her death last week means that this is now the home of king charles but the late queen will make one final visit to her old home, before the state funeral next monday. outside the palace, in the surrounding streets and parks, and at royal residences in other parts of the united kingdom, the tide of flowers and messages is a vibrant illustration of the nation s affection and respect for her late majesty. many of the tributes in central london have been gradually moved to nearby green park, as final preparations are made for the first ceremonial formality of the days to come. the air in this part of the city is heavily scented by thousands of floral tributes, as people from all parts of the united kingdom and overseas come to pay their respects in person. in the city of edinburgh it has been a period of 2a hours that few will ever forget thousands of people gathered to see the silent royal procession to st giles cathedral, and then queued patiently throughout the night for
casket travels from the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh to st. giles cathedral. shortly after a service of a reflection of the queen s life will take place there. we will bring it to you live as it happens. earlier king charles gave his first address to parliament as the new monarch, referencing shakespeare and saying that the queen was, quote, a pattern to all princes living. the new king vowed to continue the queen s dedicated service to her people. watch this. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment for the betterment of us all. people are paying tribute around the world to queen elizabeth from the united kingdom to the united states, brazil, new zealand, japan, and many more nations. flags have been lowered and buildings have been lit up in remembrance of the queen. s
messages of condolence from it members of parliament. we ll have more on the funeral plans for queen elizabeth and take a look at the future of the monarchy. good morning, welcome to way too early on this monday, september 12th. thank you for starting your day with us. we ll begin with the war in ukraine. ukrainian forces are claiming major victories on the battlefield after recapturing large parts of the territories in the eastern partst country. ukrainian troops on saturday took back the strategic city and areas around the country s second largest city. that forced russian forces into retreat. russia initially claimed it was pulling back to regroup. however, moscow yesterday had to acknowledge that it had lost nearly all of the northern parts of karkiev. their forces have retain more than 1,000 square miles of land since the counter offensive began the beginning of the month. that s more area than russian forces have captured in all of the operations in ukraine since ap