in a year where the royal family has grappled with grief and fallout, the pictures of prince george, prince louis and princess charlotte starting a new school together with mum and dad as support were a real moment of happiness. thank you so much. george, welcome. hello, louis, welcome. and welcome, charlotte. lovely to have you with us. the family has now moved to windsor from kensington palace, living in adelaide cottage within the castle grounds. there have been indications too in recent months of the kind of work prince william wants to concentrate on. out and about in london selling the big issue, homelessness will feature strongly. but 2022 will be forever marked by the death of queen elizabeth ii, the year that the reign of britain s longest serving monarch came to an end, the year that a royal family shared its private
this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m kasia madera. our top stories. russia launches another wave of missiles at cities across ukraine including the capital, kyiv. the authorities had warned ukrainians that russia would launch more attacks. president zelensky said that russia wanted ukrainians to celebrate the new year in the dark. pope francis and world leaders pay tribute as the vatican announces the death of former pope, benedict xvi, at the age of 95. he led the catholic church for nearly eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to resign.
archie took his very first steps right here. but they were also critical of the royal household, of the support they had received, of the way they had been treated. they spoke of media manipulation and intrusion. as harry and meghan tried to negotiate their departure from the uk and royal duty, harry met with his immediate family at sandringham. he said it didn t go well, describing a fractured family relationship. it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and my father say things that simply weren t true, and my grandmother quietly sit there and take it all in. but you have to understand that from the family s perspective, especially from hers, there are ways of doing things and her ultimate sort of mission goal/responsibility is the institution. it was very much their side of the story. from the royal family, there was no official
but the most poignant moment, the queen s last appearance on the balcony. we now know this was more than just thank you. it was the last time we d see her in this familiar location, where so many key moments, so many national memories had been made. for the king, there was now the adjustment to life as sovereign. his early engagements took him around the uk, meeting a range of communities. in a rainy york, he unveiled a statue to his mother that had been commissioned for herjubilee. there was also a walkabout in the city, now a regular feature of his engagements. but here, four eggs were thrown at the king as he met people in york. he barely flinched.
it is going to be a windy day pretty much across the uk. and temperatures, well, just a little down on where they have been today, but still 5 10 degrees is not bad going for this time of year. now, as we move into friday, we see another weather system hurtling in from the atlantic. that will bring some heavy rain and, again, some strong winds. but for many places, that rain will sweep northwards and eastwards quite quickly. we will see some snow mixing in for a time over northern scotland, particularly over high ground. something a little brighter following on behind and turning milder again, 6 13 degrees. now, as we get into the new year period, we develop something of a split in our weather fortunes, because whilst southern areas will stay mild, northern parts will see some colder air trying to dig in with the chance for some wintry showers. but for southern areas, in the mild air, these weather fronts bring the chance for some outbreaks of rain. so quite a messy weather picture, ac