after the queue was closed temporarily, it has now reopened, but the waiting time is more than 2a hours. among the mourners was the former international football star david beckham, who had queued all night to pay his respects. later this evening, the queen s four children will hold vigil around the coffin in westminster hall. also on the programme: ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside izyum, a city that was recently recaptured from russian forces. as retail sales in the uk dip sharply, the pound falls to a 37 year low against the us dollar. and the women s super league in england starts tonight, with clubs enjoying record ticket sales off the back of the lionesses success in the euros. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the premier league resumes this evening after its postponement of matches as a mark of respect following the death of queen elizabeth ii. good evening. king charles has been on his first official visit to wales, bringing to a conclusio
tonight, as people continue to pay their respects to the queen, we leave you with these images. you re watching bbc news and our continued coverage of queen elizabeth s lying in state. if you ve justjoined us, in the past few minutes queen elizabeth s four children, king charles, anne, the princess royal, prince andrew the duke of york and prince edward the earl of wessex have held a vigil around the queen s coffin in westminster hall. these are pictures from the vigil of the princes as it s called, with all four royals in ceremonial military uniform accompanying the coffin for 15 minutes. the queen s eight grandchildren are expected to do the same tomorrow. and this is the scene outside the hall. thousands of people are queuing to pay their respects to the queen. this is the scene outside the hall. thousands of people still waiting to pay their respects to the queen. the wait time is 2a hours. thank you very much. it has to be said that this was perhaps the most striking a
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and i m martine croxall here in the studio. i ll be speaking to a former press officer to the queen for his thoughts as the nation continues to pay tribute. hello and welcome to cardiff, where king charles has begun his first official visit to wales as monarch by attending a service of prayer and reflection for queen elizabeth ii. in the senedd, an hour ago, about a thousand people were standing in sunshine and welcoming the king and the queen consort as they visited the queen consort as they visited the senedd. it was completely calm, quiet and still as everyone turned to watch the big screens when king charles addressed the parliament not just in english but also in welsh, a hugely symbolic moment for people here, to hear the king speaking welsh so fluently and talking about his mother and his memories of his time here in wales and what the country meant to him and to the royal family. when he left, there were lots of cheers. there were a few people who were not happy that
i take itake up i take up my new duties with immense gratitude i take up my new duties with immense gratitude for the privilege of having gratitude for the privilege of having been able to serve as prince of wales in other news, ukraine says a mass burial site has been found outside izyum, days after it was retaken from russian forces. it is only now, after the russians have been pushed out, that the authorities can really investigate and can establish how many victims they left behind. hello and welcome. the queen s four children led by king charles have held a vigil at westminster hall, standing in silence around their late mother s coffin, while members of the public filed past quietly to pay their respects. earlier, the queue to see the queen lying in state reopened after a pause of several hours, but mourners are being warned of a long wait of more than 22 hours in chilly overnight temperatures. the king and the queen consort, camilla, concluded their uk tour earli