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. thousands continue to queue for hours to file past the coffin, with the line stretching for miles through the streets of london. i'm mark lobel in westminster, where mourners have one day left to pay their respects to the queen. i'll speak to some of the tens of thousands already have. president biden is the latest world leader to arrive in the uk, ahead of the queen's state funeral on monday. 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 northeastern ukraine.

hello, 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 1a 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. 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. both the king and his son wanted to know how people were coping with the long wait. you look like you're dressed right, you've got a rucksack on. clearly, you've read the manual! idid. 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 minister justin 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.

the accessible queue for people to pay their respects to the late queen has now been closed after reaching capacity, but the general queue remains open for now. 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 go. the king and the future king. 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 queue has been moving. tired. my feet are absolutely tired. in the accessible queue for disabled people, anger and confusion. we have been told to come back at 2—3am. this is the other queue. we started at 9.30am this morning. - it's now 5.15pm. she has been very cold. people have been worrying about her, making sure - she is wrapped up. at ii.30pm this afternoon, people were turned away after officials closed it permanently to more people. it has been terrible. 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 queen's coffin and tonight is expected to be another cold night, but it is not putting off the thousands taking the time to pay their respects. chi chi izundu, bbc news. for all the very latest, we can nowjoin mark lobel, in westminster. the queue he remains an enormous but it is progressing at a faster rate than advertising, perhaps because of the chilly temperatures, a risk here. the london ambulance service saying people need to pick appropriate clothes and keep eating. but there was that heart—warming spectacle of, for the first time, the monarch�*s

grandchildren standing vigil, and there were tribute to the queen at football matches and church services across the uk. it is notjust the uk, it's all around the world, people are paying attention. people are coming from all across the world too, including the guest i have with me now. let me introduce you now. a zen buddhist priest. now you've come from portugal. out did that come about? i’zre come from portugal. out did that come about?— come from portugal. out did that come about? i've lived in portu:al that come about? i've lived in portugal for— that come about? i've lived in portugal for a _ that come about? i've lived in portugal for a year _ that come about? i've lived in portugal for a year now - that come about? i've lived in portugal for a year now and l that come about? i've lived in portugal for a year now and i | portugal for a year now and i was there _ portugal for a year now and i was there when i heard the news that the — was there when i heard the news that the queen had taken ill, and then— that the queen had taken ill, and then she passed. i wasn't sure _ and then she passed. i wasn't sure i— and then she passed. i wasn't sure i would come right away, but i _ sure i would come right away, but i was _ sure i would come right away, but i was sitting there following the bbc, seeing what was happening — and i was moved and felt _ was happening — and i was moved and felt that loss deeply, and my spouse came in the room as i was watching and said, "will you regret it if you don't go?" and _

you regret it if you don't go?" and i— you regret it if you don't go?" and i said. _ you regret it if you don't go?" and i said, "yes, let me go." so i — and i said, "yes, let me go." so i booked _ and i said, "yes, let me go." so i booked this flight. i was in portugal, only two and a half— in portugal, only two and a half hours away.— in portugal, only two and a half hours away. but i sense our half hours away. but i sense your motivation _ half hours away. but i sense your motivation was - half hours away. but i sense your motivation was a - your motivation was a particular chair that is in your house, and he wanted to show to the queen. if you show viewers now, explain the story behind the chair? this viewers now, explain the story behind the chair?— behind the chair? this chair was in the _ behind the chair? this chair was in the home _ behind the chair? this chair was in the home that - behind the chair? this chair was in the home that i - behind the chair? this chair| was in the home that i came behind the chair? this chair- was in the home that i came to about— was in the home that i came to about a — was in the home that i came to about a decade ago, and it was inherited by my spouse's side, and someone on that side of her lineage — and someone on that side of her lineage. so and someone on that side of her lineaue. , , ., . ., lineage. so this is a chair from the _ lineage. so this is a chair from the queen's - lineage. so this is a chair- from the queen's coronation? in 1953. so from the queen's coronation? in 1953- so your — from the queen's coronation? in 1953. so your partner— from the queen's coronation? in 1953. so your partner had - from the queen's coronation? in 1953. so your partner had this i 1953. so your partner had this chair and _ 1953. so your partner had this chair and you _ 1953. so your partner had this chair and you realised - 1953. so your partner had this chair and you realised that's l chair and you realised that's where it was from, there's a number underneath which shows what chair it is. so did you actually take that picture into westminster hall? i actually take that picture into westminster hall?— westminster hall? i couldn't because i — westminster hall? i couldn't because i didn't _ westminster hall? i couldn't because i didn't know - westminster hall? i couldn't because i didn't know if - westminster hall? i couldn't because i didn't know if theyi because i didn't know if they were — because i didn't know if they were going to yank me off the line and — were going to yank me off the line and i— were going to yank me off the line and i wanted to be respectful.—

respectful. but it was something _ respectful. but it was something you - respectful. but it was| something you always respectful. but it was - something you always meant respectful. but it was _ something you always meant to send to the queen? i did, and when she died that was the regret i had because i didn't know if she would even see it. butjust know if she would even see it. but just the fact that i didn't do it, the chair had been there sitting on its own, but when my cat started to sleep in that chair, i thought the queen might appreciate this because of her humour. talking to you before, you really appreciated the queen, she made an impression on you. describe what kind of impression she made. i what kind of impression she made. . , what kind of impression she made. , ., , made. i was maybe five months old when she — made. i was maybe five months old when she was _ made. i was maybe five months old when she was born - - made. i was maybe five months old when she was born - when i j old when she was born — when i was _ old when she was born — when i was born— old when she was born — when i was born in_ old when she was born — when i was born injanuary 1953, and the coronation happened in june — the coronation happened in june i— the coronation happened in june. i was born in cuba so there — june. i was born in cuba so there was— june. i was born in cuba so there was no connection whatsoever with the british monarchy. but somehow i got to know _ monarchy. but somehow i got to know about british history, and i'm a _ know about british history, and i'm a student of history and politics _ i'm a student of history and politics. as i was growing up as a — politics. as i was growing up as a young cuban refugee in new york— as a young cuban refugee in new york city. — as a young cuban refugee in new york city, the school would

have — york city, the school would have us _ york city, the school would have us children, mostly puerto ricah, _ have us children, mostly puerto rican, latinos and african—americans, to plays. some — african—americans, to plays. some of— african—americans, to plays. some of them were about kings and queens, and i remember being— and queens, and i remember being cast as a little princess. one of my names is margaret— princess. one of my names is margaret and i was princess margaret and i was princess margaret — which is kind of funny— margaret — which is kind of funny if— margaret — which is kind of funny if you think about it, that— funny if you think about it, that we _ funny if you think about it, that we were little kids in harlem _ that we were little kids in harlem-— that we were little kids in harlem. ., �* harlem. you're saying you watched — harlem. you're saying you watched her _ harlem. you're saying you watched her throughout i harlem. you're saying you i watched her throughout your life and her character impressed you. how would describe her?— impressed you. how would describe her? the word that came to be _ describe her? the word that came to be this _ describe her? the word that came to be this evening - describe her? the word thatj came to be this evening was impeccable. as someone who's in a female — impeccable. as someone who's in a female body, as a leader who had a _ a female body, as a leader who had a lot— a female body, as a leader who had a lot of power, and this is how— had a lot of power, and this is how she — had a lot of power, and this is how she conducted herself, that she was— how she conducted herself, that she was so committed to the job it — she was so committed to the job. it most impressed me because, _ job. it most impressed me because, having taken my vows

as a priest, _ because, having taken my vows as a priest, she took a vow to god _ as a priest, she took a vow to god to carry on this work. i knew— god to carry on this work. i knew she would never abdicate, she would — knew she would never abdicate, she would die on the job. you're _ she would die on the job. you're going to windsor and i hope you have a nice trip as he head back to portugal. thanks for sharing your story on bbc news. lots more stories like that still to come, but for now back to you. that still to come, but for now back to you-— back to you. thanks for that, mark. 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. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams says monday's event will be like none other seen in most people's lifetime. 500 dignitaries, 100 presidents and heads of government, 20 senior royals. one state visit a year is stressful enough, this is basically 101 go. the irony is many of those world leaders should have been a cross on the other side of the

atlantic right now, the annual meeting of the un general assembly. so it's fair to say there's been a lot of hasty rescheduling. liz truss is no not holding a planned meeting with joe not holding a planned meeting withjoe biden in london, they are now planning to do it next week in new york. will there be diplomacy? bear in mind that tomorrow, they'll be all at buckingham palace for a state reception, so perhaps some will grab an opportunity to discuss theissues grab an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day. spare a thought for king charles, he's about to lay his mother to rest on his family have not had an opportunity to draw breath, now he's about to host the biggest state event of his or anybody else's life. but here was a woman, 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 would agree with this, but perhaps it's fitting that, as all these leaders come here including some whose human rights records we might find deeply troubling, they are treated in exactly the same way, the politics can wait. in an interview with the bbc the queen consort, camilla has spoken about her recollections of the late queen elizabeth ii. she has been part of our lives forever. i'm 75 now, and i can't remember anybody except the queen being there. it must�*ve been so difficult for her, being a solitary woman. there weren't women prime ministers or women presidents. she carved her own role. she's got those wonderful blue eyes.

but when she smiles, you know, they light up her whole face. i'll always a member that smile, you know, that smile was unforgettable. —— remember that smile. the queen's funeral is expected to be attended by 2,000 guests will begin with a service lead by the very reverend dr david hoyle, and he's been speaking to my colleague, reeta chakra barti. 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, whatan 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. dr hoyle, thank you very much. my pleasure, thank you. the very reverend dr david hoyle, speaking to my colleague reeta chakrabarti. to other news now — ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the city of izyum, which was recently retaken from russian forces. bodies are being exhumed from a mass grave on the edge of the city. izyum is one of several 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, not just 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 the biggest storm in decades. 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, newcastle, coleraine town hall, in county londonderry, and holyrood park, in edinburgh. 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, 18 september. well, many are planning to travel to london from across the country.

our correspondent luxmy gopal has been speaking to some. preparing for a pilgrimage by getting kitted out for a campaign. getting kitted out for a campaign-— getting kitted out for a campaign. getting kitted out for a camaiun. . , ., campaign. got a couple of jumpers. _ campaign. got a couple of jumpers. nice _ campaign. got a couple of jumpers, nice blanket. . 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 5am 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. 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 her father, king george vi, had died, and she had become sovereign. on saturday, the saint phillips anglican church, at the foot of mount kenya, was filled to capacity, as the congregation reflected on the queen's life and her special connection

to the church. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has the 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. the bbc is offering a dedicated 24—hour live stream of the queen lying—in—state for those who want to pay their respects, but are unable to travel to london, or 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. viewers outside the uk can see it by logging on to bbc.com/news. these are life pictures of the cues, this isjust outside westminster hall —— live pictures. people there are pretty close but the current queuing time, if you'rejust joining back the queue, is 15 hours currently. now on bbc news, christian fraser looks at some of your tributes to her majesty

in this special programme "your queen". hello and welcome to this programme of tribute to her majesty the queen. i'm christian fraser. for the last week here on bbc news, we've been asking people in the uk and around the world to share their memories of meeting her majesty and to offer their tributes. we'll bring you some of those stories over the next 25 minutes or so. and we start with emma and lynn, who told us about the time they met the queen, though it didn't go quite to plan. it was a really traumatic event, really. go on, take it from the beginning. it was quite a rainy day at the deer park in windsor great park. and i slipped on a hill and my

whole back was covered in mud. so we started walking back home and a car was driving down the road, and my whole family was confused because there was never really any cars there. so the lady was in the car and she went and laughed at me and waved at my mum. and then when the car drove off, this man walked up to us and said, "it's not every day that you get to see "the queen on her own." and then my mum got really confused, like, "where was the queen?" and the man pointed towards the car thatjust, like, passed us and the lady that was in it laughed at me. and then my mum told me that the queen laughed at me. and i burst out into tears. so, lynn, this this lady who was driving i guess

it was a jeep, was it, through the deer park? she was driving herjaguar. right. much grander. the way emma remembers that she was driving a mini with go faster strikes. so three year old memories are a bit funny. but the point was she was having a good giggle at emma's expense, was she? 0h, she was lovely. she just a happy lady smiling at my daughter. and my daughter scowled at her and she just laughed and waved like any normal person and drove away. it did not occur to me it was the queen, just had a headscarf on, just a regular woman. yeah. because she did like to drive herself around, of course. and i know that you're a resident close to windsor. so was that the only time that you saw her? 0h, we've seen the royal family quite frequently. some of them, like prince andrew, you see them all the time driving around in a range rover. but actually we've seen the queen and known it was the queen, to actually not recognise the queen was quite unusual for us. so, emma, what what has it meant to you this last few days

and watching the pictures from scotland and the state hearse arrive tonight at buckingham palace. what's it been like for you? i feel like it's kind of connected us closer, because i may have, like, been close to windsor, but the queen wasn't a frequent, like, i didn't get to see her a lot. so being able to see all of these photos has like brought me closer to her. i think that's the point, isn't it, lynn? a lot of people talk about the constancy and the duty and the service that the queen gave us. but i think it's also a moment when everybodyjust stands back with their own recollections of either meeting her or talking to her or something that she stirs in their past. yeah, for us, it was that constancy. i remember going with my late father to the silverjubilee, and i was only a little child myself at the time, but she's always been there and touring the royal yacht britannia in leith and and doing lots of things that have always been connected. and being from edinburgh,

having watched a procession up to st giles. itjust it really hits home. we've lost somebody who's been there our whole life. we've only ever known the queen until this week. and lynn, that's particularly true for people in windsor, because, of course, for people around the world who perhaps don't know, the castle is very close to the town. it's very much part of the town. and it is a royal, it is a royal town. and so they feel it perhaps a lot harder than than other parts of the country, maybe. absolutely. i mean, you can drive down a road and not know the queen was home because of the royal standard — we just take it for granted that the queen's at home and she won't be. now, david williams was a rugby player at school when he met her majesty, and he's been speaking to my colleague, ros atkins to explain the circumstances. yes. so i met the queen back in 2002, and this is when she was touring the country on her goldenjubilee. and this year kind of happened

to coincide with my school, the king school of macclesfield also celebrating, it was celebrating its quincentennial year. so this is when the school was 500 years old. so kind of quite a, yes, it was founded in 1502. and at this time various pupils were invited to talk to the queen about kind of various aspects of school life. and why it's such good memory for me is because my friend and myself, who's also in that picture, were given the opportunity to talk to the queen about our recent rugby tour to canada. i can't really remember too much of the discussion other than it was probably more about kind of british columbia and vancouver itself, rather than the the finer points of what goes on in the front row. but what i can say is she made kind of two very nervous 13—year—olds feel kind of very comfortable in her presence and that we had been listened to. well, i was going to ask you about the nerves. presumably you are feeling those at the moment arrived? yes, definitely. yeah. you know, like i said,

i can't really remember too much about, you know, what was said. but other than kind of that we were nervous at the time. and what have your emotions been in the last few days after the news of her death came through? yeah, it's been kind of quite, quite interesting, really. i think kind of some of the tributes that have been kind of really quite good. i think one of the ones that particularly stands out to me is i think is a quote from sir keir starmer. and i think his line went something like of her loss or kind of the queen's death is losing one of the stillest points in britain. and i think why, in essence, it's so important because he's not talking about the superlatives. what he's talking about is a commonality or kind of a reference point that we all had to her. you know, she wasn'tjust kind of a transient political figure or sportsperson. she's someone that's kind of intergenerational. people from all walks of life, ages and backgrounds have some

kind of memory of her. yeah, she was a constant in many people's lives, wasn't she? david, thank you very much indeed for speaking with us. and a theme that's coming out time and again in people's stories of the queen is her thoughtfulness. stephanie flynn from aberdeen says herfather was a minister and was invited by the queen to preach at balmoral. she says his favourite memory was being given a lift back to the palace by the queen. she says... and another tribute we received was sent byjacqui downie from lee in south east london, because nearly 20 years ago, she was chosen to present a bouquet to the queen. and jacqui you were saying you had to curtsey for the first time. that's obviously stayed with you. thanks for being with us. what else can you remember of meeting her? it was a lovely occasion. i went down to windsor

with all my colleagues from the london office, the london offices, and we were all standing around waiting for the unveiling of the statue, and she unveiled the statue. and then it was up to me to then to go forward and present her with the bouquet that i was holding and remembering to curtsey and hoping that i'd done it correctly. well, i'm sure you did. and i can see in the background of that photo that it was a it was a big gathering. there were a lot of people there. did you feel like the queen knew exactly who you were? because, after all, she's meeting an awful lot of people. yes. she had been briefed on who i was and she was able to relate that back to me. she knew my name. she knew myjob at the crown estate and and how long i'd been there as well. yes, so, we exchanged a lovely couple of words. yes. and were you nervous about getting the right flowers for her? i didn't have to buy the flowers. 0h, 0k.

so that was quite good. i was just given the bouquet. yes. and after she had spoken to you, i wonder how much that stayed with you, presumably all these years on, the memories have remained crystal clear? yes. i mean, it was a lovely occasion for myself and my colleagues. we were all honoured to be there. and it was just a lovely day. and i think i think we've all remembered it. and on occasions like the goldenjubilee, which was what the statue was for, and then the platinum jubilee, it sort of brings it back to you, you know, through the years. and then unfortunately, now we're remembering it in a slightly different circumstances. but it is a memory that many, many people share of spending time with her. even if it was just a few minutes like i did. our next story is from brian scott, who is a butcher from ballater. he met the queen because his shop supplies balmoral castle. he's been speaking to my colleague anita mcvey, and he told her he would see

her majesty fairly often when she was in aberdeenshire. yes, sometimes it was, yes. but we we deliver to the estate. so we on a on a daily basis would drive into the estate and meet the queen or the queen's grandkids or members of the royal family. so on a day to day basis, you bump into them. so yeah, it was occasionally. yeah, yeah, it was good. and how was the queen treated by locals? certainly when i spoke to people there last week, they said that they very much felt that connection with the royal estate and felt very protective of the royal family. yeah. we consider the queen as a local member of the community, and she was one of our neighbours, and she was very well respected, not only not only as head of the monarchy, but also like a very, very well known local to the village. i mean, she could be

walking down the street and she would walk straight past you and you would never know that it was the queen just walking past you. so she was very good at hiding her disguise, you know, with a with a headscarf and a tatty kind of waterproof jacket or a wax jacket and glasses, you know, which is very, very good, you know. it was very good. so just very ordinary clothes, really, that helped her blend in. and we're seeing these lovely photographs. lovely images, rather, i should say, of the queen in your butcher shop. what was it like chatting to her? it was really interesting. i mean, i wasn't actually at the butcher shop at that time. i met the queen at the golf club when i was the chef at the golf club after the floods of 2015. she came in september of 2016, and she went round all the members of the golf club, and she just

shook hands with everybody. she made everybody feel at ease and calm. she asked me how i got on and how long did it take to clean up the premises and what was the next stages? and she was very influential as well. she wanted to know what was happening. what was going on in the community. and generally, i think, she actually knew what was going on. but she just wanted clarity of everything from every prospective person at the club. but the shop, the butcher shop, she actually was asking everybody at the butcher shop, what was this cut? what was that cut? what was your position? what was your job? she just wanted to interact with everybody, just want to be a part of it, you know? patricia and james willetts from the west midlands celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. in the days before the queen died, they received a card of congratulations from her majesty, which would have been one of the last, she said.

their granddaughter, beth moore, recorded the reaction. i was delighted to receive the card from the queen. absolutely delighted and very saddened by the news that came through on the lunchtime of an anniversary that the family had been summoned. the memories we have of the queen, we only saw her once passing through on her silverjubilee tour in west bromwich. but i was at the accession proclamation in victoria square, birmingham, in february 1952. and so we both have full memories of the full reign. and we think we were saddened and shocked by, like so many millions, because she'd only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before. sophie haines is a primary school teacher from london. back in 2016, the queen celebrated her 90th birthday, and sophie and her class

decided to write to her majesty after learning about buckingham palace and the queen's corgis in their lessons. here's sophie to tell us what happened next. and so the children all drew their pictures of her, of many different variants of her with small crowns, large crowns, big corgis. prince philip. and they drew a picture of her. and they also wrote a message. and again, the letters were all asking, we talk about asking interesting questions. so we asked the queen, what's it like in buckingham palace and what's it like at afternoon tea? and so we put all our letters in the post and we sent them off. and then, of course, they were five and six years old, so they're old enough to hold you to a promise. and then a month went by, and then two months went by, and they're saying, "has the queen written? "has the queen written?"

and i was thinking in my heart, "do i write a letter as the queen and i'd say she'd written?" and then then the third month went by and and then the school secretary one day came running into my room and put a letter on my desk and didn't take long to see us, to see the side and the crown. and, and it said everyone in class s at st anthony's preparatory school... so still not quite believing i opened it in front of the children because we thought it's their letter. so we waited until we were in class. and very kindly she wrote two letters to me and the other class the other year, one class. so each got our own letter. and i think the moment of realisation was when we did read the letter with the queen saying, buckingham palace, i send you my grateful thanks for the kind words you've sent to me on the occasion of my 90th birthday. and not only that,

we got a letter from her. lady in waiting on the buckingham palace. i think the boys were very excited. audio cuts out. ...having just learned about buckingham palace and everyone in class one s at st anthony's school, the queen wishes me to write and thank you for the splendid handmade card which you sent on the occasion of her majesty's 90th birthday. it was very kind of you to make this card for the queen in honour of her special day. and her majesty greatly appreciated the care you've taken with your illustrations. i am to send you the queen's best wishes. and thank you once again for your thought for her majesty at this time. jennifer gordon lennox. lady in waiting in 2016. now to henry ward, who painted the queen's portrait in 2016, and he told me about the experience. well, it was quite remarkable,

to be honest with you, when you were sitting there with the queen and she's presented to you and she comes out wearing the garter robes, it's quite the most remarkable moment. and you have to steel yourself because her majesty had an incredible presence about her. you get to a point where you realise it's not going to assist you if you feel completely bombed by her presence. so you have to just calm down and realise that the best way to get to the queen socially is just to talk to her. so we got about to talking very quickly, and eventually at a certain point, you realise that the people that have assisted this project into reality, which in my case it was notjust the british red cross who had commissioned the work, and maria seamus, who started the fundraising committee of the british red cross to raise the awareness of the charity. but also colonel gordon birdwood, my friend,

and her majesty's gentleman usher. and he had said to me, look, mark, he said, if she's wearing the garter robes, they're very hot, they're very heavy. and you must ask her both to sit down when you have what you need and ask her if she would like to remove the garter robes. and i said, "look, ifeel uncomfortable asking the queen "if she is uncomfortable." and he said, she is there to help you. and i think that's the thing that stands out in my mind about the queen was that she was so willing to help people. she wanted to put people at ease. when indeed, angela kelley, who was there in the room with my wife and i came to remove the garter robes. there was a very complex armature at the upper sternum that she unclipped, and as she did so, it was as if the mantle of the monarchy was removed. and you sort of went from the formal to the to the real person as the garter robes came off. yeah. it was almost as if you were sitting with your most favourite grandmother. wow.

she was wise, munificent, extremely experienced. and for all of her majesty, she wore it with such levity and such unbelievable style. she was unbelievably beautiful. hmm. i mean, obviously, she would have sat for some great painters in her time. did she discuss her interest in painting? did she discuss what she wanted to see? were there any instructions at all? no. and i think that is where one's role as a portrait artist for the monarchy is very, very complex because you can't ever really be completely alone in the creative process in the studio. sometimes you come to a moments where you would have to back out of there, refocus on what it is you were trying to say, and then move forward in the knowledge that people now for the rest of time would be looking at it. what i would say, though, is she said to me after she had agreed to unveil it, she had said, this painting needs to be seen. she said that because we are pressed for time

can i drop in here because we are pressed for time at the unveiling, that must be the most daunting moment. that's the best part because that's when your year of work is when you get your painting seen by her. and she was there as she unveiled it. and it was quite wonderful, actually. we had the press association there. they would take those wonderful photographs of it. and yeah, that was actually the best part, the most nerve—racking part. and where is it? where is the painting now? the painting currently hangs in the savoy hotel in london and the thames foyer. well, there you go. people can perhaps go and see it. henry ward, lovely to talk to you and thank you for sharing your thoughts. thank you. well, henry had a good conversation with the queen, but it's not like that for everyone. tracy marshall met her when she visited liverpool in the 1990s. tracy got so tongue tied herfriend had to do all the talking. we stood in a line and she meeted and greeted a lot of us.

and when it came to me she said to me, and what is it that you do? and i just froze. i was totally starstruck, totally and utterly star struck. me mate, gloria, bailed me out and started speaking to the queen. she stood there and she was totally calm, totally collected. and shejust did put me at ease. but i still had no words. you hear that so often, don't you? you have to lose your inhibitions when you're in the presence of royalty. well, as a girl, pollyanna shields managed to get past the barriers when the queen visited the north east of england. and she gave the queen a bunch of flowers, all of it unplanned. and shejoins us now. pollyanna, you were a you were a brownie. you were a brownie. and the queen, of course, was a scout. shejoined the first buckingham girls guides regiment, didn't she, that her father created so she could speak to people. so tell us about your experience. how did it happen? she came to open our local

hospital furnace general and we would we'd have the day off school to go to see her as a brownie pack. and we'd waited all day long, all afternoon long for her to come out of the hospital. and i think it was raining. and when she finally came out, our brownie leaders like "go, go, go." and so we sort of snuck under the police barriers with these posies in our hands and one of the brownies. and yeah, it was totally unofficial. and she took the time to speak to us and she actually apologised for being late. and she was she was just lovely. she asked us about our brownie badges and just her smile, itjust made you feel so relaxed. i'm reading the local paper. the local paper said you'd broken through police lines to reach her. that sounds quite dramatic, but she wasn't fazed.

it was before, i think before they did walkabouts and things. so yeah, that's what the local paper said. but yeah, we definitely snuck under the barriers. i moved them out the way a little bit so we could get past. and you talk to herfor a short. how long do you thank you talk for? probably a couple of minutes, maybe something like that. it felt like an instant, but then it felt like forever because she was just so easy to talk to. yeah. and did your parents get the photograph? yes. absolutely. yeah. that's a pride of mine is it really i mean, that's the interesting point. this is this is all those years ago when you're a little girl, but it sticks with you. oh yeah. and i'm the first person whenever the queen came

on telly, or if we went to buckingham palace or went near windsor, we would say, oh, i've met the queen, i've met the queen to anybody who would listen, because i'm so proud of that. really, really proud. jolly good. you still got the brownie badges? we had a court that had been passed down through the family from harrods, and she's like, if you're going to see the queen, even though we were thinking, you've just got to put this coat on. so in the picture i'm in this coat, this tweed coat from harrods, which at the time i hated. yeah, keep the coat for best. my mum was just the same. just the same. you still got the brownie badges? absolutely. they're all sewn on a blanket. thank you very much indeed. lovely to talk to you. lots of people, as i say, have said through their thoughts and their tributes to the queen, including many people who have sent artwork as well. this one is from sarah glover. she sent in a drawing of the queen with the simple message, "good night, your majesty," she says, "sometimes it's hard to express our feelings with words. "and at times like that, she likes to draw." here's a quick look at some of the other art that you've created inspired by the queen.

well, that's it for now. a reminder, you can send your memories into your yourqueen@bbc.co.uk. and of course, we'll try to show you as many of those as we can. thanks for watching.

hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. we had some clear skies and sunshine, particularly in the south. more of 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, but where we have had those clear skies, it is going to be a bit of a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital over the next few days, we will have a bit more cloud around than we have seen of late, 17, 18 degrees, but less of a breeze as well, so it will deal reasonably fine. we've got high—pressure not far away sitting out towards the west but weak weather fronts pushing their way in from the north through the course of today so overnight, the cloud has been increasing across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but where we keep the clear skies for longest, southern england and wales, it is here where temperatures will be lowest first thing sunday morning, could be low enough forjust a touch of grass frost, three or four degrees

in a few spots for southern england. more cloud further north, that is going to be the story through the course of the day. you can see that cloud just producing the odd light shower, perhaps northern ireland, north wales, the midlands as well, one or two for northern england, fewer showers, though, for central and northern parts of scotland, compared to recent days. sunshine here. temperatures 13 to 16 down the east coast, a few degrees warmer than that further west. into the evening hours and overnight, still a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently. winds fall lighter as we head through the early hours of monday, enough cloud around to keep things frost free but still a little bit of a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. and then high—pressure still very much with us as we head through into monday for her majesty's state funeral. we are expecting conditions to remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain through western scotland, and further 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 than of late as well so it will feel a little bit warmer. we could see 20 degrees towards the south—west of england, just a few degrees cooler than that once again

close to the east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. and then as we head through into the middle of the week, high pressure starts to move away towards the south—east allowing some weather fronts into the north—west of the uk, but still a lot of dry and settled weather for many of us through the week ahead, perhaps a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain towards the north—west later on, but warming up, we could see 21 degrees in london. bye for now.

this is bbc news. our top stories — banging. 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. cheering earlier, there were cheers, as king charles and prince william greeted people waiting in the queue for the lying in state, and camilla spoke about her recollections of the queen. when she smiles, you know, they light up her whole face. i'll

always remember that smile. you know, that smile is unforgettable. president biden is the latest world leader to arrive in the uk, ahead of the queen's state funeral on monday. thousands continue to queue for hours to file past the coffin, with the line stretching for miles through the streets of london. iam in i am in the way mourners have just one full day left to pay their respects to the queen. i will be speaking to some of the tens of thousands who already have. 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 bbc news.

