The Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving

:00:33. > :00:39.It is 9.15 on Tuesday 5th June and London is ready for the Highpoint

:00:39. > :00:43.of the Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years of the Queen's reign.

:00:43. > :00:48.All eyes this morning on St Paul's Cathedral for the National Service

:00:48. > :00:53.of Thanksgiving, attended by the Queen, this is only the second

:00:53. > :00:59.Diamond Jubilee in British history. The Palace of Westminster, where

:00:59. > :01:03.the Queen received tributes of Parliament a few months ago, that

:01:03. > :01:09.will feature in today's events. The main focus will be Buckingham

:01:09. > :01:12.Palace, where the processions will start and finish and where there is

:01:12. > :01:16.understandable concern this morning for the Duke of Edinburgh, who was

:01:16. > :01:21.taken into hospital last night with a bladder infection, taken in as a

:01:21. > :01:25.precautionary measure so he will not be taking part in any of

:01:25. > :01:29.today's events, as the Diamond Jubilee is formally marked at St

:01:29. > :01:35.Paul's and here at the Palace this afternoon.

:01:35. > :01:38.Yes, good morning from our studio at Buckingham Palace. At every

:01:38. > :01:43.milestone of the Queen's reign the Duke of Edinburgh has been at her

:01:43. > :01:47.side but not today, sadly, and we wish him a speedy recovery. The

:01:47. > :01:50.Queen is said to be determined that the events should proceed as

:01:50. > :01:54.planned. After all, a Diamond Jubilee is a rather special event

:01:54. > :01:58.and this is only the second time that a British monarch has marked

:01:58. > :02:02.six decades on the throne. The scene here has changed a little bit

:02:02. > :02:08.since last night. An amazing evening, a grand concert and the

:02:08. > :02:12.venue is being slowly dismantled, the stage set for something

:02:12. > :02:16.different, military display, Church service, carriage processions and

:02:16. > :02:20.an appearance on that famous balcony. You will not miss any of

:02:20. > :02:24.the action here on BBC1. We will be with you throughout the day with

:02:24. > :02:29.coverage as it happens. It's a great pleasure to welcome, not only

:02:29. > :02:32.our viewers across the UK, but around the world including

:02:32. > :02:35.Australia and Canada and America. A warm welcome to you all. We hope

:02:35. > :02:40.you enjoy what the day brings and if it's anything like the past few

:02:40. > :02:45.days, it's going to be one to remember. Who can forget the very

:02:45. > :02:51.wet and rainy events of Sunday? A million people lined the banks of

:02:51. > :02:58.the Thames to enjoy the biggest river pageant of the past 350 years.

:02:58. > :03:00.1,000 boats, different shapes and sizes led by the Royal Barge. The

:03:00. > :03:04.word spectacular doesn't do it justice.

:03:04. > :03:09.Then, thousands of people enjoying the best view of last night's

:03:09. > :03:19.Diamond Jubilee Concert at the Palace. Hundreds of thousands of

:03:19. > :03:19.

:03:19. > :03:24.people enjoying the great music on the Mall and the surrounding parks.

:03:24. > :03:29.After the concert the Queen lit the last of the network of beacons,

:03:29. > :03:39.more than 4,000 of them stretching across the UK and beyond, to the

:03:39. > :03:41.

:03:41. > :03:44.It was a really remarkable evening here. That's the story so far.

:03:44. > :03:48.There's more to come today. Stay with us for the best coverage with

:03:48. > :03:52.the BBC's team of presenters in all the key places, bringing you the

:03:52. > :03:55.story of the day as it unfolds. Already along the route from

:03:55. > :03:59.Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral the crowds have been

:03:59. > :04:05.gathering since very, very early this morning. They haven't long to

:04:05. > :04:09.wait before the Queen makes that journey to St Paul's for the

:04:09. > :04:13.Service of Thanksgiving. Sophie is there to tell us all about it.

:04:13. > :04:19.Yes, well this is where Queen Victoria, the last monarch to

:04:20. > :04:24.celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, came back in 1897 for her Service of

:04:24. > :04:28.Thanksgiving and today, more than 100 years later, Queen Elizabeth II

:04:28. > :04:31.will follow in her footsteps with a grand service in front of a

:04:31. > :04:35.congregation of more than 2000 people. St Paul's wanted to make

:04:35. > :04:39.this very much about young people as well, so they have created the

:04:39. > :04:47.Diamond Choir, it's made up of 41 children aged between ten and 13,

:04:47. > :04:50.from all around the UK who will sing a specially composed new

:04:50. > :04:53.choral work and we will be hearing more from them later.

:04:53. > :04:57.After the service there will be a reception at the Mansion House in

:04:57. > :05:02.the City of London for the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh not attending,

:05:02. > :05:10.as I said. Then it's lunch at the Palace of Westminster. Fiona Bruce

:05:10. > :05:14.is there for us. Huw, today will be a Jubilee first,

:05:14. > :05:18.the Queen will travel here a little later for a very special lunch and

:05:18. > :05:23.she will be joined by over 600 people from all over the UK and

:05:23. > :05:27.senior members of the Royal Family in the magnificent setting of

:05:27. > :05:32.Westminster Hall and this morning it's been a hive of activity. At

:05:32. > :05:36.about 7.00am flowers arrived, the catering staff, the chefs filed in

:05:36. > :05:41.there in wonderful chefs hats and the National Children's Orchestra

:05:41. > :05:44.are tuning in, because they'll be playing during the lunch. I am sure

:05:44. > :05:47.the lucky few invited here today will have a day they'll never

:05:47. > :05:50.forget. From Westminster the Queen will

:05:50. > :05:54.make her way back here to the Palace in a traditional carriage

:05:54. > :06:00.procession. The crowds will enjoy a balcony appearance to end the day.

:06:00. > :06:04.Lots of people will be gathering in St James's Park ready for their

:06:04. > :06:10.picnic parties. Fearne Cotton and Jake Humphrey will be hosting their

:06:10. > :06:15.own get together. Yes, we are getting ready for our our Jubilee

:06:15. > :06:18.Tea Party here. It looks beautiful this morning, this park was first

:06:18. > :06:26.opened by Charles II to the public and today the public are filling it.

:06:26. > :06:30.We are going to be flag-waving and eating cake. We will see you

:06:31. > :06:35.throughout the day. Probably the best view of the day is along the

:06:35. > :06:40.route, on the Mall itself where people always gather on days like

:06:40. > :06:45.this. They often sleep out overnight to make sure of the

:06:45. > :06:48.perfect vantage point. As you can probably hear they're in

:06:48. > :06:51.good voice, and very good spirits and so they should be. They're in

:06:51. > :06:56.number one position because they will be the first people to see

:06:56. > :07:02.members of the Royal Family leaving Buckingham Palace and making their

:07:02. > :07:05.way to St Paul's Cathedral. It's amazing to see the lengths people

:07:05. > :07:10.will go to to get the best spots. Many people camped out overnight.

:07:10. > :07:14.Lots of people are down the Mall doing there. People from all over

:07:14. > :07:18.the world, loads of Canadians and you have to meet these guys, they

:07:18. > :07:22.were here since last night. They haven't slept. They were at the

:07:22. > :07:27.concert and walked around to get the best spot. What are you

:07:27. > :07:32.running? Caffeine, adrenalin and a love for our Queen! Well done. So

:07:32. > :07:36.many people here. And one of the most spectacular

:07:36. > :07:40.sights of the day will be the Household Cavalry, escorting the

:07:40. > :07:45.procession along the Mall, back to the Palace. There will be a fly-

:07:45. > :07:50.past by the RAF and we will see a special rifle salute as the day's

:07:50. > :07:57.events draw to a close. Clare Balding is at Hyde Park Barracks to

:07:57. > :08:00.see final preparations there. Over 160 members of the Household

:08:00. > :08:05.Cavalry Mounted Division will be part of the parade, either in the

:08:05. > :08:15.band as part of the magnificent Sovereign's Escort and behind me 15

:08:15. > :08:18.

:08:18. > :08:22.men and horses preparing to depart to guard the Sovereign's Entrance,

:08:22. > :08:25.something they've been doing since 1660.

:08:25. > :08:35.Let's give you a sense of how the day's going to run, a guide to

:08:35. > :08:38.

:08:38. > :08:48.timings so that you know what's After the service the Queen will

:08:48. > :08:50.

:08:50. > :08:53.Then at 2.20 the Queen and other members of the family returning to

:08:53. > :09:00.the Palace in a traditional procession.

:09:00. > :09:04.The celebrations will end with a balcony appearance and fly-past and

:09:04. > :09:07.rifle salute. We think that's around 3.30pm. It goes without

:09:07. > :09:12.saying we want everyone to enjoy the day with us on BBC1 and take

:09:12. > :09:19.advantage of all the ways of getting in touch, social media and

:09:19. > :09:23.share the experience. You can e- mail us or use the BBC Jubilee

:09:23. > :09:27.hashtag on Twitter. That's all for you on the family addresses, there

:09:27. > :09:30.is the e-mail address. Wherever you are, you are welcome

:09:30. > :09:34.to get in touch. Let us know what you are up to today, parties,

:09:34. > :09:41.picnics, celebrations, send us photos and we will show a selection

:09:41. > :09:44.later in the day. Let's go to St Paul's Cathedral and join Sophie.

:09:44. > :09:47.Of course in everybody's thoughts today the Duke of Edinburgh who has

:09:47. > :09:51.spent the night in hospital after being taken ill suddenly yesterday.

:09:51. > :09:55.I am joined by our Royal correspondent Luisa Baldini. Do we

:09:55. > :10:01.have an update? The Duke of Edinburgh will be remaining in

:10:01. > :10:04.hospital under observation for several more days. It's just a

:10:04. > :10:08.precautionary measure we are told, but it will be several more days.

:10:08. > :10:13.No recent update from the Palace, but there is a sense they don't

:10:13. > :10:17.want to detract from the final celebrations today, but it will be

:10:17. > :10:21.hugely disappointing for the Queen not to have Prince Philip by her

:10:21. > :10:25.side today. It's possibly one of the most important days of her

:10:25. > :10:28.reign, the culmination of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

:10:28. > :10:32.know what kind of changes have been made to the proceedings today

:10:32. > :10:36.because of it? Royal events Reich these are always tight -- like

:10:36. > :10:40.these are tightly choreographed. There will be some changes.

:10:40. > :10:44.Yesterday the two chairs had been set out in St Paul's for the Queen

:10:44. > :10:48.and the Duke of Edinburgh, we understand that she will now be

:10:48. > :10:52.sitting with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall and we

:10:52. > :10:56.understand for the carriage procession she will also be with

:10:56. > :11:01.Charles and Camilla. Thank you very much. Many of the guests are

:11:01. > :11:07.already arriving here at St Paul's. Let's go inside, because James is

:11:07. > :11:10.there and he will be leading us through the service.

:11:10. > :11:15.And inside St Paul's a magnificent scene is taking shape, the

:11:15. > :11:20.proportions of the cathedral Church of London are dignified and

:11:20. > :11:27.spectacular. It's a place which is grand, yet very familiar too and

:11:27. > :11:35.after years of patient restoration the stone and marble paintings, the

:11:35. > :11:38.gold and silver really are a rich and seufied pick -- vivid picture.

:11:38. > :11:42.Shared this morning bay congregation building up which will

:11:42. > :11:48.will reach more than 2000. They're taking their places for a service

:11:48. > :11:56.that will combine high seriousness with great affection and warmth.

:11:56. > :12:02.They're being certificaten serenaded at the moment. People

:12:02. > :12:04.have been arriving here since about 8.30am, coming up the nave, leading

:12:05. > :12:09.to the heart of the cathedral. Many political figures with us from

:12:09. > :12:13.Government and opposition. William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, Alex

:12:13. > :12:19.Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, Carwyn Jones, First Minister of

:12:19. > :12:26.Wales is sitting alongside him. Of course, a great range of

:12:26. > :12:30.dignitaries, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, arrived a while ago.

:12:30. > :12:33.Peter Robinson, First Minister of Northern Ireland is alongside

:12:33. > :12:38.Carwyn Jones and Alex Salmond, representing the three other

:12:38. > :12:45.nations in the United Kingdom in the cathedral Church of London, the

:12:45. > :12:51.capital of England and the United Kingdom. In the body in the front

:12:51. > :12:56.of the congregation are members of the Royal Family, the Royal

:12:56. > :13:00.Household and the politicians tend to be at the side and we see the

:13:00. > :13:05.Lord Speaker arriving in the last few minutes. Many of them familiar

:13:05. > :13:10.with this building, such a stage for ceremonial. There is history in

:13:10. > :13:14.the walls here. People have been worshipping on this spot for 15

:13:14. > :13:17.centuries and when this 5th cathedral on the site was finished

:13:17. > :13:21.at the beginning of the 18th century and rebuilt after the fire

:13:21. > :13:24.it became a symbol of the new city and one of the things that we will

:13:24. > :13:27.see here is the community it represents and the community across

:13:27. > :13:34.the United Kingdom because more than 600 organisations of which the

:13:34. > :13:43.Queen is patron from the scouts, Royal British Legion, Cycling

:13:43. > :13:50.Federation, to the RSPB, all kinds of charities, voluntary

:13:50. > :14:00.organisations that represent life in every corner of the kupbg the

:14:00. > :14:02.

:14:02. > :14:04.Now St Paul's seems serene, capturing some of the continuity

:14:04. > :14:12.and permenance it represents in the heart of this capital city and is

:14:12. > :14:16.so appropriate for this service. Well, today everyone in the UK is

:14:16. > :14:18.enjoying an extra bank holiday on the final day of the Diamond

:14:18. > :14:22.Jubilee celebrations. Certainly the most formal and traditional, as

:14:22. > :14:27.James was telling us there. What does today signify? How does this

:14:27. > :14:31.compare with the events of the Golden Jubilee a decade ago, the

:14:31. > :14:36.Silver Jubilee of 35 years ago? We know that the Queen will deliver a

:14:36. > :14:43.televised address later today to mark the occasion. With us here the

:14:43. > :14:52.eminent historian Simon Schma and author and commentator Katie

:14:52. > :14:56.Nicholl. Simon, let's underline the It is very important because the

:14:57. > :15:01.Queen believes in the religious importance of her job. All those

:15:01. > :15:06.years ago in the heart of the Coronation service the one moment

:15:06. > :15:13.that she made clear that television would not be allowed to show was

:15:13. > :15:20.the moment when she was anointed. She sat on a simple white linen

:15:20. > :15:26.shift to receive the holy unction. That connected her not only with a

:15:26. > :15:35.remote going all the way back to the Saxon and Norman Kings but it

:15:35. > :15:39.was the sense that she was between the God she fervently believes in

:15:39. > :15:44.and the people she serves. For the Queen it has very special

:15:44. > :15:49.significance. This is the moment of rededication. Katie, how do you see

:15:49. > :15:58.today? I think this is the climax to an incredible four days of sell

:15:58. > :16:01.braifplgts we've spoken about solemn ti -- sell braifplgts we've

:16:01. > :16:05.spoken about solemnity. The Queen as the leader of the Church of

:16:05. > :16:08.England takes her faith very seriously. We've had a wonderful

:16:08. > :16:13.concert of all these wonderful things that have happened over the

:16:13. > :16:17.four days one suspects this will probably be the most important and

:16:17. > :16:23.poignant part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It has been

:16:23. > :16:27.memorable not least for the pageant Simon. It was so British. We were

:16:27. > :16:31.all saying would it have been a terrible disappointment if the sun

:16:31. > :16:35.had come out? Maybe not. She was extraordinary. I was lucky enough

:16:35. > :16:40.to have been on the Royal Barge. It was quite extraordinary and beyond

:16:40. > :16:48.the call even of her definition of service. She stood there with two

:16:48. > :16:54.very short tea breaks. While we were nipping down to the tea saloon,

:16:54. > :16:58.I'm prepared to own up to, she was standing there for hour after hour.

:16:58. > :17:03.As we look at these scenes to underline for us that what we are

:17:03. > :17:07.seeing today now is the nation itself marking formally this

:17:07. > :17:12.remarkable six decades of the Queen's reign, and later the Queen

:17:12. > :17:16.to acknowledge that in a televised address. It is rather special she

:17:16. > :17:19.is going to address the public. She will want her opportunity to say

:17:19. > :17:23.thank you. These four days have been our way of thanking her, and

:17:23. > :17:27.what a thank you. A wonderful spectacle on the Thames, never seen

:17:27. > :17:31.before in our lifetime. The concert last night was wonderful. The Queen

:17:31. > :17:35.is going to take home many wonderful memories from that. Will

:17:35. > :17:40.it be interesting to see what her message this evening will be to the

:17:40. > :17:46.nation but thank you I'm sure is going to feature prominently and

:17:46. > :17:52.probably a rededication of the vows of service that she made. That

:17:52. > :17:59.thank you will take place in St Paul's Cathedral's in a solemn way

:17:59. > :18:05.in an hour's time. There's a new man in charge of St Paul's

:18:05. > :18:10.Cathedral, a new Dean. This is a very big state event for him to be

:18:10. > :18:14.taking charge of. He was speaking to Sophie. Will you be greeting the

:18:14. > :18:18.Queen when she arrives shortly, but everybody's thoughts are very much

:18:18. > :18:22.with the Duke of Edinburgh this morning as well. Yes, and we

:18:22. > :18:27.mention him by name when we are praying. The Queen will be sitting

:18:27. > :18:31.not with the Duke in the middle but alongside Charles and Camilla for

:18:31. > :18:35.the duration of the service, which is natural to be sitting with your

:18:35. > :18:38.family. I'm very glad she's able to do that and yet still to be part of

:18:38. > :18:43.the service today. Obviously he will be in everybody's thoughts

:18:43. > :18:45.during the service. This service to mark the Queen's 60 years, an

:18:45. > :18:51.extraordinary achievement. Just explain the thinking behind the

:18:51. > :18:54.service and the significance of the fact that it is being held here at

:18:54. > :18:59.St Paul's. It's a service in three Parliaments one is about

:18:59. > :19:03.celebration. We are celebrating the gifts that God has given the Queen

:19:03. > :19:08.over 60 years and the gifts that we've received through her. There

:19:08. > :19:12.is lots of joyful music. We'll be praying for her and the Royal

:19:12. > :19:18.Family for their ongoing work, because their work won't stop. We

:19:18. > :19:23.look forward to the Platinum Jubilee in due course. We are look

:19:23. > :19:28.here to be inspired by the work that the Queen has done, and that

:19:28. > :19:33.we might serve one another in the way that she has served us. It's a

:19:33. > :19:38.full and rich experience for her and for us I hope. What will be the

:19:38. > :19:44.highlight do you think? Some to which music is very grand and

:19:44. > :19:50.gorgeous. But also the Diamond Choir, when they sing it is very

:19:50. > :20:00.intimate and heart-felt. Yesterday I had tears in my eyes. They

:20:00. > :20:05.touched the the parts in other bits don't sometimes. They encompass our

:20:05. > :20:12.diversity in the United Kingdom. Huge crowds from waiting outside St

:20:12. > :20:19.Paul's to see the Queen as she arrives, just as they did in 1897

:20:19. > :20:25.when Queen Victoria celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Kit William has

:20:25. > :20:31.the story. In Queen Victoria's journal of 23rd September 1896 she

:20:31. > :20:37.wrote, today is the day on which I have reigns longer by a day than

:20:37. > :20:42.any English sovereign. There was great debate even about a name for

:20:42. > :20:50.the event. The Home Secretary suggested the Queen's Commemoration,

:20:50. > :20:55.the Queen's Year, or even Jubilisimi. It was in the end

:20:55. > :21:00.simply called the Diamond Jubilee. It was declared a special national

:21:00. > :21:07.holiday and 4 million people squeeze into London to see their

:21:07. > :21:12.Queen. �250,000 was spent on decorations. Wooden viewing stands

:21:12. > :21:17.were erected in Whitehall, next to Charing Cross station and alongside

:21:17. > :21:23.St Maarten's in the fields. St James's Street was arguably the

:21:23. > :21:30.most beautifully decorated. 40 ven eeshian masks stood on either side

:21:30. > :21:35.with evergreen strung from pillar to post. The Queen restricted the

:21:35. > :21:41.jom bore ree to a six-mile procession through the centre of

:21:41. > :21:49.London and a brief Thanksgiving service on the steps of St Paul's.

:21:49. > :21:55.She rode in her state landau. She wore a white parasol on her head to

:21:55. > :22:00.protect her skin from the summer sun. 17 carriages carried gets and

:22:00. > :22:05.there were 50,000 troops processing to St Paul's Cathedral.

:22:05. > :22:10.The Queen was 78 years old and suffering from rheumatism. It meant

:22:10. > :22:14.she was unable to climb the steps of St Paul's. She turned down

:22:14. > :22:18.influence carry her up, so the service took place here as she sat

:22:18. > :22:23.in the royal carriage. On the steps stood the Bishop of London, the

:22:23. > :22:33.Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, 500 choristers and two bands. Thousands

:22:33. > :22:34.

