmed black man earlier this month.

many of the demonstrators carried placards showing a picture of chris kaba who was 24. his family have accused the metropolitan police of racism, and the police watchdog is carrying out an investigation. our correspondent celestina oloolode, has that story. tender love and support for a family that continue to grieve. a shared trauma for which they are demanding answers. did the officers know that it was chris in the car or were they simply following a suspect vehicle? the suspended officer must be interviewed under caution without delay, and keep family informed of this. there should be a charging decision within weeks and not months. chris kaba was fatally shot by a metropolitan police officer on the 5th of september. he was unarmed.

and no firearms were found in the car he was driving. police say the car he was driving was linked to a previous firearms incident. the car was not registered to mr kaba. his family say he was borrowing the car from a friend. the officer that fired the fatal shot has been suspended. an investigation has been launched by the independent office for police conduct. the met says it supports the investigation. well, the police watchdog says it must explore all the circumstances surrounding mr kaba's death including how officers came to be aware of the vehicle mr kaba was driving. the investigation is expected to take 6—9 months — a time frame people here say is much too long. celestina olulode, bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people injapan have been urged to evacuate their homes, amid warnings of "unprecedented" risks from an approaching storm. a special typhoon warning has been issued, as the south of the country

braces for the arrival of what could the biggest storm in decades. let's return now to our top story — the preparations for the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. the queen's lying—in—state will end at 6.30 on monday morning. then at 10.44, her coffin will be moved from westminster hall a short distance away to westminster abbey, where her state funeral service will be held.the royal navy's state gun carriage, seen here rehearsing, will bear the coffin, drawn by 142 sailors. senior members of the royal family, including the new king and his sons, prince william and prince harry, will walkjust behind in the procession. at 11 o'clock the queen's funeral, expected to be attended by 2,000 guests, will then begin, with the service lead by the very reverend dr david hoyle. he's been speaking to my colleague, reeta chakrabarti. leading the queen's state funeral on monday is a momentous task for dr david hoyle. he says he seeks to balance formal mourning and private grief. right at the heart of this is a family funeral, we mustn't forget that. deeply personal and a very,

very difficult thing for a family to navigate. but this is also a celebration of a quite extraordinary life. this is an opportunity for us all to mourn, all to remember. and this is also a place for a bit of hope. that's the job of the church. and what about the queen's own personal links with the abbey? they were profound. i point out from time to time that this is the place where she took the promises that defined her life. so this is the place where she married in 1947. and she made those promises that sustained that extraordinary public marriage that they then lived out. and this is the place where she took her coronation oaths. so, the abbey shaped her life. i met her a number of occasions occasionally, she talked about the abbey with great affection, and she talked about what had happened here. what about your own personal feelings about leading the funeral ceremony, are you nervous? if i sit still for too

long and start thinking about the significance of the moment and the eyes that are on you, then, yes, honestly, of course i am. there's a huge sense of privilege. i mean, what an extraordinary place to be at a moment like this. there's a bit of a sense of responsibility. i also have around me a quite wonderful group of people. so this place steps up on these occasions, it will be fine. and at the end of it all, what would you like people to be able to take away from it? i think we need to recollect this is a state funeral. so this really is something that is intended to be seen. it's very visual, it's also intended to be heard. i think one of the things we are trying to do is to take all that emotion, all that interest,

all that care that we can see in the queue for the lying in state, that we can see in the parks where people are laying flowers and feel that we have managed in the abbey to provide a focus for that. we've put it into words, we've given the grief somewhere to go. dr hoyle, thank you very much. my pleasure, thank you. well, some are still preparing to travel to london, from across the country for the queen's funeral on monday. our correspondent, luxmy gopal, has been speaking to some of those, making plans for the journey. so what preparations are you making? preparing for a pilgrimage by getting kitted out for camping. i've got a couple ofjumpers, i've got a nice blanket as well. alex bray is leaving his bedroom in holmfirth in west yorkshire to head to the streets of london with a tent to pay his respects to the queen. hi, jonny, you all right? he and his brotherjonathan will set off at 5:00am and stay

