returns to royal duties wales returns to royal duties this weekend, playing an important role in remembrance celebrations tonight at the royal albert hall and at the cenotaph tomorrow . and safiyya cenotaph tomorrow. and safiyya vorajee, co—founder of the azalea foundation, joins us to talk about the charity she created after the tragic passing of her daughter to leukaemia . of her daughter to leukaemia. >> veganism. it's older than you think. in fact, i think it's 80 years old, isn't it.7 the movement celebrating 80 years in the uk. we're asking this morning it you would consider a vegan diet. you certainly wouldn't love my steak too much. >> elsewhere this weekend we honour our greatest generation as remembrance events sweep the nafion as remembrance events sweep the nation with the princess of wales even expected to make an appearance tonight and tomorrow. >> plus, we'll be getting a behind the scenes look at ben's trip to to new york city cover the election, running into a few friends of the show .

friends of the show. and you had the time of your life. it was so good. >> i went to new york in 2017, and at the time i thought, it's and at the time i thought, it's a bit grim. it's a bit dirty, not a big fan, but i went there this week and my perception completely changed. i love the city. it was a lot cleaner and more civilised than i remember. >> and you found lots of friends along the way, didn't you.7 >> along the way, didn't you? >> i bumped into on the plane over there. scarlett mccgwire the pollster. the two two scarlett mccgwire. >> we get a bit confused sometimes , but the blonde sometimes, but the blonde pollster, blonde young pollster, scarlett mccgwire charlie rowley i was hanging out with for a while shared a room with charlie rowley greg swenson's son, the political analysis and analysis analyst. >> analyst. sorry , lack of sleep >> analyst. sorry, lack of sleep and his son. we went to a private members club so loads of people in america. it was a great time. >> greg swenson's son called greg swenson junior and apparently looks exactly like greg swenson. so anyway, we've got the whole inside scoop for you now, son. aspen, start. nelson. aspen you caught up with as well. you had brunch with

him. so we're going to tell you everything you need to know. all the behind the scenes gossip throughout the show. >> lots more important stuff though, apart from my holidays in new york, of course. looking forward to remembrance sunday and lots of other things that great story from azalea foundation. >> oh of course, yeah, so do get in touch throughout the show today. gbnews.com/yoursay. let us know what you're up to today. we'd love to hear from you. but before we do anything else, our lovely sophia hill has all of your news headlines for you . your news headlines for you. >> thank you ellie, a very good morning. it'sjust >> thank you ellie, a very good morning. it's just gone 10:00. i'm cyril with your latest headunesin i'm cyril with your latest headlines in the gb newsroom. your top story this morning. iran has rejected a report that it was behind an alleged plot to assassinate donald trump, calling it a repulsive claim . calling it a repulsive claim. and just to complicate matters between iran and america , this between iran and america, this comes as the us has charged an iranian man in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the president elect ahead of the election. the department has described farhad shakeri as an iranian asset residing in tehran. it said he immigrated to

the us as a child and was deported in 2008 following a robbery conviction . now, the robbery conviction. now, the metropolitan police has referred itself to the police watchdog over complaints from two women about the handling of investigations into allegations made against mohammad al fayed . made against mohammad al fayed. the complaints were initially made in 2008 and 2013, and the met have now raised concerns about the quality of police response . commander stephen response. commander stephen klayman, from the met's specialist crime team, said they're actively reviewing 21 allegations reported to the police to determine if additional investigative steps are available or there are things that they could have done better . seven scots are among better. seven scots are among the first people to receive an elizabeth emblem. the award recognises police officers, firefighters and other public servants who died whilst on duty. the emblem is the civilian equivalent of the elizabeth cross, which recognises members of the armed forces who died in action or as a result of a terrorist attack. seven of the 30 people who were being honoured are in scotland . now

honoured are in scotland. now fortnum and mason has apologised for a failure of communication to paralympians who were not ianed to paralympians who were not invited to a party for paris. medallists at buckingham palace, team gb and paralympics gb athletes were jointly hosted at athletes were jointly hosted at a reception at the royal residence on thursday to meet the king, but zach shaw , a the king, but zach shaw, a paralympic sprinter, said he had trawled through his emails to find an invite to the after party. but neither him nor his partner, who was also an olympic sprinter, could find one. shaw won silver in the mix, four by 100m and bronze in the 100 metre t12 in paris, and says it was hurtful and unfair, and an example of how the two athletes are treated differently . now are treated differently. now prince william says he's looking forward to playing a role at the cop 30 un climate change conference in brazil next year . conference in brazil next year. prince william's just ended his trip to south africa, staging his earthshot prize environmental awards , now environmental awards, now sparking speculation he could choose the city of belem next. the prince has spoken about

wanting to take the award to every corner of the earth to help find solutions to repair the planet. william has already staged the green oscars in london, boston and singapore , london, boston and singapore, and on wednesday attended the ceremony hosted in cape town . ceremony hosted in cape town. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. now it's back to ellie and ben for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you sophia. we have a slightly ominous stephen dixon just staring at us from outside the studio right now. >> it's like a peeping tom through the glass, like a hawk. >> he's just staring. he doesn't know we're saying this on national television. >> hello? come back. stephen, if you fancy working. >> still, you want to come back here? we can't see him. but anyway, to just give you a slight glimpse. yeah. bye. you need to go now. now the princess

of wales is set to make a major return to the royal frontline this weekend as she attends a number of remembrance services. it will be so good to see her back, won't it? yeah. >> it's great news. what a year. and even william mentioned it this week in that bombshell interview, saying, you know, it's been such a hard year, but now, thankfully, tonight, buckingham palace said kate would attend both the remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph and the festival of remembrance at the royal albert hall this evening. >> yeah, well, it's a really good sign, isn't it, for her recovery that she is able to make the event tonight? she was saying throughout the year, wasn't she, that remembrance weekend and being here, especially was her goal and she wanted to make it. so that's a really positive thing. let's have a little look at what we should expect tonight. >> oh i've not got the clip. no. let's read on. a royal british legion club in bletchley, meanwhile, has put out an urgent call for donations in order to raise funds to survive to and even keep going. so the branch has existed for more than a century, but an increase in bills has put the support they provide veterans at risk. our reporter jack carson has the

story. >> veteran support on the brink of collapse in bletchley. there's an urgent appeal to save the royal british legion club with help from the military community on the line. the branch has existed for over a hundred years, with this club welcoming ex—service personnel for a drink and chat. since the 19805. for a drink and chat. since the 1980s. but the rising cost of energy and other bills has meant they've had to tighten their belt and do anything they can to keep themselves afloat, including starting a gofundme page.john including starting a gofundme page. john rawlinson , chairman page. john rawlinson, chairman of the branch, says the club is like a family. >> it's all the veterans and acas rmt they all come here, they all love the place. they bnng they all love the place. they bring their families. everybody knows each other. it's like a family community and you just come and have a good time. >> i mean, what would it mean if you lost this place, if the doors were to close, that would be catastrophic. >> i mean, this this is a lot of people coming here. it's not just this group . it's a large just this group. it's a large group. but we can't get them all in at the same time. they all

come in in frequent all the time, and it would be catastrophic if the doors shut. >> this area is steeped in 1523 00:08:07,064 --