when we had 10,000 men and women marching past the cenotaph at the remembrance service. d—day took part yesterday in that march—past the cenotaph yesterday. and we think about how now so few, they were outnumbered by the eight former prime ministers that lined up in the commemoration in london's whitehall. so we reflect now as we wait for the two—minute silence to take place injust under ten place in just under ten minutes' place injust under ten minutes' time. of course, we will have special coverage here on bbc news of that poignant moment. bagpipes play welcome to special coverage of armistice day commemorations. we are approaching that most significant of times. the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. that is the moment in 1918 when the guns of the first world war fell silent. and the great war came to an end. today, people have gathered together at war memorials in the nation's capitals. in edinburgh, in belfast and in cardiff. different generations standing side by side in remembrance of those who gave so much for our freedom. big ben strikes the hour musi

there are also 10,000 veterans taking part in the march pass past the cenotaph after the service has taken place and many serving members of the armed forces are here. . who died in that first world war. from britain and the empire. a very pregnant ceremony celebrating the armed forces. so, a really moving —— up all week organising the precise troop movements and making sure that the tree three cheers to the king went ahead. remove headrest- _ the king went ahead. remove headrest. headrest. - the king went ahead. remove headrest. headrest. three - headrest. headrest. three cheers for his majesty the king. hip, hip. hip, hip. the parade will replace headrest. replace! i parade will replace headrest. relace! . ,, replace! i am hoping speaking sliuhtl replace! i am hoping speaking slightly more _ replace! i am hoping speaking slightly more quietly, - replace! i am hoping speaking slightly more quietly, thank i slightly more quietly, thank you forjoining us. you are the centre of so many of the ceremonial events. let's talk about the festival of remembrance last night. it is a lovely way

they marched down past the cenotaph to take their place.inister and leader of the conservative party, and other political parties, and many ministers and the government and former prime ministers. prime minister sir keir starmer and leader of the conservative party on his right, kemi badenoch, just appointed and ed davey, leader of liberal democrats and the leader of the snp, leader of the democratic unionist party, the lord speaker, david lammy the secretary of state for foreign, david lammy the secretary of state forforeign, commonwealth and for foreign, commonwealth and development, forforeign, commonwealth and development, yvette cooper will lay a wreath and the secretary of state for culture, lisa nandy. behind and taking their place, john major, tony blair, gordon brown, david cameron, theresa may, borisjohnson, liz truss and rishi sunak, all former prime ministers. and then the representatives of the crown dependencies and the uk overseas territories from guernsey, jersey, the isle of man, bermuda, the british virgin islands, cayman

he laid the first wreath at the steps of the cenotaph.erejust after 11 o'clock. we are the march past, organised the royal british legion, involving 10,000 veterans from hundreds of different organisations, marching past including six veterans from d—day. it is the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings, so very special to see them here today. this brings me to my next guest. you have a connection to d—day. tell me about your grandfather. thank _ tell me about your grandfather. thank you, my grandfather was a royal— thank you, my grandfather was a royal marine in a sherman tank on the — royal marine in a sherman tank on the beach on d—day. when i was _ on the beach on d—day. when i was a _ on the beach on d—day. when i was a child _ on the beach on d—day. when i was a child he would tell me about— was a child he would tell me about d—day for school projects and where he landed and the dates— and where he landed and the dates involved and what not. it was not — dates involved and what not. it was not until after i wanted to come — was not

king charles led a two—minute silence at the cenotaph in london.t the cenotaph in central london and spoke to squadron leader lukejules. my grandfather was a royal marine in a sherman tank on gold beach on on d—day. when i was a child, he used to tell me about d—day for school projects and so on. where he landed and the dates involved and whatnot. but it wasn't until after i'd been to afghanistan myself and wanted to come back to the uk and found it very difficult to talk to, even like close friends and family, about exactly what you might see on operations. and then my granddad started to open up about far more of his experiences on, on d—day and in the second world war. and we started to see all the parallels between then and now. i mean, it was such a pivotal moment in the second world war. d—day. and what did he tell you about his experiences and being part of that? they were all very personal, not large scale. so he would tell me after that event that, for example, his tank was the only one that got off the beach out of his platoon and and how

daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph. the national service of remembrance. manchester's co—op live at manchester's co—op live arena this evening for this year's mtv europe music awards. british pop star rita 0ra is hosting the awards for the third time. after her sellout worldwide tour, taylor swift is up for seven awards, leading the nominations for the second year running. so, who should we be looking out for? here's entertainment journalist, nikki 0nafuye. taylor always dominates. one thing she's going to do, she's going to win. so, i will not be surprised if she doesn't take at least three awards tonight. tyla, she's an incredible artist, she is doing amazing at the moment. she was nominated, and ifeel like she will go home with an award or two. she's got, you know, the nominations, so shejust needs to collect those awards. ayra star, after will actress, she is delving ayra star, afrobeat artist, she is delving into different kinds of genres. she's literally in the bollywood genre now as well, she did a remix with ap dhillon, so that's going really well.

