daniela relph was among them at the people's picnic.their community work had earned them an invitation to the castle. it's an absolute honour. you know, i opened the e—mail, and i said, "mum, mum, come and look at this, is this true?" and she was, like, "yeah, this is definitely true, this is definitely true, you're going". well, we couldn't sleep, well, imagine them! it's just, like, waah! it's great. morning! they've become known as the people with the golden ticket. just getting ready for the wedding! once inside the castle walls, positions were secured, gift bags from the royal couple opened, and memories captured. these events are usually, they're reserved for the rich and famous, and mps, and whatever, heads of state, and for actually, if you look around, it's normal people that are here today. just the whole experience is stunning, and the day is lovely, and it's just magic. we have got a great position, yes, a really great position, so hopefully we will be fit to see all, and get a glimpse of her dress, nearly first, yes, so it'

daniela relph, bbc news. the marathon is one of the toughest sporting events on earth.a relatively flat surface, but imagine having to contend with an undulating course and thousands of steps to climb. well, that's what was on offer in china, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. it is one of the modern—day wonders of the world. with an estimated 10 million visitors a year. but would you really want to run along the great wall of china? well, apparently, some people want to do exactly that. the annual marathon attracted competitors from more than 62 different nations. and this is no ordinary race. there are plenty of ups and downs, the latter being easier than the former somewhat. ups and downs, the latter being easier than the former somewhatlj do easier than the former somewhat.” do not mind going slowly downhill. it is fun. i would go so quick if it was not for this. 5000 or so steps to deal with as well. you might get a little local encouragement, but it isa a little local encouragement, but it is a brutal, brutal slog. it was hard, my 25th full marathon. my slowest. bu

like so much of the coverage worse was to come, in the eyes of some viewers, on tuesday, when daniela relph angeles, and met the man with whom meghan markle had shared her first kiss, at the age of 13, joshua silversteen. he's an actor and comedian with a clear memory of that first kiss.” think she made a beeline and made the move and is kind of laid one on my lips. nothing to pg—13. it was sweet and generous, and courageous on her part. kathryn stowers felt that interview "crossed a line", asking: is it in the public interest to not only hear who her first kiss was with, but to interview the man and hear him describe an innocent and private moment in her life? again, the bbc has strayed from public service broadcasting to salacious gossip." caroline bruce agreed that: "the bbc has become completely obsessed with meghan markle. i was absolutely astonished to see an interview with the first person she ever kissed. this is not only utterly cringe worthy but why does the bbc think viewers actually care?" and david mccabe warned: "if the bbc is not careful, the continued exposure of everything

and with me now is daniela relph.din used in the last two days in windsor and you were on the ground to see the extraordinary perspex show bell —— spectacle, what were your impressions on how yesterday when?” think in all the difficulty is in the run—up was how smoothly everything was yesterday. we were told in the run—up as well to be a ceremony with their own personal target dunn touches and dave got that with the address and the gospel choir and little flavours of what they wanted were definitely there. the idea of wanting to share their wedding. that is very much what happened and for the people within the precincts of the castle, they really got a bird's eye view of everything that went on and you walk down a street in windsor for much of the past two days. it was the wedding they wanted and after the difficulties around meghan markle's father earlier in the week, i think that would have been a relief. the biggest surprise was the wedding dress designer, who was on nobody‘s list of potential names. they did an ac

daniela relph, bbc news, windsor castle.hat's all from me but — before we go, here are some of the memorable moments from windsor, on what has been a very special day. bells ringing. cheering. trumpets playing. soloist singing. dr king was right. we must discover love. the redemptive power of love. i, harry, take you, meghan... to be my wife... to be my wife. i, meghan, take you, harry... to be my husband... to be my husband. # so darling, darling, stand by me # stand by me, yeah # stand by me, stand by me # stand by me, whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me # stand by me # good evening, with the world's eyes fixed on hello. most of the papers from tomorrow are in atjust one story is in town, no surprise for the front pages, the royal wedding. joining me for a look at the day is martin lipton, the chief sports reporter at the sun, and kate andrews, from institute of economic affairs. we can have a look at some of the front pages. the sun have this already iconic picture. the sunday telegraph get the same scene fro

