hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in poland where president zelensky of ukraine has made his first official visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. the polish president, andrzej duda, has told his ukrainian counterpart that poland will urge nato to give kyiv additional security guarantees. ukraine s leader has been welcomed by president duda at the presidential palace and he s expected to thank the polish people at the royal castle in warsaw later. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it s taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also one of the first countries to send fighter jets to ukraine. this is the shot we are getting live from poland of the president zelensky and the commentary is in polish and ukrainian but i can tell you they are about to give a statement to the cameras imminently. this is a hugely important and symbolic visit for president ze
by buckingham palace one month and one day ahead of the coronation, showing the king and the queen consort, as the palace has been at pains to call her from the moment charles came to the throne. but alongside the photograph, the palace also issued this. a copy of the official invitation to the coronation, a brightly coloured document with images of nature. birds, butterflies, flowers and a green man. but it s not the images, but the words that have caught the eye. the invitation refers to the coronation of king charles iii and queen camilla. the wording, camilla, the queen consort, has been dropped. and it s clear that that is quite deliberate. the time has come, the palace and no doubt the king feel, for the wife of the king to be known as the queen. and after she s crowned alongside the king at westminster abbey on the 6th of may, she will be referred to as queen camilla. one other point of interest. among the eight pages of honour
who will process through the abbey with the king and queen will be nine year old prince george. he will get a very close view of the ceremony in which one day he will be the central figure. nicholas witchell, bbc news. i am joined by professor of the history of monarchy at city, university of london anna whitelock to tell us more about the signifcance of this invite. a pleasure to have you on the programme. obviously, we know it is a big deal, but can you explain why this means so much, the fact we are seeing queen camilla used on that invitation? in seeing queen camilla used on that invitation? . . ., , seeing queen camilla used on that invitation? . ., , invitation? in a way it means so much because invitation? in a way it means so much because of invitation? in a way it means so much because of the invitation? in a way it means so much because of the back - invitation? in a way it means so much because of the back story| invitation? in a way it means so i much because of the b
has been at since the death of the late queen elizabeth ii. i think they will be glad, broadly, charles and camilla. it they will be glad, broadly, charles and camilla- and camilla. it has been a really aood to and camilla. it has been a really good to talk and camilla. it has been a really good to talk to and camilla. it has been a really good to talk to you and camilla. it has been a really good to talk to you about - and camilla. it has been a really good to talk to you about queen camilla, orthe good to talk to you about queen camilla, or the future queen camilla and king charles. thank you very much. the home office has confirmed its leads to a barge to house asylum seekers in dorset, around 500 migrants will be accommodated on the vessel in portland. let s cross live to millbank where our chorister abundant is standing by. mike al corresponding to standing by. this corresponding to standing by. ty 3 announcement had been expected since last week when the immigration mini
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