in fact, 2000 people will gather at westminster abbey see -- westminster abbey on monday. have been others who have been invited because of some connection with the work they have done for the country, and as assigned really of what she meant to various organizations, charities, and others. but there will be predominantly the foreign dignitaries, president biden, the vice president of china, the prime minister's from europe, asia and africa, from countries that were once part of the british empire and are now part of the british commonwealth, and countries with no formal connection with this country, but recognize the queen , as the world's longest-serving head oftate, as someone who has touched them either as individuals or their nation, one way or another. a diplomatic nightmare of arranging those events and positioning people and sitting people who can beat sat next to each other or it may be sitting enemies well apart from each other is one of those headaches that royal officials will have to contend with. finally, after that formal public event is completed, the queen

in state to westminster abbey.hat probably when does that start to happen? >> so, that will be just before the top of the hour. it will arrive just around the corner there. but at the moment, we're seeing the heads of state seated. and then we're seeing senior clergy seated. and then the members of the royal family walking in the press room -- in the procession, will arrive at westminster hall. so they will arrive at half past with the coffin. the coffin will be obviously be brought in at the end. and there will be various parties as well. the gun carriage carrying the late queen will also have a wreath of flowers which the king has chosen. we can talk about that when we see that. the coffin will just before the top of the hour go down the aisle and that will be the beginning of this service, which the palace is very keen to emphasize that this is a service for the queen's remarkable reign and life time of service as head of state, nation and commonwealth. this is the first of three parts really today. this is the

and westminster cathedral. there are several layers to it at the moment though people can go on to the mile. we saw the, the well wishes and the mourners and the spectators thronging the mile. and indeed, parts of whitehall, where i am for that hour period where the procession was moving from buckingham palace into westminster hall. everything stopped. it was almost eerie here in central london flights in london. heathrow airport would normally come over the top of the center of the city here. they were stopped in order to maintain a degree of silence. bells were ringing from churches as a church full saint martin in the fields just at the corner of trafalgar square, where i'm standing and periodically the bells there were ringing out. but for the most part, there was no traffic, no vehicle traffic anyway. and people just stopped and tried to catch a glimpse as the procession went past. even though from here it was a fleeting glimpse. the recession in whitehall down the road there with several 100 meters away.

the doors to westminster abbey opened last hour.nd in the next 30 minutes, the general congregation will be seated followed by the foreign heads of state, up to 2,000 people are expected to attend the queen's funeral. before it begins, the bell will toll once a minute for 96 minutes to represent each year of the queen's life. so this, the general congregation. and these people have been going into the abbey for about half an hour now. as i say, the heads of state will arrive in about 40 minutes from now. many members of the military have been invited. members of the church of england and other faiths. many people who have given a life of service, heads of charities invited today to what will -- we are told be an uplifting service in commemoration of the life of queen elizabeth ii. cnn's clarissa ward joining us now from outside westminster abbey. that is where the action is, as it were, over the next couple of hours, clarissa. we do expect to see dignitaries, heads of state and government arriving in the next 45 minutes. just descri

at the other end of westminster, david. t at the other end of westminster, david. . . at carriage gate, which is where people emerge from - david. i am at carriage gate, which is where people emerge from the i is where people emerge from the north of the world of westminster hall, and people coming out now have had a very long wait, and a queue for seven and a half or eight hours, waiting for the fleeting moment in the hall, let's speak to two of them now. you have come all the way from nottingham, why did you want to travel from the east midlands today? we just felt compelled to do so. she was a _ we just felt compelled to do so. she was a wonderful lady, and if you have _ was a wonderful lady, and if you have us— was a wonderful lady, and if you have us came down and met some lovely— have us came down and met some lovely people in the queue. i didn't think— lovely people in the queue. i didn't think i_ lovely people in the queue. i didn't think i would be standing for eight hours _ think i would be standing for eight hours but — think i would be standing for eight ho

