:01:18. > :01:25.This is some of my collection of photographs. I've got thousands of
:01:25. > :01:29.them. Probably 3000 or 4000, perhaps more. This is one of the
:01:29. > :01:36.favourites I've got of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. People
:01:36. > :01:41.think I'm crazy, but I'm not. I am just doing my own thing. I shall
:01:41. > :01:46.collect my bits-and-pieces as I go along. This is another one of the
:01:46. > :01:55.Queen and the Queen Mother. This is one or two of my favourites here of
:01:55. > :01:58.the Queen. Another one. I am fortunate I have met Her
:01:58. > :02:02.Majesty on several occasions. You've still got a bit of
:02:02. > :02:07.intimidation. But the Queen quickly puts everyone at their ease and
:02:07. > :02:13.relaxes you. She is very easy to talk to. As a person, the Queen is
:02:13. > :02:21.very friendly. And she is somebody who does not impose herself on you.
:02:21. > :02:25.But you know there's a sense of dignity and authority.
:02:25. > :02:30.The East of England has a special place in the heart of the Queen.
:02:30. > :02:40.She has been here hundreds of times and even has a home here. We meet
:02:40. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:45.some of the people she's met during My name is Mary. I am one of the
:02:45. > :02:51.Queen's biggest fans. Behind these gates is Sandringham House in
:02:51. > :02:55.Norfolk. The private home of the Queen. She has been coming here
:02:55. > :03:00.since she was a little girl. The Queen comes to Sandringham every
:03:00. > :03:04.Christmas for two months. Every week, she attends the church. It
:03:04. > :03:09.gives the public plenty of time to see her. We can see her very close-
:03:09. > :03:14.up. Going into church, we have the service relayed outside. And then,
:03:14. > :03:19.the Queen comes out. She takes flowers from the little children.
:03:19. > :03:25.Then she gets back in the car and goes back to Sandringham House. To
:03:25. > :03:30.see the Queen, I get very excited. One or two of us want to see what
:03:30. > :03:40.outfit she wears. Always something different. It is really lovely. The
:03:40. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:55.My name is Brenda. I first met the Queen in 1959 when she came to open
:03:55. > :03:59.this town centre in Stevenage, when it was a brand new town. There was
:03:59. > :04:06.a big buzz about the town. People were excited, especially to see her
:04:06. > :04:12.up close, which most of us did. NEWSREADER: The Lord Lieutenant of
:04:12. > :04:17.Hertfordshire welcomed her Majesty to Stevenage New Town. -- Her
:04:17. > :04:20.Majesty. A typical house was inspected by the Queen. The new
:04:20. > :04:24.town already has 35,000 people. The population increases by about 5000
:04:24. > :04:28.a year. We came to live in Stevenage, because there was a
:04:28. > :04:33.shortage of housing just after the war. The first house cost us �1 and
:04:33. > :04:43.10 shillings a week. NEWSREADER: At the town centre is the clock tower
:04:43. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:47.of modern design. And here, a big crowd assembled to see Her Majesty
:04:47. > :04:50.unveil a commemorative panel and name the main shopping street
:04:50. > :04:55.Queensway. The occasion for the Queen's visit was something that
:04:55. > :04:58.was really look forward to. It was all in the local papers a couple of
:04:58. > :05:02.weeks before her visit. And we felt very privileged that she should
:05:02. > :05:05.choose to come and open Queensway, which this is. NEWSREADER:
:05:05. > :05:09.Stevenage was the first of the new towns envisaged by the New Towns
:05:09. > :05:14.Act of 1946. The amenities of the shopping centre were inspected by
:05:14. > :05:18.the Queen. Not many people had a television in those days. So it was
:05:18. > :05:22.very nice to see her in person. People were so excited and talked
:05:22. > :05:28.about it for ages afterwards. You know, and there was a lot of people
:05:28. > :05:38.that took days off work and everything. It was just to come
:05:38. > :06:11.
