good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty at buckingham palace and rogerjohnson in the studio. our headlines today: it's party time at the palace. some of the music industry's biggest stars come together for a concert to celebrate the jubilee. prince charles and prince william will lead tributes, as it's expected the queen won't be attending. good morning from epsom downs racecourse on derby day. it's one of the queen's favourite sporting events, and although she won't be here in person this year,

they will be celebrating her majesty's influence on the sport of horse racing. also on the programme: the front line in russia's war in ukraine. we have a special report from donbas. and while much of scotland and northern ireland stay dry and sunny through the rest of this platinum jubilee we for parts of england and wales there is an increasing chance of thunderstorms and heavy rain. i'll have all the details here on breakfast. it is saturday 4june and there's still a whole weekend ofjubilee celebrations ahead to give thanks to the queen for her 70—year reign. i'm here at buckingham palace, where a special concert takes place tonight. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place this afternoon, but the queen will not attend. instead, she is expected to watch the event on television from windsor

castle. let me show you around. the stage is set in front of buckingham palace where we will see stars tonight from stage and screen. rod stewart will be playing, sam ryder, diana ross, who hasn't performed for 15 years, live in concert, elbow and many, many more. we have also got that wonderful tree which you would have seen over the last couple of days, which is made up of a sculpture from 350 trees that will be planted later this year by the lord lieutenants in the uk. let's ring you up—to—date with what has been happening. the queen didn't attend a service of thanksgiving at st paul's yesterday after experiencing discomfort and won't be at the epsom derby later today. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell has the details. would you like another one? the queen's love _ would you like another one? the queen's love of _ would you like another one? the queen's love of horses is well known. these pictures were filled earlier this year at the royal stud.

however, she won't be attending the epsom derby later today, but will watch on the television instead, just as she watched yesterday's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral. her mobility issues prevented her being there in person to hear the thanks for a lifetime dedicated to faith and public service. herfamily lifetime dedicated to faith and public service. her family were there, however, including her grandson and his wife, prince harry and meghan, making theirfirst appearance at a royal event for two years. whatever had been set in the past, this was a time for the family to come together. it was that duke and duchess of cambridge and the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through the cathedral to represent the monarch and lead the thanksgiving. there was adequate appropriately equine theme to the archbishop of york's seven. we are sorry that you're 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. fin saddle, and we are glad that there is still more to come.— is still more to come. on thursday the malt was _ is still more to come. on thursday the malt was full _ is still more to come. on thursday the malt was full with _ is still more to come. on thursday the malt was full with thousands l is still more to come. on thursday i the malt was full with thousands and thousands of people to watch the dazzling parade —— mall. 0n thousands of people to watch the dazzling parade —— mall. on friday there was the poignant and reflective service of thanksgiving. this weekend is all about dancing, music and lunch. perhaps watching the weekend weather forecast, the partying has already got under way in parts of the uk, including here in parts of the uk, including here in glasgow. thousands morejubilee lunches, pageants and parties will take place today and tomorrow. and tonight, this huge set built in front of buckingham palace will see the likes of duran duran, queen and diana ross take to any one of the four stages. also expected to give their thanks to their mother and grandmother, prince charles and prince william will take their seats

in the royal box for the platinum party at the palace. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbelljoins me now. before we get into the details, you have been on that stage. i was really excited, _ have been on that stage. i was really excited, bbc _ have been on that stage. i was really excited, bbc news - have been on that stage. i was really excited, bbc news got l really excited, bbc news got exclusive access into that stage. 0riginally they were supposed to be three stages, so the one on the side and three around the back. it was so good that they created a special fourth stage. there are now four stages that are going to be the backdrop, the setting for the platinum party at the palace this evening. anyone who saw bbc news last night might have sensed my excitement at landing on the stage. did you want to burst into song? nobody need that, but it was very exciting, and it is going to be a really great spectacle. the backdrop, buckingham palace, what a backdrop. there's going to be light projections on that, all of those big names you are talking about, so

rod stewart, eltonjohn, diana ross, brian may saying he is going to top what he did at the goldenjubilee. he did the national anthem on the roof. he did in 2002. i try to get it out of them yesterday because queen were just about to rehearse. i tried to get exactly what they are going to do. they wouldn't tell me but they said it is going to be good. but they said it is going to be aood. �* , . ~ but they said it is going to be ood. �*, ., 4' ., but they said it is going to be ood. �*, ., ~ ., , good. let's talk about the royals themselves. _ good. let's talk about the royals themselves. today _ good. let's talk about the royals themselves. today is _ good. let's talk about the royals themselves. today is the - good. let's talk about the royals themselves. today is the duke l good. let's talk about the royals i themselves. today is the duke and duchess of sussex's second child's first birthday. it is duchess of sussex's second child's first birthday-— first birthday. it is her first birthday- _ first birthday. it is her first birthday. and _ first birthday. it is her first birthday. and there - first birthday. it is her first birthday. and there has i first birthday. it is her first i birthday. and there has been speculation _ birthday. and there has been speculation about _ birthday. and there has been speculation about whether i birthday. and there has been l speculation about whether the birthday. and there has been - speculation about whether the queen has met lilibet already but it will be a mini celebration of some sort today. 50 be a mini celebration of some sort toda . be a mini celebration of some sort toda _ ., be a mini celebration of some sort toda . ,, ., , �* today. so the queen hasn't met lilibet, today. so the queen hasn't met lilibet. born _ today. so the queen hasn't met lilibet, born in _ today. so the queen hasn't met lilibet, born in california - today. so the queen hasn't met lilibet, born in california last i lilibet, born in california last year. this is the first time she will have been in the uk. the queen are staying at windsor castle, the duke and duchess of sussex are staying at frogmore cottage, which is within the grounds of windsor castle, so not very far to go and

see great granny. whether they have met already, we don't know. as you say, speculation that there hasn't been an opportunity up until now for lilibet to be christened with the queen present, so lots of speculation that actually that might happen possibly today. we know that the queen is now not going to be going to the epsom derby this afternoon, so she has a bit of time, potentially, in her schedule, shall we say. b, potentially, in her schedule, shall we sa . �* ., potentially, in her schedule, shall wesa .~ ., ., potentially, in her schedule, shall wesa. ., ., ., we say. a quick word on where other members of — we say. a quick word on where other members of the _ we say. a quick word on where other members of the royal— we say. a quick word on where other members of the royal family - we say. a quick word on where other members of the royal family are - members of the royal family are going to be in the uk. 50 members of the royal family are going to be in the uk.— members of the royal family are going to be in the uk. so the other members of _ going to be in the uk. so the other members of the _ going to be in the uk. so the other members of the royal— going to be in the uk. so the other members of the royal family - going to be in the uk. so the other members of the royal family are l members of the royal family are taking the platinum celebrations on tour, so feeding penguins at edinburgh zoo, catherine and william, the duke and duchess of cambridge, will be in cardiff today. the wessex is will be in northern ireland. so like i say, trying to take things out of london, but we know that prince william will have to try to make it back here because he and prince charles are going to be on stage to give that tribute to the queen during the party here at

the queen during the party here at the palace. that should be a real moment to look out for. irate the palace. that should be a real moment to look out for.- the palace. that should be a real moment to look out for. we will look ahead to this — moment to look out for. we will look ahead to this party _ moment to look out for. we will look ahead to this party tonight, - moment to look out for. we will look ahead to this party tonight, and - moment to look out for. we will look ahead to this party tonight, and of i ahead to this party tonight, and of course the lunches tomorrow. we will have a lot to talk about. thanks very much. the governor of luhansk province says ukrainian troops have pushed back the advancing russian army, recapturing 20% of territory lost in the eastern city of severodonetsk. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood is in kyiv this morning. joe, how long will ukrainian forces be able to sustain this defensive? it is not the first time we have heard about ukrainian forces pushing the russians back during the course

of this 100 day war. how long will they be able to sustain this defensive?— they be able to sustain this defensive? �* , , , . ., defensive? it's very difficult to know. defensive? it's very difficult to know we _ defensive? it's very difficult to know we get _ defensive? it's very difficult to know. we get these _ defensive? it's very difficult to know. we get these reports i defensive? it's very difficult to know. we get these reports of offensive and counteroffensive, claim and counterclaim, both sides saying that they are pushing forward. 0ne saying that they are pushing forward. one of the sources of information when it comes to what is going on in severodonetsk, because the truth is it is quite hard to know. ground communications are pretty much cut, but one source said that 80% of the city had fallen, thenit that 80% of the city had fallen, then it was 70%. he also said they were making a strategic withdrawal and now they seem to have taken some of the city back, so we are getting confusing messages, but they are saying they have pushed the russians back, taking some of the centre of the city, and they are also saying that if this new high—powered, high mobility artillery that they are getting from the americans, if they can get that in, he is saying that is going to make all the difference. the otherfigure he

is going to make all the difference. the other figure he gave, which is going to make all the difference. the otherfigure he gave, which i thought was quite interesting, is he said the city will not be falling anytime in the next four weeks. thank you very much indeed. we will be back withjoe during the course of the programme. investigators in germany are trying to establish why a crowded train in bavaria derailed, killing at least four people and injuring dozens more. the train was heading to munich when three carriages came off the tracks. shelley phelps reports. the violence of the derailment is evident from the wreckage, crumpled carriages lying on their sides at twisted angles. eyewitness footage taken immediately after the incident shows passengers in shock, gathering their belongings. at a news briefing in berlin, the head of the german railway was visibly shaken as he spoke about the incident. translation: the pictures we are seeing are terrible. l they make us deeply

sad and speechless. and i can say this. not only for me as the head of the railway but also for all railway workers, my thoughts — our thoughts — are with the victims and their surviving relatives, with the injured. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it's not yet clear what caused the train to derail, but an investigation is under way. shelley phelps, bbc news. the singer mariah carey is being sued for copyright infringement over one of her biggest hits. andy stone is bringing a suit for about £16 million over all i want for christmas is you, claiming carey exploited a song

with the same name he released five years earlier. her version is one of the most successful christmas singles of all time. those are the main stories this morning. we will be back with naga at 6:30am. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. you might have plans for today. the bunting is out, but what will the weather be like? for bunting is out, but what will the weather be like?— weather be like? for the rest of this weekend _ weather be like? for the rest of this weekend across _ weather be like? for the rest of this weekend across parts i weather be like? for the rest of this weekend across parts of i this weekend across parts of scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, plenty of sunshine to become. most places will be staying dry. it will be a different story for england and wales as we go through the rest of this weekend. looming clouds expected and there will be an increasing chance of some thundery downpours. at the moment, and

through today, limited to the south of the country, the south of england and wales, and mainly this morning. this cloud he has been pushing out of france through the night and into the morning. we also have some low cloud which has pushing off the north sea, so pretty grey and misty conditions on the east, but the figure cloud, as you can see, the whiter tops, figure cloud, as you can see, the whitertops, producing figure cloud, as you can see, the whiter tops, producing some very heavy rain at the moment through parts of devon and cornwall. that could cause some minorflooding, and we got some big hungry downpours putting in towards the coast of sussex. that willjust putting in towards the coast of sussex. that will just straight along some of those counties through the morning. sunlight light rain further north, edging around the m4. parts of south and east wales, and we will see some showers in the midlands, but skies were brighten in southern counties relative to the afternoon. across many eastern areas the low cloud burning back to the coast where it will be a rather cool day. tim bridges around 13 to 15, coolerfor much of day. tim bridges around 13 to 15, cooler for much of england and wales with more of a breeze and further north and west blue skies across the central west of scotland and northern ireland this afternoon, 20 to 22 degrees. into the evening and

overnight, low cloud returns quite abundantly across eastern parts of the uk once again, and then another batch of heavy and thundery showers late in the night work their way across parts of england and wales into mid— wales, parts of the midlands, as we start tomorrow morning. a mild night across the south, anotherfresh one morning. a mild night across the south, another fresh one further north, where we will start with some sunshine again away from low kraut four cloud on the east. dry in the further north of the uk, through wales, the midlands and east anglia, outbreaks of heavy, thundery rain becoming longer lasting through the morning. slowly pushing its way northwards, likely into parts of north—west england, and yorkshire, by the end of the afternoon. south of that we will see something drier and brighter. it may stay dry, in fact, for the people's pageant, hopefully. towards the west we will see some thundery showers later on. that continues to work a bit further northwards as we head towards the evening, scotland and northern ireland staying dry throughout sunday with some low cloud on eastern coasts. into next week, an area of low pressure pushing away,

and after a dry spell low pressure starts to work its way in from the atlantic. a bit of a mixed week. we start off away from eastern areas with some dry weather around, some sunny spells. temperature 17 to 20 degrees, and we will hold around those values as we go through this week. as you can see from the icons, just in our capital cities, it is going to be a bit more changeable. rain and showers at times and it will turn windier. i will have more throughout the morning. back to you. thank you very much indeed, hopefully holding all right for the rest of the jubilee celebrations. they dominate the front pages this morning as you might expect. the express�*s front page is almost entirely dedicated to a picture of the congregation giving thanks to the queen, who didn't attend the ceremony because of "discomfort" she'd experienced the day before. in the times, the absence of the

queen at the thanksgiving service is also their focus. the main image is of the duke and duchess of sussex at st paul's cathedral. and staying with the younger royals, the mirror reports on "tensions" between prince william and his brother prince harry, noting they "failed to acknowledge each other" as they sat on opposite sides of the cathedral. those pictures are in some of the papers. lots of celebrations over the course of the four days, tomorrow the big jubilee street parties are planned, but perhaps none quite as big as this one which is taking place in goring in 0xfordshire, and strictly in berks. they are neighbouring villages in different counties. —— berks. —— berkshire. 4000 guests at 550 tables. they did something similar for the diamond jubilee but they are going one better, adding about an

extra 100 tables and saying here in the report in the times that ukrainian refugees who have been resettled in the area will be given pride of place among the party—goers, that should be a good day for them. and as mike said, hopefully the weather won't be too bad. 200,000 local events and street parties expected over the four—day weekend. we will talk a lot more of course about the platinum jubilee events taking place today, we will be back after 6:30am with naga at buckingham palace, but now on breakfast, it's time for the film review with mark kermode and martine croxall. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you got for us this week, mark? a very exciting week.

we have men, which is a horror inflected fairy tale. we have major, which is inspired by a true story of heroism. and bergman island — can life and art ever be separated? men — the clip of this gives me the creeps, so much that i don't think i could bring myself to watch it! and you say it's some kind of fantasy horror? yes. let me try and sell it to you. so it's by alex garland, who wrote and directed ex machina and annihilation. i think it's like a playfully twisted fairy tale about gender. jessie buckley is harper. she's come out of an abusive relationship, she decides to go off to a country retreat to what she calls the "dream country house" with the emphasis on dream, because everything about what we're looking at tells us, you know, there's an apple tree outside from which apples fall. the grass is overly green. the house itself is kind of almost blood red. while she's there, she encounters a series of men.

all of them are a bit creepy, and all of them are played by rory kinnear. here's a clip. what is it? what's happened? what are you doing here? has it come back? why aren't you replying? she gasps. see, i could see you flinching. yeah, i shivered in that little bit! but i think that's great,

because i think what that means is that the film is achieving that kind of fairy tale ambience. i mean, obviously, you know, apple trees, there's the spectre of the green man. there's all these male characters played by the same person, which tells us something, which is either that she is seeing all men as the same person, or that all men are basically the same, which is essentially, you know, the message at the centre of the movie. the reason i liked it is this — firstly, i like the idea about adult fairytales. i mean, the best fairy tales are scary. they are creepy. you know, when we were kids, we read fairy tales because we liked that. this is an adult tale, but it is creepy. second thing is, jessie buckley is terrific. she always is. i've never seen a film in which she's bad. roy kinnear playing all the different men does manage to inject each one with a different ambience, but you get the idea that they are generically the same person. and then in the third act, it goes completely insane. and as somebody who really likes —

if i use the phrase cronenbergian body horror — does that make you want to see it, or does that make you want to go and see something else? it makes me very much want to run in the other direction. 0k. well, if one is a fan of cronenberg body horror, and i understand that i'm not selling this to you very well, the last act is really fun, because it's twisted and strange and, you know, kind of company of wolves and altered states and all that sort of stuff. and i really enjoyed just how far out there it's willing to be. i mean, it's not a film that's hedging its bets. it's kind of "ok, if you've come this far, "let's just go the whole hog." and i enjoyed that very much. i also liked the sound — i think one of the reasons you're creeped out by that clip that we watched is the sound. i mean, the soundtrack is very, very eerie. and the colour and the lighting. yes. and the league of gentlemen—type of... yes, and funnily enough, i read one reviewer who said it's like the league of gentlemen, if it wasn't a comedy. although there is some sense,

i mean, there is humor in there. i mean, it's very kind of wry and satirical. and the last movement, i suspect that you are not going to go and see men, but if anyone does, i do think that many people will — that last third of it as a dyed in the wool horror fan, ijust thought, good, good, good to see somebody actually going for it and not going, let's make this acceptable to the mainstream. let's just follow this story where it's going. maybe i would say this if i could guaranteed that it's still light when i came out of the cinema, which at the moment is easy to do, isn't it? it's not, it's not terrifying. it's just, it's unsettling. it plays on my mind. yeah. and it's meant to. and it's about maleness and that's kind of what it should be. i mean, it's, you know, it's unpleasant. next film, major. now, this is in the indian language of telugu. yeah, in fact, they've made it in more than one version for the maximum availability. biographical drama inspired by the real life story of sandeep unnikrishnan, who was awarded india's highest peacetime gallantry award following his actions during the november 2008 mumbai attacks in which he rescued 14 hostages.

it's a true story, although i have to say that watching the film, you think, this is very definitely a movie version of a true story. essentially, major sandeep is played as a cross betweenjames bond and bruce willis in die hard. now, the strange thing about that is because the movie is, particularly in its final act, is very much an over—cranked action movie and it's completely sort of unashamed of that's what it is. everything is done in very broad strokes. there is very little subtlety. when the music starts, you know, starts really kicking in when everything's really sort of taking off, there is not an understated moment in it. that said, it's well done, its efficient, it's very, very emotionally manipulative, and it is a film that is designed to stir the audience. but it is very, very... it's a movie as opposed to... i mean, there is a true story behind it,

but this is the movie. yeah, of a national hero. bergman island. sweden. bergman island, only one reference concept? so bergman island is faroe. and this is made by mia hansen—love, tim roth and vicky krieps, who is so great in phantom thread play a film—making couple who go to stay on bergman island in which you're surrounded by the ghost of bergman. there's 35 millimetre screenings of his films. there's a bergman safari in which you can go to all the places that bergman worked, and they've gone there for inspiration. but they have a relationship which appears to be showing bergman—esque cracks. here's a clip. how was it? it was pretty good, actually. yeah. but i've been feeling a bit yuck since i got back. i why? what happened ? it must be a burger. j so where were you? driving around. oh, yeah, driving around? i met a guy. oh, you met a guy? student. film student from stockholm.

was he handsome, sexy? yeah. was he was brilliant _ when he talked about bergman? not like you. but his clumsiness has his charm. thanks. | shut up. i think that's really cute. anyway. so there is sort of things about their relationship which don't quite gel. and then she starts saying to him, look, i've got a script, i can't find an ending to it, can i ask you for your advice? he says, well, i'm sure i can't help but go ahead. and she starts telling him the script for her movie about a doomed relationship. and then the film shifts into that movie, which stars mia wasikowska. and what you get is these two stories inter—playing, and a lot of discussion about whether or not you can separate bergman's personal life from his art, and whether art can be separated from reality. the answer seems to be, no, it can't, all these things flow into each other. it sounds terribly pretentious — it isn't. it's actually really light and really sweet and romantic, and it's quite profound. but it features things like... it's got the most brilliant use of tina charles�*s i love to love of any film i've ever seen.

it also features a brilliant sequence to abba's the winner takes it all. so it's a lot more charming than you would expect. and i think partly that's because vicki krieps does such a greatjob of bringing the audience in. partly it's because the scenery is really fantastic. i mean, that's not the garden with the apple tree in the middle of the night, you know, this is beautiful to look at. but it's a film which is kind of multilayered and there's a lot going on, but it doesn't feel portentous and pretentious. and there's one lovely moment in which they're having a conversation about bergman — everyone talks about bergman — and then somebody says, yeah, we met bergman, he was horrible — which ijust thought was quite nice to see it being able to sort of laugh at itself in that way. it does look very pretty. yes. and won't do the tourist board any harm in sweden. ijust the idea of a bergman safari... you would go on it! no, i wouldn't.

no, no, no, no. how dare you? top gun: maverick. so much discussion this week from people who saw the first one, who haven't seen the first one. and should you see this? should you see this as a sequel after so long? well, did you see the first one? yes, i did. and i remember it very clearly, and i couldn't understand what it was, what all the fuss was about. there was so much — no, says the people in the gallery. there was so much swagger. i mean, iwas 17 and i thought, what? well, i wasn't a big fan of the first one because the first one felt very much like the kind of, oh, yeah, here we go. you know, it's alljingoistic, flag waving and jets and all that sort of stuff. this i went into thinking, ugh, you know, the sequel to the film i didn't really want — it's fantastic. and i went in thinking, 0k, at the very best it will be ok. it's really, really exciting. and one of the things i loved about it was the flying sequences, many of which are done for real, you know, with cameras on the planes actually flying around. if you see this on a massive screen with a massive sound system, you feel like you are being thrown around at mach 10. tom cruise appears not to have aged

one day since the original film. i mean, some people have said, oh, it's interesting because it's a film about ageing. no, it isn't — it's a film about not ageing! it's a film about apparently sleeping in a fridge because he looks exactly the same. but i thought it was really well done. and even if it sounds to me like you weren't wowed by the first one... no, i'll give this a whirl. ..you'll really enjoy it. you will really, really enjoy it. it's terrific fun. 0k. dvd or reissue, pickpocket. theatrical reissue, just very briefly, the bfi are doing a bresson season which is called of sin and salvation: the cinema of robert bresson, and the reissuing pickpocket from 1959, which is inspired by dostoevsky�*s crime and punishment. many people have seen it already. it's good to see it up on a big screen. werner herzog called it intense and beautiful, although being werner

he would have said... german accent: it was intense and beautiful! there was my french werner herzog impression. paul schrader said it was as close to perfect as there can be. the best one back catalogue is really interesting, but lovely to see a film like this being reissued. select cinemas. you have to seek it out, but it's worth doing. mark, thank you very much. that's it for this week, thanks for watching. see you next time, goodbye.