daniela relph, bbc news, los angeles. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two.ne, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben mundy. here's what's coming up tonight. it's no go forjoe. hart is out of england's world cup squad. so, too arsenal's jack wilshere. tributes pour in for the former aston villa and bolton player j—lloyd samuel who's died at the age of 37. and it's double bubble for chelsea as they add the women's super league title, to their fa cup hello and welcome to sportsday. evening, news on that wsl title win for chelsea to come. but, with less than 2a hours to go until gareth southgate names his england squad for this summer's world cup, we're starting to get an idea of who's in, and who's out. two players we now know won't be on the plane to russia are joe hart and jack wilshere. despite being england's first choice goalkeeper at their last three major tournaments, joe hart has struggled for form and has been out on loan from manchester city for the last couple of seasons, most recently with west ham. while wilsh

our royal correspondent daniela relph has more.hind the bride, straightening the five metres of veil, is clare waight keller, the british designer of the dress. she had kept fashion‘s big secret, givenchy was not widely rumoured to be the fashion house to win this coveted project. the aim was alwats to design a dress that was simple, sharp, and timeless. i think with meghan, she's so modern and fresh. i think that was part of what she wanted to be. we really wanted to represent her and i wanted her to feel absolutely incredible in the dress and i also wanted her to feel like it was absolutely right for the occasion too. for five months the dress was made in paris by a small team of people, many of whom did not know even know who the gown was for. all of those who worked with her yesterday described her as relaxed and unphased by the event ahead of her. it was a beautiful moment. she is just so easy and very loose with her style and easy and not contrite, so. the wedding is likely to be one of the most watched television events of t

daniela relph, bbc news.on of new timetables designed to reduce congestion. those using great northern trains have been complaining of cancellations, and problems have also been reported on thameslink and southern trains. the operators of the lines have said they're working to minimise problems caused by the "huge logistical challenge" of the changes. sophie long reports. it is the biggest shake—up to services for a generation. more than 4 services for a generation. more than a million trains across britain have been rescheduled. arrival and departure times for all trains run by southern, thameslink, great northern and the gatwick express changed today. the plan is that services will be more frequent and more reliable. but some passengers say their journeys will more reliable. but some passengers say theirjourneys will no longer be possible, and they are dreading the expected disruption in the next few weeks as trains and crews are redeployed. emily lives in harpenden. a growing commuter town which relies on

our royal correspondent, daniela relph, has travelled to los angeles to find out more about meghan marklesion debut, on a children's news programme. after seeing a tv ad she thought was sexist, she wrote to the company that made the product. they changed the ad. if you see something that you don't like or are offended by on television or any other place, write letters and send them to the right people and you can really make a difference, for not just yourself but lots of other people. that campaigning streak was cultivated at her first school, the private hollywood schoolhouse. her headteacher then, debbie wehbe, still has photos of herself with her star pupil and praises meghan markle's family for the support they gave. there's certainly a lot of credit that has to go to her parents, for how they have raised her and what their belief systems are and what they've encouraged in her. there's no school system that does it all by itself. acting was an early love. endless school productions, including this one of annie. in the programme was a message from her father, signed off with, "break a

magazine, she's one of the top "100 most influential people in the world." 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph name is meghan markle, i am 12 yea rs my name is meghan markle, i am 12 years old. it was her television debut on a children's programme to protect the test against sexist advertising. if you see something you do not like or are offended by on television or another place, write letters and send them to the right people and you can really make a difference, to notjust yourself but for lots of other people. that campaigning streak was cultivated first school. her head teacher still has photos of herself with her star pupil. she praises meghan markle's family for the support they gave. lot of credit has to go to her pa rents for lot of credit has to go to her parents for how they have raised her and what their belief systems are and what their belief systems are and what their belief systems are and what they have encouraged in her. there is no school system that does it all by itself. acting was an early love. endless school productions, like this one of annie. in the programme was a me

