managing it has become an expanding discipline. the way we embrace it defines our future. it has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for the people today is government and politics. but what they do for the people of tomorrow, that is statesmanship. while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again.

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hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world. king charles will host a reception for hundreds of world leaders and royal dignitaries at buckingham palace later today ahead of queen elizabeth's funeral on monday. on the final full day of the queen's lying in state, tens of thousands of members of the public are still queuing to file past the late queen's coffin in westminster hall, despite warnings of long waits. officials are deciding whether to temporarily suspend queueing and have asked members of the public not to set off to join the queue in case of disappointment. to set off to join the queue in case of disappointment. for all the very latest, let's cross over to my colleague karin giannone in westminster. people in the queue have been on their feet people in the queue have been on theirfeet for people in the queue have been on their feet for about 13 hours. behind me they are having their food

and drink taken off them, going through the tighter security down that side of the palace before going into westminster hall. then the final part of thatjourney, going to westminster hall itself. just before they get to that bet there is the snake. it is the last full day of the lying in state. at 6:30am tomorrow morning that lying in state will come to an end. there is now this question of when to draw a line under the entrance to the queue to stop people setting out from southwark park five miles away because there has to be a calculation of when people join because there has to be a calculation of when peoplejoin in will finally get to westminster hall. people have been expecting really long wait times. some of them have said they feared it would be much, much longer. we heard estimates yesterday of up to 25 hours. it went down to about 16

hours, and now approximately 1a hours, and now approximately 1a hours from the point they joined yesterday. duncan kennedy reports. two countries united by one grief. president biden landing last night at stansted with the first lady ahead of tomorrow's funeral. he is one of around 500 heads of state and dignitaries taking part. from presidents who cross oceans to people who line rivers, mr biden arrives in a capital whose centre has been transformed. keep on going, guys, keep on going. at its heart, a queue whose length is measured in hours, not yards. some even have proof. i've been here for eight hours and 1a minutes. that's how long i've been here for. at times the queue has been ten miles long.

for some, the walking brings weariness and a need to loosen the limbs. not far behind them, someone honoured by the queen who knows all about pace and perseverance. in my head it was like, i have to join this queue. so i stopped all my plans for the weekend, got on the train this morning, met some friends, changed my clothes and here i am. the queue�*s tempo has varied but has consistently remained patient and determined. to many here, the queen is not a but the national treasure. she's given us so much. she has given us her whole life, and ijust rang mum and said, we just need to go. what does she mean to you, the queen? i think quite a lot, because obviously we have all grown up with her being our queen, and she has had such a big impact on our lives. she meant quite a lot to all of us. i was a guardsman working j outside buckingham palace and the tower and windsor castle.

i feel quite a close affinity with the royal family, - especially the queen. i've met her on occasions, i and ijust think it's my duty to come down and show my respects. when this queue does finally close and the last person files past the queen's coffin sometime early tomorrow morning, it will mark the end of an unprecedented act of collective tribute. attention will then move from westminster hall to westminster abbey for the funeral. last night inside westminster hall, standing sentinel to their beloved grandmother, the queen's eight grandchildren posted to all sides of the plinth — a symmetrical display of her extended family's devotion. flowing around them, those who have come to pay respects to a long royal life, bookended by coronation and commemoration.

westminster hall carrying the solemnity of a cathedral, amid the silence of a library. at windsor castle, they have been moving tens of thousands of flowers from well—wishers inside the castle grounds ready for the burial ceremony, with the blooms all facing towards her majesty's beloved home. tonight at 8:00pm, the country will hold a national moment of reflection for one minute to stop and think about the life and legacy of the queen. it comes ahead of tomorrow's funeral, a momentous occasion of state, a family farewell, and a full—stop moment in this nation's history. injust over 2a hours, in just over 2a hours, the focal

