by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. new details on the queen s state funeral it will be held in westminster abbey on monday 19 september king charles approved the day as a public holiday. a surprise show of unity as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. attending a church service. and in other news ukraine says it has retaken several key towns and cities in the north and east as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace. it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth s funeral will take place on september the nineteenth. her body will lie in state in westminster hall for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier, king charles was formally proclaimed as the new monarch at a ceremony in london. he said he would strive to follow the inspiring example of his late mother. he told the accession council at
this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. king charles prepares to host a buckingham palace reception for the dignatories in london who are here to attend queen elizabeth s funeral tomorrow. president biden is among the hundreds of world leaders now in london for monday s funeral service at westminster abbey. i ll be speaking some of the tens of thousands who already have. in other news, millions of people in south western japan have been evacuated as the region braces itself for the biggest typhoon in decades. ukraine says more than 59 bodies have now been recovered from a mass burial site in the recently liberated city of izyum. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. king charles will host a reception for hundreds of world leaders and royal dignitaries at buckingham palace later today ahead of queen elizabeth s funeral on monday. on the final full day of the queen s lying in state, tens of thousands of mem