david hoyle. choir of the chapel and the choir of westminster abbey.9, inspired by the orthodox kentuckian for the dead. the loss of one mr. -- the cross of westminster is placed at the head of the coffin. the cross a gift, it bears a latin inscription, nations shall not lift a sword against nationn neither shall they learn a war anymore. >> royal standard of the queens first company. standard presented to the guards by the sovereign on commencement of the rain, nor changed or replaced since then only paraded in the sovereign's presence. the last time, it is lowered column --, solemn salute to the queen from her grenadier's. expedia heavily embroidered castle silk -- six feet of heavily embroidered castle sick -- soak moved gently into position. a guardsman who served in the queens company, known fondly of the monarchs mob. several of the guardsman return on friday for service in iraq, called back to do their duty. we prepare for the first vigil. the worst a six hour watch -- first six hour watch between now and the moment on monday morning, with her l

the very reverend dr david hoyle, speaking to my colleague, reeta chakra barti.ing to travel down to london for the queen's funeral on monday. our correspondent luxmy gopal has been speaking to some of those who are making plans for their journey. so what preparations are you making? preparing for a pilgrimage by getting kitted out for camping. i've got a couple ofjumpers, i've got a nice blanket as well. alex bray is leaving his bedroom in holmfirth in west yorkshire to head to the streets of london with a tent to pay his respects to the queen. hi, jonny, you all right? he and his brotherjonathan will set off at 5:00am and stay until after the state funeral on monday. after so long, it's just nice to say kind of a proper goodbye in and be part of the atmosphere as well. it's going to be sad, but i think there's going to be a real sense of unity. hello, mum. fine, thank you. they'll be joining their mother, alison, who's already made the journey down to see the queen lying in state. why was it important for you to all be there as a family? she's brought so many g

leading the queen's state funeral on monday is a momentous task for dr david hoyle.right at the heart of this is a family funeral, we mustn't forget that. deeply personal and a very, very difficult thing for a family to navigate. but this is also a celebration of a quite extraordinary life. this is an opportunity for us all to mourn, all to remember. and this is also a place for a bit of hope. that's the job of the church. and what about the queen's own personal links with the abbey? they were profound. i point out from time to time that this is the place where she took the promises that defined her life. so this is the place where she married in 1947. and she made those promises that sustained that extraordinary public marriage that they then lived out. and this is the place where she took her coronation oaths. so, the abbey shaped her life. i met her a number of occasions occasionally, she talked about the abbey with great affection, and she talked about what had happened here. what about your own personal feelings about leading the funeral ceremony, are you nervou

the service will be conducted by the dean of westminster, the re repair, reverent david hoyle and grace, and also in profound thanksgiving. we come to this house, if god, to a place of prayer, to a church where remembrance and hope of sacred duty here. when queen elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation from the commonwealth and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss. to remember her long life of self service and ensure confidence to commit to the mercy of god, our maker and redeemer. with gratitude, we remember her unswerving commitment to a high calling over so many years as queen and head of the commonwealth with admiration. we recall her lifelong sense of duty and dedication to her people with thanksgiving. we praise god for her constant example of christian faith and devotion with affection. we recall her love for her family and her commitment to the cause as she held now in silence that us in our hearts and minds. recall many reasons for thanksgiving. pray for all members of her family and commend queen elizabeth to the care and keeping of almi

the funeral was conducted by the dean of westminster the very reverend dr david hoyle. >> we come tois house of god to a place of prayer, to a church where remembrance and hope our sacred duties. here where queen elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation, from the commonwealth, and from the nations of the world to mourn bank our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service. amy: the queen's funeral was the largest police operation in u.k. history. police reported placing sharpshooters on the roofs of every building within a mile of westminster abbey. in other news about the royal family, king charles iii was confronted directly by a protester during a stop in cardiff. the man shouted at him, "not my king." >> charles -- not my king. amy: we will have more on the queen and her legacy later in the program. we will speak with kehinde andrews, the uk's first professor of black studies, author of "the new age of empire: how racism and colonialism still rule the world." the white house has denounced florida governor ron desantis and texas governor greg abbo

david hoyle, dean of westmiter: in grief and also in profound thanksgiving, we come to this house ofto place of prayer, to a church where remembrance and hope are sacred duties. we gather from across the nation, from the commonwealth and from the nations of the world to mourn our loss. malcolm: the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, paid tribute to the queen's life of inspirational service. he talked of the world's sense of grief and had sharp words to some elected politicians. justin welby, archbishop of canterbury: her late majesty famously declared on her 21st birthday broadcast that her whole life would be dedicated to serving the nation and commonwealth. rarely has such a promise been so well kept. people of loving service are rare in any walk of life. leaders of loving service are still rarer. but, in all cases, those who serve will be loved and remembered when those who cling to power and privileges are long forgotten. malcolm: a fanfare heralded the start of two minutes' silence observed across the land. the national anthem brought the service to a close. the british peo