hall were seeing pictures both of westminster hall and westminster abbey. just to remind you as we see there, the meghan, the duchess of sussex, remind you what is going to take place westminster hall is where the coffin is on the catapult and soon will be carried in the procession and brought to where the pictures were seeing. now, westminster abbey, where we're seeing other dignitaries continue to arrive. we're seeing and foreign kings and queens making their way to westminster abbey ahead of the service, which starts now in just over 20 minutes time. the funeral service for the queen, members, the royal family, senior members, the royal family. they will follow in a procession behind the coffin as it's brought into westminster abbey, a very moving moment when it enters this very ancient place of religion. we see members of the royal family, some of the minor members, the royal family arriving now. a princess beatrice there who is the son of the queen's us. so the daughter of the queen, 2nd son, prince andrew at they're making their way to get their seats

westminster hall is closed, and you are outside the palace of westminster. what are you seeing, and what can we expect? >> reporter: hey, becky, yeah. that's right. so i'm amongst the crowd here. and after filing past i actually managed to speak to the very last person in that queue that stretched on for miles and miles, for hours and hours. and here's what she told me. how's it feel to be the very last person to have filed past the queen's coffin in. >> well, i've actually been through i i don't want anyone else to miss it and i thought i want to go around again but didn't want to stop anybody else from going through so i was at the end of the queue. >> you've been past already? >> yes. >> how long did you are to wait in if queue for? >> it was 8 1/2 hours. >> and you thought let's do this again? why? >> because it was just so quick, and given that hopefully -- i was hoping i'd get the opportunity to go around again, but obviously i didn't want someone else who hadn't been in to miss it, and i thought i wanted to do it again. >> reporter: yeah, and we spoke

the western of the, the very ancient westminster hall met evil, westminster hall. that's where the body will lie in state before the funeral, which takes place in a week's time. and the last bit of the tour of the king around the u. k. to thank the people of the various countries that make up the u. k for their condolences will be to wales and that's taking place on friday. he'll be going to the welsh capital cottage. tell us a little more about that. you mentioned that we're westminster hall hall at that's the oldest part of the premise of westminster. right? it is. you can actually see it from where i am now. because it's at the back. it's on the other side. it's not on the river side of the palace, westminster. it's the oldest bit because that's where it all started. that whole is where the sort of government of the u. k. started to grow. the rest of the institutions were built around it. it's been used in the early times as a place for the king delicious advises of place that was used as an early law course. place to raise money performed all the functions of g

before we get into westminster hall. what is the feeling of those who then up to speed this morning? the >> morning kamala. i think they do feel really lucky. because i just spoke to a member the security here. i've just been told that victoria gardens has now closed, completely. to q. so i know and that hasn't made it this far, this is the final stretch. and this long journey to get to see the queen lying in state. anybody that isn't on this screen right now is not going to get that opportunity so, these as you say are some of the final few people that would get that opportunity. i think we have spoken a lot about the queue. we've seen's extraordinary pictures. we've almost gotten used to seeing this five mile long stretch across london. but it's worth reminding people that this is something that will not happen again for a long, long time. this is been an extraordinary moment in history. everyone here will be able to say that they played a part. i was just speaking to a couple of women who came all the way from san fra

her funeral, which will take place at westminster abbey on monday. and we can see that to the right of the screen, westminster abbey, to the left. we see the houses of parliament and the elizabeth tower. big ben. i think that was just such a church we just saw who was her 1st prime minister back in 1950. she famously called winston. yes. i wouldn't of the 1st a 15 prime minister. she's kind of a final one being appointed just 2 days before her death. the new british prime minister lives truss. and that also as the sense of a slight uncertainty beneath all of this ceremony is that we, we've got a completely untasted prime minister, an untested government and now an untested king as an extraordinary time in, in the, in the u. k. right now, i mean, last week for us drunk and step down less trust became the new prime minister. 2 days later, the queen died. and it is, it's really challenging times for the u. k. at the moment with an uncertain economy just coming out of the pandemic. and that's really what so many people. so many people have said about the

