continue to flock here, where the king charles the third has held meetings with diplomats from the 1a countries that recognise him as head of state. also ahead on the programme. ukraine s military says its forces have tripled the amount of territory it has retaken from russia in a little over 48 hours. and in sweden, voting in the country s general election has ended with an exit poll indicating that the prime minister s party may win slightly more seats than rivals. hello and welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the coffin of queen elizabeth is being taken on itsjourney to herfinal resting place. it left balmoral, where she died on thursday, and has now arrived in edinburgh. crowds gathered along the route, as the cortege made the 175 mile journey to the palace of holyroodhouse where the coffin will remain overnight. as that was happening, proclamations formally announcing the accession of king charles iii took place in cardiff, edi
funeral were finally unveiled on saturday with her service at westminster abbey now set for september the 19th which is eight days from now. queen elizabeth died peacefully on thursday at her country estate in scotland at the age of 96. she was the only monarch most have ever known. her death has left many people deeply shaken. in just a few hours her casket is expected to leave balmoral castle in scotland on what will be the first leg of a final german back to london where she will lie in state at westminster hall until the funeral. cnn s nate robinson is in edinboro in scotland with all the details of what we can expect over the coming weeks. reporter: at approximately 10 a.m. local time on sunday the queen s body will be driven in a hearse slowly a six hour journey beginning in balmoral castle passing through the villages of bakery and at the city of aberdeen. then it will pass along the streets here in edinboro past the castle to the palace of holyroodhouse, the monarch
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Its 22 g m t. What challenges here a lie from london, im lauren taylor. The u. K is about to begin 10 days of National Mourning after the death of its longest serving monarch Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. Despite the rain crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to mourn her death at the age of 96. The queen was on the throne for 70 years. One of the longest reigns in global history and was a familiar face to hundreds of millions of people around the world. But here in the u. K, many saw her as a rock of stability. Seeing the country through times of turbulence, i the 2nd world war and the end of the british empire, and more recent political upheavals like breaks it. She seen 15 Prime Ministers during her reign, marking in palo, says, she died peacefully in the afternoon at her scottish estate, all moral. The queens family rushed to her side when doctor said they were concerned about her health earlier on thursday. The crown has now passed to her oldest son, who will be known as king
Where despite the rain crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth. The 2nd you case longest serving monarch has died at the age of 96. The queen was on the throne for 70 years. One of the longest reigns in global history and was a familiar face to hundreds of millions of people around the world. But here in the u. K, many saw her as a rock of stability, seeing the country through times of turbulence, like the 2nd world war. And the end of the British Empire, and more recent political upheavals like breaks it. She seen 15 Prime Ministers during her reign. Buckingham palace as she died peacefully in the afternoon at her scottish estate balmoral. The queens family rushed to her side when doctors said they were concerned about her health earlier on thursday. The crown has now passed to her oldest son, who be known as king charles the 3rd. He issued a statement saying, the death of my beloved mother, her majesty the queen is a moment of the greatest