this is trafalgar square.rists and locals alike come here to celebrate the queen's diamond jubilee. we have been having a royal time. >> a little local flavor the boot. >>> also coming up, an exclusive with the queen's granddaughters, we rarely hear from eugenie and beatrice. >> they're revealing all. we'll have the rare interview. >>> we had to come all this way to meet pudsy. maybe we can get a performance. >> live on "gma." >>> if there's a deejay in town, we found him. we'll spin a little bit for you royal style. i wish i was kidding. i'm not. >> pudsy's put on a few pounds as well. >> hey, come on now. >> nickname. >> there he is. he's still active. >>> an ir spiring story for somebody who wants to lose weight. the personal trainer who gained 70 pounds on purpose. wait until you see the results of his story. >>> and josh has a stunning "play of the day." >>> we begin with the florida mom who flew into a rage and started choking the boy who bullied her daughter on line. debbie piscatell is here live with h

when those planes came overhead, the mood here in trafalgar square was phenomenal.days that remind me why i am proud to be british but also to look forward now to welcoming the world to london for the olympics next month. we've proved we can do it. bring them on! >> fantastic stuff, richard quest. zane, you we -- >> one of the things that strikes me the most is the whole poetry of the last four days. back on terra firma with the horses and the carriages, the queen is one of the most favorite monarchs over the others. it was pretty amazing to watch. >> max, you've been so very -- >> being modest here. turn around, piers. there you go. a double whammy. they've got piers morgan as well. >> just want to keep piers in check. >> i told you i wanted to be king. i'm halfway there. >> max, what did you think of this? >> i have to say, it's interesting how you talked about how slimmed-down that balcony moment -- i had a big briefing with the palace recently and talked about how william and harry look ahead, they look at themselves as a team and kate as a team because they kno

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 bigger than the olympics. and right now this crowd is anticipating the royal procession to pass by. it will pass by right in front of them. they're going to remove the barricades so people can continue up the road to buckingham palace. but they're not going to get a very good view. they've warned the crowds here that probably the best decision is to stay here and watch the big screen behind me. you know i heard you guys talking earlier about children here. apparently this is the place to bring your kids. lots of little girls on dad's shoulders. meredith? >> all right

. >> trafalgar square in london or st. mark's square in venice, if you have been there or seen pictures, you know they owe at least part of their charm to all of the doves flying about, petted and fed by tourists, but pigeons can, of course, also serve practical purposes. homing pigeons can carry messages over distances of more than 1,000 kilometers and find their way back home. the capital of pigeons is in turkey where the pigeon breeding tradition goes back within 700 years and is still very much alive. >> it is 8:00 in the morning. time for him to open up his furniture shop. before doing that, he heads up to the roof, just as he does every morning. the 56-year-old is expected. by 45 pigeons, ready for their routine morning flight. his neighbor is also tending to his words pick -- birds. the pigeon breeder has set up security cameras to protect his precious creatures. they are his pride and joy. many wear adornments on their feet and feathers. he has an eye for special characteristics the untrained eye failed to spot. >>

weddiwed ing when william and kate were in that landaue. >> nbc's stephanie gosk is actually in trafalgar squareter: good morning, meredith. well, the rain and cold are finally driving people away from trafalgar scare. they say the popularity of the institution of the monarchy is only as strong as those people behind it. i think what you've seen today is a real demonstration of the popularity of queen elizabeth and even beyond that, the popularity of the younger generation of royals. you've noticed throughout the morning every time we've seen prince william and katherine the crowds erupt. it's no different here in trafalgar square. every time we saw them, people cheer. >> i think the younger people think of her as the queen and sort of their grandmother as well. >>> let's go back to new york right now for a check of the other morning headlines. savannah guthrie's at the news desk while natalie is off. >>> security camera video shows this 29-year-old man entering the german internet cafe where he was arrested on monday. he is accused of killing and dismembering a chinese college student in montre

