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
now her people are here for her. i m in westminster where people have less than one full day left to pay their respects to the queen. i ll be speaking to the tens of thousands of people who already have. in other news, millions of people in south western japan have been forced to leave their homes as a 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. welcome, if you are watching in the uk or around welcome, if you are watching in the uk oraround the welcome, if you are watching in the uk or around the world. king charles iii will host a reception for hundreds of world leaders at buckingham palace later today ahead of queen elizabeth s funeral on monday. tens of thousands are still queueing to file past the late queen s coffin on the final full day of lying in state. officials are deciding whether to temporarily suspend queueing and they have asked members o
hello. you re watching the bbc news channel with joanna gosling. more new on the queen s funeral. crown prince pavlos is the eldest son of constantine ii, the last king of greece, who reigned from 1964 to 1973. queen elizabeth is his third cousin, twice removed. he has travelled to london for queen elizabeth s funeral and spoke to us about his memories of the queen. always received us with a smile. my parents were very well taken care of when we left greece and lived in england for many years thereafter, my father was always a good confidant for the family and always by her side. sadly he is not so well now so is unable to come over. i am going with my mother and my wife to stand in for my father. but the queen was always receiving us with great smiles and family friendship, always inquiring of how things were going on back home or elsewhere. one of the most wonderful people ever. one of the most wonderful people ever. so much has been said about her empathy, kindness. that
and at times, prince william, now heir to the throne, watched his father closely, a clear view of what the future holds. the prince and princess of wales, a new title and a new status within the royal family. any changes to their life, officially and personally, won t be rushed. william takes over the vast duchy of cornwall estate from his father. royal sources say the couple remain committed to the work they already do around mental health, the environment and supporting young families. they may pick up some of the king s previous charity work, but firm decisions are yet to be made. we talk a lot about soft power, but i ve witnessed that soft power in action. a word or two from a member of the royal family can mean a lot to you and also make you think, so they are determined to use that power for good, i would say. they realise how much responsibility they have, and they feel passionately about the citizens of this country and about making the lives of people in this country
there have been reports of multiple powerful aftershocks in the region. let s speak to rupert wingfield hayes, our correspondent in taipei. tell us more. i can tell you even here in taipei this morning when the quake struck i was here in my home and it was very, very violent. the whole building suede and things were knocked off shelves. furniture knocked off shelves. furniture knocked over full i knocked off shelves. furniture knocked overfull i had knocked off shelves. furniture knocked over full i had to hang onto my countertop for stability, that is how much it was shaking. here in taipei which is over 150 kilometres from the epicentre. you can imagine closer in the city of hualien the shaking was much more violent than that and has done more damage there than it has here. we have seen pictures of at least two larger buildings partially collapsed, leaning over a precarious angles but i have to say that given the strength of the shaking and intensity of the shaking and inte