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i cannot help but feel the weight of history, which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment for the betterment of us all. parliament is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. >> and this is how the rest of the day will play out. this afternoon there will be a service of reflection for the extraordinary life of queen elizabeth ii. that service is going to take place at st. giles cathedral. and this morning prince harry paid tribute in a statement to his gran...

will happen. >> it will be the most extraordinarily moving moment, one we have not seen the like of. there you have will the queen lying at rest with the scottish crown on her coffin and all four children, princess ann, they will -- each one will be at a corner and stand for we believe up to 20 minutes. the public will not be allowed in during that period and that is a short period they will pay their own respects. so victor and alison, it's going to be very moving. we're going to see repeats of this in different ways but this is the first time if you will that we will see the king,...

remains will be joining her. he's in the general vault underneath the chapel now. so it is going to -- it's a multi-part commemoration and each part is going to be equally dramatic and i think the crowds in london and windsor are going to be extraordinary. >> right. >> when george vi, when he had the lying in state in westminster hall, in 1952, there was something like 305,000 filed by the catafalque an i think we're going to see way more than that. >> sally, thank you. sally smith, isa suarez and bianca, i'm grateful. we see there the vigil continues with members of the various scot...

funeral, and who might be join being president biden in scotland, and mary alice parks. ukraine fights back, taking back territory seized by the russians. the ukrainian flag raised once again in the northeast. russian forces appearing to be stepping back. and the fate of the nuclear power plant. the dangerous weather threat. fires in the west leading to dangerous air quality and new evacuations as flash flooding threatens those in the east. rob marciano times it all out. 21 years after the attacks on new york and washington, 9/11 is still claiming lives. and we remember the vic...

continue to flock here, where the king charles the third has held meetings with diplomats from the 1a countries that recognise him as head of state. also ahead on the programme. ukraine's military says its forces have tripled the amount of territory it has retaken from russia in a little over 48 hours. and in sweden, voting in the country's general election has ended — with an exit poll indicating that the prime minister's party may win slightly more seats than rivals. hello and welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the coffin of queen eliz...