:01:11. > :01:20.Hello and welcome to a special East Midlands programme, celebrating 60
:01:20. > :01:26.years of Queen Elizabeth II. We will be behind the scenes with the
:01:26. > :01:31.people who make a royal visit happen. We will be hearing from
:01:31. > :01:36.some of the Queen's younger subjects. It's the Queen's Jubilee,
:01:36. > :01:41.isn't it? Yes. What does that mean? A disco. A disco? Yes, and a
:01:41. > :01:46.photograph. Meeting the people who have their own memories of the
:01:46. > :01:50.monarchy over the past 60 years. You walk in to see the Queen, you
:01:50. > :01:55.bow, you have a conversation, she pins it on to you chest and then
:01:55. > :02:05.you watch everybody else go through it! And our cameras are given
:02:05. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:25.The Queen is about to arrive here in Nottingham on the latest leg of
:02:25. > :02:29.her Jubilee tour. There is so much that goes on to make all this
:02:29. > :02:39.possible. The whole Jubilee tour kicked off in Leicester and we sent
:02:39. > :02:42.our cameras behind the scenes to find out exactly what goes on. It
:02:42. > :02:45.was always going to be a big day for Leicester and the city was out
:02:45. > :02:54.to impress with more than 10,000 Union flags and miles of bunting
:02:54. > :03:00.ordered. This was, of course, the Queen's first stop on her Jubilee
:03:00. > :03:03.tour. So it had to be special. But what really goes on behind the
:03:03. > :03:09.scenes to make it all happen? And what do Leicester folk think of the
:03:09. > :03:13.VIPs arriving in LE1? I was nine- years-old the last time I saw the
:03:13. > :03:18.Queen. I came with my mum and I'm nearly 69 now, so we have both aged
:03:18. > :03:26.a bit. Obviously, it's a once-in-a- lifetime thing. It is definitely an
:03:26. > :03:31.honour. This will be my first time ever seeing the Queen and I didn't
:03:32. > :03:35.sleep last night, I was so excited. But before the big day arrives,
:03:35. > :03:38.there is plenty of preparation and it is not always glamorous.
:03:38. > :03:44.Security sweeps are in full flow and this means hands down drains
:03:44. > :03:52.and heads in sewers, searching for anything suspicious. Manhole covers
:03:52. > :03:58.are then security sealed. It's a challenge for the people in charge.
:03:58. > :04:02.My role is to co-ordinate the police response to the visit. It is
:04:02. > :04:09.a big day and it's a real thrilling event for the city and everybody
:04:09. > :04:12.involved. Obviously, it causes a lot of work for us but everyone is
:04:12. > :04:17.really enthusiastic and working hard to make sure it all goes
:04:17. > :04:20.smoothly on the day. And fingers crossed it will. But that of course
:04:20. > :04:24.is down to weeks of pre-planning and the visit being carefully
:04:24. > :04:29.choreographed. A team of civic leaders and the police are walking
:04:29. > :04:34.the Queen's route, dealing with any potential problems. The station's
:04:34. > :04:39.lift is causing them a bit of concern. The last thing we want is
:04:39. > :04:48.the Prince there going... Waiting for the lift. Is there going to be
:04:48. > :04:52.anybody inside, pressing the right button? The royal party will be
:04:52. > :04:55.here for a matter of two or three minutes so from an outsider's point
:04:55. > :04:59.of view, the short period of time they are here seems very
:04:59. > :05:01.straightforward but the last thing we want is any hiccups on the day.
