then the whole chelsea flower show. then the bees turn — the whole chelsea flower show. e bees turn up as you can see, they all— the bees turn up as you can see, they aiiiust _ the bees turn up as you can see, they alljust turned up, we didn't hire them — they alljust turned up, we didn't hire them for the day!— hire them for the day! raymond everson is _ hire them for the day! raymond everson is a _ hire them for the day! raymond everson is a renowned - hire them for the day! raymond everson is a renowned clematis| everson is a renowned clematis grower from guernsey. everson is a renowned clematis growerfrom guernsey. the queen would make a beeline for him year after year. i would make a beeline for him year after ear. , , , after year. i spoke with her ma'esty and she said — after year. i spoke with her ma'esty and she said clematis i after year. i spoke with her ma'esty and she said clematis really i after year. i spoke with her majesty and she said clematis really won't i and she said clematis really won't grow— and she said clematis really won't grow at— and she said

she was patron of the royal horticultural society for 70 years and she loved the chelsea flower show. show more than 50 times. she only missed a handful of shows during her long reign. it was one of her favourite fixtures in the calendar and one that she often took the whole family to. chelsea was also one of the queen's last big public appearances in may. she was able to move around the showground thanks to her new buggy, and she clearly enjoyed it. she seemed incredibly animated. i suppose what the buggy created was a slightly different environment because normally when people visit places, you have peoplejostling around, people being moved on, but we had the privilege of sitting side by side and stopping and starting the buggy which meant she was very easily guided around the whole chelsea flower show. then the bees turn up as you can see, they've alljust turned up, we didn't hire them for the day! raymond evison is a renowned clematis grower from guernsey. the queen would make a beeline for him year after year. i spoke with her majesty. and she said clematis really won't grow at b

she attended the royal windsor horse show and she also made an appearance at the chelsea flower showt know at this stage, ben, is exactly what is going on in terms of her health. all we are told by the palace is that the queen is under medical supervision and i think that does create a sense of anxiety, concern, and given the fact that we are hearing that members of her immediate family are either as i say at balmoral, or travelling to balmoral, in scotland, where the queen is, that will no doubt be concerning for her family but also for the country as well.— for the country as well. helena, thank you _ for the country as well. helena, thank you very _ for the country as well. helena, thank you very much, _ for the country as well. helena, thank you very much, helen - for the country as well. helena, - thank you very much, helen wilkinson for us at windsor. and more continuing coverage here now and bbc news from my colleague huw edwards. bent, many thanks, you arejoining us on bbc news, this is our special coverage reflecting the anxiety and concern today for the well—being of her ma

a golf buggy at the chelsea flower show helped keep the queen comfortable. cheering.weekend, her son stood in at the braemar highland games — always a favourite event for the queen — that she reluctantly missed. like so much of her life, the decline in health was played out in public. duty may have got harder to manage physically but mentally, even emotionally, the queen remained engaged and working to the very end. yes, you just know that that occasion on tuesday, the queen would have wanted to fulfil. borisjohnson has led tributes to the queen from former british prime ministers, calling her a "bright and shining light that has finally gone out". the first ministers of wales and scotland have also paid their respects, honouring her deep sense of duty and her resilience. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reflects on their words. flags being lowered to harvest martha downing street this evening. tonight, former residents pay tribute to the queen, who had asked them to form a government. the example, the du , form a government. the example, the duty. the _ form

a golf buggy at the chelsea flower show helped the queen stay comfortable.nd frailer — something that severely limited her involvement in her own platinum jubilee. although her sense of fun as part of those celebrations was undiminished. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich. i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. happy jubilee, ma'am. and thank you — for everything. that's very kind. now, as we remember and reflect, the royalfamily enters a period of mourning. a state funeral is expected within the next two weeks. it will be a period of time when aspects of national life are put on hold. daniela relph, bbc news. thousands of people went to buckingham palace yesterday to lay flowers and pay tribute — and more are expected today. our correspondent jane hill is there. still jane hill is there. dark, but still lots of people there, still dark, but still lots of people there, pay their respects. what is there, pay their respects. what is the atmosphere like?— there, pay their respects. what is the atmosphere like? good morning fro

