world leaders arrive in london ahead of the queen's state funeral — as members of the public are advised the queue to see her lying—in—state will soon be closed. the us presidentjoe biden paid his respects at the coffin of the queen in westminster hall this afternoon. this is the scene outside westminster hall, as members of the public wait patiently for hours to be allowed in. among the 2,000 guests at tomorrow's funeral at westminster abbey are members of the public, who've been preparing for the solemn occasion. very choked up, emotional. honoured and emotional. lam here

i am here on the mall where people are preparing to camp overnight ahead _ are preparing to camp overnight ahead of— are preparing to camp overnight ahead of the funeral. also on the programme. in ukraine, president zelensky says he has more evidence of torture carried out by the russian forces in the east of the country. and a huge typhoon strikes southern japan — around three million people are told to evacuate their homes. good afternoon. ahead of the queen's state funeral tomorrow, people are being advised not to join the queue to see her lying—in—state as it will shortly reach its final capacity. those who were already in line will be admitted to westminster hall untiljust before 6.30am tomorrow. this evening there will be a one minute silence at 8pm across the uk to remember the late queen. during the day, king charles greeted foreign dignitaries and world leaders

arriving for her majesty's state funeral, which will be held at westminster abbey tomorrow morning. he also held an audience with the prime minister liz truss. the new king is holding a diplomatic reception at buckingham palace for them this evening. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the final preparations for tomorrow's state funeral. at buckingham palace, the king arrived with a _ buckingham palace, the king arrived with a wave — buckingham palace, the king arrived with a wave to the crowds. many have been drawn _ with a wave to the crowds. many have been drawn to the palace as they have _ been drawn to the palace as they have been— been drawn to the palace as they have been since the first news of the queen's death ten days ago. there _ the queen's death ten days ago. there is— the queen's death ten days ago. there is a — the queen's death ten days ago. there is a desire shared by many thousands to be a part of this moment, placing flowers in the designated spaces... all simply absorbing the sights and emotions along the route of the funeral procession and in the places where world leaders will gather. irate procession and in the places where world leaders will gather. we didn't know what to _ world leaders will gather. we didn't know what to do, _ world leaders will gather. we didn't know what to do, but _ world leaders will gather. we didn't know what to do, but we _ world leaders will gather. we didn't know what to do, but we wanted i world leaders will gather. we didn't know what to do, but we wanted to | world leaders will gather. we didn't i know what to do, but we wanted to do something. it felt right to come up and do something and bring my son

here. i think there is a lot of people who don't know what to do but feel as though they need to do something so we felt the right thing to do was to come up here with everybody else. to do was to come up here with everybody else-— to do was to come up here with everybody else. from camilla, the queen consort, _ everybody else. from camilla, the queen consort, a _ everybody else. from camilla, the queen consort, a personal- everybody else. from camilla, the i queen consort, a personal reflection recorded for a bbc documentary on the 70 years of the queen's reign. she has been part of our lives for ever. i am 75 now and i can't remember anybody except the queen being there. it must have been so difficult for her being a solitary woman, there weren't women prime ministers are women presidents, she was the only one so i think she carved her own role. i will always remember that smile. that smile is unforgettable. the remember that smile. that smile is unforgettable-— remember that smile. that smile is unforuettable. ., ~ . , , unforgettable. the former archbishop of york recalled _ unforgettable. the former archbishop of york recalled a _ unforgettable. the former archbishop of york recalled a letter _ unforgettable. the former archbishop of york recalled a letter he _ unforgettable. the former archbishop of york recalled a letter he had - of york recalled a letter he had received from the queen about grief. the queen wrote to me a most

