.— of the senedd.s. some people feel that that was inappropriate in terms of timing. but nevertheless i think we wait to see now whether prince william follows in the same footsteps as his father did in that role. , r, , footsteps as his father did in that role. , .,, ,, footsteps as his father did in that role. , role. yes, as you say, constitutionally - role. yes, as you say, constitutionally it - role. yes, as you say, constitutionally it was i role. yes, as you say, - constitutionally it was never a given, but how inevitable do you think it was in reality, laura? the prince of wales _ think it was in reality, laura? iia: prince of wales title think it was in reality, laura? i““ia: prince of wales title itself has no official constitutional status but i think it was fairly clear that this would be bestowed on prince william. i think the timing might have surprised a few people, as it was done very quickly, of course, but i think if you look at prince william's own engagement with wales, it gives you

back to you at the senedd. i , thank you so much. let's return to that moment at the senedd.h and in welsh. they are both national languages, of course. watching that with us was sam blaxland, a historian at ucl. what did you think of the address king charles made of some of the references in his speech? iiis references in his speech? his reference _ references in his speech? his reference to _ references in his speech? pi 3 reference to the medieval princess was interesting. we are going back a long way there, post the norman conquest, 1066 all that, where welsh people were essentially being colonised by english invaders, and thatis colonised by english invaders, and that is a very serious thing that a lot of welsh nationalists feel strongly about now. since the 1500s, the act of union and all the way through the industrial revolution, wales and welsh people have played an integral role in britain, the empire, in the world wars, and yet charles, sorry, the king still feels he has to reach back to the medieval past. you know is there is criticism enough from nationalists curr

gwn y bydd senedd a phobl cymru yn rhannu fy nhristwch.reign, the land of wales could not have been closer to my mother's heart. roedd lle arbennig i gymru yn ei chalon. well, let's go to wales now where we can join mari william. she's a lecturer in modern history at bangor university. thank you very much for your time, joining us here on bbc news, and what are your reflections on how the queen's death has affected people in wales? ! queen's death has affected people in wales? ~ ., , queen's death has affected people in wales? ~' . , . , queen's death has affected people in wales? ~ ., , ., wales? i think it has partially made --eole wales? i think it has partially made eo - le feel wales? i think it has partially made peeple feel quite — wales? i think it has partially made people feel quite nostalgic, - people feel quite nostalgic, retrospective about the past 70 years. the same in wales as in other parts of britain. obviously every parts of britain. obviously every part of the uk has a slightly different emphasis and relationship with t

on the floor of the senedd, - 0n the floor of the senedd, he replied to a motion of condolence in bothto a motion of condolence in both languages-_ both languages. through all the ears of both languages. through all the years of her _ both languages. through all the years of her reign, _ both languages. through all the years of her reign, the - both languages. through all the years of her reign, the land - both languages. through all the years of her reign, the land of. years of her reign, the land of wales could not have been closer to my mother's heart. he speaks welsh i know she took immense pride in your many great achievements. even as she also felt with you deeply in time of sorrow. it must surely be counted the greatest privilege to belong to a land that could inspire such devotion. i am resolved to honour that selfless example in the spirit of the words by which i have always tried to live my own life. i serve. . ' . , always tried to live my own life. i serve, ., ' ., , , serve. cardiff castle, where this first tour of— serve. cardiff castle, where this first tour of the _ ser

on the floor of the senedd, he replied to a motion of condolence in both languages.gh all the years of her reign, the land of wales could not have been closer to my mother's heart. roedd lle arbenig i gymru yn ei chalon. i know she took immense pride in your many great achievements, even as she also felt with you deeply in time of sorrow. it must surely be counted the greatest privilege to belong to a land that could inspire such devotion. i am resolved to honour that selfless example in the spirit of the words by which i have always tried to live my own life. i serve. cardiff castle, where this first tour of the new king's rain ended, tour of the new king's reign ended, dates from the time of william the conqueror, a reminder in medieval architecture of the lung continuity is the monarchy continuities the monarchy is rooted in. here, in the afternoon sunshine, the king greeted thousands who had come to see him. it was a relaxed end to an otherwise energetic first week, a week in which it has been easy to forget that the king is also leading his family through a peri