:22:34. > :22:40.more massed beside and between the pillars of St Paul's. In 1897, the

:22:40. > :22:45.power of Britain was at its height. Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

:22:45. > :22:51.was probably the greatest celebration of modern times. But

:22:51. > :22:56.the girl who came to the throne so young and you now resumed an empire

:22:56. > :23:01.would rare I will be seen in public again.

:23:01. > :23:07.I could catch that 100 times Simon. Kate is with us as well. I love the

:23:07. > :23:13.last 30 seconds especially, those images of Queen victoria. So happy

:23:13. > :23:20.and smiling and so full of excitement at her imperial pageant.

:23:20. > :23:25.There's a photo of her with a broad smile. We are accustomed to our

:23:25. > :23:31.Queen bestowing lovely smiles on us but when Queen Victoria did it, it

:23:31. > :23:34.was like an earthquake. She talked about the children. The children

:23:34. > :23:39.receiving oranges. There was something about the old lady and

:23:39. > :23:44.the children that melted everybody's heart that have long

:23:44. > :23:48.reign. I'm bound to say, people will draw the contrast with today.

:23:48. > :23:55.Today is on a big scale. We are seeing the crowds gathering right

:23:55. > :24:00.now. But when you look at those images, you compare today and it

:24:00. > :24:06.looks sublime, and The Mall looks magnificent up to Admiralty arch,

:24:06. > :24:11.but there were 50,000 troops, 17,000 carriages, umpteen bands.

:24:11. > :24:15.And no e-mail to sort it all out. 4 million people flooded into London.

:24:15. > :24:20.They were everywhere. There were panics there wouldn't be enough

:24:20. > :24:24.food, not enough waiters. It was a great imperial pageant, because

:24:24. > :24:32.that the point Britain roulade quarter of the population. All the

:24:32. > :24:37.imperial troops were in her train. That was the key. That was a naval

:24:37. > :24:40.review as well. The Prince of Wales went to sea, but the point of that

:24:40. > :24:45.naval review was the flightton Germans as well as everybody else.

:24:45. > :24:49.We had a great displif military muscle. What's so beautiful about

:24:49. > :24:55.the contrast now is that our strength is in our shared affection.

:24:55. > :25:00.It is essentially the glory of our monarchy in a way as in its lack of

:25:00. > :25:05.power makes the distinction between authority based on affection and

:25:05. > :25:10.military hardware. We don't have the latter but we have a world-

:25:10. > :25:15.beating delivery of instinctive affection for the Queen and vice

:25:15. > :25:25.versa. Let's hold on to that thought. I want to take us forward

:25:25. > :25:25.

:25:25. > :25:31.to 1935. This is the silver Jubilee of George V. We have Princess

:25:31. > :25:36.Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on the balcony. People said she was

:25:36. > :25:45.deaf and dumb and that was the way of showing her, people will say,

:25:45. > :25:52."Look at the princesses having such a lovely time." The King said, "I'm

:25:52. > :25:57.such an ordinary sort of Shap, why are they cheering me?" He was

:25:57. > :26:03.thrilled. Both Queen Victoria and George V wrote in private diaries

:26:03. > :26:11.and he said, "I have no idea so many people loved me." The message,

:26:11. > :26:16.he was the person who invented the radio broadcast. He had a rich

:26:16. > :26:23.baritone voice. You can find it on YouTube. He said I want my Jubilee

:26:23. > :26:29.year to be dedicate ed to finding people work. I grieve for people

:26:29. > :26:34.with no work, and those who are disabled, the veterans of the First

:26:34. > :26:37.World War. It was quite a difference from the scary

:26:37. > :26:44.disciplinarian. It was somebody whose heart was on show for the

:26:44. > :26:49.whole country. At Jubilees we see our monarchs at their softest as

:26:49. > :26:54.they are so thrilled with the amazing tribute to them. The ideas

:26:54. > :26:59.that Jubilees are to be celebrated was Victorian. George III had a

:26:59. > :27:04.small one in 1810. The idea that the public would want to celebrate

:27:04. > :27:14.their monarch was something new. They certainly are and today's

:27:14. > :27:22.

:27:22. > :27:28.celebration is taking us to St The congregation is expanding by

:27:28. > :27:32.the moment inside the Cathedral. The Commonwealth, 54 countries of

:27:32. > :27:37.the Commonwealth, heavily represented. The Queen's commitment

:27:37. > :27:40.to the Commonwealth is one of the things of which she is proudest and

:27:40. > :27:44.seldom makes a speech without reference to her commitment and

:27:44. > :27:54.concern for the Commonwealth nations. We have Governors-General,

:27:54. > :27:59.Prime Ministers, including Prime Minister of New Zealand, of Canada.

:27:59. > :28:03.Various people, the Prime Minister of Cameroon I see is here. Govern

:28:03. > :28:07.general of Australia is down there. They are gathered together in the

:28:07. > :28:12.South Transept, facing the politicians across the way. Nick

:28:12. > :28:18.Clegg the Deputy Prime Minister is already here, with junt, the

:28:18. > :28:27.Culture Secretary behind -- Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary behind

:28:27. > :28:30.him. The Chief Whip enjoying a joke, who knows. Mr Cameron will be

:28:30. > :28:35.participating in the service and reading the New Testament lesson.

:28:35. > :28:43.The service itself is going to begin at 10.30. We are going to

:28:43. > :28:47.hear great music and familiar hymns. Vaughan Williams' All People That

:28:47. > :28:52.On Earth Do Dwell, a favourite of the Queen, we are told, and Guide

:28:52. > :28:59.Me O Thou Great Redeemer. That was sung at a recent occasion which

:29:00. > :29:06.will no doubt be in the minds, the wedding of the Duke and Duchess

:29:06. > :29:10.after Cambridge a year ago. We'll hear two fanfares before the

:29:10. > :29:14.service begins, when the Queen arrives. The prayer readers will be

:29:14. > :29:18.introduced as we go into the service. We've got the National

:29:18. > :29:23.Cadet of the Year, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, the Duke

:29:23. > :29:29.of Edinburgh's award, a Queen's scout, someone from the Gurkha

:29:29. > :29:39.regiment and a Sea Cadet That... That is the Leading Cadet Hannah

:29:39. > :29:40.

:29:40. > :29:43.Subit of the Sea Cadet Corps. Congratulations, what an

:29:43. > :29:49.extraordinary role to be playing for you. Are you nervous, excited?

:29:49. > :29:52.Quite nervous and excited. It's actual lay great honour to do this.

:29:52. > :29:56.This t really is. When were you told you were going to be doing it?

:29:56. > :30:02.About three weeks ago. I got told that I got requested to do this.

:30:02. > :30:05.It's quite crazy. Do you know why they choose you? These are highly

:30:05. > :30:08.inspirational young people leading the prayers today? They said I

:30:08. > :30:14.would be making a good impression, I guess the role model kind of

:30:14. > :30:18.thing, hopefully. A role model quite clearly. Have you been

:30:18. > :30:21.rehearsing, practising? Yes, we had rehearsal on the Tuesday and a full

:30:21. > :30:26.rehearsal yesterday and in between I have been going over my lines and

:30:26. > :30:30.stuff. An extraordinary honour for you, you are leading the prayers

:30:30. > :30:35.feet away from the Queen. It's a once in a lifetime chance, I don't

:30:35. > :30:41.think I will get this ever again. We are here celebrating 60 years on

:30:41. > :30:44.the throne for the Queen. What does it mean for your generation? It's a

:30:44. > :30:50.great honour, we used to not get involved, but we are definitely

:30:50. > :30:53.more involved in this, especially for Sea Cadets, we did the pageant

:30:53. > :30:58.and beacons and stuff, it's been awesome. Your mother is here today,

:30:58. > :31:02.your family must be so proud. she's been telling everyone.

:31:02. > :31:08.Congratulations. Good luck. Thank you. A number of young people are

:31:08. > :31:11.taking part in today's service. 41 young people aged between ten and

:31:11. > :31:17.13 have been chosen to be part of the Diamond Choir. They've been

:31:17. > :31:20.chosen from all over the UK to sing the Call of Wisdom, it's been

:31:20. > :31:27.composed especially for today and it's going to be sung as a gift to

:31:27. > :31:31.the Queen. This is a huge challenge. We are

:31:31. > :31:37.looking for children, young people, from every single region of the

:31:37. > :31:43.United Kingdom to come here to London and form a choir, a one-off

:31:43. > :31:47.choir, the Diamond Choir. We have been to 18 cathedrals

:31:47. > :31:54.throughout the United Kingdom to hold auditions. I feel very nervous,

:31:54. > :32:02.but I feel very excited and looking forward to it. It's boys and girls

:32:02. > :32:05.aged between ten and 13, so they would be trebles or Sopranos.

:32:05. > :32:09.Lovely voice, well done. It's going to be very tough for them,

:32:09. > :32:19.auditions are always tough but the prize at the end of this process is

:32:19. > :32:23.this wonderful opportunity. will be there in sunshine... My job

:32:23. > :32:29.is to listen to singers here in Winchester and choose some of them

:32:29. > :32:34.to go to London to sing at the wonderful occasion.

:32:34. > :32:36.At last the day's here, it's very exciting for all of us. The big

:32:37. > :32:41.challenge is to take the wonderful voices which these children have

:32:41. > :32:45.got and to turn them into a choir fit for the Queen. They won't be on

:32:45. > :32:49.their own singing the new song, because they'll be singing

:32:50. > :32:56.alongside sinners from St Paul's -- singers from St Paul's and the

:32:56. > :32:59.Chapel Royal. We want it to be brilliant. A special moment this.

:32:59. > :33:03.They're performing a new piece I have written especially for this

:33:03. > :33:11.occasion. It's called the Call of Wisdom.

:33:11. > :33:21.Great, great. Let's confirm, bar 13... We are a bit tired, I am

:33:21. > :33:27.

:33:27. > :33:33.tired. There's lots more work but Just imagine that you are one of

:33:33. > :33:37.the parents of the members of the Diamond Choir at St Paul's today.

:33:37. > :33:41.Arriving at St Paul's now is the Prime Minister and he will be

:33:41. > :33:49.joining his deputy, Nick Clegg and his Chancellor, George Osborne, who

:33:49. > :33:59.we saw enjoying the build-up. David and Samantha Cameron greeted

:33:59. > :34:02.

:34:02. > :34:07.by the senior clergyy, Michael Hampel there. In bright sunshine.

:34:07. > :34:10.Michael Hampel there who we stphau the fill -- who we saw in the film,

:34:10. > :34:15.responsible for so much of the work that's led to the creation of the

:34:15. > :34:18.Diamond Choir itself. The Prime Minister and his wife take their

:34:18. > :34:25.places at St Paul's Cathedral ready for the start of the service which

:34:25. > :34:35.will be in about 40 minutes' time. Some 2,300 people in the

:34:35. > :34:39.

:34:39. > :34:43.I mentioned the sunshine, because we have got our fingers crossed.

:34:43. > :34:47.The forecast for later today didn't look quite as promising, but I am

:34:47. > :34:51.going to confess, I am not an expert, so we are going to join

:34:51. > :34:56.Chris with someone who is a bit more of an expert on the weather.

:34:56. > :35:05.Well, we certainly hope so. Carole from the BBC weather centre. How

:35:05. > :35:09.are you? And hello everybody. Some scouts from Liverpool there. Always

:35:09. > :35:12.prepared. Should we be prepared for rain? We should. After a fine start

:35:13. > :35:17.and it's been nice this morning, the clouds are going to continue to

:35:17. > :35:21.build and we are expecting some rain. We will be on the cusp of

:35:21. > :35:26.that rain for about 2.00. For the balcony appearance we could have

:35:26. > :35:30.persistent rain by then. That's the thing, about 3.00pm it's going to

:35:30. > :35:35.get a little wet but it's nice and warm. These guys are creating

:35:35. > :35:41.warmth themselves. And a breeze as well, with all the flags! We should

:35:41. > :35:45.be OK, nothing like supbt? -- Sunday? It won't be as heavy rain

:35:45. > :35:50.as Sunday, but we will be fine for a while yet and we might be lucky

:35:50. > :35:54.for the procession. We might be. Carole, thank you very much. Thank

:35:54. > :36:01.you very much everybody behind. A bit of rain won't bother you, will

:36:01. > :36:05.it? They're quite happy. Won't bother us at all. I think

:36:05. > :36:11.that, not least because we are in a studio, so I shouldn't be too smug,

:36:11. > :36:15.but lots of people on the Mall who have brought brollies and macs.

:36:15. > :36:19.Let's hope they don't need them. Let's have a look at the

:36:19. > :36:25.congregation arriving at St Paul's Cathedral. Now we can see some of

:36:25. > :36:31.the Royal guests who have started to arrive. Mike Tindall there and

:36:31. > :36:36.his wife, Zara Phillips, of course, as she was before she got married.

:36:36. > :36:42.They're meeting other members of the Royal Family, too. They'll be

:36:42. > :36:46.taking their places a while before we see the Duke and Duchess of

:36:46. > :36:56.Cambridge and other senior Royals arriving. We will join names once

:36:56. > :36:58.

:36:58. > :37:01.again. -- join James once again.

:37:01. > :37:05.The Royal Family takes its place collectively at the front of the

:37:05. > :37:11.nave. The Queen will, as we heard, be

:37:11. > :37:15.sitting beside the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, in the

:37:15. > :37:25.absence of the Duke of Edinburgh. Younger members of the family are

:37:25. > :37:25.

:37:25. > :37:32.are already in place. Princess Royal's children are here and Zara

:37:32. > :37:38.Phillips there. James Ogilvy there and down the generations. They're

:37:38. > :37:46.all gathering for this really rather special occasion, because

:37:46. > :37:51.it's one that none of us has ever seen before. 1897. The Prime

:37:51. > :37:55.Minister is just checking his notes for the reading which he will be

:37:55. > :37:59.giving from St Paul's letter to the Romans later, which will be the

:37:59. > :38:04.subject of the sermon to be given by the Archbishop of Canterbury in

:38:04. > :38:13.one of his last duties of this kind before he he steps down from that

:38:13. > :38:17.post at the end of the year. As the Government benches, so to speak,

:38:17. > :38:24.fill up, Ed Miliband I think is about to join them. He's just come

:38:24. > :38:29.in to the cathedral. One gets the sense of the last act

:38:29. > :38:32.in the preliminaries about to be played out in this really quite

:38:32. > :38:37.magnificent scene. It's often said and it's true that the cathedral

:38:37. > :38:45.has probably never looked better than it does now, even on the day

:38:45. > :38:55.that it was dedicated in 1710. Ed Miliband and his wife shaking hands

:38:55. > :38:55.

:38:55. > :38:59.with the Speaker. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, looking on.

:38:59. > :39:05.Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey not far from the mayor.

:39:05. > :39:11.They take their places as we await the final arrivals before the

:39:11. > :39:15.service begins. And we will be back at St Paul's in

:39:15. > :39:18.a few minutes as more of the Royal guests start arriving, just a few

:39:18. > :39:23.of them there so far but we will see many more arriving in the next

:39:23. > :39:27.20 minutes or so. We were talking about the final preparations at

:39:27. > :39:33.Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge. Let's join Claire.

:39:33. > :39:37.This is my new friend, Isiah, a fine example of a cavalry horse,

:39:37. > :39:43.big, strong and fantastic temperament. Not frightened by loud

:39:43. > :39:46.noises. I am joined by the Commanding Officer of the Household

:39:46. > :39:49.Cavalry Dan Hughes. It's been a busy year for you? It has, since

:39:49. > :39:53.the Royal wedding last year we have been running pretty hot since then

:39:53. > :39:56.and this year we have had the addition of the State Opening of

:39:56. > :40:01.Parliament and festivitying around the Diamond Jubilee, so a busy year.

:40:01. > :40:05.A few horses just taking the opportunity for a cat-nap, this one

:40:05. > :40:09.one closing his eyes and saying you know what, I will save energy for

:40:09. > :40:13.later. I will be taking his name later! In terms of the men on

:40:13. > :40:17.parade, a number of them and a lot of preparation that's gone into

:40:17. > :40:20.this. A huge amount. Everyone sees the glamorous side of the parade

:40:20. > :40:24.and that's the very public side of the Household Cavalry but there is

:40:24. > :40:28.an enormous amount of hard work that goes to this stage. Today we

:40:28. > :40:33.will have nearly 160 horses on parade. Getting that number of

:40:33. > :40:37.horses and soldiers out on parade in good order is quite an effort.

:40:37. > :40:42.And very different from your other role. It is. It's the key thing

:40:42. > :40:45.really for us, is that all our soldiers are dual-trained in

:40:45. > :40:49.operational and ceremonial roles, so many of the soldiers you see on

:40:49. > :40:52.parade today will have already served tours in Iraq and

:40:52. > :40:57.Afghanistan. In fact, in three weeks' time time there will be a

:40:57. > :41:01.draft of 20 of these soldiers down to our sister Reg tphplt --

:41:01. > :41:04.regiment and will deploy in Afghanistan next year.

:41:04. > :41:09.appreciate how hard they work and how dangerous their job normally is

:41:09. > :41:14.but we wish them luck on parade today.

:41:14. > :41:19.We will indeed be back with James in St Paul's in a few minutes.

:41:19. > :41:24.There will be more guests arriving but I wanted to remind people that

:41:24. > :41:28.Katie and Simon is with me. As we will see the guests start to arrive,

:41:28. > :41:30.just a sense, first of all, of what today means for the other members

:41:30. > :41:33.of the Royal Family. We talked about the Queen and the

:41:33. > :41:39.significance of the Queen, but others. Terribly important. And

:41:39. > :41:42.reflected by the fact they will all be there this morning. Arriving in

:41:42. > :41:45.the usual hierarchy that you would see with the Royal protocol. We

:41:45. > :41:48.have seen Zara and Mike come in, they weren't at the pageant on

:41:48. > :41:52.Sunday, they couldn't make it because Zara was competing so she

:41:52. > :41:55.was at the concert last night but this will be an important event for

:41:55. > :42:02.all, for all of them it's their opportunity to also take sometime

:42:02. > :42:12.like the rest of the nation to reflect which is what these great

:42:12. > :42:23.

:42:23. > :42:28.If you look outside there's a big crowd building up and one of the

:42:28. > :42:32.official cars on the way is a guessing game game going on because

:42:32. > :42:35.we need to spot who is inside the cars. If you were expecting formal

:42:35. > :42:39.carriages this morning you are going to be disappointed because

:42:39. > :42:43.that's not going to happen. That's not the you kind of day we have at

:42:43. > :42:46.the moment. We are having cars on the way to St Paul's and more cars

:42:46. > :42:51.to go back to Westminster. The carriage procession itself will

:42:51. > :42:55.take place right at the end of the day, just for that section from the

:42:55. > :42:57.Houses of Parliament back to to Buckingham Palace. It's a fairly

:42:57. > :43:02.short procession in that way. When I talk about a carriage procession,

:43:02. > :43:07.again it's worth noting, given we are looking at a very modern form

:43:07. > :43:12.of transport in front of us, it won't be the great gold carriage.

:43:12. > :43:15.The gold state carriage that George III used famously and since then we

:43:16. > :43:20.have seen it at other Jubilees and Coronations, that will not be out

:43:20. > :43:26.today T will be a more modest form of carriage used. Isn't that a

:43:26. > :43:31.magnificent scene? Last night it was absolutely packed with people.

:43:31. > :43:35.And huge screens displaying the concert. Today, clear, the flags

:43:35. > :43:38.flying and sun is out. Admiralty Arch, we will be seeing a lot of

:43:38. > :43:41.that today, because this is the route that the Queen will be using

:43:41. > :43:46.on the way. Of course, we have to hope the sun

:43:46. > :43:50.will keep shining when the wonderful carriages make their way

:43:50. > :43:54.back from Westminster, which will be reminiscent of the Royal wedding,

:43:54. > :43:58.of course. That's the scene. Those are the stands that we used for the

:43:58. > :44:02.concert last night. As I was saying, they're packed with people now

:44:02. > :44:08.waiting for these depar tures and then looking forward to people

:44:09. > :44:11.coming back a little later on. Let's go to Sophie at St Paul's.

:44:11. > :44:16.There's a wonderful atmosphere outside St Paul's here this morning.

:44:16. > :44:22.People have been waiting since late last night just to get a view of

:44:22. > :44:26.the Queen when she arrives. They're now standing nine, ten, 11 deep to

:44:26. > :44:30.get the best view and they've come from all over Britain, but also

:44:30. > :44:36.they've come from all over the world. I have been talking to

:44:36. > :44:40.people, one lady from Australia, another from sigh plus and another

:44:40. > :44:50.-- Cyprus and another woman from Texas just to be here today to pay

:44:50. > :44:56.

:44:56. > :45:02.I can see the very familiar face of the Duke of York on his way. With

:45:02. > :45:07.his daughters. Beatrice in the back, looking lovely, and Eugenie. They

:45:07. > :45:11.both looked fantastic. They got a lot of stick at the Royal Wedding

:45:11. > :45:17.but they are looking beautiful today. I expect we'll see a lot of

:45:17. > :45:23.hats, which must not be too broad or too large, as one must not

:45:23. > :45:27.obstruct a view in the Cathedral. Plenty of hats to go with the pomp

:45:27. > :45:37.and pageantry that we are going to see today. I should explain that a

:45:37. > :45:41.

