00:00In the United Kingdom, of course, I'm outside Westminster Cathedral, which we're expecting
00:04to become a bit of a focal point here in the United Kingdom for Catholics here to pay their
00:09respects to Pope Francis. Of course, in the last half an hour or so, we have had a message
00:14from His Majesty the King paying tribute. We've also had some more details from Buckingham
00:19Palace regarding the arrangements too. So, for example, the Union flags are currently
00:24being lowered to half-mast above all royal residences, apart from the one, of course,
00:29which the King is currently residing in because the royal standard never flies at half-mast.
00:35The King's also ordered that sombre music is going to be played at today's guard change,
00:40and we are expecting a member, at least, of the royal family to attend the Pope's funeral
00:45whenever that may be in ten days' time. Also, Buckingham Palace is not currently going into
00:49further details as to which member of the royal family that will be, but of course, this does
00:54reflect the significance of the parting of Pope Francis, of course.
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