family has honoured the duke of edinburgh�*s "humour and humanity" as he was laid to rest at st george�*s chapelarry were seen chatting together as they left the service. the period of official national mourning has now come to an end. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell looks back on a funeral that was watched by millions around the world. drawn up in the spring sunshine on the castle�*s quadrangle were the military detachments. they stood with heads bowed and rifles reversed. the scale was smaller than would have been the case without the pandemic — though that�*s hardly something that would�*ve troubled the duke. he, after all, had choreographed much of what was to follow. the land rover hearse, which the duke had helped to design, moved to its position by the state entrance. the duke�*s coffin was borne on the shoulders of a bearer party from the grenadier guards. the coffin was covered with the duke�*s personal standard and surmounted with his sword and naval cap, and a wreath from the queen. with great care, it was placed on the hearse. behind the hearse were members of the royalfami

by the side entrance to st george�*s chapel, other members of the royal family stood with their headse hill. on the wreath of white roses and lilies on the coffin was a card, on which were the handwritten words "in loving memory". before they entered the chapel, the bearer party paused as a field gun signalled the start of a one—minute silence. the service began with a tribute to the duke from the dean of windsor. we have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our queen, by his service to the nation and the commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude and faith. the small congregation sat in its family groups. the queen sat alone. so did prince harry. after the prayers and the commendation, a distinctive touch typical of the duke — royal marine buglers sounded the royal navy�*s call to action stations. and finally, at the end of her husband�*s funeral, the choir sang the national anthem. seldom can its words have had greater poignancy. # god save the queen #. the family mourners departed, a widowed queen to her castle, and two brothers, william and harry, walked away together, alongsid

now, in normal times they would have been something like 800 guests inside st george�*s chapel, but becauseoyal family will be wearing will be made public later this afternoon. the headlines on bbc news... the number of people waiting to start hospital treatment in england reaches a record high — of 4.7 million people. the conservative head of a watchdog looking at mps and civil servants working in the private sector, says the whole system needs urgent reform. prince charles and camilla view some of the floral tributes laid in memory of prince philip — as more details are released about the duke of edinburgh�*s funeral. a former policewoman has been charged with manslaughter, in connection with the fatal shooting of a young black man in minneapolis on sunday. kim potter resigned after shooting daunte wright, saying she had meant to draw her taser, not her handgun. tensions were already high in the us city, as the trial continues of the former policeman who�*s charged with murdering george floyd. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports. protesters had been demanding justi

s round tower. by the side entrance to st george's chapel, other members of the royal family stood with their headsay into the chapel, pausing to look back as the hearse moved on down the hill. on the wreath of white roses and lilies on the coffin was a card, on which were the handwritten words, "in loving memory." at the west door of the chapel, the royal marines bore the coffin up the steps. inside the chapel, the queen took her place in the quire. before they entered the chapel, the bearer party paused as a field gun signalled the start of a one minute's silence. the coffin was borne into the chapel and placed on to the catafalque. around it, the 30 members of the congregation, all of them masked. the service began with a tribute to the duke from the dean of windsor. with grateful hearts we remember the many ways in which his long life has been a blessing to us. we have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our queen, by his service to the nation and the commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude and faith. the small congregation sat in its family groups. the queen sat alone. so did prince har

the duke's coffin will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the castle�*s state apartments to st george's chapeloyal family, led by the prince of wales, will walk behind the coffin. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'clock. inside the chapel, the congregation will be limited to 30. the public is being asked not to go to windsor. the best place to watch it all will be on television, said a palace spokesman. from his home at highgrove, the prince of wales paid this tribute to his father. my family and i miss my father enormously. he was a much loved and appreciated figure. and apart from anything else, i can imagine him to be so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world in the commonwealth who also, i think, share our loss and our sorrow. and my dear papa was a very special person who, i think, above all else, would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him. and from that point, my family and i are deeply grateful for all that. it will sustain us in this partic

st george's chapel inside windsor castle. no part of the funeral will be accessible to the public. the duke's coffin will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the castle�*srtments to the chapel. the coffin will be borne on a land rover which the duke helped to design. members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'clock. inside the chapel, the congregation will be limited to 30. the prime minister will not be attending, to free his place for the family. members of the public are being discouraged from going to windsor. the best place to watch it will be on television, said a palace spokesman. from his highgrove home, the prince of wales has paid this tribute to his father. as you can imagine, myfamily and i miss my father enormously. he was a much loved and appreciated figure, and apart from anything else, i can imagine, we're so deeply touched by the number of people here and elsewhere around the commonwealth, who also share our loss and our sorrow. my dear papa was a very special person, who i think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction a

st george's chapel inside windsor castle. no part of the funeral will be accessible to the public. the duke's coffin will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the castle�*s apartments to the chapel. the coffin will be borne on a land rover which the duke helped to design. members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'clock. inside the chapel, the congregation will be limited to 30, in strict compliance with covid regulations. the prime minister will not be attending, to free his place for the family. members of the public are being discouraged from going to windsor. the best place to watch it all will be on television, said a palace spokesman. the prince of wales has paid this tribute to his father. figs the prince of wales has paid this tribute to his father.— tribute to his father. as you can imauine, tribute to his father. as you can imagine. my — tribute to his father. as you can imagine, my family _ tribute to his father. as you can imagine, my family and - tribute to his father. as you can imagine, my family and i - tribute to his father. as you can