as we watch the events at the cenotaph, particularly poignant because fewer and fewer of the veterans are present. and of course, these are at the heart of all of these commemorations, the veterans themselves. just yesterday, during the match passed —— the march past the cenotaph on sunday, there were six surviving veterans of d—day. incredibly poignant to have them there and remembrance sunday. and today on armistice day as we remember the end of the first world war. we mark those who fell and we think about those few remaining veterans, and of course we think about members of the armed forces and all of those who lost so much during the war is that we have seen. we are going to move to the events taking place in edinburgh, where also, that two—minute silence was marked at 11 o'clock and events taking place across the country. we can cross over and out of the national arboretum. there, a moment was held where members of the royal family took part as well. sophie, the duchess of edinburgh is their leading those events at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, a place that h

the king will be the first to lay his wreath on the steps of the cenotaph.mer will do so for the first time as prime minister. this weekend is the time to pause and silently remember the sacrifice of so many. sarah campbell, bbc news. donald trump has won the final state to declare its result from tuesday's presidential election, arizona. this gives the president—elect a clean sweep of all seven battleground states — and leaves him with a final electoral college total of 312 votes — nearly 100 more than kamala harris. mr trump lost in arizona four years ago. it shares a border with mexico, where he's promised to clamp down on illegal crossings as president. here's latest from our north america correspondent peter bowes. this is the clean sweep that donald trump had been hoping for, all seven of the swing states, now taking arizona's 11 electoral college votes, which gives him a grand total of 312 to kamala harris�*s 226, a convincing victory, with the winning post at 217. and if you look at what happened four years ago when he was competing againstjoe biden,

daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph. the national service of remembrance.a shooting in south—east london. police were called at around 10am on sunday to reports of gunfire in sydenham. emergency services attended and found a man with bullet injuries who died at the scene. a woman was also found with gunshot wounds to her legs and has been taken to hospital. also in south london, a man in his 60s has been arrested following a fatal stabbing. a number of people were attacked in walworth on sunday morning according to police. three people were found with injuries, and one man died at the scene. the condition of the injured isn't known. here in the uk, leading pub and restaurant chains have warned the chancellor, rachel reeves, that tax rises announced in the budget will "unquestionably" lead to job losses and the closure of small businesses. from april, the rate employers pay in national insurance will rise from 13.8% to 15%, while the threshold at which they start paying the tax on each employee's salary will be reduced from £9,100 per year to £5,000. more fr

led the nation in two minutes of silence at the national service of remembrance ceremony at the cenotaphry, tens of thousands of veterans and civilians also paid their respects to those who lost their lives in the two world wars and other conflicts. 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. they arrived early, securing the best position on whitehall, many with their own personal connection to events today. my brother served in the army, my grandad did, so it isjust showing my respect really because, without them, we wouldn't be here. my dad is actually walking the parade, so it is really nice to watch him and it's a big occasion for him today, so it's a big family day out to watch my dad. the king, head of the armed forces, led the reflection and remembrance, as big ben signalled the start of the two minutes' silence. big ben strikes the hour. music: last post. the king laid the first wreath in a year that marked the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings. at the cenotaph for the first time as prime minister and party leader, sir keir starmer and kemi badenoch. watching from

daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph. the national service of remembrance.rs in baku, in azerbaijan. these huge un summits are when the world comes together to try to agree how to tackle climate change. virtually every country will be represented. this year is projected to be the first when average temperatures pass the symbolic threshold of 1.5 celsius higher than before the industrial revolution, and the age of greenhouse gases. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, is in baku. archive: a veritable city of steel... - baku was the birthplace of the modern oil industry. the first oil wells were dug here more than 150 years ago. but as baku prepares to host the world's biggest climate conference, there are challenges ahead. donald trump, the us president—elect, is sceptical of climate action. my plan will terminate the green new deal, which i call the green new scam. greatest scam in history, probably. he's said he'll pull the us out of the key part of the un talks. the us has sent a negotiating team, but when trump takes office injanuary, he can overturn any p

daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph.to know you are honouring your loved one and what they did. just being present here is so meaningfulfor so many on a day when they are being honoured. daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph. turning now to the us, where republicans have control of both the white house and the senate after tuesday�*s election. now the race is on for who will take the place of mitch mcconnell to lead the republican majority in the senate. while donald trump has not made an endorsement, on sunday he weighed in on the race on x, saying "any republican senator seeking the coveted leadership position in the united states senate must agree to recess appointments without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner." recess appointments allow the us president to filljudicial vacancies there are several foreign policy issues waiting in his inbox, with the wars in the middle east and ukraine topping the list. we mentioned earlier that the president—elect has spoken with israeli prime minis

at the cenotaph in central london.er was a royal marine in a sherman tank on gold beach on on d—day. when i was a child, he used to tell me about d—day for school projects and so on, where he landed and the dates involved and and whatnot. but it wasn't until after i'd been to afghanistan myself and wanted to come back to the uk and found it very difficult to talk to, even like close friends and family, about exactly what you might see. then my grandad opened up about what that experiences in the second world war and we started to see all the parallels between then and now. it was such a pivotal— between then and now. it was such a pivotal moment - between then and now. it was such a pivotal moment in - between then and now. it was such a pivotal moment in the | such a pivotal moment in the second world war, d—day. what do you tell you about his experiences in being part of that? , ., , that? they were all very personal. _ that? they were all very personal, not _ that? they were all very l personal, not large-scale. tha

last year's remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph.g the princess of wales. just a few weeks after this, she was admitted to hospital and subsequently began treatment for cancer. buckingham palace has now confirmed she will attend remembrance events this weekend. one ofjust a handful of public appearances she has made this year. on his visit to south africa this week, the prince of wales has reflected on his wife's diagnosis. he told reporters, "it has been dreadful. "it has probably been the hardest year of my life. "so trying to keep everything on track has been "really difficult". the prince has focused on his earthshot prize award ceremony while in cape town but it has been a disruptive year for the entire royal family. with both the princess and the king dealing with a cancer diagnosis. prince william said, "i am so proud of my wife. "i am proud of my father for handling the things they have done. "but from a personal family point of view, "it has been brutal". ahead of the earthshot ceremony earlier this week, the prince also spo

daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph.ne hundred thousand people joined protests over authorities�* handling of floods that killed more than 200 people. an estimated 130,000 people came out for the protest in the mood was one of anger, furious at the local authorities because of the way they responded to the tragedy of october 29. responded to the tragedy of october29. in responded to the tragedy of october 29. in particular this protest were direct in their rage at the regional government of valencia, and the regional president carlos masson, protesters believing that the regional authorities were too slow to respond to spain now — where valencia�*s regional government says resignations are "not an option" after more than one hundred thousand people joined protests over authorities�* handling of floods that killed more than 200 an estimated 130,000 people came out for the protest in the mood was one of anger, furious at the local authorities to the tragedy of responded to the tragedy of october 29. in their protest werejd

daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph.. other winners on the night include sabrina carpenter, raye and tyla. the host of the awards, singer rita ora, paid a emotional tribute to liam payne, a former member of the british band one direction, who died in october. she said: "he brought so much joy to every room he walked into, and he left such a mark on this world." that�*s all for now. stay with bbc news. back shortly on business today. see you soon. hello there. finally some brighter weather to enjoy for this week, certainly for the first half of the week, it�*s looking sunny. cool at times with the clear skies and light wind will see a return to overnight frost and fog. by the end of the week, for next weekend, it will be turning much colder with arctic air pushing southwards across all areas, this new area of high pressure building from the west bringing a different air mass, a drier air mass to start on monday, armistice day. it will stay chilly continues but dry with a lot of sunshine. the sunshine continues into the af

