daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.t daniela relph. this is a huge gesture by the queen for camilla and charles, isn�*t it? yes, it is a significant development and a surprising intervention from the queen. it was something that hadn�*t really been expected in this weekend which marks the 70 years since the death of her father and her becoming queen. it had taken everyone by surprise and it is interesting both in the words that the queen uses and the timing of the statement. she you would think it would be a time for her to look back on her own rain and remember her father but she has shifted the conversation too looking forward, to smooth out transmission for when charles is king. and it is clear that she felt now that the time is right that by saying that she would like to see camilla as queen consort, that is now not a controversial decision. camilla herself has won the public around and has been a loyal servant to the royal family and the queen is rewarding her now for that work. it is very significant and i think t

daniela relph's report contains some flashing images.les is king, we now know camilla will be his queen. it is the ultimate recognition from the current monarch and a total rehabilitation for camilla. their wedding day in 2005. the journey to this point had, at times, been rocky. camilla parker bowles was a controversial figure, blamed by some for the end of the prince's first marriage. his relationship with a young camilla had faltered in their 20s. decades later, it took until camilla's 50th birthday party at the ritz for them to go public with their romance. the path to acceptance, though, was difficult. but slowly, carefully, camilla won the trust of the queen and began to win over a cautious public. in making it clear what she wants for camilla, the queen has rewarded her daughter—in—law for her loyalty to prince charles and the happiness and stability she has brought him. it's also a recognition of camilla's own campaigning — from literacy, to animal welfare, to domestic violence, where she recently spoke about the horror of abuse.

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.egal are, as we speak, contesting one of world football's biggest matches — the final of the africa cup of nations. it's proven to be a tight match and is now in the first half of extra time. the score is locked at nil, nil. the game in the capital of cameroon, yaounde, pits two of africa's biggest stars against each other, with the egypt captain mohammed salah facing his liverpool team—mate sadio mane. let's go to yaounde where we can speak to our reporter mimi farwaz. this is as tense as they come. yes, definitely very _ this is as tense as they come. yes, definitely very tense. _ this is as tense as they come. yes, definitely very tense. we _ this is as tense as they come. 133 definitely very tense. we did this is as tense as they come. 1&1: definitely very tense. we did see xenical getting some opportunities during the match to actually get a goal. they couldn't utilise it, that came after mane missed the penalty. not much differentiating both sides, but we do know that egypt has b

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. in mumbai of one of india's greatest ever singers, lata mangeshkar. it was attended by huge crowds, including prime minister, narendra modi. the superstar of indian cinema, known to millions as the �*nightingale of india', was 92. her extraordinary career spanned seven decades. mr modi said she "left a void in the nation that cannot be filled". two days of national mourning has been announced. navin kundra, is a british asian singer and has achieved six number one singles in the asian charts — he shared his memories. i think she had the voice of a goddess. i remember hearing a song for the first time, my father introduced me to it, and this voice just completely pulled on my heartstrings, took my breath away. and i was like... i was hooked from then, and she is india's nightingale. she is very much loved all over the world. her legacy is truly unparalleled. i mean, she has sung over 25,000 songs. that gives you an idea of how much of a hard worker she was. but every song, so much emot

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.holds historical significance out here in this region too — so how is the historic anniversary of the queen's coronation being seen in former british colonies? is the connection still strong? i'm joined by dr cindy mccreery from the university of sydney. wonderful to have you on the programme. let me start by asking you how important is this moment for people where you are and how likely is it to be celebrated? i people where you are and how likely is it to be celebrated?— is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the _ is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the high _ is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the high point - is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the high point of - is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the high point of our| australia, the high point of our relationship with the queen came in 1954 when as a young monarch, the king toward the country including australia and three quarters of the population came out to queue up to see the

daniela relph, bbc news, bath. coming up, your starterfor ten. he was the first quizmaster of university challenge in 1962 and presented the show for 25 years, becoming known for his catchphrases, including �*your starterfor 10�* and �*no conferring�*. his wife christina said he was �*an incredibly generous man�* with a �*limitless thirst for knowledge�*. the 1920s western, �*the power of the dog�* is dominating this year�*s oscar nominations. the sci—fi film dune is not far behind and sir kenneth branagh�*s1960s drama �*belfast�* is also one of the front—runners for next month�*s ceremony. olivia colman, benedict cumberbatch and andrew garfield are among the british nominees in the lead acting categories. with more details here�*s our culture editor katie razzall. it�*s showtime. 25 years since our first run together, 1900 and nothing... the power of the dog leads the oscar charge with 12 nominations, including best picture. netflix�*s1920s western, starring a resplendent benedict cumberbatch, is best on the big s