hello, this is breakfast. we are scattered all over the place this morning as thejubilee celebrations continue. mike is at epsom, we will be with him in a moment. naga is at buckingham palace. but first, mike, disappointment at epsom that the queen will not be there.— queen will not be there. that's ri . ht, queen will not be there. that's right. derby — queen will not be there. that's right. derby day _ queen will not be there. that's

right, derby day is _ queen will not be there. that's right, derby day is one - queen will not be there. that's right, derby day is one of i queen will not be there. that's right, derby day is one of her l right, derby day is one of her favourite sporting highlights of the year, being notjust a fan but an owner and breederfor year, being notjust a fan but an owner and breeder for seven decades of involvement in the sport of racing. you can't underestimate it, really, such an impact. understandable, as well, with a number of events going on around the country over the weekend and the need to pace herself, of course. she will be watching on tv, she will be very much involved in it. it is one of her favourite sporting events, so in the royal box will be a princess watching on. this will only be the fifth one she has missed in 70 years, seven decades, and that includes the two during the pandemic. why is she so fond of this event? the history stretches back to 1780, the first derby named after the sponsor at the time, the earl of derby, one of the most famous flat races in the whole world and the richest race in british flat racing as well. she will be very much invested and they will do so much to

celebrate her influence on the sport of racing over the day. we will hear more about that shortly. that is why i am on the top hat and tails, because on this side of the course, you do dress up smartly, of course. more from the derby in epsom. now, let's get the rest of the sport. michael vaughan said england's batting was pathetic. england's cricketer�*s already have their work cut out against new zealand in the first test at lord's. they go into today's third day 227 runs behind. 24 wickets have fallen so far in the match with debutant matthew potts adding captain kane williamson to his tally of six for the match so far. but an unbeaten partnership of 180 runs between daryl mitchell and tom blundell with both approaching centuries has put the tourists very much on top. there could be a new name on the women's french open trophy later today. american teenager coco gauff is playing in a grand slam singles finalfor the first time. but she's up against the toughest opponent she could face, 2020 champion and world

number one iga swiatek. meanwhile, rafael nadal is a step closer to a record extending 14th title after alexander zverev had to retire from their semi—final through injury. the german third seed was a set down at the time. he had to leave the court in a wheelchair. he said it feels like a serious injury, as well. the spaniard will face norwegian eighth seed casper ruud in tomorrow's final. and britain's defending champions alfie hewett and gordon reid will be hoping to retain their wheelchair doubles title later. they've not lost a slam final together since wimbledon in 2019, and victory would see them claim a tenth consecutive grand slam. good luck to them. a brilliant run, that one. european football's governing body, uefa, has apologised to the fans who attended last saturday's champions league final and had to experience or witness frightening and distressing events in the build—up to the match. they've commissioned an independant review to identify any shortcomings. real madrid joined liverpool in demanding answers to what happended in paris. the game, which real won 1—0,

was delayed by more than half an hour and liverpool fans have described heavy—handed policing, organisational chaos and overcrowding at the showpiece game. the staff at epsom will really be celebrating her majesty the queen's influence over the sport of racing. we will hear about some of the events taking place in a moment. first let's look back at some of those who have written with the queen over those seven decades. such as her majesty's love of racing that even on the day of her coronation, the fitness of her first ever derby horse as queen was uppermost in her mind. the morning ofthe uppermost in her mind. the morning of the coronation, _ uppermost in her mind. the morning of the coronation, someone - uppermost in her mind. the morning of the coronation, someone said, i uppermost in her mind. the morning. of the coronation, someone said, how are you? she said it is all right, i'vejust heard from are you? she said it is all right, i've just heard from the train and the horses find this morning. it was high in her thoughts. find the horses find this morning. it was high in her thoughts.— high in her thoughts. and now to watch the coronation _ high in her thoughts. and now to watch the coronation derby i high in her thoughts. and now to l watch the coronation derby comes high in her thoughts. and now to i watch the coronation derby comes her majesty— watch the coronation derby comes her majesty the queen. and watch the coronation derby comes her majesty the queen-— majesty the queen. and 'ust four da s later majesty the queen. and 'ust four days later in h majesty the queen. and 'ust four days later in the i majesty the queen. and 'ust four days later in the 1953 i majesty the queen. and just four days later in the 1953 derby, i majesty the queen. and just four days later in the 1953 derby, the | days later in the 1953 derby, the nation was backing that horse to provide an end to coronation week as

750,000 fans gathered on epsom down. even the commentators were caught up in coronation derby fever. feel! even the commentators were caught up in coronation derby fever.— in coronation derby fever. feel like a snack before _ in coronation derby fever. feel like a snack before you _ in coronation derby fever. feel like a snack before you get _ in coronation derby fever. feel like a snack before you get down - in coronation derby fever. feel like a snack before you get down to i a snack before you get down to business? slippery eels. in a snack before you get down to business? slippery eels.- a snack before you get down to business? slippery eels. in the end, it had to settle _ business? slippery eels. in the end, it had to settle for— business? slippery eels. in the end, it had to settle for second, - business? slippery eels. in the end, it had to settle for second, but i business? slippery eels. in the end, it had to settle for second, but the l it had to settle for second, but the world had been awakened to the queen's passion for racing. she has alwa s queen's passion for racing. she has always been — queen's passion for racing. she has always been a _ queen's passion for racing. she has always been a frankly _ queen's passion for racing. she has always been a frankly naughty i always been a frankly naughty character. always been a frankly naughty character-— always been a frankly naughty character. , j , ., ., character. her ma'esty's love an im act character. her ma'esty's love an impact on h character. her ma'esty's love an impact on the — character. her majesty's love an impact on the spot _ character. her majesty's love an impact on the spot would - character. her majesty's love an i impact on the spot would continue to grow over 70 years, right up to today, whether winning or losing. brute today, whether winning or losing. we have today, whether winning or losing. - have had for the last 70 years queen whose private passion has been horse racing, and whose interest has been in actually breeding resources. she now has more horses than she's ever had. it now has more horses than she's ever had. ., ~ , now has more horses than she's ever had. . ~ , ., now has more horses than she's ever had. . ~' , ., ., ., “ now has more horses than she's ever had. . ~ , ., ., ., ~ ., had. it makes the world look in at or stressing _ had. it makes the world look in at or stressing on _ had. it makes the world look in at or stressing on a _ had. it makes the world look in at or stressing on a different - had. it makes the world look in at or stressing on a different level. | or stressing on a different level. she gives — or stressing on a different level. she gives it respectability. when you talk— she gives it respectability. when you talk to her about her horses, she can _ you talk to her about her horses, she can remember exactly when everything was injured, when it was hurt, _ everything was injured, when it was hurt. which — everything was injured, when it was

hurt, which fall it had and when it had it _ hurt, which fall it had and when it had it. amazing knowledge. you can see her when _ had it. amazing knowledge. you can see her when she _ had it. amazing knowledge. you can see her when she gets _ had it. amazing knowledge. you can see her when she gets with - had it. amazing knowledge. you can see her when she gets with racing i see her when she gets with racing people. _ see her when she gets with racing beanie. her— see her when she gets with racing people, her shoulders _ see her when she gets with racing people, her shoulders dropped i see her when she gets with racing. people, her shoulders dropped and she relaxes, — people, her shoulders dropped and she relaxes, and _ people, her shoulders dropped and she relaxes, and she _ people, her shoulders dropped and she relaxes, and she chats- people, her shoulders dropped and she relaxes, and she chats away. i she relaxes, and she chats away. from _ she relaxes, and she chats away. from the — she relaxes, and she chats away. from the royal— she relaxes, and she chats away. from the royal box _ she relaxes, and she chats away. from the royal box up _ she relaxes, and she chats away. from the royal box up there, i she relaxes, and she chats away. | from the royal box up there, her majesty has witnessed all but four derby throughout her reign over the decades, and that includes missing the last two due to the pandemic. but despite owning the winners of over 1000 races in british racing, her majesty has never enjoyed success on this famous course in the most prestigious flat race of them all, the derby. so while this trophy has so far eluded her majesty, she has so far eluded her majesty, she has made history and celebrated victory in other famous races. the first reigning monarch to win the gold cup at ascot in 2013, when estimate triumphed, lifting the trophy she was there to present. and in her silverjubilee year in 1977, her horse was victorious in the

other big epsom race, the oaks stakes, with willie carson wearing the royal silks. that stakes, with willie carson wearing the royal silks.— the royal silks. that was unbelievable. _ the royal silks. that was unbelievable. it's - the royal silks. that was unbelievable. it's still i the royal silks. that was i unbelievable. it's still possibly the royal silks. that was - unbelievable. it's still possibly my greatest moment in racing, winning the silverjubilee in silverjubilee week. it's a fairytale for the queen, a fairytale for me, but we thought it wouldn't happen because we thought we were asking too much. the journey home that night i don't remember. ifloated. when you put the colours on, you know, you feel better. the test comes out. you come up better. the test comes out. you come up more. you feel as though you've grown. you might have grown. that's how you feel. but grown. you might have grown. that's how you feel-— how you feel. but it's not about winnint how you feel. but it's not about winning for— how you feel. but it's not about winning for her _ how you feel. but it's not about winning for her majesty. - how you feel. but it's not about winning for her majesty. it's i how you feel. but it's not about i winning for her majesty. it's about the journey for her horses. she never moans at herjockeys if they lose, and can be full of praise if they win. just ask lady turner, who wrote the same royal winner two years running at abery. so wrote the same royal winner two years running at abery.— wrote the same royal winner two years running at abery. so we are out on the —

years running at abery. so we are out on the podium _ years running at abery. so we are out on the podium and _ years running at abery. so we are out on the podium and she - years running at abery. so we are i out on the podium and she presented me with my prize and she says oh, we've done this before, haven't we? i said yes, madam, you should pay me a retainer. and she looked at me and it was like five seconds of — oh, i'm pushing my luck yet. it was fine, though. it's nice how much she cares about horses. i'm lucky that i get to chat with her about that, with someone who says that with me. her influence and love for the sport and this day is stronger than ever. last year she ran more horses and one more races than any other time in her 70 year reign. the queen's contribution has been greater than anyone before or since. so there we go, the massive

influence of her majesty on the sport of racing. i'm joined now by simon durrant, general manager of epsom downs. normally you get to greet her majesty when she arrives. the shame she will not be here. good majesty when she arrives. the shame she will not be here.— she will not be here. good morning, and welcome _ she will not be here. good morning, and welcome to _ she will not be here. good morning, and welcome to epsom _ she will not be here. good morning, and welcome to epsom downs, i she will not be here. good morning, i and welcome to epsom downs, welcome to derby day. you're absolutely right. i normally meet her majesty on arrival. unfortunately not this year, but so delighted that she will be watching from home. we know that she has been watching from home so we are going to send some race cards and let her have a look through the card early. tell! and let her have a look through the card earl . , ., i. and let her have a look through the card earl . , . ,, . card early. tell us what you have tot card early. tell us what you have got planned. _ card early. tell us what you have got planned, then. _ card early. tell us what you have got planned, then. i— card early. tell us what you have got planned, then. i know - card early. tell us what you have got planned, then. i know there | card early. tell us what you have l got planned, then. i know there is card early. tell us what you have i got planned, then. i know there is a special event with 40 jockeys who have formally written for her majesty. have formally written for her ma'es . , , , have formally written for her ma'es . , _ have formally written for her ma'es ., _ , have formally written for her ma'es ., _ ,, majesty. derby day is a special day an a , majesty. derby day is a special day anyway. and _ majesty. derby day is a special day anyway. and this — majesty. derby day is a special day anyway, and this year— majesty. derby day is a special day anyway, and this year as _ majesty. derby day is a special day anyway, and this year as a - majesty. derby day is a special day anyway, and this year as a way i majesty. derby day is a special day anyway, and this year as a way of l anyway, and this year as a way of celebrating her majesty's 70 years on the throne, we have gone over the top. we have really built it up this year. as the princess royaljoins us, there will be a guard of honour celebrating her majesty's success and her industry in what she's been involved in. so 40 jockeys, 40 young

people from around the town, just to welcome her, flag bearing at all. it should be a good time. i welcome her, flag bearing at all. it should be a good time.— welcome her, flag bearing at all. it should be a good time. i know she is not ttoin should be a good time. i know she is not going to — should be a good time. i know she is not going to be _ should be a good time. i know she is not going to be herself— should be a good time. i know she is not going to be herself but _ should be a good time. i know she is not going to be herself but it - should be a good time. i know she is not going to be herself but it is i not going to be herself but it is uncanny when you look at the list of runners. look at all those names thatjump out on this platinum jubilee weekend. it’s thatjump out on this platinum jubilee weekend. it's fascinating, to be fair. unfortunately - jubilee weekend. it's fascinating, to be fair. unfortunately she i to be fair. unfortunately she doesn't have a runner today in the derby, but absolutely. there's four runners in the derby all with names. patronage, changing of the guard and nation's. fight! patronage, changing of the guard and nation's. �* ., _ patronage, changing of the guard and nation's. �* ., , , . nation's. and for the paying public, with the top _ nation's. and for the paying public, with the top entails, _ nation's. and for the paying public, with the top entails, and _ nation's. and for the paying public, with the top entails, and on - nation's. and for the paying public, with the top entails, and on the i with the top entails, and on the other side you have people coming for free on to the commons, with their party tents and barbecues. it's a really different event. you're absolutely right. there is something here for everyone. 0n the other side of the race course, we have top hat and tails, and on the hillside we have the family festival

enclosure, celebrating thejubilee. we have racing charities out there. we have racing charities out there. we have racing charities out there. we have alto skelter is, we have lots going on for every member of our community. while we have sold out in all of our closures today, which is brilliant, having come back from the pandemic, the hill is still available to everyone to attend. isn't that fantastic. what makes it so unique as well, because i get to wear a top hat. i often get told i look likely the artful dodger. but it is a bit breezy here this morning, and i wonder whether my hat will stay on. that will tell us whether the weather is going to be ok for the hat. you whether the weather is going to be ok for the hat.— ok for the hat. you will certainly have to keep _ ok for the hat. you will certainly have to keep a — ok for the hat. you will certainly have to keep a tight _ ok for the hat. you will certainly have to keep a tight hold - ok for the hat. you will certainly have to keep a tight hold of- ok for the hat. you will certainly have to keep a tight hold of it. i ok for the hat. you will certainly have to keep a tight hold of it. a few spots of rain could protect you from those but luckily we are not going to see anything quite as good as we saw in north—west wales. through the afternoon these big thunderstorms blossomed to life, hundreds of lightning strikes, but it was the rainfall in the hailstorm which really caught the pictures here. those big hailstones falling,

as we saw yesterday, the size of peas as well. a months worth of rain falling injust peas as well. a months worth of rain falling in just the space of a few hours. 90 millimetres in total, and there will be some thunderstorms around as we go through the rest of thisjubilee weekend. but around as we go through the rest of this jubilee weekend. but they are thisjubilee weekend. but they are going to be mainly across england and wales, and today limited to the south of england and wales in particular. these clumps of white cloud which have been pushing out of france as we have gone through the overnight period, but away from that, lots of dry weather around today. the best of the sunshine in the north and west but low cloud drifting across eastern areas, making for a murky start. let me show you where at the moment, potentially potentially across parts of devon and cornwall could get some minor flooding of devon and cornwall could get some minorflooding and we do of devon and cornwall could get some minor flooding and we do have some very heavy rain pushing across sussex. that could get very close to mike in epsom in the next few hours. it is the southernmost counties we could see these intense thunderstorms and showers. if you light a burst of rain pushing northwards into parts of wales and also the south midlands as you go through the day. brightening up and

drying up across many of the southern coastal counties this afternoon with sunny spells. further north and west, we will see lots of sunshine. the low cloud we have across eastern areas burning back to the coast. in the sunshine, western scotland could get around 22 degrees. it is of course, party and the palace later and while there is the palace later and while there is the small chance of one or two light spots of rain into the side of the afternoon, it is improving picture. it will feel reasonably pleasant once the sunshine is out. as we going to the evening and overnight, most will go through the night drive. low cloud returning across eastern areas of scotland and england, but laterwe eastern areas of scotland and england, but later we see another batch of thunderstorms bursting into life. further north into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia, mild in the south and another fresh night towards the north and the west. that will be another sunny day. central west and scotland, northern ireland, mist and low cloud burning back to the coast. a grey day by and large for england and wales in this zone of heavy and at times thundery rain becoming a little bit longer lasting, pushing

through wales and the midlands in the morning, edging slowly into parts of northern england, particularly around as he side, greater manchester and yorkshire for the afternoon. south of that we will see some sunshine breakthrough. could be ok, in fact, for the palace pageant. towards the west we will see some further showers and thunderstorms. the best of the weather in the north and the west. heavy and at times thundery rain pushing into england as we go through sunday evening and clears out of the way as we go into what is monday. the rest of next week looking fairly blustery. a little bit of to come for you at buckingham palace, but some dry weather for the moment. that's the important thing. matt, i have two questions for you. firstly, happy boxing birthday. did you have a good day? i firstly, happy boxing birthday. did you have a good day?— you have a good day? i did. thank ou. and you have a good day? i did. thank you- and mike _ you have a good day? i did. thank you. and mike is _ you have a good day? i did. thank you. and mike is dressed - you have a good day? i did. thank you. and mike is dressed up i you have a good day? i did. thank you. and mike is dressed up for i you have a good day? i did. thank i you. and mike is dressed up for you. secondl , you. and mike is dressed up for you. secondly. do — you. and mike is dressed up for you. secondly. do you _ you. and mike is dressed up for you. secondly, do you have _ you. and mike is dressed up for you. secondly, do you have any _ you. and mike is dressed up for you. secondly, do you have any advice i you. and mike is dressed up for you. secondly, do you have any advice for what i can do with my little friend in my studio. i have a little bumblebee who is i think warming up.

there is nothing in the mug just yet, but we're just going to keep him or her here to get warm for us, because it is a little cold and we did say we're going to get a little bit of rain at buckingham palace, but it is still going to be fabulous. thank you so much. the platinum party jubilee celebrations the platinum partyjubilee celebrations have been well under way and british expats around the world are also marking this special occasion with bunting, street parties and afternoon tea. sophie long has a report on how they are celebrity 5000 miles away. queen elizabeth's leading role in the special relationship between britain and the united states dates back before her accession to the throne. . , , back before her accession to the throne. . ,, ., , back before her accession to the throne. . ,, , throne. princess elizabeth plays hostess- -- _ throne. princess elizabeth plays hostess... the _ throne. princess elizabeth plays hostess... the first _ throne. princess elizabeth plays hostess. .. the first of- throne. princess elizabeth plays hostess... the first of the i throne. princess elizabeth plays hostess... the first of the 13 i throne. princess elizabeth plays hostess... the first of the 13 us leaders hostess. .. the first of the 13 us leaders her— hostess... the first of the 13 us leaders her majesty _ hostess... the first of the 13 us leaders her majesty met - hostess... the first of the 13 us leaders her majesty met was i leaders her majesty met was president truman in 1951, when she was and cecil elizabeth. dwight

eisenhower was president when she made herfirst state eisenhower was president when she made her first state visit in 1957. neil armstrong, the first man on the moon... �* .., , neil armstrong, the first man on the moon... �* , ., neil armstrong, the first man on the moon... ~ , ., ., moon... americans have had some issue with — moon... americans have had some issue with royal _ moon... americans have had some issue with royal protocol. - moon... americans have had some issue with royal protocol. after i issue with royal protocol. after landing on the moon, astronauts neil armstrong, michael collins and basildon visited buckingham palace. collins is reported to have almost fallen down the stairs in his efforts not to turn his back on the queen. (crosstalk) subsequent president and first ladies have been a little more lax. michelle 0bama famously laid a hand on her majesty's back, and president trump not only broke with tradition, ditching a bow in favour of a handshake, but then walked in front of her. while royal commentators gasped, the queen displayed nothing but good humour. i gasped, the queen displayed nothing but good humour.— but good humour. i think that when she meets with _ but good humour. i think that when she meets with american _ but good humour. i think that when i she meets with american presidents, and evenjust going and

she meets with american presidents, and even just going and about she meets with american presidents, and evenjust going and about in she meets with american presidents, and even just going and about in the general public she does give off an air of approachability, and i think the way that she wasn't bothered for instance, when someone would break protocol and touch her, or give her a hug. shejust laughed it off. and i think that india is her to the public. i think that india is her to the ublic. ,, c, public. the queen waltzed with president ford, _ public. the queen waltzed with president ford, rode _ public. the queen waltzed with president ford, rode horses . public. the queen waltzed with | president ford, rode horses with president ford, rode horses with president reagan. president biden was the first head of state she met in person following the death of prince philip. he and the first lady had this message for her majesty. congratulations on your platinum jubilee. in america the queen retains approval ratings most political leaders would lust after. even higher than that of meghan markle. of course her marriage to prince harry reinforces the transatlantic

relationship, even if the couple have criticised the family, they have criticised the family, they have only ever spoken fondly of the queen. , ., , a, ~ have only ever spoken fondly of the queen. , ., , , h, , have only ever spoken fondly of the queen. , 4 , 4 ,4 , 4 queen. they have spoken so highly of her and made — queen. they have spoken so highly of her and made sure _ queen. they have spoken so highly of her and made sure that _ queen. they have spoken so highly of her and made sure that any _ queen. they have spoken so highly of her and made sure that any sort - queen. they have spoken so highly of her and made sure that any sort of. her and made sure that any sort of feelings they have about the firm are divorced from the queen as harrymy grandmother. essen are divorced from the queen as harrymy grandmother.- are divorced from the queen as harrymy grandmother. even if harry and maaen harrymy grandmother. even if harry and magen are _ harrymy grandmother. even if harry and magen are back _ harrymy grandmother. even if harry and magen are back in _ harrymy grandmother. even if harry and magen are back in britain - harrymy grandmother. even if harry and magen are back in britain for i and magen are back in britain for the platinumjubilee and magen are back in britain for the platinum jubilee celebrations, they will be plenty of the queen's supporters here raising a cup of tea in her honour. plenty more coverage coming from me here at buckingham palace throughout the morning. now it's time for click with spencer kelly and lara lewington.

