hello, welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire, bringing you your headlines from the uk and around the world. today's jubilee service at st paul's cathedral is about to get under way. the queen though, won't be there, after she experienced some discomfort during yesterday's celebrations. we believe this ceremony is the very heart of what we are celebrating. this is the most important moment. why? because it tells us most about the heart of her majesty the queen. iam i am live at st paul's cathedral, where we have continuing coverage of this service of thanksgiving and we will be talking to many of those invited guests to today's ceremony. the war in ukraine enters its 100th day, with fighting continuing along the entire frontline in the east of the country.

president biden makes an impassioned call for stricter gun laws, following a string of mass shootings in the us. for god's sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? hello and a very warm welcome to st paul's cathedral in central london. the sun is shining, there are thousands of people gathered here at the start of this thanksgiving service. it is also very noisy, we expect a lot of bells to be rung in

the coming hours. an hour away from the coming hours. an hour away from the special service to give thanks for the queen's 70 years on the throne. but we have that statement last night that the queen herself will not be attending thisjubilee service. buckingham palace saying she had experienced discomfort while watching yesterday's parade. the two appearances on the balcony that we saw in central london at the start of four days of celebrations in the uk and in the commonwealth. i will be talking in the next while two people who have been invited to the service, to officials who are taking part, and hearing of course from the crowds. there are people who have camped for several days to be here at st paul's cathedral. first, our royal correspondence takes a look at the jubilee royal correspondence takes a look at thejubilee celebrations so royal correspondence takes a look at the jubilee celebrations so far. fanfare plays. it was a day of celebration, and in the evening there was a final glowing tribute.

buckingham palace had made it known that the queen had been in some discomfort during the day but, as planned, she laid her hand on the specially—created globe of nations, which triggered a light sequence leading to buckingham palace. there, the principal beacon, a 21—metre high sculpture of 350 trees, burst into light. watching on, the queen's grandson, prince william. more than 3,000 beacons across the uk and overseas were lit. the palace provided a backdrop for a spectacular display. earlier in the day, for the first time since 2019, trooping the colour, the queen's birthday parade was back in full. taking part in the procession, the three cambridge children — prince george, charlotte and louis. at horse guards, the months of rehearsals paid off in a flawless

display of military precision. in the queen's absence, it was prince charles who inspected the troops. at the palace, the royal standard indicated the queen had arrived. and to the delight of the huge crowd on the mall, accompanied by the duke of kent, she appeared on the balcony. her movements have been restricted by health issues of late, so the household cavalry came to her. she, and the duke, took the salute. from the palace, the focus now shifts to here — st paul's cathedral for the national service of thanksgiving. the queen's faith has always been central to how she's lived her life. and among the pop concerts, the pomp and the pageantry of this long jubilee weekend, this is a chance to pause and reflect. accommodations had been made in the hope the queen would attend. a side entrance was to be used to avoid having to climb the steep steps. however, yesterday evening, a palace statement said the queen

greatly enjoyed today's birthday parade and fly—past, but did experience some discomfort. taking into account the journey and activity required, her majesty, with great reluctance, has concluded that she will not attend." the prince of wales will now represent the queen at her thanksgiving service. prince andrew, who's tested positive for covid, will not be there, but the rest of her family will be, including the duke and duchess of sussex, who were among the guests watching trooping the colour at horse guards. after the gun salutes, the queen returned for a second time to the palace balcony, this time with the working members of the royal family and their children. the tens of thousands of people, who'd packed into the mall, surged forward to get a better look. she chatted away with four—year—old prince louis, and beamed as 70 aircraft flew overhead. it was apparently a little loud for her great grandson.

these images testament to the enduring popularity of a remarkable monarch. sarah campbell, bbc news. as we have been reflecting all day yesterday and today, these are celebrations across the uk and around the commonwealth, but london is putting on quite a show for much of this. with me is london's mayor, labour's sadiq khan. welcome. london is really is showing off in this period of celebrations, isn't it? it off in this period of celebrations, isn't it? , . . , isn't it? it is amazing. yesterday was astonishing _ isn't it? it is amazing. yesterday was astonishing for— isn't it? it is amazing. yesterday was astonishing for trooping - isn't it? it is amazing. yesterday was astonishing for trooping the j was astonishing for trooping the colour. tomorrow, the buckingham palace and the world eyes are on london and we won't let her majesty down. london and we won't let her ma'esty down. , ,, . london and we won't let her majesty down-_ i am i london and we won't let her majesty down-_ i am a i down. does this service you? i am a erson of down. does this service you? i am a person of faith _ down. does this service you? i am a person of faith and _ down. does this service you? i am a

person of faith and we _ down. does this service you? i am a person of faith and we should - down. does this service you? i am a person of faith and we should give l person of faith and we should give thanks for her majesty's service and the wonderful thing is this service will be full of christians of course, muslims, hindus, sikhs, buddhists, jewish people, giving thanks for the rain that her majesty has had. 70 years. none of us will ever experience a monarch for that long. the first ever pride 50 years ago, the first ever cannibal 56 years ago stop —— carnival. she really has embraced it. that is why there's so much warmth, love and affection towards her. [30 there's so much warmth, love and affection towards her.— there's so much warmth, love and affection towards her. do you think eo - le affection towards her. do you think peeple may — affection towards her. do you think pe0ple may or— affection towards her. do you think peeple may or may _ affection towards her. do you think people may or may not _ affection towards her. do you think people may or may not have - affection towards her. do you think| people may or may not have certain views about the royal family and the monarchy per se but do you feel the queen herself actually transcend that because what we're all talking about over this four—day period is someone who has stayed with the job, not pulled back from it over seven decades. , .,, not pulled back from it over seven decades. , , ., not pulled back from it over seven decades. , ., , ., decades. listen, those of us who have not decades. listen, those of us who have got busy — decades. listen, those of us who have got busy jobs, _ decades. listen, those of us who

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constant. i have got a really vivid memory about at the silverjubilee, i was seven years old, having a jam sandwich. there is a photograph of me wearing a crown, aged seven, she has got the to bring us together, thatis has got the to bring us together, that is really important, particularly after a few years, we need that. the world will now know that london is back, london is open and also that the majesty and the royal family is that constant which is the envy for the rest of the world. ., ~' ,, is the envy for the rest of the world. . ~ i. ,., is the envy for the rest of the world. . ~ i. . world. thank you so much, i will let ou aet world. thank you so much, i will let you get inside _ world. thank you so much, i will let you get inside st — world. thank you so much, i will let you get inside st paul's _ world. thank you so much, i will let you get inside st paul's cathedral i you get inside st paul's cathedral for the service. as we have been discussing, the service celebrating that seven decade reign, a lifetime of service. it is also an opportunity to reflect, as we touched on there, on the queen's personal faith and howjust as sadiq khan was saying, she does reach out to people who may be from other beliefs. 0ur religion editor has

more on that. as well as street parties, over the coming days, right across the country, prayer services will be held for the queen. we pray for the church and the world, and especially for our patron, her majesty, the queen. on this special week of celebration of her life and work. the queen holds the title of supreme governor of the church of england. and there's a sense she's led by example. she's dedicated herself to the country, dedicated herself to the religion as well. and she lives her life by it. she teaches us to be constant, to believe. and she's always had a faith, hasn't she? she's always believed. hasn't always been my faith. i'm just grateful that we've got her. of course, she's appointed bishops and archbishops as part of her role. but every year in christmas broadcasts, there are insights into the way the queen's faith guides her more broadly. and those who spent time in her presence will talk of moments when that shone through.

ijust find myself kneeling down and saying to her, "will you say a prayer for me at this time?" she stood up. because, normally, you kneel and she sits in the chair. but she stood up. no word was said. about three minutes. and she said, "amen." i will never know what kind of prayers she prayed, but i just felt within myself, actually, i'm in front of a very, very humble, holy person. in recent decades in particular, the queen's work to include those of other faiths or no faith, visiting temples and synagogues and gurdwaras. and in 2002, she became the first monarch to visit a british mosque in scunthorpe. i've spoken with the man who presented her with a koran. he says now that in the months

of fear and division following the 9/11 attacks, that visit had a profound impact. we were suffering in a way that we were frightened. we needed some sort of support from someone, and that support came in from the queen, and that gave us something that made us part of the british society. after her visit, we were feeling that we are the same. doesn't matter if anybody shouted us terrorists. we are still british. it really had that big effect on you? yes, it did. yes, yes, yes. well, at the service, they'll hear a brand new anthem based on words from the book of proverbs, but there will also be readings and, of course, prayers to give thanks for the queen's reign, her service and her faith. and in particular, they'll be paying tribute to her commitment to foster unity among all people. aleem maqbool, bbc news

at st paul's cathedral. with me is the royal historian and author anna whitelock. hello, nice to see you here. and actually, we are face—to—face, in person, on a remarkable day, but as someone who studies the monarchy and has a knowledge of the history of it that you do, your assessments, i'm really interested in your assessment of the sheer significance of this today. it of the sheer significance of this toda . , ., of the sheer significance of this toda . ,., . ., , today. it feel so current and it is so now and _ today. it feel so current and it is so now and everybody _ today. it feel so current and it is so now and everybody is - today. it feel so current and it is i so now and everybody is refreshed from being inside with the pandemic and loving coming out again but this is a record—breaking moment. it is a moment that we will never see again. 70 years of a british monarch on the throne. queen victoria, elizabeth the first, all of these big names in british history, but the queen beats them. she is a record—breaking queen and i think it is remarkable that we see people filing in here, and in

the crowds, i'm interested to see a range of ages, range of ethnicities, really reflecting the pulling power of the queen. people question the relevance of the monarchy and the popularity of the monarchy, perhaps those are questions for later but right now, the star of the show, although she is not here today, is the queen and she still has that special mystique, that special magic, which seems to have captivated over seven decades of the british public and people around the world. . , , ~ , �* world. that is so striking, isn't it? the number— world. that is so striking, isn't it? the number of— world. that is so striking, isn't it? the number of people - world. that is so striking, isn't it? the number of people i - world. that is so striking, isn't. it? the number of people i have spoken to over the last couple of days, who have said that the queen transcends almost because whatever your views of the other members of the royal family your views of the other members of the royalfamily are, we cannot escape the fact that the queen has not pulled back from her duties, she has not given up her role four sevenths decades. how many people engagement in their nineties? i think that is right. it is remarkable and it is important to

say on days like this, the whole country is not completely obsessed and fascinated with supporting the monarchy, that is just a fact, but the majority are supportive and respectful of the queen and think she has done a pretty good job over seven decades. a remarkable woman. herfirst prime seven decades. a remarkable woman. her first prime minister, seven decades. a remarkable woman. herfirst prime minister, winston churchill, a 20—something young wife and mother stepping into a very male world, and then, globetrotting, the most travelled to figure stop and of course, today is also recognising her as queen in ia other countries around the world — australia, new zealand, canada, those caribbean countries as well. we are seeing military personnel arriving, reflecting all of those countries, those places where the queen is head of state. so, it is a big moment and the queen is not here but i think it is a sense of commemoration, reflection, celebration, and of course, today thanksgiving for her life and her reign.—

life and her reign. interesting that ou life and her reign. interesting that you mention _ life and her reign. interesting that you mention the _ life and her reign. interesting that you mention the commonwealth l life and her reign. interesting that - you mention the commonwealth because we know that the queen is very passionate about that collection of nations. she has had a deep interest in that for decades and takes her role as head of the commonwealth very seriously. it is one of the things that people talk about in years and decades to come, would we see a shift in that comment we know that some countries would already like to change the way that they are governed. the like to change the way that they are coverned. ., ., ., ., , ., governed. the commonwealth as an organisation — governed. the commonwealth as an organisation has _ governed. the commonwealth as an organisation has grown _ governed. the commonwealth as an organisation has grown from - governed. the commonwealth as an organisation has grown from being l organisation has grown from being countries of less than ten to 95a nations around the world. many of them were former colonies of the british empire, the queen has led into her role as the head of the commonwealth and it has moved into this organisation. separate to that these ia countries who retain her as head of state, so we mix the two up. and there, as we have seen in those royal tours around the caribbean, there is growing disquiet about the role of the british monarch in the midst of black lives matter, barbados last year broke with the

british crown. i have been observing over the few days very muted celebrations of the platinum jubilee in those countries. this is a global story and it is a story beyond the uk but i thing here, the heart of the british monarchy, it is true to say the majority will applaud the queen's achievement, whether they love the monarchy or not. we queen's achievement, whether they love the monarchy or not.— love the monarchy or not. we will talk more — love the monarchy or not. we will talk more later. _ love the monarchy or not. we will talk more later. professor - love the monarchy or not. we will talk more later. professor anna i talk more later. professor anna whitelock from city university of london. we have got a few more images that we can show you. we have got cameras around st paul's cathedral this morning. members of the military. i'm afraid my knowledge of different elements of the military is not as many others and i'm afraid i'm not going to try to pretend that i know what the different ranks are anything like that but lining up the steps of st paul's cathedral to welcome some of the more formal guests. so many people that we have spoken to here

this morning on bbc news, they are already inside waiting for the service to begin perhaps in about one hour or so. and now, we'rejust appointing the point at which we will start to see some of the dignitaries, politicians and some of the more senior invited guests, so we're keeping an eye on all of the arrivals here and we will have much more discussion about the importance of the course of the afternoon. now, i will hand you back to the studio. thank you very much, jane. it's 100 days since russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine. president zelensky remains in power, but his country has been torn apart — with whole towns and cities destroyed. while the government says that as much as a fifth of ukraine is under russian control, many people are returning to the capital, kyiv, where officials suggest the population is back to two—thirds of its pre—war level. a short time ago, we heard

from our correspondent james waterhouse, who's in ukraine's capital kyiv. it is right to say that some normality is returning to kyiv, capital that one is found itself under a full—scale invasion on the 2ath of february at a:50am. yes, the war has shifted beyond the horizon is that you can see around here but russia as you say occupies a fifth of ukraine, this vast country. there is a front line spanning more than 600 miles, whole towns, villages and cities are now under russian occupation. there are reports in mariupol of civil servants being executed for refusing to comply. there is nothing official happening today marking this landmark but we have taken a look of what is the last 100 days means for the future of this country. a bubble of innocence in a world ruptured by war. however, he doesn't know any different.

