This morning, the prince of wales said he and the duchess were deeply conscious of the honour bestowed on camilla. Heres our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell. I look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart. So says the queen in her Accession Day message. On this day when she marks the 70th Anniversary of the moment she came to the throne, its clear that her commitment remains undimmed by the passage of years. And with that message, a glimpse from Buckingham Palace of the unseen work of the monarch, the paperwork which comes every day in the official red boxes, a routine which this monarch has followed virtually every day of those 70 years. Behind her, a photograph of her late father, george vi as, with her private secretary, sir edward young, she reviewed Government Documents and messages from abroad. Nice comments, including one from president biden. Oh, thats very kind. From clarence house, the prince of wales acknowledged what he called the honour of his mothers wish, that camilla be known as Queen Consort when he becomes king. And he said theyjoined with the rest of the country in congratulating the queen on what he called the remarkable achievement of serving this nation, the realms and commonwealth for 70 years. Guests who saw the queen yesterday in the ballroom At Sandringham said she looked a little more frail physically than the figure to which weve been accustomed, though she was as alert and sharp as ever. In her message last night, the queen said she was humbled by the loyalty and affection that she continued to receive. The message was signed your servant, elizabeth r. Nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham. The duchess of cornwall� s journey to acceptance by the public and the royal family has, at times, been a difficult one her relationship with Prince Charles only being made public at his 50th birthday celebration, 25 years ago. Daniela relph� s report contains some flashing images. When charles is king, we now know camilla will be his queen. It is the ultimate recognition from the current monarch and a total rehabilitation for camilla. Their wedding day in 2005. The journey to this point had, at times, been rocky. Camilla Parker Bowles was a controversial figure, blamed by some for the end of the princes first marriage. His relationship with a Young Camilla had faltered in their 20s. Decades later, it took until camillas 50th Birthday Party at the ritz for them to go public with their romance. The path to acceptance, though, was difficult. But slowly, carefully, camilla won the trust of the queen and began to win over a cautious public. In making it clear what she wants for camilla, the queen has rewarded her Daughter In Law for her loyalty to Prince Charles and the happiness and stability she has brought him. Its also a recognition of camillas own campaigning from literacy, to animal welfare, to domestic violence, where she recently spoke about the horror of abuse. This country has been appalled and saddened by the loss of women to violence this year. On average, one woman is killed by a man every three days. And in Media Interviews here, with the bbc� s emma barnett she spoke personally, with warmth and honesty, about missing her grandchildren during lockdown. I shall look forward to the day when i can really give them a huge hug again. Camilla had always been described as a non negotiable part of the princes life. Now we know it is the queens wish too that camilla will be at her husbands side in the years ahead as his wife, his supporter and his queen. Daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. And Nicholas Witchell is At Sandringham, where the queen is spending the day. Nick. Buckingham palace certainly will monitor carefully the public� s reaction to the expression by the queen of the wish concerning camillas future status, but i think they are pretty confident that it will be widely accepted now. As for the queen, today, Accession Day, well, we are not expecting to see her in public. She is spending the day privately remembering, of course, her late father and her late husband, who spent so much of his time here At Sandringham. Hick. Time here At Sandringham. Nick, thank ou time here At Sandringham. Nick, thank you very time here At Sandringham. Nick, thank you very much. The business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has urged tory mps to give the Prime Minister time and space to deliver on his election promises, after a week which has seen resignations from Downing Street and more tory mps submitting letters of no confidence. 