we ll have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage there, on top of the mediaeval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of wales. charles went to one side of the mall while william and kate went to the other. many continued to camp out despite the london rain, to save a spot on the procession route. let s go live now to bbc correspondent louisa pilbeam at the mall in london. it s good to see you. we thought everyone would be asleep getting ready for the big day, we understand you have been talking to some people. yes, i thought everyone would be asleep as well, so i ve been surprised. there are thousands of people down here, and many are awake. there are tenants by the si
with permission, mr speaker, i would like to make a seven on the northern ireland protocol. after weeks of negotiations, today we have made a decisive breakthrough. the windsor framework delivers free floating trade within the whole night kingdom. it protects northern ireland s place in our union and it safeguards sovereignty for the people of northern ireland. by achieving all this, it preserves the delicate balance inherent in the belfast good friday agreement. mr speaker, does what many said could not be done. removing thousands of pages of eu laws and making permanent weekly binding changes to the protocol treaty itself. that is the protocol treaty itself. that is the breakthrough we have made, those are the changes we will deliver, now is the time to move forward as one united kingdom. mr speaker, before i turn to the details, let us remind ourselves why this matters. it matters because at the heart of the belfast good friday agreement and the reason it has endured for a
special live coverage remembering queen elizabeth ii. it is 3 am here on the, east coast 8 am in london, and britain sees a first sunrise without its beloved queen elizabeth the second who died at 96 yesterday after a seven year rain. today her son king charles the third now charged with taking over the monarchy. charles is expected back in london for souza government formalities in the next few hours to make his leadership official. his mother is being remembered today for her lifetime of service and dedication to duty. borders around the world are laying flowers and paying tribute to the queen, and reflecting on the shock of her son passing the queen really unifies everyone, and i feel everyone feels this moment, i don t know why. it is a tragic loss. the monarchy has gone through a lot, which is always seem to be above politics and chaos. and in paris, the eiffel tower s lights were turned off as a sign of respect and reverence. here in new york, in the empire stat