the new reign of king charles which began yesterday and is expected to began yesterday and is expected to be true to the constitutional path followed so loyally by queen elizabeth, though charles s views on some issues of public debate have of course been clearly expressed in the past. he comes to the throne at the age of 73 having served a record period as prince of wales. our special correspondent alan little assesses charles s life and work so far and the challenges ahead as monarch. it has been a long journey to the throne. at an age when most of us have retired, he assumes the role for which he has been preparing for much of his life. her royal highness - the princess elizabeth, duchess of edinburgh, with safely delivered l of a prince at 9:14pm. thatjourney began in i9lr8 when the country was recovering from a devastating war. the monarchy had come to symbolise the nation s wartime sacrifice and resilience. will you come to the utmost of your power, maintain in the unit
her funeral a show of pomp and precision like few had ever seen. # he that believeth in me. thousands joined the queue to see the queen lying in state. for the new king, his was a public grief. just three months earlier, the queen celebrated her platinum jubilee. with herfamily, the nation. oh, dear. and paddington. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. 0h! the last official duty of queen elizabeth ii at her balmoral estate in scotland, meeting the new prime minister back then liz truss. two days later came news that the queen was unwell and her doctors were concerned. members of the royal family flew to scotland. it was clear the situation was grave. just after 6.30pm on thursday 8th september, the announcement that an historic 70 year reign was at an end. the bbc is interrupting its normal programmes to bring you an important announcement. buckingham palace has announced the death of her majesty que
hotel just after five o clock this morning. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state in the vatican. pope francis will preside at benedict s funeral on thursday. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for review 2022. the death of her majesty the queen and accession of king charles created headlines around the world in september. only three months earlier, the royal family had marked queen elizabeth s platinumjubilee. a record in the history of the united kingdom. daniella relph reports on a year of upheaval and transition in the royal year. a year the world mourned queen elizabeth ii. # i am the resurrection #. herfuneral, a show of pomp and precision like few had ever seen. # he that believeth in me #. thousands joined the queue to see the queen lying in state. for the new king, his was a public grief. just three months earlier, the queen celebrated her platinum jubilee. with herfamily, t
listened. indonesia sacks a police chief after one of the world s worst football stadium disasters. at least 32 children were among 125 people who died in the crush. donald trump sues cnn for defamation and damages, claiming the network carried out a campaign of libel and slander against him. cheering and a welcome in scotland as the king and the queen consort attend theirfirstjoint it s newsday. breaking news, south korea breakin- news, south korea says breaking news, south korea says that north korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile from its east coast. in suspected ballistic missile from its east coast.- suspected ballistic missile from its east coast. in a rare move the from its east coast. in a rare move the japanese - from its east coast. in a rare i move the japanese government move the japanese government warned that residents in the northern ireland to take cover. this launch was the fifth carried out by north korea in one week. military testing has been s