justin welby took us through the events that we'll be seeing next. i mean a short service because this is a religious moment. she is not, was not just the queen, she was the head of the church of england. so the most senior cleric of the church of england giving a blessing, a short service there in westminster hall. and of course, the big service is the funeral services. she is taking place on monday, just across the road. i'm not actually outside, westminster, all i'm outside westminster abbey, which is just across the road from there, westminster hall right now where this is taking place. no one is being allowed in unless they are one of the military or one of the royals. and that will remain that, that the situation for an hour and 35 minutes. but that, of course is when those people that have been cuing for so long will be allowed to start filing past the cat foulke with the coffin on top in the middle of westminster hall, paying their respects one by one. and we understand that that queue is getting longer and longer and longer. i can tell you t

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby has spoken of his hope that the state funeral tomorrow willll reflect the queen's deeply—held christian beliefs. our religion editor aleem maqbool has been looking at what religion meant to the queen, and the role it played during her reign. throughout her reign, in good times and bad, the queen drew heavily from herfaith to guide her. and this little church on the edges of the balmoral estate was a place she held dear. she came to services at crathie kirk all her life, with very little ceremony. but there was a royal seat and a royal pew where she always sat. the queen was a very regular churchgoer. if she was here, almost always she would come to church. for 15 years, ken mackenzie was domestic chaplain to the queen. he will be among those at windsor for herfinal service. some of the moments i cherish most would be moments when the queen would speak to me as a parish minister. i remember being over there one evening, i asked her what her favourite hymn was. she said to me that her fondest memory ever of christian song was herfather singing t

such a pleasure to speak to justin welby there, in lambeth i tojustin welby there, in lambeth palace,but tomorrow promises to be a day like no other. the final goodbye to the queen. her coffin will make its way through the streets of this famous berkshire town, down the exquisite long walk, which runs at over two—and—a—half miles and is now bordered with bouquets from well—wishers and will tomorrow be packed with people on either side paying their respects. then the cortege will slowly process to st george's chapel, it sits in the darkness now behind me, where the king and the rest of the royal family will have gathered for the committal service. interestingly also in the chapel will be the queen's closest friends and confidantes who allowed her to relax and have fun in the hours when she wasn't traveling the globe as sovereign or attending to matters of state. they'll be gathered to hear the address by the dean of windsor and to say their final goodbye to a woman who was not just their queen but also their dearfriend. so, tomorrow, here at windsor, it will be a moment in history that

justin welby, will mountain over the summer of your healing long the pattern. so many leaders is to be exalted in life and forgot after death. the patronage so all who serve god, famous or a skill respected or ignored, is that death is the door to glory. her late majesty famously declared on a 21st birthday broadcast that her whole life would be dedicated to serving the nation and commonwealth rarely had such a promise been so well kept. few leisurely received the flooring of love that when you have seen jesus, who in our reading does not tell his the cycles how to follow. but who to father said i am the way the truth. and the longer her late majesty's example was not to say to her position or her ambition, but through whom she followed. i know his majesty share the same faith and hope in jesus christ as his mother. the same sense of service and duty. in 1953, the queen began her coronation with silent prayer. just that at the high which her legions to gold was given before any person gave allegiance to ha her service to so many people in this nation. the commo

malcolm: the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, paid tribute to the queen's life of inspirationalce. 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 people are becoming accustomed to the new lyrics of "god save the king." charles iii was front and center of today's pageantry, but remained silent and alone with his thoughts. these were his words to the nation the day after the queen died. king charles iii, united kingdom: as the queen herself d

. ♪ the archbishop of canterbury justin welby conducting prayers after the coffins arrival. >> with thy elizabeth and all the faithful departed. >> her own mother lay in state here 20 years ago and now, queen elizabeth's coffin resting on a raised podium where it will remain until her state funeral on monday. the doors of the great hall are open 24 hours a day to allow a continuous queue of mourners, kilometers long, to file silently past. senior royals are expected to pay their own tribute standing guard by the coffin in a tradition known as the vigil of the princes. neave barker, al jazeera, london. >> preparations have been made for 16 kilometers of cues. the queen is lying in stay in westminster hall in the heart of london. mourners were first allowed into the venue a few hours ago. the queue to file past her body is snaking along the thames with allowances to stretch as far as suffolk park not far from the tower of london. nadine barber has more. >> with the queen now lying in state, a chance for thousands of mourners to pay their respects. the public can file past elizabeth ii's c

