small a gathering it may well have been hundreds of people attending 800 we've head attending the funeral instead it was just there to see close friends and family the royal family we saw wearing mosques throughout the service say the current virus pandemic has of course had a huge impact on proceedings here and for the british public indeed the world watching that said this unfolds well of course be very poignant to see a family in mourning having to hold this service under these restrictions as so many people have had to do so many widows having to just sits alone people who have lost loved ones having to enjoy the pain of this under these very strict restrictions when the queen dressed in black as you say. only a solo figure but robin merrill let's talk about some of the other of the 30 guests who were there who stuck out to t.v. well. what is interesting is that the duke of gloucester and the duke of kent were

both but not with the duchess is not the duchess is well and rather sadly actually i thought the. private secretary of prince the duke of edinburgh could be that either they could be there because the prince really wanted very much to have some members of his german family there is a number of reasons for this firstly one has to say that he was very closely connected to them his 4 sisters all married germans he is actually descendent also from the schleswig-holstein borg look sport family are straight economy from germany way back his sister mary jones and when he married none of his sisters were about it his wedding he married in 1947 we want very friendly the brits were very friendly with germany about point companies. his sisters were allowed

a coronation they want allowed his wedding and i'm absolutely sure he insisted to have members of the family at his funeral what he didn't wish there would be 30 guests but he mentioned the prince who an old. philip who was actually a friend of his another great nephew of his band hard headed tree prince of bob was there and a 3rd relative was invited prince donatist landgrave of. all papa boss of this enormous family tree and. and he made sure obviously he had said to his wife the queen under no account was they be omitted and they were there as well. so that the prince philip's body he'll be laid to rest and royal vald and george's chapel there in windsor but that's not the sort of final resting place is it no he it's mind you it's not going to be moved very far when the queen is

prince philip will be transferred to the gothic church king george the 6 men morial chapel he'll lie alongside his wife there and also buried in the memorial chapel the remains of george the 5th the queen's father and her mother and also her sister princess margaret so he will be moved on the queen's passing show that tell some pill that in windsor amongst the guests that people have been looking out for of course the 2 grand children. and william no walking together on their way in but apparently talking quite animatedly on their way out. indeed well let's 1st talk about their approach into the chapel it was knowing that they'd be walking separately in the procession behind the coffin their cousin between them a lot of people reading into that thinking perhaps it could be

a signal lives the well documented rifts now between the brothers but for so many people here and i'm sure around the world those very very strong echoes of the brothers will can behind them mothers comp and princess diana in 1997 all the more poignant given how close the brothers were then to consider what has happened since now we know that this was the 1st time that prince william and prince harry were reunited since that explosive interview that prince harry and his wife megan gave with oprah winfrey where they made some fairly troubling allegations about the royal family so a lot of people trying to read into that body language but as i'm sure you can imagine very little can be could be deduced from watching the brothers indeed they were brought together to mark the passing of the a much loved grandmother a grandfather but as you mentioned that they once seen school king is who would be the end of the procession i'm sure the end of the service i'm sure that they'll be

wide speculation about exactly what was being discussed in that conversation but this was the 1st time for quite a long time that we saw princess untrue the duke of york since his disastrous media appearances last year. right it's been a turbulent couple of years for the royal family not just because of prince harry and him he's stepping back from bruges but as you say prince hanjour as well the interview that you were firing today he was addressing allegations about his association with the late disgraced us found the financier and convicted paedophile that went extremely badly and he stepped back from front line royal duties as a result of this was the 1st time that he was appearing in public now there was a lot of speculation headed today in the british press about said the potential for

an awkward moment not just because of andrew but prince harry as well conversations were had about what they'd be wearing at the funeral it would be royal protocol for them to wear military uniforms but andrew and harry are the only 2 surviving members of the world family who've actually seen active service in the military parts to avoid embarrassment particularly because harry has been stripped of his military title since stepping back from front line of royal duty as it was decided instead reportedly by the queen that the entire family. avoids the military unit uniform stick to civilian dress instead and in doing so i think they cut something view that the united front presenting a united front off to what i say has been a turbulent couple of years. but let's talk about to the man himself a rope in conflict let's talk about the legacy what how will he be remembered i think 1st of all for this extraordinary life of service. president he once

said his job was 1st 2nd to last never to that's down and he really did achieve that and you're talking about a man. coming from a generation where it's not easy for him to stand to 2 steps. behind his wife indeed. i think he'll be remembered as a safe his life of service i think he'll be mostly remembered for the duke of edinburgh awards which he started way back in 1956 he was very interested in the environment and would one cold call him an environmentalist way before his time. and this duke of edinburgh award scheme has gone on and on and will continue for many many years when you think that at the moment 300000 young people around the world are taking part in it what is what is written 40 countries you are meant

