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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. the news was confirmed in a statement from the palace at 6.30pm, after the queen s four children including the new king, charles iii had travelled to balmoral. 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 you the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace, and across the commonwealth. 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. these photos, the record of her last official engagement bringing to an end seven decades of service. yesterday afternoon at aberdeen airport, several senior members of ....
to me on how great the paintjob was, so there is her humour again! and there was the smell of fresh paint following her wherever she went! thank you very much for talking to us and sharing your memories of the queen. thank you for this opportunity. memories of the queen. thank you for this opportunity. i memories of the queen. thank you for this opportunity, i greatly this opportunity, i greatly appreciate it. it this opportunity, i greatly appreciate it. this opportunity, i greatly areciate it. , for many people, meeting the queen was a once in a lifetime experience. one way to meet her majesty was to be invited to buckingham palace to attend an event, or collect an award. someone who did just that was maureen coumbe, who alongside her husband tony, was awarded an mbe back in 2012 in person by the queen. why did you get an mbe? it was services to why did you get an mbe? it was services to children why did you get an mbe? it was services to children and - why ....
among the 2,000 invited guests at tomorrow s funeral at westminster abbey are members of the public, who ve been preparing for the solemn occasion. very choked up, emotional is probably the main word, yeah. honoured and emotional. and tonight king charles has released a message of thanks to the countless people who ve provided support and comfort in this time of grief. also on the programme: in ukraine, president zelensky says he has more evidence of torture carried out by russian forces in the east of the country. and, act swiftly to save your lives the urgent warning of japan s prime minister to people living in the path of a huge typhoon making landfall in the south. good evening. a minute s silence has been held across the country in memory of the late queen, on the eve of her state funeral in westminster abbey. herson, king charles, said in a statement tonight that he and his wife, the queen consort camilla, were deeply touched by the many messages of condolence and ....
underestimated. finally, she kept the monarchy 5trong underestimated. finally, she kept the monarchy strong and respected, reigning very much in the style of her beloved father, george vi, and she kept it strong, above all, by setting a personal example. 0ne setting a personal example. one might imagine that her greatest hope now would be that the strength of the monarchy will continue under king charles, and then under william. i m sure the crowds we saw outside buckingham palace tonight, many people will be reflecting on the theme is that nick was underlining there, because everyone is by now aware that the queen was the longest serving monarch in the history of the united kingdom and held a commanding presence in british public life over many decades. tonight, people have been reacting to the news of her passing. our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day with people outside buckingham palace. she was long to reign over us, almost all of her life, and f ....
you can see how widespread average temperatures have been. temperatures way above where they should be and not just way above where they should be and notjust by day but also through the night. take a look at the uk first thing this morning, the second column is the average overnight low so you can just see how incredibly mild it was first thing this morning and that mild air is going to stay with us for the remainder of the day. not as wet as yesterday, still some rain around across southern scotland. western fringes seeing some showers. cloud the channel coasts producing some drizzle. sheltered eastern areas having the best of any brightness. a blustery afternoon with gusts of wind up to 40 afternoon with gusts of wind up to a0 miles an hour on land. temperatures will peak at around 15 degrees. not surprising when you saw those temperatures first thing this morning. 0vernight tonight the cloud and rain tends to fizzle away and we will see clearer skies so that allows ....