ah, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, conducting prayers up to the coffin's arrival with thy servant, queen elizabeth, and all the faithful departed parent mother lay in state here 20 years ago. and now, queen elizabeth's coffin resting on a raised podium, a cattle fog where it will remain until her state funeral on monday. the doors of the great hall are open 24 hours a day to allow a continuous cue of mourners kilometers long to file silently past senior royals to are expected to pay their own tribute. standing guard by the coffin in a tradition known as the vigil of the prince's nave, barker al jazeera london, ukraine's president has visited the northeastern city of is you which his trips recently recaptured from russian forces. frenemy zaleski, hold a moment of silence for fallen fighters. russian forces left his you him last week after ukraine surprised them with a counter offensive in the greater hockey region. lensky heard from prosecutors who told him residence have been tortured during moscow's 6 months occupation. armenia is wanting, the latest deadly clashes with a

behind a site reminiscent of their mother diana's funeral. 25 years the archbishop of canterbury, justin welbyce for queen elizabeth in westminster hall. as royal guards stand vigil, mourners describe her majesty's death as a mix of emotions. you want to crow >> got a yeah, very much. and pride. yeah, but the tears and it seemed initially like in the end of an era. >> that are being very heartened, by the way, in which the new king >> has taken the throne. you know, the way in which he is being accepted, vo 2 peoples. so wisconsin is he's there and i'm just a quite to have to mystic night. >> and grant vicki trying to show you a little bit. there are some service members who are out on the just next to westminster abbey who are practicing right in alignment marching. there are horses drums, a maybe a little bit difficult to see. there was just a line. isn't there a minute ago they've been walking back and forth up and down the street practicing in advance of the funeral. they've been practicing now for several for funeral. and again, there are people who are streaming in to westminster hall. 2

behind a site reminiscent of their mother diana's funeral. 25 years the archbishop of canterbury, justin welbyr hall. as royal guards stand vigil, mourners describe her majesty's death as a mix of emotions. you want to crow >> got a yeah, very much. and take pride. yeah, but the tears and it seemed initially like in the end of an era. >> that are being very heartened, by the way, in which the new king >> has taken the throne. you know, the way in which he is being accepted, vo 2 peoples. so wisconsin is he's there and i'm just a quite to have to mystic night. >> and bill, who was just lovely to speak with said that it wasn't a question for him of if you would come pays respects to the queen. but when ken and pam, you probably can't hear it right now. but there are actually bagpipes now practicing behind us just feet from westminster abbey. again, all of this in preparation for the funeral on monday. >> well, we can hear the bagpipes and it certainly sets the stage for what's going katie, real talk about the viewing because i know there are thousands of people who are cute as they say there for

oh, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, conducting press up to the coffins arrival with thy servant, queen elizabeth, and all the faithful departed me. her own mother lay in state here 20 years ago. and now, queen elizabeth's coffin resting on a raised podium, a katterfield, where it will remain until her state funeral. on monday. the doors of the great hall are open 24 hours a day to allow a continuous cue of mourners kilometers long to file silently past senior royals to are expected to pay their own tribute. standing guard by the coffin, in a tradition known as the vigil of the prince's nave, barker al jazeera london still ahead on al jazeera e leaders come up with a plan for how best to solve the energy crisis. and just how far people lebanon go to access their own money. ah, the journey has begun. the faithful world camp is on its way to catherine book. your travel package today. typing reef is the least one on the scene. it's not alone, her 2 more. you can see, but this is the one to concentrate on quite a big one as it makes contact with eastern china. and i think its main ri

ah, the archbishop of canterbury justin welby, conducting pres off to the coffins arrival. with thy says and to queen elizabeth and all the faithful departed me her own mother lay in state here 20 years ago. and now, queen elizabeth's coffin resting on a raised podium, a katterfield, where it will remain until her state funeral. on monday. the doors of the great hall are open 24 hours a day to allow a continuous cue of mourners kilometers long to file silently past senior royals to are expected to pay their own tribute. standing guard by the coffin in a tradition known as the vigil of the prince's nave. barker al jazeera london preparations have been made for 16 kilometers of kil, a queen is now lying in state as we heard there in westminster hole in the heart of london. mourners were fast allowed into the venue a few hours ago. the cue to fall past her body is snaking along the thames with allowances for it to stretch as far as suffolk park, not far from london bridge from the tower of london, i should say. it in baba has more with the queen now lying in state, a chance fo

