at westminster respects in person at westminster hall. but of course the bbc has been livestreaming the scenes for people who wish to pay their respects virtually to queen elizabeth. people came together to share a moment of reflection — remembering the country's longest reigning monarch. the us presidentjoe biden was among those paying his respects at westminster hall where the queen is lying—in—state — and later he paid tribute to her. our hearts go out to the royal family, king charles and all the family. it's a loss that leaves a giant hole. this is the scene outside westminster hall now, as people wait patiently to be allowed in — it will close to the public in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

among the 2,000 invited 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 is probably the main word, yeah. honoured and emotional. and tonight king charles has released a message of thanks to the countless people who've provided support and comfort in this time of grief. also on the programme: in ukraine, president zelensky says he has more evidence of torture carried out by russian forces in the east of the country. and, "act swiftly to save your lives" — the urgent warning of japan's prime minister to people living in the path of a huge typhoon making landfall in the south. good evening.

a minute's silence has been held across the country in memory of the late queen, on the eve of her state funeral in westminster abbey. herson, king charles, said in a statement tonight that he and his wife, the queen consort camilla, were deeply touched by the many messages of condolence and support they've received from this country and across the world — and that during their tour of the nations of the uk, they were moved �*beyond measure�* by everyone who came to pay their respects to his late mother. members of the public are queuing for the finalfew hours in which they will be admitted to westminster hall to see the queen's coffin lying—in—state. among those who attended today was the us presidentjoe biden, who is one of the many world leaders and dignitaries who've arrived for tomorrow's funeral. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. it is ten days now since the news came of the queen's death. the new king, charles, arriving at buckingham palace

earlier today with a wave to the crowds, has led the country's mourning in the days since. in a message tonight he said he'd been deeply touched by the many messages from around the world. among the hundreds of world leaders in london for the state funeral, the president of the united states. his motorcade arrived at the palace of westminster. a few moments later, president biden and the first lady of the united states, drjill biden, stood quietly on a balcony inside westminster hall. like so many thousands of others over the past four days, struck by the intensity of the scene. i think what she gave

is a sense of maybe above all, the notion of service. we all owe something, there is something within our capacity to do that can make things, notjust the world better, but your neighbourhood better, your household better, your workplace better. to all the people of the united kingdom, our hearts go out to you and you were fortunate to have had herfor 70 years, we all were. the world is better for her. as the royal family prepares for the state funeral, from camilla, the queen consort, her reflection on the 70 years of the queen's reign. she has been part of our lives for ever. i was 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 or women presidents, she was the only one. so i think she carved her own role. i'll always remember that smile. you know, that smile

is unforgettable. many thousands of people have wanted to be a part of this moment. some have queued for many hours or place flowers in the designated spaces, or simply travelled to london to absorb the sights and emotions along the route of the procession and outside the abbey church where the funeral will take place. we didn't know what exactly to do but we wanted to do something. you know, it felt right to come up and do something and bring my son here. you know, i think there's a lot of people who don't know what to do but feel like they need to do something, so itjust felt like the right thing to do was to come up here with everybody else. during the hours of darkness the last visitors will be admitted to the lying in state at westminster hall. and then in the morning, the state funeral will take place of her majesty, queen elizabeth ii. nicholas witchell, bbc news.

earlier this evening at 8pm, there was a minute's silence for a national moment of reflection. across the uk people came together to pause and to remember on the eve of the state funeral. fergal keane reports. piper plays. the flowers of the forest echoing across a scottish mountainside. a lament for the fallen, played now in tribute to a queen. and then, on the cusp of silence, in blackpool, the going down of lights.

then out of silence, into the anthem celebrating a new monarch. god save the king. # god save our gracious king.

