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tonight the royal famil has royal highness. tonight the royal family has released _ royal highness. te photo. the picture was taken by the duchess of cambridge at balmoral in 2018 and shows the queen and the duke surrounded by the youngest members of their family, they great—grandchildren. daniela relph, bbc news. voters across scotland will go to the polls on the 6th may to elect members of the scottish parliament. today the scottish greens unveiled their election manifesto with plans for a "green economic recovery" from the pandemic and "a millionaire's tax" on the very rich. our scotland editor sarah smith has this report. as well as their obvious focus on environmental issues, the scottish greens are the only major political party, other than the snp, who support independence for scotland. now is the time to be bold. how they perform in this election could determine whether there is a parliamentary majority in favour of another independence referendum. whilst we are still dealing with a pandemic, there's a climate emergency that you are stressing. is the distraction of an indepen

his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle. know that the duke was rarely seen in public. his last scheduled appearance was at windsor castle in july 2020 at which time he pretty much retired from public life. that would have been his first official instrument in more than a year. and it came after prince philip handed over patronage of the rifles to camilla and had been chief since 2007. for of the officers came to windsor castle to mark the occasion and to thank him for decades of service. — —four. we know that the duke had struggled with various health problems and had been in hospitalfor health problems and had been in hospital for several weeks short time ago. prince charles on one occasion had visited him. he was in a private hospital to begin with and then received treatment in an nhs hospital before he returned home. but sadly we now learn of his death via that statement from buckingham palace just received in the last few minutes. the statement says it is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the dea

his royal highness prince philip's coffin queen elizabeth's husband — the duke of edinburgh — has been rest in st george's chapel, windsor. his royal highness prince philip's coffin was followed by the prince of wales, his sister and brothers — eight days after their father's death — at the age of 99. the queen sat alone in the chapel — mourning the loss of a much—loved husband. a small congregation attended the funeral, closing a remarkable chapter of modern royal history. our other main news stories this hour. the czech republic is expelling 18 russian diplomats after russian agents were allegedly involved in a deadly explosion at an arms depot. and president biden is under pressure after he tries to keep donald trump's cap on refugees. good evening. eight days after his death, his royal highness prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, has been laid to rest at st george's chapel windsor, in the presence of her majesty the queen, and a small congregation of family members. the service, in line with the duke�*s wishes, was restrained, with no tributes paid, as the queen sat alone, a wido

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her royal highness and his role highness were staying there.so at our table. he and the duke spoke at length about canada, about his royal highness's trips to canada. i was struck by his knowledge of canada, his affection for canada, and that is probably why canadians join so many people around the world at this sad time in honouring his service, and obviously paying our respects and obviously paying our respects and sip these to her majesty. have canada been pausing to reflect on prince philip's life?— on prince philip's life? there is no doubt. on prince philip's life? there is no doubt- like _ on prince philip's life? there is no doubt. like many _ on prince philip's life? there is no doubt. like many canadians, i on prince philip's life? there is no doubt. like many canadians, we l doubt. like many canadians, we watched the moving funeral, the procession, the events in windsor. canadians all week, in fact, have been speaking publicly of their affection for him, obviously of their respect for her majesty. canadians celebrated his decades of

his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle. is than an hour ago, the prime minister spoke outside of 10 downing street. here's what he had to say. >> like the expert carriage driver he was, he helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so it remains an institution, industry beautifully vital to the balance and happiness of our national life. we remember the duke for all of this, and above all, for his steadfast support for her majesty the queen. not just as concert, by her side, every day of her rain, but as her husband, her strengths, and to stay, of more than 70 years. >> seven decades. ian lee is in london with a look back at his life. >> reporter: prince philip will be remembered both simply as queen elizabeth's husband, her consort, and constant companion. that he had royal titles to spare long before they met, born a prince of greece and denmark. during his career with the british royal navy, he met the 13-year-old princess elizabeth and was assigned to entertain her with a game of croquet. he wrote to the princess

