the congregation at that time. there was a glorious piece played, for instance, by nicola benedetti that we know the king and queen love because they chose it for their wedding. it was composed by the late orkney —based composer peter maxwell davies, former master of the king's music. it is farewell to stromness, performed by the king's ensemble and the violinist nicola benedetti.

spine tingling stuff, jim.

spine tingling stuff, jim. its haunting. — spine tingling stuff, jim. its haunting, farewell to stromness, written by peter maxwell davies originally as a piano piece. that string arrangement is very unusual. but it always makes me think of the elemental quality of life in orkney, those rough seas and the cliffs, and the kind of sometimes unforgiving climate. it is a piece that takes you there, and here, nicola benedetti, who is now so embedded in the life of scotland, director of the life of scotland, director of the edinburgh international festival as well as an internationally famous violin soloist, it is a very special quality, and it seems to speak of the kind of originality that was brought to the music in this service, just as happened in the coronation, where there was a much more creative spirit, in a sense, in the music making, then you sometimes get informal services of that kind. and indeed, we should pay tribute to some of the many conductors and

musicians who gave the day its flavour. ~ . . �* , musicians who gave the day its flavour. a . �* . flavour. michael btrey conducted the ensemble there, _ flavour. michael btrey conducted the ensemble there, and _ flavour. michael btrey conducted the ensemble there, and the _ flavour. michael btrey conducted the ensemble there, and the conductor i flavour. michael btrey conducted the l ensemble there, and the conductor of the youth choir of scotland. —— baltrey. the raf cameco brass squadron leader, rich murray, director of music at the raf. in the suppose above all, the choir of st giles, directed by michael harris, who were at the heart of the service. of course, they perform week in, week out in the cathedral, the high kirk of edinburgh, but on this occasion, bringing everything to bear on a service in which the music was very important, which of course is precisely what the king has always demanded of such occasions, because it means so much to him. �* . , occasions, because it means so much to him. �* ., . . occasions, because it means so much tohim. to him. and as we watch the massed bands playing _ to him. and as we watch the massed

bands playing for— to him. and as we watch the massed bands playing for our— to him. and as we watch the massed| bands playing for our entertainment, we should not forget that there is going to be a fly past. bier? going to be a fly past. very shortl . going to be a fly past. very shortly. yes, _ going to be a fly past. very shortly. yes, somewhere l going to be a fly past. very l shortly. yes, somewhere the going to be a fly past. - shortly. yes, somewhere the red arrows are limbering up, presumably from very far away. we arrows are limbering up, presumably from very far away.— arrows are limbering up, presumably from very far away. we will see them cominu from very far away. we will see them coming down — from very far away. we will see them coming down the _ from very far away. we will see them coming down the royal— from very far away. we will see them coming down the royal mile. - from very far away. we will see them i coming down the royal mile. sweeping down the royal— coming down the royal mile. sweeping down the royal mile. _ coming down the royal mile. sweeping down the royal mile. it _ coming down the royal mile. sweeping down the royal mile. it won't - coming down the royal mile. sweeping down the royal mile. it won't take - down the royal mile. it won't take them very long. it takes us longer to walk up then it will take the red arrows to swoop down. that to walk up then it will take the red arrows to swoop down.— arrows to swoop down. that is a wonderfully _ arrows to swoop down. that is a wonderfully of _ arrows to swoop down. that is a wonderfully of edinburgh. - arrows to swoop down. that is a wonderfully of edinburgh. a - arrows to swoop down. that is a l wonderfully of edinburgh. a great restart of edinburgh _ wonderfully of edinburgh. a great restart of edinburgh down - wonderfully of edinburgh. a great restart of edinburgh down to - wonderfully of edinburgh. a great restart of edinburgh down to the l restart of edinburgh down to the port of leith, with the great castle there on its rock, so familiar to visitors and locals alike. and speaking of a city that has its own contours and its own spirit as a consequence, a spirit i think we have seen encapsulated in this service today, because it has brought us, as we have said so often in the course of this afternoon, the contemporary, the start of a new rain, a new monarch in the

21st—century, with all the antiquity and tradition represented in the tunes we hear from the pipes, and tradition represented in the tunes we hearfrom the pipes, and the cobblestones we see, the heart of midlothian in cobbles outside st giles' itself, parliament house, the scottish parliament, the signet library, where the honours were taken from the castle, which is the epicentre of the scottish legal system, the head of the civil side of the scottish legal system. lady dorrian was carrying one of the honours, and obviously, the lord president of the court of session, representing that strand in scottish life which goes back not only before the union of parliaments but before the union of parliaments but before the union of crowns, a date which will have been in the king's mine today, must have been, as he saw that crown, which takes us back to the stuart kings of the 16th century.

let's go back inside st giles to the pre—service concert that we heard earlier and just get another little flavour. we can't get too much of it, to be honest. mezzosoprano karen cargill sung a very beautiful all in an april's evening. # all in the april evening...