until after the state funeral on monday. after so long, it's just nice to say kind of a proper goodbye in and be part of the atmosphere as well. it's going to be sad, but i think there's going to be a real sense of unity. hello, mum. fine, thank you. they'll be joining their mother, alison, who's already made the journey down to see the queen lying in state. why was it important for you to all be there as a family? she's brought so many generations together. she's brought my family together. my grandma's got special, special memories, my mum's got special memories, i've got special memories. and to be there together as a family, just seeing that moment will mean a lot. as many people across the country to come together, be it brothers, be it family, be it friends, and again, as a community to be together as one. the queen's power to transcend generations lives on in her death. the richmond family from rugby drove down early to london so their children could lay flowers. willow was quite affected by it. she wass very taken with the queen

and her handbags and her dresses. i'm happy and sad and i'm excited to go and see the queen. by car, by coach, by rail, the capital continues to swell with people from around the country making their way to be part of this moment in history, including these lifelong friends from manchester. we're going to see abba and then straight from abba we're going to join the queues and pay our respects to the queen. even those not travelling can be part of shared grieving. in the aberdeenshire fishing village of gourdon, this pub will be showing monday's proceedings on screen, one of many community screenings of the funeral around the country. it's a large wake, and yeah, 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 for all of us. rituals have always been an important part of monarchy and of mourning.

for alex, like for so many, the way to process the death of the queen is byjoining others to grieve and to reflect together. luxmy gopal, bbc news. now on bbc news — it's time for your queen. people here in the uk and across the world have been in touch with us here at the bbc to offer us their tributes to the queen and their memories of meeting her and what's clear is that so often and for so many, handshake, a photograph, even the briefest of conversations created lasting memories and we would like to share some of those with you now. this photo was sent in by kay ritson from bexhill, which shows her then—two—year—old daughter sara, who broke through security while the queen was on a visit to the open university in milton keynes in 1979,

to share her bag of sweets with her majesty. kay says the queen asked sara what her name was, where she was from, who she was with, and then said she'd save her bag for sweets to have with her tea later in the day. and a meeting the queen was a big moment for people from outside the uk too. this image was sent in by dar churcherfrom canada. it shows herfather, walter, injune1959. the queen and prince philip were in gosport on the south coast of england meeting the submarine command, where dar�*s father, who was a member of the royal canadian navy, was training to become a submariner. and this photo was sent in by avi anna plotkin, from florida. here we can see her grandfather, abe, meeting the queen during a royal visit to glasgow injuly1972. let's imagine for a moment that you're cooking dinner in your kitchen, and the queen suddenly lands, in a helicopter,

in a field behind your house. that's exactly what happened to helen dalling, and shejoins us now. what were you cooking? i was cooking something really mundane for dinner for the kids. my kids were quite young, 11 and seven, i think i wasjust boiling some potatoes to go with some chicken or something butjust really mundane weekday afternoon. when did you realise the queen was right behind your house? i did not at first. i was cooking, the children were upstairs, she was at the front of the house, i was the back, there were texts, i thought i don't know what that is but i am busy cooking dinner. itjust kept going. i thought it might be something important so i went

through to the lounge to my phone and picked it up and there were messages and texts from friends saying the queen has landed on your back garden, look out of your window. iran upstairs, the children were in their bedrooms and i looked out and there was the helicopter on the field about two or 300 people and i thought i can't believe i missed it. out and there was the helicopter on the field, people and i thought i can't believe i missed it. i told the kids the queen is in the back garden. don't be so silly, she is! we are going to go. i literally left a cooker on, grab some shoes, didn't even shut the front door, got both my children by the hand and ran out into the back of the field and i could see everything, i thought i will run towards it not realising of course police and security. "no, you can't come this way," i had a run around the side of the field and around and joined people and everyone said what is she doing, what is she wearing?