he was born on the 25th of february, the second day of this invasion, so what kind of ukraine will he grow up in? our country is really good and may be it is a price that we need to pay for our kids to live in a better world, in a better country. viktoriya ended up giving birth in this hospital basement, shielded from 50 other people. despite the turbulent start to her son's life, she is certain of the values she wants to instil. i told him to appreciate and to be grateful of the people of his country and try to keep the special ukrainian spirits. 100 days ago, a front line came to kyiv�*s doorstep. towns like irpin bore the brunt with people and pets desperate to get out. the russian troops

ultimately couldn't get in. there is still, though, a giant question mark over whether they will come back for kyiv. that hasn't put the city off, though, trying to heal. for some families, that will take time. 0ne ukrainian soldier killed while defending the city of slovyansk is taken to his final resting place. followed by his mother, vladyslava. he was 26 years old. his first name means, "given by god", because his parents had waited so long to have a child. translation: we have to win, there is no other way. - there is no other way. we are going to win. this collective grief has not killed the fight.

translation: we don't need the sky, ground or sea to be closed. _ let them come here. it will be easy to kill them on our land. we need weapons, we will take care of the rest. so, where the soldier lost his life was around the city of slovyansk. in other areas, around the luhansk region, we are continuing to see heavy fighting as the russians fight hard to make relatively small gains. now, the ukrainian authorities are faced with the decision over whether to make a tactical retreat but what is clear is that roads are leading to some kind of compromise around theissue to some kind of compromise around the issue of territory. the idea of conceding territory to moscow for so many ukrainians is one that is almost impossible to swallow.

in a rare primetime television address, presidentjoe biden has called on congress to ban assault weapons. from the white house, he said that it is time to act, following a string of high—profile mass shootings, and appealed to congress not to let the american people down. nomia iqbal reports from washington. as president biden walked to the podium, 56 candles burned behind him, each representing victims of gun violence in all us states and territories. he said everyday places in america were now killing fields and enough was enough. the children we have lost, the children we can save, the nation we love, let's hear the call and the cry, let's meet the moment, let us finally do something. we need to ban assault weapons and high—capacity magazines. and if we cannot ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21.

strengthen background checks, enact safe storage laws and red flag laws. repeal the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from liability. address the mental health crisis deepening the trauma of gun violence and as a consequence of that violence. this comes after president biden visited uvalde in texas, and met the families of the school children and teachers murdered in their classroom. previously, he had visited buffalo in new york, where ten people were shot dead last month in a supermarket. on wednesday, four people were shot dead at a medical centre in oklahoma. some swift action is happening. house democrats have voted for a bill of tougher gun restrictions, which would take into account many of mr biden's proposals. but republicans are against this move, some even brought their own guns to the meetings about the bill.

here is a gun i carry every single day to protect myself, my family, my wife, my home. so this gun would be banned. i hope to god that is not loaded. i am in my house. i can do whatever i want with my guns. this is why gun reform in america is difficult. senate republicans need to be on—board for any laws to be passed. they think any restrictions threaten american people's constitutional right to own guns. president biden's called their lack action unconscionable. so far the only area possible bipartisan agreement involves red flag laws, which let authorities take guns from people at high risk of harming themselves or others. 19 states have them. but critics say thatjust does not go far enough to stop america's unique nightmare of enduring gun violence. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.

let's go back to st paul's cathedral, where jane is. yes, welcome back to st paul's cathedral because just in the last few moments, we have seen the first of the vip guests, if we want to call them that, because of course diplomats, politicians, heads of states are very much invited to this service of giving, and in the last few minutes, we have been watching a host of former prime ministers make their way up the steps, past military and into the cathedral for the beginning of this service, so we have seen tony and cherie blair, david cameron and his wife, gordon brown and his wife and they will be more to come. theresa may with her husband as well. all of the former prime ministers are making their way in and the many invited dignitaries are now there. lots of other people,

who are inside, we should explain have all been invited. it is as you expect very strictly invitation only thanksgiving service but what has been lovely as over the last few hours here we have been able to talk to a lot of people, who offered invitation to come here with their families, because of achievements they have made within their own community, people who have given so much to their community. a number of people i have spoken to today have been awarded mbe and 0bess for their services in the community. tony blair they're arriving with his wife a few minutes ago. people who have helped during the covid—19 pandemic. there was a particular reference that they work some of the people that they work some of the people that they work some of the people that the organisers really wanted to be here today for this special thanksgiving service. it is a service of faith and religion as well, as well as pain thanks to the queen, who has given 70 years of her life to serving the country. let's

discuss the many facets of that, as we stay with pictures of people arriving as well. with me is catherine butcher, who has written about the queen and her faith. professor anna whitelock is also still with me, a historian with great knowledge of the history of the monarchy. welcome back to both of you. the monarchy. welcome back to both of ou. .., . the monarchy. welcome back to both of ou. ., ,, ., ., of you. nicola sturgeon arriving there. of you. nicola sturgeon arriving there- yes. _ of you. nicola sturgeon arriving there. yes, nicola _ of you. nicola sturgeon arriving there. yes, nicola sturgeon - of you. nicola sturgeon arriving - there. yes, nicola sturgeon arriving with her husband. _ there. yes, nicola sturgeon arriving with her husband. we _ there. yes, nicola sturgeon arriving with her husband. we will _ there. yes, nicola sturgeon arriving with her husband. we will stay - there. yes, nicola sturgeon arriving with her husband. we will stay on . with her husband. we will stay on these images. i'm going to come to you first, catherine, because let's not forget, it is a religious service and it will be of enormous disappointments, i think we can say, that the queen cannot be here and doesn't feel able to be here. this would have been a key moment for her over these four days of thanksgiving. the remark absolutely. 0bviously, thanksgiving. the remark absolutely. obviously, the queen will be with us in spirit but not to be here in person must be very sad for her and sad for us. �* .., ,

person must be very sad for her and sad for us-— sad for us. because her faith is so im ortant sad for us. because her faith is so important to _ sad for us. because her faith is so important to her, _ sad for us. because her faith is so important to her, it _ sad for us. because her faith is so important to her, it is _ sad for us. because her faith is so important to her, it is something | important to her, it is something that is— important to her, it is something that is part — important to her, it is something that is part of her everyday life. she said — that is part of her everyday life. she said to— that is part of her everyday life. she said to keep a well read bible try she said to keep a well read bible by her_ she said to keep a well read bible by her bed and she is someone who has understood what it means to be a follower_ has understood what it means to be a follower of— has understood what it means to be a follower of jesus has understood what it means to be a follower ofjesus since a very early a-e. follower of jesus since a very early a . e. �* follower of jesus since a very early ace. �* ., follower of jesus since a very early a a e. �* ., ., follower of jesus since a very early ace. �* ., ., , ., follower of jesus since a very early ace.�* ., ., , ., age. and one of the things that has been so striking _ age. and one of the things that has been so striking in _ age. and one of the things that has been so striking in the _ been so striking in the conversations i have had this morning is how she does also have a knowledge of other faiths, yes, her babies her own but i have spoken to very senior people from thejewish and very senior people from the jewish and catholic faith, who said that when you talk to her privately, she really does know about your faith. she knows and she understands and thatis she knows and she understands and that is really striking, i think. yes, she is someone who is as bad by following _ yes, she is someone who is as bad by following jesus, she has learned to respect _ following jesus, she has learned to respect people of all faiths and none _ respect people of all faiths and none and — respect people of all faiths and none and she is someone who wants to be a defender of faith for the whole of our— be a defender of faith for the whole of our nation and we are not all a christian— of our nation and we are not all a christian nation, we are a

multicultural nation now, aren't we? the queen— multicultural nation now, aren't we? the queen is— multicultural nation now, aren't we? the queen is someone who wants to respect _ the queen is someone who wants to respect and — the queen is someone who wants to respect and honour people of all faiths _ respect and honour people of all faiths in — respect and honour people of all faiths in our country. and respect and honour people of all faiths in our country.— faiths in our country. and that is something _ faiths in our country. and that is something that _ faiths in our country. and that is something that the _ faiths in our country. and that is something that the prince - faiths in our country. and that is something that the prince of- faiths in our country. and that is i something that the prince of wales has long since spoken about as well. he has used that faith, hasn't he, defender of faith?— he has used that faith, hasn't he, defender of faith? defender of faith is a age-old — defender of faith? defender of faith is a age-old title _ defender of faith? defender of faith is a age-old title and _ defender of faith? defender of faith is a age-old title and ironically - defender of faith? defender of faith is a age-old title and ironically it. is a age—old title and ironically it was given to henry viii by the pope, writing a bad time in defence of the catholic church. ironically, henry viii and then broke with the catholic church to establish the church of england, so that shows the tension that the monarchy will faith down my face in the future. —— will face in the future. the queen has shown an embrace of multi—face and multi—ethnicity is that is british today. she is tied to the church of england. the bill of rights, which she sworn by. still, mnemonics are unable to have a catholic spouse if

they inherit the throne, so there are lots of things that are out of touch now and the challenge will become the monarchy modernise in future years without the whole thing unravelling? you are right, the prince of wales did say that he wanted his coronation in future to embrace and showcase those other faiths. you will not be able to do that in the formal service bet there is talk that afterwards there will be a more secular homage to the monarchy and reflecting presence of other faiths too.— other faiths too. that's interesting because that _ other faiths too. that's interesting because that is _ other faiths too. that's interesting because that is something, - other faiths too. that's interesting because that is something, we - other faiths too. that's interesting l because that is something, we look to the future when we talk about that, but that shows that he does have and he has talked about it publicly, the recognition of this is a multicultural country now and that absolutely has to be borne in mind. the critique of the monarchy, it is a white family, inherited privilege, it does not reflect the multiethnic

country that britain has become. but look at the crowds, there is an appeal across the nation, people of different faith, in a sense, the queen has evolved to be ahead of the times, remarkably, she has reached out to other faith, she is respected by other faith, there out to other faith, she is respected by otherfaith, there is out to other faith, she is respected by other faith, there is a representative of all faith in st paul's today. it is an accolade that she has remained the head of the church of england but she has been an ecumenical inclusive figure in dealings with other faith.- an ecumenical inclusive figure in dealings with other faith. when you look around — dealings with other faith. when you look around the _ dealings with other faith. when you look around the credit _ dealings with other faith. when you look around the credit this - dealings with other faith. when you | look around the credit this morning, i have talked about thousands of people are gathered here for a long time, by definition, you are interested in the queen and the royal family if you have camped out for three nights, but there are thousands of people here. they are not going to get in, they are not going to see what is going on inside, but they are all around the street, snaking their way round the back of st paul's, you walked past a

lot of them this morning, you're reflected, we chatted anecdotally about the range of ages, backgrounds, and that is interesting to observe. i do not know what it tells us, i am not a historian. i tells us, lam not a historian. i think it is the pulling power of the queen. she is the star of the show, she is not here today, but we are not yet clear about the future monarchy and the future king charles will have the same kind of pulling power, but today, the dignitaries arrived, the former prime minister at the moment, they are all here and there is a sense of anticipation, there is a sense of anticipation, the royals will arrive soon, harry and meghan, who will attract attention from commentators, the queen will not be here, but she will be watching at home, real tension now almost in the air as people await the arrival of the royals. the labour leader— await the arrival of the royals. the labour leader making his way up the steps. i don't want to lose sight of

the next few minutes, we will see a lot of politicians, and members of the royal family as well. but i do not want to lose sight of how important this is, a moment of community, can i use that word? these four days, finally a breath of fresh air after the restrictions of covid—19, it is a moment of coming together in a religious way for some people, and not for others but the sense of communion and community. it is an opportunity to celebrate, have parties. _ is an opportunity to celebrate, have parties. our— is an opportunity to celebrate, have parties, our church is hosting a party— parties, our church is hosting a party for— parties, our church is hosting a party for 500, churches and community groups and people of other faith witi— community groups and people of other faith will be celebrating together with their communities celebrating 70 years _ with their communities celebrating 70 years and looking back and seeing all the _ 70 years and looking back and seeing all the changes and developments. the queen has talked about celebrating all the achievements of the tast— celebrating all the achievements of the last 70 years, not only her own.