one of those just happened to turn up a little bit earlier, was the archbishop of canterbury justin welby. and he said he too had really been struck by what has become a sort of a living memorial, a temporary one to the queen. i think this morning, given the temperature, the length of the queue and it's over night, is the most new thing. moment i've seen of this just and people are so cheerful, yet as the police are all sang to her, so it's no grumpiness yet. there's almost no instance one or 2 people fell over and needed help from the st. john's ambulance, but this just her a determination to pay give thanks for the queen and honor her service. and harry, while people continue to cue to pay their respects to her majesty, queen elizabeth the 2nd, preparations for her state fuel. on monday, continue. that's right. did the state funeral itself will take place inside westminster abbey? not far from here. across the river, her coffin will be again, formerly processed from westminster, hall to the abbey, and mid morning before the funeral. and then after it, it will be taken off to windsor cas

oh, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, conducting prayers up to the coffin's arrival with thy servant, queen elizabeth, and all the faithful departed. ah, her own mother lay in state here 20 years ago. and now, queen elizabeth's coffin resting on a raised podium, a katterfield where it will remain until her state funeral on monday. the doors of the great hola open 24 hours a day to allow a continuous cue of modest kilometers long to fall silently past senior royals to are expected to pay their own tribute. standing guard by the coffin, in a tradition known as the vigil of the prince's nave, barker al jazeera london still had on out his air. ah, president's landscape visits recap to towns and cities in the east as ukrainian flags raised after russia's retreat. all say, just how far will people in lebanon go to access them and money? ah, harris and k is gone, but did bring so significant wet weather down the southwest, the u. s. s. left a lot of moisture in the air, and that's combined with what else was around. so it's a fair chance you'll see shout any of these mountain states

this is justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, in a message that's just been released.e caring for her at balmoral. well, we can talk now to the former bbc royal correspondent richard sumner, who joins us on the line. richard, thank you very much for being with us. i am sure you are as concerned as everybody else by this statement from the palace?— everybody else by this statement from the palace? yes, because the whole politics _ from the palace? yes, because the whole politics of _ from the palace? yes, because the whole politics of the _ from the palace? yes, because the whole politics of the palace - from the palace? yes, because the whole politics of the palace has - whole politics of the palace has always been understatement. i've always been understatement. i've always suspected possibly there was more than a mobility problem concerned here because it's not beyond the bounds of possibility for the queen, for instance, to use a wheelchair is the present pope is now doing on numerous occasions. i've always suspected that possibly along with advancing age there may

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby.of a deep truth about ourselves, says the archbishop. we are a people of hope who care for one another. in very warm tribute and a sincere tribute from the archbishop himself. i think we can bring a little more from the archbishop, and it's a very eloquent tribute, as you'd imagine, from justin welby. he says it is with profound sadness that ijoin the nation, the commonwealth and the world in mourning the death of the late queen, her majesty. my prayers are with the king and the royal family. may god draw near them and comfort them in the days and weeks and months ahead. the archbishop goes on... in losing our beloved queen, we have lost the person who steadfast service, loyalty and humility has helped us extensive who we are through decades of extraordinary change in our nation and society. and as deep as our grief runs, even deeper is our gratitude for her late majesty's extraordinary dedication to the united kingdom, her realms, and the commonwealth. through times of war and and the

in his sermon, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, said the queen had touched "a multitude ofring her 70 year reign. we start tonight with our royal correspondent nicholas witchell, on the funeral, held today, for queen elizabeth. on a clear morning in september, the world focused its attention on london for the grandest and most solemn of events. for a revered monarch who had reigned longer than any other, all the honours of a state funeral. within westminster abbey, where great moments of history have been staged for more than 1,000 years, the leaders of many nations came together to pay their tributes. macron from france, biden from the united states, trudeau from canada, and scores of others. theyjoined political leaders from the nations of the united kingdom, all the living british prime ministers, faith leaders, charity workers and citizens at a moment in the nation's affairs when rank took second place to the desire to pay respect. to the tolling of a single bell, the bearer party from the grenadier guards brought the queen's coffin from westminster hall to place it on

behind a site reminiscent of their mother diana's funeral. 25 years the archbishop of canterbury, justin welbyhall. as royal guards stand vigil, mourners describe her majesty's death as a mix of emotions. you want to cry. >> got a yeah, very much. and take you right? yeah, lots of tears. and it seemed initially like in the end of an era. >> that are being very heartened, by the way, in which the new king >> has taken the throne. you know, the way in which he is being accepted both peoples. so becomes news. he's there and i'm just a quite to mistake night. >> and that was katie corrado reporting. a lot of people looking for ways to pay tribute to the late queen. some are doing it with tattoos. a couple of royal fans now have tattoos of the longest reigning monarch. >> one man getting a shadowy profile of her royal majesty on his arm, along with the dates 1926. to 2022, another man got a little more detail with. he's had 2 of the monarch on his calf. the tattoo artist says that it took 6 hours to complete. it's likely these 2 men are not the only ones honoring the queen in this way. both tattoo