our royal correspondent, daniela relph, has more.aightening the five metres of veil, clare waight keller, the british designer. givenchy was not widely rumoured to win the coveted project. the aim was to design a dress which was simple, sharp, and timeless. meghan markle is so modern and fresh. that was pa rt is so modern and fresh. that was part of what she wanted to be. i wa nted part of what she wanted to be. i wanted to represent her and i wanted her to feel absolutely incredible in the dress and i wanted her to feel it was absolutely right for the occasion as well. for five months the dress was made in paris by a small team of people are many of whom did not know who the down was for. —— won all of those who worked with her yesterday described her as relaxed and not faced by the event. she is very loose with her style and not contrite. the wedding is likely to be one of the most watched television events of the year. 13 million watched the bbc coverage and more than a billion watched globally. after sharing so much of their wedd

our royal correspondent daniela relph has more.e first sight of the wedding dress. and behind the bride, straightening the five metres of veil, is clare waight keller, the british designer of the dress. she had kept fashion‘s big secret. givenchy was not widely rumoured to be the fashion house to win the coveted project. the aim was to always design a dress that was simple, sharp, and timeless. i think with meghan, she's so modern and fresh and i think that is part of what she wanted to be. it really wanted to represent her. i wanted her to feel absolutely incredible in the dress and i also wanted her to feel like it was absolutely right for the occasion as well. forfive months, the dress was made in paris by a small team of people, many of whom who did not even know who the gown was for. all of those who worked with the bride yesterday described her as relaxed and unfazed by the scale of the event ahead of her. most beautiful moments. she is just so easy on that level, a loose kind of style and easy and not contrived, so... the we

our royal correspondent daniela relph is in windsor.t about 11pm last night, over the castle we saw the most amazing firework display, which must have come from the evening reception in frogmore house. it gave us a little hint of the party going on behind the castle walls. yesterday had been such a public day, and the wedding had been shared, as the couple had wanted, with so many people. but it was the evening reception that they wanted to keep very much to themselves, said we saw those pictures, amazing pictures of them leaving in that e—type jaguar, leaving windsor castle, driving through windsor great park, a drive of about one mile to frogmore house within the grounds of windsor great park, for that evening reception. they made it clear that they wanted to keep the evening reception, if possible, as private as possible. we know a view details, we know that the bride gave a speech. that is unusual in itself for a royal wedding, you would not normally have a bride giving a speech at the royal wedding. we know that there were 200 gues

our royal correspondent daniela relph has more. first sight of the wedding dress. and behind the bride, straightening the five metres of veil, is clare waight keller, the british designer of the dress. she had kept fashion's big secret. the british designer of the dress. givenchy was not widely rumoured to be the fashion house to win the coveted project. to be the fashion house to win the aim was to always design a dress that was simple, sharp, and timeless. a dress that was simple, i think with meghan, she's so modern and fresh and i think that is part of what she wanted to be. it really wanted to represent her. of what she wanted to be. i wanted her to feel absolutely incredible in the dress and i also wanted her to feel like it was absolutely right for the occasion as well. like it was absolutely right forfive months, the dress was made in paris by a small team of people, many of whom who did not even know who the gown was for. all of those who worked with the bride yesterday described her as relaxed and unfazed by the scale of

joining me now from windsor is our royal correspondent, daniela relph. all, about the party last night. that is what everybody wants to know, what exactly everybody wants to know, what exa ctly we nt everybody wants to know, what exactly went on at the evening party. that was for just 200 of the couple's closest family and friends. after a wedding day that had been so incredibly public, and as the bride and groom had wished, had been shared with so many people, they are keen to keep as much about the evening reception as private as possible. for those of us who were staying in windsor last night, we got a hint of it at about 11pm staying in windsor last night, we got a hint of it at about ”pm with fireworks over the town centre from the castle, so that was clearly part of the party last night. we watched as they left to go to frogmore house for the evening reception from windsor castle. the house where the reception was is within the grounds of windsor great park, around a driver of one mile or so from the castle itself, so those amazing pictures of the

