in westminster hall for 15 minutes. the queen s grandchildren are expected to do the same tomorrow. meanwhile a former private secretary to the queen says it s been humbling to witness the nation mourn her passing, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. her passing has done what she always strove to do throughout her long reign to bring people together, to be a focus for the best of us, for feelings of camaraderie and kindness. albeit underpinned just now by a deep sadness. and just like the institution of monarchy, there is something timeless about the rituals of royal mourning. archive: for over three miles, the queue stretches. keeping vigil, that they may make their last salute - to a beloved monarch. 1952, and the lying in state of the queen s father, king george vi. a very different age but in westminster hall, the same certainties.
her long service and also an air of optimism in this lovely sunshine that king charles represents hope as well as he ascends to the throne and he has done so with great dignity but also great determination. he has had a very busy mourning so far down at westminster where he received the message of condolence from members of the house of lords and the house of the house of lords and the house of commons. that happened in the ancient palace of westminster in westminster hall itself. now we are in the old town of the city of edinburgh along this route which is so familiar to the royal family, the royal mile linking the castle at one end and palace of holyroodhouse at
addressing mps but also acknowledging that it is parliament thatis acknowledging that it is parliament that is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. that is something we heard time and time again over the decades from our queen, it is something we have heard from the king today and it will be at the home of uk democracy that over the coming days members of the public will be able to come and pay their own private tribute to the queen in westminster hall. hick queen in westminster hall. nick eardle , queen in westminster hall. nick eardley. our queen in westminster hall. nick eardley, our chief queen in westminster hall. nick eardley, our chief political correspondent. with me is royal biographer robert hardman. as we see the car taking the king and queen consort to raf northolt, from where they will go to edinburgh, where you are, and the king will have that solemn duty later of being part of that procession behind the coffin as it is taken from the palace of holyroo
to transparency over issues raised over things i like private e mails. our government already hasl answers to give to the nation on the prime minister s flat, l the donors, tax breaks by text and unlawful contracts l to associates, so would the ministers agree that our. government s murky dealings are the real sordid affairsl that the public should see a light shown on? the minister replied that there had already been a number of investigations into allegations. there are processes in place that people went through. there are a number of other challenges we face in the height of the pandemic which i have been candid about in westminster hall and in other places, but the public should be assured that the money has been spent with care. julia lopez. you re watching monday in parliament with me, david cornock. don t forget if you miss one of our programmes orjust want to watch it again you can catch up via the bbc iplayer. well, matt hancock may have resigned as health secretary but his t