here in trafalgar square people are going to try to get down the mall as far as they can.t spotting one of the marching bands here at the palace. once again, a look at this, because you don't see this very often and we'll never see another diamond jubilee again so let's soak in some of the atmosphere. >> just look at the crowds and you can just hear the band, you probably can still pick up the band over our microphone. you can just feel it all around, all these people, thousands and thousands, perhaps a million, surrounding buckingham palace. as we're all waiting for the big moment. there's this huge balcony area our shoulders where we will see the queen and over closest members of the royal family. here you go. and we're moments away from that. i want to bring in -- >> look at that, these crowds. look at the scene. i mean, you just don't see this anywhere in the world. >> we're waiting for the big wave. no kisses today. that was last year at the royal wedding. >> how do you know? >> because her husband isn't here. >> there might be other kissing on the balcony. >> anyhoo,

it all begins here at parliament square, and the procession will move up to trafalgar square and fromhere, it will come under the arch and ride it to buckingham palace. for what will be remarkable scenes are behind us just year and already you can kill the crowds building, they are expecting over a million people in the streets and the procession, the bands, i can hear it now. ♪ >> inside westminster hall, there is the queen having had the royals lead. and the national land of. it comes to an end, the launch part of the proceedings. very shortly, the queen will be leaving along with other members of the royal family and will be joining the carriage procession. outside westminster hall at this moment, the sovereign says cord is forming along with all the other members of that household cavalry. this is what britain does best. what you are seeing is the king's trip, the royal horse artillery, who are lining up for the parade where they will be firing the gun salute. the queen is now leading with the sovereign state in front. this is exciting. this is verging on historic. we will be join

. >> reporter: good morning, guys, from an increasingly loud trafalgar square, here to watch the day unfold. but no prince philip. he's in the hospital. but the queen will be flying solo. a day like today comes along once in a blue moon. as far as the queen's concerned, the show must go on. the young and the glamorous royals are out in force. there for grandma, the star of the show. for only the second time in 1,000 years of british history, a monarch is celebrating 60 years on the throne. loyal subjects camped out overnight for a glimpse. >> she puts the great in great britain. so, that's why we're here. we're here to celebrate that. >> reporter: the queen is determined not to let her husband's health get in the way of the day. for instan prince philip's bladder infection. the prince, who turns 91 this weekend, will remain in the hospital for a few days. but was sorely missed last night at the jubilee concert. >> the dearly sad thing about this evening is that my father couldn't be here with us. and if we shout loud enough, he might just hear it in hospital and get better. >> report

actually, no, he is there at trafalgar square. simon, good to see you. under cover in this lovely wet weather. >> yes, you are. this is typical, rain in london at this time of year makes perfect sense. do we know how the prince is doing, first of all? >> reporter: well, we haven't been given an update since almost this time yesterday. but we just understand that he's resting in the hospital not too far from here, in fact. hopefully we would have heard some of the joy and the celebrations and the cheers for his wife, the queen, w. there were about a million people in the streets around here. >> you are there in the london bureau, you're the bureau chief for "people" magazine, so you are covering the royals on quite a regular basis. and a lot of people here in the states were saying, how is it that the queen stays so healthy, that she has the energy that she has? what's it like to live like a royal? and is there somebody specifically tied to her dealing with health and diet and relaxation and trying not to stress? >> reporter: well, i don't know if there's

>> all right, stephanie gosk over in trafalgar square, not far from us here. stephanie, thank you very much. meredith? >> okay. as we mentioned the queen's husband of 64 years unable to attend today's jubilee events. prince philip, who turned 91 actually this saturday, is being treated at king edward vii hospital for what the palace describes as a bladder infection. nbc's duncan golestani is there. duncan, good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. there has been no updates on prince philip's condition after spending the night here in hospital. he came yesterday from windsor castle to be treated for that bladder infection. buckingham palace did say it was just a precautionary measure. but he will be spending several days here being assessed, and observed. he was last seen, of course, on sunday during that great river pageant along the thames. and he looked happy, jigging along to the music along with other members of the royal family. of course, he spent several hours outside in the cold and the rain. while medical experts say that would not have caused t