and as the clock struck ii, silent set over london, people standing side by side in silence at the cenotaphm edinburgh to belfast and cardiff. here in ypres, people observe the day with poppies throughout the streets. here we are in the city of ypres. it's always incredibly moving. i've been there myself to mark the moment in the belgian city. these are pictures coming to us from earlier in the day. while campaigning, donald trump vowed to champion crypto currency if he won the election. mr trump once dismissed digital currencies is a scam, but sought the backing of donors from the industry during his campaign. to haiti now, where the prime minister has been fired by the country's ruling council, and it's less than six months to since he took office. it was put into the lead haiti during ongoing gang security lead crisis. he has stated his ousting is illegal. he has named business men and didier feel as his replacement. to stay with us on bbc news throughout the day. we will be continuing to cover what's happening at cop29 and we have the bbc news page up and running as well. journalists ar

at the cenotaph yesterday, the keir starmer laid a wreath as british prime ministerfor the first timefirst time. this morning he'll armistice day in paris alongside british and french veterans. invited by president macron, he becomes the first british prime minister to attend these commemorations since the end of the second world war. as memories fade, keeping them alive becomes even more important. i alive becomes even more important-— alive becomes even more important. i think it is that sense of— important. i think it is that sense of coming _ important. i think it is that sense of coming back - important. i think it is that - sense of coming back together with the community, the armed forces community, theirfamily forces community, their family and forces community, theirfamily and then being there to solemnly remember those who have served and sacrificed, lost their lives alongside them, and remember them. the ro al them, and remember them. the royal family _ them, and rememberthem. the royal family lead reflection and tributes over the weekend. the princess of wales continuing h

last year's remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph.d to hospital and subsequently began treatment for cancer. but buckingham palace has now confirmed that she will attend remembrance events this weekend, one ofjust a handful of public appearances she's made this year. on his visit to south africa this week, the prince of wales has reflected on his wife's diagnosis. he told reporters... i thought it was a very significant intervention, not least because it's not normally the sort of thing we hearfrom the prince of wales, from prince william. i mean, his, you know, his brother obviously has been very vocal about his sort of personal feelings in recent years. prince of wales usuallyjust is, you know, prefers to keep these things to himself. the prince has focussed on his earthshot prize award ceremony while in cape town, but it's been a disruptive year for the entire royal family, with both the princess and the king dealing with a cancer diagnosis. prince william said... ahead of the earthshot ceremony earlier this week, the prince also s

generation, they have come to westminster, we've seen that shot of whitehall, gathering around the cenotaphrt of whitehall, to then march on westminster. there's also an nfu conference going on which aims to raise awareness, 1800 farmers in westminster today besides these protectors, you can see police and farmers there, also if you practice coming into london. jeremy clarkson who is now a farmer, obviously tv presenter, owns a farm and hasjoined obviously tv presenter, owns a farm and has joined the protest, this is him speaking to the bbc a while ago. how bad could this be to farmers? it is the end, _ could this be to farmers? it is the end, if— could this be to farmers? it is the end, if you _ could this be to farmers? it is the end, if you stop _ could this be to farmers? tt 3 the end, if you stop and pay attention, it is the end. how damaging — attention, it is the end. how damaging is— attention, it is the end. how damaging is this? _ attention, it is the end. how damaging is this? i - attention, it is the end. how damaging is this? i saw - attention, it is the end. how damaging is th

thousands of veterans and civiliansjoined the king in paying their respects to the fallen at the cenotaph. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night with me, chetan pathak. coming up on the programme... more welsh woes — warren gatland's wales equal the record losing run, as defeat to fiji makes it ten test defeats in a row... frustration too for scotland, who fail to take their chances against south africa, as the world champions prove too strong at murrayfield 22 years after they last did it, ipswich town win in the premier league again, with a day to remember at the tottenham hotspur stadium. it was anything but straight—forward in the end, but celtic win again to move back to the top of the of the scottish premiership. also coming up on sportsday before seven... going out with a win... mark cavendish — the most successful sprinter in cycling history — ends his career with victory in singapore. iam quite i am quite emotional, actually. i am quite emotional, actually. i realised in the last five laps it was the last 15 kilometres of my career. and

the queen last year's remembrance day service at the cenotaph.ibution of the uk and commonwealth armed forces. but the queen will miss this year's commemorations, as well as at the royal british legion festival of remembrance at the royal albert hall, while she recovers from a chest infection. buckingham palace says, following doctors guidance, and for a full recovery of a season a chest infection, her majesty will not attain at this weekend plus manic remembrance events. it is understood her condition hasn't worsened, but she was concerned about passing on any lingering infection to others. the queen, more than anyone, is acutely aware of the importance of remembrance sunday, she is the daughter of a much decorated war veteran. she has grown up with the army, she has had the army around her all her life. she is very much part of the forces family. for her it is really essential day. she will be thinking of people who fell in the second world war with herfamily, so she fell in the second world war with her family, so she will want to be there. be

