Morning. Nineyearold Prince George. And seven year old, Princess Charlotte. King charles iii says he has been a deeply touched by messages of condolences. He says the country has been moved beyond measure by the millions of people paying their respects. Some of the final public mourners to see the queens coffin are walking past now. Lying in state. Closes at half past six this morning. The National Mission that of silence was held across the country last night. Officials say it will be fixed in time for this morning service. Hello and good morning from Central London, on what is expected to be a grand and deeply solemn day. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth ii will take place in Westminster Abby just a short distance from here. It begins at 11 am. Now large numbers have gathered on the mount. Police say they expect record crowds in the capital. An unprecedented Security Operation involving thousands of extra Police Officers and armed voices personnel is underway. The queen has been Lying
of national mourning for britain s longest serving monarch. well, the public viewing of the queen s coffin has now officially ended, and westminster hall is closed to the public as preparations begin for her funeral. over the last few days thousands have waited for hours in lines stretching several miles along the river thames just to pay their respects. well, in the hours ahead a procession will take the queen s coffin from westminster hall to westminster abbey where the funeral will take place. that service will be conducted by the dean of westminster. following the funeral the queen s coffin will be moved in a procession through central london to wellington arch where it ll be placed in the state hearse and travel on her final journey to windsor. from there a committal service will take place at st. george s chapel. well, cnn correspondents are following all of the developments for you. scott mcclain standing by in london where the final mourners have been waiting to pay t
morning. nine-year-old prince george. and seven year old, princess charlotte. king charles iii says he has been a deeply touched by messages of condolences. he says the country has been moved beyond measure by the millions of people paying their respects. some of the final public mourners to see the queens coffin are walking past now. lying in state. closes at half past six this morning. the national mission that of silence was held across the country last night. officials say it will be fixed in time for this morning service. hello and good morning from central london, on what is expected to be a grand and deeply solemn day. the funeral of queen elizabeth ii will take place in westminster abby just a short distance from here. it begins at 11 am. now large numbers have gathered on the mount. police say they expect record crowds in the capital. an unprecedented security operation involving thousands of extra police officers and armed voices personnel is underway. the queen h
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
the queue for people waiting to pay their respects and file past the queen s coffin lying in state has reached capacity and no more are allowed to join. and i m lewis vaughan jones. in other news. act swiftly to save your lives the warning ofjapan s prime minister to people living in the path of a huge typhoon making landfall in the south. one of russia s most famous singing stars strongly criticises the war in ukraine, saying russian young men are dying for illusory aims. we are at westminster, where just within the past few minutes the queue for people joining to pay tribute to the queen has been closed. so the people behind me will be able to see and pay tribute to the queen lying in state at westminster hall, but, well, the people who have potentiallyjoined within the last few moments, they will not be able to make this journey that others have spent hours and hours attending, waiting to pay their respects. earlier on today. a minute s silence was held across the unit