# long live our noble king. # god save the king. # send him victorious. # happy and glorious. # long to reign over us. # god save the king #. applause. across the land it was a gathering of strangers. for whom the queen was the unifying symbol. i'm just paying respects to the queen and just to mark the passing of an era. i don't think we'll see the likes of our queen again.

you know, she's been such a role model all our lives, really. she was very important i to me and i'm starting to get emotional now. because i remember the coronation. i'm old enough to - remember king george vi and him dying and the coronation, and we had a little 12—inch - television and all the neighbours . came in to watch the coronation, so yes, she has been our queen for a long time j and she served us well. the silence spoke of respect and affection on the eve of farewell. fergal keane, bbc news. president biden will be among around 2,000 other guests, including some 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries who will attend the queen'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 signing the book of condolence all afternoon, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. some came by themselves in some sort of style. 0thers came together, rather unusually on a bus, but they were all here to honour the queen in perhaps the biggest diplomatic wake scene for decades. there was the king and queen of spain. there was his exiled father, there was the president of france and his wife. leaders from the gulf. the king and queen ofjordan. hundreds of statesmen and women, there to pay their respects and indulge perhaps in a little diplomacy. 0thers arrived around the back of the palace. prime ministers and presidents, all guests of the king

and other members of the royal family at a formal state reception. 0n family at a formal state reception. on a day of frantic international engagement, the princess of wales even found time to meet the first lady of ukraine. earlier, joe and jill biden had followed other heads of state and government is stopping off at lancaster house to sign a book of condolence. a steady flow of the global great and sometimes good, paying their respects on behalf of themselves and their countries. i wish eternal peace to her wonderful, generous spirit and of course, every good wish to king charles iii. the behalf of the _ good wish to king charles iii. the behalf of the government and people of barbados that i record my sincere sympathy— of barbados that i record my sincere sympathy to all of great britain and especially _ sympathy to all of great britain and especially to the members of the royal— especially to the members of the royal family. we especially to the members of the royal family-— especially to the members of the royal family. we appreciated very much her leadership _ royal family. we appreciated very much her leadership of— royal family. we appreciated very much her leadership of the - much her leadership of the commonwealth. _ much her leadership of the commonwealth. we - much her leadership of the commonwealth. we saw. much her leadership of the commonwealth. we saw a| much her leadership of the - commonwealth. we saw a dramatic

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in the murder of a journalist, accusations he has denied. several leaders, including canada's prime minister dropped by downing street for what minister said were informal conversations with liz truss. earlier he paid his own tribute to the queen. i earlier he paid his own tribute to the queen-— earlier he paid his own tribute to the queen. , a, , , the queen. i first met her ma'esty when i the queen. i first met her ma'esty when r was — the queen. i first met her ma'esty when i was seven i the queen. i first met her ma'esty when i was seven years i the queen. i first met her ma'esty when i was seven years old h the queen. i first met her majesty when i was seven years old and i the queen. i 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, prime minister i benefited from her counsel, herthoughtfulness, her counsel, her thoughtfulness, her curiosity, counsel, herthoughtfulness, her curiosity, hersense counsel, herthoughtfulness, her curiosity, her 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 members of the public and dignitaries have been paying their respects.

this scene has become somewhat familiar over the last few days but for those entering westminster hall tonight the site of the queen as my coffin lying in state is no less captivating, the draw that so many have felt to come remains even if after queueing hours the experience lasts only a few minutes. there is darkness outside, but within, a scene of colour, of grand your of mourning, a scene to match any played out in this ancient arena. famous faces joined played out in this ancient arena. famous facesjoined members played out in this ancient arena. famous faces joined members of the public to pay their respects today. kings and queens of europe, the us presidentjoe biden, first ladyjill , a chinese delegation, controversy briefly brushed aside, but the sole focus remains the coffin of queen elizabeth ii, draped in a royal standard. the rhythm of this extraordinary scene continues unbroken, bowed heads, tears wiped away, the changing of the guard, but tonight, a sense too that it's

almost over. those stepping out of westminster hall into the night know they will be among the last as the lying in state enters its final hours. , ., ., ., ., ~ the metropolitan police says more than 10,000 officers and staff will be on duty in london tomorrow to oversee the state funeral. the security operation is the biggest in british history. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandord, has been watching the final preparations. tonight there is an army of police officers in central london. tomorrow, more than 10,000 will be working to protect the funeral. every force in the uk is involved in what has been a national mobilisation. 0n the rooftops overlooking westminster, armed officers with binoculars and telescopes were already watching this afternoon. every lamp post and traffic light is being taken apart, searched for hidden explosive devices and carefully sealed again. even officers patrolling the river thames are on alert.

