prince edward and his wife, the countess of wessex, visited the queen at windsor this morning. on leaving, her daughter in law said the queen had been amazing. i m shaun ley. more details about the duke s funeral are due to be released later, as tributes are paid across the country, the commonwealth and the world. flags are flying at half mast in australia, and more world leaders send their condolences to the queen. premier league players and the wider sporting world are also paying their respects to the duke who was himself a talented sportsman. hello and good afternoon again from windsor castle as we continue our coverage marking the death of the duke of edinburgh at the age of 99. gun salutes have taken place to mark the death of the duke of edinburgh across the uk, in gibraltar, and from navy warships at sea. at midday, batteries fired 41 rounds, one every minute. prince philip who died yesterday aged 99 served as a naval officer during the second world war and held
post brexit trade arrangements. if you d like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me @vicderbyshire or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. a team from the world health organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. and the queen and british prime minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, who s died at 100 years old, after testing positive for coronavirus last week. the uk government says it will ensure he s officially remembered. i think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. so i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the health secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the oxford astrazeneca vaccine signific
agreement between the two countries. britain has made a trade deal with fast growing india one of its top post brexit priorities. it wants more market access for british products which currently face import tariffs of up to 150%. in return india wants more opportunities for its people to live and work in the uk. let s speak to our india correspondent nikhil inamdar. he s in the city of miraj in maharashtra. good to have you on the programme. let s start with these talks that are very important. how are they likely to go? this is the official beginning of the india uk fta and there is a lot on the agenda. the two sides will discuss things such as free trade as well as reducing tariff barriers and giving each other s economies more market access so as you pointed out the uk is keen for india to reduce tariffs on things such as imported scotch whiskey those tariffs are as high as 150%. they are also keen to have more access to the indian market sectors particularly in finan