wonderful— the queen wrote to me a most wonderful letter for weeks after the burial— wonderful letter for weeks after the burial of— wonderful letter for weeks after the burial of prince philip, thanking me for the _ burial of prince philip, thanking me for the flowers, the prayers and then— for the flowers, the prayers and then ended it by saying, when you are grieving someone you deeply love, _ are grieving someone you deeply love, it _ are grieving someone you deeply love, it isn't easy when you are having — love, it isn't easy when you are having to — love, it isn't easy when you are having to do it in public. so my thought— having to do it in public. so my thought will be to the new king and the royet— thought will be to the new king and the royal family. they are grieving publicly— the royal family. they are grieving publicly and they have to find a space _ publicly and they have to find a space to — publicly and they have to find a space to do it.— publicly and they have to find a space to do it. there is little such sace at space to do it. there is little such space at the _ space to do it. there is little such space at the moment, _ space to do it. there is little such space at the moment, the - space to do it. there is little such space at the moment, the king i space to do it. there is little such i space at the moment, the king had space to do it. there is little such - space at the moment, the king had an audience with the uk prime minister and then other political leaders who will be attending the state funeral, started arriving at buckingham palace for a state reception that this evening to be hosted by the king and other members of the royal family. 0ne king and other members of the royal family. one of the visiting heads of state is the us president, joe biden. a short time ago he and the first lady visited the palace of westminster to pay their respects to the late queen on behalf of the

american people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. in the last few minutes, the us presidentjoe biden has been to westminster hall to pay his respects to the queen. he appeared on the balcony overlooking queen elizabeth's coffin with his wife, the first lady. foreign dignitaries will be attending the cream's state funeral tomorrow. it will be one of the biggest gatherings of royalty and politicians hosted in the uk for decades. they have been paying their respects to the late queen and sigining the book of conoldence all afternoon, as ur dipolmatic correspondent james landale reports. the funeral may be tomorrow but the diplomacy is under way. today the king met the leaders of the ia

countries where he remained head of state. some of the hundreds daily—macro hundreds of foreign dignities arriving in london this weekend. many stopped off at lancaster house to sign the book of condolence, a steady flow of the global great and sometimes good, paying their respects on behalf of themselves and their countries. i themselves and their countries. i wish eternal peace to her wonderful generous spirit and every good wish to king charles iii. irate generous spirit and every good wish to king charles iii.— to king charles iii. we appreciated very much. — to king charles iii. we appreciated very much. her— to king charles iii. we appreciated very much, her leadership - to king charles iii. we appreciated very much, her leadership of - to king charles iii. we appreciated very much, her leadership of the l very much, her leadership of the commonwealth which saw dramatic transformation from a nation of eight _ transformation from a nation of eight countries when she went on to the throne, — eight countries when she went on to the throne, 256 at the time of her death _ the throne, 256 at the time of her death. . ~' , ., the throne, 256 at the time of her death. ., ,, i. ., , , the throne, 256 at the time of her death. ., ,, ., , , ., ,, death. thank you your ma'esty, thank ou for death. thank you your ma'esty, thank you for your — death. thank you your ma'esty, thank you for your dedication. _ death. thank you your majesty, thank you for your dedication. the _ death. thank you your majesty, thank you for your dedication. the people i you for your dedication. the people of fiji _ you for your dedication. the people of fiji witt— you for your dedication. the people of fiji will never— you for your dedication. the people of fiji will never fog _ you for your dedication. the people of fiji will never fog get _ you for your dedication. the people of fiji will never fog get you. - you for your dedication. the people of fiji will never fog get you. —— - of fiji will never fog get you. —— forget _ of fiji will never fog get you. ——

forget you _ of fiji will never fog get you. -- forget yom— of fiji will never fog get you. -- foret ou. , ., ., , forget you. many also came to see the l in: forget you. many also came to see the lying in — forget you. many also came to see the lying in state, _ forget you. many also came to see the lying in state, not _ forget you. many also came to see the lying in state, not queueing, i the lying in state, not queueing, butjoining the public to stand in silence and perhaps in or before the coffin of a woman whose reign will outlast them all. and then at buckingham palace, they will attend a state reception hosted by the king and queen consort. this afternoon, ministers were already queueing at the gates for one of the largest gatherings of world statesman for decades. such are the numbers of global leaders, many will gather here at the royal hospital chelsea tomorrow morning to take a bus to westminster abbey, tomorrow morning to take a bus to westminsterabbey, kind tomorrow morning to take a bus to westminster abbey, kind of secure car share that has discomfited some, but not all. i car share that has discomfited some, but not all. ., �* ~ car share that has discomfited some, but not all. ., �* ,, , , but not all. i don't think the bus warrants too _ but not all. i don't think the bus warrants too much _ but not all. i don't think the bus warrants too much fuss. - but not all. i don't think the bus warrants too much fuss. we - but not all. i don't think the bus. warrants too much fuss. we used buses for transport in new zealand and i get ministers to carpool in a van. it makes good sense. the one man who will _