:05:01. > :05:04.Over at De Montford University, the Queen's first stop, there is
:05:04. > :05:12.another temperamental lift to deal with and the vice chancellor has a
:05:12. > :05:18.quandary about the VIPs signing the visitors' book. Initially, we
:05:18. > :05:21.thought of a Bic pen. Not really! A fountain pen? That's very elegant
:05:21. > :05:25.but it might spill ink. A ball pen, not as elegant but more reliable. I
:05:25. > :05:29.think we'll go for both. Just to be safe? Just to be safe. Always best
:05:29. > :05:36.to be on the safe side. Her Majesty will be escorted up here with
:05:36. > :05:40.myself. I am really excited about it. Nothing like this has ever
:05:40. > :05:45.happened at De Montford. It's cool that she's starting off her tour at
:05:45. > :05:52.DMU. It's good to be a student here and be able to say she came to my
:05:52. > :05:58.university. It's nice. Meanwhile, at the cathedral, they are playing
:05:58. > :06:04.kings and queens, rehearsing the big arrival. The bishop is getting
:06:04. > :06:10.some top tips on meeting the monarch. There is a formula to
:06:10. > :06:14.greet the Queen. I introduce you to the bishop. You obviously say "Your
:06:14. > :06:23.Majesty" and after that, it's "Ma'am". You don't have to say
:06:23. > :06:28."Your Majesty" all the time. Simple as that? Very simple! We've got
:06:28. > :06:34.about three minutes, according to the timetable, to get to the door.
:06:34. > :06:39.I'm sure we will all be nervous on the day. It would be a surprise if
:06:39. > :06:41.we weren't. 24 hours to go and all- around Leicestershire, some very
:06:41. > :06:47.different types of rehearsals are well under way as performers
:06:47. > :06:50.practise their routines for the Queen. We wrote to the Queen, to
:06:50. > :06:53.the palace, explaining it was our anniversary as well, 60th
:06:53. > :06:56.anniversary, and explained that we set the band up the year she was
:06:56. > :07:06.crowned and our first engagement was the Coronation, so it all
:07:06. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :07:15.fitted in very nicely. So, we are going to see the Queen tomorrow.
:07:15. > :07:18.are probably going to be on TV and a lot of people are going to see us.
:07:18. > :07:27.And the Queen will probably be there and she is one of the most
:07:27. > :07:30.important people in the world. going to be nice to see her back in
:07:30. > :07:38.Leicester, which is great for the community and the people of
:07:38. > :07:48.Leicester because it's not very often we get to see royalty here.
:07:48. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :07:54.am really excited but a bit nervous. So the day has finally arrived.
:07:54. > :07:57.It's 8:00am and there's a flurry of last-minute preparations. The
:07:57. > :08:01.public are finding their prime permissions to get that all-
:08:01. > :08:07.important encounter. Security is tight and the media is making the
:08:07. > :08:10.most of the Queen's visit. It's a huge day for Radio Leicester. Local
:08:10. > :08:17.radio covers local things and it doesn't come much bigger than a
:08:17. > :08:20.royal visit of this size. She will be coming through the main railway
:08:20. > :08:26.station. This entrance or that entrance? We believe this entrance,
:08:26. > :08:36.but we may be wrong. Fingers crossed. Fingers crossed, yes.
:08:36. > :08:40.you warm enough? Getting there. No, it's worth it. As a cameraman, I am
:08:40. > :08:44.not going to get very close. I was hoping to meet her as I have never
:08:44. > :08:50.met her. So after months of planning, weeks of preparation and
:08:50. > :08:53.hours of waiting for some, this is what it's all about for most of us.
:08:53. > :09:01.A quick glimpse of the Royal Family and hopefully our Queen on her very
:09:01. > :09:06.special day. The question is, was it worth it? Wonderful. Just like
:09:06. > :09:13.the television. She's beautiful. You will probably only get that
:09:13. > :09:20.opportunity once, to see them. you get a good view? Yes, very good.
:09:20. > :09:24.Was it worth the wait? Very much worth the wait, yes. Were you
:09:24. > :09:34.nervous? Frankly, yes. It was one of the shortest speeches I've ever
:09:34. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:40.made in my whole life. It was also one of the most nerve-racking.
