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get their moment in front of the queen's coffin in westminster hall to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. at her lying in state ahead of the funeral on monday. duty officer signals led by the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, they all took their places around the coffin in westminster hall. it's the first time in history a monarch�*s grandchildren have performed the ceremony. a complete privilege, absolute privilege to see them honouring their grandmother. a moment that i will never forget. to see her grandchildren respecting her like that was so moving, really moving.

thousands continue to queue to see the lying in state, and earlier, those near the front had a surprise visit... hip hip! crowd: king charles greeted mourners, thanking those who'd waited through the night. the current waiting time is 17 hours. the accessible queue has closed for good. also tonight... ukraine says more western weaponry is needed to beat the russians, as bodies are recovered from a mass burial site, newly liberated, in north eastern ukraine. hundreds protest outside new scotland yard over the shooting dead of the unarmed black man chris kaba. and football pays tribute to the queen in the first full weekend of fixtures since her death.

good evening. the queen's eight grandchildren, including princes william and harry, have held a vigil at her lying in state in westminster hall. it's the first time in history that a monarch�*s grandchildren have performed such a ceremony, on their death. earlier, the king and the prince of wales met members of the public queueing to pay their respects to the queen. they thanked those who waited through the night. others hoping to see the lying in state have been warned the general queue could close anytime if there are too many people. the waiting time is currently around 17 hours, with long lines stretching five miles along the river thames to southwark park. the queen's coffin will be moved to westminster abbey for the state funeral on monday morning. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. they had wanted to mount their own

tribute to their grandmother. the queen's four grandsons and four granddaughters. led by prince william, behind him, prince harry, given permission by his father to wear uniform for the first time since he stepped back from royal duties. duty officer signals on the signal of the officer of the watch, the eight grandchildren mounted the catafalque to take their positions. duty officer signals they stood with their heads bowed. william at the head of the coffin.

harry at the foot. from princesses beatrice and eugenie, a written tribute to their grandmother today. they described her as "the loving hand on our backs, "leading us through the world." the grandchildren�*s vigil lasted for 15 minutes. a tribute to match that mounted last night by the king and his brothers and sister. the royal family coming together to both share in and lead the public mourning. cheering earlier, the king and the prince of wales had met some of those waiting in the long queue for the lying in state. the monarch and his successor demonstrating that there is now a slightly more relaxed style at the head of the house of windsor. both charles and william have a natural warmth. laughter

appreciated today by people who had queued through a cold night on the banks of the thames to reach westminster hall. 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. oh! ..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 m _ 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. the prime minister of. australia, your majesty. and then, this afternoon, at buckingham palace, a series of audiences with prime ministers of some of the other countries where the british monarch is head of state. the prime minister of jamaica. 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. duty officer signals but a time of mourning is no time for politics. at least not publicly.

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begin the five mile journey between here and westminster, becoming some of the last two view the coffin as it continues the lying in state. as many people have said to us today, in her death queen elizabeth ii has brought people together as she did during her reign.— during her reign. thanks for “oining us. these during her reign. thanks for “oining these fl during her reign. thanks for “oining us. these are the i during her reign. thanks for “oining us. these are the latest i during her reign. thanks forjoining us. these are the latest pictures i us. these are the latest pictures from westminster hall. and if you can't get to london — but you want to pay your respects — the bbc is offering a continuous, 24 hour view of the queen's lying—in—state. the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website and app, the iplayer, on bbc parliament, and the red button. 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.

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 on 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. the very reverend dr david hoyle, speaking to my colleague reeta chakrabarti. tonight, details have been released of how the public can watch the queen's funeral on monday. the service will be broadcast on tv and radio by national broadcasters. there'll be special viewing places along the route of the funeral procession, in london and windsor, and there'll be big screens in city centres and 125 cinemas around the uk. some are still hoping to travel to london from across the country to be closer to the funeral, as luxmy gopal reports.

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 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 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 was 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. and you can find more information on how you can watch the state funeral on monday on our website — bbc.co.uk/news and by using the bbc news app. leaders from around the world have begun arriving ahead of the queen's state funeral, including in the last few minutes presidentjoe biden. around 2,000 guests will attend. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here.

