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s >>> as the bells sounded st. paul's cathedral, the crowds and excitement filled across the street. >> people are coming here. it is part of history. >> the two of the platinum jubilee begins with the service of thanksgiving for the queen. the royal family gathering, including harry and making seen publicly for the first time during the celebration still. it was a rather glaring absence. the guest of honor. after spending time on the balcony of buckingham palace during the opening of the jubilee the leader leading the beacons of windsor castle, queen elizabeth experienced what officials describe as discomfort. the monarch has been dealing with episodic mobility problems recently and decided to get some rest while watching to the service from home. she will also skip the derby horse race tomorrow. >> we think it is more important she keeps well. >> make no mistake. celebration honoring her second. the service will continue. >> i am a huge royal fan i have so much respect and admiration for the queen. i can't comprehend that i am he

s report. it was touched upon at st paul's cathedral earlier on today.ion here from windsor castle and princess and will represent the queen tomorrow at the epsom derby. in terms of the other events, as we have just heard and sarah's report, we've got the big concert tomorrow where you are, the pageant on sunday, whether we will see the queen appear again over the weekend, it is not clear, it may just be a bit too much of a challenge for her. that is the latest from windsor. victoria, thank you very much for joining me. disappointment, of course, that the queen was not at st paul's but we won't see her at the derby tomorrow. do you think we will see her again this weekend? ! derby tomorrow. do you think we will see her again this weekend?- see her again this weekend? i really do hoe see her again this weekend? i really do hone s0- — see her again this weekend? i really do hone s0- as— see her again this weekend? i really do hope so. as you _ see her again this weekend? i really do hope so. as you say, _ see her again this weekend? i really do hope so. as

s correspondent has the story. a service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral without the person for his long years of service thosee being offered. the queen was absent but other members of her family were present, and among them, the duke and duchess of sussex appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented tensions since then. sharp comments in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan were taken to the length of the central aisle in st paul's to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which they have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. fanfare. with a green absent, it was the duke and duchess of cambridge, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through to lead the thanksgiving for the queen's reign. if we come together in this cathedral church today to offer god thanks but it was the service of one person over 70 years highlighted in the salmon by the archbishop of york. he recalle

st paul's cathedral. it's 100 days since russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine. president zelensky�*stroyed. while the government says that as much as a fifth of ukraine is under russian control, many people are returning to the capital, kyiv, where officials suggest the population is back to two—thirds of its pre—war level. 0ur correrspondentjames waterhouse who's in kyiv. how would you assess the state of this war on its 100th day, james? i think it is both severe and static, to be honest with you. it is right to be honest with you. it is right to say that some normality is returning to kyiv, a capital which one is found itself under a full—scale invasion on the 24th of february at 4:50am. yes, it has shifted beyond the horizons of what you can see here but russia, as you say, occupies one fifth of ukraine. whole towns, villages and cities are now under russian occupation. there are reports in barrio poll of civil servants being executed for refusing to comply. —— mariupol. we have taken a look of what the last 100 days means for the future of this country. a bubble of innocence in

s&p down 370. to the queen's platinum jubilee. image from st. paul's cathedralner of the screen, a british royals commentator joins me now. this is an extraordinary situation. a complete split between the brothers and a complete split in the royal family. i've never seen anything like it before. have you? >> i have not and neither have you. last time i was here you asked me what the royal family think of them coming back to the uk. there were concerns about blueing and you said if i was over there i would. too, you're saying a sentiment, you have been an american by choice for many years and many of us have but the british public paid for their wedding. the hypocrisy, during that interview with oprah when he said he wished he had a chance to be on the back of a bicycle like he is and wished he had that, within 43 seconds i had photographs from relatives in england, a photograph of him on the back of a bicycle with prince charles, the hypocrisy and the taxpayer money, also if you bash the queen and throw her under the royal bus you could expect it. stuart: the qu

and joyful morning coming to an end with her majesty at�*s 70 years on the throne might buy that service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedralthedral here on bbc news where the bells are tolling at the end of the thanksgiving service, and just in the last couple of minutes we have watched all of the senior members of the royalfamily come watched all of the senior members of the royal family come down the steps and get into their cars and leave on to other functions to mark the queen's platinumjubilee. we have seen the prince of wales and his wife, camilla, the duchess of cornwall, leaving the last few minutes along with the duke and duchess of cambridge, and just in the last few moments after that, prince harry and his wife. quite hard to tell with the bells what the public reaction was with everybody as they left, but we know, as they went in that there were cheers for harry and meghan but bigger cheers for william and kate, but let's reflect on that service of thanksgiving to say thank you for 70 years on the throne, to the queen, who of course, sadly wasn't here. couldn't be here, felt she couldn't be physically to get th