the very reverend david hoyle, if they go in, i can't see who they are. this moment you may be able to, it's about the 3rd coach that has gone in. but yes, as you, as you described there, i mean, an absolute, logistical, and security. mammoth. this operation is it's the likes of which this city has, as frankly ever seen. there are thousands upon thousands of world leaders in attendance here that the heads of state presidents, prime ministers, is also royalty. it goes from europe, from asia, from the middle east. representatives of almost all of the $195.00 countries of the world. they floating over the course of the weekend. they will fly out very quickly, most of them straight after the funeral because of course, most of them will then be heading to new york together even general assembly. but in the brief space of time that they spend here, those who may have seen the queen's coffin lying in state over the weekend in westminster horse. some of the mother met the king. some of them would have met the prime minister. all of that would have had to be very

expected to be attended by 2,000 guests, will begin, with the service lead by the very reverend dr david hoyle pall bearer at princess diana's funeral, joins us now. thank you very much forjoining us. it was not a state funeral when princess diana died, but there was a huge outpouring. tell us a little bit about your experience with that funeral, and what he might expect tomorrow? ., funeral, and what he might expect tomorrow?— funeral, and what he might expect tomorrow? ., . ., ,, tomorrow? good afternoon, and thank ou for tomorrow? good afternoon, and thank you for having — tomorrow? good afternoon, and thank you for having me. _ tomorrow? good afternoon, and thank you for having me. i _ tomorrow? good afternoon, and thank you for having me. ithink— tomorrow? good afternoon, and thank you for having me. i think tomorrow. you for having me. i think tomorrow will eclipse any royal funeral we have seen for some time. i guess, diana, princess of wales's was may be on a comparable scale. i think for those taking part, the concerns and challenges, certainly from the service men and women, will be

the service will be led by the very reverend dr —— dr david hoyle.were profound. i point out from time to time that this is the place where she took the promises that defined her life. so this is the place where she married in 1947. and she made those promises that sustained that extraordinary public marriage that they then lived out. and this is the place where she took her coronation oaths. so, the abbey shaped her life. i met her a number of occasions occasionally, she talked about the abbey with great affection, and she talked about what had happened here. what about your own personal feelings about leading the funeral ceremony, are you nervous? if i sit still for too long and start thinking about the significance of the moment and the eyes that are on you, then, yes, honestly, of course i am. there's a huge sense of privilege. i mean, what an extraordinary place to be at a moment like this. there's a bit of a sense of responsibility. i also have around me a quite wonderful group of people. so this place steps up on these occasions, it will be fi

the service will be conducted by dr david hoyle, dean of westminster. nations will be represented. baroness scotland, representing the commonwealth, and the uk prime minister liz truss, will give readings. after the funeral ceremony, the queen's coffin will be taken in a procession to wellington arch at hyde park corner. the king will lead members of the royal family walking in the procession. the coffin will then be taken by state hearse to windsor. at 4pm there will be a committal service in st george's chapel in windsor castle with a small congregation. here's our midlands correspondent navtej johal, who's spent the day with two people who have been invited to attend the funeral. as a volunteer emergency responder, barbara is prepared for everything. she is so good at the job that she was informed that she was being awarded an mbe a few months ago, but she wasn't prepared for the call she received on saturday last week. "hello, is that mrs barbara crelin?" "you tell me who you are because it is a no caller id "and i'll tell you if i am." so, the cabi

expected to be attended by 2,000 guests, will begin, with the service led by the very reverend dr david hoylehelena wilkinson, who's at buckingham palace. well, we saw the king being driven find us in the last hour through the gates of buckingham palace as —— and as you can see, lots of people here today. from early this morning. they cheered as he passed by. a very busy day for the king, the focus will be here at the palace later for that huge state reception that is being hosted by the king, and also his wife camilla, queen consort. after the reception, the guests will have the reception, the guests will have the opportunity to sign the official book of condolence, and if they wish they can go and see the queen lying in state in westminster hall, and still people are queueing in their thousands this lunchtime in central london, waiting to be able to be let in to go and pay their respects in the final hours before the queen's funeral. later on this evening, at eight o'clock, there will be a one—minute's silence that will be a national event, and it will be another poignant moment in a week o

