that through these ceremonies, these processes. and you see just how well it is done. it has been well rehearsed, practiced and planned. she was an old lady who they knew would dywon day and while nobody wanted that day to arrive, they have been planning what to do for potentially decades. that means that when it comes down to it, all of the people you are seeing on screen now have practiced and practiced and practiced their roles. that includes, of course, her son, king charles, who now while he is grieving in the depths of his grief for his mother s death is taking on the enormous burden she used to have being a monarch. while people think about that in fairytales as a massive privilege and life of glamour, it is also an extremely difficult job and the burden of responsibility on him is now enormous. something that boris johnson mentioned when he spoke in the house of commons in tribute to queen elizabeth about the enormous burden she undertook at such an early age. he is u
known as the royal mile. of course we will have that service for you when it begins. just moments ago, the coffin of queen elizabeth ii arrived in the heart of the historic old town of edinburgh known as, i said, the royal mile. king charles iii and princess anne, princes edward and andrew walk behind the coffin, the monarch s official residence in scotland to the cathedral. before he left for edinburgh, the king addressed parliament for the first time as sovereign in westminster hall, the same place where his mother will lie in state this week. he said parliament is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. what we are seeing today is a mixture of the political, the constitutional, and, as you see her children behind her coffin, the deeply personal lawmakers singing the national anthem, god save the king, for the first time. we saw a bit of emotion from the king there. prince harry released a deeply personal statement, paying tribute to his grandmother saying, gr
temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next year s eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but it ll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the government and regulators wrote to airlines telling them to make sure their summer timetables were deliverable . the decision means thousands of people will have their holiday plans disrupted, as theo leggett reports. this is what airlines and airports want to avoid. over easter and around the jubilee holiday, hundreds of flights were cancelled. some while passengers were preparing to board. people want to travel, but staff shortages at airlines and ground handling companies have become a s
known as the royal mile. of course we will have that service for you when it begins. just moments ago, the coffin of queen elizabeth ii arrived in the heart of the historic old town of edinburgh known as, i said, the royal mile. king charles iii and princess anne, princes edward and andrew walk behind the coffin, the monarch s official residence in scotland to the cathedral. before he left for edinburgh, the king addressed parliament for the first time as sovereign in westminster hall, the same place where his mother will lie in state this week. he said parliament is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. what we are seeing today is a mixture of the political, the constitutional, and, as you see her children behind her coffin, the deeply personal lawmakers singing the national anthem, god