to for one hour week there's bronze silver and gold awards you're meant to one hour a week learn a new skill do do some voluntary work do some physical exercise and then the other things the wards are quite famous for expeditions and it's meant to give young people self-reliance to be responsible and a belief in service to the community and it has as i say been hugely successful and will continue to be so there's no reason why it would stall it's well funded by partially by the british government but by a lot of private sponsors as well i would like to just to show you what the young think of him possibly because of that was a lovely quote from a young person outside buckingham palace laying some flowers this is last week who said. she was asked by a journalist why are you here and she said she said of the juke was the kind of

stability that so old fashioned it's difficult to comprehend and i had for young for young people in russia which are rather light i thought i was a very nice. eulogies ready for you from the young generation. winds will pick up on the terms military service that no uniforms amongst the senior roles but lots of lots of representatives of the armed forces that today's event. exactly and that is just as prince philip would have wanted it this funeral service really did have the personal touch from prince philip he plans so much of it in advance so i think one feature which will be remembered for a long time will of course be the laundry of the defendant that carried his coffin to the chapel that was specially commissioned designs by prince philip himself in

tree green so that just gives you a sense is if the touch that he wanted to put on this it was indeed a constant tribute to his nice long association with the military we know we've talked about the fact that he is served in the 2nd world war and that could be seen in in many years the songs that were chosen and indeed as you say the enormous military presence on the streets here in windsor. chosen field thank you for that you can watch and be there was a special coverage of the funeral of prince philip the duke of edinburgh the husband of crane years ago for more than 7 decades he's been the laid to rest it's george's chapel that when he died 8 days ago 2 months short of his 100th birthday destructions meant that only 30 close family members and friends were allowed to attend the events reflected the prince's close ties with the armed forces having served in the royal navy and seen active service during world war 2 i mean also the

fact of course he said decades of public service his body was carried to the chapel on a modified long drive which he helped to redesign but his longest serving role was queen site you're in a record breaking rain that began in 1953 you passed away for a month long stay in hospital where he was being treated for a heart condition i'm sure prince was interred in the royal votes of st george's chapel which also houses the. father joseph thanks a mother and her younger sister princess. known in washington d.c. w. . windsor we thank shall the help for joining us i'm robin merrill here in the studio there yet you can always get the latest news headlines on our website with more world news of the top of the of the day.

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their story their very own personal trauma. the people who survived the catastrophe and remember. and they share private footage with us that has never been seen before. back to chernobyl storks april 20. 5th. stephanie and helen rathke are passed a couple from the lower saxony and countryside and they each chip stocks. we want to bring day life in the church together the regional bishop is not a fun little bits you feel there's not a story out there constantly going on about that it's not my thing. and what about

the congregation how do you treat church village life and being good go together. they don't do this. in this you tube clip the couple tell the story of their experience trying to have a child then you must show viewers a cryogenic sperm can tell you who they are bringing home. and how ellen rathke has had a positive pregnancy test. liz how does a not just us i can't. ellen's excited about the change in her life becoming a mother and starting a family and how overwhelmed she is with feelings of love for the baby growing

inside her. in just half a year and this omen arman with a different has hit 10000 subscribers on new cheap making it the most successful program of the even jellicoe churches new social media campaign in germany the videos are recorded in the old post an age of i'ma and produced by lucas sheen cut from the even jellicoe radio station at the money for this would have been unthinkable 5 months ago but then with kobe it came a digitalisation course from the church and now maybe under saddam and heralds a new. one we couldn't imagine before it. stefi is normally bothered by negative comments but one recent criticism came from one of her church members she takes such things to heart and it's getting to her during her latest film shoot. that you know what's troubling here is that the post about how i changed my voice i

sound selling. off at. the church of i'ma with its ancestral hall behind the altar has only ever had male pastors but 3 years ago the congregation was faced with a choice either they took on this lesbian pastor couple or the pastors position would surely remain vacant for a long time. stephanie erotica became the poster and i am it's a final meeting with a young congregants before their confirmation time to check their shoes before last a rathke asks them to lift up their shirts and examines the saul. ok here ok here comes the hard part the dress rehearsal for the declaration of faith starting with the zebra twins. you also confess your faith before the congregation

