that is the wales i want to lead. i wales full of hope _ wales i want to lead. he paid tribute to his predecessor mark drakeford, thanking predecessor mark dra keford, thanking him predecessor mark drakeford, thanking him for everything he had done for wales. he talked about what he called the striking number of people in wales who do not know what time since devolution. he also used his speech to attack the uk government for undermining and frustrating the welsh government. he said he looked

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i wales full of hope _ wales i want to lead. i wales full of hope ambition and unity.lause studio: there we have vaughan gething being nominated officially as the new first minister of wales. that will be formally approved by the king in his speech to the senedd there he paid tribute to his predecessor mark drakeford, thanking predecessor mark dra keford, thanking him predecessor mark drakeford, thanking him for everything he had done for wales. he talked about what he called the striking number of people in wales who do not know what time since devolution. he also used his speech to attack the uk government for undermining and frustrating the welsh government. he said he looked forward to, as first minister, standing upfor forward to, as first minister, standing up for wales and devolution. he talked about listening and preventing division and heat and towards the end of the speech talked about being the first black person to lead a european government. he said it was something he did not take lightly but also talked about how today he would see hatred on social media

i believe the wales of today and the future _ wales.s. i believe the wales of today and the future will be _ wales. i believe the wales of today and the future will be owned - wales. i believe the wales of today and the future will be owned by - wales. i believe the wales of today and the future will be owned by all| and the future will be owned by all those decent people who recognise that our parliament and our government should look like our country is people who recognise that our hope and ambition for the future relies on unleashing the talent of all of us. a wales that recognises that we can celebrate our differences and take pride in all those things that draw us together and make us who we are. that is the wales that i want to lead. a wales full of hope, ambition and unity. let's get more on this now and speak to tomos morgan. just first of all, terms of today, and the fact that we have got the first black political leader in europe and a very diverse set of political leaders in the uk, thatis set of political leaders in the uk,

virus arriving in wales. is that riuht? , virus arriving in wales. is that right?- virus arriving in wales. is that right? yes. despite that warning on the 24th ofjanuary, covid is not discussed by the welsh cabinet until the 25th of february. given that cabinet is charged with making, as we have discussed, the key decisions relating to pandemic response, is it surprising for there to have been no discussion for more than a month after you were given that warning by the chief medical officer about a significant risk of the virus arriving in wales? i significant risk of the virus arriving in wales?- significant risk of the virus arriving in wales? i think if i could--- _ arriving in wales? i think if i could... it — arriving in wales? i think if i could... it is _ arriving in wales? i think if i could... it is important - arriving in wales? i think if i could... it is important to i arriving in wales? i think if i - could... it is important to provide a small— could... it is important to provide a small amount of context here. the welsh _ a small amount of context h

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because we go there to be wales's voice in westminster, not westminster's voice in wales.ike the london parties _ because we're not like the london parties who see wales as being on the margins. because our policies aren't— the margins. because our policies aren't dictated by the pills, and our principles are predicated on aping _ our principles are predicated on aping the — our principles are predicated on aping the tories at every turn. —— policies _ aping the tories at every turn. —— policies aren't dictated by the polls — policies aren't dictated by the polls. and as that speech from 1974 shows, _ polls. and as that speech from 1974 shows, we — polls. and as that speech from 1974 shows, we were fighting for more powers— shows, we were fighting for more powers than, we were fighting for steelworkers and, we were fighting for their— steelworkers and, we were fighting for their real investment then, and whilst _ for their real investment then, and whilst we _ for their real investment then, and whilst we have won so much for wales over the _ whilst we have won so much for