that is hywel griffith side, going to the senedd.uch from him, that being some welsh, echoes of 1969 when the then prince of wales had his investiture, had a crash course in aberystwyth to learn welsh and it delivered parts of his speech in welsh, echoes today in the senedd when he spoke quite a bit in welsh, flitting between the two languages, saying dioch, thanking members of the senedd and the first minister for their condolences, he spoke in welsh about the privilege it had been to be the prince of wales and his son, prince william, the new prince of wales has a deep love of wales, a patron of welsh rugby since 2016, but he said in english we will all continue to work together for wales. he has already arrived in the castle here, thousands outside on the streets of the city centre to greet him. that was small protests, shouts of boo, he is not our king, but that was in the minority, the majority is very much looking towards the new king and happy he has finally set foot in wales. tomos morgan, thank you. so many people want to se

david's day in 2006, the queen marked a new chapter in the life of our country when she opened our senedddiwylliant a'n iaith, ein straeon a'n chwedlau yn ein gosod mewn treftadaeth unigryw ond hefyd yn ein harwain ymlaen at ddyfodol ag addewid a photensial. mae arnom angen y gras a'r doethineb a ddangoswyd gan y frenhines wrth inni gydweithio i adeiladu cymdeithas lewyrchus a thosturiol. finally, many of us will recall with gladness her deep and committed christian faith which shaped her sense of duty and public service from as early as 19117 when she pledged her life to the service of god and the people. in celebrating her 90th birthday she reaffirmed the importance of faith saying: "i have and remain very grateful to god for his steadfast love. i have indeed seen his faithfulness." the archbishop of wales speaking earlier as part of the visit by king charles iii and camilla, queen consort to wales. the visit has moved on, as you will see from the pictures, to cardiff castle where he has had a private audience with the first minister. of course, hugely important to wales that the king h

i can just show you the queues starting to build up outside the senedd.quietly and patiently queueing in london and the numbers growing by the minute, it seems. now the news that they are causing entry to the queue. let's go live now to our correspondent karin giannone. the government on twitter asking people not to cut down until they have reopened the queue? the queue has reached — have reopened the queue? the queue has reached capacity, _ have reopened the queue? the queue has reached capacity, southwark i has reached capacity, southwark park, around five miles along the river thames easter fun park, around five miles along the river thames easterfun here and park, around five miles along the river thames easter fun here and the department for digital, culture, media and sport is saying that savic part has reached capacity, entry will be paused for at least six hours —— around five miles along the river thames, east from here. they apologise for any inconvenience and they ask the public not to attempt to rejoin the queue until it reopens. the latest up

on the floor of the senedd, he replied to a motion of condolence in both languages.ontinuities that the monarchy is rooted in. here, in the afternoon sunshine, the king greeted thousands who had come to see him. it was a relaxed end to an otherwise energetic first week, a week in which it has been easy to forget that the king is also leading his family through a period of intense private sorrow, a sorrow on which the eyes of the world intrude. on monday he will lay his mother to rest and lead the country in mourning a monarch who had come to embody much of the character of britain itself — its shared history, its shared identity. two other news now. ukraine's president zelensky has accused russia of commiting war crimes in territory recently re—taken by ukrainian forces in the north east of the country. officials say they've found more than 400 graves containing civilians and around 20 soldiers, who are said to have had their hands bound. they were discovered in the city of izyum, which russian forces captured in april. ukraine says the bodies will be exhumed and sen

on the floor of the senedd, he replied to a motion of condolence in both languages.nts, even as she also felt with you deeply in time of sorrow. it must surely be counted the greatest privilege to belong to a land that could inspire such devotion. i am resolved to honor that selfless example in the spirit of the words by which i have always tried to live my own life... i serve. cardiff castle, where this first tour of the new king's reign ended dates from the time of william the conqueror. a reminder in medieval architecture of the long continuities that the monarchy is rooted in. here in the afternoon sunshine, the king greeted thousands who'd come to see him. it was a relaxed end to an otherwise energetic first week, a week in which it has been easy to forget that the king is also leading his family through a period of intense private sorrow, a sorrow on which the eyes of the world intrude. on monday, he will lay his mother to rest and lead the country of britain itself, its shared history, its shared identity. the title prince of wales is not universally loved or

