by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. new details on the queen s state funeral it will be held in westminster abbey on monday 19 september king charles approved the day as a public holiday. a surprise show of unity as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. attending a church service. and in other news ukraine says it has retaken several key towns and cities in the north and east as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace. it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth s funeral will take place on september the nineteenth. her body will lie in state in westminster hall for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier, king charles was formally proclaimed as the new monarch at a ceremony in london. he said he would strive to follow the inspiring example of his late mother. he told the accession council at
this footage was filmed by the troops. we cannot document the battles ourselves. gunfire. for now, journalists have been banned from the front lines, kyiv determined to win the information war. as it s reclaiming territory. tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupiansk. in some areas, russia s front line has collapsed. and liberation has come. woman sobs. everything is ok, troops tell locals in this town. for six months, we prayed you would come, she says.
supposed to come the un has warned of a fast deteriorating situation, as tens of thousands flee towards western europe. this man is a british medic trying to leave with his family. here we just come, every people panic, because we have a bad situation here, and we came to try and catch it, but it s so hard, everybody wants to go to run. this is what he s run from. the russian shelling of kharkiv. woman sobs. and this is the voice of a young woman in the city terrorised by shelling close to her apartment. we met doha from morocco as she waited for a train. i cried, i prayed so much. and ijust want to go home, really. i m not safe any more here, i left everything, i left my studies, i. just pray with us, guys. thank you so much.
grandad oleg hugs his wife olena, but he must stay behind to care for an elderly relative. train horn blares. the women and children, becoming refugees. children talk. woman sobs. nearly midnight, eight hours later, and the weary travellers reach lviv. a short rest, and then another rescue express, towards peace and exile.