her royal highness, the princess of wales — that's catherine, the princess of wales — was admitted toclinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery. it was supposed to reassure the public about the wellbeing of the princess. people just love a conspiracy theory, and so they start to speculate if somebody's been out of the limelight for quite a while. i'd just like to have an answer to all the questions that most people are wondering, "what's going on?". . i think it's all been massively blown out of proportion. i don't think it's a big deal, and i think it shouldn't take up nearly as much media time as it does when there's much more important things happening. i think this photograph put out on mother's day was an attempt to quell the rumours about the whereabouts and the wellbeing of catherine, princess of wales. as we know, injanuary, she had a serious operation. we don't know exactly what for, but it was such that she had to spend two weeks in hospital, and then we were told that she would spend several months in recuperation. initially, it had the desired effect — dominating the n

i think it's quite clear that - the princess of wales is a member of the princess of wales is a memberf the royalfamily and the princess of wales is a member of the royal family and they have included the middleton family into their world and make sure —— made sure they are protected. it's clear that the princess's own family, she has a close relationship with them all, they will want to rally round her accordingly, just as much as the immediate family on william's side so we can very much expect them to be on hand and close by. it's quite unprecedented for the prince of wales to be enduring right now. not only has he had to provide additional support for his father's diagnosis but he now has to do the same for his wife while maintaining that public duty and outlook, but feeling this as a husband and a father to protect his family as he needs to in the hours and days ahead. ., , , needs to in the hours and days ahead. ., ,, ., ., ahead. perhaps one of the most ublic ahead. perhaps one of the most public figures — ahead. perhaps one of the most public figures in _ ahead. perhaps one of

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in north—west wales.reland, scotland, northern england also seeing increasingly sunny skies. it's across east anglia and south—east england where we'll probably keep a lot of cloud. it's a mild day, 13 degrees for belfast and aberdeen, 15 or 16 in the mildest spots in england and wales. one or two isolated showers knocking around, yes, but for many of you, it stays dry. that's not the case, though, overnight, because low pressure's set to move in. and with that, we're going to see some fairly persistent outbreaks of rain pushing in, particularly to northern ireland, wales and northern england. a mild night, though, with temperatures 9 or 10 celsius for england and wales. 0n into tomorrow, the wettest weather, starting off the day in northern ireland will swing eastwards. so wales and northern england, probably having rain for most of the day. might well start off dry across south—east england. but i wouldn't rule out a bit of rain arriving here through the afternoon. mild across the south—east, brightenin

a wales that they want to be proud of, a wales we can all be proud of. i believe we can.g blocks of how we will get there. for a healthy nation, for a place called home, for a green prosperity, for ambitious futures and for a stronger wales. and i note that we can win the next general election. we can win so that young people no longerfeel weighed down by a uk government that has no interest in the future. we can win so that neighbours are not pitted against each other, exhausted by culture wars. we can win so that wales can take its place at the frontier of a green jobs wales can take its place at the frontier of a greenjobs revolution, that fuels new ambition and expands horizons. we can�*t win if we stand together. linking arms to defeat the narrow forces of the vision. that seek to make a one nation turned cold. that only happens if we sweep the tories out of office and sent keir starmer into number ten. we can win and we must win. none of us should underestimate the hard work ahead, and is a work that we must do, and we cannot do it alone. it took a team of 3 million

of wales. his majesty is so proud of catherine for her courage in speaking as she did. his majesty remained in close contact with his beloved daughter—in—law throughout the both prince charles and queen cole miller will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family through this difficult time. our royal correspondent sarah campbell and medical editor fergus walsh are with me. good evening to you both. starting with that statement from buckingham palace, we have to remember here it is princess catherine facing cancer treatment and also king charles.— and also king charles. yes, “ust underlining fl and also king charles. yes, “ust underlining that, i and also king charles. yes, “ust underlining that, talking h and also king charles. yes, just underlining that, talking about | and also king charles. yes, just i underlining that, talking about the fact they were in hospital together because there news first broke in mid—january when the king was undergoing a procedure for an enlarged