# the sheep with the little lambs at # the sheep with the little lambs at # passed me by on the road # passed me by on the road # the little lambs # the little lambs # passed me by on the road. # all in the april evening # all in the april evening # i thought of the lamb of god.

# the lambs were weary and crying # with a weak human cry # i thought on the lamb of god # going meekly to die # up in the blue, blue mountains # dewy pastures are sweet # rest for the little bodies # rest for the little feet # all in the april evening # april airs were abroad

# all in the april evening # i thought on the lamb of god. # karen cargill with a song always associated _ karen cargill with a song always associated with _ karen cargill with a song always associated with the _ karen cargill with a song always associated with the glasgow - karen cargill with a song always - associated with the glasgow orpheus choir, arranged by hugh s roberton, who was indelibly connected with that choir. it will be familiar i think particularly too many older

scots from that generation, and karen cargill, one of the celebrated singer is produced in scotland in recent years. and as you are saying, sadly, that was part of the music that the congregation enjoyed, those who had gathered inevitably before the formal proceedings began. they were treated to really a rather fine concert. and i was thinking as i listen to that in the context of st giles' again the listen to that in the context of st giles' again— listen to that in the context of st giles' again the role that the kirk has played _ giles' again the role that the kirk has played at _ giles' again the role that the kirk has played at the _ giles' again the role that the kirk has played at the very _ giles' again the role that the kirk has played at the very centre - giles' again the role that the kirk has played at the very centre of i has played at the very centre of this ceremony today, the centre of scottish life, as it was for so many centuries. ., , scottish life, as it was for so many centuries. . , , ~ centuries. indeed. it was striking. i'm not centuries. indeed. it was striking. l'm not sure _ centuries. indeed. it was striking. i'm not sure john _ centuries. indeed. it was striking. i'm not sure john knox _ centuries. indeed. it was striking. i'm not sure john knox would - centuries. indeed. it was striking. | i'm not sure john knox would have i'm not surejohn knox would have approved of other faiths giving their statements of loyalty and support to the king. but their statements of loyalty and support to the king.— their statements of loyalty and support to the king. but that was the flavour. _ support to the king. but that was the flavour, the _ support to the king. but that was the flavour, the old _ support to the king. but that was the flavour, the old and - support to the king. but that was the flavour, the old and the - support to the king. but that was the flavour, the old and the new. support to the king. but that was l the flavour, the old and the new. it the flavour, the old and the new. it was the absolute flavour of our current world, and understanding of different faiths, and indeed, the

humanist organisation in scotland, represented in that ensemble of greetings and good wishes to the king and queen. but as you say, sadly, this church was at the heart of the re—formation in the middle of the 16th century. it was a pretty wild time. john knox was buried somewhere nearby, whose house on the royal mile leaking past on his way out, and the way down, was of course that fiery figure who challenged particularly mary queen of scots in the palace of holyroodhouse down at the palace of holyroodhouse down at the bottom. they were very difficult days. but that re—formation was a very important strand of scottish life which we have seen represented here again today. find life which we have seen represented here again today.— here again today. and the king comfortable — here again today. and the king comfortable here _ here again today. and the king comfortable here in _ here again today. and the king comfortable here in one - here again today. and the king | comfortable here in one sense, here again today. and the king - comfortable here in one sense, just as he is completely comfortable in deeside. {iii as he is completely comfortable in deeside. . ., , , as he is completely comfortable in deeside. , , . deeside. of course, he is a practising _ deeside. of course, he is a practising member - deeside. of course, he is a

practising member of - deeside. of course, he is a practising member of the l deeside. of course, he is a - practising member of the church of scotland when he is in scotland, although a devoted anglican too. and although a devoted anglican too. and the kin: although a devoted anglican too. and the king and queen out now in the forecourt of holyroodhouse. getting a wee bit lolowy- _ forecourt of holyroodhouse. getting a wee bit blowy. and _ forecourt of holyroodhouse. getting a wee bit blowy. and the _ forecourt of holyroodhouse. getting a wee bit blowy. and the duke - forecourt of holyroodhouse. getting a wee bit blowy. and the duke and l a wee bit blowy. and the duke and duchess of — a wee bit blowy. and the duke and duchess of rothesay _ a wee bit blowy. and the duke and duchess of rothesay waiting - a wee bit blowy. and the duke and duchess of rothesay waiting for i a wee bit blowy. and the duke and | duchess of rothesay waiting for the fly—past. the clouds look all right. the coronation resulted in the fly—past being greatly reduced, because it was... here they come. here they come now. there they go, over holyrood, leaving red, white and blue.