itjust had to be done, we had to go over there. did you get a glimpse of her? absolutely. she was with prince philip and we live quite near to the office at hounslow park and they don't have a helipad there any more she was with prince philip and we live quite near to the foreign and commonwealth office at hounslow park and they don't have a helipad there any more so we sometimes get helicopters, air ambulances and things landing. she was there on official business but it was unplanned, had not been disclosed, nobody knew. as word got round, more people arrived, and i took pictures, a little video, i thought at the time for my children i had seen her twice in my life already, not met her personally but i thought my children will probably never get to see her again. so for them i felt it was kind of a moment in history. wise was it so important to catch sight of her? because she is just so iconic. there will never be

a queen like her again. in my children's lifetime, she just touched everybody�*s hearts. i thought she was amazing, i had worked, formally personally i worked at garden parties in the early 905 at buckingham palace. i was behind—the—scenes and there was a group of us getting ready for the buckingham palace garden parties and she came down into the gardens dressed in her casual gear with corgis around, had a headscarf, wax jacket, she said thank you, was genuinely curious, was really down to earth. a5 as well as being our queen. iju5t thought i have to see her and i could not have not gone round to the field and saw what was happening. getting into the helicopter because by the time we got round their cars came round and the cars took them both to the helicopter and it was a moment i thought

i won't ever forget. that was five years ago i think. april 2017. strange how photographed so much, filmed so much and yet strange how she's photographed so much, filmed so much and yet seeing her in person was so special for so many people. how have you been paying your respects to the queen since she died? obviously when the news came through on thursday it was such a shock. actually, i have watched a lot of the livestream and what has been happening, the lying—in—state and unfortunately i did not get to that, but i did go down to london on wednesday. i had a day off work. with 20 minutes notice, ijust decided i want to go and see the procession. i was lucky enough

to get into whitehall. i got on a train from milton keynes at 20 past ten and just after 1130, i was at the gates at the bottom of the mall trying to get into a viewing area. it was just a spur of the moment thing. i just felt like this is a chance i need to take. i was able to get in to the viewing area where the procession came out and it was just such an experience doing that on wednesday. i went on my own, the children were at school, and i made friends, people talking about the queue for the lying—in—state, i made friends just around me and it was just wonderful. lots of friendly stories and camaraderie but the moment we started to hear the horses, and the procession coming through horseguards, everybody just fell silent. it was eerily quiet. and i cannot explain it. i could barely see because i was about ten deep but everybody fell silent,

everyone was on tiptoes. you could feel the silence falling so that is something i shall not forget, and i went to green park afterwards. i had stood there three or four hours and as everyone dispersed, i thought i am here now, i'm going to go to green park, and i looked at the floral tributes and it was lovely to do. i am glad i did that. i will be watching with friends the funeral itself. i would not miss that for the world. the draw is remarkable as is the hush of a huge crowd all paying their respects together. helen, thank you for sharing your memories. what happened to the dinner by the way? i think it probably burnt dry but luckily, i didn't set the house on fire! so i'm sure the children ate something that night but i wasn't worried about that. i don't think it was looking good by the time i got home.

there's always sandwiches! thank you. in 2012, the queen celebrated her diamond jubilee, to mark 60 years since her coronation. her majesty toured the united kingdom, alongside the duke of edinburgh, to attend events put on for the special occasion. one of those events was at chester zoo, where the queen watched a dance performance choreographed especially for her visit. and one of the dancers that day was sonia tandon, who we can speak to now. when did you actually find out that the queen and prince philip were going to be in the audience? we did not know. on the day, we were told. we were practising for this dance for about 6—8 weeks, we just knew there would be some dignitaries and we're celebrating the diamond jubiless but when we reached chester zoo on the day we were given that news and i cannot tell you the experience we all felt at that point in time because it was such a huge honour. to be notjust part of the fact

