hello, welcome to bbc news. i'mjane hill, live from buckingham palace where the platinum jubilee celebrations have got under way with the trooping the colour. prince charles took the salute on behalf of the queen during the ceremony at horse guards parade. the queen was joined on the balcony at buckingham palace by herfamily, but not prince harry and meghan. thousands lined the mall to watch the ceremony, which was being broadcast around the world. the ceremony was marked with special fly—past to celebrate the queen's 70 years on the throne. the illustrator sir quentin blake, broadcaster clare balding and actor damian lewis are among more

than 1,000 people recognised in the queen's birthday honours list. in other news... johnny depp�*s seen in a newcastle pub last night, while in the us his legal team celebrated his defamation win, but domestic abuse campaigners worry about the message it sends. a warm welcome back to buckingham palace, considerably quieter and calmer than it has been over the last few hours. the crowds have disappeared in the clear up is under way following the trooping the colour ceremony but there is much more from here at the palace tonight and will be talking with that in the

next half an hour or so. there is much more to come. let's take a moment to reflect on what has happened today because the queen has been seen on the balcony behind me here at buckingham palace. she came out to greet the crowds as the trooping the colour ceremony. it's part of four days of celebration for her platinum jubilee. there are thousands of people here lining the streets, and we've spoken to some who've come from as far away as australia and the us. in a message to mark the event, the queen, who is the world's oldest reigning monarch, said she hoped the celebrations would create "many happy memories for people." at 96, her mobility is limited and she restricted her appearance to the palace balcony instead of inspecting the troops in person as is traditional.

0ur correspondent, dan johnson, reports some of the youngest royals were first on display in a bright morning sunshine. the queen's great grand children travelling with their mother, the duchess of cambridge, and the duchess of cornwall. prince charles rode down the mall in place of the queen, alongside his sister and prince william. this was the first major event of this platinum jubilee weekend. one of the horses was not quite ready... ..but a handful of protesters were. they were quickly moved along. this was the first trooping the colour in horse guards parade for two years, as a result

of the covid pandemic. politics has been set aside for a few days and so have family differences. we are told the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan were seen but prince andrew was not present this morning. trooping the colour marks the queen's official birthday but there are 70 years of service and sacrifice to also be thankful for. the monarch herself, restricted by mobility problems, appeared later in the buckingham palace balcony with her cousin, the duke of kent, watching the troops march back up the mall. there were plenty of cheers

from crowds lining the street and then the military parade gave way to the people, invited members of the public flying flags. it is more than two years now since the queen told the nation in the grip of the pandemic we will meet again. fire. then, as tradition dictates, a iii—gun salute for the symbolic head of the armed forces. before all eyes turned to the skies for an raf fly—past. 70 aircraft, old and new. the queen was joined on the balcony by the closest working members of the royal family and their children. so the platinum jubilee weekend is well under way and what a perfect day for it so far, but there is, of course, plenty more to come. dan johnson, bbc news.

so what else is planned for the rest of the four day weekend? it isa it is a public holiday in the uk today and tomorrow. it is a public holiday in the uk today and tomorrow. later today beacons will be lit throughout the uk, channel islands, isle of man and uk 0verseas territories. they will be also lit in most of the 5a commonwealth countries. on friday, a service of thanksgiving will take place at st paul's cathedral in london. then on saturday, members of the royal family are expected to go to the derby horse racing at epsom and in the evening there will be a live concert in front of buckingham palace — platinum party at the palace. and the final day of celebrations will be on sunday, with jubilee lunches and the platinumjubilee pageant, a performance that will tell the story of the queen's reign and will finish in front

of buckingham palace. we are told is going to feature military personnel, dancers, puppets of corgis and ed sheeran. people will be celebrating across the uk with street parties. thousands of applications have gone on to hold street parties up and down the uk. that is a spread of what is happening across the uk. there is not happening in the commonwealth countries as well and there is beacon lighting in the commonwealth and we will reflect on that later on today in our coverage. let's have a closer look at the event this evening, the lighting of beacons across the uk and commonwealth, to mark the jubilee. the prinicipal beacon lighting will take place in a special ceremony here at buckingham palace tonight, a lighting installation with the queen's green canopy "tree of trees" sculpture and projections onto the front of buckingham palace.

