Queen Elizabeth II: Reflecting on the State Funeral

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The state funeral has been held for Queen Elizabeth II, as hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Westminster and Windsor, along with billions around the world, to watch and say goodbye. Fergal Keane, who was commentating for BBC TV inside Westminster Abbey, and Katty Kay, who was presenting outside Buckingham Palace, reflect on the funeral of the longest-reigning monarch in British history. And we catch up with Chris Mason to look at how the past 12 days have affected the country and its politics. Today’s Newscast was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Cordelia Hemming and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:05.1	Hello, it's Adam in the studio in New Broadcasting House in London.
0:08.8	We're recording this episode of newscast on Monday, 19 September 2022, the day of the
0:15.5	state funeral of her late majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
0:20.2	And we'll begin this episode with pipe major Paul Burns, the Queen's Piper, playing
0:25.9	sleep, dearie sleep at the end of the funeral before the Queen's final journey from Westminster
0:33.3	to Windsor where she was late to rest.
1:03.3	Not the only incredibly moving performance by a lone Piper that we heard today.
1:19.0	Now let's chat through some of the events and what we've been listening to and watching
1:23.5	and how we might be feeling about it with some of the people who took us through it.
1:29.0	Fergal Keem was commentating on the service in Westminster Abbey for the BBC and he's
1:34.1	here now.
1:35.1	Hi Fergal.
1:36.1	Hi there, how are you?
1:37.1	Good thanks Fergal and our colleague from BBC World News, Katty Kay, who was outside Buckingham
1:42.4	Palace.
1:43.4	Hi Katty.
1:44.4	Hi Adam.
1:45.4	Fergal, we heard your voice as the Queen's cough and arrived at Westminster Abbey.
1:52.9	The Queen is born to the Abbey where she was married in 1947, crowned in 1953, where
2:00.6	she attended royal weddings and funerals.
2:05.4	Where are you actually watching that all from?
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