this is called the death gun salute and is taking place in every corner of the united kingdom. cardiff castle, edinburgh castle, hillsborough castle, york, portsmouth. one round is being fired every 10 seconds 96 rounds in total representing one round for every year of the queen s life. the gun salutes ringing out right across the united kingdom, the first ceremonial event, main event, since the queen s death yesterday afternoon. royal correspondence nicholas witchell is next to me. these salutes are part of tradition. they are. bells are sounded at churches across the country and flowers are laid, and the nation begins its period of mourning, this first formal expression of that national mourning, the gun salute of 96 rounds fired by different branches of the armed forces, the army and royal navy at more than a dozen different locations around the united kingdom. in the capital city, in both hyde park, with the king s troop royal horse artillery and at the tower of lo
# and there shall no torment happen unto them # to the eyes of the foolish # they may seem to perish # but they are at peace.# the archbishop of canterbury. god grant us to the living, grace. to the departed, rest. to the church, the king, the commonwealth, and all people, peace and concord. and to us, all his servants, life everlasting. and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son and the holy spirit, be amongst you and remain with you always. amen. # god save our gracious king # long live our noble king # god save the king # send him victorious # happy and glorious # long to reign over us # god save the king. god save the king heard in this cathedral for the first time in many a long year, bringing to an end this service of prayer and reflection and thanksgiving for the life of queen elizabeth ii, and we heard at the beginning, and i have the royal editor of the sunday times here in the cathedral with me, a remarkably personal statement by king charles. thought tha
as you begin your last, greatjourney, tojoin my late papa i want simply to say this. thank you. thank you for your love and devotion to our family. and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain s new king, charles iii, has returned to london, a day after the death of his mother, queen elizabeth. thousands of people gathered outside buckingham palace on friday to greet him. he shook hands with members of the public on a walkabout. a memorial service for queen elizabeth was held at st paul s cathedral. king charles made his first address to the nation since becoming the monarch. to my darling mama, as you begin your last greatjourney tojoin my dear late papa, i want simply to say this. thank you. the royal standard is flying again over buckingham palace, where king charles has taken up residence. welcome to our
thank you. if you justjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news whether you re watching in the uk or anywhere else around the world. i m shaun ley. a period of national mourning for her majesty queen elizabeth ii has now started, led by her successor king charles iii. earlier on friday, the new king arrived at buckingham palace after travelling from balmoral in scotland where the queen died on thursday at the age of 96. in his first address to the people as monarch charles fought to contain his emotion as he thanked his late mother for her decades of service. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on the day s events. from buckingham palace, an address to the nation by britain s new king, beginning with a tribute to his mother, the late queen elizabeth. throughout her life, her majesty the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration and example to me and all my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection,
for her majesty queen elizabeth ii. charles arrived at buckingham palace as he prepared to address the people for the first time as monarch, and to thank his late mother for her unbroken service. to my darling mama, as you begin your last greatjourney tojoin my dear late papa, i want simply to say this thank you. thank you for your love and devotion to our family, and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. as the throne has passed from mother to son, those who got to know the queen well have been sharing their memories. these were not meetings with a high and mighty monarch, but a conversation, with a woman of experience and knowledge and immense wisdom. i was talking to someone with extraordinary knowledge, experience, history. i used to look forward to it. and the new king has granted his first audience, to the new prime minister, liz truss, who visited the palace today. in royal parks and estates, gun salutes were fired as young and old a