that she was celebrating her diamond jubilee but that we were performing in front of her. when did you actually spot her? she stands out because she wore those beautiful bright colours, didn't she? it was a beautiful coral dress. on the day we did not know the time she would arrive. we were asked to dance, there were senior royal dignitaries and while we were dancing everybody�*s heart we wished the queen would come and right in between our dance, we could see her walking, the crowd was cheering, it was so loud, we could hear it from a distance and we knew she end prince philip had arrived. they walked and stood the right beside us, the honour was notjust the fact we were dancing for her but because

we were in such close proximity, we were just dancing, she was watching, she had questions, she was asking about it, she stood there looking at us. did it make you nervous? what effect did have? it made us all more more joyous, not that we were not but you could feel the tempo had increased, nobody was nervous. it was the experience of a lifetime and something we had to carry not just in the last ten years but something we will share for generations to come in ourfamily. it was a sense ofjoy. did you get a chance to speak to either of the royal couple? yes, we did. the queen did not speak to us, but prince philip did stop and he spoke to a few of us, talking about our dresses, how lovely the colours were, how vibrant, he spoke about our dance and how we knew it and how long we practised.

it was just such a humble experience to speak to him and watch the queen just on the side as she wasjust looking at us. you are not professional dancers, it was a community group. what has happened to your dancing career since then? we are still a community group, not professional dancers, we were just a group of people in the community asked to come together and perform for thejubilee event. since then we have continued dancing in our own capacity, we are still part of the community that wants to integrate and we have kept that alive through our dance and culture. definitely kept this beautiful memory in our heart and to be in her sheer presence, she is an externally figure. it meant a lot to be there and to perform for her. sonia, it is lovely you have shared these memories with us and those

photographs are fantastic. i'm sure they take pride pride of place in your family photo albums. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. let's take a look now at some more of the tributes that you've been sending into us. kelly radford from the oasis academy secondary school in coulsdon, surrey, sent us a picture of this two—metre canvas artwork. it was created, and signed, by staff and students at the school, who wanted to have the opportunity to express their condolences. it'll be put on display for visitors to see. harry patten is a pilot from oxford, who sent in this photo of a tribute he spotted whilst flying over fields near weston in northamptonshire. you can see there the union flag in the ground. and, finally, take a look at this postbox topper. it was crocheted by tracy goude from whittlesey, in cambridgeshire, and was originally made to mark

the platinumjubilee. this week, tracy added paddington bear, holding the queen's hand. please do send us more of your memories, stories and tributes to the queen. the email address for your tributes is yourqueen@bbc.co.uk. we'll try to show you as many as we can. you are watching bbc news. thousands of people are still queueing in central london so that they can go and pay their respects in westminster hall. this is the snake, as it has become known, in victoria gardens, which is at the side of the palace of westminster. the government queue tracker says those at the back of the queue have around 13 and a half hours to wait, so a

long night for them, let's hope they are well prepared with warm clothes and something to eat and drink. it was 24 hours at the start of the day so things have quickened up a little bit. you are watching bbc news. you are watching bbc news. hello. after what was a very chilly start, with a touch of frost in places, saturday brought blue skies and sunshine for many, not least in the capital. but the forecast for the next couple of days in london does bring more in the way of cloud. while it should stay dry, it's not completely out of the question that that could producejust the odd light shower. on the earlier satellite picture, we have got these shower clouds that have been streaming down the east coast, but more generally, cloudy conditions that have been developing across parts of scotland, northern ireland, rolling southwards as we go through the evening. the best of the clear skies overnight will be found down towards the south and south—west of the uk. through parts of southern wales, the south midlands, towards the south coast

