is the scene in central london. then the prince of wales just visiting, the crowds, you the qb waited to westminster hall, thanking them. a busy time for the royals. king charles iii meeting the new met commissioner. the mayor of london and suella braverman who are in charge of the extraordinary policing operation that will unfold on monday here in central london. let s get the reaction to down there. it is continuing flow of people. tens of thousands of people still coming here. the wait time thankfully for many people is way lower than it was when we started in the early hours of the morning. then it was something like 25 hours. now thatis it was something like 25 hours. now that is considerably more palatable. obviously getting used to these enormous numbers. it is down to m hours. the people coming through now as they approach the final leg of this whole epicjourney along the thames and across lambeth bridge are seeing thejoin the thames and across lambeth bridge are seei
the queue to see the queen lying in state it s close to full capacity, with a waiting time of at least 2a hours. military rehearsals have been taking place in windsor ahead of the queen s funeral on monday. away from westminster, today s other headlines. ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside izyum, a city that was recently regained from russian forces. the premier league returned with fans and players paying their own respects to the queen. it s saturday, 17th september. you re watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen has spent a third night lying in state. people hoping to pay their respects at westminster hall are being told not to travel tojoin the queue, as it s almost at capacity, with waiting times at least 2a hours long. last night king charles, the princess royal, prince andrew and prince edward held a silent vigil by their mother s coffin. in conversation with some of the people who have been arriving here, they have be
they walked and stood the right beside us. the honour was notjust the fact we were dancing for her but because we were in such close proximity, we werejust dancing, she was watching, she had questions, she was asking about it, she stood there looking at us. did it make you nervous? what effect did have? it made us all more more joyous, not that we were not but you could feel the tempo had increased, nobody was nervous. it was the experience of a lifetime and something we have carried, notjust in the last ten years but something we will share for generations to come in ourfamily. it was a sense ofjoy. to come in ourfamily. did you get a chance to speak to either of the royal couple? yes, we did. the queen did not speak to us, but prince philip did stop and he spoke to a few of us, talking to us about our dresses, how lovely the colours were, how vibrant the colours were, he spoke about our dance and how we knew it and how long we practised. it was just such a humble experience
get their moment in front of the queen s coffin in westminster hall to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. at her lying in state ahead of the funeral on monday. duty officer signals led by the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, they all took their places around the coffin in westminster hall. it s the first time in history a monarch s grandchildren have performed the ceremony. a complete privilege, absolute privilege to see them honouring their grandmother. a moment that i will never forget. to see her grandchildren respecting her like that was so moving, really moving. thousands continue to queue to see the lying in state, and earlier, those near the front had a surprise visit. hip hip! crowd: king charles greeted mourners, thanking those who d waited through the night. the current waiting time is 17 hours. the accessible queue has closed for good. also tonight. ukraine says more western weaponry is needed to beat the russians, as bodies are recovered from a mass