ancient ah, similar symbolism, traditions that have gone on for hundreds and hundreds of years. and that's, i mean, to be honest that a lot of people are, they find that a very attractive side of, of the monarchy that is part of the pomp and the pageantry that the brits are actually the best that. and, and indeed we've seen all wonderful pompom pageantry we have seen over the last days a it's been a marvel to see thousands and thousands of service men, women, and so many people involved and it's all gone perfectly to play so thank you robin so far, let me just recap for our viewers. who my just have joined us or what's just been happening. britain has bid farewell to queen elizabeth the 2nd with the historic state funeral. britain's along the straining monarch. have we seen life pictures

right now from windsor castle were to this just laid to rest as was 1st on though with a fuel service at london's westminster abbey this morning. and her coffin was carried in a procession across london and driven to windsor castle for committal service, which is just finished at saint george's chapel. and later this evening the queen will be late to rest in a private burial ceremony. a long sight of parents and husband, the late prince philip, and the you are watching, especially addition of the w news live a from a berlin. i'm gal office and here studio i'm joined by robin merrill and as the united king bids farewell to queen elizabeth,

the 2nd britain britons longest reigning mar, still seeing a live pictures there. the committal service for that is often asked just finished at windsor castle. not far away from london and the queen was laid to rest alongside her husband, the late principal of her parents. now let's a bring in robin merrill here. it was with me in the studio quite an eventful day. it started very early on with the the, the state funeral this morning, westminster abbey. very, very, a large affair really now coming closer to the end with his committal service. more private in windsor castle and st. george scapel that chapel there on the grounds of windsor cancelled at summit up for us or today what, what's your feel?

you've watched it all really. what, what are your feeling? was an extraordinary day, the like of which i think will never see again. because i think charles will, you know, pare down the monarchy a little bit. and of course, it's the combination of the last 10 days and indeed the last 70 years. isn't it? of this extraordinary woman who i had a, an unwavering duty to serve that it, we've never really seen the like of anna. i think it really has surprised. so many people i was personally surprised how emotional i got about it because she's been with the constant in my entire life. i can reveal that i am approaching the 70th here and her, you know, it's no,

there's never been anybody else. i said a little earlier that it, although she was 96 and we saw the last pictures of her as a very frail lady that you know, we just expect her to go on forever. and you know, it's going to be a hard act to follow. it is been extraordinary. i mean, people are writing about that. she's the greatest moment we've ever had. i, you know, she certainly is going to be considered a great monarch. there is no doubt. i mean, from the time she started in 1950 when she was crowned in 53. and you think, you know, her 1st, a prime minister was church old and her 1st american president was truman. and with 15 more prime minister since then. and she had these private audiences with them every week. not in the summer, it was a summer break, you know empowerment broke up as well. but she had the knowledge she had and that she, she knew,

and i think she is sort of universally regarded as this extraordinary figure. i mean, somebody said she was ordinary as well as being extraordinary. and that is very hard to achieve. she had her colby's she loved horse race. there was a natural quality to her that than you know, joe public could. it could, could a get to like. and yet of course, she was our sovereign, she and you know, but she did have these extraordinary qualities and it's going to be hard to follow harder to follow the person who follows her, of course is her son charles. now, king charles the 3rd, 1st of all, before we come to what we can expect from his reign, and we saw him today a morning sun, really as well as a,

a king. what was your impression of him to the west? it is difficult because he knew his mother 96, but we all know we've all had grief in our lives of and when an elderly person does go, it is a shock and i'm sure it's been it is as we know, he's kind of well prepared to be the king, but it is. there's a time of turmoil, i would say in great britain, at the moment we've got a brand new prime ministers were almost at the same moment that the queen died and he has got to keep it all going. he has very cleverly, the 1st thing he did when he appeared in public was step out of his car at buckingham palace. and instead of striding in through the gates, the buckingham palace, he turned around. he went and spoke to the people who were all lining the streets and he has them without a doubt. that's very important for him to get them on his side. you know,