point, the focus of everyone's attention will move a short distance away to westminster abbey. we can see the pictures of it now. people are turning out, starting to camp along whitehall. so many people, evenif along whitehall. so many people, even if they are not coming to london tojoin the even if they are not coming to london to join the queue to try to view the lying—in—state, are coming just to be in central london in this tight area around here. many people have been carrying flowers, walking to buckingham palace. theyjust want to buckingham palace. theyjust want to be part of this moment. we are looking at the snake of the queue, the bit you have to get through before you finally reach the destination of westminster hall. you can see how intense that is, so many people packed into that tight space, zigzagging across. although it takes maybe a couple of hours to get

through, that is when people's spirits are lifted by the fact they are very close to �* hall. are very close to westminster hall. they upbeat now it is a they are upbeat now because it is a beautiful the sun is up, it not too cold, it has been played is not too cold, it has been played during the night. the queue at some point stood still for up to an hour. people have a spring in their step and they know the endless insight and they know the endless insight and they know the endless insight and the experience of walking into westminster hall is what is keeping them going. we have seen so many bright moments in the last few days, one was when king charles and prince william camejust a one was when king charles and prince william came just a short distance from here to lambeth bridge, almost the final part of the long queue. they turned up to meet members of the public. that was such a boost for so many people who had been walking through the night. it has been such a busy week for the working royals. 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 am 75 now and i can't remember anybody except the queen being there. there were not women prime ministers or women presidents. she was the only one. 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. well, such a huge policing operation. such a huge diplomatic visit, so many dignitaries arriving. president biden is among around 500

heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend the funeral of queen elizabeth on monday. they will be attending a special reception at buckingham palace hosted by king charles iii later on sunday. thomas magill reports. several world leaders had been seen going into westminster hall. one was the irish taoiseach, michael martin. he is inside westminster hall. these are pictures from downing street that we have coming in. it is such a momentous event and it if it is not the biggest policing operation of all time, it is certainly one of them. so many military staff are on duty, so many police from forces all around the uk are here. it is quite something. the atmosphere is calm,

good—natured, and people are very pleased to see the amount of police and soldiers getting involved in helping them in this long wait that they have to go into westminster hall. thomas magill reports. meeting leaders from parts of the world where king charles iii is now head of state. among them, a special audience at buckingham palace, australia's anthony albanese, who is known to favour australia becoming a republic. other commonwealth leaders in london for the funeral of queen elizabeth ii took a moment to sign a book of condolence, including the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, who thanked her majesty for 70 years of support and service. she visited our country on multiple times. but more than that, she stood with us during times of great, great sadness and tragedy and stood alongside us in times of joy and celebration.

other leaders, including canada's justin trudeau, joined mourners to pay his respects at the lying in state. but not all world leaders have been invited. russia's vladimir putin is off the list, as well as belarus and myanmar�*s leaders, they also haven't been invited. the bbc understands syria and afghanistan did not get asked, either. nor venezuela, because the uk does not have full diplomatic relations with these countries. earlier, the king and the prince of wales thanked some of the officers who will be involved in monday's huge policing operation. monday, we'll have over 10,000 officers deployed. the core of that is metropolitan police officers, but we've got help from every force across the country and indeed from some forces further afield. on the eve of his mother's funeral, the king will host another big reception at buckingham palace on sunday with world leaders and dignitaries.

among them the president of the us, joe biden, who arrived on saturday. he was due to meet the british prime minister, liz truss. that's been postponed while meetings between her and three other leaders will go ahead. thomas magill, bbc news. we have been hearing from the new zealand prime minister, and she has also been speaking to my colleague about her impression of the public reaction to the queen's death. the overridin: reaction to the queen's death. tue: overriding sentiment reaction to the queen's death. tte: overriding sentiment was just a gratitude for the great effort that people were putting into coming and paying their respects. notjust leaders, but people. you can say that it meant a huge amount to have seen the sheer scale and outpouring of people's love and affection for her late majesty. he of people's love and affection for her late majesty.— of people's love and affection for her late majesty. her late ma'esty. he went to left -- to her late majesty. he went to left -- to westminster _ her late majesty. he went to left --

