:00:14. > :00:18.There have been just five occasions in the past 60 years when the Queen
:00:18. > :00:23.has come to Westminster to make a special address to both Houses of
:00:23. > :00:27.Parliament. Today it is the 6th. In this special occasion we will be
:00:27. > :00:37.enjoying one of the first major ceremonial events of the Queen's
:00:37. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:01.The Queen will arrive at Westminster arrived -- welcome up
:01:01. > :01:08.by senior parliamentary figures. The formal launch of junior -- of
:01:08. > :01:13.Dudi Sela Britain started in February to mark the 60th
:01:13. > :01:23.anniversary of the accession to the throne -- the formal launch of
:01:23. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:29.jubilee celebrations. The only other queen to celebrate a Diamond
:01:29. > :01:34.Jubilee was Queen Victoria but there was no ceremony. The oldest
:01:34. > :01:38.part of Westminster Hall, dating back to 1097. The building,
:01:38. > :01:43.commissioned by William Rivers, the setting for some of the biggest
:01:44. > :01:48.occasions, sad and joyful, in the history of the United Kingdom.
:01:48. > :01:52.Before long, we will be joined by the Lord Speaker for the House of
:01:52. > :01:56.Lords, and the Speaker of the House of Commons. They will each present
:01:57. > :02:01.addresses to the Queen, and following that, Her Majesty will
:02:01. > :02:04.then reply. Proceedings to be watched by members of both Houses
:02:04. > :02:09.of Parliament, including the current Prime Minister, David
:02:09. > :02:13.Cameron, and two of the toll of prime ministers who have served
:02:13. > :02:19.during the Queen's reign. We have the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick
:02:19. > :02:23.Clegg here. Harriet Harman, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
:02:23. > :02:27.Tony Blair, who served as prime minister for a decade. That is the
:02:27. > :02:32.Speaker's wife, Sally burka. And Gordon Brown, who had three years
:02:32. > :02:36.at Number 10 and many years at Number 11 as Chancellor, and Sarah
:02:36. > :02:39.Brown as well. There is a busy man in the second row, George Osborne,
:02:39. > :02:45.who will be delivering his third Budget to the House of Commons
:02:45. > :02:48.tomorrow. He is here with his wife, and Ed Balls, sharing a joke, but
:02:49. > :02:55.across that dispatch box tomorrow, I suspect we will not be seeing any
:02:55. > :03:05.of those smiles, when Ed Balls answers the Budget speech, after Ed
:03:05. > :03:06.
:03:06. > :03:10.A very good morning, welcome to the River Room. We are just a few yards
:03:10. > :03:14.from the River Thames, it is a magnificent setting. Just a few
:03:14. > :03:18.feet from the House of Lords. This is where we will be following the
:03:18. > :03:23.morning's events. I have two expert guides with me, the royal
:03:23. > :03:27.commentator and author, Robert Hardman, whose book, Our Queen, has
:03:27. > :03:35.been a bestseller, and the royal historian, Kate Williams. Delighted
:03:35. > :03:39.to have you with us. It is a formal event, marking a very formal thing,
:03:39. > :03:44.a very special and rare event, a Diamond Jubilee. It is quite
:03:44. > :03:49.extraordinary. We have only had one before in history and the tone and
:03:49. > :03:53.pace of that was very different. This is history unfolding before us.
:03:53. > :03:57.This is one of the great set-piece occasions of the Jubilee. There
:03:57. > :04:01.will be razzmatazz, there will be tours around the country, a lot of
:04:01. > :04:06.walkabouts, great scenes on the river with the river pageant and a
:04:06. > :04:11.pop concert outside the palace, but you have to have these big events
:04:11. > :04:16.like today. It is Parliament's chance to say thank you to Her
:04:16. > :04:20.Majesty. Exactly. The Queen is going to talk over the country and
:04:20. > :04:26.see so many of her loyal subjects, this is Parliament's chance to
:04:26. > :04:30.speak to the Queen and express their gratitude. She says herself,
:04:30. > :04:35.she thinks Parliament is the best place for this formal occasion
:04:35. > :04:39.because she sees herself as this great constitutional monarch.