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 any time, if there are too many people. the waiting time is currently around 1a 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. 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 queenmet four grandsons and four grandfather's. prince harry given permission to wear uniform by his father for the first time since he stepped back from royal duties. banging. on the signal of the office of the watch, the eight grandchildren took their positions. banging. 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 morning. 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. appreciated today by people who

had queued through a cold night along the banks of the thames to reach westminster hall. cheering. this, clearly, was a supportive crowd. ,., this, clearly, was a supportive crowd. this, clearly, was a supportive crowd— no i crowd. god save the king! no one needed — crowd. god save the king! no one needed to _ crowd. god save the king! no one needed to be _ crowd. god save the king! no one needed to be won - crowd. god save the king! no one needed to be won over, l crowd. god save the king! no i one needed to be won over, but watch the interactions with the king. the handshakes tended to linger a little, and arms were patted. it was a brief moment of personal contact. not always helped by the ever present mobile phones.— helped by the ever present mobile phones. phones down lease mobile phones. phones down please as _ mobile phones. phones down please as we _ mobile phones. phones down please as we come _ mobile phones. phones down please as we come past, - mobile phones. phones down | please as we come past, enjoy the moment. please as we come past, en'oy the moment please as we come past, en'oy the mementd please as we come past, en'oy the moment. both the king and his son wanted _ the moment. both the king and his son wanted to _ the moment. both the king and his son wanted to know - the moment. both the king and his son wanted to know how- his son wanted to know how people were coping with the long wait. people were coping with the long wait-— long wait. you look like you are dressed _ long wait. you look like you are dressed well, _ long wait. you look like you are dressed well, rucksackl long wait. you look like you i are dressed well, rucksack on, you read the manual. i are dressed well, rucksack on, you read the manual.- you read the manual. i did! just before _ you read the manual. i did! just before the _ you read the manual. i did! just before the walkabout, | you read the manual. i did! i 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. australia, your ma'esty. then this afternoon i australia, your ma'esty. then this afternoon at i australia, your majesty. then this afternoon at buckingham palace, a series of audiences with prime ministers of some of the other countries where the british monarchy is head of state. ~ , ., state. the prime minister of jamaica come _ state. the prime minister of jamaica come your- state. the prime minister of jamaica come your majesty. state. the prime minister of i jamaica come your majesty. some jamaica come your ma'esty. some are jamaica come your ma'esty. some aheetty — jamaica come your ma'esty. some are already reviewing i jamaica come your majesty. some are already reviewing their- 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 minister justin 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, 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. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams said monday's event will be like none other seen in most people's lifetime. 500 dignitaries, 100 presidents and heads of government, 20 senior royals. you know, one state visit a year are stressful enough. this is basically 101 go. the irony of course is that many of those world leaders should have been a cross on the other side of 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 now not holding a planned meeting 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. will there be any diplomacy? well, bearin there be any diplomacy? well, bear in mind tomorrow they will all be at buckingham palace for all be at buckingham palace for a state reception, so perhaps some will grab an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day. spare a thought by the way for king charles. he is about to lay his mother to rest, his family have 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, he 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 but just everyone will agree with this butjust perhaps it is fitting that, as all of these leaders

come here, including some hues human rights records we might find deeply troubling, are treated in exactly the same way. the politics can wait. in the meantime, the queen consort camilla has been talking to the bbc about her recollections of the late queen elizabeth ii. she has been part of our lives forever. i'm 75 now, and i can't remember anybody except the queen being there. it must have been so difficult for her, being this solitary woman. there weren't women prime ministers or women presidents. she was the only one. so i think she carved her own role. she's got those wonderful blue eyes that, when she smiles, you know, they light up her whole face. i'llalways know, they light up her whole face. i'll always remember that

smile. you know, that smile is unforgettable.— smile. you know, that smile is unforgettable. the time here in london now— unforgettable. the time here in london now is _ unforgettable. the time here in london now is gone _ unforgettable. the time here in london now is gone past i unforgettable. the time here in london now is gone past 1am, i london now is gone past 1am, but that hasn't deterred many people who are keen to pay their respect by filing past their respect by filing past the green because mccaughan at westminster hall. for all the very latest, we can nowjoin mark lobel in westminster. ben, the queue is never get pace, people are failing in, it is like clockwork here, even at 1am in the morning in uk, as you rightly point out, perhaps thatis you rightly point out, perhaps that is because of the chilly temperatures, we are expecting temperatures, we are expecting temperatures to go down to about four celsius, 39 fahrenheit, it is still quite mild at the moment. there was also that heart—warming scene early as we saw reported of the queen's grandchildren keeping vigilfor queen's grandchildren keeping vigil for the queen's grandchildren keeping vigilfor the first time queen's grandchildren keeping vigil for the first time around her, and we had those tributes at football matches at the uk and church services too in memory of the queen. but one aim in the morning you would

think it has passed many people's bedtime. well, let me introduce you to our youngest guest that we have had on this lot anyway. meet miriam and her mother. welcome to you both. miriam, have you ever been up this late for anything like this late for anything like this before?— this late for anything like this before? ida. no, ok. now, this before? no. no, 0k. now, ou this before? no. no, 0k. now, you have _ this before? ila. no, 0k. now, you have had a long day, you guys started at 10am this morning, whole process. what do you rememberfrom what morning, whole process. what do you remember from what you have just seen? i know for example that when you were waiting to go into the big hall, westminster hall, who actually met one of the guard that had come out. what happened there? i got to touch his furry hat. there was so fluffy.- i got to touch his furry hat. there was so fluffy. and then once you _ there was so fluffy. and then once you have _ there was so fluffy. and then once you have done - there was so fluffy. and then once you have done that, i there was so fluffy. and then l once you have done that, when your family were ready, once you have done that, when yourfamily were ready, you walked into that big hall. how are you going to describe that big hall, westminster hall, where the queen was laying, to your friends at school? it where the queen was laying, to your friends at school?- your friends at school? it was bit. it your friends at school? it was big. it looked _ your friends at school? it was

big. it looked like _ your friends at school? it was big. it looked like the i your friends at school? it was big. it looked like the oldest| big. it looked like the oldest room that was in the palace. which it is, yeah, that's very good. which it is, yeah, that's very tood. �* �* . which it is, yeah, that's very tood. �* 3 ~ which it is, yeah, that's very tood. 3 ~ . which it is, yeah, that's very .ood, �* �*, ~' ., , good. and it's like a big building. _ good. and it's like a big building, which - good. and it's like a big building, which is i good. and it's like a big building, which is quite| good. and it's like a big i building, which is quite high, so it is super, like, if a building is super tall, and you go inside a bit, and the roof is huge, and you can stand in there like you are the tallest person in the world, without bumping your head on the top. and one of the most recognisable people in the world was in that room, the queen, and what do you remember from what you saw from when you pasture? i from what you saw from when you tasture? ,., pasture? i saw -- when he tassed pasture? i saw -- when he passed her- _ pasture? i saw -- when he passed her. i— pasture? i saw -- when he passed her. i saw- pasture? i saw -- when he passed her. i saw the i pasture? i saw -- when he l passed her. i saw the crown. pasture? i saw -- when he i passed her. i saw the crown. i was on this carpet walking around. �* ., ., was on this carpet walking around. . ., ., i. around. and how do you ever seen anything _ around. and how do you ever seen anything like _ around. and how do you ever seen anything like that i around. and how do you everj seen anything like that crown before? ., seen anything like that crown before? ida. so that is probably before? no. so that is probably one of the _ before? ila. so that is probably one of the things that you will remember, and did you enjoy

that queueing up? ida! no! now, that queueing up? no! no! now, ou that queueing up? ila! no! now, you brought both of your daughters here. one is six, it is incredibly past their bedtime but you thought it was important to do that, i know you are a big fan of the queen but can you explain why? ta you are a big fan of the queen but can you explain why? to be honest, but can you explain why? to be honest. i've — but can you explain why? to be honest, i've been _ but can you explain why? to be honest, i've been living - but can you explain why? to be honest, i've been living here i honest, i've been living here in this— honest, i've been living here in this country for a very long time — in this country for a very long time and _ in this country for a very long time and i— in this country for a very long time and i have a lot of respect _ time and i have a lot of respect for the united kingdom, and the — respect for the united kingdom, and the queen itself. we are learning _ and the queen itself. we are learning a lot. she is a massive _ learning a lot. she is a massive example to french society _ massive example to french socie . ., society. you were telling me earlier about _ society. you were telling me earlier about the _ society. you were telling me earlier about the power i society. you were telling me earlier about the power she l earlier about the power she gave to women.— earlier about the power she gave to women. yes, indeed. to me personally. _ gave to women. yes, indeed. to me personally, you _ gave to women. yes, indeed. to me personally, you know, i gave to women. yes, indeed. to me personally, you know, she is an extremely powerful woman through— an extremely powerful woman through the history. you know,

for 70 — through the history. you know, for 70 years, i think i can't remember, i have read or! for 70 years, i think i can't remember, i have read or i have met— remember, i have read or i have met someone in history that have — met someone in history that have conducted any of the country _ have conducted any of the country for 70 years for stock that — country for 70 years for stock that never _ country for 70 years for stock that never happened and i don't believe — that never happened and i don't believe will happen. i do not believe _ believe will happen. i do not believe. ~ ., believe will happen. i do not believe. . ., ., , believe. well done for staying u . believe. well done for staying u- so believe. well done for staying up so late _ believe. well done for staying up so late and _ believe. well done for staying up so late and thank- believe. well done for staying up so late and thank you i believe. well done for staying up so late and thank you both| up so late and thank you both for sharing your stories here. ben, it is striking whenever you talk to anybody here how they feel personally about the queen, and this close affection that you get from everybody, from all different points of view, and it is something we are hearing again and again. ok, mark, thank you very much, we willjoin mark global later at westminster. all week, we've been hearing stories of queen elizabeth ii's service to the nation, and how much it meant, but not much has been said about her charity work. the late monarch was a patron to more than 500 charities in britain, and one of those she helped in herfinal tasks as a working royal, via the queen's commonwealth trust, was �*alike', which is an app that connects young

people who have cancer with each other. bradley gudger is the founder of the alike app, and he joins me now in the studio. hugh wilpon of the last people to speak to the queen over the zoom at meetings. tell us about that. . ~ zoom at meetings. tell us about that. . ,, , ., zoom at meetings. tell us about that. . ,, . , that. thank you so much. it is an honour— that. thank you so much. it is an honour to _ that. thank you so much. it is an honour to be _ that. thank you so much. it is an honour to be here - that. thank you so much. it is an honour to be here to i that. thank you so much. it is an honour to be here to recalli an honour to be here to recall that it happened injuly 2021. it was just absolutely extraordinary, waiting there, sitting on a screen with other young leaders with the queen's commonwealth trust and at 1159 we were waiting 12 o'clock at the. she comes on screen and you see our faces light up, the. she comes on screen and you see ourfaces light up, and it has been said so many times over the last week that she had a smile that could brighten up the road and she ratted up a screen. �* ., the road and she ratted up a screen. . ., ., , ., screen. and how long did you have to talk _ screen. and how long did you have to talk to _ screen. and how long did you have to talk to her? - screen. and how long did you have to talk to her? we i screen. and how long did you have to talk to her? we can l screen. and how long did you i have to talk to her? we can see the recording of the call

there. how long did you each have to speak? brute there. how long did you each have to speak?— there. how long did you each have to speak? we had to ten minutes each. _ have to speak? we had to ten minutes each. quite - have to speak? we had to ten minutes each. quite a i have to speak? we had to ten minutes each. quite a lot i have to speak? we had to ten | minutes each. quite a lot time for a meeting _ minutes each. quite a lot time for a meeting with _ minutes each. quite a lot time for a meeting with the - minutes each. quite a lot time for a meeting with the queen. | for a meeting with the queen. that is what made it so special. with all of the tributes being paid this week, people say, "i was in a lineup," or, "i spoke to her for about a minute." i was given the tribe by the queen's commonwealth trust to share my life story with her majesty and she really resonated with it and that is what made it so special. and that is what made it so secial. , . ,., ., . special. tell us about how much involved with _ special. tell us about how much involved with the _ special. tell us about how much involved with the queen - special. tell us about how much involved with the queen had - involved with the queen had with things like the commonwealth trust which presumably your app would not have got off the ground without the support. i have got off the ground without the smart-— the support. i am a young leader for— the support. i am a young leader for the _ the support. i am a young leader for the queen's - leaderfor the queen's commonwealth leader for the queen's commonwealth trust and they have been established to support young leaders in the uk ads around the commonwealth, and she is the patron. it was set up at her direction. and i think her being the patron and

her support of young leaders is what makes it so incredible to be involved with. you what makes it so incredible to be involved with.— what makes it so incredible to be involved with. you were on that call. _ be involved with. you were on that call, explaining _ be involved with. you were on that call, explaining this - that call, explaining this after someone who is 96. was a sense that you get off her grasp of what you are explaining and how it works and the difference in that app that you found it makes to the people with cancer, the young people with cancer, the young people with cancer, who you set out to help? she people with cancer, who you set out to help?— out to help? she can adapt to any environment _ out to help? she can adapt to any environment and - out to help? she can adapt to any environment and so - out to help? she can adapt to any environment and so me l any environment and so me telling her about an app or peer support in the palm of your head is not something she can understand because she is meeting people buy screen and she just really liked that technology was being used to connect people, to produce loneliness that cancer causes, and i think it was the loneliness aspect that she really resonated with. you mention — really resonated with. you mention the _ really resonated with. you mention the fact - really resonated with. you mention the fact that - really resonated with. you mention the fact that the l really resonated with. you mention the fact that the queen was using technology to communicate with you. we have got a recording of the conversation. let's have listened to it.—

listened to it. very interesting - listened to it. very interesting thing . listened to it. very - interesting thing about listings all of you is how much team — listings all of you is how much team work matters. thank you for telling _ team work matters. thank you for telling me all your experiences, and the wonderful work_ experiences, and the wonderful work you — experiences, and the wonderful work you are doing. i am very gratefuh _ work you are doing. i am very grateful. thank you very much. how— grateful. thank you very much. how does — grateful. thank you very much. how does it feel watching that? it is absolutely extraordinary that this is this remarkable woman with all of her experience, the queen thanking us for our hard work and sharing our experiences with her. even hearing what she was saying still moves me. it was such a surreal moment. from our such a surreal moment. from your point _ such a surreal moment. from your point of— such a surreal moment. from your point of view, _ such a surreal moment. from your point of view, the - such a surreal moment. from your point of view, the legacy she leaves behind as much in the fact that apps like yours exist and make a difference to people's lives day today? absolutely. notjust in my organisations but the thousands of other young leaders across the commonwealth. she was such a champion of younger people and that lives on in the

queen's commonwealth trust. share queen's commonwealth trust. are 'ust queen's commonwealth trust. are just jealous — queen's commonwealth trust. are justjealous about how queen's commonwealth trust. are just jealous about how you got justjealous about how you got involved with the queen's trust, if there are yoghurt leaders out there who feel inspired about what they have heard, perhaps moved by the conversation you had with the queen on that soup call. how do you get involved? how do you get on board?— get on board? there is a website- _ get on board? there is a website. there - get on board? there is a website. there is - get on board? there is a website. there is sociall get on board? there is a - website. there is social media. these free resources around flags. accessing support whether it be nationally or locally at you can the network using the internet and to be linked to other young leaders so we can inspire each other. what a wonderful lead to be a part of. thank you very much and thank you for coming in to speak to us. bradley kutcher there, founder of the lidar app and a member of the queen's commonwealth trust. you are watching bbc news. —— alike app. let's get some of

the day's other news. the russian city of izzy has been retaken. it is one of the areas back in their ukrainian hands after significant territorial gains in recent days, the heavy fighting continues. james waterhouse has been monitoring events 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 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 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. heads of state and foreign dignitaries are expected to attend the queen's funeral and they will be joined by a cowboy from california. he is famous for his non—violent horse trading for his non-violent horse tradin: . for his non-violent horse tradin- . , , , trading which impressed the queen and _ trading which impressed the queen and formed - trading which impressed the queen and formed the - trading which impressed the queen and formed the basis trading which impressed the i queen and formed the basis of trading which impressed the - queen and formed the basis of a decadent log budget. we met monte in his ranch in california. wood a member of the victorian order, a

knighthood, a cowboy from california gets a knighthood. can you believe it? this was given to me in her office — lot outside with the top hat and tails at all of that stuff. in her office, very personally. he loves to run. her majesty is in a meeting in northern ireland with the politicians there and she would be able to take your call, odesa, "that is ok. just tell me when i should call back..." and then i heard, "monte, how are you?" "your majesty, they told me you could not take the call." "no," she said. are what important to me anything so i came out out of the meeting and took the call. i almost fell off the phone. i could not believe it. i have

never been received by people like that into my life. there is letters in here and christmas guards in here. here is one from the military in includes and the central intelligence agency in the united states. the queen up here with herfamily united states. the queen up here with her family and her favourite group of horses. prince philip and the queen here and the letters that were written, and to be sure with some integrity because she wrote this letter and she addressed the envelope to, but in order to save a bit of loose change, she wrote on the back of the stationery. i am sorry for me. i am sorry for the world. i am sorry for the family. she wasjust world. i am sorry for the family. she was just a wonderful person thatjust should not have died ever. i know it has to happen, but i

just loved her so much. just before we — just loved her so much. just before we finish. _ just loved her so much. just before we finish. i - just loved her so much. just before we finish. i will - just loved her so much. just before we finish. i willjust remind you that the bbc is offering a 24—hour dedicated lifestream the queen like its date for those who want to pay their respects but are unable to travel to london or 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. viewers outside the uk can see it by logging on to bbc.com/news. well, let's show you the scene outside the houses of parliament. this is towards the front of the queue, shortly before people arrive at westminster hall where they will be able to file past the queen's coffin as the late queen's coffin as the late queen lies unit state. this is the scene inside westminster hall swell as people file past and pay at their respects. of course, earlier, we saw the

queen's a grandchildren holding a vigil in a very moving and historic moment. you are watching bbc news. our coverage here continues. hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. we had some clear skies and sunshine, particularly in the south. more of 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, but where we have had those clear skies, it is going to be a bit of a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital over the next few days, we will have a bit more cloud around than we have seen of late, 17, 18 degrees, but less of a breeze as well, so it will deal reasonably fine. we've got high—pressure not far away sitting out towards the west but weak weather fronts pushing their way in from the north through the course of today so overnight, the cloud has been increasing across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but where we keep the clear skies for longest, southern england and wales,

it is here where temperatures will be lowest first thing sunday morning, could be low enough forjust all a touch of grass frost, three or four degrees in a few spots for southern england. more cloud further north, that is going to be the story through the course of the day. you can see that cloud just producing the odd light shower, perhaps northern ireland, north wales, the midlands as well, one or two for northern england, fewer showers, though, for central and northern parts of scotland, compared to recent days. sunshine here. temperatures 13 to 16 down the east coast, a few degrees warmer than that further west. into the evening hours and overnight, still a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently. winds fall lighter as we head through the early hours of monday, enough cloud around to keep things frost free but still a little bit of a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. and then high—pressure still very much with us as we head through into monday for her majesty's state funeral. we are expecting conditions to remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain through western scotland, and further 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 than of late as well so it will feel a little bit warmer. we could see 20 degrees towards the south—west of england, just a few degrees cooler than that once again close to the east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. and then as we head through into the middle of the week, high pressure starts to move away towards the south—east allowing some weather fronts into the north—west of the uk, but still a lot of dry and settled weather for many of us through the week ahead, perhaps a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain towards the north—west later on, but warming up, we could see 21 degrees in london. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines — the eight grandchildren of queen elizabeth, including the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, have held a vigil around her coffin, as it lies in state at westminster hall in london. it's the first time a monarch's grandchildren have performed this tribute. the us presidentjoe biden has arrived in the uk to attend the state funeral of queen elizabeth. he is among around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries who are expected to be present at the service in westminster abbey on monday. the eu is calling for the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal, after a series of mass graves were found close to a ukrainian city, recaptured from russian forces. the un has said it hopes

to send a team to determine the circumstances of the deaths. now on bbc news, "click — can tech go green?" this programme was first broadcast earlier this year. this week, we are going green, although other colours of nature are available. oh, i can change the colour of my tree. we discover some highly unusual building materials. it is, in a sense, mould in here. that's the strangest case of rising damp i've ever seen. no, the whole place is made of it.

and spencer meets the man behind an icon. this is your baby. but as the ipod is laid to rest for good, we meet the robots built to break down your iphone. and also, cats — big ones. a giant redwood — the largest tree on earth. and this one's been laser—scanned with lidar technology, capturing a sense of the endangered species so viewers don't have to physically visit california's sequoia national park to be inspired. it's beautiful. this digital art exhibition at london's barbican centre aims to get more people thinking about the interconnectedness of humans and nature, the materials we use in day—to—day design, and how to build cities that are fit for the future.

at a time of extreme climate crisis, we've got to consider all of these things if we're going to avoid an apocalyptic fate. this is one of the more controversial... the digital technology we have can create a sense of awe, a sense of wonder and a sense of playfulness, but, ultimately, it can ignite hope and ignite a sense of courage to enact change. what are we doing here? so, this is, essentially, us dissipating into particles. we're looking at our identity through the lens of fluid ecology. you've done this before, you're more flowery now than me. i've got that growth energy going on, yeah. i remember my old drama classes where they said, "pretend you're a tree." now i don't have to do those classes anymore.

immersive media that transports us in size and place lets us play games with the elements and see our surroundings differently is not only a joy to experience, but could help us rethink a world in which sustainability must come first. i'm also here to meet the man behind some of apple's most iconic devices. first, though, paul carter's been to the netherlands to look at a new way to try and make sure that these things don't keep piling up in the back of your drawer. it's estimated that the amount of e—waste generated last year was over 57 million tonnes, and that figure is set to increase year on year. although phone recycling is on the rise, the majority of handsets still end up in landfill. traditional methods of recycling phones generally involve shredding them in industrial machines and then sifting them to remove the precious metals or reusable material. but apple, who produced over 200 million iphones last year, has devised a modern way of recovering the materials, and they let me in to have a look.

most of us are now quite used to the idea of recycling our phones when they reach the end of their life. but if you're anything like me, you probably don't think too much about what happens to them once you send them away. here, at a secret location in the netherlands, apple have created daisy, this robot behind me. and it takes the process of recycling these things to a whole new level. let's give it a go. daisy can completely deconstruct an entire iphone from start to finish in undera minute. the product travels through four modules. the first step separates the display from the iphone. what's happening behind me is the removal of the batteries. and to do that, it's using really cold air — —70 degrees celsius — to actually stop the adhesive from working so the battery can be taken out. it's pretty cool.

afterwards, the screws are taken out, before all the different components are separated by the machine. all individual bits and pieces land here to then be sorted bya human. most modern smartphones contain as many as 30 elements and rare earth materials, including cobalt, tungsten, gold and tin. and the world economic forum has warned that some elements may be completely depleted in 100 years. apple claims that new methods of recycling phones, like daisy, could help recover more of these metals from end—of—life phones, and that its products contain more recycled materials than ever before. rare earth elements and metals require extensive mining with considerable environmental, social and political impacts. our goal is to make all of our products using only recycled or renewable material. daisy is helping us with that — she can do 23 models of iphone,

she can do 2.4 million units a year, and all of that means more material going back around a circular supply chain so, ultimately, we can end our reliance on mining. daisy concentrates on iii key materials which would otherwise be extracted from the earth, from the rare earth magnets to the aluminium in the housing. if you take, for example, the main logic boards, the cameras and the flexes, one tonne of that has the same amount of material that we'd have to mine 2,000 tonnes of new material to get to, so it's quite important and also it's much lower carbon. but it's notjust about recovering the materials, but crucially, getting them back at a purity where they can be used again. the brute force traditional methods of recycling can degrade the recovered materials or miss them entirely, meaning they can end up in landfill, causing pollution and environmental damage. perhaps, though, the most sustainable solution of all would be reducing the volume of e—waste we create in the first place. paul there, in the netherlands,

looking at ways to reduce our e—waste. later in the show, spencer will be talking more about sustainability with the co—creator of the ipod. now, here in the uk, conservationists are also seeking to protect the earth and the joy of living things on it. they've gone for a rest in the shade. my daughter's favourite, i had to come and see them for her. london zoo's best known for protecting endangered animals. there are over 750 different species here. think you might be able to hear one of them behind me! but today, i'm taking a leafier approach. i'm going to sow some seeds with my smartphone. this is the eiwaz tree of life app. your mission — to plant a virtual tree. ok, so i need to find a big space — that bit�*s sorted. scan your surroundings and digital branches unfurl in augmented reality. oh, wow, there's a tree. a big tree.

