he's at kensington palace where princess diana once lived.this is fascinating. >> and interesting pip spoke exclusively to simone simmons. she was princess diana's spiritual adviser. we sat down with her seven years ago. she had nothing but positive vibes. today, talking about harry and meghan, things were different. you were good friends with diana. what would she think of meghan markle? >> she's not happy. she thinks he's going to end in disaster. >> simone claims to speak to diana from beyond the grave. she played some of the many phone messages diane ma left for her. >> i'm in a meeting. i'll be there for another hour. all went well at lunch. lots of love. bye. >> diana's psychic says the late princess is concerned that harry's marriage will to meghan will create a lot of pain. is there she doesn't want to see him hurt because he won't be able to cope with that level of emotion and distress. is there so she thinks meghan will hurt him? >> yes. >> in what way? >> she thinks a few years down the line, meghan will get very bored with harry.

we'll have the latest from kensington palace. also on tonight's programme: palestinians bury their dead, after yesterday's clashes with israeli forces on the border with gaza. politicians and diplomats abroad call for peace. but real peace talks ended — failed — a long time ago. 30 million posts containing inappropriate material, including sexual images, have been taken down by facebook injust three months. there's good news over the economy — wages are now rising faster than inflation, for the first time in more than a year. and should shoppers pay more for larger sizes? the fashion chain new look is faces a backlash. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we reflect on the death of former premier league playerjlloyd samuel, who died in a car crash today at the age of 37. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it's still unclear whether meghan markle's father will attend her wedding to prince harry on saturday. thomas markle is due to walk his daughter down the aisle, but reports from america suggest

a statement from kensington palace said... this is how it will work.the chapel through the great west door, and then walk through the knave of the chapel accompanied by bridesmaids and page boys. and then at the choir screen, prince charles willjoin her and walk with her through the oldest part of the chapel to the altar where prince harry is waiting. it is said to be ms markle's wish, after discussions with harry, that in the absence of her father, it should be prince charles who will accompany her to the altar. it will be seen as a symbolic welcoming of her to her new family. but among wedding watchers on the streets of windsor, there was some disappointment that it won't be ms markle's mother doria walking her to the altar. we'd have liked to see her mother walk her down the aisle, or her would walk herself down the aisle. if it were me, i would be pleased with charles walking me. it's the father figure, you know what i'm saying? and it means, "hey, meghan, i love you, you're in love with my son, welcome to the royal family." whatever her mum was co

simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace.undredth anniversary of two first world war troopship disasters that took the lives of hundreds of american soldiers. princess anne took part in events to mark the sinking of the ss tuscania and hms 0tranto in 1918. from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remember the twin tragedies on the —— of 1918 at the american monument, a naval tribute completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tra nto with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off the west coast, 300 men were thrown into the atlantic in hurricane condition. badly damaged, torn to pieces, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. 0nly man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, his father was one of the lucky few. he ended up at the cliff over here. i sure, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold and rushed to help. it was said they we nt rushed to help. it was said they went into the water seven t

for 43 yea rs, kensington and chelsea.ich are 129, flats, six flats per floor. —— later 129. which are 129, flats, six flats per floor. —— later129. between which are 129, flats, six flats per floor. —— later 129. between 2014 and 2016, grenfell tower underwent a substantial refurbishment programme. the principal element of which was the construction... we have unfortunately lost the sound, but we will try to resolve the technical issue. i think it is back, so we will start listening again. within minutes thereafter, the fire had broken out of the flat and into the cladding in which the building had recently been wrapped. by building had recently been wrapped. by1.29am, the building had recently been wrapped. by 1.29am, the flames on the exterior had reached the top of 423 on the east elevation. by 2.51am, all four elevations of the building had become involved in the fire. the last surviving resident skip to the tower... at 19.55 the same day, the then incident commander declared there was no longer any saleable life in t