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.e royal commonwealth society and spoke to my colleague jane hill earlier. by by showing expressly young people of the commonwealth, because over 60% of the commonwealth actually young people aged under 38, the importance of service, the importance of duty, the importance of contributing to their communities. and in fact, the royal commonwealth society, our associate fellows network includes a large number of former queens young leaders, who are recognised by the queen for precisely the service in these commonwealth countries. i watched it meet every single one of those 5a young people, speak to them individually, and commend them for following come in many ways, her inspiring example. find following come in many ways, her inspiring example.— inspiring example. and a lot has chanced inspiring example. and a lot has changed in _ inspiring example. and a lot has changed in 70 — inspiring example. and a lot has changed in 70 years _ inspiring example. and a lot has changed in 70 years on -

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.or of the history of monarchy at city, university of london and spoke to my colleaguejane hill earlier. she will be reflecting on her father's death, but also on philip, and it was philip who, 70 years ago today, broke the news to the 25—year—old princess elizabeth, who was with philip, out in kenya on the first leg of a commonwealth tour. and of course he went with a walk with her and talk to father was dead, and in that moment her life changed, that she would become queen. and i think, like no one else, really, could have imagined that, 70 years on, she would remain a queen. when we think back, her first prime minister was winston churchill. treatment and stalin were in power. lennon and mccartney had never met yet. no passengerjet had atlantic. this is the scale of change that she has seen, and indeed she acknowledged that in her access in message, the great social, cultural and technological innovation and change is at the last 70 years has seen. it is extraordinary, - 70 years has

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. professor of the history of monarchy at city, university of london. good afternoon to you. let's start with everything we have been hearing there, because it is really striking, i think that the queen, who talked so fondly of the enormous strength she derived from her husband when over so many decades, and now she wants her son, it appears, to similarly have someone alongside him when the time comes, when he is one day king. i'm interested in your thoughts on that. i think that's a very good point. she referred to prince philip as her great strength and stay and i think charles and camilla are soulmates and, yes, their relationship got off to an inauspicious start and many of us will remember that three in the marriage devastating interview line that princess diana gave put in the years since her tragic death there has been a quiet process of rehabilitation of the image of camilla, her loyalty, her sense rehabilitation of the image of camilla, her loyalty, hersense of duty in support

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. sandringham, where the queen is spending the day. nick. buckingham palace certainly will monitor carefully the public�*s reaction to the expression by the queen of the wish concerning camilla's future status, but i think they are pretty confident that it will be widely accepted now. as for the queen, today, accession day, well, we are not expecting to see her in public. she is spending the day privately remembering, of course, her late father and her late husband, who spent so much of his time here at sandringham. hick. time here at sandringham. nick, thank ou time here at sandringham. nick, thank you very — time here at sandringham. nick, thank you very much. _ the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has urged tory mps to give the prime minister "time and space" to deliver on his election promises, after a week which has seen resignations from downing street and more tory mps submitting letters of no confidence. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here. helen who is this message

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.idence, not least amid the positive feeling of the jubilee, that it will be widely accepted. today the queen has been spending it in private, remembering, of course, herfather in private, remembering, of course, her father and in private, remembering, of course, herfather and her late in private, remembering, of course, her father and her late husband, in private, remembering, of course, herfather and her late husband, who spent many years here at sandringham. clive, back to you. nick, many thanks for that. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has urged conservative mps to give borisjohnson "time and space" to deliver on his election promises. it comes after a week which has seen resignations from downing street and more tory mps submitting letters of no confidence in the prime minister. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here. helen, who's he aiming this at? i think it's pretty clear that he is appealing to conservative mps who might be sitting at home this weekend consideri