and i think he does have them on his side at the moment. i also think that he is 73 years old and he's got to pass a certain amount of responsibility on to his son. he, there's no question of him that you know, abdicating. we've, you know, that was all years ago talk. there is no question at all. he remains the king and i think he has to perhaps the commonwealth for instance, that say he should pass on that which his mother so cleverly kept together. he should pass that duty on to his son, william william. yeah. oh, i not quite sure what it would. none of us know what and i mean the queen kept the united kingdom united. how long for this is another thing. you know, there are lots of things on his plate. that's for sure. thank you

robin for the moment. we'll be crossing over to a correspondent at windsor castle in just a moment. but 1st this report on the funeral service that took place in westminster abbey earlier today aa queen elizabeth begins for final journey. her coffin made its way to westminster abbey. a full military guard accompanied the departed monarch, part of an ancient ceremony, combining church state and the royal family's history. ah, elizabeth's grandchildren followed her into the abbey, ah!

followed by her son, king charles the 3rd and the queen consort camilo, the dean of westminster abbey introduced to service here. where queen elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation from the commonwealth. and from the nations of the world to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service, and in short confidence, to commit her to the mercy of god, amaica and redeemer. come ye bless, redemption my father. and remember me eat britain's prime minister less trust was confirmed by the queen just 2 days before her death. all this how she read a lesson from the bible. i will come again and receive you unto myself that where i am day, maybe,

ah, the archbishop of canterbury paid tribute to the queen's lifelong mission. ah, her late majesty famously dick head on the 21st birthday broadcast that our whole life would be dedicated to serving the nation and commonwealth. rarely has such a promise been so well kept. few leaders receive the outpouring of love that we have seen offer a fanfare and the nation fell silent for 2 minutes.

mm. for the mourners paid tribute to their new monarchy. ah. and queen elizabeth the 2nd headed for her final resting place. ah, those events of course happened this morning and the queen had just adjust. i have b committal service in saint george's chapel in a window where my colleague jack park is standing by

a jack. what was it like during that ceremony in, in windsor you've been there all day? what's the mood we just had some of the dignities actually that were within saint george's chapel. they are actually many of them leaving up this road as they've exited that service. obviously, the queen's body now goes to be entered in a private ceremony with just the family and attendance. i think it was a really, really powerful ceremony. and one of the things this stood out and we've heard people talking about, is this, this image to the king with clear tears in his eyes? absolute sadness you can see on his face. and at the end of the day, well, this is a, a, a monic year monarchy changing hands from the queen to the king. it is also the funeral of his mother. it's been quite a powerful moment. and also, one of the things i think that people have been very impressed with, and we know the queen herself had a strong hand in, is the music of the ceremonies,

rousing a sort of angelic choral music in especially in westminster abbey earlier and more somber music joined the commit to service. this is taken place here in windsor. as i say nigh this news on to a very private affair. we saw the royals leaving the chapel and they will now head up shortly for that commit to a ceremony where prince charles, the queen's form late husband, is also is also buried. now, jack, we've seen such an outpouring of support a, do you think this bodes well for the future of the british monarchy? i think they'll probably say that it will themselves. i think that they will. i hope, i hope i think that this funeral and this week's plus long of morning for the, for the queen, these 5 days lying in state with so many thousands of people going to pay their respects will show that in this country. there is

a huge amount of support for the monarchy. there are always questions about their position. they hold political position as the, the constitutional monarchy of functional position, to ally the palm, palm to act as, as the, the authority, the democratic authority here in the country. and i think what we've seen is a really big event that the royals have put on the media. have obviously been in full attendance from all over the world here in windsor and, and in westminster and, and at westminster, abbey, etc. and i think that they will feel that what they've done is shown the, the best of british firstly for the queen, and also for the international community. and that is part of their role to, to, to be on show this is a private affair. this is a funeral for their family, but it is also a symbolic funeral for the country and for the world. now you mentioned politics earlier, which has virtually come to a stand still doing her. the lying and state of the late queen tomorrow is a and the start of a new era, if you will, politically as well. ah,

