this is called the death gun salute and is taking place in every corner of the united kingdom. cardiff castle, edinburgh castle, hillsborough castle, york, portsmouth. one round is being fired every 10 seconds 96 rounds in total representing one round for every year of the queen s life. the gun salutes ringing out right across the united kingdom, the first ceremonial event, main event, since the queen s death yesterday afternoon. royal correspondence nicholas witchell is next to me. these salutes are part of tradition. they are. bells are sounded at churches across the country and flowers are laid, and the nation begins its period of mourning, this first formal expression of that national mourning, the gun salute of 96 rounds fired by different branches of the armed forces, the army and royal navy at more than a dozen different locations around the united kingdom. in the capital city, in both hyde park, with the king s troop royal horse artillery and at the tower of lo
underneath all of it as they have gone through this grieving process of their mother, grandmother, and grandmother to an entire nation. 2:30 eastern time, your time back home, 7:30 p.m. london time she will be officially laid to rest with a private ceremony in king george memorial chapel at the windsor castle and will be buried with her parents, sister and late husband prince philip. after the funeral service there will be two receptions, one with members of the royal family at windsor castle, after the procession from the westminster abbey and the guest list of that is heads of state from the commonwealth and u.k. allies such as individuals from other countries. and then an in the church house, i assume for other leaders, senior government leaders and diplomats. a little history of the center of this church. the area they walked over is where henry viii and jane seymour are buried to give you a sense of history in windsor castle and the only son of henry the viii, edward
it s friday the 9th of september. you re watching a special edition of bbc news following the death of her majesty the queen. britain s longest serving monarch passed away yesterday, aged 96, at balmoral castle the scottish retreat which her majesty had visited since she was a girl. gun salutes and church bells will ring out across the uk today as the country begins to mourn. the new king charles iii will address the nation this evening. on today s programme we ll be remembering her majesty s life and legacy, and speaking to those who knew and loved her. we ll bring viewers here in the uk and across the world including pbs in the united states the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace. first, our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen s life. the final images we have queen elizabeth ii still carrying out duties into herfinal days. on tuesday, at balmoral, she welcomed the new prime minister. th
and bells will be tolling any moment now and at some places already all across england. i want to bring in now cnn s max foster who is our royal correspondent, senior royal correspondent. max, thank you for joining us. listen, what can we expect today as far as what s going to happen ceremonially and also prince charles is expected to speak as well. bells tolling at westminster ab abbey, st. paul s and westminster. we will be hearing gun salutes as well. you can hear the bells tolling, westminster abbey is very close to us here. let s listen in for a moment. so they take different patterns depending on the event and this will be an extended version basically because it s such a significant event. the bells tolling at st. paul s, there will also be a service later on, the first moment for national figures to reflect on this moment. i think to hear that prince charles has left balmoral, i would expect to see him come here, actually, don. it s not confirmed, but there s flow
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