as we listen to the stirring sounds of the coldstream guard. excuse me, sir, pardon me. so let's just -- we have some nice friends here. where are you from? [ inaudible ] >> you lent me your flag. >> i lent you my flag. >> and we've got a couple of americans back here? >> yeah. >> wisconsin! go packers. >> hey big recall election going on. >> absolutely. i don't know if i can say who i'm going for. >> go ahead. >> tom barrett. we love tom barrett. >> matt, meredith from the land of cheese, to the land of royal cheese, back to you. >> and you're totally cheesy al. thank you very much. nbc's stephanie gosk is taking in the festivities at trafalgar square. what is the scene like where you are? >> well, meredith, the excitement is building here. the crowds have really been packing in in the last few hours. you know the mayor boris johnson came here and he was talking to me about what an incredible summer this is for london. one of the things he said that i found very interesting is that for a lot of people in the city and the country, that the diamond jubilee for them is an