an incredibly personal statement from the princess of wales. news which has gone around the world, will be one of shock for many, many people. to hear that the princess of wales has got cancer is in the early stages of that preventative chemotherapy that she is undergoing at the moment. we understand that began in the towards the end of last month in february. but also that very strong wish and desire, understandably, for her and prince william. and, of course, and most importantly, she has said in that statement for their three young children, george, charlotte and louis, who were told about the news a little while ago. so they have had some time to come to terms with it, to try to understand it. and catherine and prince william have had to make them and help them understand what must be a confusing time for the children and the couple felt today. and the couple felt today this evening, earlier on, was the right time for the news to be made public. and it is, of course, the start of easter holidays for the three children. and so they won't be

the princess of wales has said that the prince of wales - is invaluable to her in terms of comfort andstepped back from quite a few of his royal duties, - and so we have him sort of out of this game as well. - and now this slimmed—down monarchy that we've spoken about in the reign . of king charles iii looks a little bit out of place. _ it looks too slim. and now there's not enough key players to support - the monarchy during this time. for now, catherine has asked for time out of the public spotlight. having william at her side is a source of reassurance, she says, as is the kindness shown by many members of the public. it's really hard to imagine - because we've put them on such a beautiful pedestal, _ but the royal family are real people and they struggle with the same things that we will struggle - with as everyday people. and i think that they recognise that in everything that they do, - but especially in light of king charles iii's . diagnosis and the princess of wales' diagnosis, - where they have used their platform and taken the time to acknowledge i those suffering from simil

and the prince of wales by a specially meghan markle. i think she has said a lot of very unpleasant things and harry has stood there and accepted it. so i don't think we will see a reconciliation between them any time soon. and i think really harry has to make an apology to william and to kate, really, before anything can move forward here. i think the relentless attacks upon the monarchy from harry and megan have been an absolute disgrace. they are now deeply unpopular figures in the united kingdom. and i do not see any kind of reconciliation happening anytime soon. and there does need to be an apology i think from both harry and meghan to the prince and princess of wales and to the british royal family as a whole. >> gillian: all right, niles, thank you for sharing your expertise. >> john: thank you very much. >> giappreciate it, let's go to duncan the former editor of the sun, i'm sure you were shocked as the rest of us were. >> hi, yes, it has been a big shock. when the palace announced kate was going to spend to grow weeks in for ab

the princess of wales had the surgery nearly two months ago.ense. kensington palace told us that that would happen, said she would not be expected to be seen, certainly not to take any official duties before easter. we're not at easter yet. but social media, wild is exactly the word for that after all sorts of rumours, speculation so this photo was released, taken by the prince of wales and it was put on social media yesterday with the best wishes, thanks from catherine for the wishes being sent to her. of the course of yesterday more and more of the conversation online was about the inconsistencies in the photograph. by inconsistencies in the photograph. by the end of the day four of the major picture agencies, glover picture agencies had issued a kilt notification, —— global picture agencies. the day the final one, the largest nugent agency in the uk did the same at that point clearly it was felt that something needed to be done from kensington palace for the bats when we had that statement from catherine that she had like many amateur photog

the princess of wales is a _ of wales is a accomplished photographer.she edits photographs and might have been editing family photographs all the time for all we know. at, editing family photographs all the time for all we know. a photograph altered by a — time for all we know. a photograph altered by a princess _ time for all we know. a photograph altered by a princess - _ time for all we know. a photograph altered by a princess - her - time for all we know. a photograph altered by a princess - her team i time for all we know. a photograph | altered by a princess - her team say altered by a princess — her team say she was doing what many others do, trying to make herfamily look as good as possible in a picture. with more on that photo i'm joined by our social media and disinformation correspondent marianna spring. so where exactly are the problems with the picture? there is no evidence that it was generated using ai. but there are evidence that it has been altered. you saw three different bits, first princess charlotte's sleeve. you can see there is a