:06:11. > :06:18.Her Majesty the Queen enjoys her racing. She's a great authority on
:06:18. > :06:21.it. She's been breeding horses for 60 years, of all descriptions. She
:06:21. > :06:27.likes to be out watching her horses in the morning exercise, when she
:06:27. > :06:32.gets the opportunities. And just adores the sport. I am Joe Mercer,
:06:32. > :06:36.a professional jockey for 37 years. I had the pleasure of riding for
:06:36. > :06:43.Her Majesty the Queen on many locations. And this is one of the
:06:43. > :06:47.big occasions. I rode to win the 1000 Guineas in 1974. Having Her
:06:47. > :06:52.Majesty here present on the day was just absolutely wonderful. You get
:06:52. > :06:58.a bit of a buzz when she says, "Joe, what you think she will do?" And
:06:58. > :07:02.this that and the other. And if it comes off, all well and good. We
:07:02. > :07:06.came here with hopes of winning it for Her Majesty the Queen. And it
:07:06. > :07:11.duly obliged to. We just held on by the skin of our teeth. You are
:07:11. > :07:18.pumped up when you've won it, you know. But we don't celebrate like
:07:18. > :07:22.the modern jockeys of today. Jumping up in the air and all that
:07:22. > :07:26.sort of thing. You feel very proud of yourself. Particularly riding
:07:26. > :07:29.for Her Majesty the Queen, which is wonderful. I spoke to her when I
:07:29. > :07:33.got off the horse. She congratulated me. I saw her receive
:07:33. > :07:40.the trophy. And I received my little trophy. And I was away
:07:40. > :07:43.getting changed for my next race. And off I went again. My name's
:07:43. > :07:47.Yvonne Brown. I currently chair of Sandringham Women's Institute at
:07:47. > :07:53.Sandringham. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was our President
:07:53. > :07:56.until she died in 2002. We were very fortunate when the Queen very
:07:56. > :08:01.graciously agreed to carry on the family tradition and remain as our
:08:02. > :08:04.president. We are a unique WI and we never lose sight of that. And
:08:04. > :08:12.we're just fortunate that Her Majesty continues to come along and
:08:12. > :08:17.enjoy the meetings. # God save our Queen #.
:08:17. > :08:22.When Her Majesty arrives, the ladies will all be standing. And we
:08:22. > :08:27.all sing God Save the Queen. Then we make our way over here. And I
:08:27. > :08:31.stand here. Her Majesty's on my left. My fellow vice-president is
:08:31. > :08:37.also on the Queen's left. And the lady in waiting. And then, Anne
:08:37. > :08:42.will read the minutes. Her Majesty will ask if she should sign them.
:08:42. > :08:45.And, of course, we all agreed. She signs the minutes. And she usually
:08:45. > :08:49.gives us a short resume on what she's been doing during the year.
:08:49. > :08:53.And she remarks on what we've been doing as a WI. Then once she has
:08:53. > :08:55.done that, she comes over to a table similar to this and signs the
:08:56. > :08:59.visitors' book. Whilst we're doing this, our entertainment committee
:08:59. > :09:07.are all getting ready to perform a play.
:09:07. > :09:11...by my very own pride and joy. My son, Aladdin, your principal boy.
:09:11. > :09:16.They do this in front of Her Majesty. And she's thoroughly
:09:16. > :09:22.enjoys it. MUSIC: "Everybody Wants To Rule The
:09:22. > :09:26.World" by Tears for Fears. ALL: We are the pupils of the Infant and
:09:26. > :09:36.Nursery School in Norfolk. The Queen came to see us earlier this
:09:36. > :09:39.
:09:39. > :09:43.year. Our head teacher said that she invited the Queen to our school
:09:43. > :09:49.to watch our travelling back in time play. Everybody was really
:09:49. > :09:53.excited. I think they were a little bit nervous as well.
:09:53. > :09:58.# You are the Queen. # And you're the only Queen that
:09:58. > :10:03.there has even been. # You rule my very soul.
:10:03. > :10:11.# I'm worthless on my own. # Your Majestry will always be
:10:11. > :10:15.supreme. # And I don't deserve.
:10:15. > :10:20.# The pleasure and the privilege to serve.
:10:20. > :10:30.# Yup, they might call me King. # But that don't mean a thing.
:10:30. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:50.My name is Betty. I met the Queen up here in 2008. It was at the
:10:50. > :10:58.Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn. But my royal story starts
:10:58. > :11:05.over 60 years before that. I was just a little girl during the war.
