and brightening up the dark nordic winter as europe s largest festival of lights, illuminates the danish capital. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the queen has said she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the queen said it was her sincere wish that camilla would have that title. it paves the way for camilla to be crowned at her husband s side on his coronation day. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports from sandringham. she s preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of the day she came to the throne. this morning, the queen greeted guests in the ballroom at sandringham, walking slowly and carefully, steadied with a stick. but alert and fully engaged. i was told it had to be upside down for the press. 0h, they can see it. laughter. i don t matter. the queen seemed quite fit and well today, ye
aid agencies are setting up emergency shelters. hoping to steady the ship. uk prime minister borisjohnson adds new recruits to his inner circle at downing street. and brightening up the dark nordic winter as europe s largest festival of lights illuminates the danish capital. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. one of india s most famous singers, lata mangeshkar, has died at the age of 92. the bollywood superstar was known to millions as the nightingale of india and had an extraordinary career spanning over half a century, singing more than 30,000 songs in 36 languages. she was hospitalised last month with covid. in a tweet, prime minister narendra modi said she leaves a void in the nation that cannot be filled. rajini vaidyanathan looks back at her life. singing. she was one of the most recorded artists in history with thousands of songs to her name. the voice of the silver screen. lata mangeshkar was a bollywood playback singer. in indian m
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
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. queen elizabeth is marking the 70th anniversary of her reign a milestone never before reached by a british monarch. her reign began on this day in 1952, but she is now looking to the future, saying in a statement that she d like camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. 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 fathe