kensington palace tweeted the news in march. harry and meghan markle asked claire to create a lemon elderflower cake that will incorporate bright flavors of spring. >> my first love was baking a a how did that happen? >> my mother is a great baker. and grew up in inverness, north of san francisco. it is rural. weave had black berries, apple trees. there was a lot of emphasis on, baking with, fruit, that was in season. >> patack spent three years as a pastry chef for alice waters in berkeley, california. she then moved to lon done to be with her boyfriend. now husband. >> this was like -- okay. i just came from something really great. i have to make this really great otherwise going to be totally depressed. >> reporter: she set up a stall in a weekend market in east london's hackney neighborhood. baking everything in her home kitchen. >> i realized it was kind of taking over our lives. >> what made you take that leap? to own the bakery? >> i think my husband was like get out of the house. this is not okay. >> reporter: she opened

a statement from kensington palace said... this is how it will work...arkle will enter the chapel and will walk through the naive and accompanied by the bridesmaids and page boys. on the choir screen, prince charles willjoin her and is caught her through the most historic pa rt caught her through the most historic part of the chapel where harry will be waiting for her bride. it will stand just that, by the chapel‘s high altar, they will exchange their marriage vows, and then the archbishop of canterbury will declare them to be husband and wife. for the bride, that solemn moment of her marriage into the british royal family will be witnessed by only one member of her own family. her mother, doria ragland. she was at windsor castle this afternoon for tea with the queen. there had been speculation that she would have walked her daughter to the altar, and among wedding watchers in windsor there was some disappointment that you wasn't. we would like to see her mum walk her down the aisle, what her walk herself down the aisle. law if it we re herself down the

." >>> hello and welcome to kensington palace. the placey harry and meghan reside. >> it's been a test for these two and their love. this is really a test. >> a source tells "e.t." meghan was trying to stay upbeat and focus on saturday's wedding the. that can't be easy. her father told the tmz he's having heart surgery today, which would keep him there flying to london in time to walk meghan down the aisle. the 73-year-old was also reportedly embarrass after allegedly having a paparazzo stage these prewedding photos. during this time, "e.t." learned meghan is getting support from her fiance, harry, of course. and her mother, doria, who arrived from los angeles today. >> good luck with the wedding. >> meghan is also leaning on her best friend, jessica mull rooney. >> welcome to london, jessica. >> she landed today. very surprised if they were not at kensington palace right now having a large glass of champagne. >> who will walk meghan down the aisle. they're placing bets in london. the odds-on favorite is meghan's mom. >>> meanwhil

every month, hundreds gather to walk silently through kensington.larita, the woman he rescued, is with him. as they near grenfell, the fire service provides a guard of honour. much of the community's anger is centred on the company that managed grenfell tower. kensington and chelsea tenant management organisation was run by robert black. his organisation oversaw the cost—cutting measures. they ignored repeated safety warnings from the fire service about tower blocks, and from grenfell residents who predicted a disaster. they didn't protect the people of grenfell. mr black told us that they were simply managing grenfell on behalf of the council, and they relied on advice from experts. he expressed his deepest sympathies, but he did not answer our questions. mr black, it is richard bilton from bbc panorama. can i ask you a quick question, sir? grenfell tower, that was yourjob to keep those people safe, wasn't it? your actual duty. did you fail in that duty? it is no good pushing me, did you do that? i'm asking you a question. is the reason that those

come statement from meghan markle that has just come through, i willjust read it, this is from kensington a statement from ms meghan markle. it says, "sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. having your father walk you up the aisle is a matter of great importance to most brides, but not everybody thought it had so much significance to the rest of us. dan o'leary emails on wednesday. well, on next week's programme we plan to talk to a senior editor from bbc news about this and about the other concerns we have raised, as well as how the news handles the big day itself. but for this week, here isa day itself. but for this week, here is a last word on the royal wedding from viewers xian timmerman ‘s and bob hallam ‘s, who both contacted us after watching different parts of the bbc‘s output on tuesday. hello, good morning, you are watching bbc breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker...|j watching bbc breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker... i was very disappointed with the bbc breakfast coverage , disappointed with the bbc breakfast coverage, conceding kensington palace