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is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen announces the death of her beloved husband his royal highness prince philip the jake of edinburgh the statement says that prince philip passed way peacefully this morning wins a consul further announcements it says will be made into course and the royal family will join with people around the world in mourning his loss not is already starting to take place as the statement says around the world tributes are pouring in from political leaders here in the u.k. prime minister boris johnson gave the 1st public statement expressing his sorrow at the passing away of prince philip a very somber moment that he described prince philip is what he called an expert carriage driver steering the royal family so that it remains an institution indisputably by so so the balance and happiness obama national life so that that from the prime minister of the tributes as well poor thing in from gemini's foreign minister and as well sort of one's ally and the president of the e.u. commission who express test and see if they so you have majesty the queen who often have

his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle.ents will be made in due course. people around the world are mourning his loss. flags on all government buildings across the united kingdom are being flown at half mast to market the duke's death. politicians will have their own ibutes at westminster on monday morning. the government is asking people not to gather or leave flowers because of restrictions and to minimize travel. cholas witchell is here with us now. we are going through a time of national crisis with coronavirus. and it is clear the queen's messages during this time have helped unite the country in the middle of all this. and yet with the duke by her side, he has been part of the reason the royal family been so successful, and indeed, the queen's reign has been so successful, over many years. nicholas: he is described as the unsung hero. the reign has been a team effort, partnership between them. he had no constitutional role and queen elizabeth, no impropriety with estate documents, but it was his role in support of her

high admiral. later today, details of the duke's funeral are expected to be announced. our royal, nicholas witchell, reports. at midday in the capital cities of the four nations of the united kingdom, 41 gun salutes were fired. fire! gunshots. and for a man who served in the royal navy in the second world war and later, guns were fired in the royal naval base in portsmouth... ..and in gibraltar, home to the royal navy's gibraltar squadron. at windsor castle, prince edward arrived to join the queen in the family's mourning, as officials put the finishing touches to the plans for the duke's funeral. and from the family, in a bbc programme broadcast last night, personal tributes from three of the duke's children. his energy was astonishing in supporting my mama and doing it for such a long time, and in some extraordinary way, being able to go on doing it for so long. his appreciation of how he could help the queen always seemed to be present, in terms of supporting her, because she was very young when she became queen and it needed to be, i think, a double act for a lot of that time

his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle.nnouncements will be made in due course. the royal family join with people around the world in mourning his loss. prince philip at the queen's side for over 70 years has played a prominent role in public life. here in the united kingdom and in the commonwealth. tributes have come from around the world, led in britain by the prime minister, boris johnson. we will have the story for you of the duke's remarkable life, all the causes that he backed, all the interesting features about his thinking and his modernizing instincts, all of that is to come. but before that, a word with our royal correspondent. because we'll come to those themes, but it's surely the right time to pause for a moment an think about her majesty the queen, who's lost her husband of 73 years. reporter: yes. an immense loss for her. they were absolutely -- [indiscernible] -- and he came so very close to that 100th birthday milestone that he wanted to achieve. eight weeks and six days away. but we saw how very frail he w

his royal highness the duke of edinburgh has passed away at the age of 99. given it we had come down here in just any of the. prints. of generations here in the united kingdom. familial it's a classic wake. up call that. much she said with our country. a greater debt than he would have a claim. evolution. called. the monarchy without him. also on the day of the doors of new york's night club swing open the lights flicker on again as the city's famous nightlife begins a cautious comeback i don't expect things to turn bad now they're back there he was very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok and if everything not i hope they'll shut us down again. welcome to the day it is we've deep sorrow that her majesty the queen announces the death of her beloved husband is royal highness the prince philip 2 of edinburgh with these words buckingham palace the noms today the passing of prince philip the longest serving royal consulate in position history at the age of 99 at the queenside for more than 60 years he passed away this morning at windsor cast

his royal highness prince philip's coffin queen elizabeth's husband — the duke of edinburgh — has beenor. his royal highness prince philip's coffin was followed by the prince of wales, his sister and brothers — eight days after their father's death — at the age of 99. the queen sat alone in the chapel — mourning the loss of a much—loved husband.

now on bbc news, a special programme on the funeral of his royal highness, prince philip, the duke ofgh. for more than 1,000 years, in good times and in bad, the town of windsor has taken pride in its enduring bond with the monarchy. and today, under blue skies and in glorious sunshine, the royal borough provides the setting for a funeral. a ceremonial funeral, as the longest—serving consort in the history of the royal family is laid to rest. a long and productive lifetime, a history of real achievement, a peaceful death at the age of 99. these are all things certainly to celebrate and to mark with gratitude. today's funeral for his royal highness the prince philip, duke of edinburgh will certainly celebrate a life well lived. but it will also be a time of grief and loss for her majesty the queen, who, for over 70 years counted on the strength and advice of a dutiful husband and consort. it's a time of loss, too, for the children, grandchildren and the wider family. it was here at windsor castle, eight days ago, that prince philip passed away, and it is here in the private chapel that