and this is where it's all being run from, the metropolitan police's special operations room. here they'll be able to access every cctv camera. they'll be able to communicate with officers at every step along the route. and then there'll be specialist desks for things like firearms and for handling real time intelligence. but despite all the technology and the thousands of officers, police are asking people in the crowds tomorrow to be their eyes and ears. members of the public who are coming please engage with the officers because you will see things, you will hear things that police officers might not. and if there is anything that you see that you think is out of the ordinary, please speak to one of the police officers so we'll be able to respond and deal with it appropriately. the biggest vip protection operation the police have ever mounted in london is already up and running, with president biden�*s motorcade shuttling between westminster and the palace and the french president, emmanuel macron, coming to pay his respects to the queen on foot.

tomorrow, all the heads of state will be in one place, an 800—year—old church with no permanent security perimeter. there have been bumps along the road, like when a roller blader nearly ran into the king's convoy, officers say the plan has been decades in development and they should be able to keep everyone safe. daniel sandford, bbc news, westminster. the government has confirmed that the queue for the queen's lying—in—state will be closed when it reaches full capacity. as you can see here, there is currently an eight—hour wait. the lying—in—state period ends at 6.30 tomorrow morning. earlier today, people were asked not to set off to join the queue, as theirjourney might end in disappointment. hundreds of thousands of people have already visited westminster hall. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. it became a london landmark, a queue in length to match the queen's long reign.

now the numbers are receding, moving towards the end of a perfect tribute. the last few rushing to make sure they are in it. martin hopkins, seven minutes before 8pm, joining the back of the queue. i was at home, i was doing some mental calculations seeing where the end of the queue was, working out if i had enough time to get here and i reckoned i did. but even then i got a bit spooked and ran. i thought i would regret it for the rest of my life if i didn't come and i tried to persuade the rest of the family. they thought i was mad, they thought i wouldn't make the back of the queue. but have i? i think i have. 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. 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, i

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 getj 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. it meant a lot to you to be able to do that? it did. yeah. 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 of thousands of people. all for one queen.

lucy manning, bbc news. in a moment we'll speak tojim reed, who is in westminster, but first, our correspondent chi chi izundu is following the end of the queue, with the final people set to file past the queen's coffin tomorrow morning. indeed, reeta, you can see people behind me are starting to collect the last remaining wristbands that the last remaining wristbands that the department of culture, media and sport are handing out, but people are still trying tojoin sport are handing out, but people are still trying to join the end of the queue, likejudith and ian here. why are you trying at this time of the evening tojoin why are you trying at this time of the evening to join the queue, why are you trying at this time of the evening tojoin the queue, and why didn't you join earlier? we the evening to join the queue, and why didn't you join earlier? why didn't you 'oin earlier? we saw it was 15 why didn't you join earlier? we saw it was 15 hours, _ why didn't you join earlier? we saw it was 15 hours, 11 _ why didn't you join earlier? we saw it was 15 hours, 11 hours _ why didn't you join earlier? we saw it was 15 hours, 11 hours and i - it was 15 hours, 11 hours and i didht— it was 15 hours, 11 hours and i didn't thihk_ it was 15 hours, 11 hours and i didn't thinkjudith could put up with me — didn't thinkjudith could put up with me for 11 hours in the queue, we saw_ with me for 11 hours in the queue, we saw it— with me for 11 hours in the queue, we saw it was seven and thought, let's give — we saw it was seven and thought, let's give it — we saw it was seven and thought, let's give it a try. do we saw it was seven and thought, let's give it a try.— let's give it a try. do you think ou are let's give it a try. do you think you are going _ let's give it a try. do you think you are going to _ let's give it a try. do you think you are going to make - let's give it a try. do you think you are going to make it? - let's give it a try. do you think you are going to make it? if. let's give it a try. do you think l you are going to make it? if this interview doesn't _