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.rs on the throne with someone who worked for the royal family for a throne with someone who worked for the royalfamily for a good length of time, dickie arbiter is with me at the palace this afternoon and was at the palace this afternoon and was a press secretary to the queen and worked for the royal family from 1988 until 2000 and it is extraordinary for any of us to think about what the queen has seen and what she has lived throughout the technological changes and there is reference to that in the statement she issued last night and i thought it was so striking that that statement is in with the word service in the statement still, 70 years on. service in the statement still, 70 ears on. �* . service in the statement still, 70 ears on. ~ ., , service in the statement still, 70 ears on. ~ . , ., .,, service in the statement still, 70 ears on. ~ . , ., , years on. and that is what has been her mantra — years on. and that is what has been her mantra ever _ years on. and that is what has

sarah campbell reporting. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph is at sandringham, where the queen hasn.— what events are taking place this weekend, then. , ., weekend, then. yes, and the event we have seen this — weekend, then. yes, and the event we have seen this afternoon _ weekend, then. yes, and the event we have seen this afternoon is _ have seen this afternoon is particularly important, james, because we haven�*t seen much of the queen in recent months only time we do get to see her now in an event like this which is chatting to people are moving around is particularly significant. it was good to see her today. she met with a number of people from organisations she has had a connection with over the years here in west norfolk. she does look a little frailer than perhaps she did a few months ago. she is now, of course, in her mid—90s. having said that, she is using a stick to steady herself, quite a significant walking stick, but despite some physical frailty she was an exceptionally good spirits. she was very chatty. the mood in the room was very relaxed. herspirits the mood in

nicholas which will news, sandringham. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph is at sandringham forestbe spent _ us a sense of it. tomorrow will of course be spent privately - us a sense of it. tomorrow will of course be spent privately by - us a sense of it. tomorrow will of course be spent privately by the i course be spent privately by the queen here in the sandringham estate where she likes to spend the 6th of february accession day. you have to think it is going to be a day of mixed emotions for the queen, a time for her to privately the flex on other members of the family, the death and loss of her beloved father king george vi but also that sense of salivation as she begins her platinum jubilee knowing that no other british monarch has ever reach that historic milestone so very much a day of mixed emotions but it was interesting to see her in such a good and talking and chatting to people this afternoon. you have to remember that we haven't seen the queen very much in recent months at all. she hasn't been well. at the end of last year, we know that she had problems with her back

with me is our royal correspondent, daniela relph.proving a tricky week for the royalfamily and this morning the royalfamily and this morning the metropolitan police announced this new investigation under the honours act. police say this follows an assessment of a letter that was written in september 2021 and now newspaper reports say late last year that the letter was written by michael fawcett, a key and trusted aide of prince charles and chief executive of the the prince's foundation which ran a lot of the charity work. michael fawcett resigned from the role in november last year. in that letter, the sunday times and mail on sunday, said that michael fawcett had offered to help secure british citizenship and an honorary knighthood for a saudi businessman who had been offering financial support to a number of restoration projects that the prince of wales was working on. the metropolitan police investigation will now focus on whether there is any link to the money being offered and the honorary knighthood and the british citizenship.

but royal watchers say the public mood towards the duchess has softened. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relphol in bath. a royal hand to hold as the duchess of cornwall met pupils. as the duchess of cornwall met -u - ils. ., as the duchess of cornwall met “uils, ., �* as the duchess of cornwall met --uils. ., ., , , as the duchess of cornwall met “uils. ., �* ., , , ., pupils. you can't really put it into words, pupils. you can't really put it into words. how— pupils. you can't really put it into words. how you _ pupils. you can't really put it into words, how you are _ pupils. you can't really put it into words, how you are meeting - words, how you are meeting the future queen, because they are important person. and for you meeting the future queen? it was amazin: meeting the future queen? it was amazing to _ meeting the future queen? it was amazing to be _ meeting the future queen? it was amazing to be able _ meeting the future queen? it was amazing to be able to _ meeting the future queen? it was amazing to be able to see - meeting the future queen? it was i amazing to be able to see someo

experiencing mild, cold—like symptoms and was receiving medical attention. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relphm buckingham palace question mark yes, that's riuht. buckingham palace question mark yes, that's right. there _ buckingham palace question mark yes, that's right. there has been no update — that's right. there has been no update on _ that's right. there has been no update on the green's condition today, — update on the green's condition today, but that is pretty much as expected — today, but that is pretty much as expected. royal officials had said that they — expected. royal officials had said that they would not be issuing daily bulletins _ that they would not be issuing daily bulletins on the queen's health, but they will— bulletins on the queen's health, but they will tell us if there is something significant to say. we last something significant to say. we tast saw— something significant to say. we last saw the queen here at windsor late on_ last saw the queen here at windsor late on last — last saw the queen here at windsor late on last week, when she had a face—to—face meeting w

