some feared she was doomed to fail. but elizabeth was nothing if not determined. # in his pocket is a portrait of the queen...# in the �*605, 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. john lennon: 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 1980s 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 her 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! contrary to many

commentators�* expectations, vast numbers joined in the festivities. 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. but four years on, and elizabeth found herself on the throne of a disunited kingdom. 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. 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. after monday's state funeral for the late monarch, there will be a private family service and queen elizabeth the second will be interred in windsor, alongside the duke of edinburgh. it is a place of course that played a huge role throughout her life and reign, as helena wilkinson reports. newsreel: military nights of windsor were among those who heard - the message from castle hill. this was the day the people of windsor were formally told they had a new monarch. bless the royal princess elizabeth ii. but the queen's special relationship with this town began before she came to the throne. in wishing you all good evening, i feel that i am speaking to friends and companions. when she was 1a, she made herfirst address

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

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

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

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

we will leave you with these pictures from inside westminster hall. this is bbc news. hello. saturday brought us a largely dry settled sort of day. clear skies and sunshine in the south. all the same to come over the next few days. we are going to be seeing some clear skies. a little bit more cloud drifting in at times north to south. still some spells of sunshine around. where we have had those clear skies, a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital over the next few days, a bit more cloud around then we have seen of late. 17—18 celsius, less of a breeze as well. it will feel reasonably fine. not far away sitting out towards the west, weather fronts pushing their in from the north through the course of today. clouds increasing across parts of scotland, northern ireland,

northern england, but where we keep those clear skies, it is here where temperatures will be lowest first thing sunday morning. could be low enoughin thing sunday morning. could be low enough in a few spots for southern england. more cloud for the north, that will be a straight through the course of the day, you will see that cloud producing the oblates shower. the midlands as well, one or for northern england, if showers for central and northern parts of scotland compared to recent days, some sunshine here, temperatures 13-16 some sunshine here, temperatures 13—16 down the east coast. into the evening hours and overnight, a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently, winds fall later as we had to into the early hours of monday. enough cloud around to keep things frost free about a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. high—pressure is still very much with us as we head there into monday. her majesty's state funeral where we of course expect conditions to remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain. for south, just the chance of that cloud

producing a few showers here and there, but i think most places are going to be staying dry, some sunny spells and lighter winds. it will feel a little bit warmer. could see 20 degrees towards the southwest of england. a few degrees clear than that once again close to that east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. injune the middle of the become a high—pressure starts to move away towards the southeast allowing weather fronts into the northwest of the uk. 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 towards the northwest later on. warming up, we will see 21 celsius in london. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the queen's grandchildren hold a solemn vigil at her lying in state, led by the prince of wales and the duke of sussex. 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 neverforget. to see her grandchildren respecting her like that was so moving, really moving. earlier, there were cheers as king charles and prince william greeted people waiting

in the queue for the queen's lying in state.