and a series of mini games plays out. oh, no, it's on fire. all to unlock your very own digital seed. a heart is drifting to the ground, and tap to grow. you can design and snap pictures of your own creations too. 0oh, i can change the colour of my tree! but this isn't just for fun. the app also tells you where in the world a real tree is going to be planted on your behalf, giving impact and carbon information. and to mark the moment, you could always rope in a friend to take a video of you under the ar branches. the app�*s creator believes that this intersection of art, technology and science can inspire real change. martine, tell me about the technical process behind the ar app. eiwaz tree of life was essentially made by drones 3d—scanning an ash tree, and then we put it through the processing software photogrammetry, and then that

essentially takes the 2d photos and makes it into a 3d asset. add to that some virtual sculpting and gameplay developed on unity, and you get an exciting interactive experiment. the essence of this is that i want to empower people, i want them to feel that they're part of the solution and they're part of a greater movement in a battle for nature. martine has sourced donations to grow 200,000 trees. 140,000 of these will be earthed in the philippines, which has lost 50% of its mangroves. the mangroves are - biodiversity superstars. they provide nursery - grounds for local species. they are vital stocks i of fisheries and income for communities. they protect coastlines - from damaging floods and storm surges, and they also lock

vast amounts of carbon i into the ground. replenishing this kind of natural resource is vital, even if trees aren't cute or fluffy. animals are great ambassadors for conservation. _ i'm standing here in front of our penguin exhibits, i which are always l incredibly popular. however, conservation can be quite an abstract notion. - we can be asking people to care about things that are many - thousands of miles away from them. l people are engaging more and more with the climatej crisis in particular, - and looking to restore whole ecosystems, and that's l really where our focus is. markers like this one in london zoo are designed to grab the attention of passers—by, and portals have popped up in cities including 0slo, copenhagen and at the world expo in dubai, although you can play anywhere through the app. this project isn't going to fix climate change overnight, but it was certainly fun getting my digital fingers green. that looks less

like a real tree... 0r whatever other colours i fancied. that looks spooky. 0k, time for this week's tech round—up now, and first up, it's official — ads are coming to netflix. yep, co—ceo ted sarandos has announced the streaming giant will begin testing a new cheaper tariff option which you can use if you don't mind some commercials popping up while you watch your favourite shows. medical students at the university of cambridge are taking part in what the uni says is a world first — treating holographic patients. through the use of an augmented reality headset, the students are learning by practising on virtual people. it feels very much more that you're connected to the scenario. and when you feel the patient, you see their neck muscles straining, and the way they're breathing, the trained eye of a doctor will tell a lot from how a patient�*s chest rises and falls, and we spend a lot of time trying to get that exactly right. nasa has launched its first rocket from a commercial spaceport outside the united states. it hopes the sub—orbital rocket

launched from australia will enable astrophysics studies that can only take place in the southern hemisphere. and after taking me for a spin last year, paralysed racing driver sam schmidt has broken new ground by being the first person ever to complete the hill climb at the goodwood festival of speed using only head movements and breath to drive. he achieved the feat in his modified mclaren that uses infra—red cameras and a breath—measuring device. i'm at the barbican in london to meet tony fadell, the co—creator of one of apple's biggest icons, which has recently been decommissioned after 20 years. can we have a moment of silence, please, for the ipod? this is your baby. it is. how do you feel about it? oh, it's obviously sad to see an old friend go, but at the end of the day, you know, technology marches on.

without the ipod, the modern—day apple wouldn't exist, and the iphone, i don't think, would have ever existed if the ipod didn't. was there any consideration for the green credentials of these devices — the disposability, the renewability of these things — was that even on the table back then? no, it wasn't really highly considered by any means. of course, it wasn't just, go trash things, but at the same time, it's very different now. do you think we have reached a turning point now, where companies are more aware, and in fact, it might be good to market something that can last a few years? you know, the iphone i have in my pocket is not the latest one. you don't have to necessarily ship new hardware. in fact, it might be actually more profitable for the company to ship a lot more services on the same piece of hardware. what we should be seeing is more subscription—based devices, and you get a new version of the device when the company thinks you need it. maybe it's the right thing to do for the environment, maybe for the customer as well. what's the next big idea? i think when we look

at our existential problems on this planet, there are so many ideas that need to be brought to life. something like the hydrogen economy. we can use hydrogen to make all kinds of materials, and make them much more climate—friendly. and actually for business, they're actually better for business, you can make more money. agriculture, materials, transportation — we should be using all of the technology to revolutionise those, some of the biggest polluters on the planet. now all we have to do is convince big oil. but, for his part, fadell heads a fund that's made dozens of climate investments. although he's notjust focused on this world. virtual reality — discuss. you can make shoes, you can make furniture, homes, what have you. it is the first way to truly break the 2d barrier, to 3d. so, fadell is backing virtual collaboration, though the metaverse at large doesn't quite have him convinced. some people are trying to trap

us in these kinds of headsets. it's a place where you're going to go socialise, where we're going to dance, we're all going to turn into cartoon characters, we'll never even see each other�*s eyes. is that a problem we really need to solve? i don't think so. let's park zuckerberg's vision for a moment, then, and ask tony instead about apple's biggest visionary. steve moved the whole smartphone industry. yes, i'd like to order 4,000 lattes to go, please. no, just kidding! the great thing about steve was he never projected himself as a real expert of any one thing. so there was some humility there — it wasn'tjust about, i know everything and i'm right all the time? absolutely not — he had strong opinions, but sometimes they were weakly held, if we brought in data or other things to show him that there was a different way. and since stevejobs, the biggest personality in tech surely now has to be this guy. hope you like what you see.

but what does fadell make of him? without the personalities, without the passion, without the drive, you wouldn't see the ev revolution that we're having. you need these personalities that people can really resonate with. that was tony fadell, who is admittedly a bit of a character himself, and he's not the only one who believes that big tech can clean up. adrienne murray's been finding out more in denmark. each time we upload a selfie, chat online or stream a video, we're transmitting data to and from a server, and all those files we store virtually in the cloud, well, there's a physical backbone, keeping it all running smoothly — a datacentre. this hyperscale facility on the outskirts of 0dense in denmark is among a growing number found in the cooler nordic countries. and here, how our internet use is actually helping

to warm people's homes. this is one of our servers. and if you feel underneath it's quite... it's really hot. datacentres are all over europe, providing services for all our applications, facebook, instagram, whatsapp, messenger, etc. it is pictures, videos, stories, all of that. all these servers are running 2li/7, and keeping them ticking over requires huge amounts of energy. but they also produce a lot of heat. at many data centres, the heat given off is lost or wasted. here, the hot air is trapped behind the servers and then it's put to use. it really is much warmer in here, it's like stepping inside a sauna. what happens to the heat that's coming off these servers?

so the heat goes up to the roof where we have some cooling units. when it reaches the rooftop, the hot air flows through almost 200 heat exchangers. oh, gosh. that's really windy. we are getting cold water from a district heating system from the city, and then we give them warm water back. it is a heat exchange, so you take one warm element and then one cold element, and you actually exchange the heat and warmth. residual cool air is left over from this process and that's used to help cool all those hot servers. across the road is a pump station. all these different coloured pipes are carrying water. as you might have guessed, red is hot and blue is cold. so right here, we have the heat pumps where we elevate the heat. so when we receive it, it's only 27 degrees celsius.

but we need it to elevate it to 70 degrees to put it in this district heating grid. district heating is a community—wide heating system that's common in scandinavia. in 0dense, which is the third largest city in denmark, we have about 200,000 inhabitants. that's about 100,000 households. and this plant can actually provide heat for more than 10% of these customers. hello, welcome. hi, thank you. long—time resident hans erik is one of them. what do you get as part of the district heating? it's water, it's heating, it's everything with hot water. you don't have to have a boiler, it's coming out of the pipes. every household has a meter, and then you pay for what you use. what do you make of the fact that the surplus heat from the datacentre is now also providing heat to homes in the area?

i mean, the heat is there. either you give it to the birds or you make use of it in our households. other nordic countries like sweden have also embraced the idea of warming homes with recycled heat. and in finland, microsoft and energy firm fortum are now planning the world's biggest project of this kind. that was adrienne in denmark. but these companies aren't the only ones considering how our buildings could become more sustainable. this is recycled concrete. the idea is that that'll be the basis of kind of almost a whole ecosystem. my name is martyn dade—robertson, i'm professor of emerging technology at newcastle university. we're sitting in the 0me, which is an experimental house where we're developing a new generation of building technologies. the way that we build isn't sustainable —

it's polluting, it uses high amounts of energy, and that really needs to be addressed if we're to live sustainably. just behind me is one of the most significant pieces of biotechnology that we have. it's a structure that is initially knitted, grown with a root network of fungus we call mycelium. this is black fabric, - and the white that you're seeing is all the mycelium. it is, in a sense, mould in here, or at least what some people think of as being mould. this is a case where we could replace, say, a cement with a biological process instead. this is quite nice, the way you can see the cellulose. it's not a stained glass window, it's a stained cellulose window. it looks like a kind of skin. in our different labs, we're growing different materials. but in relationship to digital technologies as well. we're developing a robot arm to control the way that materials are deposited in three dimensions. we're also developing our own machine that looks a little bit like a 3d printer. the main kind of fermentation will be happening here. - the pumps will be located here. it allows us to program the material for different

outcomes and different material properties. imagine the construction of a wall. you've got your bricks, which are cemented together, often you have insulation material, you have your plasterboard inside. we want to do that in one step. the wall might be able to respond to light by thickening, maybe giving greater insulation or reducing insulation, maybe allow a building to sweat in the way that skin does. that will mean that servicing our buildings are not as heavy, because we don't have to make use of heating and ventilation quite as much. we use all kinds of different computational models that are key to the research that we do. often, they're modelling the way in which our biological systems will respond

to different environments. we're even thinking about the soil beneath our houses. the idea is that the bacteria can detect the load on the soils and make crystals that will make the soil stronger. we're not using polluting concrete, and moving the land as a very— energy—intensive process. artificial intelligence might give us a way to discover these new biologies and processes that we can't, as human beings, on our own, work out. some of our technologies are quite near—future. i can see mycelium, for example, being part of our built environment actually very quickly. this feels really, really solid. some of the work in engineered living materials is decades and decades away. there are lots of technical challenges, but also the construction industry is very conservative, so persuading people that this is the future is going to take a lot of validation and effort. sustainability calls for transformational technologies that will change the way that we live. we've had the digital revolution, but we see

ourselves as heading up a biological revolution. that sense that we're at the frontier of a completely new science and technology is really exciting. some great ideas there, although some of it did look a little bit unusual, i'm not quite sure that it would fit in with my decor. whilst that's all we've got time for this week, i think i'll stick around for a wander. they know how to do it — slower pace of life. hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. we had some clear skies and sunshine, particularly in the south. more of 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, but where we have had those clear skies, it is going to be a bit of a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital over the next few days, we will have a bit more cloud around than we have seen of late, 17, 18 degrees, but less of a breeze as well, so it will deal reasonably fine. we've got high—pressure not far away sitting out towards the west but weak weather fronts pushing their way in from the north through the course of today so overnight, the cloud has been increasing across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but where we keep the clear skies for longest, southern england and wales, it is here where temperatures will be lowest first thing sunday morning, could be low enough forjust a touch of grass frost, three or four degrees in a few spots for southern england. more cloud further north, that is going to be the story through the course of the day. you can see that cloud just producing the odd light shower, perhaps northern ireland, north wales, the midlands

as well, one or two for northern england, fewer showers, though, for central and northern parts of scotland, compared to recent days. sunshine here. temperatures 13 to 16 down the east coast, a few degrees warmer than that further west. into the evening hours and overnight, still a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently. winds fall lighter as we head through the early hours of monday, enough cloud around to keep things frost free but still a little bit of a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. and then high—pressure still very much with us as we head through into monday for her majesty's state funeral. we are expecting conditions to remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain through western scotland, and further 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 than of late as well so it will feel a little bit warmer. we could see 20 degrees towards the south—west of england, just a few degrees cooler than that once again close to the east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. and then as we head through into the middle of the week, high pressure starts to move away towards the south—east allowing some weather fronts into the north—west of the uk,

but still a lot of dry and settled weather for many of us through the week ahead, perhaps a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain towards the north—west later on, but warming up, we could see 21 degrees in london. bye for now.

welcome to bbc news. i'm ben boulos. our top stories: (banging) 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. crowd: hip, hip, hooray! earlier, there were cheers as king charles and prince william greeted people waiting in the queue for the lying—in—state. president biden is the latest world leader to arrive in the uk, ahead of the queen's state funeral on monday. thousands continue to queue for hours to file past the coffin,

with the line stretching for miles through the streets of london. mourners have just one full day to pay their respects to the queen. i will be speaking to some of the tens of thousands who already have. 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. japan north eastern ukraine. he issues a special typhoon japan he issues a special typhoon warning as it races for the biggest storm in decades. —— braces. 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 1a hours, the waiting time is currently around 15—16 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. we begin our coverage with this report from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. silence 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. banging. on the signal of the officer of the watch, the eight grandchildren mounted the catafalque to take their positions. silence. banging. 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, appreciated today by people who had queued through a cold night along the banks of the thames to reach westminster hall.

crowd: hip, hip, hooray! 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... you love your mum. ..and arms were patted. it was a brief moment of personal contact, not always helped by the ever present mobile phones. phones down please as we come past, enjoy the moment. 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 well, your rucksack on — you've read the manual. idid. 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. then, this afternoon at buckingham palace, a series of audiences with prime ministers of some of the other countries where the british monarchy of some of the other countries where the british monarch is head of state. the prime minister of jamaica, your majesty. 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 minister justin trudeau visited the lying—in—state. another visitor was australia's anthony albanese, who is known to favour australia becoming a republic. banging. 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 hundreds of heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend monday's service. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams says monday's event will be like none other seen in most people's lifetime. 500 dignitaries, 100 presidents and heads of government, 20 senior royals. you know, one state visit a year is stressful enough. this is basically 100 in one go. the irony of course is that many of those

world leaders should have been across on the other side of 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. will there be any diplomacy? well, bear in mind tomorrow they will all be at buckingham palace for a state reception, so perhaps some will grab an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day. spare a thought by the way for king charles. he is about to lay his mother to rest, his family have 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. thousands of people are expected in london for the funeral on monday. officials say they're preparing for an unprecedented number of mourners to line the streets. already people have been arriving, with some businesses, including many hotels, reporting a surge in demand. thomas magill is here, and london is expected to get

even busier in the coming days. absolutely. london is a very busy at the moment with those people coming to join those huge queues to stand and pay their respects to the queen who is lying in the state or to visit buckingham palace. as a result of that some businesses, as you say have reported they are much busier. —— lying—in—state. the funeral is likely to continue. hotels have reported a surge in demand for rooms from the uk and also international visitors wanting to come here and uk hospitality have said hotels have experience a surge in booking since thursday's announcements and in the capital they are busier than usual. i spoke to one hotel about five minutes

from buckingham palace and the hotel quickly filled up after the announcement with travellers around the world wanted to come to pay their respects and also to be part of history. i respects and also to be part of histo . . ., , , history. i mean, it has been touched _ history. i mean, it has been touched around _ history. i mean, it has been touched around at - history. i mean, it has been touched around at the - history. i mean, it has been touched around at the well, j history. i mean, it has been - touched around at the well, not 'ust touched around at the well, not just the — touched around at the well, not just the united kingdom so we have _ just the united kingdom so we have people coming and booking 'ust have people coming and booking just for— have people coming and booking just for tonight, people coming from _ just for tonight, people coming from the — just for tonight, people coming from the united states, new york. — from the united states, new york. los _ from the united states, new york, los angeles, people coming _ york, los angeles, people coming from australia, coming tomorrow. _ coming from australia, coming tomorrow, just to be near the palace — tomorrow, 'ust to be near the alace. , . ., palace. demand there from eo - le palace. demand there from people wanting _ palace. demand there from people wanting to - palace. demand there from people wanting to come - palace. demand there from | people wanting to come and palace. demand there from - people wanting to come and be part of this but also interestingly, there is demand from all of those world leaders coming to the capital, each with an entourage, all needing rooms at this day, then there's the thousands of media from around the world, broadcasters coming to report under this event and interestingly there is a huge number of police being brought in from other forces around the united

kingdom to police these events and again uk hospitality says there block bookings are also contributing to this big demand for rooms in the capital. so is itjust hotels that are benefiting from the higher—than—normal numbers? we spoke to many businesses. florists and souvenir shops reporting they are very, very busy. one florist i spoke to say they ran out of stock three times over last weekend, such was the demand. springboard, who monitors footfall said the number of people in the central london is up by 25%. last friday, compared to a year before but what is a little bit more interesting is the change in business and how busy it is in business and how busy it is in place is connected to the queen. windsor, for example, where the queen spent most time in recent years, footfall is up

95% last friday so a huge number of people going in there and for that small town as it is very busy, the castle, shops and restaurants presumably are benefiting. not everyone is benefiting. not everyone is benefiting. monday is a bank holiday and some shops, gyms, cinemas, the west end theatres and supermarkets have confirmed they will close as a mark of respect. they will close as a mark of resect. . ~ they will close as a mark of resect. . ,, i. they will close as a mark of resoeet-_ they will close as a mark of resect. . ~ ,, , . to other news now. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the city of izyum, which was recently retaken from russian forces. bodies are being exhumed from a mass grave on the edge of the city. izyum is one of several 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 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 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. james simms is a journalist based in tokyo and joins us 110w. how serious is this incoming typhoon?— how serious is this incoming hoon? ,, , typhoon? well, it is supposedly one of the _ typhoon? well, it is supposedly one of the strongest _ typhoon? well, it is supposedly one of the strongest typhoons l one of the strongest typhoons in about 70 years and in the southern area of kyushu they haveissued southern area of kyushu they have issued an evacuation worley at number five, the highest level which means they have to evacuate because of

gusts up to 170 miles an hour and the thing about kagoshima is that there is a lot of volcanic rock on the hill and in the valleys, and with excessive amounts of rain, there is a large potentialfor landslides as well as flooding. so, that is what of the big concerns, notice kagoshima but the entire region of kyushu which has a lot of volcanoes, volcanic ash and potential for landslides. volcanic ash and potential for landslides-— landslides. japan is no stranger _ landslides. japan is no stranger to _ landslides. japan is no stranger to the - landslides. japan is no i stranger to the strongest storms. what has it had so far this year? about a dozen typhoons? why is this one proving to be such a big threat compared to the others? well, i believe this _ compared to the others? well, i believe this is _ compared to the others? well, i believe this is the _ compared to the others? well, i believe this is the 14th - believe this is the 14th typhoon so far, but this is i think the first time they have had this type of woody outside of okinawa which is further to the south and more tropical and gets hit with typhoons more often, but in this case it is actually hitting directly on

kyushu and is expected to go further north over the next couple of days, and then passing overjapan. so, it is going to take probably at least until tuesday or wednesday before it actually goes over to completely. before it actually goes over to completely-— completely. people are being advised, completely. people are being advised. i— completely. people are being advised, i mean _ completely. people are being advised, i mean we're - completely. people are being advised, i mean we're talking huge numbers of people being told to evacuate their homes. how important and how strong is that advisory? is it a suggestion or is that your life could be at risk if you don't evacuate? it could be at risk if you don't evacuate?— could be at risk if you don't evacuate? it is basically your life could _ evacuate? it is basically your life could be _ evacuate? it is basically your life could be at _ evacuate? it is basically your life could be at risk - evacuate? it is basically your life could be at risk if - evacuate? it is basically your life could be at risk if you - life could be at risk if you don't evacuate, it over the years they have changed the warning systems because people have not heeded the evacuation warning. for example when we have major rainstorms and thunderstorms where you have basically rain which will sit for hours or half a day and will dump water continuously. i am talking about a half a metre

of rain within 12 or 1a hours so this is an extraordinary amount of rain and the warnings, they can't get any higher. they can't force people to evacuate but they are saying if you do not evacuate your life could be in danger. qm. life could be in danger. 0k, james. thank— life could be in danger. 0k, james. thank you _ life could be in danger. 0k, james. thank you very - life could be in danger. 0k, james. thank you very much. james. thank you very much. james sims, a journalist based in tokyo speaking to us live. thank you. thousands of members of the public are still queuing for hours to file past the late queen's coffin as it lies in state in westminster hall. we can now speak to our reporters who are at opposite ends of the queue. mark lobel at the front, and david cornock is at southwark park at the back. david we will start with you. we can see people filing past. is it still open for those wanting to brave the 16 hour wait now to pay their respects? it is still open. they are

being told that it will take about 16 hours from here to get to westminster so they won't get to see the queen's coffin until perhaps late afternoon. so, at some time the queue will be closed but so far, these people here who if they stick at it, they have still got miles to go, they should get into see the queen's coffin in westminster hall sometime later this afternoon. stand westminster hall sometime later this afternoon.— this afternoon. and how our s - irits this afternoon. and how our spirits at — this afternoon. and how our spirits at that _ this afternoon. and how our spirits at that end _ this afternoon. and how our spirits at that end of - this afternoon. and how our spirits at that end of the - spirits at that end of the queue at the very back? are people be stoic about it? i am noticing people with facts. presumably they have read the stories and they are coming well prepared by the looks of it? ., ~ ., well prepared by the looks of it? ., , ., ., ., it? yeah. i think a lot of these people _ it? yeah. i think a lot of these people did - it? yeah. i think a lot of these people did get - it? yeah. i think a lot of| these people did get the it? yeah. i think a lot of - these people did get the memo. they have wrapped up warm. they have got flasks of coffee. they have got flasks of coffee. they have got flasks of coffee. they have got snacks to get them

through the night. i did talk to a younger couple who bailed out after an hour or so, decided it was not for them. talking to lots of people in the queue, it is clear that some of them have come on impulse, driven down from the baby community midlands, the heart of england, just because they thought on impulse that they thought on impulse that they should be here to pay their respects to the queen. so, these are very diverse queues. lots of families with younger children. it has to be sent some of the children not quite as enthusiastic about staying up all night as their parents. staying up all night as their arents. ~ . . staying up all night as their arents. . ., , ., parents. what are people doing about food _ parents. what are people doing about food and _ parents. what are people doing about food and drink? - parents. what are people doing about food and drink? a - parents. what are people doing about food and drink? a place | about food and drink? a place to stay open to make sure they are able to get refreshments? all along the queue, there are places stay open 2a/7. there are 500 banks of political toilets along the queue so there are comfort breaks available to.— there are comfort breaks available to. ., ,, , .,

available to. david, thank you very much. — available to. david, thank you very much, david _ available to. david, thank you very much, david at _ available to. david, thank you very much, david at the - available to. david, thank you very much, david at the back| available to. david, thank you i very much, david at the back of the queue. we can now speak to mark who was at the front of the queue. i think cumulatively this week you have been there for as many hours as many people have been queueing, and you are there again overnight tonight. what are people saying tonight. what are people saying to you? you have you spoken to? and what are the stories they are sharing. and what are the stories they are sharing-— are sharing. they are all happy. _ are sharing. they are all happy. aren't— are sharing. they are all happy, aren't they? - are sharing. they are all| happy, aren't they? they are sharing. they are all- happy, aren't they? they are at the front— happy, aren't they? they are at the front of the queue. these people — the front of the queue. these people are in the final stretch of this— people are in the final stretch of this queue and you were just there _ of this queue and you were just there in— of this queue and you were just there in the park and let me tell you _ there in the park and let me tell you someone who was there in suffolk— tell you someone who was there in suffolk park, it is coming up in suffolk park, it is coming up to— in suffolk park, it is coming up to 36m _ in suffolk park, it is coming up to 3am suit in the uk. at 3pm— up to 3am suit in the uk. at 3pm gareth was there and gareth has experienced the queue. he is best— has experienced the queue. he is best placed to tell us what happens _ is best placed to tell us what happens in between those two stages — happens in between those two stages. what was that experience like for you? a wonderful experience and what i will never — wonderful experience and what i will never forget. _ wonderful experience and what i will never forget. i— wonderful experience and what i will never forget. i have - wonderful experience and what i will never forget. i have a - wonderful experience and what i will never forget. i have a new. will never forget. i have a new family. — will never forget. i have a new family. and _ will never forget. i have a new family. and you _ will never forget. i have a new family, and you queue - will never forget. i have a new family, and you queue crew. will never forget. i have a newj family, and you queue crew as we call— family, and you queue crew as we call us _ family, and you queue crew as we call us off. _ family, and you queue crew as we call us off. queue - family, and you queue crew as we call us off. queue bodies. i we call us off. queue bodies. it was —

we call us off. queue bodies. it was wonderful. _ we call us off. queue bodies. it was wonderful.— we call us off. queue bodies. it was wonderful. some of the bodies were _ it was wonderful. some of the bodies were actually - it was wonderful. some of the bodies were actually from - it was wonderful. some of the | bodies were actually from your street? , ., ., . ., street? just around the corner from us- _ street? just around the corner from us- they _ street? just around the corner from us. they were _ street? just around the corner from us. they were lost - street? just around the corner from us. they were lost and l from us. they were lost and were — from us. they were lost and were trying _ from us. they were lost and were trying to _ from us. they were lost and were trying to find - from us. they were lost and were trying to find a - from us. they were lost and were trying to find a way - from us. they were lost and were trying to find a way toi were trying to find a way to suffolk— were trying to find a way to suffolk park _ were trying to find a way to suffolk park they _ were trying to find a way to suffolk park they asked - were trying to find a way to suffolk park they asked for| suffolk park they asked for directions— suffolk park they asked for directions and _ suffolk park they asked for directions and we - suffolk park they asked for directions and we got - suffolk park they asked for l directions and we got talking and they— directions and we got talking and theyioin _ directions and we got talking and theyjoin us— directions and we got talking and theyjoin us in— directions and we got talking and theyjoin us in our- directions and we got talking i and theyjoin us in ourjourney to westminster— and theyjoin us in ourjourney to westminster hall. - and theyjoin us in ourjourney to westminster hall. you - and they join us in our 'ourney to westminster hall. you were told 16 hours — to westminster hall. you were told 16 hours get _ to westminster hall. you were told 16 hours get it _ to westminster hall. you were told 16 hours get it only - to westminster hall. you were told 16 hours get it only took. told 16 hours get it only took it well. you've noticed a lot of efficiencies along the way. it has become a more efficient you, is that right?— you, is that right? over the last three _ you, is that right? over the last three days, _ you, is that right? over the last three days, they - you, is that right? over the last three days, they have i last three days, they have honed their skills, and as i said producing real efficiencies across the board. i can't volunteers, the police, everyone, it has been brilliant.— everyone, it has been brilliant. ~ . ., ,, brilliant. what are your tips to keep your— brilliant. what are your tips to keep your spirits - brilliant. what are your tips to keep your spirits up - brilliant. what are your tips to keep your spirits up in i brilliant. what are your tips | to keep your spirits up in the queue? to keep your spirits up in the cueue? �* ., , ., , , queue? bring lots of sweets. this is important _ queue? bring lots of sweets. this is important for- queue? bring lots of sweets. this is important for you. - queue? bring lots of sweets. | this is important for you. you have a picture of the queen in your dining. what is that about? ~ , your dining. what is that about? y . . your dining. what is that about? g . . , about? my father received his ob from the _ about? my father received his ob from the queen. - about? my father received his ob from the queen. my - about? my father received his i ob from the queen. my parents served in the forces and there

