our royal correspondent nicolas witchall reports. before leaving buckingham palace for horse guards, she stood with the duke of edinburgh for a minute's silence. a moment of reflection, joined by the foot guards on the parade ground and the cavalry at the palace gates in remembrance of those lost at grenfell tower and in the terrorist attacks in london and manchester. in a statement issued at 6.00am this morning the queen said. yesterday she had visited the scene of the fire at grenfell tower and met some of those who have lost friends and neighbours. it had clearly made a deep impression. in her statement she said. she went on. her birthday parade went ahead. it had all the familiar components. the foot guards marched and trooped the colour of the irish guards. and the royal family appeared on the palace balcony where prince george, as usual, stole the show gazing down at the crowds and as then as the raf fly—past appeared up at the sky with his sister. but this was no ordinary trooping. this was a year when the head of state reflec

which she said it was difficult to escape the very sombre national mood. 0ur royal correspondent nicolas witchallth the duke of edinburgh for a minute's silence. a moment of reflection, joined by the foot guards on the parade ground and the cavalry at the palace gates in remembrance of those lost at grenfell tower and in the terrorist attacks in london and manchester.