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myself and my partner, clark. i asked her, for instance, one of the things on my mind alongside being a new prime minister was being a prime minister and a new prime minister was being a prime ministerand a mum. when new prime minister was being a prime minister and a mum. when you think about leaders who have been in that position, there was myself and one other, but before that, the queen. i said to her, how did you manage? she just said, well, you just get on with it. that was probably the best and most factual advice i could have. you do, you just take every day as it comes, and she did. i have such respect for her because i see now what it takes to be a mum and later and she did it more times over the now. ., ., , , , ., the now. you have expressed great affection for _ the now. you have expressed great affection for the _ the now. you have expressed great affection for the queen, _ the now. you have expressed great affection for the queen, but - the now. you have expressed great affection for the queen, but in - affection for the queen, but in terms of the relationship between our two countries, there were occasionally protest when she visited new zealand some years ago. you say now it is inevitable that nugent will become a republic in

your lifetime. why do you say that? i think even the queen herself observed and acknowledged the abolition over time in our relationships. in fact, when she came to new zealand several decades ago she herself acknowledged that the treaty between indigenous new zealanders and the crown have been imperfectly observed. that simple observation is still spoken of today because it demonstrated that she was reflecting back her observation of the reality of new zealanders's lives. so, simply my observation is that there will continue to be an evolution in our relationship. i don't believe it will be quick or soon, but over the course of my lifetime. let's give you a sense of what it

looks like here. all around here the shots that we have of this queue, thatis shots that we have of this queue, that is the snake. it is sort of moving, then it stops, then it moves again. that is the most condensed point where it really does give you a deceptive view of how close you are to finally reaching westminster hall because you go back and forth across the park so many times. want to get inside, this is what awaits you. every single account of people who have emerged from this talking about that breathtaking moments arriving at the top of the steps going down to westminster hall. and what sort of reaction they have 28, the emotion that they feel. so have talked about this, old although they are surrounded by so many people, the few seconds that they get standing in front of the game's coffin, those few seconds that they pause and take that moment to pay tribute in whatever way they want

to, feels like a personal moment, a private moment with the queen, who has meant something different to every single person we have talked to. as well as the site of the hall itself and the surroundings, the military uniforms, the big chill is taking place. if you are fortunate enough to go inside while the changing of the guard is going on, thatis changing of the guard is going on, that is also quite something to see. also around here outside of westminster hall, there are people continually flowing past don milbank, past parliaments and towards buckingham palace. buckingham palace is such a focal point of people who are joining the queue to see the lying—in—state, but also to lay flowers, children are carrying flowers, they will let them outside buckingham palace.

let's go live to buckingham palace with our correspondent helena wilkinson. there are big crowds here. over the past couple of hours the crowds have started to build. let's give you a closer look of those crowds outside buckingham palace. many people arrived here from quite early on this morning. you can see there are barriers that are up at the moment. what we are looking out for our people passing by in cars. we have seen a number of police outriders passing behind us in the last hour orso passing behind us in the last hour or so with what appears to be diplomatic cars. people are waiting here, trying to spot is a member of the royal family. you can probably see some police outriders gone past us now. we know that the king will have an audience with the prime

minister, liz truss. a big day for the king, another busy day for him. later on this evening at the palace to king will host a formal state reception. that will be for heads of state and also official overseas guests. there are going to be 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries at the queen's funeral tomorrow. in terms of buckingham palace here, they are waiting, the crowds, perhaps hoping to see a member of the royal family. we know that the us president, joe biden, arrived in the uk. we knew that he is going to be, at some point today, signing the official book of condolence for the queen at lancaster house, which is not far from where we are. many of the heads

of state will get the opportunity, if they wish, to pay their respects and go to see the queen lying in state at westminster hall if they wish to. the focus later on here at buckingham palace because the king has a number of engagements, that very formal occasion later on, the state reception, with visitors here, heads of state and official overseas guests. it will be the first opportunity for all of them to get together. politics, diplomacy, will be put to one side. those discussions will be held at a later date. they will gather here at the palace later on this evening, so another very busy day for king charles. let's join my colleague lauren moss, who's at the back of the queue in southwark park.

