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News from the NOS•today, 06:39
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Good morning! The state funeral of British Queen Elizabeth will be held today in London and the Gelderland District Court will start the multi-day criminal trial on the so-called petty murder of Beuningse.
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First the weather: today there is occasional sunshine and there are still showers over the town. In a moderate northwest wind it will be 16 or 17 degrees.
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Time Square
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What can you expect today?
- The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth of England is held in London. Her coffin will go to Westminster Abbey for the funeral service from Westminster Hall, where the public can greet. After her service, she is taken to her final resting place in Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth’s funeral can be followed today at NOS via live streaming and a live blog on NOS.nl and in the app, in an extra 11am broadcast on NPO 1 and extra updates on NPO Radio 1.
- The Gelderland Court is initiating the multi-day criminal trial on the so-called Beuning murder. Nijmegen handyman Mehmet Kiliçsoy (49) was killed. In addition to this murder, several suspects are also on trial for an attempted liquidation in Tienhoven.
- The Dutch national team made their debut in Zeist in preparation for the last matches of the Nations League group, against Poland (Thursday) and Belgium (Sunday). National coach Louis van Gaal has called up three rookies with Andries Noppert, Remko Pasveer and Kenneth Taylor.
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What did you miss?
The line for those wishing to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth of England is closed. The UK authorities report that the maximum capacity has been reached.
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This means that there is no longer any chance for a new wait to greet Elizabeth, whose coffin sits in London’s Westminster Hall. The public can still walk past her coffin until 07:30 (Dutch time). A few hours later, the ceremony for her state funeral begins.
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Numerous world leaders and monarchs who have traveled to the UK for service have already paid their final tribute to the queen.
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King Charles said in a press release last night, on the eve of the funeral, that he was “deeply touched” by the many messages of support he had received from around the world over the past ten days.
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“And in London, Edinburgh, Hillsborough and Cardiff we were extremely touched by all who took the trouble to pass by and pay homage to my dear mother’s lifelong devotion,” Charles said in the message, referring to the tour he recently took. from the United Kingdom.
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Other news of the evening:
And then this:
At 20:00 local time yesterday, a minute of silence was observed throughout Britain in memory of the Queen.
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Minute of silence for Queen Elizabeth
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