21/04/2016 The One Show

Hello and welcome to a very special edition of the show. Tonight we will

be celebrating Her Majesty's the Queen 90th birthday. Shortly will be

heading to Windsor Castle. Rest assured, we will not miss a thing.

Shall we say hello to our studio guest? One who has performed for Her

Majesty 's many times. The other has had a personal insight into the

working life of Her Majesty for many years. Please welcome Katherine

Jenkins and Jennie Bond. Of course, the celebrations have been going on

all day. They have been going full swing in Windsor. Let's have a look

at the Queen at lunchtime. In the spring greens. I love the outfit. I

love that colour. Would you have predicted that? I would have

predicted something more vibrant. She normally goes for big colours

but that is quite subdued. We are keeping with the relaxed vibe this

afternoon. We have put some arias up in the studio, as well. Lovely that

you are here. It has been quite a in the studio, as well. Lovely that

day for the Queen, the first British monarchy to reach the age of 90. I

saw you on the television this morning, Catherine,. How was it in

Windsor? It was lovely. So positive to wish Her Majesty well. It felt a

little bit like the royal wedding. All the people coming out and

supporting. It made you very proud of being British. I felt very

fortunate to be there. You have the classic fans who camp out the night

before. It is wonderful. A celebration of

before. It is wonderful. A very much working. 400 engagements

per year and still riding. That astonishes me. How many 90-year-olds

can even get on a horse? astonishes me. How many 90-year-olds

have Nadiya who made the cake. astonishes me. How many 90-year-olds

Orange drizzle. We were worried because we didn't know that the

Queen like marmalade. I think she does. Royal correspondent for 14

years, have you ever known her eat and orange cake? She is partial to a

crunchy chocolate cake, something different. The moment has come to

joining with the celebrations so we will hand you over to the BBC News

team live in Windsor. Welcome to viewers of The One Show, we are

broadcasting live from Windsor. viewers of The One Show, we are

Queen and the jukebox Edinburgh about to arrive on this, the Queen's

90th birthday. CHEERING Huge cheers. The Prince of Wales and

the Duchess of Cornwall awaiting the Queen's arrival. The Queen will

shortly be lighting a beacon to mark this milestone. Nicholas Witchel is

alongside me. The Queen greets the mayor, the pageant master, in charge

of the beacons across the country. A sensible headscarf. Sensible

headgear, as ever, quite blustery evening here in Windsor. As they are

assembled, we will hear the national anthem, played by the band of the

Coldstream Guards. I'm sure that the of Edinburgh has an opinion on the

beacons. As he frequently says, he is one of the most expert openers

and beacon lights that there are. The man who has put together the

programme is on hand, always here for these pyrotechnic displays.

There is the torch. Not quite ready for that moment yet. The lighting

with the torch. I presume they are going to play the national anthem.

The band is all there. They will be terribly disappointed having got

ready to play the national anthem. They look like they don't know where

to stand. I'm sure it has been carefully worked out. The Queen

looks up at the sky. BAND PLAYS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

CHEERING We expect a short address from the

Prince of Wales. Your Majesty, mummy, I find it very hard

to appreciate that you have reached your 90th year. I have known you

since you were 22 years old. This is a very special occasion. The beacon

that Her Majesty is about to light will also represent, as it lights

other beacons across the nation, the love and affection in which you are

held throughout this country and the Commonwealth. So, ladies and

gentlemen, can we wish Her Majesty the most special and the happiest of

birthdays on this occasion and long may you reign over us. CHEERING

APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, can I ask you,

as well, could you raise three special cheers for Her Majesty on

this special occasion? If they are loud enough, it might just work to

light the other beacons by spontaneous combustion. So, hip hip

hooray! Hip hip Raea! Hip hip hurray!

