then a detachment of the household cavalry will line the royal staircase. we can see some of the gentlemen at arms ready with distinctive white plumes. they will bejoined by a dismounted attachment of the household cavalry. the queen will make her way to the robing room. those are the doors just ahead of her. that's where the imperial state crown will have been placed ready for the ceremony will stop the crown will not be worn today. this isa crown will not be worn today. this is a slightly less formal event than usual. it's an odd thing to say when we see all these gentlemen in their uniforms but it is actually less of a formal event. her majesty will be accompanied by the prince of wales. they will both then begin the formal procession through this magnificent room, which is called the royal gallery. this is next door to the house of lords. it is between the robing room and the house of lords. it will be full of diplomatic and military guests already gathered there, invited specially to see the

the attack killed four soldiers from the household cavalry and injured 31 people.awyer from the families told the high court there was clear evidence of his involvement in the attack including damning fingerprint evidence, he had previously been charged with murdering the four men but that case dramatically collapsed after it emerged he had been given a letter of assurance from the former prime minister tony blair that he was not wanted by authorities for this is the culmination of a long fight for those families. 0ur correspondent angus crawford has been at the high court and joins us now. we had thejudge decided we had the judge decided thatjohn downey was an active participant in the hyde park bombing which caused the hyde park bombing which caused the death of the claimant's father and that participation was part of a concerted plan by the ira aimed at killing or at least during really serious harm to members of the household cavalry. thejudge said that that meant he personally was liable to pay damages to families of the dead. that hearing to discover to work

it is a pa rt household cavalry regiment. it is a part of just household cavalry regiment.p of the detachment today, the red plumes and the white plumes. we have the blues and royals on the left, being the regiment in navy tunics, and on the right we have the lifeguards, both of them making up the household cavalry. they are waiting for the queen's arrival, but the queen will not actually use the staircase today, she will make a more convenient way in to the robing room, but they are lining the staircase, as they usually do. with that in mind, as we wait for more of the ceremonial, let's come back into the ceremonial, let's come back into the room in the house of lords section of the palace of westminster. what i would like to tackle straightaway, because nadeem brought it up, let's deal with this immediately, is the brexit issue. a from laura, first, about how ambitious the minister's target is to get this through, notjust the withdrawal bill, but a future agreement by the end of this year. it's very ambitious, no question, but the first thing the divorce deal, our actual

on a warm summer's day in 1982, an ira car bomb in hyde park cut down a troop of the household cavalryoy bright, lieutenant dennis daly, lance corporal jeffrey young and trooper simon tipper. fellow soldier simon utley was just 18. i had a problem with my side, i had shrapnel in it, but at the time, i didn't know and ijust remember staring in this direction, walking over but then stopping because i was frightened. and just... ijust did not know what to do. this man, a convicted member of the ira, john downey, did face criminal charges five years ago, but the case collapsed because of the so—called comfort letter sent to him by the government. the letters followed the good friday agreement, ruling out criminal prosecution for some ira suspects on the run. more than 180 were sent. but they don't apply in civil cases. thisjudgment turned on parking tickets, bought for the car which carried the bomb. the judge said she was satisfied the prints did belong tojohn downey and he couldn't explain how they came to be there. today, after 37 years, some measure ofjustice for both the living and th

amongst those killed, four soldiers from the household cavalry.quartermaster corporal roy bright. lieutenant anthony bailey. lance corporal jeffrey young. and trooper simon tipper. convicted in the 1970s, he was charged with the bombing in 2014. he denied any involvement. the criminal case collapsed against him. as part of the good friday agreement, john downey had been sent and on the run letter and given an assurance he would not face trial. the scheme was heavily criticised. tony blair, his government implemented the letters, fiercely defended them. without having done that, we would not have a northern ireland peace process in place. the victims families didn't give up, winning league late last year to fund this civil action againstjohn downey. year to fund this civil action against john downey. yesterday, many responsible for the most awful acts of terrorism on british soil were living out their days in peaceful retirement believing they would never be held to account for their crimes. butjustice has prevailed. the relatives of those who brou

on a warm summer‘s day in 1982, an ira car bomb in hyde park cut down a troupe of the household cavalryper simon tipper. fellow soldier simon utley was just 18. i had a problem with my side. i had shrapnel in it, but at the time i didn‘t know. and ijust remember staring in this direction, walking over, but then stopping, because i was frightened. and just — ijust did not know what to do. this man, a convicted member of the ira, john downey, did face criminal charges five years ago, but the case collapsed because of a so—called comfort letter sent to him by the government. the letters followed the good friday agreement, ruling out criminal prosecution for some ira suspects on the run. more than 180 were sent. but civil cases are unaffected, and today the high court found downey responsible for the attack. thisjudgment turned on parking tickets bought for the car which carried the bomb. the judge said she was satisfied the prints did belong tojohn downey, and he couldn‘t explain how they came to be there. after 37 years, some measure ofjustice for both the living and the dead. angus crawf

amongst those killed, four soldiers from the household cavalry.d trooper simon tipper. john downey was the prime suspect. convicted in the 19705, he was charged with the bombing in 2014. he denied any involvement. the criminal case collapsed against him. as part of the good friday agreement, john downey had been sent and on the run letter and given an assurance he would not face trial. the scheme was heavily criticised. tony blair, whose government implemented the letters, fiercely defended them. without having done that, we would not have a northern ireland peace process in place. the victims families didn't give up, winning legal aid last year to fund this civil action againstjohn downey. yesterday, many responsible for the most awful acts of terrorism on british soil were living out their days in peaceful retirement, believing they would never be held to account for their crimes. butjustice has prevailed. i wish a criminal case had taken part, but yeah, i do feel there is justice, i hope there is a degree of closure for the families who have ha