at westminster hole in the queen's casket. her casket is borne by state, gun carriage, just 20 minutes or so before the funeral begins for a short distance. here to the abbey, the king and the royal family. following behind the service itself will take about 55 minutes conducted by the dean of westminster and with a sermon delivered by the archbishop of canterbury in roughly 55 minutes after it begins. in fact, i say roughly, of course it will be point to the minute after it began, my last post will sound it will be a 2 minutes national silence. the national emphasis will be sung gold, said the king, as it is now of course. and then as the queen's personal pipe of plays a lament, a coffin will be transferred once again onto the state gun carriage. and it will set off on a street procession, taking her from the abbey. here a long, white whole host gods. parade for mile constitutional hill all the way to wellington arch before being transferred into the state, hers for the 2 hour or so journey to windsor where there'll be a comm

i so many people file through westminster hall?— westminster hall?ould be involved en route and then they decided to fly the coffin down, but he i can't help thinking that with the numbers, 400,000 is the estimate they think they are going to include or to pass, scotland over 30,000 at st giles' cathedral, it was so important for national unit that the scots had a chance of also paying respects, but possibly they might be able to think of some sort of way, the male, robin hull gray was writing about this morning, some sort of way that this might be increased. i just wanted to mention this very spectacular, it is a very small photograph, but the sun set behind big ben, it reminded me of when the queen's father george vi died, queen elizabeth wrote in her diary" the sunset of his death changed the whole world's sky." i thought rather appropriate. it is a lovely picture. just before we leave this, we were talking about the queues and the crowds, there is a very helpful website that the uk government has decided to launch and it is basically a website sh

within a westminster hall comes the sound of the choirs of the chapel royal in westminster abbey, singinged my down sitting in rising. words sung 20 years ago as the coffin of queen elizabeth and queen mother was carried here. ♪ ♪ ♪\ ♪ ♪ >> o god, the maker and redeemer of all mankind, grant us with thy servant and elizabeth and all the faithful the parted. -- departed. the benefit of thy sons saving passion and glorious resurrection. that in the last day, when all things are gathered up in christ, we may with them, enjoy the fullness of thy promises through jesus christ our lord. amen. let not your heart be troubled, he believe in god believe also in me. in my father's house are many mansions. if it were not so, i would've told you. i go to prepare a place for you and if i go and prepare a place for you, i will come again and receive you unto myself that or i am, there you may be also. and where i go you know in the way you know. thomas said on to him, lord, we know not where thou goest, and how can we know the way? jesus says unto him, i'm that way, the truth, and the life. no man comet

abc news will have a special report when the queen's coffin leaves for westminster. we will bring that to you live. reggie: san francisco's mayor promising action in the castro following a threat from local business owners. why police are getting involved. kumasi: plus an earthquake rattles the north bay. reggie: good morning. it is wednesday, september 14. drew: you will find poor weather today. today is the callista day of the week. into the city -- today is the cooleseek. northwest wind reinforcing the cooler than average afternoon. a bit of a chill in the north bay. upper 50's to lower 60's. patchy fog. here is a live look outside. the big take away, it feels like fall. only in the 60's and 70's. let's talk to sue because we have a little bit of a mess at the toll plaza. sue: luckily they just cleared out lanes 12 and dean. an accident had broken the sand barrels so they had it blocked off -- hopefully that will be dissipating. the crews have cleared out, there are still some residual flares, but obviously folks are seeing the lanes have reopened westbound on the

reached westminster hall. with its echoing hall and footsteps on stone floors buttressed by the six foot thick stone walls dating from the days of king william the second, son of the conqueror, the normandy born monarch who conquered this country. the last king to conquer the british, 1000 years ago. police think this whole operation are notjust officers of the metropolitan police, and i was talking to one just a few moments ago, a colleague who had come from the civil nuclear police, drafted in from the nuclear power stations who have their own police force, and there will be representatives of police forces from around the uk. the 40 or so forces we have in this country who absconded officers to support this operation. in addition we have some of the volunteers and we have some of the volunteers and we heard earlier from we have some of the volunteers and we heard earlierfrom the we have some of the volunteers and we heard earlier from the salvation army, providing notjust volunteers but cups of tea for thos