:45:41. > :45:47.group of Royals, business paragingly called minor Royals, are

:45:47. > :45:50.on their way. Soon we'll be seeing the Earl and Countess of Wessex,

:45:50. > :45:58.and then the Princess Royal and her husband. Later on we'll see the

:45:58. > :46:02.Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, with Harry, probably from

:46:02. > :46:08.Clarence House. You point out the lesser Royals, which does sound

:46:08. > :46:12.demeaning, as if you are royal, you're royal, but we have seen a

:46:12. > :46:15.division among the Royals during this Diamond Jubilee. There is very

:46:15. > :46:20.much an emphasis on the core members of the Royal Family, which

:46:20. > :46:29.have been very much a part of these celebrations. Because minds, we

:46:29. > :46:34.hope, the Queen (Inaudible) minds inevitably turn to the thought of

:46:34. > :46:39.the succession. Looking at the Duke of York it is interesting think

:46:39. > :46:43.that it was the Queen Victoria who created the notion that the family

:46:43. > :46:46.part of the Royal Family was serious, that intensity of love

:46:46. > :46:51.between the Queen and Albert, the difficult relationship with the

:46:51. > :46:56.then Prince of Wales, but the notion that the country wanted a

:46:56. > :47:02.good, decent, affectionate, sentimental in the best way family

:47:02. > :47:06.is quite knew. George III's children notoriously hated each

:47:06. > :47:12.other and their children, it it was family thing, it was not to be

:47:12. > :47:18.spoken of. How different it is now. But family is very important to

:47:18. > :47:23.Queen Elizabeth. We heard princesses Beatrice and Eugenie pay

:47:23. > :47:33.sentimental tributes to their grandmother. We caught a glimpse of

:47:33. > :47:34.

:47:34. > :47:44.the Earl and Countess of Wessex, travelling with the Countess of

:47:44. > :47:49.Windsor. If all goes to plan the Princess Royal will be on her way

:47:49. > :47:55.with Sir Timothy Laurence. So, they are on their way through

:47:55. > :48:05.Admiraltyry arch, along the Strand, up to St Paul's Cathedral and James

:48:05. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :48:23.The Kings of Arms and the heralds and per siv ants have come one the

:48:23. > :48:27.-- Pursuivants have come up the aisle. The Honourable Corp of the

:48:27. > :48:36.Gentlemen at Arms preparing to make the formal welcome as the Duke and

:48:36. > :48:46.Duchess of Kent arrive at the West Door. The Duke is the Queen's

:48:46. > :48:47.

:48:47. > :48:51.cousin. The Earl of St Andrews following on, and Prince and

:48:51. > :48:55.Princess Michael, the Duke of Gloucester shaking hands with the

:48:56. > :49:00.clergy arrayed at the door. The Bishop of London Right Reverend

:49:00. > :49:03.Richard Chartres will say a prayer during the service, and the

:49:03. > :49:09.Archbishop of Canterbury himself. The Earl of Ulster there, and

:49:09. > :49:13.Prince Michael of Kent with his wife, with his brother the Duke of

:49:13. > :49:18.Kent just in front of him. They will move up the Nave to join

:49:18. > :49:24.the other members of the family who are already in their places. I

:49:24. > :49:31.think all the politicians are now in their places. We are witnessing

:49:31. > :49:36.the coming together of what's a quite magnificent scene. With the

:49:36. > :49:44.sun I'm glad to say beating down there at the Great West Door, a

:49:44. > :49:48.door which is only opened on ceremonial occasions of this kind.

:49:48. > :49:58.It gives a wonderful splash of light on those members of the Royal

:49:58. > :50:00.

:50:00. > :50:06.Family as they move up the long walk. It is a magnificent site. The

:50:06. > :50:10.Duke and Duchess of Kent make their way and the Earl and Countess of St

:50:10. > :50:15.Andrews, Lord Nicholas Windsor behind, with his wife. Frederick

:50:16. > :50:20.Windsor and his wife. They move along the clergy line to be greeted

:50:20. > :50:25.and escorted to their places at the front of the Cathedral. The scene

:50:25. > :50:29.that greets them of course as they come in the Great West Door is a

:50:29. > :50:35.truly magnificent one. The refurbishment of the last few year

:50:35. > :50:40.has produced a scene which is memorable. The sight from high up

:50:40. > :50:45.in the Cathedral is one that is utterly memorable, as we prepare

:50:45. > :50:53.for the beginning of the service of Thanksgiving for the Queen's

:50:53. > :50:58.Diamond Jubilee. The service is due to begin shortly,

:50:58. > :51:08.in just over 20 minutes' time. A good moment to remind you of the

:51:08. > :51:43.

:51:43. > :51:47.I'm here in the mifr sent Westminster half. I have in my hand

:51:47. > :51:55.the menu for the Diamond Jubilee lunch. It is a tour around the

:51:55. > :52:01.British isles. Sandringham apple Joyce, crab, a symphony of dessert.

:52:01. > :52:04.The man in charge of organising this is Black Rod, Lieutenant-

:52:04. > :52:08.General David Leakey. You've organised this event. It's a

:52:08. > :52:13.massive undertaking. When did you start? The first ideas came out I

:52:13. > :52:18.think just before Christmas. Since then we've had the Queen coming

:52:18. > :52:23.here for the Loyal Address from both houses of Parliament in March

:52:23. > :52:26.and the State Opening of Parliament in May, so we had two big events.

:52:26. > :52:31.Although some preliminary plan hag happened over the last three months,

:52:31. > :52:36.it is the last three or four weeks when the real plan hag happened,

:52:36. > :52:42.all the detail. It all started early this morning. It is timed

:52:42. > :52:47.precisely, 20 minutes for the first course, 30 minutes for the main, 15

:52:47. > :52:52.minutes for dessert. It is precision timing isn't it? It is.

:52:52. > :52:57.The Royal Family have to meet deadlines, partly for television

:52:57. > :53:02.coverage. The Queen will have to leave here, the carriages will

:53:02. > :53:07.leave at 20 past 2, so the Queen must finish lunch before 20 past 2

:53:07. > :53:14.and leave on time. That's why we have to time it. They'll be joined

:53:14. > :53:19.by the children's orchestra. Black Rod, thank you very much indeed.

:53:19. > :53:24.Lots of detailed work has gone into that lunch. I will be telling you

:53:24. > :53:27.more about that lunch later on, the City livery companies, their

:53:27. > :53:31.remarkable tradition and their charitable lunch. They were hosting

:53:31. > :53:38.that lunch in Westminster Hall today. Back to St Paul's and to

:53:38. > :53:43.James again. The City dignitaries are arriving.

:53:43. > :53:50.It's the Lord Mayor of the City of London, alderman David Wootton, who

:53:50. > :53:54.will welcome the Queen. We'll see the great Pearl Sword, a rather

:53:54. > :54:00.magnificent object. Given to the Lord Mayor, it is said to be the

:54:00. > :54:08.one given to Elizabeth I. The scabbard, which is being carried in

:54:08. > :54:14.front of the City mace, the scabbard has 2,500 paerls. The

:54:14. > :54:23.tradition is that the Queen -- pearls. The tradition is the Queen

:54:23. > :54:28.touches the sword when it reaches the City. Today it will be done in

:54:28. > :54:33.a brief touching ceremony on the steps of St Paul's, as the Lord

:54:33. > :54:43.Mayor welcomes the Queen. She is the only person who can take

:54:43. > :54:45.

:54:45. > :54:51.precedence over him in this Square Mile of the City of London. The

:54:51. > :54:54.great clergy in their fine array moving up the Aisling. The Bishop

:54:54. > :55:00.of London, Right Reverend Richard Chartres, is wearing a particularly

:55:00. > :55:07.fine cloak today, the silver Jubilee coat, created for that

:55:07. > :55:10.occasion in 1977. A regular procession of the cars that we saw

:55:10. > :55:19.leaving Buckingham Palace and associated buildings arriving in

:55:19. > :55:29.front of the Great West Door of St Paul's. The Duke of York arriving

:55:29. > :55:30.

:55:30. > :55:35.with his two daughters Eugenie and Beatrice. Coming up the steps with

:55:35. > :55:40.the Lord Mayor. He be will be up and down those step as few times in

:55:40. > :55:44.the next few minutes. The wind is getting up a bit but it hasn't

:55:44. > :55:49.deterred the crowd, which stretches down Ludgate Hill, towards the

:55:49. > :55:53.strand, from where we'll see the climactic moments of this Royal

:55:53. > :55:56.Procession to St Paul's. The scene at Clarence House. This

:55:56. > :56:01.is where we see the departure of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of

:56:01. > :56:04.Cornwall, Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Leaving

:56:04. > :56:11.Clarence House which of course for more than half a century was the

:56:11. > :56:15.home of the late Queen Mother. They are on their way. There'll be lots

:56:15. > :56:20.of interest today Katie in what people are wearing in these cars.

:56:20. > :56:26.Yes, there always is. It is so important, we always wants to know

:56:26. > :56:30.what they are wearing. We saw the Duchess, just a glimpse of her, but

:56:30. > :56:34.we understand she's wearing Alexander McQueen. An interesting

:56:34. > :56:41.choice, because that was the designer she chose to wear on her

:56:41. > :56:48.wedding day, the gown designed by Sarah Burton. At each of the

:56:48. > :56:52.Jubilee events, if I'm not mistaken, she has worn McQueen. She wore a

:56:52. > :56:58.beautiful scarlet dress on the River Pageant, which enabled her to

:56:58. > :57:02.stand out. And get very cold! glimpse of the Prince of Wales in

:57:02. > :57:07.the car. He under lined some remarkable facts at the end of the

:57:07. > :57:13.speech. He said he was just three years of age when his mother

:57:13. > :57:17.acceded to the throne. It is interesting that William IV at 64

:57:17. > :57:22.is the oldest man to become King in British history. But Prince Charles

:57:23. > :57:30.isn't far away, 63 now I think. That extraordinary span of years.

:57:30. > :57:40.He was the first child to witness a parent crowned. In the tribute he

:57:40. > :57:41.

:57:41. > :57:45.made on film, a wonderful shot of this little boy. Yes, he will be a

:57:45. > :57:51.veteran of royal duties. One can say that. It is interesting,

:57:51. > :57:59.because Charles and the Queen saw their parents crowned. The Queen

:57:59. > :58:05.attended her father's Coronation. In the Abbey. I think so. At least

:58:05. > :58:12.saw the event or was around for the event. Yes. She certainly was.

:58:12. > :58:17.are through Admiralty arch and they are on to the strand. Simon will

:58:17. > :58:21.forgive me speaking about the London history of the Strand. It

:58:21. > :58:26.was one of the great Medieval thoroughfares of London and at one

:58:26. > :58:32.stage it was on the banks of the river? It was. It was a manager net

:58:32. > :58:37.for loyalty and hatred. It was burnt down during the peasants'

:58:37. > :58:43.revolt in the rain of Richard II. It was associated with the House of

:58:43. > :58:53.Lancaster. At that point, 14th century, it could attract

:58:53. > :58:53.

:58:53. > :58:59.disaffection as well as affection. Now we have a agenda ler Strand.

:58:59. > :59:03.Much gentler Strand. Charing Cross is now one of the

:59:03. > :59:10.prime features of this part of London. Along the Strand. It's a

:59:10. > :59:15.couple of miles to St Paul's, where we can join James again.

:59:15. > :59:19.As the Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Tim Laurence,

:59:19. > :59:29.move to the front of the Cathedral, her brother the Prince of Wales

:59:29. > :59:31.

:59:31. > :59:39.will be arriving any moment. The organ has been sounding magnificent

:59:39. > :59:44.this morning. It has entertained the congregation with some

:59:44. > :59:54.wonderful music. The Earl and Countess of Wessex joining the

:59:54. > :00:05.

:00:05. > :00:15.It will next be the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and

:00:15. > :00:36.

:00:36. > :00:41.Prince Harry and Duke and Duchess The scene at Buckingham Palace, and

:00:41. > :00:49.thousands of people now in the stands. Still there, after last

:00:49. > :00:52.night's concert, which featured a galaxy of stars. Every name you can

:00:52. > :00:57.imagine, they were all there last night and it was a great evening.

:00:57. > :01:03.The stands are still in use today. You can see there the stage, which

:01:03. > :01:06.has been removed actually, but the canopy is still in place around the

:01:06. > :01:14.Queen Victoria Memorial. Final preparations are now being

:01:14. > :01:22.made as the Royal Standard is proudly flying. Final preparations

:01:23. > :01:29.for the Queen's departure, ready for the service. Other members of

:01:29. > :01:35.the Royal Family making their way along the Strand and towards Fleet

:01:35. > :01:39.Street, past the Church of St Clement Danes, the RAF Church just

:01:39. > :01:49.at the point of entry there into the City of London.

:01:49. > :01:58.

:01:58. > :02:03.Just passing Somerset House and The Prince of Wales, you Duchess of

:02:03. > :02:09.Cornwall, Prince Harry, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, they're a few

:02:09. > :02:13.minutes away. Passing the Royal Courts there. Very soon, within a

:02:13. > :02:19.few yards, they'll be passing Temple Bar as it's known, that's

:02:19. > :02:23.the old formal point of entry into the City of London. You can see the

:02:24. > :02:29.memorial there, the centre of Fleet Street.

:02:29. > :02:37.The Queen is now leaving the Palace in the state Bentley that was given

:02:37. > :02:41.to her ten years ago at the Golden Jubilee, accompanied by Lady

:02:41. > :02:44.Farnham, because of course the Duke of Edinburgh is unable to attend.

:02:44. > :02:50.It Would have been terribly sad for the Queen to have made that journey

:02:50. > :02:56.on her own and the Duke is going to be very much in everyone's thoughts

:02:56. > :02:59.at the service this morning. There she is, looking rather wonderful.

:02:59. > :03:03.Actually, nothing, not the weather, not anything seems to be able to

:03:03. > :03:07.dampen our monarch's spirits which is why I think she's so hugely

:03:07. > :03:10.popular and why the crowds continue to be there, many of whom have

:03:10. > :03:16.camped out overnight. The crowds rushing to the edge of the stands

:03:16. > :03:19.to have their important photos, because they need photos taken now,

:03:19. > :03:26.just in case the weather turns later. You never know, we have our

:03:26. > :03:32.fingers crossed. It's not as sunny as it was, but it's still dry. A

:03:32. > :03:37.leisurely pace for the State Bentley as the Queen takes in the

:03:37. > :03:44.sights. Passing St James's Park, one of the loveliest parks in

:03:45. > :03:54.London. At one stage full of exotic animals, the land was bought in

:03:54. > :04:03.1531 by Henry VII. It's a lovely park.

:04:03. > :04:09.You will notice that the Queen is very prepared for her journey, this

:04:09. > :04:19.little blanket she has over her knees and those white gloves. And

:04:19. > :04:30.

:04:30. > :04:37.The cheering gets louder as they approach Admiralty Arch. It's hard

:04:37. > :04:41.to think of the Palace without them all, but -- the Mall, it was a 20th

:04:41. > :04:44.century creation, it was widened for the need for these beautiful

:04:44. > :04:53.public processions and it was a sort of feedback loop really

:04:53. > :04:59.between the processions that we all need and they're designed to be at

:04:59. > :05:04.much august and very dramatically beautiful for the public to be able

:05:04. > :05:09.to show their affection. Once the streets of London were a dangerous

:05:09. > :05:13.place. King George III had his carriage pelted with stones answer

:05:13. > :05:18.people loved George III normally but it was 1795, even before I was

:05:18. > :05:28.born. There was hunger and a very unpopular war. It didn't take long

:05:28. > :05:33.

:05:33. > :05:43.for George III to recover the wonderful affection. Back at St

:05:43. > :05:57.

:05:57. > :06:06.Paul's and more people are arriving, The Prince of Wales and Duchess of

:06:06. > :06:12.Cornwall and Prince Harry mount the steps to enter the cathedral. The

:06:12. > :06:16.Lord Mayor, subject to the gusts of the wind that's blowing up Ludgate

:06:17. > :06:26.Hill, as he welcomes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge just behind

:06:27. > :06:30.

:06:30. > :06:39.The Prince of Wales will sit beside his mother, the Queen, at this

:06:39. > :06:43.service in the absence of his father, the Duke of Edinburgh.

:06:43. > :06:47.There is, of course, a familiarity between these members of the Royal

:06:47. > :06:50.Family and the khrerpblg to whom they're now -- clergy to whom

:06:50. > :06:53.they're now saying good morning. The Prince of Wales is very close

:06:53. > :07:01.in particular to the Bishop of London. Fellow students at

:07:01. > :07:05.Cambridge. The City to which the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan

:07:05. > :07:12.Williams, will retire at the end of the year. The Dean of the cathedral

:07:12. > :07:22.having a quiet word with the Duchess of Cambridge. She takes her

:07:22. > :07:26.

:07:26. > :07:29.place, just a year or so after her marriage into the Royal Family. The

:07:29. > :07:32.Prince of Wales in mourning dress today, no military uniforms being

:07:32. > :07:42.worn. When they are in their places and the Queen arrives she will be

:07:42. > :07:43.

:07:43. > :07:47.greeted by two fanfares, one outside and one inside.

:07:47. > :07:50.The Trumpeters of the RAF inside have been taking their places in in

:07:50. > :07:56.preparation for that great moment and honour they have of welcoming

:07:56. > :08:02.her to the City. The Duke of Cambridge having a friendly word

:08:02. > :08:12.with the Archbishop. They all see a lot of each other, of course. These

:08:12. > :08:14.

:08:14. > :08:17.are surprisingly intimate moments. Have a bit to say this morning.

:08:17. > :08:22.Smiling Prince William, who enjoyed the rock concert at Buckingham

:08:22. > :08:27.Palace last night. Not wearing a tie, which was rather a pleasing

:08:27. > :08:31.sight for a lot of other people who weren't wearing ties. But he is in

:08:31. > :08:34.proper formality this morning, talking to his brother with the

:08:34. > :08:42.Duchess of Cornwall, the Prince of Wales ahead of them, they will move

:08:42. > :08:49.up the nave and we will await the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen.

:08:49. > :08:53.The cheers of God Save The Queen were probably loud enough to be

:08:53. > :08:59.heard down Fleet Street and The Strand. The Queen probably knows

:08:59. > :09:03.that she can expect a rousing welcome at St Paul's Cathedral,

:09:03. > :09:06.which is a couple of miles away from this point, which is through

:09:06. > :09:16.Trafalgar Square, past that wonderful statue of Charles I,

:09:16. > :09:22.

:09:22. > :09:32.which is staring down Whitehall and Crossing behind the magnificent

:09:32. > :09:38.

:09:38. > :09:41.Church of St Martin In The Fields. Past Charing Cross station.

:09:41. > :09:49.Into this area of London that's changed so much over the years,

:09:49. > :09:56.Simon. Yes, it has. It was always a place

:09:56. > :10:00.really from the early 19th century in which some sense of what the

:10:00. > :10:03.nation wanted, hence Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column, the

:10:03. > :10:10.National Gallery again was thought of as somewhere the British people

:10:10. > :10:14.would come in Trafalgar Square, so on the whole we are allergic to

:10:14. > :10:19.piazzas, as Christopher Wren found out to his dismay, but every so

:10:19. > :10:23.often we want broad streets and a little sense of what binds us

:10:23. > :10:28.together in a space but it should never get in the way of commerce

:10:28. > :10:31.and business and Wren did have a lot of his plans for the City

:10:31. > :10:38.frustrated by two facts of life - the need for processions down the

:10:38. > :10:43.nave and the need for business. The Duke of Cambridge is still

:10:43. > :10:48.enjoying a happy word at the doors of the cathedral here. Everyone is

:10:48. > :10:52.waiting for the formality to begin. At the moment it's really rather a

:10:52. > :10:58.relaxed atmosphere, very pleasant. The politicians are all chatting to

:10:58. > :11:05.each other. The representatives of other faiths who are here are all

:11:05. > :11:13.sitting together, representatives of the Buddhist community, Sikhs,

:11:13. > :11:18.of course. The chief rabbi is in the congregation, too. They are all

:11:18. > :11:28.extremely proud of the part they play in this service. The

:11:28. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :11:34.representatives of the churches as well, and the orthodox Church.

:11:34. > :11:42.The Archbishop of Westminster and his predecessor is with us today

:11:42. > :11:52.and Cardinal O'Brien, the senior Catholic Cardinal and Lord Carey,

:11:52. > :11:55.

:11:55. > :12:03.they're all together in that part of the cathedral. The Archbishop of

:12:03. > :12:09.the Greek archdiocese. So, silence is beginning to take

:12:09. > :12:13.hold in the cathedral, everyone aware that in two or three minutes

:12:13. > :12:17.the Service of Thanksgiving will begin. The music I can promise you

:12:17. > :12:24.is going to be wonderful. We will hear from that Diamond Choir, the

:12:24. > :12:29.41 children from around the country who sing a newly composed anthem by

:12:29. > :12:35.William Todd, which is a remarkable anthem. It's had a profound effect

:12:35. > :12:39.on those who have heard it. The preparations, of course, have been

:12:39. > :12:44.intense and the excitement on faces of these young singers is a

:12:44. > :12:49.genuinely moving thing to see. They're in the choir, with the

:12:49. > :12:59.choir of the cathedral, of course, men and boys who will give us a

:12:59. > :12:59.