how is it looking? well, it has been very busy this morning compared to this time yesterday. more and more people have been turning up. this is where the 13 or 1a hour walk begins for many. they will make a decision in the next few hours when they will close this queue to make sure everyone is already in it. i 110w now by people who have tram from manchester. just arrived from manchester, rennais and shelby. i know you are both very keen to get in the line. why today? you why have you come here today? you have had two tours of afghanistan. yes, it was very important to show my respect — yes, it was very important to show my respect. it is a pleasure to be here _ my respect. it is a pleasure to be here. ~ ., my respect. it is a pleasure to be here. ~ . ., i. my respect. it is a pleasure to be here. ~ . ., , ., my respect. it is a pleasure to be here. . , ., , here. what about you, shall be? new set u- ve here. what about you, shall be? new set no very early _ here. what about you, shall be? new set up very early from _ here. what about you, shall be? new set up very early from the _ set up very early from the north—west.

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hours. it will be a balancing act to make sure that anyone who enters the queueis make sure that anyone who enters the queue is able to get through the next several miles to see the queen lying in state before the cut—off point at 6:30am tomorrow morning. the funeral begins later on tomorrow, round about 10:30am, 11 o'clock. everyone i have spoken to is determined to get through, they are making friends with each other in the case. still a very sombre feeling, as well. people here know they are taking part in a moment in history that they will not see in their lifetimes again. that history that they will not see in their lifetimes again.— history that they will not see in their lifetimes again. that is true, this moment _ their lifetimes again. that is true, this moment will _ their lifetimes again. that is true, this moment will never _ their lifetimes again. that is true, this moment will never be - their lifetimes again. that is true, i this moment will never be repeated. as the crow flies, southwark park is about five miles away, but the g itself is a lot, lot longer. joining me now is mary macleod, a former policy adviser to queen elizabeth, and previously

the mp for brentford and isleworth. thank you. what are your thoughts, first of all, as we approach this momentous day when the nation, the world says goodbye after 70 years? this is been a moment to reflect, unifying ten days for us all. every day has felt like a lifetime of key moments. the death of the queen has touched everyone and it reaches across communities, countries, age and background and we have seen that love and gratitude as the people have paid their respects. also how strong and engaging the new king and queen consort has been in this busy schedule. i was down at the gardens at victoria tower by the river

yesterday, literally talking to the queue there, so inspiring, speaking to the people who have queued for so many hours, but it is their time to give something back to the queen, this pilgrimage they are doing and showing their respects. everyone has been touched by this, saying goodbye and saying thank you to our former monarch. ., ,., , and saying thank you to our former monarch. ., ,., _ ., ,., and saying thank you to our former monarch. ., _ ., ., monarch. you policy advisor to the queen. monarch. you policy advisor to the queen- what _ monarch. you policy advisor to the queen. what was _ monarch. you policy advisor to the queen. what was it _ monarch. you policy advisor to the queen. what was it like _ monarch. you policy advisor to the queen. what was it like working i monarch. you policy advisor to the i queen. what was it like working with queen. what was it like working with queen elizabeth. her knowledge of global affairs, queen elizabeth. her knowledge of globalaffairs, diplomacy and queen elizabeth. her knowledge of global affairs, diplomacy and so much more much gas must been pretty unparalleled. much more much gas must been pretty unparalleled-— unparalleled. absolutely. iwill alwa s unparalleled. absolutely. iwill always remember _ unparalleled. absolutely. iwill always remember the - unparalleled. absolutely. iwill always remember the laugh i unparalleled. absolutely. iwilll always remember the laugh and unparalleled. absolutely. iwill. always remember the laugh and a smile and twinkle in her eye. she has been our strength and stay, or as our prime minister said, the rock upon which modern britain has been built. that wisdom, that knowledge she had because of course she came to the throne 70 years ago when