:09:40. > :09:46.Amongst those yet to have a close encounter with the Queen are of
:09:46. > :09:49.course her newest subjects. We are at the Robert Bakewell primary
:09:49. > :09:56.school in Loughborough to find out what the Queen means to some of the
:09:56. > :10:02.children here. It's the Queen's Jubilee, isn't it? Yes. What does
:10:02. > :10:07.that mean? A disco. A disco? Yes, and a photograph. Disco and
:10:07. > :10:15.photographs? Is the Queen going to a disco? I don't know. It's only
:10:15. > :10:25.the Queen's disco jubilee. We are celebrating, the whole school, the
:10:25. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:33.day she had her crown put on. does she live? In a palace.
:10:33. > :10:39.lives in London in a palace. I said a palace. In a castle. In a castle.
:10:39. > :10:46.Is it a big castle? That big. biggest one. She lives in a castle.
:10:46. > :10:51.What's that like? It's big. they can watch TV. She's got a TV.
:10:51. > :11:01.That's good isn't it? For the children to watch. It might be
:11:01. > :11:02.
:11:02. > :11:11.sparkly and made out of gold. Well, it might have expensive things.
:11:11. > :11:17.the money belongs to her. She's very beautiful. What does she do?
:11:17. > :11:23.Maybe she watches Peppa Pig. watches Peppa Pig?! I have not met
:11:23. > :11:33.her before. Would you like to? What would you say to her? Would you
:11:33. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:41.like to come to the school and my I think it suits me! One thing we
:11:41. > :11:44.take for granted now is our ability to fill any royal encounter. Here
:11:45. > :11:47.in the East Midlands, we have an absolute treasure trove of archive.
:11:47. > :11:50.It's all thanks to amateur film- makers, those jubilee party
:11:50. > :12:00.planners and people who have caught our attention by meeting the Queen
:12:00. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:04.When the Queen comes to town, the crowds gather. From the start of
:12:04. > :12:07.her reign, there have been cameras there to document every event. But
:12:07. > :12:15.many of the stories of royal encounters lie behind the lens and
:12:15. > :12:19.were only telling a fraction of them. Few get the chance to meet
:12:19. > :12:22.the Queen. But a 15-year-old from Nottinghamshire, who was working
:12:22. > :12:27.down the pit, was invited to Buckingham Palace for a royal
:12:27. > :12:33.audience almost 60 years ago. Because in 1952, Jack Bamford was a
:12:33. > :12:40.well-known hero. He had risked his life to save his brothers from
:12:40. > :12:43.their burning home. That's the George Cross. 60 years on, he is
:12:43. > :12:50.still the youngest to get the George Cross, the highest civil
:12:50. > :12:56.decoration. The civilian VC. Initially, you're not in the room
:12:56. > :12:59.and they will call your name out. You walk in to see the Queen, you
:12:59. > :13:03.bow, she has a conversation, she pins it on your chest or whatever
:13:03. > :13:13.and then you go and sit with the rest of the audience and you can
:13:13. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:22.It has certainly altered. Even though he only lives a few miles
:13:23. > :13:26.away, this is the first time Jack has been back to his old family
:13:26. > :13:34.home to see the window he threw his brothers from into his father's
:13:34. > :13:38.arms. The window he fell from with terrible burns. According to what
:13:38. > :13:42.they tell me, it was about 2:00am in the morning on a Sunday morning
:13:42. > :13:45.and the fire was in the living room underneath that bedroom. I threw
:13:45. > :13:55.Roy out first because I got him between my knees and I turned
:13:55. > :13:59.
:13:59. > :14:09.around for Brian but he had got It's the first time I've been back
:14:09. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:22.here. I am pleased I've come back. I am. It brings back a lot of
:14:22. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:28.memories. They are not all pleasant memories. Events have often been
:14:28. > :14:31.captured best for our memories by the amateurs. The only time the
:14:31. > :14:41.Queen has made an official visit to Market Harborough, Peter Wilford
:14:41. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:45.and three others from a camera club were the only ones there to film.
:14:45. > :14:48.We were lucky really because we were told we were probably the
:14:48. > :14:58.first amateur group to be given permission to film a royal visit by
:14:58. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:09.having special camera positions authorised. As far as I know, this
:15:09. > :15:17.is the only official visit the Queen has made to Market Harborough.