this book was... writing this magic faraway tree book... we are back, and it's brilliant! after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory, gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it's all the same to me. ijust like writing — can't stop. i tell you, it is so good to be back — and this year especially is a really special year. not only is the queen celebrating 70 years on the throne, but the bbc is celebrating 100 years on air. and so, we thought we'd put on a show... spencer kelly! ..to talk about some of the technologies the beeb has been instrumental in developing. we talked sound and vision with our brilliant panel. and kind of place sounds around this microphone... in 1922, the idea is

that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, entertain and educate the world. and because it was a public broadcaster, it kind of had quite a lot of freedom to decide what programming could be developed but also, it meant that they developed their own technologies to be able to make such a wide range of programmes for the biggest audiences. and, of course, way before television came radio, and what do you need to broadcast a voice to the nation? one of these. and one of the most iconic mics ever is the bbc—marconi type a. and trust me when i say it's iconic, i mean it is an icon — literally. one of our panellists, joe leates, really likes this microphone — i mean, really likes this microphone — and he spent the last few months uncovering its story, and here it is.

not many are around these days — especially ones that work — as it became tradition at the corporation to empty the insides and plate them with gold as leaving presents for announcers. but what a thing to have on your mantelpiece! the good news, though, is here at the bbc, we have plenty. you'll notice it looks pretty hefty, and it's actually really big, so it tended to stay in the studios and leave the world travel to its smaller counterparts. but what it missed in adventure it made up for in the circles it socialised in. it played host to film—maker alfred hitchcock, poet ts eliot, legendary author hg wells, and that's charlie chaplin. # go downtown... british singer and legend petula clark began her career aged nine in front of a type a. petula clark: . now, lads, it's time to send

along personal messages and greetings to you... petula: it was just - to say hello, you know, we're 0k, don't worry about us, and give them little bit of home news, and that was it. air raid siren wails. during rehearsal, there was the most enormous air raid and the producer asked if one of the kids could come up and sing a song or say a piece of poetry, you know, to calm things down. so, i go up on stage and they put a box so that i could reach the microphone — it was one of those big bbc microphones, you know? # makes you think that heaven is comin' close to you... petula clark there. so, while setting off singing careers and directing the second world war, the microphone was clearly doing something right operationally, too. eyes had been on the ground—breaking ribbon

microphone invented by rca — the radio corporation of america — but it was a little too expensive. so, in true bbc form, they made their own for less than 10% of what rca were charging. nice going! the type a stayed in use by the bbc from 193a until 1959 — a whole 25 years. that's a long time when technology was developing so rapidly. so, what about inside? the type a is called a ribbon microphone. that's because behind the perforated cover is exactly that — a ribbon of metal. with the help of one of the trusty bbc engineering manuals, we can see that sound waves come in from either the front or the back and hit the ribbon in the middle. so thin that it flexes and wiggles when the noise vibrations in the air hit it, just like your eardrum. the flexing moves the ribbon through a magnetic field created by two magnets on either side. doing this generates a very small voltage which is unique to the sound it is taking in.

the microphone then connects to studio equipment that amplifies this up to a level that you can hear. and because the ribbon is a flat piece of metal, it can interpret vibrations from both sides. finally, of course, we want to hear a bit more of how the microphone sounds. well, we can hear it in use by sirjohn snagge, the bbc voice who made the first announcement of the d—day landings and who went on to become one of the first bbc television newsreaders. he specially recorded with the microphone for this demo tape. this speech is recorded from a bbc—marconi velocity ribbon microphone type ax bt. i'll leave it for you, then, to make up your own mind on how that sounds. for lack of time, it was not possible to get... interference. that was joe leates and, of course, radio continues to innovate and evolve. podcasts have taken the world by storm, giving us the chance to listen to what we

want, when we want. and even this medium is adapting and changing, literally. so, the future of radio is really exciting because it means it's going to be adaptive, so podcasts and programmes will change around people listening to them. the programme would understand some of your preferences, the device you're using, where you are, whether you're moving on a journey, and it would — might change parts of the programme to fit around those contexts. so, for example, if you were listening to politics programmes, it might give you an update in the morning because it's fresh news and then, throughout the day, it would understand what other news you might�*ve consumed, what you might�*ve read online, and bring you an opinion piece in the evening that fits in with everything else you've learned through the day. # the busy world before you is unfurled. # its songs, its tears... this is adele dixon performing with the bbc television orchestra. she's singing a song called television, which was written specially for the opening

night of television. it was broadcast to viewers across london and the home counties through a transmitter on the palace roof, and it marked the beginning of a "high definition" television service. yeah, i know! but before that, television was just an odd, fuzzy experiment to small, selected audiences. and behind the scenes, there was a bit of a battle going on. see, the bbc had actually opened two studios in alexandra palace. in studio b was a mechanical system made byjohn logie baird, which produced an image like this. and in studio a, an electrical system by em! captured an image like this. the two studios would be used on different days and they were being pitted against each other and ema's electronic images, running at 25 frames per second, would double the quality of the baird system. it had other advantages, too. the baird camera was enormous.

the emi one was somewhat more portable. oh, and if you're filming with the baird system, you needed quite a bit of make—up, too. well, this is how it was, playmates, black and white, you see, and a bit of blue down each side of the nose. very sexy, yeah. the emi system, on the other hand, could capture a well—lit studio perfectly fine, so the winner really wasn't hard to choose. under the lid of the emitron was this — a cathode—ray tube, which is basically an old tv working in reverse, capturing images instead of showing. # is all about us in the blue... the emitron stayed in use without much change for many, many years. the coronation of king george vi was the first time the cameras were used outside, and the broadcast was watched by about 50,000 viewers. we've got two of our cameras high up on the gate itself. however, it was the coronation

of his daughter that brought the television into millions and millions of homes. seven decades on, and both institutions — the royal family and the bbc — face mixed opinions with many questioning their importance and relevance in the modern world. the bbc�*s had an incredible impact over the last 100 years, from introducing people to radio — which, at the time, was such a kind of an unfamiliar medium — to showing the coronation on television to 20 million people and now, looking at the future of where broadcasting might take us. the question of whether a publicly—funded corporation can be a better innovator than either nimble start—ups or massive mega corporations is up for a very public debate. so, one of the most interesting things, ithink, is, for the internet in the future is thinking about public service internet and models for allowing you to have

control and oversight of your personal data. you get to say for how long for, for what purpose and in return, you get experiences that understand you better, are good for you and benefit you, rather than corporations and advertisers. after all, these days, when broadcasting is less about transmitters and more about the highly—personalised internet, maybe there will be a role for public service broadcasters after all. ..studio a... spencer imitating newsreel: from all of us at the bbc, a very good night. pips

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty at buckingham palace and rogerjohnson in the studio. our headlines today: it's party time at the palace. some of the music industry's biggest stars come together for a concert to celebrate the jubilee. prince charles and prince william will take centre stage, as it is expected the queen won't be attending. good morning from epsom downs racecourse on derby day. it's one of the queen's favourite sporting events, and although she won't be here in person this year, they will be celebrating her influence on the sport of horse racing. also on the programme:

an investigation is under way into why a trail derailed in southern germany, killing four people and injuring 30. the front line in russia's war in ukraine. we have a special report from donbas. and while much of scotland and northern ireland stay dry and sunny through the rest of this platinum jubilee weekend, for parts of england and wales there's an increasing chance of thunderstorms and heavy rain. i'll have all the details here on breakfast. it is saturday lijune, and there is still a whole weekend ofjubilee celebrations ahead to give thanks to the queen for her 70—year reign. i'm here at buckingham palace, where a special concert takes place tonight. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge

will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. ijust want i just want to update you, as well. we have rescued our little bobby who joined us. tim from our sound truck joined us. tim from our sound truck joined us. tim from our sound truck joined us and it has flown away —— bumblebee. this gorgeous tree behind me has captured the imaginations of many of us. it is a sculpture full of 350 trees which are going to be given to every lord lieutenant in the uk to plant later this year as part of the celebrations. if we go back to the stage, let me tell you who you may be seeing on there. among so many, lord andrew lloyd webber, who has put together a mixture of musical tributes who are going to be heard. we will be talking to him a little later on. jackjones will be performing, sam ryder, diana ross, who hasn't performed for 15 years, live in the

uk, elbow, and of course sir rod stewart. you may have caught the interview we had with him yesterday as well. we don't quite know what brian may from queen will do. at the goldenjubilee you may remember he performed on the roof of the palace, performing the national anthem. he has promised that this performance will top that. we saw mike at epsom. the queen will not attend. instead, she is expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle. stars from stage, screen and sport will gather here at buckingham palace later for a special platinum party at the palace concert. the queen didn't attend a service of thanksgiving at st paul's yesterday, after experiencing discomfort, and won't be at the epsom derby later today. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has the details. the queen: would you like another one? - the queen's love of horses is well known. these pictures were filmed earlier this year at the royal stud. however, she won't be attending

the epsom derby later today, but will watch on the television instead, just as she watched yesterday's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral. her mobility issues prevented her being there in person to hear the thanks for a lifetime dedicated to faith and public service. her family were there, however, including her grandson and his wife, prince harry and meghan, making their first appearance at a royal event for two years. whatever had been said in the past, this was a time for the family to come together. it was the duke and duchess of cambridge and the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through the cathedral to represent the monarch and lead the thanksgiving. there was an appropriately equine theme to the archbishop of york's sermon. we are sorry that you're not here with us this morning, but we are so glad that you're still in the saddle,

and we are glad that there is still more to come. on thursday the mall was full with thousands and thousands of people here to watch the dazzling military parade. on friday there was the poignant and reflective service of thanksgiving. this weekend is all about dancing, music and lunch. perhaps watching the weekend weather forecast, the partying has already got under way in parts of the uk, including here in glasgow. thousands more jubilee lunches, pageants and parties will take place today and tomorrow. and tonight, this huge set built in front of buckingham palace will see the likes of duran duran, queen and diana ross take to any one of the four stages. also expected to give their thanks to their mother and grandmother, prince charles and prince william will take their seats in the royal box for the platinum party at the palace.

our royal correspondent sarah campbelljoins me now. sarah was talking about all those stars taking to the four stages. of course, you took to the stage as well. . , . , course, you took to the stage as well. . , ., , ., course, you took to the stage as well. . , ., , 4 ., course, you took to the stage as well. 4 , 4 , 4 4 well. ideas, i had my moment on the staue. we well. ideas, i had my moment on the stage- we had _ well. ideas, i had my moment on the stage- we had a _ well. ideas, i had my moment on the stage. we had a little _ well. ideas, i had my moment on the stage. we had a little bit _ well. ideas, i had my moment on the stage. we had a little bit of - stage. we had a little bit of exclusive access down there, and it really exciting. it was a great set “p really exciting. it was a great set up and as you say there were three stages but an area right in front of the golden gates that they realised was such an amazing backdrop that they should have a fourth stage, so it should be quite a show. i think people running between stages and some out here, some there. lots of big names, should be a good show. any hint as to what brian may is going to do? i any hint as to what brian may is going to do?— any hint as to what brian may is anointodo? , , , going to do? i tried my best. i feel i fail journalistic _ going to do? i tried my best. i feel i failjournalistic me. _ going to do? i tried my best. i feel i failjournalistic me. i _ going to do? i tried my best. i feel i failjournalistic me. i tried - going to do? i tried my best. i feel i failjournalistic me. i tried to - i failjournalistic me. i tried to ask everybody what he is going to do. he is going to open on the queen victoria stage, the one at the front, but any more detail other than that i am afraid i am not party to. it than that i am afraid i am not party to. , ~ than that i am afraid i am not party to. , . 4 4 ~ 4

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able to sustain this defensive? yes. able to sustain this defensive? yes, it is a pattern _ able to sustain this defensive? yes, it is a pattern that _ able to sustain this defensive? yes, it is a pattern that we _ able to sustain this defensive? i2: it is a pattern that we have seen, one—sided advances, the other side counter—attacks. both sides claiming victory. it has been a theme of this whole conflict. in general, though, the mood has been of russian advances, and we have seen them pushing into the city of severodonetsk. this is a crucial industrial city in the east and john bessent region, but over the last few hours, serhiy haidai, the governor of the luhansk region, one of the two opposite parts of the donbas, that we talk about so often, he said his troops have taken about 20% of the city back. this would be very interesting if true, and we should say with all these things it is simply one report, but if true it shows that what seemed an inevitable russian capture of the city seems to potentially have been stopped. there were also reports that it would fall

quite soon, that the troops were withdrawing, but he said no, they are holding on. there is a crucial moment they say they are now waiting for, and that is the arrival of highly mobile rocket artillery that is coming in from the americans. serhiy haidai added that if that can get there in time and they can use that to take out the russian artillery, he said his men could rout the russian forces. as i say, there are two sides to all of these arguments. there are two sides to all of these arguments-— there are two sides to all of these arguments. investigators in germany are trying to establish why a crowded train in bavaria derailed, killing at least four people and injuring dozens more. the train was heading to munich when three carriages came off the tracks. shelley phelps reports. the violence of the derailment is evident from the wreckage, crumpled carriages lying on their sides at twisted angles. eyewitness footage taken immediately after the incident shows passengers in shock, gathering their belongings.

at a news briefing in berlin, the head of the german railway was visibly shaken as he spoke about the incident. translation: the pictures we are seeing are terrible. l they make us deeply sad and speechless. and i can say this, not only for me as the head of the railway but also for all railway workers. my thoughts — our thoughts — are with the victims and their surviving relatives, with the injured. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it's not yet clear what caused the train to derail, but an investigation is under way. shelley phelps, bbc news.

the singer mariah carey is being sued for copyright infringement over one of her biggest hits. # all i want for christmas is you andy stone is bringing a suit for about £16 million over all i want for christmas is you, claiming carey exploited a song with the same name he released five years earlier. her version is one of the most successful christmas singles of all time. if you are watching a few moments ago you will have seen sarah giving naga a potted weather forecast at buckingham palace, not to upstage the man who knows all of the details. matt, put the flash on the bones for us. i

details. matt, put the flash on the bones for us— bones for us. i certainly will. a lovely start _ bones for us. i certainly will. a lovely start for _ bones for us. i certainly will. a lovely start for some _ bones for us. i certainly will. a lovely start for some of - bones for us. i certainly will. a lovely start for some of you. . bones for us. i certainly will. a i lovely start for some of you. this is the view on the far west of scotland. blue skies overhead, some morning mist burning away. a cracking day to come in the west of scotland, also in northern ireland. a different story on the other side of scotland, in the east are pretty misty morning. low cloud drifting on of the north sea overnight. that's also affecting the eastern half of england this morning but a lot of that will disappear. but it's only part of the story because, as we have been mentioning, there is the chance for some showers and big thunderstorms in wales. yesterday, the chance of thunderstorms today in the chance of thunderstorms today in the southernmost counties of england and that transfers a little bit northwards tomorrow. today's picture from space as we start this morning, these comps of white clouds are bringing the downpours, limited mainly to southernmost counties. the finger of light rain pushing towards the south—west midlands and parts of south—east wales. here it is. but some very heavy downpours through sussex, the worst of the rain probably across parts of south devon and cornwall at the moment, which could give some minorflooding.

those will gradually fade away westwards so we could see some thunderstorms and showers arrived on the southern coast. increasing amounts of sunshine breaking out in between those, with some sunshine through the afternoon. the sunshine also coming through across those misty eastern counties. it will stay a bit grey and cold along some of those eastern areas of england, especially along the coast, and more of a breeze here. not as warm as it was yesterday, northern ireland and western scotland up to 22 degrees this afternoon, with sunshine throughout the day. with clear skies here through tonight, it will be a rather chilly night. further south are milder and more muggy night, and further showers developing and pushing further northwards into tomorrow morning, may as far south as mid wales and the midlands as we start the day. for sunday it is a slightly different outlook for england and wales in particular. lots of cloud around, the best of the sunshine across cumbria, western scotland and northern ireland. but some heavy and potentially thundery rain across parts of north wales, the midlands and east anglia through

the midlands and east anglia through the morning and into the afternoon. it will be drifting slowly northwards across parts of cheshire, merseyside and parts of yorkshire as well. south of that, we will see some dry weather. it is looking reasonably optimistic for the people's pageant, the small chance of a few showers but further west we could see some heavy and hungry rain in wales in the south—west, and all of that will head a little bit further northwards as we going to sunday evening. but a little bit of rain, maybe, overthe next sunday evening. but a little bit of rain, maybe, over the next few hours, but the rest of the day should hopefully be dry, which is good for the concert later. thank you very much, that was brilliant, yourjob is safe, worry not. i'm here at buckingham palace where preparations are under way for a special �*platinum party at the palace' later to celebrate the queen's 70—year reign. apart from the official celebrations, many people up and down the country have been holding street parties to mark thejubilee and enjoy the extended bank holiday.

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we'd love to know how you're planning to celebrate thejubilee. are you hosting a street party, have you been making bunting or baking cakes? send us your photos, we have already had a few on social media. please send us your photos, either email them to bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk or tweet us @bbcbreakfast. platinum jubilee celebrations have been taking place across the commonweath, including in australia, where an island in canberra is to be renamed queen elizabeth ii island. our correspondent shaimaa khaliljoins us now. ican see, i can see, we were | can see, we were very | can see, we were very concerned i can see, we were very concerned about the weather here outside buckingham palace, you definitely have reason to be concerned. laughs i was looking — have reason to be concerned. laughs i was looking at _ have reason to be concerned. laughs i was looking at one _ have reason to be concerned. laughs i was looking at one of _ have reason to be concerned. laughs i was looking at one of your— have reason to be concerned. laughs i was looking at one of your tweets . i was looking at one of your tweets and i was thinking, i need one of naga's codesjust about and i was thinking, i need one of naga's codes just about now. i can give you my own weather report, it is very cold in canberra. i am standing in front of what was previously known as aspen island and

is now known as queen elizabeth ii island. the island has been renamed today after the queen. she actually came and visited this island more than 50 years ago to open that carillon. it was a gift from the british government, to mark 50 years since canberra was established. excuse me, i blame the weather. today the new prime minister anthony albanese was here, he paid tribute to the queen, he said "for seven remarkable decades her majesty has been the embodiment of grace, fidelity and dignity, and australia has a deep affection for her". he provided —— described her as a steadfast friend through the good times and the bad times, a real constant in our ever—changing world. and this engine has lasted for a very long time. the queen came here for the first time in 1954, she is the only reigning british monarch to set foot on australian soil, and all

in all she has visited16 set foot on australian soil, and all in all she has visited 16 times. of course that historic first visit when she came to the shores of sydney, came here to canberra as well. and it is going to be sunset here in a few minutes, and there are many landmarks including parliament house that are going to be bathed in purple, as australia marks her platinum jubilee. queen elizabeth: in a few moments, the bells will be | ready to play. their harmony will be a reminder of the enduring ties of kinship between britain and australia. applause in 1970, on her third visit to australia, queen elizabeth i! opened the national carillon, a bell tower on lake burley griffin here in the capital, canberra. bells ring it was a gift from the british government to mark 50 years since canberra was established. now, as australia celebrates her platinum jubilee,

the island on which the carillon stands is being named after the queen. not quite the fervour of london, but still some pomp and ceremony and spectacle. and from australia's new prime minister, distribute. for seven prime minister, distribute. in" seven remarkable decades, her majesty has been the embodiment of grace, fidelity and dignity, and australia has a deep affection for her. she is, after all, the only reigning monarch most of us have known, and the only one to have ever visited our great nation of australia. above all, she has stood with australia as a true and steadfast friend.— with australia as a true and steadfast friend. ~ 4 , , 4 steadfast friend. warm sentiments to from a representative _ steadfast friend. warm sentiments to from a representative of— steadfast friend. warm sentiments to from a representative of the - from a representative of the traditional owners of the land here.