i think it would look very beautiful indeed and i'm really pleased to say thatjoining me is me me is is the installation's designer, thomas heatherwick. and sybil ruscoe is from the queen's green canopy, a tree planting initiative created to mark the platinum jubilee, which invites people from across the uk to "plant a tree for the jubilee." i'm hoping we can zoom into your creation. explain why you want to create something like this. i think we all know _ create something like this. i think we all know the _ create something like this. i think we all know the trees _ create something like this. i think we all know the trees at - create something like this. i think we all know the trees at the - we all know the trees at the superheroes of our towns and cities and they make us healthier, they make us better versions of ourselves and we are struggling with the fact that you need to keep planting them, but as the most generous act. you

have to plant a tree not for yourself but for future generations. the queen is actually the biggest tree planter in the country. i think one of the most prodigious. she has planted one and a half thousand trees over the last 90 years but behind this is the tree of trees which is made from a cloud of 350 baby trees which are all going to be planted afterwards around the country and in a way is to draw attention to the queen's green canopy. her idea which is planted a million trees but we need a lot more for the next tree planting season, if any of your viewers can, they should get involved and help set up a future generations. i remember going, being dragged to stately homes as a child and you are driving with a coach with the other schoolchildren and there will be these colonnades of trees and i remember thinking, these colonnades of trees and i rememberthinking, however these colonnades of trees and i remember thinking, however reach the people who built this house were,

they planted trees they wouldn't see and there is something about doing it forfuture and there is something about doing it for future generations. these trees will all be planted around the country, each one of the pots that was made in halifax has got the queen's monitor on it and in years to come, people will find those in the i977 to come, people will find those in the 1977 there was a silverjubilee. i was a schoolchild and we were all given in my class in north london a silver, sorry, a glass tankard for the silverjubilee and a bookmark and i think my sister chewed it too much, but those of the things you charge or treasure in your life. but these are about initiatives across these are about initiatives across the world and we really need our cities to be more humane and we know that but we should not take for granted. and at the moment, london hasjust over 8 million granted. and at the moment, london has just over 8 million trees, but there are almost 9 million people in london is extraordinary. we really need a tree for every person in every city. environmentally, in

terms of our well—being. emotional well—being, you healfaster, you have less stress and it is also good for the environment as well and there are many things we need to do for the environment, but we are here with green park behind us and the trees are the best culture in the world. our project couldn't compete with that but it can send a message and it is the queen's initiative that we want to highlight. fitter and it is the queen's initiative that we want to highlight. after the beacon lighting _ that we want to highlight. after the beacon lighting tonight _ that we want to highlight. after the beacon lighting tonight so - that we want to highlight. after the beacon lighting tonight so they - that we want to highlight. after the beacon lighting tonight so they will| beacon lighting tonight so they will beacon lighting tonight so they will be broken apart and end up in all different parts of the uk. that's the idea. , , ., the idea. the tree itself is made from reclaimed _ the idea. the tree itself is made from reclaimed steel— the idea. the tree itself is made from reclaimed steel and - the idea. the tree itself is made from reclaimed steel and some | the idea. the tree itself is made i from reclaimed steel and some of them were made on the oil rigs and some were left overs so it is all reappropriated materials and the trees, they were from cambridgeshire. the steelers from cleveland, trees from cambridgeshire, pots are made in halifax and sussex was where it was

welded together. it is a national project and meant to draw attention to the point that everybody in the country can help to set up for future generations the legacy that we all need to keep investing and paying it forward or whatever you call it. it's a good little challenge to think how many have you done? find challenge to think how many have you done? �* . , ., ., , ., done? and that is going to be late toniuht done? and that is going to be late tonight and _ done? and that is going to be late tonight and when _ done? and that is going to be late tonight and when darkness - done? and that is going to be late tonight and when darkness falls, i j tonight and when darkness falls, i imagine that is going to look very beautiful. �* ., ., ., beautiful. buried in the foliage are thousands of _ beautiful. buried in the foliage are thousands of small _ beautiful. buried in the foliage are thousands of small lights - beautiful. buried in the foliage are thousands of small lights and - beautiful. buried in the foliage are thousands of small lights and so i thousands of small lights and so prince william will be coming here just after 9:30pm and will be illuminating it and we will be together and it is also unusual and worth pointing out that we associate the monarchy with history and the past and older buildings and styles