the princess of wales has said that the prince of wales is invaluable to her in terms of comfort andd back from quite a few of his royal duties, and so we have him sort of out of this game as well. and now this slimmed—down monarchy that we've spoken about in the reign of king charles iii looks a little bit out of place. it looks too slim. and now there's not enough key players to support the monarchy during this time. for now, catherine has asked for time out of the public spotlight. having william at her side is a source of reassurance, she says, as is the kindness shown by many members of the public. it's really hard to imagine because we've put them on such a beautiful pedestal, but the royal family are real people and they struggle with the same things that we will struggle with as everyday people. and i think that they recognise that in everything that they do, but especially in light of king charles iii's diagnosis and the princess of wales' diagnosis, where they have used their platform and taken the time to acknowledge those suffering from similar diseases, from similar canc

in wales rather than the voice of wales in the uk cabinet.n is simply this. in the event of a future pandemic do you believe that these new arrangements for intergovernmental working will be effective? ~ ., , intergovernmental working will be effective? ~' , ., effective? well, i think they would be more effective _ effective? well, i think they would be more effective than _ effective? well, i think they would be more effective than the - effective? well, i think they would be more effective than the ones i effective? well, i think they would | be more effective than the ones we had to— be more effective than the ones we had to rely— be more effective than the ones we had to rely on during the pandemic. they are _ had to rely on during the pandemic. they are still very new, they are still not — they are still very new, they are still not fully tested. the ministerial committee, the top to hear of— ministerial committee, the top to hear of this, did not meet at all in 2023, _ hear of this, did not meet at all in 2023, hasn't— hear of this, di

commentator: for wales in. wales�*s record goal—scorer is now retired, and the responsibility of delivering when it really matters falls to others. life after the lord's means it's a good opportunity for others to step up. and i think i think we've seen that in this campaign with some young players coming into the team and players taking on that responsibility of, you know, chipping in with those goals, playing in big games, turning up for us in big moments. wales are aiming to reach their fourth major tournament in less than a decade, but the players know there won't be any consolation prizes tomorrow night. they simply must beat finland to reach the play off final next week. speaking to the bbc�*s feast of football programme, the returning aaron ramsey says the sell out home crowd at the cardiff city stadium can spur them on once again. that's something that we worked really hard on. it's coming together, engage in the crowd again and making them feel like a place of belonging. that's evident now. that's mass

fingers crossed, fingers crossed, fingers crossed. 2—1 wales. yeah, 2—1 wales.eam they'll be supporting tonight. pierogi, the polish dumpling, is their speciality here. they sell a quarter of a million of them a year at cardiff market, and today they're expecting to be twice as busy than usual. we are excited. a lot of fans everywhere, coming to eat pierogi, and then we are all going to the game. we hope lewandowski's going to score a couple of goals and we're going to win. like all polish fans, they come in here because they believe in the team, you know? around 1,900 poland fans are expected — but tonight, a warning. this firework was set off the last time the sides met in cardiff 18 months ago. seven poland fans were arrested, four for possession of pyrotechnics. police are urging people not to bring them to the stadium. we will take robust action against pyrotechnics. anyone trying to bring them into the stadium, there will be a really thorough search by the stadium. and committed offences, anyone bringing them in and committing offences and setting them off

. , ., , , wales.nded her video talking to other people directly, saying you're not alone, don't lose faith, don't lose hope, and actually the chief executive of the nhs of england has come out and saying i am really sorry to hear that shocking news, our thoughts are with the royal family we know how difficult a diagnosis and treatmentjourney can be for patients and their families, speaking out about it is really brave and it can help others to get worrying signs and symptoms checked. and that's always the hope because we always do with cancer, the earlier of the diagnosis the better the result is going to be. and let's bore this down to the facts —— boil this down to the facts. we know she's had this major abdominal surgery, we know it was as good success and we know that cancer has been found. we don't know about the cancer, but overall cancer survival rates over the last 50 years have doubled. . ., rates over the last 50 years have doubled. , . ., �* , ., doubled. yes, and that's a reassuring _ doub

