it s friday the 9th of september. you re watching a special edition of bbc news following the death of her majesty the queen. britain s longest serving monarch passed away yesterday, aged 96, at balmoral castle the scottish retreat which her majesty had visited since she was a girl. gun salutes and church bells will ring out across the uk today as the country begins to mourn. the new king charles iii will address the nation this evening. on today s programme we ll be remembering her majesty s life and legacy, and speaking to those who knew and loved her. we ll bring viewers here in the uk and across the world including pbs in the united states the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace. first, our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen s life. the final images we have queen elizabeth ii still carrying out duties into herfinal days. on tuesday, at balmoral, she welcomed the new prime minister. th
today king charles iii will travel to london with his wife camilla, now queen consort. the king will hold an audience with the prime minister, liz truss. parliament will gather at noon for mps to pay their respects to the queen. also, at midday, bell s will tell in tribute to the queen at westminster abbey, and windsor castle among other places across the nation. at 1pm, gun salutes will be fired in hyde park, edinburgh castle and elsewhere. there will be 96 rounds fired, one for each year of the queen s lie. later today the king is to make his first televised address to the nation. it will be his first address, of course, as head of state. and let me show you this image we have just received from aberdeen airport. that is prince harry boarding a plane to london. he arrived at balmoral at approximately 8p in last night and leftjust after eight this morning. 8pm last night. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen
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