but they commissioned a modern structure. it is a modern header code, spiral contemporary thing to draw a attention to something which is timeless. i really admire the queen and was her idea and so that is why we want to be involved in something that was really dear to her. ., , something that was really dear to her. . , , ., ., ~ ., her. really interesting to talk to ou and her. really interesting to talk to you and you _ her. really interesting to talk to you and you are _ her. really interesting to talk to you and you are getting - her. really interesting to talk to you and you are getting a - her. really interesting to talk to - you and you are getting a reputation for big national events. we loved this culture at the 2012 olympics. we are really pleased to talk to you and thank you so much angry see you. we are going to talk more about the queen's green canopy. for the first time today we have a few technical problems with that but we're going to endeavour to talk a bit more about that. let's reflect a bit more

and more people are doing up and the country. as you saw, thousands of people from around the uk and across the world have lined the mall to watch this morning's ceremonies. ashleyjohn baptiste has been talking to the crowds. a sea of people lined the mall and leading to buckingham palace. that was before the trooping the colour ceremony had commenced and there were crowds and many had camped overnight eager to witness the start of this long awaited platinum jubilee weekend. it makes you proud to be british. i am so happy to be british and being here and celebrating with my family. it's amazing and, yes, it's going to be a great day. i have been a royal fan since i was five and a few years ago

i had a spinal cord injury and i have always looked to the queen for her spirit and to get back up and carry on. here at the mall, a stone's throw away from buckingham palace, people have come from far and wide to celebrate the queen and this platinum jubilee a celebration, and the energy is high and the weather is good and it shows no signs of abating. all cheer: this woman travelled all the way from chicago in the us. it is not once—in—a—lifetime or once in a decade, it has never happened before. it will never happen again. and this young boy from north london. if i had one thing to say to the queen, i would say you have done an amazing job of 70 years on the throne. god save the queen. the queen is the backbone of great britain. _ i'm trying not to cry, i guess. it's a dream come true. the military parade which marks

the queen's official bertie —— official birthday... was a spectacle for cheering crowds. while there were those across the uk who questioned the significance of the royalfamily, for modern britain, for people here today this is about seeing the significant moment in history. it a privilege to be here to honour her majesty for 70 years. it is a privilege and i feel honoured to be here in this country. she represents honour, hope and dedication to the country. amazing, i'm just so excited. i love the queen and so proud of her and what she has donel serving our country. despite the excitement so far, the celebrations have onlyjust begun. i suppose it has big celebrations right through until sunday of course and that is just a flavour of the thousands of people who are out here in the mall at the palace and we

build up in the next few hours to the lighting of beacons, notjust here in britain but also around the commonwealth and we will have coverage of that throughout the day here on the bbc. you are watching bbc news live from the palace. i was chatting to the designer of the trees of trees and that will be late tonight as he was explaining and he was also explaining that as part of that bigger project. and that project is the queens green canopy. and sybil ruscoe is from the queen's green canopy, a tree planting initiative created to mark the platinum jubilee, which invites people from across the uk to "plant a tree for thejubilee"... explain if you can what it means and how people can get involved. it’s

how people can get involved. it's lovel how people can get involved. it�*s lovely to talk to you and bring you news about the queens green canopy and has been going on since last october and we've been planting trees through to april right across the country from the four corners of the country from the four corners of the united kingdom. there have been a million trees planted and it has been one of those reallyjoyous, uniting and inspiring initiatives to celebrate her majesty's 70 years on the throne. we have seen trees planted in schools, villages, councils, scout huts, you name it, cricket fields and football fields. everybody has had a go at planting a tree from the age of five to 105 and i am here today where there is a garden party going on behind me and people here are going to be planting a couple of trees when the planting season starts again in october. but i can't really express enough just

how life affirming it has been to see people, and especially children, with their shovels, digging their holes in planting native trees and we have seen some really terrific things happening. i went to a school, a littlejunior school in gloucester and the children were so all inspired to learn that their tree would grow with them. they were little kids and they were thinking that over the next 70 years they are going to see their tree grow and we have also had a special recognition in gloucestershire of the queens green canopy ancient tree outside our saint edward's church. there are two new trees and they are supposed to be the inspiration forj r tolkien's entrance to middle earth so that was very exciting and also across the country there have been