:12:59. > :13:04.wonderful blast when the Queen We are a few minutes away on the

:13:04. > :13:11.Queen's arrival at St Paul's Cathedral. There will be a grand

:13:11. > :13:17.fanfare by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry. The Queen's

:13:17. > :13:23.Bentley just passing Temple Bar. Into the confines of the old City

:13:23. > :13:29.of London. The previous Jubilees, of course,

:13:29. > :13:39.in the carriages. But today's arrangements are not quite as

:13:39. > :13:40.

:13:40. > :13:45.formal as that. Past the Law Courts and down along

:13:45. > :13:52.Fleet Street, former province of all the great newspapers. They've

:13:52. > :13:55.all moved out, of course, towards Ludgate Circus, sight of one of the

:13:55. > :14:00.old Roman gates into the City of London.

:14:00. > :14:05.Then there will be a great view from that point up to St Paul's

:14:05. > :14:10.Cathedral. The whole area dotted with glorious

:14:10. > :14:14.City Churches. Including St Bride's and the

:14:14. > :14:19.wonderfully named St Andrew Near The Wardrobe, which I like because

:14:19. > :14:24.it's a reference to the days when the monarchy's clothing was kept in

:14:24. > :14:29.one place. Yes, incredibly important. As we know from Katy,

:14:30. > :14:36.clothing is still very important. Absolutely. We know that the Queen

:14:36. > :14:40.- well, she looks beautiful in in mint green. It's by her designer of

:14:40. > :14:45.ten years, Angela Kelly, who the Queen has remained very loyal to

:14:45. > :14:51.and she wore Angela Kelly on pageant day, as well. Ten out of

:14:51. > :15:01.ten for that outfit. Very Very beautiful. Crossing Ludgate Circus

:15:01. > :15:03.

:15:03. > :15:06.and a final stretch along Ludgate I think we'll be able to expect a

:15:06. > :15:12.pretty rousing cheer between Queen emerges from the car. What will

:15:12. > :15:19.happen now is the Bentley will approach the Cathedral. When it

:15:19. > :15:24.arrives, the Queen's presence will be the signalled by the State

:15:24. > :15:28.Trumpeters, four of them from the Life Guards, four from the Blues

:15:28. > :15:32.and Royals. They'll have a very busy day today, because they'll

:15:32. > :15:42.have fanfares outside and inside the Cathedral and later on at the

:15:42. > :15:44.

:15:44. > :15:49.Palace of Westminster. They are led today by the trumpet major Tim West.

:15:49. > :15:59.The Queen, the national Service of Thanksgiving, arrives at St Paul's

:15:59. > :16:30.

:16:31. > :16:38.CROWD CHANTS, "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN." The Queen has touched the Pearl

:16:38. > :16:41.Sword on the steps, given to the Mayor by Elizabeth I. She waves to

:16:41. > :16:49.the Queen gathered outside the Cathedral and walks alone up the

:16:49. > :16:53.steps to join the rest of her family. She will sit beside the

:16:53. > :17:03.Prince of Wales. We will hear the second fanfare as she enters the

:17:03. > :17:03.

:17:03. > :18:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:18:08. > :18:18.The Dean escorts her to the West # All the earth doth worship thee

:18:18. > :18:34.

:18:34. > :18:44.# The heavens # To thee cherubin and seraphin

:18:44. > :18:44.

:18:44. > :19:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:19:33. > :19:42.# Heaven and earth are full of # The glorious company of

:19:43. > :19:43.

:19:43. > :19:53.# The goodly fellowship of the prophets, praise thee

:19:53. > :20:03.

:20:03. > :20:13.# The holy Church throughout all the world, doth acknowledge thee

:20:13. > :20:15.

:20:15. > :20:25.# The Father Of an infinite majesty

:20:25. > :20:28.

:20:28. > :20:38.# Thine honourable, true and only Son

:20:38. > :20:38.

:20:38. > :20:48.# Also the Holy Ghost The Comforter

:20:48. > :20:59.

:20:59. > :21:05.# Thou art the King of glory O Christ

:21:05. > :21:13.# Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father

:21:13. > :21:20.# When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man

:21:20. > :21:26.# Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb

:21:26. > :21:32.# When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death

:21:32. > :21:40.# Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers

:21:40. > :21:50.# Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father

:21:50. > :21:55.

:21:55. > :22:05.# We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge

:22:05. > :22:13.

:22:13. > :22:23.# We therefore pray thee Help thy servants

:22:23. > :22:33.# Whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood

:22:33. > :22:34.

:22:34. > :22:44.# Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting. #

:22:44. > :22:58.

:22:58. > :23:01.We come to this Cathedral Church today

:23:01. > :23:06.to give thanks to almighty God for the prosperous reign of the Queen

:23:06. > :23:12.and to rejoice together in this year of Her Majesty's Jubilee

:23:12. > :23:17.as we celebrate 60 years of her sovereignty and service.

:23:17. > :23:20.As we come together as loyal subjects

:23:20. > :23:23.from all parts of the Realms and Commonwealth of Nations,

:23:23. > :23:27.we give thanks for the blessings bestowed by God

:23:27. > :23:31.on our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth, and we celebrate

:23:31. > :23:38.the identity and variety which our nations under her have enjoyed.

:23:38. > :23:43.We come as people of faith to pray for Her Majesty The Queen

:23:44. > :23:47.and all members of the Royal Family,

:23:47. > :23:50.asking that God will continue to bless and guide them

:23:50. > :23:54.in all that they undertake, and that they may find strength

:23:54. > :23:59.and enrichment in the celebration of this Jubilee.

:23:59. > :24:02.We also come to give thanks for

:24:02. > :24:06.Her Majesty's loyal service and commitment,

:24:06. > :24:10.lived through a deep sense of vocation in Christ

:24:10. > :24:14.to the glory of almighty God,

:24:14. > :24:19.praying that we may be inspired by her example,

:24:19. > :24:23.and that God will continue to grant her steadfastness of faith

:24:23. > :24:29.and the love of all her people.

:24:29. > :24:34.All these our thanksgivings and prayers we offer to almighty God

:24:34. > :24:38.in the words that Jesus taught us.

:24:38. > :24:43.ALL: Our Father, who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name

:24:43. > :24:49.Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

:24:49. > :24:55.Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses

:24:55. > :24:59.As we forgive those who trespass against us

:24:59. > :25:04.And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil

:25:04. > :25:08.For thine is the kingdom The power, and the glory

:25:08. > :25:18.For ever and ever. Amen.

:25:18. > :25:42.

:25:42. > :25:42.# All people that on earth do dwell

:25:42. > :25:52.# Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice

:25:52. > :25:57.

:25:57. > :26:06.# Him serve with fear His praise forth tell

:26:06. > :26:16.# Come ye before him, and rejoice

:26:16. > :26:19.

:26:19. > :26:28.# The Lord, ye know, is God indeed

:26:28. > :26:36.# Without our aid he did us make

:26:37. > :26:45.# We are his folk, he doth us feed

:26:45. > :26:55.# And for his sheep he doth us take

:26:55. > :26:58.

:26:58. > :27:07.# O enter then his gates with praise

:27:07. > :27:16.# Approach with joy his courts unto

:27:16. > :27:25.# Praise, laud and bless his name always

:27:25. > :27:35.# For it is seemly so to do

:27:35. > :27:39.

:27:39. > :27:47.# For why? The Lord our God is good

:27:47. > :27:56.# His mercy is for ever sure

:27:56. > :28:05.# His truth at all times firmly stood

:28:05. > :28:15.# And shall from age to age endure

:28:15. > :28:30.

:28:30. > :28:40.# To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

:28:40. > :28:41.

:28:41. > :28:48.# The God whom heaven and earth adore

:28:48. > :28:56.# From men and from the Angel-host

:28:56. > :29:06.# Be praise and glory evermore

:29:06. > :29:18.

:29:18. > :29:28.# Amen. #

:29:28. > :29:46.

:29:46. > :29:51.Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice?

:29:51. > :29:57.Hear, for I will speak noble things,

:29:57. > :30:02.and from my lips will come what is right;

:30:02. > :30:05.for my mouth will utter truth;

:30:05. > :30:10.wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

:30:10. > :30:14.All the words of my mouth are righteous;

:30:14. > :30:19.there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

:30:19. > :30:23.They are all straight to one who understands

:30:23. > :30:29.and right to those who find knowledge.

:30:29. > :30:32.Take my instruction instead of silver,

:30:32. > :30:36.and knowledge rather than choice gold;

:30:36. > :30:40.for wisdom is better than jewels,

:30:40. > :30:46.and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

:30:46. > :30:56.I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I attain knowledge and discretion.

:30:56. > :31:08.

:31:08. > :31:13.# Ascribe unto the Lord O ye kindreds of the people

:31:13. > :31:19.# Ascribe unto the Lord worship and power

:31:19. > :31:27.# Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name

:31:27. > :31:33.# Bring presents and come into his courts

:31:34. > :31:40.# O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

:31:40. > :31:46.# Let the whole earth stand in awe of him

:31:46. > :31:53.# Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King

:31:53. > :31:58.# And that it is he who hath made the round world

:31:58. > :32:02.# So fast that it cannot be moved

:32:02. > :32:09.# And how that he shall judge the people righteously

:32:09. > :32:15.# Let the heavens rejoice And let the earth be glad

:32:15. > :32:22.# Let the sea make a noise and all that therein is

:32:22. > :32:28.# Let the field be joyful and all that is in it

:32:28. > :32:37.# Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord

:32:37. > :32:45.# For he cometh For he cometh to judge the earth

:32:45. > :32:49.# And with righteousness to judge the world

:32:49. > :32:57.# And the people with his truth

:32:57. > :33:07.# Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost

:33:07. > :33:07.

:33:07. > :33:17.# As it was in the beginning, is nowAnd ever shall be, world without end

:33:17. > :33:18.

:33:18. > :33:28.# Amen. #

:33:28. > :33:35.

:33:35. > :33:40.I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God,

:33:40. > :33:44.to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,

:33:44. > :33:50.holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

:33:50. > :33:54.Do not be conformed to this world,

:33:54. > :33:58.but be transformed by the renewing of your minds,

:33:58. > :34:03.so that you may discern what is the will of God -

:34:03. > :34:09.what is good and acceptable and perfect.

:34:09. > :34:15.For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you

:34:15. > :34:20.not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think,

:34:20. > :34:23.but to think with sober judgement,

:34:23. > :34:29.each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

:34:29. > :34:33.For as in one body we have many members,

:34:33. > :34:36.and not all the members have the same function,

:34:36. > :34:41.so we, who are many, are one body in Christ,

:34:41. > :34:47.and individually we are members one of another.

:34:47. > :34:51.We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us -

:34:51. > :34:55.prophecy, in proportion to faith,

:34:55. > :34:59.ministry, in ministering,

:34:59. > :35:01.the teacher, in teaching,

:35:01. > :35:04.the exhorter, in exhortation,

:35:04. > :35:07.the giver, in generosity,

:35:07. > :35:10.the leader, in diligence,

:35:10. > :35:14.the compassionate, in cheerfulness.

:35:14. > :35:16.Let love be genuine,

:35:16. > :35:21.hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good,

:35:21. > :35:24.love one another with mutual affection,

:35:24. > :35:28.outdo one another in showing honour.

:35:28. > :35:35.Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord.

:35:35. > :35:41.Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.

:35:41. > :35:44.Contribute to the needs of the saints,

:35:44. > :35:48.extend hospitality to strangers.

:35:48. > :35:54.Bless those who persecute you - bless and do not curse them.

:35:54. > :35:57.Rejoice with those who rejoice,

:35:57. > :36:00.weep with those who weep.

:36:00. > :36:03.Live in harmony with one another.

:36:03. > :36:07.Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly,

:36:07. > :36:11.do not claim to be wiser than you are.

:36:11. > :36:15.Do not repay anyone evil for evil,

:36:15. > :36:21.but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.

:36:21. > :36:25.If it is possible, so far as it depends on you,

:36:25. > :36:35.live peaceably with all.

:36:35. > :36:42.

:36:42. > :36:49.In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

:36:49. > :36:55.Some words from St Paul: "Present your bodies as a living sacrifice,

:36:55. > :37:00."holy and acceptable to God."

:37:00. > :37:05.There will be other occasions toremember the splendour and the drama

:37:05. > :37:10.of the Coronation. Today's focus is different.

:37:10. > :37:15.What we remember is the simple statement of commitment

:37:15. > :37:19.made by a very young woman, away from home,

:37:19. > :37:23.suddenly and devastatingly bereaved -

:37:23. > :37:27.a statement that she would be there for those she governed,

:37:27. > :37:33.that she was DEDICATING herself to them.

:37:33. > :37:39."Dedication" is a word that has cometo mean rather less than it used to.

:37:39. > :37:42.Those of us who belong to the same generation

:37:42. > :37:45.as Her Majesty's older children

:37:45. > :37:49.will recall a '60s song about a "dedicated follower of fashion" -

:37:49. > :37:56.as though to be "dedicated" just meant to be very enthusiastic.

:37:56. > :38:00.But in the deep background of the word is the way it is used

:38:00. > :38:07.in classical and biblical language. In this context, to be "dedicated"

:38:07. > :38:11.is to be absolutely removed from other uses,

:38:11. > :38:18.being completely available to God.

:38:18. > :38:22.And so to be dedicated to the good of a COMMUNITY -

:38:22. > :38:26.in this case both a national and an international community -

:38:26. > :38:35.is to say, "I have no goals that are not the goals of this community,

:38:35. > :38:38."I have no wellbeing, no happiness,

:38:38. > :38:43."that is not the wellbeing of the community.

:38:43. > :38:48."What will make me content or happy is what makes for the good of

:38:48. > :38:53."this particular part of the human family."

:38:53. > :38:58.It is an ambitious, even an audacious thing to aim at.

:38:58. > :39:04.It is, of course, no more so thanthe ideals set before all Christians

:39:04. > :39:08.who try to model their lives on what St Paul says about life

:39:08. > :39:11.in the Body of Christ.

:39:11. > :39:16.That doesn't make it any easier to grasp or to live out,

:39:17. > :39:22.but the way St Paul approaches it should help us see that

:39:22. > :39:26.we're not being encouraged to develop a self-punishing attitude,

:39:26. > :39:31.relentlessly denying our own goals or our own flourishing

:39:31. > :39:34.for the sake of others.

:39:34. > :39:38.What's put before us is a genuine embrace of those others,

:39:39. > :39:47.a willingness to be made happy by the well-being of our neighbours.

:39:47. > :39:52."Outdo one another in showing honour", says St Paul.

:39:52. > :39:55.Compete with each other only in

:39:55. > :39:59.the generous respect you show to one and all,

:39:59. > :40:06.because in learning that respect you will find delight in one another.

:40:06. > :40:10.You will begin to discover that the other person is a source of

:40:10. > :40:15.nourishment, excitement, pleasure, growth and challenge.

:40:15. > :40:19.And if we broaden this out to an entire community,

:40:19. > :40:26.a nation, a commonwealth, it means discovering that it is always

:40:26. > :40:34.in an ever-widening set of relations that we become properly ourselves.

:40:34. > :40:38.Dedication to the service of a community certainly involves

:40:38. > :40:44.that biblical sense of an absolute purge of selfish goals,

:40:44. > :40:52.but it is also the opening of a door into SHARED riches.

:40:52. > :40:55.I don't think it's at all fanciful to say that,

:40:55. > :40:58.in all her public engagements,

:40:58. > :41:04.our Queen has shown a quality of joy in the happiness of others,

:41:04. > :41:08.she has responded with just the generosity St Paul speaks of

:41:08. > :41:13.in showing honour to countless local communities and individuals

:41:13. > :41:18.of every background and class and race.

:41:18. > :41:23.She has made her "public" happy, and all the signs are that

:41:23. > :41:33.she is herself happy, fulfilled and at home in these encounters.

:41:33. > :41:42.

:41:42. > :41:43.The

:41:43. > :41:43.The same

:41:43. > :41:45.The same can

:41:45. > :41:55.To declare a lifelong dedication The same can be said of Prince

:41:55. > :41:56.

:41:56. > :42:05.Philip and our prayers and thoughts To declare a lifelong dedication

:42:05. > :42:15.But it is also to respond to the And perhaps that is the challenge

:42:15. > :42:15.

:42:15. > :42:20.St Paul implies that we should be of a shared joy far greater

:42:20. > :42:26.that we find the strength to take the risks and make the sacrifices -

:42:26. > :42:29.even if this seems to reduce

:42:29. > :42:34.our individual hopes of secure enjoyment.

:42:34. > :42:38.Moralists - archbishops included -

:42:38. > :42:43.can thunder away as much as theylike, but they'll make no difference

:42:43. > :42:46.unless and until people see that

:42:46. > :42:50.there is something transforming and exhilarating

:42:50. > :42:55.about the prospect of a whole community rejoicing together,

:42:55. > :43:01.being glad of each other's happiness and safety. This alone

:43:01. > :43:06.is what will save us from the traps of ludicrous financial greed,

:43:06. > :43:11.of environmental recklessness, of collective fear of strangers

:43:11. > :43:15.and collective contempt for the unsuccessful and marginal,

:43:15. > :43:24.and many more things that we see fartoo much of, around us and within us.

:43:24. > :43:27.One crucial aspect of discovering such a vision -

:43:28. > :43:31.and many still do discover it in their service of others,

:43:31. > :43:34.despite everything -

:43:34. > :43:40.is to have the stories and examples available that show it's possible.

:43:40. > :43:44.Thank God, there are many wonderful instances

:43:44. > :43:48.lived out unobtrusively throughout the country and the Commonwealth.

:43:48. > :43:53.But we are marking today the anniversary of one historic

:43:53. > :43:56.and very public act of dedication -

:43:56. > :44:03.a dedication that has endured faithfully, calmly and generously

:44:03. > :44:09.through most of the adult lives of most of us here.

:44:09. > :44:13.We are marking six decades of living proof

:44:13. > :44:16.that public service is possible

:44:16. > :44:22.and that it is a place where happiness can be found.

:44:22. > :44:25.To seek one's own good and one's own wellbeing

:44:25. > :44:30.in the health of the community is sacrificially hard work -

:44:30. > :44:37.but it is this search that is truly natural to the human heart.

:44:37. > :44:40.That's why it is not a matter of tight-lipped duty

:44:40. > :44:45.or grudging compliance with someone else's demands.

:44:45. > :44:52.Jesus himself says "My food is to do the will of him who sent me,"

:44:52. > :44:57.and that's what is at the heart of real dedication.

:44:57. > :45:04.This year has already seen a variety of Jubilee creations and projects.

:45:04. > :45:07.But its most lasting memorial would be the rebirth

:45:07. > :45:11.of an energetic, generous spirit of dedication

:45:11. > :45:15.to the common good and the public service,

:45:15. > :45:20.the rebirth of a recognition that we live less than human lives

:45:20. > :45:25.if we think just of our own individual good.

:45:25. > :45:28.Listen again for a moment to St Paul.

:45:28. > :45:34."We have gifts that differ according to the grace given us -

:45:34. > :45:40."the giver, in generosity, the leader, in diligence,

:45:40. > :45:44."the compassionate, in cheerfulness.

:45:44. > :45:50."Outdo one another in showing honour, extend hospitality to strangers.

:45:50. > :45:56."Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

:45:56. > :45:59."Live in harmony with one another.

:45:59. > :46:05."Take thought for what is noble in the sight of all."

:46:05. > :46:10.Dedication to the health and wellbeing of a community

:46:10. > :46:16.is all this and more. May we be given the grace to rediscover this

:46:16. > :46:21.as we give thanks today for Her Majesty's 60 years

:46:21. > :46:31.of utterly demanding yet deeply joyful service.

:46:31. > :46:58.

:46:58. > :47:03.# O thou the central orb of righteous love

:47:03. > :47:13.# Pure beam of the most high eternal light

:47:13. > :47:14.

:47:14. > :47:24.# Of this our wintry world Thy radiance bright

:47:24. > :47:25.

:47:25. > :47:35.# Awakes new joy in faith Hope soars above

:47:35. > :47:38.

:47:38. > :47:48.# Come, quickly come And let thy glory shine

:47:48. > :47:55.

:47:55. > :48:01.# Come, quickly come And let thy glory shine

:48:01. > :48:09.# Gilding our darksome heaven with rays divine

:48:09. > :48:19.# Thy saints with holy lustre round thee move

:48:19. > :48:22.

:48:22. > :48:32.# As stars about thy throne Set in the height

:48:32. > :48:37.

:48:37. > :48:42.# Of God's ordaining counsel as thy sight

:48:42. > :48:52.# Gives measured grace to each thy power to prove

:48:52. > :49:11.

:49:11. > :49:21.# Let thy bright beams disperse the gloom of sin

:49:21. > :49:23.

:49:23. > :49:33.# Our nature all shall feel eternal day

:49:33. > :49:35.

:49:35. > :49:45.# In fellowship with thee Transforming day

:49:45. > :49:45.

