to use health services wisely. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 1:00 in the morning in the sudanese capital, khartoum where the two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, to the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big cit
charles ascension to the throne marks a pivotal moment for the united kingdom. it s facing a potential breakup scotland braces for independence. and uncertain world after leaving the eu. max foster is at buckingham palace. max, i show enjoyed your commentary. you ve been doing a great job. what is occurring at this particular moment? reporter: audiences at buckingham palace, so we re into the more mundane matters, if you like, after a lot of the pomp and ceremony where the king has to meet all the key people in the state and have meetings with them in order to govern over this state. look at the crowds. today the barriers have gone up. the roads are being closed. they re preparing for the massive state funeral which president biden confirmed he will be going to. we could see all the seniors heads of state from all around the world coming in. i know president putin enjoyed his visit to london. will he be allowed to come under sanctions is a big question. president xi enjoye
Republic of australia. 50 see her referendum on the republic of australia. so you do see then, republic of australia. so you do see then, that republic of australia. so you | do see then, that referendum coming through in the next three years, as you point out. and from your sense of what people are feeling on the ground in australia, how do you think the result of that referendum might play out? i referendum might play out? i think it s genuinely very unclear at the moment. and that s because we just haven t had a concerted debate about the republic since the 1990s. it s really been since then, and we tried both sides going at each other at different times but we haven t had government interest. both sides of politics have said they will wait for the next monarch to start the debate. so if you like this is really the start that we are seeing now. in the next three years will be the politics as to whether that level of affection is a delete sufficient to keep the monarchy or whethe
Now because the king has to sign everything off, i expect the king to travel around the nations and to meet as many people as he can. so there will be moments there. but all building up to the state funeral, the exact date of which we don t have. but probably in just over a week s time. and there will be processions. so what i expect to see is, you know, we ll have this incredible moment where the queen s body will lie in state in westminster. and people will be queueing up, have an opportunity to pass the coffin and they are planning for miles and miles and miles of queues. so that s going to be an opportunity i think later on next week. then we have the point where the casket is taken to westminster abby for the funeral. then there will be a procession after that all the way to windsor where the queen will be laid to rest alongside her parents and prince philip. the moment you re talking about with diana is really that procession from westminster abby to windsor.
New prince and princess of wales will, i know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the center ground, where vital help can be given. i want also to express my love for harry and meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas. now that charles is king, what does this mean for prince william and where does the future of the monarchy go from here. joining me now to talk about all the above is patrick jeffson. you ll remember he was princess deanna s private secretary and chief of staff and served the princess for eight years. he s also the author of the books shadows of a princess and the meghan factor and the recent piece just published in the daily mail, mystique, aura and majesty radiated from her majesty like an electric force field. actually patrick, let s begin with that. the piece that you wrote talks about you being summoned to meet