At one of the nations top takeaways , fish and chips today , takeaways, fish and chips today, we will be having some looks at some of the best shops in the country competing at the National Fish and chip awards, which are taking place in london tonight. Tonight. Its probably the biggest sports story, but otherwise in sports story, but otherwise in sport in the fa cup. Erling haaland scores five of Manchester City, six against luton. Newcastle beat blackburn on penalties and more ice skating doping controversy. Skating doping controversy. Well have to watch out for some thick fog this morning before rain pushes in from the west, and thats likely to be heavy at times. Ill have all the details in the full forecast. Top story today is dominated by royal matters. Yesterday was a day of drama and tragedy in the Royal Household. Household. Queen camilla was front and centre as she led the royal family at a service of thanksgiving for the late king consort , antony of greece, at consort, anton
in the name of the holy spirit who strengtheneth thee in communion with the blessed saints and aided by angels and arch angels and all the armies of the heavenly host, may thy portion this day be in peace. let us humbly beseech almighty god to bless with a long life, health, and honor and old worldly happiness the most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch, our sovereign lord, charles iii. god save the king king charles during very much of the today s farewell, his sister, anne. he wasn t even two years old when her mother ascended to the throne. today she masrched alongside th casket carrying her mother through london. reporter: this is one of the first glimpses the world got of princess anne, swadalled in a blanket in her mother s arms. anne is the second child and only daughter of queen elizabeth ii and prince philip. her official title is the princess royal. from a young age, the princess royal bonded with her mother, the queen. both loved horses. once
coffin will leave edinburgh shortly and the cortege will travel slowly to edinburgh airport, about eight miles away from st giles cathedral, in a journey that is expected to take about a0 minutes. she will then be flown to london, arriving at about seven o clock this evening before her coffin is taken to buckingham palace for one last night. this is the scene near st giles cathedral in edinburgh where the queen s coffin has laid at rest since yesterday afternoon. members of the royal family, princess anne and her husband, who are heading towards the cathedral where there will be private prayers for about 15 minutes before the cortege departs for the airport. thousands and thousands of people have spent many hours queueing, lots of them right through the night, to pay their last respects to briton s longest reigning monarch. so many people came today that the queue had to be closed at lunchtime, people were turned away because there was not enough time for them to make it in
her death last week means that this is now the home of king charles but the late queen will make one final visit to her old home, before the state funeral next monday. outside the palace, in the surrounding streets and parks, and at royal residences in other parts of the united kingdom, the tide of flowers and messages is a vibrant illustration of the nation s affection and respect for her late majesty. many of the tributes in central london have been gradually moved to nearby green park, as final preparations are made for the first ceremonial formality of the days to come. the air in this part of the city is heavily scented by thousands of floral tributes, as people from all parts of the united kingdom and overseas come to pay their respects in person. in the city of edinburgh it has been a period of 2a hours that few will ever forget thousands of people gathered to see the silent royal procession to st giles cathedral, and then queued patiently throughout the night for
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 can fi