:49:45. > :49:55.# To souls erewhile unclean Now pure within

:49:55. > :50:21.

:50:21. > :50:31.# Amen. #

:50:31. > :50:41.

:50:41. > :50:51.Let us give thanks for the lifelong service of Her Majesty

:50:51. > :51:01.

:51:01. > :51:06.Let us give thanks for the lifelong service of Her Majesty

:51:06. > :51:08.as Monarch of this Nation and Realms,

:51:08. > :51:11.as Head of the Commonwealth,

:51:11. > :51:14.as Defender of the Faith and as a servant of the people.

:51:14. > :51:16.We pray that God will continue to bless and guide her

:51:16. > :51:19.and that she may continue to find love, joy and peace

:51:19. > :51:23.in her life and in her duties.

:51:23. > :51:25.Lord, in your mercy.

:51:25. > :51:29.ALL: Hear our prayer.

:51:29. > :51:33.O God, who providest for thy people by thy power,

:51:33. > :51:37.and rulest over them in love,

:51:37. > :51:41.vouchsafe so to bless thy Servant our Queen,

:51:41. > :51:44.that under her this nation may be wisely governed,

:51:44. > :51:49.and thy Church may serve thee in all godly quietness,

:51:49. > :51:54.and grant that she being devoted to thee with her whole heart,

:51:54. > :51:58.and persevering in good works unto the end,

:51:58. > :52:03.may, by thy guidance, come to thine everlasting kingdom,

:52:03. > :52:06.through Jesus Christ our Lord.

:52:06. > :52:10.ALL: Amen.

:52:10. > :52:16.Let us also give thanks for the rich inheritance

:52:16. > :52:19.of custom and values which we find in this United Kingdom

:52:19. > :52:22.and throughout the Realms and Commonwealth.

:52:22. > :52:24.We pray that we may grow closer together

:52:24. > :52:26.in our partnerships of government, business, and civil society.

:52:26. > :52:28.Lord, in your mercy.

:52:28. > :52:31.ALL: Hear our prayer.

:52:31. > :52:36.Go before us, O Lord, in all our doings,

:52:36. > :52:42.with thy most gracious favour and further us with thy continual help,

:52:42. > :52:49.that in all our works begun, continued and ended in thee,

:52:49. > :52:56.we may glorify thy holy name and finally, by thy mercy,

:52:56. > :53:02.obtain everlasting life - for thy name's sake we ask it.

:53:02. > :53:07.ALL: Amen.

:53:07. > :53:12.Let us give thanks for the witness of the Christian Church,

:53:12. > :53:15.and of communities of faith throughout the world, as we grow

:53:15. > :53:18.in respect for the traditions and wisdom of our brothers and sisters.

:53:18. > :53:21.We pray that God will bless our common witness,

:53:21. > :53:24.that as we share together in faith and service,

:53:24. > :53:28.we may be a powerful symbol of faith, hope and love under God.

:53:28. > :53:32.Lord, in your mercy.

:53:32. > :53:36.ALL: Hear our prayer.

:53:36. > :53:40.Teach us, good Lord, to serve thee as thou deservest -

:53:40. > :53:44.to give, and not to count the cost,

:53:44. > :53:47.to fight, and not to heed the wounds,

:53:47. > :53:49.to toil, and not to seek for rest,

:53:49. > :53:53.to labour, and not to ask for any reward,

:53:53. > :53:56.save that of knowing that we do thy will;

:53:56. > :53:58.now and for ever.

:53:58. > :54:02.ALL: Amen.

:54:02. > :54:05.Let us give thanks for the members of the Royal Family,

:54:05. > :54:08.for their service to this country,

:54:08. > :54:11.as well as for the support they give to Her Majesty.

:54:11. > :54:13.We pray that God will bless all that they do

:54:13. > :54:17.to support and encourage public and voluntary service

:54:17. > :54:19.through their work with Institutions of the State,

:54:19. > :54:22.charities and other organisations,

:54:22. > :54:26.that together we may honour one another, and seek the common good.

:54:26. > :54:29.Lord, in your mercy.

:54:29. > :54:34.ALL: Hear our prayer.

:54:34. > :54:37.Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness,

:54:37. > :54:42.we humbly beseech thee to bless Philip Duke of Edinburgh,

:54:42. > :54:47.Charles Prince of Wales and all the Royal Family:

:54:48. > :54:51.endue them with thy Holy Spirit;

:54:51. > :54:54.enrich them with thy heavenly grace;

:54:54. > :54:58.prosper them with all happiness;

:54:58. > :55:03.and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom, for Jesus Christ's sake.

:55:03. > :55:11.ALL: Amen.

:55:11. > :55:14.As we give thanks for Her Majesty's reign of 60 years and the example

:55:14. > :55:17.of a life symbolised by duty and sustained by faith,

:55:17. > :55:22.so we thank God for the blessings we have received at his hand

:55:22. > :55:29.and for that grace which he has bestowed on us in the Beloved.

:55:29. > :55:33.ALL: Almighty God, Father of all mercies,

:55:33. > :55:38.we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks

:55:38. > :55:44.for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men.

:55:44. > :55:48.We bless thee for our creation, preservation,

:55:48. > :55:52.and all the blessings of this life,

:55:52. > :55:55.but above all for thine inestimable love

:55:55. > :56:00.in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ,

:56:00. > :56:05.for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

:56:05. > :56:10.And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies,

:56:10. > :56:14.that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful,

:56:14. > :56:17.and that we shew forth thy praise,

:56:17. > :56:21.not only with our lips, but in our lives,

:56:21. > :56:27.by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee

:56:27. > :56:31.in holiness and righteousness all our days.

:56:31. > :56:37.Through Jesus Christ our Lord,to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost

:56:37. > :56:41.be all honour and glory, world without end.

:56:41. > :56:45.Amen.

:56:45. > :56:48.God grant to the living, grace,

:56:48. > :56:50.to the departed, rest,

:56:50. > :56:54.to the Church, The Queen, the Commonwealth and all humankind,

:56:54. > :56:57.peace and concord,

:56:57. > :57:01.and to us his servants, life everlasting.

:57:01. > :57:11.ALL: Amen.

:57:11. > :57:22.

:57:22. > :57:28.# O Praise ye the Lord! Praise him in the height

:57:28. > :57:36.# Rejoice in his word Ye angels of light

:57:36. > :57:43.# Ye heavens adore him By whom ye were made

:57:43. > :57:53.# And worship before him In brightness arrayed

:57:53. > :57:54.

:57:54. > :58:01.# O praise ye the Lord! Praise him upon earth

:58:01. > :58:09.# In tuneful accord Ye sons of new birth

:58:09. > :58:17.# Praise him who has brought you His grace from above

:58:17. > :58:27.# Praise him who has taught you To sing of his love

:58:27. > :58:28.

:58:28. > :58:35.# O praise ye the Lord! All things that give sound

:58:35. > :58:43.# Each jubilant chord Re-echo around

:58:43. > :58:51.# Loud organs, his glory Forth tell in deep tone

:58:51. > :59:01.# And sweet harp, the story Of what he has done

:59:01. > :59:02.

:59:02. > :59:09.# O praise ye the Lord! Thanksgiving and song

:59:09. > :59:17.# To him be outpoured All ages along

:59:17. > :59:25.# For love in creation For heaven restored

:59:25. > :59:35.# For grace of salvation O praise ye the Lord!

:59:35. > :59:36.

:59:36. > :59:39.# Amen

:59:39. > :59:49.# Amen. #

:59:49. > :59:57.

:59:57. > :59:57.We'll

:59:57. > :59:57.We'll now

:59:57. > :00:03.We'll now hear

:00:03. > :00:13.We'll now hear the choristers of the Diamond Royal in St Paul's

:00:13. > :00:18.

:00:18. > :00:28.# Lord of wisdom # Lord of justice

:00:28. > :00:28.

:00:28. > :05:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:05:17. > :05:26.# I am here God of time and eternity, whose Son

:05:26. > :05:30.the Realms and Territories with Elizabeth,

:05:30. > :05:38.our beloved and glorious Queen. In this year of Jubilee,

:05:38. > :05:47.grant her your gifts of love and joy and peace

:05:47. > :05:56.as she continues in faithful obedience to you, her Lord and God,

:05:56. > :06:02.and in devoted service to her lands and peoples,

:06:02. > :06:10.and those of the Commonwealth, now and all the days of her life,

:06:10. > :06:14.through Jesus Christ our Lord.

:06:14. > :06:24.ALL: Amen.

:06:24. > :06:24.The

:06:24. > :06:25.The Bishop

:06:25. > :06:35.The Bishop of

:06:35. > :06:35.

:06:35. > :08:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:08:02. > :08:12.The Bishop of London, the Right # Whence the healing stream

:08:12. > :08:36.

:08:36. > :08:46.# Be thou still my strength # Be thou still my strength

:08:46. > :08:46.

:08:46. > :09:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:09:44. > :09:54.# Death of death Go forth into the world in peace,

:09:54. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :09:58.strengthen the fainthearted, support the weak,

:09:58. > :10:02.help the afflicted, honour everyone,

:10:02. > :10:05.love and serve the Lord,

:10:05. > :10:09.rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit,

:10:09. > :10:12.and the blessing of God almighty,

:10:12. > :10:15.the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,

:10:15. > :10:18.be amongst you and remain with you always.

:10:18. > :10:28.ALL: Amen.

:10:28. > :10:52.

:10:52. > :10:57.# God save our gracious Queen

:10:57. > :11:02.# Long live our noble Queen

:11:02. > :11:08.# God save The Queen!

:11:08. > :11:18.# Send her victorious Happy and glorious

:11:18. > :11:18.

:11:18. > :11:28.# Long to reign over us God save The Queen!

:11:28. > :11:33.

:11:33. > :11:37.# Thy choicest gifts in store

:11:37. > :11:42.# On her be pleased to pour

:11:42. > :11:49.# Long may she reign

:11:49. > :11:59.# May she defend our laws And ever give us cause

:11:59. > :11:59.

:11:59. > :12:05.# To sing with heart and voice

:12:05. > :12:15.# God save The Queen! #

:12:15. > :12:53.

:12:53. > :12:53.The

:12:53. > :12:53.The music

:12:53. > :13:01.The music by

:13:01. > :13:07.The music by wallet watt played by the cathedral's organist Simon

:13:07. > :13:12.Johnson on this magnificent instrument brings this Service of

:13:12. > :13:22.Thanksgiving to an end. They move away from the high altar

:13:22. > :13:26.

:13:26. > :13:31.of St Paul's towards the Great West Door.

:13:31. > :13:37.Through the choir - the 41 children of the Diamond, sang the music of

:13:37. > :13:43.William Todd with words from Michael Happenel drawn from that

:13:43. > :13:46.lesson of Proverbs we had from the Old Testament that opened the

:13:46. > :13:56.Service. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who preached about

:13:56. > :14:32.

:14:32. > :14:35.The procession posing for a moment to bow in respect to the Queen,

:14:35. > :14:38.standing today without the Duke of Edinburgh of course, who is in

:14:38. > :14:42.hospital, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, who will accompany her

:14:42. > :14:52.for the rest of the day in the Duke's place.

:14:52. > :14:52.

:14:52. > :15:02.The great pearl sword of the City of London borne by the Lord Mayor.

:15:02. > :15:03.

:15:03. > :15:11.Part of this magnificent array moving now through the grand arches

:15:11. > :15:17.of the cathedral. It has been a service intended to catch the

:15:17. > :15:23.public side of this occasion. The Archbishop talking in his sermon

:15:23. > :15:30.about that theme of common humanity, public service and dedication, but

:15:30. > :15:33.also a service that's exhibited something of the intimacy that is

:15:33. > :15:37.so intwined in these Jubilee celebration days and was obvious on

:15:37. > :15:40.the river on Sunday and the crowds around Buckingham Palace in the

:15:40. > :15:43.concert last night, and in every aspect of this celebration which

:15:43. > :15:52.has brought people on to the rather cold and sometimes wet streets of

:15:52. > :15:55.London in celebration. An intimacy natural for a Sovereign whose

:15:55. > :16:05.public deeds have been so embedded in the life of the nation and in

:16:05. > :16:17.

:16:17. > :16:23.Second only the second Diamond Jubilee. This, a magnificent

:16:23. > :16:31.occasion, in the precinct laid out by Christopher Wren. In a building

:16:32. > :16:37.which has stood as a beacon in the City of London for all that time.

:16:37. > :16:46.Even for Londoners, it can catch the breath when you catch a glimpse

:16:46. > :16:56.of it, or see it looming from some unexpected point of view. Who can

:16:56. > :17:01.think of London without St Paul's on the skyline? Even as it has been

:17:01. > :17:11.encroached upon by taller, glass buildings, it has retained its

:17:11. > :17:15.dignity and its power to thrill. The Queen herself follows the

:17:15. > :17:19.procession of clergy towards the Great West Door, outside which she

:17:19. > :17:27.will find a very happy crowd, waiting to greet her. After that

:17:28. > :17:30.she will move on to Mansion House in the City, not far away. Other

:17:30. > :17:34.members of the royal family will go to the Guildhall, just a little bit

:17:34. > :17:40.further on. The Prince of Wales I think will accompany the Queen in

:17:40. > :17:45.the absence of the Duke of Edinburgh. And then she will go on

:17:45. > :17:50.to the Palace of Westminster, where the City livery companies have laid

:17:50. > :17:54.on a magnificent lunch. From there, the carriage procession will take

:17:54. > :17:58.her down the Mall back to Buckingham Palace, where, weather

:17:58. > :18:07.permitting, there will be a balcony appearance, the tradition of such

:18:07. > :18:12.occasions, and a fly-past. But now, the colours, the music, the

:18:12. > :18:22.ceremonial and the grander of this magnificent cathedral bring the

:18:22. > :18:22.

:18:22. > :19:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:19:36. > :19:46.service to a close, as the bells The new Dean of St Paul's

:19:46. > :19:54.

:19:54. > :19:59.accompanying the Queen. She acknowledges the crowd. The car is

:19:59. > :20:06.ready, and it is a very short journey now for Her Majesty, from

:20:06. > :20:12.St Paul's Cathedral to the Mansion House for a relatively brief

:20:12. > :20:22.reception there with senior members of the City of London Corporation.

:20:22. > :20:38.

:20:38. > :20:42.And then after that, there will be a formal lunch at Westminster Hall.

:20:42. > :20:46.The Queen and her Lady-in-Waiting, ready for this short journey,

:20:46. > :20:51.having heard the Archbishop of Canterbury, just months away from

:20:51. > :20:57.his retirement from that post, giving a strong and direct message,

:20:57. > :21:01.relating the Diamond Jubilee to the Queen's lifelong service and to the

:21:01. > :21:06.lives of millions of others, and asking them to reflect on their own

:21:06. > :21:16.lives, and whether they can understand and maybe commit

:21:16. > :21:17.

:21:17. > :21:23.themselves to a greater degree of public service. The Prince of Wales

:21:23. > :21:33.and the Duchess of Cornwall leaving St Paul's, and they will be

:21:33. > :21:48.

:21:48. > :21:58.attending a separate Reception at Guildhall. The Queen was

:21:58. > :22:05.

:22:05. > :22:12.accompanied at St Paul's by the Lord Mayor of London, bearing a

:22:12. > :22:15.great pearl sword which is a symbol of his authority. The relationship

:22:15. > :22:20.between the City of London and the sovereign has not always been a

:22:20. > :22:24.smooth one. Simon Schama is still with me, and Simon, the fact that

:22:24. > :22:29.the Queen is going to lunch in the City of London tells us a little

:22:29. > :22:36.bit about the state of that relationship... It does. One thing

:22:36. > :22:40.we have had from this wonderful morning has been expensive

:22:40. > :22:45.reference to the Commonwealth. One must never forget how extraordinary

:22:45. > :22:54.it is that the problems of empire merged into a genuine affection for

:22:54. > :23:00.the Commonwealth. And then we have the Square Mile of the City, which

:23:00. > :23:07.is rightly, indomitably proud of its traditions. The City government

:23:07. > :23:09.goes back to the early Middle Ages, it predates Parliament. So, it is

:23:09. > :23:14.part of the magic of our constitutional arrangements that

:23:15. > :23:21.the sovereign is prepared to accept the sense of integrity and

:23:21. > :23:29.dependence that the City has, even at the most ceremonial level. --

:23:29. > :23:36.independence. It was many centuries ago that the sovereign allowed the

:23:36. > :23:41.City to elect a honour. So, for the sovereign to be clever enough and

:23:41. > :23:44.subtle enough to do that was an indication of how attentive the

:23:44. > :23:49.sovereign was. It is a reciprocal relationship of delicate

:23:49. > :23:54.attentiveness, I would describe it that way! Well, that attentiveness

:23:54. > :24:00.is still in evidence today, because we have seen the Lord Mayor of

:24:01. > :24:09.London with the Queen. In fact, this reception at Mansion House

:24:09. > :24:13.takes place at the official residence of the Lord Mayor. Some

:24:13. > :24:18.250 people will be there, members of the City of London Corporation

:24:18. > :24:23.and their partners and guests. There will be a much bigger

:24:23. > :24:26.Reception at Guildhall, which is not to far away, one of the most

:24:26. > :24:31.historic buildings within the City of London, and that is being

:24:31. > :24:35.attended by other members of the royal family. But as I say, the

:24:35. > :24:39.Queen will not be lunching at Mansion House, she will be lunching

:24:39. > :24:44.at the Palace of Westminster a little later on. Plenty of

:24:44. > :24:49.entertainment laid on as well at Mansion House today. We will see

:24:49. > :24:53.the Commonwealth Anthem performed by the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra

:24:53. > :25:03.and Choir, too. They will be performing specially composed

:25:03. > :25:08.

:25:08. > :25:13.pieces for this occasion. A very, very modest pace, as befits the day,

:25:13. > :25:17.Simon. Of course, people want a good look at the Queen. I mentioned

:25:17. > :25:21.before the absence of carriages. On previous occasions, the carriage

:25:21. > :25:29.allowed people to have a very good view of the monarch, but this is

:25:29. > :25:33.rather different. Yes, we hope that the weather will allow the carriage

:25:33. > :25:37.later. It is very important. I think what we have seen over this

:25:37. > :25:42.whole weekend has been an enormous outpouring of affection. Because

:25:42. > :25:47.the country is going through such tough times, we live in a culture

:25:47. > :25:55.where money and celebrity and power are everything, and there is

:25:55. > :26:05.something wonderfully simple and innocent, and people respect that

:26:05. > :26:09.

:26:09. > :26:19.in the Queen enormously. The Lord Mayor of the City of London and his

:26:19. > :26:21.

:26:21. > :26:27.wife greet the Queen. Around the door, the Musketeers of the

:26:27. > :26:35.Honourable Artillery Company. The crowd seeing an impromptu version

:26:35. > :26:40.of God Save The Queen. So, that's the arrival at Mansion House. That

:26:40. > :26:45.reception should take up to an hour, maybe a little less. And these are

:26:45. > :26:50.the arrivals at Guildhall, a much bigger reception, for most of the

:26:50. > :26:53.congregation which was at St Paul's Cathedral, up to 2000 people. Most

:26:53. > :26:58.of the members of the royal family will be here, too. We are looking

:26:58. > :27:03.here at the modern part, as Prince Harry emerges, the modern part of

:27:03. > :27:08.Guildhall. The ancient part goes back to the 15th century, and it is

:27:08. > :27:13.one of the most impressive buildings in London. Yes, and there

:27:13. > :27:19.is a great deal of panelling, a tremendous amount of civic heraldry.

:27:19. > :27:25.Part of the art of doing this in our wonderfully peculiar way is

:27:25. > :27:31.that commoners, really, got to enjoy the sense of self-importance,

:27:31. > :27:36.with a little bit of heraldry. There is one officer in the

:27:36. > :27:44.corporation who glories in the title of Chief, there. It sounds

:27:44. > :27:47.like an oxymoron! And of course today, they are still with us in

:27:47. > :27:56.the sense that we have the Court of Common Council, which is all to do

:27:56. > :28:00.with the ranks of authority in the City. The Reception at Guildhall

:28:00. > :28:10.itself will also be attended a little later on by the Lord Mayor

:28:10. > :28:27.

:28:27. > :28:36.of the City of London, once the The Prince of Wales, who delivered

:28:36. > :28:39.a very effective, moving and witty speech last night at the concert.

:28:39. > :28:47.It was a moving tribute, and of course it mentioned the fact that

:28:47. > :28:53.his father was in hospital, unable to attend. I thought the Queen

:28:53. > :28:58.missed Prince Philip a lot during the service. We will have more from

:28:58. > :29:03.you later on, because there is more to come. Now, the Queen, as we said,

:29:03. > :29:06.at Mansion House, enjoying the reception hosted by the Lord Mayor

:29:06. > :29:14.of London and the City of London Corporation. We are expecting the

:29:14. > :29:18.Queen to leave there at around 12:30pm. And then we will be going

:29:18. > :29:23.along to the Palace of Westminster. Here we are. One of the most

:29:23. > :29:28.magnificent sites anywhere in the country, the great medieval roof of

:29:28. > :29:33.Westminster Hall. 1,000 years of history contained within these

:29:33. > :29:43.great walls. It is a splendid space, and of course, Simon, it really has

:29:43. > :29:44.