st george's chapel inside windsor castle. no part of the funeral will be accessible to the public. the duke's coffin will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the castle�*snts to the chapel. the coffin will be borne on a land rover, which the duke helped to design. members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'clock. inside the chapel, the congregation will be limited to 30 in strict compliance with covid regulations. members of the public are being discouraged from going to windsor. "the best place to watch it all will be on television," said a palace spokesman. for the royalfamily, it is a period of mourning, and from the family, in a bbc programme broadcast last night, personal tributes have been paid by 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 they nee

people also inside st georges chapel on saturday, there will instead beat georges chapel on saturday, there will instead heat 30. we should get the names today. of course the duke of�*s of the family will be wearing uniform. we are spoiling it this morning, you have got carroll, beautiful scenery and bluebells, and a bit of sunshine! how is that! perfect! good morning. iam in langley wood this morning, part of the woodland trust, and it is embedded within heartwood forest in hertfordshire, surrounded by bluebells, as far as the eye can see. we have is got someone in enemy here as well and the scent is quite intoxicating pollen levels are moderate and high across much of the uk this morning and today generally away from the northern isles where it is lower. it has been a cold start, when we arrived, it was minus 5.5 celsius. the temperature is now hovering around freezing and for many of us today the focus is mainly dry but we also have some sunshine. today there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine, some fair weather and sunshine, some fair weather cloud developing through the day but already we have showers across east anglia. as the day develops, more of them

happy in each other�*s company — a previously private image taken at balmoral in 2003, selected by the queen to be published on the eve of her husband's funeral. outside st george's chapelor castle, some of the flowers left by members of the public have been laid out on the lawns. close by, a wreath from the prime minister, with a card paying tribute to a man to whom the nation owes more than words can say. there were wreaths, too, from commonwealth nations, from canada and new zealand — countries which the duke had often visited. the earl and countess of wessex and their daughter came to inspect the flowers and some of the cards and other tributes which have been left, and this as the final touches for tomorrow's funeral were being put into place. present arms! all the military contingents who are involved in the short ceremonial procession have completed their main preparations. at the centre of the procession will be the land rover hearse, which the duke helped to design. it will be in the castle�*s central quadrangle that the proceedings will begin. the service detachments will be drawn up. a few moments after 2:40 tomorrow, the duke's coffin will be borne from the

happy in each other�*s company — a previously private image taken at balmoral in 2003, selected by the queen to be published on the eve of her husband's funeral. outside st george's chapeldsor castle, some of the flowers left by members of the public have been laid out on the lawns. close by, a wreath from the prime minister, with a card paying tribute to a man to whom the nation owes more than words can say. there were wreaths too from commonwealth nations, from canada and new zealand — countries which the duke had often visited. the earl and countess of wessex and their daughter came to inspect the flowers and some of the cards and other tributes which have been left, and this as the final touches for tomorrow's funeral were being put into place. all the military contingents who are involved in the short ceremonial procession have completed their main preparations. at the centre of the procession will be the land rover hearse which the duke helped to design. it will be in the castle�*s central quadrangle that the proceedings will begin. the service detachments will be drawn up. a few moments after 2:40 tomorrow the duke's coffin will be borne from the state entrance t

the royal vaults of st george's chapel until the queen herself passes away and then the two of them will be buried together. in winds of benjamin, whole fox news. well today, the u. scombat ship named. after the city of oakland. so the crew of the uss oakland were on deck for the ceremony. the littoral combat ship is 421 ft long and was built in alabama. the uss oakland is the third ship to bear the city's name. this ship and her crew are honored to bear the name oakland and to continue the proud legacy courage handed to us by those who have gone before us. on the previous uss oakland's. now this current u. s s. oakland will be part of the pacific fleet based in san diego. and while city and maybe leaders were on hand for the ceremony, the public was not. invited because of the pandemic, right? no way. you're still confused. morning in minneapolis after eight people were killed in a mass shooting tonight's vigil held in their honor. also ahead a show of support in the east bay for the family of the seven year old girl killed in a tragic do you why crash plus a day of action, the dozens of bay area businesses that raised money it the fan. was seven yeard girl killed

of edinburgh's funeral, which takes place at st george's chapel in windsor tomorrow afternoon — buckingham palace says the plans "very much" reflect the duke�*shes. police in chicago release film of the moment an officer shot dead a 13—year—old boy in an alley last month. after accusations of cronyism, the government defends health secretary, matt hancock, after it emerged he is part owner of a firm, along with his sister, which won contracts from nhs wales. coronavirus restrictions limiting travel within scotland and meeting outdoors are eased — ten days earlier than planned — after progress in the vaccination roll—out and falling case numbers. are you in scotland? what do you think about the easing being brought forward? are you planning to take advantage, or are you holding back for a little longer. do get in touch with me with your comments, on twitter @annita—mcveigh and use #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour.... caravans, tents and glamping — with the ongoing uncertainty around foreign travel, uk holiday destinations are seeing huge demand for staycations this summer. good morning, welcome to bbc news. final preparations are be

one of the very few journalists who'll be reporting from inside st george's chapel is the bbc�*s eleanortar, and the catherine of aragon wooden balcony. people who have visited the chapel might know it, it is high above the quire, it was erected originally for catherine of aragon by henry viii so that she could watch services. we have a soundproof box inside that. from there, i will get the most intimate of view, really, of the royal family, as they gather to mourn the duke. but also of the coffin itself, on its high platform, the catafalque, before it is lowered very slowly into the royal vault where kings and queens and princes and princesses have lain in the many hundreds of years. it will be quite a spine tingling moment of theatre in the service itself.— in the service itself. eleanor, we have been _ in the service itself. eleanor, we have been speaking _ in the service itself. eleanor, we have been speaking to _ in the service itself. eleanor, we have been speaking to members in the service itself. eleanor, we i have been speaking to members of the military and the royal household.

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