and i m martine croxall here in the studio. i ll be speaking to a former press officer to the queen for his thoughts as the nation continues to pay tribute. hello and welcome to cardiff, where king charles has begun his first official visit to wales as monarch by attending a service of prayer and reflection for queen elizabeth ii. in the senedd, an hour ago, about a thousand people were standing in sunshine and welcoming the king and the queen consort as they visited the queen consort as they visited the senedd. it was completely calm, quiet and still as everyone turned to watch the big screens when king charles addressed the parliament not just in english but also in welsh, a hugely symbolic moment for people here, to hear the king speaking welsh so fluently and talking about his mother and his memories of his time here in wales and what the country meant to him and to the royal family. when he left, there were lots of cheers. there were a few people who were not happy that
to wales, and have an opportunity to, not necessarily blend in but be in the countryside and enjoy that. where his home is in west wales, a rural carmarthenshire, everybody knows him, they all know when he is there, and a lot of them get invited around the events that he has, there is a huge barn there where he hosts people, having drinks but also sitting down, students from the royal welsh college of music and drama will go up and perform skits for him and that kind of thing. we are waiting for charles to come out but there are also pictures of david beckham in westminster hall at the moment, where he is. mi beckham in westminster hall at the moment, where he is. moment, where he is. all kinds of eole moment, where he is. all kinds of people queueing moment, where he is. all kinds of people queueing up moment, where he is. all kinds of people queueing up to moment, where he is. all kinds of people queueing up to pay - moment, where he is. all kinds of people queueing up to pay
one of britain s most decorated paralympians, baroness tanni grey thompson has said it would be a cop out if the international paralympic committee were to allow russia to compete under a different name. organisers of the games are meeting today to decide whether russian athletes should be banned or not. the winter paralympics begin in beijing on friday, with russians currently able to take part under the flag of the russian paralympic committee. but any decision the international paralympic committee makes could be subject to legal challenges. over my time competing, i ve known russian athletes, and there are some amazing people. many of them will not agree with what putin is doing. they may not even know or understand what is going on right now but, ultimately, i don t think they should be allowed to compete. and i also think it is a bit of a cop out, allowing them to compete with a different name and with no national anthem because, ultimately, that can still be spun back in russi