as he meets president xijinping for the first time since the invasion. and one of the all time tennis greats, roger federer, announces his retirement. welcome to the programme. with shaun ley in westminster and me, ros atkins, in the bbc news room. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster, where the queue is currently stretching over some five km. some people have waited for more than eight hours to get here, inside westminster hall, where the closed coffin is being guarded by soldiers from units that serve the royal household. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. for the latest, we can nowjoin shaun ley in westminster. hello and thank you very much. hello to all of you watching, whether you re in the uk or around the world. here in westminster is the opportunity for members of the public, as
westminster. do you stay with us on bbc news, where we will bring you the very latest on her majesty s lying in state and the state funeral on monday. shaun, thank you very much indeed, and there is further coverage on the bbc news website under the life page. , the life page. let s turn to a very big sports story that came through a few hours ago. roger federer has announced his retirement from tennis at the end of this month. the 41 year old swiss player has won 20 grand slam titles and is regarded by many as one of the sports all time greats. but he s struggled with a knee problem for the past three years and has not played a match since last year s wimbledon. in a statement to fans, he said. well, the last person to play
as he meets president xijinping for the first time since the invasion. and one of the all time tennis greats, roger federer, announces his retirement. welcome to the programme. with shaun ley in westminster and me, ros atkins, in the bbc news room. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster, where the queue is currently stretching over some five km. some people have waited for more than eight hours to get here, inside westminster hall, where the closed coffin is being guarded by soldiers
among them, heads of state including the us presidentjoe biden, with heads of government and representatives from virtually every country in the world. at approximately 11.55, the last post will sound and there will be a national two minute silence. then, the procession, from westminster abbey to wellington arch. the state gun carriage will be drawn from the abbey around parliament square, up whitehall and across horse guards and then via the mall pass buckingham palace, and finally, up constitution hill to wellington arch at hyde park corner. there, under wellington arch, the coffin will be transferred from the gun carriage to the state hearse, ready for the journey to windsor. the route to be taken from hyde park corner to windsor hasn t so far been disclosed. however, officials recognise the need for the public to be as closely involved as possible. the queen, and indeed other members