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. daniela joins us from sandringham this morning.ears since the death of her father. you would have thought the focus would have been on memories of him and reflecting on the decades of her reign, but in that statement about camilla, the queen has shifted the conversation too looking forward to the years after her reign. in the statement she talks about the role of consort with affection and admiration, particularly in relation to her own husband prince philip and to her mother. in saying that it is her sincere wish that camilla now becomes queen consort, she's basically saying the time is right, this is now a safe decision to make. because camilla has largely won around a sceptical public and is being rewarded for her loyalty and service to the royal family. i think the queen has made a critical calculation and that is with camilla as queen, charles will be a happier king. as queen, charles will be a happier kina. . ~' ,. prince andrew will give evidence under oath in london next month — to lawyers representing the woman accusing hi

welcomed volunteer groups and fellow members of the local women's institute. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph with local volunteers and members of local charities, all of whom she has a connection with over the years and many of them told us how we remember them and she talks about time to admit before and work organisations are done on previous visits they are bean soup to these organisations they represented. it was a very relaxed affair. despite previous visits they had been to. the queen was using now a quite significant walking stick to steady herself and stay mobile around the ring but she looked very well and she seemed an incredibly good spirits ahead of the plas in germany —— stay mobile around the room. afterwards, i spoke to some of the people who the queen herself and when asked them what the means to them. i can't imagine life without the queen, she's been here since i was... well, i was born after she came to the throne and she's been a great part of my life and it'sjust wonderful. important to celebrate the platinum jubilee? the platinum jubilee is the most fantastic thing to b

vaccinated but — at 95 — her age puts her at increased risk from the virus. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relphs officials will not want to be providing a running commentary on how she is, but do we have any further update on her condition? good morning. no, we don't. as you say, the royal officials have made it very clear that what they won't be doing is delivering any kind of daily updates on the queen's health. they don't want to do that. they view her health and any treatment that she is getting is largely a private matter. therefore, they say quite simply that they will give us any information if there is actually something to say. if there is not any significant change, i think we will not be hearing much from them at all. i think the mood music in terms of what we got yesterday was one of caution, but no sense of alarm, really. it was interesting that the statement said that the queen wanted to continue with these light duties with her paperwork and her red boxes, perhaps even a phone call and looking through correspondence. so, what they want to do is make sure everybody understands tha

our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. a future queen? it was amazing to be able to see someone in the royal family. it's a once—in—a—lifetime thing. a school visit and a tree planting. this is the classic stuff of royal engagements, but there was a time when it would have been unthinkable for camilla to be out and about like this representing the royal family. after the break down of charles and diana's marriage, the headlines were brutal, personal, embarrassing, critical. one poll from july 1997 found less than a quarter of those questioned felt camilla should be queen, but gradually the mood began to shift. some of the things that were written about her were unforgivable, but what she has done and what prince charles has done is walk right back into that burning house, and what i mean by that is that the very editors, columnists, the very people who wrote some of that negativity, they have spent time with and that takes a great deal of commitment, guts and courage. camilla winning over the doubters — here, a cheeky wink

our royal correspondent daniela relph is outside windsor castle. tive for covid. a couple of interesting extra bits which give a clue as to how things are in that statement. firstly that she does want to carry on with light duties, as officials put it this week. that means going through the paperwork in state boxes, looking through correspondence and perhaps taking a phone call. giving a sense it will be business as usual as much as possible for the queen. she signed off yesterday morning the message of congratulations to the olympic hurlers. a sense of business as usual in the queen carrying on as usual. . there are serious aggravating factors here. the queen is 95, nearly 96 years old and considerably frailer than a year ago. we can expect a medical team to keep a close eye on her over the course of the next few days. the last remaining covid restrictions in england are set to be lifted, including the legal requirement to self—isolate after testing positive. the prime minister will outline his plans later today but critics say the move is prematur