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby lead a service for queen elizabeth has her casket rested onaised platform in the middle of westminster hall. royal guards will stand vigil at each corner of the platform. hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to flock to westminster to say goodbye to the queen as she lies in state until her funeral on monday. lines of people have already been waiting for days for a chance to say goodbye to her majesty. we ought to royal fans. we tend everybody to get to. and my father was in the got to get the car a nation off the queen. >> she went down as princess she came back as the queen of you know, caryn nation. it's a big things she's >> and that woman was the second person online. she has been waiting since monday to pay her respects. we're told that thankfully, everyone who is in line get's a wristband that allows them to go out to use the temporary restrooms that are set up across the area and also to get food so that they can be at least a little bit more comfortable as they wait for hours to pay their respects. justine. katie, thank you s

behind a site reminiscent of their mother diana's funeral. 25 years the archbishop of canterbury, justin welbyda service for queen elizabeth in westminster hall. as royal guards stand vigil, mourners describe her majesty's death as a mix of emotions. you want to cry. >> got a yeah, very much. and take you right? yeah, lots of tears. and it seemed initially like in the end of an era. >> that are being very heartened, by the way, in which the new king >> has taken the throne. you know, the way in which he is being accepted both peoples. so becomes news. he's there and i'm just a quite to mistake night. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> the niners have moved on from that disappointing loss to the bears and they're on to the next one. it's seahawks week here in the bay, which is a big deal. we know and expect levi's could be rockin. it's the home opener and fans are ready to support trey lance. he wasn't great last week, but all things considered. there's some good stuff to build off of kyle shanahan is hoping to see all of that this sunday and make no mistake about it. the entire team not just land wi

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the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby lead a service for queen elizabeth has her casket rested onnster hall. royal guards will stand vigil at each corner of the platform. hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to flock to westminster to say goodbye to the queen as she lies in state until her funeral on monday. lines of people have already been waiting for days for a chance to say goodbye to her majesty. we ought to royal fans. we tend everybody to get to. and my father was in the got to get the carnation off the queen. she went down as princess he came back as the queen of you know, caryn a >> 2, it's a big she's house to >> and everywhere you look, you see police officers, you see crowd control volunteers, people in line with spoken with said so far everything has been orderly and calm. noel, back to you. >> ad i was going to say i i saw some scuffles in scotland when she was doing a procession there. so it's good to know that that things remain calm and other that that was very cute story from the that couple of women there at the end. any other comments that touching yo

commonwealth for this irreparable loss of queen elizabeth the 2nd, the archbishop of canterbury justin welby, as she had done before, she reminded us of a deep truth about ourselves. we are a people of hope who care for one another. the canadian present just intruder. it pays tribute to the queen as important part of canada's history. so lots of attributes coming in from right around the world. another one from a former british prime minister gordon brown, who said the queen elizabeth served the country to the last as he offered his condolences or to the royal family following the death of 96 year old queen elizabeth the 2nd on thursday. the united kingdom, the commonwealth and entire world, i joined together in morning. this evening, gordon brown said, in a tweet, let's bring in l. o. in caesar, raoul historian joins us now from paris and ed's, it's the news that nobody ever thought would happen. really, if you live in britain, this woman has always been a part of the fabric of british life. yes. and yet at the same time, we have known our for a while now that the, the queens health was fad

oh, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, conducting press up to the coffins arrival with thy servant, queen elizabeth, and all the faithful departed. ah. her own mother lay in state here 20 years ago. and now, queen elizabeth's coffin resting on a raised podium, a katterfield, where it will remain until her state funeral. on monday. the doors of the great hall are open 24 hours a day to allow a continuous cue of mourners kilometers long to file silently past senior royals to are expected to pay their own tribute. standing guard by the coffin, in a tradition known as the vigil of the prince's nave, barker al jazeera london and springing jonah hal. he joins us now from westminster. hello there. jonah. hundreds of thousands of people are willing to wait for hours and in all kinds of weather. to say good bye will look. i can tell you now that if you are watching this broadcast and you want to get in the queue to file past the queen's coffin in westminster hole. now the time to do it frankly because those apocalyptic predictions of 10 mile long queues and up to a 1000000 people descending

