continue to flock here, where the king charles the third has held meetings with diplomats from the 1a countries that recognise him as head of state. also ahead on the programme. ukraine s military says its forces have tripled the amount of territory it has retaken from russia in a little over 48 hours. and in sweden, voting in the country s general election has ended with an exit poll indicating that the prime minister s party may win slightly more seats than rivals. hello and welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the coffin of queen elizabeth is being taken on itsjourney to herfinal resting place. it left balmoral, where she died on thursday, and has now arrived in edinburgh. crowds gathered along the route, as the cortege made the 175 mile journey to the palace of holyroodhouse where the coffin will remain overnight. as that was happening, proclamations formally announcing the accession of king charles iii took place in cardiff, edi
we have in scotland that represents our heritage in culture. it s a real cinderella moment for me. kate is here to represent guide dogs scotland and as you can see, quite laid back! and i think she will. do guide dogs proud. the crowds came early, as did the congregation. it s such a historic day, isn t it? wonderful to have this in our capital city. how are you feeling ladies? wonderful! big day. a great day. not my king! alongside royal fans there were also protesters. not my king! group shouting. a large group in sight of the cathedral is the king arrived, making sure their message was heard. not my king! it s time we abolished the monarchy, they are outdated and they don t represent the body of people in this country. crowd boos. i want a scottish republic. a democratic elected head of state.