vaccinated but, at 95, her age puts her at increased risk from the virus. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relphe in a holding position but my sense from officials with the queen at windsor castle is that things are calm, cautious, but no sense of alarm. as you say, there are a couple of aggravating factors that doctors will want to keep an eye on. the queen, 95, very nearly 96, she has not been that well in recent months. doctors will want to keep an eye on that because her age picture into a vulnerable category. , she is looking thinner and frailer than she was this time last year. that means the doctors will be keeping a particular eye on her at the moment to see how things progress over the coming days. the kremlin has said it is premature to organise a biden—putin summit on ukraine. it comes after the meeting was proposed by france. we have heard 0laf scholz will speak to president putin on the phone this afternoon. steve rosenberg is in moscow. what's the latest there? earlier, there had been some hope that there could be some diplomatic breakthrough in this crisis, because we heard the pa

with me is our royal correspondent, daniela relph. tell us more.roving a really tricky week _ tell us more. this is proving a really tricky week for - tell us more. this is proving a really tricky week for the - tell us more. this is proving a| really tricky week for the royal family. this morning we had use of this new investigation by the metropolitan police announced under e ynys act. reports late last year and a number of sunday newspapers focused on a letter that it was alleged risk written by michael fawcett, then a key and trusted aide to prince charles, also chief executive of the prince's foundation, the charity arm of lots of work that he does. michael fawcett left that role in november last year. in that letter the sunday times and the mail on sunday said michael fawcett offered to help secure british citizenship and an honorary knighthood for a saudi businessman who had been giving financial support to a number of restoration projects that the prince of wales was working on, essentially a cash for honours allegation. the focus of the po

here's our royal correspondent daniela relph reports late last year and a number of sunday newspapersent could run into the millions, labour has sought assurances that no taxpayers' money will be involved. here's mp ian murray speaking to bbc news earlier we do need transparency of where the money is coming, and what is involved in that. so, where could the settlement money come from? first there's prince andrew's own finances. it's thought he received an annual sum from the treasury controlled sovereign grant until he stood down as a working royal in 2019. the amount wasn't public so we don't know how much that was. but we do know he is selling this chalet in the swiss alps. he bought it in 2015 for up to £13m with his ex—wife sarah, the duchess of york. it is believed the property is now heavily mortgaged so it is not clear how much the sale will raise. and questions about whether he will have enough to pay the settlement himself. so already people are wondering if another family member, like his mother, the queen, might have to help foot the bill. according to the times — she has a

experiencing "mild, cold—like symptoms" and was receiving medical attention. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relpht is pretty much as expected, royal officials had said that they would not be issuing daily bulletins on the queen's health, but they will tell us if there is something significant to say. we last saw the queen here at windsor late on last week when she had a face to face meeting with military leaders, and it was at that meeting at the age of almost 96 that we heard her talking about her own frailty, saying that she couldn't move very well. and since then, it's notjust the queen that has tested positive for covid here, but a number of other staff at windsor have also tested positive, so something of a mini covid outbreak here at the castle. but if the queen is feeling well enough, as you say, she will carry on with planned engagements and light duties this week. they may well include some of these virtual online engagements we've seen her carrying out over recent months, as well as some phone calls, possibly one with the prime minister later in the week. the prince of wales is among th

our royal correspondent daniela relph reports.t she is still able to do light duties — so that would be paperwork and perhaps a phone call — and it is clear they are taking a day—to—day approach to the queen's diary, and assessing what she is able to do. we are scheduled to see the queen next next wednesday when she is due to host a diplomatic reception — that is still in the diary. let's talk more about covid, as promised. particular reference to testing. health leaders, unions and charities want clarity on who is going to be eligible for free covid tests on who is going to be eligible for free covid tests in england from april. the government says free tests will continue for those most at risk — and for staff working in social care. while in scotland, wales and northern ireland, ministers have expressed concern that funding for testing was about to be cut. we have nicola sturgeon in the last hour saying she wants clarity, that was away she kept using. what do some people think the situation should be regarding testing? what is