winston churchill was prime minister and she has seen 70 years. this was her 15th prime minister. she has seen a world, history and i think as we see the heads of state and diplomats arrived for the funeral tomorrow, we are just saying, and the comments have been beautiful, just saying that love and respect that they have for the queen, even though she was queen of the united kingdom, but of course she was also head of the commonwealth, that is 54 countries, 2.5 billion people, 14 of those countries apart from britain has her at monarch. even emmanuel macron said she was the queen. very moving tributes from those heads of state and world leaders and tomorrow we will see this biggest gathering of world leaders the world has ever seen. i think it is because of the person, the role that she had, but

also the person she was, the grace, dignity, the dedication, the hard work that she did. she reached out to everyone as part of that, and a life devoted to service and duty that we all learn from, right up to the day she died. so, yes, she definitely was the spirit and what was best about great britain. i wonder how you see that steadiness continuing charles. we have seen a relentless week for him and the queen consort. qt relentless week for him and the queen consort.— relentless week for him and the queen consort. of course he has learned from _ queen consort. of course he has learned from the _ queen consort. of course he has learned from the best _ queen consort. of course he has learned from the best and i queen consort. of course he has learned from the best and if- queen consort. of course he has learned from the best and if he l learned from the best and if he takes her strength and steadfastness and thoughtfulness and calmness that she had, the real curiosity she had, the ability to listen. she would ask

really deep, thoughtful questions, her sense of fairness in that kindness, humility, warmth and wisdom, always looking for the best in people as well as her humour he will do well. he has had that best possible role model to learn from. he has also been supporting the queen are more and more over recent years and therefore knows what needs to be done. i think he has also had a life of service already about over 50 years so we have had a glimpse of what his hard work and energy and dedication to the country is like to improving the lives of people and also the world around us so he has already created a legacy to build on and as you mention in recent days there has been this relentless schedule, some of it formal but other bits really personal, so the surprise moments where himself and the new prince of wales got out yesterday to shake hands with

people, purely spontaneously. and thenit people, purely spontaneously. and then itjust is using that personal approach and touch that i think will create real greatness but certainly they have been doing things powerful in the past few days and there are great people around them and if he reigns is his mother died he will be an outstanding king and one this whole nation can be proud of. —— as his mother did. we whole nation can be proud of. -- as his mother did.— whole nation can be proud of. -- as his mother did. we do not know when the aueue his mother did. we do not know when the queue will— his mother did. we do not know when the queue will close _ his mother did. we do not know when the queue will close permanently i his mother did. we do not know when the queue will close permanently but| the queue will close permanently but in the meantime thousands of thousands of people move on before

the deadline at half past six tomorrow morning. the estimated wait time is at least 14 hours in the queue so we watch closely to see when there is news of how long it will remain. access to the queue and southwark park will remain that spectacular sight of lambeth bridge, the final part of the journeys and the final part of the journeys and the long walks for people in the queue with the q and the palace of westminster is ahead of them. hundreds of thousands of people injapan have been urged

to leave their homes after warnings of unprecedented risks from an approaching storm. a special typhoon warning has been issued, as the south of the country braces for the arrival of what could the biggest storm in decades. let's cross to our correspondent in tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes. what is the latest on the storm and the potential risks? the what is the latest on the storm and the potential risks?— the potential risks? the typhoon is a ve , the potential risks? the typhoon is a very. very — the potential risks? the typhoon is a very. very large _ the potential risks? the typhoon is a very, very large storm _ the potential risks? the typhoon is a very, very large storm and i the potential risks? the typhoon is a very, very large storm and right l a very, very large storm and right over the top of a southern japanese island. the eye of the storm came ashore late in the afternoon and has been declared by the japanese government are very dangerous storm. it is not a super typhoon, it has not got to level five but is just short of it. it is hundreds of metres across and packing winds of somewhere between 100 to 200 kilometres per hour, sustained winds and it is a very dangerous

