Prepared for death. I was watching the sunset. I had very much made peace with all. And then a helicopter i heard a helicopter. And for the first time, british Scientists Use Satellite Images to count the entire global population of the endangered northern royal albatross. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Its five oclock our main story. The Duke Of Edinburgh has announced he will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. Buckingham palace says Prince Philip made the decision with the full support of the queen, who will continue to carry out a full programme of official duties. The Duke Of Edinburgh, who will be 96 next month, is the longest Serving Consort in british history. The Prime Minister said she offered him the countrys deepest gratitude and good wishes. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchells report contains flash photography. It is an image to which the nation has become accustomed over many decades. The queen and the Duke Of Edinburgh side by side on official bu
Was stripped of all his military rules after he gave a very controversial interview about his relationship with peter file a Jeffrey Epstein back in 2019 a. So well have william at the head of the coffin. We will have hardy at the foot, and then the children of prince, i sign Prince Andrew and Prince Edward will take up places on either side of the coffin. So youre talking about zara and peter it talking about louise and james, and youre also talking about beatrice and eugenia. We know that the great grandchildren were in the whole, during the vigil on friday evening. There at the vigil of the princess, as its called, even though theres a princess and they are princess and the Princess Royal i. They stood for about 10 minutes in silence. Tribute to the queen were expecting the grandchildren to spend somewhere around 15 minutes. When the princess left on friday evening, they were applauded by the people who made their way around the hall. So those soon here will miss that moment. But th
1300. 00 gmc, this is al jazeera live from doha. The dolphin of britons, Queen Elizabeth the 2nd has begun the 1st stage which Journey Towards london for a funeral. On september 19th, the cortez left Balmoral Castle in scotland some 4 hours ago before traveling through the town of bata on its way to aberdeen on the coast. From there it would continue on to edinburgh where its to, to lie in the throne room of Hollywood House palace over night before church service. On sunday. People, as you can see, had been lining the streets along the route to pay their respects. This is the scene in dundee, thats a highway there, the 890. The cortege will pass around the city of dawn day on the Boundary Road before proceeding west members of the public. As you can see, them being invited to pay their respects and standing areas along the 890. 00 highway. Meanwhile, in dundee, itself, civic did dignitaries from across taste, side and fife, including lord left tenants, lords, Provost Council leaders, o
To europe to try to end the standoff. And a borderline debate. The swiss go to the polls over the future of immigration. And im anneda arar arar aa richardson with the latest sports. Highlights from sochi comes up in this hour. At least 65 people have been evacuated from homs on sunday despite mortar fire continuing in the syrian city. The u. N. Humanitarian chief says shes deeply disappointed by the attacks. Aid organizations are trying to get food and medicines into the city where up to 2,500 people are trapped. The attacks are in violation of a threeday ceasefire agreed to by rebel fighters and the government. The u. N. Says it will keep pushing to deliver assistance to the area. Translator our role in this process is to secure a safe exit for civilians, as some people have been trying to get out for seven or eight months now but gunmen wont allow them. The terrorists are using them as human shields. We know the militants will benefit from aid brought to the area, but we cant have p
Hello, this is breakfast with Rachel Burden and ben thompson. Its 8 31am. Heres a summary of this mornings main news. The queen will host a meeting with senior royals at her sandringham estate tomorrow, to discuss how the duke and duchess of sussex step back from their roles. The talks, which also be attended by Prince Charles and Prince William, are aimed at finding the next step in the process. A number of options are to be discussed with prince harry. Iran was in breach of International Law when it arrested the uks ambassador thats according to the foreign secretary, dominic raab. Rob macaire was detained in tehran after attending a vigil for those killed in the ukranian passenger plane that was shot down on wednesday. He was released after three hours. Many vigils in iran turned into protests, with hundreds of people condemning the government for previously denying downing the jet. President trump has expressed his support for protestors in iran, with tweets being sent from the pre