saturday evening, that's tonight, and she is not going to be at the remembrance day service at the cenotaphokesperson said following doctors' guidance to ensure an full recovery from a seasonal chest infection, and to protect others from any potential risk, her majesty will not attend this weekend's events. while this is a source of a great disappointment to the queen, she will mark the occasion privately at home and hopes to return to public duties early next week. it is not thought her condition has got any worse, it is just that basically she doesn't want to pass on a lingering infection to other people that will be attending the events. however, the princess of walese, who we have rarely seen in public this year because she has been undergoing cancer treatment, she will be at the events this weekend, as will the king, who is also still undergoing cancer treatment. around a0 civic groups and unions will take part in a protest in valencia later over the spanish regional government's handling of deadly flash flooding last week. around 220 people died in the floods — most of them around val

wife, sophie, the duchess of edinburgh, kate, watching a somber wreath laying ceremony at london's cenotaphions to the military run deep. king charles is the head of the uk's armed forces. william and harry both served in the military and prince harry saw action in afghanistan. and kate is herself an honorary colonel of the irish guards. her recent double appearances, a poignant return to form for the princess, the uk's most popular royal who's been largely out of sight. this year when it comes to making her public appearances. >> i think she does get a lot of satisfaction from her work. i think she genuinely wants to use her position to try and affect positive change. >> the princess was hospitalized for abdominal surgery in january and then shocked the world in march when she announced her doctors found cancer. during that operation. >> my medical team therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and i'm now in the early stages of that treatment. this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and mana

the very powerful events, the cenotaph.nwealth, over there at the one ceremony where nobody actually says a word except the bishop of london. it never changes, and it means a great deal to everybody. but it's the monarchy that is leading the nation in commemoration of the fallen. so as role events go, it's about as role events go, it's about as important as they come. thank you very much for coming in and talking to us. let's go back to spain now, we had those live pictures from the protest. i said we would be keeping an eye on it. you can see the anger and frustration, people angry at the authorities for not acting properly before the flash flooding, not giving enough people enough time to respond. the line has been coming in and out a little bit, but i think we can speak to guy. if you can hear us, just talk through what is happening. the protest began about half an hour ago, the protest began about half an hourago, it's the protest began about half an hour ago, it's got under way. this is a protest which was meant to be

last year's remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph. of the most senior members of the royal family, including the princess of wales. just a few weeks after this, she was admitted to hospital and subsequently began treatment for cancer. but buckingham palace has now confirmed that she will attend remembrance events this weekend, one ofjust a handful of public appearances she's made this year. on his visit to south africa this week, the prince of wales has reflected on his wife's diagnosis. he told reporters, "it's been dreadful. it's probably been the hardest year in my life, so trying to keep everything on track has been really difficult." i thought it was a very significant intervention, not least because it's not normally the sort of thing we hear from the prince of wales, from prince william. i mean, his, you know, his brother obviously has been very vocal about his sort of personal feelings in recent years. prince of wales usuallyjust is, you know, prefers to keep these things to himself. the prince has focussed on his earthshot pr

king charles will lead a two—minute silence at the cenotaph in london, although queen camilla won't be

king charles, dressed in his royal navy uniform of the admiral of the fleet, laid a wreath at the cenotaph was joined by members of the royal family, including the prince and princess of wales, the prime minister, sir keir starmer and the leader of the opposition, kemi badenoch . both laid kemi badenoch. both laid wreaths. they were also joined by former prime ministers. today is also the first time since the start of the year that the princess of wales, who is recovering from cancer, is carrying out two consecutive days of public official engagements. 10,000 veterans have marched past the cenotaph as part of the royal british legion's parade . a man has died legion's parade. a man has died and two are in hospital after three people were stabbed at a london market. police were called this morning to reports of a number of people stabbed in woolworths. three people were found with injuries and one man died at the scene. enquiries are underway to confirm his identity and inform his family. a man in his 60s was arrested at the scene and taken into police custody. the incident is not being tre

the focus of national commemorations will be here at the cenotaph in london.iving him a clean sweep of all seven swings dates. tens of thousands protest on the streets of valencia over the handling of the catastrophic floods in spain. good morning. four consecutive losses for pep guardiola. defeat at brighton means his manchester city side are now five points behind liverpool in the league.

