of the great great queen of denmark sweden norway and iceland. in the mid fifteenth century king christiane the first to build the chapel of the three kings it was intended that a new order of knights would convene there. but in the event the builder was laid to rest in it he and his queen lie under a plain stone in the floor. the grander tombs were commissioned by his successors those of christiane the third and frederick the second crafted in antwerp are considered the finest renee's on sculptures in denmark. i am the adjoining chapel was built for christiana through us he filled the days his sixty years to sixteen forty eight and is considered one of the nation's preeminent monarchs there were meant to be colored nationalism of the nineteenth century added many a lavish flourish and i want to mentation to his chaplain. i am. thirty years more which christiane had dried the danes into proved a political disaster for the country even so the king was seen as a military hero. i am. mentally wounded so his retinue believed the king collapsed upon t

noble queen, # god save the queen!ted. the prince of wales will now officially welcome us to buckingham palace today. your majesty, your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it's a pleasure to be here with you this morning and to join pleasure to be here with you this morning and tojoin her majesty pleasure to be here with you this morning and to join her majesty the queen in welcoming each of you to buckingham palace for the formal opening of the commonwealth heads of government meeting. this is an occasion to celebrate with renewed pride are remarkable commonwealth families. particularly as it follows so families. particularly as it follows so hard on the heels of the 21st commonwealth games and australia's gold coast, at the opening of which i was proud to have been asked to represent her majesty. witnessing this great gathering of 71 countries, territories and meeting their athletes in the games village was, above all, a moving reminder of the strong and affectionate bonds which we all share. for my part, the common

and then it was the turn of the queen to speak. her life to the commonwealth at the age of 21. now, 71 years later, it was apparent that she was keen to prepare the ground for the leadership of the commonwealth after her death. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and will decide that one day the prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. the commonwealth has big issues for discussion. preserving the oceans, democracy, trade, gay rights, but the significance of today was that for the first time publicly, through the medium of the commonwealth, elizabeth ii looked ahead to the time after her reign is over. well, the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, is cutting short his visit to the commonwealth summit in britain to deal with violent protest

i'd like to thank her majesty the queen for her generous invitation into her home.me, i think, a heads of government meeting has been held here. they expressed their gratitude by agreeing formally that the prince of wales would indeed one day become their symbolic leader. but this summit wasn't just about agreeing the future leadership of the commonwealth. it was also about agreeing its future role. so amid all the grandeur, the leaders also made plans to boost trade and cyber security, protect the world's oceans and support the international rules—based order. and zimbabwe's foreign minister was told by borisjohnson that britain would support his country rejoining the commonwealth if it embraced free and fair elections. so a picture of the commonwealth's future is emerging. the task will be to keep it in focus. james landale, bbc news, at the commonwealth summit. earlier i spoke to tom bower, who has recently published an unauthourised biography of prince charles, called rebel prince. he gave us his view of how charles came to be nominated as the future head of the

queen carey. like father like son prince william son george had similar problems deciding what he wanted to call his great grandmother according to protocol her subjects' must address her only as your majesty or ma'am but prince george called her simply again dad and that takes second place among the royal nicknames of course little princes don't have to follow all the rules especially not when they're this cute. the queen's husband prince philip do you cook edinburgh is notorious for his rather frank remarks philip has retired from all official duties but not from his constant black humor from which not even his wife is spared. in first place among the odd nicknames you'd hardly expect the queen to answer to is cabbage also a popular pet name in france the royal couple have been married for over seventy years now and it's not even that nickname seems to have dampened the queen's spirits. are moving on now to trends in weddings and there are lots of ways to tie the knot in las vegas at a drive thr

of the whole commonwealth and not just the queen of the united kingdom. so this is this is what i'm wondering and you can you can chime in here so the queen is very invested has been very invested for a very long time who becomes the next head of the commonwealth that is an interesting question was it not. well being that yes and i was going to say that she actually became we moved she was in kenya. all sorts of commonwealth connections the commonwealth has its own structures both government non-governmental and i wouldn't venture to this time of war in question it's not exactly as it is and who could be the next head of the come what could be one of the commonwealth countries that have to be a member of the royal family. the decision is made by fifty three had. their decision interesting douglas on twitter says the commonwealth has the ability to reinvent himself to reflect a changing world do you think that a reinvention is what's needed here or scrapping of the whole thing so i mean i think they're eventually fascinating i think it's a there's no need

the queen as pa rt of follow the queen'slead.mprove their work so it's that kind of support. prince harry and other members of the royal family have made much —— have very much agreed, took part in what you're doing. some say the commonwealth dates back to the british empire, what's the point of it? what do you say to that? we all know what the history is, but as of today, like we discussed, the majority of the demographic is young and so it is up to us to see where the world goes from here and it is amazing to have the support of the commonwealth organisation, for us to be able to implement our solution is to ta ke be able to implement our solution is to take the world forward. a lot of what we were talking about today was a quality, no matter the size or financial or fiscal power, everyone has an equal voice and that kind of character and value is what should underpin the commonwealth. they're discussing issues like climate change and the pollution of the oceans. for you as young people, is that very important, the future of th

and then it was the turn of the queen to speak. committed her life to the commonwealth at the age of 21. now, two days from her 92nd birthday, she was keen to prepare the ground for the leadership of the commonwealth after her death. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity forfuture generations, and will decide that, one day, the prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. the commonwealth has big issues for discussion — preserving the oceans, democracy, trade, gay rights. but the significance of today was that, for the first time publicly, through the medium of the commonwealth elizabeth ii looked ahead to the time after her reign is over. the queen's words have taken that into territory we have not entered before in quite such an explicit fashion. everybody knows one day i

at ten o'clock, the queen will come out and start the queen will come out and start the masses. 40,000lackheath past our most famous residents, buckingham palace and the mall. why is she starting here? not because she had a busy night last night but more importantly because the royal family and the connection to the marathon is very long—standing. wait before the london marathon started in 1981. in 1908, princess mary start of the 0lympic marathon from here at windsor castle. that was the first time that given distance of 26 miles and 385 yards was run. the story on why that was some say it was the 385 yards was the difference around the track to make sure the athletes would finish inside the royal box. also the queen insisted that starting the race at the royal nursery here at windsor castle. the distance is that the distance we see 40,000 people will embark on today. by 40,000 people will embark on today. by the looks of things, it is going to bea by the looks of things, it is going to be a wonderful, wonderful day. the queen celebrated her 92nd birthday with a concert at the albert

and then it was the turn of the queen to speak.ed to her life to the commonwealth at the age of 21, now two days from her 92nd birthday, she was keen to prepare the ground for the leadership of the commonwealth after her death. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations. i will decide that one day the prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. important work started by my father in 19119. by continuing to treasure and invigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure activities, i believe we will secure a safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. commonwealth leaders have big issues for discussion, preserving boeotians, security, democracy and trade, but the significance of today was that for the first time publicly, through the medium of the commonwealth, elizabeth ii referred to the time after her reign ends. so there is serious work to be done on the oceans, on gay rights wh

it would be interesting to see but happens to the commonwealth after the queen. —— what happens.open, talking that her succession, it was moving to see charles and william and harry. martin, this is not a hereditary position but they are going to announce who will take over tomorrow. yes, and windsor palace, my mother would like me to have a good job in a few years' time. this idea that you can decide... i thought we were beyond that. it would be difficult if the head of the royal family was not the head would be difficult if the head of the royalfamily was not the head of the royalfamily was not the head of the commonwealth, otherwise what is the commonwealth, otherwise what is the point of it? there is an argument it could be a rotational thing and it should be about maybe even being elected. one assumes that the queen is aware that this is going to happen, this is the unofficial lobbying before something which is going to happen, that they will be a vote tomorrow that the prince of wales will get the gig. will be a vote tomorrow that the prince of wales will get the gigm has t

i'd like to thank her majesty the queen for her generous invitation into her home.st time, i think, a heads of government meeting has been held here. they expressed their gratitude by agreeing formally that the prince of wales would indeed one day become their symbolic leader. but this time it wasn't just about agreeing the future leadership of the commonwealth. it was also about agreeing its future role. so amid all the grandeur, the leaders also made plans to boost trade and cyber security, protect the world's oceans and support the international rules—based order. and zimbabwe's foreign minister was told by borisjohnson that britain would support his country rejoining the commonwealth if it embraced free and fair elections. so a picture of the commonwealth's future is emerging. the task will be to keep it in focus. james landale, bbc news, at the commonwealth summit. ina in a sense this question of the succession of the queen as head of the commonwealth has dominated this summit. it began here at buckingham palace when she said was hers sincere wish that it shoul

like any one of us on our birthday, the queen has booked her local hall.commonwealth. kylie minogue from australia, shawn mendes from canada and from jamaica, shaggy. # bombastic, say me fantastic, touch me in me back she say i'm mr ro... the queen is said to know the lyrics of all the george formby songs — a ukulele orchestra supported by some celebrity players paid tribute to him. # you should see them bill ‘n coo. # you'd be surprised at things they do. # when i'm cleanin' windows. prince harry was there with meghan markle. the wedding is just over a month away. your majesty, if you don't mind me saying, you are not someone who it's easy to buy gifts for. many members of the royal family were at the event, along with the british prime minister and commonwealth heads of government. surrounded by performers, the queen came on stage at the end to a short rousing tribute from prince charles. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday? hip, hip, hip... hooray! the queen is spending the day after her 92nd birthday at wind

that will be a source of great satisfaction to the queen.squared off with the countries that make up the commonwealth before the queen made her expression of desire yesterday but this was still a decision for the heads of government, not a decision for the queen. they had to get together and formally agree it and it appears they have done just that. the authorities in berlin say they have just successfully defused an unexploded bomb from the second world war. there's been massive disruption in the city in the last few hours, with thousands of people evacuated from the area, which includes government ministries, the main train station and europe's biggest hospital. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hill reports. 10,000 people have been moved out of their homes, the railway hub here has been completely shut down, streets are closed. we've been to streets where people have just stood bewildered as police officers have tried to shoo them in the opposite direction. you can see here this is normally a very busy square in front of the railway station,

victoria that she made in drawing class with when to how to win the queen victoria resumed citation on the ocean. front seven the has a good math for uniting forty two she invited him to london not long after that he travelled to london for two to three months every year to buckingham palace i mourn out in law where he gave her drawing classes and painted first and you know trudging on the last weekend in march. nandan twenty seventh dear father at present we are still in london heylin harty thank god. i painted the portrait of the queen of england and that of her can sort prince albert of saxony coburg i will probably return to london next april in order to paint several more portraits i have promised to do it is indeed very hard to live there only that one is also better paid one burns more. england he heads england after the revolution of forty eight first belgium and then england were important places of refuge for me i rejected the revolution with all my heart i was struck by buckingham palace with its countless flights of stairs and seemingly endless passageways as a citizen o

that would be a source of great satisfaction to the queen.his was squared off with the countries that make up the commonwealth before the queen made her expression of desire yesterday. but this was still a decision for heads of government, not the decision for the queen. they've had to get together and formally agree it and it appears they've done just that. thank you. arsene wenger is to leave arsenal at the end of the season, ending a near 22—year reign as manager. his decision to stand down brings to an end one of the longest tenures at the head of a top—flight club, during which the gunners won three premier league titles and seven fa cups, including the double in 1998 and 2002. but they're now sixth in the league and are set to miss out on a top—four spot for the second straight season. 0ur sports correspondent, david 0rnstein, is at the emirates stadium in north london. 0n on and off the pitch, arsene wenger will leave a profound legacy at arsenal, even the stadium ucb hynde me was spearheaded by him. for so long, arsene wenger and arse

a tribute to the queen.e seen us through some of our most serious challenges and we commit to sustaining this commonwealth, which you have so carefully nurtured. and then it was the turn of the queen to speak. she had committed her life to the commonwealth at the age of 21. now, 71 years later, it was apparent that she was keen to prepare the ground for the leadership of the commonwealth after her death. it's my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and will decide that one day the prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. the commonwealth has big issues for discussion. preserving the oceans, democracy, trade, gay rights, but the significance of today was that for the first time publicly, through the medium of the commonwealth, eliza

