The Patron's Lunch

0:00:30 > 0:00:32Good afternoon, and welcome back to St James's Park for the final day

0:00:33 > 0:00:38of celebrations for the Queen's official 90th birthday.

0:00:39 > 0:00:43It's been a wonderful weekend so far, and today promises to be

0:00:44 > 0:00:46a fun-filled fest of parade, party and picnic.

0:00:47 > 0:00:49It's the final day of official celebrations,

0:00:50 > 0:00:53Thousands of people are already gathering in The Mall

0:00:54 > 0:00:58Thousands more are watching on big screens here in St James's Park,

0:00:59 > 0:01:06and up and down the country hundreds of street parties are being held.

0:01:07 > 0:01:11You can probably tell from the colour of The Mall, there has been

0:01:12 > 0:01:14some rain this morning. But it looks like it's brightening up.

0:01:15 > 0:01:16This is the culmination of celebrations for Her Majesty's

0:01:17 > 0:01:17official 90th birthday, which have been going

0:01:18 > 0:01:23They started on Friday morning with the Service of Thanksgiving

0:01:24 > 0:01:26at St Paul's Cathedral, a special day for Her Majesty,

0:01:27 > 0:01:29but also for the Duke of Edinburgh, as it was his 95th birthday.

0:01:30 > 0:01:31And yesterday we witnessed the wonderful pomp and pageantry

0:01:32 > 0:01:38The Coldstream Guards were Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade,

0:01:39 > 0:01:43and a little later the Royal family watched the magnificent RAF fly-past

0:01:44 > 0:01:49from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52Meanwhile, the Gloriana led a flotilla procession

0:01:53 > 0:01:55along the River Thames, with the fleet paying a special

0:01:56 > 0:01:58salute to the Queen for her 90th birthday at the Tower of London.

0:01:59 > 0:02:03Once the Birthday Parade was over, there was the almighty task

0:02:04 > 0:02:05of transforming The Mall from a Royal processional route

0:02:06 > 0:02:16It promises to be a wonderful party, and if you're having your own party

0:02:17 > 0:02:19or celebration at home, we'd love to know what you're up to.

0:02:20 > 0:02:21Simply get in touch via our BBC News feeds on Facebook,

0:02:22 > 0:02:24Twitter, or email your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

0:02:25 > 0:02:28Two people who are already in the heart of today's action

0:02:29 > 0:02:33on The Mall are Mel Giedroyc and Chris Hollins.

0:02:34 > 0:02:47Hello! Listen, only in Britain would we be in ponchos in the pouring rain

0:02:48 > 0:02:53eating limp sandwiches. Chris, not in a poncho, I'm disappointed. I

0:02:54 > 0:03:00feel quite smart. We have a parade later, celebrating the decades of

0:03:01 > 0:03:05the Queen's rain. 300 ounces and 400 musicians. It feels great to be part

0:03:06 > 0:03:07of a plucky British party. I think we should all do a Sundance in a

0:03:08 > 0:03:11minute. For over a hundred years,

0:03:12 > 0:03:13The Mall has been the setting for national events -

0:03:14 > 0:03:15parades, parties, concerts But while today's street party might

0:03:16 > 0:03:20grab all the attention, the road itself has its own

0:03:21 > 0:03:22fascinating history, The Mall was created in the 17th

0:03:23 > 0:03:32century along the course of a muddy track leading through

0:03:33 > 0:03:37St James's Park. A game similar to croquet,

0:03:38 > 0:03:42called pall-mall, was played here. And that's where the name

0:03:43 > 0:03:45Mall comes from. A new tree-lined boulevard

0:03:46 > 0:03:48was a big hit and soon became In the 20th century,

0:03:49 > 0:03:55designer Aston Webb turned it into the ceremonial route

0:03:56 > 0:03:58we now know. Including the addition of the iconic

0:03:59 > 0:04:05Queen Victoria Memorial. The surface of The Mall is coloured

0:04:06 > 0:04:08red to give the effect of a giant red carpet leading all the way up

0:04:09 > 0:04:13to Buckingham Palace. The route itself is intended

0:04:14 > 0:04:16as the centrepiece for The Mall is still the place

0:04:17 > 0:04:56to come for commemorations, It's where the nation

0:04:57 > 0:05:04gathers to watch, cheer, remember, and -

0:05:05 > 0:05:45of course - party. I'm joined in the studio now by

0:05:46 > 0:05:49Darcey Bussell. Seven times Grammy award winner will.i.am, and Mr

0:05:50 > 0:05:54Maestro himself, Jools Holland. We will not let the weather bring us

0:05:55 > 0:05:58down. You have all been connected with or performed with royalty.

0:05:59 > 0:06:02Darcey Bussell, I have read lots of different things about the Queen and

0:06:03 > 0:06:08whether she is truly a fan of ballet. Is she? I think she likes

0:06:09 > 0:06:13the entertainment in little bits. You have performed for her when?

0:06:14 > 0:06:21Many times. I can't count all the performances. Countless times? Yes,

0:06:22 > 0:06:26probably more than on my hand. You are president of the Royal Academy

0:06:27 > 0:06:30of dance. When we see the parade we will see what an intrinsic part of

0:06:31 > 0:06:34the performance the dancers are. What's been going on? They have come

0:06:35 > 0:06:37from everywhere. One group has come from the Isle of Wight and they have

0:06:38 > 0:06:42never been to London. They can't believe they are coming here to

0:06:43 > 0:06:46dance down The Mall for the Queen. I have seen footage of their

0:06:47 > 0:06:51rehearsals, and they are ecstatic. Nothing will spoil this at all. We

0:06:52 > 0:06:55look forward to seeing them. Jools Holland, you performed here before

0:06:56 > 0:06:59and we saw some footage of the Diamond jubilee concert in 2012. You

0:07:00 > 0:07:03have performed all over the world in front of tens of thousands of

0:07:04 > 0:07:07people. Describe that performance. There's something very personal

0:07:08 > 0:07:11about doing something that celebrates the Queen, she is so well

0:07:12 > 0:07:19loved by us all and she unifies everybody. That's one of the things

0:07:20 > 0:07:24she does. It's a lovely... The atmosphere, very good, nobody cares

0:07:25 > 0:07:29about the rain here today, because everybody has this shared love of

0:07:30 > 0:07:35the Queen. It was great. The other great thing, there was Ruby Turner

0:07:36 > 0:07:42MBE there. Another great thing the Queen does, that meant so much to

0:07:43 > 0:07:49Ruby. Somebody who came from Jamaica so long ago and has so many great

0:07:50 > 0:07:55things behind her. It meant so much to her, a great thing. Interesting

0:07:56 > 0:08:01to hear you say it's personal, it's not about the monarchy, it's about

0:08:02 > 0:08:05the Queen for you, is it? It's her you want to celebrate? Yes, and I

0:08:06 > 0:08:13think we have all grown up with her. She is a constant. The whole family

0:08:14 > 0:08:19have maintained a constantly great presents throughout the years. It's

0:08:20 > 0:08:27really hard for anyone to keep that going. She has done a fantastic job.

0:08:28 > 0:08:32Will.i.am, welcome. You performed at the same concert four years ago. Is

0:08:33 > 0:08:37it right you met the Queen backstage afterwards? I did meet backstage,

0:08:38 > 0:08:42there were a lot of entertainers there, Cheryl Cole, Stevie Wonder

0:08:43 > 0:08:50will stop to meet the Queen among my peers was an amazing honour. We have

0:08:51 > 0:08:54all the bunting and the red white and blue. It's a quintessentially

0:08:55 > 0:08:57British celebration. For somebody who knows Britain very well but sees

0:08:58 > 0:09:03it from a different perspective, what do you make of the flag waving

0:09:04 > 0:09:10and the celebration? As an American it's an honour to be here, above

0:09:11 > 0:09:17all, to be an international artist to be welcomed here and perform at

0:09:18 > 0:09:21the 90th birthday, celebrating here. I remember growing up and watching

0:09:22 > 0:09:29the Queen from an American point of view. To be here marks, for use of

0:09:30 > 0:09:37the people in the United Kingdom, it's an honour. -- you lovely people

0:09:38 > 0:09:41of the United Kingdom. You say all the right things. Do you remember

0:09:42 > 0:09:49what you chatted about? I told that she reminded me of my grandma. She

0:09:50 > 0:09:55said, that's nice. My grandma, they have the same style. Obviously the

0:09:56 > 0:10:02Queen is authentic, my grandmother did a version of it. She reminds me

0:10:03 > 0:10:07of that warmth and motherly... That generation has gone for ever. We are

0:10:08 > 0:10:13looking at some pictures of people celebrating, some of the picnickers,

0:10:14 > 0:10:18people connected in various ways with the 600 charities that have

0:10:19 > 0:10:22Royal patronage through Her Majesty's tenure and many Manics

0:10:23 > 0:10:27that have gone before. Something interesting going on today is the

0:10:28 > 0:10:32combination of celebrating the monarch and also seeing what's very

0:10:33 > 0:10:38real, the patronage of the organisations and charities. It's

0:10:39 > 0:10:42very real to have the monarch as a patron because it brings attention.

0:10:43 > 0:10:47It means so much everybody working for those charities. They are here

0:10:48 > 0:10:51not only to celebrate her birthday, but to say thank you for everything

0:10:52 > 0:10:57she has given, the support she has given to those charities. And she

0:10:58 > 0:11:02really has. Whenever she comes to visit, or comes to performances, she

0:11:03 > 0:11:08sees so many of the students at work at the Royal Academy. You have been

0:11:09 > 0:11:14connected with musical charities over the years and whenever they

0:11:15 > 0:11:18come, they shine a light. All the royals do incredible work. I'm

0:11:19 > 0:11:21involved with the Prince's Trust. It's one of the biggest charities

0:11:22 > 0:11:26helping young people in the world. The Queen is involved in all these

0:11:27 > 0:11:31charities, but when a royal person becomes involved, it doubles the

0:11:32 > 0:11:35publicity. Even the most cynical people last prized, if a royal is

0:11:36 > 0:11:41involved, the thing doubles in size and it shines a light. -- cynical

0:11:42 > 0:11:49people are surprised. They spend a lot of time. I saw some pearly kings

0:11:50 > 0:11:54and queens. I love the old pearly kings, the old musical songs. You

0:11:55 > 0:12:01haven't got your piano, but I imagine you would love to. Thank you

0:12:02 > 0:12:05for your time. It's a very British way of having a picnic. Nobody

0:12:06 > 0:12:10letting the rain dampen their spirits. We will have a look at the

0:12:11 > 0:12:12picnic hampers in great detail soon. I think they could last a week. They

0:12:13 > 0:12:15are stuffed! The festivities are in full swing

0:12:16 > 0:12:18on The Mall, but people aren't just

0:12:19 > 0:12:20celebrating in the capital. The Prince of Wales and

0:12:21 > 0:12:21Duchess of Cornwall are leading the regional

0:12:22 > 0:12:23celebrations. They arrived a little while ago

0:12:24 > 0:12:29in Brimpsfield in Gloucestershire, where they will take part

0:12:30 > 0:12:32with the local villagers in apple-bobbing, face-painting

0:12:33 > 0:12:46and even a Royal quiz! I doubt his Royal Highness will be

0:12:47 > 0:12:48face painting. I think they have a bit of sunshine in Gloucestershire

0:12:49 > 0:12:51today. And we want to hear from you if

0:12:52 > 0:12:54you're having your own street party. Send pictures of your celebration

0:12:55 > 0:12:57to our BBC News feeds on Facebook, Twitter or email them

0:12:58 > 0:12:58to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. We'll try and show as many possible

0:12:59 > 0:13:03during the programme. At the heart of today's party are

0:13:04 > 0:13:05over 600 charities and organisations Covering everything from agriculture

0:13:06 > 0:13:13to architecture and science to sport, the work of these

0:13:14 > 0:13:16organisations reaches into so many We spoke to a couple of the lucky

0:13:17 > 0:13:21people who have been invited to the lunch to hear how they've

0:13:22 > 0:13:24been helped by their charity, and ask them what being here

0:13:25 > 0:13:30today means to them. I've had epilepsy for 30 years,

0:13:31 > 0:13:33as well as having other health which has just totally

0:13:34 > 0:13:40taken my independence away. To be able to do things

0:13:41 > 0:13:44that most people take for granted, be it drive a car, cook the tea,

0:13:45 > 0:13:47have a bath, it's just been

0:13:48 > 0:13:51too dangerous to do. I notice when my mum

0:13:52 > 0:13:55is having a seizure, when she sometimes can just

0:13:56 > 0:13:59sit there staring into space. When I see that, I lie her down,

0:14:00 > 0:14:04make sure she's comfortable, and there's no ways

0:14:05 > 0:14:07she can get hurt. As long as she's safe,

0:14:08 > 0:14:12I'm fine with caring for her. The Epilepsy Society have been

0:14:13 > 0:14:15a huge support over the years. I've lost my job several

0:14:16 > 0:14:18times due to my epilepsy. Three times I have lost

0:14:19 > 0:14:27my driver's licence, and I've needed to cry

0:14:28 > 0:14:29on the phone and they have

0:14:30 > 0:14:34been a huge support. I worked at the British

0:14:35 > 0:14:37Museum for 33 years. I was offered and accepted early

0:14:38 > 0:14:41retirement and a redundancy package. Unfortunately, soon after that,

0:14:42 > 0:14:45I got quite a serious knee injury which meant I wasn't going out,

0:14:46 > 0:14:49I wasn't socialising with people. I was being told by members

0:14:50 > 0:14:52of the family that I was becoming reclusive, but never

0:14:53 > 0:15:00really accepted it myself. Friends of the Elderly,

0:15:01 > 0:15:03and the Football Friends Group, Being a lifelong West Ham supporter,

0:15:04 > 0:15:09I saw it as an opportunity to come to the ground,

0:15:10 > 0:15:13meet people, It has given me a purpose

0:15:14 > 0:15:20and a reason to get up in the morning, to do things

0:15:21 > 0:15:22that I probably wouldn't There was a time where I loved

0:15:23 > 0:15:31telling stories, but I didn't necessarily have the

0:15:32 > 0:15:34tools to be able to create a play. I first became involved

0:15:35 > 0:15:37with Ovalhouse as a writer and joined their young

0:15:38 > 0:15:40associate programme. At the time I started,

0:15:41 > 0:15:44the riots had happened, the London riots had

0:15:45 > 0:15:46really happened, so it was quite

0:15:47 > 0:15:48a polarising time. Perfect, I think,

0:15:49 > 0:15:50for creativity, for writing. Here at Ovalhouse, we had

0:15:51 > 0:15:53opportunities for young people to just talk and be honest

0:15:54 > 0:15:59about the situation that's going on. I feel that the plays that were

0:16:00 > 0:16:02created, the poems that were created, the opportunities that

0:16:03 > 0:16:05were created, allowed a lot of the young people to go, you know

0:16:06 > 0:16:09what, I'm actually worth something. I remember telling my mum,

0:16:10 > 0:16:13I'm going to meet the Queen. Not a lot of people can say that

0:16:14 > 0:16:17in one sentence - I'm delighted and actually very

0:16:18 > 0:16:23humbled to be asked to be a guest of Friends of the Elderly

0:16:24 > 0:16:26at the Patron's Lunch. It will be a great buzz for me to be

0:16:27 > 0:16:33there representing those people. For me as a person, to know

0:16:34 > 0:16:37that she does care about what this charity does, it's great

0:16:38 > 0:16:40that she is stamping her name down When I go to London, I'm looking

0:16:41 > 0:16:48forward to seeing the Queen. And it will just be a surreal

0:16:49 > 0:17:03but amazing day. And here he is in the flesh, this is

0:17:04 > 0:17:09Rubin, so nice to see you, I having a good time? I am having an amazing

0:17:10 > 0:17:13time. You are rocking the poncho, can I just say? I am making it my

0:17:14 > 0:17:19own! You are due to meet the Queen quite soon. Yes, I am excited. I

0:17:20 > 0:17:26have never met her before, ever. What do you think you might want to

0:17:27 > 0:17:31say to her? Thank you? Thank you... For the hamper! For being the patron

0:17:32 > 0:17:35of our charity, she is such a symbol of this country and of what we can

0:17:36 > 0:17:41aspire to being, you know, the way she is, her personality, the way she

0:17:42 > 0:17:46works. It is something that we can aspire to being. You are a

0:17:47 > 0:17:50playwright, what are you writing at the moment? At the moment I am

0:17:51 > 0:17:54writing a show about Islamophobia, how it affects the friendship of a

0:17:55 > 0:17:59few girls, and more looking at the sense that, to a certain degree,

0:18:00 > 0:18:03there is Islamophobia but you can see right in front of you, but there

0:18:04 > 0:18:08is an insidious side to it, that is what I want to look to. And on a

0:18:09 > 0:18:15less serious note, how is the picnic? Amazing! There's nothing

0:18:16 > 0:18:18left in my hamper, I love that the food. Good luck with the

0:18:19 > 0:18:24playwriting, good luck meeting the Queen, I bet she will be lovely.

0:18:25 > 0:18:27Back to you. That was meant to last you all day, you weren't meant to

0:18:28 > 0:18:31scoff at all before two o'clock! I have another great honour of

0:18:32 > 0:18:36welcoming into the studio a triumvirate of showbiz royalty. I

0:18:37 > 0:18:43will not even blush, it is true, Sir David Jason, the Deputy Lieutenant

0:18:44 > 0:18:46of Kent, Jools Holland, who has stayed with us, and I was going to

0:18:47 > 0:18:51say Penelope Wilton, but I'm going to say Dame Penelope Wilton, you

0:18:52 > 0:18:54have just been awarded that in the honours, many congratulations, when

0:18:55 > 0:18:59did you find out? I found out about... Well, they asked me about

0:19:00 > 0:19:03six weeks ago, and then you have to fill in a form and say whether you

0:19:04 > 0:19:09will accept it. Then there is a deep silence. You think to yourself,

0:19:10 > 0:19:14perhaps I got all that wrong! And then yesterday it was in the papers.

0:19:15 > 0:19:19People often say, when I've asked before, well, yes, it is for all the

0:19:20 > 0:19:22people I have worked with, but that a personal level, when you are

0:19:23 > 0:19:29acknowledged in that way, what is the feeling? Well, in my case, it

0:19:30 > 0:19:33was surprise, because... You know, someone asked me in one of those

0:19:34 > 0:19:38things you do for the papers, they give you a list of questions, what

0:19:39 > 0:19:42is the thing you are most proud of? I said, keeping going, because that

0:19:43 > 0:19:49is what you do as an actor, you keep going. And so this was... And came

0:19:50 > 0:19:54from left field, and I am very honoured and delighted. David Jason,

0:19:55 > 0:20:00can you cast your mind back, was it 2005, is that right? Possibly, yes.

0:20:01 > 0:20:04What is it like? You have done so much in your performances where you

0:20:05 > 0:20:07have had to hold your nerve, is it an occasion, when you meet the Queen

0:20:08 > 0:20:15and go to the Palace, that you feel a sense of nerves? Or not really?