i watched herjourney all the way, and i want to wish her all the best emma from the land of the ngunnawal people, god bless you, keep safe, and many more wishes, all love. archive: gliding through - sydney heads, her sleek white liner gothic brings her majesty the queen and the duke of edinburgh to the threshold of australia. she arrived at the shores of sydney in 1954, becoming the first reigning british monarch to visit australia. with her husband, the late prince philip, by her side, canberra was one of the many cities she visited on her historic commonwealth tour. for four nights this week, old parliament house and the new building that replaced it as the seat of government are being bathed in purple, as well as dozens of other landmarks across the country. the queen made her last trip to australia in 2011. in total, she visited 16 times. there is a growing sense that

australia will inevitably become a republic one day — just this week, the new government appointed an official to start looking at this transition. but the queen's popularity is still going strong here. you can certainly feel the respect and admiration for the head of state, as the country marks her 70 years on the throne. and yes, i did ask the prime minister today after the ceremony, i did ask the prime minister after the ceremony about that debate, the discussion about australia becoming a republic, he said "look, now is not the time, it will happen, australians will decide their future in the future, but today is a day about celebrating the queen, paying tribute to her and decades of service to crown, to country and to commonwealth. it absolutely is about that, but i will also celebrate the fact that you have done this report while the lights have been going out and the wind is blowing and it is freezing

cold where you are. but itjust shows, nothing will stop this celebration, it really has been embraced all around the world. absolutely. embraced all around the world. absolutely-— embraced all around the world. absolutely. embraced all around the world. absolutel. ,, 4 4 ~ absolutely. shaimaa, thank you so much. jubilee celebrations are happening all over the country this weekend, but not everyone supports the monarchy and what it stands for. roger, you will take a little more of this view on board now. that is exactly what we are going to be doing, thank you, naga. the group republic believes the royalfamily should be scrapped, and is using this weekend to stage its own campaign. graham smith is the organisation's chief executive and joins us now. good morning to you, thank you for joining us. how are you feeling this weekend? , 4 4 �* , weekend? fine, you wouldn't believe it by watching —

weekend? fine, you wouldn't believe it by watching the _ weekend? fine, you wouldn't believe it by watching the bbc, _ weekend? fine, you wouldn't believe it by watching the bbc, but _ weekend? fine, you wouldn't believe it by watching the bbc, but the - weekend? fine, you wouldn't believe it by watching the bbc, but the vast i it by watching the bbc, but the vast majority of people in the country are not celebrating thejubilee, the polling is quite clear on this, only i4% said they were planning to do anything, only 11% in another poll said they were very interested in it. at the same time, polling is showing a sharp drop from 75% to 60% of support for the monarchy, and one pulpwood support for abolition up to 27%. so in other words there are actually twice as many people now that want to abolish the monarchy as who are celebrating thejubilee. obviously you wouldn't know that if you had been watching bbc�*s coverage over the last few days. the monarchy�*s politics, it is not entertainment, and it should be dealt with in exactly the same way as political debate. (crosstalk) sorry, you have thrown quite a lot of figures and people. you did your own you go polling back in april, six in ten britons, 62% according to republic's own pole,

suggests britain should have a monarchy in future. taste suggests britain should have a monarchy in future.— suggests britain should have a monarchy in future. we did a poll about two weeks _ monarchy in future. we did a poll about two weeks ago, _ monarchy in future. we did a poll about two weeks ago, 2796 - monarchy in future. we did a poll about two weeks ago, 2796 we - monarchy in future. we did a poll - about two weeks ago, 2796 we should about two weeks ago, 27% we should abolish it, and that is a sharp drop in support for the monarchy, and it still means that when other polling is showing i4% saying they want to celebrate the jubilee, is showing i4% saying they want to celebrate thejubilee, twice as many people want to abolish it than celebrated. most people are fairly indifferent to it and most people are enjoying the long weekend and going away... (crosstalk) so why, just trying to pick up a couple of questions. why do you think it is not a good idea, the soft power that the monarchy projects, the tourism it attracts to this country, you know the argument. attracts to this country, you know the argument-— attracts to this country, you know the argument. they are all wrong. there is no. _ the argument. they are all wrong. there is no, the _ the argument. they are all wrong. there is no, the soft _ the argument. they are all wrong. there is no, the soft power - the argument. they are all wrong. there is no, the soft power thing i the argument. they are all wrong. | there is no, the soft power thing is a nebulous and meaningless argument. the tourism doesn't exist, we have a hugely... (crosstalk) because of the tourism, there is no evidence tourism comes

here because we have a monarchy. tourism wouldn't go down if we abolished it. and we should be basing our constitution on principles like democracy, not on what people enjoy doing on their holidays. but the bigger problem they have got, the monarchy, is the support that they do have is sustained by the queen. when king charles comes on the throne, we are likely to see that support drop further. we're going to need to see much more balanced, intelligent debate about the future of our constitution, and not sort of constant demands that we form over members of one family. —— fawn over. why do you think having an elected president would be any more of a unifying focus on the royal family? because by definition having an election means that people will stand against each other, we know all this from our own politics. why would a president be any better? this idea that it unifies a country,

as i said, most people are not remotely interested in thejubilee, it is not a particularly united country, and countries are divided. we deal with those divisions through the democratic process, not by papering over them with an undemocratic institution. if you look at ireland, their president is hugely popular. his ratings are as high as the queen's, president in iceland and finland are at also getting ratings as high as the queen's. so you can actually choose someone, and we will be spoiled for choice, we have an extra ordinary country with huge amounts of talent, we can elect people who then enjoy the same extraordinary level of support. the same extraordinary level of suuort. , , . 4 the same extraordinary level of su--ort. , , . 4 3:1 :::::: support. republic have 80,000 suoporters. _ support. republic have 80,000 supporters, there _ support. republic have 80,000 supporters, there are _ support. republic have 80,000 supporters, there are many - support. republic have 80,000 i supporters, there are many more support. republic have 80,000 - supporters, there are many more than 80,000 people on the streets celebrating the queen this weekend. well, that is a fairly silly comment, to be perfectly honest. it is a fact, isn't it, you have 80,000 supporters...

is a fact, isn't it, you have 80,000 suoporters---_ supporters... that is a daft and chief -- cheap _ supporters... that is a daft and chief -- cheap comment. - supporters... that is a daft and chief -- cheap comment. it - supporters... that is a daft and chief -- cheap comment. it is i supporters... that is a daft and i chief -- cheap comment. it is the chief —— cheap comment. it is the polling that is what matters. by millions of people out there who want the monarchy abolished, there are vast numbers of people out there who are not interested, and there are people who are interested, i don't begrudge people celebrating thatjubilee, but let's not pretend this is a national celebration, this is politics. the head of state as part of our constitution, it is an institution that is contested, which is controversial as divisive, as the bbc's is controversial as divisive, as the bbc�*s own headlines admit when it comes to reporting on a republic, but failed to mention when it comes to reporting on the members of the royal family. but there are huge issues around the royal family which need to be discussed, prince charles has been reported by me to the police, we have accusations still outstanding against prince andrew, we have allegations against —— of secrecy, and there are discussions

to be had about this, and notjust lots of fawning and pretending this is some kind of idyllic family. graham, thank you very much indeed. a few people asking this morning, if we would hear the alternative point of view, we have. stay with us, plenty more still to come here on breakfast on the celebrations for the platinumjubilee. hello, this is breakfast. we'll have plenty more from naga at buckingham palace shortly.

but first, let's get some more of the day's news. president zelensky has marked 100 days since russia's invasion of ukraine by praising his country's resistance and assuring ukrainians they would emerge victorious, but he has admitted russia now controls one fifth of the country and that nearly 14 million people have been forced to flee. our international correspondent orla guerin sent us this report after spending time with ukrainian troops near the eastern town of bakhmut. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we're in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area around bakhmut is still in ukrainian hands, for now, but the enemy

is approaching from two sides. troops prepare to face one more day of war, seasoned veterans. . . distant explosions. ..tempered by fire. dog barks. they've been fighting russian—backed separatists here in the east since 2014, among them anton. rapid explosions. dog barks. well, we just had to take more cover, get more protection inside our armoured car. there was an incoming attack. the troops say it was a cluster bomb, and it landed less than a mile away. now, the last half an hour or so, there have been constant warnings about incoming fire. we've had to run and take cover,

the troops have taken cover, and we've heard plenty of outgoing fire. it's very clear the war in this area is extremely active, and the russians are trying hard to push forward. and, as ukrainian forces try to hold their ground, the trenches turn to graves. have you lost many friends? "yes," says ivan, "quite a lot". and he says the russians have already captured an area half the size of italy. troops here say president putin's men learned lessons from their defeat outside kyiv. anton tells me they changed their tactics and now rely on massive artillery fire. commotion. take cover! once again, it was coming our way. explosion.

and, as the russians advance, civilians flee from towns and cities here. it's now 100 days and counting of wrenching separations. vladimir putin calls this liberation. if he succeeds here, his ambitions may not stop at ukraine. orla guerin, bbc news, donbas. we will have more from ukraine and the rest of the day's news after eight a. m.. we'll have plenty more from naga at buckingham palace shortly. but first let's go to mike, who is at epsom racecourse ahead of the derby. the only sadness there today is that unfortunately the queen will not be there. , 4 4 4 4 4 there. yes, good morning, roger, and eve bod there. yes, good morning, roger, and everybody at — there. yes, good morning, roger, and everybody at home. _ there. yes, good morning, roger, and everybody at home. that _ there. yes, good morning, roger, and everybody at home. that was - everybody at home. that was announced yesterday by buckingham palace, that her majesty the queen

wouldn't be attending the derby herself. it is one of the great sporting highlights for her in her sporting highlights for her in her sporting calendar. it will only be the fifth one she has missed in 70 years, and that includes the last two during the pandemic. but she will be watching at home on tv and they have sent her a race card. plenty of runners have names that link to the platinum jubilee celebrations, like a nation's pride, one of the horses she backs in the derby, even though she hasn't got a runner that she owns herself in this year's race. this view is one of the reasons the queen loves this event so much, because it is one of the most famous flat horse races in the world. on this side we are all wearing our top hat and tails, but on the other side it is the free common area, with party tents, barbecues, and people arriving already with different walks of life coming together to celebrate this sport. on the opening day of the festival, trainer aidan o'brien won a record 4ist british classic

with victory in the oaks. it was a thrilling race decided on a photo finish, as tuesday, ridden by ryan moore, won by a short head from the favourite, emily upjohn. it is a tenth oaks triumph for o'brien and a fourth for moore. we will have more on derby day shortly and the rest of the racing from epsom. england's batting display was described by michael vaughan as pathetic. england's cricketers already have their work cut out against new zealand in the first test at lord's. they go into today's third day 227 runs behind. 24 wickets have fallen so far in the match, with debutant matthew potts adding captain kane williamson to his tally of six for the match so far. but an unbeaten partnership of 180 runs between daryl mitchell and tom blundell, with both approaching centuries, has put the tourists very much on top. there could be a new name on the women's french open trophy later today.

american teenager coco gauff is playing in a grand slam singles finalfor the first time, up against 2020 champion and world number one iga swiatek. meanwhile, rafael nadal is a step closer to a record—extending 14th title after alexander zverev had to retire from their semi—final through injury. the german third seed was a set down at the time. the spaniard will face norwegian eighth seed casper ruud in tomorrow's final. and britain's defending champions, alfie hewett and gordon reid, will be hoping to retain their wheelchair doubles title later. they have not lost a slam final together since wimbledon in 2019, and victory would see them claim a tenth consecutive grand slam. what an amazing record that is, and let's hope they can continue that

today. european football's governing body, uefa, has apologised to the fans who attended last saturday's champions league final. they have commissioned an independent review to identify any shortcomings. real madrid, who won the game 1—0, joined liverpool in demanding answers to what happended in paris. the game was delayed by more than half an hour, and liverpool fans have described heavy—handed policing and organisational chaos at the showpiece game. i'm joined now by andrew cooper, epsom clerk of the course. i know that the weather isn't with us at the moment, but it's not going to dampen the spirits. i guess you will be making it extra special for her majesty the queen, watching at home. her ma'esty the queen, watching at home. ~ , , 4 , her ma'esty the queen, watching at home. ~ ,4 , 4 4 4 her ma'esty the queen, watching at home. ~ , 4 4 4 4 4 home. absolutely, a guard of honour with 14 jockeys _ home. absolutely, a guard of honour with 14 jockeys who _ home. absolutely, a guard of honour with 14 jockeys who have _ home. absolutely, a guard of honour with 14 jockeys who have written - home. absolutely, a guard of honour with 14 jockeys who have written in i with 14jockeys who have written in the royal silks over the years, including some quite elderly once coming back. willie carson is coming back to do that, a parade of some of her ex resources, the national anthem and all that sort of stuff. it is a great shame she can't be

here, but i am sure she will be watching on tv.— here, but i am sure she will be watching on tv. and princess royal princess anne _ watching on tv. and princess royal princess anne will _ watching on tv. and princess royal princess anne will be _ watching on tv. and princess royal princess anne will be joining - watching on tv. and princess royal princess anne will be joining in - watching on tv. and princess royal princess anne will be joining in the | princess anne will be joining in the royal box in her place, and you have something special, i understand, for her. , , 4 4 4 her. yes, there is a presentation of a rint her. yes, there is a presentation of a print because _ her. yes, there is a presentation of a print because the _ her. yes, there is a presentation of a print because the princess - her. yes, there is a presentation of a print because the princess royall a print because the princess royal roadin a print because the princess royal road in a charity race here in the mid 19805 on a horse owned by david nicholson whose name escapes me, and she came third or fourth nicholson whose name escapes me, and she came third orfourth on nicholson whose name escapes me, and she came third or fourth on that. she was a very competent rider, and still is. �* 4 4 ~ , , she was a very competent rider, and stillis. ~ 4 , , , _ still is. and what makes this derby da so still is. and what makes this derby day so special? — still is. and what makes this derby day so special? the _ still is. and what makes this derby day so special? the queen - still is. and what makes this derby day so special? the queen has - still is. and what makes this derby| day so special? the queen has only missed — this will be her fifth. it means so much to her over the years. obviously she has missed very few, but i think the magic of the derby goes back to its history. the derby has been run here and finished in that sort of spot behind you, mike, since 1780. it is part of the fabric of british society. you have that painting of victorian derbies and

that sort of thing, it is just magical. you have the top hats and tails on the side and people who can go out onto the hill therefore free. it is the greatest free show on earth. it it is the greatest free show on earth. , 4 4 , earth. it is amazing, this incredibly _ earth. it is amazing, this incredibly special - earth. it is amazing, this - incredibly special atmosphere. earth. it is amazing, this _ incredibly special atmosphere. even though her majesty the queen has not owned the winner of the derby, you look at the card and it is uncanny. there are some real names that sort of leap out to link it with the platinum jubilee weekend. absolutely, nation, proud, crown and royalare absolutely, nation, proud, crown and royal are all in there. it is a fascinating derby. you have had a few years of 12 or 14, which is fine, and it is nice to have a competitive field. it really is a competitive field. it really is a competitive field. it really is a competitive field. desert crown is a lot of people's fancy, i wonder if it is one of those ones where you might have three or four horses coming to the line. it is that competitive. but that is the magic of this race, you don't know. yes. of this race, you don't know. yes, and if you — of this race, you don't know. yes, and if you could _ of this race, you don't know. yes, and if you could sum _ of this race, you don't know. yes, and if you could sum up _ of this race, you don't know. yes, and if you could sum up the - of this race, you don't know. yes, and if you could sum up the queen's influence on racing over the last

seven decades, what would you say the impact has been, notjust in this country but around the world? it is massive. her majesty has had big winners abroad. she has won plenty of big races in france and that sort of thing. her support i've reading, the racing industry —— support of breeding, the racing industry, has been absolutely immeasurable. we have been very fortunate to have her support over those years. fortunate to have her support over those years-— fortunate to have her support over those ears. �* 4 ~ , 4 , those years. andrew, thank you very much. those years. andrew, thank you very much- and — those years. andrew, thank you very much- and if — those years. andrew, thank you very much. and if you _ those years. andrew, thank you very much. and if you speak _ those years. andrew, thank you very much. and if you speak to _ those years. andrew, thank you very much. and if you speak to any - much. and if you speak to any jockeys who have rode for her, they speak of her not only being a fan, but her absolute knowledge of racing as an owner and breeder. it is looking overcast over the down, where people will be gathering. they won't worry about rain or drizzle or clouds but matt will tell us whether it is going to be good weather for those of us with our top hats to put on. 4 , 4 , 4 4 those of us with our top hats to put on. 4 44 those of us with our top hats to put on. 4 , 4 , 4 4 , 4 on. certainly a bit of a breeze for ou on. certainly a bit of a breeze for you there — on. certainly a bit of a breeze for you there today, _ on. certainly a bit of a breeze for you there today, mike. _ on. certainly a bit of a breeze for you there today, mike. a - on. certainly a bit of a breeze for you there today, mike. a few- on. certainly a bit of a breeze for. you there today, mike. a few spots of rain in epsom but it should brighten up. the best of the

brightest and funniest weather will be across scotland and northern ireland and the north—west of england. there will be a bit more cloud elsewhere and an increasing chance of one or two thunderstorms as we go through the next two days, especially across england and wales. today at those showers and thunderstorms mainly limited to the south of the country. you can see them here, they crossed the southernmost counties and our heaviest across sussex, just south of london, and parts of cornwall. they are all pushing their way westwards a little bit and they will fade as we go through the day. there are still going to be a few downpours arriving on the south coast. one or two showers into the midlands and the south coast later this morning and into the afternoon. skies will brighten here. elsewhere, eastern scotland and eastern england with lots of low cloud. that will retreat back to the coast where it will stay rather cool in the breeze. temperatures around 12 or 13 on some easter and coastal counties of england. —— eastern and coastal counties of england. north—west england 20 or 21 or 22 degrees possible. high teens in london, the

party at the palace later, an optimistic forecast for you there. should brighten up with some spells of hazy sunshine. maybe a few spots of hazy sunshine. maybe a few spots of rain as we go towards the end and into the evening. this evening and overnight, low cloud returning across eastern areas. but notice the southern half of england and wales, you will see showers return a bit more widely through tonight and into tomorrow morning, keeping things on the mild and muggy side. a fresh and chilly night across parts of scotland and northern ireland and the best of the sunshine. lots of low cloud on the east, some heavy rain and thunderstorms pushing their way northwards. starting across wales, the midlands and east anglia in the morning, drifting slowly northwards into parts of northern england through the afternoon. that line could shift a little bit further north or south. more thunderstorms later on across wales and the south—west but the further southin and the south—west but the further south in west you are, you may get away with it. that is good news for the people's pageant. the best of sunday's weather west of scotland

and northern ireland, 21 degrees. we will see rain edge a little bit further northwards as we head through into sunday evening. that rain hanging around to monday, clears away eastwards and low pressure will dominate during the second half of the week. the forecast into next week is one where temperatures will be not far from normal this stage injune, but the chance of rain later on. and in buckingham palace, it is a little bit on the breezy side. it certainly is, thanks bit on the breezy side. it certainly is. thanks very — bit on the breezy side. it certainly is, thanks very much. _ bit on the breezy side. it certainly is, thanks very much. quick - is, thanks very much. quick question. which act are you looking forward to tonight at the concert? i don't know, actually. all of them, a good variety there, isn't there? nicely dodged. i will speak to you later. matt doesn't know exactly what is going on. i tell you who does know what is going on, our music critic mark savage. i don't know how we will decide what will be the best bit. and you can see there is four stages, what they are calling the queen victoria memorial stage, and thatis queen victoria memorial stage, and

that is aware queen and adam lambert are going to open the show tonight. if you remember 20 years ago at the goldenjubilee, brian may was stood on the rooftop claim the national anthem. i am told that tonight he has another surprise up his sleeve, and the producer of the show said to me," imagine what happened 20 years ago and multiply the ridiculousness by ten". taste ago and multiply the ridiculousness b ten". ~ 4 4 , 4 by ten". we have no hints about it, nothina by ten". we have no hints about it, nothing at — by ten". we have no hints about it, nothing at all- _ by ten". we have no hints about it, nothing at all. i _ by ten". we have no hints about it, nothing at all. i interviewed - by ten". we have no hints about it, nothing at all. i interviewed rod i nothing at all. i interviewed rod stewart a few days ago and he is only allowed to say one song, and there is another surprise from him. it will be an amazing evening, and diana ross, we haven't seen a performance from her for years. diana ross, we haven't seen a performance from herfor years. her performance from her for years. her first uk performance from her for years. ii2 first uk performance in more than a decade, prince charles is a fan, she has met the queen, she will do a medley of her motown hits, it will be amazing. bind medley of her motown hits, it will be amazing-— medley of her motown hits, it will be amazing. and we will be talking to lord andrew— be amazing. and we will be talking to lord andrew lloyd _ be amazing. and we will be talking to lord andrew lloyd webber - be amazing. and we will be talking to lord andrew lloyd webber a - be amazing. and we will be talking i to lord andrew lloyd webber a little later on, he has put together a montage of musicals. i iater on, he has put together a montage of musicals.— later on, he has put together a montage of musicals. i had a bit of

that rehearsal, _ montage of musicals. i had a bit of that rehearsal, a _ montage of musicals. i had a bit of that rehearsal, a bit _ montage of musicals. i had a bit of that rehearsal, a bit of— montage of musicals. i had a bit of that rehearsal, a bit of hamilton, i that rehearsal, a bit of hamilton, the phantom of the opera, the lion king, queen is not the biggest fan of pop music, those are probably the moment she will enjoy the most, and that as well as andrea bocelli who will perform naesen dorma. it ifail]! will perform naesen dorma. it will be so eclectic— will perform naesen dorma. it will be so eclectic and _ will perform naesen dorma. it will be so eclectic and so _ will perform naesen dorma. it will be so eclectic and so big. - will perform naesen dorma. it will be so eclectic and so big. let's - be so eclectic and so big. let's talk about highlights. taste be so eclectic and so big. let's talk about highlights.- be so eclectic and so big. let's talk about highlights. we have paul mccartne , talk about highlights. we have paul mccartney. elton — talk about highlights. we have paul mccartney, elton john _ talk about highlights. we have paul mccartney, elton john who - talk about highlights. we have paul mccartney, elton john who is - talk about highlights. we have paul. mccartney, elton john who is coming mccartney, eltonjohn who is coming in by video, he has had his hip, we have duran duran, and when the queen was correlated in 1952 the number one song was frankie lynn? i believe. you have from the 605, from the 605 and 705, queen anne elton john, all the way is up to the modern hits of today, and sam ryder who came second in eurovision a few weeks ago. who came second in eurovision a few weeks auo. �* , who came second in eurovision a few weeks ago-— weeks ago. and there will be woven in a tribute? — weeks ago. and there will be woven in a tribute? i _ weeks ago. and there will be woven in a tribute? i saw _ weeks ago. and there will be woven in a tribute? i saw a _