now left with a royal flourish, a loyal flourish, now left with a royal flourish, a loyalflourish, i suppose now left with a royal flourish, a loyal flourish, i suppose you could say, of red, white and blue. which the king and queen can see from the palace. as the red arrows disappear into the distance, that is almost all from us on a day when scotland's past and present, as we were saying, its music, languages, royaltraditions, music, languages, royal traditions, diverse music, languages, royaltraditions, diverse people, they've come together so powerfully in this ancient royal mile of edinburgh. thank you forjoining us. i ancient royal mile of edinburgh. thank you forjoining us.- thank you for “oining us. i think it's a da

thank you for “oining us. i think its a day that— thank you forjoining us. i think it's a day that was _ thank you forjoining us. i think it's a day that was crafted - thank you forjoining us. i think it's a day that was crafted in - thank you forjoining us. i think i it's a day that was crafted in such a way that it will remain memorable. it was a service that reflected the personality of the man at the centre of it, that brought the past, the present and perhaps the future together. and for that reason, it had its own character, its own texture and its own sense of weight, which i think has left everybody who's seen it with a knowledge that they've witnessed something remarkable. this they've witnessed something remarkable.— they've witnessed something remarkable. a , . remarkable. as the royal party leave the forecourt — remarkable. as the royal party leave the forecourt and _ remarkable. as the royal party leave the forecourt and go _ remarkable. as the royal party leave the forecourt and go in _ remarkable. as the royal party leave the forecourt and go in for— remarkable. as the royal party leave the forecourt and go in for a - remarkable. as the royal party leave the forecourt and go in for a well- the forecourt and go in for a well earned rest, probably, into the palace of holyroodhouse, we will leave you with a reminder of some of today's many highlights. it was difficult to know which to pick,

such was the colour and the splendour of some of the sites we've seen and the intimacy as well. we will leave you with them now.

this is the scene in edinburgh. a panoramic view as the service concludes with a fly past we have just seen. our correspondent james has just seen. our correspondentjames has been watching it. take us through the significance of today. it is significant. what you have to remember about what happened in edinburgh today, this was not actually a combination, because that happened in may but it had a lot of the symbolism of a coronation and the symbolism of a coronation and the reason for that, i think is because the monarch wants to

emphasise the relationship that he has with scotland. in the past, in the ancient past, it was the case that scottish kings were crowned on the stone of destiny and presented with the honours of scotland, that is the sceptre and the crown, and there was the symbolism of that in this service, so the ancient crown and sceptre and a new sword, the elizabeth sword, made in honour of the late queen, they were used in the late queen, they were used in the service, and that gives you a sense of what it meant to the king and the message that was intended for this event. there were huge crowds lining the way to st giles' cathedral. there were some protests and some people chanting not miking close to the cathedral, so some

descent —— not my king. but the overall impression was the colour and the pageantry and the spectacle, ending after the service with the 21 gun salute from the ramparts of edinburgh castle and the fly past by the red arrows.— the red arrows. james, thanks for “oininu the red arrows. james, thanks for joining us- — just stop oil protesters have been arrested at wimbledon. two people have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage after disrupting play on court 18 at wimbledon. the protesters have been removed from the grounds, after the match between grigor dimitrov and japan's sho shimabukuro was suspended.

orange—coloured confetti and jigsaw pieces on to the court. a man who arrived at windsor park with a crossbow to kill the late queen was inspired by the star wars films and encouraged by an ai chatbot. the man was stopped before he could carry out his plan while the queen was living at windsor because of the pandemic. this is the loaded crossbow he was carrying when he was arrested on christmas day in 2021. the old bailey was told he became fixated with the massacre of 1919 and in a discussion with an ai chatbot described it as his purpose to assassinate the queen in revenge and he said he was inspired by fictional ideologies and characters made popular by star wars. he admitted a charge under the treason act of making threats to kill and possessing an offensive weapon. today marks the two 70 feet anniversary of the founding of the

nhs -- anniversary of the founding of the nhs —— today marks the 75th anniversary. prince edward was in attendance. there were also many people who work or have worked in the nhs and rishi sunak and keir starmer attended, taking time away from the usual wednesday lunchtime appearance at prime minister's questions. the key address was made by the chief executive of nhs england amanda prichard. the by the chief executive of nhs england amanda prichard. the nhs has onl lasted england amanda prichard. the nhs has only lasted this — england amanda prichard. the nhs has only lasted this long _ england amanda prichard. the nhs has only lasted this long because _ england amanda prichard. the nhs has only lasted this long because it - england amanda prichard. the nhs has only lasted this long because it is - only lasted this long because it is the case there are millions of steps taken every day since by those who choose to drive forward the idea of the nhs and adapt it to meet the changing needs of each new generation. howeversmall, however difficult, though steps for your at the time. —— those.

