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left the hall, black rod closed the doors and for 45 minutes or so, this ancient space was prepared for the arrival of members of the public. the jewellers placed the orb and sceptre which is used at coronations, a representation of the power the dominion of christ over the world. it sits there alongside the world. it sits there alongside the imperial state crown. and that arrangement of flowers, some from balmoral, some from windsor. the duty officer bangs his stick twice. to signal a change of the guard. yeomen of the guard and the gentlemen at arms make their way into the centre of westminster hall. they will be on duty around the clock between now and monday morning. when the coffins carried to westminster abbey for the funeral. these ancient orders of royal body guards will be joined by member of the royal company of archers, the queen s body guard in scotland. who we saw on duty at st giles cathedral in edinburgh. the yeomen of the guard, soldiers from all branches of ....
six days have passed since the death of her majesty the queen and as london prepares to host the first state funeral in nearly 60 years another important event in the period of national mourning is about to take place this afternoon. overnight in the bow room of buckingham palace it isa it is a grand room overlooking the gardens of buckingham palace. the late queen s coffin has been lying at rest ready for today s state procession to westminster hall and the lying in state over the coming days. the royal household will pass responsibility to the state for the events to come. it is a reflection of the status of the event in terms of the status of the event in terms of the status of the event in terms of the monarch s passing. the procession will make its way along the mall. it is decked in union flags. they will make their way to whitehall and parliament square. this is the ceremonial route travelled so many times by the queen on very happy occasions including jubile ....
westminster hall, a place with nearly 1,000 years of history and the oldest part of the palace of westminster this morning it will be the place to which the new king will come, for a ceremony that illustrates the relationship between royalty and parliament and indeed our system of constitutional monarchy. it was at balmoral last thursday that the queen s passing meant the end of one reign and the beginning of another. and as tributes continue to to be paid to her majesty here and around the world today it is her son, the new king, who will hear them in person from parliamentarians. it s only two days since his majesty was formally proclaimed king at st james s palace. now we will see him come to the palace of westminster for the first time as our sovereign and head of state. members of the house of commons and the house of lords have already gathered inside westminster hall. the ceremony will begin shortly. it s not often that the two houses come together in this ....
where the crowds are ready for a hugely significant historic event that dates back more than two centuries. this is trooping the colour, as we mark the king s official birthday. all five regiments of the fog cards making their way onto centre stage. the footguards. led by the irish wolfhound known as seamus, the regimental mascot of the irish guards. because this year, it is number nine company irish guards who have the honour of providing the escort and trooping their colour. and with them comes the musical flair of the pipes and drums. we have a real treat in store. in about 15 minutes, his majesty the king will set off from buckingham palace for his second birthday parade as monarch and he will be accompanied by other members of the royal family. there is huge excitement around that. we can offer a number of ways to enjoy our coverage this morning. we have audio described commentary for those who are blind or partially sighted, that is via the red button. and you ....
this is albert keogh we are looking at, 98. he is a royal navy veteran. do i hear applause? applause look at his face as who takes it all in. he hails from scotland and the smile on his face, because the thing is, he survived, james. he understands what the loss is because he had a life. ~ . , , , life. what must they be feeling, thou~h? life. what must they be feeling, though? the life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, - life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, for| life. what must they be feeling, - though? the fact that they, for some reason, they have cheated, they cheated death in 1944 and had cheated death in 1944 and had cheated it ever since and here they still are. cheated it ever since and here they stillare. how cheated it ever since and here they still are. how wonderful cheated it ever since and here they s ....