0:20:16 > 0:20:18No, you are absolutely right, whenever you perform, we would all

0:20:19 > 0:20:22agree that there is always a very heightened sense of nervousness or

0:20:23 > 0:20:26tension, if you like, because you are being put on the spot. So that

0:20:27 > 0:20:32when you are standing in the line, in the queue to get your medal, as

0:20:33 > 0:20:38it were, you then get that sense of performance, a sense of it being

0:20:39 > 0:20:42heightened, because you know you are going to be observed. And so that

0:20:43 > 0:20:47fills you with that sort of nervous trepidation that you get just before

0:20:48 > 0:20:53you go on. I think we all suffer from it. But it's not a sovereign, I

0:20:54 > 0:20:57remember Nick Lyndhurst and I, when we were doing the show together, we

0:20:58 > 0:21:04used to walk around behind the set when the audience was in, waiting

0:21:05 > 0:21:09for our cue, and we used to go, why are we doing this?! And the Queen,

0:21:10 > 0:21:16when you were chatting, did she know your work? Yes! That is a little

0:21:17 > 0:21:22amusing anecdote that I like to sometimes tell. What it was, she was

0:21:23 > 0:21:32very nice and she puts you at your ease, but she said to me, oh, you

0:21:33 > 0:21:37are in the theatre? I said, yes, your Majesty. And what is it you are

0:21:38 > 0:21:42doing now? I said, I am rehearsing for a Christmas special of Only

0:21:43 > 0:21:47Fools And Horses, your Majesty. And I felt such a wallet! I am

0:21:48 > 0:21:52rehearsing for Only Fools And Horses, as if she would know! The

0:21:53 > 0:21:57only thing that I thought I would say that I was waiting for, and it

0:21:58 > 0:22:10never came, was that I was expecting her to say, go down and you are down

0:22:11 > 0:22:16as a Mr, but she said nothing, up and you was done! Just rewrite it,

0:22:17 > 0:22:20tell people that is how it happened. Jools Holland, I introduced you as

0:22:21 > 0:22:24Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, there is the Lord Lieutenant, and under them

0:22:25 > 0:22:27the deputy. The Lord Lieutenant represents the Queen in Kent, you

0:22:28 > 0:22:32know, she cannot be everywhere at once, and one of the great things

0:22:33 > 0:22:36she does is celebrate people's work. We are faces, as it were, but lots

0:22:37 > 0:22:41of people are doing really sort of worthwhile work, and there is no

0:22:42 > 0:22:46other... There is nobody else like the Queen that can celebrate what

0:22:47 > 0:22:49they do. And reward them, so sometimes the Lord Lieutenants go

0:22:50 > 0:22:55and do that on behalf of the Queen, and then the deputies, I am not the

0:22:56 > 0:22:59sheriff, the deputies! We can assist, or help in some way I

0:23:00 > 0:23:03suppose it is also getting the word back about who is doing the

0:23:04 > 0:23:07worthwhile work. Because that is the important thing, we were talking

0:23:08 > 0:23:11about Ruby Turner, Rod Stewart, but it is all the people that you have

0:23:12 > 0:23:16not heard of that do all the worthwhile work. Penelope, you want

0:23:17 > 0:23:19to say something. I think everybody knows somebody who does

0:23:20 > 0:23:24extraordinary work, and they just need to tell someone about that. And

0:23:25 > 0:23:29you can easily find out how to tell on the internet now. Let people know

0:23:30 > 0:23:34about the marvellous work, because, actually, it is all done quietly in

0:23:35 > 0:23:39their communities, and people don't know, and it is easier for us,

0:23:40 > 0:23:44because we are on the television, films or theatre. But there are

0:23:45 > 0:23:49small acts that go on every day that needs to be celebrated. And so many

0:23:50 > 0:23:52of the 10,000 people here today celebrating are celebrating, of

0:23:53 > 0:23:57course, Her Majesty The Queen's birthday, but it is to say to them,

0:23:58 > 0:24:02thank you for being part of the fabric of British society that makes

0:24:03 > 0:24:07it what it is. Yes, doing all the hard work. I think you can go and

0:24:08 > 0:24:14enjoy your picnic now, let's take a look at what is happening out there

0:24:15 > 0:24:19plans... Go for a swim? I do not think you can go for a swim in that!

0:24:20 > 0:24:25People waving, taking but the grass, enjoying the food. Nice birthday

0:24:26 > 0:24:30hats, we like that! People from around the globe. Inflatable crowns,

0:24:31 > 0:24:34people from the Armed Forces, somebody who appears to be slightly

0:24:35 > 0:24:39retro there. A Chelsea Pensioner there. Lots of nice pictures of what

0:24:40 > 0:24:40people are enjoying at home, that looked rather delicious, save me a

0:24:41 > 0:24:43slice! The Queen is patron of over 600

0:24:44 > 0:24:49charities and organisations, Let's hear from a few

0:24:50 > 0:24:53more of today's guests Our son Peter was 13,

0:24:54 > 0:24:59was taken into hospital Unbeknown to us,

0:25:00 > 0:25:04he had type one diabetes. Peter was rushed in,

0:25:05 > 0:25:08went to a high-dependency unit, where he had a cardiac arrest

0:25:09 > 0:25:11that night. And then six days later,

0:25:12 > 0:25:15unfortunately Peter passed away. He just couldn't fight

0:25:16 > 0:25:20the fight any more. Diabetes UK were there for us

0:25:21 > 0:25:24from the start offering support, and we have decided

0:25:25 > 0:25:28to give something back. They have been an extension

0:25:29 > 0:25:33to our family, so to speak. We've ran, we've ridden,

0:25:34 > 0:25:35we've done picnics, all sorts

0:25:36 > 0:25:37of different fundraising. And it's not just us,

0:25:38 > 0:25:40there's a raft of people up and down the country doing it

0:25:41 > 0:25:52in Peter's memory. I was a member

0:25:53 > 0:25:54of the Parachute Regiment. I was injured in Northern Ireland,

0:25:55 > 0:25:59I lost both legs. I was on patrol,

0:26:00 > 0:26:02it was a foot patrol, and I stood

0:26:03 > 0:26:04on a pressure-pad landmine which blew me

0:26:05 > 0:26:07straight up in the air. I realised instantly that my dream

0:26:08 > 0:26:10of being a soldier was over. And at that moment

0:26:11 > 0:26:14I realised that I was going to have to find something else

0:26:15 > 0:26:25that would fill that void. I was the first double amputee

0:26:26 > 0:26:28in the world When I was training,

0:26:29 > 0:26:37we really needed help financially. Thankfully, ABF -

0:26:38 > 0:26:40the Soldiers' Charity, stepped in. that I wouldn't have had the success

0:26:41 > 0:26:53in skydiving that I have. Diabetes UK have recognised

0:26:54 > 0:26:56the ?50,000 we have raised and we will be representing them

0:26:57 > 0:27:05at the Patron's Lunch. Yeah, it'll be great to be

0:27:06 > 0:27:08there and be part of it and be surrounded

0:27:09 > 0:27:11by like-minded people. She is somebody I would describe

0:27:12 > 0:27:18as fierce and gentle. I just think she's wonderful,

0:27:19 > 0:27:20beautiful, and she's a staunch

0:27:21 > 0:27:38supporter of the military. Pierce, gentle, wonderful and

0:27:39 > 0:27:44beautiful - those are the words that you described Her Majesty. You are

0:27:45 > 0:27:49quite keen on her, let's be honest. Yeah, I love her to bits. Such a

0:27:50 > 0:27:54staunch supporter of the military, as you rightly said. Is this a kind

0:27:55 > 0:27:59of way of thanking her for that today? I think so, I think that is

0:28:00 > 0:28:03what everybody is actually here four, just to show their support.

0:28:04 > 0:28:13She always shows her support, it is a chance for us to... We can do the

0:28:14 > 0:28:17same back for once. Did you skydive here today? I just want to check.

0:28:18 > 0:28:22Yes! No, I didn't. The weather is not good enough. If it had have

0:28:23 > 0:28:26been, maybe they would have let me parachute in. Listen, it is getting

0:28:27 > 0:28:32better, things are clearing up. You are not even in a poncho, you are so

0:28:33 > 0:28:40hard! I took at off when I saw the camera come in. Unlike me, I should

0:28:41 > 0:28:44have taken that from you! How was the picnic? Fantastic, lovely food,

0:28:45 > 0:28:48thanks Marks Spencer's. I am sorry to crash your party, I will be

0:28:49 > 0:28:52looking in your hamper later, but lovely to have you here. Is that

0:28:53 > 0:28:58what you're doing, going into everybody's hamper? I don't want

0:28:59 > 0:29:02anything to go to waste! Bye, enjoy meeting the Queen! Thanks, what an

0:29:03 > 0:29:04inspiration you are. Months of planning and preparation

0:29:05 > 0:29:07have gone into this parade. Over 300 dancers, 400 musicians,

0:29:08 > 0:29:101,600 volunteers, 180 celebration makers,

0:29:11 > 0:29:13and 12,500 ponchos, but today's carnival

0:29:14 > 0:29:16was the brainchild of one man, the biggest and best

0:29:17 > 0:29:3090th birthday party ever. Never has the monarch's patronages

0:29:31 > 0:29:34all been recognised as one. We sort of said, wouldn't

0:29:35 > 0:29:39this be a great idea to try and bring them all together,

0:29:40 > 0:29:42providing them with a platform to be able to shout from the rooftops

0:29:43 > 0:29:45at their pride at having There's going to be a massive amount

0:29:46 > 0:29:51of colour, a lot of movement, a lot of noise, and hopefully people

0:29:52 > 0:29:54will get up and Singing and walking can be a little

0:29:55 > 0:30:02challenging for some people, but I think because we will be

0:30:03 > 0:30:07dancing at the same time... As much as it's a march,

0:30:08 > 0:30:10I think the songs we will be singing, I have arranged

0:30:11 > 0:30:14them to be rhythmic, so it will be in our step,

0:30:15 > 0:30:16in our rhythmic step. # Is it me you're looking

0:30:17 > 0:30:20for...# so are the choir, so we have to be

0:30:21 > 0:30:25prepared for the unexpected. I think the logistical challenges

0:30:26 > 0:30:30of this are vast. We have 12 hours to basically get

0:30:31 > 0:30:34all of our infrastructure in place. We are closing six roads

0:30:35 > 0:30:39in the centre of town. We've got 174 vehicles that have

0:30:40 > 0:30:42to come into The Mall Our job was to provide

0:30:43 > 0:30:4810,000 fabulous hampers The hamper packing has been a

0:30:49 > 0:30:54military exercise in its own right. We have about 15 hours to do it

0:30:55 > 0:30:58and a team of 125 hamper We have a fleet of lorries to take

0:30:59 > 0:31:04the hampers to The Mall, but we quickly realised we had

0:31:05 > 0:31:07to measure them to make sure they would actually fit under

0:31:08 > 0:31:10the tree canopy because it would be a disaster if the first lorry that

0:31:11 > 0:31:13went down The Mall took off So we have actually commissioned

0:31:14 > 0:31:17a fleet which is the right Each element has a musical element,

0:31:18 > 0:31:23it has a dance element. The overall effect on the day

0:31:24 > 0:31:26will be absolutely wonderful. And the opportunity for these young

0:31:27 > 0:31:30people to actually perform in front of such a great audience

0:31:31 > 0:31:32is something that they will We're going to work hard,

0:31:33 > 0:31:38we're going to have a lot of fun, and we are going to make this happen

0:31:39 > 0:31:41for the Queen. And then it has a parade

0:31:42 > 0:31:46element, if you like. This is Kes, a six metre wingspan

0:31:47 > 0:31:48kestrel that's going to be It is extra special that the Queen

0:31:49 > 0:31:53is going to see it. I want this to be a celebration

0:31:54 > 0:32:02of the Queen's commitment I hope that it will encourage people

0:32:03 > 0:32:09to say, d'you know what, we all got together and we had

0:32:10 > 0:32:28a great street party. These splendid parade will be

0:32:29 > 0:32:33happening on The Mall shortly. People there talking in to their

0:32:34 > 0:32:41food in their hampers and waving at our cameras. Also to people from 600

0:32:42 > 0:32:44charities across Britain to say thank you to Her Majesty and enjoy

0:32:45 > 0:32:45that delicious food. Don't forget to keep sending

0:32:46 > 0:32:48in your comments and pictures Well, today's main event is due

0:32:49 > 0:32:54to start very shortly, and I'm delighted to say I'm joined

0:32:55 > 0:32:57now in the studio by Royal biographers Gyles Brandreth

0:32:58 > 0:33:11and Katie Nicholl, and TV Let's spend a few minutes talking

0:33:12 > 0:33:16about food. Everybody is talking in, quality goods, what about that

0:33:17 > 0:33:21hamper? I've been very impressed. A nice it'll feast, starting with some

0:33:22 > 0:33:29smoked salmon mousse, layers of salmon. Scottish salmon. The

0:33:30 > 0:33:35beautiful Pembrokeshire chicken roulade with a salad, some Cornish

0:33:36 > 0:33:44potatoes, some Wye Valley Asp Arrigo Saachi PE shoots. Nice and light. --

0:33:45 > 0:33:52Wye Valley asparagus and PE shoots. Enough cakes to go up and down The

0:33:53 > 0:33:58Mall three times. There must be the poshest porkpie I've ever clapped

0:33:59 > 0:34:04eyes on. It's got piccalilli in, watercress pastry. It looks

0:34:05 > 0:34:10delicious. I'm going to have a nibble. There is so much food in

0:34:11 > 0:34:17here... Are you actually doing this? I was going to ask you a question!

0:34:18 > 0:34:23It's real piccalilli. Peter Phillips been involved? He has done the

0:34:24 > 0:34:26tasting. Did your mother tell you that it's rude to talk with your

0:34:27 > 0:34:31mouth full in front of the nation on the Queen's birthday! This is to

0:34:32 > 0:34:35last people all day. A huge amount of food and the logistics of getting

0:34:36 > 0:34:42it on The Mall were enormous. Unbelievable. They started

0:34:43 > 0:34:47distributing them at 2:30am, vans arriving. 10,000 hampers. They have

0:34:48 > 0:34:53been working all night long. Beautiful sandwiches. Gyles

0:34:54 > 0:34:59mentioned the sandwiches with some Irish beef, Welsh cheddar, Wiltshire

0:35:00 > 0:35:11ham, and Scottish smoked salmon. In case you are a vegetarian, we have a

0:35:12 > 0:35:21vegetarian and the vegan campers as well. Everything has been thought of

0:35:22 > 0:35:26carefully. -- vegan hampers. We will have a walkabout soon with members

0:35:27 > 0:35:31of the Royal family. One thing that has been highly noticeable all

0:35:32 > 0:35:36weekend is that this has very much been a family occasion, a royal

0:35:37 > 0:35:39family occasion. Very much so, from that incredible balcony occasion

0:35:40 > 0:35:44where we saw Princess Charlotte for the first time since her

0:35:45 > 0:35:46christening. The Queen's great-grandchildren, grandchildren

0:35:47 > 0:35:52and children. A proper family affair. I'm not just asking you this

0:35:53 > 0:35:57because we are women, but a lot of people have been talking about what

0:35:58 > 0:36:02the Queen was wearing yesterday! I knew you would ask that. Some are

0:36:03 > 0:36:12saying the outfit was apple green, some mint green. We have dubbed it

0:36:13 > 0:36:20neon at 90. I don't know many 19-year-olds who could carry that

0:36:21 > 0:36:24off. These are the cars coming out of the gates of Buckingham Palace,

0:36:25 > 0:36:30the cars will contain many members of the Royal family. They will be

0:36:31 > 0:36:37deposited on The Mall and get in on the picnic goers and have a chat,

0:36:38 > 0:36:42maybe share a porkpie. What will they be chatting about, Gyles? It's

0:36:43 > 0:36:48a British occasion, they will almost certainly talk about the weather.

0:36:49 > 0:36:51And it's delivering. The Mall has lots of nautical associations. It's

0:36:52 > 0:36:57almost like a river, a straight line, and it's half a nautical mile

0:36:58 > 0:37:04long. You go from the wonderful Queen Victoria Memorial. They are

0:37:05 > 0:37:12walking, refusing to get in the car. Through the puddles in a high heels.

0:37:13 > 0:37:20Never mind neon at 90, what about strikes in their 20s? Wonderful and

0:37:21 > 0:37:24colourful. Katie, you are a royal biographer and know a lot about the

0:37:25 > 0:37:27Royal family. I was trying to think of an occasion where this has

0:37:28 > 0:37:33happened, so many members of the Royal family on one occasion get out

0:37:34 > 0:37:38and among the crowds. It's unprecedented. I can't recall an

0:37:39 > 0:37:46occasion. Princess and, suddenly the hardest working member of the Royal

0:37:47 > 0:37:53family, she never stops. -- Princess Anne. I will do if this is sending

0:37:54 > 0:37:57out a deliberate message, is there an underlying tone that we will see

0:37:58 > 0:38:02the other members of the Royal family assist the Queen more over

0:38:03 > 0:38:07the coming years? It's also the idea of the Royal family giving service.

0:38:08 > 0:38:13100 years ago this didn't go on. The idea of the royals being involved in

0:38:14 > 0:38:15charity is a post Queen Victoria invention. Queen Victoria was an

0:38:16 > 0:38:22executive monarch, running the country. Queen Alexandra became

0:38:23 > 0:38:26involved in charities and it's grown from there. Peter Phillips, a proud

0:38:27 > 0:38:31day for him, also nerve wracking. Good to see him there with his

0:38:32 > 0:38:35mother in those pictures. I'm sure every mother once their kids to do

0:38:36 > 0:38:41the best and she must have been rooting for him this morning.

0:38:42 > 0:38:44Princess Anne, the busiest of the royals, she and the Duke of

0:38:45 > 0:38:48Edinburgh used to compete at a number of events they could fit in

0:38:49 > 0:38:54in one year. They also competed over who could have the leanest office,

0:38:55 > 0:38:58run it efficiently. Princess Anne runs a tight ship, and she does more

0:38:59 > 0:39:06than any other member of the Royal family in terms of turning back

0:39:07 > 0:39:08charity events. Yesterday the Duchess of Cambridge was in

0:39:09 > 0:39:13Alexander McQueen. Would you describe that one as periwinkle

0:39:14 > 0:39:19blue? And Harry, I only imagine the crush barriers as Harry goes to

0:39:20 > 0:39:29shake hands will be under pressure from young ambitious women. I can't

0:39:30 > 0:39:31see any marry me Harry banners yet. They are co-presidents of The

0:39:32 > 0:39:35Patron's Lunch, so they will be heavily involved with their cousin,

0:39:36 > 0:39:39making sure that despite the weather, this will not be a wash-out

0:39:40 > 0:39:44and the Duke of Cambridge is going to give a special speech of thanks

0:39:45 > 0:39:49this afternoon in honour of his grandmother. Gyles, you were saying

0:39:50 > 0:39:53of this idea, the monarchy has evolved over hundreds of years and

0:39:54 > 0:40:00if it is to be relevant it has to do. It changes and adapts. After the

0:40:01 > 0:40:05war there was to speak Queen, King and two princesses. Quite a small

0:40:06 > 0:40:09Royal family. Everything has changed in the generations since then. It

0:40:10 > 0:40:13was decided in the 60s and 70s that there were so many young people

0:40:14 > 0:40:17coming along, that they had to divide it up. When I interviewed the

0:40:18 > 0:40:22Duke of Edinburgh coming he explains to me and they've said they sat down

0:40:23 > 0:40:27and thought, who will do what? Prince Charles would do the arts and

0:40:28 > 0:40:31things that interested him. Princess Anne seemed to be interested in

0:40:32 > 0:40:34Scotland and prisons. So they divided up responsibilities around

0:40:35 > 0:40:41the family. It's been taking up by the next generation. I'm wearing a

0:40:42 > 0:40:52tie of the society that the Queen became patron of in 1952. It's now

0:40:53 > 0:40:59run by Prince William. They change hands over the generations. The

0:41:00 > 0:41:03Duchess of Cambridge is getting down to chat to the children. Like her

0:41:04 > 0:41:11husband's mother used to do. She jokes that she gets in trouble with

0:41:12 > 0:41:18the family for taking too long! But she loves to chat! If you watch

0:41:19 > 0:41:22them, they are taking their time, it's not just saying hello and a

0:41:23 > 0:41:26quick shake, they have proper conversations. These people have

0:41:27 > 0:41:33waited out in the rain for hours, have paid a lot of money for

0:41:34 > 0:41:40tickets, but this makes it worth it. Ainsley Harriott, you are watching

0:41:41 > 0:41:44and smiling watching this. It is happening all over the Commonwealth.