considering kensington palace had requested for understanding and privacy at this point.ing it as the first topic as headlines was as the first topic as headlines was a very, very disappointing. meghan markle's father is obviously quite sensitive and a private person. whether they are royalty to be or not, they deserve that. compassion and understanding. and secondly for the situation in israel to the second with nearly 60 people slaughtered. for this not to be headlines was again appalling coverage from the bbc. they decided that they wanted to run with the gossip, scaremongering and following a website like tmc rather than the factual account of what is going on in the world. i was thoroughly disappointed. good evening to you and welcome to the bbc news at six. it is still unclear whether meghan markle. .. i was watching the news at six on tuesday and was dismayed to see that new story was that her father are probably not be attending the wedding. it's earth shattering news and it seemed to graph really the gate in news from palestine. it seems to be upset of the fact t

i'm at the hotel in south kensington where a 72—second silence marked the start of proceedings.he chair of the inquiry has called the fire the greatest tragedy to befall london since world war two. we'll be getting reaction from the local mp and community leaders. the other main stories on bbc news at 5.00pm: train timetable changes cause trouble for some commuters with service disruptions and cancellations in many parts of england. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british womanjailed in iran, faces a fresh charge of spreading propaganda in the country. people in hawaii face new danger, experts warn of toxic fumes as volcanic lava flows into the ocean. and more memories of a magical day — the duke and duchess of sussex share three official photographs of their wedding. our main story at 5.00pm: relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire have been remembering their loved ones at the start of the public inquiry into the disaster. the first victim to be commemorated was logan gomes, who was stillborn in hospital shortly after his pregnant mother andrea escaped from the blaz

kensington palace release new family photos of prince louis — including one with his sister princessharlotte taken by their mum, the duchess of cambridge. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35 — this morning's reviewers are david wooding and ben chu. good morning and welcome to bbc news. sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, is in intensive care in hospital after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. his former team manchester united said the operation went "very well" but that he now needed a period of intensive care. our sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports. he is one of the greatest figures that football, indeed sport, has ever seen.

you had no dealings with kensington palace? how did they know to call you?i have no idea. >> a mutual friend, suggested, prince harry and meghan markle check out the photographer instagram. where the photographer posts work with some of the world's famous faces. you shot angelina jolie, julia roberts. you come with a lot of credibility. >> thank you. >> the photographer who lives in new york city was in london at the time visiting his mother who was undergoing surgery. the operation was a success. and so was his hastily arranged meeting with newtly engaged and soon to be royal couple. >> it was very wonderful to get the instantaneous read on them. because love is, when you see young love, or any love, in its -- genesis stage. the most beautiful thing to see. >> i agree. >> i'm a cheese ball. i love that. >> me too. i love, love. >> love love. >> i do. i do. >> right here. >> he sometimes works in the small south african nation of botswana where he was raised. the country is a favorite getaway for prince harry and the place he took meghan markle on their firs

simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace.er, they do say that the existing fissures are continuing to emit hazardous fumes, and as you can see here, the huge piles of molten rock give an idea ofjust how active the volcano currently is. the hawaiin civil defense 0rganisation says five homes the hawaiian civil defense 0rganisation says five homes have been destroyed, but there are still no reports of any deaths or serious injuries, and evacuation orders remain in force. commemorations have taken place on the scottish island of islay a dazzling display of tulips, the largest of its kind in the uk, has created a blaze of colour on the norfolk landscape. and this is what more than 12 million of them look like. but this weekend they‘re set for the chop. more than 60 million tulips are grown here — but the crop is for bulbs, rather than cut flowers, to sell to supermarkets next year. pretty flowers! 0k, pretty flowers! ok, so how is that whether looking? phil can tell us. phil. sparkling. for the most part, yes indeed, and really qu

. >> starting in the summer of 1991, he bikes to kensington palace like he has for years to visit diana, but this time he carries a small tape recorder and a long list of questions hidden in his bag. >> cycled in, had lunch, maybe a few questions before lunch and a few after, then off again. >> he delivered the tapes to andrew morton who weaves them into a revealing book, more revealing than anyone expected. >> she was very open indeed about everything. and to a level where i was almost worrying, cautioned about what was being said. >> from her struggles with bulimia, depression, to her husband's alleged infidelities and her multiple suicide attempts, one of them happening when she was just three months pregnant with prince william.