what is going to be placed on a gun carriage to move from westminster to westminster abbey.123 years old. it w will be pulled by rope sysm by royal navy sailors. it is a tradition that dates back to the funeral of queen victoria. they will pull the ten carriage, the short distance here to westminster abbey. following the coffin will be king charles joined by his siblings, princess and the princess royal, and behind them the prince of wales, william an. the entire procession will take about 8 minutes and then they will all enter here, the west gate of westminster abbey. queen elizabeth's state funeral will be a lavish oil spectacle for all of the world to witness. the ritual that follows, however, will be a far more private affair. the queen's body will be taken to her immediate families to windsor castle where she will be entombed with her parents, her sister princess margaret, and her husband of 73 years prince philip who died in 2021. joining us from outside of windsor castle, fox linton correspondent alex hogan. alex, who do we know as we will get thousands at westminster

let me take you live to westminster.se live pictures you are seeing at the moment, we can see the changing of the guard. this will be in place until monday, until the funeral. filing past, waiting patiently for this moment, you can see on either side, the members of the public who have come to say their final farewells. it has been a steady procession of people through the day. you can see the coffin has just pulled back on the raised plank, draped in the royal standard, imperial state crown at the he of it. flowers placed on the coffin from the queen's favorite gardens at balmoral, rosemary and lavender from windsor. these things will continue through the day and night, as more and more people make their way in steady procession through the great hall. some of these people at the front of the queue are into the third hour of this lying in state. these people have been waiting, some of them, for two days in some fairly inclement weather here in london. you can see members of the household guard moving away, having comple

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lying in state were ushered through westminster hall the ancient part of the palace of westminster behind me then the preparations for the funeral began as well. at 10:44, in less than an hour, a short journey from the queen's coffin on the state gun carriage moving from westminster hall to the short journey to westminster abbey. it goes through the great west gate there and the main state funeral will begin we have seen enormous numbers of troops and security forces and police on the streets of london and it is going to be an absolutely enormous operation when you consider the attendees. past presidents of the united states we have the president himself, mr. biden, has been in london since saturday evening we have the japanese emperor here in london host of families from england and sweden and king william alexander from netherlands and the leaders of many countries from around the world. the french president emmanuel macron and the leader of the european commission. the prime ministers of canada and australia and of new zealand to name but a few. the proceedings will be relatively short

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at 10:44am the coffin will be taken from westminster hall to westminster abbey, a solemnjourney westminstert minutes. it was here that she was crowned, back in 1953. the funeral service attended by heads of state from every corner of the globe, starts at 11am. it will be followed by a national two—minute silence. the root of the procession goes past buckingham palace and onto wellington arch, where her coffin will be transferred into the state hearse. then there will be a more intimate service at st george's chapel attended by members of the royal family and staff who served her throughout her reign. you will then be laid to rest in the evening and private service. at sandringham, the prince and princess of wales came to greet well—wishers and to look at the many floral tributes left. inside westminster hall for these members of the public, the long wait to say goodbye was over, everyone here with their own feelings, memories, emotions, as the country prepares, with pomp and pageantry, to bid its finalfarewell to britain's longest ever reigning monarch. caroline hawley, bbc news. well our p

hall parliament to westminster abeabbey.ave been looking at the pipes and drums marching to westminster hall they are part of the honor guard. i have seen navy attachments making their way to the hall and the royal marine band and raf. we have representatives from all of the armed forces in the united kingdom king charles and members of the royal family will arrive at westminster hall and follow the state gun carriage in a short procession a few hundred yards to the gate of westminster abbey for a relatively short service the order of service includes a sermon from the archbishop of canterbury the service from the dean of westminster. readings from the prime minister liz truss and barroness of scotland at 11:55, there will be a two minutes of silence and a last post played and the national anthem which now has the words god save the king in it played a longer procession with huge numbers of armed forces making its way from westminster abbey to white hall and up the route which is the mall toward buckingham palace. not stoppi

