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. the honour was notjust the fact we were dancing for her but because we were in such close proximity, we werejust 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 have carried, notjust in the last ten years but something we will share for generations to come in ourfamily. it was a sense ofjoy. to come in ourfamily. 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 to us about our dresses, how lovely the colours were, how vibrant the colours were, 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 was just looking at us. you weren't 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 create 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 extraordinary 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 talking to us, sonia tandon. thank you. 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. and very good job it is, too. 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. normally see them at christmas, don't we? it was crocheted by tracy goude from whittlesey, in cambridgeshire, and was originally made to mark the platinumjubilee. tracy has since added a paddington bear holding the queen's hand. please do send us more of your memories, your stories, your photographs. the email address for the tributes is yourqueen@bbc.co.uk. we'll try to show as many as we possibly can. thank you to my colleague martin for that, wonderful memories, and you keep yours coming in. i want to take you back to the live pictures coming

in from central london. westminster hall still the focus of so many people's attentions and you can see them filing in that silently, there is a hush to come still in westminster hall. this evening over the last couple of hours we have had a few more details through from the government here in the uk about those specific plans for the funeral on monday. we know, of course, that the coffin will be moved from westminster hall where it is now just a short trip over to westminster abbey for the service starting at, in monday morning. the government releasing more details, there will be opportunity for the public to line the ritz in london and in windsorfor the public to line the ritz in london and in windsor for the queen that finaljourney. big screens will be put up right across the country for people to watch the ceremony, for

those who won't make it to london in person. more coverage coming up, i am a lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello. saturday brought us a largely dry settled day, we had sunshine in the south, more to come in the next few days, we will be seeing clear skies, little bit more cloud drifting and at times north to south, but still some spells of sunshine around but where we have had the clear skies it will be a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital of the next few days, we will have more cloud around then we have seen of late, 17, 18 degrees, but less the breeze so it will feel reasonably fine. high pressure out towards the west, which weather fronts fine. high pressure out towards the west, which weatherfronts pushing their way in from the norm through their way in from the norm through the day so overnight that cloud has

been increasing but where we keep the clear skies, temperatures will be lowest first thing sunday morning, low enough for a touch of grass frost, three or 4 degrees in a few spots in southern england but more cloud further north, the story through the day, the cloud producing the light shower, perhaps northern ireland, wales, the midlands, fewer showers for central and northern parts of scotland compared to recent days. temperatures 13 to 16 down the east coast but a few degrees warmer than that further west. into the evening and overnight, still a breeze on the far east but less windy than recently, whence full lighter as we head through the early hours of monday, a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland. high—pressure still very much with us as we head through into monday for her majesty's state funeral, of course. we are expecting conditions to remain largely dry and settled, more cloud and rain in western

scotland and further south the chance of the cloud producing a few showers here and there but most places will stay dry, sunny spells and lighter winds than of late as well so it will feel a little warmer. 20 degrees in the south—west of england, a few degrees cooler than that close to the east coast but not as blustery as it has been. in another week, high pressure starts to move towards the south—east allowing weather fronts on to the north—west of the uk but still a lot of dry and settled weather for many of us to the week ahead, a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain in the north—west but warming up, 21 degrees in london. the buffer now. —— goodbye for now. is back in the england squad. great determination from richarlison. winning a corner. not the favourite to get there ahead of the belgian, but richarlison wanting it more.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories... the queen's grandchildren hold a solemn vigil at her lying in state, led by the prince of wales and the duke of sussex in westminster hall. it's the first time in history a monarch's grandchildren have performed the ceremony. complete privilege. absolute privilege to see them honouring their grandmother. a moment that i won't ever forget. to see her grandchildren sort of respecting her like that was so moving. really moving.

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. president biden is the latest world leader to arrive in the uk, ahead of the queen's state funeral on monday. we'll consider the careful diplomatic orchestration involved in organising a state event of this scale. 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. hello, and welcome to the programme.

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'd waited through the night. others hoping to see the lying in state have been warned that 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 — or eight kilometres — along the river thames to southwark park. the queen's coffin will be moved to westminster abbey, for the state funeral on monday morning. we begin our coverage with this report from 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. 0h! ..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. you look like you're dressed right, you've 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. westminster hall continues to be a place where citizens of the british nation and many others are coming to pay their respects.

nicholas witchell, bbc news. world leaders have started arriving in london ahead of the funeral of queen elizabeth ii on monday. presidentjoe biden and the first ladyjill biden touched down at stansted airport a short while ago. they'll be among around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend monday's service. biden won't now be meeting the new british prime minister liz truss in downing street. instead, they will meet at the un general assembly in new york on wednesday. alistair burt, a former uk foreign office minister, told us the diplomatic logistics behind a state event of this scale, requires a very delicate balance. there are a number of leaders who are either controversial or in