situation. the big threat to life and property is from the rain. it is carrying a huge amount of moisture. meteorologists hear from the japanese government say up to half of a metre of water will fall over the island today and tonight and that will put massive pressure on the rivers so people living along rivers, near mountain sites, this is a very mountainous country, they are the ones potentially endanger and why there has been this large—scale evacuation order people to go to local safety centres where they can seek shelter from the storm. share seek shelter from the storm. are eo - le seek shelter from the storm. are people heeding that warning to leave their homes?— their homes? some are not. this is alwa s their homes? some are not. this is always the — their homes? some are not. this is always the case _ their homes? some are not. this is always the case with _ their homes? some are not. this is always the case with these - their homes? some are not. this is always the case with these sorts i their homes? some are not. this is always the case with these sorts of| always the case with these sorts of storms. some people will go and others will not not want to leave the property and that is the danger. it is voluntary, it is not enforced

about japan has a very sophisticated comprehensive system of emergency centres for evacuation where people are urged to take cover. they are strong buildings in safe areas but of course a lot of people just don't want to leave their property and animals and things like that so they stay behind. fist animals and things like that so they sta behind. �* animals and things like that so they stay behind-— animals and things like that so they stay behind. at the able to do much to rotect stay behind. at the able to do much to protect what _ stay behind. at the able to do much to protect what the _ stay behind. at the able to do much to protect what the leave _ stay behind. at the able to do much to protect what the leave behind? l to protect what the leave behind? not really. japan is a very mountainous country and a very rugged and beautiful country but that means most people live in fairly narrow valleys, either against hillsides are close to rivers, and that is a real threat here. i don't think it is the wind. japan is well protected against winds and waves and has strong short offences but you can protect against vast very torrential rains —— make sure defences. people will be in

peril tonight. sure defences. people will be in peril tonight-— peril tonight. how long until it hits? it peril tonight. how long until it hits? it is _ peril tonight. how long until it hits? it is hitting _ peril tonight. how long until it hits? it is hitting already i peril tonight. how long until it hits? it is hitting already and i periltonight. how long until it i hits? it is hitting already and the rivers are rising. _ hits? it is hitting already and the rivers are rising. the _ hits? it is hitting already and the rivers are rising. the storm i hits? it is hitting already and the rivers are rising. the storm is i hits? it is hitting already and the l rivers are rising. the storm is then set to cross to the main island and it will weaken as it does as it moves away from the coast but still carries a huge amount of moisture and we think there will be very torrential rain all the way up here torrential rain all the way up here to tokyo in the next 24 hours. 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 still continuing. hugo bachega is in kyiv and joins me now.

tell me more about what they have been finding in izyium. authorities there say 59 bodies have been recovered from the graves found outside the city of izyium —— izyum authorities have found 17 soldiers buried in a mass grave. we still do not know how they died. president zelensky said last night that there is new evidence people had been tortured although he has not given details so there is a long process to try to establish the truth of what happened there. izyum was invaded by russian forces in the early days of the war and just days ago was liberated by ukraine forces.

yesterday the eu presidency called for the establishment of an independent tribunal to investigate possible crimes committed by russian forces and that came from the czech republic which is holding the rotating presidency of the eu and this is the reaction to what has been discovered outside izyum. this is an area where territory has been regained. what is the situation elsewhere? it seems the ukrainians are going ahead with a counteroffensive in the north—east of the country and advancing and making gains and the russians seem to be trying to defend their positions in the east but we have reports from the kharkiv region in the north—east of the country that at least for medical workers were

killed as a psychiatric hospital was being evacuated and there were reports on the site of the country the residential buildings or hit and power supplies and a gas pipeline damaged as a result of russian air strikes and this is a report by the governor there. we've not been able to identify those reports but the latest intelligence report by the british intelligence side says russia has stepped up attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in the country and it is very likely the country and it is very likely the russians will continue to target civilian targets as it continues to suffer setbacks on the front lines.