expected to be attended by 2,000 guests, will begin, with the service lead by the very reverend dr david hoylea tominey, who is the associate editor at the daily telegraph joins us now. thank you forjoining us. when we look back at this moment in history, we will remember the funeral and the pageantry but i think we will also remember this queue, and what it says about people's love for their queen, but also what it says about britain. ~ ,,., , ., queen, but also what it says about britain. ~ , , .,, ., britain. absolutely, i was down in victoria gardens _ britain. absolutely, i was down in victoria gardens this _ britain. absolutely, i was down in victoria gardens this morning - britain. absolutely, i was down in | victoria gardens this morning with some of your bbc colleagues quite early and it was a sense of camaraderie in the queue. people were so patiently devoted to the idea of seeing queen elizabeth lying in state that they were willing to do that through the night. so it's also, i was quite struck by the diversity of it, people from different backgrounds, people from different backgrou

the service will be led by the very reverend doctor david hoyle.military and british services involved in running this to say that when we say 11 o'clock, we mean exactly 11 o'clock. these people are just hoping that they managed to get into westminster hall by 6:30am. managed to get into westminster hall b 6:30am. �* , managed to get into westminster hall b 6:30am. �*, .,, managed to get into westminster hall b 6:30am. �*, , ., �* by 6:30am. let's hope they do. i'm sure those — by 6:30am. let's hope they do. i'm sure those just _ by 6:30am. let's hope they do. i'm sure those just by _ by 6:30am. let's hope they do. i'm sure those just by you _ by 6:30am. let's hope they do. i'm sure those just by you were - by 6:30am. let's hope they do. i'm sure those just by you were going l by 6:30am. let's hope they do. i'm| sure those just by you were going to be ok. but there is further down the queue have got many more hours to come before they are in westminster hall. it is 6:30am where the lying in state for queen elizabeth comes to an end. 11 o'clock in

the very reverend dr david hoyle, speaking to my colleague reeta chakrabarti.recently retaken from russian forces. bodies are being exhumed from a mass grave on the edge of the city. izyum is one of several areas back in ukrainian hands after significant territorial gains in recent days, although heavy fighting is continuing. our correspondent james waterhouse has been monitoring events from kyiv. ukraine is as determined to document as it is to fight. in izyum, liberation has turned more bitter than sweet. hundreds of bodies, now a dossier of evidence over claims of russian war crimes. all uncovered after a series of ukrainian counter offensives in the north—east. in newly—released footage, what russia wants to say is that their plans have not changed. as they look to hit back, the us had this warning if chemical or nuclear weapons were being considered. don't. it would change the face of war unlike anything since world war ii. what has never altered is the enduring human cost of this war. oleksandr shapoval performed as a ballet dancer for 28 seasons at the k

the service led by the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby and dean of westminster doctor david hoyleearn war any more. the colour royal standard of queen's company 1st battalion video guides. the standard presented to the guides by the sovereign on commencement of the rain, not changed or replaced and since then and only paraded in the presence of the sovereign. for the presence of the sovereign. for the last time it is lowered in solemn salute to the queen from her company and her grenadier guards. six feet of heavily embroidered silk. a thing to manoeuvre gently into position. the guardsmen who served in the queen's company fondly known as members of the monarch's mob. several of the guardsman returned on friday from service in iraq called back to do their duty. we prepare for the first vigil. the first six hour watch. 20 watches in total between now and the moment of monday mourning when the coffin of her late majesty is carried to westminster abbey for the funeral. the bodyguard established in 1509 by henry viii wearing the uniform of the heavy dragoons officer of the 18405 with

the queen consort is arriving at westminster abbey and talking to david hoyle, the dean of westminsterove headdress! big ben tolls fergal: the queen brought to the abbey where she was crowned, where she attended royal weddings and funerals. all, as with her own funerals. all, as with her own funeral today, funerals. all, as with her own funeraltoday, part funerals. all, as with her own funeral today, part of the recurring seasons of death and renewal. big ben tolls bearer party, stand still. bearer— bearer party, stand still. bearer party, stand still. bearer party, slow march. # i am the resurrection and the life, saith the lord # he that believeth in me, though he were dead # yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth # and believeth in me shall never die. # shall never die. # i know that my redeemer liveth # and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth # and though after my skin worms destroy this body # yet in my flesh shall i see god, whom i shall see for myself. # and mine eyes shall behold, and not another.# # we brought nothing into this world # and it is certain we ca