is a big connected to queen elizabeth and my family and weekly i have ever known. so, as i said, for me it felt imported to be here and pay my respects and thank her. tell imported to be here and pay my respects and thank her.- respects and thank her. tell us about the _ respects and thank her. tell us about the operation _ respects and thank her. tell us about the operation of - respects and thank her. tell us about the operation of how - respects and thank her. tell us about the operation of how the queue wasn't what were the things that you think they did well at pot with the things that you think could be improved next time? they managed _ improved next time? they managed expectations - improved next time? they i managed expectations well. improved next time? tia: managed expectations well. the never could have undersold how long it was going to be. i think they oversold it. lots of support, toilets, water, just a lot of guards people, constantly asking if you are ok, at regularfluid constantly asking if you are ok, at regular fluid throughout the process. ok, at regular fluid throughout the process-— the process. and the whole oint of the process. and the whole point of the _ the process. and the whole point of the queue - the process. and the whole point of the queue is - the process. and the whole point of the queue is to - the process. and the whole point of the queue is to get into westminster hall. you were telling me earlier that it was an emotional experience for you. an emotional experience for ou. ., an emotional experience for ou_ ,, , ., an emotional experience for ou. ., , . . , , , you. quite surreal. it happens very quickly- _ you. quite surreal. it happens very quickly. what _ you. quite surreal. it happens very quickly. what minute - you. quite surreal. it happens very quickly. what minute you are having your bags checked by security and the next you are in front of the queen. as i

said, very humbling but surreal moment. ~ . . said, very humbling but surreal moment. ~ . , ., , ., said, very humbling but surreal moment. ~ . , ., ., moment. what is it that you are auoin to moment. what is it that you are going to tell— moment. what is it that you are going to tell people _ moment. what is it that you are going to tell people in _ moment. what is it that you are going to tell people in the - going to tell people in the future about this day? i think that it signified _ future about this day? i think that it signified what - future about this day? i think that it signified what a - future about this day? i think that it signified what a great| that it signified what a great country we are, the people of this country, and the impact the queen had both audit the people of this country but also the commonwealth of the rest of the commonwealth of the rest of the world. as i said, something that i will carry with me to my grave and will pass onto the next generation.— grave and will pass onto the next generation. what are you ”lannin next generation. what are you planning next _ next generation. what are you planning next with _ next generation. what are you planning next with your - next generation. what are you planning next with your queue | planning next with your queue bodies? ,, . ., planning next with your queue bodies? ,, ., ., , ., . bodies? share our photos. we will see the — bodies? share our photos. we will see the future _ bodies? share our photos. we will see the future brings. - will see the future brings. thank you very much for sharing your story. thank you very much for sharing yourstory. it thank you very much for sharing your story. it is getting cold here and i think it will be more of a test for the people coming over night and we will have to see how happy they are and they arrive at this end of the queue. indeed. mark with us at westminster. we are offering a lifestream of

the queen lay state for those who travel to london or are unable to queue. it is available on the bbc homepage, the website and the app, the iplayer, bbc parliament as well as the red button. if you are watching outside of the uk you can see it by logging the website. we can show you what the queue looks like now. this is victoria gardens, not farfrom where mark was speaking to us a short time ago. this is near the front of the queue so the people you see there, i would say they are between half an hour—1 hour away from getting into westminster hall to file past the creeds coffin for that lying in state and this is the inside westminster hall and we saw the changing of the guard just a minute or two ago. people filing past, paying

their respects. thousands more hoping to do the same before it ends at 6:30am on monday ahead of the queen's funeral. 30 more coverage here on bbc news. hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. we had some clear skies and sunshine, particularly in the south. more of 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, but where we have had those clear skies, it is going to be a bit of a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital over the next few days, we will have a bit more cloud around than we have seen of late, 17, 18 degrees, but less of a breeze as well, so it will deal reasonably fine. we've got high—pressure not far away sitting out towards the west but weak weather fronts pushing their way in from the north through the course of today so overnight, the cloud has been increasing across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but where we keep

the clear skies for longest, southern england and wales, it is here where temperatures will be lowest first thing sunday morning, could be low enough forjust a touch of grass frost, three or four degrees in a few spots for southern england. more cloud further north, that is going to be the story through the course of the day. you can see that cloud just producing the odd light shower, perhaps northern ireland, north wales, the midlands as well, one or two for northern england, fewer showers, though, for central and northern parts of scotland, compared to recent days. sunshine here. temperatures 13 to 16 down the east coast, a few degrees warmer than that further west. into the evening hours and overnight, still a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently. winds fall lighter as we head through the early hours of monday, enough cloud around to keep things frost free but still a little bit of a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. and then high—pressure still very much with us as we head through into monday for her majesty's state funeral. we are expecting conditions to remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain through western scotland, and further 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 than of late as well so it will feel a little bit warmer. we could see 20 degrees towards the south—west of england, just a few degrees cooler than that once again close to the east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. and then as we head through into the middle of the week, high pressure starts to move away towards the south—east allowing some weather fronts into the north—west of the uk, but still a lot of dry and settled weather for many of us through the week ahead, perhaps a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain towards the north—west later on, but warming up, we could see

this is bbc news, the headlines: the eight grandchildren of queen elizabth, including the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, have held a vigil around her coffin, as it lies—in—state, at westminster hall in london. it's the first time a monarch's grandchildren have performed this ceremony. the us presidentjoe biden has arrived in the uk to attend the state funeral of queen elizabeth. he is among around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries who are expected to be present at the service in westminster abbey on monday. the eu is calling for the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal, after a series of mass graves were found close to izyum, a ukrainian city, recaptured

from russian forces. the un has said it hopes to send a team to determine the circumstances of the deaths. now on bbc news, christian fraser looks at some of your tributes to her majesty in this special programme, your queen. hello and welcome to this programme contributes to her majesty the queen. we have asked people to share their memories of meeting her majesty and offer her tributes. we will bring some of those stories and we start with emma and lynn who

told us about the time they met the queen, though we did not go quite to plan. it the queen, though we did not go quite to plan-— quite to plan. it was quite a rainy day- _ quite to plan. it was quite a rainy day. and _ quite to plan. it was quite a rainy day. and i _ quite to plan. it was quite a rainy day. and i slept - quite to plan. it was quite a rainy day. and i slept on i quite to plan. it was quite a rainy day. and i slept on a i rainy day. and i slept on a hill and my holdback was covered in mud so we started walking back home and the car driving down the road and my family was confused because there were never really any cars there and the lady was in the car and she laughed at me and waved at my mum and when the car drove off, this man walks up to us and said that it is not every day you get to see the queen on her own and my mum

got really confused. the man pointed to the car who just passed us and the lady who laughed at me and my mum told me the queen laughed at me... laughter so this lady who was driving at a cheaper i guess... she was driving herjaguar. the way emma _ she was driving herjaguar. the way emma remembers is she was driving _ way emma remembers is she was driving a — way emma remembers is she was driving a mini so a four—year—old memory. driving a mini so a four-year-old memory. driving a mini so a four- ear-old memo . ,, ., , four-year-old memory. she was havin: a four-year-old memory. she was having a giggle _ four-year-old memory. she was having a giggle at _ four-year-old memory. she was having a giggle at emma - having a giggle at emma expense? having a giggle at emma expense?_ having a giggle at emma exense? ,, .,, ., , having a giggle at emma exense? ,, ., , ,, expense? she was lovely. she lauuhed expense? she was lovely. she laughed and — expense? she was lovely. she laughed and waved _ expense? she was lovely. she laughed and waved like - expense? she was lovely. she laughed and waved like any i laughed and waved like any normal— laughed and waved like any normal person and drove away, it did _ normal person and drove away, it did not — normal person and drove away, it did not occur to me it was the — it did not occur to me it was the queen, just a regular woman~ _ the queen, 'ust a regular woman.— the queen, 'ust a regular woman. ,, ~ ., woman. she did like to drive herself around _ woman. she did like to drive herself around and - woman. she did like to drive herself around and i - woman. she did like to drive herself around and i know i woman. she did like to drive. herself around and i know you are residents close to windsor, was that the only time you saw

her? ~ . . was that the only time you saw her? ~ . , ., her? we have seen the royal family quite _ her? we have seen the royal family quite frequently. - her? we have seen the royal. family quite frequently. prince andrew — family quite frequently. prince andrew. you see them driving around — andrew. you see them driving around in _ andrew. you see them driving around in the range rover but not to— around in the range rover but not to recognise that the queen was quite — not to recognise that the queen was quite unusual.— was quite unusual. what has it meant to you. _ was quite unusual. what has it meant to you, these _ was quite unusual. what has it meant to you, these last - was quite unusual. what has it meant to you, these last few i meant to you, these last few days and watching the pictures from scotland and the state hearse arriving at buckingham palace, what has it been like to you? palace, what has it been like to ou? ., . ., to you? kind of connect and closer. to you? kind of connect and closer- i _ to you? kind of connect and closer. i did _ to you? kind of connect and closer. i did not— to you? kind of connect and closer. i did not get - to you? kind of connect and closer. i did not get to - to you? kind of connect and closer. i did not get to see. closer. i did not get to see the queen a lot. but we feel closer to her. i the queen a lot. but we feel closer to her.— closer to her. i think that is the point. _ closer to her. i think that is the point. a _ closer to her. i think that is the point, a lot— closer to her. i think that is the point, a lot of- closer to her. i think that is the point, a lot of people i closer to her. i think that is i the point, a lot of people talk about the consistency and duty but it is also a moment when everybody stands back with their own regulations of either meeting her or talking to her or something that she stirs in

their past?— their past? for us it was that constancy- — their past? for us it was that constancy- l _ their past? for us it was that constancy. i remember - their past? for us it was that j constancy. i remember going with— constancy. i remember going with my— constancy. i remember going with my late father to the silver— with my late father to the silverjubilee and i was only a little — silverjubilee and i was only a little child myself and she has always — little child myself and she has always been there, during the royal— always been there, during the royal yacht britannia in leeds, being — royal yacht britannia in leeds, being from edinburgh, watching the procession up to st giles it really— the procession up to st giles it really hit home. we have lost — it really hit home. we have lost somebody who has been that our whole — lost somebody who has been that our whole life, we have only known — our whole life, we have only known at the queen until this week — known at the queen until this week. , ., , ., ., week. the people around the world who — week. the people around the world who perhaps _ week. the people around the world who perhaps do - week. the people around the world who perhaps do not. week. the people around the i world who perhaps do not know, the castle is close to windsor, the castle is close to windsor, the town, and it is a royal town and so they feel it perhaps more than other parts of the country, maybe? absolutely, you can drive down the road — absolutely, you can drive down the road and know the queen is home _ the road and know the queen is home because of the royal

standard. and now she will not be. ~ ., , standard. and now she will not be. . ., , be. david williams was a rug -la er be. david williams was a rug player at _ be. david williams was a rug player at school _ be. david williams was a rug player at school when - be. david williams was a rug player at school when he - be. david williams was a rug | player at school when he met her majesty and he has been speaking to my colleague roz adkins. i speaking to my colleague roz adkins. ,, adkins. i met the queen in 2002, when _ adkins. i met the queen in 2002, when she _ adkins. i met the queen in 2002, when she was - adkins. i met the queen in i 2002, when she was touring adkins. i met the queen in - 2002, when she was touring the country on her goldenjubilee country on her golden jubilee and country on her goldenjubilee and if this young kind of happened to coincide with my school also celebrating its centennial year, this is when the school was a 500 years old, founded in 1500 to. at this time, people were invited to talk to the queen about various aspects of school life. i friend and myself who was also in that picture were given the opportunity to talk to the queen about our recent rugby tour to canada. i cannot remember too much about the discussions other than that it was about british columbia and

vancouver rather than the final point about what goes on in the front row. but she made us feel very comfortable and like we had been generally listen to. presumably you were feeling those at the moment arrived? yes, the nerves. i cannot remember too much about what was said but that we were nervous at the time. what have our nervous at the time. what have your emotions _ nervous at the time. what have your emotions been _ nervous at the time. what have your emotions been in - nervous at the time. what have your emotions been in the - nervous at the time. what have your emotions been in the last | your emotions been in the last few days after the news of her death came through? it few days after the news of her death came through?- few days after the news of her death came through? it has been uuite death came through? it has been quite interesting, _ death came through? it has been quite interesting, really. - death came through? it has been quite interesting, really. i- quite interesting, really. i think some of the tributes have been really quite good. one of the ones that stands out to me is a quote from sir keir starmer and his line went something like her loss or the queen 's death is losing one of

the steel points in britain. he is not talking about this in politics, he's talking about the commonality, a reference point we had to her and she was notjust a transient political figure or sportsperson, she was someone that was intergenerational, people from all walks of life and background have some kind of memory of her. she background have some kind of memory of her.— memory of her. she was a constant _ memory of her. she was a constant in _ memory of her. she was a constant in many - memory of her. she was a constant in many people'sj constant in many people's lives. thank you for speaking to us. a theme coming out time and again is her thoughtfulness. stephanie flanders from aberdeen to assess her father was a minister and was invited by the queen to preach at balmoral and his favourite memory was given a lift back to the palace by the queen. after a barbecue, she opened the door of the land rover and patted the seat next to her and told him to hop in so she could driving back. he said she was treated like royalty, she was fun, curious

and kind during that we can. another tribute sent by jackie downing from leeds in south—east london. she was chosen to present a bouquet and she was saying you had to curtsy for the first time. what is can you remember of meeting her? it was a lovely occasion.

there were a lot of people there. did you feel like the queen knew exactly who you were? because, after all, she's meeting an awful lot of people. yes. she had been briefed on who i was and she was able to relate that back to me. she knew my name. she knew myjob at the crown estate and how long i'd been there as well. yes, so, we exchanged a lovely couple of words. yes. and were you nervous about getting the right flowers for her? i didn't have to buy the flowers. so that was quite good. i was just given the bouquet. and after she had spoken to you, i wonder how much that stayed with you, presumably all these years on, the memories have remained crystal clear? yes. i mean, it was a lovely occasion for myself and my colleagues. we were all honoured to be there. and it was just a lovely day. and i think we've all remembered it. and on occasions like the goldenjubilee, which was what the statue was for, and then the platinum jubilee, it sort of brings it back to you, you know, through the years. and then unfortunately, now we're remembering it in a slightly different circumstances. but it is a memory that many, many people share of spending time with her.

even if it was just a few minutes like i did. our next story is from brian scott, who is a butcherfrom ballater. he met the queen because his shop supplies balmoral castle. he's been speaking to my colleague anita mcvey, and he told her he would see her majesty fairly often when she was in aberdeenshire. yes, sometimes it was, yes. but we we deliver to the estate. so we on a on a daily basis would drive into the estate and meet the queen or the queen's grandkids or members of the royal family. so on a day to day basis, you'd bump into them. so yeah, it was occasionally. yeah, yeah, it was good. and how was the queen treated by locals? certainly when i spoke to people there last week, they said that they very much felt that connection with the royal estate and felt very protective of the royal family. yeah. we consider the queen as a local member of the community, and she was one of our neighbours,

and she was very well respected, not only not only as head of the monarchy, but also like a very, very well known local to the village. i mean, she could be walking down the street and she would walk straight past you and you would never know that it was the queen just walking past you. so she was very good at hiding her disguise, so she was very good at hiding her disguise, you know, with a with a headscarf and a tatty kind of waterproof jacket or a wax jacket and glasses, you know, she was very, very good, you know. it was very good. so just very ordinary clothes, really, that helped her blend in. and we're seeing these lovely photographs. lovely images, rather, i should say, of the queen in your butcher shop. what was it like chatting to her? it was really interesting.

i mean, i wasn't actually at the butcher shop at that time. i met the queen at the golf club when i was the chef at the golf club after the floods of 2015. she came in september of 2016, and she went round all the members of the golf club, and she just shook hands with everybody. she made everybody feel at ease and calm. she asked me how i got on and how long did it take to clean up the premises and what was the next stages? and she was very influential as well. she wanted to know what was happening. she wanted to know what was going on in the community. and generally, i think, she actually knew what was going on. but she just wanted clarity of everything from every prospective person at the club. but the shop, the butcher shop, she actually was asking everybody at the butcher shop, what was this cut? what was that cut? what was your position? what was your job? she just wanted to interact with everybody, just wanted

to be a part of it, you know? patricia and james willetts from the west midlands celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in the days before the queen died, they received a card of congratulations from her majesty, which would have been one of the last, she said. their granddaughter, beth moore, recorded the reaction. i was delighted to receive the card from the queen. absolutely delighted and very saddened by the news that came through on the lunchtime of an anniversary that the family had been summoned. the memories we have of the queen, we only saw her once passing through on her silverjubilee tour in west bromwich. but i was at the accession proclamation in victoria square, birmingham, in february 1952. and so we both have full memories of the full reign. and we think we were saddened and shocked by, like so many

millions, because she'd only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before. sophie haines is a primary school teacher from london. back in 2016, the queen celebrated her 90th birthday, and sophie and her class decided to write to her majesty after learning about buckingham palace and the queen's corgis in their lessons. here's sophie to tell us what happened next. and so the children all drew their pictures of her, of many different variants of her with small crowns, large crowns, big corgis, prince philip. and they drew a picture of her. and they also wrote a message. and again, the letters were all asking, we talk about asking interesting questions. so we asked the queen, what's it like in buckingham palace and what's it like at afternoon tea? and so we put all our letters in the post and we sent them off. and then, of course, they were five and six years old, so they're old enough

to hold you to a promise. and then a month went by, and then two months went by, and they're saying, "has the queen written? "has the queen written?" and i was thinking in my heart, "do i write a letter as the queen and i'd say she'd written?" and then then the third month went by and and then the school secretary one day came running into my room and put a letter on my desk and didn't take long to see us, to see the side and the crown. and, and it said everyone in class i—s at st anthony's preparatory school... so still not quite believing i opened it in front of the children because we thought it's their letter. so we waited until we were in class. and very kindly she wrote two letters to me and the other

class the other year one class. so each got our own letter. and i think the moment of realisation was when we did read the letter with the queen saying, from buckingham palace, i send you my grateful thanks for the kind words you've sent to me on the occasion of my 90th birthday. and not only that, we got a letterfrom her lady in waiting on the buckingham palace. i think the boys were very excited. audio cuts out. ...having just learned about buckingham palace and everyone in class 1—s at st anthony's school, the queen wishes me to write and thank you for the splendid handmade card which you sent on the occasion of her majesty's 90th birthday. it was very kind of you to make this card for the queen in honour of her special day. and her majesty greatly appreciated the care you've taken with your illustrations. i am to send you the queen's best wishes. and thank you once again for your thought for her majesty at this time.

jennifer gordon lennox. lady in waiting in 2016. now to henry ward, who painted the queen's portrait in 2016, and he told me about the experience. well, it was quite remarkable, to be honest with you, when you were sitting there with the queen and she's presented to you and she comes out wearing the garter robes, it's quite the most remarkable moment. and you have to steel yourself because her majesty had an incredible presence about her. you get to a point where you realise it's not going to assist you if you feel completely bombed by her presence. so you have to just calm down and realise that the best way to get to the queen socially is just to talk to her. so we got about to talking very quickly, and eventually at a certain point, you realise that the people that have assisted this project into reality, which in my case it was notjust the british red cross who had commissioned

the work, and maria seamus, who started the fundraising committee of the british red cross to raise the awareness of the charity. but also colonel gordon birdwood, my friend, and her majesty's gentleman usher. and he had said to me, look, mark, he said, if she's wearing the garter robes, they're very hot, they're very heavy. and you must ask her both to sit down when you have what you need and ask her if she would like to remove the garter robes. and i said, "look, ifeel uncomfortable asking the queen "if she is uncomfortable." and he said, she is there to help you. and i think that's the thing that stands out in my mind about the queen was that she was so willing to help people. she wanted to put people at ease. when indeed, angela kelley, who was there in the room with my wife and i came to remove the garter robes. there was a very complex armature at the upper sternum

that she unclipped, and as she did so, it was as if the mantle of the monarchy was removed. and you sort of went from the formal to the to the real person as the garter robes came off. yeah. it was almost as if you were sitting with your most favourite grandmother. wow. she was wise, munificent, extremely experienced. and for all of her majesty, she wore it with such levity and such unbelievable style. she was unbelievably beautiful. hmm. i mean, obviously, she would have sat for some great painters in her time. did she discuss her interest in painting? did she discuss what she wanted to see? were there any instructions at all? no. and i think that is where one's role as a portrait artist for the monarchy is very, very complex because you can't ever really be completely alone in the creative process in the studio. sometimes you come to a moments where you would have to back out of there, refocus on what it is you were trying

to say, and then move forward in the knowledge that people now for the rest of time would be looking at it. what i would say, though, is she said to me after she had agreed to unveil it, she had said, this painting needs to be seen. can i drop in here because we are pressed for time at the unveiling, that must be the most daunting moment. that's the best part because that's when your year of work is when you get your painting seen by her. and she was there as she unveiled it. and it was quite wonderful, actually. we had the press association there. they would take those wonderful photographs of it. and yeah, that was actually the best part, the most nerve—racking part. and where is it? where is the painting now? the painting currently hangs in the savoy hotel in london and the thames foyer. well, there you go. people can perhaps go and see it. henry ward, lovely to talk to you and thank you for sharing your thoughts. thank you. well, henry had a good conversation with the queen, but it's not like that for everyone. tracy marshall met her

when she visited liverpool in the 1990s. tracy got so tongue tied herfriend had to do all the talking. we stood in a line and she meeted and greeted a lot of us. and when it came to me she said to me, and what is it that you do? and i just froze. i was totally starstruck, totally and utterly star struck. me mate, gloria, bailed me out and started speaking to the queen. she stood there and she was totally calm, totally collected. and shejust did put me at ease. but i still had no words. you hear that so often, don't you? you have to lose your inhibitions when you're in the presence of royalty. well, as a girl, pollyanna shields managed to get past the barriers when the queen visited the north east of england. and she gave the queen a bunch of flowers, all of it unplanned. and shejoins us now. pollyanna, you were a brownie. you were a brownie.

and the queen, of course, was a scout. she joined the first buckingham girls guides regiment, didn't she, that her father created so she could speak to people. so tell us about your experience. how did it happen? she came to open our local hospital furnace general and we would we'd have the day off school to go to see her as a brownie pack. and we'd waited all day long, all afternoon long for her to come out of the hospital. and i think it was raining. and when she finally came out, our brownie leaders like "go, go, go." and so we sort of snuck under the police barriers with these posies in our hands and one of the brownies. and yeah, it was totally unofficial. and she took the time to speak to us and she actually apologised for being late. and she was she was just lovely. she asked us about our brownie badges and just her smile,

itjust made you feel so relaxed. i'm reading the local paper. the local paper said you'd broken through police lines to reach her. that sounds quite dramatic, but she wasn't fazed. it was before, i think before they did walkabouts and things. so yeah, that's what the local paper said. but yeah, we definitely snuck under the barriers. i moved them out the way a little bit so we could get past. and you talk to herfor a short. how long do you think you talk for? probably a couple of minutes, maybe something like that. it felt like an instant, but then it felt like forever because she was just so easy to talk to. yeah. and did your parents get the photograph? yes. absolutely. yeah. that's a pride of mine. is it really? i mean, that's the interesting point.

this is this is all those years ago when you're a little girl, but it sticks with you. oh, yeah. and i'm the first person — whenever the queen came on telly, or if we went to buckingham palace or went near windsor, we would say, oh, i've met the queen, i've met the queen to anybody who would listen, because i'm so proud of that. really, really proud. jolly good. you still got the brownie badges? we had a court that had been passed down through the family from harrods, and she's like, if you're going to see the queen, even though we were thinking, you've just got to put this coat on. so in the picture i'm in this coat, this tweed coat from harrods, which at the time i hated. yeah, keep the coat for best. my mum was just the same. just the same. you still got the brownie badges? absolutely. they're all sewn on a blanket. thank you very much indeed. lovely to talk to you. lots of people, as i say, have said through their thoughts and their tributes to the queen, including many people who have sent artwork as well. this one is from sarah glover. she sent in a drawing of the queen with the simple

message, "good night, your majesty," she says, "sometimes it's hard to express our feelings with words. "and at times like that, she likes to draw." here's a quick look at some of the other art that you've created inspired by the queen. well, that's it for now. a reminder, you can send your memories into yourqueen@bbc.co.uk.

and of course, we'll try to show you as many of those as we can. thanks for watching. hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. we had some clear skies and sunshine, particularly in the south. more of the same to come over the next few days. fewer showers for scotland but temperatures in the east are around 1316 degrees, the warmest on sunday further west. it is sunday evening and overnight the winds are lighter. they could be missed and the fog for me especially to the south. there is little bit of rain in the north—west of the uk polite and patchy.

the coolest conditions across parts of eastern scotland and southern england. on monday, the day of her majesty state funeral. most places are expected to stay dry. the chance of an isolated shower and a bit more rain across the north—west of scotland but a touch warmer with highs around 14- 20 touch warmer with highs around 14— 20 degrees.

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 1a 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. 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. prince harry given permission to wear uniform by his father for the first time since he stepped back from royal duties. banging.

on the signal of the officer of the watch, the eight grandchildren took their positions. 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 morning.