let's look at some of the preparations that are being made for the state funeral. the service for queen elizabeth ii will be held on monday at 11.00am in the uk. her coffin will be carried a short distance from westminster hall to westminster abbey. members of the public will be able to view the ceremony on large screens being put up in parks and venues across the uk. more than 100 cinemas will also screen the service. 2,000 guests are expected to be in attendance at westminster abbey in the heart of london. around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries will attend the funeral, including the prime ministers of canada, australia and presidentjoe biden. some 10,000 metropolitan police officers will be deployed as part

of the biggest security operation the country has ever seen. during her seven decades on the throne, queen elizabeth met 13 american presidents, more than a quarter of the men who have held the office. she was often a key diplomatic asset for great britain, as our north america editor, sarah smith, reports. newsreel: on the president's car flies the princess' standard on one wing and old glory on the other. not yet a queen, princess elizabeth's first visit to the us was back in 1951, meeting president truman. but i would like all american people, north and south, east and west... dwight eisenhower was president when she made herfirst state visit in 1957, helping to repair uk—us relations after the disastrous suez crisis. newsreel: the united states' capital has a reputation for hospitality. i and then it was come dancing at the rose garden. the queen waltzed with president ford inside the white house and enjoyed a close friendship with president reagan based on their shared love of horses. president reagan was given an honorary knighthood to thank him for america's assistance during the falklands war. she met and charmed 13

us presidents in all. her constant stable presence through seven decades of tumultuous history was the bedrock of the special relationship between america and the united kingdom. democrats and republicans alike, the queen smiled at them all. a valuable diplomatic asset to her 15 prime ministers. above party politics, the queen could use her royal touch to smooth international relations, as every president covets a royal state visit to great britain. american national anthem. the morning after the 9/11 terrorist attack on america, it was the queen's personal request that the coldstream guards played the american national anthem outside buckingham palace. after president obama enjoyed the full pomp and circumstance of a royal state visit, the then—prime minister david cameron said he received red—carpet treatment on his next trip to washington. that faux pas when michelle obama touched the queen? forgiven.

president trump ditched the traditional bow, going for a handshake instead, before blocking her majesty's path as they inspected the guard. during that visit, she may have been sending a subtle message, wearing an emerald brooch that was a gift from president obama. president biden was the first head of state the queen met in person after the death of her husband, prince philip. as presidents and prime ministers came and went, the queen endured. representing her nation on the international stage with her unique brand of personal diplomacy. the queen's reign spanned decades of change, change she once said had become the constant. one of the commonwealth countries that's seen turbulence and transformation is bangladesh. laura kuenssberg spoke to sheik hassina about her memories of the queen, and why the commonwealth matters so much today.

her majesty the queen, yes, she is queen of united kingdom, no doubt about it. but she was the leader of commonwealth also. so as a member of a commonwealth country, she has great value to us. and not only that, she, well, about 70 years she ran the monarch. and i feel in this world, she was not only a queen, but a very affectionate, motherly personality. whenever i met her, i felt that. what are your personal memories of her, then? 1961, when she visited

east pakistan, i had the opportunity to see her because we are very young. and my father's office, we went there because we knew that she was passing through that road. so we all of us, whole family, we are waiting on the window with the binoculars so that we can see her more. when i became prime minister, i met her every time, i attended about seven commonwealth summits. so every time i had this opportunity to talk to her, meeting her and also during olympic games, she invited me. so i came here that a very good opportunity for a long time we discussed. so you met her many times over

the decades as a as a child in yourfather�*s office, then as prime minister and then at many commonwealth summits. so she was part of your life for many decades. and she has a wonderful memory, you know, that even in the commonwealth summit, even if she didn't see me, she used to inquire where is hasina? i don't see her. and how important is the commonwealth to you and to bangladesh? now of course, when we are together there are many opportunities. so it is good and important that yes, we have one place where we can exchange our views, we can adopt some ideas or we can deliver some good job for the country or the people. so that's why i feel it is good. now, at present, you see, one country cannot go alone. it is an interdependent world. so under these circumstances, commonwealth means a lot for the member countries. each country can work together. then we can support our

downtrodden people. religion was a significant influence throughout the queen's life and her funeral tomorrow is expected to reflect her deep and personal christian faith. our religion editor, aleem maqbool, has been looking at what the queen's private faith meant to her and the role it played throughout her reign. throughout her reign, in good times and bad, the queen drew heavily from herfaith to guide her, and this little church on the edges of the balmoral estate was a place she held dear. she came to services at crathie kirk all her life, with very little ceremony. though there was a royal seat and a royal pew where she always sat. the queen was a very regular church—goer. if she was here, always, always would come to church.