you are going to make it? if this interview doesn't go _ you are going to make it? if this interview doesn't go on - you are going to make it? if this interview doesn't go on for- you are going to make it? if this interview doesn't go on for too l you are going to make it? if this - interview doesn't go on for too lon, possibly— interview doesn't go on for too lon, possibly it _ interview doesn't go on for too lon, possibly it will, otherwise my solicitor— possibly it will, otherwise my solicitor will be contacting you. 0k, solicitor will be contacting you. 0k. the — solicitor will be contacting you. ok, the end of the queue is actually stretching further back as more people continue to try and join it. we've already heard some stewards are telling people that they are not guaranteed a wristband and the wristband is what you need in order to be able to join the end of the queue... to be able to 'oin the end of the cueue. .. ,, to be able to 'oin the end of the cueue... ,, ,, to be able to 'oin the end of the qmfi re — to be able to 'oin the end of the queue. . .fi to join - to be able to 'oin the end of the queue. . .fi to join the l to be able to 'oin the end of the - queue. . .fi to join the queue queue... see you! to 'oin the queue seeinu queue... see you! to 'oin the queue seeing the — queue... see you! to 'oin the queue seeing the queen — queue... see you! to join the queue seeing the queen lying _ queue... see you! to join the queue seeing the queen lying in _ queue... see you! to join the queue seeing the queen lying in state. - seeing the queen lying in state. back to you, jim reed.- seeing the queen lying in state. back to you, jim reed. some ten or 11 hours after _ back to you, jim reed. some ten or 11 hours after those _ back to you, jim reed. some ten or 11 hours after those people - back to you, jim reed. some ten or 11 hours after those people you - back to you, jim reed. some ten or| 11 hours after those people you have been talking to we end up in westminster hall and the people here are seeing the lying in state of the queen, a long wait obviously for many of them. we can speak to a couple of people who have come through in the last ten or 15 minutes, tracy alexander from london, and i'm understanding you two met on the tube this morning? yes, we did, it was entirely by

chance. inaudible how have you found the whole experience? how have you found the whole exuerience?— how have you found the whole ex-erience? , .. , ., experience? very calm inside and very quiet- _ experience? very calm inside and very quiet- why — experience? very calm inside and very quiet. why did _ experience? very calm inside and very quiet. why did you _ experience? very calm inside and very quiet. why did you want - experience? very calm inside and very quiet. why did you want to i experience? very calm inside and - very quiet. why did you want to come toda ? very quiet. why did you want to come today? what — very quiet. why did you want to come today? what was _ very quiet. why did you want to come today? what was the _ very quiet. why did you want to come today? what was the motivation? - very quiet. why did you want to come today? what was the motivation? i. today? what was the motivation? i wanted to say thank you and it hasn't seemed real that the queen died, that we were in a new age and it seems sensible to do something about it rather than dwelling continually on something i couldn't quite grasp, and to pay my respects, and i have lots of friends and family who couldn't be here today so i came for all of them as well. {30 i came for all of them as well. go and net i came for all of them as well. go and get some well—deserved rest. reeta, the queue will finish at 630 am before attention moved to westminster abbey opposite. back to you in the studio. the queues to see the queen's coffin over the last few days have become a familiar sight, and are likely to remain among

the abiding images of this period of national mourning. so what does this say about britain's attitude to the monarchy — and people's desire to be part of a moment of historical change? nick robinson finds out. it is "the queue". like "the queen", no other words are needed. you were, it seemed at times, either in it, or watching it. at the last count, 7.5 million people had tuned into the live feed to watch an estimated 750,000 walk past the coffin. we've never seen anything like it before, we all said. except those old enough to remember that some had. newsreel: through the night - the people wait, silent and patient. their night rest they give to the king... what we are seeing is extraordinary. it isn't though, new. in fact, it's a flawless replica of what happened 70 years ago when the queen's father, king george vi, died,