:11:05. > :11:10.I was bombed out in 1943. I was in hospital in Lewisham. I had a
:11:10. > :11:13.shrapnel wound in my abdomen. And the Queen, as she was then, visited
:11:13. > :11:18.the hospital. She gave bananas to the children that were in the
:11:18. > :11:23.hospital. Those were given to them by the princesses. They had
:11:23. > :11:28.received them from Lord Mountbatten. And they felt that the children in
:11:28. > :11:31.hospital needed them more. So I was lucky enough to have two. And she
:11:31. > :11:40.also allowed me to pick a carnation out of her bouquet, which was very
:11:40. > :11:45.nice. Four years ago, I got to meet the current Queen when she visited
:11:45. > :11:50.this hospital. It was a chance to tell the Queen about the time I met
:11:50. > :11:54.her mother. And how she gave me an unusual gift. I showed how the
:11:54. > :11:59.picture I've got of her mother. She was giving me two bananas when I
:11:59. > :12:07.was in the hospital during the war years. And then, I gave her two
:12:07. > :12:11.bananas. I said, "Thank you," and returned the compliment. She said,
:12:11. > :12:16."Thank you," and that the bananas were very rare during the war years.
:12:16. > :12:26.So we were very lucky as children to get them. And she said the photo
:12:26. > :12:35.
:12:35. > :12:45.The Queen's job is to help people if they are hurt. Um... Look after
:12:45. > :13:01.
:13:01. > :13:08.plants. And trees. Um... And to look after houses. Her job is, um...
:13:09. > :13:18.To look after her family. And... And look after the unity and make
:13:19. > :13:33.
:13:33. > :13:43.sure there's no rubbish and over My name is David Fleming. I first
:13:43. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:50.met the Queen in 1956. It was at King Edward the Seventh Grammar
:13:50. > :13:53.School in King's Lynn. The Queen was coming to the school to open
:13:53. > :13:58.the new buildings to have a look around. I, with everybody else,
:13:58. > :14:01.wanted to see the school looking at its best. And, as school captain, I
:14:01. > :14:05.had to make sure that the prefects and the team were doing their work
:14:05. > :14:13.properly. Getting the pupils into assembly, as they should. Making
:14:13. > :14:17.sure that everything worked. The caretaker at that time was a chap
:14:17. > :14:22.called Grassy Greenacre. And he was very good at polishing and chasing
:14:22. > :14:28.us. Making sure that things were in order. That is what he did on that
:14:28. > :14:38.day. A peaked hat and blue overalls and working hard. Making sure
:14:38. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:58.This is the actual picture that the Queen signed on that visit. It was
:14:58. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:04.in the dining room. There she is. The signature '56. After she had
:15:04. > :15:09.been around, she came back here into the hall, where the school was
:15:09. > :15:14.assembled. And I listened to the speeches of the governors and the
:15:14. > :15:19.headmaster. And then, I had to come forward and present the Queen with
:15:19. > :15:24.a jewel box. I told her that this jewel box was the first thing that
:15:24. > :15:31.had been made in our workshops. And it was a sign of our affection and
:15:31. > :15:38.our loyalty. She made me feel quite at ease. I can still remember the
:15:38. > :15:45.green dress that she was wearing. And I can remember the way in which
:15:45. > :15:49.she made me feel good. And when I had handed over the jewel box, I
:15:49. > :15:53.then gingerly walked backwards down the steps. And at the bottom of the
:15:53. > :16:03.steps, I called for the school to join in three cheers. And they did,
:16:03. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:09.very warmly. Because they appreciated her visit.
:16:09. > :16:13.Now, this is my lounge. As you will see, it is dedicated to the Royal
:16:13. > :16:22.Family. I mean, this is my latest Diamond Jubilee plate. I've only
:16:22. > :16:26.got one at the moment. But I shall no doubt have many more. This here,
:16:26. > :16:35.a whisky bottle, full. It denotes the Queen's 60th birthday. All
:16:35. > :16:41.still sealed. Mustn't be opened. This is a piece of William's
:16:41. > :16:46.wedding cake. I was unable to go up to the wedding. The Duchess of
:16:46. > :16:56.Cornwall sent me a piece. Of these mugs all denote something to do
:16:56. > :16:56.
:16:56. > :17:03.with the Royal Family. All the Buckingham Palace ones anyway.
:17:03. > :17:07.Those ones. And as you will see in here many, many which denote the
:17:07. > :17:11.Queen and many things that she's done over the years. Bells, look.