:15:17. > :15:21.From what I remember, it wasn't a particularly warm day. There was no
:15:21. > :15:23.sunshine. No broadcast companies there at all. If they had been
:15:23. > :15:29.there, they would probably have been filming in black-and-white and
:15:30. > :15:32.of course we were filming in colour, so that was a great advantage. I
:15:32. > :15:36.think the Cini Society, which is now renamed Market Harborough Movie
:15:36. > :15:46.Makers, has really got a treasure of a film here to put in the
:15:46. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :15:53.Roll on 10 years to 1977, the Silver Jubilee. Red white and blue
:15:53. > :15:58.everywhere and like here Loughborough, families, friends and
:15:58. > :16:01.neighbours came together to hold parties. What amateur film-maker
:16:01. > :16:11.George Arme and wife, Mavis, captured on film is now part of the
:16:11. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:16.nation's social history. We asked all the neighbours if they were
:16:16. > :16:23.interested in this party and we had all these requests and they wanted
:16:23. > :16:28.to come and we set it all up. We made all the flags ourselves. The
:16:28. > :16:33.actual flags. I used to work in the hosiery trade and we could get
:16:33. > :16:42.fabric. Those look like they've been made as well, those costumes.
:16:42. > :16:46.They made their own. It was really interesting. What was the best
:16:46. > :16:49.memory for you that day? It was everybody getting together and
:16:49. > :16:59.enjoying themselves and celebrating the Queen. That is what it was all
:16:59. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:10.about. There you are in your 1977 outfit, Mavis. Yes. It's a moment
:17:10. > :17:20.in time which you can never recreate. We probably won't see
:17:20. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:27.There are two more pieces of footage we have uncovered. The
:17:27. > :17:35.first is Jack Bamford in Nottingham General Hospital after the fire.
:17:35. > :17:38.Footage he didn't know existed. You've not seen this then, Jack?
:17:38. > :17:41."Dear Jack. Whilst you are having your photograph taken this
:17:41. > :17:44.afternoon, the committee of this hospital, where you are a patient,
:17:44. > :17:52.has talked about you and the George Cross which has been awarded to
:17:52. > :17:55.you". Where did you get this one from? The fire occurred in October.
:17:55. > :17:57.John helped his father to rescue three other children and his
:17:57. > :18:03.mother,then returned to save six- year-old Brian and four-year-old
:18:03. > :18:12.Roy. Good Lord! Look at that. got Brian and then threw Roy out of
:18:12. > :18:19.the window. That's our Roy there look. Meanwhile, he ran back across
:18:19. > :18:26.the road because he was frightened. It's upsetting, really. It is,
:18:26. > :18:31.isn't it? He said, "Are they all out?" and Dad said, "Yes" and then
:18:31. > :18:35.he passed out. John received extensive burns. He has already
:18:35. > :18:39.undergone two skin grafting operations. If it hadn't have been
:18:39. > :18:43.for Jack, I would not have been here. I've got family and children
:18:43. > :18:50.and grandchildren and I've got what I've got and I wouldn't have had
:18:50. > :19:00.any of it if it wasn't for Jack. But it was lovely to see my Mam.
:19:00. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:14.And there is film too of Jack at Buckingham Palace the day he met
:19:14. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:17.the Queen to receive his George Cross. We had suits. I was still
:19:17. > :19:22.having hospital treatment and they allowed him to go down to
:19:22. > :19:32.Buckingham Palace with me. wasn't for him, I would have been
:19:32. > :19:34.
:19:35. > :19:42.If it were me who had the George Cross, I wouldn't be walking about
:19:42. > :19:48.with it on my chest but I would let people know. Never ever profited
:19:48. > :19:58.from it. Never. Some of the others used to call him a fool for not
:19:58. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:07.doing it. It's never been my way. What a brave man, and to think he
:20:07. > :20:17.met her right at the beginning of her reign. Let's come up to date
:20:17. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:30.and have a look at some brand new So what have you got here? I've got
:20:30. > :20:35.Big Ben, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and the Royal barge. "I love
:20:35. > :20:43.the Queen, from Liam". He'll have to send this to her, won't he? Are
:20:43. > :20:50.you going to send that to her? Queen. These are her dogs. These
:20:50. > :20:59.are her dogs, of course, yes. old. How old do you think she is?