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as well as television more widely, are fully embracing the celebrations. and there we have the formation of 70. applause the queen smiles in appreciation. perfect formation. oh, that's wonderful. but it's pretty noisy. when the dust has settled next week, we'll be looking in more detail at your reactions to how bbc news has covered thejubilee. but, in the meantime, here's a couple of contrasting responses to what you've seen so far. first from mel, writing on thursday. but for alan mccloskey:

do let us know your thoughts on what is clearly a divisive issue and there will be details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. meanwhile, there have been equally strong reactions to reporting of the defamation case fought over the past six weeks betweenjohnny depp and his ex—wife amber heard. the verdict from the united states came in time for wednesday's news at ten. do you find that mr depp has proven all the elements of defamation? answer, yes. the jury was unanimous in its verdict. johnny depp took his ex—wife to court over an article she wrote which falsely implied he's abused her. a number of viewers told us they thought the prominence given

to the verdict in that programme and, more generally, to the case over the past few months was unjustified. here's chris mitchell. since when has a mucky marriage dispute been newsworthy? again and again we have seen the depp case on tv, on prime—time news, and it really is unacceptable. are yourjournalists and editors in your news office so amateurish that they can't see the wood for the trees, all they can see isjohnny depp and hollywood? please, bbc, get rid of that news item, we've had enough of it. inflation and the cost of living are featuring more and more often in news bulletins. one example being this headline on monday evening. a new measure of the price of basic ingredients shows essentialfood prices rising. in one case, by up to 50% in a year. but was that a fair representation of what's going on with basic food costs? not according to pauljohnson, the director of the widely respected institute of fiscal studies, who also took exception to this similar headline in a bbc online

article on the same day. both the article and the full tv report made clear that the average price rise of 30 budget food items ats supermarkets was actually below the rate of inflation. mrjohnson tweeted: last weekend, sunday morning included an interview with the russian ambassador to the uk, andrei kelin. the presenter, clive myrie, showed the ambassador cctv footage of two russian soldiers killing two ukrainian civilians who were walking away from them. is this how russia is conducting this war?

i cannot tell whether they are russian soldiers or who else's soldiers... they are absolutely russian soldiers. it has been verified, sir. crosstalk. it's been verified, they are russian soldiers. crosstalk. you have showed me something, probably a piece of a field or a piece of a game, or a joke or whatever — a computer game. and telling me... let's see what it is. cctv. great. cctv footage from a building. it has been corroborated. andy aiken wondered: but most viewers applauded the interview. here's diane calvert. now, last week, bbc news revealed

significant evidence it had uncovered about china's treatment of the uyghurs and other minority groups in the country's xinjiang region. here's the start ofjohn sudworth's powerful report. these are the faces china never intended us to see, from inside its system of mass incarceration in xinjiang. the government has long denied it's running detention camps for uyghurs, insisting instead they are "vocational schools" for willing students. there were plaudits for that and what followed, including one on twitter from the peer, lord alton. but, unsurprisingly, the chinese establishment were less enamoured. with dr kin kam tweeting: . well, courageous or infamous,

john sudworth joins us now from new york, where he is now based. great you have you with us, john, thanks forjoining us. and i wonder, how familiar are those sorts of comments, insults, whichever you prefer, from your time as a correspondent in china? well, i'm very familiar, of course, rebecca, it is now part and parcel of, you know, the landscape of not just china reporting, but reporting any story where truths are contested, where there are alternative. ——where there are alternative facts. i think, you know, the important thing with this story and the thing that, of course, makes it so powerful, is that there's evidence, tens of thousands of documents, and in the photos, in the spreadsheets, in the data relating to individuals that we could verify and show to contain real people with real addresses

in real locations, photos we can show to be taken in real locations, spreadsheets of personal information about police officers working inside some of these camps in xinjiang, with — attached to real cellphone numbers that we can phone and verify, with some of them rather ill—advisedly confirming who they were, their names and their positions. so this could be verified, this could be authenticated, people can look at it and judge for themselves. nonetheless, the chinese have dismissed your report as a falsehood and a smear, and the data was said to be hacked from police computers and leaked online — so how reliable can we really think it is? well, again, you know, the question of course is the evidence itself. you know, like any broadcaster, any news organisation dealing with this kind of information, when it's been hacked, when it has been leaked,

when it comes from an unauthorised source, there are questions about whether it's in the public interest. the bbc felt clearly in this case, as in other cases where this kind of information has been handled and reported, that there was a very strong public interest justification. this is, after all, an allegation of the mass incarceration of more than a million people on the basis of their ethnicity and faith, and this was compelling evidence about it, which needed to be weighed and considered carefully. which is precisely what our investigation does. and, you know, the online report goes through, step—by—step, the way we were able to authenticate this information. john, in your report we also see you on a tour in xinjiang, being shown the uyghurs celebrating their culture. how much did what you see convince you? so, we were invited into those, we were taken into four camps back in 2019.

in a sense, nobody was more surprised to be invited on that tour than us. we had already done a significant amount of reporting about what was happening in xinjiang that had already sort of drawn heavy criticism from the chinese authorities. we knew there were risks involved, obviously taking any offer of any government facility, an embed, if you like, with the chinese communist party, was fraught with editorial risk. we knew we had to work hard to try to independently verify what we were being shown, to ask the questions to try to penetrate the surface to look for the reality. in the end, it obviously didn't do what china hoped it would do. it, in fact, produced further evidence that the people in those facilities are not there by choice. that comes across very clearly in reporting. john, you lived and worked in china for nine years, last year you left beijing, we are now talking to you from new york. just tell us a little bit more about why you left. i'm not the onlyjournalist in recent years to have been forced out. this is a sort of time—honoured

tradition in authoritarian states, similar patterns, similar stories from my bbc colleagues and others in russia, of course, as well. and in the end, for me, i think it was clear that we were approaching — through the years of reporting xinjiang, through my reporting on the outbreak of covid for example, all of these stories were the chinese authorities do not want journalists working independently, asking questions, interviewing, travelling the country — there are consequences to pay. for me the final thing was the threat to take legal action against me. the risks were nearly rising, and in the end we felt that the dangers had begun to outweigh the benefits and the value that i could provide by staying. john, really good to talk to you. our correspondentjohn sudworth, thank you. thank you for your comments this week. if you want to share your about how the bbc covers the news, e—mail: .

or you can find us on twitter: you can call us on: and do have a look at our website: that's all from us. samira will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc coverage next week. from me, though, and the rest of the team, bye—bye.

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty at buckingham palace, and rogerjohnson in the studio. our headlines today... it's party time at the palace. some of the music industry's biggest stars come together for a concert to celebrate the jubilee party at the palace. stars from the music industry come together for a concert to celebrate thejubilee. prince charles and prince william will take centre stage, as it's expected the queen won't be attending. good morning from epsom downs racecourse on derby day. it's one of the queen's favourite sporting events and although she won't be here in person this year, they will be celebrating her influence on the sport of horse racing. also on the programme... an investigation is underway into why a trail derailed in southern germany, killing four people and injuring 30.

countdown to kilimanjaro. manchester bomb survior martin hibbert arrives in tanzania, as he prepares to climb africa's highest moutain. and whilst much of scotland and northern ireland stay dry and sunny through the rest of this platinum jubilee weekend, for parts of england and wales, there is an increasing chance of thunderstorms and heavy rain. i will have all the details here on breakfast. it's saturday 4thjune and there's still a whole weekend ofjubilee celebrations ahead, to give thanks to the queen for her 70—year reign. i'm here at buckingham palace where a special concert takes place tonight. you may be able to hear sound checks going on behind me. there are four stages now. it has been increased from three since yesterday. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service.

i think about 5000 people will be standing around the stage and 17,000 in the stands and lots of people have been gathering this morning at the mall. just with the hope of seeing what might be going on, the crowds are not there yet. as i walked in this morning people were sitting down wrapped up, hopefully at least they will get to hear this extravaganza, this concert full of massive stars who are going to be performing. everyday life still goes on. the horses were being walked, often from hyde park stables they get worked every morning, we have seen security checks, had the sniffer dogs here in the studio, life, work still continuing as preparations are under way. we will also see the prince of wales paying tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place afternoon, but the queen will not attend.

instead she's expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle. ahead of this evening, stars gathering, getting ready for their performances for this platinum party at the palace concert. the queen did not attend a service of thanksgiving at st paul's yesterday. we were told she had been experiencing some discomfort so will not be at epsom. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has the details. would you like another one? the queen's love of horses is well known. these pictures were filmed earlier this year, at the royal stud. however, she won't be attending the epsom derby later today, but will watch on the television instead. just as she watched yesterday's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral. her mobility issues prevented her being there in person to hear the thanks for a lifetime dedicated to faith and public service.

her family were there, however, including her grandson and his wife, prince harry and meghan making their first appearance at a royal event for two years. whatever had been said in the past, this was a time for the family to come together. it was the duke and cambridge and the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through the cathedral to represent the monarch and lead the thanksgiving. there was an appropriately equine theme to the archbishop of york's sermon. 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. on thursday, the mall was full of thousands of thousands of people here to watch the dazzling military parade. on friday, there was the poignant and reflective service of thanksgiving.

this weekend is all about dancing, music, and lunch. perhaps watching the weekend weather forecast, the partying has already got under way in parts of the uk, including here in glasgow. thousands morejubilee lunches, pageants and parties will take place today and tomorrow. and tonight, this huge set, built in front of buckingham palace, will see the likes of duran duran, queen and diana ross taking to any one of the four stages. also expected to give their thanks to their mother and grandmother, prince charles and prince william, who will take their seats in the royal box for the platinum party at the palace. did you notice sarah campbell in the sunshine? our royal correspondent sarah campbelljoins me now. we are no longer in the sunshine, it has started tipping down. that was

filmed yesterday _ has started tipping down. that was filmed yesterday in _ has started tipping down. that was filmed yesterday in the _ has started tipping down. that was filmed yesterday in the sunshine i has started tipping down. that was i filmed yesterday in the sunshine and this is what we have got now. i filmed yesterday in the sunshine and this is what we have got now.- this is what we have got now. i hope it will be better _ this is what we have got now. i hope it will be better this _ this is what we have got now. i hope it will be better this afternoon. - this is what we have got now. i hope it will be better this afternoon. it - it will be better this afternoon. it might explain like people had the street parties on thursday and friday in the sunshine but it would not be a jubilee in friday in the sunshine but it would not be ajubilee in britain friday in the sunshine but it would not be a jubilee in britain without a bit of rain. at}?! not be a jubilee in britain without a bit of rain-— a bit of rain. of course. we have soken a bit of rain. of course. we have spoken a — a bit of rain. of course. we have spoken a lot _ a bit of rain. of course. we have spoken a lot about _ a bit of rain. of course. we have spoken a lot about what - a bit of rain. of course. we have spoken a lot about what is - a bit of rain. of course. we have - spoken a lot about what is happening on stage and all the stars coming up but we should talk about what is happening with the royal family as well. we saw the duke and duchess of sussex for their first public appearance in some time. indeed. over four appearance in some time. indeed. 0ver four the _ appearance in some time. indeed. over four the first _ appearance in some time. indeed. over four the first thing _ appearance in some time. indeed. over four the first thing really - over four the first thing really since they left two years ago, certainly the first big royal event and of course they were actually on thursday but watching on horse guard we saw the couple of little pictures of them but yesterday was the first time and they arrived. they were on their own when they processed down st paul's cathedral, so there was really quite a show but they were setting away from the duke and

duchess of cambridge. a5 setting away from the duke and duchess of cambridge. as far as i could see on the television pictures, there were no images captured of any interaction with the two brothers. it is captured of any interaction with the two brothers-— two brothers. it is choreographed, isn't it? they _ two brothers. it is choreographed, isn't it? they arrived _ two brothers. it is choreographed, isn't it? they arrived and - two brothers. it is choreographed, isn't it? they arrived and left - two brothers. it is choreographed, isn't it? they arrived and left at i isn't it? they arrived and left at different times _ isn't it? they arrived and left at different times and _ isn't it? they arrived and left at different times and i _ isn't it? they arrived and left at different times and i think - isn't it? they arrived and left at i different times and i think people would have wanted to see some sort of interaction. that did not happen yesterday. they did not go to the reception at guildhall where most of the royal family went after the service. that was quite interesting as well. they went back to winds are. interesting day for the sussexes. it is lily bet�*s their daughter's first birthday today. the first time she has been in the united kingdom, the first time she has been anywhere near her great granny so much speculation about that meeting. speculation about weather there might be a christening which happens in private because they live in california there are not many opportunities to meet great granny and if harry and meghan as i'm sure they would would want the queen to be present, this would certainly be a good opportunity.

talking about a working royals they are all four nations today.— are all four nations today. princess anne was in _ are all four nations today. princess anne was in edinburgh _ are all four nations today. princess anne was in edinburgh yesterday, | are all four nations today. princess i anne was in edinburgh yesterday, she is representing the queen at the epsom derby today because as we know the queen is not going to be able to attend. prince william and catherine are in cardiff getting ready for the party celebrations then they have got to nip back because prince william and prince charles are going to be paying their own tribute to the queen on the stage here at the platinum party this evening and the earl and countess of wessex in northern ireland today making sure the jubilee northern ireland today making sure thejubilee celebrations are being felt outside of london too. the the jubilee celebrations are being felt outside of london too. the rain has stopped- _ felt outside of london too. the rain has stopped. for _ felt outside of london too. the rain has stopped. for now. _ felt outside of london too. the rain has stopped. for now. thanks. - now it's back to rogerfor the rest of the day's news. the governor of luhansk province says ukrainian troops have pushed back the advancing russian army, recapturing 20% of territory lost in the eastern city of severodonetsk.

our correspondentjoe inwood is in kyiv this morning, joe, how long will ukrainian forces be able to sustain this defensive? we have said about the ebb and flow of this conflict. ukrainian forces on the front foot seemingly, will they be able to sustain this defence? it they be able to sustain this defence?— they be able to sustain this defence? 4 , , , , 4 , defence? it really is, the russians, aeneral defence? it really is, the russians, general trajectory _ defence? it really is, the russians, general trajectory of _ defence? it really is, the russians, general trajectory of this _ defence? it really is, the russians, general trajectory of this has - defence? it really is, the russians, general trajectory of this has been | general trajectory of this has been of russian advance, taking territory slowly, piece by piece, but under huge artillery barrages. the ukrainians have been pushed back and back. this is the first time i think we have heard a report of ukrainian counteroffensive in this area particularly as long as i can remember. the question is how much this can be sustained. is this simply the russians trying to advance to far and have been caught out or are we seeing more sustain

here? i think probably it's going to be the former. the general tenor of the ukrainian position was that they were going to try to make a strategic withdrawal, defend our river nearby which is a better defensive position but you never know. the governor of the luhansk region in which severodonetsk sets says they will hold of a city and they are waiting for the arrival of new heavy artillery coming in from the americans. guided long—range vessels and he says they could make all the difference.— all the difference. thank you very much. investigators in germany are trying to establish why a train in bavaria derailed killing at least four people and injuring dozens more. our correspondentjenny hill is in berlin for us, jenny what do we know about this accident so far?

at this stage, actually very little about the cause of the derailment. this is a horrible start to a bank holiday weekend here. yesterday lunchtime a regional service said to be pretty crowded was on its way to munich when it came off the rails as it rounded a white depend on a raised section of track. emergency workers have been at the scene since yesterday lunchtime. they say they have got everyone out. lots of people injured, among them children, we are told. at this stage, the authorities are telling us the death toll is confirmed at four but that number may rise and that is because at some point, possibly today, they are going to try to lift some of those appended carriages and they say they cannot rule out the possibility that underneath the wreckage they may yet find more bodies. in the meantime, an investigation is continuing into what could possibly have gone wrong here. regional transport minister

speaking last night said there was no other train, no other vehicle involved. he says at this stage it points perhaps at some kind of technical issue with the train itself or perhaps the track but there is no evidence at this stage really to go on and detectives are working at the scene. they say that the investigation is expected to be a lengthy one. it may be some weeks potentially before be find out exactly what caused this horrible accident. 4 . exactly what caused this horrible accident. 4 i i 4 ~ accident. tragic incident, thank ou. you may have plans for this bank holiday saturday as the four d celebrations continue. the weather will be all—important. how is it? good morning. looking mix for southern parts of the uk to be honest. but for some not a bad few days. unlike what we saw yesterday, did north—west watch across this peninsular and snowdonia, storms

blast into life, hundreds of lightning strikes and the storm is not only brought intense rain but hail. these pictures where we saw around one month's hail. these pictures where we saw around one months worth of rainfall in the space of three hours. that has caused flash flooding too. hopefully a much better day to come today. for many in the north and west it will be a day of sunshine, but increasing chance of thundery showers, especially across central and southern areas as i will show you. this morning, those showers and storms linked into these clumps of white cloud. drifting in and out of france into this morning, away from that cloud drifting in making for a great start here but many should brighten up. focusing on those showers and thunderstorms, pretty heavy downpours just pushing towards the london area. outbreaks of rain for north into south west midlands, south—east wales, some of the

heaviest rain across parts of devon and cornwall so far this morning. an improving picture for many, some showers, the odd rumble of thunder through the day and some of that rain pushing north into mid wales and the midlands but actually more dry and bright weather. eastern areas where it is misty and grey, that will retreat to the cloak coast. cooler across the south with the strength of the wind but north west england, parts of scotland and northern ireland, sunshine throughout saturday, there will be spells of hazy sunshine in london later, temperatures showing for the party at the palace into the evening. small chance of rain as the concert ends. that is linked to these thunderstorms which are returning into tomorrow morning. widely across southern england and south wales. west of scotland, northern ireland will see some sunshine at times. it will be a cool night here, clear skies and a cool

night here, clear skies and a cool night to take us into sunday. low cloud around this eastern coast and more widely across england and wales. you can see the main chance of thundery rain pushing north, made wales and east anglia to start with, edging towards bm 62 corridor towards the south—east corner for the pageant looking like it could be dry with hazy sunshine for a time, a few showers later into the evening, drifting northwards. west of scotland and northern ireland the best of the weather on sunday, temperatures into the 205. that rain pushes to northern england, clips southern scotland into monday. clears away through monday and for the rest of suite we will watch another area of low pressure come the atlantic. best of dry weather tuesday next week. temperatures where they should be for this time injune but it turns windier through the second half of next week with rain at times. rain on the way for

you in the next few hours and it will stay blushing but brighter conditions later for the start of the concert. conditions later for the start of the concert-— conditions later for the start of the concert. that is what we are lookin: the concert. that is what we are looking forward _ the concert. that is what we are looking forward to. _ the concert. that is what we are looking forward to. i _ the concert. that is what we are looking forward to. i am - the concert. that is what we are looking forward to. i am always| looking forward to. i am always obsessed with the weather but never been as obsessed as i have been this weekend. members of the royal family, leading politicians and 400 key workers attended a special thanksgiving service at st paul's cathedral yesterday. referring to her love of horse racing, archbishop of york stephen cottrell thanked the queen for "staying the course" and said she is "still in the saddle", even though she was not able to attend in person. we'rejoined now by british historian and biographer, robert lacey. good morning. that service, what did you take away from those words from the archbishop? i you take away from those words from the archbishop?— the archbishop? i thought he conve ed the archbishop? i thought he conveyed particularly - the archbishop? i thought he conveyed particularly well - the archbishop? i thought he i conveyed particularly well what the archbishop? i thought he - conveyed particularly well what the queen stands for. very cleverly horse racing analogy. it was lovely seeing all the members of the royal family come to life and laugh. i was

interested by the mixed reception our prime minister received as he came up the steps and i thought that illustrated the british constitution. the politicians are there to healthily represent what we represent and that is the elected side, and then we have the unelected side, and then we have the unelected side, which has to stand for different values. that is what we are celebrating about the queen. if are celebrating about the queen. if a monarchy goes wrong, then the whole country suffers. but with this woman, she has stuck to these ideas of duty which i think her upbringing at the knee of george v and then her years in the war, and this is a woman who going back beyond her 17

year reign, lived through world war ii and saw the importance of sticking at it.— ii and saw the importance of sticking at it. she has had that hrase, sticking at it. she has had that phrase. this — sticking at it. she has had that phrase, this soon _ sticking at it. she has had that phrase, this soon shall- sticking at it. she has had that phrase, this soon shall pass. i sticking at it. she has had that - phrase, this soon shall pass. with the pandemic, alluding to what she represents, that constant state, that reassurance, she is absolutely made that her own. yes. and that andemic made that her own. yes. and it�*iagit pandemic broadcast was just the latest example of the way in which at the right time, she has made such at the right time, she has made such a contribution. back in 1997 there was controversy about the death of diana and people felt the royal family had not quite got it right and maybe they had not until she appeared there and made her speech. and somehow encompassed all the complexity of feelings that everybody was experiencing. you must find it hit fascinating _ everybody was experiencing. you must find it hit fascinating as _ everybody was experiencing. you must find it hit fascinating as we _ everybody was experiencing. you must find it hit fascinating as we all- find it hit fascinating as we all have the change in the way the royal family is presented to us the public. what we are allowed to see

more personality, insights into family life, that has changed under her reign. it family life, that has changed under her reian. 4 , ~ family life, that has changed under herreiun. �* _ her reign. it has. almost by default- _ her reign. it has. almost by default. let's _ her reign. it has. almost by default. let's face - her reign. it has. almost by default. let's face it, - her reign. it has. almost by default. let's face it, the i her reign. it has. almost by - default. let's face it, the queen did have difficulties and she alluded going back to 1992, she alluded going back to 1992, she alluded to her annus horribilis, that was a terrible year, three of her children's marriages ending, but again... the windsorfire her children's marriages ending, but again... the windsor fire which symbolise everything that was wrong, but again, she is there, talking, she has this gift of being able to put into words what people are feeling and what matches the moment. prince charles and prince william will be paying tribute to her as well. i know it's a massive celebration in the country, much of the country has to come together but there is a feeling of family tonight, isn't there?- there is a feeling of family tonight, isn't there? there is a feeling of family toniuht, isn't there? , 4 4 4 tonight, isn't there? yes, again, at the service — tonight, isn't there? yes, again, at the service yesterday _ tonight, isn't there? yes, again, at the service yesterday when - tonight, isn't there? yes, again, at the service yesterday when we - tonight, isn't there? yes, again, at. the service yesterday when we heard she was not going to be there, we thought, how is it going to work? and it did work. and prince charles

and william, very interesting to see the way they are doing things together, we are being reminded of the continuity that monarchy is about more than just people, it's about more than just people, it's about institution and it's about the individuals inside trying to live up to that institution. stand individuals inside trying to live up to that institution.— individuals inside trying to live up to that institution. and they have a lot to live up _ to that institution. and they have a lot to live up to. _ to that institution. and they have a lot to live up to. thank _ to that institution. and they have a lot to live up to. thank you - to that institution. and they have a lot to live up to. thank you very . lot to live up to. thank you very much for your time with me. thank ou. john maguire is on the mall where music fans are already arriving and are hoping to get close enough to hear thejubilee concert. not shopping, you are on the mall, how is it looking?— how is it looking? good to see you arain, how is it looking? good to see you again. when _ how is it looking? good to see you again, when the _ how is it looking? good to see you again, when the idea _ how is it looking? good to see you again, when the idea came - how is it looking? good to see you again, when the idea came up - how is it looking? good to see you again, when the idea came up to i how is it looking? good to see you i again, when the idea came up to go to the mall on saturday morning i said, 12 hours before the concert? there will be nobody there. it is absolutely empty. then i remembered it is the royal family, absolutely empty. then i remembered

it is the royalfamily, of absolutely empty. then i remembered it is the royal family, of course there will be people here 12 hours before the concert waving unionjack flags, wearing them. all decked out in red white and blue and i must admit there are familiar faces i have seen over the last couple of days. this van is going to run is over, hopefully it will not. and have a chat. we had showers breaking out so they put their umbrellas up, they look like roman legionnaires going into battle. good morning. let's be formal. it's a royal occasion. you have been camping out for days on end. hate occasion. you have been camping out for days on end-— for days on end. we arrived on the train at 1:30am _ for days on end. we arrived on the train at 1:30am on _ for days on end. we arrived on the train at 1:30am on thursday - for days on end. we arrived on the i train at 1:30am on thursday morning, came _ train at 1:30am on thursday morning, came straight to the mall and... we watched _ came straight to the mall and... we watched the — came straight to the mall and... we watched the tripping of the colour, at the _ watched the tripping of the colour, at the cathedral, got great pictures of everyone coming in leading the cathedral, — of everyone coming in leading the cathedral, went sightseeing and everything. cathedral, went sightseeing and eve him. 4 4 4 cathedral, went sightseeing and everything-— cathedral, went sightseeing and eve him. 4 4 4 4 , everything. you have not done this before, everything. you have not done this before. how _ everything. you have not done this before, how has _ everything. you have not done this before, how has it _ everything. you have not done this before, how has it been? - everything. you have not done this| before, how has it been? amazing.