what's on the agenda? a lot of things get you absolutely right to say the death of the queen. and prior to that, the leadership race of the conservative party that is resulted in this trust becoming prime minister has meant that there's been pretty much, nothing happening politically at a time when energy prices are soaring. other blocks, the european union, the americans, and indeed all over the world parliaments and governments have been racing to try and tackle that issue. and there is absolutely no question that les stress, we'll get into her office to morrow. and after all of this pageantry, all of this pause that has happened in this country will be racing to try and make changes to try and sort out what britain is going to do about the energy crisis. the people that have been out on the streets at, you know, may be paying as respects to the queen. but i'll also be paying that bills in the coming months that, that it going up by 3 digit percentage. it presents, you know,

to, to accommodate 150 percent in some cases. and that is really the top of the entree for this trust, the new prime minister that, that really hasn't done anything since, you know, the queen died only 2 days after she. she invested her jack by that windsor castle . thank you very much, sir. and coming back to the studio here, robin merrill is still with me. wrap it up for us. your final thoughts about today's well, an extraordinary day. for an extraordinary woman, it has to be said full of pomp and pageantry. as i said, i agree with jack. the music was quite magnificent. i particularly spoke about the, the bagpipe which really was a very emotional, there's a certain amount of gratefulness i've, i had a feeling gratefulness for her service over 70 years, an ex celebration of, of an extraordinary life of service and

a fitting farewell to the elizabethan era. robin mo, thank you very much. now the death of queen elizabeth has at toyota now pouring a sentiment in hong kong as well. one of the last former british colonies which was handed over to china 25 years ago. the collective grief is not just about mourning . the late queen though, it's also about remembering what many of you as the golden era of hong kong. but even that nostalgia is becoming taboo on the chinese rule. as our correspondent phoebe king report since the queen's passing a shop selling british colonial hong kong items such as coins, stems and metals is welcoming 10 times more customers than usual is founded by brian own, the royalty collector didn't expect people coming from tearful commemoration, or they would chicago obama, viola,

they feel like they're losing an old friend or even a family member. tell them a goal. i won't be gone. she's more than a queen way to go. i. it's also because life in hong kong wasn't that good in the past 2 decades. ago but with, with retrogression in many ways, could they don't why people missed the past. not because they like or want colonialism, but purely because it was the good old days day ogle. i think that's being reflected through morning. the queen won't house actually come got such sentiments a more visible at the british consulate surrounded by a sea of flowers. people are cuing for up to 4 hours in the heat to signed a book of condolences. the colonial era is due in many people's memories in hong kong, which was rude by britain, 456 years before his hanover to china in 1997. on lower, i got the most precious thing. britain left us is a social system with lots of freedoms to pursue our goals. and oh, yeah, you got a letter to bulgaria. aha, how good education was picked out. we were happier,

less stress and restricted high salma somewhat. so alex told me, mom died at highgate holland. crittenden give us much in the way of democracy, but overrule, it did more good than harm. get go, go. hong kong people gave a queen a cantonese nickname for both ladies showing a special affection the outpouring of morning is not only a matter of nostalgia, but mixed with grievances and is content over the chinese through an even a gesture of defying the current repression. the queen visit at hong kong, twice during the seventy's and eighty's. when social reforms were rolled out after n t colonial riot to transform the small city into a world financial hub to day public facilities named after queen elizabeth, a marcus of britain's legacy to modern hong kong. hong kong was won a few protest colonies not allowed to determine its own feature. born in

