to your grandchildren? his outspokenness drew criticism that he was undermining the monarchy s constitutional duty to political neutrality. the queen reigned for so long that she came to embody a certain conception of britain itself. we looked at her and saw a set of values that lay at the heart of what it meant to be british. and yet we knew almost nothing about her own views on the great issues of the day. we know a lot about where the new king stands. for 50 years he was an activist prince of wales. as monarch, he ll have to step away from that. people have expressed worries about whether this involvement will continue in the same way. no, it won t! i m not that stupid! i do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign. but there is a counterargument that it s his engagement with the most pressing issues of the day that will place his reign at the heart of national life, renewing and reinvigorating the monarchy. first thing he was probably best known for was th
in the uk and around the world. and the express newspaper picks up and the express newspaper picks up on the final line of that emotional eulogy, ending with the words from shakespeare s hamlet that king charles chose: may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest . words for his mother but lyrics that featured in princess diana s funeral. it was also voiced in an address that he gave that created a new princess of wales, catherine. according to some royal sources, catherine appreciates the history with this role but does want to create her own path. it this role but does want to create her own path.- create her own path. it is beautiful, create her own path. it is beautiful, the create her own path. it is beautiful, the connectionj create her own path. it is l beautiful, the connection is absolutely stunning, it shows how personal and how deeply thought through that statement was. in terms of that younger generation stepping up, i know you were looking at them wanting to
it was a profound personal commitment which defined her whole life. she made sacrifices for duty. her dedication and devotion as sovereign never wavered, through times of change and progress, through times ofjoy and celebration and through times of sadness and loss. in her life of service, we saw that abiding love of tradition, together with that fearless embrace of progress which makes us great as nations. the affection, admiration and respect she inspired became the hallmark of her reign. and as every member of my family can testify, she combined these qualities with warmth, humour and an unerring ability always to see the best in people. i pay tribute to my mother s memory, and i honour her life of service. i know that her death brings great sadness to so many of you, and i share that sense of loss beyond measure with you all. when the queen came to the throne, britain and the world were still coping with the privations and aftermath of the second world war and still livin
to extend the temporary truce in gaza, just minutes before it was due to expire. the pause in hostilities has seen a number of hostages and prisoners released on both sides over the past six days. well, this news comes as there has been a shooting incident injerusalem with israeli media reporting at least three people have been killed. national security minister itamar ben gavir said the two shooters are members of hamas who speak here with two voices, one voice of a so called cease fire and a second voice of terror . israel s ambulance service says a number of others have been wounded. israeli police says the two attackers were killed on the spot. the assailants are reported to have opened fire at a bus stop during the morning rush hour at one of the entrances to the city. let s remind you now of what happened on wednesday, the sixth day of the deal. 16 hostages were freed from captivity in gaza. they included two russians, ten israeli citizens and four thai hostages, who w
what was tropical storm danielle, most of the rain from that will be moving in across spain and portugal, a soggy speu spain and portugal, a soggy spell of weather to come. what the storm system will do is feed some warmth northwards into the southern half of the uk, so some high temperatures on monday across parts of southern england into wales, to the south of this band of cloud and a rain, will be sitting across the central part and that will separate the warm air in the south, 26, from much cooler air further north, a fresher feel for scotland, northern ireland and the far north west of england. it looks like a band of rain will sink its way southward into tuesday, so some rain across southern counties, find that the wind direction shifts back to normal is this time, so will feel cooler. 17 23, but they should still be some good swells of sunshine. that is because high pressure is likely to be building in by this stage, low pressure spinning to the south of us, that may throw a fro