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. appreciated today by people who had queued through a cold night along the banks of the thames to reach westminster hall. 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, and arms were patted.

both the king and his son wanted to know how people were coping with the long wait. you look like you are dressed well, rucksack on, you read the manual. idid! 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. then this afternoon at buckingham palace, a series of audiences with prime ministers of some of the other countries where the british monarchy is head of state. the prime minister of jamaica, your majesty. 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 minister justin 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, 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 few hours ago. they'll be among hundreds of heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected

to attend the service. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams says monday's event will be like none other seen in most people's lifetime. 500 dignitaries. 100 presidents and heads of government. 20 senior royals. one state visit a year is stressful enough. this is 100 in a while ago. the irony is many world leaders should have been on the other side of the atlantic at the annual meeting of the un general assembly so there has been hasty rescheduling. liz truss is not holding a planned meeting with joe truss is not holding a planned meeting withjoe biden in london. they will do that next week in new york. that is a measure of the desire of everyone to concentrate on the reason they are here. will there be any diplomacy? tomorrow they will all be at buckingham palace for a state reception so perhaps some will grab an opportunity to discuss theissues 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 going to host the biggest estate event of his, or anyone else's, lifetime. to other news now, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the city of izyum, which was recently retaken from russian forces. bodies are being exhumed from a mass grave on the edge of the city. izyum is one of several 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 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. let's get some of the day's other news. there's been an outpouring of public anger at the funeral of a woman who died after being arrested by iran's morality police. mahsa amini fell into a coma

after she was detained in tehran for allegedly failing to comply with islamic dress rules. police deny beating her. security forces fired tear gas at protests at the burial ceremony, as women took off their headscarves to demonstrate against the forced wearing of hijabs. japan has issued a special typhoon warning as the south of the country braces itself for the arrival of what could become the biggest storm in decades. typhoon nanmadol is expected to bring winds of more than 200 km/h. let's bring you up—to—date on the situation regarding the queue for the lie in state of the queen. the estimated queueing time is now 13 hours. we will continue to bring coverage of that report you a

little later here on bbc news. now on bbc news, the queen and her commonwealth. in191i7, in 1947, elizabeth made a prophetic coming of age speech. i made a prophetic coming of age seech. . . , ., speech. i declare before you all that my _ speech. i declare before you all that my whole _ speech. i declare before you all that my whole life, - speech. i declare before you i all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperialfamily to which the service of our great imperial family to which we belong. little did she know that six years later she would be crowned queen. this inexperienced young woman would be propelled onto the world stage to take britain from its imperial past to a commonwealth future. now, as we mourn the death of queen elizabeth ii, we

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million on the decorations. it was incredibly lavish. all along the royal route, this road, other roads across sydney, people camped overnight justacanta guns of the queen. the world's media added to the intense scrutiny. phone calls. they won't call paparazzi then record every detail. phone and nowhere demonstrates rings. and nowhere demonstrates this better than the archives the weekly. welcome to the weekly. a treasure trove of images and stories from the time. that 1954 tour, it was the biggest tour, she was our cover girl for weeks and weeks on end. . . girl for weeks and weeks on end. . , ,., end. right, i have seen some archives of— end. right, i have seen some archives of the _ end. right, i have seen some archives of the speeches. - end. right, i have seen somej archives of the speeches. she read that speech without looking up once.-

read that speech without looking up once. yes, well, this was — looking up once. yes, well, this was her _ looking up once. yes, well, this was her first _ looking up once. yes, well, this was her first speech i looking up once. yes, well, this was her first speech of| this was her first speech of the tour. the queen was pretty shy, just 27. the tour. the queen was pretty shy. just 21— shy, 'ust 27. but that kind of tells shy, just 27. but that kind of tells you _ shy, just 27. but that kind of tells you how _ shy, just 27. but that kind of tells you how much - shy, just 27. but that kind of tells you how much pressure shy, just 27. but that kind of - tells you how much pressure she was under, she was on show all the time, couldn't have her guard down. the time, couldn't have her guard down-— the time, couldn't have her guard down. definitely, didn't have the guard _ guard down. definitely, didn't have the guard down, - guard down. definitely, didn't have the guard down, and - guard down. definitely, didn't have the guard down, and it i guard down. definitely, didn't. have the guard down, and it was all about what she was wearing, was it all right? there was so much under that scrutiny, one of the big things you have to do is smile a lot. its, of the big things you have to do is smile a lot.— do is smile a lot. a huge strain. — do is smile a lot. a huge strain. l— do is smile a lot. a huge strain, i would have - do is smile a lot. a huge - strain, i would have thought. yes, but she would have been taught well by her mother. her mother wrote a lot of letters about two things, one, her children back home because the queen mother was looking after them, and the other about, "keep the chip up, make sure you are seen, that is why you are there. keep smiling. people want to see you." that 1954 tour, the pace of it was incredible. cars, boats and plans, and the royal train had

this amazing observation carriage at the back. lady pamela hicks, the queen's lady—in—waiting on tour lady—in—waiting on this tour said that on that royal trainer there were times in the middle of the night when the queen thought she should get up because people had gathered on stations, so she would set up because people had gathered on st her is, so she would set up because people had gathered on st her nightie he would set up because people had gathered on st her nightie and �*ould set up because people had gathered on st her nightie and wave ;et up because people had gathered on st her nightie and wave outip in her nightie and wave out of the window. laughs. and that is what oil is about. the charm offensive. -- royal _ is about. the charm offensive. -- royaltour- _ is about. the charm offensive. -- royal tour. we _ is about. the charm offensive. -- royaltour. we had - is about. the charm offensive. -- royaltour. we had our- is about. the charm offensive. i -- royaltour. we had our hands -- royal tour. we had as; harass— can -- royal tour. we had as; harass-l - can - you. fi itibss movement since the war. children— movement since the war. children across the country were marshalled into attending mass rallies.— mass rallies. god save the queen! god _ mass rallies. god save the queen! god save - mass rallies. god save the queen! god save the - mass rallies. god save the i queen! god save the queen! every generation was ensuring every generation was affected by the magic of monarchy. i am very glad i have had this opportunity _ monarchy. i am very glad i have had this opportunity to - of their children in many of their children in my

first visit australia. for is you who will guide the it. is was wha will salsa the . ~ and guide it is was whs witt asisa the . ~ and guide the of sefe�*. 51'154 "e the jes�*m�*flfm " " 'mr ., r *" country in eefe�*. ehe "e the �*ee�*m�*fhfm " " .7. ., ' ,.. country in the years to come. cheering. will �*majesty accept cheering. will �* majesty accept a small émw 75% of prihss chalee arts “fleas ire; " ' 75% of the an estimated 75% of the population out to see escalation. greatest—tasse— ——— —— ——— 1954, just how beenin been in over the had been in winning over the people. by the end of her first tour she had over ten countries, the new, organisation. . organisation. but, progressive organisation. but, success come at a progressive organisation. but, succs the come at a personal progressive organisation. but, succs the queen e at a personal progressive organisation. but, succs the queen and a personal progressive organisation. but, succs the queen and prince >nal cost. the queen and prince philip had missed out on six months their philip had missed out on six mont prince eir "is” .. . . philip had missed out on six mont prince charles e” .. . , lives. prince charles was five and princess and just

years old and princess and 'ust three. her predecessors had travelled _ three. her predecessors had travelled enormously, - three. her predecessors had travelled enormously, that i three. her predecessors had i travelled enormously, that was the expectation, and they had been around for very long time. that again was part of the expectation, and it was made worse by her father dying so early on in her career that she didn't have the option to spend more time at home. iby didn't have the option to spend more time at home.— didn't have the option to spend more time at home. by 1961, the queen had _ more time at home. by 1961, the queen had given _ more time at home. by 1961, the queen had given birth _ more time at home. by 1961, the queen had given birth to - more time at home. by 1961, the queen had given birth to her- queen had given birth to her third child, prince andrew. and the commonwealth had expanded as well. as gained it 7 it had grown from independence, it. had grawn. from to independence, it. had drawn. from to 12 7 of was the first black

was to the first black was to win first black african colony to win independence, and the first to join with 7 other african colonies several other african colonies on the verge of winning the struggle for independence, britain wanted to show they also had a future in the commonwealth. if the queen embraced ghana's independence, she would be showing the way the 77 the new 77 j the new was the new 77 was going but the new challenge was going to require more than a shy smile and glamorous wardrobe. i remember coming here in 1961, i went to private school in the city, the first generation to be taught under a black president. they were high hopes queen elizabeth would come to the country that year, but then came some troubling news reports. explosion. the president of ghana was this man, one, just for two years of

independence he had been locking up opponents and there was a backlash, explosions around and a statue of the president had been damaged. there were two aspects of the controversy. first of all fears for the queen's 70 following the downward instants and also the downward instants and also the political situation barely resembling our ideas of a parliamentary democracy. the timing couldn't have been worse. back in britain, some said the queen would be propping up an unpopular leader if she came here. the prime minister mcmillan thought a visit here would be just too dangerous. the queen was having none of it, arguing that cancelling the trip would reflect badly on her as head of the commonwealth. apparently she didn't want to be seen behaving like some film star, floating out at the nearest hint of trouble. one account has her telling prime minister

mcmillan, "don't forget, i have three children." the message was clear, it wasn't a decision she was taking lightly. mcmillan was so concerned he dispatched a member of his cabinet to remedy the trip. reporter:— reporter: examining the security arrangements. it | reporter: examining the . security arrangements. it was decided he — security arrangements. it was decided he would _ security arrangements. it was decided he would drive - security arrangements. it was decided he would drive along| decided he would drive along the route that the queen would be taking. he was accompanied by none other than the president and kwame nkrumah himself. it was a risky strategy but the president wanted to prove the streets were safe and the queen would come to no harm in his company. this was a bold move. the slightest hint of trouble and the royal visit would have been called off. the queen's former

private secretary has the inside story. why was it so important to take on the macmillans of the world and say, i am going. macmillans of the world and say, iam going. it macmillans of the world and say. i am going-— macmillans of the world and say, i am going. it was about two years _ say, i am going. it was about two years before _ say, i am going. it was about two years before she - say, i am going. it was aboutj two years before she became pregnant with prince andrew, and so it had to be put off. and kwame nkrumah had been deeply disappointed. had it had come to a bench, i suppose they would have been obliged to take the advice of the prime minister but she was the head of the commonwealth and that was very important to her. nkrumah wanted to be friendly with the west but also with the communist world. i remember reading, she said, "how would look if i didn't go?" was she aware of the kind of competition, the influence around the world and she saw herself as... she must have, yes. reporter: without. we -54 the tour was gathered the tour was definitely on.

paid the queen her own move. reporter: what must surely be 3 controversial - reporter: what must surely be 3 controversial royal i one of most controversial royal tours ever made.— one of most controversial royal tours ever made. with nkrumah bein: tours ever made. with nkrumah being courted — tours ever made. with nkrumah being courted by _ tours ever made. with nkrumah being courted by the _ tours ever made. with nkrumah being courted by the soviets - being courted by the soviets there were fears he may fall of gha tia—out of tha’com, monwaalth. constitutional monarch, queen couldn't get mired in as. e. phat”? tea, butshe bthdd 11 politics but she did have 11 to try and pspeorra ; , queen the late afternoon, came queen elizabeth stop there to meet her was doctor kwame nkrumah, president of the republic of ghana. . . . ghana. chris was the president's - ghana. chris was the president's personal| ghana. chris was the _ president's personal cameraman. he witnessed the charm in action. there is offensive in action. there is you. offensive in action. there is ou. ,, offensive in action. there is you. 5. right in front row. yes. laughs.

this been for over 50 years. she meeting yr over 50 years. she meeting the rer 50 years. she meeting the chiefs years. she meeting the chiefs year the qe is meeting the chiefs and the king. is meeting the chiefs and the kinu. ,, . is meeting the chiefs and the kin _ ,, ., ., , er! ta ahdsrstahdgths setters. she a i guess in this”? they are of are spending a of time... yes, yes. physically to yes, yes. physically close to one another. what is he doing? what is that thing? look. its, what is he doing? what is that thing? look-— thing? look. a backrest? oh dear, thing? look. a backrest? oh dear. - has _ mark went put it? n door. ant put it? n door. and put it? n door. and that ut it? n door. and that kwame 77 has to go around? there nkrumah has to go around? there is confusion.—

nkrumah has to go around? there is confusion. yes. she was is confusion. yes. 2? was correct. reporter: at the state ball, ma'es reporter: at the state ball, - majesty was _ reporter: at the state ball, - majesty was introduced i reporter: at the state ball, | - majesty was introduced to her majesty was introduced to yet another ghanaian tradition, the highlight. stand yet another ghanaian tradition, the highlight-— the hightightf” " with the hightight:” ~ with nkrumah. queen is dancing with nkrumah. yes. , , , ., yes. did they seem comfortable each yes. did they seem comfortable - each other? _ yes. did they seem comfortable - each other? he _ yes. did they seem comfortable - each other? he was - with each other? he was enjoying _ with each other? he was enjoying the _ with each other? he was enjoying the dance, - with each other? he was enjoying the dance, the | with each other? he was - enjoying the dance, the music, yes. enjoying the dance, the music, es. ,, i , enjoying the dance, the music, es. ,, �* , ., enjoying the dance, the music, es. ., �* , ., . yes. the queen's tour including a visit to nkrumah's _ yes. the queen's tour including a visit to nkrumah's old - a visit to nkrumah's old school. the latest story — a student the time. we would say heil, heil, heil. we would say heil, heil, heil. we were so excited to see her. do you think it was a brave decision for the queen to come to ghana? it was thought that

she put her foot down. it was a gallant position. the commonwealth could have easily divulged into easily a whites only club. so it was vitally important that stay in cement a loyalty of ghana so the whats cammahwaatthridaa. sc. n kru ma h the whats cemmehweatthridea. sc. n kru ma h to the whats cammahwsstthridsa. 5a nkrumah to move out at that for nkrumah to move out at that time would have been catastrophic for british political prestige in the world. wasted a n an there is an archive of nkrumah and the queen dancing together, here is a woman whose country, family once represented empire, dad with their _, =, president. the man could not have done — president. the man could not have done it _ president. the man could not have done it because - president. the man could not have done it because here i have done it because here is president being respected our president being respected by queen of england enough by the queen of england for her to put arms around him. and she was fairly graceful. she danced like a white woman, but a good white woman. laughs. that is like another version of

dad dancing. what we see at the end of this royal visit to ghana is, i think, and much more assertive queen, a woman who has grown into her role as head of the commonwealth. she is no longer a goal, is how prime minister mcmillan is supposed to have described her. mind you, you also noticed just how absolutely determined she had been. in1961, in 1961, the same year as her visit to ghana, the queen also came to india. she was here to acknowledge the country was an

important and highly acknowledge the country was an importar of nd highly as: .. .. acknowledge the country was an importar of theiighly as: .. .. acknowledge the country was an importar of theiighly as: .. but. .. .. a �* relationship with forging a new relationship with postcolonial presented an postcolonial india presented an even more daunting challenge. here, the queen would be even more daunting challenge. here, the l with 'i would be even more daunting challenge. here, the l with 'i w more! confronted with the more disturbing aspects of britain's imperial past. this was her first visit to the country and she was coming here and this was important, she was coming here as head of the commonwealth. that was in stark contrast to what happened 50 years earlier when her had in 5 had in 1911, grandfather had come. in 1911, george came as emperor george v came as emperor of over the delhi india, presiding over the delhi durbar, a lavish and extravagant ceremony to celebrate his coronation. the whole point of ruling india was not simply that it made britain richer, but it also gave britain status. little wonder that britain tried to cling on

to the indian empire for as long as it could, rebellions were crushed, political opposition was outlawed and nationalists were imprisoned. and independence, when it came in 1947, that was accompanied by the violence of partition. by by the violence of partition. by the time the queen gets here in 1961, she has quite a challenge. she has to show that the past was indeed the past. the queen was driven along what used to be called kings way and now has changed its name. her visit coincided with republic day, the moment where country severing ties with the body shot — british monarchy. as the guest of honour, this would be a difficultjourney. the queen was in effect confronted with britain being forced to give up india. i

britain being forced to give up india. ., , . britain being forced to give up india. .,, ., ., , india. i hope that our visit will demonstrate - india. i hope that our visit will demonstrate to - india. i hope that our visit will demonstrate to the i india. i hope that our visit - will demonstrate to the world the respect and friendship britain and india between britain and india and indeed between all the countries which ijoined �* in the free together in the free partnership of the commonwealth. i . partnership of the commonwealth. i l . commonwealth. iapplause. given the big the — commonwealth. iapplause. given the big the country, - commonwealth. iapplause. given the big the country, she - 3222572 to; �* how was no stomach not to know how it would be received in the country. any fears she may 2 million people are thought to out the have terhed eat tawe'eo—e the this joyous royal motorcade. this joyous reception must have been a huge relief for the queen. and it

was a key turning with britain's relationship with india when she visited the gandhi memorial.- india when she visited the gandhi memorial. gandhi msmariat. edition shall gandhi rnsrnariat. edition shall act was to first edition shall act was to pay tribute to gandhi's memory. a few yards from tomb she on velvet to beforewalking to the place of — at velvet sandals, is custom, before to =—=§ of cremation. here, with a the of cremation. here, with a prince, she laid a magnificent wreath'n�*rads af handrsds at tribute to greater rasest a tribute ta the greater. e , a-.- .. . ,- s s of rasest a tribute ta the greater. e , a-.- .. . e s s of india, resese a tribute ta the greater. e , a-.- .. . e e s of india, mahatma resese a tribute ta the greater. e , a-.- .. . ,- e s of india, mahatma gandhi. son of india, mahatma gandhi. when the queen laid the wreath at the memorial to mahatma gandhh at the memorial to mahatma gandhi, that she was paying tribute to the man people called father of the nation. the very man that britain had trailed on numerous occasions. —— jailed. trailed on numerous occasions. -- jailed-— -- 'ailed. for us, for india, to -- jailed. for us, for india,

to see _ -- jailed. for us, for india, to see the _ -- jailed. for us, for india, to see the queen - -- jailed. for us, for india, to see the queen bowing i -- jailed. for us, for india, i to see the queen bowing her head — to see the queen bowing her head at— to see the queen bowing her head at the gandhi memorial, this was— head at the gandhi memorial, this was amazing. for head at the gandhi memorial, this was amazing.— this was amazing. for this woman. — this was amazing. for this woman. the _ this was amazing. for this woman, the queens - this was amazing. for this woman, the queens visitl this was amazing. for this. woman, the queens visit in this was amazing. for this - woman, the queens visit in 1961 made a lasting impression on the indian public. she made a lasting impression on the indian public.— made a lasting impression on the indian public. she was not 'ust an the indian public. she was not just an ordinary _ the indian public. she was not just an ordinary head - the indian public. she was not just an ordinary head of - the indian public. she was not just an ordinary head of state | just an ordinary head of state coming — just an ordinary head of state coming to india. he was a british— coming to india. he was a british queen, the head of this former— british queen, the head of this former empire but now we were not her— former empire but now we were not her subjects anymore. it was — not her subjects anymore. it was a — not her subjects anymore. it was a very— not her subjects anymore. it was a very important moment for us, was a very important moment for us. where — was a very important moment for us, where she recognise india as a _ us, where she recognise india as a free _ us, where she recognise india as a free and independent country~ _ as a free and independent count . �* as a free and independent country-— as a free and independent count . . ., , as a free and independent count .�* ., , ' country. and it was only... 14 ears country. and it was only... 14 years from — country. and it was only... 14 years from independence - country. and it was only... 14 years from independence and gandhi had been injaila years from independence and gandhi had been injail a few years before, how come they gave her such a rapturous welcome?— gave her such a rapturous welcome? ., �* ., , , welcome? you're absolutely riuht. welcome? you're absolutely right- she — welcome? you're absolutely right. she does _ welcome? you're absolutely right. she does get - welcome? you're absolutely right. she does get a - welcome? you're absolutely i right. she does get a rapturous welcome — right. she does get a rapturous welcome. i think it came down to she — welcome. i think it came down to she is — welcome. i think it came down to she is a _ welcome. i think it came down to she is a visitor. we will give — to she is a visitor. we will give her— to she is a visitor. we will give her the respect that a visitor— give her the respect that a visitor deserves. that is in an old indian _ visitor deserves. that is in an old indian custom. and i don't think— old indian custom. and i don't think we — old indian custom. and i don't think we blamed her for the evils — think we blamed her for the evils of— think we blamed her for the evils of the empire. you have

think we blamed her for the e» understand ipire. you have think we blamed her for the e» understand what you have think we blamed her for the e» understand what india tave think we blamed her for the e» understand what india went to understand what india went through— to understand what india went through four 250 years. it was a brutal— through four 250 years. it was a brutal suppression of the indian _ a brutal suppression of the indian people that it wasn't really— indian people that it wasn't really her fault that the empire had done what it had done — empire had done what it had done to— empire had done what it had done to india and he was the opportunity to speak of india's strength— opportunity to speak of india's strength and future and dreams and in _ strength and future and dreams and in 1961, when she comes, we were _ and in 1961, when she comes, we were able — and in 1961, when she comes, we were able to welcome her warmly~ _ were able to welcome her warml . ., were able to welcome her warmly-— were able to welcome her warml . ., ,, �* , were able to welcome her warml . ., ,, �*, warmly. from the queen's point of view, warmly. from the queen's point of view. from — warmly. from the queen's point of view, from india's _ warmly. from the queen's point of view, from india's point - warmly. from the queen's point of view, from india's point of. of view, from india's point of view, the 1961 trip was a great success. the queen had accepted her place at the republican celebrations and they seem to embrace india's independence. she had witnessed first—hand how this postcolonial, proud nation had flourished. the

commonwealth was also growing in strength. by 1970s, it in strength. by the 1970s, it had than doubled its had more than doubled its membership 30 nations sees—..— almost ee commonwealth almost ee commonwealth aln but dozen commonwealth tours. but as the world drifted even from deference j do... 7 ”deference of further from the deference of empire, hervisits further from the deference of empire, her visits were losing their spark. empire, her visits were losing theirspark. on empire, her visits were losing their spark. on a return visit to australia in 1970, a bold new strategy was rolled out. her former private secretary, sir william heseltine helped mastermind a new charm offensive, a royal walkabout. we brought some archival and i hope it brings back some memories for you.- hope it brings back some memories for you. there had been a heavy _ memories for you. there had been a heavy rainstorm - memories for you. there had been a heavy rainstorm but i memories for you. there had i been a heavy rainstorm but the crowds stood there soaking and the queen of prince philip stopped to chat informally with a number of them. the

walkabout, _ a number of them. the walkabout, it _ a number of them. the walkabout, it was - walkabout, it was groundbreaking territory. it certainly made for an entirely new— certainly made for an entirely new sort— certainly made for an entirely new sort of relationship between the queen and the public _ between the queen and the public. now she was walking up the street, talking to spectators on either side of the road _ spectators on either side of the road-— spectators on either side of the road. ~ ., , the road. was she good with --eole? the road. was she good with people? she _ the road. was she good with people? she was _ the road. was she good with i people? she was immediately aood at people? she was immediately good at that — people? she was immediately good at that kind _ people? she was immediately good at that kind of _ people? she was immediately good at that kind of thing, - good at that kind of thing, yes — good at that kind of thing, es. ., �* . , _ good at that kind of thing, es. ., �* ., good at that kind of thing, yes. you weren't happy to say this is how — yes. you weren't happy to say this is how you _ yes. you weren't happy to say this is how you do _ yes. you weren't happy to say this is how you do it? - yes. you weren't happy to say this is how you do it? well, i this is how you do it? well, she i this is how you do it? well, she i suppose _ this is how you do it? well, she i suppose told - this is how you do it? well, she i suppose told us - this is how you do it? well, she i suppose told us how. this is how you do it? well, i she i suppose told us how she would — she i suppose told us how she would do _ she i suppose told us how she would do it! by she i suppose told us how she would do it!— she i suppose told us how she would do it! by now, two of her children were _ would do it! by now, two of her children were old _ would do it! by now, two of her children were old enough - would do it! by now, two of her children were old enough to - children were old enough to join in. children were old enough to 'oin in. ,, ., , ., ., , join in. shortly afterwards, prince charles _ join in. shortly afterwards, prince charles and - join in. shortly afterwards, | prince charles and princess join in. shortly afterwards, - prince charles and princess and joined them. in the wind, printers and's had proved an embarrassment. the printers and's had proved an embarrassment.— printers and's had proved an embarrassment. the wind caught it? there was _ embarrassment. the wind caught it? there was drama _ embarrassment. the wind caught it? there was drama because - embarrassment. the wind caught it? there was drama because she was heard — it? there was drama because she was heard to _ it? there was drama because she was heard to oversee _ it? there was drama because she was heard to oversee this - was heard to oversee this bloodied wind! and that was short— bloodied wind! and that was short thought to be quite shocking. short thought to be quite shocking-— short thought to be quite shockin. . . , . . , shocking. that was an early

walkabout? _ shocking. that was an early walkabout? and _ shocking. that was an early walkabout? and obvious i shocking. that was an early - walkabout? and obvious success. and ou walkabout? and obvious success. and you thought _ walkabout? and obvious success. and you thought this _ walkabout? and obvious success. and you thought this works. - and you thought this works. yes, this is changing things forever~ _ yes, this is changing things forever. ~ . ., forever. we hated them. can you imaaine forever. we hated them. can you imagine as _ forever. we hated them. can you imagine as teenagers. _ forever. we hated them. can you imagine as teenagers. it - forever. we hated them. can you imagine as teenagers. it was - imagine as teenagers. it was hardly the sort of thing you would volunteer to do but it gets easier and can you imagine? how many people enjoy walking into a room full of people that you never met before? and then try a street! i don't think many youngsters would volunteer to do that. nowadays of course, there are so many cameras around that you cannot see the people! especially those who insist on using their ipads, they don't even have any heads! that changes the crowd structure a bit!

over the decades, the queen's stewardship of this growing commonwealth made her one of the worlds most experienced leaders. run away! politicians come and go but the queen was a constant, binding force. every two years, the queen took centre stage are common law summits where leaders from all member nations gathered to discuss everything from economics to environmental issues. . . economics to environmental issues. , , ., economics to environmental issues. ,, ., , economics to environmental issues. ,, ., issues. this is what is so interesting. _ issues. this is what is so interesting. it _ issues. this is what is so interesting. it brings - issues. this is what is so - interesting. it brings together all parts of the world and everyone has a different viewpoint... everyone has a different viewpoint. . .— everyone has a different viewoint... ,, ., ., ,, viewpoint... she did not take art in viewpoint... she did not take part in the — viewpoint... she did not take part in the main _ viewpoint... she did not take part in the main meetings i viewpoint... she did not take | part in the main meetings but she did have private audiences with the heads of state. xtour with the heads of state. your ma'es , with the heads of state. your majesty. the _ with the heads of state. your majesty, the prime _ with the heads of state. your majesty, the prime ministerl with the heads of state. your majesty, the prime minister of india~ — majesty, the prime minister of india. your majesty, the prime minister of fi'i. can we talk about fiji? —

minister of fiji. can we talk about fiji? the _ minister of fiji. can we talk about fiji? the late - minister of fiji. can we talk about fiji? the late former| about fiji? the late former australian _ about fiji? the late former australian prime _ about fiji? the late former australian prime minister. about fiji? the late former i australian prime minister bob hawke attended many commonwealth summits. how did the queen cope with being a woman in a very much male dominated world? i woman in a very much male dominated world?— woman in a very much male dominated world? i don't think that was an — dominated world? i don't think that was an issue _ dominated world? i don't think that was an issue for _ dominated world? i don't think that was an issue for her. - dominated world? i don't think that was an issue for her. shel that was an issue for her. she was _ that was an issue for her. she was a — that was an issue for her. she was a person for whom i developed an almost unlimited respect — developed an almost unlimited respect. the way she went about her business. extraordinary how this generation... about 50 countries _ this generation... about 50 countries and she could talk intelligently and knowingly about _ intelligently and knowingly about the politics and economics of all of those countries.— economics of all of those countries. , , , ,, , countries. despite the queens vast experience _ countries. despite the queens vast experience of _ countries. despite the queens vast experience of the - vast experience of the commonwealth, in member countries, attitudes towards her could change and she was not always in step with the mode of the people. on her

first trip to india, the queen and had a rapturous welcome and it seemed she had put the more difficult days of empire behind her. it was very different when she came back in 1997. then, she came back in 1997. then, she found herself mired in controversy. its, she found herself mired in controversy.— she found herself mired in controvers. . ., , , ., controversy. a few hours before her arrival. _ controversy. a few hours before her arrival, agrippa _ her arrival, agrippa demonstrators headed for the high commission in delhi to press their demand for a formal apology for the 1990 massacre. queen had returned to india the queen had returned to india to years of to celebrate 50 years of independence. she visited the ihdeaehdehce. she visited the city, but holiest city, but also the scene of a shameful episode in britain's imperial past. the started when massacring 1919 started when british troops fired at unarmed civilianse . . a a. british troops fired at unarmed civilians, who e. british troops fired at unarmed civilians, who were gathered a protest carnage, were and more than 1000

killed and more than 1000 injured. in india saw this injured. many in india saw this as the moment for apology, a chance for the queen to atone for the past. the british high in ...e ..ee. .i: bahia . . h. delhifirmly commissioner in delhi firmly stated the minor�*s position. the queen is not going to apologise but she is going the queen is not going to apolo and but she is going the queen is not going to apolo and she she is going the queen is not going to apolo and she is e is going the queen is not going to apolo and she is going ting the queen is not going to apolo and she is going to; the queen is not going to apolo and she is going to lay a there and she is going to lay a wreath and i think of you wreath and i think those of you who appreciate the subtle distinction will recognise it a special gesture as a special gesture -- monarch's. today, the offer of a gesture. _ monarch's. today, the offer of a gesture, even _ monarch's. today, the offer of a gesture, even a _ monarch's. today, the offer of a gesture, even a special- monarch's. today, the offer of a gesture, even a special one | a gesture, even a special one to quote the commission feels insensitive. when the queen address the massacre at a state banquet before her visit there, she described it as a distressing example of a difficult episode in our past, if some indians accepted that language, many others wanted more. what do you think a

change between 1961 and then what happened in 1997 when she came back? in 1961 it was a new nation, perhaps a new republic. by 1990 71 india was celebrating 50 years, which is why the queen was here, india was a more powerful nation, stronger nation, economically, which allowed us to therefore be more critical of the former empire, so when the queen comes to india in 1997 we are much less forgiving, and then she went to jallianwala bagh, at the sight of the massacre in 1919, and she describes it as a difficult episode in our history. you know, she could havejust episode in our history. you know, she could have just said, "i am so sorry for what happened." "i am so sorry for what happened-'— "i am so sorry for what hauenedf . , happened." so you are 'ust lookin: happened." so you are 'ust looking mi happened." so you are 'ust looking for one i happened." so you are 'ust looking for one word, h happened." so you are just| looking for one word, sorry. absolutely. it would have been closure for one of the most uncomfortable and distressing parts of indian history. she could havejust

parts of indian history. she could have just said, parts of indian history. she could havejust said, "this is your 50th year of independence, and your successes my success, and your successes my success, oui’ and your successes my success, oui’ success, and your successes my success, our success, and and your successes my success, oui’ success, and we and your successes my success, our success, and we have to look forward into the future." what happened on that indian trip was a collision between the queen's was, monarch versus head of the commonwealth, a constant balancing act. on this occasion it seemed her role as british head of state prevailed and she was unable to apologise. nearly 25 years on, that decision now looks out of step. for decades, the queen was the big ahead of the commonwealth, she deployed tact and diplomacy but carefully avoided any actions that might have been regarded as political. but when her beloved commonwealth was threatened, it turned out rules could be bent.