0ur Political Correspondent helen catt is here. Helen who is this message aimed at . I think this is pretty clearly a message to tory mps who might be thinking this weekend about putting in a letter of no confidence, saying to them, in effect, hold fire. There were a coume to them, in effect, hold fire. There were a couple of to them, in effect, hold fire. There were a couple of new to them, in effect, hold fire. Ti were a couple of new appointments last night in Downing Street, The Formerjournalist Last Night in Downing Street, the former journalist guto last night in Downing Street, the formerjournalist guto harri who worked with borisjohnson when he was mayor of london is becoming director of communications. Unusually, cabinet minister, an mp, has been appointed as the new chief of staff, steve barclay. There has been some reaction to that, lots of questions being asked this morning about how he will manage to do such about how he will manage to do such a very big job on top of two other jobs already come at labour suggesting it is a sign of panic. But it is a very clear intent of involving mps more with number 10. And interestingly, that whole fire message coming from some backbenchers today. Iain duncan smith the former tory leader saying there was not the time for a Leadership Channel challenge and advising would be rivals to the Prime Minister to temper their ambition. ~ Prime Minister to temper their ambition. , ~ ,. , the convicted murderer Levi Bellfield who is serving a whole Life Sentence for killing the schoolgirl milly dowler has now admitted carrying out a Double Murderfor which another man has been jailed. Michael stone has always denied responsibility for the deaths of lin and Megan Russell in kent in 1996. His lawyer, paul bacon, says hes now received a four page statement from bellfield, in which he claims to have carried out the attacks. Matt graveling reports. Lin russell was walking her daughters through the Kent Countryside when they were attacked with a hammer. Lin and six year old megan were killed. Nine year old josie survived. Michael stone has twice been found guilty of their murder, but now, almost 26 years on, michael stones solicitor says he has a document stating that Levi Bellfield the man guilty of murdering schoolgirl millie dowler, Amelie Delagrange and Marsha Mcdonnell has confessed to killing lin and Megan Russell. The last paragraph in the statement says he wants to apologise to michael stone. Yes, i think its a very important statement. I think there are things in it which can be corroborated. My my first step, as i say, is to send it to the criminal cases review commission. My second step is to pass it to the police. As reported in todays sun newspaper, in the four page statement, bellfield, who now goes by the name yusuf rahim, details how he carried out the killings, saying he wore yellow washing up gloves and carried the hammer in his right hand. He said his intention was only to attack lin, but when she failed to scream, it gave him more confidence. Is there anything in that document that strikes you . The level of contrition at the end of the statement is quite striking. Something like this has never happened before. I committed a crime and another person has been arrested for it. I guess if im honest, it was a relief. I apologise to stone and the Russell Family for my heinous acts. I was not well in the head during my reign of violence. Bellfield went on to add he is willing to speak to the police. In 2017, stones legal team obtained evidence of a confession that bellfield had made in prison confessing to the russell murders, but stones conviction was not overturned. Today, kent police said a comprehensive investigation has been carried out into allegations Levi Bellfield was involved in the russell murders. It concluded there was no evidence to support those claims. Matt graveling, bbc news. An operation to rescue a boy whod been trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday has ended in tragedy. Emergency workers were able to reach five year old rayan yesterday evening but, sadly, he had died. The rescue effort had generated huge Public Interest in morocco and around the world. One of bollywoods greatest ever singing stars, Lata Mangeshkar, known as the nightingale of india, has died. She was 92. Her career spanned seven decades and earned her a huge globalfollowing. During her career, she recorded Tens Of Thousands of songs in more than 30 languages lending her voice to many bollywood heroines. Hello. Youre watching the bbc news channel. Lets get more now on our top story and the queens statement that she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as Queen Consort when Prince Charles becomes king. The queens intervention paves the way for camilla to have a fully fledged royal role alongside charles. 0ur Presenterjane Hill is at Buckingham Palace throughout the day for bbc news. Thank you very much. A momentous day, a historic day. A day for quiet reflection for the queen herself. She is not actually here at Buckingham Palace. She is spending the day At Sandringham. She traditionally does spend this day At Sandringham, her estate in norfolk. And remembering what for her on a personal level is a hugely sad day, the death of father, at a young age, the death of father, at a young age, the age of 56. And this means of course that the queen is the longest reigning monarch that this country has seen. We have had those pictures released to us in the last little while, some more images from the sandringham, the queen looking at papers that Document Plans for the Platinum Jubilee papers that Document Plans for the platinumjubilee in papers that Document Plans for the Platinum Jubilee in the year ahead and some of those public celebrations. While we see some of those images, lets get the of robert hardman. Lets talk to the daily mails robert hardman, author of the queen of our times it was always going to be an important and poignant day today, but im interested from you as a long time royal watcher what you made of the queens comments and wishes expressed about