as the tennis legend roger federer announces he s retiring at the age of 41. and on bbc news, we will bring you a continuing analysis from our team of correspondence in the uk and around the world. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. prince william has told wellwishers at sandringham how difficult walking behind his grandmother s coffin was yesterday, saying it brought back memories of his mother diana s funeral 25 years ago. the prince and princess of wales stopped at the gates of sandringham to look at the sea of flowers and messages that have been left. today details of the queen s state funeral on monday have been set out. it will start in westminster abbey at 11 in morning. prince william and prince harry will again walk side by side with the royal family following the coffin on its finaljourney. daniella relph reports. well, sophie, when so much of the past seven days has been about balmoral or buckingham palace, today, the focus switched to sandringham and
and it s game, set and match for the tennis legend roger federer, as he announces he s retiring at the age of 41. and stay with us here on bbc news, where we will bring you continuing coverage of events plus analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. buckingham palace has revealed more details about the queen s state funeral on monday. the service at westminster abbey will begin at 11 in the morning and will be followed by a national two minute silence. then there will be a procession through london. prince william and prince harry will once again walk together behind the queen s coffin alongside other members of the royal family. today, prince william told well wishers at sandringham how difficult walking behind his grandmother s coffin had been, saying it brought back memories of his mother diana s funeral 25 years ago. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. viewing the carpet of flowers and tributes, the prince and prince
as he meets president xijinping for the first time since the invasion. and one of the all time tennis greats, roger federer, announces his retirement. welcome to the programme. with shaun ley in westminster and me, ros atkins, in the bbc news room. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster, where the queue is currently stretching over some five km. some people have waited for more than eight hours to get here, inside westminster hall, where the closed coffin is being guarded by soldiers from units that serve the royal household. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. for the latest, we can nowjoin shaun ley in westminster. hello and thank you very much. hello to all of you watching, whether you re in the uk or around the world. here in westminster is the opportunity for members of the public, as
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give something back. the queen was taken in solemn procession from buckingham palace to westminster on a gun carriage pulled by the household cavalry. walking behind, her children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family, led, by king charles. thousands of people witnessed the procession, some overcome by the emotion of the moment. good evening. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this afternoon the queen s coffin, carrying the imperial state crown, left buckingham palace for the last time, and was carried by gun carriage in procession down the mall, to horse guards, past the cenotaph and on to westminster hall. behind the carriage, marching slowly to the muffled beat of the drum, were her majesty s four children, king charles, the princess royal, the duke of york, the earl of wessex and her grandchildren, the two princes, william and harry. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, un