the sheer scale, the numbers of world leaders and dignitaries in attendance, pretty rare. it is attendance, pretty rare. it is re attendance, pretty rare. it is pretty hard _ attendance, pretty rare. it is pretty hard to _ attendance, pretty rare. it is pretty hard to get _ attendance, pretty rare. it 3 pretty hard to get your head around it, frankly, 500 dignitaries, 100 presidents and heads of government, 20 senior royals, one state visit per year is stressful enough, and this is basically 101 go. the irony is of course is that many of those people should have been across the atlantic right now at the annual meeting of the un general assembly so it is fair to say there has been a lot of hasty rescheduling. liz truss is not now holding her planned meeting with joe truss is not now holding her planned meeting withjoe biden in london. they have decided to do that next week in new york. i think that is a measure of the desire of everyone to concentrate on the very reason they are here. we'll there be any diplomacy? bear in mind tomorrow they will all be at buckingham palace for a state reception so perhaps someone will grab an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day. spare a thought for king charles, he is about to lay his mother to rest, his family has not

had an opportunity to draw breath, and now he is about to host the biggest state event of his or indeed anyone else's lifetime. but you know, here was a woman, his mother, the late queen, who spent her entire life visiting and being visited by all manner of foreign leaders of all descriptions, democrats and despots, heroes and villains, and she treated them all with exactly the same decorum. not everyone will agree with this butjust perhaps it is fitting that as all of these leaders come here, including some whose human rights records we might find deeply troubling, are treated in exactly the same way. politics can wait. . �* . , exactly the same way. politics can wait. . ~ ., , ., ~ exactly the same way. politics can wait. ., . ., , ., ~ a memorial service in honour of the queen has been held at a church in kenya. that her father king george vi

had died, and she had become sovereign. today, the st phillips anglican church, at the foot of mount kenya, was filled to capacity, as the congregation reflected on the queen's life and the church's special connection to her. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy has that story. # that on the cross...# 0n the foothills of mount kenya, a church with a nostalgic connection to the queen. today, the congregation gathered to honour her. they reflected on her life of service, commitment to duty, and her sense of humour. i would like to look at where she gathered her own strength and inspiration. none of the members here was present during her visit 70 years ago, but through it, they felt a deep connection to the monarch. it is here at st phillips anglican church in central kenya that queen elizabeth attended her last sunday service as princess. on that morning of the 2nd of february 1952, this brazilian rosewood tree was planted.

it has stood tall throughout the queen's reign and continues to be a living reminder of where it all began. the royal visitors stepped off. into the hot sunshine of nairobi. she was here to represent her ailing father, king george vi. he died just days later and so she became queen unexpectedly, here in central kenya. i was in school and i remember that we had to line up while we were in primary, just to see her, and for today, i still have that memory of her. the queen still remembered this small church even during her coronation, and gifted them a souvenir from the ceremony. she sent a piece of the westminster abbey carpet, which we keep very safely as a memory of her visit. it means a lot to us, together with the coat of arms and the other things that back

up her connection with this church. deep and lasting memories of a royal from afar but so close to the hearts of the people here at the st phillips anglican church. anne soy, bbc news, naro moru. to other news now, and ukraine'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. 0ur 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. 0leksandr shapoval performed as a ballet dancer for 28 seasons at 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 0leksandr. 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.

hundreds of people 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 olulode has that story. emotional singing 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 vehicle 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 six to nine 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. now, with the day's sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. all football has resumed after the sport was put on hold last weekend. today's goals follow the news, but if you'd like the results, then you can stay right there. manchester city have moved to the top of the premier league, beating wolves 3—0. the match at molineux, like hundreds across the country, was

preceded by a minute's silence and on the 70th minute, there was applause from players and supporters to mark every year of queen elizabeth ii's reign. tottenham's son heung—min scored a hat—trick in the space of 13 minutes, coming off the bench to help spurs beat leicester 6—2. elsewhere, newcastle drew 1—1 at home to bournemouth. leaders celtic play tomorrow in the scottish premiership. rangers are two points behind them after beating dundee united 2—1. antonio colak scored both goals against the bottom side. there were also wins for hibernian and livingston and it was goalless between stjohnstone and ross county. it's the opening weekend in the women's super league. maya le tissier scored twice on her debut for manchester united, and one of england's european championship winners alessia russo was also on the scoresheet. all the goals came in the first half at the leigh sports village as they won 4—0 against reading. rugby league's grand final will be between leeds and st helens. saints, who are chasing

an unprecedented fourth title in a row, beat salford 19—12 in their semifinal. jo currie reports. like others sports, rugby league paid its tribute to the queen before the action got under way. the saints got on the scoresheet with troy batchelor, and then they linked up moments later with the same outcome. salford supporters could have been fearing a long afternoon. until this moment of madness from morgan knowles. the arm twist looked even worse on the replay. he was sent to the sin—bin as a result. salford tookjust the sin—bin as a result. salford took just seconds to the sin—bin as a result. salford tookjust seconds to make the extra player count as kallum watkins went over to give them hope before the break. the bad tempers and their big hits continued. salford got themselves to within a point after themselves to within a point after the restart. but saints know what it

is required to win a semifinal and they found a way to put themselves ahead and with it the game. they will meet leeds in the grand final at old trafford in a week, aiming for a fourth consecutive title. jo currie, bbc news. in cricket, after losing eight one—day finals in a row, kent have finally won one. joey evison was the man of the match against lancashire, he made 97 with the bat and took the winning wicket as they clinched the one day cup by 21 runs at trent bridge. in the rugby union premiership. saracens came from 17 points down to beat harlequins 30—27 at the stoop. elliot daly won it for them with this long range penalty. there were also wins for northampton, leicester, bristol and sale. it was also a busy day in the united rugby championship. you'll find all the detals on the bbc sport website.