:20:59. > :21:09.60. I think 86 or 87. It's got to be 60 because it is her 60th year
:21:09. > :21:12.
:21:12. > :21:16.Well, the Queen has certainly attracted the crowds in Nottingham.
:21:16. > :21:20.What an audience, what a reception. What must it be like to be greeted
:21:20. > :21:23.like this? We have been following one very special lady at a busy
:21:23. > :21:33.time in her life and she has given our cameras and insight that has
:21:33. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:52.probably never been seen before. Okay, if you hadn't already guessed,
:21:52. > :21:55.this isn't actually Her Majesty, but Patricia Ford who lives in a
:21:55. > :21:58.village not far from Ashby is one of the best lookalikes in the
:21:58. > :22:08.business and she has fooled more than a few, even appearing in a
:22:08. > :22:13.
:22:13. > :22:23.So, in this busy jubilee year, what's it like being Queen Pat and
:22:23. > :22:24.
:22:24. > :22:26.how did it all begin? That is my full regalia. I play tennis at
:22:26. > :22:32.Ashby-de-la-Zouch and people standing on my right hand side felt
:22:32. > :22:35.I looked like the Queen and started commenting on it. You get invited
:22:35. > :22:42.to do a lot of presenting 100th birthday telegrams, or 60th wedding
:22:42. > :22:46.telegrams or something like that to unsuspecting clients. Or going to
:22:46. > :22:53.schools and talking to children. Have you opened any supermarkets?
:22:53. > :22:59.Yes, I opened the hundredth 99p Store, I seem to remember! This is
:22:59. > :23:02.from a very posh dress shop that used to do mother of the bride. Now,
:23:02. > :23:09.they wouldn't manage to sell anything like that to a normal
:23:09. > :23:14.person! Nevertheless, it's expensive stuff. It is expensive
:23:14. > :23:17.stuff. It's about �800 for an outfit like this. It's a compliment
:23:17. > :23:23.that people really think you are the Queen and not just you dressed
:23:23. > :23:29.up. So yes, I take it as a complement if they behave to me
:23:29. > :23:31.like they would the Queen. Patricia has got a very busy day ahead.
:23:31. > :23:38.She's opening a new retirement home at Burton-on-Trent and her arrival
:23:38. > :23:42.is being kept top secret. The residents are not aware that you
:23:42. > :23:46.are on the premises? No. I've come through this side entrance with a
:23:46. > :23:51.coat over my outfit and without a hat on, so they are unaware of what
:23:51. > :24:01.is going to happen. It's going to be a surprise. I hope they will go,
:24:01. > :24:06.
:24:06. > :24:11."Ah!" And don't just go, "Who is I didn't know whether it was her or
:24:11. > :24:15.not. It was pretty good. Mind you, we've all got a doppelganger,
:24:15. > :24:21.haven't we? I'm breaking this to you now, but that wasn't actually
:24:21. > :24:31.the Queen. I thought it wasn't. you think Patricia is convincing?
:24:31. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:35.Yes. I'll give her that. But we knew it wasn't the Queen. This is
:24:35. > :24:40.one of hundreds of events Patricia has attended as her alter ego and
:24:40. > :24:43.this jubilee year has been her busiest ever. So what are Pat's
:24:43. > :24:48.thoughts on the Queen and after years and years of mimicking the
:24:48. > :24:52.monarch, has she ever had an encounter with the lady herself?