a golf buggy at chelsea flower show helped keep the queen comfortable.arder to manage physically but mentally, even emotionally, the queen remained engaged and working to the very end. borisjohnson, the boris johnson, the former borisjohnson, the former prime minister, has paid tribute to the queen, calling her a bright and shining light that has finally gone out. the first ministers of wales and scotland have also paid their respects honouring her deep sense of duty. and her resilience. our political correspondent leila nathoo reflects on their words. they were all examples to people about how to behave in their own lives, and examples for our country. her longest serving prime minister, sir tony blair, said... gordon brown took over the labour government in 2007. he reflected tonight on the impression the queen made around the world. everywhere i went, her majesty was respected, she was admired, she was revered, and we will miss her greatly. there is no monarch who has served so long, with such popularity and held in such high esteem, and dedicated her

a golf buggy at the chelsea flower show helped the queen stay comfortable.er — something that severely limited her involvement in her own platinum jubilee. although her sense of fun as part of those celebrations was undiminished. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich. i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. happy jubilee, ma'am. and thank you — for everything. that's very kind. now, as we remember and reflect, the royalfamily enters a period of mourning. a state funeral is expected within the next two weeks. it will be a period of time when aspects of national life are put on hold. daniela relph, bbc news. we can see the gates outside balmoral and what we have witnessed throughout the morning is a steady stream of people arriving and just laying flowers, spending a moment, reading some of the inscriptions there and contribute to the queen. our colleague annita mcveigh is at balmoral. what we know, as all the royal family are still gathered there, this was a very special place for the queen, wasn't it absolutely. let me pick up

sir david bowes—lyon, the queen's uncle, escorted her on her preview of the chelsea flower show. ned clematis grower from guernsey. the queen would make a beeline for him year after year. i spoke with her majesty and she said clematis really won't grow at balmoral. i said, "ma'am, with respect, i'm sure they will." so, i spoke with her gardener and spent some time walking with the queen, just the two of us. that was just magical. i met the regal queen and i also met this most wonderful lady who could be very relaxed and chatting. i felt sort of elevated somehow or other and it was just a wonderful feeling, just being with her majesty. on the queen's final visit to chelsea this year, she made public his royal role. we wouldn't have any clematis if it wasn't for him. i promised the queen i would go to balmoral to see how the clematis were, and i will go back in october to balmoral and take a collection of some of our newer clematis for the gardens too. so the clematis will live on. absolutely. that was a report by sophie raworth. people here in the uk and across the world have been

when _ to me at the chelsea flower show when i _ to me at the chelsea flower show when i did — about what she said. it was 2000, it was mother -- the millennium - about what she said. it was 2000, it was mother -- the millennium and i | was mother —— the millennium and i was mother —— the millennium and i was asked _ was mother —— the millennium and i was asked to — was mother —— the millennium and i was asked to go to sandringham to talk to— was asked to go to sandringham to talk to the — was asked to go to sandringham to talk to the sandringham wi. only about— talk to the sandringham wi. only about 25— talk to the sandringham wi. only about 25 members and the queen in the front— about 25 members and the queen in the front row. i stood up to address this agm. _ the front row. i stood up to address this agm, the queen was right in front— this agm, the queen was right in front of— this agm, the queen was right in front of me, and i said, ma'am, we are awfully— front of me, and i said, ma'am, we are awfully close. she took out the trestle _ are awfully close. she took out the tres

and women will have to pay a perhaps unexpected visit to the royal hospital chelsea, famous for its pensioners and flower showroyal hospital here will become something kings and queens, heads of state and government will arrive here on monday morning amid tight security, then they'll do something they probably don't do very often. they'll take the bus. buses perhaps a bit like this one. there are just too many vips coming for each to take their own cars. so the emperor ofjapan won't be able to use his rolls—royce and might have to sit on the bus alongside a mere politician or diplomat. they are here principally to honour the queen, not to talk to each other, and so they are more pliable, they will do the bidding of the foreign office protocol perhaps more happily than if this had been a summit. but yes, who sits next to whom, who is talking to whom will be something on the minds of everybody there. of course, there will be exceptions. the president of the united states doesn't take the bus — he takes the beast, an armoured car he used this week as he visited the british embassy in washington. not everyone is

a golf buggy at the chelsea flower show helped keep the queen comfortable. cheering. was of course just a couple of days ago, the queen looking frail but smiling and clearly very focused on the important constitutional duty of talking to the new prime minister. we saw crowds starting to gather outside buckingham palace as soon as the news emerged that there were concerns about the queen's health and then of course there was the formal demonstration of the news from buckingham palace, when they posted that notice on the railings there, the crowds are still there tonight and our home editor mark easton is at the palace and obviously, mark, you've seen the crowds milling around their throughout the evening. the question for you i really wanted to put was this, given your perspective on british public life and the queen's rolling that, what has changed today in the way that the people of the united kingdom possibly see themselves and the way that they have a reference point in the monarchy which has changed today? i think that is a very good question. the queen had become