"his royal highness passed away peacefully this "morning at windsor castle.her announcements will be made in due course. "the royal familyjoin with people around the world "in mourning his loss." prince philip, at the queen's side for over 70 years, has played a prominent role in public life here in the united kingdom and in the commonwealth. tributes have come from around the world, led in britain by the prime minister, borisjohnson. we'll have the story of the duke's remarkable life and the causes he backed. all the interesting features about his thinking and modernising instincts, to come. before that, a word with our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. we will come to those themes, but it's surely the right time to pause for a moment and think about her majesty the queen, who has lost a husband of 73 years.— majesty the queen, who has lost a husband of 73 years. yes, an immense loss for her- — husband of 73 years. yes, an immense loss for her. they _ husband of 73 years. yes, an immense loss for her. they were _ husband of 73 years. yes, an immense lo

you should have seen his royal highness at| have seen his royal highness at the last— have seen his royalctive. all the places and the people that you've seen, i the people that you've seen, they all belong to this one family of nations of ours. presenting television programmes about his travels... but also representing britain at memorials for a world war in which he played an active part. chancellor merkel 5aid which he played an active part. chancellor merkel said his friendship with germany would not be forgotten. president macron of france 5aid not be forgotten. president macron of france said he lived an exemplary life, defined by bravery and duty. greek born, of danish blood, the duke was an elder statesman of european royalty. the spanish king, here on the left with his wife, sent a telegram to the queen. one place, of course, where the duke may be especially missed, is the island of tanna in the south—west pacific, where he was worshipped by some as a god. as many australians woke to the news on saturday morning, the prime minister, scott morrison, echoed global tributes, saying

his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle. rgh, but first, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell looks back at his long and eventful life. after them, her husband, afterthem, her husband, philip after them, her husband, philip duke of edinburgh, who come up with his hands between the hands of the queen, becomes her man of life and limb and earthly worship... that queen, becomes her man of life and limb and earthly worship. . ._ limb and earthly worship... at the ureen's limb and earthly worship... at the green's coronation, _ limb and earthly worship... at the green's coronation, he _ limb and earthly worship... at the green's coronation, he was - limb and earthly worship... at the green's coronation, he was the i limb and earthly worship... at the l green's coronation, he was the first person after the bishops to pay homage to her. philip knelt before his wife and pledged his loyalty. and so, rising, touches the crown upon her head and kisses her upon the left cheek. this upon her head and kisses her upon the left cheek.—

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for his royal highness the duke of edinburgh, there was a remarkable willingness to take the hand heas dealt in life and straightforwardly to follow its call, to search its meaning, to go out and on as sent, to enquire and think, to trust and to pray. britain's former prime minister sir john major came to know the duke in the course of his political duties and through their shared love for cricket. on this morning's andrew marr programme on the bbc, he said the duke's death would leave an enormous gap in the queen's life. when you're facing a sea of problems, as she so often was, and sometimes when you're overwhelmed by what has to be done, someone who understands that, someone who can take that part of the burden, someone who can share the decision—making, someone who can metaphorically, or in the case of prince philip probably literally, put their arms around you and say, "it's not as bad as you think, this is what we have to do, this is how we can do it, this is what i think". i hope she will be given some time and space. i know she is the monarch. i know she has responsibilities.

his royal highness, prince philip duke of edinburgh, has truly had a life well lived to the full. queen, prince philip and _ acknowledge that the queen, prince philip and his family were directly impacted — philip and his family were directly impacted by the conflict and enjoyed sorrow_ impacted by the conflict and enjoyed sorrow and _ impacted by the conflict and enjoyed sorrow and pain as a result of personal— sorrow and pain as a result of personal loss and bereavement. each of us present knows the tragedies of the past _ of us present knows the tragedies of the past has left a deep and profoundly regrettable legacy of suffering for so many families, which — suffering for so many families, which we — suffering for so many families, which we are still trying to confront— which we are still trying to confront and address. having enjoyed such personal loss, the royal family where _ such personal loss, the royal family where towards advancing peace and reconciliation and i had witnessed these _ reconciliation and i had witnessed these assets in recent years. as the queen— these ass