queen's green canopy ancient woodlands that have been designated as a special one of those was in lower woods in south gloucestershire which is the largest woodland in the south—west and have that designated an ancient woodland for the queen's green canopy was terrific. but it has been a real community effort. people have come together and people who don't even normally come together, political parties and town councils and district councils they have come together and in gloucester they have planted 4000 tree ancient woodlands for the queen's green canopy. it has been remarkable to see and truly, truly a joyous thing to happen. the trees, they're our lungs. to happen. the trees, they're our lunas. �* , , ., to happen. the trees, they're our lunas. h , ., lungs. it's interesting that you talk with the _ lungs. it's interesting that you talk with the children - lungs. it's interesting that you talk with the children because| lungs. it's interesting that you . talk with the children because our previous guest was making the point that it's selfless to plant a tree. if somebody of my age or your age do if somebody of my age or your age do i say it, we will not see it grow

terribly big but if you're still at school, actually you are going to have the opportunity and i suppose that's a lovely thing to make children think about and think about the years and decades ahead. you're absolutely right _ the years and decades ahead. you're absolutely right because _ the years and decades ahead. you're absolutely right because alongside . absolutely right because alongside the tree tree—planting, so many children have had lessons about the value of trees, the value of trees to the environment and most importantly i think for the queen's green canopy, the value to our mental health and our well—being. if you get out and go walk in a woodland, you feel great and you feel better and the children, it really captured their imagination, that. ,., ., really captured their imagination, that. ., ., ., �*, that. good look at it all and it's fantastic to _ that. good look at it all and it's fantastic to speak _ that. good look at it all and it's fantastic to speak to _ that. good look at it all and it's fantastic to speak to you. - that. good look at it all and it's fantastic to speak to you. sybil| that. good look at it all and it's i fantastic to speak to you. sybil is from the queen's green canopy project and i think you got a strong sense of what that is all about. it's a day of four days celebration

in entertainment and street parties being in courage and we know a few thousand of them are happening up and down the country over the weekend we know that applications have gone on with councils to hold street parties and a lot of that is going on and my esteemed colleagues in the newsroom thought it would be sensible for me to talk to an etiquette coach, an expert about how to appropriately hold these sort of events and to do it with the right etiquette. i don't know what they're trying to say about me but william hanson, you are here to advise and thank you for being with us on bbc news. what should we all be doing this weekend? i'm concerned that there are rules are not aware of. if you're having a street party with neighbours or people you have met before, the one thing i have had letters or direct messages about is that in previous years when we had street parties in this country, especially if you don't know the full cast of characters that is

involved is when number 48's friend start bad—mouthing number 52 is not knowing that their friends are listening it all gets back. with street parties, have fun, keep main gossip away and enjoy it. that is for her majesty wants us to do and we saw that in her message earlier on today that reading between the lines she wants us to enjoy ourselves, particularly after the last miserable couple of years. that is absolutely _ last miserable couple of years. that is absolutely true _ last miserable couple of years. that is absolutely true and we have reflected on that and it's nice to be together and be outside and try and forget about the horrors and difficulties of the last couple of years for those who are able to put it behind them. you, yourself, you have some stories and interactions with the queen. tell us about that. the very first time that i was in her majesty's presence and the duke of edinburgh was many years ago and it was a private lunch that i was

asked to help organise for about 30 people and we had a very short space of time. as you know, her majesty back then was... we had a short time given to us for that luncheon that was quick and you will know that it a cat is when her majesty but circuitry together to say she is finished and everybody is meant to follow suit and thus we as a member of staff would come in clear and i was trying to clear the duke of edinburgh's plate and he was chatting to somebody next to him and the person next to him was slightly deaf so leaning in slightly and i was trying to get my hand in to remove the plate would but was struggling and i knew i couldn't ask him to move. i looked across the table and the butler was looking at me to say get on with it please us we need to hurry up. and i went and thankfully they both parted but as i had the plate with a knife and fork resting on the plate, just above the