to reset the broken relationship between westminster and the welsh labour government here at the seneddyear, the uk government was accused of disrespecting devolution by threatening to overturn a senedd law on trade union action. the first minister has tweeted his congratulations, saying it is time for them to work together, but will liz truss engage with the labour leader she described as a low energyjeremy corbyn? nicola sturgeon and liz truss actually grew up, for a while, pretty close to each other. there isjust 20 miles- or so between the two primary schools they attended in the west of scotland but these days, - politically, they are worlds apart. during the campaign, _ ms truss dismissed ms sturgeon as an attention seeker who she said would be best ignored. _ she also talked tough on the constitution, l saying she would not allow another referendum on independence - in any circumstances. ms sturgeon? well, she hit back, . saying that if ms truss governed as she campaigned, it would be a disaster. - now, with the campaign over, the incoming prime minister'sj strategy of muscular u

to reset the broken relationship between westminster and the welsh labour government here at the senedd this year, the uk government was accused of disrespecting devolution by threatening to overturn a senedd law on trade union action. the first minister has tweeted his congratulations, saying it is time for them to work together, but will liz truss engage with the labour leader she described as a low energyjeremy corbyn? nicola sturgeon and liz truss actually grew up, for a while, pretty close to each other. there isjust 20 miles- or so between the two primary schools they attended in the west of scotland but these days, - politically, they are worlds apart. during the campaign, _ ms truss dismissed ms sturgeon as an attention seeker who she said would be best ignored. _ she also talked tough on the constitution, l saying she would not allow another referendum on independence - in any circumstances. ms sturgeon? well, she hit back, . saying that if ms truss government as she campaigned, it would be a disaster. _ now, with the campaign over, the incoming prime minister'sj strategy of mu

i'm here at the senedd _ response there today? i'm here at the senedd and _ response there today? today? i'm here at the senedd and a few people have already come to lay flowers, the flags have been lowered to half mast and all official business has been suspended for a period of mourning. this is a place the queen came to know well particularly in recent decades. it's where she made her final visit to wales in october last yearfor final visit to wales in october last year for the six final visit to wales in october last yearfor the six opening final visit to wales in october last year for the six opening of the senedd when she was seen for almost the first time using a walking stick in public so it became clear to people she was becoming more frail. it's an institution, some people argue, that she lent legitimacy too. she was actually part of the first national assembly's opening in 1999. we are told despite official advice from whitehall that she should not be part of the devolution project but she was involved in it and she was happy to see change and wanted to be part of it, p

heading towards the senedd. _ parliaments. what is next? heading towards the senedd.rley. good morning. we werejust good morning. we were just saying good luck to tim, mike, andy on theirjourney tomorrow good luck to tim, mike, andy on their journey tomorrow to the senedd. what fantastic blokes they are. coming up today. we know that right now money is tight, so borrowing a few quid from a friend might seem like a safe and easy solution. but rav warns us how loan sharks are trapping thousands in debt by making them think they are mates. i'll explain why a lack of paperwork isn't a friendly gesture, and how to get help if you're being threatened. also coming up, we meet some of the mothers who were forced to give their babies up foradoption, because they weren't married. i had to put him down on the ground and i had tojust turn _ around and walk away. and i never saw him again after that. - it is heartbreaking. we find out why decades later they are fighting for an apology on behalf of hundreds of thousands of women like them. plus, dr oscar is here to reassure us. as