it is the last 70 years, not only her own. it is an— the last 70 years, not only her own. it is an amazing opportunity to celebrate _ it is an amazing opportunity to celebrate as communities and as a country— celebrate as communities and as a country and — celebrate as communities and as a country and commonwealth. we will talk more about _ country and commonwealth. we will talk more about the _ country and commonwealth. we will| talk more about the commonwealth. thank you very much. we will stay on the images of the arrivals at the moment. we keep talking a lot about the crowds, let's try and hear from some of them. i walked past quite a few of those pop—up tents on my way here to the cathedral early this morning. afair here to the cathedral early this morning. a fair number of people have camped all night. lets join morning. a fair number of people have camped all night. letsjoin my colleague with the crowds who has been chatting to people all morning. as you say quite rightly, a total gross range of people, all ages, all around the world. lots of them wearing red, white and blue looking splendid. a family here from st helens and a new best friend that we have made this morning. tell us about the atmosphere today. it is

amazinu. about the atmosphere today. it is amazing- it _ about the atmosphere today. it is amazing- it is _ about the atmosphere today. it is amazing. it is an _ about the atmosphere today. it is amazing. it is an amazing - amazing. it is an amazing atmosphere. _ amazing. it is an amazing atmosphere. everybody l amazing. it is an amazing | atmosphere. everybody is amazing. it is an amazing i atmosphere. everybody is so friendly _ atmosphere. everybody is so friendty i_ atmosphere. everybody is so friendly. i am so proud to be part of it _ friendly. i am so proud to be part of it. ~ ., ., , friendly. i am so proud to be part ofit.~ . ,_, ., of it. what was yesterday like? there are _ of it. what was yesterday like? there are no _ of it. what was yesterday like? there are no words. _ of it. what was yesterday like? there are no words. it - of it. what was yesterday like? there are no words. it was - of it. what was yesterday like? - there are no words. it was amazing. i there are no words. it was amazing. i can't _ there are no words. it was amazing. i can't say— there are no words. it was amazing. i can't say anything _ there are no words. it was amazing. i can't say anything else. _ there are no words. it was amazing. ican't say anything else. it- there are no words. it was amazing. i can't say anything else.— i can't say anything else. it was really emotional, _ i can't say anything else. it was really emotional, seeing - i can't say anything else. it was really emotional, seeing them l i can't say anything else. it was l really emotional, seeing them go past, we were right at the front, we were sad the queen was not there but were sad the queen was not there but we hope she is looking after herself and we support her here.— and we support her here. favourite art of and we support her here. favourite part of yesterday? _ and we support her here. favourite part of yesterday? seeing - and we support her here. favourite part of yesterday? seeing the - and we support her here. favourite part of yesterday? seeing the little j part of yesterday? seeing the little children. kate _ part of yesterday? seeing the little children. kate middleton _ part of yesterday? seeing the little children. kate middleton asked - part of yesterday? seeing the little children. kate middleton asked her son to _ children. kate middleton asked her son to turn — children. kate middleton asked her son to turn and wave to us. we are telling — son to turn and wave to us. we are telling everyone he was waving at us. telling everyone he was waving at us a _ telling everyone he was waving at us. ~ ., ., telling everyone he was waving at us.�* ., ., , telling everyone he was waving at

us. a lot of people en'oyed the fl - ast. us. a lot of people en'oyed the fly-past. we h us. a lot of people enjoyed the fly-past. we watched - us. a lot of people enjoyed the fly-past. we watched the - us. a lot of people enjoyed the i fly-past. we watched the fly-past on the mall and — fly-past. we watched the fly-past on the mall and they _ fly-past. we watched the fly-past on the mall and they were _ fly-past. we watched the fly-past on the mall and they were flying i fly-past. we watched the fly-past on the mall and they were flying over. the mall and they were flying over our heads — the mall and they were flying over our heads. for us to do that sent shivers _ our heads. for us to do that sent shivers down my spine. the... seeing all the _ shivers down my spine. the... seeing all the old _ shivers down my spine. the... seeing all the old aeroplanes as well. you made friends _ all the old aeroplanes as well. you made friends in _ all the old aeroplanes as well. ym. made friends in the crowd? all the old aeroplanes as well. you made friends in the crowd? just i made friends in the crowd? just started chatting. it _ made friends in the crowd? just started chatting. it is _ made friends in the crowd? just started chatting. it is almost i made friends in the crowd? justl started chatting. it is almost like ou can started chatting. it is almost like you can only _ started chatting. it is almost like you can only go _ started chatting. it is almost like you can only go in _ started chatting. it is almost like you can only go in if— started chatting. it is almost like you can only go in if you i started chatting. it is almost like you can only go in if you are i you can only go in if you are wearing red, white and blue. americans who are making friends with brits, making friends with canadians who had stayed in touch. everyone has been so welcoming. different nationalities asking for your photograph, saying nobody doesn't like the british. it makes you proud. sign back doesn't like the british. it makes you proud. sign bad— doesn't like the british. it makes you proud. sign back nobody doesn't like us,

you proud. sign back nobody doesn't like us. how — you proud. sign back nobody doesn't like us, how many _ you proud. sign back nobody doesn't like us, how many people _ you proud. sign back nobody doesn't like us, how many people asked i you proud. sign back nobody doesn't like us, how many people asked us | like us, how many people asked us for photographs? i felt like a celebrity. we decided today was a more _ celebrity. we decided today was a more quiet day today so we are more low-key— more quiet day today so we are more low— key today. more quiet day today so we are more low- key today-— more quiet day today so we are more low- key today. low-key today. what about tomorrow? back home low-key today. what about tomorrow? itack home to — low-key today. what about tomorrow? back home to street _ low-key today. what about tomorrow? back home to street parties _ low-key today. what about tomorrow? back home to street parties in i back home to street parties in halifax and the community party on sunday. halifax and the community party on sunda . �* , ., halifax and the community party on sunda . �* ,, , halifax and the community party on sunda . �* i. , ,, ., sunday. and you guys? sign that i have not a sunday. and you guys? sign that i have got a street _ sunday. and you guys? sign that i have got a street party _ sunday. and you guys? sign that i have got a street party on i have got a street party on sunday. we want to back for that. i am the organiser. thank you very much for spending a bit of time with us today. i bet you have had amazing couple of days, yesterday was mind blowing, enjoy your street parties tomorrow. take care. there we are, very happy people in the crowd. 30 deep to the barriers, it is extraordinary. back to you. thank you very much. you couldn't hear

what he was saying but he is saying that people are 30 deep. a sizeable number of people. we would like an exact figure, we ask the metropolitan police but we do not have one yet. it is a sizeable turnout. people still arriving here, making their way up the steps for the start of the thanksgiving service. it will get loud as we get close to the hour. the newly restored bale is going to be wrong and i am told it is very loud. that is yet to come. the prince of wales was always going to be here, standing in any formal sense for the queen who cannot be here. let's have a brief word about harry and meghan. they are overfrom a brief word about harry and meghan. they are over from california, we saw them yesterday, not on the balcony, your thoughts on that because there was a sense weeks ago,

will become? will their presence be a distraction? these four days are about saying thank you to the queen. what is the sense of fire, that it has not been the distraction people anticipated. what are your thoughts about their appearance which will be imminent? the about their appearance which will be imminent? ,, ., , , imminent? the queen has said they will alwa s imminent? the queen has said they will always be _ imminent? the queen has said they will always be much _ imminent? the queen has said they will always be much loved _ imminent? the queen has said they will always be much loved membersj imminent? the queen has said they i will always be much loved members of her family. _ will always be much loved members of herfamily, it is will always be much loved members of her family, it is natural that they would _ her family, it is natural that they would be — her family, it is natural that they would be here and she would want that _ would be here and she would want that. ratherthan would be here and she would want that. rather than being a distraction it is a family who are coming — distraction it is a family who are coming to— distraction it is a family who are coming to worship god together. it is great _ coming to worship god together. it is great that they are here, it would — is great that they are here, it would be _ is great that they are here, it would be great if it was not a total distraction. — would be great if it was not a total distraction, but the queen welcomes them as— distraction, but the queen welcomes them as part of the family. the prime minister _ them as part of the family. tue: prime minister arriving with his wife. there is quite a lot of booing. a substantial amount. did

not see booing. a substantial amount. d c not see that coming. that booing. a substantial amount. ti c not see that coming. that is quite a moment. we not see that coming. that is quite a moment. ~ ., ., ., ., ., moment. we have not heard that for an other moment. we have not heard that for any other vip _ moment. we have not heard that for any other vip guests, _ moment. we have not heard that for any other vip guests, that _ moment. we have not heard that for any other vip guests, that is i moment. we have not heard that for any other vip guests, that is fair i any other vip guests, that is fair to say. we were talking about the duke and duchess of sussex, they could be here in the next few minutes. this is a family event to a degree, what are your thoughts? we degree, what are your thoughts? - think of 70 years, the queen's rain, winston churchill, borisjohnson, we have just seen, we winston churchill, borisjohnson, we havejust seen, we need winston churchill, borisjohnson, we have just seen, we need to put harry and meghan in perspective, the 70 year reign, there have been tabloid fodderfor the last year reign, there have been tabloid fodder for the last few years, sensationalist interviews and so on. at the end of the day, in future years, historians will not look back and say that it was significantly defined by the duke and duchess of

sussex episode. for some people, the fact that meghan did not feel that she could stay within the royal family on the terms she wanted, and suggestions from harry and others that she had felt racism, whether through the media or by a member of the royalfamily, a member we shall not name, as was suggested in the interview on oprah winfrey. this would have been something special to have had the duke and duchess of sussex as working royals around the commonwealth, i think there will be a sense of what might have been when they arrived today. they could have been here together with the duke and duchess of cambridge representing the supporters of prince charles as he becomes king in the future and the future of the monarchy. it is a lost opportunity. they will arrive as family members but not working royals and that is the difference in the last year or so. that royals and that is the difference in the last year or so.— the last year or so. that is why the last year or so. that is why

they were _ the last year or so. that is why they were not _ the last year or so. that is why they were not on _ the last year or so. that is why they were not on the _ the last year or so. that is why they were not on the balcony l they were not on the balcony yesterday as well as prince andrew because it was only for working royals. inevitably, there will be body language experts who will be watching, they will watch the walk up watching, they will watch the walk up the steps, are the brothers close? all the signs that people will look out for. the royal family will look out for. the royal family will be wise to that as well. thei;r will be wise to that as well. they will be wise to that as well. they will not arrive _ will be wise to that as well. they will not arrive together. i will be wise to that as well. tia: will not arrive together. harry and meghan will arrive first, they will arrive separately, where the speaking to each other in st paul's? the last time they were seen together in a church service was four or five years ago, their body language at that point for the commonwealth service was seen as edgy and they were not looking at each other in an affectionate way. body language experts, lip readers, the blue watching to see what they can see. hopefully, it is the family

gathering together to recognise the contribution and service of their boss. she is the boss as well as the matriarch figure of the royal family. i hope the queen in the midst of the celebration, she is going to get her one—year—old great granddaughter. she going to get her one-year-old great granddaughter-— granddaughter. she turns one tomorrow- — granddaughter. she turns one tomorrow. birthday _ granddaughter. she turns one i tomorrow. birthday celebrations there too- _ tomorrow. birthday celebrations there too. there _ tomorrow. birthday celebrations there too. there is _ tomorrow. birthday celebrations there too. there is sadness i tomorrow. birthday celebrations there too. there is sadness at i tomorrow. birthday celebrations i there too. there is sadness at the heart of theirs _ there too. there is sadness at the heart of theirs that _ there too. there is sadness at the heart of theirs that four _ there too. there is sadness at the heart of theirs that four days i there too. there is sadness at the heart of theirs that four days of i heart of theirs that four days of celebrations, the queen is there without her husband, without the man who stood by her for more than 70 years. he who stood by her for more than 70 ears. ., , , who stood by her for more than 70 ears, ., , , , years. he was her strength, she described him, _ years. he was her strength, she described him, she _ years. he was her strength, she described him, she will- years. he was her strength, she described him, she will miss i years. he was her strength, she i described him, she will miss him, because _ described him, she will miss him, because he — described him, she will miss him, because he would have been here as part of— because he would have been here as part of the _ because he would have been here as part of the celebrations and would have wanted her to be celebrated from _ have wanted her to be celebrated from his— have wanted her to be celebrated from his step behind because he kept out of— from his step behind because he kept out of the _ from his step behind because he kept out of the limelight. no doubt he

would _ out of the limelight. no doubt he would have made some interesting gaffes— would have made some interesting gaffes which would have made us laugh _ gaffes which would have made us laugh it — gaffes which would have made us laugh it is — gaffes which would have made us laugh. it is very sad that he is not here _ laugh. it is very sad that he is not here but— laugh. it is very sad that he is not here but he — laugh. it is very sad that he is not here but he lived a long and happy life and _ here but he lived a long and happy life and he — here but he lived a long and happy life and he did not want to be 100. iremember— life and he did not want to be 100. i rememberthe life and he did not want to be 100. i remember the diamond jubilee pageant and it was pouring with rain and he was steadfast and soaking wet and he was steadfast and soaking wet and then was in hospital after standing in the rain for so long. defiantly supporting the queen. stoical to the end. yesterday was a poignant image, the queen alone supported by her cousin the duke of kent. it would have been prince philip. he is the absent figure here and i think the queen will be feeling his absence over the last weekend. b5 feeling his absence over the last weekend. �* , ., ,, feeling his absence over the last weekend. �* , . ,, feeling his absence over the last weekend. a . ,, , . ., weekend. as we approach the start of the service in — weekend. as we approach the start of the service in the _ weekend. as we approach the start of the service in the next _ weekend. as we approach the start of the service in the next half— weekend. as we approach the start of the service in the next half an i weekend. as we approach the start of the service in the next half an hour. the service in the next half an hour or so, we have talked a lot this morning about the religious element of this but i'd like to get some

final thoughts on that because it is going to be a religious service. it is about everybody inside st paul's cathedral saying thank you aunt about the uk and the whole commonwealth doing the same. shill commonwealth doing the same. all around the commonwealth people are celebrating. ann and sam was written by people _ celebrating. ann and sam was written by people in uk and sung by commonwealth requires challenging people _ commonwealth requires challenging people to rise up and serve like the queen— people to rise up and serve like the queen has— people to rise up and serve like the queen has done. this is an opportunity to thank the queen and thank— opportunity to thank the queen and thank god _ opportunity to thank the queen and thank god for answering our prayer, the national— thank god for answering our prayer, the national anthem, god save our gracious— the national anthem, god save our gracious queen, it is a prayer and god has— gracious queen, it is a prayer and god has answered that. lang? you wrote _ god has answered that. lang? you wrote something lovely about the book, _ wrote something lovely about the book. the — wrote something lovely about the book, the queen was given for her coronation. — book, the queen was given for her coronation, in the run up to her combination.—