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nicholas: should kensington palace have done more to support mr. markle? >> kensington palacethey might have done a bit more, but difficult for them, given that thomas markle is very private person. maybe meghan should have taken the lead on this one. nicholas: in windsor, preparations for the wedding day are being finalized. will the father of the bride be there? meghan markle by all aounts is hoping very much that he will. laura: nicholas witchell reporting. in a break fadition, an american pastor will have a starring role at the royal wedding. the sermon will be delivered by bishop michael curry, the first african-american to lead his the invisible church. a short time ago i spoke to one of his friends, reverend from north rolina. knowing reverend curry as you do, what kind of style can we expect when he delivers the ssrmon this weekend? >> you can expect nate, informed, authentic, and engaged. michael comes to almost everything he does witall of his fundamental self at work. i, for one, have never been a part of any worship experience that he has led o

all the bridal gowns of the royal family are being kept at kensington palace. it's not the big expensive silver and gold dresses of those at the generations her wedding dress is a simple dress made out of an off white silk satin it is trimmed with lace and embellished with flowers. over the years displays of pomp and ceremony have become increasingly dazzling starting in the twentieth century westminster abbey is the wedding venue of choice for british royals. it was here and nineteen twenty three that elizabeth bowes lyon or the queen mum as she was better known meredith jupe of york the later king george the six. in one nine hundred forty seven her daughter elizabeth then still just a princess or a satin gown decorated with crystals on poles with a four metre long train the second world war was only just over and the future queen had to purchase the fabric using clothing ration coupons brides to be from all parts of the country donated hundreds of their own clothing coupons to help her pay for her dress. were all family has always made it weddings public even

simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace. time for the weather with phil. for the rest of the holiday weekend right across the british isles, and for many of you it really will look as good as that for the rest of sunday. a glorious evening in prospect, save perhaps around about the coasts, where we may well have some mist and low cloud round about the irish sea coast, a bit of an onshore breeze out towards the east. do you know what? we're going to do it all again on monday. still that low cloud in some locations around about the irish sea. still a front close by to the north and west of scotland, so the odd bit and piece of rain here, but if you haven't had a mention thus far, save for an onshore breeze tempering the feel of the day on the eastern coast, inland areas well on into the teens, if not well on into the 20s. by tuesday something a little bit different for you, certainly across western parts, who will have this front to contend with, some cloud, wind and rain, still the last of the heat though to be had out towards the east, where again we could

a statement from kensington palace said: this is how it will work. will enter the chapel through the great west door, ms markle will enter the chapel through the great west door. she will walk the first part of the aisle and at the choir screen on the left of the picture, prince charles willjoin her and escort her through the most historic part of the chapel to where harry will be waiting for his bride. they will stand just there, by the chapel‘s high altar. they will exchange their marriage vows and the archbishop of canterbury will declare them to be husband and wife. for the bride that solemn moment of her marriage into the british royal family will be witnessed i only one member of her own, her mother doria ragland. she was at windsor castle this afternoon to tea with the queen. they had been speculation she may have walked her daughter to the altar, and there was some disappointment that she is not. we would have liked to see her mum walk down the aisle, or walk herself down the aisle. if it were me i would be pleased with charles walking me...

kensington palace issued a statement saying it was "a deeply personal moment for ms markle in the daysr royal correspondent nicholas witchell. it is i'm clear whether thomas markle will be at the wedding and whether he will walk his daughter down the aisle as planned. he told a journalist in mexico he will not be attending the wedding and it is after it emerged he had co—operated with a photographer to pose for supposedly snatched but clearly set up supposedly snatched but clearly set up photographs of him being measured for a wedding suit, looking at a computer screen of stories about his daughter. these photographs sold around the world for significant sums and thomas markle has made headlines saying he didn't make any money but wanted to avoid embarrassment for his daughter. kensington palace issued a statement saying it is personal time for meghan markle and on behalf of meghan markle and on behalf of meghan markle and prince harry, asking for understanding and respect to the extended to thomas markle in what they called a difficult situation. i understand that meghan markle is dis