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cornwall and connecticut friends who made friends at previous royal occasions. that has been a pattern so who knows how many people there will be when you talk to us later on but i'm guaranteed they will all be friendly and have lots to say. studio: thanks very much and i think it will build up, we saw earlier this week because why would you not want to hear that brilliant concert? thank you very much. every royal landmark is commemorated with special memorabilia, from plates, mugs and tea towels, which are snapped up by superfans to mark the occasion. over the years, margaret tyler from wembley has amassed almost 13,000 royal souvenirs and artefacts. she's so well—known, people around the world send her items to add to her collection. paul murphy—kasp has been to meet her. this was my first little item, it cost 2.5p and i just fell in love with it.

you wouldn't believe that so much could come from that one little thing. how many things do you think you have, royal, if you could put a number on it? i would think something like12, 13,000. i've got a big china collection, they are all mugs, plates, saucers, everything like that. i have got dresses. but if it interests me, i will buy it. i wouldn't buy anything that was really ugly. ijust enjoy it, you know? it grows all the time, you know, especially with things like this. my parents were great royalists. and when you are an only child, you pick up on adults more, because you are with adults more. when i was 19, i came to london and obviously there were more hope of seeing a member of the royalfamily.

i mean, herefordshire isjust fields and cows and sheep and things like that. you don't get that down there, but up here you were in with a good chance, so i love, i always loved london. what is your first major memory of a royal occasion? the royal event would actually be the coronation. because we didn't have a television, we didn't watch it on the day, but then we had a fete, they did a fete for us and that was great fun, it was in a big area and we all got our new dresses on and everything like that. so that was lovely. i have met the queen on four occasions. oh, it was fantastic. i got to see her, i gave her flowers, she thanked me very much. she was very charming when i met her. this is one of my newest items for thisjubilee. it's called a charger. i thought it was beautiful. it has just got a charm about it,

so i was really happy with it. i think her majesty the queen isjust brilliant, i think she is there for us all the time and when there is anything very sad, anything that she should be there, she is there and she cares about us. ijust hope she is happy. stay with us, there's plenty more still to come on breakfast from here at buckingham palace as the celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee are well under way. you are taking a look at this. we ask for pictures and the viewers have delivered. i was quite envious of that collection, having been born and raised in the potteries. well, we asked you to send in pictures of your own jubilee celebrations and as always you've responded.

this is hunsbury in northampton, where karen gardner and her neighbours are getting into the swing of things. kat marshall is there somewhere celebrating with friends human and furry. indeed dogs and cakes are very much a trend this jubilee, as you'd expect. valerie's 82—year—old mum is responsible for this effort. while these impressive cakes from ella weeks are vegan and vanilla. and back to our canine friends — here's finlay getting into the jubilee spirit, i think. doesn't look too happy, does he? you can send in your pictures on e—mail

or twitter and find us on facebook. stay with us, plenty more still to come on breakfast this morning. hello, this is breakfast — we'll have plenty more from naga at buckingham palace shortly, but first let's get some more of the day's news. now as you may remember, on breakfast we've been following the story of manchester arena bombing survivor, martin hibbert. despite being left paralysed from the attack, he's been in training to ascend the world's

highest free—standing mountain, kilimanjaro in tanzania — in a specially adapted wheelchair. here's a reminder of what he's attempting. martin hibbert�*s life changed forever on the 22nd of may in 2017, when he found himself just two feet from the blast in the manchester arena bomb attack along with his daughter, eve. 22 people lost their lives as they were leaving the ariana grande concert. martin was the closest person to the bomb to survive the blast, but was left paralysed from the waist down. he is now embarking on the ambition of a lifetime — to reach the top of africa's highest peak, mount kilimanjaro, using a specially adapted wheelchair. the aim is simple. to reach the 19,000 feet high summit. for a long time after i was injured, i couldn't come to terms with why me and eve had survived when everybody, literally, around us and died

instantly, and maybe this is it. maybe my role in this world is for this moment, to change people's lives. and raise £1 million for the spinal injuries association. martin has been preparing for the expedition for more than two years, including altitude training and preparing for freezing conditions. but the challenge is difficult. only 65% of people who attempt to climb kilimanjaro's dense rainforest, boulderfields and snowcapped peaks actually make it to the top. and delighted to say that martin has arrived safely in tanzania with his team, and we are able to speak to him now. by by the look of the weather and the place you are saying, it rather

belies the challenge that lies ahead. it looks idyllic. it belies the challenge that lies ahead. it looks idyllic. it does. i wasn't expecting _ ahead. it looks idyllic. it does. i wasn't expecting it _ ahead. it looks idyllic. it does. i wasn't expecting it to _ ahead. it looks idyllic. it does. i wasn't expecting it to be - ahead. it looks idyllic. it does. i wasn't expecting it to be like i ahead. it looks idyllic. it does. i. wasn't expecting it to be like this. i thought it would be what we would expect on the crime, but it is stunning here. it's been nice to recharge the batteries. another day to go, a bit of r and r, sunbathing and chilling out. we have a five—hour drive in the morning to get to the foot of the mountain, and thatis get to the foot of the mountain, and that is when the real hard work starts. two years of hard work,

hopefully, we have done what we need to get to the top. haifa hopefully, we have done what we need to get to the top-— to get to the top. how are you feelin: ? to get to the top. how are you feeling? i — to get to the top. how are you feeling? i know— to get to the top. how are you feeling? i know one _ to get to the top. how are you feeling? i know one or- to get to the top. how are you feeling? i know one or two - to get to the top. how are you - feeling? i know one or two people who have been and made it made it because it is a really tough challenge, although without the real climbing gear, it's not like the himalayas. it's no walk in the park. no, i not done the training i would probably be a bit nervous. but i don't fail in many things, i'm not going to start on this. i needed something to grab people's attention. with the help of bbc

breakfast we have gone out to a big audience. i want to thank you and the audience for the support. we are getting so many messages and it helps. feeling nervous but excited. i've lived, slept and breathed it for two years. we have all our kit, the trike. there were some nervy moments when we change, we weren't expecting to get all our luggage, and when we got to kilimanjaro, the first thing i saw was the trike. we just want to get there now and smash it. ~

just want to get there now and smash it. . ,., , just want to get there now and smash it. ~ ,., , , just want to get there now and smash it. ~ ,, , , , ., it. we were saying this is your bi est it. we were saying this is your biggest challenge _ it. we were saying this is your biggest challenge yet, - it. we were saying this is your biggest challenge yet, but - it. we were saying this is your biggest challenge yet, but it'si it. we were saying this is your - biggest challenge yet, but it's not, is it? your biggest challenge came in may 2017. is it? your biggest challenge came in may 2011— in may 2017. exactly. i didn't think i was getting _ in may 2017. exactly. i didn't think i was getting out _ in may 2017. exactly. i didn't think i was getting out alive _ in may 2017. exactly. i didn't think i was getting out alive that - in may 2017. exactly. i didn't think i was getting out alive that night. | i was getting out alive that night. i was getting out alive that night. i made peace with that. that was the start of the journey. to wake up in intensive care, and be told i had a spinal—cord injury would probably never walk again, the fact i was alive and could talk, i was happy. i was paralysed, but it doesn't mean i can't live very fulfilled life.

that's what i try and do. hopefully people take inspiration from that. so the support i've had has had me in he tears. i want to change the conception of disability. for people to embrace disability and celebrate it. to embrace disability and celebrate it. i'm to embrace disability and celebrate it. i'm from bolton, we don't sit in corners. we are loud and proud. if i can change people's perception on disability, that can only be a good thing. disability, that can only be a good thin. .. disability, that can only be a good thin. ., ., , ., ' thing. there are lots of different microclimates _ thing. there are lots of different microclimates you _ thing. there are lots of different microclimates you will _ thing. there are lots of different microclimates you will have - thing. there are lots of different microclimates you will have to i thing. there are lots of different | microclimates you will have to go through on this trip. i microclimates you will have to go through on this trip.— through on this trip. i don't know too much about _ through on this trip. i don't know too much about it. _ through on this trip. i don't know

too much about it. the _ through on this trip. i don't know too much about it. the team - through on this trip. i don't know| too much about it. the team have seen the route and donned the recce, and i will face it on the day. if i knew too much about what we are going to face i would think about it too much. i will respect mountain and hope it will do the same for me. it's 30 degrees at the bottom end of the minute it is —14 at the top. there will be snow, rain, boulders. i almost huge inspiration, good luck to martin. he was the weather in the

west of scotland. the woman's condition is to be had, a different story across the east, more in the way of cloud. in sussex there is some rain too. heavy and thundery downpours. it would diminish in some areas, but return again tomorrow. cloud pushing northwards out of france, these clumps of white cloud producing the rain. there are gaps in between. but of clouds showing up on the east coast. this is where the showers are. a few showers through the south midlands and wales, devon and cornwall this morning, should

all start to ease. some showers in the afternoon, but fewer. away from the afternoon, but fewer. away from the south, a dry day for most. it will feel cool along the beaches. quite a keen breeze across some parts of england. cracking day for many areas, temperature 20—22 degrees. you'll notice thundery showers become more widespread tonight across southern parts of england in the midlands and into wales to take us into tomorrow morning. a humid start. longest falls of heavy rain pushing into the m 62 corridor, drier and brighter,

good news for the pageant. best of the weather tomorrow, cumbria, western scotland and into northern ireland. temperatures up to 21 degrees. that's a weather is looking. mike is an epsom for us this morning. maybe some rain you, brightening up for the races, but hold onto your hat. there is disappointment that her majesty can't be here today, she has to take it easy over thejubilee celebrations, but she will be watching from the comfort and warmth

of windsor castle, because it is chilly. this will only be the fifth derby that she has missed in 70 years. they're on the common is where people will have parties. a fantastic atmosphere. thrilling race at the oaks. decided on a photo finish. one by tuesday ridden by ryan moore won by a short head from the favourite emily upjohn. it's a 10th oaks triumph for o'brien and a fourth for moore. england's cricketers already have their work cut out against new zealand in the first test at lord's. they go into today's third day 227 runs behind. 21l wickets have fallen so far in the match with debutant matthew potts adding captain

kane williamson to his tally of six for the match so far. but an unbeaten partnership of 180 runs between daryl mitchell and tom blundell with both approaching centuries has put the tourists very much on top. there could be a new name on the women's french open trophy later today. american teenager coco gauff is playing in a grand slam singles finalfor the first time. but she's up against the toughest opponent she could face, 2020 champion and world number one iga swiatek. meanwhile rafael nadal is a step closer to a record extending 14th title after alexander zverev had to retire from their semi—final through injury. the german third seed was a set down at the time. the spaniard will face norwegian eighth seed casper ruud in tomorrow's final. and britain's defending champions alfie hewett and gordon reid will be hoping to retain their wheelchair

doubles title later. they've not lost a slam final together since wimbledon in 2019 and victory would see them claim a 10th consecutive grand slam. european football's governing body, uefa, has apologised to the fans who attended last saturday's champions league final and had to experience or witness frightening and distressing events in the build—up to the match. they've commissioned an independent review to identify any shortcomings. real madrid joined liverpool in demanding answers to what happened in paris. the game, which real won 1—0, was delayed by more than half an hour and liverpool fans have described heavy—handed policing, organisational chaos and overcrowding at the showpiece game. here at epsom they are celebrating her majesty the queen's influence on the sport of horse racing. notjust as a fan but as a breeder.

i've been speaking to some of those who've worked in the sport during the last seven decades. such is her majesty's love of racing that even on the day of her coronation, the fitness of her first ever derby horse as queen was uppermost in her mind. the morning of the coronation, someone said, how are you? she said, it's all right. i've just heard from the trainer and aureole is fine this morning. it was high in her thoughts. archive: and now, to watch the coronation derby, - comes her majesty the queen. and just four days later, in the 1953 derby, the nation was backing aureole to provide an end to coronation week as 750,000 fans gathered on epsom down. even the commentators were caught up in coronation derby fever. archive: feel like a snack before you get down to business? - real slippery eels, they're lovely! now aureole moves up to take second... in the end aureole had to settle for second, but the world had been awakened to the queen's passion for racing. the queen: aureole's - always been an independent and frankly naughty character. her majesty's love, influence and impact on the sport would continue

to grow over 70 years, right up to today, whether winning or losing. we have had, for the last 70 years, a queen whose private passion has been horse racing and whose interest has been in actually breeding racehorses. she now has more horses than she's ever had. it makes the world look in at horse racing on a different level. she gives it respectability. when you talk to her about her horses, she can remember exactly when everything was injured, or was it back, when it was hurt, which foal it had and when it had it. amazing knowledge. you can see her when she gets with racing people. her shoulders drop and she relaxes, and she chats away. from the royal box up there, her majesty has witnessed all but four derbies throughout her reign over the decades, and that includes missing the last two due to the pandemic. but despite owning the winners of over 1,000 races in british racing, her majesty has never

enjoyed success on this famous course in the most prestigious flat race of them all, the derby. so, while this trophy has so far eluded her majesty, she has made history and celebrated victory in other famous races — the first reigning monarch to win the gold cup at ascot in 2013, when estimate triumphed, lifting the trophy she was there to present. and in her silverjubilee year in 1977, her horse dunfermline was victorious in the other big epsom race, the oaks stakes, with willie carson wearing the royal silks. that was unbelievable. it's still possibly my greatest moment in racing, winning the silverjubilee in silverjubilee week. it's a fairy tale for the queen, a fairy tale for me, but we thought it wouldn't happen because we thought we were asking too much. thejourney home that night, i don't remember.

i floated. when you put the colours on, you know, you feel better. the chest comes out, you come up more upright. you feel as though you've grown. you might have grown, that's how you feel. but it's not about winning for her majesty. it's about the journey for her horses. she never moans at herjockeys if they lose, and can be full of praise when they win. just ask hayley turner, who rode the same royal winner two years running at newbury. so we're out on the podium and she's presenting me with my prize, just holding it, getting the photo, she says "oh, we've done this before, haven't we?" i said "yes, ma'am — you should pay me a retainer." and she looked at me...and was like, "oh!" and it was like five seconds of — iwas like, "oh, i've pushed my luck here." it was fine, though. it's nice how much she cares about horses. i'm lucky that i get to chat to her about that, with someone who shares that with me. her influence and love for the sport and this day is stronger than ever.

last year she ran more horses and won more races than any other time in her 70—year reign. the queen's contribution has been greater than anyone before or since. amazing to think at the age of 96 her influences as great as ever. i'm joined now by amy starkey, managing director of jockey club east region. how special has her involvement been? even though she's not here today, will that redouble people's efforts? ,, ., , today, will that redouble people's efforts? . ., , efforts? the queen loves racing, racin: of efforts? the queen loves racing, racing of the _ efforts? the queen loves racing,

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weekend, something to mark him as well. ., , weekend, something to mark him as well. ., _.,,, ., well. yeah, he sadly passed away earlier this _ well. yeah, he sadly passed away earlier this week, _ well. yeah, he sadly passed away earlier this week, we _ well. yeah, he sadly passed away earlier this week, we have - well. yeah, he sadly passed away earlier this week, we have been l earlier this week, we have been marking his achievements. 11 time championjockey. there marking his achievements. 11 time champion jockey. there will be a minute's applause for him. and champion jockey. there will be a minute's applause for him. and the uuard of minute's applause for him. and the guard of honour _ minute's applause for him. and the guard of honour from _ minute's applause for him. and the guard of honour from 40 _ minute's applause for him. and the guard of honour from 40 former. guard of honour from a0 former jockeys. guard of honour from 40 former 'ocke s. ., , ., ., ., . , ., jockeys. lots going on to celebrate her contribution _ jockeys. lots going on to celebrate her contribution to _ jockeys. lots going on to celebrate her contribution to racing. - jockeys. lots going on to celebrate her contribution to racing. it - her contribution to racing. it promises to be a magical event encouraging everybody to come and be part of it at the epsom downs. {line part of it at the epsom downs. one ofthe part of it at the epsom downs. one of the things _ part of it at the epsom downs. one of the things the _ part of it at the epsom downs. one of the things the queen loves the most is how people from all different walks of life come together. top hats and tails on this

site, but across the track, the party crowd. site, but across the track, the party crowd-— party crowd. not only is it the world's best _ party crowd. not only is it the world's best race, _ party crowd. not only is it the world's best race, but - party crowd. not only is it the world's best race, but the - party crowd. not only is it the - world's best race, but the people's raise. all walks of life here, it is always special when the queen is here. delighted she is watching at home. what we will see her today is special as the champion horses ground. i special as the champion horses round. ~ .. . ground. i think the weather is clearin: ground. i think the weather is clearing no. _ ground. i think the weather is clearing on. i _ ground. i think the weather is clearing up, i have _ ground. i think the weather is clearing up, i have a - ground. i think the weather is clearing up, i have a fantastici ground. i think the weather is - clearing up, i have a fantastic day. you know it is special when i get to wear a top hat. ifeel like i'm

getting married. i'm not, i'm very happily married. i feel like for ifeel like for one i've i feel like for one i've outsmarted you... no, you haven't! this is jaxjones's hat. you do look as smart as you did on your wedding day. but i can't be undone. i knew there was a musical connection, but i thought it wast from jamiroquai. tonight, 22,000 music fans will come here to the grounds of buckingham palace for a special platinum jubilee concert — with performances from the likes of diana ross and george ezra.also in the line up is dj and music producer, jaxjones, who willjoin us in a moment — first though let's get a taste of what's in store and listen to his single where did you go? # oh, my love, where did you go? # where did you go now? # i wanna know # with all my love, where did you go now? # where did you go now? # i wanna know # where did you go? # with my love, with my love...#