0:41:45 > 0:41:49I got telephone calls this morning from people saying they were having

0:41:50 > 0:41:55a party. People engage in it. Your parents were one of 2000 people

0:41:56 > 0:41:59coming across the Commonwealth to command make a new life here. We

0:42:00 > 0:42:06have talked about the Commonwealths over this weekend. Queen of the

0:42:07 > 0:42:14South to King, but -- Queen of the United Kingdom. In the Commonwealth,

0:42:15 > 0:42:18the Queen means something to them? It's still so strong and so

0:42:19 > 0:42:30powerful. That's why a lot of immigrants who came to Britain, they

0:42:31 > 0:42:36were in awe of the Royal family. So much respect. We were a royal

0:42:37 > 0:42:43household. When the national anthem was played on the BBC, we would

0:42:44 > 0:42:48stand up. Lady Louise, one of Prince Edward's children. She is actually

0:42:49 > 0:42:54called Lady Louise Mountbatten of Windsor, if first member of this

0:42:55 > 0:43:00royal family to have Mountbatten as part of her name. She is quite

0:43:01 > 0:43:06young. The point of the story is that there was controversy at the

0:43:07 > 0:43:10time, when the queen married Prince Philip the rather assumed the

0:43:11 > 0:43:13children would be called his name. Traditionally in this country the

0:43:14 > 0:43:18father's name is taken on by the children. It wasn't the case, the

0:43:19 > 0:43:24house remained the house of Windsor. It wasn't until Prince Edward's

0:43:25 > 0:43:28daughter arrived that the change happened and Mountbatten of Windsor

0:43:29 > 0:43:33became the name of Lady Louise. This is also her first walk about. She

0:43:34 > 0:43:39has not done this before. Had parents will be so proud of her.

0:43:40 > 0:43:44She's around 12 or 13, Lady Louise, and to see her standing on her own,

0:43:45 > 0:43:51it takes some gumption. And Prince Edward, in some ways, he's possibly

0:43:52 > 0:43:56the least known and least popular of the Queen's children, if you did an

0:43:57 > 0:44:01opinion poll. You could say that in the Palace, Prince Edward is the

0:44:02 > 0:44:06Queen's favourite. She spends a lot of time with him and his family. He

0:44:07 > 0:44:10is the youngest, and his children are particularly close to the Queen

0:44:11 > 0:44:17and Prince Philip as grandchildren. To see her doing it so naturally.

0:44:18 > 0:44:21And Harry is a natural. It's a different way of doing things with

0:44:22 > 0:44:25the younger generation. You say that, but if you see footage of the

0:44:26 > 0:44:31Prince of Wales in the 1920s, the person who became the successor to

0:44:32 > 0:44:35Edward VIII, he has the charisma that Prince Harry has. I think

0:44:36 > 0:44:40Prince Harry's story will be the happier one. I think the handshaking

0:44:41 > 0:44:41and taking the time, it's a different way of being Royal and

0:44:42 > 0:44:50that's what we see. They are very hands-on, they want to

0:44:51 > 0:44:57engage with the public, and I think it is important they do -- do not do

0:44:58 > 0:45:04it too often. They have to maintain some of their mystique. Chris

0:45:05 > 0:45:08Hollins is on the Mall, how was it going? It is going very well, I do

0:45:09 > 0:45:12not know if you can make out the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of

0:45:13 > 0:45:16Cambridge, just the top of his head, but we have just met two people who

0:45:17 > 0:45:21are very lucky to catch up with both the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,

0:45:22 > 0:45:27Melanie and Stuart, isn't it? What did Kate say to you? She asked about

0:45:28 > 0:45:35what we do as a charity, and she spent a while chatting to us, it was

0:45:36 > 0:45:38fantastic, she was very interested in the work that we do with children

0:45:39 > 0:45:40and seafarers per role families around the world, building homes and

0:45:41 > 0:45:45classrooms, providing education. She was really interested in that side

0:45:46 > 0:45:49of what we do. What is lovely to see is that she is genuinely interested,

0:45:50 > 0:45:54she does not just walk on by and say hello. She was lovely, great eye

0:45:55 > 0:46:01contact, shook hands, held her hands, she was so lovely and warm,

0:46:02 > 0:46:07genuinely interested, yeah, lots of questions. I can see you are still

0:46:08 > 0:46:12buzzing, trembling a little bit. To be here anyway is so fantastic, to

0:46:13 > 0:46:17meet them is just amazing. Did you manage to speak to Prince William?

0:46:18 > 0:46:24Spoke to both of them, such a gracious couple, aren't they? People

0:46:25 > 0:46:29people. Kate, particularly, as Melanie expressed, she is just so

0:46:30 > 0:46:34interested in what people do, interested in the work with children

0:46:35 > 0:46:40and young people, particularly. And just genuine, just genuine people. I

0:46:41 > 0:46:47can see what proudly wearing your T-shirts for the Sailors' Society,

0:46:48 > 0:46:53what do you do? So we provide welfare support to seafarers around

0:46:54 > 0:46:57the world who, typically, spend 9-12 months away from their families over

0:46:58 > 0:47:01the year. We support their families when the seafaring parent is away,

0:47:02 > 0:47:06but we also get very involved in the lives of seafarers on a day-to-day

0:47:07 > 0:47:11basis, dealing with issues of piracy, abandonment and so on. It is

0:47:12 > 0:47:15lovely to speak to you, look at that smile, that says everything about

0:47:16 > 0:47:20today! Lovely to speak to you. So nice to hear from them, clearly a

0:47:21 > 0:47:25trip worth making, and there is Prince Harry, like many of the

0:47:26 > 0:47:29Royals, out and about among the crowds, not just a delicious picnic,

0:47:30 > 0:47:31but a day they will remember for many decades to come. Look at the

0:47:32 > 0:47:33smiles. Joining me now in the studio

0:47:34 > 0:47:35is a duo of singing sensations that have performed

0:47:36 > 0:47:38for the Royals countless times. That is good, isn't it?! Thanks! We

0:47:39 > 0:47:46try to count up, but we lost count. It is of course,

0:47:47 > 0:47:54Lesley Garrett and Aled Jones. Nice to be part of proceedings,

0:47:55 > 0:47:58definitely a festive feeling to the celebration of the Queen's 90th

0:47:59 > 0:48:03birthday, I want to ask you to cast your mind back, I hope you do not

0:48:04 > 0:48:08think this is cruel... I know where you are going with this, thanks(!)

0:48:09 > 0:48:12When you were told about this, it was irresistible, was this the first

0:48:13 > 0:48:19time you performed the Her Majesty? It was a Royal Gala in Edinburgh.

0:48:20 > 0:48:27Before we go any further, you were 12 years old? Yes, 12 and a half.

0:48:28 > 0:48:39Let's take a little luck at this. # Memories...

0:48:40 > 0:48:45# I can hear them... # Not a dry I in the house! For those

0:48:46 > 0:48:51of you listening closely... There is not a word that sounds like that, I

0:48:52 > 0:49:00forgot the words to Memory, can you believe it?! The irony is writ large

0:49:01 > 0:49:04I listened to the director, don't use the copy, it is spoiling the

0:49:05 > 0:49:09shot. Edinburgh Playhouse, hearing the music, I thought to myself, I

0:49:10 > 0:49:13haven't got a clue what comes next. The Queen was there with Prince

0:49:14 > 0:49:17Philip, and I made the words of. I can hear the choirs singing

0:49:18 > 0:49:21beautiful songs, and the memory lingers on, then back to the

0:49:22 > 0:49:25original words, it was horrible. It did not seem horrible, it seems

0:49:26 > 0:49:32delightful, but the moment that you realised you did not sing the words,

0:49:33 > 0:49:35it was hilarious. Did you speak to Her Majesty afterwards? She was much

0:49:36 > 0:49:41nicer than you! Everybody knows that! She said it sounded lovely. It

0:49:42 > 0:49:47did, because your voice was beautiful. The press said the voice

0:49:48 > 0:49:54will be broken in two days. You did, in fact, give a private performance

0:49:55 > 0:49:57for the Prince of Wales? Yes, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince

0:49:58 > 0:50:01Charles rang my dad and said, I would love to hear your son sing, so

0:50:02 > 0:50:05we went to their living room and sang for an hour, then had a glass

0:50:06 > 0:50:11of water and a chat. Then I dropped the glass of water on the carpet.

0:50:12 > 0:50:17Disgraced yourself! I am amazed the Royal Family talk to me. Lesley,

0:50:18 > 0:50:20over the years, you have performed many times in front of the Royal

0:50:21 > 0:50:24Family, we were talking on Friday at about what sort of music the Queen

0:50:25 > 0:50:29likes, is she interested, do you get any steer of what you should sing? I

0:50:30 > 0:50:34think she likes music that is appropriate for an occasion, as I

0:50:35 > 0:50:37have done, the Commonwealth Society, for instance, she is keen to see

0:50:38 > 0:50:42representation of different countries. She has very catholic

0:50:43 > 0:50:47tastes, she likes most things. I think she properly draws the line at

0:50:48 > 0:50:52the immolation scene from certain operas, but she really seems to like

0:50:53 > 0:50:56most things. She responds really, really well. I remember one

0:50:57 > 0:50:59wonderful occasion when I was up at Harewood house singing for the

0:51:00 > 0:51:03golden wedding, and I sang three different things on the same day, I

0:51:04 > 0:51:08was presented in three different outfits, and this is what I love

0:51:09 > 0:51:12about the Queen, her wit. She is so quick and so funny, she said to me,

0:51:13 > 0:51:19you do have rather a large wardrobe, my dear! She would no! That is an

0:51:20 > 0:51:22interesting thing, so often when I talk to people of time they have

0:51:23 > 0:51:27spent with the Queen, she misses nothing, she is engaged. It would be

0:51:28 > 0:51:30easy to think, she does so much of this, so many public engagements,

0:51:31 > 0:51:36she turns up, behaves politely and leaves. That would seem not to be

0:51:37 > 0:51:39the case. She also asks really pertinent questions. And she is

0:51:40 > 0:51:44across everything, not for nothing do they call her the boss, the big

0:51:45 > 0:51:49boss, because she knows everything that is going on, it is marvellous.

0:51:50 > 0:51:54The obligatory selfies that Harry is giving to some of the younger

0:51:55 > 0:51:57members of the crowd today. That is something that the Queen has gone

0:51:58 > 0:52:03with, and championed, actually, modern technology, the use of

0:52:04 > 0:52:08websites for the Palace, tweeting and so on. Her and her team, she is

0:52:09 > 0:52:12in charge of a huge, huge organisation, really, isn't she?

0:52:13 > 0:52:17They seem to be head of the game most of the time, which I think is

0:52:18 > 0:52:20very impressive. Both of you, of course, are involved with charities

0:52:21 > 0:52:24that are dear to your heart. So much of the day is about celebrating an

0:52:25 > 0:52:30important birthday for the nation, but also celebrating so many people

0:52:31 > 0:52:33who selflessly give their time, totally unappreciated, apart from a

0:52:34 > 0:52:38personal level, to their charities, and it would seem that is as much

0:52:39 > 0:52:42what the Queen and her symbolism is about as anything today. Absolutely,

0:52:43 > 0:52:50it is all about giving, and you can see that on everyone's bases. Even

0:52:51 > 0:52:56in this damp weather. 600 charities she is patron of? I think I have got

0:52:57 > 0:53:0120. I have only got about six! And that takes up so much of our time,

0:53:02 > 0:53:06and yet she finds time for 600, extraordinary. And so we see Prince

0:53:07 > 0:53:09William there, just chatting among the crowds, and Katie Nicholl was

0:53:10 > 0:53:16remarking on that, the amount of time that both he and his wife seem

0:53:17 > 0:53:19to take. They do not just pass by and give people a wave, they seem

0:53:20 > 0:53:24engaged in the conversation. Yes, all the Royal Family are like that,

0:53:25 > 0:53:30all the members I have met. I spent too long talking to William when I

0:53:31 > 0:53:34got my MBE, I went past the minute and a half, two minutes. But they

0:53:35 > 0:53:40want to know why you are there, what you have done to achieve that. When

0:53:41 > 0:53:44I got my CBE, it was the most extraordinary thing to have the

0:53:45 > 0:53:47Queen say to me that she was so pleased to be able to honour me for

0:53:48 > 0:53:53all that I have done for music in our country. I am sure she said

0:53:54 > 0:53:56something to you. It is interesting, when it comes to the honours system,

0:53:57 > 0:54:00there is still much discussion about the honours system and the patronage

0:54:01 > 0:54:03that happens through the honours system, but it is undoubtedly the

0:54:04 > 0:54:07case, in all the years of people that I get to interview and have the

0:54:08 > 0:54:12privilege of talking to, they all say that when they are honoured, it

0:54:13 > 0:54:16does feel like a special moment. Oh, my goodness me, yeah, the most nerve

0:54:17 > 0:54:25wracking moment of my life, much worse than singing in front of

0:54:26 > 0:54:27thousands of people. My knees were trembling, I don't know about yours,

0:54:28 > 0:54:29just being in Buckingham Palace, for goodness sake. Such a humbling

0:54:30 > 0:54:33experience, you think, why me? I'm still asking myself that question,

0:54:34 > 0:54:37to be honest with you! It was just an incredible day. It is also very

0:54:38 > 0:54:41inspiring, it inspired me to get much more involved in charities

0:54:42 > 0:54:45after that. I thought, I have been given this wonderful honour, and I

0:54:46 > 0:54:50need to live up to it now, and I have done more work since then as a

0:54:51 > 0:54:54result of getting the award. Gyles Brandreth was talking about this

0:54:55 > 0:54:57idea, which seems to have permeated the whole weekend and indeed the

0:54:58 > 0:55:01Queen's former press secretary on Friday said that if there is a

0:55:02 > 0:55:06message to be got out, if the Palace is trying to get a message out, it

0:55:07 > 0:55:10is the message of service and engagement, and actually the

0:55:11 > 0:55:13Archbishop of Canterbury said at the Thanksgiving, we ran a film before

0:55:14 > 0:55:17about the service and Friday, and he said that the thing I believe about

0:55:18 > 0:55:20the Queen is that she has set the gold standard for service. That is

0:55:21 > 0:55:25an interesting thing, as we watch them now, this new generation of

0:55:26 > 0:55:29Royals, that Harry will have looked at his grandmother, Peter Philipps

0:55:30 > 0:55:33there, and if they want to understand what their role is for,

0:55:34 > 0:55:38if it is for something important, it is for service to the country. And

0:55:39 > 0:55:42look at the effect they have on the general public, it is incredible.

0:55:43 > 0:55:46The Queen has not put a foot wrong, as she? Mel is in the thick of the

0:55:47 > 0:55:50party with the Royals and the picnickers.

0:55:51 > 0:55:58Exciting times down here, you have just spoken to Prince Harry, what is

0:55:59 > 0:56:06your name, first of all? My name is Patricia. How was it, what did he

0:56:07 > 0:56:14say? Wonderful, we have invited him to come and play croquet. It depends

0:56:15 > 0:56:21which club you are in, putting your foot on the ball, Rogers said that

0:56:22 > 0:56:24is the... You put him straight on the croquet rules, I heard he was

0:56:25 > 0:56:30going to go to Blackpool to play croquet. Yes, we invited him, and he

0:56:31 > 0:56:35has said that we are not to keep changing the rules because he plays

0:56:36 > 0:56:41very well. You will show him a thing or two. Something is happening,

0:56:42 > 0:56:44guys, a lot of commotion! Somebody is coming, I think it is Prince

0:56:45 > 0:56:51William. Did you talk to Prince Harry? I didn't, I just shook his

0:56:52 > 0:56:57hand. Who shook his hand? Will you not what your hand for a week?

0:56:58 > 0:57:01Probably not! Of furious antibacterial when you get home! I

0:57:02 > 0:57:07am obsessed with your outfits, a lot of effort has gone in here, red,

0:57:08 > 0:57:13white and blue, what was the dress code is today? It just said Smart

0:57:14 > 0:57:17casual. You have gone a little bit more casual than smart, but you look

0:57:18 > 0:57:22lovely. You are the smart, you are the casual. Are you having a great

0:57:23 > 0:57:28time? Very nice indeed, the food has been excellent. I need to get into

0:57:29 > 0:57:33the hamper gang, I have not even tried. Really good quality food. I

0:57:34 > 0:57:44heard there was a nice pork on offer. Piccalilli and crown on top.

0:57:45 > 0:57:50Nice hot water crust? Watercress, yes, I enjoyed that! Water crust! I

0:57:51 > 0:57:56am so sorry to crash your party. It is lovely to see you all. Oh, I love

0:57:57 > 0:57:57you too, good luck with the Blackpool croquet session! Back to

0:57:58 > 0:58:11you,. There is the Duchess of Cambridge

0:58:12 > 0:58:15chatting away, taking time, probably making a lot of people's day with

0:58:16 > 0:58:21the time she taking, beautiful scenes. It was, let's not put too

0:58:22 > 0:58:26fine a point on it, slashing its down this morning! And now it isn't,

0:58:27 > 0:58:31the sun is not quite out, it is in our studio, but there is a great

0:58:32 > 0:58:34atmosphere, and with me now, an assortment of celebrities, but you

0:58:35 > 0:58:37seem far too important for that word! People who are no strangers to

0:58:38 > 0:58:39fundraising for charities. From Call The Midwife,

0:58:40 > 0:58:41it's Bafta Award-winning actress Jenny Agutter,

0:58:42 > 0:58:43gold-medal winning athlete Kriss Akabusi, and actor

0:58:44 > 0:58:55and presenter Christopher Biggins. Let's call you a hard winner! I love

0:58:56 > 0:58:58that! Kriss Akabusi, if I can come to you, we have been talking a lot

0:58:59 > 0:59:02about charities, and somehow it seems to be at the heart of what

0:59:03 > 0:59:07today is about, the Queen being patron of over 600 charities, so

0:59:08 > 0:59:11many people today being thanked and thanking the Queen, a mutual

0:59:12 > 0:59:14appreciation, if you like. Absolutely right, and we can all

0:59:15 > 0:59:22take our lead from the Queen, who does put so much into good causes.

0:59:23 > 0:59:25It is great, when you get into a position to put something back, and

0:59:26 > 0:59:29we can learn from the way that she does it, you can engage with passion

0:59:30 > 0:59:35and pride. You went on a space hopper down the Mall? That's writes,

0:59:36 > 0:59:40the charity that I supported at the time, we were all there, they had a

0:59:41 > 0:59:44long strip, 400 metres used to be my event, but rather than running and

0:59:45 > 0:59:50hurdling, I was bouncing on one of those bouncy balls.

0:59:51 > 0:59:57The director was looking at and saying do you had your game face on!

