today. many people are questioning the legitimacy of holding this as a state event, usually for the imperial family members here, and the last time that a prime minister had state funeral was 55 years ago. $11 million will be spent on it and people are questioning whether thatis people are questioning whether that is money well spent, with concerns about the cost of living, and also as someone who spoke to miss reid earlier said that money should probably be spent to help those people who have been affected by that typhoon, as well. there was one girl in her 20s said she supported the state funeral for shinzo abe you contributed greatly to the country, when he was prime minister but even after his death, opinions on him are very much split. we will be following those
anything like this. it was a funeral, a state funeral, afforded winston churchill, the wartime prime minister here in the uk. we are expecting to see crowds of more than 1 million on the streets of london today. we are told billions will watch this on television screens around the world. the estimates are this will be the most closely-watched tv event ever. these plans have been in the offing for years. i m talking decades at this point. so it is no surprise to see these events going absolutely faultlessly, as you see members of the british military from across the board taking part in what is the leadup to this state event. and then we will see in the hour to come the queen s casket moving from west minster hall,
is now not holding a planned meeting in london. they have decided to do that next week in new york. i think that is a measure of the desire of everyone to concentrate on the very reason they are here. will there be any diplomacy? well, bearin there be any diplomacy? well, bear in mind tomorrow they will all be at buckingham palace for all be at buckingham palace for a state reception, so perhaps some will grab an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day. spare a thought by the way for king charles. he is about to lay his mother to rest, his family have not had an opportunity to draw breath, and now he is about to host the biggest state event of his or indeed anyone else s lifetime. but you know, he was a woman, his mother, the late queen, who spent her entire life visiting and being visited by all manner of foreign leaders, of all descriptions, democrats and despots, heroes and villains, and she treated them all with exactly the same decorum. not everyone will agree with this but j
atlantic right now, the annual meeting of the un general assembly. so it s fair to say there s been a lot of hasty rescheduling. liz truss is no not holding a planned meeting with joe not holding a planned meeting withjoe biden in london, they are now planning to do it next week in new york. will there be diplomacy? bear in mind that tomorrow, they ll be all at buckingham palace for a state reception, so perhaps some will grab an opportunity to discuss theissues grab an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day. spare a thought for king charles, he s about to lay his mother to rest on his family have not had an opportunity to draw breath, now he s about to host the biggest state event of his or anybody else s life. but here was a woman, the late queen, who spent her entire life visiting and being visited by all manner of foreign leaders of all descriptions. democrats and despots, heroes and villains.
you know? as richard said, we are expecting heads of state and officials from over 500 delegations to be attending the funeral. and there will be exceptions. and all of this once again is a royal invitation. but it is taken on the advice of government. to richard what to what richer was saying before, this is done with the consent of the british government. foreign policy, any country the united kingdom has normal relations with we ll expect to see very high ranking representative. and keep an eye out for the crowned heads of europe. because they are all related to the queen, and they all know each other, and they re all friendly. so, you are going to have the king of norway, of belgium, of the netherlands. all of these royal families, the king and queen of spain, and for that, it s not so much a state event but a family event. they all know each other. they are all married to each other in some distant way. so, it is going to be crowned heads, presidents, prime ministers, and of c