Good afternoon. King charles has been meeting the Prime Minister, liz truss, at Buckingham Palace in the last hour, as final preparations continue for Queen Elizabeths State Funeral tomorrow. Hes also hosting a reception for hundreds of World Leaders and royals this evening. Officials are now advising people thinking ofjoining the queue not to set off, with the line expected to close later this afternoon. Last night, the queens eight grandchildren, led by Princes William and harry, stood vigil around her coffin. Its the First Time Ever that the grandchildren of a monarch have taken part in the ceremony. And the us president , joe biden, arrived yesterday, as World Leaders continue to arrive in london for tomorrows funeral. James lendel reports. The funeral may be tomorrow but World Leaders are gathering already. The us President Joe Biden and his wife touched down late last night. One of more than 500 foreign dignitaries assembling to pay their respects to a woman in the world knew as
and at times, prince william, now heir to the throne, watched his father closely, a clear view of what the future holds. the prince and princess of wales, a new title and a new status within the royal family. any changes to their life, officially and personally, won t be rushed. william takes over the vast duchy of cornwall estate from his father. royal sources say the couple remain committed to the work they already do around mental health, the environment and supporting young families. they may pick up some of the king s previous charity work, but firm decisions are yet to be made. we talk a lot about soft power, but i ve witnessed that soft power in action. a word or two from a member of the royal family can mean a lot to you and also make you think, so they are determined to use that power for good, i would say. they realise how much responsibility they have, and they feel passionately about the citizens of this country and about making the lives of people in this country
charles? it time as they get to spend with king charles? , ., time as they get to spend with king charles? , . , . charles? it is an unprecedented uuatherin charles? it is an unprecedented gathering of charles? it is an unprecedented gathering of world charles? it is an unprecedented gathering of world leaders, - gathering of world leaders, politicians and dignitaries. as you say, hosted by king charles iii and the queen say, hosted by king charles iii and the queen consort camilla. prince, princess. the queen consort camilla. prince, princess, president, prime minister, diplomats princess, president, prime minister, diplomats will be here. the first guests diplomats will be here. the first guests started arriving around 4:15pm, guests started arriving around 4:15pm, and they were largely members of the uk government. we spotted members of the uk government. we spotted ben wallace, kit malthouse and sir spotted ben wallace, kit malthouse and sir keir starmer, t
reach, if britain wanted an example of soft power, this is surely it, it is said that the funeral is being watched by 4 billion people, that beats the previous record when mohammed ali open to the los angeles olympics, so i think the concentration on charles, i think, is something that is significant because after all it is so important, looking to the future as the nature nation acclimatise itself to a new claim, that his roles and duties are handled as the queen did of course every monarch has its own style but i suspect the times will be keeping and i on any activist tendencies that he might have. . ., ., ., , have. richard, i ve got to “ump in because we have. richard, i ve got to “ump in because we have t have. richard, i ve got to “ump in because we have one have. richard, i ve got tojump in because we have one minute - have. richard, i ve got tojump in because we have one minute left| have. richard, i ve got to jump in - because we have one minute left a
to me on how great the paintjob was, so there is her humour again! and there was the smell of fresh paint following her wherever she went! thank you very much for talking to us and sharing your memories of the queen. thank you for this opportunity. memories of the queen. thank you for this opportunity. i memories of the queen. thank you for this opportunity, i greatly this opportunity, i greatly appreciate it. it this opportunity, i greatly appreciate it. this opportunity, i greatly areciate it. , for many people, meeting the queen was a once in a lifetime experience. one way to meet her majesty was to be invited to buckingham palace to attend an event, or collect an award. someone who did just that was maureen coumbe, who alongside her husband tony, was awarded an mbe back in 2012 in person by the queen. why did you get an mbe? it was services to why did you get an mbe? it was services to children why did you get an mbe? it was services to children and - why did y