0:59:58 > 1:00:01I obviously wasn't doing very well, but it was an interesting

1:00:02 > 1:00:19experience. Christopher Biggins, can I call you Biggins?

1:00:20 > 1:00:23Of course. You were doing a race in high heels for Cancer research. Yes,

1:00:24 > 1:00:31and it's great to put back into society what you have been given.

1:00:32 > 1:00:34She is amazing. I have met her many times at charity events and she's

1:00:35 > 1:00:39extraordinary. What I'm impressed by is the fact she can talk to anyone

1:00:40 > 1:00:47about anything. How does she do that? And how does she do it and

1:00:48 > 1:00:52stay sewing gauges, as people say. She really takes interest in what

1:00:53 > 1:01:08people say. -- and stay so engaged. Jenny Agutter, do you have a CBE?

1:01:09 > 1:01:16OBE. I don't have my glasses on. That was for services to charity. It

1:01:17 > 1:01:20must have been a significant moment. It was very humbling. You go along

1:01:21 > 1:01:26and meet these people who have done extraordinary work, but the Queen is

1:01:27 > 1:01:32also amazing, the way she speaks to everyone. One of the charities I

1:01:33 > 1:01:37work with is for children. And to have a figurehead like the Queen is

1:01:38 > 1:01:42so terribly important and brings a lot of attention. You work for a

1:01:43 > 1:01:47charity for cystic fibrosis. I'm a regular viewer of the wonderful Call

1:01:48 > 1:01:54the Midwife. You suggested a storyline in that. Heidi Thomas, the

1:01:55 > 1:01:58writer, went with it and created a wonderful story. To be in a position

1:01:59 > 1:02:03where you can do that is great. Talking to so many well-known

1:02:04 > 1:02:08household names as I'm getting too today, it's wonderful. There is a

1:02:09 > 1:02:12lot of nonsense that goes with the business of celebrity, but one of

1:02:13 > 1:02:17the most significant and rewarding parts of it is what the three of you

1:02:18 > 1:02:20do, which is to say, whatever it means to be a celebrity, let's use

1:02:21 > 1:02:25it for something that does mean something, to try to help people

1:02:26 > 1:02:33doing hard work, raising funds and research. You get to help people

1:02:34 > 1:02:36doing a lot of hard work, and when you get awards come you realise it's

1:02:37 > 1:02:40not for you, but for those people doing the work. What you can do is

1:02:41 > 1:02:44bring attention to those people doing the work. Nowadays it's so

1:02:45 > 1:02:48difficult to raise money and charities need all the help they can

1:02:49 > 1:02:53get. It's marvellous to do things like that. What's also really

1:02:54 > 1:02:59important is that we have experiences, myself in one niche

1:03:00 > 1:03:03area, I was in care, and it's important to say to other young

1:03:04 > 1:03:06people going through that experience, you can achieve great

1:03:07 > 1:03:11things. In one way you are giving back but you also providing a role

1:03:12 > 1:03:16model path. Saying it's possible to achieve things. You can leveraged

1:03:17 > 1:03:21the success you have had to give back and show a path. You were a

1:03:22 > 1:03:26member of the Armed Forces for a fuel years from the mid-70s onwards.

1:03:27 > 1:03:31We have heard from some former service men, saying that the Queen,

1:03:32 > 1:03:34as head of the Armed Forces, is somebody who for people in the Armed

1:03:35 > 1:03:41Forces, they genuinely connect with her as an individual. Definitely.

1:03:42 > 1:03:45Most of the Armed Forces will have a patron from the Royal family and you

1:03:46 > 1:03:49are very well connected to them. When the Queen or Prince Philip or

1:03:50 > 1:03:54whoever comes to your barracks, it's a massive event. For the few months

1:03:55 > 1:03:57leading up to it, everybody is really geared up because you know

1:03:58 > 1:04:03your chief of staff is coming and it's phenomenal. Biggins, a terrific

1:04:04 > 1:04:06picture I want to show people because it made me smile earlier. I

1:04:07 > 1:04:19don't know what you were laughing at when the Queen came to see you in a

1:04:20 > 1:04:33Midsummer Night's Dream, but you were playing Puck. Looking gorgeous.

1:04:34 > 1:04:40People are really chatting. What are they saying to him right now? They

1:04:41 > 1:04:43have learned from their grandmother how to engage with the public and to

1:04:44 > 1:04:48learn their stories. I was talking to somebody involved at Buckingham

1:04:49 > 1:04:52Palace in dealing with the press and crowd management with the Royals.

1:04:53 > 1:04:57They said what people must realise these days is that when senior

1:04:58 > 1:05:03royals go out to meet the crowds, what they often meet is 2000 camera

1:05:04 > 1:05:08phones. It's difficult to connect with a camera phone. To get to the

1:05:09 > 1:05:14person beyond that. A selfie is the worst thing ever. Yes, people should

1:05:15 > 1:05:17remember the moment, not just have the image on their cameras. What we

1:05:18 > 1:05:24saw with the two young gentleman there, they were really engaged from

1:05:25 > 1:05:27the get go, from their time up in Scotland at school and you can see

1:05:28 > 1:05:34how comfortable they are with the public. It has filtered down from

1:05:35 > 1:05:37the top, from the Queen, so all the grandchildren are accustomed to it

1:05:38 > 1:05:42and comfortable with it. Mel is on the route close to where the

1:05:43 > 1:05:49Cambridges R. They have literally just passed. Very excited, I got

1:05:50 > 1:05:58totally involved and started shouting, Kate! For no reason. I

1:05:59 > 1:06:07have very lovely girls from Scotland with me. Did you see them? It's so

1:06:08 > 1:06:11exciting! We have come from Glasgow. You have brought some amazing

1:06:12 > 1:06:18glamour to the proceedings. Are you here for a cocktail party? Yeah!

1:06:19 > 1:06:23It's very exciting that they were so close. Who spoke to them? I asked

1:06:24 > 1:06:30Prince Harry what he had bought the Queen for her birthday. What did he

1:06:31 > 1:06:35say? He said he couldn't tell me, and then said it was something he

1:06:36 > 1:06:41put in the ground. We think it's a tree. How lovely. Did anybody speak

1:06:42 > 1:06:46to the Duchess of Cambridge, she had a lovely dress on, what did you

1:06:47 > 1:06:52think of it? It was lovely, she looked really pretty. And a lovely

1:06:53 > 1:07:01nude heel, I think that's the expression, and a neon, bond. You

1:07:02 > 1:07:07have travelled a long way today. As it met with your expectations?

1:07:08 > 1:07:11Better. Why has it been so wonderful? Because it's

1:07:12 > 1:07:19once-in-a-lifetime that we will get, this one chance. Great answer, once

1:07:20 > 1:07:28in a lifetime. Activist Doody. Those wonderful Glasgow girls. -- back to

1:07:29 > 1:07:32the studio. Everybody dresses like that in Glasgow all the time. The

1:07:33 > 1:07:38senior royals chatting with the crowd. I can still or people with

1:07:39 > 1:07:42the day I met the Queen. When you meet members of the Royal family it

1:07:43 > 1:07:47sticks with you and it feels like an event, Jenny? It is wonderful, and

1:07:48 > 1:07:52it's amazing that we have such a diverse public, and the Queen unites

1:07:53 > 1:07:58people somehow. You see everybody is excited about it. And she's very

1:07:59 > 1:08:03giving as well, to give the way she does. Even on her real birthday, on

1:08:04 > 1:08:08April 21, she worked with charities bringing attention to other things.

1:08:09 > 1:08:16She was public again. Kriss Akabusi, it's an interesting week. On Tuesday

1:08:17 > 1:08:21Wednesday, the Majesty the Queen and the Duke were up in Cardiff opening

1:08:22 > 1:08:24the assembly there. We have had three days of celebration that will

1:08:25 > 1:08:29come to an end to later today. There is the order of the Garter ceremony

1:08:30 > 1:08:33tomorrow, and then Royal Ascot, which she has not missed in all her

1:08:34 > 1:08:41years of being Queen. It is a schedule that would put off a 45

1:08:42 > 1:08:48euros. 64 years she has been meeting the public. -- a 45-year-old. In all

1:08:49 > 1:08:53the time she has not put a foot wrong. At 90, when most of us would

1:08:54 > 1:08:57want to chill out, she's still going. In a few minutes the Queen

1:08:58 > 1:08:58and Duke of Edinburgh will leave the palace to enjoy the day of

1:08:59 > 1:09:02entertainment. Let's join Chris Hollins,

1:09:03 > 1:09:10who is with some of the participants Down at Horse Guards Parade where we

1:09:11 > 1:09:16had the Trooping of the Colour yesterday. We have the creative

1:09:17 > 1:09:21director behind the parade, looking quite nervous in anticipation. It

1:09:22 > 1:09:26was your idea, with the help of so many people. What's the theme?

1:09:27 > 1:09:29Friendship, and celebrating all the patron's organisations coming

1:09:30 > 1:09:35together. You have displayed various decades along the way. That's right,

1:09:36 > 1:09:39looking at the Queen's rain through the various decades, and looking at

1:09:40 > 1:09:48the various music and dancing that reflects that. Paddington Bear,

1:09:49 > 1:09:54boats, your creative mind must have been working overtime. I was having

1:09:55 > 1:10:04a creative day. Just introduced you to somebody taking part, Kevin

1:10:05 > 1:10:08Alderton from the Blind Veterans UK. We are leading the Armed Forces

1:10:09 > 1:10:21contingent and we are part of the blind Veterans pace sticking team.

1:10:22 > 1:10:26What is that? It's a drill, a pacing drill, a piece of equipment to use

1:10:27 > 1:10:29the measure of the pace, originally invented to measure the distance

1:10:30 > 1:10:36between guns, and then it was turned into a sport. We decided it was a

1:10:37 > 1:10:41great idea to put a veterans' team into place. If anyone is out of

1:10:42 > 1:10:47step, then they will know about it. Blind Veterans UK, one of a number

1:10:48 > 1:10:52of charities the Queen is patron of. What has it done for you? It has

1:10:53 > 1:10:57turned my life around. Without them I wouldn't be here. It's that

1:10:58 > 1:11:00realisation that there is a life after losing your vision. Anything

1:11:01 > 1:11:06is achievable if you put your mind to it. That's what the guys are

1:11:07 > 1:11:09doing today. Best of luck today. If I hear anybody screaming and

1:11:10 > 1:11:11shouting if somebody is out of step, I will know it's you. Thank you to

1:11:12 > 1:11:13Chris. In just a moment, the Royal

1:11:14 > 1:11:16walkabout will be coming to an end. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

1:11:17 > 1:11:19and Prince Harry will make their way to Admiralty Arch, ready

1:11:20 > 1:11:22for the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness

1:11:23 > 1:11:24the Duke of Edinburgh. The other Royals will make their way

1:11:25 > 1:11:27to the Queen Victoria Memorial, where they will await this

1:11:28 > 1:11:29afternoon's entertainment. I'm delighted to say that I've been

1:11:30 > 1:11:34joined again by Katie Nicholl and Gyles Brandreth,

1:11:35 > 1:11:46and also '60s supermodel Twiggy. Looking magnificent as ever. I have

1:11:47 > 1:11:50been asking everybody today about their memories of meeting the Queen.

1:11:51 > 1:11:56You have met her on a few occasions. I am very fortunate. What about the

1:11:57 > 1:12:02first time? I was on Broadway doing a big George Gershwin musical and we

1:12:03 > 1:12:07were invited to play the Royal variety show with the Queen present.

1:12:08 > 1:12:12I did my Sunday matinee, got on the Concorde and flew to London. We

1:12:13 > 1:12:18rehearsed on the Monday, did the show, and we did what became a very

1:12:19 > 1:12:22famous tap dance in water. I promise I didn't splash the Queen! That's

1:12:23 > 1:12:28when I first met her, she was lovely and charming as always. We all sing

1:12:29 > 1:12:34in the national anthem, God bless our gracious Queen, and she really

1:12:35 > 1:12:39is gracious. When you think of all the people that she meets, she's

1:12:40 > 1:12:43always pleasant, always smiling and very gracious. She amazes me.

1:12:44 > 1:12:48Throughout the years on other occasions you have met her, they are

1:12:49 > 1:12:53so often to do with an industry that's a huge industry, the fashion

1:12:54 > 1:12:58industry. To see her patronage and support of that. Absolutely. There

1:12:59 > 1:13:06is a lot the Queen understands about trade in Britain. We can talk about

1:13:07 > 1:13:08fashion... And we can see the Queen herself with the Duke of Edinburgh

1:13:09 > 1:13:21coming out of the gates of Buckingham Palace. It's not green! I

1:13:22 > 1:13:30think that's more fuchsia, magenta. She is so stylish. Standing up! We

1:13:31 > 1:13:40can hear the crowds cheering for her. It's an Angela Kelly at and

1:13:41 > 1:13:48they coped by Karl Ludwig -- and a coat. We like to call this the Queen

1:13:49 > 1:13:53Mobil but it has a proper name, the state review. They used it recently

1:13:54 > 1:13:59in Windsor. They can see everything and they can be seen. It's a

1:14:00 > 1:14:05beautiful scene, The Mall parted almost like the red Sea with the

1:14:06 > 1:14:10Queen and Duke waving and acknowledging hello to the tens of

1:14:11 > 1:14:18thousands of people in the crowd today for The Patron's Lunch. The

1:14:19 > 1:14:21Duke of Edinburgh is the Lord high Admiral, the highest title of

1:14:22 > 1:14:25anybody associated with the Navy and he was an officer himself. They go

1:14:26 > 1:14:32from the Queen Victoria Memorial, and at the base of it it has

1:14:33 > 1:14:35Neptune, the God of the sea. They go along The Mall, and every single

1:14:36 > 1:14:43lamp post on The Mall has a different lamp ship or galleon on

1:14:44 > 1:14:49top of it. All the street furniture in The Mall has a nautical feel.

1:14:50 > 1:14:54It's about half a nautical mile long, ending at Admiralty Arch,

1:14:55 > 1:14:55leading you to Trafalgar Square where the great naval commander Lord

1:14:56 > 1:15:06Nelson has his monument. I am glad to see that the Duke is

1:15:07 > 1:15:14appropriately dressed for the weather. The Queen reaching out her

1:15:15 > 1:15:20hand to see if it is raining, but this is as close as we have got to

1:15:21 > 1:15:28sunshine. I hope I look as stylish when I am her age. You do, and you

1:15:29 > 1:15:32will! They are waving always to the crowds, never to the cameras. They

1:15:33 > 1:15:38are hot on this, they talk about this, not being celebrities. They do

1:15:39 > 1:15:42not see themselves as that. Somebody said to me, when she first became

1:15:43 > 1:15:45Queen, she went to Australia, millions turned out, and it would

1:15:46 > 1:15:49have been corrosive if she had taken it for herself. She knows it is for

1:15:50 > 1:15:55the position that she holds, and she never plays to the camera. If she

1:15:56 > 1:15:59sees a camera, she ignores it. And we saw that, we were talking,

1:16:00 > 1:16:05without being too flippant, at about the double act of the Queen and her

1:16:06 > 1:16:08husband, on Friday, Gyles, as we were watching live pictures,

1:16:09 > 1:16:12chatting about Her Majesty and her husband getting the top of the

1:16:13 > 1:16:16steps, and they had a big task ahead of them at St Paul's, to sit through

1:16:17 > 1:16:22this important Service of Thanksgiving. Just a little word

1:16:23 > 1:16:29from the Duke, and turn they did, to wave to the crowd. , And they do it

1:16:30 > 1:16:33together, William and Catherine, they are together as well. Once upon

1:16:34 > 1:16:37a time, Prince Charles and Diana would do it on separate sides. Now

1:16:38 > 1:16:41William and Catherine always go down together, they are a double act

1:16:42 > 1:16:48again, they do not do it separately. In fact, they are really a trio,

1:16:49 > 1:16:51William, Harry and Catherine. The charity behind this is their joint

1:16:52 > 1:16:57charity, run by the three of them, it really is a family business. And

1:16:58 > 1:17:02the role model that is these two, chatting to the crowd, he is calling

1:17:03 > 1:17:08out! If only we could lip read! We would be at an advantage. There is

1:17:09 > 1:17:10an element, you say it is interesting and it sounds entirely

1:17:11 > 1:17:14credible, as you describe it, there is no playing to the cameras,

1:17:15 > 1:17:18because that is not the business they are in, it is connecting with

1:17:19 > 1:17:22the people. But so often I have read that the Queen says, I have

1:17:23 > 1:17:27mentioned this to you before, Gyles, there is an element of being seen to

1:17:28 > 1:17:32be believed. I once said performance, and you gave me a

1:17:33 > 1:17:38kicking off. It is an appearance, not a performance. That is why there

1:17:39 > 1:17:42are these strong, vibrant colours, she knows that she is a small

1:17:43 > 1:17:46person, but up on the balcony she has to be seen, and that is why she

1:17:47 > 1:17:51wears these vivid colours. Perfect colour for today, actually. She

1:17:52 > 1:17:55wouldn't have known, when she decided what colour to wear, whether

1:17:56 > 1:18:02it was going to be sunny or not. But on such a dull day, she just stands

1:18:03 > 1:18:07out. Gyles, we were watching earlier today, you were giving us a short

1:18:08 > 1:18:12history on the Mall, to call it a street does not cover it, this is a

1:18:13 > 1:18:16ceremonial part of London. It was built as a ceremonial street for

1:18:17 > 1:18:20this very purpose in order to enable people to actually see the monarchy,

1:18:21 > 1:18:26and when it was designed, we were at the great seafaring nation. And

1:18:27 > 1:18:31hence the idea of it being half a nautical mile, hence the idea from

1:18:32 > 1:18:38the Victoria memorial with Poseidon, or Neptune, depending on whether you

1:18:39 > 1:18:43are Greek or Latin in your gods of the sea! He said of the Mall, you

1:18:44 > 1:18:51proceed down, and all those lamp posts, each one has a different

1:18:52 > 1:18:55galleon. -- he sets off. Katie Nicholl, as you watch these

1:18:56 > 1:18:59pictures, as a royal biographer, someone who very often appears as a

1:19:00 > 1:19:03royal correspondent on overseas channels, in Australia, you're right

1:19:04 > 1:19:08for Vanity Fair, American based magazine - all of these images, as

1:19:09 > 1:19:12much as so many of us love to see them in Britain, goodness knows they

1:19:13 > 1:19:17are still consumed with great fervour and engagement and interest

1:19:18 > 1:19:21all around the world. Oh, absolutely, and sometimes I think

1:19:22 > 1:19:28there is actually more interest overseas, particularly in America. I

1:19:29 > 1:19:32work a lot in America, and the first question they ask me in America,

1:19:33 > 1:19:37have you ever met the Queen? I think it's because they don't have a Royal

1:19:38 > 1:19:42Family of their own. This is also brand Britain, and it is above the

1:19:43 > 1:19:47politics. Forget the referendum, just celebrate Britishness, 1000

1:19:48 > 1:19:50years epitomised here. In just a couple of minutes' time, when the

1:19:51 > 1:19:54Queen and Prince Philip gets to the end of the Mall, we will be handing

1:19:55 > 1:20:00over to Clare Balding, who is going to be the emcee dings. Now, this I

1:20:01 > 1:20:07like! Did you say that?! Prince Philip just rattled on the roof of

1:20:08 > 1:20:11that beautiful Range Rover and said, hurry up, you are going to slow!