:29:44. > :29:49.seen some of the biggest events in The hammerbeam ceiling was done I

:29:49. > :29:52.believe in the reign of Richard II who had a troubled time. Charles I

:29:52. > :29:57.was tried in Westminster Hall, but it's also of course been the place

:29:57. > :30:04.of the lying in state of the Queen's father and her mother, as

:30:04. > :30:08.well, so it's had this magnificent balance, really, between conflict

:30:08. > :30:11.and respect. Well, it's a much more cheerful theme we're talking about

:30:11. > :30:15.in the sense that it's youth. That's the theme of the lunch today

:30:15. > :30:18.in Westminster Hall despite the fact, as you say, as it has seen

:30:18. > :30:23.happy and sad events over the years. We'll have the National Youth

:30:23. > :30:27.Orchestra as well. That's there, and they'll be performing a little

:30:27. > :30:30.later on. Black Rod, who we saw earlier, is one of the governor's

:30:30. > :30:36.of the orchestra. They'll be performing for the Queen a little

:30:36. > :30:41.later. The hall, itself, by the way, is laid out in a way you don't see

:30:41. > :30:45.very often because there are some 700 people having lunch there -

:30:45. > :30:48.lots of those invited to lunch today have some great stories to

:30:48. > :30:53.share about their lives, about their work, why they were picked to

:30:53. > :30:59.be there today, so we picked our own three of them as examples for

:30:59. > :31:04.you just to explain a little more about what's going on.

:31:04. > :31:11.I didn't quite believe that it was lunch with the Queen. I thought it

:31:11. > :31:14.was a lunch with the company of gardeners. It's really exciting to

:31:14. > :31:20.be going to have lunch with the Queen. I couldn't describe how I

:31:20. > :31:26.felt when I opened the invite - over the moon, I think. I work at a

:31:26. > :31:30.plantation which is a woodland garden which is organically managed.

:31:30. > :31:34.It's a beautiful setting. It's a wonder to work in such a nice place.

:31:34. > :31:38.To keep it maintained to a good standard is my pleasure. I have

:31:38. > :31:43.worked here at the hospice for 19 years. When you're approaching the

:31:43. > :31:45.end of life, dying is a frightening process, and it's a lonely process,

:31:45. > :31:48.so partly things like explaining to people what's happening, what

:31:48. > :31:57.they're going to notice is a very important and very rewarding part

:31:57. > :32:03.of the work, really. The fact that I work here and live

:32:03. > :32:09.here - it's my home. I'm the second generation, and there will

:32:09. > :32:14.hopefully be a third, when me and my younger brother as well intends

:32:14. > :32:22.to carry on the dairy farm. I did get ill six years ago, which

:32:22. > :32:25.resulted in me losing my legs. After Stensive sessions of

:32:25. > :32:30.physiotherapy basically started walking in the outside environments

:32:30. > :32:36.- in the Royal parks, Regent's Park. I thought, that's a nice

:32:36. > :32:41.environment to work in. Maybe I'll pursue a career in horticulture.

:32:41. > :32:46.Dad was happy for me. Every day he keeps reminding me saying, "You

:32:46. > :32:51.don't realise how lucky you are." Mum was as chuffed as he was,

:32:51. > :32:56.really, bouncing off the roof. really excited about going, and

:32:56. > :33:03.it's just unbelievable that I have been invited to such a historic

:33:03. > :33:06.occasion. It's just unbelievable. It's something I'll be able to tell

:33:06. > :33:10.my grandkids, my kids in years to come. It's an opportunity of a

:33:10. > :33:15.lifetime and something I'll never, ever get the chance to do again, so

:33:15. > :33:19.I'm very much looking forward to it. I was thrilled to be invited. It's

:33:19. > :33:22.a real privilege, this is sort of the chance of a lifetime, and I'm

:33:22. > :33:32.just amazed and humbled to be going, really, to take part in the

:33:32. > :33:35.

:33:35. > :33:39.You have come down from the farm in Cumbria. This is only your second

:33:39. > :33:43.time in London, is that right? That's right. What did you make of

:33:43. > :33:48.it all? It's mental - all the people about. It's buzzing. There's

:33:48. > :33:51.many places I have seen in my life - bunting everywhere. Everyone's

:33:51. > :33:55.excited, getting in the spirit of things. Just here for this lunch

:33:55. > :33:58.today - it's an exciting day. You're going to be sitting at the

:33:58. > :34:02.table with the Duke of Edinburgh, who, unfortunately, can't be here

:34:02. > :34:05.today, but at the table opposite you, the Queen will be sitting.

:34:05. > :34:09.that right? I didn't know that. Yeah, it's a bit of a shame, really.

:34:09. > :34:13.I was looking forward to meeting the Duke of Edinburgh, but

:34:13. > :34:17.obviously has to put his health first. Of course. I wish him all

:34:17. > :34:20.the best. I am still looking forward to it nevertheless. Ergen

:34:20. > :34:24.Ahmed, when you received the invitation, you didn't realise at

:34:24. > :34:33.first how grand an occasion it was going to be. No, I thought it was

:34:33. > :34:39.going to be a lunch with the Worshipful Company of Gardeners.

:34:39. > :34:43.They say you're going to be sitting at a table with Prince Harry.

:34:43. > :34:46.it's very exciting news. You're hoping to have a chat with him?

:34:46. > :34:50.I'm sure. How do you feel being in this wonderful hall? It's a great

:34:50. > :34:56.atmosphere, isn't it? It's fantastic. Yeah, I can't believe I

:34:56. > :34:59.am here. I am absolutely ecstatic to be here. It's actually

:34:59. > :35:04.unbelievable! And Maggie, you were one of the select few - or the

:35:04. > :35:07.three of you are - who have been invited here today. Do you know why

:35:07. > :35:12.you were chosen? It's a huge privilege to be chosen - the

:35:12. > :35:18.Worshipful Company of Barbers are very much linked with the hospice

:35:18. > :35:21.where I worked, and they wanted a representative of the hospice, so I

:35:21. > :35:25.am humbled and privileged to have been invited. Looking forward to

:35:25. > :35:29.it? Very much so. It's a wonderful setting and a great celebration of

:35:29. > :35:33.the Queen and all her commitment and service to the country. It's

:35:33. > :35:37.fabulous. You haven't got long to wait because in a reasonably short

:35:37. > :35:39.time the Queen and the Royal Family will be coming in here. Enjoy your

:35:39. > :35:43.lunch - I am sure you will - in this wonderful hall.

:35:43. > :35:46.In that hall we'll have the National Children's Orchestra of

:35:46. > :35:49.Great Britain performing. We're all looking forward to that. It seems a

:35:49. > :35:53.good moment to pause and just remind ourselves that over the past

:35:53. > :35:57.60 years the Queen has visited as many as 116 countries, meeting many

:35:57. > :36:02.thousands of people along the way. She's also travelled tens of

:36:02. > :36:04.thousands of miles here within the UK meeting people in just about

:36:05. > :36:08.every corner of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, many

:36:08. > :36:18.of those she's met over the years have some very interesting stories

:36:18. > :36:19.

:36:19. > :36:23.The reason I like to photograph the Royal Family was I loved one side -

:36:23. > :36:28.the pomp and ceremony and the colour, the formality of it, the

:36:28. > :36:32.history, but on the other side, the offduty, the human side. The

:36:32. > :36:37.photographs you're most keen on are the ones that capture her sense of

:36:37. > :36:39.humour because she has a face that lights up when she laughs. One of

:36:39. > :36:44.the unwritten rules about photographing the Royal Family is

:36:44. > :36:48.you don't photograph them eating and drinking. It was just a

:36:48. > :36:54.temptation too much for me when I saw the Queen standing there with a

:36:54. > :36:58.cup of team I thought, that's it - I am off to the Tower of London now,

:36:58. > :37:02.taking a picture of her with her tea. The role of the chairman is to

:37:02. > :37:09.greet the Queen at the door when she arrives and basically look

:37:09. > :37:13.after her during the course of the meeting, which is an honour and a

:37:13. > :37:16.privilege. No matter how many times you do it, you still get that

:37:16. > :37:20.feeling of excitement just before she arrives. It is a wonderful

:37:20. > :37:24.occasion, and three of the members take tea with Her Majesty, and she

:37:24. > :37:29.does actually pour the tea. I think it's wonderful that Her Majesty has

:37:29. > :37:32.reached 60 years on the throne, and long may she reign. Just some of

:37:32. > :37:36.the voices there - people who have met the Queen over the years. We'll

:37:36. > :37:38.have more as the day progresses, some with some very, very

:37:38. > :37:43.interesting stories to tell. That service at St Paul's was notable

:37:43. > :37:47.for lots of things, especially the Diamond Choir. Earlier we heard

:37:47. > :37:51.about their journey to be selected to sing for the Queen. Let's find

:37:51. > :37:55.out what that experience was like for them. Sophie Raworth is there

:37:55. > :38:00.for us. Weren't they amazing? I am here with three members of the

:38:00. > :38:05.choir as well as the composer Will Todd. You were all absolutely

:38:05. > :38:10.wonderful. You're ten. You're 11. You're 12. What was it like? Just

:38:10. > :38:14.pure joy. I wasn't feeling nervous, just singing my heart out.

:38:14. > :38:19.Brendan, you had to write 50 words about why you wanted to sing today.

:38:19. > :38:23.What did you say? I said it's the best gift that I can offer the

:38:23. > :38:26.Queen for her Diamond Jubilee and I said it's going to be a once-in-a-

:38:27. > :38:31.lifetime opportunity, and it's just going to be amazing. Describe what

:38:31. > :38:35.it was like when you were out there singing. Well, it was just amazing.

:38:35. > :38:40.There is nothing else I can say. It felt like a dream. It felt as if it

:38:40. > :38:45.just wasn't happening because it's so rare and amazing for it to

:38:45. > :38:48.happen. Part of history you're making. Yeah. And Katie as well - I

:38:48. > :38:52.mean, you're rather sad it's all over, aren't you? Oh, yeah. It's

:38:52. > :38:56.once in a lifetime. We're going to remember this for the rest of our

:38:56. > :39:01.lives - you know, our children and our children's children. It's going

:39:01. > :39:05.to be amazing. All of my friends are watching. Congratulations to

:39:05. > :39:09.all of you. You were beautiful. I think you moved a lot of people

:39:09. > :39:13.here, and Will Todd, what was that like for you? You must be so proud

:39:13. > :39:16.of them. I am extremely proud of these young people because they

:39:16. > :39:20.have come together just in a couple of days to rehearse together, and

:39:20. > :39:25.they have drawn together as a group, and they have conquered all of

:39:25. > :39:27.their nerves and fears. I think they looked magnificent and sounded

:39:28. > :39:30.fabulous. I think they certainly moved a lot of people inside St

:39:30. > :39:34.Paul's trade. Thank you very much. Back to you.

:39:34. > :39:39.They should be proud because they sung beautifully - the Diamond

:39:39. > :39:42.Choir there with just three of the members - three of the young

:39:42. > :39:46.members chatting to Sophie. They're rightly proud of what they have

:39:46. > :39:49.achieved. I think I should remind you of what we're going to see in

:39:49. > :39:52.the next couple of hours. We have seen a lot already. This is our map

:39:52. > :39:57.of what is going to go on. We mention Mansion House because the

:39:57. > :40:01.Queen is there already at the reception. After, she'll be making

:40:01. > :40:11.her way back past St Paul's where, the service took place, along Fleet

:40:11. > :40:12.

:40:12. > :40:17.Street, then back along The Strand, past Aldwich, past Somerset house,

:40:17. > :40:21.Charing Cross, then this time down Whitehall, Downing Street,

:40:21. > :40:26.Parliament Square, into the Sovereign's entrance of the Houses

:40:26. > :40:36.of Parliament because the service takes place at the Palace of

:40:36. > :40:36.

:40:36. > :40:45.Westminster. So the Queen will also be accompanied by the Duke and

:40:45. > :40:49.Duchess of Wales, Prince William and a Harry. The Royal Wedding was

:40:49. > :40:55.principally seen as projecting a new, youthful image and profile to

:40:55. > :40:59.the world. Leading the charm offensive are Princes William and

:40:59. > :41:04.Harry and Catherine too, and so far, commentators say, it's all going

:41:04. > :41:12.according to plan. It couldn't have been a more

:41:12. > :41:16.successful 12 months for the Royal Family. The emergence of the young

:41:16. > :41:21.woils, Prince William and his new wife and Prince Harry coming more

:41:21. > :41:24.and more to the fore- we're really seeing a reins vigouration of the

:41:24. > :41:28.brand. They're the future of the monarchy. They have a vitality.

:41:28. > :41:31.They have a youth. They have a glamour about them that is making

:41:31. > :41:35.people come behind the Royal Family in way they hadn't before. I was

:41:36. > :41:42.with Harry in the Caribbean. It really was extraordinary to see the

:41:42. > :41:46.reaction he had everywhere he went. One day in Jamaica he was meant to

:41:46. > :41:51.meet Usain Bolt. He didn't just meet him but raced him, then he

:41:52. > :41:56.goes for a meeting with the Prime Minister. He ends up hugging her.

:41:56. > :42:02.The crowds literally went crazy for him. Prince William sees his

:42:02. > :42:10.military service and career as incredibly important. In fact, it

:42:10. > :42:15.comes before his Royal duties. The Duchess of Cambridge took on her

:42:15. > :42:19.duties in January, culminating in a speech. You have all made me feel

:42:19. > :42:22.so welcome, and I feel hugely honoured to be here to see this

:42:22. > :42:26.wonderful centre. I think she did incredibly well. She was really

:42:26. > :42:31.nervous, but determined to give a good performance and didn't put a

:42:31. > :42:34.foot wrong. I know for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge their tour of

:42:34. > :42:38.Canada was their favourite part, but for me it was interesting to

:42:38. > :42:45.see them in Los Angeles on this bit of the tour they tagged on on the

:42:45. > :42:49.end. You saw top A listers. This was shortly after the wedding.

:42:49. > :42:53.Already the two had confirmed themselves as the biggest stars in

:42:53. > :42:56.the world. Since then the story has only got bigger. I think the secret

:42:56. > :43:01.to their success is they decide what they're going to do and how

:43:01. > :43:05.they're going to do it. This small team around them only actually

:43:05. > :43:10.advise them. They call all the shots. The Princes - they know

:43:10. > :43:16.their own minds. They know what they will and won't do. They bring

:43:16. > :43:21.people's enthusiasm with them behind their charities.

:43:22. > :43:25.There is no doubt these three young Royals have modernised the monarchy.

:43:25. > :43:29.That's not just because it's the next generation. They're funky,

:43:29. > :43:35.authentic and young. I think everyone in the Palace is thrilled

:43:35. > :43:39.for them, and the world is lapping it up.

:43:39. > :43:44.Watching that with me is Katie Nicholl. Thanks for joining us once

:43:44. > :43:48.again. As Royal Editor of the Mail on Sunday, you're following these

:43:48. > :43:53.young Royals in detail and their every move. How do you assess the

:43:53. > :43:58.last year for them? It was Prince William who a little while ago

:43:58. > :44:02.spoke about modernising the Royal Family. He said it was a difficult

:44:02. > :44:07.world to use in the context of the Royal Family. It is because part of

:44:07. > :44:11.the charm of the Royal Family is that it's steeped in antiquity and

:44:11. > :44:16.heritage. But I think we're seeing them moving the Royal Family

:44:16. > :44:19.forward, embracing a new era and the tours they're taking on -

:44:19. > :44:23.they're the next generation of ambassadors for Her Majesty, the

:44:23. > :44:28.Queen. The Queen needs substitutes. She cannot be the only one doing

:44:28. > :44:32.this. Of course Charles and Camilla are active. They take on a lot of

:44:32. > :44:38.engagements, but the Queen takes on 400 engagements a year. She needs

:44:38. > :44:41.to now start passing these on. She has a perfect trio lined up, the

:44:41. > :44:47.Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. You saw that wonderful Canada tour just

:44:47. > :44:51.weeks after the Royal wedding. Nobody knew how particularly the

:44:51. > :44:55.Duchess would perform. She was a star. It was as if she was born to

:44:55. > :45:01.do it. Together, they're a formidable couple. And Prince Harry

:45:01. > :45:07.we have just seen come back from Belize, the Bahamas, his first tour

:45:07. > :45:12.on behalf of the Queen. What a success. One thought is, as William

:45:12. > :45:19.is doing such a proper job as a helicopter rescue pilot - Harry too

:45:19. > :45:26.- how do they combine that with their role as Royals? So far, so

:45:27. > :45:31.good. Prince William is a search- and-rescue point. Prince Harry is

:45:31. > :45:34.about to be deployed sometime next year. The question is what next?

:45:34. > :45:38.The Duke of Cambridge is coming to a point where he's going to have to

:45:38. > :45:43.make a decision by the end of this year whether he's going to stay in

:45:43. > :45:46.the RAF, move into the Army or come out and take on full-time Royal

:45:46. > :45:49.working duties. It's a decision he hasn't made yet, but will be

:45:49. > :45:52.interesting to watch. Thank you very much. We asked earlier on for

:45:52. > :45:55.you to e-mail us pictures and images and tell us what you're

:45:55. > :46:05.doing, which is great, because you have been doing just that. Let me

:46:05. > :46:09.

:46:09. > :46:17.remind you of the address, of You can send them in on to I am

:46:18. > :46:22.told I have got a few to show you already. This one comes from Camp

:46:22. > :46:27.Bastion, in Afghanistan, where thousands of British forces are

:46:27. > :46:32.serving. They were very keen to send us this image, telling us that

:46:32. > :46:37.they are celebrating the Jubilee, and sending their own

:46:37. > :46:42.congratulations to the Queen. This one is a group of scientists on

:46:42. > :46:48.board the ship the James Cook in the North Atlantic. They were keen

:46:48. > :46:57.to show us that they are having a good time. And another one we have

:46:57. > :47:02.just received, this one is actually from Japan, deep England and his

:47:02. > :47:06.family, they have been celebrating the Jubilee. The lunch which is

:47:06. > :47:12.taking place at the Palace of Westminster is being organised by

:47:12. > :47:18.the livery companies of the City of London. They have a long tradition

:47:18. > :47:24.of doing charitable work, and Fiona Bruce is there to speak to one of

:47:24. > :47:34.the main people. You are the Master Mercer. Just tell us all about

:47:34. > :47:36.

:47:36. > :47:39.livery companies. They were the original guilds, established in the

:47:39. > :47:43.12th century, it was informal associations, members of the same

:47:43. > :47:51.craft coming together, they would help each other, they would pay for

:47:51. > :47:57.funerals, they would help each other out. But now, it is mainly

:47:57. > :48:06.charity work? Yes, charities is basically what the company's do now.

:48:06. > :48:12.Some have still got a trade link, however. You have just had a

:48:12. > :48:21.briefing with Black Rod, so tell us all about it. Some of it was about

:48:21. > :48:31.how to greet the Queen. It is very much your Majesty, and after that,

:48:31. > :48:31.

:48:31. > :48:39.it is ma'am, as in Spam. It is not the pronunciation you might expect.

:48:39. > :48:45.And you're sitting next to her? I hope she turns in my direction.

:48:45. > :48:49.It is a great honour. And it is a great honour to be here. For the

:48:49. > :48:55.livery companies, it enables us to showcase what we do, and all the

:48:55. > :49:01.organisations we support. Enjoy it very much. Have a wonderful lunch.

:49:01. > :49:06.That was the Master Mercer, and the Mercers, the number one livery

:49:06. > :49:16.company, we will talk a bit more about them later on. Talking about

:49:16. > :49:16.

:49:16. > :49:22.excitement, Fearne is over in St James's Park, with Jake. Yes, we

:49:22. > :49:26.are having our Jubilee tea-party here. The Archbishop of Canterbury

:49:26. > :49:30.was talking in St Paul's, and you could have heard a pin drop here.

:49:30. > :49:40.We are having a lovely time, and we have got an array of diamond guests

:49:40. > :49:41.

:49:41. > :49:45.joining us today. The first one is indeed a gem, Angela Griffin. The

:49:45. > :49:50.Queen is about to settle down to her lunch, and you hosted your own

:49:50. > :50:00.on Sunday - how did it go? I did, I had a big Jubilee lunch on my

:50:00. > :50:00.

:50:01. > :50:10.street. I am an ambassador, but it was absolutely brilliant. It rained

:50:10. > :50:13.all day, but it did not dampen our spirits. There is a misconception

:50:14. > :50:17.that it is going to take loads of organisation, but we just said on

:50:17. > :50:22.the invitations, bring your table, bring your chairs and your food,

:50:22. > :50:26.and we will all convene at 11 o'clock and have a party. We asked

:50:26. > :50:32.everybody to bring some maquiss for the rain. But actually it was quite

:50:32. > :50:40.easy to organise. That's the way to have a party, let everybody else do

:50:40. > :50:46.have a party, let everybody else do all the hard work. I love these

:50:46. > :50:50.photos. Is this your husband getting caught out on camera?

