The Queen's Coronation Festival Gala

Welcome to the gardens of Buckingham Palace for a very

special evening celebrating the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty the

Queen's Coronation. We're about to enjoy highlights of

a spectacular gala which includes special performances from:

Katie Melua. Russell Watson. # Bring him home

# Bring him home. The Feeling. # You got me so I can't sleep at me

The English National Ballet. Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir.

Bourne's New Adventures. # We can be heroes #

And Only Boys Aloud. # We could be heroes #

Earlier, the Queen came out into the gardens to look around the

Coronation Festival, a gathering of Royal Warrant Holders from across

the UK who supply goods or services to the Royal Households. From

traditional crafts people to multinationals, these are the

people and companies who supply goods and services to the Royal

households by Royal appointment. A sunny afternoon has now turned into

a beautiful evening, and Gareth has made his way to the stage.

audience are taking their seats and members of the National Youth

Orchestra are tuning their instruments, ready to accompany

many of tonight's performances. I had better get into position

because the show is about to start. And just before it does start,

tonight's guest of honour, Her Majesty, the Queen, is arriving

along with Her Royal Highnesss, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of

Cornwall. They're now making their way to the Royal Box to enjoy the

first of this evening's Gala along with other members of the Royal

Family. APPLAUSE

Your majesty, your Royal Highnesses, Lords, ladies and gentlemen, please

welcome to the stage Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

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# Send her victorious Your majesty, your Royal Highnesses,

Lords, ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Welcome to the gardens of

Buckingham Palace for this very special Gala as part of the

Coronation Festival, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Queen's

Coronation. The Royal Warrant Holders are here to celebrate their

craft, innovation and excellence over the past 60 years, and tonight

we will echo these themes through music, song and dance. Let's start

where it all began. June the 2nd, 1953 - the Queen's Coronation in

Westminster Abbey - it was a service that honoured an ancient

tradition, but for the first time in history, the Coronation was

broadcast live on television. More than 20 million people across the

UK watched that day, as broadcasting history was made. The

most solemn part of the service was the moment when the Queen was

anointed with holy oil by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the

choir sang Zadok the Priest, the words of which have been sung at

every Coronation since King Edgar's in 973.

To perform Handel's Coronation anthem Zadok the Priest, the

English National Ballet and the Bach Choir conducted by Anthony

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# Rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced # Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia

# Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia # Alleluia, alleluia

# Amen, amen, alleluia Alleluia, alleluia, amen

# Long live the king

# God save the king

# Long live the king

# May the king live

# May the king live

# Forever, forever, forever

# Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia Amen, amen, amen, amen

Amen, amen, alleliua Amen, alleluia

# Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia. #

# Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

# 0, my love is like a red, red rose

# That's newly sprung in June

# 0, my love is like a melodie

# That's sweetly play'd in tune

# As fair thou art, my bonnie lad

# So deep in love am I

# And I will love thee still my dear

# Till a' the seas gang dry

# As fair art thou, my dear

# So deep in love am I

# And I will love thee still my dear

# Till a' the seas gang dry

# I will love thee still my dear

# While the sands o' life shall run

# Till the seas gang dry, my dear

# And rocks melt with the sun

# As fair art thou my bonny lad

# So deep in love am I

# I will come again, my love

# Though it were ten thousand mile

# I will come again. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

That

That was

That was Laura

That was Laura Wright, with the Bach Choir, performing A Red, Red

Rose, from the poem by Robert Burns. Not long after the Coronation the

Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh embarked on a six-month tour of the

Commonwealth. Since then they have visited Commonwealth countries more

than 200 times. At the start of the Queen's reign, there were just

seven nations. Today there are 54 Commonwealth members, representing

two billion people. The next piece has been specially

created in tribute to this family tree, a big dance and Roman Flight

commission - please welcome members of the East London Dance and the

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Weren't they wonderful? Now, we have another special Coronation

Festival Commission next in tribute to Her Majesty by Mike Batt, one of

the UK's leading music composers. Tonight's world premier is titled I

Will Be There and is conducted by Mike and sung by the wonderful

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# To me, she is the one # She has a smile

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# Though life is never easy I'm sure many of you have taken the

opportunity this evening to explore the beautiful gardens here at

Buckingham Palace, and you will, of course, have seen the displays of

the Royal Warrant Holders, and they represent all kinds of British

industries and pastimes from wallpaper and wellies, shortbread

and smoked fish to cheese and chocolates, so if you're feeling a

little bit peckish now, just have a look at what we've got on the menu

# You can't imagine the rapture # Oh, I can cook, too

# And I can cook, too # Oh, here's an hors d'ouvre

# Don't tell me not to fly # Have a napkin, have a chopstick

# Everybody give a cheer # I didn't do it

What do you call this dish? Coronation chicken.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!

THEY CHEER

# Baby, you're cookin' with gas

# Oh, you're a gumdrop A sweet lollipop

# A brook trout right out of the brook

# And what's more, baby I can cook!

# And what's more, baby I can cook!

One more time!