coronation, in the run up to her combination. ,, . , . combination. the queen was given a little bi aer combination. the queen was given a little bigger private _ combination. the queen was given a little bigger private devotion i combination. the queen was given a little bigger private devotion to i little bigger private devotion to prepare for her coronation and that little bit had daily bible readings and prayers and reflections for her to think about. the and prayers and reflections for her to think about.— and prayers and reflections for her to think about. the symbolism in the coronation- — to think about. the symbolism in the coronation. and _ to think about. the symbolism in the coronation. and it _ to think about. the symbolism in the coronation. and it was _ to think about. the symbolism in the coronation. and it was an _ coronation. and it was an opportunity for her to think about what _ opportunity for her to think about what she — opportunity for her to think about what she was going to do in the context— what she was going to do in the context of— what she was going to do in the context of her christian faith. she prepared — context of her christian faith. she prepared from the ist of may until coronation — prepared from the ist of may until coronation day using the little book where _ coronation day using the little book where there are only a couple of dozen _ where there are only a couple of dozen copies in the world. you have seen one- — dozen copies in the world. you have seen one- it — dozen copies in the world. you have seen one- it is _ dozen copies in the world. you have seen one. it is very _ dozen copies in the world. you have seen one. it is very special. i dozen copies in the world. you have seen one. it is very special. we i seen one. it is very special. we have just seen the first of the royal... i have just seen the first of the r0 al. .. ~ have just seen the first of the r0 al. .. ,, ., have just seen the first of the r0 al... ,, ., , royal... i think the lord mayor is arrivinu. royal... i think the lord mayor is arriving- we _ royal... i think the lord mayor is arriving. we are _ royal... i think the lord mayor is arriving. we are getting - royal... i think the lord mayor is arriving. we are getting close i royal... i think the lord mayor is arriving. we are getting close to | arriving. we are getting close to the time when the royals will be coming in. the politicians are inside. you have seen some bentley and daimler parked around the site which suggest that royals are nearby. i would have thought we will

start to see the royal arrivals. i should explain to viewers on the bbc news channel we will be joining our colleagues on bbc one to bring joint coverage of the ceremony here today. we will have more conversation and analysis once the service is over here at st paul's cathedral. every living prime minister is invited to the service, we have seen very many of them with their husbands and wives going into the cathedral behind us. 0ver wives going into the cathedral behind us. over to my left, st paul's churchyard, clapping and cheering, we cannot see who they have sported. something is about to happen. the crowd is very appreciative. if you thousand people here who are not invited to the service, have been here for many hours and in some cases a few nights

in order to see people for service of thanksgiving. it was late yesterday we heard the news, the queen herself would not feel able to attend. a huge sadness because as we have reflected so many times this morning on bbc news, faith is extraordinarily important to the queen but it was felt that it was too much. she very much enjoyed everything yesterday, the trooping the colour ceremony at buckingham palace, the two appearances on the balcony to watch the military and see the crowds, but we were told that was an exceptionally tiring day and the queen would not be making the journey here for the service. it would be one hour to get from windsor to st paul's and the service itself and another hour to return to windsor and it was judged itself and another hour to return to windsor and it wasjudged it itself and another hour to return to windsor and it was judged it was too much physically for the 96—year—old

monarch. the prince of wales will be here along with other members of the royal family. here along with other members of the royalfamily. and now we here along with other members of the royal family. and now we are going tojoin our colleagues on bbc royal family. and now we are going to join our colleagues on bbc one for continuing coverage of the service of thanksgiving. bells ringing here at st paul's and you may hear it in the background. great paul, the largest cat in the british isles, weighs over 16 tonnes, and five minutes later a wonderful peal of bells rung by the guild of gringos here. we are almost ready now for —— the guild of ringers. martin forward, sub—organist here playing mendelssohn. the clergy behind them, the bodyguard of the yeomen of the

guard with partisans or familiar figures for state occasions created by henry vii in 1a85 after the battle of bosworth. attending here. and the bodyguard of the honourable corps of gentlemen at arms also here. also here with me, roya nikkha, royal editor of the sunday times, has been watching this and watching the royal family for many years. what are we expecting of the royal family here today? we have talked a bit about the others here but what of the royal family? we will see but what of the royal family? - will see the members of the royal family arriving and it will be, unlike yesterday, a wider family we will see, so we will see the duke and duchess of sussex for the first time at the heart of the royal family, publicly, for more than two years. things have changed, we don't

have her majesty the queen, so the procession has been rejigged slightly but we will see the prince of wales, duchess of cornwall and the cambridges. the prince of wales representing the queen. iloathed the cambridges. the prince of wales representing the queen. what about the commonwealth? _ representing the queen. what about the commonwealth? robert i representing the queen. what about the commonwealth? robert lacey i representing the queen. what about i the commonwealth? robert lacey was talking about the importance of the commonwealth and we see faces here from the commonwealth and the high commissioners and others and there are some children from the commonwealth taking part in the service itself. do you see that is very important?— service itself. do you see that is very important? absolutely, i think the commonwealth _ very important? absolutely, i think the commonwealth is _ very important? absolutely, i think the commonwealth is right i very important? absolutely, i think the commonwealth is right at - very important? absolutely, i think the commonwealth is right at the l the commonwealth is right at the heart of this service and the queen would say the success of her reign does make you mention we will have the 11 children leave the act of commitment during the service from 11 different commonwealth countries, and the queen and the commonwealth is such an important part of the monarchy. given the 70 year reign, she has overseen an extraordinary

transition from an organisation born of empire to something which is much more modern, all about bridging cultural divides. we had her majesty recently on her commonwealth date message talk about the importance of the commonwealth being an important connection of a friendship in these times. so much of those values are what she bases her reign on. the other important thing to say is i have been on some commonwealth toys recently. we have seen the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall in canada. we have seen the cambridges in the caribbean, also at the wessex this will stop this had not been straightforward toys, realms in the commonwealth by thinking very seriously about the future, whether or not to stay in the commonwealth of the important thing to make about that, i was in barbados with the prince of wales for the handover, whoever you speak to, whether they are staying in the commonwealth. they may leave, removing the queen

as head of state but they will stay in the commonwealth. the queen heads that. bell tolls the people now settling down, listening to the music. they can hear the bells. great paulfrom listening to the music. they can hear the bells. great paul from the south—west tower. this huge bell and it will rain this afternoon. the first royal occasion in which it has been wrong but the change bells afterwards will ring all afternoon to celebrate —— in which it has been rung. standing to attention, the step line is waiting for the first arrival of the royal family.

is waiting for the first arrival of the royalfamily. the honorary artillery company which the queen is captain general. she took over from herfather in 1952, so captain general. she took over from her father in 1952, so she captain general. she took over from herfather in 1952, so she has become the longest serving captain general of the honourable artillery company. 64 years. the 1st battalion of the coldstream guards form the guard of honour. the dismounted household cavalry, life guards and then representatives of the commonwealth services. bangladesh, fiji, new zealand, papua new guinea, seychelles.

life guards standing at attention. it is now five minutes before 11am. bells ringing what a wonderful sound, those bells can be heard all around the city of london. and this style invented by steadman of not having them ring one, two, three, to 12, they are going was an forward, one, two, three and backwards, two, three, four, and it gives this beautiful sound. we see the first cars and apparently a coach behind. whether that will have embers of the royal family coming by coach? there are so many of them coming. coach? there are so many of them cominu. ~ coach? there are so many of them comin._ . coach? there are so many of them cominl. , , coach? there are so many of them cominl. , n, coach? there are so many of them comini. , n, coming. we saw some members of the r0 al coming. we saw some members of the royal family —

coming. we saw some members of the royal family at — coming. we saw some members of the royal family at out _ coming. we saw some members of the royal family at out yesterday _ coming. we saw some members of the royal family at out yesterday in - coming. we saw some members of the royal family at out yesterday in a - royal family at out yesterday in a coach with blacked out windows and so we have a much bigger contingent today and i am sure they are behind and we will see them emerging very soon. we and we will see them emerging very soon. ~ , ., , ., and we will see them emerging very soon. ~ , ., ,, ., and we will see them emerging very soon. ~ i. ., soon. we will rely on you to spot than! i will— soon. we will rely on you to spot than! i will do _ soon. we will rely on you to spot than! i will do my _ soon. we will rely on you to spot than! i will do my best. - soon. we will rely on you to spot than! i will do my best. you - soon. we will rely on you to spot| than! i will do my best. you know all of them- _ than! i will do my best. you know all of them. you _ than! i will do my best. you know all of them. you know _ than! i will do my best. you know all of them. you know all - than! i will do my best. you know all of them. you know all of - than! i will do my best. you know| all of them. you know all of them. most. i all of them. you know all of them. most. ., ., , most. i thought that little boy, georue, most. i thought that little boy, george. it _ most. i thought that little boy, george, it might _ most. i thought that little boy, george, it might be _ most. i thought that little boy, george, it might be brought i most. i thought that little boy, . george, it might be brought here, prince george, like his grandmother was. she was here for her grandfather's jubilee and was. she was here for her grandfather'sjubilee and we saw earlier on, i wonder whether they would bring the boy here so that he could say, in 70, 80 years' would bring the boy here so that he could say, in 70,80 years' time, he was here on this day but apparently not. we was here on this day but apparently not. ~ i, was here on this day but apparently not. ~ ., ., , . not. we have to remember prince georae is not. we have to remember prince george is still— not. we have to remember prince george is still only _ not. we have to remember prince george is still only eight - not. we have to remember prince george is still only eight years - george is still only eight years old. we saw him front and centre yesterday for the first time in the carriage with his very young siblings. we did of course see him

at westminster abbey for the memorial service for the duke of edinburgh, so i think it is a question of pacing very prince and future king. the question of pacing very prince and future king-— future king. the figure of the lord ma or of future king. the figure of the lord mayor of london _ future king. the figure of the lord mayor of london greeting - future king. the figure of the lord mayor of london greeting the - future king. the figure of the lord | mayor of london greeting the duke future king. the figure of the lord - mayor of london greeting the duke of gloucester and duchess. the first arrivals by car behind prince michael of kent.— arrivals by car behind prince michael of kent. . , , ~ . i arrivals by car behind prince michael of kent. . , , ~ . ., ., michael of kent. princess michael of kent, the queen's _ michael of kent. princess michael of kent, the queen's cousin. _ michael of kent. princess michael of kent, the queen's cousin. we - michael of kent. princess michael ofj kent, the queen's cousin. we didn't see them yesterday on the balcony and the queen is very keen for her cousins, still working members of the royal family who do a lot of heavy lifting and perhaps members of the royal family that me and my colleagues don't write about very much. the queen is keen they are heart dylan are part of the celebrations today. == heart dylan are part of the celebrations today.- heart dylan are part of the celebrations today. -- he is keen that they are _ celebrations today. -- he is keen that they are part _ celebrations today. -- he is keen that they are part of _ celebrations today. -- he is keen that they are part of the - that they are part of the celebrations. zara tindall, mike tindall, earl of snowdon and charles. ., ., a tindall, earl of snowdon and charles. ~' tindall, earl of snowdon and charles. ,, , .,

charles. he looks like his father white very _ charles. he looks like his father white very much _ charles. he looks like his father white very much so. _ charles. he looks like his father white very much so. on - charles. he looks like his father white very much so. on the - charles. he looks like his father| white very much so. on the right charles. he looks like his father . white very much so. on the right of that couple — white very much so. on the right of that couple there. _ her son who i think is serving with the royal marines. behind them, the tindall, then we see peter phillips and lord frederick windsor and his wife. i and lord frederick windsor and his wife. ., �* ~' and lord frederick windsor and his wife. ., �* ~ ., , wife. i don't think i have ever seen an occasion _ wife. i don't think i have ever seen an occasion where _ wife. i don't think i have ever seen an occasion where the _ wife. i don't think i have ever seen an occasion where the royal- wife. i don't think i have ever seen | an occasion where the royal family has been waiting like the congregation were waiting to get into the church.— congregation were waiting to get into the church. there are an awful lot of them — into the church. there are an awful lot of them today. _ into the church. there are an awful lot of them today. it _ into the church. there are an awful lot of them today. it was _ lot of them today. it was interesting yesterday that her majesty the queen and prince of wales were very keen that it should only be working members of the royal family on the balcony. we are so used to seeing the wider family at trooping the colour. today, my focus on more of herfamily. they are trooping the colour. today, my focus on more of her family. they are out in force. ~ , ., i.