and he lay in state. britain has changed dramatically, of course. there are 17 million more of us. 0ur population is so much more diverse. back then there was just the one tv channel, in black and white. thank you. for so many here, what matters is that being here, being in the queue. in this era of selfies and emojis and online posts, it seems that what we've discovered is the advantages of being social without the media, because the queue, for many people, is as much about this journey as it is about the destination. newsreel: the night ends, the doors open and into the hall of kings, - the great hall of westminster, passes the long, silent column. so many people, but so little noise. the silence notjust the absence of the noises of our modern era,

the clicking and beeping of mobile phones, not even the silence of an ancient cathedral. thick, deep piled carpet on the stone floor absorbs almost every sound. until... tapping. that tap—tap, for the changing of the guard. another signals the lowering of weapons. after a third tap—tap, heads are bowed. newsreel: of george vi it will be written, this - was a king his people loved. so little has changed since we last mourned a monarch and yet so much has changed. gone are the sunday best suits, the ties and the hats, of course, but we are still mourning together. not everybody, of course. there are some who are

baffled by all of this. there are others who fear that the monarchy has remnants of empire, of hierarchy, of deference, of class. so what does explain the willingness of so many to queue for so long for so short a glimpse of a coffin? people in the queue feel they are not alone. they are not socially distanced. they are not behind a mask or a screen. they are together with strangers who share that desire simply to be together. to remember, to respect and to be here, in the queue. nick robinson, bbc news. and if you haven't been able get to london but you want to pay your respects, the bbc is offering a continuous, 24—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 in ukraine 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. in a moment we'll speak to steve rosenberg in moscow. but first, here's our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse, in kyiv. since ukraine. russia out for the

first time since the invasion and retook territory which was taken, it now seems to be focusing on investigating what the invaders did and what moscow is going to do next. in the case of the city of izyum, while bodies continue to be recovered from a mass grave, the latest claim from kyiv is that evidence has been uncovered which suggests that torture chambers were used by russian troops. there are reports of people being tortured and the city being littered with mines. there has again been heavy fighting in the kharkiv region where ukraine has enjoyed recent successes. but on the question of what russia will do next, the thought from the uk ministry of defence is that it will look to strike more civilian targets in ukraine while it is frustrated on the battlefield. but this is something russia has done throughout this it has hit targets across this

vast country to try and exert influence and undermine ukrainian morale. 0n influence and undermine ukrainian morale. on that latter point, in his latest address, president zelensky said just because we have regained swathes of territory, this does not mean there will be a lull. what russia will hope is the speed of their retreat will force ukraine to pause. their retreat will force ukraine to nause. , .. . their retreat will force ukraine to nause. �* ., , ., ~' their retreat will force ukraine to nause. g ., , ., ~ i. one of russia's most famous singers has publicly condemned the war in ukraine. alla pugacheva said she wanted to be declared a foreign agent in solidarity with her husband, who's another outspoken critic of the conflict. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg is in moscow. how significant is this intervention? a musical megastar, going back to the 1970s and the soviet union, she

is super popular, she is admired, she is adored and respected across russia and aside from her wonderful voice, when she has something to say, people tend to set up and listen. the statement that she issued today was more than just a staunch defence of her husband, it was a stinging criticism really, what the kremlin still calls it special military operation. some strong language and at one point she said, our lads, meaning russian soldiers, are dying for illusionary games which make our country a pariah and the lives of our citizens extremely difficult. i reckon that language like that coming from someone like that, someone as famous as alla pugacheva, is going to infuriate the kremlin. i suspect we will see attempts to discredit alla pugacheva in the state media. but it will be fascinating to see whether her public criticism will affect

