and touch the gathered crowds, content to be kissed on hand and cheek by those he did not know. but when the dust settles, normality will return, with the trials of real life. in facing those challenges, the country may have been strengthened by a period of reflection — a rare moment to think about who we are and who we want to be. mark easton, bbc news. it has been an extraordinary ten days. as we've heard, president biden is among around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend the funeral of queen elizabeth on monday. they will be attending a special reception at buckingham palace hosted by king charles on sunday. commonwealth leaders including jamaica's andrew holness, canada'sjustin trudeau, and australia's anthony albanese have been paying their respects to the late monarch.