in the latter part of her reign it was the senedd that became the centre of the relationship, signalling united kingdom. she said, i'm going to do what i did in scotland in wales, if you want me to do it, sojust ask me. just invite me. it's a legacy welded into wales�*s history after an era where so much has changed. hywel griffith, bbc news, aberdare. in belfast, the grounds of city hall provided a window to the ceremony in westminster. for those who consider themselves british, this was a final farewell to a much loved head of state. she means a lot to northern ireland. i suppose this country has its friction over the years but she's been kind of a force for reconciliation, hasn't she? she'll never be forgotten, will she? ever, ever. i'm getting emotional, sorry. there has been a sense of stillness and quiet here in belfast today as the sounds and hymns from the funeral have echoed around the city centre. people have paused to pay their respects and feel a sense of connection to the events happening in london. but while much of the uk has been captured by the royal events, nationalist

in the latter part of her reign, it was the senedd which became the centre of the relationship, signalling sojust ask me. just invite me. it�*s a legacy welded into wales�*s history after so much has changed. hywel griffith, bbc news, aberdare. bell tolls. in belfast, the grounds of city hall provided the ceremony in westminster. for those who consider themselves british, this is a final farewell to a much loved head of state. she means a lot to northern ireland. i suppose this country has its friction, but she has been kind of a force for reconciliation, hasn�*t she? she will never be forgotten, will she? never. i'm getting emotional, i'm sorry. there has been a sense of stillness and quiet here in belfast today, as the sounds of hymns from the funeral echoed around the city centre, and people have paused to pay their respects, and feel a sense of connection to the events in london. but, while much of the uk has been captivated by the royal events of the past ten days, nationalist areas of northern ireland have a different relationship with the monarchy. bells chime. here in newry, near t

you left us here an hour or so ago and politicians from westminster, the scottish parliament, the senedd and the northern ireland assembly filed past the coffin, along with the politicians, parliamentary staff and loyal and devoted members of queen's household. some bowed their head. some crossed themselves. some said a silent prayer. others wiped away a tear. once the invited guests had left the hall, black rod closed the doors and for 45 minutes or so, this ancient space was prepared for the arrival of members of the public. the jewellers placed the orb and sceptre which is used at coronations, a representation of the power the dominion of christ over the world. it sits there alongside the world. it sits there alongside the imperial state crown. and that arrangement of flowers, some from balmoral, some from windsor. the duty officer bangs his stick twice. to signal a change of the guard. yeomen of the guard and the gentlemen at arms make their way into the centre of westminster hall. they will be on duty around—the—clock between now and monday morning. when the coffins carried to westm

law. 0n the _ threatening to repeal a senedd law. 0n the tourism tax, on the infrastructure in walesprime minister will be, who the next prime minister will be, who the next prime minister will be, not long to wait now. 45 minutes. there is andrea leadsom as well, and as we have been reporting, all the expectations are that it will be liz truss. she has been the frontrunner in the contest with around 160,000 conservative party members around the country voting in this particular contest. but of course once the new leader is in place, the electorate becomes the country at large and the questions being asked about what will be the first moves by the new prime minister in terms of dealing with the energy bills, they are going up currently by 80%, the cap on the energy price, the energy companies can charge is going to go up by 80% in october. let's bring in dan tomlinson. this is the qe2 centre just around the corner from the house of commons, and he is there as there arrivals happen. as i said, there arrivals happen. as i said, the expectation is that it will be liz truss but of course

hywel griffith outside the senedd in cardiff.he international stage, and this afternoon there was sorrow and regret expressed around the world, including at the white house. fiur including at the white house. our hearts and including at the white house. oi" hearts and thoughts go to the family members of the queen, goes to the people of the united kingdom. our relationship with the people of the united kingdom, and this is something that the president has said himself, has grown stronger and stronger. the said himself, has grown stronger and stronuer. , , ., ., . stronger. the president of france, emmanuel — stronger. the president of france, emmanuel macron, _ stronger. the president of france, emmanuel macron, said _ stronger. the president of france, emmanuel macron, said her- stronger. the president of france, . emmanuel macron, said her majesty, queen elizabeth, embodied the continuity and unity of the british nation for over 70 years. i keep the memory of a friend of france, the queen of hearts, who marked her country under