Now... We are told that as the beacon is lit the bells will ring

from St George's Chapel right behind where Nick and I are standing, so

this could get... Let's hold our breath. This hasn't always gone

right. This looks like a splendid views. The torch has been applied,

it has to go all the way down there. Here we are. BAND PLAYS I'm hoping

that is sufficient. We will find out momentarily. Yes, well. BAND PLAYS

"Happy Birthday". Happy birthday! What else? APPLAUSE

Taking light now. Yes, gathering momentum. The Queen is taken by the

man in charge of beacons up and down the UK. He is due to show her

several others close by. The thought being that this is the initial

beacon in a chain of as many as 1000 up and down the UK and in

Commonwealth countries. And the Prince of Wales in those few remarks

of his saying that this beacon represents, as he put it, the love

and affection in which the Queen is held in this country and the

Commonwealth. That, perhaps, is correct. Love and affection, not

concepts that the Queen would readily aspire to or necessarily

expect, love from the people of this country, it's many years ago that

the Duke of Edinburgh said, when we are all that and ancient, there will

be a degree of reverence once again. I think we have reached that. She is

90, he will be 95 in a few months' time. There is that reverence, deep

respect and affection now. We saw evidence of it in Windsor in the

walkabout this morning. She is much more at ease, comfortable now,

enjoying her 90th birthday with more things to enjoy this evening. This

dinner at which her family and her closest of friends, people who have

known her through the decades will be attending. I think they are now

looking, there is another beacon further down the long walk, they

will be looking out to that and, hopefully, that Hazlitt as well. It

has not exactly burst into flames, but perhaps it will. It is smoking a

lot but there is blame as well. It may yet and it is a blustery

evening. It may yet. But around the country, as we speak, people are

presumably striking matches and doing their own bit to complete the

chain of beacons, 1000 beacons, the juke of Edinburgh looks rather

bemused by it all. He seen it all before, of course. Now, into the

cars and back, I guess they, perhaps, for a little freshman. And

dinner. The Duke of Edinburgh, we're told, has been given a gift this

evening which is a told, has been given a gift this

an occasion such as this. The beacon guidebook? Well... The Queen, on her

90th birthday, retires to Windsor Castle, finally, for a private

dinner with family and friends. STUDIO: Thank you to the BBC news

team. Very engaging. She seemed to really enjoy that part of

proceedings. I think so. really enjoy that part of

part of all the celebrations and it is a way of spreading the

celebrations through the country and the Commonwealth because the Queen

can't be everywhere. It is a way, through smoke signal, of saying

happy birthday. They are going to check the beacon guidebook to work

out how to dampen... How much do you know about this intimate dinner this

evening? Intimate. It is close family and friends and some European

royalty, so it is still about 70 people. Not that intimate really.

But it is the largest grouping of the family for some time. We are

told that they will have fish, meat, and cake. Poached salmon, and a

beautiful ganache, we are told. You are going to be singing for as

later. We're very much looking forward to it. How does that menu

compared to when you had lunch with the Queen? A few years ago, I was

invited to a lunch, quite intimate, to have such an insight and to be

able to spend that time... How many people were there? It was Her

Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and I was one of six

others. We were in the room waiting for them to arrive. All the dogs ran

in first and she followed them. It was really lovely and natural. Was

it like pretty woman? Did you not know which cutlery to use? There was

a moment when you didn't know if your table manners would be up to it

but it was lovely and a great moment to be invited to. Jenny, you have 14

years as royal correspondent. You have been directing this audio book

with stories right through her life. From the beginning, she had

aspirations to be a farmer's Y. Apparently, she told her nanny, when

I grew up, I want to be a farmer's Y.

We're reduced to seeing her quite sedate. -- a farmer's wife. Phil is

-- occasionally, I have made her laugh. Occasionally she has

approached me and made me laugh. We were in South Africa some years ago,

1995, I think, and we were in a very crowded black township. We have the

footage. And this is a praise singer, and he was quite

frightening, and he had to escort off while he though dilated. --

escort her while he only elated. She said, I do hope he's friendly. --

while she third -- while he ululated.

We are used to seeing her with the crowds and doing work with her

engagements, but this is a very personal thing for herself. I think

she would probably rather have gone for a ride on her horse, had a

little tipple before lunch, gin and do Bonnie. She would feed because

these scones. But she knows she has to be on public display, and she

will have been humbled and gratified that people turned out. Like a

mother, the Queen Mother used to say, they won't come, they want torn

up, but they did, and they will again in June. I think that is a

nice touch that Prince Charles mention, that these beacons will

display the commitment she has given everybody and that everyone wants to

show their love and respect. As we have seen, the Queen has lit the

first of 1000 birthday beacons at Windsor. Angela is standing at the

foot of another one in Somerset, and it looks like a whopper.

It is. Off you go, Ann. The wonderful Ann Lebarr, 93 years of

age, is lighting that. It looks like it has taken off quicker than we

anticipated. Oh, my goodness! That is the easy bit. We have spent the

last couple of days here in Somerset - well done, Ann - don't go

anywhere. That has got very hot very quickly! We had lots of hard work to

do. That felt like quite an easy job, right? You were very confident

before it kicked off. There is some heat in that. We will have to move

away. It definitely took off more quickly than the Queen's one. Do you

have any advice for the Queen at 93 years of? I wouldn't dare give the

Queen advice. She is doing wonderfully. What is the secret?

Just keep going. On that note, another birthday

beacons, hopefully fit for royalty. Well done, Ann It did catch quickly.