joining me now from windsor is our royal correspondent, daniela relph.ful day, and then the party last night. we did not really see any of that. i think you saw the fireworks, didn't you 7 see any of that. i think you saw the fireworks, didn't you? tell us what you know about what happened at the big party last night. that's right, at about 11pm last night, over the castle we saw the most amazing firework display, which must have come from the evening reception in frogmore house. it gave us a little hint of the party going on behind the castle walls. yesterday had been such a public day, and the wedding had been shared, as the couple had wanted, with so many people. but it was the evening reception that they wa nted was the evening reception that they wanted to keep very much to themselves, said he saw those picked chose, amazing pictures of them leaving in that e—type jaguar, leaving in that e—type jaguar, leaving windsor castle, driving through windsor great park, a drive of about one mile to frogmore house within the grounds of them is a great park, f

lets go to our royal correspondent daniela relph who's at castle hill. are there any clues?d, i think you have to presume that the candidate most likely is meghan mother. they're very close, and meghan markle who is, over the past few months, has talked about gender equality, and she is someone who would be bound by tradition and protocol. whatever the officials at the palace might think of breaking tradition, she will not really care about that. prince harry will support her and that is that is what she wants. you had to say the most likely candidate is her mother. the prince of wales, another possibility. again, someone very familiar with this kind of environment and the tradition and the pressure that will come on the wedding day. he could be a big support for her, so he could be someone support for her, so he could be someone who walked her down the aisle. there has been a suggestion that she could go alone. could she walk with just her bridesmaids or walk with just her bridesmaids or walk by herself? another possibility, but at this stage, you have to presume the most l

plenty for us to talk about, thank you very much, daniela relph, who will be following all of this tomorrowo get the thoughts this evening of the daily mail royal commentator robert hardman, who is at castle hill, good to talk to you this evening. with just a few hours to go, robert, your thoughts about what we might expect tomorrow, at about what the next 2a hours or so holds. i think there is a palpable change of tone, real excitement, i do not know if you have been able to look around the streets in the last few hours, the word has gone around that perhaps there might be a walkabout by the groom, it is as though the wedding is about to start any minute now, they are five or six deep down by the queen victoria statue. so the expectation is already cranking up, and i think, you know, all the glitches of the week, if you like, are behind us now, we are on the final furlong, to coin an equestrian phrase. you refer to them as the glitches of the week, only on thursday the news was dominated by the announcement that meghan markle's father would not be able to come to the uk. what are your thou

lets go to our royal correspondent daniela relph who's at castle hill. did he looks relaxed?. i was just watching him as he came out of the gate from inside the castle to go back outside to see all the crowds. he looked incredibly relaxed. going up to, picking up the kids in the crowd, shaking hands, i saw someone kids in the crowd, shaking hands, i saw someone handing him a teddy. people asking him how he was, are you excited? people asking him how he was, are you excited ? his people asking him how he was, are you excited? his answer to everything seemed to be a course i am. he even told somebody he was going to the pub tonight. he looked very relaxed. it is interesting, watching them go to the crowds as they started to approach people, waving at people as they went over, they actually avoided the people who we re they actually avoided the people who were trying to take selfies. they went straight to people they could actually talk to. so rather than go to someone who wanted a photo, they went to people who wanted to chat and shake their hands rather than have their photo t