1:20:12 > 1:20:14That is something of the character of the man. I am not saying the

1:20:15 > 1:20:21drive is a fool, but he doesn't suffer fools gladly. It is very

1:20:22 > 1:20:25difficult to our a photographer, the Queen is patient, but with Prince

1:20:26 > 1:20:31Philip, three shots, 30 seconds, you are out. And sometimes people say, I

1:20:32 > 1:20:35should not say this, the Queen wears the crown, but he wears the

1:20:36 > 1:20:40trousers. As you see, it is now moving at a slightly different pace

1:20:41 > 1:20:45on the instructions of the Lord high Admiral himself! We know that he

1:20:46 > 1:20:49turned 95 on Friday, do we know, you sometimes have a bit of an inside

1:20:50 > 1:21:00steer, Gyles, did he raise a flute on Friday night? No, he is rather

1:21:01 > 1:21:03against personal celebration. And one of the reasons that these people

1:21:04 > 1:21:08are happy is that they do not think about themselves very much. The

1:21:09 > 1:21:10Queen does this because it is her duty, but they are not

1:21:11 > 1:21:14self-conscious, they will not look at newspaper coverage. They are just

1:21:15 > 1:21:21doing what they feel they have to do. They got there and time, I

1:21:22 > 1:21:28think. They are back on schedule. He has made sure of that. Of course,

1:21:29 > 1:21:34he's does still ride. Is very good at protecting the Queen, he does see

1:21:35 > 1:21:38that as his principal duty. If he sees a camera getting too close, he

1:21:39 > 1:21:42will say, out of the way, and he wants the people to be able to see.

1:21:43 > 1:21:47If the cameras get in a way, he will say, out of the way, it is the Queen

1:21:48 > 1:21:50that people have come to see, out of the way! And this afternoon I think

1:21:51 > 1:21:54people will be seeing what I can only refer to as a very British

1:21:55 > 1:21:58spectacle. We have some rather quirky happenings in this parade,

1:21:59 > 1:22:05which beautifully capture the flavour of Britain. And there we see

1:22:06 > 1:22:10the Queen talking to her grandson. One of the reasons the Royal Family

1:22:11 > 1:22:14has turned out in full today, Peter Phillips has been a major figure in

1:22:15 > 1:22:18this. And the chair of the Patron's Lunch as well. And they do support

1:22:19 > 1:22:23one another, this is a family, and this is a true family occasion,

1:22:24 > 1:22:27children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, all on parade.

1:22:28 > 1:22:32And why they were out doing that wonderful walkabout. Prince Harry,

1:22:33 > 1:22:33Sir Stuart Edrington and all the rest welcoming the Queen, we can

1:22:34 > 1:23:03handover to Clare Balding. Your Majesty, your role Highnesses,

1:23:04 > 1:23:07my lords, ladies and gentlemen, I have great pleasure in introducing

1:23:08 > 1:23:17the chair of trustees for the patrons fund, Sir Stuart Edrington.

1:23:18 > 1:23:22Your Majesty, your Royal Highness is, my lords, ladies and gentlemen,

1:23:23 > 1:23:29it is such an honour to welcome you all here to the Mall. 10,000 of you

1:23:30 > 1:23:38here joined by many more celebrating around the country. We are here

1:23:39 > 1:23:42today to celebrate a unique lifetime of service, given Her Majesty's

1:23:43 > 1:23:47commitment to so many important causes, it is right and fitting that

1:23:48 > 1:23:53the biggest celebration event of her 90th birthday is dedicated to the

1:23:54 > 1:23:59work of over 600 organisations and charities of which she is patron. It

1:24:00 > 1:24:04is fantastic to see all of these organisations gathered together for

1:24:05 > 1:24:13the first time in a true celebration of gratitude. From Diabetes UK to

1:24:14 > 1:24:19the RNLI, the Royal British Legion to the Norfolk wildlife trust, the

1:24:20 > 1:24:23children's trust, the Friends of Glasgow Cathedral. At the age of 21,

1:24:24 > 1:24:28Her Majesty made a fateful promise to our country and uttered the

1:24:29 > 1:24:33famous words, my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be

1:24:34 > 1:24:39devoted to your service. Throughout her lifetime, she has held true to

1:24:40 > 1:24:45this promise, demonstrating at every turn her care for people of this

1:24:46 > 1:24:50nation and beyond. The fact that she has chosen to give so much of her

1:24:51 > 1:24:55life to supporting charitable causes shows the importance she places on

1:24:56 > 1:25:01the work that they do and the values that they exemplify. It is widely

1:25:02 > 1:25:07held that her first Prime Minister who served Her Majesty, Sir Winston

1:25:08 > 1:25:14Churchill, one said, you make a life by what you give. I think it is no

1:25:15 > 1:25:18coincidence that we have such a strong charitable instinct in this

1:25:19 > 1:25:24country, it is in no small part due to the example that Her Majesty has

1:25:25 > 1:25:30set of service to others. Given this incredible support from people

1:25:31 > 1:25:33across Britain and the Commonwealth, charities are making a difference to

1:25:34 > 1:25:40millions of lives in our country and across the world. It is now an

1:25:41 > 1:25:43honour to introduce His Royal Highness and joint president of the

1:25:44 > 1:25:44Patron's Lunch, the Duke of Cambridge.

1:25:45 > 1:25:59APPLAUSE Your Majesty, good afternoon,

1:26:00 > 1:26:03everybody. Thank you so much for showing that the great British

1:26:04 > 1:26:09public doesn't lead a little rain spoil a good day out.

1:26:10 > 1:26:14CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It means so much to see everybody

1:26:15 > 1:26:19here today. Can I begin by thanking the organisers of this event,

1:26:20 > 1:26:25especially my cousin Peter, for working so hard over the past year

1:26:26 > 1:26:25to turn his vision of this separation into reality?

1:26:26 > 1:26:38APPLAUSE Catherine, Harry and I, and the rest

1:26:39 > 1:26:46of our family, are extremely proud to be here today. My family has had

1:26:47 > 1:26:50plenty of reason to celebrate as the Queen turns 90 in April. The Queen's

1:26:51 > 1:26:56strong health, relentless energy, her sharp wit and famous sense of

1:26:57 > 1:27:00humour, and the fact that the Queen remains very much at the helm of our

1:27:01 > 1:27:07family, our nation, and the Commonwealth. The Queen at 90 is the

1:27:08 > 1:27:12one head of state that world leaders can turn to for a first-hand

1:27:13 > 1:27:20perspective of the arc of history over the last six decades. At 90,

1:27:21 > 1:27:25the Queen is the leader of our country, and we all look up to her

1:27:26 > 1:27:31in good times and in challenging moments, to set an example and guide

1:27:32 > 1:27:35the way ahead. But the reason we are here today is to celebrate a role

1:27:36 > 1:27:40that matters just as much to the Queen as the one that she holds on

1:27:41 > 1:27:45the world stage. We are here to celebrate the Queen is patron. Her

1:27:46 > 1:27:53commitment to be more than 600 charities to which she lends her

1:27:54 > 1:27:57name and support is unwavering. From national military and sporting

1:27:58 > 1:28:03bodies to small local associations, to charities that champion children,

1:28:04 > 1:28:09faith, education and arts, the Queen's pride in a role as your

1:28:10 > 1:28:14patron is absolute. Through the Queen's association with you, she is

1:28:15 > 1:28:19not just shining a spotlight on the individual causes you care about.

1:28:20 > 1:28:25She is reminding us all that being active and engaged in society as a

1:28:26 > 1:28:30virtue in its own right. Service to those around you is what unites you

1:28:31 > 1:28:35will. So on behalf of my entire family, can I say thank you? You

1:28:36 > 1:28:40have been partners in the Queen's service for so many years. And

1:28:41 > 1:28:44before I finish, I hope you won't mind if I say a personal thank you

1:28:45 > 1:28:49to the Queen. And to do so on behalf of all the grandchildren and

1:28:50 > 1:28:53great-grandchildren. Granny, thank you for everything you've done for

1:28:54 > 1:28:59your family. We could not wish you a happy birthday. And now it is my

1:29:00 > 1:29:00honour to invite to the microphone Her Majesty The Queen.

1:29:01 > 1:29:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE To everyone here today, and to those

1:29:23 > 1:29:28holding street parties elsewhere, I would like to say thank you for the

1:29:29 > 1:29:35wonderful support and encouragement that you continue to give to me. I

1:29:36 > 1:29:40hope these happy celebrations will remind us of the many benefits that

1:29:41 > 1:29:44can flow when people come together for a common purpose. As families,

1:29:45 > 1:29:55friends or neighbours. And I pay tribute to the commitment,

1:29:56 > 1:30:00selfless devotion and generosity of spirit shown by the hundreds of

1:30:01 > 1:30:08charities and voluntary organisations represented here

1:30:09 > 1:30:14today. You are an example to us all. I much appreciate the kindness in

1:30:15 > 1:30:23all your birthday wishes, and have been delighted and moved by the many

1:30:24 > 1:30:28cards and messages I have received. How I will feel if people are still

1:30:29 > 1:30:30singing happy birthday in December remains to be seen! LAUGHTER

1:30:31 > 1:30:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, please now be

1:30:42 > 1:32:55upstanding for the national anthem. just beginning the day's parade. We

1:32:56 > 1:33:01didn't necessarily expect to hear from the Queen today. But she was

1:33:02 > 1:33:12sacked the microphone. -- at she was at the microphone. Do you think

1:33:13 > 1:33:14she's had it up to here with the birthday celebrations? Lovely to

1:33:15 > 1:33:21have a little joke. She spoke from the heart. While Prince William was

1:33:22 > 1:33:30talking about her, she never smiled, she never appears to appear as if

1:33:31 > 1:33:37she's listening to what people are saying about when they are praising

1:33:38 > 1:33:41her. It's not really done, the stiff upper lip might seem old-fashioned,

1:33:42 > 1:33:45but these people have it. It's a wartime generation. One of the

1:33:46 > 1:33:50reasons they are happy, one of the things people learned in the war,

1:33:51 > 1:33:53being tested can make you happier. The sense of community spirit that

1:33:54 > 1:34:00came about in the war can make you happy. Winston Churchill was evoked,

1:34:01 > 1:34:06one of the Queen's mentors, her father's friend in the Second World

1:34:07 > 1:34:10War. And there was a sense of community that in adversity made

1:34:11 > 1:34:15people happy. The Queen had a happy life because she has made people

1:34:16 > 1:34:20engaged, she has been engaged with charity and good works. Royal

1:34:21 > 1:34:25biographer Katie Nicholl, among the few words the Queen used there, she

1:34:26 > 1:34:32wanted to thank all the people from the 600 charities she was involved

1:34:33 > 1:34:41in for their involvement. Thousands of people doing selfless work. It

1:34:42 > 1:34:46might be a two-way street. As was the comment, you are an example to

1:34:47 > 1:34:50us all. I was really surprised, I didn't expect her to take to the

1:34:51 > 1:34:55stage and speak. She did and she spoke from the heart. Remember, some

1:34:56 > 1:35:02of these patronage is, she has relations with for many years. There

1:35:03 > 1:35:07is close relationship. There is not often the opportunity to say thank

1:35:08 > 1:35:11you. And it is a family business. She's a patron for many of these

1:35:12 > 1:35:17charities and another one might be president. It's a family

1:35:18 > 1:35:28involvement. Behind the Queen and Prince Philip R William, Harry and

1:35:29 > 1:35:41the Duchess of Cambridge, a very intriguing triple act. The Queen is

1:35:42 > 1:35:47handing over more of her patron -- patronages to other royals. They are

1:35:48 > 1:35:55very much the future and it's sending out a very clear message.

1:35:56 > 1:36:01The Queen used to give out all the knighthoods and things, then Prince

1:36:02 > 1:36:06Charles began doing it and Princess Anne was doing a few. Prince William

1:36:07 > 1:36:12might well start be doing some as well. It's not necessarily something

1:36:13 > 1:36:19on paper that might work, something like that, but goodness me, it does.

1:36:20 > 1:36:25They very much relate to the younger generation. Not only in the UK, but

1:36:26 > 1:36:30again, going to America. They love William and Kate, they are obsessed

1:36:31 > 1:36:34with them. And now they have babies. I think the Queen and Prince Philip

1:36:35 > 1:36:41realise that. It's like handing over the gauntlet. Harry spoke recently

1:36:42 > 1:36:44about regarding the Queen has grandmother and bass. Possibly more

1:36:45 > 1:36:57as the boss than the grandmother. -- and

1:36:58 > 1:37:07boss. The Queen's speech was perfect. The Queen has a wonderful

1:37:08 > 1:37:13sense of humour. Everyone was laughing. Again, this weekend. We

1:37:14 > 1:37:18see in the pictures as they go up The Mall and they greet the crowds.

1:37:19 > 1:37:22There is a bit of blue sky and sunshine now. We see the thread of

1:37:23 > 1:37:26family which has always been at the heart of the effectiveness of the

1:37:27 > 1:37:29Royal family. They present themselves as a family in all the

1:37:30 > 1:37:34difficulties and colour and enjoyment. That's what we have seen

1:37:35 > 1:37:39through this weekend, along with the idea of service, this very strong

1:37:40 > 1:37:42ideal family. It has been known as the Royal family since the day of

1:37:43 > 1:37:48Queen Victoria. More recently, in the Duke of Edinburgh's time, they

1:37:49 > 1:37:52call it the family firm. They see it as a family business. It's in the

1:37:53 > 1:37:59Dynasty business. These people go back to the reign of King Edgar more

1:38:00 > 1:38:04than 1000 years ago. Check their DNA and you will find lurking in there

1:38:05 > 1:38:13the kings and queens of England from before the first millennium. And the

1:38:14 > 1:38:19sun is coming out. I always thought the gods were British, and now we

1:38:20 > 1:38:23have proof. Tell me more about the wonderful Victoria monument we see

1:38:24 > 1:38:27in gold leaf and marble. Until the present Queen, Queen Victoria was

1:38:28 > 1:38:31our greatest monarch in the sense she was the longest serving monarch

1:38:32 > 1:38:37and seen as the mother of the Empire. She became the first Empress

1:38:38 > 1:38:41of India. The British Empire was at its height in Queen Victoria's Dave.

1:38:42 > 1:38:53Her passing was the end of an era that for most people had been in

1:38:54 > 1:39:00tyre life time. -- Queen Victoria's day. Back then Britain did rule the

1:39:01 > 1:39:07waves. The genius of the present family is to adapt the modern family

1:39:08 > 1:39:13to royal conditions. What I have seen through often this weekend is

1:39:14 > 1:39:19the Ki taking it in, the images, and he turned around to look straight

1:39:20 > 1:39:27down The Mall to see the tens of thousands of people. -- is the Duke.

1:39:28 > 1:39:31We can chat about them, put them on Twitter and read about them in the

1:39:32 > 1:39:35papers, but he seems to be somebody who is always enjoying it and taking

1:39:36 > 1:39:40the time to appreciate it. He's engaged and living in a moment. And

1:39:41 > 1:39:43he's also more royal than anyone else on parade today. He's the only

1:39:44 > 1:39:48person there descended on royalty on both sides of the family. The

1:39:49 > 1:39:52Queen's mother was aristocratic but not for oil. Both the Duke of

1:39:53 > 1:40:00Edinburgh's parents are descended from Kings and Queens. He's the most

1:40:01 > 1:40:03royal on parade. He's looking at the history of his family across

1:40:04 > 1:40:08hundreds of years. The Duchess of Cambridge there, new blood. And he

1:40:09 > 1:40:11really likes that new blood. They are following in the footsteps of

1:40:12 > 1:40:22the grandparents. They the role models. Week will go back to Mel on

1:40:23 > 1:40:26The Mall. I'm with J from near Truro in Cornwall. You are Cadet of the

1:40:27 > 1:40:32year for the St John's ambulance. Congratulations. When were you told?

1:40:33 > 1:40:38The beginning of April. What does that mean, do you have to go to the

1:40:39 > 1:40:42Palace? Yes, I go and meet Anne at some point in the Palace. You must

1:40:43 > 1:40:51be on good terms, just calling her Anne. She said of the youth branch?

1:40:52 > 1:40:57She is head of the youth side, yes. Will you be wearing this absolutely

1:40:58 > 1:41:00great outfit. I will be, yes. The Queen was in a similar neon green

1:41:01 > 1:41:07yesterday for the Trooping of the Colour. I saw it. She is on Trent.

1:41:08 > 1:41:15What have you done to make Cuba cadet of the year? -- on trend. I

1:41:16 > 1:41:21was in a competition up against the best cadets around the UK. I was

1:41:22 > 1:41:25interviewed, did a presentation, and we had a PR exercise. It was hard

1:41:26 > 1:41:30and tricky but enjoyable at the same time. Do you know how to do all the

1:41:31 > 1:41:36things, the heart pumping and mouth-to-mouth. I know how to do all

1:41:37 > 1:41:41of that. I'm glad you are here, because if anything went wrong, you

1:41:42 > 1:41:48would be on point. Thank you. One more thing, what are these used for,

1:41:49 > 1:41:54these metal things? It's my Golden lanyard for winning cadet of the

1:41:55 > 1:41:58year. It's quite heavy. Well done. So nice to meet you, lovely to have

1:41:59 > 1:42:04you here. What a picture and you have in the Queen. Isn't she

1:42:05 > 1:42:11amazing? She's very amazing. -- what a pleasure. She is very amazing,

1:42:12 > 1:42:21that's how The Young Ones, speak, Gyles? She is a wicked! The sun is

1:42:22 > 1:42:26out and people have the ponchos off. 12 and a half thousand available to

1:42:27 > 1:42:30people coming along to London to enjoy the celebrations today. No

1:42:31 > 1:42:35evidence of them now. People texting and tweeting saying they have just

1:42:36 > 1:42:40met the Royal family! We are in St James's Park, on the lake, pretty

1:42:41 > 1:42:45much in the Queen's front garden, is that fair, Katie? What a beautiful

1:42:46 > 1:42:48view we've had. This palace has been the centrepiece of the celebrations.

1:42:49 > 1:42:54We talked about the family earlier and the Duke's sense of spirit and

1:42:55 > 1:42:59how engaged he's been with the celebrations. He looks like he's

1:43:00 > 1:43:03enjoyed every minute of it. Particularly looking back and seeing

1:43:04 > 1:43:10the crowds, particularly at 95. You get the impression he's not tired of

1:43:11 > 1:43:13it. People out there like me remember the coronation. The first

1:43:14 > 1:43:18time we watched television in black and white, and there was The Mall

1:43:19 > 1:43:21full of people. The end of the Second World War marked in The Mall

1:43:22 > 1:43:29with the crowds. There is the Royal box. Peter Phillips has done all the

1:43:30 > 1:43:34organising. The Queen at the centre of events. The sun is coming out.

1:43:35 > 1:43:40The Victoria Memorial is glinting. For those wondering where Prince

1:43:41 > 1:43:47Charles and Camilla are, they are in Gloucestershire doing good works as

1:43:48 > 1:43:51well today. It epitomise is what today is about, the younger people

1:43:52 > 1:43:55and the generation beyond being brought forward. It's why the

1:43:56 > 1:44:00procession with the cars was so important, sending out such a strong

1:44:01 > 1:44:07message, this is the future. It's also teamwork, William, Harry and

1:44:08 > 1:44:12Catherine, they are the new team on the block. And they look very

1:44:13 > 1:44:18content. It's going very well. We see the Queen often at huge events,

1:44:19 > 1:44:24and see her in repose. When you are 90 and in repose, you can look quite

1:44:25 > 1:44:29serious. But seeing her today, she looks quite jolly, can I say that?