public opinion here and spark more public opinion here and spark more public opposition to the special operation. you may remember recently, several town councillors in russia expressed public criticism of vladimir putin and called on him to resign. today we hear the criticism from alla pugacheva, is there a pattern here? i think it is too early to tell but the message from the kremlin is, as far as they are concerned, everything is going according to plan.— are concerned, everything is going according to plan. steve, thank you. steve rosenberg _ according to plan. steve, thank you. steve rosenberg reporting. - police and community leaders in leicester have called for calm, after street clashes in the east of the city last night and more protests this afternoon. two people were arrested yesterday 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 this weekend which were initially started by a cricket match between india and pakistan late last month. a 24—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. the prime minister ofjapan has urged people to move swiftly to save their lives as the country is hit by one of the most destructive typhoons in years. fumio kishida's warning comes as the authorities urgently advised three million people to leave their homes, as a huge storm moves across the southern island of kyushu. 0ur tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, reports. the typhoon is a huge and angry stone, the like of which japan has rarely, if ever experienced before.

although it has been battering the southern island of kyushu, with gusts of 150 miles an hour, this shows the immense size of the typhoon of arab think the whole of the island. for the first time ever, the island. for the first time ever, the japanese government issued its highest level emergency alert, warning wins could be strong enough to bring down buildings. and an even bigger threat is the vast amount of water that nanmadol is carrying. as much as 500 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in less than 2a hours. this is very mountainous and it is feared the water could unleash landslides and swollen rivers could burst their banks. so serious is the concern that the japanese prime minister made this appeal for millions of people to head for evacuation centres before nightfall. translation: d0 evacuation centres before nightfall. translation:— translation: do not go near dangerous — translation: do not go near dangerous areas. _ translation: do not go near dangerous areas. if— translation: do not go near dangerous areas. if you - translation: do not go near dangerous areas. if you feel. translation: do not go near. dangerous areas. if you feel you translation: do not go near- dangerous areas. if you feel you are in danger, do not hesitate to

evacuate. please take early action to save your lives. evacuating at night is extremely dangerous. mann; night is extremely dangerous. many thousands have _ night is extremely dangerous. many thousands have heeded the call, but many more have not and have chosen to ride out the storm at home. river levels are now rising fast and will peak in the next 12 hours. all it takes is one breach and the whole town can be inundated in minutes, giving those that have refused to evacuate, no time to escape. japanese people are used to dealing with typhoons, especially here. but as the global climate changes, the data shows these sorts of mega— storms are becoming more frequent and defences that worked in the past may no longer be enough. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, tokyo. in the last few minutes, this new photograph of the late queen has been released by buckingham palace. it was taken at windsor castle in may of this year. it comes ahead of her state funeral tomorrow — which will take place at 11am

at westminster abbey. the abbey's tenor bell will toll every minute for 96 minutes before the service, to mark each of the years of queen elizabeth's life. more details have been released about the service tomorrow — including that prince george and princess charlotte will be among the members of the royal family who will walk behind the coffin as it enters the abbey. the service will be conducted by dr david hoyle, dean of westminster. justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, will give the prayer of commendation as well as other parts of the service. the churches of the four uk nations will be represented. baroness scotland, representing the commonwealth, and the uk prime minister liz truss, will give readings. after the funeral ceremony, the queen's coffin will be taken in a procession to wellington arch at hyde park corner. 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 4pm there will be a committal service in st george's chapel in windsor castle with a small congregation. 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 mrs 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. navteonhal, bbc news. in the last few moments — the queue for people waiting to pay their respects and file past the queen's coffin lying in state has reached capacity — and no more are allowed to join. let's return now to lucy manning,

who is in westminsterfor us with the waiting crowds. the department for culture, media and sport have just put out a statement to say that queue for lying in state is close so please do not attempt to join the queue. they say thank you for your understanding. for those still in the queue, they are still coming through in massive numbers. that is absolutely fine, they can stay in the queue and people can file passed the queue and people can file passed the queen's coffin until... the last half an hour, the last few minutes, people werejoining half an hour, the last few minutes, people were joining the back of the queue, taking that last minute decision to come through. and for four and a half days this has been the most amazing spectacle. the queue has had a sense of community. tonight, i have heard people singing and cheering in the queue but that