on more of her family. they are out in force. ~ , ., ,, ., ., in force. why would you not want -- why would — in force. why would you not want -- why would you _ in force. why would you not want -- why would you want _ in force. why would you not want -- why would you want the _ in force. why would you not want -- why would you want the whole - in force. why would you not want -- | why would you want the whole family here? if it were a state occasion, they would never be at it, would they would never be at it, would they be at the coronation? {lilli they would never be at it, would they be at the coronation? oh yes, they be at the coronation? oh yes, they would- _ all of them is a real honour and it's a very difficult job. they be at the coronation? oh yes, they would. being _ they would. being greeted by the archbishop of york, stephen cotterell. the redheaded figure at the centre. robert kozak next to him. down this long line, and this gives you an idea of the procession we will see in a moment, because the whole of this procession, the royal family that are coming in now will take their seat. but when prince charles arrives here, the prince of wales, this whole procession becomes a formal process, up the full length of the nave but for now it's just,

good morning and welcome to the church, as you might see at any parish church on a sunday morning. there are lots of people wearing pink, roya, which the queen wore at herjubilee in 1977 and also in 1935, i think. herjubilee in 1977 and also in 1935, ithink.— herjubilee in 1977 and also in 1935, |think._ |i 1935, ithink. rosebud pink. i wonder if— 1935, ithink. rosebud pink. i wonder if it _ 1935, ithink. rosebud pink. i wonder if it is _ 1935, ithink. rosebud pink. i wonder if it is a _ 1935, ithink. rosebud pink. i wonder if it is a special - 1935, 1 think. rosebud pink. 1. wonder if it is a special tribute. we heard earlier this week, only at the weekend, about how the queen was very conscious about the clothes and colours. a pink tie as well. and very conscious about the clothes and colours. a pink tie as well.— colours. a pink tie as well. and we saw something _ colours. a pink tie as well. and we saw something very _ colours. a pink tie as well. and we saw something very similar- colours. a pink tie as well. and we saw something very similar at - saw something very similar at westminster abbey for the memorial service to the duke of edinburgh. they were all in green, prince philip's green livery. another touching tribute to the queen, who of course is not here today. perhaps

i should explain _ of course is not here today. perhaps i should explain the _ of course is not here today. perhaps i should explain the long _ of course is not here today. perhaps i should explain the long line - of course is not here today. perhaps i should explain the long line of- i should explain the long line of clergy. the dean of st paul's, david ison, is the first person to greet people leading them into the cathedral. then a canon chancellor who is responsible for the theological learning programmes. lay canons and then of course the distinguished figure of sarah mullally, the chancellor, then the archbishop of york and there are chaplains... it is a huge staff that runs this cathedral on the religious side and practical side also. find side and practical side also. and here we see _ side and practical side also. and here we see some _ side and practical side also. jifuc here we see some of side and practical side also. fif1c here we see some of the side and practical side also. ji.1c here we see some of the senior members of the royal family starting to arrive. there i think we can see the countess of wessex will stop she looks to be in a car with her

daughter, lady louise. there is . uite daughter, lady louise. there is ruite a daughter, lady louise. there is quite a crowd — daughter, lady louise. there is quite a crowd that _ daughter, lady louise. there is quite a crowd that turned - daughter, lady louise. there is quite a crowd that turned up. i daughter, lady louise. there is i quite a crowd that turned up. they were here when i got here at 6.00 outside the cathedral already gathering. it is not the easiest place for the crowds to watch from. they are held right back from this forecourt. the statue there is of queen anne with her back to us in the centre of the queen square. anne who was really important in getting this cathedral built when they got into difficulties.— into difficulties. here we see the princess royal _ into difficulties. here we see the princess royal arriving _ into difficulties. here we see the princess royal arriving here - into difficulties. here we see the princess royal arriving here with| princess royal arriving here with her husband. she was on horse guards parade yesterday, standing in for her majesty the queen with the prince of wales and the duchess. the countess of wessex and lady louise. so all the children coming of the other royals, in effect, anybody over the age of 12 or 13 or so. most

of her majesty's — over the age of 12 or 13 or so. wat of her majesty's grandchildren, too. the earl of wessex is here.- the earl of wessex is here. prince edward as well. _ the earl of wessex is here. prince edward as well. just _ the earl of wessex is here. prince edward as well. just came - the earl of wessex is here. prince edward as well. just came back i the earl of wessex is here. prince i edward as well. just came back from antigua and barbuda and grenade and st lucia and the grenadines on behalf of the queen. that st lucia and the grenadines on behalf of the queen.— st lucia and the grenadines on behalf of the queen. that is right, the were behalf of the queen. that is right, they were unable _ behalf of the queen. that is right, they were unable tour _ behalf of the queen. that is right, they were unable tour to _ behalf of the queen. that is right, they were unable tour to the - they were unable tour to the caribbean on behalf of her majesty to mark her platinum jubilee. lovely to mark her platinum jubilee. lovely to see lady louise who we had seen up to see lady louise who we had seen up front and centre of the jubilee celebrations. she was at windsor castle for the wonderful horse show driving his royal highness the duke of edinburgh's carriage. here we see princess eugenie and her husband jack brooksbank and princess beatrice. here we see the duke of sussex and the duchess of sussex for the first time on a public occasion with the royal family for more than two years. this is a very big

moment. the queen was absolutely determined that they should be here and here they are. and by the sounds of it, getting a very warm reception from the crowds outside. a big cheer for meghan and harry.— for meghan and harry. greeted by lord mayor _ for meghan and harry. greeted by lord mayor first _ for meghan and harry. greeted by lord mayor first of _ for meghan and harry. greeted by lord mayor first of all. _ for meghan and harry. greeted by lord mayor first of all. in - for meghan and harry. greeted by lord mayor first of all. in behalf. lord mayorfirst of all. in behalf of the city of london. the lord mayor, incidentally, ranks higher than anybody except the sovereign in the city. he ranks even higher than the city. he ranks even higher than the prince of wales. so harry are with harry's cousins. how long are they here for, just here on a fleeting visit? mr; here on a fleeting visit? m understanding is here on a fleeting visit? m1 understanding is they are here for the duration of her majesty's separations and that they will return to the states next week. and return to the states next week. and have they met _

return to the states next week. and have they met the queen since they have they met the queen since they have met here? they were not on the balcony yesterday? thea;r have met here? they were not on the balcony yesterday?— have met here? they were not on the balcony yesterday? they were not but my understanding _ balcony yesterday? they were not but my understanding as _ balcony yesterday? they were not but my understanding as they _ balcony yesterday? they were not but my understanding as they return - balcony yesterday? they were not but my understanding as they return to i my understanding as they return to buckingham palace to spend time with the queen, possibly for a private lunch, and they are here with their children, archie and lilibet. this is the first time her majesty will have met her great—granddaughter, lilibet, named after her. a very chatty prince harry. back in the royal fold for the first time in a long time and everyone looks very pleased to see him, both of them, actually.

behind them, the yeomen of the guard. they don't get their hands shaken, they stand their own duty because they are there to protect the sovereign or whoever is representing the sovereign here. prince harryjust acknowledging and saying hello to a few members of the congregation he probably hasn't seen for a long time. aha, congregation he probably hasn't seen for a long time-— for a long time. a lot of heads craning to _ for a long time. a lot of heads craning to watch _ for a long time. a lot of heads craning to watch them - for a long time. a lot of heads craning to watch them as - for a long time. a lot of heads craning to watch them as they| for a long time. a lot of heads - craning to watch them as they come up craning to watch them as they come up the aisle. it is interesting i think, they have

certainly been given a bit of procession on their own and that is, i think that is interesting. i think thatis i think that is interesting. i think that is something her majesty the queen would probably have had a hand in. they haven't walked in with other members of the royal family, they have had a moment to process. because all of these things are choreographed carefully in that way. someone close to the queen said very recently that nothing happens by chance and this is an example of that. , , ., ., ., ., that. his brother on the other hand will be on the _ that. his brother on the other hand will be on the main _ that. his brother on the other hand will be on the main procession - will be on the main procession with his father, the prince of wales. prince william.— his father, the prince of wales. prince william. that is right, he will be arriving _ prince william. that is right, he will be arriving later, _ prince william. that is right, he will be arriving later, with - prince william. that is right, he will be arriving later, with the i will be arriving later, with the prince of wales and the duchess of cambridge. 50 prince of wales and the duchess of cambride. , ., prince of wales and the duchess of cambridge-— prince of wales and the duchess of cambride. , ., , ., cambridge. so why would they have prince william _ cambridge. so why would they have prince william in _ cambridge. so why would they have prince william in the _ cambridge. so why would they have prince william in the main - prince william in the main procession and not prince harry? well, originally, it was going to be the prince of wales who is going to greet the queen as she arrived. and so you would have the prince of wales, the duke of cambridge, the

two future heirs, it's right they would welcome the queen and walk into the procession. prince harry is no longer a working member of the royalfamily, he stood back no longer a working member of the royal family, he stood back from no longer a working member of the royalfamily, he stood back from his duties but i think her majesty the queen has ensured harry and meghan were front and centre and had their own procession. these wonderful codes here, the george v coats, scarlet and gold, as this procession makes its way to the west door to await the arrival of the prince of wales. the virger and then various dignitaries, bishops, eminent archbishops, cardinal nicholls is here. and then a virger and then 22

pleb injuries, six archdeacon zen two princess eugenie whispering something to her husband. she wrote a really lovely tribute to her majesty the queen earlier this week and she wrote a piece talking about how she very much hopes her son august philip, who second name is after the duke, how she hopes her son grows up to have the kindness and patience of granny. very touching. i and patience of granny. very touching-— and patience of granny. very touchinu. . . . ,

we don't know exactly how many people are here in the congregation. we do know that there is a gathering of faith leaders, of representatives of faith leaders, of representatives of all the world's... world faiths, i should say. he had a very distinguished figures of the honourable corps of the gentlemen at arms. always present at ceremonial occasions. back to the faith leaders. the gentlemen at arms have now disappeared from our picture but they were another of those very old core instituted by henry viii and celebrated their 500th anniversary in 2009. they were meant originally to provide a mounted escort, so all of these things have an origin. like

the children of the chapels royal, who will be singing later, who used to travel around with the king. so all of these elements have a significance, even though now they are purely formalities but kept alive for ceremonies like this. the lord mayor waits on the steps of the west door. the lord mayor, with his sword, not the pearl sword but the sword of state, to show his power, carried

everywhere he goes because it's symbolises the authority exercises on behalf of the sovereign in the city of london. one pigeon, not aware the events that are taking place, hopping down the steps. bells ring there he is again, the pigeon, determined to see what is going on here, very curious. i like that.

thejubilee the jubilee over to our thejubilee over to our players, starting with the great fanfare as we now await for the arrival of prince harry's brother and his father, the prince of wales, who represents the queen at this event. —— mcgradyjubilee overture plays. and here we see the prince of wales arriving, representing her majesty the queen. lots of people starting to cheer as he arrives.

bells ringing at this is actually at the duke and duchess of cambridge. the duke of cambridge and the duchess of cambridge talking to the

lord mayor. elegantly dressed in pale yellow. and again, interestingly, these events have their formality but also these moments of informality, just a quiet chat. what is happening and what is going on. he will be in the long positionjoined by the prince of wales later. and once again, greeted by the dean

of st paul's, dr david ison. his first important business here, ten years ago, was the queen's jubilee in 2012, and this is his last major occasion, the dean of st paul's. canon chancellor, paula gooden, james milner, neil evans. quite long conversations here. and in, the procession of cars bringing the prince of wales. and the duchess of cornwall with him, of

course. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. and the prince now representing her majesty the queen, as he did at the state opening of parliament a few weeks back, and gradually, it seems,

taking a greater part as his mother inevitably does less and less. i mean it, are we watching here, roya, gradual change of other responsibilities? are we being introduced to the new era? i think we have been _ introduced to the new era? i think we have been seen _ introduced to the new era? i think we have been seen that _ introduced to the new era? i think we have been seen that for - introduced to the new era? i think we have been seen that for some | we have been seen that for some time, david. we have been in an era of transition for a while. we saw it at the state opening of parliament with prince of wales and prince william opening it on her behalf. we saw it at the commonwealth day service back in march and we are seeing it here today, a last minute change, prince of wales are in representing her majesty and acknowledging the physical limitations of a 96—year—old monarch and we will see that going forward is more and more.

prince william there, talking to the archibishop of york. maybe wishing him good luck for this sermon. and the —— robert copeland, and robert kozak, at the end of the line. there is a very cheerful atmosphere here, even though her majesty the queen is not here, which is perhaps disappointment to many. it seems a very easy, friendly atmosphere. these are occasions when i wish i was a lip reader because they seem to be having such an nice friendly chats before they come in and out i don't know what, what the service will be or what is happening. i suspect we will see coverage in the papers tomorrow of lip readers from

what the duke and duchess of cambridge are saying is perhaps what the suffixes are saying. that cambridge are saying is perhaps what the suffixes are saying.— the suffixes are saying. that would be very intrusive. _ the suffixes are saying. that would be very intrusive. they _ the suffixes are saying. that would be very intrusive. they look - the suffixes are saying. that would be very intrusive. they look very i be very intrusive. they look very cheerful, despite _ be very intrusive. they look very cheerful, despite the _ be very intrusive. they look very cheerful, despite the absence i be very intrusive. they look very cheerful, despite the absence of be very intrusive. they look very - cheerful, despite the absence of her majesty. i think this a greeting may go on for some time because the service is not yet due to start for several minutes, so whether they are aware of this, i don't know, but there is wonderful music to listen to. and the bells are pealng, and the

archbishop of york, who used to beat the bishop of reading before he took up the bishop of reading before he took up this post as archbishop of york. good view of the copes, heavy copes of scarlet. they have lasted well, it made in 1935. made for george v's silverjubilee. now, they seem to be moving into position, and a sign that the service is about to begin will be a fanfare the state trumpeters of the household cavalry. fanfare.

the procession is led by the badger, crucifer, the assistant chaplain. the virger and then the dignitaries we saw earlier on. members of christian churches. there are members of other faiths here because this is a christian service. —— but this is a christian service. —— but this is a christian service. the cardinal at the back, and following him the virger.

# i was glad when they said unto me, # we will go into the house of the lord. so long, this procession, that it starts off while they are still chatting at the back, waiting to go. # ourfeet shall stand in thy gates, 0 jerusalem.

#jerusalem is builded as a city that is a unity in itself.

# vivat regina elizabetha!

# vivat! vivat! vivat!

# 0 pray for the peace ofjerusalem. # they shall prosper that love thee.

# peace be within thy walls and plenteousness within thy palaces.

we come together in this cathedral church today to offer to god thanks and praise for the reign of her majesty the queen and especially for her 70 years of faithful and dedicated service. as we gather from communities across her realm and the commonwealth of nations, we rejoice in the diverse and varied lives of all those whom she serves, and in the beauty and abundance of the world in which we live. inspired by words and music, we pray that god will continue to bless and guide her majesty, and that we may all receive grace to honour life and to live in harmony with one another; and we continue to pray for those

whose lives are marred by conflict, suffering and tragedy. and mindful of the call of god to look to the needs of others, we commit ourselves afresh to caring for our world and all for whom it is home, striving always to seek out and nurture that which is good in people and in all creation. all these our thanksgivings, prayers and pledges we offer to god through the prayer thatjesus taught us: our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. amen. # christ is made the sure foundation # and the precious corner—stone

# who, the two walls underlying # bound in each, binds both in one # holy sion's help for ever # and her confidence alone # to this temple, where we call thee # come, 0 lord of hosts, today # with thy wonted loving—kindness

# hear thy people as they pray # and thy fullest benediction # shed within its walls for ay # here vouchsafe to all thy servants # gifts of grace by prayer to gain # here to have and hold for ever # those good things their prayers obtain

# and hereafter, in thy glory # with thy blessed ones to reign # laud and honour to the father # laud and honour to the son # laud and honour to the spirit # ever three and ever one

# one in love, and one in splendour # while unending ages run # amen. # let us pray. almighty god, the fountain of all goodness, bless our sovereign lady, queen elizabeth, and all who are in authority under her;

that they may order all things in wisdom and equity, righteousness and peace, to the honour and glory of your name and to the good of your church and people; through jesus christ your son our lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the holy spirit, one god, now and for ever. amen. there are two readings, one from the old testament and later, one from the new testament. 0 give thanks to the lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works. glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the lord rejoice. seek the lord and his strength, seek his presence continually. remember the wonderful works he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, 0 offspring of his servant israel, children ofjacob, his chosen ones. he is the lord our god; his judgments are in all the earth. remember his covenant for ever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations. let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, �*the lord is king!�* let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it. then shall the trees of the forest sing forjoy before the lord,

for he comes to judge the earth. 0 give thanks to the lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever. # the earth is the lords, and all that therein is: # the compass of the world, and they that dwell therein. # for he hath founded it upon the seas: # and prepared it upon the floods. # who shall ascend into the hill of the lord: # or who shall rise up in his holy place? # even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart:

# and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity # nor sworn to deceive his neighbour # he shall receive the blessing from the lord: # and righteousness from the god of his salvation # this is the generation of them that seek him: # even of them that seek thy face, 0 jacob # lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye lift up, # ye everlasting doors: and the king of glory shall come in # who is the king of glory: it is the lord strong and mighty, # even the lord mighty in battle.

# lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye lift up, # ye everlasting doors: # and the king of glory shall come in. # who is the king of glory: even the lord of hosts, # he is the king of glory. # glory be to the father, and to the son: and to the holy ghost; # as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: # world without end.

# amen. # rejoice in the lord always; again i will say, rejoice. let your gentleness be known to everyone. the lord is near. do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to god. and the peace of god, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in christjesus. finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable,

whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the god of peace will be with you. # immortal, invisible, god only wise # in light inaccessible

hid from our eyes # most blessed, most glorious, the ancient of days # almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise # unresting, unhasting, and silent as light # norwanting, norwasting, thou rulest in might # thyjustice like mountains high soaring above # thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love

# to all life thou givest — to both great and small # in all life thou livest, the true life of all # we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree # and wither and perish — but nought changeth thee # great father of glory, pure father of light # thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight

# all laud we would render: 0 help us to see # �*tis only the splendour of light hideth thee. #

bring your supplications and thanksgivings to god, says saint paul. then the peace of god will guard your heart and mind and keep on doing the things you see in me. of course, the me in that sentence is paul himself, but paul is only worth following because he is following jesus. and jesus is worth following jesus. and jesus is worth following because jesus shows following jesus. and jesus is worth following becausejesus shows us who god is, and he shows us what our humanity could be. and there are so many occasions in the gospels where we see jesus many occasions in the gospels where

we seejesus himself, faithful to his vocation, seeking out places of replenishing so that he can learn god's way. he is close to the father's heart, says stjohn. sometimes i wonder whether the whole christian faith is best understood as an invitation to dwell there ourselves. sisters and brothers, dearfriends, we ourselves. sisters and brothers, dear friends, we gather today in great rejoicing, to celebrate the platinum jubilee of her majesty the queen. but of course we do it against a backdrop of such uncertainty and suffering in our

world. for me, the best leaders, like paul, likejesus, i those who know how to be led. people who lead for others, not themselves, people whose hearts desire is to serve the common good and build up the common life, who don't try to do it all themselves or act in their own strength alone. people who take a longer view and who seek out places of replenishing, even places where they might learn the mind of christ. and i say this today knowing that, in her majesty the queen, we see such an example of this kind of service. a staunch constancy and steadfast consistency of

faithfulness to god and obedience to a vocation that is the bedrock of her life. no, bedrock isn't quite the right image. faith injesus christ is a fountain and it is a well. it is the well from which we draw deeply and replenish ourselves through all the challenges, joys and vicissitudes of life. and it is a fountain overflowing with immense joy, joy fountain overflowing with immense joy, joy that we can live in the assurance that we are loved, joy that god has a purpose for our lives, and joy that through christ's dying and rising, we have the

promise of life eternal. now... we all know that the queen likes horse racing. and, your majesty, iam rather assuming perhaps you are watching this on the television. and i am afraid i don't have any great tips for the derby tomorrow. but since the scriptures describe life as a race set before us, let me observe that you long reign reflects the distance of aintree rather than the distance of aintree rather than the sprints of epsom. certainly less dressage than most people imagine. but with endurance, through times of

change and challenge, joy and sorrow, you continue to offer yourself in the service of our country and the commonwealth. your majesty, we are sorry that you are not here with us this morning. but we are so glad that you are still in the saddle, and we are glad that there is still more to come. so thank you for staying the course. thank you for continuing to be faithful to the pledges you made 70 years ago. thank you for showing us how service and faithfulness matter. people of all faiths and no faith and people of goodwill, together we know that we can learn from this

stop sometimes people say to me that the christian faith is just a prop. i could not agree more. i am not ashamed to say i lean onjesus christ. i am ashamed to say i lean onjesus christ. iam not ashamed to say i lean onjesus christ. i am not ashamed to say that i am trying to live my life close to his heart, that i need his wisdom and his hope, and if you will forgive me such a presumption, this is what i also see in her majesty the queen. and, to the people of our great nation on this great and historic day, i say this. we are indeed living in a time of uncertainty and challenge, and we

would all do well to consider where we will find the replenishing that we will find the replenishing that we all need. what i see in her majesty the queen is someone who has been able to serve our nation faithfully because of her faith in jesus christ. perhaps there is no better way of celebrating her platinum jubilee than by doing the same ourselves. amen.— same ourselves. amen. stephen cottrell, the _ same ourselves. amen. stephen cottrell, the archbishop - same ourselves. amen. stephen cottrell, the archbishop of - same ourselves. amen. stephen cottrell, the archbishop of york, i cottrell, the archbishop of york, giving the sermon.

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let us pray. rejoicing in the lord and all that he has given, let us make our supplications with thanksgiving through jesus christ his son. god of our praise, in love you sustain us with your spirit; fill our hearts with gladness that we may celebrate your gift of life and worthily magnify your holy name. lord, receive our thanks and praise. and hear our prayer. god of ourjubilation, in whose service your servant elizabeth our queen has persevered throughout her long reign; continue to support

and encourage her to the benefit of all whom she serves. lord, receive our thanks and praise. and hear our prayer. god of our peace, in christ you draw us together; - as we gather today from - the commonwealth of nations, unite us in purpose, - renew us in commitment, and recall us to our promise to live in fellowship. - lord, receive our thanks and praise. and hear our prayer. god of our hearts, in whose - compassion is our sure foundation; as we thank you for the support we receive from one another, l bless our families, friends, and all who uphold us. -

lord, receive our thanks and praise. and hear our prayer. god of our hope, injesus christ you guide your people; as we offer our songs of praise, strengthen our resolve to witness to your saving love. lord, receive our thanks and praise. and hear our prayer. god of our inspiration, in your wisdom you have given us a mind to perceive you and a heart to know you; grant to all people of faith a will to work together and encourage us to respect our diversity. lord, receive our thanks and praise. and hear our prayer. god of our sustenance, in your goodness you fashioned the world;

help us to care for your creation and to safeguard the earth, that we and future generations may enjoy the wonder of all that you have made. lord, receive our thanks and praise. and hear our prayer. god of our strength, in whose kingdom there is no pain, nor sadness; draw near to those who are sick and suffering, comfort those whose lives are marked by conflict, and bring to all in need your wholeness and your peace. lord, receive our thanks and praise. and hear our prayer.

god of our prayer, in whose presence we rejoice, and in whose hands we are held secure. keep elizabeth our queen in your faith and favour, and, as we glory in the gift of her long reign, may we and all whom she serves be united in faith, hope and love, this we ask throughjesus christ, the king of glory and prince of peace. amen.

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# and those who hold her fast are blessed # by wisdom, the lord laid the foundations of the earth # he established the heavens by understanding. # # he established the heavens by understanding.

# by wisdom, the lord delighting in the gifts of life, wisdom and understanding let us commit ourselves afresh to caring for our world and all for whom it is home. rejoicing in the life and reign of elizabeth our queen will you hallow life in all its richness and diversity? we will. inspired by her dedication to her people will you serve those alongside whom you live? we will.

rejoicing in the joy and happiness of this gathering will you foster community amongst all people? we will. inspired by all that unites and strengthens us will you work for peace and justice throughout our world? we will. rejoicing in the beauty of this earth will you protect and care for our environment? we will. inspired by creativity and endeavour will you seek out and nurture all that is good? we will. renewed and invigorated by the life we share and by all that we have celebrated this day, may we be faithful to all that we have pledged and promised. that act of commitment, with young people representing countries for

whom the queen is head of state taking part in that moment in the service and now glorious things of thee are spoken. # glorious things of thee are spoken # sion, city of our god # he whose word cannot be broken # formed thee for his own abode # on the rock of ages founded # what can shake thy sure repose? # with salvation's walls surrounded

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the lord the giver # never fails from age to age # saviour, if of sion's city # i through grace a member am # let the world deride or pity # i will glory in thy name # fading are the worldlings' pleasures

# all their boasted pomp and show # solid joys and lasting treasures # none but sion's children know. # go forth into the world in peace; be of good courage; hold fast that which is good; render to no one evilfor evil; strengthen the fainthearted; support the weak; help the afflicted; and honour everyone; love and serve the lord,

rejoicing in the power of the holy spirit; and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son and the holy spirit, be amongst you and remain with you always. amen. fanfare # god save our gracious queen # long live our noble queen

# god save the queen! # send her victorious # happy and glorious # long to reign over us # god save the queen! # david dimbleby: no sooner is that national anthem over and the service over, so william's in march and the

history of the english—speaking people's. there will be a shorter procession out stop the prince of wales, here representing the queen, will go down through the crowd. the very grand to cross of york being carried in front of the archbishop who gave the sermon. a very ethnic sermon about racing, comparing the queen to aintree rather than epsom, which got a good laugh from the congregation here. the virger behind the archbishop, the royal corps of the gentlemen at arms and the procedure it now would

be for those who have accompanied the prince of wales in to line up in front of him to lead out. smiles from the duchess of sussex. so, the line—up now, the lord mayor with his sword of state. and they

escort the prince of wales out of the cathedral. very jolly veryjolly figure, the archbishop of york. visit through the ranks of this vast congregation. —— goes through the ranks. made up, as we were saying earlier, of people who represent various charities and public bodies in which her majesty has been in some way involved through the commonwealth, taking part in the service. the duchess of cornwall in the cream, and behind herat

the duchess of cornwall in the cream, and behind her at the duchess of cambridge in yellow. a very cheerful event, despite the fact the queen wasn't here. it kept its spirits up. wonderful music and that lovely anthem byjudith weir and all those grand sounds resonating, the trumpeters and the bands playing. what did you make of the whole event, roya, from the point of view of the royal family? event, roya, from the point of view of the royalfamily? the duke and duchess of sussex at there, at the very heart of the royal family. jolly service and one thing would have drawn a wry smile from windsor castle today, it would have been

stephen cottrell�*s reference to the queen being very much in it. she may not be here but she is still very much in charge, head of nation. what about the position with harry and meghan in this congregation? they have their own little procession, in effect. i ., ~ effect. they did, and i think nothing happens _ effect. they did, and i think nothing happens by - effect. they did, and i think nothing happens by chancel effect. they did, and i think - nothing happens by chance when it comes to her majesty the queen and family gatherings so i think it was important they were seated there with ss eugenie and princess beatrice. —— princess eugenie. here we see the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge.

now this has been an amazing service. the weekend ahead promising more celebrations. a chance here to think back over those 70 years. i love the line of the poet laureate that when she was crowned it was girlhood left behind like a favourite toy, and when she made all those vows and was adorned with symbols of royalty it was a priceless rate for a young woman to bear. now we on those 70 years, changes and challenges, and challenges, and throughout that only one face a constant, that of her majesty the queen. the longest serving monarch in our history.