thousands of veterans and civiliansjoined the king in paying their respects to the fallen at the cenotaphnow on bbc news... the interview: vladimir and evgenia kara—murza. politician, historian, survivor — vladimir kara—murza dared to imagine a free russia, but at the cost of his own liberty. victim of two attempts on his life, his criticism of putin's war on ukraine led to his arrest and trial. branded a traitor, he was sentenced to 25 years injail and sent to endure harsh prison conditions in siberia. well, at least now... his wife, evgenia, fought tirelessly in her campaign to secure his release. freedom came in a surprise exchange of prisoners that saw kara—murza go from solitary confinement to a reunion with his wife and children in a matter of days. now, vladimir and evgenia are trying to process what's happened but, above all, continue to dare to imagine that russia will one day be free. vladimir and evgenia, it's such a pleasure to meet you in real life. our viewers will remember hearing from you so powerfully when you were fighting for your husband's release. now you're free, doe

back to the cenotaph in central london where the national service of remembrance has been taking placely to pay respects to the fallen. king charles led a two—minute silence in remembrance of those who lost their lives in conflict. events are being observed all around the country, this is the main event each year in the united kingdom. the king laid the first wreath on behalf of the nation dressed in the uniform of the admiral of the fleet. he saluted after stepping back. let's listen into the military music playing as these veterans marched through whitehall. military band plays hello there. well, we'll start to see a few changes weather wise as we head through today. and at last we're going to lose the low cloud and the gloom into the start of next week with a lot more sunshine around. but today is the transition day. there will be a lot of dry weather. a few showers towards the north, still plenty of low cloud, but also some sunshine emerging behind this cold front that's going to bring about the big changes as we head through this afternoon. but still plenty of cloud around. a few

thousands of veterans and civiliansjoined the king in paying their respects to the fallen at the cenotaph. now on bbc news, americast. hello, americasters. it's about 7pm on the east coast in america, i'm in windy florida, in the americast pop—up podcast studio. i came down here today to keep an eye on what might be happening in trumpland, but in fact, as it turns out, the news all came from harrisland as she gave a speech earlier today. while i concede this election, i do not concede the fight that fuelled this campaign. cheering welcome to americast. hello, it's sarah. i'm now in west palm beach, in florida, not very far away from mar—a—lago, donald trump's renowned residence. and it'sjustin in the temporary worldwide headquarters of americast, in the basement of the washington, dc office. and it's anthony here with justin in this windowless basement office, decorated with a few bobble heads and american flags, makes it feel homey. and it is marianna, also in... perhaps it's the windowless - world headquarters, or whatever we're going to call it now. worldwide headquarters, in dc. world

last year's remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph. she was admitted to hospital and subsequently began treatment for cancer. but buckingham palace has now confirmed she will attend remembrance events this weekend — one ofjust a handful of public appearances she's made this year. on his visit to south africa this week, the prince of wales has reflected on his wife's diagnosis. he told reporters... the prince has focused on his earthshot prize award the prince has focused on his earthshot prize award ceremony while in cape town, but it's been a disruptive year for the entire royal family — with both the princess and the king dealing with a cancer diagnosis. ahead of the earth shot ceremony earlier this week, the prince also spoke on camera with an update about the princess. she's doing very well, thanks, and hopefully she's watching tonight and sort of cheering me on. and she has been amazing this whole year. they are candid words from prince william in a year when the royal family has faced some challenges shared by so many. it's hoped

. >> reporter: bands marches to the cenotaph, the empty tomb in central london, where the king, a recordrs, and the princess on a balcony paid tribute to fallen soldiers. on remembrance day britain commemorates the end of the first world war and honors those who fought for their country. the princess of wales chose the event for her most public return to duty since a fight of her own. >> it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family. >> reporter: kate was diagnosed with cancer in march and spent nine months undergoing chemotherapy. now cancer-free, this is a slow return to work for one of the most popular royals. >> how fabulous of her to be brave. she's been very, very brave. >> reporter: kate's on a road to recovery. the family, however, may need more time. prince william said this year was probably the worst of his life in a recent interview. and that's saying something. his wife and father both diagnosed with cancer. and severed ties with his only brother. and the queen camilla was absent from the ceremonies, the palace said with a chest infection. this princ