ah, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, conducting pres off to the coffins arrival with thy servant, queen elizabeth, and all the faithful departed. ah. her own mother lay in state here 20 years ago. and now, queen elizabeth's coffin resting on a raised podium, a cat, a fog, where it will remain until her state funeral on monday. the doors of the great hall are open 24 hours a day to allow a continuous cue of mourners kilometers long to file silently past senior royals to are expected to pay their own tribute. standing guard by the coffin in a tradition known as the vigil of the prince's nave, barker al jazeera london preparations had been made for 16 kilometers of q. and the queen is now lying in state as we had then westminster hall in the heart of london. at morland's, we're 1st allowed into the venue a few hours ago. and the key you to fall past her body is snaking along the thames with allowances for it to stretches far as sonic park. not far from the town london . going to joe hall, who's in at westminster here in london just by the atmosphere in that queue. on laura and i spo

you've had messages from gifts tama, the leader of the opposition from justin welby, who's the archbishop of canterbury, all saying they're sending their sympathies and the wishes that the queen makes a full recovery. but i think the national expectation at the moment it is that is that that is perhaps unlikely. what happens next? well, i was going through a few details. if the queen dies, what the next steps are, just before the break, i can carry on some of that, which is to talk about how things that in progress you would have the roll household, assuming an official notification for the public to say we've just been informed of the death of her majesty the queen that might happen a couple of hours off. other important announcements to be made not to the public, the public wouldn't find out for a couple of hours or so. but the government through the cabin office would notify the media and civil and military institutions. flags across white hole in london would likely be lower at half mast, almost immediately. the parliament of the kingdom and the devolved legislatures of scotland. well

it spoke to the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, who will be one of the people presiding over the queen's funeral on monday. people have been waiting throughout the night pretty cold for a very long time, but spirits remain pretty high and some are being supported by friends and family. one of those is the archbishop of canterbury. just well, be you here to see your own wife and sister in law, just my sister and oh, my wife came across with me and we got a we dropped my sister in law off at 1030 last night at southern park. and she's just gone past us a few minutes ago. and what do you make of this phenomenal again? ah, i think this morning, given the temperature, the length of the queue and it's over night, is the most moving moment i've seen of this just and people are so cheerful. you know, there's, the police are all saying to her, so it's no grumpiness. you know, there's almost no instance one or 2 people fell over and needed help from st. john's ambulance. but this just her a determination to pay give thanks for the queen and alma, her service and you've been involved in

behind a site reminiscent of their mother diana's funeral. 25 years the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby linda service for queen elizabeth in westminster hall. as royal guards stand vigil, mourners describe her majesty's death as a mix of emotions. you want to >> got a yeah, very much. and take you right? yeah, lots of tears. and it seemed initially like in the end of an era. >> that are being very heartened, by the way, in which the new king >> has taken the throne. you know, the way in which he is being accepted both peoples. so becomes news. he's there and i'm just a quite to mistake night. >> and bill told me that it wasn't a matter of if he paid his final respects. it was just a matter of when there is certainly a sense of obligation among a lot of people that they need to pay their respects to a queen who they have known for their entire lifetime. reporting outside of westminster abbey in london. i'm katie corrado. back to you. >> we will be covering the queen's funeral of beginning monday morning. we'll have live reports from london and you will be able to watch the funeral uninte

in his sermon, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, said the queen had touched "a multitude of her 70—year reign. we start tonight with our royal correspondent nicholas witchell, on the state funeral, held today, for queen elizabeth. on a clear morning in september, the world focused its attention on london for the grandest and most solemn of events. for a revered monarch who had reigned longer than any other, all the honours of a state funeral. within westminister abbey where great moments of history have been staged for more than 1000 years, the leaders of many nations came together to pay their tributes. emmanuel macron from france, joe biden from the united states. justin trudeau from canada and scores of others. theyjoined political leaders from the nations of the united kingdom... all the living british prime ministers, faith leaders, charity workers and citizens at a moment in the nation's affairs when rank took second place to the desire to pay respect. to the tolling of a single bell, the bearer party from the grenadier guards brought the queen's coffin from westminste

aleem, that was a particularly personal tribute from justin welby.ty, her humour and about her kindness as well. he called her a blessing to us all. i was really struck by what he was saying about this sense the queen had accumulated so much knowledge and so much of this country's experience over the years and that that had been lost now, which is what was unsettling a lot of people. he used a phrase in a statement he gave after her majesty the queen died, that she was the person who best help us make sense of who we are in an ever—changing world. that was very striking in his statement and he expanded on that, as she heard about times he spoke with the queen when she referenced people she had met years ago. other archbishops of canterbury in the past as well. that has been lost but his message to those who are grieving, a lot of people have been turning up at churches across this country, was that she was grounded, the queen, in hope. that is what he felt when he met her. fine the queen, in hope. that is what he felt when he met her.— felt when he me