:17:11. > :17:19.What with all my memorabilia, photographs, travel. I must have
:17:19. > :17:25.spent thousands of pounds. But I do not regret a penny. I he got to
:17:26. > :17:30.know her quite well. And how she thought about horseracing. A
:17:30. > :17:34.wonderful person to speak to. Very knowledgeable. I can remember going
:17:34. > :17:38.back 35-40 years ago. We had three- year-old in the yard, trained by
:17:38. > :17:45.Major Hern. It was an absolute sweetheart of a horse. A huge great
:17:45. > :17:48.monster. But not much ability. I recommended to Dick that he
:17:48. > :17:53.suggested to Her Majesty the Queen that he would make a very good
:17:53. > :17:56.riding horse for her. She said, "what a good idea." She wrote him
:17:56. > :18:00.for years and years afterwards. Around Ascot and various places.
:18:00. > :18:06.But she is a very knowledgeable lady. Enjoys her sport. She just
:18:06. > :18:12.loves being with the racing people. The Queen always wears different
:18:12. > :18:17.things at a time she goes somewhere on a special occasion. When she
:18:17. > :18:20.goes out in two different countries, she dresses up in her nice clothes.
:18:20. > :18:25.-- into. And when she travels somewhere, the press normally
:18:25. > :18:29.always follows her. MUSIC: "Girls on Film" by Duran
:18:29. > :18:39.Duran. # Girls on film!
:18:39. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:54.# Girls on film! #. We go here now to the plates. Once again,
:18:54. > :19:01.dedicated most often to the Queen. This is one of my favourites. That
:19:01. > :19:05.is the Golden Jubilee. This is the Queen at Balmoral. And this in here,
:19:05. > :19:12.in my cabinet here, is the gold coach with the horses. And also,
:19:12. > :19:17.I've got many statues of the Queen. In here, her wedding day. And all
:19:17. > :19:21.sorts of little pillboxes, which I have collected over the years. And
:19:21. > :19:31.these here are some of my Diamond Jubilee mugs which I have collected.
:19:31. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:42.NEWSREADER: As recognised, a man doesn't live by eating alone. He is
:19:42. > :19:47.sometimes thirsty. Hence the Pied Piper public house. The pub had
:19:47. > :19:55.only been open a month. And the Queen came and walked along here.
:19:55. > :20:01.She stopped here. And we were as close as I am to you to hire. -- to
:20:01. > :20:04.her. And she was charming. And when I looked up, at that window, the
:20:04. > :20:08.landlord's wife was going like that. She was indicating she was very
:20:09. > :20:15.nervous at meeting the Queen. NEWSREADER: The landlord is none
:20:15. > :20:20.other than Wilf Mannion. Formally, an English international footballer.
:20:20. > :20:26.Wilf had the honour of showing the Queen around the new town local.
:20:26. > :20:33.And then, walking home, back along the lane. The entourage came past
:20:33. > :20:37.us. We had to leap back into their hedgerow to let them go past. As
:20:37. > :20:46.they did so, the Queen gave us a lovely smile and a wave all to
:20:46. > :20:49.ourselves. I shall always remember LADY GAGA: # I can be the queen
:20:49. > :20:51.that's inside of me. This is my chance to release and be
:20:51. > :21:01.brave for you. You'll see I can be.
:21:01. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :21:06.The queen you need me to be. This is my chance to be the dance
:21:06. > :21:16.I've dreamed! It's happening.
:21:16. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:21.Oh, I've met her lots of times, especially when I was in Balmoral.
:21:21. > :21:28.I was just walking around the grounds with my friend she laughed.
:21:28. > :21:32.-- Sheila. The Land Rover pulled up at my feet. The window came open
:21:32. > :21:36.and who was at sitting in it but the Queen with her dogs. She told
:21:36. > :21:44.me all about the cruise she had had in the Scottish isles. And then she
:21:44. > :21:48.went on to tell us all about her dogs. She talked about the weather.
:21:48. > :21:53.As I said, when she pulled away, I just did there and I could have we
:21:53. > :21:58.speak. -- could not speak. I could not believe the Queen would have
:21:58. > :22:01.stopped dead at my feet. Welcome to this very special Jubilee
:22:01. > :22:04.celebration. Thank you everybody for bringing the bring-and-share
:22:04. > :22:14.supper. We're not doing any business this evening. Or as little
:22:14. > :22:18.
:22:18. > :22:27.as possible anyway. It's a privilege having the Queen
:22:27. > :22:31.as our president. And it's always a pleasure to have her with us at the
:22:32. > :22:35.January meeting. I think, maybe as this is such a private meeting, and
:22:35. > :22:42.we do respect that privacy. She feels as if she can relax when she
:22:42. > :22:48.comes into the meeting. Really, rather an odd experience. If you
:22:48. > :22:55.have tea on her table. And she pours your tea for you. That's a
:22:55. > :23:03.little bit surprising, really. You're not expecting it.
