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of his own money to the foundation. he has not given any of his own money between 2009 and 2014, so at the heart of this is a foundation that goes to other people to ask for money. then there is another set of controversies, and this is what the attorney general in new york is looking at, is whether or not there is self dealing. you re not supposed to use a non profit foundation in the united states to make political contributions, or to help your business. that s at the heart of it. let s speak now to our reporter emilia papadopoulos who is at sandringham for us this morning. what can we expect from the day ahead? merry christmas. it s a beautiful morning here on the sandringham estate and the crowds have actually been building since six o clock this morning, everyone hoping to catch eclipse of the queen and the royal family as they make their way up the church catch a glimpse. we spoke to lady who had come only from florida and let me introduce you to this lady fro ....
live pictures. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. the queen has missed the traditional christmas church service at sandringham. buckingham palace says she is suffering with a heavy cold. you ll remember that the queen and the duke of edinburgh delayed the start of their annual trip to sandringham last week, and took a shorter helicopter journey from buckingham palace rather than travelling by train. the rest of the royal family attended church at sandringham without the queen. the congregation included the duke of edinburgh, the prince of wales, the duchess of cornwall and prince harry. the earl of wessex, the county of wessex, and lady louise windsor, their daughter, was also there. the queen was suffering from a cold. and the duke of edinburgh as well. they delayed their trip to sandringham last week, taking a short helicopter journey rather than travelling by train. let s go to sandringham now, and emilia papadopoulos is there for us. there were a lot of question ....
for the first time in almost 30 years, the queen has missed the christmas day church service at sandringham. buckingham palace say she s still recovering from a heavy cold. later today, in a pre recorded christmas broadcast, she will speak of drawing strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. morning service at sandringham part of the royal family s christmas day routine. but with one significant absentee this year the queen. while other members of her family, including the duke of edinburgh, gathered at the church, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace described as a heavy cold. in a short statement, the palace said she would take part in the family s celebrations. her absence from the church service, the first time in many years she hasn t attended, is understood to be a precautionary measure. there is no sense of undue concern. also abs ....
of some coastal areas. this year the queen celebrated her 90th birthday. daniela relph looks back on the momentous occasion and other events in the royal calendar in review 2016: the royal year. brass band plays ‘happy birthday . it was the year of a big birthday. the queen at 90. for some of her grandchildren and great grandchildren, a trip to canada. the first official overseas visit for the family of four. the duke and duchess of cambridge were also in india. a reminder of royal visits past. and for prince harry, a new relationship highlighted the tricky balance between a private and public life. when you re the queen, you get two birthdays. the real one and the official one. april the 21st was the queen s actual 90th birthday, and she celebrated in windsor. there was of course a cake, baked by nadiya hussain, the winner of the great british bake off. and a meeting with fellow 90 year olds. 0h, an amazing day, yes. i never really imagined that i d meet her. i never ....
corbett, victoria wood, just a few of those who left us this year and whose lives are now celebrated in review of 2016, we remember: part two. # i ve heard there was a secret chord that david played.#. i only do the music i can do. i would like to do many other kinds. but with the limits of my talent i m obliged to do my own kind of songs. # it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, # the minorfourth, the major lift, # the baffled king composing hallelujah. ..#. # suzanne takes you down to her place.#. i loved his car, which he wore like a snail shell everywhere. you know, if we sold 400 books of poetry in canada, then we considered ourselves to be well on our way to immortality. but i couldn t pay the rent. in hindsight, it seems like a mad decision that i was going to rectify my economic situation by becoming a singer. # i remember you well in the chelsea hotel. # you were talking so brave and so sweet #. # hallelujah, hallelujah. ..#. # you ll like this, you ll like ....