ailsa, good morning to you.ur heart is grieving, as well, as we watch these striking images. on the land rover that the duke of edinburgh helped design and chose for this moment. his personal standard, the flag. his sword, his military cap, and, of course, the family members hand-selected to walk behind that coffin. it is such a poignant moment, brings up so many memories. ailsa, what is going through your mind as we remember prince philip today? >> well, i think just hearing the national anthem, and it's never been so moving as it was just now. i just think of the queen as a loyal wife of 73 years, serving with her husband who has given her the most extraordinary support throughout her life. just, you know, at the end of the day, she is a grieving widow grieving for her husband. and having to do it in the most extraordinarily public way must be very, very hard for her. so i know she will lean on her family. i know she will lean on her friends, but what must be going through her mind at the moment, it'll just be

thank you very much for that, ailsa. ailsa - very much for that, ailsa. the highest since modern records began in 2007. so these figures were nhs england for february, they also show there were nearly 388,000 patients waiting more than a year for nonurgent surgery. compare that to february of the previous year, before the pandemic had hit in the uk, and there werejust1600 pandemic had hit in the uk, and there were just 1600 waiting for more than a year. so, from 1600 to 388,000. that really paints a picture of the pressure that the nhs right across the uk, although these figures are for nhs england, the pressure the nhs is under. we can speak now to patricia marcus, regional director for the royal couege regional director for the royal college of nurses. i have pronounced your surname properly? i meant to check that in advance, apologies i didn't. those stats and the record figure for the total number of people waiting for routine operations and procedures, now at a record high, 4.7 million. you know, clearly that is having a bearing on the nurses that yo

. >> let's go to ailsa anderson, who worked with the prince and was friendly with him.to me to see just 30 people in there, which actually, i think, makes it more poignant, a more special and more personal service. of course, it is like many others across the nation and globe who have had to do it during a pandemic. i found it incredibly moving. i had a tear in my eye, and it made me remember the remarkable man i had the honor to serve. >> we're watching the family membes depart. william and kate, with harry not far behind, which will do good for citizens hoping to see the family together. hopefully they'll be able to share a hug with the queen. a grieving wife, a widow. i also hope they'll be able to raise a pint, as the prince likes to do, we learned from ms. anderson, who worked for the queen and prince philip. hopefully, they'll be able to share a few memories and a few laughs, as well, for a life well lived. >> lovely to see harry and william there together, just reflect briefly on what sir john major, the former prime minister said, who was their guardian, which i