:23:03. > :23:06.She's got a very good memory. If you tell her something and she
:23:06. > :23:12.meets you again the following year, she remembers. A very quick wit,
:23:12. > :23:22.actually. She often makes us laugh with things she tells us about.
:23:22. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:29.We will now pick up a cup and drink to our President, Her Majesty the
:23:29. > :23:32.Queen, on reaching this momentous occasion in history. And
:23:32. > :23:37.congratulate her on 60 years of dedicated service to Great Britain
:23:37. > :23:45.and the Commonwealth. So, Her Majesty the Queen.
:23:45. > :23:50.ALL: Her Majesty, the Queen. I would like to be the Queen,
:23:50. > :23:57.because I would get lots of money and be rich. I would like to be the
:23:57. > :24:01.Queen, because I would have lots of houses. I would like to be Queen,
:24:01. > :24:11.because she is rich. And she has servants and she doesn't do that
:24:11. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:28.much. I would like to be the Queen, BOTH: We are Highland dancers. We
:24:28. > :24:38.will be performing in front of the Queen when she visits Corby later
:24:38. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:45.We are all aged 14-16. We are dancing a championship dance. I am
:24:45. > :24:53.very excited and very nervous. It is overwhelming performing for the
:24:54. > :24:58.Queen. My friend's a little jealous that they are not allowed to do it,
:24:58. > :25:08.too. And they all think I am lucky to be able to perform in front of
:25:08. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:26.the Queen. My name is Kate. This is my
:25:26. > :25:31.daughter Alisha. She is four years old. She has been chosen to give
:25:31. > :25:38.the Queen the flowers on her visit today to Corby. Oh, hello. Hello
:25:38. > :25:43.What is your name? Alisha. How old are you?
:25:43. > :25:49.I have been teaching her how to meet the Queen. I used my
:25:49. > :25:54.vegetables from my garden. Then I pretend as if I am the Queen. It is
:25:54. > :26:03.such an honour. I will never forget it. I will be really emotional, in
:26:03. > :26:10.tears. Especially for her giving the Queen the flowers. Most
:26:11. > :26:20.important thing, which I am praying for her not to forget. That is to
:26:21. > :26:26.
:26:26. > :26:32.bow. It is very, very important to I was up at half past four this
:26:32. > :26:37.morning. I put a lot of effort into getting to the barriers in good
:26:37. > :26:41.time to get a good position. many times over the years do you
:26:41. > :26:45.think you have seen her now? couldn't tell you. I couldn't say.
:26:46. > :26:55.Many, many. I really don't know. But it is just as exciting? First
:26:56. > :27:04.
:27:04. > :27:08.as last, yes. When she pulls up in the car, we
:27:08. > :27:18.look to see what outfit she's got. Sometimes we have seen it before,
:27:18. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:31.sometimes we haven't. She always PIPE MUSIC PLAYS.
:27:31. > :27:35.Performing in front of the Queen was like really nerve-racking. But
:27:35. > :27:42.it was exciting at the same time. And it was really fun. Really,
:27:42. > :27:50.really scary. But it was exciting. It was really scary. She walked
:27:50. > :27:55.past and you did not want to make a TINA TURNER: # You're simply the
:27:55. > :28:03.best! Better than all the rest.
:28:03. > :28:13.# Better than anyone. # Anyone I ever met.
:28:13. > :28:14.
:28:14. > :28:24.# You're simply the best! # Better than all the rest... #.
:28:24. > :28:25.
:28:25. > :28:35.am so proud of her. Very emotional. Crying, but tears of joy.
:28:35. > :28:38.
:28:38. > :28:48.# You're simply the best! She looks beautiful! Oh, I've never
:28:48. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:02.Flowers, your Majesty! Your Majesty! Did you enjoy the Jubilee?
:29:02. > :29:06.Yes, I did. I was one of those people in the Mall. All those
:29:07. > :29:15.thousands of people. Really enjoyed it. It was lovely! You've done
:29:15. > :29:20.marvellous! That was a long while to wait, but it was worth it!
:29:20. > :29:25.How's Prince Philip? Getting on very well. Bless you, lovely.
:29:25. > :29:31.You've done well without him. He was at Sandringham yesterday.
:29:32. > :29:40.Was he? Good! We didn't get an invitation(!) That was really