1:44:30 > 1:44:34She looks jolly and relaxed. And they try to make other people feel

1:44:35 > 1:44:38relaxed. I've had the privilege of being at a charity event and with

1:44:39 > 1:44:42them in the Royal box. One of the disconcerting things is that the

1:44:43 > 1:44:46Duke will chat through it. You are trying to look serious and watch the

1:44:47 > 1:44:51show, and he will be talking to you, I have seen these people before and

1:44:52 > 1:44:55so on. One event where Nelson Mandela appeared on stage and the

1:44:56 > 1:44:56Duke said he wasn't going to wave at him because he just met him ten

1:44:57 > 1:45:07minutes ago! On Her Majesty's actual birthday,

1:45:08 > 1:45:11she unveiled a plaque marking the start of a walkway in Windsor. I

1:45:12 > 1:45:17mentioned to viewers that wherever she has gone this year, people have

1:45:18 > 1:45:22been singing Happy Birthday, it was a funny joke, but also a message,

1:45:23 > 1:45:26after today, I am done with it? I think so, we have had a lot of

1:45:27 > 1:45:33celebrations, there has been a lot of build-up to this, the public got

1:45:34 > 1:45:39behind the celebrations in April, and now in June, and the Royal

1:45:40 > 1:45:44Windsor Horse Show as well. She will want to put her feet up. Furiously,

1:45:45 > 1:45:52she listens to the national anthem almost everyday of her life, and all

1:45:53 > 1:45:56of you Royals knew the second verse, the Duke of Edinburgh knows all

1:45:57 > 1:46:04seven. Debasing about the rebellious Scots to crash? -- did they sing

1:46:05 > 1:46:10nobody sung that today! It does appear, it has been removed from the

1:46:11 > 1:46:14Common prayers. We see people waving from the crowds, the wonderful

1:46:15 > 1:46:18hampers that everybody is tapping into, you can see that it is almost

1:46:19 > 1:46:22Tiffany blue that they are access arise with. They are not from

1:46:23 > 1:46:26Tiffany, I should mention, but they are for people to tuck into all day,

1:46:27 > 1:46:33they are full of delicious bits and bobs from around the United Kingdom,

1:46:34 > 1:46:37the best that we have to offer. There is apple juice from the

1:46:38 > 1:46:44Windsor, Scottish smoked salmon, all sorts of delicious things. And there

1:46:45 > 1:46:52is Dame Esther Rantzen. The weather was bad, I think a lot of people

1:46:53 > 1:46:58thought, let's have a Pimms and enjoy ourselves. Look at many young

1:46:59 > 1:47:01people, that is wonderful. The Queen has remarked that one of the reason

1:47:02 > 1:47:05she feel celebratory is that wherever she goes to something, it

1:47:06 > 1:47:10is to see the positive side, there is a fresh coat of paint, people are

1:47:11 > 1:47:14putting the best foot forward, and she feels she sees the best of the

1:47:15 > 1:47:18United Kingdom by working with these charities. What we are looking

1:47:19 > 1:47:23forward to, and what people are moving forward for, is this parade

1:47:24 > 1:47:27that will reflect so much of the variety of British society, that is

1:47:28 > 1:47:31what it is about. And I was watching some of the people dressed up, some

1:47:32 > 1:47:35of the rehearsal earlier. It is going to be a feast for the eyes,

1:47:36 > 1:47:47and in many ways quite unusual, and in many ways quite British, but it

1:47:48 > 1:47:49is drawing together all those different threads of the world that

1:47:50 > 1:47:51the Queen is interested in. We were speaking about fashion, farming,

1:47:52 > 1:47:53horses, so much that we know, Katie Nicholl, that the Queen engages with

1:47:54 > 1:47:56through her charities and through constantly meeting the people up and

1:47:57 > 1:48:01down the British Isles and throughout the United Kingdom. A

1:48:02 > 1:48:05great plethora of patronages and organisations that she is associated

1:48:06 > 1:48:09with, and you were saying some and young people, that is so lovely

1:48:10 > 1:48:14about today. There are 90-year-olds and nine-year-olds here today,

1:48:15 > 1:48:20everything from Doubts to Chelsea Pensioners. Happy birthday to Doreen

1:48:21 > 1:48:28from Workington, we are going over to Clare, good afternoon, Clare.

1:48:29 > 1:48:34Ladies and gentlemen, the sun has come out, and it is time to party

1:48:35 > 1:48:37and the Mall! We are in celebratory mood, reflecting the choreography

1:48:38 > 1:48:41and the colour of the parade you are about to say, all in celebration of

1:48:42 > 1:48:47Her Majesty the Queen. Over the next hour, you are going to witness a

1:48:48 > 1:48:51kaleidoscope of over 300 dancers, a harmony of 400 musicians, a sea of

1:48:52 > 1:48:57banners, ribbons and feathers, some friendly bears, a cycling cow, I

1:48:58 > 1:49:01promise you, a pig on a bicycle as well. They will represent over 600

1:49:02 > 1:49:28charities and organisations, of which the Queen is patron.

1:49:29 > 1:49:58Leading your parade this afternoon, please welcome the musicians from

1:49:59 > 1:50:04the southern highlanders pipes and drums, playing a medley of songs

1:50:05 > 1:50:11from the 1950s, including well-known classics such as Green Hills,

1:50:12 > 1:50:26Scotland The Brave, and Bluebells. Today's lone piper is James rowdy

1:50:27 > 1:50:29from Scots Care. Following them are dancers from the Royal Academy of

1:50:30 > 1:50:35dance, performing a specially choreographed nautical routine. They

1:50:36 > 1:50:42are going to be dancing all the way around the parade, so do give them

1:50:43 > 1:50:47your support as they pass by! Represented here are community,

1:50:48 > 1:50:54civic and social groups, Commonwealth and the sea. And

1:50:55 > 1:50:57amongst the sea shells and starfish, you will recognise the Royal Yacht

1:50:58 > 1:51:07Britannia, which served the Royal Family from 1953 to 1997. As the

1:51:08 > 1:51:09parade starts, please give them a huge round of applause as they make

1:51:10 > 1:51:28their way down the Mall! Gyles, let's just talk about the

1:51:29 > 1:51:33Royal Yacht Britannia and its representation, right at the start

1:51:34 > 1:51:35of the parade. Many people will remember that it was decommissioned,

1:51:36 > 1:51:41I would say the only time when we have really think we have seen the

1:51:42 > 1:51:46Queen shed a tear, so many memories were tied up with that vessel. It

1:51:47 > 1:51:51was very controversial, the Queen and Prince Philip were disappointed

1:51:52 > 1:51:55that the Government at the time could not afford to have another

1:51:56 > 1:51:59Britannia built, because it was not only a place they went to an

1:52:00 > 1:52:03official trips, but also a safe haven. They used to travel around

1:52:04 > 1:52:44the British Isles and to be private, it was a little cocoon for them.

1:52:45 > 1:52:52And, really, what a beautiful scene that is, we see the colour, that

1:52:53 > 1:52:55beautiful depiction of the decommissioned Royal Yacht

1:52:56 > 1:53:00Britannia, which, as Gyles was saying, was a place of haven, a

1:53:01 > 1:53:03cocoon for the Royal Family. We wonder what memories might be

1:53:04 > 1:53:08occurring to them as they sit watching it, as it comes through the

1:53:09 > 1:53:12sea people and towards them. But certainly, the sun is out, London is

1:53:13 > 1:53:16celebrating, and we are sure that across the UK people are holding

1:53:17 > 1:53:27their own bodies and raising a glass to Her Majesty. It is very special,

1:53:28 > 1:53:29it started with Britannia, and it will bring all sorts of memories

1:53:30 > 1:53:32back. This was quite deliberate, Peter Phillips said he wanted it to

1:53:33 > 1:53:34be in the opening sequence to bring back those memories, some of the

1:53:35 > 1:53:37happiest times for the family, they could get away from it all and be

1:53:38 > 1:53:42back together as a family. The structure has been made out of kite

1:53:43 > 1:53:46technology, they have not done a bad job. I bet there will be a wry

1:53:47 > 1:53:51remark from the Duke of Edinburgh as he sees this, that there was not any

1:53:52 > 1:53:56real Britannia, this is what we are reduced to! This is what we have

1:53:57 > 1:54:00been left with. Doesn't look shipshape to me! It looks pretty

1:54:01 > 1:54:04splendid, and we have pupils from the Royal Academy of And is

1:54:05 > 1:54:10representing the waves in front of Britannia. Over to Mel, who has a

1:54:11 > 1:54:14special guest. I am here with the inimitable, the one and only Esther

1:54:15 > 1:54:21Rantzen, in a very fine pair of dongle is. I am known for my dongle

1:54:22 > 1:54:25is! Look, I can wiggle them. That is very good, Esther Rantzen!

1:54:26 > 1:54:27is! Look, I can wiggle them. That is very good, Esther Can I say

1:54:28 > 1:54:32congratulations, you received your damehood last year from the Queen,

1:54:33 > 1:54:39how was that? That was amazing, it was due to some of the hard work of

1:54:40 > 1:54:45people here today, and I am shining in their reflected glory. You set up

1:54:46 > 1:54:49ChildLine 30 years ago, what an amazing achievement. More than 4

1:54:50 > 1:54:53million children helped, so generations of staff and volunteers

1:54:54 > 1:54:57have made that possible. But it is wonderful for me, I can go around

1:54:58 > 1:55:03the country, I can meet them and learner stories and discover what a

1:55:04 > 1:55:08difference ChildLine has made. It is inspirational, it keeps me going.

1:55:09 > 1:55:13Are you having a lovely time today? We are having... We have got

1:55:14 > 1:55:18everything, pouring rain, hampers with pork pies and sandwiches in.

1:55:19 > 1:55:22You can get to the loo without too long a queue, which for some of my

1:55:23 > 1:55:28generation is quite important. You don't know about this. I do, I do!

1:55:29 > 1:55:33And all in the shadow of the palace, and every now and then extraordinary

1:55:34 > 1:55:37people walk by, some members of the Royal Family, some of them carrying

1:55:38 > 1:55:46threatening looking bagpipes, all good news. Really nice to talk to

1:55:47 > 1:55:49you, back to Kirsty. Esther and dongles, just raising the tone.

1:55:50 > 1:55:55Katie Nicholl from the Mail on Sunday, we were talking about Peter

1:55:56 > 1:55:57Phillips, one of the Queen's grandchildren, about the

1:55:58 > 1:56:02organisation to do with the beautiful boat that we are watching

1:56:03 > 1:56:04coming of the Mall, explaining the technology behind it. There have

1:56:05 > 1:56:08been times and there have been moments when people have wondered

1:56:09 > 1:56:12whether or not this picnic was a very good idea, but there can be no

1:56:13 > 1:56:16question about the fact that, for Peter Phillips, it has been a

1:56:17 > 1:56:25gargantuan task of organisation. He was throwing an all nighter last

1:56:26 > 1:56:28night, I just finished up last night, everything was just starting.

1:56:29 > 1:56:30They worked through the night to get everything finished from Trooping,

1:56:31 > 1:56:33and the whole stage setup. The tent that they have to put up, usually it

1:56:34 > 1:56:38would take two or three days, but they had 11 hours. And can you

1:56:39 > 1:56:40imagine the clear up operation after? I don't even want to think

1:56:41 > 1:56:55about it! Back to Clare Balding. We move onto the Swinging 60s, get

1:56:56 > 1:57:00ready to let it all go and sing along with the London Community

1:57:01 > 1:57:04Gospel Choir, performing, With A Little Help From My Friends and

1:57:05 > 1:57:10other 1960s classics. They are followed by the Royal Academy

1:57:11 > 1:57:15dancers, entertaining us all with a routine inspired by the flower power

1:57:16 > 1:57:20generation of that year. And amongst the flowers and houses, you might be

1:57:21 > 1:57:26able to spot the Trellix tower, Centerpoint, and the royal festival

1:57:27 > 1:57:45hall. They are reflecting faith, the built environment and architecture.

1:57:46 > 1:58:26Keeping time and keeping tune wonderfully, songs being Sam Byram

1:58:27 > 1:58:3360 members of the London Community Gospel Choir. -- being sung by. They

1:58:34 > 1:58:43are certainly in fine voice today, Twiggy. I can't help but

1:58:44 > 1:58:48immediately... This is about 19 -- 1960s, I do not know if they are

1:58:49 > 1:58:54invoking the spirit. They have got the boot is! And they wear them

1:58:55 > 1:58:58well. Oh, it is just wonderful. The fire is fabulous. I love the girls

1:58:59 > 1:59:06strutting their stuff in there manys. Remember those? I remember

1:59:07 > 1:59:10them well! You are not supposed to remember the 1960s if you were

1:59:11 > 1:59:15there. I was so straight, it was boring. It is because I was so

1:59:16 > 1:59:20young. And that is why you look the way you look, because you were so

1:59:21 > 1:59:24straight! When I went to Paris for the first time, the waiter said,

1:59:25 > 1:59:30what would you like to drink? I was 16, I said, a soft drink, doing

1:59:31 > 1:59:32their job for an American magazine, he said, what a vintage? Marched

1:59:33 > 1:59:47away in disgust! Gyles, let's talk about the ptpers.

1:59:48 > 1:59:56Twiggy and I have mentioned how we enjoy a man in a kilt! The Queen

1:59:57 > 2:00:04regularly has a piper playing for 15 minutes outside the window to get

2:00:05 > 2:00:28her going in the morning at Buckingham Palace and Balmoral.

2:00:29 > 2:01:11We are now watching the parade, the 60s are being honoured. We should

2:01:12 > 2:01:22remind people that the Beatles were honoured with MBEs in 1965 to

2:01:23 > 2:01:28receive their medals. They were then photographed on possibly their most

2:01:29 > 2:01:36famous album cover ever, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

2:01:37 > 2:01:45People who were at the centre of that democratising 60s culture.

2:01:46 > 2:01:48Princess Margaret Rosemary as a child, she was one of the figures of

2:01:49 > 2:02:00the swinging 60s with her husband, Lord Snowdon, very much the swinging

2:02:01 > 2:02:0560s, dressing the part. Beautiful photographs, wonderful photographer.

2:02:06 > 2:02:09And I had the pleasure of meeting her, so beautiful. Twiggy, she was a

2:02:10 > 2:02:16stunning beauty in her day, Princess Margaret. Absolutely. Cultural

2:02:17 > 2:02:22historians look back to the 60s and the way it is quantified is, it was

2:02:23 > 2:02:28the beginning of the meritocratic approach to society. Did you

2:02:29 > 2:02:32experience it as such, Twiggy? I first met Princess Margaret when I

2:02:33 > 2:02:39was about 17 years old and I was very nervous. We have been watching

2:02:40 > 2:02:43them come down The Mall. The ptpers we are hearing so splendidly, they

2:02:44 > 2:02:57are reaching the Queen. And the HMS Tanya. She is having a jolly good

2:02:58 > 2:03:02luck at that. -- the HMS Britannia. It was high risk, him taking this

2:03:03 > 2:03:06on. Royals getting involved in organising an event, you are laying

2:03:07 > 2:03:13yourself open to criticism from the press. Some of us are old enough to

2:03:14 > 2:03:25remember Prince Edward having a go at running It's A Knockout. Clearly

2:03:26 > 2:03:30this is a complete triumph. An approximation of HMS Britannia. Look

2:03:31 > 2:03:36at that reaction. She's delighted. I want to see the Duke of Edinburgh.

2:03:37 > 2:03:47He must be saying something. Time to go back to Clare Balding.

2:03:48 > 2:03:55I promised you animals on bicycles and here they come. Swooping,

2:03:56 > 2:04:03buzzing and floating their way onto The Mall. The nature sequence of the

2:04:04 > 2:04:05parade will stop representing Her Majesty'sassociations with animals

2:04:06 > 2:04:15and agriculture. Members of the Chiltern Hills wrasse band and the

2:04:16 > 2:04:26Egham brass band, playing versions of 70s themes, including the theme

2:04:27 > 2:04:34from Star Wars. Gliding between the butterflies, owls, foxes, you should

2:04:35 > 2:04:45spot a giant kestrel, inspired by the book Kes inspired by the memory

2:04:46 > 2:04:51of its author, Barry Hines. My Lords, ladies and gentlemen, the

2:04:52 > 2:05:011970s! Thank you to Clare Balding. It's a wonderful melange and British

2:05:02 > 2:05:05spectacle. We are looking at the 1970s including animals and

2:05:06 > 2:05:10agriculture. It's not just animals and agriculture belonging to the

2:05:11 > 2:05:141970s! Taking part in this part of the parade include organisations

2:05:15 > 2:05:18like the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the wildfowl and wetlands

2:05:19 > 2:05:24trust, the National horse racing Museum, and the National Institute

2:05:25 > 2:05:29of botany. About ten representatives from the wildfowl and wetlands trust

2:05:30 > 2:05:34taking part in the parade. A big group of dancers in each section. It

2:05:35 > 2:05:38takes a lot of energy to dance up The Mall, but they are young and

2:05:39 > 2:05:44they can handle it. We were talking a moment ago, when we were not on

2:05:45 > 2:05:51microphone, Gyles, whether it is a myth that the Queen owns all the

2:05:52 > 2:05:55Swans. I had a great pleasure of correcting Gyles Brandreth, because

2:05:56 > 2:06:01that's not true. Which Swans does she own, here or on the Thames? An

2:06:02 > 2:06:07unmarked mute swan on the River Thames is regarded as belonging to

2:06:08 > 2:06:09the crown by default. But the Queen on the exercises her ownership

2:06:10 > 2:06:15rights on some stretches of the Thames and tributaries. There is

2:06:16 > 2:06:21hope for us all. You can write that one down. Looking at these wonderful

2:06:22 > 2:06:26animals, it makes me think of pantomime. The Queen thinks this

2:06:27 > 2:06:32sort of thing is huge fun. High art, she is sometimes not into. But she

2:06:33 > 2:06:36loves a lot of fun. She was into pantomime as a young girl, appearing

2:06:37 > 2:06:41in them at Windsor Castle in the Second World War. So the pantomime

2:06:42 > 2:06:45animals are totally on message. We heard John Major talk about his

2:06:46 > 2:06:52weekly entirely private audiences with the Queen the other day. He

2:06:53 > 2:06:57said on Friday that there is the Prime Minister on a Tuesday

2:06:58 > 2:07:02afternoon, with the Queen and corgis, who are privy to all the

2:07:03 > 2:07:05Queen's secrets. The Queen is a great lover of those dogs. They were

2:07:06 > 2:07:12introduced to the Royal family by her father. After that play date,

2:07:13 > 2:07:18she was smitten, playing with corgis when she was little. I think they

2:07:19 > 2:07:23were ten or 11, her and Princess Margaret, when they got their first

2:07:24 > 2:07:28ones. The first one was called Susan, I believe. Now she has four

2:07:29 > 2:07:33or five. The 60s making their way up. At one end of The Mall, the

2:07:34 > 2:07:37crowd has the 1970s will stop and here we see the 60s in some of its

2:07:38 > 2:07:44splendour being presented to the Queen. And it's fun for us. It's a

2:07:45 > 2:07:50reminder for people watching this, the two senior people are 95 and 90

2:07:51 > 2:07:55years of age. For them, the 1920s and 30s are there is. And we are

2:07:56 > 2:08:09given the 60s and 70s because it is our era. Are they singing other

2:08:10 > 2:08:17songs or is it just Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da? John Major was saying to

2:08:18 > 2:08:23me that the Queen never discusses anything with him, he never gets a

2:08:24 > 2:08:27look in! Intriguing, every day apart from one she looks at official

2:08:28 > 2:08:33papers, she is reader number one. She might be read a number one, but

2:08:34 > 2:08:39she is Mrs discretion number one. When the Queen became Queen, I said

2:08:40 > 2:08:44to the Duke of Edinburgh, were you involved? And he said that he was

2:08:45 > 2:08:49told not to get involved. The Queen is head of state and she does all of

2:08:50 > 2:08:53that herself. We are looking at the 1970s, animals and agriculture. We

2:08:54 > 2:08:57saw what could have been a shire horse, a Clydesdale horse. There

2:08:58 > 2:09:05were at least two people inside the costume. Horses are still central to

2:09:06 > 2:09:09the Queen's life. People who know such things say that if the Queen

2:09:10 > 2:09:13had a profession that wasn't being Her Majesty, it would have something

2:09:14 > 2:09:17to do with horses. Absolutely. Wonderful that one of her

2:09:18 > 2:09:23granddaughters is an equestrian, Zara Phillips, who we hope will be

2:09:24 > 2:09:27in the Olympics. The Queen still rides, has a lovely black pony

2:09:28 > 2:09:32called Emma who she writes at Windsor, often without a hard hat.