> harry picked out his mother's favorite flowers and picked from the couple's private garden at kensingtonist. >> oprah win fri, cleany, david beckham and two of prince harry's former girlfriends. >> serena williams and her husband and serena said she was ready for her friend's wedding. take a look at this the russle crowe's tweet. i'm so good with this. it is like the world paused for love, meghan is cool and harry is heal. >> royal watchers got up early to see the wedding and others slept in with a post-wedding reception. cornell barnard has local reaction. >> so many people can't get enough of the royal couple and their modern fairytail wedding. they got it. >> meghan, will you take tarry to be your husband. >> a rebroadcast at the sir francis drake hotel. >> you can't not watch. it is addictive. >> i loved it. i woke up at 3:00. her expressions and you see a lot of love. >> paid $125 to show off their fascinators and eat tea and a few american twists thrown in like doughnuts. >> are they frowned upon? >> people like doughnuts everywhere. >> sure. sure. >> nobody does circumstance like

that london at its best, kensington at its best, is when it comes together when it comes together andlow process. but it is a vital one. and this story will be covered by the newspapers tomorrow. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages. our guestsjoining me tonight are the political commentator, lance price, and the deputy political editor at the sunday times, caroline wheeler. ken livingstone has announced he's resigning from the labour party. the former mayor of london has been suspended for two years over allegations of anti—semitism. he was facing a fresh disciplinary hearing this week. earlier mr livingstone spoke to bbc london's political editor tim donovan. i decided that rather than this drag on for another two years, it's better for the labour party if ijust resign. i can go back to campaigning on issues like the environment, supporting jeremy's economic plans and all of that. but if i was to stay in and fight this my lawyers say it could take two years or more. so you are accepting you were going to lose, in other words you

garden, which is just outside kensington palace. loves her yoga. in fact, she starts most mornings with a yoga ritual, and that has rubbed off on prince harry. he is also getting into yoga. he likes to start his day with a green juice now, just like meghan, and -- >> back in 2013 meghan gave her fitness tips to bahar are, formerly of shape magazine. they first met at northwestern university. >> i have known meghan markle since my college days, and when the cameras were off, she's very charming and humble. sflo irhave been using a lot of coconut oil on my hair and skin. even to cook with. >> i feel like i got a special connection with the duchess now. >> i think she needs to join our family. >> we're like the coconut oil team around here. all eyes this weekend have been on meghan markle after she walked down that aisle right into history as prince harry's bride. >> i'm sure we're going to see her wedding fashion start trends. listen, meghan has come a long way. we are looking back on her colorful -- as we take you inside meghan's sty

well, it certainly has not been the ideal lead into the wedding, but kensington palace —— that kensingtond either planned or wanted. far from it in recent days. palace had either planned or wanted. farfrom it in recent days. i understand thomas markle finally told his daughter he would not be attending the wedding on the basis of medical advice. whatever the full story, it does mean that the riddle of mr markle's attendance, or at the wedding, has finally been resolved. time to end the uncertainty and focus on the wedding. harry and meghan were driven to windsor castle for a private rehearsal at st george's chapel, as it was confirmed that the bride's father, thomas markle, will not be at his daughter's wedding. kensington palace issued this statement from ms markle: in windsor, preparations for saturday. a rehearsal by 250 members of the three armed services who will be taking part. the most visible element will be the mounted escort provided by harry's old regiment, the household cavalry. they will accompany what, weather permitting on saturday, will be an open carriage procession throu

simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace. beautiful.ected by the bad weather over easter, but record temperatures this bank holiday weekend could mean gardeners are catching up for lost time. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this is how some garden centres looked last month. easter was a financial and meteorological wash—out for many retailers — what a difference a month makes. sunshine tends to bring out the shoppers and part—time gardeners. and what will they be buying? why, busy lizzie plants, of course. they disappeared six years ago but are back this weekend and expected to fly off the shelves. who knew? we are expecting to be very busy. a lot of customers moving outside to do outdoor projects. a lot of people entertaining, buying barbecues, leisure furniture, sofas. yep, exceptionally busy. and if this bank holiday weekend is a busy one for the shops, it will be welcome news. according to one piece of research, there was a 21% spike in retailers experiencing financial distress in the first quarter of this year. i don'

simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace. beautiful pictures there.t is largely due to bank holiday engineering work, the disruption between london and brighton continues, and it is expected to do so continues, and it is expected to do so until the end of the day. southern rail is warning of long queues for bus services operating from gatwick. let's go to our top story now, sir alex ferguson. he is in hospital recovering from a brain haemorrhage. his friend, former aberdeen and scotland manager craig brown, has given reaction to the news of the sudden illness. my reaction to the news was quite shocked, to be honest, because i was ata shocked, to be honest, because i was at a function last night, and alex was supposed to be there, he was supposed to be one of the guests. it was a reunion for footballers in the east area. all of a sudden we heard that we had to go quickly down to manchester because alex was ill. that was the first i heard of illness that alex has unfortunately suffered. i think everyone acknowledges that the way i talk about alex, he is

whether kensington palace could have done more to guide mr markle is open to debate. american citizen living thousands of miles away, the royal mail is producing a set of stamps to celebrate the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. they will feature the couple's engagement photos taken by photographer alexi lubomirski at frogmore house in windsor. the stamps will be released on the morning of the wedding, this saturday. the year—long pay squeeze is over. wages have grown faster than inflation, although there's a long way to go before people feel significantly better off. new figures from the office for national statistics suggest wages increased by 2.9% compared with an inflation rate of 2.7. andy verity reports. it used to be normal for people to get pay rises to beat inflation but not for the last seven years. the average pay rise is finally beating inflation, are we killing it? no, everything is far too expensive. not really. it is not. definitely not. not at. the number of jobs in definitely not. not at. the number ofjobs in the uk has hit a new record as it

. >> royal correspondent, roya nikka it is thought that he turned down offers from kensington palace.do you know how they are feeling right now? >> i spoke to some one close to them last night. who said they were both devastated. >> prince harry long blamed the paparazzi for the death of his mother princess diana in a 1997 car crash. >> the people that chased her into the tunnel were the same people that were taking photographs of her while she was still dying in the back seat of the car. >> kensington palace released a statement, saying prince harry and megan are asking for understanding and respect to be shown to mr. markle. he is reportedly going into surgery tomorrow morning. that's just three days before the wedding here at when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you. >>> preside

a statement from kensington palace said: this is how it will work.ill enter the chapel through the great west door, and then proceed accompanied by bridesmaids and page boys. and then at the quire screen, prince charles willjoin her and walk with her through the oldest pa rt walk with her through the oldest part of the chapel to the altar where prince harry is waiting. it is said to be ms markle‘s wish after discussions with harry that in the absence of her father, it will be prince charles who will accompany her to the altar. it is seen as a symbolic welcoming of her new family. but among wedding watchers on the streets of windsor, there was some disappointment that it won't be ms markle‘s mother doria walking her to the altar. we ms markle's mother doria walking her to the altar. we would have liked to see her mother walk down the aisle, oi’ see her mother walk down the aisle, or she could walk herself down the aisle. if it were me, i would be pleased with walking me. it's the father figure, do you know what i'm saying? and it means, hey, meghan, i

kensington palace asks for understanding for meghan markle amid reports that her father will not nowwedding on saturday. guernsey could become the first place in the british isles to introduce assisted dying. we have a special report. i do not want to go on living if i can't attend to myself. music and chanting. and thousands of people line the streets for manchester city's victory parade after their record breaking season. and also in the sport on bbc news, as brawls break out at goodwood and ascot, more security guards could be brought in to protect racegoers. good evening. palestinian officials say that israeli forces have shot dead more than 50 protesters in gaza, on the same day that the united states opened its new embassy injerusalem. more than 2000 palestinians are reported to have been injured. protests have been taking place along gaza's border with israel for six weeks but they intensified dramatically today as donald trump made good on his controversial election promise to move the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem — a city that both israelis and palestinians claim as

simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace. making the front of many papers today. this is the sunday telegraph. a picture taken by the duchess of cambridge. charlotte celebrated her third birthday. the same picture on the front of the daily star. —— daily star. this is the picture of both of them. and this is on many of the front pages, sir alex ferguson fighting for his life after a brain haemorrhage. there is the headline. and lots of messages of support. michael carrick saying he is devastated. thoughts and prayers with him and his family. the sunday times. another picture of charlotte and prince louis. the sport section. a picture of sir alex ferguson fighting for his life last night after reportedly suffering a brain haemorrhage and undergoing emergency services. the family has asked for privacy at this time. another picture. there is the same headline on the sun. of course, thoughts and prayers are with his family this morning. david 0rnstein is at old trafford for us this morning. many people will be so shocked by this

it has just been announced by kensington palace. the bbc newsroom with a summary of today‘s news. britain‘s prince charles will walk meghan markle down final preparations are taking place on the eve of saturday‘s royal wedding between prince harry and meghan markle. meghan‘s mother doria ragland will meet the queen for the first time at windsor castle today. she‘ll be accompanied by her daughter and future son—in—law. this morning, kensington palace have released the recipe for the wedding cake. it contains amongst other things 500 free eggs from suffolk. the government is considering sending hundreds more british troops to afghanistan, the bbc understands. the defence secretary has written to theresa may recommending the uk boosts its military presence in the country, but no decision has been made. the uk currently has more than 600 troops in capital kabul helping train afghan security forces. it follows calls by the us for allies to send more troops to the country. the world health organisation is expected to decide today if the o

the little lady celebrated at kensington palace. we just hope she had balloons.ed them. >>> we showed you the carriage that harry and meghan will ride in. what if it rains? they'll use this carriage which has a glass roof and windows. the royals have everything covered. literally. >>> dpgabrielle union hitting t red carpet with her man, dwyane wade. gabby gold in mark jacobs. it's fitting because everything about her is fierce. that face in this movie. your face. your look like, i'm really not -- who have you given that face to before? >> who haven't i given that face to. nba referees have for sure got the face. >> so we know gabby's got a protective streak when it comes to her husband. but in her new thriller, the 45-year-old goes full mama bear after her kids get kidnapped and held hostage. >> mom! >> how physical did it get for this role? and how many of your own stunts did you do? >> i did. it was nice to get out my frustrations pip didn't do special training. because my character is just a mom packing up a house. last summer, we filmed in malibu. um -- i was

kensington palace, so there you go! that is how one puts together a coat of arms, apparently! in the last hour or two. or two. as we approach the weekend, helen willetts has all the details. across parts of northern england, wales and the south—west. wales and the south—west. out, more showers gathering towards the south. the south. a rather murky start, particularly in the south. in the south. south, you will feel the effect of that near the east coast. that near the east coast. temperatures getting up to a little bit more sunshine, 22—26d. more later. he will plead not guilty. for his attempted murder. saying north korea had shown "open hositility" to the us. the next half an hour, but right now it is time for the sport. it is time for the sport. here is lizzie greenwood hughes. tomorrow night admitting no one expected them to get this far. breaking 12—time winners real madrid in the ukrainian capital kiev. but klopp is confident real haven't come up against a team like his. team, and they can really go for the big things. big things. here, but we are here, because we are li

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kensington palace releases new family photos of prince louis, taken by his mother the duchess of cambridge. from broccoli to brussels sprouts, it can be a struggle to get children to eat vegetables. lots of sunshine, some cloud in the west, we could see temperatures in the mid—20s. good morning. first, our main story. sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. the former manchester united manager was rushed to hospital after falling ill at his home in cheshire. here's our sports news correspondent david ornstein. one of the greatest figures sport has ever seen, the messages of support for sir alex ferguson from all over the world testament to the regard in which she is held. this was the 76—year—old a week ago in high spirits, and seemingly in good health. but last night news emerged that the 76—year—old had been admitted to hospital, a statement released by manchester united red sir alex ferguson has undergone emergency surgery today for a brain haemorrhage. the procedure has gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimise hi