if at the weekend on saturday and on sunday when it is the national service of remembrance at the cenotaphold and had quite a busy month. i wouldn't say there's any sense of alarm but she just needs the time to rest and she is under doctor's supervision and we understand she's at home, being looked after and has expressed disappointment she will not be at the engagements on thursday but hoping very much to be there on saturday and sunday. i should say the prime minister, sir keir starmer hosted eight —— posted a get well message on behalf of the whole country, i wish her majesty the queen a speedy recovery.— wish her majesty the queen a speedy recovery. that was sarah cam - bell speedy recovery. that was sarah campbell on _ speedy recovery. that was sarah campbell on the _ speedy recovery. that was sarah campbell on the news _ speedy recovery. that was sarah campbell on the news queen - campbell on the news queen camilla has cancelled engagements this week because she is unwell with a chest infection. before we take a break, let's return to the us and show you the live pictures. new york f

remembrance events this weekend, but it wasn't until yesterday that they confirmed that she will be at the cenotaphe festival of remembrance this evening. that is not a short engagement. that's several hours in the public eye. i think it's a very positive sign that she's going to be there tonight, that she clearly feels well enough to do these two engagements. >> janai: a very positive sign. why the back-to-back remembrances, why, you know, come out so much so soon? >> well, guys, i really think that it is all about emphasizing the importance of remembrance, and the importance of the royal family's role within remembrance. this is really the most important weekend of the year for them. this is when the royal family leads our nation in honoring and remembering our war dead, and this is something that they absolutely do not want to miss. it's so important symbolically. you may remember that the late queen elizabeth never missed remembrance, right until the end of her reign when she was really unable to. i think it's very much the same for kate. she absolutely was always going to be here, unless she r

on sunday, the royal family will attend the annual remembrance day service, laying wreaths at the cenotaphitaries, including prime minister sir keir starmer, will also be in attendance. sunday's events will include a parade of veterans and a national two minute silence starting at 11. in london, stephanie bennett, fox news. >> it's starting to look a lot like christmas. the famous rockefeller tree has arrived in new york city. the touching story behind the spruce coming up next. and meteorologist mark tamayo will have your complete bay area forecast. when we crews using heavy equipment to get the massive 74 foot norway spruce into position, and of course, santa was there to oversee the operation. reporter chanley painter has more on the origins of this particular tree, and how it made its way from massachusetts to new york city. >> thanksgiving is still weeks away, but it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. >> merry christmas everyone! >> while there's still plenty of time before santa claus comes to town, another hallmark of the holiday season, new york city's rockefeller center chr

has led the uk in two minutes of silence at the national service of remembrance ceremony, at the cenotaphoined by the prince and princess of wales, along with political leaders. 10,000 veterans and civilians also took part, paying their respects to those who lost their lives in the two world wars and in other conflicts. 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. the quiet precision of the servicemen and women on whitehall. the king led the nation in remembrance, as big ben signalled the start of the two minutes silence. big ben sounds. music: last post. the king laid the first wreath, honoured those whose lives had been lost in conflict. the looking on the princess of wales, as she continues her careful return to public duty. with her, sophie, duchess of edinburgh. queen camilla was not here, she is recovering from a chest infection. at the centre for the first time as prime minister and party leader, kier starmer and kemi badenoch. is a country paused to reflect. remembrance sunday is about those who served. at 104 years old, this was christian lam's first time at the ceremony

and the honour of my life to lead the conservative party, and i look forward to joining him at the cenotaphis remembrance sunday. as leader of his majesty's opposition, i will be taking a different approach to the last opposition by being a constructive opposition. and so i would like to start by congratulating president elect trump on his impressive victory this morning. the prime minister and the foreign secretary met him in september. did the foreign secretary take that opportunity to apologise for making derogatory and scatological references , scatological references, including, and i quote, trump is not only a woman hating, neo nazi sympathising sociopath, he is also a profound threat to the international order and if he did not apologise, will the prime minister do so? now? on his behalf? mr >> mr speaker, that will be many issues on which the leader of the opposition and i disagree, but there will be issues that do unite this house on national security and ukraine. and i do look forward to working closely with her on that, and i will provide her with the information that she needs t

