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afterwards, thousands will line the route of a procession, along whitehall, onto the mall and past buckingham palace, before making the journey in the royal hearse to windsor, where the queen will be buried alongside her husband prince philip. our royal correspondent daniela relph looks ahead to a momentous day. this is a previously unseen photo of the queen — taken at windsor in may, and released by buckingham palace for today. she is wearing aquamarine clip brooches given to her on her 18th birthday by her father. today, the country over which she reigned for seven decades says i...

here, it really does. the accessible queue has now closed, and there's a warning the general queue will shut well before the funeral service. the line currently stretches back five miles. next week, the queen's coffin will be transferred to westminster abbey for herfuneral, led by the dean of westminster. right at the heart of this is a family funeral, we mustn't forget that. deeply personal and a very, very difficult thing for a family to navigate. but this is also a celebration of a quite extraordinary life. this evening, the queen's eight grandchildren, including princes william a...

get their moment in front of the queen's coffin in westminster hall to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. at her lying in state ahead of the funeral on monday. duty officer signals led by the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, they all took their places around the coffin in westminster hall. it's the first time in history a monarch�*s grandchildren have performed the ceremony. a complete privilege, absolute privilege to see them honouring their grandmother. a moment that i will never forget. to see her grandchildren respecting her like that was so moving, really moving....

in front of her coffin. there will be a brief pause of these people filing past as the royal party takes up its position. the prince of wales. leading his brother and his cousins down the stairs in the north corner of westminster hall. three more taps, the signal to move forward. the cousins. again, wait further instruction. the prince of wales, taking his position at the head of the coffin. and injust a moment, this royal vigil by the queen's grandchildren will begin. the end of the royal vigil by the queen's grandchildren here at westminster. the prince of wales and the ...

it's currently more than four miles long, with waiting times of up to nine hours. away from westminster, today's other headlines — authorities in ukraine say they're investigating evidence of a mass grave in the city of izyum, which was recently liberated from russian occupation. disruption for thousands of british travellers today, as air traffic controllers in france go on strike. and it's farewell to one of the greatest tennis players of all time, as roger federer announces his retirement. good morning. it's friday september the 16th. you're watching bbc breakfast from westminst...