his royal highness prince philip, duke of edinburg, died peacefully this morning at windsor castle. ian lee has more on the prince's death from england. >> reporter: signs of a nation in mourning, the flag at buckingham palace flies at half staff. the news of prince philip's death posted at the gates. the 99-year-old royal passed away peacefully this morning, at windsor castle. >> prince philip earned the respect of generations here in the united kingdom. across the commonwealth, and around the world. >> reporter: prince philip, also known as the duke of edinburgh, was last seen in public a few weeks ago. after he spent a month in the hospital for an infection and a heart condition. he was the longest royal consort in his history and was at queen elizabeth's side for more than seven decades for historians and the prince will be remembered for both his charm and, at times, controversial comments. >> he was probably the most good-looking royal in history. but, at the same time, he had his opinions. he knew what he was thinking, he was not easily swayed. and so you could depend on him

his royal highness, he was a heck of a guy. 99 years old, he never slowed down at all. to the commonwealth that the duke travelled so often. sometimes marking journeys from empire to independence, sometimes renewing friendships with others where the queen is head of state. prince philip was a man of service, motivated — prince philip was a man of service, motivated by a sense of duty to others — motivated by a sense of duty to others i— motivated by a sense of duty to others. i know through the duke of edinburgh — others. i know through the duke of edinburgh award he helped empower millions— edinburgh award he helped empower millions of young people. you should have seen his royal highness at the last commonwealth heads of government meeting. it was extraordinary, he was the heart and the soul. i think he will be greatly missed. he brought spice and excitement wherever he went. i don't think we will see the like of him again. the duke had a global perspective, even presenting a television programme about his travels, but also representing britain at memorials for a worl

european commission as uniformed alive she's tweeted i'm saddened to hear of the passing of his royal highness prince philip i would like to extend my sincere sympathy to her majesty the queen the royal family and the people of the united kingdom on this very sad day u.s. president joe biden and the 1st lady jill have also sent their deepest condolences saying the impact of his decades of devoted public service is evident in the world because you see his patron in the environmental efforts the champion did many members of the armed forces that he supported and the young people that he inspired and so much more so shall it just fill in london this has been a difficult time for the british royal family with the recent very public breakup with harry and now going to vast explosive interview with oprah winfrey. indeed i mean prince philip has been by the queen's side for numerous to mull shuras periods the one that springs to mind of course is the death of princess diana in 1997 but yes that interview that harry and meghan gave. last month was just the latest in a in a string of controversial mome

was with great sadness that a short time ago i received word from buckingham palace that his royal highness that you could edinburgh has passed away at the age of 99. prince philip and the affection of generations here in the united kingdom across the commonwealth and around the world. he was the longest serving consort in history one of the last surviving people in this country to have served in the 2nd world war. kate mattapan well he was mentioned in dispatches for bravery and in the invasion of sicily where he saved his ship by his quick thinking it is to her majesty and her family that our nation's thoughts must turn today. because they have lost not just a much loved and highly respected public figure. but a devoted husband and a proud and loving father grandfather and in recent years great grandfather. son to tell us a bit more about how france for that will be remembered by the royal family and indeed the country has long legacy has also included many missteps and controversial remarks what do you think will be his legacy. well he will be remembered as something of a modernizing tak

is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen announces the death of her beloved husband is royal highness the prince philip of edinburgh with these words buckingham palace announced today the passing of prince philip the longest serving royal consulate in position history at the age of 99 at the queen side for more than 60 years he passed away this morning at windsor castle outside london flags are flying at half mast british t.v. shadows have been scrapped and people are wondering how in this age of cove it it would be appropriate to gather to mark his passing. prince philip juke of edinburgh the husband of queen elizabeth the 2nd. always a test side or a few steps behind that was royal protocol for the british prince consuls the couple was married more than 70 years the former royal navy officer lived an eventful public life that was occasionally seasoned by his sharp tongue and the dry humor. he was born prince philip of greece and denmark on the island of cool food in 1921 but despite his family's irish to classic background money was often in short supply his parents divorced and phi