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you were invited to perform and got the phone to ask people whether they want to join you? it’s the phone to ask people whether they want to join you?— want to join you? it's an amazing feelina. want to join you? it's an amazing feeling. started _ want to join you? it's an amazing feeling. started off— want to join you? it's an amazing feeling. started off as _ want to join you? it's an amazing feeling. started off as a - want to join you? it's an amazing feeling. started off as a young i feeling. started off as a young musician in south london, getting to this point in celebrating this historic moment. to share with friends, and obviously they wanted to come to the after party.- to come to the after party. which i understand — to come to the after party. which i understand it _ to come to the after party. which i understand it in _ to come to the after party. which i understand it in the _ to come to the after party. which i understand it in the palace. i to come to the after party. which i understand it in the palace. just i understand it in the palace. just behind us. _ understand it in the palace. just behind us, we _ understand it in the palace. jut behind us, we haven't got far to go! i'm noticing, you are playing guitar live. tell me about it. we you are playing guitar live. tell me about it. ~ .. you are playing guitar live. tell me about it. ~ ., , you are playing guitar live. tell me about it. ., , ., about it. we are shooting fireworks out of my guitar. _ about it. we are shooting fireworks out of my guitar. i _ about it. we are shooting fireworks out of my guitar. i started - about it. we are shooting fireworks out of my guitar. i started playing i

out of my guitar. i started playing guitar when i was eight, classically trained. i want to finish the performance on top of that. i'm very excited. it will be safe, i'm firing the fireworks away. it will be ten seconds of magic.— the fireworks away. it will be ten seconds of magic. how do you feel this morning? _ seconds of magic. how do you feel this morning? 22,000 _ seconds of magic. how do you feel this morning? 22,000 people. i seconds of magic. how do you feel. this morning? 22,000 people. 5000 surrounding the stage. how are you feeling? j surrounding the stage. how are you feelin: ? ~ �* . surrounding the stage. how are you feelin: ? ~ �*, ., ., feeling? i feel like it's another da in feeling? i feel like it's another day in the _ feeling? i feel like it's another day in the office! _ feeling? i feel like it's another day in the office! no, - feeling? i feel like it's another day in the office! no, i'm i feeling? i feel like it's another day in the office! no, i'm very| day in the office! no, i'm very excited. just to have such a prestigious audience. it excited. just to have such a prestigious audience. if you are you lookin: prestigious audience. if you are you looking forward _ prestigious audience. if you are you looking forward to _ prestigious audience. if you are you looking forward to seeing _ prestigious audience. if you are you looking forward to seeing perform? i

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good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty at buckingham palace and rogerjohnson in the studio. our headlines today... it's party time at the palace. some of the music industry's biggest stars come together for a concert to celebrate thejubilee. prince charles and prince william will take centre stage as it's expected the queen won't be attending. down won't be attending. here on the mall, still 11 hours down here on the mall, still 11 hours to go until the concert but of course the crowds are here already. isn't that right?— good morning from epsom downs racecourse — good morning from epsom downs racecourse here in surrey on derby which _ racecourse here in surrey on derby which is _ racecourse here in surrey on derby which is traditionally one of the queen's— which is traditionally one of the queen's favourite sporting events of the year. _ queen's favourite sporting events of the year, although she won't be attending — the year, although she won't be attending herself this year they will he — attending herself this year they will be doing lots to celebrate and mark— will be doing lots to celebrate and mark the — will be doing lots to celebrate and mark the queen's influence on the sport— mark the queen's influence on the sport of— mark the queen's influence on the sport of house racing. also on the programme...

the front line in russia's war in ukraine. we've a special report from donbas. and whilst much of scotland and northern ireland stay dry and sunny through the rest of this platinum jubilee weekend, for parts of england and wales, there is an increasing chance of thunderstorms and heavy rain. i will have all the details here on breakfast. it's saturday 4thjune and there's still a whole weekend ofjubilee celebrations ahead, to give thanks to the queen for her 70—year reign. i'm here at buckingham palace, where a special concert takes place tonight. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. it was initially three stages, that has been expanded to four. we will

get more from our royal correspondence in a moment. we are seeing people gathering at the malice morning. lined with union flags put the crowds are going to get bigger as we see people try to get bigger as we see people try to get a glimpse or even just hear the concert. it is certainly going to be a great affair. it is raining a little bit. matt wilkie was up—to—date with the weather. it is expected to clear up later this evening. the queen didn't attend a service of thanksgiving at st paul's yesterday after experiencing discomfort and won't be at the epsom derby later today. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has the details. would you like another one? the queen's love of horses is well known. these pictures were filmed earlier this year, at the royal stud. however, she won't be attending the epsom derby later today, but will watch on the television instead.

just as she watched yesterday's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral. her mobility issues prevented her being there in person to hear the thanks for a lifetime dedicated to faith and public service. her family were there, however, including her grandson and his wife, prince harry and meghan making their first appearance at a royal event for two years. whatever had been said in the past, this was a time for the family to come together. it was the duke and cambridge and the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through the cathedral to represent the monarch and lead the thanksgiving. there was an appropriately equine theme to the archbishop of york's sermon. 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.

on thursday, the mall was full of thousands of thousands of people here to watch the dazzling military parade. on friday, there was the poignant and reflective service of thanksgiving. this weekend is all about dancing, music, and lunch. perhaps watching the weekend weather forecast, the partying has already got under way in parts of the uk, including here in glasgow. thousands morejubilee lunches, pageants and parties will take place today and tomorrow. and tonight, this huge set, built in front of buckingham palace, will see the likes of duran duran, queen and diana ross taking to any one of the four stages. also expected to give their thanks to their mother and grandmother, prince charles and prince william, who will take their seats in the royal box for the platinum party at the palace. our royal correspondent sarah campbelljoins me now.

as you have been telling me all morning, you have been on that stage feeling like a rock star. j morning, you have been on that stage feeling like a rock star. i can morning, you have been on that stage feeling like a rock star.— feeling like a rock star. i can tell ou this feeling like a rock star. i can tell you this is _ feeling like a rock star. i can tell you this is good _ feeling like a rock star. i can tell you this is good news, _ feeling like a rock star. i can tell you this is good news, it - feeling like a rock star. i can tell you this is good news, it is i feeling like a rock star. i can tell. you this is good news, it is nonslip surface. j you this is good news, it is nonslip surface. ., , you this is good news, it is nonslip surface-_ you _ you this is good news, it is nonslip surface._ you do i you this is good news, it is nonslip surface._ you do not i surface. i did worry. you do not want to see _ surface. i did worry. you do not want to see a — surface. i did worry. you do not want to see a performer- surface. i did worry. you do not want to see a performer falling| want to see a performer falling over. that area there is one of the four stages, the first stage is where queen are going to open the show. that will be the first thing we see and we are desperately trying to find out what brian may is possibly going to do to top playing the national anthem on his guitar on the national anthem on his guitar on the buckingham palace roof which he did in 2002, but i have not been able to find out. it will be a big surprise. we have heard about the big—name performers, george ezra, rod stewart, jakjones. lots of people. to give you an idea, it's a

massive show. yesterday rehearsal are some of the west end tributes, comedians. there are 63 dressing rooms that have been built as part of this construction just to give you an idea of what a massive show it's going to be. starts at 8pm. taking to the stage also prince charles and prince william will give their own tributes to the queen tonight. in their own tributes to the queen toniaht. , ., their own tributes to the queen toniaht. ,. ., their own tributes to the queen toniaht. i. ., .,, their own tributes to the queen toniaht. ,. ., .,, ., tonight. in your role as royal correspondence, _ tonight. in your role as royal correspondence, not - tonight. in your role as royal correspondence, not just i correspondence, notjust entertainment correspondence, lillibet, harry and meghan's daughter, second child, is one today. daughter, second child, is one toda . . daughter, second child, is one toda . , ., , ,, daughter, second child, is one toda. , , , today. yes, happy birthday lillibet. born in california _ today. yes, happy birthday lillibet. born in california where _ today. yes, happy birthday lillibet. born in california where they i today. yes, happy birthday lillibet. born in california where they have l born in california where they have looked relocated. when we saw them yesterday at the service of thanksgiving, that was the first big royal event they have attended since they left the uk more than two years ago so that was quite a moment. lots of people watching to see what the interactions would be between him

and particularly the duke of cambridge's brother prince william. the cameras did not pick anything up, the choreography was very carefully done, they arrived at different times and left at different times and left at different times and left at different times so we did not see anything. but lillibet was like first birthday. they have their cottage in the windsor estate, the queen is there today, she is not going to be attending the epsom derby, as she would normally do. there is some speculation whether there might be a christening today. whether we will find out about it because it will be classes a private family event we don't what will be interesting to watch and see what happens. i interesting to watch and see what ha ens. .. ., , happens. i am loving seeing the hullabaloo _ happens. i am loving seeing the hullabaloo of— happens. i am loving seeing the hullabaloo of the _ happens. i am loving seeing the hullabaloo of the horses - happens. i am loving seeing the hullabaloo of the horses coming through, we have seen them throughout the morning but it adds to the sense of occasion.— to the sense of occasion. water a backdrop to _ to the sense of occasion. water a backdrop to a _ to the sense of occasion. water a backdrop to a pop _ to the sense of occasion. water a backdrop to a pop concert. i to the sense of occasion. water a backdrop to a pop concert. much| to the sense of occasion. water a i backdrop to a pop concert. much more coverage coming for the rest of the morning now it's back to roger for the rest of the day's news.

the governor of luhansk province says ukrainian troops have pushed back the advancing russian army, recapturing 20% of territory lost in the eastern city of severodonetsk. our correspondentjoe inwood is in kyiv this morning. on this occasion as ukrainian forces seem to be pushing russian forces back how long they can sustain that for. �* , , ., , ., back how long they can sustain that for. �* ,,., , ., ., for. absolutely. there are a few thins for. absolutely. there are a few thin . s to for. absolutely. there are a few things to think _ for. absolutely. there are a few things to think of _ for. absolutely. there are a few things to think of it. _ for. absolutely. there are a few things to think of it. first i for. absolutely. there are a few things to think of it. first of- for. absolutely. there are a few things to think of it. first of all, i things to think of it. first of all, is this accurate? we are getting this from one side and in war every size tells you what they want you to know. the governor of luhansk has been reliable but we only have his word for it. secondly, are we seeing a stalling of the russian offensive? is this a concerted counter attack or is it the ebb and flow of

conflict and the russians will continue their advance? we see the pattern of the last few weeks has been the russians pushing into severodonetsk and gradually taking ground. that question is going to be really important. is this a concerted counterattack? if this is temporary, then we're going to see luhansk region probably in real danger of falling. if it is not, if it's the start of a ukrainian counteroffensive at this point and this is the focus of the russian invasion, if the ukrainians are counterattacking here, that tells us something really important about the russian invasion and it would be that it russian invasion and it would be thatitis russian invasion and it would be that it is stalling.— that it is stalling. thank you, we appreciate _ that it is stalling. thank you, we appreciate you _ that it is stalling. thank you, we appreciate you joining _ that it is stalling. thank you, we appreciate you joining us. i at least four people have been killed and about 30 injured after a train derailed in the german state of bavaria. the train was heading to munich when three carriages came off the tracks near a popular ski resort. investigators say they are working to establish what caused the accident. authorities confirmed a number of children were among those injured.

the singer mariah carey is being sued for copyright infringement over one of her biggest hits. andy stone is bringing a suit for about £16 million over all i want for christmas is you, claiming carey exploited a song with the same name he released five years earlier. her version is one of the most successful christmas singles of all time. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. for quite a few of you

it will stay dry. the sunny conditions in the north and far west but whilst we have some sunshine to be had, there will be a few flies in the ointment. thundershowers around, one or two across the southernmost counties of england and wales and in tomorrow, that will transfer further north but mainly for england and wales. a lot of you will get away dry. what is happening at the moment? if you look at the satellite imagery, these are the cloud producing rain so far. drifted from france and mainly limited to these counties. some cloud making for a great start which will ban to the coast through the day. the showers across the southern areas, very heavy at the moment pushing across parts of devon. just the north of the channel islands will push along the channel islands will push along the south coast but the northern portion fading away becoming lighter and patchy. spot through the midlands and parts of wales but brightening up to the south of that

into the afternoon. sunniest of all parts of north—west england, a good parts of north—west england, a good part of scotland and northern ireland will see highs of the temperatures up to 22 in some western areas. cooler than yesterday across many southern counties due to across many southern counties due to a bit more in the way of breeze which will still be there into the afternoon and evening. for the party at the palace, it is looking good. the chance of rain we think will not be until the party has ended and for going home, linking into these showers and thunderstorms set to brew overnight across france and pushing into southern england and wales, as far as the midlands and mid wales into the early part of tomorrow morning. low cloud again, temperatures in double figures but with the clear skies are, parts of scotland and northern ireland, chilly but sunny. cloud coming and going, low cloud in place but any

outdoor plans tomorrow looks like we will see a scattering of showers across the south, spells of rain developing the wales, midlands and east anglia which will drift away to the north—west towards the end of the north—west towards the end of the afternoon. cool breeze on today. cumbria, much of scotland, northern ireland fine with sunshine and temperatures up to 21. that area of rain will push towards the scottish borders through sunday and clears away through monday. leaving dry weather for the start of the week. this low pressure behind is a sign of things changing later turning wetter and windier as things go on. you have got the rain with you if the moment, looking dry and bright until we see more showers tonight. i don't think we give you nearly enough credit. i have noticed as we were building up to the weekend and worried about the rain that you were tempering expectations but look at

what you have done. you have made the rain go away for the concert and only be there when people go home. i doff that cat i had earlier if i could. i doff that cat i had earlier if i could. . .. doff that cat i had earlier if i could. , ., ,., , could. i wish i had power but there is a window _ could. i wish i had power but there is a window of _ could. i wish i had power but there is a window of weather _ could. i wish i had power but there is a window of weather for - could. i wish i had power but there is a window of weather for the i is a window of weather for the pageant tomorrow. you are the man, thank you so much. i am here at buckingham palace, it looks like it is brightening up. preparations are under way for a special platinum party at the palace. apart from the official celebrations taking place, many people up and down the country have also been holding their own parties to mark thejubilee and enjoy the bank holiday. itjust feels really patriotic, and having the whole town joining in, it is really eclectic, all different types of people, different generations, all celebrating the queen. it's incredible, isn't it? a credit to our country. 70 years she has give

everything to the country. and i think that she should celebrate. it's just wonderful that she has managed all these years. something you need to i celebrate with everybody. get everybody together. i think it's important to celebrate these events and especially this one, the platinum, because i don't think we will ever see the like again. it hasjust been brilliant. we were just saying, we don't think anything like this has happened here for decades, it's absolutely brilliant, we have loved it. i want to do it every week. it isjust a really nice opportunity, isn't it?

for everybody to come l together and celebrate. i mean, a remarkable achievement i for her majesty the queen to achieve 70 years on the throne. it's once in a blue moon and you won't see a queen doing 70 years again, i guess. she hasjust, like, been amazing. 70 years on the throne. and, you know, it's nice to give her a little bit back over this weekend. ice cream makes things better. we'rejoined now by broadcaster gyles brandreth. we have had a hat... i have got a 'umer. we have had a hat... i have got a jumper- specially _ we have had a hat... i have got a jumper. specially made -

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the radio because i so your chatting. the radio because i so your chatting-— the radio because i so your chatting. the radio because i so your chattina. , i, i, i, chatting. they did not have a television. _ chatting. they did not have a television. we _ chatting. they did not have a television. we rented - chatting. they did not have a television. we rented it - chatting. they did not have a television. we rented it from chatting. they did not have a i television. we rented it from a com an television. we rented it from a company called _ television. we rented it from a company called radio - television. we rented it from a company called radio rentals. | television. we rented it from a company called radio rentals. i rememberthem. it was company called radio rentals. i remember them. it was a tiny set and i remember my older sister saying get out of the way. the world has changed since then, whenever the national anthem was played my parents made us stand to attention. those were the days you went to the cinema, everyone stood to attention, you went to the theatre, the world has changed mostly for the better. can you imagine then considering how revered the national anthem was when brian may played it on top of the palace? it has changed in terms of how we embrace it.— palace? it has changed in terms of how we embrace it. what my parents or grandparents _ how we embrace it. what my parents or grandparents would _ how we embrace it. what my parents or grandparents would have - how we embrace it. what my parents or grandparents would have thought | or grandparents would have thought but that's the amazing thing about the queen. she is 96 yet somehow the reason the whole thing has survived is because it has evolved and the queen is oddly as modern today but

has a lot of time for yesterday. she is very accepting of new forms of entertainment. i met the people who run the royal variety show and asked what she really likes. the duke of edinburgh makes it very clear but we can't tell you what the queen likes because she is very evenhanded. she would not want anyone to think she did not like one act as much as the next. herfavourite did not like one act as much as the next. her favourite artist i think is george formby, who used to play the ukulele and she would do some of his songs. did the ukulele and she would do some of his sonus. , ., �* his songs. did he do when i'm cleanin: his songs. did he do when i'm cleaning windows? _ his songs. did he do when i'm cleaning windows? he - his songs. did he do when i'm cleaning windows? he did. . his songs. did he do when i'm cleaning windows? he did. al his songs. did he do when i'm l cleaning windows? he did. a lot his songs. did he do when i'm - cleaning windows? he did. a lot of windows to — cleaning windows? he did. a lot of windows to clean _ cleaning windows? he did. a lot of windows to clean therefore. - cleaning windows? he did. a lot of windows to clean therefore. prince william and _ windows to clean therefore. prince william and vince _ windows to clean therefore. prince william and vince charles - windows to clean therefore. prince william and vince charles will - windows to clean therefore. prince william and vince charles will be l windows to clean therefore. prince | william and vince charles will be on stage to pay tribute to the queen. you have met prince charles. this idea of a different place of the monarchy addressing the people, something the royal family has

choreographed.— something the royal family has choreoa-rahed. , ., ,, choreographed. yes, and the queen has an eye to _ choreographed. yes, and the queen has an eye to the _ choreographed. yes, and the queen has an eye to the future. _ choreographed. yes, and the queen has an eye to the future. she - choreographed. yes, and the queen has an eye to the future. she has i has an eye to the future. she has ensured the prince of wales will be the next head of the commonwealth and ensured that camilla duchess of cornwall will be known as the queen consort, the next queen, so the queen has got an eye to the future. seeing photographs of prince charles recently i have seen him looking quite pensive thinking my goodness after 70 years of this and the acclamation because the decency of the queen, her steadfastness is extraordinary but he is his own person and i think we will see slim is down monarchy and see it going forward in his style. then see prince william in due course. this one will run but it will change. we have been focused on what is happening in the uk, the four nations getting involved but we must not forget the queen is the head of the commonwealth. it’s the commonwealth. it's extraordinary. - the commonwealth. it's extraordinary. i'm - the commonwealth. it's extraordinary. i'm in - the commonwealth. it�*s extraordinary. i'm in the middle of

making a commonwealth poetry podcast trip to every country. 2.5 billion people. one third of the world's population is in the commonwealth and it's not the british commonwealth, it's the commonwealth, new countries want to join, rwanda, mozambique, the queen has been most often to canada, she loves australia, she loves them all, particularly countries in the commonwealth which might disappear. tuvalu is only about 15 metres above or 15 feet, i'm so confused, above the water level. who knows what the future will hold but the commonwealth is absolutely 5a beacons late, it has been fabulous. this is a picture of when you met the queen, do you remember that? i the queen, do you rememberthat? i do because no one is ever totally normal with the queen and everyone, evenif normal with the queen and everyone, even if you have met her a number of times and i remember that occasion introducing my wife to the queen and she forgot to curtsy and until about

two minutes into the conversation the queen was chatting normally and my life... disappeared. the queen looked down and wondered what was going on. everyone would curtsy when the queen came by. everyone used to cheer and now she says it has gone quiet because they are busy taking selfies. �* , ., quiet because they are busy taking selfies. �* ., ., ~ ., selfies. always a 'oy talking to ou. selfies. always a 'oy talking to you. currently _ selfies. always a joy talking to you. currently lucky _ selfies. always a joy talking to you. currently lucky to - selfies. always a joy talking to you. currently lucky to be - selfies. always a joy talking to i you. currently lucky to be here? whether you _ you. currently lucky to be here? whether you are _ you. currently lucky to be here? whether you are a _ you. currently lucky to be here? whether you are a monarchist . you. currently lucky to be here? | whether you are a monarchist or republican this is part of our island's story and it is fantastic. it feels like people are enjoying celebrating again. worth coming together for so celebrating again. worth coming togetherfor so i have enjoyed our coverage and always enjoy talking to you, thank you so much. great jumper. we were talking about the commonwealth. platinum jubilee celebrations have been taking place across the commonweath,

including in australia, where a small island visited by her majesty more than 50 years ago has been renamed in her honour. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil joins us now from canberra. great backdrop. with all the purple matching giles�*s jumper. great backdrop. with all the purple matching giles'sjumper. matching giles's 'umper. absolutely. also of course — matching giles'sjumper. absolutely. also of course to _ matching giles'sjumper. absolutely. also of course to mark _ matching giles'sjumper. absolutely. also of course to mark the _ matching giles'sjumper. absolutely. also of course to mark the queen's l also of course to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. i also of course to mark the queen's platinumjubilee. i am outside parliament house, the queen came here to visit in 1988 for the opening and just opposite me is old parliament house where the queen came to visit on her first trip to australia in 195a. this is a country that very much has a huge affection for the queen. they consider her of course head of state but also a steadfast friend to the country. the prime minister today said she is a rare constant in an ever—changing world and today, a small island she visited 50 years ago is being named after her.

the queen: in a few moments, the bells will be ready to play. | their harmony will be a reminder of the enduring ties of kinship between britain and australia. in 1970, on her third visit to australia, queen elizabeth ii opened the national carillion, a belltower on lake burley griffin, here in the capital canberra. it was a gift from the british government to mark 50 years since canberra was established. now, as australia celebrates her australianjubilee, the island on which it stands has been named after the queen. applause. not quite the fervour of london, but still some pomp, ceremony and spectacle. and from australia's new prime minister, this tribute. for seven remarkable decades,

her majesty has been the embodiment of grace, fidelity and dignity and australia has a deep affection for her. she is, after all, the only reigning monarch most of us have known. and the only one to have ever visited our great nation of australia. above all, she has stood with australia as a true and steadfast friend. warm sentiments, too, from a representative the traditional owners of the [and here. i watched herjourney all the wayl and i want to wish her all the best from the land of the ngunnawal. people, god bless you, keep safe and many, many more wishes. all love. she arrived at the shores of sydney in 1954, becoming the first reigning

british monarch to visit australia. with her husband, the late prince philip by her side, canberra was one of the many cities she visited on her historic commonwealth tour. for four nights this week, old parliament house and the new building that replaced it as the seat of government, are being bathed in purple, as well as dozens of other landmarks across the country. the queen made her last trip to australia in 2011. in total, she visited 16 times. there is a growing sense that australia will inevitably become a republic one day. just this week, the new government appointed an official to start looking at this transition. but the queen's popularity is still going strong here. you can certainly feel the respect and admiration for the head of state as the country marks her 70 years on the throne. and this is the question i put to

the prime minister earlier today after the renaming ceremony. what next for australia? this is a conversation being had here. he said his government, the australians, are going to determine their future in the future. today, though, he said was about the queen, celebrating seven remarkable decades of service to crown, country and the commonwealth. her steadfastness and dedication to duty and from all the purple loot buildings in canberra and around the country and a very cold canberra, i hand it back to you where i know the weather is much better for you over there. beware the tables have turned down sure. we spend enough time being envious of your weather so we will take a little bit of glory today. look after yourself. we are on bbc one until 10am and as usual match will take over on the saturday kitchen.