kensington palace said that prince charles, prince harry's father, will walk meghan markle down the aisle. her father, just had last- minute heart surgery. he had a heart attack. he could not fly to the uk. a royal superfan counting down the hours until the royal wedding. >> i want them to come through those gates and then i want them to look at me and wave and smile. that will make it all worthwhile. >> later today, meghan markle and her mother are going to have tea with the queen. tonight, the couple will be saying -- staying in separate hotels just a couple miles away from each other. then they will come together, we -- reuniting inside st. george's chapel to say their ideas. -- i do's. >> amazing, everything. >> i'm sure. very exciting. i didn't realize there were royal superfan >> >>> 4:12 is the time right now. we've been reporting about a disabled man in the east bay who had a specially equipped van stolen. the family has recovered the vehicle. we're going to have an update on that story when we come back. >>> new revelations about the couple in fairfield accused of abusing their c

fall 1980, a nondescript apartment in the fashionable section of london called kensington. crowds of photographers, cameras ready, anticipation great. >> media were pursuing her like nobody's business. >> rumors had begun to get around that she was the new girl on the block. >> she is 19-year-old lady diana spencer the new girlfriend of the most eligible man in the country. the chase begins. >> diana was the story. she was followed everywhere. i think she found that time difficult. >> she was completely alone. >> no police, no security, no body guards. lady diana spencer may be dating the next king of england, but she is not yet an official member of the royal family, so she is not entitled to any protection. >> the attention charles and diana were getting was unprecedented. >> in 1980 dickey was a royal correspondent and later became the palace's press secretary. >> the palace wasn't making any attempt to control the media or interests because they weren't aware or didn't believe at the time that they would be such media interest. >> but there is almost an insatiable inter

. >> reporter: after days of conflicting reports, kensington palace finally confirming today meghan's father, thomas markle, is no longer attending the wedding, reportedly recovering from heart surgery, and perhaps embarrassment after allegingly staging these infamous photos. meghan in a rare move for a soon to be royal offering her own statement writing in part, i've always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health. >> every family has circumstances that are unknown to the world. i just feel bad for her that she won't have her dad. >> reporter: the only member of meghan's family scheduled to attend the wedding is her mother, doria ragland, today meeting prince harry's family for the first time. she could be the one to walk meghan down the aisle. >> she must be heartbroken, really. i think a mother will do a fantastic job and it's something different for the royals. >> is there a sense maybe that the palace hasn't really done enough to protect meghan and her extended family, to try to prepare all these people for this huge amount of tabloid

the news came via this statement from kensington palace.aid: "sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. i have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health." meghan‘s father thomas markle underwent heart surgery on wednesday. and his appearance at the wedding was already in doubt because of this. allegedly staged paparazzi shots for money. it was caught on cctv. and brought incredible scrutiny on the 73—year—old. like a lot of new development on this story, us celebrity news website tmz has reported he is out of surgery. and has said this. "i'm ok. it will take a long time to heal. staying in the hospital a few more days." as for the royal couple. the show goes on. these are picture of them arriving at windsor today. you might be able to make them out in the back seat there. they had a wedding rehearsal. so too did the cast of thousands of people who are organising and taking part in the big day. what not so much to do, but at least the weather is good. british troops did a carriage

kensington and chelsea council said it was committed to learning lessons.t was your experience of west london? you talk about a chaotic picture in this report, which i have read this morning. is it understandable, though? it is an unprecedented disaster, i drove past it this morning on the way into the studio, a stark reminder of what happened almost a year ago, reminder of what happened almost a yearago, and it was reminder of what happened almost a year ago, and it was a disaster that caught everyone by surprise, including the local authorities and the emergency response mechanisms. the report highlights the phenomenal role played by local organisations, the churches, the mosques, the centres, alongside great volunteers that emerged out of all walks of life who played a heroic act. and so that morning, we were there with the volunteers, as chaotic, uncoordinated and crazy as it appeared, there was a sense of community spirit that stepped into the void that was left behind. how was the voluntary sector able to organise in a more effective way than official