. >> reporter: inside that beautiful castle lives her royal highness maria teresa, the grand duchessy's queen. >> this is your wedding day? >> that's our wedding day. >> reporter: in a rare interview, the grand duchess is pulling back the curtain on what life is like in modern-day royalty. >> it's a life of giving up your liberty. it's a life of commitment to your country and especially of service. >> reporter: it's a storybook tale with an unlikely character. >> it's hard not to think of this love story as a little bit of a fairytale. >> it is, it is. it does have a lot of fairytale in it. >> reporter: the grand duchess haling from cuba, who fled to new york in the middle of a revolution. her story in some ways so similar to meghan markle's. two women, two outsiders, trying to find their place within an exclusive society they never imagined being a part of. >> what advice would you give to someone who is an outsider? >> it is a life that demands more. and when you're confronted to situations where you cannot do what you would want to do, well, you're not going to denounce the whole

first to greet his royal- highness was the governor...ke of edinburgh crisscrossed the world. sometimes at the queen's side, sometimes on his own, leaving an international legacy that was reflected in the global tributes paid today. breaking news from the uk. the royal family has issued a statement... across the world, his death made the headlines. from a white house that the duke knew so well, the current incumbent sent his condolences. prince philip, he was a heck of a guy. his lifetime of service to the united kingdom and the whole commonwealth... he will be missed, particularly in the united kingdom. 99 years old and never slowed down at all, which i admire the devil out of. and it was to the commonwealth the duke travelled so often, renewing friendships with countries with historic ties to britain, including those like canada, which still held the queen as head of state. prince philip was a man of service, motivated by a sense of duty to others. i know that through the duke of edinburgh's award, he helped empower millions of young pe

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prince philip, duke of edinburgh, his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle. ian lee has more on prince philip's life, and legacy. >> reporter: he died peacefully at windsor castle, where signs of the nation's grief multiplied throughout the day. the duke of edinburgh was 99 years old. has been to queen elizabeth, for more than 70 years. >> so we mourn today with her majesty, the queen. we offer our condolences to her, and to all of her family, and we give thanks as a nation and a kingdom. >> reporter: he was a war veteran who traveled the world in support of the crown. he was last seen in march leaving the hospital after a four week stay. >> he was a person, someone that we should all aspire to be. his work for the community, for his country, it was magnificent. >> his body will like at windsor castle because of the pandemic the government has asked people not together or bring flowers but as you can see that hasn't stopped them. >> they will be sorely missed for his devotion to the queen, as well as his memorable personal style. >> it just makes them

the prince philip you could enter of his royal highness passed away peacefully that this morning at windsor castle further announcements will be made in due course the royal family join with people around the world in mourning his loss and that's given today's date now what happens next well we expect his body will lie in james's palace 1st perhaps before a funeral in the coming days at windsor castle but of course i think these details are not absolutely nailed down yet and will will be told more in the coming hours do we know what sort of reaction are we getting rory to this of his the the monarch herself but also the people. well know yes this is still very early need and i don't think this you know it's only been announced in the last 20 minutes or so so this is this is still being digested. i think over. the ensuing hours and days there will be a lot of reaction from people going over his life assessing what sort of man he was does not an uncontroversial figure certainly within british life he was. perhaps. you know it times he could say things that didn't come across as partic

i now invite the house to rise and observe a minute's silence in memory of his royal highness princeevoted their whole day to the duke. as the tributes got under way, mps recalled his years of public service, his war record, and support for the queen. in the constant love he gave to her majesty the queen, as her liege man of life and limb, in the words he spoke at the coronation, he sustained her throughout this extraordinary second elizabethan age, now the longest reign in our history. it is true that he occasionally drove a coach and horses through the finer points of diplomatic protocol. and he coined a new word — dontopedalogy — for the experience of putting your foot in your mouth. and it is also true, mr speaker, that amongst his more parliamentary expressions, he commented adversely on the french concept of breakfast. he told a british student in papua new guinea that he was lucky not to be eaten. and the people of the cayman islands that they were descended from pirates, and that he would like to go to russia except that, as he put it, "the bastards murdered half my family."