our royal correspondent daniela relph is in windsorfor us.he big day, but i imagine a few sore heads this morning after the parties last night? no doubt about that, we were in windsor last night and you can see the fireworks display going over castle, just a little hint of the party that was going on behind the castle walls. after this really incredibly public day where so much was shared, the evening reception was shared, the evening reception was very much a private moment. we saw the couple going off in that amazing e—type jaguar. frogmore houseis amazing e—type jaguar. frogmore house is about one mile away from windsor castle, within the grounds, so windsor castle, within the grounds, so they did that drive in that e—type jaguar, we saw them winding through the roads of windsor park as they drove off into the sunset. the details around that evening reception are pretty sparse and they are very keen to keep it as private as possible. i suppose you can understand that after a public day. but we do know from kensington palace, that the bride

our royal correspondent daniela relph is there.r feeling today? there is quite a flare—up going off on on the streets of windsor this morning —— clearup. it the streets of windsor this morning —— clear up. it is slowly getting back to normal after and extort me day. in this small town in berks yesterday. the big question everybody wants to know is what was the evening reception last night, that exclusive evening party held at frogmore house in the grounds of the castle here in windsor great park. just 200 of the couple's friends and family. we thought those lovely pic is of the couple heading off in that e—type jaguar. that is a drive of around one mile through the grounds of windsor great park to frogmore house yesterday. so they had a little drive in the sunset as they went off for that very private evening party. so much of yesterday was public, but last night was a moment to do something a little bit more private for them. the details have been sparse in terms of what went on. we know that the bright did give a speech, unusual

our royal correspondent daniela relph is in windsorfor us.ill buzzing after the wedding. everybody wants to know what the vibe was like at the reception and what it is like in windsor at the moment. tell us everything. we all want to know what it was like at the reception. fireworks going over my help, hotel room or anything to go back it was a party we all wa nted to go back it was a party we all wanted to be at. a day that was so incredibly public and shared with so many, it is that evening reception last night within the grounds of windsor, that is the one element of the day that i think kensington palace are keen to keep private. we know that the bride gave a speech, unusual in itself at the royal wedding usually just for unusual in itself at the royal wedding usuallyjust for the groom and the best man. window prince william would have done a best man speech. all of those amazing pictures of the couple driving off in thatjaguar. she was pictures of the couple driving off in that jaguar. she was wearing pictures of the couple driving off i

0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, has travelled to her childhood home of los angeles to talk tovision debut on a children's programme to protect —— protest against sexist advertising. if you see something you do not like or are offended by on television or another place, write letters and send them to the right people and you can really make a difference, to not just yourself but for lots of other people. that campaigning streak was cultivated at her first school. her head teacher still has photos of herself with her star pupil. she praises meghan markle's family for the support they gave. a lot of credit has to go to her parents for how they have raised her and what their belief systems are and what they have encouraged in her. there is no school system that does it all by itself. acting was an early love. endless school productions, like this one of annie. in the programme was a message from herfather. signed off with break a leg, love, tom markle, daddy. as a 17 year old she starred in 0edipus in herfinal year at school. an acting career beckoned. the legal drama suits was he

earlier that the decision was still being made which suggest they are still talking about it, daniela relphn ”g prince of step etaow i ”g prince of step etaow i think; prince of is jjeer mother, - was making the to her mother, she was making the all—important to her mother, she was making the all—importa nt drive to to her mother, she was making the all—important drive to the church in any case, this is the woman who raised meghan. if it comes down to her choice, i would raised meghan. if it comes down to her choice, iwould imagine raised meghan. if it comes down to her choice, i would imagine it will be her mother but we will have to wait and see. i don't think it would cost too much of a shadow over what will be, i'm sure, a very special day. —— cast too much. will be, i'm sure, a very special day. -- cast too much. we will find out tomorrow, that is the sense we are getting, anyway. in terms of the day, you have been looking at what is planned. how big a stamp out the couple been able to put on all of this? you know what? being the last one to get married after his brother and friends, i