# And what's more, baby I can cook! #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Now,

Now, just

Now, just think

Now, just think how much Britain has changed since 1953. It was only

a few years later that British style, fashion, film and music

really took off - from Carnaby Street to Savile Row, pinewood to

Abbey Road - the swinging '60s conjure up so many images which

still resonate today. Matthew Bourne, with his extraordinary

company, New Adventures, is one of our great cultural success stories.

So with another special commission for this evening, please welcome to

the stage, presented by Big Dance, New Adventures to take us on a

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# I wasn't lookin' # I tried to hide

# But like heaven above me The spy who loved me

# Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight

# And nobody does it better

# Though sometimes I wish someone could

# Nobody does it quite the way you do

# Why'd you have to be so good?

# The way that you hold me Whenever you hold me

# There's some kind of magic inside you

# That keeps me from runnin' But just keep it comin'

# How'd you learn to do the things you do?

# Oh, and nobody does it better

# Makes me feel sad for the rest

# Nobody does it half as good as you

# Baby, baby, you're the best

# Baby, you're the best

# Sleep in your bed

# Ah, you're the best

# Baby, you're the best. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

The

The audience

The audience is

The audience is taking a quick interval which gives me a chance to

catch up with the man you're about the see lot more of, Russell Watson.

Have you been anxious backstage? Anxious is the word of the day. I

have been doing my warm-ups. This is by no means the only time you

have performed at Buckingham Palace, is it? No, I have been here a

couple of times in past years. I did something recently for the Duke

when he turned 90, which is on the stairs where the stage is erected.

I was nervous for that one because he stood with his arms folded for

the whole performance, then when I finished he had - I had my

microphone in my hand. He said, "What's that?" I said it was a

microphone. He said I am you can hear your voice in space!" Maybe

they will tonight as well. Thank you very much.

I am here with Katherine Jenkins. It's a fantastic line-up so far.

What have you enjoyed so far? all amazing. I think the National

Youth Orchestra are sounding awesome. It's overwhelming. I think

everybody is doing a great job. I am excited to be a part of it.

have performed for the Queen many times and for Pope John Paul II and

in Iraq and Afghanistan. What's been the highlight for you? I would

say Iraq or Afghanistan in terms of it being a proud moment but I think

every time you sing for her majesty, it's never something you get used

to. I have been lucky enough to do it a few times, and I still get

nervous even though I am never nervous. So it's a big deal. Still

pinching yourself Still pinching myself. My family are here sitting

in the garden. They can't believe they're at Buckingham Palace. It's

wonderful to share this moment with them. I'll let you go and warm-up

because part two is about to begin. Your Royal Highnesss, Lords, ladies

and gentlemen, please welcome The # You got me so

# You got me so I can't sleep # You got me so I don't know

# You got me so I can't sleep # Ever since I was a young boy

# But I ain't seen nothing like him In any amusement hall

# That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pin ball!

# He stands like a statue Becomes part of the machine

# Feeling all the bumpers Always playing clean

# He plays by intuition The digit counters fall

# That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pin ball!

# He's a pin ball wizard There has got to be a twist

# A pin ball wizard S'got such a supple wrist

# He's a pin ball wizard

# A pin ball wizard

# He's going

# He's going far

# Pressure pushing down on me

# Pressing down on you no man ask for

# Under pressure that brings a building down

# Splits a family in two Puts people on streets

# Ee yay oo

# It's the terror of knowing What the world is about

# Watching some good friends Screaming

# "Let me out"

# Well tomorrow gets me higher

# Pressure on people People on streets

# Chippin' around Kick my brains around the floor

# These are the days it never rains but it pours

# People on streets

# De da de da

# People on streets

# People on streets

# De da de da

# It's the terror of knowing What the world is about

# Watching some good friends Screaming

# "Let me out"

# Tomorrow gets me higher

# Pressure on people Pressure on streets

When I get rudely awakened by the dustmen

# Parklife

I put my trousers on Have a cup of tea

And I think about leaving the house

# Parklife

I feed the pigeons I sometimes feed the sparrows too

It gives me a sense of enormous wellbeing

# Parklife

And then I'm happy for the rest of the day

Safe in the knowledge

There will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it

# All the people So many people

# And they all go hand in hand

# Hand in hand through their

# Parklife

Thank

Thank you.

Thank you. We

Thank you. We have been The Feeling. See if you can count for us. One,

# I was so near # Are you quite sure

# Oh, I know you could use a friend but you don't seem to have the time

# Oh and I, I wonder if you'll ever get to say what's on your mind

# Oh, take a little time

# C'mon, take a little time

# I love it when you call

# I love it when you call

# I love it when you call But you never call at all

# Say what's the complication? It's only conversation

# And I love it when you call But you never call at all, oh

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Now,

Now, 60

Now, 60 years

Now, 60 years and 12 Prime Ministers later, Britain has been

through huge change since the Coronation, but there has been one

constant, the Queen. Tonight, we are proud to present the premier of

Tempus, a collaboration between the English National Ballet and the

fashion designer Julien Macdonald, which reflects on constancy through

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At the Coronation, television was of course still a novelty. People

couldn't have imagined that there would be such a thing as the

internet. Nowadays it's really hard to imagine life without it. The

composer, Eric Whitacre, is a pioneer at the forefront of both

technology and choral music. Eric has created a virtual choir using

the internet and social media to. Tell you his fascinating story,

please welcome the man I'd like to be when I grow up, Eric Whitacre.