prince philip juke of edinburgh his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle . well let's get more now from rory chalons takes a look back at the life and legacy of prince philip. he was by his side throughout the longest reign of a monarchy in british history prince philip duke of edinburgh it wasn't only a marriage but the life of service to his wife queen elizabeth the 2nd born into greek cannes danish royalty philip had a lonely childhood he was taken under the wing of the british aristocracy when he married her then princess elizabeth in 1947 he was a promising young naval officer. it was a fairytale wedding for a country emerging from war and hardship. it's all change for the young couple when elizabeth sparta king george the 6 died it only 56 years of age she became queen and philip in the words of his private secretary looked as if the world would fall and down on him his naval career ended along with his independence prince philip was sort of forced into making huge sacrifices he was very much a man's man not someone who was going to naturally fall in

first participating in today's tribute to his royal highness.— his royal highness.r of moments of real reflection. perhaps as the land rover goes past, perhaps as they hear the military music, they will hear the military music, they will hear perhaps their regimental marches being played by the various bands. and i think you are absolutely right, many of those people out there today will have been involved in the response to the pandemic, whether as part of helping with the vaccination roll—out, some will have been on operations, and some will have lost friends and family. so the main focus absolutely is his royal highness, and perhaps the links they might have had with him, any of those soldiers, sailors and airmen on patrol today will have met him when they saw him at their unit so that will be front and foremost in their minds today. fairly early on in the planning procedure, we were told that members of the royal family will not be wearing royal uniform. that was a decision taken quite early on. absolutely, and as you say, this is the royal family. absolutely, a

the prince philip cheek of edinburgh and his royal highness has passed away peacefully this morning wins the consul now we are expecting more of a statement from the palace on that we're also hearing that the prime minister is due to give a statement outside downing street as well obviously we're expecting not to be an extremely somber moment the fessenden ister of scotland also joining those paying their respects already to this news she's tweeted that she's deeply saddened by the news that that you could get him for his dying she said i said my personal and deep consignments condolences and those of the scottish government and the people of scotland to her majesty the queen and her family so this news now just coming into us we are expecting further statements like the ones i just heard and that statement from the prime minister here in the coming hours this has just been confirmed as you said charlotte but have you seen any reactions among the british public for example on social media how are people reacting to this. it's still very early days at the moment the news is just sink

with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, his royal highness, the prince philip, duke of edinburgh. the bbc cleared its schedules for the rest of the day and some of the weekend, showing identical output, including tribute programmes, across bbc one, bbc two and the news channel. they also took bbc four off the air. the result was a significant drop in audience figures for the two main channels and the largest number of complaints made in broadcasting history. most of them submitted via a dedicated online form set up for the purpose. as well as those 110,000 people, hundreds contacted newswatch direct, too. and i will be speaking to two of those viewers in a moment. we also wanted to discuss the coverage with someone from bbc television, scheduling or news, but no one was available. instead, we were pointed towards the statement they put out last week. we decided to wait until after the funeral to have this discussion on newswatch. so, let's talk now to fiona gill and barbara norris. thank you both for coming on newswatch. barbara, first, why d

that with a deep sorrow of her majesty the queen announces the death of her beloved husband his royal highness prince philip jacob edinburgh it goes on to say highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle further announcements will be made into course it says and finally says the world family join with people around the world in mourning his loss so that's the statement that we've had on the palace nothing else as yet but we are hearing that people are asked slowly starting to gather around the palace we know as well that the flag there is flying at half mast and a statement has put in the top confirming that you can bet embarrass passing on the palace gates now the statements from politicians here in the u.k. have been coming through thick and fast here the prime minister boris johnson very shortly off to the vet in brazil death was announced gave a statement out silent side downing street he was the 1st to speak publicly about the passing of the jacob edinburgh a very somber moment the prime minister dressed in a black jacket and and a black tie his statement said it was wit

said in the last few days, remarked upon quite extensively, that he could have achieved high office in the royaling right up to the present day, when there was a plan that didn't really come to anything for prince harry and meghan markle to live for a period in the commonwealth in canada. that was said to be inspired by the time the queen spent with prince philip in malta, when as a naval officer's wife, she could enjoy the pleasures of going to the shops and meeting with other service wives. and well, also i think what people are thinking about here in windsor, the curious blessing of covid, in that they brought the queen and prince philip together for the last months of their lives. the prince had been living for much of his retirement based in sandringham, but because of covid, he came to join the queen in her bubble here. as i say, that is what people around feeling. they are looking, taking photographs, somehow a feeling of both history and personal life moving on that is a very good way of summing it up. moving on that is a very good way of summing it up-_ summing it up. robert lacey, hist