daniel alves was talking to people who have gathered already. —— daniela relph.yal highness the duke of sussex. 0n marriage, meghan markle will become her royal highness the duchess of sussex. the titles have been confirmed today by buckingham palace. everyone is getting ready. the sun is shining. i know people say it does not matter what the weather does on your wedding day but it does make it that little bit more joyful. wedding day but it does make it that little bit morejoyful. carroll, it really makes a difference. it is gorgeous on the long walk where you are. yes, the cloud has been building up —— the crowd has been building all morning. let's find out where these people have come from. good morning. where have you come from? saint neots. that is quite. south carolina. montrose in scotland. england. ascot. weybridge. new york. when did you get your? two weeks ago. where are you from? austin, texas. yourself? bedfordshire. you are looking fabulous. and you have welsh flags as well as your union flags. have a fabulous time. today, the weather is really beaut

well, of course daniela relph is also at windsor castle alongside... see the queen. and have been reporting on the royal family for 10 years. the duke and duchess of cambridge and the new baby prince now leave hospital for life as a family of five at kensington palace. theirs is a life built round tradition and protocol. but the newest member of the family is far from your usual royal bride. meghan markle's marriage to prince harry is a significant moment for the modern royal family. but i want to find out what communities in britain, women of colour, and fellow aristocracy really think about the meghan effect. glossy and photogenic, for magazine editors meghan markle is irresistible. if harry had married a nice girl from the home counties, it wouldn't have had the same effect. she is completely different to anyone the royal family has ever welcomed before. so it's the week of the royal wedding, what coverage do we want, what are we all working on, what are our readers talking about? why does this wedding in particular feel so different with meghan, sp

our royal correspondent daniela relph is at st george's chapel with some of the 2,000 wedding guests.just managed to delay a couple of people who had a prime position here on that grassy area outside watching the coming and going today. tracy, why did you get that special invitation. going today. tracy, why did you get that special invitationlj going today. tracy, why did you get that special invitation. i volunteer in the use part of the organisation of stjohn‘s ambulance and it was in recognition of those services. and you have a prime position today, not in the chapel but quite the spot to be part of this event. it was lovely, second row, a clear view and u nfortu nately we lovely, second row, a clear view and unfortunately we did not see much of the royal family. lots of people standing up taking photographs, but a memorable day that we will treasure forever. did you feel that you could share in that they within the precincts of the castle? it was lovely, everyone stood up to sing the hymns and everyone stood up and sang to the queen. it was very much as if you are all part of the

with me is our royal correspondent, daniela relph. what about this meeting?e day she arrived and today it is afternoon tea with the queen. is afternoon tea with the queen. all of that with californian jet lag, that is quite something! lag, that is quite something! you mentioned rehearsals. mentioned rehearsals. prince harry being the sixth in line to the throne. to the throne. what about them putting a stamp on things? putting a stamp on things? she will start that walk essentially alone —— will be walked. alone —— will be walked. different from what we have seen previously at royal weddings. previously at royal weddings. will be quite a moment when that happens. happens. discussed it with prince harry and that is what you wanted to happen. interesting. for now, thanks for joining us. joining us. we have seen information released about the big day itself. released about the big day itself. wedding dress, but we know about the cake. for the wedding cake. it contains amongst other things 500 free range eggs from suffolk. it also needed 20 kilos of butter and fl

i‘m joined by our royal correspondent daniela relph. the top of the statement. it is very meghan markle. is independent minded and wants to do things her own way. do things her own way. was going to have her say and it was going to be spoken in her own words. going to be spoken in her own words. this leaves the question, who will perform that role on saturday? perform that role on saturday? the important role on any wedding day —— won't be here. day —— won't be here. or the prince of wales prince charles. they are the likely figures. figures. know until tomorrow and i suspect it might be her mother. might be her mother. because of the way she has spoken about her mother. way she has spoken about her mother. protocol, if this is the right person to do this. person to do this. make sure that she has what she wants. wants. also referenced her mother in interview, as well. interview, as well. if that is what she wants, it will be allowed to happen. thank you for now. now. tomorrow but we will let you know when we find out. the carriage proc