you see the palace of westminster, behind me is the very oldest part of the palace of westminster, westminster hole. it dates from over 900 years ago, the very end of the reign of william the conqueror. his son, william rufus, was the 1st one to build that whole medieval hole with a very ancient roof that is an ancient place for gatherings, for political meetings, for bringing in money to the exchequer of this country. and for trials a previous king, king charles, the 1st was put on trial there and there was a brief period with britain, didn't even have a monarchy. so it's a very old place. now, you're going to see this procession there. the queen's coffin, followed by charles the 3rd now who will be heading this funeral procession, as well as you said, a funeral procession. this is the start of many days of ceremony, culminating in a full state funeral on monday. james, tell us about the plans for that yet. refused fuel took full state funeral, began taking place in westminster abbey. i'll be going there in just a moment on the back of westminster abbey. and it's a very short distance from he

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of westminster. right at the heart of this is a family funeral, we mustn't forget that. deeply personal and a very, very difficult thing for a family to navigate. but this is also a celebration of a quite extraordinary life. this evening, the queen's eight grandchildren, including princes william and harry, will hold a vigil by their grandmother's coffin. also on the programme... ukraine says more western weaponry is needed to beat the russians, as bodies are recovered from a mass burial site, newly liberated in north eastern ukraine. hundreds protest outside new scotland yard over the shooting dead of 24—year—old chris kaba. and football pays tribute to the queen in the first full weekend of fixtures since her death. good afternoon. the king and the prince of wales have been meeting members of the public queueing in london, to see the queen's lying in state. they thanked those waiting through the night to get into westminster hall, before the state funeral on monday. others hoping to pay their respe

westminster hall, a place with nearly 1,000 years of history and the oldest part of the palace of westminster — this morning it will be the place to which the new king will come, for a ceremony that illustrates the relationship between royalty and parliament and indeed our system of constitutional monarchy. it was at balmoral last thursday that the queen's passing meant the end of one reign and the beginning of another. and as tributes continue to to be paid to her majesty — here and around the world — today it is her son, the new king, who will hear them in person from parliamentarians. it's only two days since his majesty was formally proclaimed king at st james�*s palace. now we will see him come to the palace of westminster for the first time as our sovereign and head of state. members of the house of commons and the house of lords have already gathered inside westminster hall. the ceremony will begin shortly. it's not often that the two houses come together in this historic setting, which goes right back to the days william the conqueror�*s son — who built it. the occasion this morning i

my colleague is in westminster. welcome to westminster _ colleague is in westminster.g the final hours of the final full day that queueing can continue because as you say there is going to be a point perhaps in the next few hours when the authorities say that you must close. people coming into this building in their tens of thousands will have to stop before the deadline of the official end of the lying in state at 630 on monday morning. still, for now, they come. 13 hours is what these people have walked through through the night to be where you can see them now, going through the phenomenon known as the snake, the snake that condenses so many people into such a small area, condenses so many people into such a smallarea, reducing condenses so many people into such a small area, reducing the length of the queue you can see with your eyes, deceptive view of westminster when you reach the beginning, you still have this sea of people to shuttle back and forwards through before you finally come to the tight security behind us where you go through airport style cues in a wh

let's go back now to katty kay at westminster.? well, here we are in the queue, _ about what is happening? well, here we are in the queue, and _ about what is happening? well, here we are in the queue, and as - about what is happening? well, here we are in the queue, and as you - about what is happening? well, here we are in the queue, and as you canl we are in the queue, and as you can see, people are still coming. ijust want to give a sense of some of the people that have joined us here because they have been standing in the line a long time and some of them are very young. so let me join claire and maeve, who have been standing in line all night. how old are you, maeve?11. standing in line all night. how old are you, maeve? 11. pare standing in line all night. how old are you, maeve? 11.— are you, maeve? 11. are you exhausted? _ are you, maeve? 11. are you exhausted? very _ are you, maeve? 11. are you exhausted? very tired. - are you, maeve? 11. are you exhausted? very tired. how| are you, maeve? 11. are you - exhausted? very t