i painted the portrait of the queen of england and that of her can sort prince albert of saxony coburg i will probably return to london next april in order to paint several more portraits i have promised to do it is indeed very hard to live there only that one is also better paid one person's more. england he hairs england after the revolution of forty eight first belgium and then england were important places of refuge for me i rejected the revolution with all my heart i was struck by buckingham palace with its countless flights of stairs and seemingly endless passageways as a citizen of paris and french quarter painter i was a medically used to something different i could barely believe it at first buckingham palace had no heating the palace was always cold and damp everything but recall. within the contest the election and houses hugely important of so many displays are dominated by his portraits the image of the victorian age particularly the queen and her family is completely created by venter out so we really see queen victoria through even to have his eyes i think when he first

topic by the queen herself.onwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and will decide that one day be prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. there will have been agreement in principle from the member states already, but the final decision remains theirs. there's also the meetings core agenda to thrash out, cybercrime, a charterfor the oceans and how to bring the commonwealth close together. behind the walls of windsor castle, there is much to discuss. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond is in windsorfor us. it is almost unthinkable the leaders would go against the express wishes of the queen, and deny her sincere wish that prince charles should take over when the time comes. it is unlikely, given the careful, diplomatic choreography of these events that the queen

also in the next hour: the london marathon is given a royal send—off by the queen.ord 41,000 runners are thought to be taking part. it could also be the hottest on record, with temperatures expected to reach 23 celsius. iam not i am not sure they can catch him, and david weir wins once again in london. britain's david weir won the men's elite wheelchair race — for the eighth time. this is the scene live, as runners are warned that conditions may be especially difficult for the 26.2—mile event. would you or give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday? hurray! prince charles leads tributes to the queen at a concert to celebrate her 92nd birthday. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, is threatening social media companies with new legislation unless they voluntarily come forward with safeguards to protect children's mental health. he's written to platforms such as facebook and google, accusing them of "turning a blind eye" to the problems arising from social media use. 0ur political correspondent, eleanor garnie

the queen started the 2018 london marathon.

prince william sat next to the queen, who turned 92. >> tonight, we're celebrating the queen's birthday. your majesty, if you don't mind me saying, you're not someone who is easy to buy gifts for. >> the queen even took to the stage, where her son, prince charl charles, led them in a cheer. >> hip, hip, hip. >> all: hooray! >>> another famous child arrived. dwayne johnson shared this adorable and precious shot. write,ing, quote, blessed and proud to bring another strong girl into this world. and mom is lauren hashian. he let it slip, it was gia. >> you knew? >> yeah, found out a few weeks ago. >>> meanwhile, channing tatum is adjusting to life as a single man making his first public appearance since announcing his split from jenna dewan. >> driver's start your engines! [ engines rev ] there is no possible way you can do that without grinning the entire time. >> two bachelors hitting the racetrack in alabama. channing was not wearing his wedding ring yesterday during his first post-split appearance, but he did share the day with perhaps the most hated "bachelor" ever, arie. channing was

the queen was the official starter.the olympic marathon began in windsor, finished in london. on today's start line, at blackheath, more registered runners than ever before. in the heat, the advice was to think carefully before wearing fancy dress. that was the advice. for some, whatever the weather, a marathon isjust a stage. mo farah is learning this race. look for his fluorescent sleeves at the back here, trying to find his own bottle at the feeding station. "where is my drink?" in the early stages, the refuelling problem seemed to overtake mo farah. the crowd willed farah on and he fough hard, but he was not in the lead. it's eliud kipchoge who is the champion in 2018. eliud kipchoge of kenya, as expected, was the winner. back in third, digging deeper than ever before, came the king of the track, mo farah exhausted, but he had just run the marathon faster than any british man before him. kenya's vivian cheruiyot won the women's race in a personal best for her but paula radcliffe's world record remained safely intact

it is crossed the queen's video link works.e people taking part. the queen celebrated her 92nd birthday with a concert at the royal albert hall last night. so you can understand why she wanted to dialect in today! —— so you can understand why she wanted to dial it in today! kylie minogue, tom jones, sting and shaggy were among the artists who performed at the event, and the prime minister and leaders of the commonwealth joined the royal family in the celebrations. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday? hip, hip, hip! hooray! most people are talking about, this is what preoccupies people early on sunday the fact that prince charles went hip, hip, hip array. and it is one more hit than people are used to. but two hips? someone on twitter suggested this was a naval tradition. i had never heard format. three is definitely the limit. chris, you always take it too far! and we'll see more of the queen's 92nd birthday celebrations injust over half an hour. a major report has found those with d