camilla. I was surprised. I think like everybody was. And like most people, i think everybody was. And like most people, i think it everybody was. And like most people, i think it is everybody was. And like most people, i think it is very timely and the sensible i think it is very timely and the sensible thing to do. I think the queen sensible thing to do. I think the queen is sensible thing to do. I think the queen is acutely conscious. She is not sentimental. She doesnt spend her life not sentimental. She doesnt spend her life looking back. She looks into the her life looking back. She looks into the future and she can see that when into the future and she can see that when king into the future and she can see that when king charles, when the next rain begins, the last thing he will want rain begins, the last thing he will want is rain begins, the last thing he will want is a rain begins, the last thing he will want is a destruction of some sort of debate want is a destruction of some sort of debate about what his wife should be of debate about what his wife should he cold, of debate about what his wife should he cold, so of debate about what his wife should be cold, so this is a very sensible way of be cold, so this is a very sensible way of dealing with it. It is not a done way of dealing with it. It is not a done deai way of dealing with it. It is not a done deal. Ultimately, it will be down done deal. Ultimately, it will be down to done deal. Ultimately, it will be down to the government of the day, but nobody down to the government of the day, but nobody is really going to quibble but nobody is really going to quibble because it is the wish of the longest reigning monarch in our history. The longest reigning monarch in our history. And the longest reigning monarch in our history, and on a day like today when history, and on a day like today when we history, and on a day like today when we look back on another record she had when we look back on another record she had broken, 70 years, it has never she had broken, 70 years, it has never happened before, then who can possibly never happened before, then who can possibly begrudge the monaco wish . And is possibly begrudge the monaco wish . And is it possibly begrudge the monaco wish . And is it also a recognition, a public recognition of the fact that the monarch needs that help and support, the strength and stay that she referred to her husband as, that extraordinary support she had over so many decades and she is thinking about her son and acknowledging perhaps that he would want someone by his side . I perhaps that he would want someone b his side . ~ y. , � by his side . I think youre absolutely by his side . I think youre absolutely right. By his side . I think youre absolutely right. It by his side . I think youre absolutely right. It has i by his side . I think youre i absolutely right. It has been by his side . I think youre absolutely right. It has been a very difficult absolutely right. It has been a very difficult year for the queen and the role of difficult year for the queen and the role of the difficult year for the queen and the role of the duke of edinburgh played throughout her reign, we have all come throughout her reign, we have all come to throughout her reign, we have all come to appreciate that and she will be thinking about how important the kin be thinking about how important the king was be thinking about how important the king was to her. The picture they have king was to her. The picture they have released today, it is next to a Photograph Have released today, it is next to a photograph of her father, and her father photograph of her father, and her father steered this country through the darkest days of history. He absolutely depended on his queen for her support during those days. She was an her support during those days. She was an absolute rock, queen elizabeth, who we know as the queen mother, elizabeth, who we know as the queen mother, to elizabeth, who we know as the queen mother, to george vi, and that is another mother, to george vi, and that is another factor in what the queen has decided. It reminds me slightly of the Commonwealth Summit at Buckingham Palace where she said it would Buckingham Palace where she said it would be Buckingham Palace where she said it would be her sincere wish, same words would be her sincere wish, same words that would be her sincere wish, same words that her son, that she should become words that her son, that she should become head of the commonwealth and within a become head of the commonwealth and within a couple of days commonwealth Leaders Within a couple of days commonwealth leaders had agreed to that. So she is looking leaders had agreed to that. So she is looking forward, she is taking some is looking forward, she is taking some sensible decisions now that i really some sensible decisions now that i really designed to make things easier really designed to make things easier for those coming in the future easier for those coming in the future. �. , easier for those coming in the future. �. ,. , future. And as we approach the Platinum Jubilee future. And as we approach the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, l future. And as we approach the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, there are so many people in this country who have