van. it makes good sense. the one man who will not _ van. it makes good sense. the one man who will not take _ van. it makes good sense. the one man who will not take the - van. it makes good sense. the one man who will not take the bus - van. it makes good sense. the one man who will not take the bus is i man who will not take the bus is president biden, who arrived late last night. he will travel in his own secure car as always. 0ne last night. he will travel in his own secure car as always. one man who officials say will not be coming to the funeral is saudi arabia's de facto leader, who has been accused of being involved in the murder of a journalist. accusations he has denied. canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, dropped by downing street which what was called informal discussions with liz truss. my informal discussions with liz truss. my first met her majesty when i was seven years old and her presence throughout my life had been constant, inspiring and graceful. as prime minister i benefited from her counsel, her thoughtfulness, curiosity, sense of humour. tomorrow, the diplomacy will be put on hold as the leaders arrive at westminster abbey and the focus

returns to the monarch they have come to mourn. james landale, bbc news. let's join our correspondent jonathan blake, who's been following events inside westminster hall, as both members of the public and dignitaries have been paying their respects. as the early evening sunlight shouted the windows of this ancient hole, the rhythm of this extraordinary scene continues, as it has done, largely unbroken for several days. slow, but steady stream of people coming down the steps in to westminster hall taking a site of the queen's coffin. they are marking, in their own way, the moment they filed past, pausing to pay their respects. today, dignitaries and world leaders have entered the hall, standing on a platform, mostly unnoticed by the mourners below in quiet reflection. the first lady of ukraine, among those coming to pay their respects in this ancient space. the atmosphere is solemn, hushed,

respectful. every 20 minutes a change in the god, even a few moments ago, the president of the united states, joe biden and first lady, doctorjill biden seemed not to distract anyone's attention in the whole, the sole focus remains the whole, the sole focus remains the queen's coffin draped in the royal standard. the people filing through now know they will be among the last to see the spectacle as the queen's lying in state enters its final hours. jonathan, thank you. as we've been hearing, people are being asked not to set off to join the queue to pay their respects to the queen. the queue will be closed at some point today before the lying—in—state period ends at six—thirty tomorrow morning. hundreds of thousands of people have already visited westminster hall. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. where there was despair, it brought hope, where there was sadness, it broughtjoy.

the queue itself was a journey, notjust in the steps people took. the lines will close this evening. the end of a perfect tribute. i've come from bournemouth. we queued on friday night and then my daughter was crying her eyes out, her back and feet and knees, so we left the queue at six o'clock yesterday morning and we thought, we have got to give another shot. luckily, i'm flustered, because we wanted to get here before the queue closed and we have made it. for those nearer the front it was also a challenging night. i'm emma and this is esme. we are from cornwall and we have been queueing about 11 hours. my legs have been hurting. it's been pretty hard. it's cold and we stopped for quite a long time, we were going to give up, but we carried on and we got each

other through it, didn't we? yeah. why didn't you give up, esme? because the queen would have wanted us to be resilient in ourselves - and to push ourselves to be the best we can. _ you feel quite emotional about the journey you have done? yes, there's a lot of reasons for coming, people we have lost, and seeing so many people here all united. we lost my gran during covid so we did not get the chance to say goodbye. emma kept turning back for a last look. was it worth a very hard night? yes. i think it was. it was our final chance to pay our respects. i it meant a lot to you to be able to do that? it did. i will be telling the people who aren't here any more all about it. it makes me closer to them. we are lucy and jamie and we have been queueing for 12 hours and this is my second time doing this. she came first with her parents, returning today with her husband. the question is why do it again?