with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, his royal highness cleared its schedules for the rest of the day and some of the weekend, showing identical output, including tribute programmes, across bbc one, bbc two and the news channel. they also took bbc four off the air. the result was a significant drop in audience figures for the two main channels and the largest number of complaints made in broadcasting history. most of them submitted via a dedicated online form set up for the purpose. as well as those 110,000 people, hundreds contacted newswatch direct, too, and i will be speaking to two of those viewers in a moment. we also wanted to discuss the coverage with someone from bbc television, scheduling or news, but no—one was available. instead, we were pointed towards the statement they put out last week. we decided to wait until after the funeral to have this discussion on newswatch. so, let's talk now to fiona gill and barbara norris. thank you both for coming on newswatch. barbara, first, why did you complain? i complained because i thought

as so my birthday for her royal highness prince about the 2nd on wednesday as the monarch turns 95 just 4 days after prince philip's funeral. and german artist jesse structure.

energy secretary made a call to his royal highness asking for stable and reliable and affordable energyction increase. russia again calling for an increase iran ramping up. iraq, you know, overproducing. is there a potential that aziz will give you what you want and we return to the schedule and put more barrels on the market not the base case, but not off the table either >> something unusual happened yesterday. yesterday, it is called the jmrc huh? it is the technical meeting ahead of the real meeting today. the iraq representative and aziz from saudi were next to each other. appeared together. is this a sign that the iraqis are the serial cheating iraqis are coming in line >> we call it the contrition chair. they may find themselves sitting to his royal highness and promising to get the act together iraqi prime minister was also in saudi arabia a larger visit from iraq to saudi arabia with that said, the oil minister had to say i'll do better going forward. again, the case is they roll this over. we are cognizant there are a number of producers who are looking to benefit from price a

it's been nine hours since the announcement that his royal highness the duke of edinburgh died earlier today. the atmosphere at the castle is one of quiet reflection. there is no great outpouring of grief, but you get a sense of warm affection and respect not only in remembrance of the duke of edinburgh but for her majesty the queen. the union flag is flying at half mast at buckingham palace. as yet no details have been released for the plans for the duke's funeral. we expect an announcement to be made tomorrow. this evening, we've reflected on the extraordinary life and work of the duke of edinburgh. my thanks to all our guests, who have been sharing some personal insights and memories of the duke. stay with us on bbc one for a very special commemorative programme on the duke of edinburgh. from us all here, goodnight. this is bbc news, where our coverage continues now with a special programme, a tribute to the remarkable life of his royal highness, the duke of edinburgh, from those who knew him best. i think you'd probably want to be remembered in his own right, really. i remember him

his royal highness the duke of edinburgh, there was a remarkable willingness to take the hand he was dealt in life and straightforwardly to follow its core, to search its meaning, to go out and on a scent, to enquire and think, to trust and to enquire and think, to trust and to pray. to enquire and think, to trust and to ra . �* . �* , to enquire and think, to trust and tora.�* . �*, ., to pray. britain's former prime minister sir — to pray. britain's former prime minister sirjohn _ to pray. britain's former prime minister sirjohn major - to pray. britain's former prime minister sirjohn major came l to pray. britain's former prime | minister sirjohn major came to to pray. britain's former prime - minister sirjohn major came to know the duke in the course of his political duties and through their shared love for cricket. on this morning? andrew marr programme on the bbc, he said the duke of�*s death would leave an enormous gap in the queen'slife. would leave an enormous gap in the queen'slife-— queen'slife. when you are facing a sea of problems, _ queen'slife. when you are facing a se

his royal highness�*s death will cast a shadow over this year's awards which, because of the pandemic behind closed doors in a largely virtual event celebrating bafta's most diverse group of nominations ever. this is rocks, the eponymous teenage protagonist who's trying to keep her inner—city london life together in a wonderfully observed drama that has bukky bakray up for a bafta best actress award, with rocks�* friend, played by kosar ali, in the running for best supporting actress. the film is directed by sarah gavron, who could be a rare female best director winner. but first, she'll have to overcome the challenge from chloe zhao, whose film, nomadland, sees its star frances mcdormand up for best actress. riz ahmed is among those in the running for best actor for his portrayal of a drummer in a heavy rock band who suddenly loses his hearing. i'm not leaving my flat! anthony hopkins, another best actor nominee, is losing his mind in the father. i don't see your name in lights. it's a competitive category that could see chadwick boseman awarded a posthumous best actor bafta for his