the funeral service will begin at westminster abbey after will be conducted by the dean of westminsterbefore the service the tenor bell of the abbey will be tolled every minute for 96 minutes, one for each year of the queen's life. after the service the procession sets off to wellington arch. members of the royal family will follow on foot. the queen's coffin will then be moved to the state hurst and the procession will continue to st. george's chapel at windsor castle which is the west of london. the queen will be buried in a private ceremony attended by king charles, members of the royal family, and staff. well, heads of state and dignitaries from around the world will be attending the queen's funeral today. some countries are also commemorating the queen's life and legacy with events of their own. angus, let's start with you. how are australians marking what is a very big day in history? >> absolutely, becky. australians certainly feel the momentous occasion that this is. australians of today farewelling their sauvren, one of 14 countries of course outside the u.k. where the british

of westminster hall. they will go into the hall and they will be witnesses to the moving of the queen's coffin which has been lying in state, to the state gun carriage of the royal navy, which would be drawn up in front of these doors once the royal party is inside. peter philips, the prince's royal son, lord chamberlain, in charge of westminster, the speaker greeting them in the speaker of the lords, the lord speaker. back at westminster abbey, more guests arriving present in the armed forces, representing charities and other organizations, patronage is of her majesty. they have all been invited for a specific reason, because they represent great achievements or relate representing the queen's own interest. we are seeing now some of the other members of the royal family, yes? >> i think one of the things that really struck me after that procession, just how many extended members of the queen's family were there. i think about 64 of them. the family, as well as duty, talking -- there you see two of the yo

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his motorcade arrived at the palace of westminster.esident biden and the first lady of the united states, drjill biden, stood quietly on a balcony inside westminster hall. like so many thousands of others over the past four days, struck by the intensity of the scene. i think what she gave is a sense of maybe above all, the notion of service. we all owe something, there is something within our capacity to do that can make things, notjust the world better, but your neighbourhood better, your household better, your workplace better. to all the people of the united kingdom, our hearts go out to you and you were fortunate to have had herfor 70 years, we all were. the world is better for her. as the royal family prepares for the state funeral, from camilla, the queen consort, her reflection on the 70 years of the queen's reign. she has been part of our lives for ever. i'm 75 now and i can't remember anybody except the queen being there. it must have been so difficult for her being a solitary woman, there weren't women prime ministers or wome

and we will stay with these images here from inside westminster hall at the lying inside westminster with a horse—drawn gun carriage bearing her majesty. walking behind, her children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family led by king charles. thousands of people witnessed the procession, some overcome by the emotion of the moment.

at westminster respects in person at westminster hall. but of course the bbc has been livestreaming the scenes for people who wish to pay their respects virtually to queen elizabeth. people came together to share a moment of reflection — remembering the country's longest reigning monarch. the us presidentjoe biden was among those paying his respects at westminster hall where the queen is lying—in—state — and later he paid tribute to her. our hearts go out to the royal family, king charles and all the family. it's a loss that leaves a giant hole. this is the scene outside westminster hall now, as people wait patiently to be allowed in — it will close to the public in the early hours of tomorrow morning. among the 2,000 invited guests at tomorrow's funeral at westminster abbey are members of the public, who've been preparing for the solemn occasion. very choked up, emotional is probably the main word, yeah. honoured and emotional. and tonight king charles has released a message of thanks to the countless people who've provided support and c

, westminster. i think that the mood is not what it was when diana died, for example, a very different mood then her death was so sudden her age, so young. now, the british public in particular, has had a long time to come to terms with the fact that the queen was getting rather old. and that obvious frailty was impacting on her public duties. and that frankly, it was rather inevitable that sooner perhaps, rather than later, it would be time to have such an occasion as this. so the mood that we had here at trafalgar square, which is where people who couldn't get on to the mouth and couldn't get on to whitehall, couldn't actually line the root. assembled was more of curiosity, respect, sightseeing, and everything stopped. it was so quiet that the fountains here in trafalgar square with turned off on people didn't talk they, they just observed. they watched for that glimpse of the the procession as it passed out through the tunnel of dover house and turned right down. why till even though it was some