difficult, though steps for your at the time. -- those.— the time. -- those. neither rishi sunak or keir _ the time. -- those. neither rishi sunak or keir starmer _ the time. -- those. neither rishi sunak or keir starmer made - the time. -- those. neither rishi sunak or keir starmer made a . the time. -- those. neither rishi - sunak or keir starmer made a speech but the prime minister did carry out a reading from the bible. we are expecting him to speak later this afternoon about the nhs and a downing street spokesperson has also issued a statement about hospital waiting lists, seeming to acknowledge that they could grow further. it reads... that comes after an influential group of nhs think tanks wrote to the leaders of the uk cosmic political parties saying the nhs had suffered a decade of underinvestment and warning it is in a critical condition —— uk's political parties. the prime minister is expected to speak later today and we will bring you what he has to say. a man from

county londonderry has been jailed for 18 years for setting his wife on fire as she was trapped inside her car. katrina rainey was a mother of six and she was preparing to go to work in october 2021 when thomas rainey attacked her. he admitted her murder. schools in england are facing further disruption as teachers in the national education union strike over pay. the government says it has offered to teachers a fair and reasonable deal but it has been rejected by all four education union, warning further action is likely if the dispute is not resolved. the broadcaster fiona phillips has and outs she has been diagnosed without symons. she is 62 and said she found out last year after suffering months of brain fog and anxiety —— —— has announced she

has been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. we can return to the streets of edinburgh and the conclusion of the celebration for king charles�*s coronation in the parade is still going through the streets after king charles was presented with the scottish crown jewels, a sceptre and crown, which were whereby mary queen of scots, dating back to 15113. —— which were worn by. they were also in st giles' cathedral for the ceremony and the scottish first minister humza yousaf gave a reading and there was also a lot of music. the service was followed by a 21 gun salute from edinburgh castle and the red arrows have taken part in a fly byjust a

short time ago. people are still lining the streets, catching their last glimpse of the procession. now it is time for a look at the weather forecast. hello. tuesday was certainly a disappointing day for the outer courts at wimbledon, with heavy rain arriving during the afternoon. it was welcome news for gardeners and growers. in fact, in lowestoft, in suffolk, we had just shy of a month's worth of rain in the space of 2a hours. the low pressure responsible is causing some issues with the strength of the wind across the low countries at the moment. but for us, it's a quieter story for our wednesday afternoon, a case of sunny spells and scattered showers. there will be quite a few showers around, but there will be light in nature. and so if you miss them, those temperatures are likely to peak between 1a and 20 celsius, that's 68 fahrenheit, just a little bit below par really for this time of year.

through the evening, most of those showers will tend to fade away. and in eastern areas, we'll see some clearer skies clouding over from the west. but temperatures are comfortable for trying to get a good night's sleep, 7 to 12 degrees overall. so we start off on thursday with the best of the sunshine in the east. and the winds will remain light. winds will strengthen with the arrival of this area of low pressure out to the west, potentially gusting to 40mph as the rain comes in. so clouding over with outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and gradually into western fringes of scotland, sunny spells and a few scattered showers elsewhere. but temperatures will be a degree or so warmer. highs of 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. so that bodes well for play on the outside courts and the show courts for thursday at wimbledon, dry, settled and relatively sunny. however, as we move into friday, low pressure is going to sit out in the atlantic and it's going to throw up this southerly wind. so, for a time, it will get pretty warm, pretty humid actually as the day goes on. but that weather front will also bring some rain. so rain into northern ireland, western fringes of scotland,

the best of the sunshine through england and wales, where we could see temperatures as high as 28 or 29 degrees. that's the low 80s fahrenheit. and with that humidity increasing as we go through the night, it's going to be a warm, humid start to the weekend. but with low pressure trying to push these fronts in, as it bumps into that humid air, could trigger off a few sharp thundery downpours. so into the weekend, there's a potentialfor more rain, but some of it really could be quite torrential. take care.

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