and the south—west of england, that's where we're going to hold onto largely clear skies and that is where it will be coldest, some spots out in the countryside could well get down to around two or three degrees but further north temperatuers a little higher because that extra cloud and we will see areas of extra cloud drifting through the day tomorrow, perhaps bringing showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england and getting down into wales, the midlands, east anglia and maybe the south—east through the afternoon as that cloud rolls its way in, but it could just squeeze out the odd spot of rain. best of the sunshine in south wales and south—west england, 18, also brightening up in north—east scotland. highs here though ofjust12. as we head into monday, this area of high pressure tends to build, that cuts off the supply of northerly wind, in fact very light winds for many, meaning we could see some mist patches first thing on monday. for england and wales, sunny spells, but with generally quite a lot of cloud by the afternoon. northern ireland and scotland will see more cloud,

as a frontal system, quite a weak affair, drifts through, but that will bring some rain. a little warmer by this stage, 17 for glasgow and belfast, 20 in plymouth. as we head through the coming week, our area of high pressure will slowly but surely give way to frontal systems pushing in from the north—west. that will bring some outbreaks of rain, probably not very much rain getting down into the south—east corner, but the days will be a little warmer and the nights less chilly.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. let's start with some breaking new. the department for media and sport have released details of how members of the public can watch her majesty the queen's state funeral and the ceremonial processions on monday. let's just ceremonial processions on monday. let'sjust go through ceremonial processions on monday. let's just go through some of that. the funeral takes place on monday the 19th alongside processions in london and windsor. and there will be public viewing areas and big screens in perth and other locations. some of those big screens around the country that are going to be put up include london's hyde

park, sheffield's cathedral square, birmingham's centenary square, edinburgh's holyrood park. not wishing to miss anyone out. coventry, birmingham, bedford, bradford and newcastle, leeds, exeter are all going to get screens as well. quite a lot of opportunities. i'm sure that is not an exhaustive list. cinemas across the country are going to open their screens as well to show the funeral to allow local communities to come together to commemorate the queen. the funeral service and processions are going to be shown live on television on bbc one, itv and honest guy as well. if we just go through some of the timings. at 1044, the queen's coffin will be moved from the appellants of westminster for the state funeral.

as we know, 2000 guests are expected to attend that service, which will begin at 11 o'clock. it will be followed by a national silence of two minutes at 1155. there will be a public procession at a quarter past 12 as her majesty's coffin travels from westminster abbey to wellington arch in london. there is a lot of information i am telling you now that you will be able to find it on the government website, including where all of those screens are if you want to gather with other people outdoors just to see all of this happen. as far as the procession is concerned, it will proceed in seven groups, it will be supported by a service band travelling along broad sanctuary, parliament square, whitehall, horse guards parade, constitution hill, and it will end at wellington arch in london. let's

show you some of the life pictures in westminster hall, which is of course where all of those thousands of people who are still queueing are making their way to this extraordinary place, this building over a thousand years old. and this is the point at which the changing of the guard is happening after 20 minute vigil that they have mounted. there is going to be a lot of space dedicated on monday for people with accessibility requirements, so that they can see the procession. it will be available at green park to the site of the mall, had also sent james's park. the albert memorial will have viewing areas, and there will have viewing areas, and there will be british sign language interpreters there and a hearing loop for people that need it. her majesty's coffin which we currently see on the catafalque lying in state

will be moved from wellington arch by the state hearse which we have already seen, and it will go to windsor where the queen will be laid to rest. according to the government queue tracker, the queue outside to get into westminster hall is hovering at around 13.5 hours at the moment. earlier in the day, at the start of today, it was 24 hours. they have quickened things up a little bit. just to say that the queue for people with accessibility requirements to get into westminster hall has now permanently closed. all of the time slots have now been allocated and people are asked elieeftséfr-é eéfielifisthé�*f me up elieeftséfr-é eéfielifisthé�*f r-ee up join that queue toturn up to join that queue at because all of the tate britain because all of the wristbands have been handed out. wristbands havebeer! handed out no wristbands havssbssrslasnded sut no more wristbands bavsbssnbanded but no more allocation. there there is no more allocation. there is wishing to line the processional route are to plan ahead route are encouraged to plan ahead and prepare for delays if are

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