duke of edinburgh's head they came back in, which meant that i lost my balance lightly and i could just come in slow motion, see what was about to happen but luckily i put my thumb over the country to stop it from catching and i turned, looked to the butler was to see if he had noticed. he had gone but twinkling back at me with a slight smile was her majesty and ijust back at me with a slight smile was her majesty and i just love the shirt nodded and walked on. she probably would have found it quite amusing but i don't think the duke of edinburgh would have found it amusing but thankfully it has been since then. ., ., ., since then. you got away with it. i was interested _ since then. you got away with it. i was interested to _ since then. you got away with it. i was interested to know _ since then. you got away with it. i was interested to know the - since then. you got away with it. i was interested to know the duke l since then. you got away with it. i l was interested to know the duke of edinburgh's response would be but we reflected a lot, didn't we, and his passing that he did have a sharp sense of humour? maybe he would have found it funny but you would know better than me when it comes to etiquette. we heard a lot and talked a lot about the dish, the pudding, the trifle that we are all meant to

be making for the street parties. i guess i should ask you a closing question about if there is a rule about what should be served a street party. you talk to the personalities involved but i know we are meant to make that very glamorous linen trifle that won the competition. what else should be served? you have to fi . ure what else should be served? you have to figure practicality _ what else should be served? you have to figure practicality and _ what else should be served? you have to figure practicality and what - what else should be served? you have to figure practicality and what type - to figure practicality and what type of street party you're having. if it is trestle tables down the street and everybody has their own place with a knife and fork you can serve slightly trickier to eat a more difficult food that do need a knife to cut but if it is standing up affair, perhaps at a terrace or in a smaller street and there are not tables, this is where the platinum pudding is good because it is soft, you can eat standing up on a plate and with a fork. but do make sure the plays are slightly better quality because if they are really thin and flimsy, you have your platinum jubilee trifle and it but the play can get soggy, so i'm

advocating that rather than going for paper plates are plastic plates, which are not good for the environment, bring your own plate from the kitchen cabinet and use that. it is much more sustainable. bring your own plate and wine glass if that is your thing or a soft drink holder. enjoy your parties wherever you are this weekend and thank you very much indeed for being with us. goodness, but has me told. fortunately i am entirely off the hook because i am working weekends and so no street parties for me. but sage advice for anybody out and about and enjoying themselves. much more from here at the palace and later in the day as you would expect and building up to that beacon lighting tonight as we have been reflecting on. but for now, at buckingham palace, iwill reflecting on. but for now, at buckingham palace, i will hand you back to anita. johnny depp has said he feels at peace after winning his libel case against his ex—wife, amber heard, following her claims in an article

that she was a victim of domestic abuse. he has been awarded more than $10 million in damages, whilst ms heard was awarded two million dollars for winning part of her libel case against him. domestic abuse campaigners say they're concerned the verdicts could send the wrong message to victims, as david sillito reports. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? — after six weeks in court, and six years of angry accusations after their divorce, the court and millions across the world watched the jury's judgment on amber heard's declaration that she had suffered domestic violence at the hands ofjohnny depp. was this defamation? thejury said... yes. outside, the fans cheered. johnny depp's lawyers emerged to a hero's welcome. today's verdict confirms what we have said from the beginning, that the claims against johnny depp are defamatory and unsupported by any evidence.

amber heard's case had video, photographs and hours of emotional testimony. slapped me across the face. he slapped me again. hejust kicked me. however, public opinion was, throughout the trial, firmly behind johnny depp's claim that he was the real victim here. ms heard, in her frustration and in her rage and her anger, she would strike out. i said, "go ahead, hit me." bam! so, two completely different accounts of a marriage, and one in whichjohnny depp said he was the victim, and that is what the jury has agreed with today. and not only that, they've accepted that amber heard acted with malice,

with a reckless disregard for the truth. and remember, amber heard's account of her marriage was, in a uk libel trial two years ago, judged to be substantially true. and yet from the beginning, she was facing a torrent of abuse. campaigners for those who have endured domestic violence are worried. what we are concerned about in this instance is the chilling effect that the media coverage will have on survivors who need to come forward, and so ultimately that can be a very damaging thing. victims are watching this, and they are thinking about, "how will i be treated if i come forward?" amber heard says she's heartbroken. she did win part of a libel case over an allegation of carrying out a hoax, but forjohnny depp's team, celebrations. in a statement, he said he had his life back — the long legal battle is finally over. david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.