way that subsidy payment would potentially work in wales.at has gone out for consultation. that has already... i guess made the assumption this has been a really difficult task for her. she would not carry on in that role and transport again, there was a huge backlash after the 20 miles for speed limit came in so there may be a change, ministers said he was moving on. studio: remind for viewers not in wales exactly what powers the first minister has. the wales exactly what powers the first minister has-— minister has. the leader will make the decisions _ minister has. the leader will make the decisions moving _ minister has. the leader will make the decisions moving on. - minister has. the leader will make the decisions moving on. the - minister has. the leader will make l the decisions moving on. the person who made it most clear was when mark drakeford gave evidence in the covid inquiry and said all those big decisions, the buck stops with me and that essentially will be the remit for the first minister moving on. there is a big task on hi

four years ago, wales delivered back to back victories over finland. victory tomorrow and wales will edge closer to their third successive european championship. well, wales�* game against finland is one of six playoff matches on thursday with three places in the european championship up for grabs. whoever wins in cardiff will face either poland or estonia on tuesday for a place in the euros. bosnia, herzegovina, ukraine, israel and iceland make up path b and in path c, georgia. path b and in path c, georgia, luxembourg, kazakhstan in 200a. european champions greece will compete for the last qualification spot. it's been a while for liverpool's joe gomez to get the call up back into the england squad for years, in fact. but the defender is part of gareth southgate�*s squad for the england friendlies against brazil on saturday in belgium on tuesday. it was during a session while away with england in november 2020 when gomez injured tendons in his knee, leading to surgery and an eight month spell on the sidelines. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor

paragraph two and page five, there _ wales. paragraph two and page five, there is— wales.agraph three, you were told there is nine positive cases confirmed — told there is nine positive cases confirmed in the uk, discussion of repatriation of uk nationals from the diamond princess cruise ship. if he can— the diamond princess cruise ship. if he can go— the diamond princess cruise ship. if he can go to — the diamond princess cruise ship. if he can go to page six please, paragraph 11. discussion about what legislation would be used to respond to covid—19, stated there... any bill would — to covid—19, stated there... any bill would be employed on a reasonable worst—case scenario, it is not _ reasonable worst—case scenario, it is not for— reasonable worst—case scenario, it is not for cobra decide whether to legislate _ is not for cobra decide whether to legislate or not. and over the page to paragraph 13. the legislative policv _ to paragraph 13. the legislative policy paper introduced and mr hancock— policy paper introduced and mr hancock emphasised any bill would cover— hanco

frustration for wales, a hue nerves... frustration for wales, a huge opening _ nerves...ration for wales, a huge opening day _ nerves. .. frustration for wales, a huge opening day for— nerves... frustration for wales, a huge opening day for scotland. i in the opening game of this year�*s competition, last year�*s runners—up france beat ireland 38—17 for a bonus point win. france ran in five tries in le mans to claim the win over an improved ireland side. the french have been second to england for the last four years and will face the red roses in the final round of fixtures in the championship. it feels really good. we were really excited to start the campaign of the six nations and we are really looking forward to being back in france and playing in front of our home crowd so just really happy to be here today. let�*s turn our attentions to the women�*s super league now — and manchester city kept the pressure on in the race for the wsl title, with a comfortable victory over rivals manchester united in the derby at the etihad. jess park was at the centre of it, as they mo

in wales, it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us.adversity, you can't match us. we will be there, fighting tooth and nailfor the impossible to happen. for the underdog, for the oppressed. when your back�*s against the wall, you want welsh people by your side, and we'll be there. our wales correspondent hywel griffith was watching the announcement and gave me his reaction. well, he's been congratulated by his rival, jeremy miles, although mr miles didn't want to speak to the cameras as he left the building here in cardiff. he has issued a statement where he congratulates him, talks about the welsh labour family. but he also makes this point — "we must never forget this is an honour and responsibility underpinned by trust that must be continually earned." why is he talking about trust? while there were questions about vaughan gething's campaign and a donation that he accepted of £200,000 from a business whose owner had been prosecuted for illegally dumping waste in wales. it was probably the only controversial moment of this campaign.