perhaps the biggest test of the queen's quiet diplomacy is what to do about racist south africa in the apartheid era. princess elizabeth first toured south africa in 1947 with her family when it was part of the commonwealth. but political events here would stop her returning for over 50 years. in 1948, just one year formalised racism and legislation under of formalised racism and legislation despite of formalised racism and legislation despite hundreds of apartheid. despite hundreds dying in the fight for freedom, there seemed no end sight, nelson

political activist, was by had pulled out of the afriea has eettaarsetetther . ~ but i wanted . . i wanted to . . to force change. margaret thatcher, however, disagreed. some feared the commonwealth could fall apart. the queen could not relate to apartheid. she was of christian values, and lacked —— and what about i could do to the commonwealth. it could have destroyed. so the queen did quite an unprecedented thing. seven commonwealth prime ministers including mrs thatcher were due to meet in london to try and agree on policy for south africa. in a rare departure from convention, the night before that critical

meeting the queen invited them to buckingham palace.— to buckingham palace. there were no spouses, _ to buckingham palace. there were no spouses, dennis - to buckingham palace. there i were no spouses, dennis wasn't there, but philip wasn't there. she did everything to demonstrate that this was a working dinner. commonwealth secretary general, _ working dinner. commonwealth secretary general, so _ secretary general, so was also a guess. there was concern about being in agreement, that meant bringing mrs thatcher around, but the queen was nonconfrontational with mrs thatcher. it was putting the commonwealth at stake. now it is seven to one. what is the message? the clear message was, "margaret, you have got to allow a consensus to develop." "if you don't tomorrow find a

way of agreeing, you will hurt document immeasurably, you cannot allow that to happen." wasn't understood by everyone around the table at buckingham palace — this was in effect a message to margaret thatcher? you two absolutely! where she was going to be and bound to be in the minority, the minority of one. . in the minority, the minority of one-- do _ in the minority, the minority of one.- do you - in the minority, the minority of one.- do you think. in the minority, the minority of one. yes. do you think she felt she had _ of one. yes. do you think she felt she had been _ of one. me; do you think she felt she had been hijacked by the queen? by felt she had been hi'acked by the oueenah felt she had been hi'acked by the oueenafl- the queen? by her queen. in the queen? by her queen. in terms — the queen? by her queen. in terms of— the queen? by her queen. in terms of political- in terms of political initiatives it was perhaps the boldest— initiatives it was perhaps the boldest initiative of that decade. one looks for political initiatives through the reign, they— initiatives through the reign, they are _ initiatives through the reign, they are not very common, and

this was— they are not very common, and this was a — they are not very common, and this was a very bold and successful one. it this was a very bold and successful one. it would take another four _ successful one. it would take another four years _ successful one. it would take another four years before - another four years before nelson mandela was released from in february 1990. nelson mandela was released from in february1990. —— released from prison. by 1995, south africa had rejoined the commonwealth. after nearly 50 years, the queen finally returned and was met by the new president. i returned and was met by the new resident. . , president. i regard the visit ofthe president. i regard the visit of the queen _ president. i regard the visit of the queen as _ president. i regard the visit of the queen as one - president. i regard the visit of the queen as one of- president. i regard the visit of the queen as one of the| president. i regard the visit - of the queen as one of the high water marks of the new democracy for this country. when he came out of prison he knew— when he came out of prison he knew that _ when he came out of prison he knew that one of his benefactors was the queen. in a miraculous— benefactors was the queen. in a miraculous way, messages got to him _ him. you know him. - you know how him. — you know how they got to him but you aren't going to tell me? laughs. norma, i am laughs. norma, iam not. your majesty,

norma, lam not. your majesty, need — norma, iam not. your majesty, need to— norma, lam not. your majesty, need to take into it. i need to take into it. i need _ need to take into it. i need to see 16 people! i may not look— i need to see 16 people! i may not look so _ i need to see 16 people! i may not look so good _ i need to see 16 people! i may not look so good tomorrow. i not look so good tomorrow. i not look so good tomorrow. ithink— not look so good tomorrow. i think south _ not look so good tomorrow. i think south africa - not look so good tomorrow. i think south africa shows i not look so good tomorrow. i i think south africa shows just what the queen was capable of when she thought her beloved commonwealth was under threat. she played her hands deftly and as ever behind—the—scenes, but she really was willing to push those boundaries. being bold in a way in which i don't think she would have at home, even when it lept are being open to the charge that she was being political. —— even when it left she established herself as the oldest statesman of the commonwealth. your back thank you, mr prime minister of canada, for making

me feel so old. the commonwealth represents almost a third of the world's population with over 50 members. when it became queen they werejust a. members. when it became queen they were just a. i have members. when it became queen they werejust a. i have been following the queen's footsteps and it has been fascinating watching the transformation from that slightly nervous young woman who set foot in australia in 1954... young woman who set foot in australia in 1954. . .— young woman who set foot in australia in 1954. .. how happy i am to australia in 1954. .. how happy i am to be _ australia in 1954. .. how happy i am to be amongst _ australia in 1954. .. how happy i am to be amongst you... - australia in 1954. .. how happy i am to be amongst you... ...| i am to be amongst you... to a woman _ i am to be amongst you... to a woman who _ i am to be amongst you... to a woman who commanded respect around the world. i think the queen embodied written's transition from imperial power to what it is today. i think that transition might have been much more acrimonious, unsettling, where'd not for what i would call the queen's quiet diplomacy. but, today the argument is over

how that story is told and who will rated in the future. for example, there are many who want a far greater of empires' enabling role in the slave trade. i enabling role in the slave trade. , ., , . , trade. i strongly agree with my father that _ trade. i strongly agree with my father that the _ trade. i strongly agree with my father that the appalling - father that the appalling atrocity of slavery forever sustains our history. two god save the king. it sustains our history. two god save the king.— save the king. it is king charles _ save the king. it is king charles who _ save the king. it is king charles who faces - save the king. it is king j charles who faces these challenges now, but his mother's unique legacy means he will enjoy goodwill across the commonwealth. gun salute. the mourning we have seen around the world is a testament to that.

saturday brought as a largely settled today, some clear skies and sunshine in the south. more ofthe and sunshine in the south. more of the same _ and sunshine in the south. more of the same to _ and sunshine in the south. more of the same to come _ and sunshine in the south. more of the same to come over - and sunshine in the south. more of the same to come over the i of the same to come over the next few days. clear skies, more cloud gifting and at times, north to south. still some spells of sunshine around. we have had clear skies it will be actually start to the day. if you head to the capital over the next few days there will be more cloud than we have seen lately. 17, 18 degrees, less of a breeze so it will feel reasonably fine. high pressure not far away towards the west. we queen of france pushing in from the north through the course of today. overnight, the cloud has increased over scotland, northern ireland

england. clearskies scotland, northern ireland england. clear skies for southern england and wales, temperatures will be lower first thing sunday, perhaps enough for grass frost, three orfour mad enough for grass frost, three or four mad degrees for some spots of southern england. more cloud on the north, remaining for the day. the cloud reducing the odd showers over northern ireland, wales, the midlands and maybe england. showers view of scotland compared to recent days. some sunshine here, 13—60 and around the coast, a few degrees warmer further west. in the evening and overnight, breezes on the far east, less windy than recently. wind will be lighter as we head to the early hours of monday. a little bit of a chilly start across eden scotland. high—pressure does as we have through monday. her majesty's state funeral of course, we are expecting conditions to be dry and settled. more cloud and submarine into western scotland. further south, the

cloud may produce some showers. most places are going to be dry. sunny spells and lighter wind lately, so it will feel warmer. 20 degrees towards the south—west of england. a few degrees cooler close to the east coast but not as blustery as it has been. into the week, high—pressure moves away towards the south east along with the plans into the north—west of the uk. a lot of dry and unsettled weather through the week ahead, more cloud and some rain towards the north—west later. warming up, 21 degrees in london. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: three bangs 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. cheering earlier, there were cheers as king charles and prince william greeted people waiting in the queue for the lying in state, while camilla has spoken about her recollections of the queen. when she smiles, they light up

her whole face. i will always remember that smile. that smile is unforgettable. president biden is the latest world leader to arrive in the uk, ahead of the queen's state funeral on monday. thousands continue to queue for hours to file past the coffin, with the line stretching for miles through the streets of london. mourners have just one full day left to pay respects to the queen. i will speak to some of the tens of thousands who already have. 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.

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. 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. silence

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. silence. three taps of the guard�*s stick. on the signal of the officer of the watch, the eight grandchildren mounted the catafalque to take their positions. silence. three taps. 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, appreciated today by people who had queued through a cold night along the banks of the thames the handshakes tended to linger a little... you love your mum. it was a brief moment of personal contact, phones down please as we come past, 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 well, your rucksack on — you've read the manual. idid. 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. 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, your majesty. 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 minister, justin trudeau, visited the lying—in—state. another visitor was australia's anthony albanese, who is known to favour australia becoming a republic. banging. 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. in the meantime, the queen consort, camilla, has been talking to the bbc about her recollections of the late queen elizabeth ii. she has been part of our lives forever. i'm 75 now, and i can't remember anybody except the queen being there. it must have been so difficult for her, being this solitary woman. there weren't women prime ministers or women presidents. she was the only one. so i think she carved her own role. she's got those wonderful blue eyes that, when she smiles,

you know, they light up her whole face. i'll always remember that smile. you know, that smile is unforgettable. 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 hundreds of heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend monday's service. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams says monday's event will be like none other seen in most people's lifetime. 500 dignitaries, 100 presidents and heads of government, 20 senior royals. one state visit a year is stressful enough. this is basically 100 in one go. the irony is, of course, that many of world leaders should have been across on the other side of the atlantic right now at the annual meeting of the un general assembly, so it's fair to say there has been a lot

of very hasty rescheduling. liz truss, by the way, is not now holding a planned meeting withjoe biden here in london. they have decided to do that next week in new york. i think that's a measure of the desire of everyone to concentrate on the very reason they are here. will there be any diplomacy? well, bear in mind that tomorrow they will all be at buckingham palace for a state reception, so perhaps some will grab an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day. spare a thought, by the way, for king charles. he is about to put his — 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. millions of people are expected to arrive in london for the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. the huge influx has already boosted hotels and businesses in the capital and officials say they're preparing for an unprecedented number of mourners to line the streets on monday. our reporter thomas magill says the capital is becoming incredibly busy.

london is a very busy at the moment with those people coming to join those huge queues to stand and pay their respects to the queen who is lying—in—state or to visit buckingham palace or simplyjust to lay flowers around the capital, and as a result of that some businesses, as you say, have reported that they are much busier, and if we look ahead towards the funeral, it seems that that is likely to continue. hotels in particular have reported a surge in demand for rooms from the uk and also from international visitors wanting to come here and uk hospitality have said that hotels have experienced a surge in bookings since thursday's announcement and those close to the capital are now busier than usual. well, i spoke to one hotel that's located just about five minutes from buckingham palace and green park, and he said that their bookings, their hotel quickly filled up after thursday's announcement with travellers from around

the world wanted to come to pay their respects and also to be part of history. i mean, it has been touched around at the world, notjust here in the united kingdom, so we have people coming, booking just for two nights, coming from the states, we have people coming from new york, los angeles, we have people coming from australia, getting bookings last night, coming tomorrow, just to be near the palace. so demand there from people wanting to come to be part of this but also interestingly, there is demand from all of those world leaders that's going to be here, coming to the capital, each with an entourage, all needing rooms to stay. then there's the thousands of media people from around the world, broadcasters from around the world, coming to report on this event and then interestingly, there is a huge number of police being brought in from otherforces around the united kingdom, to police these events and again uk hospitality said that their block bookings are also contributing to this big demand for rooms

in the capital. so hotels clearly benefiting. what other businesses are seeing an uptake as a result? we spoke to many businesses all week, since the announcement last thursday. florists and souvenir again shops reporting that they are very, very busy. one florist i spoke to last week said that they ran out of stock three times over last weekend, such was the demand. springboard, who monitors footfall in towns and cities in england have reported that the number of people in central london is up by about 25%, last friday, compared to a year before, but what again is perhaps a little bit more interesting is the change in business and how busy it is in place connected to the queen. so windsor, for example, where the queen spent most of her time in recent years, footfall there is up 95% last friday, so a huge number of people going there, and for that small town it means that is very busy, the castle is located beside those shops and restaurants that presumably are benefiting.

but it is also worth noting that not everyone is benefiting. monday is a bank holiday and some shops, some gyms, cinemas, the west end theatres and some supermarkets have confirmed they will close as a mark of respect. 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. james simms, who's a tokyo based journalist has been following the story. it is supposedly one of the strongest in about 70 years, and in the area of kyushu, they

haveissued and in the area of kyushu, they have issued an evacuation warning at the highest level, number five, warning at the highest level, numberfive, which means they need to evacuate immediately because of the incoming storm, which have gots a up to 70 mph. the thing about the area as there is a lot of volcanic rock in the areas, the valleys, and with excessive amounts of rain there is large potentialfor landslides as well as flooding, and so that is one of the big concerns, for the entire region of kyushu which has a lot of volcanoes, so a lot of volcanic ash and potential for landslides.— ash and potential for landslides. japan is no stranger _ landslides. japan is no stranger to _ landslides. japan is no stranger to these - landslides. japan is no i stranger to these storms. landslides. japan is no - stranger to these storms. what as it had this year, about a dozen typhoons? why is this one proving to be such a big threat compared to the others? i believe this is the 14th typhoons so far, but i think this is the first time they have had this type of warning

outside of okinawa, which is much further to the south and much further to the south and much more tropical, and gets it with typhoons i guess more often, but in this case it is actually hitting directly on kyushu and is expected to go further north, passing over japan in coming days, so it will take probably until tuesday or wednesday before it actually goes overjapan actually goes over japan completely. haiti's justice minister has condemned acts of violence during the past week. over the past few days there have been reports of protesters throwing stones and shots being fired. demonstrators are demanding the immediate resignation of the prime minister.and there are reports that the haitian government is considering imposing a state of emergency and a curfew. the security situation deteriorated earlier this week when the government raised fuel prices by more than a hundred per cent.

there's been an outpouring of public anger at the funeral of a woman who died after being arrested by iran's morality police. mahsa amini fell into a coma after her detention in tehran for allegedly failing to comply with islamic dress rules. police deny beating her. protests broke out at the 22—year—old's burial ceremony, with women taking off their headscarves to demonstrate against the forced wearing of hijabs. security forces fired tear gas at protesters after the funeral. to other news now, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the city of izyum, which was recently retaken from russian forces. bodies are being exhumed from a mass grave on the edge of the city. 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. rapid gunfire. don't, don't, 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. applause 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. well let's return now to our top story. thousands of members of the public are still queuing for hours to file past the late queen's coffin as it lies in state in westminster hall. we have two reporters following the story. david cornock is in southwark park at the very start of the line. mark lobel is at the very front of the line. let's go to david first. david, what are we up to in terms of the estimated weight times and how is it affecting people's decisions about whether to join the queue or not? about whether to 'oin the queue or not? . or not? the queue here, a few miles down — or not? the queue here, a few miles down the _ or not? the queue here, a few miles down the thames - or not? the queue here, a few miles down the thames from i miles down the thames from westminster has thinned out of bed, but if you think that means you're going to be able to fast track yourself to

westminster hall, well, the weightier is still about 12 hours. it is lower than it was earlier in the evening, but it does still mean that people arriving here now won't get to westminster probably until the afternoon, and they have until 6:30 am uk time, monday morning to get to westminster hall. we are expecting the queue to be closed sometime before then so that people don'tjoin the line and then get turned away when they get to westminster. david, there is another _ they get to westminster. david, there is another queue, - they get to westminster. david, there is another queue, people | there is another queue, people for accessibility issues, do we know what the status of that is? . . , ., , is? that queue has now been closed permanently - is? that queue has now been closed permanently because| is? that queue has now been i closed permanently because all the slots were allocated and that has upset some people. i've just spoken to a gentleman who was queueing here today who was hoping tojoin who was queueing here today who

was hoping to join that queue because he has had a heart bypass and has had serious illnesses, and he says he is up to walking about one and a half kilometres a day. i'm here, it is quite a few miles to westminster. he is going to try, but he and others have been very disappointed that the accessible queue has been closed before the one for people who don't need so much help in terms of access to westminster and the hall. david, thank you. let's take us a few miles down the road to our correspondence, mark lobel, who has been speaking to some people who have been standing for so long to pay their respects. for so long to pay their respects-— for so long to pay their resects. . . , ., , respects. after many hours on the move. _ respects. after many hours on the move, the _ respects. after many hours on the move, the people - respects. after many hours on the move, the people here i respects. after many hours on | the move, the people here who respects. after many hours on i the move, the people here who i have spoken to who have enjoyed these hardships say it is all

forgotten when they passed the queen. they say the queueing system itself is becoming more efficient and also there are some bonuses, you can bump into celebrities like david beckham or get a visit from the king. they also inherited a cue crew, the many people they meet along the many people they meet along the way. the only thing we have heard in terms of complaints of those in the accessibility queue, those who got tickets, saying that the times weren't as advertised, but they were glad there was one because there hasn't been wonderful for an event like this, but the other people i have spoken to have been coming from parts of the commonwealth, flying and on their own back, choosing their own hotels, just to be here to experience this. one of them, jason christmas, he came from canada very recently. i began by asking him when he came up with his plan. this by asking him when he came up with his plan-— with his plan. as soon as i heard the _ with his plan. as soon as i heard the news _ with his plan. as soon as i heard the news i - with his plan. as soon as i heard the news i knew - with his plan. as soon as i | heard the news i knew that with his plan. as soon as i i heard the news i knew that it was — heard the news i knew that it was something that i need to be

apart _ was something that i need to be apart i— was something that i need to be apart. i have respected the queen— apart. i have respected the queen throughout her long reign and ijust— queen throughout her long reign and ijust really, really felt that— and ijust really, really felt that it _ and ijust really, really felt that it was important for me to be out — that it was important for me to be out here to honour her. did ou be out here to honour her. did you have _ be out here to honour her. did you have to — be out here to honour her. b r. you have to move things around to fly over here?— to fly over here? no, i had a few days _ to fly over here? no, i had a few days off— to fly over here? no, i had a few days off and _ to fly over here? no, i had a few days off and it _ to fly over here? no, i had a few days off and it all - to fly over here? no, i had a few days off and it all lined i few days off and it all lined up few days off and it all lined up fortuitously. i made the booking _ up fortuitously. i made the booking where the air canada and jumped on booking where the air canada andjumped on a booking where the air canada and jumped on a plane, booking where the air canada andjumped on a plane, i made my booking en route from the hotel. — my booking en route from the hotel, and here i am. this my booking en route from the hotel, and here i am.- my booking en route from the hotel, and here i am. this is a once-in-a-lifetime _ hotel, and here i am. this is a once-in-a-lifetime journey, i hotel, and here i am. this is a i once-in-a-lifetime journey, you once—in—a—lifetimejourney, you got here this morning and straight into the queue? straightaway, i didn't waste any time, i knew this was going to be _ any time, i knew this was going to be a — any time, i knew this was going to be a long wait, and it requires _ to be a long wait, and it requires love and endurance but. — requires love and endurance but. you _ requires love and endurance but, you know what? the whole time _ but, you know what? the whole time i_ but, you know what? the whole time i was — but, you know what? the whole time i was here, nobody complained about the way. everybody was happy. the mood was pretty good, even. did everybody was happy. the mood was pretty good, even.— was pretty good, even. did you have time _ was pretty good, even. did you have time to — was pretty good, even. did you have time to reflect _ was pretty good, even. did you have time to reflect on - was pretty good, even. did you have time to reflect on all- was pretty good, even. did you have time to reflect on all of. have time to reflect on all of the times that you have seen at the times that you have seen at the queen and canada?-

the times that you have seen at the queen and canada? yes, she has come — the queen and canada? yes, she has come to _ the queen and canada? yes, she has come to canada _ the queen and canada? yes, she has come to canada several- has come to canada several times _ has come to canada several times i— has come to canada several times. i was able to share my stories— times. i was able to share my stories about her visits, and all the — stories about her visits, and all the time she has come around _ all the time she has come around. she came to canada when the constitution was repatriated to oz, so that was a very— repatriated to oz, so that was a very special moment. yes, it was _ a very special moment. yes, it was really— a very special moment. yes, it was really special, she is a special— was really special, she is a special lady and i am happy to be here — special lady and i am happy to be here. . ,. special lady and i am happy to be here. . i. ., , special lady and i am happy to be here. . ., , ., be here. have you done this for an one be here. have you done this for anyone else _ be here. have you done this for anyone else before? _ be here. have you done this for anyone else before? no, - be here. have you done this for anyone else before? no, and i be here. have you done this for i anyone else before? no, and you know what? _ anyone else before? no, and you know what? people _ anyone else before? no, and you know what? people seeing - anyone else before? no, and you know what? people seeing this i know what? people seeing this on tv. — know what? people seeing this on tv, seeing the line, i think the line — on tv, seeing the line, i think the line itself is a testament to the — the line itself is a testament to the woman, you know? we lined — to the woman, you know? we lined up — to the woman, you know? we lined up here 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 hours— lined up here 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 hours for this wonderful person. _ 16 hours for this wonderful person, and i think that is a testament to her, because the line was— testament to her, because the line was long and you know, it wasn't — line was long and you know, it wasn't easy. there are times where — wasn't easy. there are times where you _ wasn't easy. there are times where you think you are at the end but— where you think you are at the end but you are not at the end and i_ end but you are not at the end and ijust— end but you are not at the end and ijust keeps on going, so it was— and ijust keeps on going, so it was a — and ijust keeps on going, so it was a test. i think that is

a good _ it was a test. i think that is a good analogy to the queen. she worked hard, longer, it like — she worked hard, longer, it like this— she worked hard, longer, it like this line, and now she gets— like this line, and now she gets to _ like this line, and now she gets to rest, and i am going to rest _ gets to rest, and i am going to rest myself. gets to rest, and i am going to rest myself-— rest myself. jason, you call it the line. _ rest myself. jason, you call it the line. we _ rest myself. jason, you call it the line, we call— rest myself. jason, you call it the line, we call it _ rest myself. jason, you call it the line, we call it the - rest myself. jason, you call it| the line, we call it the queue. can we settle on this one? are you happy to go with the queue? it is the queue, ok, it is not it is the queue, 0k, it is not soccer. _ it is the queue, 0k, it is not soccer. it's— it is the queue, 0k, it is not soccer, it's football, it is not _ soccer, it's football, it is not the _ soccer, it's football, it is not the line, it is the queue. it not the line, it is the queue. it is — not the line, it is the queue. it is the _ not the line, it is the queue. it is the queue for today. yes. jason. — it is the queue for today. yes. jason, thank you so much for talking to us, go and have some sleep. talking to us, go and have some slee -. . ,. talking to us, go and have some slee. . ,, ,. talking to us, go and have some slee. . ,, , talking to us, go and have some slee. . , . mark lobel talking to some of the people who've been paying their respects to queen elizabeth the second who's lying in state at westminster hall. many others are hoping to do the same. this is the last shot of the — the same. this is the last shot of the queue at the moment. it of the queue at the moment. it is — of the queue at the moment. it is moving quite briskly as it approaches westminster hall. this is what they will see when

they enter. the queen's often lying—in—state as people file path, thousands file past and thousands more will hope to do so between now and monday morning. you are watching bbc news. morning. you are watching bbc hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. we had some clear skies and sunshine, particularly more of 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, but where we have had those clear skies, it is going to be a bit of a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital over the next few days, we will have a bit more cloud around than we have seen of late, 17, 18 degrees, but less of a breeze as well, so it will deal reasonably fine. we've got high—pressure not far away sitting out towards the west but weak weather fronts pushing their way in from the north through the course of today so overnight, the cloud has been increasing across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but where we keep the clear skies for longest, southern

england and wales, it is here where temperatures will be lowest first thing sunday morning, could be low enough forjust a touch of grass frost, three or four degrees in a few spots for southern england. more cloud further north, that is going to be the story through the course of the day. you can see that cloud just producing the odd light shower, perhaps northern ireland, north wales, the midlands as well, one or two for northern england, fewer showers, though, for central and northern parts of scotland, compared to recent days. sunshine here. temperatures 13 to 16 down the east coast, a few degrees warmer than that further west. into the evening hours and overnight, still a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently. winds fall lighter as we head through the early hours of monday, enough cloud around to keep things frost free but still a little bit of a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. and then high—pressure still very much with us as we head through into monday for her majesty's state funeral. we are expecting conditions to remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain through western scotland, and further 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 than of late as well so it will feel a little bit warmer. we could see 20 degrees towards the south—west of england, just a few degrees cooler than that once again close to the east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. and then as we head through into the middle of the week, high pressure starts to move away towards the south—east allowing some weather fronts into the north—west of the uk, but still a lot of dry and settled weather for many of us through the week ahead, perhaps a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain towards the north—west later on, but warming up, we could see 21 degrees in london. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the eight grandchildren of queen elizabeth, including the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, have held a vigil around her coffin, as it lies in state at westminster hall in london. it's the first time a monarch's grandchildren have performed this ceremony. the us president, joe biden, has arrived in the uk to attend the state funeral of queen elizabeth. he is among around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries who are expected to be present at the service in westminster abbey on monday. the eu is calling for the establishment

of an international war crimes tribunal after a series of mass graves were found close to izium, a ukrainian city, recaptured from russian forces. the un has said it hopes to send a team to determine the circumstances of the deaths. now on bbc news, christian fraser looks at some of your tributes to her majesty in this special programme, 'your queen'. hello and welcome to this programme of tribute to her majesty, the queen. i'm christian fraser. for the last week here on bbc news, we've been asking people in the uk and around the world to share their memories of meeting her majesty and to offer their tributes. we'll bring you some of those stories over the next 25 minutes or so. and we start with emma and lynn, who told us

about the time they met the queen, though it didn't go quite to plan. it was a really traumatic event when i was three. go on, take it from the beginning. it was quite a rainy day at the deer park in windsor great park. and i slipped on a hill and my whole back was covered in mud. so we started walking back home and a car was driving down the road, and my whole family was confused because there was never really any cars there. so the lady was in the car and she went and laughed at me and waved at my mum. and then when the car drove off, this man walked up to us and said, "it's not every day that you get to see the queen on her own." and then my mum got really confused, like, "where was the queen?" and the man pointed

towards the car thatjust, like, passed us and the lady that was in it laughed at me. and then my mum told me that the queen laughed at me. and i burst out into tears. so, lynn, this lady who was driving in, i guess it was a jeep, was it, through the deer park? she was driving herjaguar. right, much grander. the way emma remembers that she was driving a mini with go faster stripes! so three—year—old memories are a bit funny. but the point was she was having a good giggle at emma's expense, was she? 0h, she was lovely. she just a happy lady, smiling at my daughter. and my daughter scowled at her and she just laughed and waved like any normal person and drove away. it did not occur to me it was the queen, just had a headscarf on, just a regular woman. yeah. because she did like to drive herself around, of course. and i know that you're a resident close to windsor. so was that the only time that you saw her?