:50:50. > :50:57.and also my best friend is on that picture. There was so much food.

:50:57. > :51:02.She brought loads of stuff down. We had baked everything, everything!

:51:02. > :51:07.There was a party, even bigger than yours, on Sunday, at Piccadilly.

:51:07. > :51:14.There were more than 2,500 sittings, including the Duchess of Cornwall,

:51:14. > :51:17.who is a patron of the Big Jubilee Lunch. She was quoted as saying,

:51:17. > :51:23.you cannot beat a sausage roll. Jubilee lunch was all about

:51:23. > :51:27.bringing people together, as we have seen. And it will be happening

:51:27. > :51:33.every year as well, so you can join in next year if you did not do so

:51:33. > :51:37.this year. Now, as we have heard, we all love to have a street party.

:51:37. > :51:41.There have been about 9,500 street parties up and down the country. Of

:51:41. > :51:45.course, the Commonwealth has been getting involved as well, lighting

:51:45. > :51:55.beacons and having street parties. Let's have a round-up of all the

:51:55. > :51:55.

:51:55. > :52:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:52:55. > :52:59.Just a quick flavour of some of the events of the past couple of days,

:52:59. > :53:02.as people have joined in all the celebrations. It will not be long

:53:02. > :53:06.before we see one of the prime features of these possessions on

:53:06. > :53:09.days like this, because the Household Cavalry will be ready to

:53:09. > :53:15.provide the Sovereign's Escort for the Queen when she returns from the

:53:15. > :53:19.Palace of Westminster back to the Palace here. That is all to come.

:53:19. > :53:24.Of course, they are doing the final preparations for that Sovereign's

:53:24. > :53:30.Escort, and Clare Balding is at the Hyde Park Barracks now. What is

:53:30. > :53:35.going on? Right at the front of the procession, you will see the

:53:35. > :53:43.magnificent drum horses. This is Achilles, known as Rodney. He has

:53:43. > :53:49.been beautifully groomed. Look at that, for attention to detail, his

:53:49. > :53:54.moustache has been waxed. For all the soldiers who live and work here

:53:54. > :53:58.at the barracks, it is a huge day. But for many of them, they never

:53:58. > :54:03.came near a horse until they joined the Household Cavalry. So, this is

:54:03. > :54:07.what it takes to become part of one of the oldest and most prestigious

:54:07. > :54:11.regiments in the army. The Queen's ceremonial bodyguard riding down

:54:12. > :54:15.the Mall is one of the capital's proudest traditions. But what does

:54:15. > :54:20.it take to join the Mounted Regiment of the Household Cavalry?

:54:20. > :54:26.The journey begins at these barracks in Windsor. The training

:54:27. > :54:32.is intense, with 5am starts six days a week. The physical side is

:54:32. > :54:36.relentless. It is really hard, physical work all day. The grooming,

:54:36. > :54:41.the drill. One minute you're in the deserts of Afghanistan Fund

:54:41. > :54:47.fighting, and now, I am scooping out horse muck at 6 o'clock in the

:54:47. > :54:51.morning. Afghanistan is really hard. This is more of the physically hard

:54:52. > :54:55.job. Afghanistan is mentally challenging. Just come back from

:54:55. > :54:59.Afghanistan, going straight to horses, it is a massive transition.

:54:59. > :55:06.It is a massive difference, but it is something I have to do, it is

:55:06. > :55:10.part of my job, so I just need to crack on and do it. I had never

:55:10. > :55:17.been near a horse before I came here. But obviously they are

:55:17. > :55:23.lovable creatures. I needed to break the ice with the horse. But

:55:23. > :55:31.apart from a donkey in Blackpool, no, never. This is a fast track

:55:31. > :55:36.course. They will go from novice to accomplished rider in just 14 weeks.

:55:36. > :55:40.Once they have completed their walk, trot and canter, they haven't even

:55:40. > :55:46.more challenging test. Today, we have got jumping for the first time,

:55:46. > :55:53.so it should be rather exciting. She is a big horse. First time

:55:53. > :55:57.jumping, so I am just a bit nervous. You look absolutely terrified! Go

:55:58. > :56:03.on, then. You have to push them as hard as you can, without causing

:56:03. > :56:07.any injuries or anything like that. It will build their confidence

:56:07. > :56:11.eventually. A lot of the time, if people fall off, they can be a bit

:56:11. > :56:17.shaken. We check they are not injured, then it is straight back

:56:17. > :56:25.on top, and off to do the exercise again. For! That's it, well done.

:56:25. > :56:34.Relax! Hands forward! What are you doing? Think about what you're

:56:34. > :56:39.doing, don't just sit there. They then move on to the hardest part of

:56:39. > :56:45.the course, the kit ride, where they learn to clean and polish the

:56:45. > :56:51.full ceremonial uniform. It takes about four hours to do all of mic.

:56:51. > :56:55.It is quite a long process. I have not had much sleep! Being

:56:55. > :57:00.immaculately turned-out is just part of it. There is still the

:57:00. > :57:07.small matter of learning all of the manoeuvres, in heavy uniform.

:57:07. > :57:12.That's it, no more than that! have two weeks before their

:57:12. > :57:22.training is completed. Will they have what it takes to become the

:57:22. > :57:22.

:57:22. > :57:27.Queen's own personal bodyguard on this her Diamond Jubilee?

:57:27. > :57:30.Well, let's speak to a few of the men who you saw in the film. They

:57:31. > :57:36.are now fully kitted out, looking incredibly smart. Why did you

:57:37. > :57:43.choose to join the Household Cavalry? I had done military

:57:43. > :57:46.training in the past, but I came to the Household Cavalry, I have done

:57:46. > :57:53.the trooping of the colour, it is awesome. The diverse nature of the

:57:53. > :57:58.job, that is why I joined. I know that you were injured during the

:57:58. > :58:03.course - are you all right now? I am fine now. I had a bit of a

:58:03. > :58:07.haematoma to my left leg, there was quite a bit of swelling. But I have

:58:07. > :58:13.managed to catch up, and Dida now getting to ride in the Jubilee,

:58:13. > :58:23.which is fantastic. You were badly injured in Afghanistan. I actually

:58:23. > :58:23.

:58:23. > :58:28.came out of it all right. I was involved with an IED, and we had a

:58:28. > :58:33.serious casualty in the back, but the rest of us, we carried on.

:58:33. > :58:38.Obviously, you do not get shot at doing this, but you get a massive

:58:38. > :58:46.sense of pride, supporting the Queen. We are also doing it for our

:58:46. > :58:52.comrades in Afghanistan as well. And a new horse, a new relationship

:58:52. > :58:58.to be formed... Yes, he is pretty young horse, only four years old,

:58:58. > :59:05.quite spicy. It is my first season, I am quite looking forward to it.

:59:05. > :59:10.little bit nervous? Quite a bit nervous, just in case something

:59:11. > :59:15.spooks the horse. The crowds will be cheering you. Good luck. One

:59:15. > :59:25.thing I never knew until today was that the Household Cavalry

:59:25. > :59:31.

:59:31. > :59:36.affectionately referred to the She is my grandmother, then she's

:59:36. > :59:41.the Queen, so you kind of have that delicate relationship the whole

:59:41. > :59:44.time. Trying to not get in the way also of some engagements or events

:59:44. > :59:48.that are going on, then realising when I got a stiff hit around the

:59:48. > :59:52.back of the time it was probably time to behave. She does have a

:59:52. > :59:57.wicked sense of humour, though, doesn't she? Yeah, both of them do,

:59:57. > :00:01.but definitely she loves to laugh. When she's relaxed amongst family,

:00:01. > :00:06.that's when the true laughter comes out. She enjoys having the family

:00:06. > :00:10.around. She enjoys, I guess, having the sense of normality that brings.

:00:10. > :00:14.She very much leaves the family to go off and find their own way. If

:00:14. > :00:20.you get it wrong, stand by! You'll be put back in your place, which

:00:20. > :00:23.quite rightly so. I couldn't imagine at 25 myself the

:00:23. > :00:30.responsibility that she had been taking on - it just shows how

:00:30. > :00:35.strong she is. In a very probably male-dominated age where it must

:00:35. > :00:40.have been extremely daunting to be put in that position - it must have

:00:40. > :00:43.been incredible to have that burden that responsibility placed on you.

:00:44. > :00:47.To sort of give up her life in service - it leaves you speechless

:00:47. > :00:51.to think about how much she's achieved. And I think the support

:00:51. > :00:58.of grandpa as well can't be underestimated. I think he's been a

:00:58. > :01:02.rock for her publicly and privately. My grandfather seems to be doing

:01:02. > :01:07.his own thing - wandering off like a fish down the river - the fact

:01:07. > :01:11.that he's there - I personally don't think she could do it without

:01:11. > :01:14.him, especially when they're both at this age. Whenever granny walks

:01:14. > :01:18.into a room, everyone stands up, stops and watches her because

:01:18. > :01:23.obviously it's huge when she walks into a room. I find that incredible.

:01:23. > :01:26.I kind of go, oh! Her ability to strike up conversations just like

:01:26. > :01:29.that with anybody is remarkable. It's something I am desperately

:01:30. > :01:33.trying to learn off her as much as possible because obviously you can

:01:33. > :01:37.imagine when you get to a big group of people and draw them into a

:01:37. > :01:41.conversation, it can be very hard. But she just does it so seamlessly.

:01:41. > :01:45.She's a proper professional at her trade, and you have some young up-

:01:45. > :01:48.start like me trying to do it his way - it's always important now and

:01:48. > :01:53.again to look at how it's really done.

:01:53. > :01:58.Any time the National Anthem is struck up, I always used to just

:01:58. > :02:02.sing it, as you do. But then since joining the Army, I would get

:02:02. > :02:06.massive goose bumps that connection she's my grandmother and also being

:02:06. > :02:11.in the Army, at times like that when you're singing that, it really

:02:11. > :02:15.hits me and you think, wow. Maybe it means more to me than I actually

:02:15. > :02:20.give off. 60 years on the throne - it's fantastic, and I think she's

:02:20. > :02:23.brought life, energy, passion to the job. She's managed to modernise

:02:23. > :02:26.and evolve the monarchy like no other, and it just shows the

:02:26. > :02:29.strength of women at the top. I think it's fantastic, and she's

:02:29. > :02:35.done a - she's really set the bar very, very high.

:02:35. > :02:41.APPLAUSE Setting the bar very high, and with

:02:41. > :02:45.me is the distinguished historian Sir David Cannadine. It's good to

:02:45. > :02:49.be here, a day not to miss. Not to miss that phrase again, modernising

:02:49. > :02:54.the monarchy, which came up again and the Duke of Cambridge

:02:54. > :02:57.mentioning what the Queen has done is to modernise it in a way that

:02:57. > :03:03.was maybe unimaginable 20 years ago. I think that's right. When the

:03:03. > :03:05.Queen, as it were, took on the job in 1952, it was still in many ways

:03:05. > :03:09.a Victorian institution. She was of course very young. There was hope

:03:09. > :03:13.things would change, and I think she and Prince Philip themselves

:03:13. > :03:18.began to modernise the monarchy for their own time in their own

:03:18. > :03:25.generation, and as now as we move on one or two more generations it

:03:25. > :03:28.is happening again. Modernising is in a curious way a activity for the

:03:29. > :03:32.monarchy. It's always changing and in other ways it's always staying

:03:32. > :03:35.the same. Two things I wanted to talk to you in detail about - first

:03:35. > :03:39.of all, it's the remarkable duration of the reign, 60 years,

:03:39. > :03:42.and the fact that in itself is a very special thing. There is a

:03:42. > :03:46.second issue about how British society has changed in that time.

:03:46. > :03:50.Let's hold on to that thought in a second and talk about the rain and

:03:50. > :03:53.just underline for us of what we're seeing this weekend - this extended

:03:53. > :03:56.weekend. To have been head of state for 60 years is kind of

:03:56. > :04:01.extraordinary, and it's so extraordinary that we don't tend to

:04:01. > :04:06.think it is that she's always been around for most of our lives. Only

:04:06. > :04:10.Queen Victoria has notched up 60 years, and when you think the Queen

:04:10. > :04:15.became Queen Hitler had only been dead seven years. Stalin was in the

:04:15. > :04:21.Kremlin, and President Truman was about to be replaced by Eisenhower.

:04:21. > :04:26.That's a long way from Angela Merkel and Barack Obama. It's an

:04:26. > :04:29.extraordinary span of human experience and history to have

:04:29. > :04:35.encompassed. There are six bands performing for us today. They're

:04:35. > :04:38.making their way towards Parliament Square. If we have a closer look at

:04:38. > :04:48.the buttons - this is the button test coming up on the bands because

:04:48. > :04:49.

:04:49. > :04:53.this is how we tell which regiment closer - shall I have a guess?

:04:53. > :04:57.Shall I say it's the Band of the Grenadier Guards? If I see the

:04:57. > :05:02.buttons, I'll be able to tell you. Anyway, there are six bands.

:05:02. > :05:08.They'll include that band, the Coldstream Guards, the RAF, the

:05:08. > :05:12.Scots Guards and Royal Marines Band and back at Buckingham Palace, the

:05:12. > :05:16.Irish Guards too. All of them entertaining the crowds for the

:05:16. > :05:26.next hour or so, and then later on, of course, accompanying the

:05:26. > :05:31.

:05:31. > :05:37.processions as they come back towards Buckingham Palace.

:05:37. > :05:47.Very happy to say that's the Band of the Grenadier Guards.

:05:47. > :06:13.

:06:13. > :06:20.Marines Band, just leaving Buckingham Palace and making their

:06:20. > :06:24.way up to the Mall as well towards their performance place, which is

:06:24. > :06:31.today Derby Gate, which is just beyond Whitehall, so they'll be

:06:31. > :06:34.performing for the crowds at Derby Gate. Grenadier Guards will be

:06:34. > :06:44.making their way to Marlboro Road, so hopefully we'll be catching up

:06:44. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:51.with the Scots Guards and the Cold stream -- Coldstream Guards too.

:06:51. > :06:57.They'll be busy today - the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery,

:06:57. > :06:59.because they'll be firing a special gun salute on Horse Guards' Parade.

:06:59. > :07:03.That shall be during the carriage procession this afternoon when the

:07:03. > :07:07.Queen and other members of the Royal Family will be along their

:07:08. > :07:13.way along Whitehall up to Trafalgar Square and along the Mall, but the

:07:13. > :07:17.gun salute will be fired then. All of these images, David, really,

:07:17. > :07:23.telling us about tradition and continuity. It's worth noting as

:07:23. > :07:28.well while we talk about that tradition we really are marking 60

:07:28. > :07:31.years of pretty dramatic and revolutionary changes as well in

:07:31. > :07:35.British society. We think tradition matters lot, and we associate

:07:35. > :07:39.tradition with the Royal Family, but as we were saying earlier, it's

:07:39. > :07:43.the balance between continuity and change which has been significant

:07:43. > :07:46.throughout the history of the monarchy. If we think of the

:07:46. > :07:50.traditions of Royal ceremony we take for granted - many of them are

:07:50. > :07:56.inventions of the late 19th century at the time of the Diamond Jubilee

:07:56. > :07:59.of Queen Victoria, and by the same token, in one sense the Queen has

:07:59. > :08:03.provided enormous continuity across 60 years. In other ways, lots of

:08:03. > :08:06.things have changed. If we think when she became Queen, the British

:08:06. > :08:09.Empire was very much in existence. Britain had an Royal Navy. It was

:08:09. > :08:17.still a great industrial power. Most of that's gone in the course

:08:17. > :08:20.of her reign. In that sense, she's been a kind of recessional Queen.

:08:20. > :08:24.She's declined, and I think the ordinal management of decline has

:08:24. > :08:29.been more orderly and better managed because she's been there.

:08:29. > :08:34.That empire has translated, as you say, into a Commonwealth, so in

:08:34. > :08:38.that sense, the global reach is still there. Yes, it's a global

:08:38. > :08:44.reach that's changed its mode of the British Empire of Queen

:08:44. > :08:49.Victoria was about power, about dominion over Parliament Pine. The

:08:49. > :08:54.Queen is central to that. She's the focus of the sentiment, and she's

:08:54. > :08:59.the symbol of the voluntary association, but it still means

:08:59. > :09:04.that, in a way that's not true of any other Sovereign, she's a global

:09:04. > :09:08.monarch. That's unique to our British monarch compared to any

:09:08. > :09:14.other. This is Trafalgar Square. We have the clock counting down to the

:09:14. > :09:18.next big event happening in the UK, the 2012 Olympics. Trafalgar Square

:09:18. > :09:22.pretty full today, as you would expect, and people joining in. I am

:09:22. > :09:29.just interested in this moment in photograph algar square because

:09:29. > :09:34.it's one of those relatively squa scarce big piazzas in London. There

:09:34. > :09:39.aren't many those. There aren't many of those. This is where people

:09:39. > :09:44.get together when they want to get together in public in large numbers.

:09:44. > :09:50.Trafalgar Square is where people should go. It is a monument to Lord

:09:50. > :09:55.Nelson and many other heroes. The only other place that is perhaps

:09:55. > :10:04.comparable to that which we shall be seeing today is in front of

:10:04. > :10:10.Buckingham Palace itself. Here is a view for you looking down towards

:10:10. > :10:15.the south coast, I imagine, down thwarts Portsmouth. Yes, there is

:10:15. > :10:21.Lord Nelson surveying the seen as he's done for the best part of 50

:10:21. > :10:31.years atop that column and seen many historical events go by, of

:10:31. > :10:37.which this is just the latest. There. That's a great sight. That's

:10:37. > :10:43.Trafalgar Square. That's Trafalgar Square. You can see in the top

:10:43. > :10:46.corner Canada House, the Portrait Gallery, reminding us of many

:10:46. > :10:52.centuries of Britain that in a sense we're marking and celebrating

:10:52. > :10:57.today. Let's travel two-and-a-half miles

:10:57. > :11:04.to the east because the Queen is emerging from Mansion House. We're

:11:04. > :11:14.going to listen to the Commonwealth Anthem by the Commonwealth Youth

:11:14. > :11:14.

:11:14. > :13:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:13:15. > :13:21.Orchestra and Choir. Commonwealth Anthem. Playing in the

:13:21. > :13:24.choir, performers from India, Ghana, Jamaica, Sri Lanka and the UK. The

:13:24. > :13:34.Queen pausing to listen to the anthem, which is composed for the

:13:34. > :13:36.

:13:37. > :13:40.So the Queen is about to leave Mansion House, and then there is a

:13:40. > :13:45.little journey down to the Palace of Westminster for lunch at the

:13:45. > :13:47.Palace of Westminster itself, and David, it's worth marking at this

:13:47. > :13:54.point there have been several significant moments for the Queen

:13:54. > :13:58.at the Palace of Westminster. I am not talking about the state opening,

:13:58. > :14:02.but Westminster Hall. That is such an important caldron, isn't it, as

:14:02. > :14:07.the other Royals make their way towards Guildhall for the reception

:14:07. > :14:12.itself. The Prince of Wales on his Monarch's Way with the Duchess of

:14:12. > :14:16.Cornwall and Prince Harry too, as they make their way. A good moment

:14:16. > :14:21.for us to reflect on this event today at Westminster Hall. We have

:14:21. > :14:25.done the city with St Paul's and these receptions. We're now moving

:14:25. > :14:28.to Westminster. There are two big connections between the monarchy

:14:28. > :14:34.and Westminster. One is Westminster Abbey, where so many weddings have

:14:34. > :14:38.occurred, most recently last year. That's incidentally a 20th century

:14:38. > :14:43.invention. Royal weddings didn't occur there in previous sessions -

:14:43. > :14:51.and go a long way back. There is other evidence of Westminster Hall

:14:51. > :14:54.itself - again, in its current role, lying in state, and addresses to

:14:54. > :14:57.the Queen on her Silver Jubilee, her Golden Jubilee and Diamond

:14:57. > :15:00.Jubilee and the speeches she has made in reply, so the association

:15:00. > :15:10.of the Queen at Westminster - the Queen in a sense in Parliament has

:15:10. > :15:11.

:15:11. > :15:21.been very important on these three The Queen is ready to leave Mansion

:15:21. > :15:29.

:15:29. > :15:34.House. That reception took just under an hour. The Pipemen And the

:15:34. > :15:39.Musketeers still on duty outside. Leaving Mansion House, passing some

:15:39. > :15:44.more modern buildings. The Royal Exchange. Some glorious buildings

:15:45. > :15:50.in this part of the City of London, a real sense of its long history.

:15:50. > :15:56.And then back towards St Paul's Cathedral. In effect, the Queen

:15:56. > :16:06.will be retracing her steps along Fleet Street and along the Strand,

:16:06. > :16:08.

:16:08. > :16:15.back down towards Trafalgar Square. I am tempted to ask you to compare

:16:15. > :16:21.this with the scenes of 10 years ago, and also with 1977. It was a

:16:21. > :16:27.very different country then. This is rather more understated,

:16:27. > :16:33.actually. No formal grand carriages involved. What other contrast would

:16:33. > :16:43.you draw? It is of course remarkable that we can draw these

:16:43. > :16:48.