at the senedd today, a building opened by queen elizabeth, they celebrated her links to wales. is going through a changing of the guard, as the focus moves to what the new era will bring. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. the dean of westminster abbey has confirmed that he will conduct the queen's funeral, which will be held on monday 19 september. the funeral will take place at westminster abbey, where britain's kings and queens are crowned, and where queen elizabeth i! married prince philip in 1947. the queen's faith was very important to her, as the head of state, and also supreme governor of the church of england. our religion editor aleem maqbool has been looking at her faith. one of the hymns sung at the queen's coronation, starting a service today at the parish church of the royals, st martin—in—the fields, just one of many places of worship in which they“ve gathered across the country in remembrance. like a priest standing at the altar for the people before god, the queen held the aspirations, commitments and responsibilities of nation and commonwealth in her heart and

plans to ban single—use carrier bags and plastic drinking straws in wales will be discussed in the senedd kingdom already bans plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers — though nowhere in the uk has stopped the sale of single—use carrier bags. the royal family is observing another week of mourning for queen elizabeth, who was buried yesterday in a private service at windsor castle. for seven days members of the royal family won't be carrying out official engagements. the government revealed this morning that about a quarter of a million people saw the queen lying in state at westminster hall. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher is in windsor. less than 2a hours ago, all eyes were on windsor — history was made and witnessed by billions. and today, flowers, tributes, even photos are still being left here, beside the ancient castle walls. we did get on a plane and come over, ijust wanted to be here, i wanted to be near. very sad. yeah, very emotional. i feel like i have lost my grandmother, if i'm allowed to say that. lost for words. the last ten days, it feels like it is someone that is v

the king will then go to the senedd comedy welsh parliament and cardiff bay, to meet members. visits, _ were in very ceremonial and royal visits, to — were in very ceremonial and royal visits, to celebrate something. they are extraordinarily good at connecting, but with the causes they are supporting adults also the people. — are supporting adults also the people, so i was previously dean of salisbury— people, so i was previously dean of salisbury cathedral, so on several occasions — salisbury cathedral, so on several occasions. the last time i met ken charles, _ occasions. the last time i met ken charles, as — occasions. the last time i met ken charles, as he is now, here was when he was _ charles, as he is now, here was when he was doing — charles, as he is now, here was when he was doing the tour of wales celebrating the 50 years of him being _ celebrating the 50 years of him being prince of wales. and when he came _ being prince of wales. and when he came here — being prince of wales. and when he came here to this ancient cathedral. so it reminds us that actually has conne

at the senedd today, a building opened by queen elizabeth, they celebrated her links to wales.australia on sunday morning, as the proclamation was signed by the governor general david hurley and the prime minister anthony albanese. the flags were raised to fly at full mast as the australian army band corps played its first rendition of god save the king for more than 70 years. let's turn to windsor now — where queen elizabeth will be laid to rest after her funeral, next to her husband prince philip, in st george's chapel. our correspondent mark ashdown is there. mark, tell us more about what has been happening this sunday afternoon in windsor. the been happening this sunday afternoon in windsor. , ., _, , , in windsor. the focus of course very much elsewhere _ in windsor. the focus of course very much elsewhere today _ in windsor. the focus of course very much elsewhere today in _ in windsor. the focus of course very much elsewhere today in scotland, | much elsewhere today in scotland, but the floral tributes here have been filling up. people coming all day long to pay their re

at the senedd today, a building opened by queen elizabeth, they celebrated her links to wales.very moment captured, every remark dissected, every smile or frown a story. now that story comes to an end. others recalled rather lighter moments. she wore a suit of peachy pink that day. i had a dress with a dash of peachy pink too. we matched perfectly, apparently, and you have no idea how many people asked me whether we had prearranged our wardrobe choices that day, as if i was in a secret whatsapp group with the monarch! wales, like the rest of the uk, is going through a changing of the guard, as the focus moves to what the new era will bring. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. in northern ireland, the proclamation was read out in county down. a gun salute at hillsborough castle marked the announcement of the king's accession. as part of a uk tour, the king and the queen consort, camilla, will arrive in belfast on tuesday. our ireland correspondent emma vardy is at royal hillsborough. sinn fein and the sdlp, northern ireland's largest nationalist parties, they were absent, and rea

you left us here an hour or so ago and politicians from westminster, the scottish parliament, the senedd