a golf buggy at the chelsea flower show helped the queen stay comfortable. thinner and frailer — something that severely limited her involvement in her own platinum jubilee. although her sense of fun as part of those celebrations was undiminished. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich. i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. happy jubilee, ma'am. and thank you — for everything. that's very kind. now, as we remember and reflect, the royalfamily enters a period of mourning. a state funeral is expected within the next two weeks. it will be a period of time when aspects of national life are put on hold. daniela relph, bbc news. the queen's coffin will lie in state in westminster hall, allowing members of the public to pay their own personal respects. as news of the queen's death spread around the world, many people have continued to pay their respects to the monarch considered to be the face of britain for the past 70 years. bells toll the bells of sydney town hall in australia tolled 96 times, one for each year of her life. and in

to your back garden every yearfor the rain she went to your back garden every year for the chelsea flower showt smiled and smiled. ,, ., , , ., ., smiled. she did, absolutely radiant. without a doubt. _ smiled. she did, absolutely radiant. without a doubt. you're _ smiled. she did, absolutely radiant. without a doubt. you're not - smiled. she did, absolutely radiant. without a doubt. you're not going i smiled. she did, absolutely radiant. | without a doubt. you're not going to join the queue to file past the coffin because you havejust join the queue to file past the coffin because you have just found out a few days ago that you're actually going to the funeral? yes. actually going to the funeral? yes, ei . ht of us actually going to the funeral? yes, eight of us are _ actually going to the funeral? yes, eight of us are privileged enough and lucky— eight of us are privileged enough and lucky enough and again with the honour— and lucky enough and again with the honour of— and lucky enough and again with the honour of going to her majesty's funeral — honour of going to her majesty's funeral. how

and women will have to pay a perhaps unexpected visit to the royal hospital chelsea, famous for its pensioners and flower show buses, perhaps a bit like this one. there are just too many vips coming for each to take their own cars. so the emperor ofjapan won't be able to use his rolls—royce and might have to sit on the bus alongside a mere politician or diplomat. they are here principally to honour the queen, not to talk to each other. and so they are more pliable, they will do the bidding of the foreign office protocol perhaps more happily than if this had been a summit. but yes, who sits next to whom, who's talking to whom will be something on the minds of everybody there. of course, there'll be exceptions. the president of the united states doesn't take the bus, he takes the beast, an armored car he used this week as he visited the british embassy in washington. not everyone's coming. president putin's not invited because of russia's invasion of ukraine. and president xi of china will probably send his deputy. but some mps don't want even him to come because of china's human rights abuses. so politics may

and women will have to pay a perhaps unexpected visit to the royal hospital chelsea — famous for its pensioners and flower shows of state and government will arrive here on monday morning amid tight security, and then they'll do something they probably don't do very often. they'll take the bus. buses perhaps a bit like this one. there are just too many vips coming for each to take their own cars. so the emperor ofjapan won't be able to use his rolls—royce and might have to sit on the bus alongside a mere politician or diplomat. they are here principally to honour the queen, not to talk to each other, and so they are more pliable, they will do the bidding of the foreign office protocol perhaps more happily than if this had been a summit. but yes, who sits next to whom, who is talking to whom will be something on the minds of everybody there. of course, there will be exceptions. the president of the united states doesn't take the bus — he takes the beast, an armoured car he used this week as he visited the british embassy in washington. not everyone is coming. president putin is not invited because of russia's i

and women will have to pay a perhaps unexpected visit to the royal hospital chelsea, famous for its pensioners and flower showthe bus. buses, perhaps a bit like this one. there are just too many vips coming for each to take their own cars. so the emperor ofjapan won't be able to use his rolls—royce and might have to sit on the bus alongside a mere politician or diplomat. they are here principally to honor the queen, not to talk to each other. and so they are more pliable, they will do the bidding of the foreign office protocol perhaps more happily than if this had been a summit. but yes, who sits next to whom, who's talking to whom will be something on the minds of everybody there. of course, there'll be exceptions. the president of the united states doesn't take the bus, he takes the beast, an armored car he used this week as he visited the british embassy in washington. not everyone's coming. president putin's not invited because of russia's invasion of ukraine. and president xi of china will probably send his deputy. but some mps don't want even him to come because of china's human rights abuses. so politi