it is unlike the queen. the queen does stay neutral on political issues. is the case that it is so important to her, she does not want to see a change. she sees prince charles thing with it as the way it will stay on. certainly, thatis the way it will stay on. certainly, that is the question that quite a few journalists have that is the question that quite a fewjournalists have written about that. because the queen has made clear what she would like, it is probably going to be the case, even though it is not an hereditary position. prince charles will be confirmed as the successor. we are watching some of the formalities that are going on, the rivals of various —— the arrivals of various heads of state coming in. it sort of us do redefine itself in a way, albeit while it is embracing the past, clearly there are issues which have been shaky about what has happened previously, that have to be dealt with in order that we can move on? yes, the point of the commonwealth is the free association of nations. there has been a lot of talk about reform. the prime min

the queen will be here.e, he is still recovering from an operation eight days ago. surprising if he comes tonight but possible. prince charles will be here, the next head of the, well. prince harry will be here, with his fiancee presumably. he will be giving a speech in his role as president of the queen's commonwealth foundation. and new charity to celebrate the work of young people around, well. so quite a few members of the royal family around her here to celebrate her birthday with this incredible musical concert. and he mentioned, welfare, the queen quite unusually made her views known, saying that she hoped prince charles would succeed her as head of the commonwealth. that has now been approved. that clearly is something which will be very important to the monarch, will it not? i think it is. she gave that speech to the heads of government where she said she hoped he would follow on doing the same job as her in the same way that she had thought on his hat, well from her father. she gave that speech to

by the queen herself.h was made the central topic by the queen herselfm commonwealth was made the central topic by the queen herself. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations will stop and will decide that one day be prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a secure, safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. there will have been agreement in principle from the member states already, but the final decision remains there is. there is also the meetings core agenda to thrash out: cybercrime, a charter for the oceans, and how to bring the commonwealth close together. behind the walls of windsor castle, there is much to discuss. jonny dymond, bbc news. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, is cutting short his visit to the commonwealth summit in britain to deal with

this house is a queen and -- queen anne victorian-style home.includes a big front porch and back porch. it also includes a multicolor facade, lots of details around the house. william s moore moved with them in the family to norman in 1985, which was a few years after the land run, which is basically a race to claim your own little plot of land. april 22, 1889, the day of the land run, there were people living in this area. the population went from zero to either 200 to 500 overnight. and it took them time to actually set up city laws and city government, so officially, the city was incorporated in 1891. the city's namesake, abner norman, was a early land surveyor. the story goes that his team was called norman's camp, they carved the phrase norman's camp onto a tree in an area called bishop's creek, and that is how this area came to be known as norman. this house is located in what is called old silk stocking road, a reference to the wealthy residents of the early neighborhood, meaning that they could afford to wear silk stockings. this queen a

the queen is said to know the lyrics of all the george formby songs.e to him. prince harry was there with meghan markle. the wedding is over a month away. he spoke briefly. your majesty, if you don't mind me saying, you are not someone who it's easy to buy gifts for. many members of the royal family were at the event, along with the british prime minister and commonwealth heads of government. surrounded by performers, the queen came on stage at the end to a short rousing tribute from prince charles. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday? hip, hip, hip... hooray! prince harry was there with meghan markle. the wedding is over a month away. he spoke briefly. your majesty, if you don't mind me saying, you are not someone who it's easy to buy gifts for. many members of the royal family were at the event, along with the british prime minister and commonwealth heads of government. surrounded by performers, the queen came on stage at the end to a short rousing tribute from prince charles. would you all give her majest

and queen bey sure snows how to deliver.t to see the destiny's child reunion once again. she refreshed the show with gorgeous costumes. check it out. ♪ >> man, she can move. >> yes. >> that thought occurred to me. [ laughter ] >> more great music. more twerking. eminem will bring it on home at the close. he'll be the headliner this evening. great line from ron claiborne. let's move on. >>> "american idol" is going disney. they are having a disney-themed theme coming up. who better to help out than queen elsa, idina menzel. she'll be working with the "i dolls" next week acting as a guest mentor. it gets whittled down to ten. america votes on their favorites. see it here at 8:00 eastern, right here on abc. >>> we had popcorn earlier with ron claiborne. you might want to stick with that kind of diet. >> where did it go? >> we need to get that popcorn back. fandango out with the most anticipated summer blockbusters the this year. "avengers:infinity war" the superhero cavalcade opens next weekend. every character is in this movie

