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The Queen Consort will tomorrow pay a televised tribute to the late Queen, recalling her 'wonderful blue eyes' and saying: 'I will always remember her smile.'
On the eve of the State funeral, Camilla will speak warmly of her admiration for her mother-in-law, and for the way she carved out a role while being in the difficult position of a 'solitary woman' in a man's world.
The pre-recorded address will be broadcast on the BBC shortly before a one-minute silence in honour of Elizabeth II at 8pm.
Camilla will say: 'She has been part of our lives for ever. I'm 75 now and I can't remember anyone except the Queen being there.
'It must have been so difficult for her being a solitary woman. There weren't women Prime Ministers or Presidents. She was the only one, so I think she carved her own role.'
Remembering her personal connection to the Queen, Camilla will add: 'She's got those wonderful blue eyes... when she smiles they light up her whole face. I will always remember her smile. That smile is unforgettable.'

See 40 minutes of it here... Camilla talks
 
Butterfly said:
I have become fascinated watching the ceremonial activities. I found a you tube channel that has been streaming live. Oddly enough, it is a news station out of Australia. So here I am in New Mexico watching an Australian streaming channel to see live events taking place in the UK.
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This is the problem with Youtube..:LOL:
 
J-Kat said:
uh oh, live streaming switched away for a bit. Wonder what happened?
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was it when Joe Biden and his wife arrived.. or Macron and his wife ?..I don't know why but it irritated me that Macron and his much older wife, arrived wearing training shoes...
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and I wonder why Jill Biden didn't wear Black !!
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Guests have begun arriving at Buckingham Palace for the reception held by the RF before the funeral tomorrow...

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President Macron and Brigitte

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain..
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the new British PM Liz Truss and her husband

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Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan (pictured centre) was seen as part of his country's delegation at Westminster Hall this evening.

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Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, was pictured paying her respects to the Queen at Westminster Hall earlier today
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President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil and his wife Michelle Bolsonaro were among the world leaders to pay their respects inside Westminster Hall
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden also arrived to pay their respects at Westminster Hall ahead of the funeral

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King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania arriving at Buckingham Palace

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Emperor Naruhito of Japan was spotted arriving at Buckingham Palace on Sunday evening ahead of the 'reception of the century' hosted by King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla
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King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain arrived at Buckingham Palace

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How the monarchies of Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Luxembourg are related to the Queen. All the major royal houses of Europe will be represented at the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey today
 
President of Ireland Michael D Higgins
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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and her husband Heiko also arrive
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Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, who was Elizabeth II's fourth cousin, and Queen Silvia head into the palace

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Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (back) arrives at the reception which will see 1,000s world leaders attend

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King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (left) and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik (right), who only recently succeeded his cousin Qaboos bin Said to the throne in 2020

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World leaders and heads of state arrive for a reception hosted by King Charles III for Heads of State and Official Overseas Guests, at Buckingham Palace in London
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum arrives for a reception hosted by King Charles III
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Really interesting, Holly. Thank you for posting. It appeared to me that Mrs. Biden was wearing muted dark gray while at Westminister which seemed appropriate in my opinion and changed to all black for the evening activities. I’ve seen a few VIPs wearing black and white printed designs. Is it cold there? It seems many the regular folks who have passed through had on coats or jackets. Of course I guess standing outside at night it is likely cold.
 
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Really interesting, Holly. Thank you for posting. It appeared to me that Mrs. Biden was wearing muted dark gray while at Westminister which seemed appropriate in my opinion and changed to all black for the evening activities. I’ve seen a few VIPs wearing black and white printed designs. Is it cold there? It seems many the regular folks who have passed through had on coats or jackets. Of course I guess standing outside at night it is likely cold.
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it's cold at night.. in the low 50's.. and during the day it's around mid 60's...
 
Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown and Prince Radu of Romania
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema


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Denmark's Queen Margrethe pays her respects to Britain's Queen, her third cousin at the lying-in-state at Westminster Hall, in London
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Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown and Prince Radu of Romania
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema


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Denmark's Queen Margrethe pays her respects to Britain's Queen, her third cousin at the lying-in-state at Westminster Hall, in London
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I am embarrassed to see our First Lady in dark gray instead of black. Uncalled for.
 
@hollydolly 💐 thanks for all your hard work 'reporting' on the activities and progress. I've been glued to the TV, like most in the UK who didn't go to London, and was really touched that David Beckham waited in line and didn't use his celebrity to queue jump when a short-cut was offered to him. Liz looks Trussed up and far too starchy. I laughed out loud when I saw the motorcade for President Biden - no disrespect intended at all, its just that our entire RF have been schlepping about in public greeting people and shaking hands and although security is of course always present it's not overtly in our faces. PB and party arrived in about 9 cars/vehicles and you could hardly see him for SS agents 🤣 He did say some very nice, sincere and touching things about HMTQ though.

Sky News reported tonight that many of the world leaders were not happy to be brought to the Palace via bus! 😆

I can't see grey clothing, only black, but maybe that's my monitor.

I found it particularly touching that Mrs. Zelensky was present, given the challenges taking place in Ukraine xxx

Is that man next to President Macron (in his trainers) holding a gun??? 😦
 
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LOL..No @Seren its not a gun it;s an Umbrella... :D...and yes.. as usual..( sorry American friends).. the USA as usual had to have a huge protection squad..just in case some old woman mistakes Biden for Trump and beats him over the head ?.. just joking , I dunno..lol )...

yes I agree about Beckham.. he was extremely genuine in his respect for the Queen and other people.. and didn't take the opportunity to Queue jump when it was offered, that says a lot about the Character of the man
 

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