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Of wales make their way from the robing room into the house of lords a little later on. i mentioned the prince of wales. here we have clarence house. just off st jamess park here we have clarence house. just off stjamess park in here we have clarence house. just off st jamess park in central london. this is the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall making their way. the first of the processions and these are all members of the main procession which will take place a little later on. they a...

I dropped on saturday. going to get my nails done, my toes done, and then getting my hair done in the afternoon. but then ive got to take my lateral flow, as well. as for the awards, it is expected to be a big night for dua lipa and, for the first time in brits history, all women are nominated for album of the year. but the biggest win of all tonight would be if the brits helped bring about the return of live music for good. colin paterson, bbc news, londons o2 arena. that is on itv at 8pm tonig...

Parliament to read out the governments plans. pomp and pageantry, yes, but much more low—key than usual, the monarch arrived by car rather than horse—drawn carriage. wearing a dress and a hat rather than a robe. long—standing rituals maintained. the door to the commons slammed... ..symbolising the independence of the elected chamber from the queen. some familiar faces did headed to the house of lords, one by one, masks on, at a social distance. and in the upper chamber, the usual fancy dre...

Authority and reading that queen speech in the house of lords. very different scene to previous years. normally there would be a dismounted attachment of the household cavalry lining the staircase. lots of them young recruits. they are no longer with us because of the restrictions. hopefully they will be back before long. there you have the most spectacular image of the crown itself. the crown worn by the queen in 1953 on her coronation day and taken into the royal gallery. past the yeomen of th...

At the far end. you can see the two state trumpeters either side of the doorway. they will be sounding the fanfare when the queen is ready to process to the house of lords a little later on. the yeomen in place. and unlike the crown, these emblems will be placed on display in the royal gallery. they are displayed for a very particular purpose, to remind people of the sovereigns power. they will be carried in the procession when the queen and prince

February, when you see kevin de bruyne go down, you see sergio aguero go down, they are two of the best players in the world, but in that time i think city won every single game so i think that says a lot about the collective. and so citys decade of domestic domination now has a new chapter, and with a first champions league final to come it could be their greatest yet. andy swiss, bbc news, the etihad stadium. 4000 people are at londons 02 arena for 4000 people are at londons o2 arena for the b...

In the house of lords. lord mcfall would be in place. it is his first state opening. he is ready for her majestys arrival. the lord high chancellor. this is robert buckland qc. i think i am allowed to say that he is the second lord high chancellor to come from the welsh town of len exley —— llanelli. he is in his post and will be part of the procession again for the state opening. in view once again of the royal staircase and the lord high chancellor has

The state opening has a very important place in the constitution and it reminds us of our tradition and our history. for me, its really special. its a great part of the role. its a very big day for me personally, but also for the house itself and the country. well, im joined now here in central lobby by the liberal democrat mp for richmond park and also the party spokeswoman on transport and business, energy and industry strategy. sarah, you have attended a state opening of parliament before. th...

On either side of the door, rather poignantly on the left, a great portrait of prince philip, duke of edinburgh whose funeral took place just a few weeks ago. and that funeral indeed was the last major public engagement undertaken by the queen before today. her portrait just on the right—hand side. and then, as the trumpeters are ready to sound the fanfare, we also have a portrait of king george vi. the queens father. he died at a young age and of course that meant the queen ascended the thron...

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