that five minutes was so special and it was almost not enough time to take it in that i thought, well, i'll go through it again. it will be worth it. for me, it has restored my faith in humanity quite a bit because you see all of these people who are coming together and who may come from different backgrounds, but we have one thing in common today. there was something in the air in there that was just magnificent. this queue is a phenomenon. it has helped sustain the royal family and given the nation a focus for its grief. the british people, just by turning up and by being here, have turned a part of the national mourning into a celebration of the queen's life. millions of steps. hundreds and thousands of people. all for one queen. lucy manning, bbc news. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu

is where people had beenjoining the queue in southwark park, but capacity has now been reached? indeed. where there once was a river of people flowing through this part, it is barely a trickle. i know there is a group behind bean but very few people arejoining the is a group behind bean but very few people are joining the end of the queue. in fact i have zachary and joanne, and they didn't think they were going to make it? it is crazy, were going to make it? it is crazy, we left an — were going to make it? it is crazy, we left an hour _ were going to make it? it is crazy, we left an hour ago _ were going to make it? it is crazy, we left an hour ago and _ were going to make it? it is crazy, we left an hour ago and we - were going to make it? it is crazy, we left an hour ago and we didn'tl we left an hour ago and we didn't think— we left an hour ago and we didn't think we — we left an hour ago and we didn't think we would get here, we didn't think— think we would get here, we didn't think we _ think we would get here, we didn't think we would get here, we didn't think we would get here, we didn't think we would get in the queue. we thought— think we would get in the queue. we thought we _ think we would get in the queue. we thought we would go to green park or hyde park— thought we would go to green park or hyde park in london instead, but we made _ hyde park in london instead, but we made it _ hyde park in london instead, but we made it we — hyde park in london instead, but we made it. we are one of the last pebble — made it. we are one of the last pebble to — made it. we are one of the last people to get through, so it is great — people to get through, so it is areat. ., . ., , ., ., people to get through, so it is areat. ., . ., ., ., great. how excited are you to 'oin this because fl great. how excited are you to 'oin this because the i great. how excited are you to 'oin this because the departure h great. how excited are you to join | this because the departure culture media and sport say it will take you about nine and a half hours? it is

onl five about nine and a half hours? it is only five miles, _ about nine and a half hours? it is only five miles, but _ about nine and a half hours? it is only five miles, but it will take a long _ only five miles, but it will take a long time — only five miles, but it will take a long time but it will be worth it. it is history, it will never happen agaih _ it is history, it will never happen agaih it — it is history, it will never happen again. it will definitely be worth it, again. it will definitely be worth it. it _ again. it will definitely be worth it. it will— again. it will definitely be worth it, it will be great. he again. it will definitely be worth it, it will be great.— again. it will definitely be worth it, it will be great. he wanted to co it, it will be great. he wanted to go more. _ it, it will be great. he wanted to go more. you — it, it will be great. he wanted to go more. you are _ it, it will be great. he wanted to go more, you are mum? - it, it will be great. he wanted to go more, you are mum? i- it, it will be great. he wanted to go more, you are mum? i think| it, it will be great. he wanted to - go more, you are mum? i think mum wanted to go — go more, you are mum? i think mum wanted to go more, _ go more, you are mum? i think mum wanted to go more, she _ go more, you are mum? i think mum wanted to go more, she was - go more, you are mum? i think mum wanted to go more, she was so - wanted to go more, she was so disappointed that the queue will close _ disappointed that the queue will close later today. so she said, why don't _ close later today. so she said, why don't we _ close later today. so she said, why don't we just leave and have a go and we _ don't we just leave and have a go and we made it.— don't we just leave and have a go and we made it. congratulations. the uueue is and we made it. congratulations. the queue is dwindling _ and we made it. congratulations. the queue is dwindling down _ and we made it. congratulations. the queue is dwindling down to _ and we made it. congratulations. the queue is dwindling down to a - and we made it. congratulations. the queue is dwindling down to a trickle | queue is dwindling down to a trickle of people. chi chi izundu, many thanks. and if you can't get to london — but you want to pay your respects — the bbc is offering a continuous, 2a hour view of the queen's lying—in—state — the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website and app, the iplayer, on bbc parliament, and the red—button. to other news now — and ukraine's president 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 burial site 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. 0ur ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse is in kyiv. it seems ukraine isjust it seems ukraine is just as focused on documenting as it is defending. president zelensky today claiming that investigators have found new evidence of ten torture chambers around the city of izyum used by the russians during their occupation, and there are reports of fighting, with one official in the kharkiv region saying that four health workers were killed in a shelling as they tried to evacuate patients and i think we can see such claims