for 50 years ken mackenzie was domestic chaplain to the queen, and he will be among those at windsor for her final service. some of the moments i cherish most would be moments when the queen would speak to me as a parish minister. i remember being over there one evening and i asked her what her favourite hymn was. she said to me that her fondest memory ever of a christian song was herfather singing to her at her bedside as she was going to bed. the hymn she remembered her father singing was based on the parable of the sheep lost in open country. "although the road be rough and steep, i go into the desert to find my sheep."

lord sentamu, former archbishop of york, is one of a small team that came up with the original order of service for the queen's funeral. he says her knowledge of scripture is remarkable. she knows the psalms by heart and can recite them. so you can be in a conversation — one time she was going through quite a trying period, and we had been talking, and suddenly — "i lift up my eyes, the hills, cometh from the lord, the maker of heaven and earth." and you knew that whatever difficulties she was going through, her anchor was in god. and it was the anchor of her faith that once led the queen to say this. as dark as death can be, particularly for those suffering with grief, light and life are greater.

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for so many hours and a really reaching the end and about to enter westminster hall after they have been through security. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. the weather today is again looking largely quiet and dry for many of you. however, we do have some thicker cloud compared with the last few days. as you can see here on the satellite picture, the cloudiest weather is across the north and the east of the uk — close to these weather front5 they will be bringing one or two light 5howers. but even though it's a lot cloudier today, most of the cloud is still pretty high in the sky.

so there will be some brighter spell5 pushing through it from time to time. now, as we go through the rest of the day, there is a risk of a few 5howers. northern scotland, eastern areas of england, one or two for northern ireland, crossing the isle of man, merseyside, greater manchester, the north—west midlands. but even these areas that i've talked about seeing shower5, there'll be big gaps between. so you still have a chance of it staying completely dry all day. temperatures for many, about 15 to 17 degrees for the queen's lying in state. well, it probably will stay dry today. just a small chance of a late day shower and for the state funeral tomorrow. again, it's looking quite cloudy. the winds a bit lighter and there will be some bright spells at times. overnight tonight, cloud thickens across the north west of the country and we end the night with a little bit of patchy rain working into the western isles and with that cloudier weather pushing in. temperatures holding into double figures for some otherwise

with clearer spells. temperatures about seven to nine degrees. so it's a chilly start to the day monday morning for quite a few of you. again, the threat of a little bit of light rain across these north western areas, but otherwise it's a dry day with quite a bit of cloud, just a few bright or sunny spells. temperatures coming up degrees of 16 or so for glasgow, 18 for belfast, 18 to 19 for cardiff and for london. now, the week ahead stays pretty quiet until we get to thursday, when these more active weather fronts start to push in off the atlantic from the northwest and they'll bring some heavier rain to north western areas of the uk. the weather fronts eventually staggering their way towards the southeast by the end of the week. tuesday, then, the thickest cloud again across north western areas of the uk. a few splashes of light rain, but no significant amounts. again, it's a day of variable cloud with some bright or sunny spells and temperatures just climbing an odd degree again up to 20, this time around the cardiff area. as i say, it's quite quiet until thursday. that's when we see the winds pick up. a band of rain starts to move in from the west and that could be that's your latest weather. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: president biden is among the hundreds of world leaders now in london for the service that will take place at westminster abbey. i've seen what london looks like day today, the hustle and bustle, and to see itjust stand still, but do so so poetically is a very moving thing to witness, but it's also the most fitting tribute i can think of. the queen was here for her people and now her people are here for her. t’m

now her people are here for her. i'm in westminster