princess of wales yesterday, that realshock. i princess of wales yesterday, that real shock.en i saw that video, her very emotional and seeming very vulnerable and revealing her cancer diagnosis and pleading for time really, privacy with herfamily to pleading for time really, privacy with her family to come to terms with her family to come to terms with her family to come to terms with her diagnosis and get on with her treatment in peace. so a lot of shock from people i have been speaking to here. because kate and her family, speaking to here. because kate and herfamily, the princess of speaking to here. because kate and her family, the princess of wales and herfamily are residents of windsor, this is their home town and they are a mile from where i am standing. but this is their century, the locals know them and they see them at the windsor farm shop and out in the park at windsor so they feel like members of the community and people in windsor are incredibly protective of their family and how they have chosen to have windsor as their home. a real sense of shock and sadness

. 2016, their ethos remains the same -- wales.— same -- wales. -la er same -- wales. every young player that _ same -- wales. every young player that comes _ same -- wales. every young player that comes into - same -- wales. every young player that comes into the l same -- wales. every young . player that comes into the team is very respectful and knows their place until that has been proven on the pitch. you know, you have to earn your stripes, so to say, and the boys coming now, the atmosphere is amazing in the squad. it is a group of friends. at in the squad. it is a group of friends. �* ., :: ., . friends. at euro 20 in france, they travelled _ friends. at euro 20 in france, they travelled in _ friends. at euro 20 in france, they travelled in their - friends. at euro 20 in france, they travelled in their tens i friends. at euro 20 in france, they travelled in their tens of| they travelled in their tens of thousands but the experience for supporters in tournaments since hasn't come close. covidien euro 2020 and then the cost of getting to catt

yes, and that was a key part of wales different decision—making.the pandemic, wales being far more cautious, much slower and easing restrictions, but wales was the last place to make facemasks mandatory shops and supermarkets. in summer 2020, mandatory shops and supermarkets. in summer2020, sir mandatory shops and supermarkets. in summer 2020, sir frank atherton said, he was worried about the impact on the supplies of ppe. he was worried that maybe people would be encouraged to risky behaviour, facemasks may be allowing some people with symptoms to think they could roam free songs they had amassed with them. that seemed to be the rationale for wales holding out in terms of making facemasks mandatory, while england and scotland went for it in shops, way to northern ireland, wales held out until september 2020 before insisting on facemasks within shops and supermarkets, and to that legislation longer than the rest of the uk. he accepted there was some confusion. in retrospect he thought it would have been better to align with the rest of the uk. some

former wales strikerjohn hartson tweeted: heartache for wales.ter now not thrown to the lions. look after your own. former wales midfield joe allen spoke to bbc sport wales: "its disappointing not to go to germany but i'm so proud of the boys in what they've done over the last 2 years." and former player dave edwards said: "i'm very proud of this football team, they'll come again. they've come out of the shadows of euro 2016 and this isn't the end, let's see if we can get to the world cup." indeed, they will go again, won't they? there were two more places at the euros up for grabs last night — and ukraine took one of them. they came from behind to beat iceland 2—1 — chelsea's mykhailo mudryk with the winner seven minutes from time — so ukraine will compete in the finals of a major tournament for the first time since being invaded by russia just over two years ago. and georgia have qualified for the tournament for the very first time. after a goalless draw, they beat greece 11—2 on penalties — cue the wild celebrations. england's place at the eur

the princess of wales is a accomplished photographer.she edits photographs and might have been editing family photographs all the time for all we know. a photograph altered by a princess — her team say a photo altered by a princess. her team say she was doing what many others do — trying to make her family look as good as possible in a picture. daniella ralph, bbc news, windsor. daniela relph, bbc news, windsor. this was where she was pictured... as mentioned, this was supposed to be a reassuring comeback picture for the princess of wales — but the photo, which was published to stop the questions about why catherine has not been in the public eye, has done no such thing. onjanuary the 16th she was admitted the palace of the surgery was successful. in february, prince william pulled out of some public appearances, leading to speculation of her health. then on march 10 — with this famous picture — the pool of people around her is limited to close friends and family. it meant no official photographer was brought in. finally, she was portray

wales�* and europe's first black leader.acceptance speech after being voted as the new welsh labour leader, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. it is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that, too often, is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in wales, it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us. in adversity, you

of wales.. i mean, a film star looks a lady of great, great grace and gifts. and we're very fortunate to have them. so, you know, and i suspect a lot of the american folk wish they had a royal family rather than donald trump or joe biden. donald trump orjoe biden. right. so it's not surprising that they are, very popular in the states . and it's not the states. and it's not surprising, therefore, that this footage has done good business. okay >> thank you. jonathan. jonathan, talk to you, their media let me just can media lawyer. let me just can i ask you, andrew, the fact ask you, andrew, will the fact that this is sort of commodifying kate to some degree will will there have been difficult conversations about that with the newspaper because the times have changed, haven't they? >> no, because they would >> no, no, because they would argue doubt. this is argue without a doubt. this is in , a lot of in the public interest, a lot of people, everyone's talking about it interest . the it worldwide

he says in particular, herthree princess of wales.ildren at this difficult time. he also went on to criticise some of the scrutiny that she has faced. we talked about that she has faced. we talked about that in recent days. suggesting she's been unfairly treated by certain sections of the media. he has asked for privacy to focus on her treatment and be with her loving family. also reaction from the first ministerfrom family. also reaction from the first minister from wales, tweeting family. also reaction from the first ministerfrom wales, tweeting he is deeply saddened after hearing the news of the princess of wales undergoing that treatment for cancer. he said on behalf, he would like to send his love and support to the princess and herfamily. he says his thoughts are with them as they continue your treatment. spokesperson outside the white house said their thoughts are with the princess of wales and her family and friends during this incredibly difficult time. she also echoes the thoughts, it's important we respect your privacy. we'

i think it was bold and smart for the princess of wales to fess up the princess of wales to fess up anduse you", but it took too long to come to us. the powers paused for too long a time and in that void everyone was ruminating and questioning what on earth else might have been manipulated over the years that we have had pictures come out of the palace. that is a problem i think. the prince and princess of wales are so popular and they have always been so popular, but now the public don't fully trust them. find popular, but now the public don't fully trust them. and it has, don't fully trust them. and it has. just _ don't fully trust them. and it has, just this _ don't fully trust them. and it has, just this photo - don't fully trust them. and it has, just this photo has - has, just this photo has sparked endless conspiracy theories by people who don't normally talk about conspiracy theories. how big a deal is this in australia right now? look, it's dominated the news cycle, that's for sure. but i think everyone is a bit incredulous about first of all, photo agency would turn down a pict

the princess of wales, prince william, and their three young children.y have had some time and taken some time to speak to their three children in the best way that they can. we know from catherine's statement that they've been very careful in terms of how they have approach to that, and they wanted to do that privately, away from the glare of the media d the world, and a taken some time to do that. it is at the start of the easter holidays for the couple's three children, and they felt now that it was the best time for them to make or put the news into the public domain about the princess of wales's cancer diagnosis. but it must be incredibly difficult time not just for the princess of wales herself from anyone who receives a cancer diagnosis can it will be a huge shock, and it will take time for her to get used to that. but also for the children as well to try and understand what that means for their mother. they will be wanting to spend time here privately at their home in windsor, of course, over the easter holidays. we of course don't know how long

the princess of wales was last seen _ mother's life.ess of wales was last seen in _ mother's life. the princess of wales was last seen in public— mother's life. the princess of wales was last seen in public on _ mother's life. the princess of wales was last seen in public on christmas day. injanuary, she was admitted to hospital for day. injanuary, she was admitted to hospitalfor abdominal surgery. hospital for abdominal surgery. princess catherine's surgery, there has been speculation about her health. this photograph was meant to be an informalfamily health. this photograph was meant to be an informal family picture and intended to reassure the public, but it appears to have backfired. the princess of wales' explanation about the photograph, will it be enough to calm the speculation? so, what made the news agencies suspicious about the picture in the first place and what were the clues it had been edited in some way? nick eardly at bbc verify has been investigating. there is always that frenzied speculation about the royals online and

wales, for her husband and for theirfamily. grant wales, for her husband and for their family.l who are affected by sickness, faith, hope and the knowledge of your love through jesus christ our lord. amen so many tributes are coming in from everyone that you would imagine all of the political leaders , all of the political leaders, from you at home as well. i've read to you already rishi sunak, sent laments, keir starmers sentiments as well . nigel farage sentiments as well. nigel farage he's been tweeting today. awful news, he says, to hear that the princess of wales is having cancer treatment. he says the media who attacked her over the recent photograph should hang their heads in shame . sadiq khan their heads in shame. sadiq khan he, also sending out a message as well. he says on behalf of londoners, i wish the princess of wales a swift recovery as she undergoes treatment. my thoughts are with her and her family. cancer has an impact on so many of us and her bravery in sharing her diagnosis will help raise awareness and encourage others to get checked. will it? when you hea

the vaughan gething the popular choice for labour in wales?— for labour in wales?? the two candidates were very closely | candidates were very closely matched, vaughan gething and his co—contenderjeremy miles, were both very well known, both served in the cabinet under mark drakeford. vaughan gething had the healthjob during the pandemic, they were both heavily involved in taking those daily press conferences that we have got used to. they both moved on to otherjobs, vaughan gething had the economyjob and jeremy miles economy job and jeremy miles education. economyjob and jeremy miles education. there wasn't a lot between them in terms of experience, there wasn't a lot between them in terms of policy when we got to see the manifestos. personality wise, most people will say there wasn't a lot there. what did seem to sort of change was that vaughan gething received a huge donation during his campaign full stop he received two £100,000 donations from a businessman. the controversy came because that businessman was convicted of environmental crimes and vaughan gething

in government in wales. >> in fact, they've gone so far as to that wales is the as to say that wales government as to say that wales is the bl|the int government as to say that wales is the bl|the uk. government as to say that wales is the bl|the uk. and government as to say that wales is the bl|the uk. and you government as to say that wales is the bl|the uk. and you know, nment as to say that wales is the bl|the uk. and you know, ifnent as to say that wales is the bl|the uk. and you know, if you in the uk. and you know, if you want to really find an angry farmer, go to wales. they've you made the whole country a nitrate vulnerable zone. they're insisting that farmers are going to put 10% of their land into forestry, 10% into environmental schemes, and they're not pursuing policies that actually control bovine tuberculosis. so, you if you want to know you know, if you want to know what labour is like in government, go to wales. they're in . of course, government, go to wales. they're in failing . of course, government, go to wales. they're in failing across of course, government, go

in it she says, the prime minister says my thoughts are with the princess of wales, prince of wales, the royal family and in particular her three children at this difficult time. the princess of wales has the love and support of the whole country. she has shown tremendously bravery with her statement today. in recent weeks subjected to intense scrutiny and unfairly treated by certain sections of the media around the world and on social media. when it comes to health she must be afforded privacy to focus on her treatment and be with her loving family. i know i speak for the entire country wishing her a full and speedy recovery and look forward to seeing her back in action when she is ready. talk about, tim mentioned, a crisis for the royal family, but the prime minister said it there. a crisis for her three young children. >> yes. and clearly one of the reasons why it's so private is precisely because they need to -- bipartisan of worldwide news. and also a crisis for william. he has a father who has cancer and a wife who has cancer, and you can imagine the strain that he must be unde