a five year old moroccan boy freed after being trapped in a well forfour days has died. hello and welcome to bbc news. queen elizabeth says she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. she made the announcement in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign a milestone no british monarch has ever reached before. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. it is 70 years to the day since she came to the throne and there is no question of her stepping down. in the ballroom at sandringham on the eve of accession day, she was alert and fully engaged in conversations. i was told it had to be upside for the press. very consistent. laughter. i don t mind, i don t matter. laughter. at the same time, it s clear the queen is looking to the future and smoothing the path to the reign of her eldest son. in a statement issued last night, the queen recalled that she had been blessed to have as he
this morning, the prince of wales said he and the duchess were deeply conscious of the honour bestowed on camilla. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. i look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart. so says the queen in her accession day message. on this day when she marks the 70th anniversary of the moment she came to the throne, it s clear that her commitment remains undimmed by the passage of years. and with that message, a glimpse from buckingham palace of the unseen work of the monarch, the paperwork which comes every day in the official red boxes, a routine which this monarch has followed virtually every day of those 70 years. behind her, a photograph of her late father, george vi as, with her private secretary, sir edward young, she reviewed government documents and messages from abroad. nice comments, including one from president biden. oh, that s very kind. from clarence house, the prince of wales acknowledged what he called the hon
india begins two days of mourning as one of the country s most famous singers lata mangeshker dies aged 92. and, the chairman of tesco has told the bbc the worst is yet to come on food prices for consumers. john allan also said it was wrong for the governor of the bank of england to call for pay restraint, as part of efforts to keep inflation under control. good afternoon. the queen marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of her reign today a milestone no british monarch has reached before. her majesty has marked the occasion with a statement saying she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles eventually becomes king. well, my colleaguejane hill is at buckingham palace for us this afternoon. jane. welcome again to buckingham palace on the sunday afternoon where we have spent the day reflecting on 70 years on the throne, a remarkable reign and talking about the future as well and looking ahead and that is one of those t
website, the crown chronicles, and we can start with that thought about camilla. you study the queen and write about the queen, so what did you think when you heard that? it you think when you heard that? it was huge news, to be honest. the royal was huge news, to be honest. the royal world was huge news, to be honest. the royal world was shaken by it but in a positive royal world was shaken by it but in a positive way. many people have seen a positive way. many people have seen the a positive way. many people have seen the good work the duchess of cornwall seen the good work the duchess of cornwall has done over the years, her loyalty, cornwall has done over the years, her loyalty, her discreet nature and the hard her loyalty, her discreet nature and the hard work she puts in and the projects the hard work she puts in and the projects she gets behind sol the hard work she puts in and the projects she gets behind so i think many projects she gets behind so i t