changes when you get inside. there is the sense of respect, people standing with their own thoughts and hundreds and thousands of people will have done that by 6.30 tomorrow morning. lucy, thank you very much. as we'll been hearing, in the last few minutes, the order of service for the queen's state funeral has been released. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchelljoins me now. tell us more. yes, we have the order of service for — tell us more. yes, we have the order of service for the _ tell us more. yes, we have the order of service for the state _ tell us more. yes, we have the order of service for the state funeral - tell us more. yes, we have the order of service for the state funeral of - of service for the state funeral of her majesty, queen elizabeth ii. we can see the cover sheet. all the details discussed with and approved by the queen herself. a service of great solemnity and rich pageantry. and within westminster abbey in the procession behind the coffin, the king, the queen consort, his two brothers, his brother and sister, the prince and princess of wales and

prince george and princess charlotte, aged nine and seven respectively. it will be the first time we have seen them since the cream's death. no prince louis. we had them, the duke and duchess of sussex. an address of about an hour in length by the archbishop of canterbury and then there will be a two—minute silence and the muffled bells of the abbey will be wrong. at four o'clock, the committal service in saint george's chapel in windsor, a conclusion of which the instruments of state, the imperial great crown, the orb and the sceptre will be removed from the coffin and placed on the altar. the lord chamberlain will break his one, his symbol of office. the coffin is lowered into the crypt. the chief herald, garter king of arms proclaims the styles and titles of elizabeth ii and a fighter will sound a lament.— elizabeth ii and a fighter will sound a lament. w ., ~ i. , sound a lament. nick, thank you very much. -- sound a lament. nick, thank you very much- -- piper- _ 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 now from there. i have been on the mall for most of the day where people have come from far and wide to take part in this moment of national mourning, but right now as the funeral looms and people settle down to camp overnight, the atmosphere is particularly poignant. there is a sense of both reflection, but also deep gratitude for the queen. i have been speaking to people here. setting up camp for the last goodbye, but still some are struggling to come to terms with it all. as soon as i had the call from my mum literally have you heard the news, i didn't believe herfor one minute and i put the news straight

on and straightaway the emotions, ijust started to cry and well up. i couldn't believe it. i don't know what to say. it'sjust the emotion, isn't it? it starts to get to you. yeah. on a day of mourning, some lighter moments. 0n the news i saw paddingtonl and the queen and i thought i'd bring my little paddington with me because i like cuddling _ it every night. supporters of the queen, many from across the uk, have descended on the mall. colette, who is camping overnight, made a solitary journey from lincolnshire. my son, michael, we normally come down for different things, we've been for the jubilee and different bits, he is a wheelchair user. because we knew it was going to be so busy he couldn't come this time, so i said i'd come in his place and show support for my son, really. as you can see, he is a big royalist. others have come from further afield, like blake. so, i came from texas and when the news came that she passed away

i was on a cruise and i decided to pay a visit and i flew in and i landed this morning and came straight here. why? because the queen has done so much for not only her reign but the entire world. for one family, three generations are represented today, a testament to the late queen's impact. i love the queen, . i really respect her. looking at the crowds and the people that are turning up, the camaraderie, and we've made new friends that have flown in from the states yesterday. it's just an amazing feeling, everyone just coming together. it's brilliant. it's making history. it means quite a lot. as part of a new generation, i want to keep the legacy going. as night fell, the atmosphere on the mall was cheerful but subdued. the growing crowds observe the minute's silence as a mark of respect. a glimpse of the new king and a sense of camaraderie

helping people cope with their sense of loss. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby has spoken of his hope that the state funeral tomorrow will bind people together more. the funeral will reflect the queen's deeply—held christian beliefs. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool has been looking at what religion meant to the queen, and the role it played during 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. but there was a royal seat and a royal pew where she always sat. the queen was a very regular churchgoer. if she was here, almost always she would come to church. for 15 years, ken mackenzie was domestic chaplain to the queen.

