i m here at st. charles cathedral where the king will hold a vigil with members of the royal family. the new metropolitan police chief describes the queen s state funeral as a challenge. thousands of extra officers have been called in to help manage the crowds. it s a massive challenge for the metropolitan meese and me personally. but we have been preparing for many, many years. and parts of the commonwealth mourning as they have fresh questions about the role of the monarchy. the prime minister of antiqua saying that he intends to hold a referendum on that country becoming a republic in the next three years. and science that jamaica and other nations may well follow suit. also this morning, the only light in the darkness. ukraine accuses retreating russian military of attacking a power station causing blakeout blackout. very good morning from buckingham palace, king charles iii will lead a procession along his mother later today. the king will give a speech to mps
procession. whether or not he ll be there at that point, certainly senior members of the royal family will be there. as well as close members of both royal households. we don t know exactly which members. we ve not been given all the details. lots of questions though. you would imagine he will very much want to be there as for his role and where he is, where he stood. we don t yet know. but certainly when we saw harry and william in windsor for that walk about with their wives, it felt like a real moment. it did. and also king charles, then prince charles, preparing his speech for when he would be king and the first king speech. and he made pint of talking about harry and meghan. it was so significant. this was the biggest speech of his life. his public address not this nation but the whole of the