continuing over the coming days and weeks and months. but the question over how russia will respond to recent ukrainian successes is only going to get louder and the ministry of defence in the uk is reporting that russia is looking to expand the number of civilian targets it would like to target with long—range missile strikes. we have seen a dam and major electricity substations targeted in the last week, but throughout this war russia has always used long—range weapons to strike across ukraine, to undermine ukrainian morale, and as it stands, very much the opposite is happening. james waterhouse, thanks forjoining us. police and community leaders in leicester have called for calm, after street clashes in the east of the city last night. two people were arrested after officers had to separate hundreds of mainly young men in two groups, from hindu and muslim communities.

it's the latest in a series of disturbances, initially sparked by a cricket match between india and pakistan late last month. a 2a—year—old man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of two police officers in central london on friday. mohammed rahman is accused of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent. one of the officers suffered what have been described as "life—changing" injuries. another suffered neck wounds but is expected to recover fully. three million people injapan have been urged to leave their homes as the country prepares for one of the most destructive typhoons in years. winds of more than 90mph have been battering the southern coast, and at least 25,000 properties are already without power. 0ur tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. so far the more dire predictions of typhoon nanmadol have not come to pass.

despite winds gusting to nearly 150 miles an hour, only minor damage is being reported from western japan. but this is a huge storm, one of the biggest to hit japan in half a century and it is farfrom over. as it swept ashore this morning the government issued an alert which has never been issued for anywhere before on the japanese mainland. translation: there is a chance we will see winds of a kind - we haven't experienced before. we could also get big swells, storm surges and record rain. the destructive winds are only part of the threat. it is also carrying vast quantities of water, and that is now falling right across the eastern half of kyushu. as much as half a metre of rain could fall in less than 2a hours. kyushu is very mountainous and the danger will then be of landslides and even more

so of flooding. there is now too much water coming down for the rivers to handle, so the japanese government has told nearly 3 million people they need to leave their homes and head to local evacuation centres. this morning, thousands began to heed that advice, but hundreds of thousands more will likely choose to ignore that advice and ride out the storm at home. it will be a very tense night for them and for the authorities. river levels across kyushu and southern honshu are expected to peak sometime in the next 12 hours, putting japan's flood defences under severe strain. it would only take one breach for whole towns to be inundated in minutes, giving those who've refused to evacuate no time to escape. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, tokyo. let's go back now to look

at the events of the next a8 hours. after days of lying—in—state, the coffin of the late queen will begin its final journey tomorrow morning as part of a grand state funeral. at 10.aa, it will be moved from westminster hall to westminster abbey, a short distance away, where the funeral service will be held. the royal navy's state gun carriage, seen here rehearsing, will bear the coffin, drawn by ia2 sailors. senior members of the royal family, including the king and his sons, prince william and prince harry, will walkjust behind in the procession. at 11 o'clock, the queen's funeral will begin in westminster abbey. it's thought 2,000 guests will attend. towards the end of the funeral service the last post — a short bugle call — will be played followed by a two—minute national silence. the service will be broadcast on bbc tv, radio and on bbc.co.uk. it will be shown on big screens in public parks and venues across the uk and around 125 cinemas will also screen the event. after the funeral ceremony, the queen's coffin will be taken in a procession to wellington arch at hyde park corner.