in westminster. , ., ., ., westminster.ities in ukraine say they've found a large burial site containing more than 400 graves in a city recently recaptured from russian forces. ukrainian officials say most of graves contain the remains of civilians but there were also some soldiers with their hands bound. they were discovered in izyum in the east of the country — which the russians used as a logistics hub for their war effort. ukraine says all the bodies will be exhumed and sent for forensic examination. speaking of the discovery, president zelensky said "russia leaves death everywhere." 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, sent this report from izyum — and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. under the pine trees of izyum, a war crimes investigation. this burial site has more than 400 graves, now being examined. the earth starting to give up its secrets. but the prosecutor already claiming russia is responsible for almost all of the dead. "according to our data, almost everyone died becaus

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at 5pm people will be able to file into westminster hall. howl to file into westminster hall.ing to us. j to make it real. thank you, i - appreciate you talking to us. mark, like so many, for you it is something you have to do? i like so many, for you it is something you have to do? i had to do it, i something you have to do? i had to do it. i did — something you have to do? i had to do it. i did not _ something you have to do? i had to do it, i did not have _ something you have to do? i had to do it, i did not have to _ something you have to do? i had to do it, i did not have to do _ something you have to do? i had to do it, i did not have to do it, - something you have to do? i had to do it, i did not have to do it, i- do it, i did not have to do it, i wanted to do it. i watched on the scottish tv when the queen was lying in state and i wanted to come down and do the same here. it has been a party atmosphere last night. we slept out last night. but very sombre in a few hours' time across the water. ., , , . ., ., ., the water. people expect the mood to be more sombre. _ the

westminster hall itself, nearlyiooo westminster. westminster hall itself, nearly 1000 years old. coffin becomes the responsibility of the earl martial and passes from the care of the royal household to the state. after the procession arrives there will be a short service led by there will be a short service led by the archbishop of canterbury and sung by the choirs of the chatham royal and westminster abbey. then the first vigil will be mounted by the first vigil will be mounted by the household cavalry, the gentlemen at arms and the yeomen of the guard, the first of 20 watches, each one lasting six hours, watches that will run continuously until monday morning when the coffin will be carried across parliament square to westminster abbey for the funeral service. this afternoon once the royal party has left, the whole will close briefly and, allowing the public the chance to file past the coffin and pay their final respects. and now the king's troop royal horse artillery are deploying in hyde park from where they will fire the minute guns. every minute to remember, to draw the cap

hall across to westminster hall across to westminster abbey, westminster hall across to westminsterabbeystminster hall across to westminster abbey, but gathered inside there will be hundreds of world leaders and heads of state. it is such a rare occasion for so many of them to be in the same place at once. so consider the work of the police and many others in organising all of this and keeping everyone safe. sniffer dog scout is here from cumbria, one of many extra resources brought into the capital. at the end of the service, in the place queen was crowned, two minutes of silence will be observed across the country. then the procession heads from the abbey up the mall past buckingham palace and along constitution hill to hyde park corner and the wellington arch, where the coffin will be transferred to the state hearse for the drive to windsor, up the long walk to the castle, and then st george's chapel for another service at 4.00. there is then a private ceremony where the queen's coffin will be laid to rest alongside that of prince philip. before that, three more days for the public to

on monday, the first procession will be from the palace of westminster to westminster abbey.ueen's coffin will be borne from westminster hall, it will be taken in procession via parliament square and broad sanctuary to the west gate of westminster abbey. it will arrive there at 10.52. in the darkness of the early morning, all the elements are being meticulously rehearsed. the finishing touches to plans drawn up over many years. the procession to the abbey will be led by the massed pipes and drums of all the scottish and irish regiments in the british army. and this is the most visible sign that this is to be a full state funeral, the like of which we haven't seen in britain since winston churchill's in 1965. the state gun carriage will be carried by 150 royal navy ratings, rather than by horses. inside westminster abbey will be a congregation of 2,000, among them heads of state, including the us president joe biden, with heads of government and representatives from virtually every country in the world. at approximately 11.55, the last post will sound and there will be a natio