he will be among those at windsor for herfinal 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, iasked her what her favourite hymn was. she said to me that her fondest memory ever of christian song was herfather singing to her at her bedside, as she was going to bed. the hymn she remembered herfather singing was based on the parable of the sheep lost in open country. "although the road be rough and steep, i go to 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 was remarkable. she knows the psalms by heart and can recite them. so you can have a conversation. one time, you know, she was going through quite a trying period, we'd been talking, and suddenly, "i lift up mine eyes to the hills. whence cometh my help? my help cometh from the lord, maker of heaven and earth." and you knew, whatever difficulty she was going through, her anchor is in god. and it was that 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. aleem maqbool, bbc news.

as we've witnessed, there's been an outpouring of emotion across the country. 0n the eve of the queen's funeral, our home editor mark easton reflects we are going to bring you continuous coverage, and we will start with this famous queue. it will be open for 4.5 days, and here it is. we havejust had for 4.5 days, and here it is. we have just had the news in that those people you can see they are queueing are fine, they will be able to get into westminster hall, but the queue is now closed to new entrants. we have just had the announcement, and it means the queue to attend the lying in state is at final capacity, and is now closed to new entrants. please do not attempt to join the queue. that is the advice, do not head down to try and join the back of the queue, because there is no longer time to get in. the reason being, the queen's lying in state

ends at 6:30am tomorrow morning. that is the morning of the funeral. the waiting time is now to close. everybody who is in the queue will be able to pay their respects in their own personal, quiet manner, and that will continue overnight. there are a couple of other developments to bring you in the last hour or so. we have had a statement from king charles iii on the eve, of course of the funeral, saying that over the last ten days my wife and i have been so deeply touched by the many messages of condolence and support that we have received from this country and across the world. members of the royal family will be preparing for the events of the state funeral

tomorrow. continuous coverage is coming up. flags are at half mast today, and yet the sun shone. some sunny skies across devon and cornwall, parts of wales, and towards north—east scotland, too. high pressure will be giving us mostly dry as we had to decipher next week, it is gradually drifting eastwards over there will be more cloud around overnight, most are in the air, so consequently temperatures will be a little higher. there is a week, warm front approaching western scotland, too. we keep the clear skies longest across north—east scotland, temperatures could drop as low as three or four celsius.

temperatures could drop as low as three orfour celsius. in temperatures could drop as low as three or four celsius. in central london for her majesty's state funeral, we are expecting a dry day. there will be a lot more cloud around then we saw over the weekend, for the could be some brighter spells peeking through. perhaps a few light spells of drizzle in windsor and central london. the winds are light, highs of 18 celsius. this is the wider picture. a week warm front will give us spells a patchy rain approaching north—west england and western scotland as we head through the afternoon. also some outbreaks of rain, like an patchy for much of wales, a few brighter spells, and temperatures will generally be higher across the boards, reaching the mid to high teens. monday night it is a bit milder, many temperatures expected to stay in double figures, and this is tuesday. most of us will see a dry day, high pressure still dominates, and it weakens these weather fronts trying to push on from the north—west, but still some outbreaks of drizzle from western scotland and northern

ireland perhaps as we had through the day. it is certainly feeling a bit warmer, temperatures will feel a bit warmer, temperatures will feel a bit warmer, temperatures will feel a bit warmer, peaking at 18 or 19 celsius for central southern england and south—east england. the weather front will move down from the work north—west, and this more active front on thursday could possibly stall, and some of this rain is likely to pep up at times, too. turning a lot more unsettled by the end of the working week, and then cooler, with more of a northerly breeze developing as we go into next weekend.

this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera live in westminster. our top stories... a minute's silence is held for queen elizabeth as people across the uk reflect on her life and legacy. president biden pays his respects at queen elizabeth's lying—in—state — and later made this tribute. our hearts go out to you. you were fortunate to have had herfor 70 years, we all were. the world is better for her. hundreds of world leaders and dignitaries have been attending a reception at buckingham palace hosted by king charles, ahead of his mother's funeral on monday. in the last few minutes,

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