correspondent keir simmons on the timeline. at 10:44, just before 6 am eastern time, the queen s coffin will be carried on a carriage from westminster hall. the state funeral will begin at 11, six on the east coast. 2000 will be in attendance. the service will and after one hour. decorated eight workers, police, and servicemen and women will walk with the queen. at 10:06 eastern time, she will reach once or, home to monarchs for over 1000 years. entering the castle for a committal service at st. georges chapel beginning at 4 pm, 11 am on the east coast. in the next hour, can charles will be holding an official state reception at buckingham palace this evening for visiting world leaders. crowds cheer for charles today as he drove into buckingham palace. president biden is expected among the dignitaries at the queens reception with first lady dr. jill biden. in the past few moments, the president and the first lady paid respects to the queen inside westminster hall. joining
the commemorations over the weekend, and one of the most notable things about the weather in the capital will be just how cool it feels. daytime temperatures of 17, 18, some chilly nights, but staying largely dry. as it is for most of us right now. some shower clouds across northern ireland, parts of wales, and some showers down the eastern coast of scotland and eastern england. it is also quite windy at the moment. that s a long summer eastern coast of 40 115 mph. that is making it feel really quite chilly. temperatures this afternoon in aberdeen no higher than 12 celsius, higher values in some shelter for the west, 19 in cardiff. this evening, that daytime cloud will melt away and we will see clear skies overnight, and especially where the winds are light away from the east coast, it is going to turn really chilly tonight. those are the temperatures for towns and cities with some places down to four celsius, but some places in the countryside getting very close to freezing,
we re closed now. go fight to the gates have been closed temporarily on the queue where people have been waiting to see the queen s off. the gates have been closed temporarily. we ve already had a problem with the trains and had to come by bus, but we are tough, we are not worried about it. we re not worried. we re going to stick it out for the long haul. at one stage the gates were closed to stop more peoplejoining. since then, the gates have reopened and people are again able to join the queue. it is about 1k hours at the moment. also this afternoon. two police officers stabbed in london s west end one of them with what may be life changing injuries. more than 400 bodies discovered in a mass burial site in ukraine in territory recaptured from russian forces. and also in the programme the striking ways some people are choosing to pay tribute to the queen. coming up on the bbc news channel, the premier league resumes this evening after its postponement of matches as a
country s pre pandemic preparations before 2020. north korea fires a suspected missile overjapan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of tokyo and washington. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid 19 inquiry is about to begin. there will be an opening statement by the chair of the inquiry, baroness hallett, followed by a minute s silence. the session will focus on how prepared the uk was for a pandemic before 2020. joining us now from the inquiry is our health correspondent, jim reed . hello. just tell us a little more, if you would, about this first phase of the inquiry? of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by boris - of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry| was announced by boris johnson of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry - was announced by boris johnson back was
behind me, the house parliament. inside, and westminster hall, elizabeth ii lies in state as one by, one her devoted subjects do what they have been doing for hours now and will continue to do around the clock until monday morning. they are making a way towards the draped coffin, and quietly paying their respects. to the only monarch most have ever known. as we watch, it is hard not to notice how well the calmness of this late hour fits the moment. this is after all, a bustling world capital, it looks and sounds that way during most daylight hours. except earlier today, when even some flights to heathrow were suspended, and the city felt quiet for the procession from buckingham palace. flanked by guards in cavalry, and led by her on four children, the carriage carried the queen coffin down westminster. it was a remarkable display of ceremony and ritual. history, and family. each piece of it, every gesture planned to the heartbeat, and done with precision. turn, slow