. i believe in god the father the almighty creator of heaven and. the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the dead and life everlasting are man. that would not have a job well done voice one last thing for the pastors to worry about that. but not everyone has learned the confession of faith that well. so i passed a rocker makes an announcement. if you don't have down i'm just going to call it off tomorrow i keep telling you guys you have to know the confession of faith you're going to recite it alone in front of everyone and i'm not helping you with. the boys and girls don't care whether stephanie rocker is lesbian them or excited the whole the confirm and get to have a personal date with the pastor can go wherever they want and she can't back out as

a co carding is a cool thing to do. not everyone does that. outside in front of the go cart track they take a rather unusual photo to remember the date with the pastor it's us with us now we know we can do anything we want and she won't just get mad i will say nothing. is right so i'd never gonna go karting before so that was nice just because i'm 35 i can still keep up with the youngsters. at church how wife ellen is teaching the intern how to perform communion as i was in these moments and the apostle ones were standing up front here we have to turn around and stretch out our arms and sing to the congregation.

i think it might have been and that. is officially the pastor's wife but since she is an ordained pastor herself she voluntarily takes on some of her wife's to tease the church expects dedication from pastor spouses and partners. and this arm and is something that the 2 pastors do in their spare time only the production costs a finalist from the church's media budget i want to expose of it it is that in this video clip from under salman the couple talks light heartedly about what it would mean for them to have a polyamorous relationship. ellen writes carex planes that each person has to discover their own needs and about deafness among. the regional bishop ralph meister based in hanover is stephanie and helen rats because books he's not

a fan of and this armin. is my new mom with me for me well they don't make it for me i'm not the target audience for it's cool so there are a lot of things where after 3 minutes i think oh no not again this is really too silly for me now or the whole sound varney thing or this long story that they're constantly telling us about no i don't need that. the. others do find precisely that very interesting and that's how it is. for the posters their you tube channel is part of the per store real work including their story about trying to have a child battling west at the theaters for one in 5 couples can't get pregnant on their own i assure you and the church is silent on this topic right now. and that is the past and here's a pastor couple that has gone down that route even of your business is we know what

it's like to have a negative pregnancy test in your hands after 2 weeks of you and having spent a lot of money on your wife this is life and remain silent even though our fellow churchgoers are going through this trial. this is its height and past our work means showing people hey you're not alone and giving them hope look we did it. to share human stories that's preaching and that's why we are doing it or i am anyway . the group is preparing for the confirmation church service one of the highlights of the year for the church and the scenery is lending a hand with the setting up the chairs tables and decorations but that model and i mean on this in a bar 3 years ago the church community in iowa made a conscious choice to have a lesbian past a couple and they've never regretted saying yes to stephanie and helen rats. isn't

it was their wonderful pastors for the congregation it was like a rejuvenated cure and from a very conservative pastor as we were used to to a modern fresh completely new approach we had packed service from the very beginning and i thought what's going on here we'll have to build an extension soon but once they've been. within thing on and off on a 5 by monday working together they put the final pieces in place a small stage area in front of the altar and i thought. about either one. and then the confirmation church service marathon get started with one group after the other 2 to cohabit restrictions. there's even a twins of the last ones up.

so you said yes to our church to your god yes and saying yes means to everything i said and that includes communion is what is great we can celebrate together now he says my life is always the price said this is my body given for you do this in remembrance of this. inside from co not can call the times we can't shake hands but we can do this. was either side your gift that went to your brother and you give me the other. jesus christ spoke and the light of the world wherever follows me will not back in darkness but will have to lead of life. and so go in the peace with the lord the same and. he spent a week in the little village and no one had a negative thing to say not even off the record. and i remember when i was young

and a bit later still when you had to hide it and i think it's great how things have turned out it's. funny how she interacts with the congregation takes the church some of it was. her hand sometimes. yeah she's friendly likeable and reaches out to people like her. day you cheap channel is really taking office well they recently won 2nd place in the small to hero award from facebook and 10000 viewers. in the video reacting to the award stephanie elam who share how ecstatic i go to a one night and say they are overwhelmed for all the media and personal of potentially for someone. one of the well wishes is the regional bishop he senses congratulations via twitter i think regulations 2 on this can. graduations to shafiq and ellen aka you're doing great work keep it up and.

undesigned is an all round success but there's still work to do. it up the strength of i think the best thing we could achieve is to no longer be different for us to just be us in the church and in the world. and maybe we'll have a channel for seniors about incontinence or whatever so no one is different i'm more. definite in ellen rocca so they may just keep on running their you tube channel until they're old and growing themselves with. the.

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