They have read the Beacon guidebook. They know how to get it going

quickly. A milestone birthday like 90 preparers -- requires a great

deal of preparation on the ground and in the sky. The people behind

Artists Of The Sky produced something spectacular for us.

Needless to say, they didn't let us down.

We like to think of ourselves as artists and the sky as our canvas.

We try to make every display better than the last one. I have to pinch

myself that we are actually up here playing with aeroplanes at night,

setting things on fire. I'm really hoping it is a nice display for the

-- that tonight's display for the Queen is the best we have done. The

planes we fly have a wingspan of 80 metres. They have a conventional

engine at the front. The beauty of the motor glider is that it is

graceful in the air. It is a perfect platform. I was inspired by the

Festival in Edinburgh, where they have a waterfall of fireworks down

the castle. Now we have the waterfall of fire. It is unreal that

we have actually managed to do it. The various authorities just ran out

of things to say no to. We have waterfall is here, which are the

real meat of the display. Fire! We have a Roman candle that goes

forwards and backwards. Some people asked how we set off fireworks on

the wings. We use these things, we booked a voltage from the cockpit

down the wing into this tiny squib here. It is much safer than getting

out there with a match! Tower just done here. Our display is just about

practice, practice and practice again. Rolling, rolling, rolling.

Right, Right, right. This makes our flying much more efficient. Left,

left, left. It looks strange to onlookers, but it is very important

and we have to do it. And break, break, break. When we were first

asked by the One Show to create this display for the Queen's birthday, I

was thrilled. My first real childhood memory of the Queen was

her silver jubilee a 97 -- in 1977, when I was eight years old. My mum

dressed as up in fancy dress as a stamp. Here is mere eight years old

with my sister, Pam. I am the grumpy one. -- here is me at eight years

old. We are on time. Let's go. Right, right, right. In position.

Smoke off. Smoke off. For 2016 and for the Queen, we are bringing in a

brand-new idea of combining ground-launched fireworks with our

fireworks for a big finale. We have to be in exactly the right place at

the right time for the big finish. You're calling it. I'm going now.

Yeah! Tell you what, gliding at night

Yeah! Tell you what, gliding at fireworks attached to your wing...

Next birthday, I'm expecting that. If you're watching at home and you

are celebrating your 90th If you're watching at home and you

secondly, did you know that you can register for one of these? It's a

Royal Mint limited edition ?5 calling that will be sent to 90

people who share the same birthday as the Queen. One very lucky

birthday girl, Barbara Bennett, is here to receive her in person. Happy

birthday, Barbara. We have to hand it over. There we are.

APPLAUSE Have you had a lovely day, Barbara?

A very busy day. What happened? The children from the local school came

and sang happy birthday. They were lovely. Then I had drinks and

and sang happy birthday. They were champagne and cake for about 80

people. Then I had a lunch champagne and cake for about 80

family for ten. I'm pretty worn out. It has been a wonderful day. Lovely

to be here. And extra special It has been a wonderful day. Lovely

share it with the Queen. I don't have to like beacons, do I? We can

sort that out for you. have to like beacons, do I? We can

isn't it? Now we have seen the Queen receive lots of flowers today. I'm

guessing, have you? Yes, everywhere. I don't know whether it is a

funeral, a wedding or a birthday. I don't know whether it is a

Everyone has been very kind. And they've been asking lots of people,

what does people? What does she mean to you?

When I get worried, I think about the poor Queen. You do get worried,

don't you? She is an inspiration, isn't she, really? What would you

say your outlook is on life at 90 compare to 80? Well, in my head, I'm

still 60 watts, or 15, even! 90 is the new 60, Barbara, that's what

they say! You look wonderful. Thank you for inviting me. Jennie, people

have been talking about the Queen kind of reducing the number of

events she goes to and what have you, but I guess as she's getting

older, she will do. The vehicle today means that she can see lots

more people but not have to walk a huge amount to do it. Yes, she often

gets into the Bentley with the glass at the back, but she is slowly

reducing. She doesn't do the long haul trips she used to. She is ready

to take on new engagements. If, like Barbara, you are 90 today and would

like to register for one of those coins, the details are on our

website. Thank you, Barbara. The documentary tonight, Elizabeth at

90, will be on BBC One at 9pm and will feature unseen videos of the

Royal family. Here is Prince William and Prince Harry.

We hope you have enjoyed our celebration of the Queen's 90th. Our

thanks to Katherine and Jennie and Barbara. Now, to play us out, from

her new album, it's Katherine Jenkins with the national anthem. --

now, to play us out, it's Katherine Jenkins.

# Long live our noble Queen

# From the assassin's blow