0h, we've seen the royal family quite frequently. some of them, like prince andrew, you see them all the time driving around in a range rover. but actually we've seen the queen and known it was the queen, to actually not recognise the queen was quite unusual for us. so, emma, what what has it meant to you this last few days and watching the pictures from scotland and the state hearse arrive tonight at buckingham palace. what's it been like for you? i feel like it's kind of connected us closer, because i may have, like, been close to windsor, but the queen wasn't a frequent, like, i didn't get to see her a lot. so being able to see all of these photos has like brought me closer to her. i think that's the point, isn't it, lynn? a lot of people talk about the constancy and the duty and the service that the queen gave us. but i think it's also a moment when everybodyjust stands back with their own recollections of either meeting her or talking to her or something that she stirs in their past. yeah, for us, it was that constancy. i remember going with my late

father to the silverjubilee, and i was only a little child myself at the time, but she's always been there and touring the royal yacht britannia in leith and and doing lots of things that have always been connected. and being from edinburgh, having watched the procession up to st giles. itjust it really hits home. we've lost somebody who's been there our whole life. we've only ever known a queen until this week. and lynn, that's particularly true for people in windsor, because, of course, for people around the world who perhaps don't know, the castle is very close to the town. it's very much part of the town. and it is a royal, it is a royal town. and so they feel it perhaps a lot harder than than other parts of the country, maybe. absolutely. i mean, you can drive down a road and not know the queen was home because of the royal standard. we just take it for granted that the queen's at home and she won't be. now, david williams was a rugby

player at school when he met her majesty, and he's been speaking to my colleague, ros atkins, to explain the circumstances. yes. so i met the queen back in 2002, and this is when she was touring the country on her golden jubilee. and this year kind of happened to coincide with my school, the king school of macclesfield also celebrating, it was celebrating its quincentennial year. so this is when the school was 500 years old. so kind of quite a, yes, it was founded in 1502. and at this time various pupils were invited to talk to the queen about kind of various aspects of school life. and why it's such good memory for me is because my friend and myself, who's also in that picture, were given the opportunity to talk to the queen about our recent rugby tour to canada. i can't really remember too much of the discussion other than it was probably more about kind of british columbia and vancouver itself,

rather than the the finer points of what goes on in the front row. but what i can say is she made kind of two very nervous 13—year—olds feel kind of very comfortable in her presence and that we had been listened to. well, i was going to ask you about the nerves. presumably you were feeling those at the moment arrived? yes, definitely. yeah. you know, like i said, i can't really remember too much about, you know, what was said. but other than kind of that we were nervous at the time. and what have your emotions been in the last few days after the news of her death came through? yeah, it's been kind of quite, quite interesting, really. i think kind of some of the tributes that have come through have been kind of really quite good. i think one of the ones that particularly stands out to me is i think is a quote from sir keir starmer. and i think his line went something like of her loss or kind of the queen's death is losing one of the stillest points in britain. and i think why, in essence, it's so important because he's

not talking about the superlatives. what he's talking about is a commonality or kind of a reference point that we all had to her. you know, she wasn'tjust kind of a transient political figure or sportsperson. she's someone that's kind of intergenerational. people from all walks of life, ages and backgrounds have some kind of memory of her. yeah, she was a constant in many people's lives, wasn't she? david, thank you very much indeed for speaking with us. and a theme that's coming out time and again in people's stories of the queen is her thoughtfulness. stephanie flynn from aberdeen says herfather was a minister and was invited by the queen to preach at balmoral. she says his favourite memory was being given a lift back to the palace by the queen. she says after a barbecue, the queen opened the door of the land rover and patted the seat next to her and told him to hop in so she could drive him back. he said he was treated like royalty for not being royal. she was fun, curious and kind during that weekend.

and another tribute we received was sent byjacqui downie from lee, in south east london, because nearly 20 years ago, she was chosen to present a bouquet to the queen. and jacqui you were saying you had to curtsey for the first time. that's obviously stayed with you. thanks for being with us. what else can you remember of meeting her? it was a lovely occasion. i went down to windsor with all my colleagues from the london office, the london offices, and we were all standing around waiting for the unveiling of the statue, and she unveiled the statue. and then it was up to me to then to go forward and present her with the bouquet that i was holding and remembering to curtsey and hoping that i'd done it correctly. well, i'm sure you did. and i can see in the background of that photo that it was a big gathering. there were a lot of people there. did you feel like the queen knew exactly who you were? because, after all, she's

meeting an awful lot of people. yes. she had been briefed on who i was and she was able to relate that back to me. she knew my name. she knew myjob at the crown estate and how long i'd been there as well. yes, so, we exchanged a lovely couple of words. yes. and were you nervous about getting the right flowers for her? i didn't have to buy the flowers. oh, ok. so that was quite good. i was just given the bouquet. yes. and after she had spoken to you, i wonder how much that stayed with you, presumably all these years on, the memories have remained crystal clear? yes. i mean, it was a lovely occasion for myself and my colleagues. we were all honoured to be there. and it was just a lovely day. and i think we've all remembered it. and on occasions like the goldenjubilee, which was what the statue was for, and then the platinum jubilee, it sort of brings it back to you, you know, through the years.

and then unfortunately, now we're remembering it in a slightly different circumstances. but it is a memory that many, many people share of spending time with her. even if it was just a few minutes like i did. our next story is from brian scott, who is a butcherfrom ballater. he met the queen because his shop supplies balmoral castle. he's been speaking to my colleague anita mcvey, and he told her he would see her majesty fairly often when she was in aberdeenshire. yes, sometimes it was, yes. but we deliver to the estate. so we on a on a daily basis would drive into the estate and meet the queen or the queen's grandkids or members of the royal family. so on a day—to—day basis, you'd bump into them. so yeah, it was occasionally. yeah, yeah, it was good. and how was the queen treated by locals? certainly when i spoke to people there last week, they said that they very much felt that connection with the royal estate and felt very protective of the royal family.

yeah. we consider the queen as a local member of the community, and she was one of our neighbours, and she was very well respected, not only not only as head of the monarchy, but also like a very, very well known local to the village. i mean, she could be walking down the street and she would walk straight past you and you would never know that it was the queen just walking past you. so she was very good at hiding her disguise, you know, with a with a headscarf and a tatty kind of waterproof jacket or a wax jacket and glasses, you know, she was very, very good, you know. it was very good. so just very ordinary clothes, really, that helped her blend in. and we're seeing these lovely photographs. lovely images, rather, i should say, of the queen in your butcher shop. it was really interesting. i mean, i wasn't actually at the butcher shop

at that time. i met the queen at the golf club when i was the chef at the golf club after the floods of 2015. she came in september of 2016, and she went round all the members of the golf club, and she just shook hands with everybody. she made everybody feel at ease and calm. she asked me how i got on and how long did it take to clean up the premises and what was the next stages? and she was very influential as well. she wanted to know what was happening. she wanted to know what was going on in the community. and generally, i think, she actually knew what was going on. but she just wanted clarity of everything from every prospective person at the club. but the shop, the butcher shop, she actually was asking everybody at the butcher shop, what was this cut? what was that cut? what was your position? what was your job?

she just wanted to interact with everybody, just wanted to be a part of it, you know? patricia and james willetts from the west midlands celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in the days before the queen died, they received a card of congratulations from her majesty, which would have been one of the last, she said. their granddaughter, beth moore, recorded the reaction. i was delighted to receive the card from the queen. absolutely delighted and very saddened by the news that came through on the lunchtime of an anniversary that the family had been summoned. the memories we have of the queen, we only saw her once passing through on her silverjubilee tour in west bromwich. but i was at the accession proclamation in victoria square, birmingham, in february 1952. and so we both have full memories of the full reign. and we think we were saddened and shocked by, like so many millions, because she'd only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before.

sophie haines is a primary school teacher from london. back in 2016, the queen celebrated her 90th birthday, and sophie and her class decided to write to her majesty after learning about buckingham palace and the queen's corgis in their lessons. here's sophie to tell us what happened next. and so the children all drew their pictures of her, of many different variants of her with small crowns, large crowns, big corgis, prince philip. and they drew a picture of her. and they also wrote a message. and again, the letters were all asking, we talk about asking interesting questions. so we asked the queen, what's it like in buckingham palace and what's it like at afternoon tea? and so we put all our letters in the post and we sent them off. and then, of course, they were five and six years old, so they're old enough to hold you to a promise. and then a month went by, and then two months went by, and they're saying, "has the queen written? "has the queen written?" and i was thinking in my heart, "do i write a letter

"as the queen and i'd say she'd written?" and then then the third month went by and and then the school secretary one day came running into my room and put a letter on my desk and didn't take long to see us, to see the side and the crown. and, and it said everyone in class s at st anthony's preparatory school... so still not quite believing i opened it in front of the children because we thought it's their letter. so we waited until we were in class. and very kindly she wrote two letters to me and the other class the other year one class. so each got our own letter. and i think the moment of realisation was when we did read the letter with the queen saying, from buckingham palace, i send you my grateful thanks for the kind words you've sent to me on the occasion of my 90th birthday. and not only that, we got a letterfrom her lady in waiting on the buckingham palace. i think the boys

were very excited. audio cuts out. ...having just learned about buckingham palace and everyone in class one s at st anthony's school, the queen wishes me to write and thank you for the splendid handmade card which you sent on the occasion of her majesty's 90th birthday. it was very kind of you to make this card for the queen in honour of her special day. and her majesty greatly appreciated the care you've taken with your illustrations. i am to send you the queen's best wishes. and thank you once again for your thought for her majesty at this time. jennifer gordon lennox. lady in waiting in 2016.

now to henry ward, who painted the queen's portrait in 2016, and he told me about the experience. well, it was quite remarkable, to be honest with you, when you were sitting there with the queen and she's presented to you and she comes out wearing the garter robes, it's quite the most remarkable moment. and you have to steel yourself because her majesty had an incredible presence about her. you get to a point where you realise it's not going to assist you if you feel completely bombed by her presence. so you have to just calm down and realise that the best way to get to the queen socially is just to talk to her. so we got about to talking very quickly, and eventually at a certain point, you realise that the people that have assisted this project into reality, which in my case it was notjust the british red cross who had commissioned the work, and maria seamus, who started the fundraising committee of the british red cross to raise the awareness

of the charity. but also colonel gordon birdwood, my friend, and her majesty's gentleman usher. and he had said to me, look, mark, he said, if she's wearing the garter robes, they're very hot, they're very heavy. and you must ask her both to sit down when you have what you need and ask her if she would like to remove the garter robes. and i said, "look, ifeel uncomfortable asking the queen "if she is uncomfortable." and he said, she is there to help you. and i think that's the thing that stands out in my mind about the queen was that she was so willing to help people. she wanted to put people at ease. when indeed, angela kelley, who was there in the room with my wife and i came to remove the garter robes. there was a very complex armature at the upper sternum that she unclipped, and as she did so, it was as if the mantle of the monarchy was removed. and you sort of went from the formal to the to the real person as the garter

robes came off. yeah. it was almost as if you were sitting with your most favourite grandmother. wow. she was wise, munificent, extremely experienced. and for all of her majesty, she wore it with such levity and such unbelievable style. she was unbelievably beautiful. hmm. i mean, obviously, she would have sat for some great painters in her time. did she discuss her interest in painting? did she discuss what she wanted to see? were there any instructions at all? no. and i think that is where one's role as a portrait artist for the monarchy is very, very complex because you can't ever really be completely alone in the creative process in the studio. sometimes you come to a moments where you would have to back out of there, refocus on what it is you were trying to say, and then move forward in the knowledge that people now for the rest of time would be looking at it. what i would say, though, is she said to me after she had agreed to unveil it,

she had said, this painting needs to be seen. can i drop in here because we are pressed for time at the unveiling, that must be the most daunting moment. that's the best part because that's when your year of work is when you get your painting seen by her. and she was there as she unveiled it. and it was quite wonderful, actually. we had the press association there. they would take those wonderful photographs of it. and yeah, that was actually the best part, the most nerve—racking part. and where is it? where is the painting now? the painting currently hangs in the savoy hotel in london and the thames foyer. well, there you go. people can perhaps go and see it. henry ward, lovely to talk to you and thank you for sharing your thoughts. thank you. well, henry had a good conversation with the queen, but it's not like that for everyone. tracy marshall met her when she visited liverpool in the 1990s. tracy got so tongue tied herfriend had to do all the talking.

we stood in a line and she meeted and greeted a lot of us. and when it came to me she said to me, and what is it that you do? and i just froze. i was totally starstruck, totally and utterly star struck. me mate, gloria, bailed me out and started speaking to the queen. she stood there and she was totally calm, totally collected. and shejust did put me at ease. but i still had no words. you hear that so often, don't you? you have to lose your inhibitions when you're in the presence of royalty. well, as a girl, pollyanna shields managed to get past the barriers when the queen visited the north east of england. and she gave the queen a bunch of flowers, all of it unplanned. and shejoins us now. pollyanna, you were a brownie. you were a brownie.

and the queen, of course, was a scout. she joined the first buckingham girls guides regiment, didn't she, that her father created so she could speak to people. so tell us about your experience. how did it happen? she came to open our local hospital furnace general and we would we'd have the day off school to go to see her as a brownie pack. and we'd waited all day long, all afternoon long for her to come out of the hospital. and i think it was raining. and when she finally came out, our brownie leaders like "go, go, go." and so we sort of snuck under the police barriers with these posies in our hands and one of the brownies. and yeah, it was totally unofficial. and she took the time to speak to us and she actually apologised for being late. and she was she was just lovely. she asked us about our brownie badges and just her smile, itjust made you feel so relaxed. i'm reading the local paper. the local paper said you'd broken through police lines to reach her. that sounds quite dramatic, but she wasn't fazed.

it was before, i think before they did walkabouts and things. so yeah, that's what the local paper said. but yeah, we definitely snuck under the barriers. i moved them out the way a little bit so we could get past. and you talk to herfor a short. how long do you thank you talk for? probably a couple of minutes, maybe something like that. it felt like an instant, but then it felt like forever because she was just so easy to talk to. yeah. and did your parents get the photograph? yes. absolutely. yeah. that's a pride of mine is it really i mean, that's the interesting point. this is this is all those years ago when you're a little girl, but it sticks with you. oh yeah. and i'm the first person whenever the queen came on telly, or if we went

to buckingham palace or went near windsor, we would say, oh, i've met the queen, i've met the queen to anybody who would listen, because i'm so proud of that. really, really proud. jolly good. you still got the brownie badges? we had a court that had been passed down through the family from harrods, and she's like, if you're going to see the queen, even though we were thinking, you've just got to put this coat on. so in the picture i'm in this coat, this tweed coat from harrods, which at the time i hated. yeah, keep the coat for best. my mum was just the same. just the same. you still got the brownie badges? absolutely. they're all sewn on a blanket. thank you very much indeed. lovely to talk to you. lots of people, as i say, have said through their thoughts and their tributes to the queen, including many people who have sent artwork as well. this one is from sarah glover. she sent in a drawing of the queen with the simple message, "good night, your majesty," she says,

"sometimes it's hard to express our feelings with words. "and at times like that, she likes to draw." here's a quick look at some of the other art that you've created inspired by the queen. well, that's it for now. a reminder, you can send your memories into yourqueen@bbc.co.uk. and of course, we'll try to show you as many of those as we can. thanks for watching.

hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. clear skies, not quite as gold. if showers for the north—east of scotland compared to the east. not as blustery down the east. not as blustery down the east coast. still a breeze, the gel. one is on sunday further west. 18 or 19. enter sunday evening, overnight, the wind will be lighter, mist and fog falling towards the south. moorang working into the north—west of the uk stop light and patchy, cooler conditions across eastern scotland and

lower england. monday, the day of the funeral, most cases expected to stay dry, chances of an isolated shower, moorang across the north—west of scotland. a touch warmer, higher around 20. goodbye.

this is bbc world news. i'm ben boulos. our top stories: three taps of the guard�*s stick. 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. cheering. earlier, there were cheers as king charles and prince william greeted people waiting in the queue for the lying in state, while camilla has spoken about her recollections of the queen. when she smiles, they light up her whole face. i will always remember that smile. that smile is unforgettable.

president biden is the latest world leader to arrive in the uk ahead of the queen's state funeral on monday. thousands continue to queue for hours to file past the coffin, with the line stretching for miles through the streets of london. iam in i am in westminster where mourners only have one day left to pay respects to the queen and i'll be speaking to some of the tens of thousands who already have. and japan issues a special typhoon warning as the south of the country braces itself for the biggest storm in decades. 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. 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 at any time, if there are too many people. the waiting time is currently around 12 hours, with long back 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. silence 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. silence. three taps of the guard�*s stick. on the signal of the officer of the watch, the eight grandchildren mounted the catafalque to take their positions. silence. three taps.

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...

appreciated today by people who had queued through a cold night along the banks of the thames to reach westminster hall. crowd: hip, hip, hooray! but watch the interactions with the king. the handshakes tended to linger a little... you love your mum. not always helped by the ever present mobile phones. enjoy the moment. 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 well, your rucksack on —

you've read the manual. idid. 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. 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, your majesty. 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 minister, justin trudeau, visited the lying—in—state. another visitor was australia's anthony albanese, who is known to favour australia becoming a republic. banging. 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. in the meantime, the queen consort, camilla, has been talking to the bbc about her recollections of the late queen elizabeth ii. she has been part of our lives forever. i'm 75 now, and i can't remember anybody except the queen being there. it must have been so difficult for her, being this solitary woman. there weren't women prime ministers or women presidents. she was the only one. so i think she carved

her own role. she's got those wonderful blue eyes that, when she smiles, you know, they light up her whole face. i'll always remember that smile. you know, that smile is unforgettable. world leaders have started arriving in london ahead of the funeral of queen elizabeth on monday. presidentjoe biden and the first lady, jill biden, touched down at stansted airport a few hours ago. they'll be among hundreds of heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend monday's service. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, says monday's event will be like none other seen in most people's lifetime. 500 dignitaries, 100 presidents and heads of government, 20 senior royals. one state visit a year is stressful enough. this is basically 100 in one go. the irony is, of course, that many of world leaders should have been across on the other side of the atlantic

right now at the annual meeting of the un general assembly, so it's fair to say there has been a lot of very hasty rescheduling. liz truss, by the way, is not now holding a planned meeting withjoe biden here in london. they have decided to do that next week in new york. i think that's a measure of the desire of everyone to concentrate on the very reason they are here. will there be any diplomacy? well, bear in mind that tomorrow they will all be at buckingham palace for a state reception, so perhaps some will grab an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day. spare a thought, by the way, for king charles. he is about to put his — 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. thousands of members of the public are still queuing for hours to file past the late queen's coffin as it lies in state in westminster hall. we have two reporters

following the story. david cornock is in southwark park at the very start of the queue and mark lobel is in westminster at the end of the line. what is a situation in terms of curing the line and our people stilljoining the back of the line? still joining the back of the line? , . line? they are, here in southwark _ line? they are, here in southwark park - line? they are, here in southwark park a - line? they are, here in southwark park a few i line? they are, here in - southwark park a few miles away from westminster, people are still arriving and streaming crowd, not quite in the volumes of earlier meaning the waste time has dropped overall. people arriving in the park at the moment i've been told they can still expect a 12 hour wait before they get to westminster hall to see the lying in state and they are being issued with blankets because it is getting a bit chilly in the early hours of sunday morning.- a bit chilly in the early hours of sunday morning. david, how does that work _ of sunday morning. david, how does that work for _ of sunday morning. david, how does that work for those - of sunday morning. david, how does that work for those who i does that work for those who are thinking ofjoining the queue. once they are in the

queue, are they guaranteed to get into westminster hall is there a danger for get into westminster hall is there a dangerfor some get into westminster hall is there a danger for some that they mayjoin the queue, spend hours and hours are not actually getting?- actually getting? the organisers _ actually getting? the organisers are - actually getting? the organisers are very i actually getting? the i organisers are very keen actually getting? tue organisers are very keen to avoid that so the queue will be closed long before 630 tomorrow morning, uk time, by which time the lying in state officially ends. what happens is that people are being given wristbands and the crowd experts are monitoring the numbers. you can do the maths if you like at the moment. it is 12 hours at the moment, meaning people get there late afternoon. you can see that sometime today, the queue will be closed in an attempt to avoid a situation where people actuallyjoin a liner turn up at westminster and get turned away. the organisers are keen to avoid that situation.-

to avoid that situation. yes, understandably _ to avoid that situation. yes, understandably so. - to avoid that situation. yes, understandably so. thank i to avoid that situation. yes, i understandably so. thank you very at the back of the queue there, in southwark park. now will go right by westminster hall, at the front, where the nature of this experience, mark lobel nature of this experience, mark lobel, changes, doesn't it? from the joviality and camaraderie of their from thejoviality and camaraderie of their queueing experience to the solemnity and gravity of being in that hall. you have spoken to people after they have experienced both of those elements?— those elements? that is absolutely _ those elements? that is absolutely right. - those elements? that is absolutely right. it - those elements? that is absolutely right. it does| absolutely right. it does change their experience, their memories are going through that queueis memories are going through that queue is quite an ordeal. i have two people here in southwark park, who were there 12 hours ago and sarah and anna and her 13—year—old daughter anna got through the 11 hours of queueing i start with you, and can i start with you, an

hour. he found a unique way to pass the time involving the police? tell us how you did that? i police? tell us how you did that? ., ., ., that? i thought on the way, how man can that? i thought on the way, how many can l _ that? i thought on the way, how many can i count _ that? i thought on the way, how many can i count and _ that? i thought on the way, how many can i count and maybe - that? i thought on the way, how many can i count and maybe 50| many can i count and maybe 50 people — many can i count and maybe 50 people in. — many can i count and maybe 50 people in, 50 police in, iwill start— people in, 50 police in, iwill start fist _ people in, 50 police in, iwill start fist pumping them and as iwent— start fist pumping them and as i went on. _ start fist pumping them and as i went on, there were more and more _ i went on, there were more and more and — i went on, there were more and more and one police officer said — more and one police officer said you _ more and one police officer said you will get way past 100 the closer you go because the police — the closer you go because the police increased and the police gave _ police increased and the police gave me — police increased and the police gave me this badge. it was the last one — gave me this badge. it was the last one and he said if you get over— last one and he said if you get over 100. _ last one and he said if you get over 100, you have entered. last one and he said if you get over100, you have entered. i .ot over100, you have entered. i got over— over100, you have entered. i got over 100 and once it got to the scanning bits, we could see. — the scanning bits, we could see, there were so many, i couldn't— see, there were so many, i couldn't count anymore fist pump— couldn't count anymore fist pump them. couldn't count anymore fist pump them-— pump them. i've heard of counting _ pump them. i've heard of counting sheep _ pump them. i've heard of counting sheep but - pump them. i've heard of i counting sheep but counting police. it got real at one point?