:24:53. > :24:56.She's a saint. She's always been a saint. To have made that speech
:24:56. > :25:00.that she was going to dedicate herself to the country for the rest
:25:00. > :25:07.of her life. Have you met any of the royals? I met Princess Anne
:25:07. > :25:17.some years ago. Did she say, you look like my mother? No. I've not
:25:17. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:21.ever met the Queen, no. I would So from Queen Pat to the real Queen
:25:21. > :25:24.up there on the balcony. We're here amongst the crowds but not
:25:24. > :25:27.everything the BBC has done over the Jubilee has been met with
:25:27. > :25:30.universal approval. There was criticism of the boats on the
:25:30. > :25:34.Thames pageant. However, we were there filming one very special
:25:34. > :25:44.journey. The crowds cheered, the rain fell and the Royal barge
:25:44. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:51.weaved its way along the Thames. 1,000 boats from all over Britain
:25:51. > :25:54.arrived in London to celebrate the Jubilee. In the middle of it all,
:25:54. > :26:01.St George, a little ship from Leicestershire and its owners, Eric
:26:01. > :26:04.and Maggie. This is their journey from Kegworth to the capital.
:26:04. > :26:12.a wonderful trip and I'm delighted to present you with a flag. Thank
:26:12. > :26:15.you. If I can get it up the right way! It will take him a while to
:26:15. > :26:20.get through Nottingham, let alone around the coast and into the
:26:20. > :26:25.Thames. But I'm sure he'll do it. It's an extremely big day. We are
:26:25. > :26:29.all very proud of Eric and the boat going to London. It's wonderful.
:26:29. > :26:32.Because of the depth and the size of this craft, it will not go
:26:32. > :26:34.through the narrow canals and that means I have to go down the River
:26:34. > :26:44.Soar, the River Trent, through Nottingham, Newark, go through
:26:44. > :26:44.
:26:45. > :26:49.Lincoln, we go down the east coast and then into the Thames. We've got
:26:49. > :26:55.some real tricky bits coming up as well, actually. Yes. You might want
:26:55. > :26:59.to mind your head. As you can guess, Eric and I are in our 70s and this
:26:59. > :27:04.is not likely to happen again, is it? So just to be part of such a
:27:04. > :27:07.wonderful celebration. Big boats and narrow waterways mean
:27:07. > :27:15.navigation is tricky and road bridges are an obstacle and a
:27:15. > :27:23.hazard. That hit the back of my head there! The alternator has
:27:23. > :27:29.stopped working. For some reason. We want to get that fixed. I fell
:27:29. > :27:33.over. I fell over the mast when it was lying on the deck. It was quite
:27:33. > :27:40.a big fall actually. Despite the engine problems and an injured
:27:40. > :27:43.shipmate, Eric remains upbeat and surprisingly on schedule. When you
:27:43. > :27:49.are boating, you don't expect things to go wrong, but it teaches
:27:49. > :27:57.you to think on your feet, I suppose. Lincoln is the next
:27:57. > :28:00.obstacle. Watch your head this time. Yes, I shall. The medieval bridge
:28:00. > :28:09.running under the city is testing Eric's talent and getting St George
:28:10. > :28:13.through is a squeeze. We did it! Hooray! At sea, Eric gets lucky
:28:13. > :28:19.with the weather and it's only when he enters an Essex estuary that
:28:19. > :28:22.things get rough. If you think about it, when this is over and
:28:22. > :28:30.you're having a nice hot shower and a pint of beer, you think, what a
:28:30. > :28:33.fabulous day! I hope! ��WHITE We are cruising past the London
:28:33. > :28:43.landmarks which means you have arrived on the Thames. What a
:28:43. > :28:44.
:28:44. > :28:47.relief. It's been quite a journey coming down. Otherwise, okay. I
:28:47. > :28:56.think it's the roughest water that this boat has ever been in during
:28:56. > :29:01.the time that I've owned it. I just feel quite emotional. I don't know.
:29:01. > :29:06.I have shed a few tears actually because I'm overwhelmed by it all.
:29:06. > :29:14.I'm delighted for Eric. It is something he never dreamed of. It
:29:14. > :29:24.is wonderful. To sail past the Queen on her own boat and to think
:29:24. > :29:29.
:29:29. > :29:31.we were representing Leicestershire. We are cold and wet but very happy.
:29:31. > :29:35.And you can see more on the Leicestershire little ships when