but as nadine baba reports, the future of the association is far from certain we shall be able to make of this ancient commonwealth, which we all love so dearly and even. and the thing for then, princess elizabeth, on her 21st birthday talking about what she called the great imperial family seem to be formalized as the commonwealth of nations. the queen arrives in agra, about 120 miles from dennis in the following decades. the thing she was said to be proud his door was nurturing and expanding about the family. and just days after her death, king charles was meeting representatives of commonwealth countries in buckingham palace assigned to the importance attached to his role as head of the organization . just down the road from buckingham palace is mobar, a house official headquarters of the commonwealth secretariat. now the buildings, much of it was in the 1800s, but over the years it's hosted numerous independence negotiations, and the organization in houses has clearly been through huge changes. but when elizabeth became queen commonwealth was the united kingdom plus 7 former colony

it'll be a good 15 minutes, i should imagine before it sir. near to where nadine baba was at buckingham palace . that gun carriage a 123 years old. it actually weighs 2 and a half tons, which is why it needs that $98.00 sailors to pull it. and you will see the assailant behind another 40. they're acting as the brake if they need to stop. gun carriage is, as i say, an antique is actually kept in temperature controlled storage. apparently i'm told they turn the wheels every day, every 7 days, throughout all the period, it's been in storage to prevent them getting a egg shaped, so they still continue to go around. christopher wilson with me still the role biographer, and also leaving horse gods parade. now, the gun carriages you can see on these live pictures and then we'll make its way up the mouth. these pictures being watched, not just in the united kingdom, but throughout the world. and that's the point, isn't it? it is the point, and it is perhaps the most powerful moment. all british monarchy are, you know, the whole thing about being a king or queen is to reach out to as many people

we can see her and we can join our correspondent nadine baba who is amongst the crowds as wealth waiting for that time later today nadine off to the possession after she has arrived at westminster hall around 5 p. m. local time. that too will start to move, went it, but some of those people have already been waiting overnight for many hours, waiting for their 1st chance to say the final respects to the queen. absolutely. now i am on the south bank of the river thames opposite parliament, opposite westminster hall. there are thousands of people along the official 5 mile queuing routes. it goes back quite a long way. and people have already been wound, in fact, that they could face a weight of up to 30 hours to get into view the queen's culprit. and they've been told about security arrangements in west the whole meaning they can't take, you know, items like large bags, but also tribute items like flowers or even soft toys or no paddington by, as in the people they hear generally a quite surprised how smoothly it's been going many people we've spoken to arrived in fact, on wednesday morning

the challenge of king charles will be to keep the commonwealth together and to keep it relevant. nadine baba al jazeera london, a number of people from nicaragua, applying for asylum and neighboring costa rica is putting its refugee system on the strain. alessandro pnc is in san jose, where he met some of those who say they'll have to wait out for 8 years to get an appointment. and a 100 bit in her family struggled to make a living in costa rica in slain that i were unable to find a formal job. she sometimes cooks for a local organization, helping other women like her name. i don't think she's among the hundreds of thousands of nicaraguans crossed into neighboring cathartic and the past 4 years to escape reprisals from the government of daniel ortega for taking part in pay government protests or her living. they had become impossible. once targeted, we were always exposed. my daughter was persecuted in 3 cent. my husband was shot. same with my brother in law. i mean i also received districts but only 100 hopes for quickly obtaining refugees. status were dashed by a rock. christiane, prepared

while she has promised to cut taxes, tackle the cost of living, cries is an rebuilding economy. nadine baba reports from london as lose trust. took her 1st steps in downing street, his prime minister. her focus was on reassuring the nation. things can get better. we now place a big label, head winds, caused by rushes and pulling war in ukraine. and the aftermath of k that now is the time to tackle the issues that are holding britain back. we need to build roads, homes and broadband pasta. we need more investment and great jobs in every town and city across our country. we need to reduce the bad and on families and help people get on in life. of course, the pressing issue is helping people cope with huge energy price rises on that she says she understands the urgency. i will take action this week to deal with energy bills and to secure all future energy supply. but she repeated her commitment to cutting taxes as a way of driving economic growth. trust started to tell you, flying to scotland, where she met queen elizabeth had her bow moral estate. she was formerly appointed after the monarch

turns left on to constitutional hill were about 2 thirds of the way ah, towards wellington arsenal. nadine baba reported there from outside our king and palace in london. and constitution. hill is still beside buckingham palace. in fact, alongside the camera angle you're looking at is shooting down from the wall of buckingham palace and the gardens of buckingham palace that the queen knew. so well, this very solemn moment perhaps will break the, the mood for a moment, very poignant mood to tell. a rather fun story. going back to the 8th of may 1945 when she was princess elizabeth. she was in the palace, kristela wilson is with us, the ra biographer, and that was the day that the war in europe was won. and she was there with her younger sister princess, margaret's of the queen. at that time, the princess, as she was 19 princess margaret, was 14, and they begged their parents the king and queen to let them go and celebrate in the crowds and they did. and they did. they had a couple of rack acreage to make sure they didn't get trampled by the huge numbers of people who were outside. but actually m