you listen to the current archbishop of york their say we are so glad you are still in the saddle, referring to her majesty. what did you make of the service? a, ., , to her majesty. what did you make of the service?— the service? marvellous, wonderful. wisdom has — the service? marvellous, wonderful. wisdom has been _ the service? marvellous, wonderful. wisdom has been leading _ the service? marvellous, wonderful. wisdom has been leading her, - the service? marvellous, wonderful. wisdom has been leading her, i - the service? marvellous, wonderful. l wisdom has been leading her, i would use another— wisdom has been leading her, i would use another imagery from cricket. 78 not out _ use another imagery from cricket. 78 not out. ., , use another imagery from cricket. 78 not out. , .. , there was joy. we saw the prince of wales representing her majesty, who we understand is watching from home. what did you make of it? i liege we understand is watching from home. what did you make of it?— what did you make of it? i love the wa the what did you make of it? i love the way the archbishop _ what did you make of it? i love the way the archbishop of _ what did you make of it? i love the way the archbishop of york. .. - what did you make of it? i love the way the archbishop of york. .. theyj way the archbishop of york... they have a way of giving a good seven, archbishops of york. i love how he referred to the queen watching this and then i looked right back to the beginning of her reign when she came to us through television for the

first time in the coronation and as a little present to her, this service of thanksgiving has been given for her to enjoy through television. irate given for her to en'oy through television.h given for her to en'oy through television. ~ . , , ., television. we heard this beautiful hrase, television. we heard this beautiful phrase. uniting — television. we heard this beautiful phrase, uniting and _ television. we heard this beautiful phrase, uniting and renewal. - television. we heard this beautiful phrase, uniting and renewal. that| phrase, uniting and renewal. that seems very pertinent that i am wonderful because that is what her majesty has done. constantly to unite how people and majesty has done. constantly to unite how people— unite how people and the commonwealth _ unite how people and the commonwealth and - unite how people and the commonwealth and she l unite how people and the i commonwealth and she has unite how people and the - commonwealth and she has done it without— commonwealth and she has done it without striving because this is her duty. _ without striving because this is her duty, providence and wisdom of god and that— duty, providence and wisdom of god and that is_ duty, providence and wisdom of god and that is wonderful, and i pray that in— and that is wonderful, and i pray that in our— and that is wonderful, and i pray that in our nation, that message will he _ that in our nation, that message will be heard and we begin to live it. a will be heard and we begin to live it. �* ., will be heard and we begin to live it. ~ . , , ., will be heard and we begin to live it. ,.,, it. a great sense of optimism in this statement _ it. a great sense of optimism in this statement of _ it. a great sense of optimism in this statement of renewal, - it. a great sense of optimism in this statement of renewal, this | it. a great sense of optimism in - this statement of renewal, this idea that the monarch is not here with us but in spirit she is very much in st paul's. , paul's. strength in the -- strengthen _ paul's. strength in the -- strengthen the _ paul's. strength in the -- strengthen the faint - paul's. strength in the -- - strengthen the faint hearted, on everyone, that is what she has done. thank you both so much by saying and watching. thank you for your words

today, very enjoyable and interesting. i hope you have a wonderful bank holidayjubilee weekend. you can maybe hear what is happening behind me. now it is all about tomorrow. jubilee celebrations move into a different gear when we guarantee you a front row seat at the platinum party at the palace. it promises to be a spectacular night and right at the heart of the action will be roman kemp. iam here i am here backstage at the queen's platinumjubilee i am here backstage at the queen's platinum jubilee concert, where teams have been working around the clock for the last month to put on this spectacular event. 34 artists, one night to celebrate 70 years on the throne for her majesty. just the throne for her ma'esty. just remember i the throne for her ma'esty. just remember the _ the throne for her majesty. jiisii remember the changes ijust made, please. remember the changes i 'ust made, lease. , , ., ., please. this is where the great and ood of please. this is where the great and good of music— please. this is where the great and

good of music royalty _ please. this is where the great and good of music royalty will - please. this is where the great and good of music royalty will be - good of music royalty will be handing outjust moments before they head out onto that stage on saturday. elbow, eltonjohn, alicia keys, diana ross. this is going to be some party! tomorrow, injust 24 tomorrow, in just 24 hours, tomorrow, injust 24 hours, this space behind me will begin to fill with an incredible 22,000 lucky ticket holders to witness an amazing once—in—a—lifetime event. saturday, 7:30pm, bbc one. see you then. and those seats will be jumping tomorrow night. a reflective and joyful morning coming to an end with her majesty at�*s 70 years on the

throne might buy that service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral, where herfamily thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral, where her family and thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral, where herfamily and indeed the nation showed their gratitude and respect. our lives arejubilee coverage continues, join us tomorrow evening at 7:30pm. for now, from all of us at st james's park evening at 7:30pm. for now, from all of us at stjames's park in london, have a very good afternoon. goodbye.

welcome back to st paul's cathedral here on bbc news where the bells are tolling at the end of the thanksgiving service, and just in the last couple of minutes we have watched all of the senior members of the royalfamily come watched all of the senior members of the royal family come down the steps and get into their cars and leave on to other functions to mark the queen's platinumjubilee. we have seen the prince of wales and his wife, camilla, the duchess of cornwall, leaving the last few minutes along with the duke and duchess of cambridge, and just in the last few moments after that, prince harry and his wife. quite hard to tell with the bells what the

public reaction was with everybody as they left, but we know, as they went in that there were cheers for harry and meghan but bigger cheers for william and kate, but let's reflect on that service of thanksgiving to say thank you for 70 years on the throne, to the queen, who of course, sadly wasn't here. couldn't be here, felt she couldn't be physically to get that thanksgiving service, and the prince of wales deputising, in essence, for the queen under those circumstances. let's reflect on the thanksgiving service and what it means and the four days of platinum jubilee celebrations that we are all experiencing here in the uk and indeed around the world. with me is the royal historian and author professor anna whitelock, and catherine butcher, who has written about the importance of the queen's religious faith

to her life in service. you have been following the service, looking at the order of service, all tinged with sadness that the queen herself didn't feel able to be here, but what is your assessment of the ceremony overall and what it said? of course it is a very formal anglican service, but it had lots of words about rejoicing and about glory. there was a reading from psalms about the king of glory coming in, and that invitation to god to come in with his great glory, and even when prime minister boris johnson, his reading started with rejoice, rejoice, and then went on to talk about truth. there were hymns about god being immortal and invisible, but also the archbishop of york talked about being close to god's heart, so yes, god can seem distant, but he talked about how god can also be close. so great rejoicing, lots of that theme, and then of course it ended with the

national anthem, which is a prayer, god save our gracious queen, long live our noble queen, a prayer that god has answered. stand live our noble queen, a prayer that god has answered.— god has answered. and it is striking. — god has answered. and it is striking, anna, _ god has answered. and it is striking, anna, that - god has answered. and it is striking, anna, that that i god has answered. and it is l striking, anna, that that word rejoice, catherine tells us, was used over and over again. absolutely. the celebration in words. — absolutely. the celebration in words. in _ absolutely. the celebration in words, in hymns, in readings. a biblical— words, in hymns, in readings. a biblical celebration, a church celebration, but also a huge kind of media _ celebration, but also a huge kind of media celebration, and itjust shows how _ media celebration, and itjust shows how now— media celebration, and itjust shows how... now the prime minister is 'ust how... now the prime minister is just leaving, and i think this town there _ just leaving, and i think this town there is_ just leaving, and i think this town there is much more of a blend of boos _ there is much more of a blend of boos and — there is much more of a blend of boos and cheers, and he is looking for a _ boos and cheers, and he is looking for a ride _ boos and cheers, and he is looking for a ride which is a little uncomfortable, his car is not there. the prime _ uncomfortable, his car is not there. the prime minister departing in a slightly— the prime minister departing in a slightly less dramatic fashion when he arrived, — slightly less dramatic fashion when he arrived, and certainly there were huge _ he arrived, and certainly there were huge boos _ he arrived, and certainly there were huge boos there. it catches the fact that that _ huge boos there. it catches the fact that that despite all the longevity

of the _ that that despite all the longevity of the monarchy, it is a historic institution _ of the monarchy, it is a historic institution that has now become tarnished — institution that has now become tarnished with celebrity, in a sense, — tarnished with celebrity, in a sense, and for some people, we are all measuring the sound of the cheers — all measuring the sound of the cheers and boos as people are arriving, — cheers and boos as people are arriving, and certainly huge cheers for the _ arriving, and certainly huge cheers for the duke and duchess of cambridge and the duke and duchess of six. _ cambridge and the duke and duchess of six. and _ cambridge and the duke and duchess of six, and now priti patel and others — of six, and now priti patel and others are _ of six, and now priti patel and others are all departing on mass. all eyes— others are all departing on mass. all eyes will now be on the palace for the _ all eyes will now be on the palace for the big — all eyes will now be on the palace for the big concert tomorrow, and the pageant on sunday, so much more to come. _ the pageant on sunday, so much more to come. but— the pageant on sunday, so much more to come, but the big set piece, ceremonial— to come, but the big set piece, ceremonial thanksgiving event is now over~ _ ceremonial thanksgiving event is now over. �* ., ceremonial thanksgiving event is now over. ~ . ., over. and catherine, we have said it many times. — over. and catherine, we have said it many times. but _ over. and catherine, we have said it many times, but i _ over. and catherine, we have said it many times, but i think _ over. and catherine, we have said it many times, but i think it _ over. and catherine, we have said it many times, but i think it is - over. and catherine, we have said it many times, but i think it is worth l many times, but i think it is worth repeating. there will be enormous sadness personally for the queen because, as you have reflected with us all day, herfaith is because, as you have reflected with us all day, her faith is so because, as you have reflected with us all day, herfaith is so much because, as you have reflected with us all day, her faith is so much a part of her, and has been really strong within her from a very young

age. strong within her from a very young ae. , strong within her from a very young aiei , ., , , strong within her from a very young are. , ., , , , ., ., strong within her from a very young age. yes, and she is someone who would have — age. yes, and she is someone who would have wanted _ age. yes, and she is someone who would have wanted to _ age. yes, and she is someone who would have wanted to be _ age. yes, and she is someone who would have wanted to be here - age. yes, and she is someone who would have wanted to be here very much, because as you say, this has been a very important occasion as part of the platinum jubilee, and the queen would have wanted to be in the queen would have wanted to be in the house of god celebrating with everyone else. but those steps are quite treacherous, i wouldn't want to be climbing those steps with the cameras on me, and of course the queen does have mobility issues, so it is quite understandable that she wasn't able to be here. it is sad, but i'm sure that she was with us in spirit and rejoicing.— spirit and re'oicing. thank you very much both spirit and rejoicing. thank you very much both again _ spirit and rejoicing. thank you very much both again for _ spirit and rejoicing. thank you very much both again for now, - spirit and rejoicing. thank you very much both again for now, thank. spirit and rejoicing. thank you very l much both again for now, thank you. and the queen, of course, therefore is at her home, she is at windsor, where she spent so much of the covid pandemic, and travelled from windsor yesterday to see trooping the colour, that important ceremony. she came out twice onto the balcony of buckingham palace, huge cheers when

she appeared to witness the military, to see the parades, the fly past and also tens of thousands of people who had thronged down the mall to see her, so that decision was taken that she could not be here today. so let's cross to windsor itself, and join... today. so let's cross to windsor itself, andjoin... ithink today. so let's cross to windsor itself, and join... i think we are going to go to windsor at some point. in fact, going to go to windsor at some point. infact, let's going to go to windsor at some point. in fact, let's hearfirst of all from my colleaguejohn maguire, because as you will know if you followed our coverage today, john maguire has been with the crowds here around st paul's, many of whom gathered just to see the royal family enter and leave the cathedral. there was no hope that they would be able to see the service itself, but they wanted to see if we are arriving. let's hear a little of whatjohn has heard from all those people, some of whom waited a very long time to be here today. now, if watching us from cannock chase in staffordshire today and you think it is uncharacteristically

quiet, that is because a lot of them are here with us in london, and have been here all day. why did you come and what has been the best bit? it is the atmosphere, just brilliant. i have seen lots of cars, although i haven't seen the well family, but it has been great. you haven't seen the well family, but it has been great.— has been great. you are a car fan? yes! so who _ has been great. you are a car fan? yes! so who we're _ has been great. you are a car fan? yes! so who we're most _ has been great. you are a car fan? yes! so who we're most looking i yes! so who we're most looking forward to _ yes! so who we're most looking forward to seeing? _ yes! so who we're most looking forward to seeing? just - yes! so who we're most looking forward to seeing? just any - yes! so who we're most looking forward to seeing? just any of. yes! so who we're most looking l forward to seeing? just any of the r0 al forward to seeing? just any of the royalfamily. _ forward to seeing? just any of the royalfamily, really. _ forward to seeing? just any of the royal family, really. any - forward to seeing? just any of the royal family, really. any of - forward to seeing? just any of the i royal family, really. any of them. harry— royal family, really. any of them. harry and — royal family, really. any of them. harry and meghan.— royal family, really. any of them. harry and meghan. yes, it would be excitin to harry and meghan. yes, it would be exciting to see _ harry and meghan. yes, it would be exciting to see them. _ harry and meghan. yes, it would be exciting to see them. what - harry and meghan. yes, it would be exciting to see them. what has - harry and meghan. yes, it would be | exciting to see them. what has been the best part — exciting to see them. what has been the best part about _ exciting to see them. what has been the best part about being _ exciting to see them. what has been the best part about being here - exciting to see them. what has been the best part about being here for. the best part about being here for you? i the best part about being here for ou? , ., ., ., .,, the best part about being here for ou? , ., ., ., ., . the best part about being here for ou? ,., ., ., i you? i 'ust love london as a city, it is a you? ijust love london as a city, it is a great _ you? ijust love london as a city, it is a great place _ you? ijust love london as a city, it is a great place to _ you? ijust love london as a city, it is a great place to be, - you? ijust love london as a city, it is a great place to be, and - it is a great place to be, and seeing — it is a great place to be, and seeing everyone celebrating our country— seeing everyone celebrating our country for what it is has been really— country for what it is has been really nice _ country for what it is has been really nice as well. so country for what it is has been really nice as well.— country for what it is has been really nice as well. so you 'ust came down i really nice as well. so you 'ust came down on i really nice as well. so you 'ust came down on the i really nice as well. so you 'ust came down on the train h really nice as well. so you just came down on the train this i really nice as well. so you just - came down on the train this morning? yes, this morning. it could be a late _ yes, this morning. it could be a late night— yes, this morning. it could be a late night for— yes, this morning. it could be a late night for those _ yes, this morning. it could be a late night for those of— yes, this morning. it could be a late night for those of us - yes, this morning. it could be a late night for those of us who i late night for those of us who aren't— late night for those of us who aren't working _ late night for those of us who aren't working tomorrow. - late night for those of us whol aren't working tomorrow. iinfho late night for those of us who aren't working tomorrow. who is workinr aren't working tomorrow. who is