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby there, with his reflections on the queen.there are no members of the royal family here at the moment, people have been using this as a focus point, someone to come, somewhere to pay their respects, somewhere to pay their respects, somewhere to pay their respects, somewhere to remember. a lot of people have been coming up to us and telling us why they are here, and becoming quite emotional. i was here last night and people started arriving straight after the announcement was made, and there is announcement was made, and there is an official announcement here on the gate, as there is also at buckingham palace. and there is a steady queue of people, and there has been since last night, people coming here to take a look at that. also many people coming to lay flowers. there are piles of flowers, i'm not sure if you can see it through the crowd of people, but again, that has been building up since last night. it has been very organised here and staff from within the palace have been directing people away from the gate so as not to

meantime, justin welby, he tweeted this out, my prayers and the prayers of people across the church england and the nation are with her majesty the queen today. may god's presence strengthen and comfort her majesty, her family, and those who are caring for her at balmoral. in the last hour, the white house has said u.s. president joe biden's thoughts are with the queen and her family, although i have not seen any official statement yet but we understand the president is being kept up to date on the queen's health and we are waiting for -- speculation we may get another update at some point in the near future. it's all unknown at this stage, john, but it's been more than five hours since that initial alarming statement was made by the queen's doctors. back to you. >> john: we last saw the queen on tuesday as she was welcoming the new prime minister liz truss, travel today balmoral along with boris johnson, she seemed to be in good spirits although she appeared to be frail, so clearly something has happened suddenly, if she was up and around, scheduled to have a virtual meeting with the privy

justin welby talks about his profound sadness at the news but also the great privilege that he had toa duty to protect people of other faiths, to be able to practice other faiths and that is reflected in the huge number of messages that have come from other faith groups. pope francis has sent a telegram to the king, offering his condolences. we hear that the archbishop of canterbury is due to meet the king tomorrow and the church of england has called for churches across the country at midday to toll their bells for a full hour in respect. aleem maqbool, our religious editor, thank you, at lambeth palace, the official residence of the archbishop of canterbury. as we approach the end of this broadcast, it seems appropriate that we can just remind ourselves of a very happy episode injune of this year when the united kingdom celebrated the platinum jubilee, 70 years of her majesty'sreign, a landmark no other british monarch has reached. it was four days of great celebration and happiness and the queen made some memorable appearances there. royal correspondent sarah campbell reminds us no

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maguire is in westminster and has been speaking to the archbishop of canterbury, the most reverend justin welbywell, so there will be these volunteers throughout the next few days, just able to offer a bit of solace, a bit of comfort. they're saying they'll pray with people as well if they would like to do that, as they go along. orjust listening a little bit. is that working? yeah! good. morning. morning, lovely to see you. lovely to see you. well done, you got through! ooh, guides. that's fantastic. well done, you. how many hours? um, about four. well done! not too bad. and can i just ask about this, what everybody�*s doing here, how important this is to be able to spend this moment quiet reflection, really, in westminster hall? well, listen, i think one of the most frequent comments i've heard is someone saying, "it reminds me of when my nan orgranny orgran died." and i... i think for the individuals, it's so important to have a chance to say thank you. to think, this is a change, but also to do that in one sense on behalf of the whole nation. in some senses, these people have been queueing

waiting at the great west door, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, the archbishop of york, stephenmportant to remember this is above all a religious service of profound importance to the queen's faith, a funeral in which the great themes of her life will be reflected, service, duty, constancy, fidelity to that faith. and on the organ, we are listening to peter holder, sub—organist of the abbey. more representatives of foreign governments and of territories where the queen through the commonwealth was the head of state. the music today will include pieces of specially commissioned for the service as well as hymns sung at both the queens coronation and at her wedding service at westminster abbey. to mark her 90th birthday, the queen listed her ten favourite pieces of music, one of the hymns was the lord is my shepherd which will feature in the service today. and now we see more representatives of foreign governments, among them the president of tanzania, the first woman president of that country, a member of the commonwealth. also the president of singapore. there is of course much r