Thank you, and good evening. Four years ago, I uploaded this video.

This is me conducting in complete silence, inviting singers from

around the world to join me... woo! # To create the world's first

virtual choir. These are people who have never met before coming

together simply to sing with one And our project grew and grew. Last

year we uploaded this video, Virtual Choir 3. Nearly 4,000

We have been working very hard for the past eight months to present

for you tonight Virtual Choir 4. This is the world premier, and I am

pleased to be joined on stage by the Bach Choir, and 8,409 voices

from 101 countries. This is Fly to # All she ever thinks about

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# But she's forgotten # Memories of soaring through

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# But she's forgotten Let's go now to an artist who has

delighted audiences right across the UK and all over the world as

well, dubbed "the people's tenor" and the Voice, he shot to stardom

back in 1999. His first song tonight is Grenada, bringing a

Spanish flavour to the gardens of Buckingham Palace. Please give a

very warm welcome to Russell Watson. # Mi cantar se vuelve gitano cuando

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# Granada tierra ensangrentada en # Mujer que conserva el embrujo

# De sueno rebelde y gitana cubierta de flores

# Y beso tu boca de grana jugosa manzana

# Que me habla de amores

# Granada manola cantada en coplas preciosas

# No tengo otra cosa que darte que un ramo de rosas

# De rosas de suave fragancia

# Que le dieron marco a la Virgen Morena

# Granada tu tierra esta llena de linda mujeres

# De sangre y de sol

# De rosas de suave fragancia

# Que le dieron marco a la Virgen Morena

# Granada tu tierra esta llena de linda mujeres

# De sangre y de sol. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Do

Do we

Do we have

Do we have any fans of Les Mis in this evening?

APPLAUSE Well, I have an incredible surprise

for you. In fact, when he agreed, I couldn't believe it myself. The

writer of the world's most successful musical is here to join

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I think it only apt that we do # He's like the son

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From one of our nation's most popular artists to another - our

next guest artist is an international star who has topped

the classical charts and sold millions of albums worldwide - she

has proved her versatility, as she's not only a singer, but also a

very talented dancer. Tonight she's here to sing for us in tribute to

this very special occasion. Would you please welcome the lovely

Katherine Jenkins. # Mi guarderai e comprenderai senza

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# E non mi stupiro' quando ti # Che il tuo posto e' tra le mie

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It is such an honour to be here to sing for you this evening. I could

stand here and sing for you this # Not for all the jewels

# And done a thousand things My heart took flight

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# And done a thousand things # Why all at once

# I could have danced danced danced

# All night

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE It's

It's almost

It's almost time

It's almost time to

It's almost time to say good night. A huge thank you to all our

performers this evening - our singers, dancers, musicians, and

especially, of course, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

conducted by Anthony Inglis. APPLAUSE

And final thanks, of course, to the Queen. Thank you for allowing us to

be here in your gardens this evening, and congratulations on an

extraordinary milestone which we all share with you in celebrating.

And so to finish off this evening, here is a very special arrangement

performed by Only Boys Aloud, conducted by Tim Rees Evans and

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# From glen to glen # The summer's gone

# Tis you, tis you must go and I must bide

# But come ye back when summer's in the meadow

# Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow

# I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow

# Oh, Danny boy

# I love you

# So ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road

# And I'll be in Scotland afore ye

# But me and my true love will never meet again

# On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

# So ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road

# And I'll be in Scotland afore ye

# But me and my true love will never meet again

# On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

# I don't know if you can see the changes that have come over me

# In these last few days I've been afraid that I might drift away

# So I've been telling old stories

# Singing songs that make me think about where I came from

# And that's the reason why I seem so far away today

# Oh, let me tell you that I love you

# That I think about you all the time

# Caledonia you're calling me and now I'm going home

# If I should become a stranger

# You know it would make me more than sad

# Caledonia's been everything I've ever had

# Yes, Caledonia's been everything I've ever had

# Do do do do do do do

# Do do do do do do do

# I won't be king

# But you are our queen

# And nothing will tear us away

# We could be heroes

# Just for one day

# We could be heroes

# We could be heroes

# Just say yes

# Just say there's nothing holding you back

# It's not a test nor a trick of the mind

# Only love

# Just say

# Say the word and learn to believe it

# I vow to thee, my country

# All earthly things above

# Entire and whole and perfect

# The service of my love

# The love that asks no question

# The love that stands the test

# That lays upon the altar

# The dearest and the best

# The love that never falters

# The love that never falters

# The love that pays the price

# The love that makes undaunted

# The final sacrifice

# The final sacrifice

# And her ways are ways of gentleness

# And all her paths are peace