Tell us whatjob you do and how you re feeling about getting back into it. Labour demands former uk prime minister david cameron appears before parliament, to answer serious questions about his lobbying of current minsters for a company he had shares in. Hundreds of protesters take to the streets in the us city of minneapolis, angry at the fatal shooting of a black man stopped for a traffic violation. Mps return to the commons from their easter break a day early to pay tribute to the duke of edinburgh. I don t need her or anyone else, i can manage i don t need her or anyone else, i can manage very well on my own. And at the age of 83, sir anthony hopkins becomes the oldest ever best actor winner at the baftas, but he was blissfully unaware he d won the award. I was sitting here painting, iwas sitting here painting, in fact, iwas sitting here painting, in fact, in iwas sitting here painting, in fact, in my iwas sitting here painting, in fact, in my hotel. I heard a chair io fact, i
in other news: activists in myanmar say dozens of people have been killed after the military brutally suppressed a protest in the city of bago. thousands flee an erupting volcano on the caribbean island of st vincent. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the duke of edinburgh is to be buried in windsor on saturday. he died on friday at the age of 99. because of coronavirus restrictions, his funeral will take place within the grounds of windsor castle, with no public processions but it will be televised. the palace has said prince harry will attend but his wife meghan, who is pregnant, has been advised by her doctors not to travel. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. at midday in the four nations of the united kingdom, iii gun salutes sounded in tribute to the duke. fire. gunshots. one, fire. gunshots. and for a man who served in the royal navy in the second world war and later, guns were fired in tribute aboard several warships.
the united kingdom of great britain the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland? i solemnly promise so to do. she was anointed, blessed and consecrated. choir sings zadok the priest by handel she took possession of a 1,200 year old throne. she knew that it was a role from which only death could release her and yet, when she was born, no one had thought that it would be her destiny. elizabeth alexandra mary windsor was born on 21 april, 1926. she was the first child of the then king s second son, the duke of york. she cried at her christening perhaps the only time in her life that she made a public scene. she was a happy child with occasionally a child of make sense of mystery. mischief. this was the young princess elizabeth at the age of four and three quarters, visiting a photographic studio in london. her life then was comparatively carefree. a politician called winston churchill noted she had an air of authority that was astonishing in an infant. fate pro
queen elizabeth ii dedicated her life to her country. the queen took a vow that her duty was a lifelong commitment. she put duty above all else. she loved her younger sister, but she couldn t give her permission to marry someone who was divorced. she sacked her son from the family firm. she survived extraordinary crises. princess diana has died. the issues surrounding charles and diana probably rocked the monarchy to its core like no other crisis. the future of the monarchy really hung in the balance. and she revolutionized the british monarchy. no man arcy should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support. she steered the world through 70 years of tumultuous change. her legacy will be the fact that we still have a monarchy. tonight a cnn special report, a queen for the ages: elizabeth ii. i have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as i would
an amazing woman. just a very sombre mood in windsor, really. what did she represent to people of your generation? a guiding light, a moral code, how to conduct yourself, - how to act, what is - right and what s wrong. here on the streets of royal windsor, the sense of a an epoch having passed is palpable. there is the sense of mourning, shared with the entire nation. but something else. for these people have lost a neighbour, a queen who was part of their daily lives. amir bukhari was getting calls from relatives in pakistan, who had heard the news. he runs a cafe besides windsor castle. no words to express my emotions. it is really sad. what did she mean to you? not only me but everyone in the world. everybody feels very sad, very down. for us, she was a neighbour. and we feel more. no matter how long anticipated, the end has crystallised loss. the passing of a monarch, who symbolised to people the best of their nation, of themselves. fergal keane, bbc news, windsor. you ve