:16:48. > :16:52.contrasts at all. Victoria achieved the same reign, but she did not

:16:52. > :16:57.celebrate all of the Jubilees because of the death of Albert. It

:16:57. > :17:01.is interesting that the Diamond Jubilee, in some sense, has been

:17:01. > :17:05.the most understated of the three that she has celebrated. We have

:17:05. > :17:11.not yet had a splendid carriage procession, whereas we did in

:17:11. > :17:16.earlier times. Precisely what that tells us I am not exactly sure. It

:17:16. > :17:21.may just be saying that this is a more modern image of the monarchy

:17:21. > :17:27.being projected, compared to earlier occasions. As the Queen

:17:27. > :17:31.gets older, the image projected is in some ways more modern. In 1977,

:17:31. > :17:35.a long time ago now, the Queen travelled in a carriage to St

:17:35. > :17:44.Paul's Cathedral, and it was a much grander per session, before the

:17:44. > :17:49.service itself. It was not any old carriage, either. -- procession. It

:17:49. > :17:54.was a display which maybe today, as Prince Charles said last night,

:17:54. > :17:59.with lots of people suffering in economic terms, may not be seen as

:17:59. > :18:07.appropriate. That's right. In some senses, by comparison with those

:18:07. > :18:12.earlier times, this event is rather understated. It is all relative.

:18:12. > :18:15.This Bentley was given to the Queen on the occasion of the Golden

:18:15. > :18:22.Jubilee 10 years ago. Some fantastic face painting going on

:18:22. > :18:26.today. Somebody has been working really hard on that. The crowd is

:18:26. > :18:31.slightly thinning out on the way down here, but I'm sure that when

:18:31. > :18:34.we get down to Trafalgar Square, we will see more people, and certainly

:18:34. > :18:42.by the time we get to the Mall this afternoon, there will be a very big

:18:42. > :18:52.crowd, we can guarantee that. The Queen, accompanied by her Lady-in-

:18:52. > :18:58.

:18:58. > :19:08.Waiting today. Making their way back to St Paul's. The bell ringers

:19:08. > :19:19.

:19:19. > :19:22.of St Paul's still doing a fine job. The service ended an hour ago. But

:19:22. > :19:32.they have committed to be ringing the bells for at least three hours

:19:32. > :19:33.

:19:33. > :19:38.after the service. So much of this part of London, David, was badly

:19:38. > :19:43.damaged, not just in the Great Fire, which saw a rebirth of this area,

:19:43. > :19:47.but then of course in the Second World War, too. St Paul's stands as

:19:47. > :19:53.a bold statement of defiance. But lots of this area has changed a

:19:53. > :19:57.great deal. There are those marvellous photographs from the

:19:57. > :20:01.Second World War of St Paul's holding up with much of London

:20:01. > :20:06.around it apparently succumbing to a German bombs. There were those

:20:06. > :20:11.spectacular visual images of it surrounded by smoke and destruction,

:20:11. > :20:17.which remain to this day very powerful. The sense that St Paul's

:20:17. > :20:20.is the place where Jubilees take place is particularly strong. Queen

:20:20. > :20:25.Victoria's Golden Jubilee service was at Westminster Abbey, but since

:20:25. > :20:29.then, they have all been at St Paul's, and today's is just the

:20:29. > :20:33.latest in that sequence. I would like to talk about the familiarity

:20:33. > :20:38.of the route. Earlier today, we showed an image of the young

:20:38. > :20:43.Princess Elizabeth, as she then was, attending the Silver Jubilee of

:20:43. > :20:48.George V, her grandfather. I think that was the first time we had had

:20:48. > :20:51.a proper Silver Jubilee celebration, is that true? Yes, that was the

:20:51. > :20:57.first Silver Jubilee ever celebrated in this country, because

:20:57. > :21:05.Victoria, as we were saying earlier, did not celebrate hers. So, that

:21:05. > :21:09.was 1935. This route from St Paul's is a very familiar one. And now we

:21:09. > :21:15.have the Prince of Wales, Prince Harry, the Duchess of Cornwall,

:21:15. > :21:19.making their way to the lunch at Westminster Hall. The Queen has

:21:19. > :21:24.made this journey along this route many times, as you have just said,

:21:24. > :21:32.Huw. What is interesting about your point about times of economic

:21:32. > :21:40.anxiety, is that this is a pretty low-key affair. So, they are on

:21:40. > :21:44.Whitehall. The band's are playing already, entertaining the crowds

:21:44. > :21:53.and welcoming the members of the Royal Family as they make their way

:21:53. > :22:03.down past Downing Street, past the many statues along Whitehall, and

:22:03. > :22:13.past the Cenotaph itself. And now, you get a real sense that the

:22:13. > :22:16.

:22:16. > :22:26.crowds are much stronger here. The Duchess of Cambridge there. They

:22:26. > :22:28.

:22:28. > :22:33.will be arriving at the Palace of Westminster very shortly. As the

:22:33. > :22:38.Queen passes Downing Street, we might remember that she has now

:22:38. > :22:45.seen her 12th Prime Minister, in David Cameron, which is two more

:22:45. > :22:49.than Queen Victoria managed in her whole reign. And who knows? David

:22:49. > :22:56.Cameron may be by no means the last one. Yes, the fact file is quite

:22:56. > :23:01.remarkable. I think it is six popes, at least six American presidents,

:23:01. > :23:06.12 prime ministers, as you say. as a consequence of being around

:23:06. > :23:13.for 60 years, she has seen virtually everybody off, and no

:23:13. > :23:18.doubt there are still more to go. There was a nice moment at

:23:18. > :23:24.Westminster Hall, when the addresses were given to the Queen,

:23:24. > :23:34.on the parliamentary occasion, back in March, and there was a little

:23:34. > :23:38.

:23:38. > :23:45.bit of a laugh in the audience when the Queen she said, she had had the

:23:45. > :23:52.pleasure of "treating with" 12 prime ministers! She paused, I

:23:52. > :23:58.think she was inviting us to reflect! And into the maze of

:23:58. > :24:08.security measures at the Palace of Westminster. Now, the Queen making

:24:08. > :24:13.

:24:13. > :24:18.her way along the Strand, I think, by now. Passing a Church which has

:24:18. > :24:28.stood on that piece of land for almost 1,000 years. It is now the

:24:28. > :24:41.

:24:41. > :24:49.It is one privilege of being monarch, of course, David, that you

:24:49. > :24:52.can literally drive up the wrong side of the street. It would be

:24:52. > :25:02.rather unfortunate, and indeed in conceivable, if that had not been

:25:02. > :25:07.

:25:07. > :25:11.so. So, this is around the old witch. We were talking about the

:25:11. > :25:21.replanning of this part of London, Edward VII wanting London to have

:25:21. > :25:23.

:25:23. > :25:30.the kind of spaces which Paris and other cities had. The Aldwych Was

:25:30. > :25:33.part of that. Yes, we tend to associate royals London with these

:25:33. > :25:38.grand thoroughfares, but there, pacing relatively recent

:25:38. > :25:45.developments. Londoners took pride in the middle of the 19th century

:25:45. > :25:50.that there streets were narrow, crooked and in cemetery. The view

:25:50. > :25:54.was that streets with Grant thoroughfares were likely to be the

:25:54. > :26:01.home of absolute monarchies or authoritarian regimes. The feeling

:26:01. > :26:11.was that London was the capital of free people. The creation of what

:26:11. > :26:13.

:26:13. > :26:18.we now regard as imperial London was a creation of the 19th century.

:26:18. > :26:21.We can go over to Sonali Shah. We have just been enjoying the Band of

:26:21. > :26:26.the Royal Marines here. People here have been watching the service on a

:26:26. > :26:29.big screen. But the priority for everybody here, including three

:26:29. > :26:34.generations of this family from Kent, has been to see the Royal

:26:34. > :26:40.Family. You were here for the Royal Wedding, won't she? Yes, it is an

:26:40. > :26:44.amazing day, amazing atmosphere. You guys got a good view of the

:26:44. > :26:48.Queen on her way to St Paul's Cathedral. Absolutely amazing, she

:26:48. > :26:58.looked beautiful. Really lovely. What have you enjoyed most about

:26:58. > :27:00.

:27:00. > :27:06.this morning? Prince Harry! Definitely the Queen for me. She is

:27:06. > :27:16.one cool Granny, but not as cool as mine! Enjoy the rest of your day,

:27:16. > :27:23.

:27:23. > :27:30.What do we think, David? Would the Queen settle for the title cool

:27:30. > :27:34.Granny? She might do. We have heard a lot today about youth. We should

:27:34. > :27:44.not forget that the Queen is the great matriarch of the tribe, and

:27:44. > :27:47.

:27:47. > :27:52.has been since the death of her own mother in 2003. For those of us of

:27:52. > :27:59.slightly more mature years, the Queen as a matriarch is a very

:27:59. > :28:09.reassuring sight. Whether she is cool or not, I am not equipped to

:28:09. > :28:30.

:28:30. > :28:34.Slow, steady progress, as the Queen makes her way to the Palace of

:28:34. > :28:38.Westminster, for lunch with probably 700 people, if you include

:28:38. > :28:42.all of the people from the City livery companies, and their guests,

:28:42. > :28:47.to do with the charities associated with delivery companies. The theme

:28:47. > :28:54.will be youth, there will be lots of young people at the lunch. And

:28:55. > :28:58.the senior royals will be dotted around, hosting their own tables.

:28:58. > :29:06.And there will be senior figures from delivery companies as well

:29:06. > :29:13.sitting alongside the young people. -- from the livery companies. Just

:29:13. > :29:23.coming to the Western end of Charing Cross. Coming towards

:29:23. > :29:49.

:29:49. > :29:54.Charing Cross. Coming towards Martins in the Fields and the

:29:54. > :29:58.National Gallery in the background and the great statue of Charles I

:29:58. > :30:03.looking down Whitehall - the Queen makes her way down towards the

:30:03. > :30:10.great Departments of State, the Foreign Office and the Treasury and,

:30:10. > :30:20.of course, Number Ten Downing Street, the Ministry of Defence -

:30:20. > :30:49.

:30:49. > :30:52.lining Whitehall all the way down just a couple of months ago

:30:52. > :30:57.receiving the loyal address from the House of Commons and the House

:30:57. > :31:00.of Lords. The Lords Speaker and the Speaker of the Commons delivered

:31:00. > :31:05.their addresses in different ways. One of the features of that event

:31:05. > :31:09.was the presentation of a new window - a new stained-glass window

:31:09. > :31:18.to the Queen. That'll be installed in Westminster Hall itself. That

:31:18. > :31:22.was paid for by Parliamentarians because their gift - their Diamond

:31:22. > :31:27.Jubilee gift to the Queen. And we'll have a little more about that

:31:27. > :31:37.window in a short while because it will be one of the prime features

:31:37. > :31:56.

:31:56. > :32:06.in years to come of Westminster Parliament Square dominated by

:32:06. > :32:13.

:32:13. > :32:19.statues of Churchill and Lloyd Queen goes down Whitehall that only

:32:19. > :32:23.a hundred years ago the ultimate responsibility for governing the

:32:23. > :32:29.surface of the globe was exercised in those few buildings past which

:32:29. > :32:33.the Queen has just driven, and it's a remarkable phase in human history

:32:33. > :32:36.across that intervening hundred years all of those nations have

:32:36. > :32:44.become independent. Whitehall, of course, dominated by the Cenotaph

:32:45. > :32:54.at this end and the Women at War Memorial just north of that, and

:32:55. > :33:26.

:33:26. > :33:36.now past the Cenotaph and almost building of MPs' offices, past

:33:36. > :33:38.

:33:38. > :33:41.Westminster Hall, the statue of Cromwell, past St Stephen's

:33:41. > :33:45.entrance and down to the other entrance of the Palace of

:33:45. > :33:48.Westminster, the House of Lords end, the Victoria Tower, because at the

:33:48. > :33:58.base of that, we have the Sovereign's entrance to the Palace

:33:58. > :34:13.

:34:13. > :34:19.Palace of Westminster, there will be a few minutes of preparing for

:34:19. > :34:25.lunch, and then in a short while, we'll see the Queen being brought

:34:25. > :34:35.into Westminster Hall ready for that lunch with lots of young

:34:35. > :34:41.

:34:41. > :34:44.people and lots of people from the Palace of Westminster, it's a good

:34:45. > :34:54.moment for us to hear from someone who has had some dealings with the

:34:55. > :34:58.

:34:58. > :35:03.palace in the last year for very The first time I met the Queen was

:35:03. > :35:08.in 2001. It was the first garden I'd done at Chelsea Flower Show.

:35:08. > :35:12.I'd done a very modern garden. She didn't look terribly impressed with

:35:12. > :35:18.it. She had a glass of champagne. I told her it would look great

:35:18. > :35:21.outside her house in London. There was a buzz around the place.

:35:21. > :35:26.Everyone gets really excited. You can see people looking around the

:35:26. > :35:30.corner, is she coming yet? It's just not another visit she's doing,

:35:30. > :35:33.another duty. She seems to have a passion for it. It made me

:35:33. > :35:38.understand she's, like, a real person rather than someone you just

:35:38. > :35:42.have on your coins and stamps. Westminster Hall is the place most

:35:42. > :35:46.traditionally associated with the Sovereign, so we decided to put a

:35:46. > :35:51.stained glass window here to make sure Parliament keeps up the

:35:51. > :35:57.tradition of presenting a gift for Her Majesty for her Jubilee.

:35:57. > :36:01.Obviously, the grand unveiling is always a little bit nerve-racking.

:36:01. > :36:04.I don't think I was as nervous as the artist sitting behind me. It

:36:04. > :36:08.seems to have gone down very well. We have a very special Queen, at it

:36:08. > :36:13.seems right there should be a very special window for her.

:36:13. > :36:18.There we have a signal to the world that the Queen is at the Palace of

:36:19. > :36:22.Westminster. The Union flag being lowered. The Royal Standard is

:36:22. > :36:31.flying in the breeze there. Inside Westminster Hall, there is the

:36:31. > :36:34.scene there ready for lunch, and as you can imagine, a great sense of

:36:34. > :36:38.expectation within the hall. People probably know that the Queen is

:36:38. > :36:46.within a few minutes of arrivaling. That is the table hosted by Thomas

:36:46. > :36:55.Sheldon, the Master Mercer. That's where the Queen will be taking

:36:55. > :36:58.lunch. It will be an interesting lay-out

:36:58. > :37:03.because basically, we'll have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joint

:37:03. > :37:10.hosting, in effect, their own tables. Prince Harry and others too.

:37:10. > :37:20.As the Lord Speaker, Baroness De Sousa, who was one of those who

:37:20. > :37:21.

:37:21. > :37:31.delivered the loyal address here in Westminster Hall just a few months

:37:31. > :37:44.

:37:45. > :37:49.ago - this is the table that Prince Gardner, in that case. Then the

:37:49. > :37:53.table hosted by Prince William, so the Duke of Cambridge. That's going

:37:53. > :38:03.to be the table that's not too far way from the table that Prince

:38:03. > :38:04.

:38:04. > :38:09.Harry is at. The Master Engineer, David Skahill, co-hosting the table

:38:09. > :38:17.there with the Duke of Cambridge. And the Master Arbitrator is also

:38:17. > :38:22.hosting that table. Now, we're talking, of course,

:38:22. > :38:26.about some very, very high-quality music here too because we've got

:38:26. > :38:33.the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain, which was founded

:38:33. > :38:37.back in 1978, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, was a patron.

:38:37. > :38:45.Black Rod, as I mentioned earlier, one of the senior officers of

:38:45. > :38:51.Parliament, is a kornt governor of the National Children's Orchestra,

:38:51. > :38:55.and it's basically 114 musicians. They have just had three days of

:38:55. > :38:58.rehearsal, so a very big day for them, and looking forward to their

:38:58. > :39:03.music making. There is the window. It's still on display. It's not

:39:03. > :39:10.been installed yet. It will be installed within the great windows

:39:10. > :39:19.above the north door, but that's the window that was steined --

:39:19. > :39:23.designed by John Rentiens and paid for by both houses of Parliament,

:39:23. > :39:31.and that was their Diamond Jubilee gift to the Queen. Her Majesty on

:39:31. > :39:41.her way to lunch, and when she arrives, there will be a fanfare by

:39:41. > :39:41.

:39:41. > :40:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:40:30. > :40:36.the State trumpeters of the door opened. We were all really

:40:36. > :40:45.expecting to see the Queen at that moment, then the door shut again.

:40:45. > :40:55.So the State Trumpeters are ready, and everyone in Westminster Hall is

:40:55. > :41:13.

:41:13. > :41:16.day for the State Trumpeters. Tim West is leading that today. They're

:41:17. > :41:24.very experienced. And when we do catch another

:41:24. > :41:34.glimpse of the State Trumpeters, I am also told that they have new

:41:34. > :41:43.

:41:43. > :41:50.ininstruments to mark the Diamond Westminster Hall, I'm reminded of

:41:50. > :41:56.the fact that the Queen's first official engagement in Westminster

:41:56. > :42:06.Hall after she came to the throne was the Commonwealth Parliamentary

:42:06. > :42:15.

:42:15. > :42:25.film -- Michael Lawrence, who we saw in the film there, chatting to

:42:25. > :42:25.

:42:25. > :45:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:45:21. > :45:29.my Lords, ladies and gentlemen, pray silence for the Master of the

:45:29. > :45:38.Worshipful Company of Mersers, Mr Thomas Sheldon.

:45:38. > :45:41.Your Majesty, It is the greatest possible honour for me, as Master

:45:41. > :45:47.of the Mercers' Company, but on behalf of the Livery Companies of

:45:47. > :45:51.your City of London, to pay tribute to you on this most special of days.

:45:51. > :45:54.A day when the City has already solemnly marked this Jubilee at our

:45:54. > :45:59.great Cathedral of St Paul and through the colour and drama of the

:45:59. > :46:01.Thames River Pageant. Today we mark and we give thanks for your 60

:46:01. > :46:05.years of unstinting, unwavering commitment and service to the

:46:05. > :46:08.nation, to the wider world, and also to each and every one of your

:46:08. > :46:18.subjects here in the United Kingdom and each and every man and woman of

:46:18. > :46:24.

:46:24. > :46:28.the nations of the Commonwealth. How right it is that we should

:46:28. > :46:31.honour you here in Westminster Hall - a place that traces its history

:46:31. > :46:40.back nearly 1,000 years and a place which has itself played such a

:46:40. > :46:47.dramatic part in our national story. Your reign writes a further proud

:46:47. > :46:52.chapter of that extraordinary story. When you came to the Throne, there

:46:52. > :47:00.was talk of a new Elizabethan Age. Much has changed in the last six

:47:00. > :47:03.decades, but it has been the age of Elizabeth. You embody the very best

:47:03. > :47:10.of our national values, and represent all of which we are most

:47:10. > :47:13.proud. You are a constant in a changing world - and a constant

:47:13. > :47:16.good, with a reign characterised by a very personal connection and

:47:16. > :47:26.affinity with everyone you meet, whether they be head of state or

:47:26. > :47:35.the youngest child. It also gives us particular pleasure to welcome

:47:35. > :47:38.members of your family here today. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess

:47:38. > :47:41.of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, each

:47:41. > :47:51.of whom makes a distinctive and distinguished contribution to our

:47:51. > :47:55.

:47:55. > :48:01.national life. We are particularly sorry that the Duke of Edinburgh is

:48:02. > :48:07.not well and cannot be with us, but we all wish him a speedy recovery.

:48:07. > :48:10.Today there is before us a vast concourse of the nation. From the

:48:10. > :48:13.City's livery companies - a little like the monarchy, we cherish our

:48:13. > :48:23.great history, but we have a continued commitment and engagement

:48:23. > :48:25.

:48:25. > :48:28.to help to meet the demands and challenges of the modern age. And

:48:28. > :48:31.from the causes and the people across the nation we are proud to

:48:31. > :48:38.support. And from the marvellous young musicians of the National

:48:38. > :48:41.Children's Orchestra. There is a vast concourse beyond these ancient

:48:41. > :48:43.walls, listening on the radio, watching on television or the

:48:43. > :48:51.internet, here in your United Kingdom and across every corner of

:48:51. > :48:59.the globe. Your Majesty, I can think of no single individual who

:48:59. > :49:04.embodies duty, service and goodness as you do. I can think of no

:49:04. > :49:07.individual held in greater affection and respect. It is my

:49:07. > :49:17.honour to speak for the City's livery companies today, but I do so

:49:17. > :49:17.

:49:18. > :49:27.with the voices of countless millions raised alongside my own.

:49:28. > :49:45.

:49:45. > :49:51.Your Majesty, your Royal Highnesses, my lords, ladies and gentlemen,

:49:51. > :50:01.please rise from grace, to be said by Mr Speaker, the Right Honourable

:50:01. > :50:05.

:50:05. > :50:15.As we celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and these tables in

:50:15. > :50:23.Westminster Hall, we start in humility with those immortal words

:50:23. > :50:33.- for what we are about to receive, may the Lord makers truly thankful.

:50:33. > :50:38.

:50:38. > :50:43.The initial introduction made there by the Master Mercer, who's hosting