morning we will hear what she meant around the globe after seven decades and seven days of sights and sounds that will echo on the. choir sings. this morning. we ll be joined by two prime ministers new zealand s jacinda ardern. and by the prime minister of bangladesh, sheikh hasina. reflecting on his role in the proceedings and on the ongoing war in ukraine, the chief of the defence staff, sir tony radakin. and i ve been speaking to a man who knew her majesty the queen and the new king charles iii well former secretary of state now the united states climate envoy, john kerry. we re live on bbc one and on the bbc around the world this morning. with me at the desk for the next hour, john sentamu, the former archbishop of york, who s been involved in the long planning for the state funeral. victoria newton, the editor in chief of the sun newspaper. and lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house of commons, who s presided over much of this week s extraordinary ceremony in westm
there are more than 4,000 soldiers involved in putting on a display of respect, that will be one of the biggest moments of the 21st century. the man in charge of that aspect is sir tony radakin, there are more than 4,000 soldiers involved in putting the chief of the defence staff, who is here. the queen s funeral is a huge occasion and solemn occasion for the armed forces. can you give a sense of the scale of this? it is enormous, of the scale of this? it is enormous, larger - of the scale of this? it is enormous, larger than l of the scale of this? it is i enormous, larger than you of the scale of this? it 3 enormous, larger than you said. over 10,000 people in terms of soldiers, sailors and aviators. about 6000 as part of the procession and lining the route, both in london and windsor. it is an enormous support effort. as you heard, the planning has gone on a long time and we have the plans and have to execute them. and there are brilliant people enabling that. it is a coming
this morning. we ll be joined by two prime ministers new zealand s jacinda ardern. and by the prime minister of bangladesh, sheikh hasina. reflecting on his role in the proceedings and on the ongoing war in ukraine, the chief of the defence staff, sir tony radakin. and i ve been speaking to a man who knew her majesty the queen and the new king charles iii well former secretary of state now the united states climate envoy, john kerry. we re live on bbc one and on the bbc around the world this morning. with me at the desk for the next hour, john sentamu, the former archbishop of york, who s been involved in the long planning for the state funeral. victoria newton, the editor in chief of the sun newspaper. and lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house of commons, who s presided over much of this week s extraordinary ceremony in westminster. a very warm welcome to you, and especially to viewers on bbc world.
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