the procession will be led by members of the royal canadian mounted police and the route will be lined by members of the armed forces. the king will lead members of the royal family walking in the procession. the coffin will then be taken by state hearse to windsor. at apm there will be a committal service in st george's chapel in windsor castle with a small congregation, including the royal family. this service will also be televised. here's our midlands correspondent navtej johal who's spent the day with two people who have been invited to attend the funeral. as a volunteer emergency responder, barbara is prepared for everything. she is so good at the job that she was informed that she was being awarded an mbe a few months ago, but she wasn't prepared for the call she received on saturday last week. "hello, is that barbara crelin?" "you tell me who you are because it is a no caller id "and i'll tell you if i am."

so, the cabinet office, and the next thing was, "we'd like to invite you to the queen's funeral. i sort of filled up and said, "sorry?" "we would like to invite you to the queen's funeral." and i said, "why me?" i just didn't know what to think, what to say. i cried, went and found my husband and took him outside, and i cried again. he said, "can i come?" i said, "there's no plus one!" the retired head teacher has spent more than a decade responding to 999 calls for the ambulance service as part of rutland first responders, a volunteer group trained to give life—saving treatment to their community. how will you feel tomorrow when you are at the state funeral in london? i should imagine very choked up. emotional is probably the main word. honoured and emotional. westminster abbey, the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii... much like barbara, kevin's life

is focused on volunteering, as well. he organised thousands of people to give up their time to help others during the pandemic. he had no idea he would end up being invited to the queen's funeral. a call on the landline which, of course, you only get calls when someone is trying to scam you on the landline, but it was the cabinet office, just saying, "would you like to come "to the queen's funeral?" it came completely out of the blue, very much like the honour came, and i was completely floored by it. the volunteers that kevin worked with did everything from delivering essential supplies to vulnerable people in his home city of leicester, to supporting the vaccination effort. he says he can't believe his work has now been recognised with an invitation to the funeral. i don't think i can get over the fact it is such an honour to be there representing the general british public, to be there to witness the funeral, and just to be part of it, it is just out of this world. barbara and kevin are among around 200 people from the queen's birthday honours list who have received an invitation. members of the public who will bear witness to an historic event.

navtejjohal, bbc news. the final route for the procession for the queen's coffin will be down the mall, before continuing on to windsor. mourners and well—wishers hoping to get a prime position have been camping out there since friday, when the route was announced. 0ur correspondent ashley john—baptiste has spent the day on the mall and hejoins me from there now. yes, already people are gathering and you can probably see behind me many preparing to stay overnight, ready for the state funeral, and people who have come from all walks of life. to then he left the hall and is now in lancaster house where he is signing the book of condolence, and if we

bring in our correspondent covering the events today from victoria gardens. so many more world leaders are now in london? lip so many more world leaders are now in london? , ., so many more world leaders are now in london?— so many more world leaders are now in london? , ., ., ., in london? up until now we have had the ublic in london? up until now we have had the public from _ in london? up until now we have had the public from around _ in london? up until now we have had the public from around the _ in london? up until now we have had the public from around the world - in london? up until now we have had the public from around the world but| the public from around the world but it has been noticeable today that we have also had president macron of france, the king of spain and presidentjoe andjill france, the king of spain and presidentjoe and jill biden paying their respects, a ukrainian delegation was there as well, they don't have to do the cue for ii, 12, 13 hours, they get to go straight in, but it is striking to me how many world leaders have come here to pay tribute to the late queen, queen elizabeth, it is happening in a way that would not happen with any other world leader. we sawjoe biden

signing the book of condolence, and somebody else you can tell us a bit about this is sir david manning, the british ambassador to the united states from 2003 to 2007. i haven't spoken to you for a very long time until you were in washington. can you think of anyone else for whom we would have so many world leaders, heads of state, turning up to pay tribute? ., �* �*, tribute? no, i can't, it's quite exceptional. _ tribute? no, i can't, it's quite exceptional. there _ tribute? no, i can't, it's quite exceptional. there is - tribute? no, i can't, it's quite exceptional. there is a - tribute? no, i can't, it's quite exceptional. there is a globali exceptional. there is a global response _ exceptional. there is a global response to the passing of the queen, — response to the passing of the queen, and there is this wish to be associated — queen, and there is this wish to be associated with her, expressing itself _ associated with her, expressing itself in — associated with her, expressing itself in this extraordinary number of visitors — itself in this extraordinary number of visitors to london. sifter itself in this extraordinary number of visitors to london.— of visitors to london. after you left the foreign _ of visitors to london. after you left the foreign service, - of visitors to london. after you left the foreign service, you i of visitors to london. after you i left the foreign service, you joined the royal household, working in the household of prince william, there must have been many discussions about this moment, the planning for