2:09:33 > 2:09:40She really enjoys it. -- she rides it. I'm sure that's why she loves

2:09:41 > 2:09:44being at peace with them. They are the sustaining passion of her life.

2:09:45 > 2:09:49No doubt about it. It's often credited to the Princess Royal, but

2:09:50 > 2:09:57I believe the remark comes from the Duke of Edinburgh, he said, if it

2:09:58 > 2:10:08doesn't break wind or eat hay, she's not interested! And she is so fit

2:10:09 > 2:10:12for her age, incredible. The 1980s, -- the 1970s, the celebration of the

2:10:13 > 2:10:20Silver Jubilee, a significant event with more than a million people

2:10:21 > 2:10:23lining the streets of London to watch them heading to St Paul's for

2:10:24 > 2:10:30the start of the Silver Jubilee celebrations. And we see the Queen's

2:10:31 > 2:10:33grandson, the man kind the organising of this, explaining the

2:10:34 > 2:10:35intricacies of what Her Majesty is watching. We can head back to Clare

2:10:36 > 2:10:56Balding now. As we reach the halfway point of the

2:10:57 > 2:11:00parade, we are going neon, the music for this decade is provided by the

2:11:01 > 2:11:09Brentwood Imperial youth band, treating us to a medley of 80s

2:11:10 > 2:11:15classics. We will see iconic images of the 1980s coming to life,

2:11:16 > 2:11:22roller-skates, Rubik 's cubes, and this was the decade that saw the

2:11:23 > 2:11:26beginning of the now indispensable mobile phone. Together they

2:11:27 > 2:11:39represent Her Majesty's association with business, industry, sport and

2:11:40 > 2:11:44recreation. And this decade meant leggings, rara skirts and keep fit

2:11:45 > 2:11:52routines. The dancers keeping up the tempo with a high energy aerobic

2:11:53 > 2:11:57routine. As Clare Balding was saying, we can hear in the 1980s

2:11:58 > 2:12:03section of the parade from the Brentwood Imperial youth band. The

2:12:04 > 2:12:06group leader of the band is a 13-year-old drum Major, Johnny

2:12:07 > 2:12:08Winter. This is his first year as drum Major, and what a start to

2:12:09 > 2:12:17that. Prior to his current role, he played

2:12:18 > 2:12:23the trombone among the musicians will stop he is leading today. His

2:12:24 > 2:12:28older sister Ruby is in among them. The youngest on parade will be

2:12:29 > 2:12:36ten-year-old Sydney Holmes who is playing the cornet today. We can go

2:12:37 > 2:12:39back to the parade. I'm part of the nature sequence of the parade

2:12:40 > 2:12:43representing the association is the Queen has with agriculture and

2:12:44 > 2:12:50animals. I will drop back to try to catch up with the giant kestrel and

2:12:51 > 2:12:54see some of the guys taking part. John Paul, it was inspired by the

2:12:55 > 2:13:14book Kes. What do you know about it? The full title was kestrel for a

2:13:15 > 2:13:19smack Kestrel For A Kanve. We are just flying and soaring today.

2:13:20 > 2:13:30Natasha, you have the difficult job, keep going. Somebody said you could

2:13:31 > 2:13:37swoop. Show me that. It just goes on and up. Very gentle swoop. What's it

2:13:38 > 2:13:41like to be part of the parade? A really nice experience and nice

2:13:42 > 2:13:47opportunity as well. We have really enjoyed it today. How do you know

2:13:48 > 2:13:53these guys? We go to the same college, studying musical theatre at

2:13:54 > 2:14:00Margaret Howard College. Keep swoop in, keep flying, you are approaching

2:14:01 > 2:14:04Buckingham Palace. Good luck. Thank you to Chris, he just avoided being

2:14:05 > 2:14:09clocked on the head by that giant bird. Good to know they have had so

2:14:10 > 2:14:14much rehearsal time. They picked up the bird this morning. They are

2:14:15 > 2:14:25doing a good job of handling it. As Clare Balding promised, a pig on a

2:14:26 > 2:14:30bike. Jenny Agutter, Lesley Garrett and Katie Nicholl are with me.

2:14:31 > 2:14:35Watching this parade, it has a uniquely British flavour in parts.

2:14:36 > 2:14:40It's quite surreal, but it's great fun.

2:14:41 > 2:14:48It is great fun, a wonderful parade, everyone is enjoying it. I have just

2:14:49 > 2:14:51come from the side, we were all having a ball, so quintessentially

2:14:52 > 2:14:57British. I wonder if other people around the world get it. We get it

2:14:58 > 2:15:01because we are British! Dancing the Gay Gordons, focusing very much on

2:15:02 > 2:15:11today's special number, it is the 90s. With Christ's Hospital band,

2:15:12 > 2:15:15you will feel the girl power of the Spice Girls, this section represents

2:15:16 > 2:15:23retired people, well-being and popular culture. 90 Royal Academy

2:15:24 > 2:15:30dancers are performing their 1990s inspired routine. And it is worth

2:15:31 > 2:15:34remembering that today is the first time that all of these dancers have

2:15:35 > 2:15:51come together, so please give them a huge cheer as they go around.

2:15:52 > 2:15:59So, yes, this is the 1990s, and it is pretty obvious, there is a great

2:16:00 > 2:16:04big bold 90 right at the back. I am guessing to say happy birthday to

2:16:05 > 2:16:10Her Majesty. We have got dancers from the Royal Scottish Dancing

2:16:11 > 2:16:15Society, I think they started the Gay Gordons there, and we know the

2:16:16 > 2:16:19Queen herself is a very enthusiastic dancer of reels when she is up in

2:16:20 > 2:16:24Scotland. We are is also got the Christ's Hospital band, playing a

2:16:25 > 2:16:30little Spice Girls June, I think, and as Clare Balding said,

2:16:31 > 2:16:34Tubthumping, which we have on good authority is one of the Queen's

2:16:35 > 2:16:38favourite tunes! I completely made that up, just checking that you are

2:16:39 > 2:16:44paying attention! That was my favourite fact of the day, Kirsty!

2:16:45 > 2:16:52Let's see what the Queen makes this the kestrel Kes from the book and

2:16:53 > 2:16:56the highly popular movie of the same name. Prince Michael of Kent

2:16:57 > 2:17:00enjoying that, taking a little commemoratives photograph. I do not

2:17:01 > 2:17:02know what the etiquette of that is, behind the Queen's head, she seemed

2:17:03 > 2:17:18not to mind too much. And I think the Queen is wondering

2:17:19 > 2:17:22what the bumblebees are for, but they are there to represent science

2:17:23 > 2:17:25and nature. Peter Phillips is giving a wave, maybe to one of the

2:17:26 > 2:17:31participants he has been helping to take part and to organise, because,

2:17:32 > 2:17:36as we know, this is the Queen's day, but Peter Phillips, in a way, it is

2:17:37 > 2:17:46his day too, months and months of organisation. And there are the

2:17:47 > 2:17:51reelers. Katie Nicholl of the Mail on Sunday, on some occasions we have

2:17:52 > 2:17:55seen some unguarded pictures of the Queen dancing, not many of them

2:17:56 > 2:18:06about, but she is a lady who knows her way around a reel. As a young

2:18:07 > 2:18:11lady, she loved to dance, in Malta, she and the Duke would dance the

2:18:12 > 2:18:15night away and he would get into terrible trouble for keeping her out

2:18:16 > 2:18:19all night. Anything to do with Scotland is guaranteed to make her

2:18:20 > 2:18:23smile. In a few moments' time, we will go back to Clare Balding, who

2:18:24 > 2:18:27is going to tell us about the next tableau. We are getting more up to

2:18:28 > 2:18:34date, we are about to go to the year 2000, which Clare will tell us

2:18:35 > 2:18:39about. We can watch, and we can hear, the jeers, the music, the

2:18:40 > 2:18:52atmosphere, making its way up the Mall. Over to Clare Balding.

2:18:53 > 2:19:02CLARE: we move into recent history now, with The noughties, please give

2:19:03 > 2:19:08a very warm welcome to the men and women of the armed services, led by

2:19:09 > 2:19:18the Blind Veterans UK pace sticking team. The music accompanying our

2:19:19 > 2:19:26military section is provided by the QueenQueen's Division band and Royal

2:19:27 > 2:19:35Signals band, led by director of music John Milner. The military have

2:19:36 > 2:19:38played a significant role for the Queen and the Royal Family, she

2:19:39 > 2:19:41served in the ATS and is commander-in-chief of the British

2:19:42 > 2:19:46Armed Forces. The Duke of Edinburgh, on his 90th birthday five years ago,

2:19:47 > 2:19:50became Lord High Admiral of the Royal Navy. Ladies and gentlemen,

2:19:51 > 2:19:52the Armed Forces with their families!

2:19:53 > 2:20:14APPLAUSE KIRSTY: And heading up the

2:20:15 > 2:20:18Millennium part of the parade, we saw the Blind Veterans UK pace

2:20:19 > 2:20:24sticking team, demonstrating the skills they learned, before they

2:20:25 > 2:20:28compete at the pace sticking World Championships and Sanders, not long,

2:20:29 > 2:20:34Thursday the 16th of June. The team is going to be led by the cited

2:20:35 > 2:20:40Trump Major Tony Taylor, and the blind veterans are Billy Baxter and

2:20:41 > 2:20:45Steve Berkel. The art of pace sticking involves keeping absolutely

2:20:46 > 2:20:49perfect time and coordination is the most important bits to keeping a

2:20:50 > 2:20:54straight line in parades. These skills are hard enough to master, to

2:20:55 > 2:20:58be frank, for serving soldiers, but as you will appreciate, made

2:20:59 > 2:21:01particularly challenging if you are visually impaired or indeed if you

2:21:02 > 2:21:14are blind. And again, we see the dancers from the Royal Academy of

2:21:15 > 2:21:41Now, you will see these placards that are being carried, peacock

2:21:42 > 2:21:47feathers which represent the 600 charities that the Queen lends her

2:21:48 > 2:21:53patronage to, and in doing so, of course, shines a light on so many

2:21:54 > 2:21:55worthwhile causes, that so many of the 10,000 picnickers here today

2:21:56 > 2:22:00take part in and give their time each and every day, each and every

2:22:01 > 2:22:04year, to make sure that those charities do the essential jobs that

2:22:05 > 2:22:10they do to weave together the fabric of British life, and to help so many

2:22:11 > 2:22:16of the people who need their help. And the music we are hearing coming

2:22:17 > 2:22:20down the Mall now is being played by the Queen's Division band and the

2:22:21 > 2:22:21band of the Royal Signals, and the director of music is Captain John

2:22:22 > 2:22:31Milner. I think they are meant to be there!

2:22:32 > 2:22:35LAUGHTER The end of the 1990s part of the

2:22:36 > 2:22:51parade there, back to Clare Balding, what is next?

2:22:52 > 2:22:57CLARE: As we reach the climax of the parade, the Scout and Guide band

2:22:58 > 2:23:02will bring is up to date with some of the biggest hits of the last few

2:23:03 > 2:23:03years, followed, as usual, by our energetic and outstanding Royal

2:23:04 > 2:23:18Academy dancers. KIRSTY: And so we are bang up to

2:23:19 > 2:23:25date now and we can yet the wonderful music that is being

2:23:26 > 2:23:31played, and the dancing continues. We have got the Royal Navy has old

2:23:32 > 2:23:34cavalry Regiment, the Royal Lancers, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the

2:23:35 > 2:23:44Grenadier Guards, the Scots Guards, and the core of Royal Engineers. --

2:23:45 > 2:23:49corps. The Queen, of course, is sovereign and commander-in-chief of

2:23:50 > 2:23:57the British Armed Forces. She joined the Subsidiary Territorial Service

2:23:58 > 2:24:04in 1945, the first member of the Royal Family to be a full-time

2:24:05 > 2:24:07member of the Armed Forces. CLARE: Characters from children's

2:24:08 > 2:24:13literature, the graph below, the giant figures at the back

2:24:14 > 2:24:30representing schoolchildren. -- Gruffalo.

2:24:31 > 2:24:37KIRSTY: What a scene it is in the Mall, and one of the people right in

2:24:38 > 2:24:41the thick of it is Chris. Yes, I'm going to take you back to the 1990s,

2:24:42 > 2:24:45step back a few yards and catch up with Linda-Marie, presenting the

2:24:46 > 2:24:50British Red Cross, what do you do for them? I work on a project that

2:24:51 > 2:24:54is about engaging more people with volunteering, so it is absolutely

2:24:55 > 2:24:59brilliant. We are just approaching Buckingham Palace, have you been

2:25:00 > 2:25:04here before? I have, I attended the garden party about two years ago,

2:25:05 > 2:25:11the same day, exciting to be back. As a guest? Yes, as a guest. And

2:25:12 > 2:25:17YouGov here working as well? Yes, I am a British Red Cross volunteer, so

2:25:18 > 2:25:21I am lucky enough to do that. It is an organisation I am really

2:25:22 > 2:25:24passionate about. I am really lucky to represent them today at the

2:25:25 > 2:25:26Patron's Lunch. Enjoy your walk in front of Buckingham Palace, thank

2:25:27 > 2:26:36you for talking to me. KIRSTY: And there, of course, the

2:26:37 > 2:26:40Gruffalo, very familiar with that wonderful character. I should say

2:26:41 > 2:26:47that, along with Katie Nicholl, I have been joined by will.i.am and by

2:26:48 > 2:26:51the author of so many other books, Michael Morpurgo, welcome to you.

2:26:52 > 2:26:55Children's literature, we are seeing there the Gruffalo, which I think I

2:26:56 > 2:27:02am right in saying, Katie Nicholl is, is one of George's favourites.

2:27:03 > 2:27:05You are correct. The central role of children's literature being

2:27:06 > 2:27:08celebrated on the Mall as part of the parade this afternoon, central

2:27:09 > 2:27:13to British culture, central to British life. It has been, I was

2:27:14 > 2:27:21going to say we invented it, of course we didn't, Aesop's Fables has

2:27:22 > 2:27:24been around a lot longer, but we have excelled in the last 150 years.

2:27:25 > 2:27:27We have produced wonderful storytellers, and someone who could

2:27:28 > 2:27:30create a Gruffalo, where did that come from in the middle of the

2:27:31 > 2:27:341990s? The most wonderful creature, for a parent to beat a story like

2:27:35 > 2:27:39that to a child who is young, go to bed, comforted by that, loving the

2:27:40 > 2:27:44creature, growing up and wanting the next book and the next book. It has

2:27:45 > 2:27:49been wonderful. Will.i.am, we were chatting earlier, you performed,

2:27:50 > 2:27:52people will be a member, back in 2012, the Diamond Jubilee, and you

2:27:53 > 2:27:56have been listening to a great variety of music here today,

2:27:57 > 2:28:00different sorts of music, what has been the quality of music, what

2:28:01 > 2:28:08stood out for you? Go that well, the bands have been amazing, especially

2:28:09 > 2:28:14nowadays,, with so much music made on commuters. To see bands marching

2:28:15 > 2:28:18and playing music, musicians loving their instrument, in front of

2:28:19 > 2:28:23people, it is amazing. You can't beat it, really, can you? The sound

2:28:24 > 2:28:28of a live band. The Gruffalo waving again. He is not so scary in real

2:28:29 > 2:29:24life, waving to the cameras. Back to Clare.

2:29:25 > 2:29:41The Queen asking, what is that? You might well ask. But she will be the

2:29:42 > 2:29:46pouring with rain for about three hours this morning. And we are

2:29:47 > 2:29:56enjoying the fact we have some sunshine. Enjoying this 90th

2:29:57 > 2:30:09Birthday Parade. Michael Morpurgo, have you been out

2:30:10 > 2:30:16in among the crowds today? I have just come from outside. I have

2:30:17 > 2:30:21rushed from my hamper, which was very important to me, straight up

2:30:22 > 2:30:28here. Will.i.am, did you have a hamper? I had one, but I stayed in

2:30:29 > 2:30:36the tent. Did you eat the pork pie and piccalilli? I didn't. I guessed

2:30:37 > 2:30:42that you didn't, it's a uniquely British delicacy. I think we can now

2:30:43 > 2:30:52go to Clare Balding. It's Chris, I beg your pardon. The poor man's

2:30:53 > 2:30:59Clare Balding! I have been joined by the Scouts Association. You have the

2:31:00 > 2:31:09highest accolade for a scab, what is that? The Queen's Scout award. --

2:31:10 > 2:31:14for a Scout. You had to do a certain amount of challenges, a certain

2:31:15 > 2:31:19amounts of nights away. You had to complete that over a certain time

2:31:20 > 2:31:26period up until the age of 25 and then you got to achieve the award.

2:31:27 > 2:31:31And you have met the Queen? I have. I met her in 2012 and I went to

2:31:32 > 2:31:39Windsor. Enjoy, you are about to see her again. Have a good one. Michael

2:31:40 > 2:31:42Morpurgo, as we know, people have been getting in touch with us on

2:31:43 > 2:31:47social media today to tell us about their celebrations. It's interesting

2:31:48 > 2:31:53looking at the shot of London and the Vista of it, people are

2:31:54 > 2:31:57celebrating all over the country but there is something about the capital

2:31:58 > 2:32:00city, especially when the clouds break and the blue sky comes

2:32:01 > 2:32:05through, it's a unique backdrop for the nation to enjoy the celebration.

2:32:06 > 2:32:12They go together. And we associate her with here and with Windsor. She

2:32:13 > 2:32:17is associated with the Palace of the road and this place. It's very

2:32:18 > 2:32:21difficult... We all members, citizens and subjects. And she lives

2:32:22 > 2:32:26at the heart of it. This is our capital and she lives at the heart

2:32:27 > 2:32:32of it. Mel is with somebody who has been enjoying the day's proceedings.