police. it got real at one oint? . ,., point? yeah, there were so man . point? yeah, there were so many- the _ point? yeah, there were so many. the police _ point? yeah, there were so many. the police officer i point? yeah, there were sol many. the police officer who made — many. the police officer who made it— many. the police officer who made it it _ many. the police officer who made it it was quite funny and it gave — made it it was quite funny and it gave me his hat and arrested me _ it gave me his hat and arrested me and — it gave me his hat and arrested me. and the handcuffs were very heavy. _ me. and the handcuffs were very heavy. we — me. and the handcuffs were very heavy, we are very surprised. glad — heavy, we are very surprised. glad you _ heavy, we are very surprised. glad you are a free woman! sarah, you got here and well within touching distance of where you wanted to go, and emotional end to the queueing and suddenly you are have to wait forfor an hourfor them wait for for an hour for them to clean wait forfor an hourfor them to clean the place. can you explain how they handle that? 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through really quickly because obviously the queue _ through really quickly because obviously the queue in - through really quickly because obviously the queue in front i through really quickly because | obviously the queue in front of us had — obviously the queue in front of us had cleared. _ obviously the queue in front of us had cleared.— us had cleared. during that time you — us had cleared. during that time you are _ us had cleared. during that time you are given - us had cleared. during that| time you are given blankets us had cleared. during that - time you are given blankets and some slept on the floor annual given food?— given food? loads of blankets were handed _ given food? loads of blankets were handed out _ given food? loads of blankets were handed out and - given food? loads of blankets were handed out and some i given food? loads of blankets - were handed out and some people went to _ were handed out and some people went to sleep _ were handed out and some people went to sleep and _ were handed out and some people went to sleep and they— were handed out and some people went to sleep and they gave - were handed out and some people went to sleep and they gave out i went to sleep and they gave out water _ went to sleep and they gave out water and — went to sleep and they gave out water and blankets, _ went to sleep and they gave out water and blankets, hot - went to sleep and they gave out water and blankets, hot drinks i water and blankets, hot drinks etc and — water and blankets, hot drinks etc and the _ water and blankets, hot drinks etc and the scouts _ water and blankets, hot drinks etc and the scouts came - water and blankets, hot drinksl etc and the scouts came around giving _ etc and the scouts came around giving out — etc and the scouts came around giving out sweeties. _ etc and the scouts came around giving out sweeties. tind- etc and the scouts came around giving out sweeties.— giving out sweeties. and then he not giving out sweeties. and then he got into — giving out sweeties. and then he got into the _ giving out sweeties. and then he got into the hall _ giving out sweeties. and then he got into the hall and - giving out sweeties. and then he got into the hall and for i he got into the hall and for the changing of the guard? irate the changing of the guard? we did and it was an amazing experience. _ did and it was an amazing experience, so— did and it was an amazing experience, so please - did and it was an amazing experience, so please we| did and it was an amazing. experience, so please we did it. . , experience, so please we did it. . y ., experience, so please we did it. e y ., , ., experience, so please we did it. e , ., , ., ., experience, so please we did it. why do you needed to come toda ? i it. why do you needed to come today? i felt — it. why do you needed to come today? i felt | _ it. why do you needed to come today? i felt i really _ it. why do you needed to come today? i felt i really wanted i today? i felt i really wanted today? i felt i really wanted to come and _ today? i felt i really wanted to come and pay _ today? i felt i really wanted to come and pay my - today? i felt i really wanted i to come and pay my respects. yeah, _ to come and pay my respects. yeah, and — to come and pay my respects. yeah, and so _ to come and pay my respects. yeah, and so moving. - to come and pay my respects. yeah, and so moving. it - to come and pay my respects. i yeah, and so moving. it really was _ yeah, and so moving. it really was incredibly— yeah, and so moving. it really was incredibly moving - was incredibly moving experience~ _ was incredibly moving experience.— was incredibly moving experience. was incredibly moving exerience. " ., , ., experience. but 11 hours, what does that _ experience. but 11 hours, what does that feel _ experience. but 11 hours, what does that feel like _ experience. but 11 hours, what does that feel like now? - experience. but 11 hours, what does that feel like now? the i does that feel like now? the eo - le does that feel like now? the peeple we — does that feel like now? the peeple we met _ does that feel like now? the people we met on _ does that feel like now? inez people we met on the way were fantastic. fix, people we met on the way were fantastic. �* ., , , ., fantastic. a real sense of camaraderie _ fantastic. a real sense of camaraderie and - fantastic. a real sense of camaraderie and worth . fantastic. a real sense of| camaraderie and worth it, absolutely— camaraderie and worth it, absolutely worth- camaraderie and worth it, absolutely worth it. - camaraderie and worth it, absolutely worth it. serra, anna, thank— absolutely worth it. serra, anna, thank you _ absolutely worth it. serra, anna, thank you for - absolutely worth it. serra, l anna, thank you for sharing your stories and your tips on

how to survive the queue! for all of those still attempting to go through thatjourney over the next 2a hours. to go through that 'ourney over the next 24 hours._ the next 24 hours. just five hours before _ the next 24 hours. just five hours before the _ the next 24 hours. just five hours before the lying - the next 24 hours. just five hours before the lying in i the next 24 hours. just five hours before the lying in it| hours before the lying in it will close ahead of the queen's funeral on monday morning. millions of people are expected to arrive in london for the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. the huge influx has already boosted hotels and businesses in the capital and officials say they're preparing for an unprecedented number of mourners to line the streets on monday. our reporter, thomas magill, says the capital is becoming incredibly busy. london is a very busy at the moment with those people coming tojoin those huge queues to stand and pay their respects to the queen who is lying—in—state or to visit buckingham palace or simply just to lay flowers around the capital, and as a result of that some businesses, as you say, have reported that they are much busier, and if we look ahead towards the funeral, it seems that that is

likely to continue. hotels in particular have reported a surge in demand for rooms from the uk and also from international visitors wanting to come here and uk hospitality have said that hotels have experienced a surge in bookings since thursday's announcement and those close to the capital are now busier than usual. well, i spoke to one hotel that's located just about five a minutes from buckingham palace and green park, and he said that their bookings, their hotel quickly filled up after thursday's announcement with travellers from around the world wanted to come to pay their respects and also to be part of history. i mean, it has been touched around the world, notjust here in the united kingdom, so we have people coming, booking just for two nights, coming from the states, we have people coming from new york, los angeles, we have people coming from australia, getting bookings last night, coming tomorrow, just

to be near the palace. so demand there from people wanting to come to be part of this but also interestingly, there is demand from all of those world leaders that's going to be here, coming to the capital, each with an entourage, all needing rooms to stay. then there's the thousands of media people from around the world, broadcasters from around the world, coming to report on this event and then interestingly, there is a huge number of police being brought all in from otherforces around the united kingdom, a to police these events and again uk hospitality said that their block bookings are also contributing to this big demand for rooms in the capital. so hotels clearly benefiting. healthy benefits one of healthy benefits what other businesses are seeing an uptake as a result? we spoke to many businesses all week, since the announcement last thursday. florists and souvenir again shops reporting that they are very, very busy.

one florist i spoke to last week said that they ran out of stock three times over last weekend, such was the demand. springboard, who monitors footfall in towns and cities in england have reported that the number of people in central london is up by about 25%, last friday, compared to a year before, but what again is perhaps a little bit more interesting is the change in business and how busy it is in place connected to the queen. so windsor, for example, where the queen spent most of her time in recent years, footfall there is up 95% last friday, so a huge number of people going there, and for that small town it means that is very busy, the castle is located beside those shops and restaurants that presumably are benefiting. but it is also worth noting that not everyone is benefiting. monday is a bank holiday and some shops, some gyms, cinemas, the west end theatres and some supermarkets have confirmed they will close as a mark of respect.

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. james simms, who's a tokyo—based journalistm has been following the story. it is supposedly one of the strongest in about 70 years, and in the area of kyushu, they have issued an evacuation warning at the highest level, numberfive, which means they need to evacuate immediately because of the incoming storm, which have gots a up to 70 mph. the thing about the area as there is a lot of volcanic rock in the areas, the valleys, and with excessive amounts of rain there is large potential for landslides as well as flooding, and so that is one of the big

concerns, for the entire region of kyushu which has a lot of volcanoes, so a lot of volcanic ash and potential for landslides. japan is no stranger to these storms. what has it had this year, about a dozen typhoons? why is this one proving to be such a big threat compared to the others? i believe this is the 14th typhoons so far, but i think this is the first time they have had this type of warning outside of okinawa, which is much further to the south and much more tropical, and gets it with typhoons i guess more often, but in this case it is actually hitting directly on kyushu and is expected to go further north, passing over japan in coming days, so it will take probably until tuesday or wednesday before it actually goes overjapan completely.

haiti's justice minister has condemned acts of violence during the past week. over the past few days, there have been reports of protesters throwing stones, and shots being fired. demonstrators are demanding the immediate resignation of the prime minister, and there are reports that the haitian government is considering imposing a state of emergency and a curfew. the security situation deteriorated earlier this week, when the government raised fuel prices by more than 100%. to other news now — ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the city of izyum, which was recently retaken from russian forces. bodies are being exhumed from a mass grave on the edge of the city. izyum is one of several areas

back in ukrainian hands after significant territorial gains in recent days, although heavy fighting is continuing. our correspondentjames 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 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. the bbc before our dedicated live stream of the queen lying in state, for those unable to travel to london or physically unable to queue. this is the scene live in westminster hall, where some of the thousands of people who have been queueing up overnight are now filing past the queen's

coffin, paying their respects and gathering their thoughts, as they passed the queen's coffin in the historic venue of westminster. —— westminster hall. many will follow them afterwards. hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. we had some clear skies and sunshine, particularly in the south. more of 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, but where we have had those clear skies, it is going to be a bit of a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital over the next few days, we will have a bit more cloud around than we have seen of late, 17, 18 degrees, but less of a breeze as well, so it will feel reasonably fine. we've got high pressure not far away sitting out towards the west but weak weather fronts pushing their way in from the north through the course of today so overnight, the cloud has been increasing across parts of scotland, northern ireland

and northern england, but where we keep the clear skies for longest, southern england and wales, it is here where temperatures will be lowest first thing sunday morning, could below enough forjust a touch of grass frost, three or four degrees in a few spots for southern england. more cloud further north, that is going to be the story through the course of the day. you can see that cloud just producing the odd light shower, perhaps northern ireland, north wales, the midlands as well, one or two for northern england, fewer showers, though, for central and northern parts of scotland, compared to recent days. sunshine here. temperatures 13 to 16 down the east coast, a few degrees warmer than that further west. into the evening hours and overnight, still a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently. winds fall lighter as we head through the early hours of monday, enough cloud around to keep things frost free but still a little bit of a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. and then high—pressure still very much with us as we head through into monday for her majesty's state funeral. we are expecting conditions to remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain through western scotland, and further 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 than of late as well so it will feel a little bit warmer. we could see 20 degrees towards the south—west of england, just a few degrees cooler than that once again close to the east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. and then as we head through into the middle of the week, high pressure starts to move away towards the south—east, allowing some weather fronts into the north—west of the uk, but still a lot of dry and settled weather for many of us through the week ahead, perhaps a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain towards the north—west later on, but warming up, we could see 21 degrees in london. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the eight grandchildren of queen elizabth — including the prince of wales and the duke of sussex — have held a vigil around her coffin, as it lies in state at westminster hall in london. it's the first time a monarch's grandchildren have performed this ceremony. the us president, joe biden, has arrived in the uk to attend the state funeral of queen elizabeth. he is among around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries who are expected to be present at the service in westminster abbey on monday. more than 25,000 homes in south—western japan are without power is the strongest typhoon

in decades moved towards the coast. the government has urged nearly 3 million people to evacuate their homes following heavy rain and strong winds. the typhoon is expected to make ground fall on sunday evening. now on bbc news, hardtalk. stephen sackur speaks to maria pevchikh of the anti—corruption foundation founded byjailed russian opposition figure alexei navalny. the interview was recorded on september 7, just hours before mr navalny said he had been banned from communicating confidentially with his lawyers from prison. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. since vladimir putin launched his all—out invasion of ukraine, he's put a tighter squeeze on russian civil society. criticism of the war risks years in prison, independent media voices

have been silenced, and new punishments have been piled on putin's most prominent political opponent, alexei navalny. my guest is maria pevchikh, investigations chief for navalny�*s anti—corruption foundation, which is now outlawed in russia. where does russia's anti—putin movement go from here? maria pevchikh, welcome to hardtalk. hello. right now, it seems vladimir putin is intent on crushing all forms of dissent, of opposition inside russia. do you fear that

he's succeeding? he's succeeding for now. he's definitely quite good at imposing this fear, you know, complete fear that goes everywhere — the fear that you cannot hide from. but i don't think that this is a sustainable strategy to do what he's doing at the moment. the opposition moods aren't going tojust disappear if you hide everybody in prison — people are still going to think what they think — and i guess eventually, this crackdown will actually backfire on vladimir putin. but fear is a very powerful emotion to instil in a population and, of course, part of that fear is based on messaging, about what happens if you cross red lines and nobody sort of better symbolises what happens if you cross red lines than your colleague, alexei navalny. now, you've worked with him

for a good decade or more in the anti—corruption foundation in russia. he, right now, is languishing in a top security prison in solitary confinement. just begin by telling me what you can of his current condition. absolutely. so, today, he was released from the solitary confinement. it's called a standard housing unit. essentially, it's a punishment cell. you're there on your own, it's tiny — two metres by three metres — and you go there if you've done something wrong. so, he was released this morning and then, within five minutes, he was resentenced to an additional 15 days there, so he was only out for a couple of minutes. and, for the following two weeks, he will be there again in that little cell, where all you do for the whole day is just sit on a stool. you are allowed to read only one book per term.

you're allowed to use paper and a pen for one hour a day, and that's it. you just sit and stare at the wall. you're not even allowed to lay down, to use the bed, because the bed has been chained up to the wall at 6am and it's only being chained down at the end of the day. it's extraordinary to imagine living that life in that cell. does he get any exercise? is he allowed out at any point during the day? well, he is allowed to walk and walk in his cell, next to a cell where he's sat, but that one doesn't have a ceiling. so, you are still among four walls, you still don't really get to see anything, apart from this little tiny patch of sky above you, and that's the walk, that's the exercise, so that's how it works. how does he get messages out? because i follow him on twitter — so do millions of other people... everybody should! ..and those messages

emerge but he, clearly, does not have any access to communications or a phone, so who's writing these messages? he's writing those messages but he hand writes them and he passes them on through his lawyers and then, we just type them up. so, we would never write anything instead of him. his social media is still entirely managed by himself. he is allowed to write letters and he uses this allowance, he uses this hour a day that he has to write those instagram and twitter. why do you think they let him do it? that's a rhetorical question. we don't know. now they do, tomorrow they won't. so, like, so far, let'sjust be grateful he can do it now, because that can stop any minute. he seems very angry — very angry with the european union, with the americans as well — about what he sees as a failure to be serious about imposing tough sanctions on hundreds —

no, thousands of oligarchs, the richest russians who surround and — he would say — aid and abet putin and his associates in the kremlin. is he angry? i think he is. annoyed, angry — i'm not sure what the right word is — and i share these emotions. because we've been talking about sanctions, about sanctioning oligarchs and those people close to putin, to putin's regime, for years. and the level of sanctions that we see today, which is pretty good — like, these are decent sanctions, the current packages — but let's be honest, they should have been imposed so long before. the... crosstalk. but this list of 6000 that the anti—corruption foundation has come up with and, you know, the very loaded term "oligarchs, bribe takers and warmongers" you say, these 6000. you tell me what proportion of those 6000 are currently under sanctions in the west.

a tiny, tiny proportion. i can tell you from the richest people in russia, from 200 richest people in russia — oligarchs, businessmen, etc — only 46 were sanctioned. and that's exactly the problem, and this is why we're being upset because the proportion is not good. there is no imminence to those sanctions, you know? 46 to 200, that is still a good chance to get away, and this is exactly what we are lobbying for. we're saying that there shouldn't be a way to get away from those sanctions and they should just be imposed regularly and strictly and if you work for putin's regime, there shouldn't be a way, you know, to kind of sway a little bit and find your way out. you will be punished for that. the more you push this message that there are oligarchs around putin who are currently escaping from sanctions

and that you want the west to act on it, the more you push that message, the more likely it is that those holding navalny right now will intensify the level of pain and punishment inflicted upon him. there is some logic to that but i do not like that logic because following that, it means that we just need to lay low, do nothing and just be quiet, so they don't do something bad to navalny or to other political prisoners — and there are plenty of those. this is not how we work. we respond by applying even more pressure on them, and i think that's the only way to go. that's the only way to show putin that imprisoning navalny is not going to solve anything. we are actually investigating and publishing more stories now than we did when alexei was around and it is a matter of principle for me personally just to show them, "look, your plan didn't work.

"you've thrown him into prison. "we are making more investigations about you. "you are torturing him in prison and we are getting your — vladimir putin's yacht arrested in italy" and that's the way i like to operate. but it was plain after you made a big high—profile pronouncement about this yacht, scheherazade, which is held in italy and which, after your revelations, the yacht was impounded by the italians. yes. we then saw the conditions worsen for navalny, so i come back to the very personal point — do you not have any difficulty with that? i have... i might have difficulty with that, but i have put this difficulty on a faraway shelf and i try not to think about it because i have a very clear instruction from alexei navalny himself what to do, how to work. he wants us to continue working and the worst thing that we can do is kind of change and wobble and do something differently. we have to be persistent. it's a long fight and no—one

is going to give it up halfway through. i guess i'm really struck by how much risk you are prepared to take. if we go back a little bit in the navalny story and your involvement with it, he, of course, was poisoned inside russia. yes. miraculously, he survived. he recuperated in germany and he went back to russia. but it became clear during your investigations that you had a trail which led you, it seems, to the people who perpetrated the poisoning and you agreed to work with documentary makers... yes. ..you and others to try to tell this story. why did you believe it was important to go so very public — even to the point of you and navalny making a call to the agent who appears to have placed the poisoned underpants in navalny�*s room which had the novichok on them — why did you decide it was so important to go public

with all of that when you must have known that would simply make you a personal target for russian intelligence? well, because there are things that are bigger than me in this life, and this story — the story about this poisoning, the story about the fact that vladimir putin uses chemical weapons — just think about it for a second, chemical weapons that are forbidden, they shouldn't exist, but he uses them against his opponents, his, like, personal enemies. that story is so embarrassing for putin. this is something that will stay with putin forever. this is something that hopefully one day he will be prosecuted for and i would love to be part of that process because, well, i've been a witness to that. i think that this is a very scary and dangerous crime that he's committing with these chemical weapons poisonings and this whole system

that he runs of this, you know, operations thatjust needs to be stopped and we made this big film that is available on bbc iplayer, recommended. here, i mean, here we sit in london and you clearly are a person who lives in exile, but you are very well aware of the names of litvinenko, of skripal. yes. you know the reach of the russian secret services is long. you have a target on your back. perhaps. i don't think there's any doubt about that, is there? how do you, those close to you, live with that? it's not that difficult to live with. sometimes, you just — no, there are situations in your life when you're scared — objectively dangerous situations — but in those situations, you can make a choice to not be scared.

it's a very deliberate, very rational and cold—hearted choice in a dangerous situation to not be scared. personal issues are one thing. there's also the more collective issue. recently, the guardian newspaper reported on a former navalny staffer, somebody that presumably worked alongside you — a young man, mikhail sokolov — who says that he first volunteered for navalny in 2017. he was then approached by the fsb and was paid to be an informer inside your organisation. do you fear that the reach of russia's secret services does actually go inside the anti—corruption foundation? we assume it does and we act in a way that anything we say inside the office or in any work environment can be leaked, can be published, and we behave accordingly. we have no secrets to hide.

we aren't doing anything that we wouldn't — we would be concerned doing publicly, so that's the only way to live your life in this sort of situation so, yes, probably we are targets of some sort of, you know, strange people running around europe undercover and not cover, illegals, you know, this sort of secret services branch, but what can you do about it? you just have to be reasonably careful and, yeah, that's all. most, pretty much all, independent media now has been shut down inside russia, so you don't have that outlet for your work. so, how do you reach the russian people right now? through youtube. our channels haven't changed. so, there was a big — there is a big youtube channel that we use to publish investigations. so this is, for example, when people could have seen putin's palace — our biggest investigation. so we use the same

channel where before, that alexei navalny was the presenter. and now instead of navalny, it is me and my other colleagues, and we do very similar investigations and they are watched by the same amount of people. are they really, though? yes. i mean, inside russia today... yeah, absolutely. ..let us be realistic about what happens — it is a surveillance society. russia is a society which we, at the very beginning of this conversation discussed, was — is gripped by fear right now. do you think russians, given that your organisation is outlawed inside the country, defined as an extremist organisation, do you think russians feel comfortable viewing materials that you put up on youtube — even if they're lucky enough to be able to get around all of the different internet censorship which the russian administration tries to impose? youtube is still fully accessible in russia — for unknown to me reasons, but it is — and russian people have a good experience with samizdat and other soviets, you know, sort of techniques of overcoming these things so yes, i — our numbers have not changed, so there is definitely the same level of interest to our work, to investigations, and we are very happy about it. what seems to be part

of navalny�*s plan, maybe your plan too, is to put so much pressure on the russian elite, the oligarchs, the people around putin, that you basically ferment split and disruption within the inner circle. but i've spoken to many other people well—versed in how russia under putin works who say this is completely unrealistic. the oligarchs are not close to putin. he's basically done a deal with them — they stay out of politics, they're free to make money, but they are not in politics, and they are not in a position to move against or launch some sort of palace coup against vladimir putin. it is naive to think that might happen? i don't think it's naive and i don't think the assessments that you just spoke to, i don't think that this is entirely correct.

we don't really know, because now, the sanctions against oligarchs aren't imminent, and there are still people who can get away and who can think that, "oh, maybe i can wait on the side and nothing will happen to me." i think that those oligarchs are very crucial to putin's regime and if you... really? cos i spoke to mikhail khodorkovsky, who of course used to be one of the uber oligarchs not so very long ago in russia. he said it's completely unrealistic to expect that putsch coming from the elite, from the oligarchs against putin, and the ftjust reported the other day — there is little sign that sanctions have pressured the oligarchs into contemplating a palace coup. instead, they are scrambling for ways to cling onto their wealth. many are now resigned to a life inside russia. but if they don't work, why is usmanov and aven — there was an article today about them going through hungary, asking the hungarian prime minister, orban, to cross them off the list of the european sanctions. so if sanctions aren't effective, why is that

happening? i need to interjectjust to make clear that all the individuals you've named deny that they are oligarchs involved in propping up putin or supporting a war or anything else. so, letjust be clear about that because it's important to get that on the record. i just wonder if we change the perspective from thinking about the oligarch to thinking about the russian people, are you and alexei navalny, are you disappointed in the russian people, that the russian people haven't, in the last six months, taken to the streets? when navalny tweeted out, "we should not be a nation of frightened cowards," he urged people to conduct daily protests against the war. that hasn't happened. is there a level of disappointment it didn't happen? perhaps, yes. do i understand and get completely why it hasn't happened?

also, yes, and i will never ever dare to blame russian people for not going into the streets right now because i understand the level of risk involved into this. do you think some russians might listen to this interview and wonder whether you have not become, in a highly nationalistic atmosphere in russia right now, worry whether you have become a puppet for russia's enemies? we're in london. there are allegations that the foundation, over years, has taken money from western interests. i think russia today recently pointed out that your contributions through cryptocurrency have gone through the roof, and they say, "a—ha!" that's a means by which they hide the fact that they are being sponsored by western governments, rich westerners who want to do down russia. just to make it very clear — we are not being sponsored by western governments and we have never been, and that line of argument that you are referring to, it is just pure propaganda line.

if we ever were caught with — i don't know — dealing with foreign governments or anything like that in some sort of dodgy way, that would be all over russian tv, that would be... so where do you get your money from? it's entirely — we are entirely crowd funded. but where — where from? from inside russia? um, from inside russia, we are — we have almost stopped receiving any donations apart from actually cryptocurrency because it's too dangerous. we don't want to expose our russian donors to these risks. we are an extremist organisation, we are on the same list with al-qaeda, isis, etc, so giving us money directly right now is not a good idea. but we have had time to reroute our fundraising a little bit to diasporas, to russian people who live abroad, to russian people who have foreign bank accounts, because that solves the problem, that's not reachable for the russian authorities, and also, we use some crowdfunding platforms that also make you untraceable in terms of where the payment comes from.

you are russian. yes. do you worry that in the current climate, with everything that's going on with the ukraine war, there's a danger that some in the united states and europe and the west are becoming anti—russian rather than anti—putin? yes, it's a big problem, and every time i see it, i feel very upset and i feel very concerned because i don't think that there is a concept of collective responsibility. don't you? no. see, i had a very interesting interview with the editor—in—chief of the kyiv independent recently, olga rudenko, and she said, "listen — russians aren't a normal nation who got lost and turned the wrong way. "no, they turned the wrong way

many times until the country became finally what it is today — a fascist society, a mix of aggressors and their apathetic accomplices." when you hear ukrainians say that this isn't a putin problem, this is a russia problem, do you think they're wrong? i understand why they're saying this. i understand where the ukrainians are at the moment, and this war and what's happening with their country, what's russia doing to their country is...is heartbreaking and it's probably the biggest catastrophe that happened in the world in a very long time. i would understand every emotion that they feel towards the russians right now and i understand how it's possible to... but her point really is that the governance you have in russian couldn't happen in ukraine because ukraine does not have this sort of latent deep desire for strongman rule that she thinks is part of what russia is. i think this is a very shallow understanding of what russia is.

well, if it's shallow, you explain to me, as a last question — how is russia going to change and convince people like her that it can change? i won't be able to give you a timeline and i won't be able to give you a step—by—step guide, you know, this is what's going to happen in february, or this is what's going to happen in may or injune. we know and we've seen how it works. do you remember how forever soviet union seemed, how it seemed indestructible and how engaged people were into building socialism, etc, etc? and it collapsed overnight. these very strong regimes that are led by one person, one dictator like vladimir putin, they seem to be strong when you look at them, but the point is that they can break and crumble overnight. but is it your contention that it's not the palace coup

we should look to, but people power? because we don't see it right now. ok, we can spend a lot of time assigning probabilities to this scenario, so is it going to be a palace coup or is it going to be a revolution or is putin simply going to die tomorrow? which is also possible. it doesn't. .. it's not a constructive way to spend your time. a constructive way to spend your time is trying to break through russian propaganda, try to educate the russian population, try to talk about the war, about what's happening, spreading the truth, etc, etc. that's the way we deal with it. and we, i'm afraid, have to end there. but maria pevchikh, it's been a pleasure having you on hardtalk. thank you very much. thank you.

hello. saturday brought us a largely dry, settled day. we had some clear skies and sunshine, particularly in the south. more of 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, but where we have had those clear skies, it is going to be a bit of a chilly start to the day. if you are heading to the capital over the next few days, we will have a bit more cloud around than we have seen of late, 17, 18 degrees, but less of a breeze as well, so it will feel reasonably fine. we've got high pressure not far away sitting out towards the west but weak weather fronts pushing their way in from the north through the course of today so overnight, the cloud has been increasing across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but where we keep the clear skies for longest, southern england and wales, it is here where temperatures will be

lowest first thing sunday morning, could below enough forjust a touch of grass frost, three or four degrees in a few spots for southern england. more cloud further north, that is going to be the story through the course of the day. you can see that cloud just producing the odd light shower, perhaps northern ireland, north wales, the midlands as well, one or two for northern england, fewer showers, though, for central and northern parts of scotland, compared to recent days. sunshine here. temperatures 13 to 16 down the east coast, a few degrees warmer than that further west. into the evening hours and overnight, still a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently. winds fall lighter as we head through the early hours of monday, enough cloud around to keep things frost free but still a little bit of a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. and then high—pressure still very much with us as we head through into monday for her majesty's state funeral. we are expecting conditions to

remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain through western scotland, and further 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 than of late as well so it will feel a little bit warmer. we could see 20 degrees towards the south—west of england, just a few degrees cooler than that once again close to the east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. and then as we head through into the middle of the week, high pressure starts to move away towards the south—east, allowing some weather fronts into the north—west of the uk, but still a lot of dry and settled weather for many of us through the week ahead, perhaps a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain towards the north—west later on, but warming up, we could see 21 degrees in london. bye for now.

good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay in westminster, where the queen's body lies in state for a fourth full day. and nina warhurst in the studio in salford. our headlines today: us presidentjoe biden has arrived in the uk ahead of the queen's funeral. he will meet king charles along with other world leaders at buckingham palace later today. it has been announced that big screens in towns and cities across the uk will show tomorrow's funeral, along with 125 cinemas. thousands continue to queue to pay their respects as the queen's