the queen is said to know the lyrics of all the george formby songs. him. prince harry was there with meghan markle. the wedding is over a month away. he spoke briefly. your majesty, if you don't mind me saying, you are not someone who it's easy to buy gifts for. many members of the royal family were at the event, along with the british prime minister and commonwealth heads of government. surrounded by performers, the queen came on stage at the end to a short rousing tribute from prince charles. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday? hip, hip, hip... hooray! the queen is spending the day after her 92nd birthday at windsor castle, where she will officially start the london marathon 26 miles away in east london via satellite link. andy moore, bbc news. a word of advice to shaggy, next time, do not gyrate in front of the queen. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @nkem|fejika good morning. well, after the heat of saturday, some spectacular storms through the night acros

also the queen insisted on starting the race here. that and that is the distances that and that is the distance we see 40,000 people embark on today. you can get back coverage on today. you can get back coverage on bbc one from 8:30am and we will have highlights at seven o'clock tonight. by the looks of things, it is going to be a wonderful day. looks absolutely stunning there this morning. there is no disputing the weather forecast. amongst the thousands running today is a team of 18 firefighters who attended the grenfell tower fire — they join us now from the starting line in greenwich. morning to you. the obvious question is, that thing in front of you. are you carrying that round with you? yes, we are. tell us what is. it a greenheart. we are running for an organisation called kids on the green. it came about after the fire to stop it supports children and families affected by the fire. the kids made this for us to carry and there is wishes from all the kids in there is wishes from all the kids in the area. members of the people w

as you say, the queen is surrounded by herfamily as you say, the queen is surrounded by her family hereith her, he is recovering from his hip operation. but charles is here, the next head of the commonwealth, possibly. prince william is here, without kate, she is about to give birth. prince harry is about to give birth. prince harry is here. shaggy and sting are foaming at the moment. i do know what the queen will make of that. but there will be some of her favourites here tonight. songs from easy calls, 0klahoma! . the george formby society musicians will be here. many thanks. we will be back to you later on this evening and that concert continuing on bbc one. a pod of killer whales, including at least one calf, has been spotted in the river clyde in scotland. the mammals were filmed near gourock and dunoon. killer whales have not been regular visitors to the upper clyde for many years. it looked beautiful upset in scotla nd it looked beautiful upset in scotland but that lovely web —— whether is breaking up elsewhere. that taylor will tell us what is going on. torrential thunderstorms

the queen is clearly really helpful. the queen isa is clearly really helpful.ueen is a fantastic ambassador. she's used to meeting lots of different people. let's move to another story. the telegraph, amber rudd's big story of the last two weeks. this one is rebuked by number ten over a customs union gaffe. this was at a lunch with westminster journalists. i was sitting there listening to her. she fielded dozens of questions. she was asked do you think it's more less likely we're going to stay in the customs union and she said i don't want to get involved in all of this. we're still having discussions. lots of people saying hang on a minute, that is not the government's actual policy. the telegraph has said here that it was customs union gaffe. 0f telegraph has said here that it was customs union gaffe. of course people are looking for the slightest on it isa people are looking for the slightest on it is a very sensitive subject, whether we will or won't stay in the customs union and what the new arrangement might or might not be. we were talking about before,

and then it was the turn of the queen to speak. age of 21, now two days from her 92nd birthday, she was keen to prepare the ground for the leadership of the commonwealth after her death. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity forfuture generations. and will decide that one day the prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1919. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. commonwealth leaders have big issues for discussion, preserving the oceans, security, democracy and trade, but the significance of today was that for the first time publicly, through the medium of the commonwealth, elizabeth ii referred to the time after her reign is over. we can talk to lord marlon, the chair of the commonwealth enterprise and investment counsel. in the post—brexit world, from our perspective, smooth relations with the commonwealth coun