2:32:33 > 2:32:37Hello there. I will speak quite loudly because there is a large

2:32:38 > 2:32:45amount of brass behind us. I'm with the lovely Vicki Michelle. My

2:32:46 > 2:32:50darling! I love your hat. It's to stop the rain, it doubles as an

2:32:51 > 2:32:56umbrella. You are heavily involved with the Royal voracity show. What

2:32:57 > 2:33:02does the Queen mean to you? She has been the patron since 1972. She has

2:33:03 > 2:33:09been to over 39 performances of the Royal Charity show, one of the

2:33:10 > 2:33:12fundraisers. I'm just in awe of her and the amount of work she does and

2:33:13 > 2:33:19how long she has represented the charity. This isn't the first treat

2:33:20 > 2:33:25party you have been to. Actually, in 1952 at the coronation. I was very

2:33:26 > 2:33:30tiny, very small. But I remember it because everybody was so excited,

2:33:31 > 2:33:39like today. Good to see you, thank you for speaking to us. Thank you to

2:33:40 > 2:33:42Vicki Michelle and Mel. Katie Nicholl, Michael Morpurgo, will

2:33:43 > 2:33:48will.i.am, it's worth saying that this is the moment to celebrate the

2:33:49 > 2:33:52Queen's birthday, but it's also a moment to reflect on Britain in the

2:33:53 > 2:33:57nine decades the Queen has been on this earth. Katie Nicholl? A

2:33:58 > 2:34:02challenge to cram it into a 30 minute parade as well. Ala Lloyd was

2:34:03 > 2:34:08also involved in the opening ceremony for the Olympics. Together

2:34:09 > 2:34:12they have done it. Will.i.am, we ask used to seeing you judge people and

2:34:13 > 2:34:20performances. -- we are used to seeing you. What would you give out

2:34:21 > 2:34:26of ten for today's parade? I would have to give it ten. The Scottish

2:34:27 > 2:34:43were amazing. We have some drums coming up.

2:34:44 > 2:35:37As the parade has been in progress, a giant display of placards has been

2:35:38 > 2:35:43put up, and this flex all the patrons, and the commitment and

2:35:44 > 2:35:47energy from Her Majesty in helping so many people. And now a special

2:35:48 > 2:35:55appearance from the great British ballerina and Stricker come dancing

2:35:56 > 2:35:56judge Darcey Bussell, who has become heavily involved in the choreography

2:35:57 > 2:39:08of the finale. May I introduce Flight Sergeant Paul

2:39:09 > 2:39:17Moore from the Queen's Squadron of the air force. Silence, ladies and

2:39:18 > 2:39:28gentlemen. Three cheers for Her Majesty The Queen. Hip hip

2:39:29 > 2:39:48From the youngest to the oldest, and those who have come the farthest, a

2:39:49 > 2:39:54huge thank you to everyone who has taken part today. You have kept as

2:39:55 > 2:39:58dancing, singing, laughing and smiling, even throughout the

2:39:59 > 2:40:06showers. To all of you in The Mall, you have made this a special and

2:40:07 > 2:40:09spectacular day. But most of all, to the Queen, for leading us as patron,

2:40:10 > 2:40:43thank you! And there we have it, the

2:40:44 > 2:40:48conclusion, almost, of a rather special day on The Mall in London.

2:40:49 > 2:40:52Something of a two-way process, the nation and the 600 charities saying

2:40:53 > 2:40:58thanks to Her Majesty for the patron edge she has given them and the

2:40:59 > 2:41:06endless hours of interest she has shown. -- for the patronage. And the

2:41:07 > 2:41:10Queen saying thank you for those very memorable celebrations. David

2:41:11 > 2:41:17Jason, will.i.am and Michael Morpurgo with me. David, did you

2:41:18 > 2:41:24enjoy your picnic and celebrations? It was wonderful. We got right up

2:41:25 > 2:41:29against the railings on The Mall. The Queen and Duke came past. And

2:41:30 > 2:41:34they actually waved. I waved back, and she waved again. It was great.

2:41:35 > 2:41:39Tell me a bit about the atmosphere out there. I am only a feud yards

2:41:40 > 2:41:45away but I'm looking at the pictures. What's the atmosphere

2:41:46 > 2:41:53like? It's wonderful to be able to say... Well, I think that Britain is

2:41:54 > 2:41:59about the only country in the world that has such stoic people.

2:42:00 > 2:42:05Thousands of them out in the rain with their funny ponchos on and

2:42:06 > 2:42:09their little baskets of goodies, and they are sitting and standing,

2:42:10 > 2:42:14eating and drinking in the pouring rain, but with such happiness, they

2:42:15 > 2:42:19are all smiling and jolly and they can't wait to pass on their good

2:42:20 > 2:42:25wishes to you and show their genuine affection that they have for the

2:42:26 > 2:42:33Queen. She sort of like the glue that holds the country together.

2:42:34 > 2:42:40Will.i.am, I'm interested in what you think of today, you are a noted

2:42:41 > 2:42:44performer and musician, and what you do contributes to our cultural life.

2:42:45 > 2:42:49But what we saw today, it was in part is beautifully hand knitted and

2:42:50 > 2:42:52old-fashioned in a way. To see a parade these days, sometimes it

2:42:53 > 2:42:56seems like with the social media we have and we could watch YouTube and

2:42:57 > 2:43:01anything going on in the world at any point, it's a different way of

2:43:02 > 2:43:08celebrating will stop its like past, present and future. Celebrating the

2:43:09 > 2:43:12past with everyone capturing the moment is like they are the BBC

2:43:13 > 2:43:17themselves. Everybody has a camera. Put it on social and fear. Everybody

2:43:18 > 2:43:27capturing the moment at the same time. So it wasn't old-fashioned, it

2:43:28 > 2:43:32felt current to you? Yes. Michael, when we spoke in April on the

2:43:33 > 2:43:36Queen's birthday, one of the phrases you said, the Queen who has been in

2:43:37 > 2:43:39our lives for 90 years and has been monitored for six to four years,

2:43:40 > 2:43:55it's a golden thread that runs through our culture. --

2:43:56 > 2:44:02when I was first aware of this lady I was a small boy. And this country

2:44:03 > 2:44:07was just coming out of the war and this country was grim and grey and

2:44:08 > 2:44:15depressed. This woman's presents when she became Queen and the hope

2:44:16 > 2:44:20she brought, we mustn't forget that she has presided over a time, 70

2:44:21 > 2:44:25years of my life, when there have been wars here and there, but this

2:44:26 > 2:44:29country has turned its back away from the world wars, the great

2:44:30 > 2:44:35tragedies, and she has been part of that turning round. It seems that

2:44:36 > 2:44:39the monarchy has changed so much, we feel connected to her. She's not

2:44:40 > 2:44:44just in this big palace down the road. Her and her family, through

2:44:45 > 2:44:48the work they do with these charities, are connected to us more

2:44:49 > 2:44:52and more, and that's down to the spirit of duty she has brought with

2:44:53 > 2:44:57her, which she declared when she first became Queen. She has been

2:44:58 > 2:45:07constant. She is the granny, the great R granny of the soul. Even

2:45:08 > 2:45:17people who are not monarchists, they respect what she has tried to do for

2:45:18 > 2:45:21the country. -- of us all. In this time when things seem fractured when

2:45:22 > 2:45:25we don't know when we are going, we can all breathe the same air

2:45:26 > 2:45:26together today, it makes us feel good, not superficially, but as a

2:45:27 > 2:45:41people. We and -- we understand our history

2:45:42 > 2:45:46to the stories we tell, and our monarchy and Her Majesty in

2:45:47 > 2:45:50particular are right at the centre of our cultural history and our

2:45:51 > 2:45:55memory of ourselves, do you think? They are, absolutely, whether we

2:45:56 > 2:45:59like it or not. Yes! This is the point, and I look at the palace, and

2:46:00 > 2:46:04I know that the young Mozart went there and played in front of George

2:46:05 > 2:46:10II or second, all this is back in our history, and she is connected to

2:46:11 > 2:46:16all of that. This is our line, this is where we come from, these are our

2:46:17 > 2:46:20roots, and we had here to her, I think, and the system, because we

2:46:21 > 2:46:25feel, I think, both comfort from that and a sense of who we are, this

2:46:26 > 2:46:28sense of belonging. The sense of belonging is absolutely key to our

2:46:29 > 2:46:34society, and she is part of that, part of what fuses us together,

2:46:35 > 2:46:51bless her heart. Sir David Jason, what about that? In a time when we

2:46:52 > 2:46:54are international citizens and travelled more than we ever have,

2:46:55 > 2:46:56access to more images and understanding of more parts of the

2:46:57 > 2:47:00world than we ever have, and yet on a day like today, people want to be

2:47:01 > 2:47:02in the streets, and they want to be watching on television, what does

2:47:03 > 2:47:04that tell us about ourselves? Michael is absolutely right, she is

2:47:05 > 2:47:07the one figurehead who manages to cross all of those barriers, it does

2:47:08 > 2:47:10not matter what race or what religion necessarily that you are.

2:47:11 > 2:47:16You have some reason to come together, and she is a continuity,

2:47:17 > 2:47:20and always has been through the past two today, and I think there is not

2:47:21 > 2:47:25quite enough of that sort of identity, if you like. I think we

2:47:26 > 2:47:29are losing perhaps some of our identity, and the Queen and the

2:47:30 > 2:47:36Royal Family, with the ups and downs they have had, we know, they give us

2:47:37 > 2:47:40is something to focus upon that is not necessarily everyday, but it is

2:47:41 > 2:47:46everybody, everybody respects. Whether you are, as Michael says, a

2:47:47 > 2:47:49monarchist or not. And that is an important point, because, yes, she

2:47:50 > 2:47:54is the head of the United Kingdom, in that she is the head of state,

2:47:55 > 2:47:57the head of the Commonwealth, 53 countries in the Commonwealth, and

2:47:58 > 2:48:01you yourself come from a country with a presidential system, and the

2:48:02 > 2:48:07head of state is elected. How do you think it compares? You know, she is

2:48:08 > 2:48:11the contrasting ballast to what we are seeing happening right now in

2:48:12 > 2:48:15the United States? A new president will soon be elected, how do you

2:48:16 > 2:48:20think the monarchy compares? From my point of view, it doesn't really

2:48:21 > 2:48:26compare. Like, we don't have a Queen. And we don't have that

2:48:27 > 2:48:31concept. Do you think that makes a difference on society? We don't

2:48:32 > 2:48:34elect our monarch, we get them, and we have to celebrate them and in

2:48:35 > 2:48:39other cases put up with them. Is that a good thing? Yes, because you

2:48:40 > 2:48:46have this identity of what you mean to the world and to yourselves. In

2:48:47 > 2:48:51America, although I love my country, we have this... Every four years,

2:48:52 > 2:48:55this constant flow, constant change, whether it is Democrat or

2:48:56 > 2:49:00Republican, all of this banter that goes back and forth, we do not know

2:49:01 > 2:49:04which one we are. So I admire this concept that you guys have. That is

2:49:05 > 2:49:09so interesting. For viewers who may be did not see it, and equally for

2:49:10 > 2:49:13those who did, pretty interesting, we were not necessarily expecting

2:49:14 > 2:49:20Her Majesty to speak today, and speak she did, pithy phrases, a well

2:49:21 > 2:49:23turned bit? To look out for at the end. Let's hear it.

2:49:24 > 2:49:28To everyone here today, and to those holding street parties elsewhere, I

2:49:29 > 2:49:35would like to say thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement

2:49:36 > 2:49:39that you continue to give to me. I hope these happy celebrations will

2:49:40 > 2:49:47remind us of the many benefits that can flow when people come together

2:49:48 > 2:49:55for a common purpose, as families, friends or neighbours. And I pay

2:49:56 > 2:50:01tribute to the commitment, selfless devotion and generosity of spirit

2:50:02 > 2:50:08shown by the hundreds of charities and voluntary organisations

2:50:09 > 2:50:14represented here today. You are an example to us all. I much appreciate

2:50:15 > 2:50:19the kindness of all your birthday wishes, and have been delighted and

2:50:20 > 2:50:27moved by the many cards and messages I have received. How I will feel if

2:50:28 > 2:50:30people are still singing Happy Birthday in December remains to be

2:50:31 > 2:50:37seen! LAUGHTER

2:50:38 > 2:50:39I think we know exactly how you will feel if they are still singing Happy

2:50:40 > 2:50:43Birthday in December! I think we have some pictures from

2:50:44 > 2:50:49around St James's Park, we are on the lake, which is just a stone's

2:50:50 > 2:50:53throw from Buckingham Palace, and there we are. People watching the

2:50:54 > 2:50:56big screens, and scattered amongst the magnificent greenery, the

2:50:57 > 2:51:02wonderful trees in St James's Park, the sun is indeed out. We heard

2:51:03 > 2:51:06there, Michael Morpurgo, say the wonderful support and encouragement

2:51:07 > 2:51:09that you continue to give me. I don't think I was imagining it,

2:51:10 > 2:51:14there was a little bit of stress on the word continue. This is a woman,

2:51:15 > 2:51:20even though we are celebrating her 90th birthday this weekend, who is

2:51:21 > 2:51:23continuing. She is for sure! What I like about her is that wonderful

2:51:24 > 2:51:28granny thing at the end, this is fine, but enough, OK, enough! I

2:51:29 > 2:51:32don't think she particularly likes being reminded of her age

2:51:33 > 2:51:42constantly. I don't either, and I am 20 years younger, what about you,

2:51:43 > 2:51:49David? We are about 50, actually! 45! 20! In that case, I am saying I

2:51:50 > 2:51:52am 30! David Jason, that was a nice little bit of dry humour, people who

2:51:53 > 2:51:57know the Queen well will always tell me she has a great sense of humour,

2:51:58 > 2:52:02she is a great mimic. Have you ever had a sense of her sense of humour?

2:52:03 > 2:52:06She has always been quite proper, really, to be honest. I remember

2:52:07 > 2:52:12seeing an off-the-cuff piece of television where she said that...

2:52:13 > 2:52:17She was talking to family, talking about an ambassador that came from

2:52:18 > 2:52:25another country, and she said, actually, I thought that I was

2:52:26 > 2:52:30talking to a gorilla. GT! She has got a sense of humour, but I think

2:52:31 > 2:52:36it is very dry. It certainly was there, very well timed. Michael

2:52:37 > 2:52:40Morpurgo, I said it was often a chance on these big occasions to try

2:52:41 > 2:52:45to take a collective pause and see where we are, and people look back

2:52:46 > 2:52:48at the Silver Jubilee, and a look back at all those celebrations, and

2:52:49 > 2:52:53they look back at the Diamond Jubilee too and say that was a

2:52:54 > 2:52:57wonderful day. How will people characterise today? A gentle feel

2:52:58 > 2:53:01but a celebratory feel. Gentle is the word, really, not too much

2:53:02 > 2:53:05formality about this. The pomp and ceremony of Trooping the Colour, we

2:53:06 > 2:53:10always have Trooping the Colour, but this seems to be a celebration for

2:53:11 > 2:53:13people, for people connected to her charities, and I think that was

2:53:14 > 2:53:17right and proper. I don't think it was big enough to shout to the

2:53:18 > 2:53:23world, and that is what is lovely about it. It was quite an intimate

2:53:24 > 2:53:27celebration between her and the people, us, and we feel part of it,

2:53:28 > 2:53:32not excluded from it because it is big and grand, just how it should

2:53:33 > 2:53:35be. I think it is how she is, actually, I do not think she is

2:53:36 > 2:53:40grand at all. I have only sat next to her once in my life, properly sat

2:53:41 > 2:53:43down next to her, and I had the feeling that I was familiar with

2:53:44 > 2:53:49her, she has been on every postage stamp and coin, and there she was,

2:53:50 > 2:53:55sat next to me. Were you at the pictures? I was sat next to her, not

2:53:56 > 2:53:59holding hands! I wasn't frightened, because she is not intimidated, I am

2:54:00 > 2:54:03sure she is when she is in a line-up, but she is a person, a

2:54:04 > 2:54:09person with a history which we know about, and she is interested in you,

2:54:10 > 2:54:12and that is why you talk, and she communicates wonderfully. I think we

2:54:13 > 2:54:18are going for a last toddle down the Mall, or certainly a rounded, Mel

2:54:19 > 2:54:27and Chris are there. Kirsty, we certainly are, I would

2:54:28 > 2:54:30like to be here for a lot longer, we have such a good time, I don't want

2:54:31 > 2:54:33to go. Look at the happy faces behind us, they don't want to go

2:54:34 > 2:54:37home either. It has been brilliant, everything you like about being

2:54:38 > 2:54:42British, you can throw anything at us, downpours, so these amateurs,

2:54:43 > 2:54:47that will not stop us having fun. The sun came out, long may she reign

2:54:48 > 2:54:52over us, and long may she sun over us as well. I have been working on

2:54:53 > 2:54:56that for two hours. And Brits are also very good at washing-up and

2:54:57 > 2:55:02clearing up, exactly what we are going to do now. Get your rubber

2:55:03 > 2:55:05gloves on and get on with it! 5000 jobs of pins, 33,000 cups of tea

2:55:06 > 2:55:11have been taken today, and what we have seen, Sir David Jason, as

2:55:12 > 2:55:17Michael Morpurgo was saying, and Willie chimed in, a rather lovely,

2:55:18 > 2:55:24gentle British occasion. I would say that. Again, Michael hit it on the

2:55:25 > 2:55:31head, if I may say, it was for the people. That certainly has come

2:55:32 > 2:55:35across. When I was in the Mall, the sense of everybody together, all

2:55:36 > 2:55:41these people, all there to celebrate, but they felt like

2:55:42 > 2:55:45friends. It was a lovely feeling. An interesting two-way process, because

2:55:46 > 2:55:51to pick out one last thing that Her Majesty the Queen said, you are an

2:55:52 > 2:55:54example to us all. She was talking to the 10,000 people highly involved

2:55:55 > 2:55:59with the charities, but they could quite rightly have chanted and right

2:56:00 > 2:56:02back at her. It didn't sound at all patronising, we are in this

2:56:03 > 2:56:14together, that is what it sounded like. That is what has chimed with

2:56:15 > 2:56:16his celebration. Well, thank you so much for joining us today, David

2:56:17 > 2:56:18Jason, Michael Morpurgo, will.i.am, thank you for your international

2:56:19 > 2:56:21perspective on what seems to have been a very British day. Are you

2:56:22 > 2:56:25going to finish the rest of your picnic, or is it all done? Mine is

2:56:26 > 2:56:30practically finished, I am looking for another box to open! I shall eat

2:56:31 > 2:56:38my porkpie on the way home. And I shall tag into a very big glass of

2:56:39 > 2:56:42Pimms, I think. You deserve it! The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have

2:56:43 > 2:56:46made their way inside Buckingham Palace, and the weekend of

2:56:47 > 2:56:50celebrations for Her Majesty's 90th birthday is just about to draw to a

2:56:51 > 2:56:55close. I have to say, I think, it has been a wonderful few days, a

2:56:56 > 2:56:59ceremonial feast for the eyes, and indeed for the years, with all that

2:57:00 > 2:57:12wonderful music today. The young and old have come onto the streets in

2:57:13 > 2:57:14London to celebrate with the Queen, and indeed across the country people

2:57:15 > 2:57:17have been marking this historic occasion in their own very special

2:57:18 > 2:57:18way. But the party isn't quite finished, you can join me and some

2:57:19 > 2:57:22special guests at six o'clock this evening, when I will be

2:57:23 > 2:57:24looking back at a very memorable weekend's celebration for Her

2:57:25 > 2:58:24Majesty's 90th birthday. Until then, thank you for joining us, bye-bye.

2:58:25 > 2:58:25This woman is doing this amazing thing -