. particular at the cenotaph. to 1918 and actually being here from very early in the morning before 6 am, right up to 11 am, we had am, right up to 11 am, we had a feeling that we were repeating the process that was carried out in 1918, because the armistice treaty was signed at 5 am, but it didn't actually go into effect until, of course, the 11th hour of that 11th day, some 2000 men were still killed fighting on the western front after peace was signed. in those six hours before it came into effect. i know many people who were gathered here for that

scenes at the cenotaph. king charles led the nation in commemorating those who died in conflict during the remembrance sunday service. >> doing this kind of thing, it's like being part of a family and that's what it is. >> it's like being part of a family. you're not you're not secular. you're not on your own . secular. you're not on your own. and it's great. >> i always want to cry in remembering my youthful friends who were killed . who were killed. >> and elsewhere, a very welcome royal return. the princess of wales was joined by duchess sophie at the cenotaph as she made two appearances on consecutive days for the first time this year and banished to the balcony . reform uk leader the balcony. reform uk leader nigel farage slams the establishment for not being able to lay a wreath at the cenotaph yesterday, as the rules states parties must have six mps to take part in the ceremony. elsewhere, former prime minister bods elsewhere, former prime minister boris johnson speaks to patrick christys tonight at 9

the cenotaph was designed by edwin lutyens.manent portland stone memorial was unveiled on armistice day, the 11th of november, 1920. the memorial rapidly became a central point for all those whose family and friends had died during the first world war, with no known grave. well, i'm joined now by the shadow and former minister for defence, also conservative mp for rayleigh and wickford, mark francois. mark, good morning to you. i know you're hurrying to a remembrance sunday service. thank you very much for joining us on remembrance sunday. where are your thoughts? mark francois? >> well, for me it's always a poignant day. personally, michael , poignant day. personally, michael, because my as i think you know, but your viewers may not. my late father, reginald francois, fought in world war two. he was born into a working class family in north london in 1925, and he joined the royal navy aged 18, in 1943 and aged 19 as a stoker, first class reg francois. he was on a minesweeper called hms bressay at d—day. i have all his naval pa

those who are able will march past the cenotaph.watched by thousands of people lining the pavements and, at 11am, all will fall silent, pavements and, at 11am, all will fallsilent, remembering pavements and, at 11am, all will fall silent, remembering those who put their countries before themselves. the king will be the first to lay his wreath on the steps of the cenotaph. so keir starmer will do so for the first time as prime minister. this weekend is the time to pause and silently remember the sacrifice of so many. you can watch the remembrance sunday events at the cenotaph live on bbc one and on iplayer at 1015 a are. in the meantime, let's find out what else is making news and the big story of the week the presidential election in the us and an update on that. we election in the us and an update on that. ~ . , ., , , , that. we are still mopping up the final results _ that. we are still mopping up the final results and _ that. we are still mopping up the final results and donald - that. we are still mopping up the final results a

the king has led the nation in a two minute silence at the cenotaph this morning to mark the armisticef the first world war and all other conflicts involving british and commonwealth forces. members of the royal family and senior politicians, including former uk prime ministers, also attended the national service of remembrance in whitehall. the royal british legion's veteran parade will see 10,000 veterans marched through the streets of the capital this afternoon. so let's cross live to gb. reporter jack carson, who is in whitehall for us. jack, thank you very much for joining for us. jack, thank you very much forjoining us. an incredibly emotional morning. and can you just paint a portrait of what it's like for you there today ? you there today? >> i mean, it's been absolutely fantastic , dawn, as you were fantastic, dawn, as you were mentioning there, 10,000 veterans, civilians as well , veterans, civilians as well, part of this royal british legion march past the cenotaph. it happens every year. but when we saw them all line up perfectly here at horseguards earlier today, we've jus

so tonight i am asking you should nigel farage have been allowed to lay a wreath at the cenotaph?et me know by tweeting hashtag farage on gb news or email farage @gbnews. .uk . well, let's introduce my .uk. well, let's introduce my panel now and i'm joined by the former spokesman for reform uk, gawain towler, and the gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. gentlemen, welcome very much to the show . may we very much to the show. may we start with that clip of john king, the world war ii veteran who turned 100 today. we had him in the studio earlier on an astonishing moment. absolutely beautiful . let's have a little beautiful. let's have a little listen to john king. >> well, the first thing we've done, we went up to ancona and we fired torpedoes into the harbour, and it wasn't very long before they got out of range. so we scarpered out there and coming back down the coast, we see this steam train. we could see this steam train. we could see the fire off of it. so we opened up on it and then all of a sudden it was missing and we assumed that it had gone into a tunnel. we