. ♪ 'ere i stands in piccadilly circus ♪ ♪ nelson stands in trafalgar square ♪ ♪ big ben stands by thedon, it's easy to find out about ♪ ♪ london is springtime, opening champagne ♪ ♪ london is summer ♪ ♪ not so bright but who's complaining ♪ ♪ london is lovely ♪ ♪ let no one change his mind about it ♪ ♪ some day you'll love it ♪ ♪ yes, that's the thing i find about it ♪ ♪ you can have paris and vegas and rome ♪ ♪ but london is london is london is england ♪ ♪ is home ♪ chorus: ♪ london is london... ♪ ♪ nowhere like london... ♪ ♪ london is history rooftop and park ♪ ♪ london is history ♪ ♪ flabbergasting, everlasting ♪ ♪ london is a charmer ♪ ♪ i could go on for days about it ♪ ♪ dripping with drama ♪ ♪ there just ain't no two ways about it ♪ ♪ you can have cairo and cannes and capri ♪ ♪ but london ♪ ♪ london is ♪ ♪ is london ♪ ♪ london is ♪ ♪ london is england is here ♪ ♪ london ♪ ♪ the country must be mad about it ♪ ♪ london... ♪ ♪ london ♪ ♪ country people rave about it ♪ ♪ london... ♪ chorus: ♪ london is england ♪ ♪ flabbergasting, everlasting ♪ ♪ london... ♪ ♪ london, london ♪ ♪ lon

i'm actually up the road from the palace in trafalgar square, whe i think you might be able to see there are several hundred people watching what's happening on big screens. the reason we're in tra it ffal square, throughout the day, the queen is literally commuting through the square, backwards and forwards, palace, manchester house, down to westminster for the lunch, and then later this afternoon, soledad, up whitehall and back home to the palace for that royal wave. on the balcony, only six or seven of them. they're limiting the number of people that had be on the balcony. just the queen, the immediate line of succession, charles, camilla, william, catherine and harry. >> so, up next from the calendar that i've read, the queen has left st. paul's where they did the service this morning. really is headed to a lunch with some of the royals as well. and it will all sort of wrap up later this morning for us and afternoon for you with another sort of procession and celebration. what can we look forward to seeing live? >> reporter: that's it, yeah. yeah, what will happen is at about 4:00 th

golden jubilee, had something like 1 million people stretching back from buckingham palace to trafalgar squareg land of hope and gloss rained national anthem, it was great. >> my guess is that is the london film harmonic we are now seeing the pictures of, passing the london eye, toward westminster. >> you're freezing to death here, so i will need to you talk just to keep you alive. >> what makes you think that? what makes you think it? >> hundreds of thousands of people lining these streets in these ghastly conditions. >> part of what we saw in britain, we carry on, no matter what the circumstances. i think it is also bringing together everything that is great about this country, which is the organization and not to be thwarted by the weather. and we are used to it what can i say? >> that is right, dickey you these are the great british virtues n adverseity, the brits always come up trumps in these kinds of things, carry on it will not stop. the people, i find it extraordinary so many british people are out there, and tourists from all countries around the world, but prepared to brave are real

service in the service of the corporation and i will still be doing deep duty service tonight in trafalgar square. >> i think you're going to be bopping along to all the music as well. richard quest, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> so celebrations marking 60 years of queen elizabeth's reign continue on cnn tuesday. you heard him. join piers morgan and brooke baldwin live from london for a royal extravaganza beginning at 9:00 eastern. ♪ we all need it. to move. to keep warm. to keep us fed. to make clay piggies. but to keep doing these things in the future... at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. ♪ >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >>> a chicago pastor is so furious and fed up with deadly violence in his city he is taking to the streets literally. you might remember

>> i was with the crowd in trafalgar square standing there waving my flag. was on the river pageant. >> right. >> but that was -- that moment, i saw her go past. and it really meant a lot to me. >> the whole city seemed to be electric. but how can your resources not be stretched a little thin? you had the big royal wedding last year. you've got the diamond jubilee now. you've got the olympic games starting next month. are you worried at all that it's been too much in too short a time? >> on the contrary. and i'd say to, you know, viewers that london is going to cope, i hope, very well with the games in 50 days' time. i think the jubilee proved that we can do it. and obviously, i'm hoping very much to welcome people this summer to a summer like no other. >> bus operators, are they going to go on strike on you? >> bus operators are -- >> you're going to guarantee me. >> i'm going to guarantee to you and the american people, i think the people who work on our mass transit systems, people who work on the tube, on the buses, they're going to want to put on a fant