everything is in line with socially distant restrictions, and i think now it is time to hand over to huw edwardsr of her reign, a rare first for her majesty, the longest reigning monarch in british history, she will mark the official birthday not on horse guards parade and at buckingham palace but here at windsor castle. the queen, escorted by lieutenant colonel mike vernon, the controller of the lord chamberlain‘s office, vice admiral tonyjohnson burt, master of the household, and she will also be accompanied by her equerry, major giamatti and cara. so, the ceremony will begin at 11 o'clock. the field officer will order the royal salute. national anthem plays.

huw edwards is joined by royal and military experts to introduce the ceremony, led by the welsh guardsfawlty towers which was removed from the uktv network because it contained racial slurs is to be reinstated with extra guidance for viewers. the episode, titled the germans, will return to the platform in the coming days. uktv, which is owned by bbc studios, previously said it made the programme unavailable while it carried out a review. the time now is 6:11am. you are watching breakfast on bbc news. let's look at the front pages. the times says the prime minister will aim to "lead britons back to the shops" next week to help the economy. it says mrjohnson is planning a public visit to a high street to try and reassure shoppers, ahead of non—essential shops being allowed to open in england. the scottish daily mail reports that hard—hit businesses are demanding the 2m rule be cut to help rescue the economy, as snp ministers fear the financial damage for scotland could be even worse than the rest of the uk. the daily mirror reports that the queen is planning to honour key workers who hav