we will see them in westminster hall very shortly.they are on their way to westminster hall, it�*ll be a special moment for the queen�*s children for whom this has been a time where their private grief has had to be alongside their public duty. they have received condolences from across the country and around the world. as they travel to westminster hall tonight it is in remembrance of their mother, their beloved mother, more than anything else. each of them will have their own memories as they make this journey of their time with her through the decades. ido i do have many happy memories of childhood. i rememberwe i do have many happy memories of childhood. i remember we used to have lots of laughs, sometimes make her laugh, she was always very jolly. her laugh, she was always very “oll . ,, . , her laugh, she was always very “oll. ,, ., her laugh, she was always very “oll . ,, ., v, jolly. she was always the queen because that — jolly. she was always the queen because that was _ jolly. she was always the queen because that was reall

hick queen in westminster hall. nick eardle , queen in westminster hall.ur— queen in westminster hall. nick eardley, our chief _ queen in westminster hall. nick eardley, our chief political correspondent. with me is royal biographer robert hardman. as we see the car taking the king and queen consort to raf northolt, from where they will go to edinburgh, where you are, and the king will have that solemn duty later of being part of that procession behind the coffin as it is taken from the palace of holyroodhouse to st giles's cathedral. sitting in this car right now i suppose is a moment of reflection between events on a very busy day for him, where he is very much in full view of the public and carrying out those important duties. yes, you're absolutely right. he has been thinking about this moment for years but nothing prepares you for the shock of the moment and these quiet moments when the king and queen can gather their thoughts between these monumental events. addressing both houses of parliament, a major role in a week. having done that he will be arr

think me from buckingham palace to westminster. moving from the royal family from the hospital family to the house of political terrestrial britain. if you like, giving the body of the queen back to the people of westminster is the house. if the british government wishes to who is where the kings and queens if you have met with politicians and have count continued that deal of a constitutional monarchy of the king or the queen having ultimate power through god they say and, and that giving that power to the politicians to kind of actually guffman the country as a very delicate balance. i hate and so far has worked fairly well. we haven't had a revolution in the u. k for a long time. we should just explain to our views. of course, the houses of parliament is the heart of british politics in the u. k. and westminster hall and the oldest building on the parliamentary estates as played a central role in british history. because it was, it was in and around westminster hall that the major institutions of the british state grew up in par

hall in front— respects at westminster hall in front of— respects at westminster hall in front of theont of the clean's coffin at the queen's lying in state. and we know that the _ queen's lying in state. and we know that the president went on to lancaster house to sign the book of condolence. then, about 20 minutes a-o, condolence. then, about 20 minutes ago. for— condolence. then, about 20 minutes ago, for large coaches arrived, sadly— ago, for large coaches arrived, sadly with _ ago, for large coaches arrived, sadly with blacked out windows so we couldn't _ sadly with blacked out windows so we couldn't see who was inside, but we understand — couldn't see who was inside, but we understand that was carrying dozens and dozens of guests who are coming here to _ and dozens of guests who are coming here to this— and dozens of guests who are coming here to this state reception, and we know— here to this state reception, and we know that _ here to this state reception, and we know that among the guests we can expect— know that among the guests we can expect here today are the prime ministe

the casket will be moved across to westminster abbey.hour or so? >> i think this will be the first big moment today. seven different sections of that procession will which have the queen's coffin draped with the royal standard and royal flag on the top. with the crown, the sector. the crown jewels that so signify the monarch. as for you heard in the last hour, being pulled by members of the royal navy, excuse me, a tradition that goes back to queen victoria. seven different bands, seven different processions. >> the queen was the first female member of the royal family to serve as a full time active member of the arms forces. one thing that struck me in talking to people across these recent days who are waiting in line and included a captain, i asked him why he was there, seemed surprised by the question. she was i had commander in chief. that's who he swore an oath to. we saw so many examples of that. she did seem to have a particular kind of relationship with members of the military. she took part, actively took part in the annual troo