this moment has gone on for years, what surprised you about this week? i don't think i have been terribly surprised — i don't think i have been terribly surprised i_ i don't think i have been terribly surprised. i have been shocked. whetever— surprised. i have been shocked. whatever work goes into an anticipating an event like this, whenever— anticipating an event like this, whenever it happens, it's always a tremendous shock. but i have been very impressed by the way that the week— very impressed by the way that the week is— very impressed by the way that the week is unfolded, and it seems to me that it _ week is unfolded, and it seems to me that it has _ week is unfolded, and it seems to me that it has managed to be both very solemn _ that it has managed to be both very solemn but — that it has managed to be both very solemn but also very intimate, and i think— solemn but also very intimate, and i think it _ solemn but also very intimate, and i think it has — solemn but also very intimate, and i think it has been enormously successful, the way in which people have been— successful, the way in which people have been able to say goodbye to the queen— have been able to say goodbye to the queen and _ have been able to say goodbye to the queen and to associate themselves with her— queen and to associate themselves with her has been very moving and powerful— with her has been very moving and powerful thing, a sense of national community. it�*s powerful thing, a sense of national community-— powerful thing, a sense of national communi . �*, ., ., ., community. it's also a global event, dozens of heads _

community. it's also a global event, dozens of heads of _ community. it's also a global event, dozens of heads of state _ community. it's also a global event, dozens of heads of state are - community. it's also a global event, dozens of heads of state are here, l dozens of heads of state are here, and when you have a big global event like this you will have a diplomatic incidents as well, it has just been reported that the saudi crown prince would not be attending the funeral, somebody will be going in his place. because of the sensitivities around him coming, and there was criticism that he had even been invited, would it be the right thing for him not to attend the funeral? i it be the right thing for him not to attend the funeral?— attend the funeral? i think it's entirely up — attend the funeral? i think it's entirely up to _ attend the funeral? i think it's entirely up to the _ attend the funeral? i think it's entirely up to the palace - attend the funeral? i think it's entirely up to the palace on i attend the funeral? i think it's i entirely up to the palace on him personally to decide whether he is going _ personally to decide whether he is going to _ personally to decide whether he is going to attend the funeral or whether— going to attend the funeral or whether he will send somebody in his place _ whether he will send somebody in his place i_ whether he will send somebody in his place. i think it's important to see these _ place. i think it's important to see these invitations as standing for these invitations as standing for the country concerned. 0f these invitations as standing for the country concerned. of course, you cannot — the country concerned. of course, you cannot distinguish between a country— you cannot distinguish between a country and personality, but looking at this _ country and personality, but looking at this event, which is as we have 'ust at this event, which is as we have just been— at this event, which is as we have just been saying a global event, i

think— just been saying a global event, i think we — just been saying a global event, i think we have to accept that it is as it _ think we have to accept that it is as it were — think we have to accept that it is as it were the global community coming — as it were the global community coming and, even if there are controversies surrounding particular individuals— controversies surrounding particular individuals and countries, those were _ individuals and countries, those were not— individuals and countries, those were not actually technically broken relations, _ were not actually technically broken relations, such as russia and belarus. _ relations, such as russia and belarus. it— relations, such as russia and belarus, it seems to me entirely natural— belarus, it seems to me entirely natural that they should come and pay their— natural that they should come and pay their respects to the queen. thank you very much forjoining us. with so many heads of state in town, it is a big diplomatic event as well. we will get a chance to speak to each other at a palace reception held in the next few hours. let's cross over to my colleague rebecca jones who is there. tell us a little bit about this reception. who is going, what is the format, how much time as they get to spend with king

charles?