did he domestic violence abuser? how did he get these guns and was it through legal means or not? well, it through legal means or not? well, those questions will have to be well, those questions will have to be answered in the future but what to be answered in the future but what i want to do here is to say but what i want to do here is to say to but what i want to do here is to say to the community, feel safe to say to the community, feel safe you to say to the community, feel safe. you are no longer in danger safe. you are no longer in danger because this shooter is gone danger because this shooter is gone and danger because this shooter is gone and so i told you this morning. gone and so i told you this morning, i ve lived in this city morning, i ve lived in this city for morning, i ve lived in this city for 37 morning, i ve lived in this city for 37 years and i was mayor city for 37 years and i was mayor and city council member at one mayor an
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
of course, i don t know the exact figure, but there were hundreds of thousands, far more than expected. they had to introduce two lines of mourners passing on either side of the coffin and extend the hours, and i would be very surprised if the same thing does not happen again and we will see mass mourning on a scale we will see mass mourning on a scale we have not seen for 20 years. all the details are in this weighty document that has been drawn up, and which has been ready for many years, the document that is under the codename of london bridge. there is a copy of it here, and it covers every eventuality and that now needs to be updated with the final details, which need to be approved by the king, and you have explained already about the accession council at st james s palace tomorrow, already about the accession council at stjames s palace tomorrow, which will be televised, and the king will swear an oath, and one of the senior herald will proclaim the fact that his reign
thank you. if you justjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news whether you re watching in the uk or anywhere else around the world. i m shaun ley. a period of national mourning for her majesty queen elizabeth ii has now started, led by her successor king charles iii. earlier on friday, the new king arrived at buckingham palace after travelling from balmoral in scotland where the queen died on thursday at the age of 96. in his first address to the people as monarch charles fought to contain his emotion as he thanked his late mother for her decades of service. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on the day s events. from buckingham palace, an address to the nation by britain s new king, beginning with a tribute to his mother, the late queen elizabeth. throughout her life, her majesty the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration and example to me and all my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection,
virtual meeting with her privy counsel. palace declined to give further details, but members of the royal family have rushed to balmoral castle in scotland to be at her side. sandra: millions who have only known the reign of queen elizabeth over 70 years are now praying for her recovery. we are covering this from all angles. steve hilton will be joining us in just a moment. but we begin with greg palkot live in london what we are learning. hi, sandra, john. u.k., perhaps around the world holding their breath right now and yes, wishing prayers to the queen in the wake of the news about her ill health. this morning royal household announced following further evaluation, the queen s doctors are concerned for her majesty s health and recommended she remain under medical supervision, adding she remains comfortable at her scottish estate of balmoral. she was seen on tuesday meeting with the new prime minister liz truss. truss has underscored the longevity, and the queen had to