When this actually arrived? i was. crikey, what an honour. you are probably going to be one of the very last people to have received? yes. iam. aren t i honoured, aren t i lucky? really. the fun here today reflects something much, much wider. the many tributes showjust how many of us have had a milestone or a landmark in our life or our community marked by a happy royal moment. the bbc tribute page has story after story reflecting these special, personal moments. unbelievable. there s the queen. my youngest son thomas wanted a corgi. our daughter scarlett received a life saving heart transplant. | i was covered in cow splatter. there was a line up and i tagged myself on the end. my sister and i were invited to windsor castle to. and this from gavin foster
Across scotland yesterday and here in edinburgh and we will see the same today as the new king and his sister and brothers follow the coffin from the palace at holyroodhouse here to say charles cathedral. it will then be taken to london where the queen will lie in state. more people are expected to make their way to buckingham palace today. many of them will see this view on their way. just glimmering in a little tiny bit of sunshine, you can see the queen victoria memorial there, you can see the queen victoria memorialthere, unveiled you can see the queen victoria memorial there, unveiled in 1911 and looking really rather glorious today in 2022. more details have been
Will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels by procession from the palace of holyroodhouse to st giles cathedral, this afternoon. the queen will lie at rest at st giles and members of the public will be able to view the coffin for 2h hours. later today, the king will return to the palace of holyroodhouse, where he will have an audience with the first minister nicola sturgeon. he and the queen consort will also attend the scottish parliament where they will receive a motion of condolence. this evening, king charles and other members of the royal family will return to st giles cathedral for a vigil. asjonny as jonny diamond our asjonny diamond our royal correspondence said earlier it is a huge day for the new king, starting
# happy birthday to you #. a party celebrating your 100th birthday is always going to be special. but for gwendolyn, there was an extra surprise. after thursday s sad news, all hopes of congratulations from the queen had faded. but, unexpectedly, the postal strike was called off and there was a special delivery. oh, look, look. isn t it lovely? turn it round so we can see the inside. from the queen. i send you my congratulations and best wishes to you on such a special occasion. elizabeth regina. makes me feel quite tearful. this must mean a great deal for you, mustn t it? yes, it does. i am a royalist. old fashioned. so you were very surprised
People are treating one another in the streets, the way people are driving on the roads, there is this constant backdrop that everyone is aware of the significance of this moment here. as the queen s coffin arrived here yesterday, at the end of that six hour journey, from balmoral, it stopped and lots of rural communities, taking a route allowing people to pay their respects. i wanted to share these pictures, different ways. we know what a keen horsewoman the queen was. we had horses and riders lining the road there, and she loved the balmoral estate, she was actively involved in running the farm is on the estate, and farmers, landowners, turned out in tractors, a guard of honour of tractors in aberdeenshire. as the coffin made its way south