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former prime ministers and their partners leave, some of them have made their way down to crowds of people who are waiting over on my right here, and some of the politicians just chatting to people in the crowd. i don't know whether those people have come to see politicians or members of the royal family, but there were certainly some conversations going on, and as this service winds up, celebrations for the platinum jubilee are by no means over. i wonder whether we can try and go back to windsor. charlotte gallagher i know is there for us. possibly slightly clearer audibly in winter than it is here. charlotte, can we hear from you? it is another gorgeous, sunny day here in windsor, and the queen is in residence. she is in the castle behind me. you can always tell, because her flag, behind me. you can always tell, because herflag, the royal standard, flies high above the castle, and we know from the palace that she was watching the service from the castle, and i think a lot of people would have smiled when the

archbishop of york said, unfortunately for the queen he couldn't give her any tips for the derby. but i think there is one thing we can definitely bet on, and thatis thing we can definitely bet on, and that is that the queen will be watching the derby on tv tomorrow. we know that she loves horse racing, and would have loved to have been at the derby herself, but the pressure of thejubilee, the derby herself, but the pressure of the jubilee, all those engagements, of thejubilee, all those engagements, she felt she couldn't do it. and windsor has been really packed with people for the jubilee. it is not as busy today as it was yesterday, but thousands of people coming down to take photos outside the castle, go on castle tours, lots of people here for the changing of the guard today, but didn't happen yesterday because of trooping the colour, but hundreds of people lining the streets earlier to take photos of that, and there is a real affection for the queen in windsor, jane. this is her main home now, and people feel really proud that the queen chooses to live here. and you could really tell that last night when they lighted the beacon in the long walk, thejubilee beacon. they

reckon 70,000 people turned up to watch that. they were singing sweet caroline for the queen, and you can tell that there was genuine affection of people wanted to celebrate with the queen. thank you very much indeed. a number of events taking place to celebrate the queen's 70 years on the throne. a very good afternoon to you. i'm lukwesa burak, and we are following events for the queen's platinum jubilee. we are going to take you live now and show you shots within the guildhall, and this is a reception that is being held at london's guildhall, hosted by the lord mayor, and attended by royal family members. they would havejust left the thanksgiving service at st paul's cathedral, and my colleague jane hill was bringing that

presentation for us. but what we can see now is inside london's guildhall, royalfamily members guildhall, royal family members attending, guildhall, royalfamily members attending, all hosted by the lord mayor. in green to the left of your screen, you can see theresa may, and our current prime minister to the right, the prime minister, boris johnson. a number of former prime ministers of course were attending the thanksgiving service earlier this morning. priti patel i believe is the lady in pink with her back to the screen, to the camera. and a number of family members, royal family members and dignitaries all in attendance there. and i believe we have sajid javid, there he is, on

the left—hand side of your screen, the left—hand side of your screen, the back of his head, i think that is. but a lunchtime event at london's guildhall. we had a hint of what was to come this weekend in terms of events to celebrate the platinum jubilee. we terms of events to celebrate the platinumjubilee. we have terms of events to celebrate the platinum jubilee. we have of course the epsom derby, that is labour's keir starmer who hasjust the epsom derby, that is labour's keir starmer who has just arrived at the guildhall, being welcomed, and just stepping in to join a number of invitees who are attending that event, and the next guests just being driven up, that car, the range rover, pulling up, and we will see who comes out. but as i want to say, this is a special bank holiday weekend for her majesty, and tomorrow is the epsom derby. of course we heard just how passionate the queen is of horses, and she was

due to attend one of the uk's most famous horse races there, but no longer plans to do so, understandably so as she wasn't able to attend this thanksgiving service that took place earlier this morning at st paul's cathedral in central london. so if you arejustjoining us here on bbc news, the site you can see there is inside the guildhall, london's guildhall. it is a lunchtime event being held by the lord mayor, priti patel at the top right of your screen. sir keir starmer with his back to you in the blue morning suit. i'm not sure who else i can see there, but we do know that most members of the royal family will be attending. these are the politicians who have just

arrived, but royalfamily. boris johnson there at the arrived, but royal family. boris johnson there at the top speaking, having a number of people at this event. a bit of a mixed reception earlier, when he arrived at st paul's with his wife as he mounted the stairs. i think you could hear there were whistles, there were boos, but also some cheers as well. so borisjohnson attending the lunchtime event. coming up tomorrow, we have the epsom derby, and also the platinum party that will be held at house, it is a concert being hosted at the palace and will be broadcast live here on bbc news. the prime minister's wife did attend the thanksgiving service with him, but i can't see her... may be partners haven't been invited to this

particular event, but she is certainly not in vision at the moment. but she was in attendance, sajid javid there to the left. . so this luncheon event being hosted by the lord mayor. the queen unable to attend the service today. she said, with great reluctance, but the service itself, reflective of her faith and also in attendance were various members of the commonwealth, i believe that is stephen barclay you can see there on your screen. so whilst we have a number of mps here, or rather their the guildhall, there will be a number of members of the royalfamily who will will be a number of members of the royal family who will then be arriving, and of course harry and

meghan also attending that thanksgiving service earlier as well. we will return to this as and when here on bbc news, but in the meantime, a very good afternoon to you. it's thought this bank holiday weekend will be worth around £2 billion in sales for pubs, bars and restaurants. that's a massive £400 million more than they'd usually expect to make in a normal thursday to sunday period at this time of year. sarah rogers has been to see how businesses are getting ready for a bumper weekend. right, let's put this behind the bar, yeah? it's ready, set, go, on a big bank holiday for the queen's platinum jubilee, with the hospitality industry hoping

to make a royal mint from the celebrations. at this pub in london, there's extra staff, extra stock, and even extra drinks, in honour of her majesty. we are making the queen's tipple, which is a take on her favourite drink, which is the zaza. and you just load it up with ice, lemon, a shot of gin, double measure of dubonnet, which is a wine—based aperitif. there we go. and finish that off. and there we go, queen's tipple. are you hoping that the tills will be ringing this...? ring, ring, ring, that's all we can hope for! the more the merrier. so we're hoping that this is just the start of a great year to come. only this weekend will you see a corgi modelling with a coronation ricotta pizza. but you'll be lucky to get in here over the next few days. bookings for lunchtime have skyrocketed. i'm expecting partial carnage, but great carnage. i feel like it's going to be

really festive, wholesome, one of those proud to be british kind of moments to have everyone together. almost 50,000 people, or the equivalent of four saturdays worth of footfall, are expected to grab a bite at this food market over the extended holiday. and those visitors get to crown a culinary king or queen, by voting for their favourite dish. and yes, there's another patriotic pizza. god save the queen. so this dish is our grandma slice, which is inspired by queen lizzie, the nation's grandma. you should come try it, because it's super crispy, nice and fluffy and extra cheese. and after all that food, perhaps something to wash it down with. pubs are expected to pull some 90 million pints over the four—day weekend. this is a specialjubilee ale. and that number of pints is expected to bring £105 million boost to the industry. but perhaps not this one.

well, the queen is definitely outshining the prince at this pub in west brompton, who are royally invested in pulling in the punters. the weekend's been fantastic. you might notice behind us that we've got a big mural of queen elizabeth to celebrate her and her 70 years of service. for us, that has got us so much extra business. so, thank you very much, queen elizabeth. four days, it's like a friday and three saturdays all together. it's a great chance for the community to come out to celebrate with us, and together. we've put on quite a lot of content, a lot of time and effort and thought into it. and we've got our team here ready to deliver. and the prep is paying off already on day one of the bank holiday. although times are tough, many people seem ready for a party. it's such a good vibe. everyone's loving it. a good excuse for a party. that's what i say. thejubilee, i mean, everyone loves the queen, but everyone loves a beer, don't they? so, what can you do?

i actually work shift work. so i do four on, four off. so i'm used to the four off! long live the long weekend. just going to bring you some breaking news coming from germany, we hear that one person has been killed and several injured in a train crash in southern germany, quite close to a ski resort in bavaria. that is all we know at the moment, we will bring you more shortly here on bbc news. in the meantime, we will return to the jubilee. among the big names who will be appearing on stage, at the specialjubilee party tomorrow night is sir rod stewart. my colleague naga munchetty went to have a chat with him at home and he admitted that — despite his years of experience — he's a bit nervous. a warning there is some flash photography. hello!

hello, darling. how are you? i'm really well. i'm mega excited about what you're going to do. i will behave myself, i promise. oh, no, don't do that. don't do that. 0k. are you excited? very, very excited. i went down yesterday for the first rehearsal, and it's so overpowering, you know, to, eh... i'm so happyjust to be part of it, because there was a point when i thought, oh, no, they don't want me. and i was over the moon when i was signed on. you've done the rehearsals. the stage wasn't completely built by that point. so where were you rehearsing? we just rehearsed directly outside buckingham palace gates, the main gates, which is where the stage is going to be. the other two stages were built. but it was funny. why was it funny? loads of people watching? only the officials and cameramen and people, no crowds. you said nerve—racking. do you still get nervous? i will saturday night, yeah. how will you deal with that? i'm singing a song i've never, ever sang before. so that's going to be... i won't say what it is, but it's going to be nerve—racking, because usually i like to rehearse thoroughly, but this time i won't have the chance. have you decided what

you're going to wear? no. well, this is rather lovely. well, this is a bit old hat. ijust put this on because i thought it was appropriate for the interview. absolutely. i'm glad you dressed up. i've got a few numbers up in the loft. how do you decide? when will you decide? i ask the missus. she goes, "oh, you're not going to wear that again, are you?" so, i don't really know. you know, i don't want to overdress and i don't want to under dress. # one more time, baby # one more time, baby...# one thing you have to think about, it's gorgeous today, the weather. so we don't know if it's going to rain yet. we're all keeping a really close eye on the forecast. you are very active on stage. like, you run up and down. if it's raining, are you going to be doing that? yeah. if i fall over, i fall over, and i have fallen over many times. but you know what? i've performed in the rain many, many times. and if you make the audience part of it, and i go out and i get wet and the band get wet, then it's all a big party. don't worry about the weather. that's the least of our problems. when you are on that

stage, it's going to be so different with the crowds. i mean, everyone'sjust so happy, aren't they? and it's a celebration. absolutely, isn't it? yeah, it's... ..it�*s pride. it's pride in being british. it's the pageantry, the romance. i mean, you know, i've grown up with this woman. you know, i was seven when she came to the throne. so she's always been part of my life, you know, and the fact that i've met her on several occasions makes it even more important for me. do you remember the coronation? yeah. we had a street party, with a loaf of bread and a pot ofjam and 30 people. did you see it on telly? no, didn't have a telly. didn't have a television. i mean, it's so different now. somebody did have a television up the road, and it was only that big, and we all gathered around it. you kind of alluded to what the queen means to you. what does she mean to you? you've met her on a few occasions — that must have been amazing?

as i said, she's been so much part of my life, it's almost, she's almost, i don't know, almost like a sister, you know? she's always been in the background of my life. cheering. i've met her a couple of occasions. so we were doing a charity concert at st james's palace for her majesty and the late duke of edinburgh. and they were only sitting — i had the band here, and they were sitting ten yards away, right? and they looked terrified, because they thought i was going to do do you think i'm sexy? hot legs, real loud music. and i started off, # you must remember this # # a kiss isjust a kiss # a smile isjust a smile...# they were so relieved, they beamed from ear to ear. who would you like to see out of the royal family getting up

and shaking their thing? i don't know. i want everyone to shake their thing. i want the audience to shake their thing. i'm going to shake my thing. and you are going to shake your thing. i'll be watching! who do you think is most likely to get up and dance out of the royals? erm, charles. why do you say that? because i love him, and my wife absolutely adores him. why? i think they've got a thing going on. 0h! no! they're very, very friendly towards each other. i'm going to keep that in the edit! what's penny going to say to that, you saying that on national telly? she's going to die of embarrassment. i wish i was dead right now. all right, i'm going home! oh, it's fabulous. who else are you looking forward to seeing perform with you? because you've got the likes of diana ross... yeah. ..ed sheeran, sam ryder from eurovision. george ezra. 0h, of course. yeah, looking forward to seeing him. why — big fan? yeah, iam. we're supposed to be doing a pod thing together pretty soon, but ijust like him because he's different. he's clean cut and just looks different to every rock star i've ever seen.

his style of singing is most unusual, because he's singing in, i think it's a baritone. great songwriter, and he's great. ilove him. breath of fresh air. is there anyone you wish you could perform with now? they're all dead, mate. sam cooke, otis redding, they're all dead. lady gaga, maybe. that would be fantastic, wouldn't it? obviously, you're going to be the star of the concert on saturday night. well, no, her majesty is the star of the concert. i sit corrected, absolutely. you're absolutely right. but penny, your wife, is also going to play a very, very important role on the night? yeah, she's a police constable patrolling from i think ten o'clock at night until six in the morning, doing herjob. and she loves it, bless her. what does she get out of it? i think the feeling of giving something back, which i know is an old cliche, but she once told me, she said, "i love looking after the city that i love". and she loves london and she wants to look after it. i phone her up and say, "did anything happen tonight?" "0h, we arrested a man in a car with some drugs,

and we took him down the station." do you ever worry about her? no, she's six foot three, come on. she has to go down to the station then and fill in all the forms. then she don't get home till three, you know. and then it's your turn to make the breakfast and tea in bed? i do, actually, i do. don't laugh, i do. i don't need to do anything else. sir rod, it's been a joy. thank you for coming all this way. thank you so much. i love our royal family. i'm so proud of it. and may it reign for another hundred years. well said. sir rod stewart, it's been a pleasure. thank you. hello. there will be some showers to dodge through the rest of this jubilee weekend. most places today seeing some spells of sunshine, but scattered showers through northern ireland, parts of western scotland, wales, the midlands, and the odd one towards the south—east corner. a little cooler for some eastern coasts where we see areas of low

cloud lapping onshore from time to time. through tonight, showers and storms in the south, could be quite a lot for these in southern counties of england, best of the clear spells out towards the north—west where we will see the best of the sunshine tomorrow. grey and murky conditions for the north sea coast, showers and storms in the south drifting northwards and then petering out into the afternoon. afternoon temperatures on saturday 13 or 14 for hull and newcastle, 22 for the west of scotland. maybe some thunderstorms across the southern half of the uk on sunday, drier and brighterfurther north.

here at st paul's cathedral in central london — a service of thanksgiving to mark the queen's 70—year reign. but the queen herself was absent after experiencing discomfort during yesterday's celebrations. her majesty was represented by prince charles who joined other senior royals for this special jubilee church service. it was first public appearance in the uk for harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex, in two years. during the service, tributes were paid to the queen's years of service. thank you for staying the course. thank you for continuing to be faithful to the pledges you made 70 years ago.

and as you can hear, the bells of st paul's are pealing