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over next few hours. world that over the next few hours. world leaders have started arriving ahead of the funeral. joe biden and jill biden touched down at stansted airport. there will be 500 headsets that date and dignitaries expected to attend monday's service. joe biden will not now be meeting liz truss in downing street and instead they will meet at the un general assembly in new york on wednesday. now, on bbc news, it is time for your queen with martine croxall. 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, for so many, a handshake, a photograph, even the briefest of conversations created lasting memories. and we would like to share some of those memories with you now. this photo was sent in by kay ritson from bexhill. it 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. kate says that the queen asked sara what her name was, where she was from and who she was with, and then said that she would save her bag of sweets to have with her tea later in the day. meeting the queen was a big moment for people from outside the uk, too. this image was sent to us from canada. it shows herfather walter injune 1959. the queen and prince philip were in gosport on the south coast

of england meeting the submarine command where her father, who was and this photo was sent avi anna plotkin in by from florida. 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 are cooking your dinner in your kitchen and the queen suddenly lands in a helicopter in a field behind your house. well, that is what happened to helen, and shejoins us now to tell us a little bit more. what were you cooking first of all, helen? well, i was cooking something really mundane for dinner for the kids. my kids were quite young then, sort of 11 and seven. and i think i wasjust boiling some potatoes to go with some chicken or something like that. you know, it wasjust a really mundane weekday afternoon. and when did you realise that the queen was right behind your house? well, i didn't at first. because i was cooking, the children were upstairs,

i was in the kitchen which is at the front of the house, the field is at the back of the house. and my phone was ringing and there was a few texts pinging in, and i'm thinking, "oh, i don't know what that is but i'm busy at the minute cooking dinner." and itjust kept going. more pinging, more ringing. i thought it might be something quite important. so i just went through to the lounge to my phone and picked it up, and there was messages and texts from my friends in the village saying the queen has landed in your back garden. look out of your window. i'm like, what? so ijust ran upstairs, the children were in their bedrooms, and i looked out the back window and there was the helicopter on the field. about two or 300 people in the field. and like, "i can't believe i missed this!" so ijust said, "come on, kids, the queen's in the back garden." and they go, "what? don't be so silly." "they are! she is! come on, we are going to go!" i literally left the cooker on, grabbed some shoes. i didn't even shut the front door. i got both my children by the hand and i ran out. we are really close so we just ran

into the back of the field. and i could see everything. i thought, "right, i'll run straight towards it." not realising, of course, police and security. they're like, "no, you can't come this way!" so i had to run around the side of the field and around, and joined people. we were spotted. everyone was sort of saying, "what is she doing? what is she wearing?" but, yeah, so itjust had to be done, we just had to go over there. did you actually get a glimpse of her? who was she with? why was she there? absolutely. so she was with prince philip and we live quite near to the foreign & commonwealth office at hounslow park, and they don't have a helipad any more so we sometimes get helicopters, air ambulances and things landing in the field at the back. but she was there on some official business, but it was unplanned, it hadn't been disclosed, nobody knew. and i think as word got around, more people arrived. but absolutely, yeah. i took some pictures, i took a little video. and i just thought at the time, for my children — i'd seen her twice in my life already, not met her personally but seen her — and i thought my children

will probably never get to see her again. and so, for them, i felt as well it was kind of a moment in history. why was it so important to you just to catch sight of her? because she is just so iconic. i mean, there will never be a queen like her again. certainly in our lifetime, our children's lifetime. she just touched everybody�*s heart. i thought she was amazing. for me personally, i'd worked at buckingham palace garden party in the early 90s when i was in hospitality and event management, and i was behind the scenes and there was a whole group of us getting ready for the buckingham palace garden parties and she came down into the garden dressed in her casual gear, the corgis around, she had a headscarf on, a wax jacket, and she just came and said thank you to everybody, just genuinely curious about what we were doing. was really down to earth,

as well as being our queen. ijust thought i have to see her and i could not have not gone round to the field and saw what was happening. we saw her 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 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 the previous thursday it was such a shock. actually, i have watched a lot of the livestream

of 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 just opposite horseguards parade 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, which was lovely to do that. 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 a sandwich! 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, in 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 and prince philip had arrived. they walked and stood the right beside us.