it looks lovely in the spirit of things. it looks great. have you got anyjubilee themed food? things. it looks great. have you got any jubilee themed food? absolutely. lots ofjubilee — any jubilee themed food? absolutely. lots ofjubilee love _ any jubilee themed food? absolutely. lots ofjubilee love going _ any jubilee themed food? absolutely. lots ofjubilee love going on - any jubilee themed food? absolutely. lots ofjubilee love going on in - any jubilee themed food? absolutely. lots ofjubilee love going on in the i lots ofjubilee love going on in the studio. plenty of food and rink to celebrate the weekend. not one but two special guests. good morning guys. have you been enjoying the celebrations so far? alien; guys. have you been en'oying the celebrations so far?_ guys. have you been en'oying the celebrations so far? very much so. two ureat celebrations so far? very much so. two great chefs. _ celebrations so far? very much so. two great chefs. anna, _ celebrations so far? very much so. two great chefs. anna, you - celebrations so far? very much so. two great chefs. anna, you are - two great chefs. anna, you are cooking a dish inspired by the queen's breakfast when she was married? �* ., ., , ., married? i'm doing a twist on the weddin: married? i'm doing a twist on the wedding breakfast _ married? i'm doing a twist on the wedding breakfast for _ married? i'm doing a twist on the wedding breakfast for queen - wedding breakfast for queen elilabelli— wedding breakfast for queen elizabeth and _ wedding breakfast for queen elizabeth and prince - wedding breakfast for queen elizabeth and prince philip. i wedding breakfast for queen| elizabeth and prince philip. a roasted — elizabeth and prince philip. a roasted partridge, _ elizabeth and prince philip. a roasted partridge, pheasant, | elizabeth and prince philip. a - roasted partridge, pheasant, no, partridge — roasted partridge, pheasant, no, partridae. . partridge. partridge! laughter _ laughter that's why i am here. laughter that's wh iam here. �* that's why i am here. and green beans. that's why i am here. and green beans- and _ that's why i am here. and green beans. and you _ that's why i am here. and green beans. and you have _ that's why i am here. and green beans. and you have a - that's why i am here. and green beans. and you have a twist - that's why i am here. and green beans. and you have a twist on | that's why i am here. and green i beans. and you have a twist on her favourite cake?

beans. and you have a twist on her favourite cake ?_ favourite cake? chocolate biscuit cake elevated _ favourite cake? chocolate biscuit cake elevated by _ favourite cake? chocolate biscuit cake elevated by three _ favourite cake? chocolate biscuit| cake elevated by three chocolates and four_ cake elevated by three chocolates and four biscuits.— and four biscuits. loving the braces. and four biscuits. loving the braces- do _ and four biscuits. loving the braces. do you _ and four biscuits. loving the braces. do you like - and four biscuits. loving the braces. do you like them? i and four biscuits. loving the i braces. do you like them? you and four biscuits. loving the - braces. do you like them? you always surrise braces. do you like them? you always surprise me — braces. do you like them? you always surprise me with _ braces. do you like them? you always surprise me with what _ braces. do you like them? you always surprise me with what you _ braces. do you like them? you always surprise me with what you are - surprise me with what you are wearing. have you got things for us? i thought he were going to ask me what _ i thought he were going to ask me what i _ i thought he were going to ask me what i was — i thought he were going to ask me what i was waiting, _ i thought he were going to ask me what i was waiting, i— i thought he were going to ask me what i was waiting, i have - i thought he were going to ask me what i was waiting, i have come i what i was waiting, i have come dressed — what i was waiting, i have come dressed as— what i was waiting, i have come dressed as the _ what i was waiting, i have come dressed as the bakerloo - what i was waiting, i have come dressed as the bakerloo line. i. what i was waiting, i have come i dressed as the bakerloo line. i am an old _ dressed as the bakerloo line. i am an old seal — you guys at home or choose between two royal recipes inspired by the queen's coronation. will it be coronation fried chicken or roasted rack of lamb? something a bit more posh. join in celebrations at 10am. he missed a trick, he should have dressed as the elizabeth line. ideal

dressed as the elizabeth line. next time, next time. _ dressed as the elizabeth line. next time, next time. next _ dressed as the elizabeth line. next time, next time. next you - dressed as the elizabeth line. next. time, next time. next you believe?! have a great — time, next time. next you believe?! have a great programme. _ time, next time. next you believe?! have a great programme. definitely| have a great programme. definitely gone overboard on the hunting. stay with us, plenty more still to come on breakfast. hello, this is breakfast — we'll have plenty more from naga at buckingham palace shortly, but first let's get some more of the day's news. president zelensky has marked 100 days since russia's invasion of ukraine, by praising his country's resistance and assuring ukrainians they would emerge victorious. but he's admitted russia now

controls one fifth of the country and that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee. 0ur international correspondent, orla guerin, sent us this report after spending time with ukrainian troops near the eastern town of bakhmut. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we're in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area around bakhmut is still in ukrainian hands, for now, but the enemy is approaching from two sides. troops prepare to face one more day of war, seasoned veterans. . . distant explosions. ..tempered by fire.

dog barks. they've been fighting russian—backed separatists here in the east since 2014, among them anton. rapid explosions. dog barks. well, we just had to take more cover, get more protection inside our armoured car. there was an incoming attack. the troops say it was a cluster bomb, and it landed less than a mile away. now, the last half an hour or so, there have been constant warnings about incoming fire. we've had to run and take cover, the troops have taken cover, and we've heard plenty of outgoing fire. it's very clear the war in this area is extremely active, and the russians are trying hard to push forward. and, as ukrainian forces try to hold their ground, the trenches turn to graves.

have you lost many friends? "yes," says ivan, "quite a lot", and he says the russians have already captured an area half the size of italy. troops here say president putin's men learned lessons from their defeat outside kyiv. anton tells me they changed their tactics and now rely on massive artillery fire. commotion. take cover! once again, it was coming our way. and, as the russians advance, civilians flee from towns and cities here. it's now 100 days and counting of wrenching separations. vladimir putin calls

this liberation. if he succeeds here, his ambitions may not stop at ukraine. orla guerin, bbc news, donbas. it's 9:35am. the derby at epsom takes place later today and as we've been hearing the queen won't be there in person but is expected to watch the race on television from windsor castle. mike is there for us this morning. he has that in the rest of the sport. it looks a bit blustery. yes, it seems to be improving, a little bit, the wind is blowing the rain away. we heard earlier that by the racing this afternoon it should be drying up. we've got our top hats

if we need them to keep the rain of our heads. such a special day. as part of her majesty the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations members of the royal family are expected to attend, but the queen herself won't be travelling. they will be celebrating everything the queen has done. we had a bit of a taste of the atmosphere yesterday. 0n the opening day of the festival, trainer aidan o'brien won a record 41st british classic with victory in the oaks. it was a thrilling race, decided on a photo finish as tuesday ridden by ryan moore won by a short head from the favourite emily upjohn. it's a 10th 0aks triumph for o'brien and a fourth for moore. england's cricketer�*s already have their work cut out against new zealand in the first test at lord's. they go into today's third day 227 runs behind. 2a wickets have fallen so far

in the match with debutant matthew potts adding captain kane williamson to his tally of six for the match so far. but an unbeaten partnership of 180 runs between daryl mitchell and tom blundell with both approaching centuries has put the tourists very much on top. there could be a new name on the women's french open trophy later today. american teenager coco gauff is playing in a grand slam singles finalfor the first time. but she's up against the toughest opponent she could face, 2020 champion and world number one iga swiatek. meanwhile rafael nadal is a step closer to a record extending 14th title after alexander zverev had to retire from their semifinal through injury. the german third seed was a set down at the time. he says the injury is looking nasty, had to leave in a wheelchair. the spaniard will face norwegian

eighth seed casper ruud in tomorrow's final. and britain's defending champions alfie hewett and gordon reid will be hoping to retain their wheelchair doubles title later. they've not lost a slam final together since wimbledon in 2019 and victory would see them claim a 10th consecutive grand slam. back here at epsom, i will put my hat on, interviewing my special guest who has risen before many times for her majesty the queen. looking splendid. there is a special moment today when a0 of the royal jockeys who wore the silks will be a guard of honour for the jockeys who wore the silks will be a guard of honourfor the princess jockeys who wore the silks will be a guard of honour for the princess and who is taking the royal box. absolutely fantastic, proud and

privileged to be here. when the message came through a number of us formed a whatsapp group chat about getting their breeches and boots out of the loft again, it's a wide cross—section ofjockeys, just fortunate to be part of the group. when you will share stories about what it's like, how does it feel different when you put on the royal silks? it different when you put on the royal silks? . ., , different when you put on the royal silks? . ., i.” , silks? it certainly raises your heart rate. — silks? it certainly raises your heart rate, you _ silks? it certainly raises your heart rate, you feel- silks? it certainly raises your heart rate, you feel proud i silks? it certainly raises your. heart rate, you feel proud and privileged, you grow taller, you're in the zone. it's a unique thing for

a sportsman to be able to ride for her majesty. a sportsman to be able to ride for her majesty-— a sportsman to be able to ride for her ma'es . �* , ,, , her ma'esty. and the pressure, she knows her majesty. and the pressure, she knows every — her majesty. and the pressure, she knows every detail _ her majesty. and the pressure, she knows every detail about _ her majesty. and the pressure, she knows every detail about the i knows every detail about the history, everything. does that make you nervous? does she criticise if you nervous? does she criticise if you lose? you nervous? does she criticise if ou lose? ,, �* , , you nervous? does she criticise if ou lose? ,, �*, , , , you lose? she's never been present when i wrote _ you lose? she's never been present when i wrote for _ you lose? she's never been present when i wrote for her, _ you lose? she's never been present when i wrote for her, she _ you lose? she's never been present when i wrote for her, she has i you lose? she's never been present when i wrote for her, she has a i when i wrote for her, she has a hectic schedule, but she gets to as many meetings as she can. the whole team behind her are willing her on. if you ride against her majesty and she beats you, you accept it. many

years ago i had a big win here for her majesty, it's fantastic, at the time it's something that takes a minute or two for you to realise the importance of it. she has been an owner and breederfor 70 importance of it. she has been an owner and breeder for 70 years. importance of it. she has been an owner and breederfor 70 years. the silks are famous. magnificent, recognised throughout the world. {line recognised throughout the world. one formerjockey can't be here, lester piggott. i know there are events to mark him. pm piggott. i know there are events to mark him. �* . , piggott. i know there are events to markhim. �* . , , ., piggott. i know there are events to markhim. . , , ., ~ mark him. an incredible sportsman. a hue mark him. an incredible sportsman. a huge talent- — mark him. an incredible sportsman. a huge talent. what _ mark him. an incredible sportsman. a huge talent. what he _ mark him. an incredible sportsman. a huge talent. what he could _ mark him. an incredible sportsman. a huge talent. what he could do - mark him. an incredible sportsman. a huge talent. what he could do on i mark him. an incredible sportsman. a huge talent. what he could do on a i huge talent. what he could do on a horse, no one else could do. he was loved throughout the sport. you look

at the runners _ loved throughout the sport. you look at the runners and _ loved throughout the sport. you look at the runners and riders _ loved throughout the sport. you look at the runners and riders today, i at the runners and riders today, it's uncanny. it's like someone has planned it because of the names of the horses. planned it because of the names of the horses-— planned it because of the names of the horses. ., ., , ., , the horses. changing of the guard is one i like, desert _ the horses. changing of the guard is one i like, desert crown, _ the horses. changing of the guard is one i like, desert crown, who i the horses. changing of the guard is one i like, desert crown, who is i the horses. changing of the guard is one i like, desert crown, who is a i one i like, desert crown, who is a favourite. some fabulous names over the years, taking in the sire and dam, and it takes some doing. it brings everyone together all walks of life. it’s brings everyone together all walks of life. �*, ,., ., of life. it's something owner- breeders _ of life. it's something owner- breeders look _ of life. it's something owner- breeders look for, _ of life. it's something owner- breeders look for, to - of life. it's something owner- breeders look for, to have i of life. it's something owner- breeders look for, to have a i of life. it's something owner- i breeders look for, to have a horse in the derby good enough to run, it is part of british sport. it is a wonderful game. her majesty has been

it for 70 years. she wonderful game. her ma'esty has been it for 70 years.— it for 70 years. she will be watching _ it for 70 years. she will be watching your _ it for 70 years. she will be watching your guard i it for 70 years. she will be watching your guard of- it for 70 years. she will be i watching your guard of honour on it for 70 years. she will be _ watching your guard of honour on the telly later. that's it a risk of some showers and thunderstorms, thundery downpours more widely as we go through england and wales tomorrow. his rain at the moment. nasty showers working across central and south devon, the line of showers for north leiter a patchy, showers for north leiter a patchy, showers using later. cool across england and wales with the breeze from the north—east, north—west england and parts of scotland and

northern ireland, here is where the lion's share of the sunshine will be. temperatures up to 22 of 23 this afternoon. another batch of thunderstorms develop across france and they will merge into longer spells of heavy and thundery rain. temperatures were hold in teens for some. fresher north and west, another sunny day. across wales, the east midlands, east anglia, outbreaks of rain, thundery at times, brightening up south of that, but showers, cool but fine to continue. that is how your weather is looking. it should be all right for the concert today in the pageant tomorrow. john maguire is on the mall where music fans are already arriving and are hoping to get close

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the dates— and things like that. when we need the dates were set for this, we saw, we are _ the dates were set for this, we saw, we are going! it the dates were set for this, we saw, we are going!— we are going! it 'ust shows, today i've met we are going! itjust shows, today i've met somebody _ we are going! itjust shows, today i've met somebody whose - we are going! itjust shows, today i've met somebody whose father i we are going! itjust shows, today i i've met somebody whose father was best friends — i've met somebody whose father was best friends with _ i've met somebody whose father was best friends with my— i've met somebody whose father was best friends with my father, - i've met somebody whose father was best friends with my father, they- best friends with my father, they work_ best friends with my father, they work togethen _ best friends with my father, they work together. he _ best friends with my father, they work together. he was _ best friends with my father, they work together. he was sitting i best friends with my father, theyl work together. he was sitting just herei _ work together. he was sitting just here, sending _ work together. he was sitting just here, sendingjust_ work together. he was sitting just here, sending just that. _ work together. he was sitting 'ust here, sending just thati here, sending 'ust that. that's a fantastic here, sending just that. that's a fantastic coincidence. _ here, sending just that. that's a fantastic coincidence. it - here, sending just that. that's a fantastic coincidence. it is i here, sending just that. that's a fantastic coincidence. it is a i here, sending just that. that's a i fantastic coincidence. it is a small world. 22,000 music fans will come here to the grounds of buckingham palace tonight for a special platinum jubilee concert. queen and adam lambert, diana ross and george ezra will be among those performing and the prince of wales and duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen's 70—years on the throne. our music correspondent mark savage has more details on what we can expect. for the queen's goldenjubilee, brian may played the national anthem on the roof of buckingham palace. # ob—la—di, ob—la—da

# life goes on, brah # la, la, how the life goes on...# at her diamond jubilee, paul mccartney led an all—star singalong of ob—la—di. but this year, even some of the performers don't know what they're going to be playing. what are you going to do on saturday? i have no idea, which is awesome to me, because that will be the most fun thing in the world, as if i get there and they say, "hey, nile, we like it to play flute with the marine band," or something! so, this is four days before the concert, and you don't even know what you're playing. yeah, i have no idea. i presumed that they'd asked you to come along and do some chic songs. i have no idea! when i tell you i have no idea, i have no idea. i look at it like this. whatever the queen asks me to do, or her representatives, or whatever, i will do that. whatever nile rodgers ends up playing, it will be on this stage, built over the last four weeks outside the gates of buckingham palace.

and this is what it looks like now that it's finished. three performance areas behind me at buckingham palace, joined by catwalks to the main stage, and this is where queen and adam lambert will open the show later tonight. brian may won't be on the roof of buckingham palace this time, but i'm told he does have a surprise up his sleeve — and following them onto the stage we have diana ross, sir rod stewart, paul mccartney, george ezra, duran duran and many more. among them is andrea bocelli, who has performed for the queen many times before, and he says the pressure is significant. translation: the psychological. condition when you do one of these performances is like when a football player has to kick the last penalty. i hope i can manage the pressure after all these years, but you only find out when it's over. one, two, three... # good luck # goin�* round the world chasing other girls # thinking you'll find better, baby...#

one performer who is not feeling that pressure, however, is mabel. well, it's not really about me. do you know what i mean? it's about celebrating our queen and her reign and all the fantastic things that she's done, and just, like, the responsibility, i mean, sometimes i'm like, "oh, i'm responsible for so many people in my team and i don't want to let anybody down!" and, like, you know, i crumble and crack under that pressure, and i think about coming here, how it must feel for her and just to do it, like, here, with so much strength, i think, i think that's why people love her so much. # i've been waiting all night for you to tell me what you want # tell me, tell me that you need me...# pop star ella eyre is also looking forward to the performance. this is your stage. i know! it's so crazy. i've been here as a kid. like, i don't quite camp out, but it was definitely here for kate and william's wedding,

so it's really surreal to be on the other side and just seeing the production that goes into it, it's phenomenal. and you knew that you are doing this for a long time before you could tell anyone. yeah. how hard was it to keep that secret? do you know what? it was really hard to keep it from my mum, because my mum can't keep a secret, so i really couldn't tell her, and she was obviously over the moon once i told her. i expect it to be completely festive and just completely out of control. i want it to be out of control. we love that. after the pageantry of trooping the colour and the gravity of friday's thanksgiving service, thejubilee concert promises to be a concentrated blast of energy. even for the ducks. mark savage, bbc news. it's almost been weather for ducks, but it's clearing up now. we're joined now by composer lord andrew lloyd webber. the stage is set. i know, three or

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entertainment industry, you are entertained royalty. do you ever get a bit nervous at the grandeur and importance of such an occasion? at}! importance of such an occasion? of course, and i don't do what you do, i have to present a bit and i am terrified. i will have to try my best. ., ., , ., , best. the hint for that is always think ou best. the hint for that is always think you are — best. the hint for that is always think you are speaking - best. the hint for that is always think you are speaking to - best. the hint for that is always . think you are speaking to someone you know really well and just telling them about it. the you know really well and 'ust telling them about it. the trouble is there's going — telling them about it. the trouble is there's going to _ telling them about it. the trouble is there's going to be _ telling them about it. the trouble is there's going to be quite - telling them about it. the trouble is there's going to be quite a - telling them about it. the trouble is there's going to be quite a lot i is there's going to be quite a lot of people! is there's going to be quite a lot of --eole! :: :: :: is there's going to be quite a lot of peeple!- i'll - is there's going to be quite a lot of people!- i'll think- is there's going to be quite a lot of people!- i'll think of| of people! 22,000! i'll think of ou, is of people! 22,000! i'll think of you. is that — of people! 22,000! i'll think of you, is that the _ of people! 22,000! i'll think of you, is that the answer? - of people! 22,000! i'll think of you, is that the answer? if - of people! 22,000! m think of- you, is that the answer? if anything goes wrong i can blame you. it’s a goes wrong i can blame you. it's a aood

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always try to stage, but it loses money because nobody comes to see it. i'm going to say this musical that nobody saw is my favourite. hosp that nobody saw is my favourite. how have the rehearsal spin? very - that nobody saw is my favourite. how have the rehearsal spin? very good, | have the rehearsal spin? very good, a art from have the rehearsal spin? very good, apart from the _ have the rehearsal spin? very good, apart from the rain. _ have the rehearsal spin? very good, apart from the rain. let's _ have the rehearsal spin? very good, apart from the rain. let'sjust - have the rehearsal spin? very good, apart from the rain. let'sjust hope i apart from the rain. let's just hope it holds. it apart from the rain. let's 'ust hope it holds. , :, it holds. it will be fined, we have had the worst — it holds. it will be fined, we have had the worst of— it holds. it will be fined, we have had the worst of it. _ it holds. it will be fined, we have had the worst of it. it _ it holds. it will be fined, we have had the worst of it. it will- it holds. it will be fined, we have had the worst of it. it will be - had the worst of it. it will be brilliant. so far the platinum jubilee celebrations have been led by pomp and ceremony, but now we're gearing up for the fun to start at street parties up and down the country and of course the special platinum party at the palace tonight. breakfast will be back tomorrow from six, with all the latest. we've had a great time here building up we've had a great time here building up to this concert. until then enjoy whatever

you have planned today. goodbye.

this is bbc news, my name isjoanna gosling and these are the latest headlines. platinum jubilee celebrations enter their third day and it's party time at the palace. it's derby day at the races but the queen won't be there. her daughter, the princess royal, will represent the monarch instead. iamjane i amjane hill near buckingham palace where hundreds of people are arriving for this concert and we will be talking about this four—day platinum jubilee weekend. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights this morning and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine's forces are pushing back russia in the key city

of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles.