it s friday the 9th of september. you re watching a special edition of bbc news following the death of her majesty the queen. britain s longest serving monarch passed away yesterday, aged 96, at balmoral castle the scottish retreat which her majesty had visited since she was a girl. gun salutes and church bells will ring out across the uk today as the country begins to mourn. the new king charles iii will address the nation this evening. on today s programme we ll be remembering her majesty s life and legacy, and speaking to those who knew and loved her. we ll bring viewers here in the uk and across the world including pbs in the united states the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace. first, our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen s life. the final images we have queen elizabeth ii still carrying out duties into herfinal days. on tuesday, at balmoral, she welcomed the new prime minister. th
the throne. the nation wakes up to a period of mourning thousands. have gathered outside buckingham palace to pay their respects to a monarch who dedicated her life to duty. king charles iii will return to london from balmoral as the new monarch. a states woman of unmatched dignity, the world s leaders pay tribute. and we take a look at how the morning newspapers have paid tribute to her majesty, the queen. hello, good morning. the nation has begun a period of mourning after the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the queen passed away peacefully at balmoral just two days after welcoming the new prime minister there. her son, king charles iii, will make his way to london this morning as the new monarch. thousands of people already gathering outside buckingham palace last night to pay their respects, where we will hear tributes to her majesty and reflect on a life of duty and of service. our first report this morning from our correspondent alex rossi on the end of an era
the nation wakes up to a period of mourning. thousands have gathered outside buckingham palace to pay their respects to a monarch who dedicated their life to duty. but lots of good in our country and while she is gone i wonder where we will go. king charles the third will return to london from balmoral as the new monarch. later this evening, he is expected to make a televised address to the nation. a states woman of and that s dignity, the world s leaders pay tribute to her majesty. and we will take a look at how the morning newspapers have made their tribute to her. hello, good morning to you from balmoral, the nation has begun a period of mourning after the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the queen passed away peacefully yesterday, here at balmoral just two days after welcoming the new prime minister there. her son, king charles the third will make his way to london this morning as the new monarch. and in one of his first acts in the role he s expected to m
palace on the day that prince harry announced his engagement to his american girlfriend meghan markle. they are to be married next spring. the couple, who will live here at kensington palace, became engaged in london earlier this month. the queen and the duke of edinburgh said they were ‘delighted , the prime minister theresa may offered her ‘warmest congratulations‘. ms markle, who is 36 and divorced, describes herself as a ‘strong, confident, mixed raced woman . the prince, who‘s 33, complained that she‘d been subjected to a wave of abuse and harassment when news of their relationship became public a year ago. we start this hour with this report from our correspondent richard lister. we‘ll watch it had been anticipating this for months. prince harry and meghan markle made their first appearance as an engaged couple in the garden that had been a favourite of his mother diana, princess of wales but today is all about them. congratulations from all of us. how are
man giving a tv set and stand to go with it to a man selling the big issue with only a few days to go before christmas. we will be looking into acts of kindness by strangers. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until ”am this morning. a heads up that later we re expecting confirmation that birmingham has been chosen to host the commonwealth games in 2022. it was the only city bidding. so if it doesn t get it officially, that will be a massive story. we ll bring you reaction to that obviously. also today, we want to hear your breaking news from 2017 something that s happened in your own life this year. lydia tweeted me she s had a hec of a year. 0ne, started cancer treatment. two, bought a house. three, treatment didn t work. four, hysterectomy. five, moved to london. six, newjob. and she adds drily i m hoping 2018 will have less breaking news. let me know your breaking news from 2017, whatever it may be. tweet me use the hashtag victoria live and if you te