1980 and educated in colonial government scores, brian all said he was never taught to be a british patriots. last year he opened a private museum. the certificate signed by the queen and prince philip is another most precious in his 10000 item collection. auto we are hi, will never considered myself british if, when i'm 100 percent, a hong kong, a who loves british culture or local all history is a meaningful them or whenever they happened, no matter good or bad of them. we shouldn't arrays. any part of it just because we don't like it or you are going all of us should respect our past. what the old all i see are you doing? don. dear boy is not only to preserve relics, but also the identity of his hometown. that's of look at some other world news. ukraine says, a russian miss our damaged equipment close to the 2nd largest nuclear plant in the

country. keith branded the attack as, quote, nuclear terrorism. moscow has warned of more attacks on ukrainian infrastructure after its forces were pushed back from the north and from north eastern ukraine, leading to the discovery of mass graves in the forest. in the region. the kremlin denies russia is responsible for killing the civilians and soldiers whose remains were found outside is im, calling the allegations quote, lies are corresponded to manuel charles has been to the site where more than 450 bodies have been uncovered. a warning, some views of may find this next report, disturbing. darren covering sheer horror as near by artillery fire rages in these forest on the outskirts of recently liberated is you forensic experts are working around the clock. twix you in bodies buried in mass graves, dating from the russian occupation?

drawing from what cervical, unless you equals just on the woods. the information we have, which has already been established, is the burial of local residence. labriola exclamation, as you can see, examination of the bodies and referrals for forensic examinations are currently being carried out. a yukon ear, some corpses shows signs of violent death, lots of federal journal. yellow yoga, just order the you who discourse is of a man in his eighty's lawyer. he was found with his hands tied behind his back. his skull was deformed by violent blows to the head. his janitors bear traces of torture. nearby 17 ukrainian soldiers have been found in a shallow grave. this was an o t. right here we found 17 corpses of servicemen,

the armed forces of ukraine. the bodies have for now been sent to the morgue for further forensic examination separately and to collect dna samples in order to identify them rippled, i shouldn't discuss it was not no problem. the scene is so green that even the investigators are overwhelmed at our. ready gary, this is the 1st such experience in all my 5 years of service and psychologically i think we will need some help in the future early report. but also we also check each other, so nauseous, you. this is no names on the gray man that are everything. his number, the biggest number is 418418. and that's on the civilian business. locals with their hands tied were found face down it's throne, face down into the grades. it's only for my face with the and

think of the investigators say they will not lead those crimes go unpunished, which was really not since the war began. we've already opened more than 4000 proceedings regarding war crimes emitted by soldiers of the russian federation in the harkey region. i will not tell you the exact number because it is constantly changing. it keeps on increasing in light of the atrocities uncovered uneasy and since its liberation the un said it would send a team to investigate a little earlier, i spoke to the w. w. 's manuel shop who gave me her impressions off want she saw them in museum. well, a was a very, are very appalling sight of caused a dozens of graves. some mass graves were a group of people who had been a recently read. you could, you could still smell the bodies even after they had been removed and the work of

recovering those bodies were talking about over 400 bodies is still under way. forensic experts are still on the side. there are every are where they are uncovering new bodies. first, autopsies are being carried on side. this is the preliminary conclusions 1st and then are those, those are human remains are brought to a more where a proper autopsy will take place. what we can already say though, is that the 1st conclusions are, you know, they are already a terrible to witness and terrible to hear at so many bodies with their hands tied in de bark. so many bodies bearing traces off torture dis, is definitely a crime scene. okay, and what's the latest been on the battlefield in ukraine? they've been reports of another nuclear power plant coming under fire. exactly. the 2nd biggest air nuclear power plant came under fire last night. rockets which fell

300 meters away, only from the reactors ukrainian president allowed him. he zaleski said, a video of what he says is a diss and latest attack, which has damaged death. power plants are ended up just shows you a dancer of russia seems to be continuing to ascribe as stark as c did an infrastructure. there's no ukrainian sold is on the site dead, so sorry, russian soldiers that are on their side. there was not ongoing fight a round power plan, so this seems to be a targeted attack in my oil shows. they're reporting from hockey. thank you. remember you from watching a d. w news, special edition on the committal of queen elizabeth the 2nd at our final resting place in windsor castle. i'll be back with more world news at the top of the hour and for now i'll leave you with some of the strong images from today. the day britain said good bye to it's longest raining monarch.

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