controversies in their countries. the united kingdom is able to have diplomatic relations with states where things happen with which the uk doesn't agree, and i learned early as a minister that contact and relationships don't imply excuse or justification is for people's actions, and this also is a family funeral. the relationships of the royal family with many of the royal families around the world, and certainly with gulf monarchies it would be very unlikely that an invitation would not have been extended to the de facto ruler of saudi arabia. his father is the king but he is elderly and unable to travel. 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 to see this not be made an issue. there are other leaders that people might take exception to, relations between the uk and saudi arabia are quite deep and i think it would have been very surprising if there had not been an invitation. every family in the country has occasions where they have to make carefully sure that certain people don't sit next to others. there would be a family in the country that hasn't organised an occasion well it hasn't been the case. great care and attention will have been paid by the government. i would imagine his majesty has been kept abreast of the guest list. this is something that 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 careful attention will be paid with who sits with who, who writes with who sits with who, who writes with who in the buses that will be organised to move people around and who may be meeting in the perceptions that are taking place. but again, i would stress i think the intention will be not to clout or not to do anything that would draw attention away from her majesty's funeral and the tributes being paid to her. i will imagine all the diplomats and heads of state involved, everybody knows what this is about and everybody will be doing their best to make sure that there is no incident or nothing that people can write about or talk about or get on the media to detract from what is the opportunity to pay tribute to her majesty. the accessible queue for people to pay their respects to the late queen has now closed after reaching capacity, but the general queue

remains open for now, though it's currently 1a hours long. our correspondent, chi chi izundu has been chatting to some of those waiting for their moment to honour queen elizabeth in westminster hall. the grief of the grandchildren, among them the prince of wales. sharing their vigil with the public. fortuitous timing for those paying their respects to the queen. we were lucky because the queen's grandchildren were there. so brave. especially young james. so that was really unexpected. but it was so moving. so very, very moving. complete privilege. absolute privilege to see them honouring their grandmother. i a moment that i won't ever forget. to see her grandchildren respecting her

like that, it was so moving, really moving. it was a busy day for king charles and william, who earlier personally thanked those queueing for hours. the back has gone. the general expression. it was amazing. we met both in one no. it was amazing. we met both in one go the _ it was amazing. we met both in one go the king — it was amazing. we met both in one go the king and _ it was amazing. we met both in one go. the king and the _ it was amazing. we met both in one go. the king and the future - it was amazing. we met both in one go. the king and the future king. i the queueing continued with inventive ways to stave off the boredom for some. we have been queueing 13 hours. how has it been? very dull. it is been quite challenging, difficult at times. the cueue challenging, difficult at times. the aueue has challenging, difficult at times. the queue has been moving. tired. - challenging, difficult at times. the j queue has been moving. tired. my feet are absolutely _ queue has been moving. tired. my

feet are absolutely tired. - in the disabled queue, anger and confusion. we have been told to come back at 3am. this is the other queue. we started at half past nine this morning. - it's now quarter past five. she has been very cold. people have been worrying about her, making - sure she is wrapped up. at 4:30 this afternoon, people were turned away after officials closed it permanently to more people. it has been terrible. my my daughter has a hidden disability but medical needs as well. if we had heard the information yesterday that there was going to be an eight hour queue, i would have chosen to not bring my three children. since the opening of the lying in state, more than 700 people have been

treated in the queue by paramedics with 81 are being admitted to hospital. tomorrow is the final full day to visit the chi chi izundu, bbc news. let's check in with how the queue is doing now. things still moving pretty quickly. the current weight, 14 pretty quickly. the current weight, 1a hours. which is an improvement. not long ago it was up to 17 hours. 14 hours, the current estimated waiting time. you can see this is the part of the queue that is now known as the snake. this is the last leg but it still takes quite a while. it is going to be a bit chilly through the night now. about 11 degrees in the middle of london. but obviously, as the hours and hours go by, the on, will a little more

the f f the people 6 f the people standing 6 f the people standing in f f the people standing in that f for the people standing in that queue. i imagine there's people in the snake, they have probably only got a couple of hours max. they should be out before it gets too late. the bbc is offering a dedicated 24—hour live stream of the queen's lying—in—state for those who want to pay their respects, but who can't come to london, or who are physically unable to queue. in the uk, the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website and app, the iplayer, bbc parliament and the red button. for viewers outside the uk, you can see this at bbc.com/news. 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 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 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. 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 be the biggest storm in decades there. hundreds of people gathered outside new scotland yard here in london, to protest at 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. 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 car was not registered to mr kaba. his family say he was borrowing it 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. details have just been announced of how the public can watch her majesty the queen's state funeral and the ceremonial processions. big screens will be put up in a number of cities, including bedford, birmingham, bradford, coventry, exeter, leeds, manchester and newcastle. there will be the opportunity

for the public to line routes in london and windsor for the queen's final journey. the funeral on monday will also be broadcast live on bbc, sky and itv. there will also be a national moment of reflection tomorrow, sunday 18th september. well, many are planning to travel to london from across the country. our correspondent, luxmy gopal, has been speaking to some. i'v e 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.

the queen's lying—in—state will end at 06:30 bst 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 will bear the coffin, drawn by 142 sailors. 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. a memorial service in honour of the queen has been held at a church in kenya. she was a visitor back in 1952, shortly before hearing the news, that herfather, king george 6th, 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. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, has that story. # that on the cross...# on 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 visitor 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 primaryjust 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.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are mikhaila friel, a lifestyle reporter at insider, covering royals — and political commentatorjo phillips. we will say hello to both and just a moment. first, let's take a look at the front pages. the sunday telegraph leads with the queen's grandchildren standing "together for granny" in a vigil in westminster hall where the queen is lying in state. "granny's guard of honor" — the sunday mirror — as with all the sundays — also marks the silent tribute the queen's six grandchildren, led by prince william, took part in. the sunday express joins mps in calling for a regular annual celebration to enshrine the memory of the queen with a dedicated day in the national calendar. and the observer also has most of its front on the vigil