:04:39. > :04:42.will be back with you in a second. It is only the 6th time that the
:04:42. > :04:46.Queen has made a special address to both Houses of Parliament. I am not
:04:46. > :04:50.talking about the State Opening of Parliament which is a different
:04:50. > :04:56.thing which happens virtually every year. Some of you will remember a
:04:56. > :05:06.similar occasion a decade ago for the golden jubilee. Some of us even
:05:06. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:24.Queen Mother, in very pale be -- This tour has been the scene of so
:05:24. > :05:34.many events, splendid or sombre, which have marked the course of our
:05:34. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :05:45.I cannot forget that I was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom of
:05:45. > :05:55.Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Three cheers for Her Majesty, the
:05:55. > :06:02.
:06:03. > :06:09.We salute with pride, the valour of armed forces, who brought us to
:06:09. > :06:14.victory. We remember the dark days of the Battle of Britain, when the
:06:14. > :06:22.pilots of the Royal Air Force fought in our skies to protect us
:06:22. > :06:31.from invasion. Edward Heath, prime minister Mr
:06:31. > :06:36.I would like to express my pride in our past, and my confidence in our
:06:37. > :06:42.future. I would like, above all, to declare my resolve to continue with
:06:42. > :06:52.the support of my family, to serve the people of this great nation of
:06:52. > :06:59.
:06:59. > :07:03.ours to the best of my ability, There we are. A flavour of past
:07:03. > :07:08.events in Westminster Hall. It is fair to say, not without an element
:07:08. > :07:12.of controversy. I certainly remember the coverage in 1977, when
:07:12. > :07:20.the debate about devolution was raging at the time. The Queen went
:07:20. > :07:25.out of away in that speech to say, I came to the throne... I cannot
:07:25. > :07:30.forget that I was crowned... Are we likely to see an equally
:07:30. > :07:34.controversial contribution today? suspect, probably not. Different
:07:34. > :07:42.jubilees have a different tone and atmosphere. I think in 77, it was
:07:42. > :07:52.quite an AG time. Certainly her remarks, they certainly raised a
:07:52. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :08:01.few hackles in Scotland -- quite an The golden jubilee was a matter of
:08:01. > :08:07.weeks after the death of the Queen Mother, it was 9/11, just after,
:08:07. > :08:17.there was a lot of change in the air and I think this time it will
:08:17. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:25.David Cameron, taking his place next to Ed Miliband and his wife,
:08:25. > :08:31.Justine Thornton. We were mentioning elements of potential
:08:31. > :08:36.controversy. Do you think that the address today will be used to
:08:36. > :08:41.deliver a precise message about something, or will it be to take
:08:41. > :08:45.stock after 60 remarkable years? agree with Robert. It is a very
:08:46. > :08:50.different type of jubilee. This is her at a high watermark of her
:08:50. > :08:55.popularity. Since the Coronation, since her wedding, when you look at
:08:55. > :09:01.2002, there was talk that there would be no coverage of the Jubilee
:09:01. > :09:06.at all. Now it is almost like the Jubilee is bigger than the Olympics.
:09:06. > :09:12.I think she is going to be looking back on their great rain. We are a
:09:12. > :09:16.nation of range and -- change and transition. It seems incredible
:09:16. > :09:22.that in 19 some G7, she said, we have to get used to no longer being
:09:22. > :09:25.an imperial power -- in 1977. It is a completely different country that
:09:25. > :09:30.she now reigns over and she is incredibly popular now, and I think
:09:30. > :09:34.she is looking back on 60 years of success. A guaranteed seen today
:09:34. > :09:38.will be links with the Commonwealth and the value that the Queen places
:09:38. > :09:41.on that relationship. Commonwealth to her is a bit like
:09:41. > :09:46.the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme to the Duke, she did not
:09:46. > :09:56.inherit it, she built it herself, she created it from eight nations
:09:56. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:02.We have seen remarkable images of Prince Harry on a trip to Jamaica.
:10:02. > :10:07.Despite the fact that there is a very big debate about the future of
:10:07. > :10:12.some of these countries in the Commonwealth, we saw one of the
:10:12. > :10:16.grandchildren on the world stage, making a point in quite some style.
:10:16. > :10:20.That was a great example of how the younger generation are doing it
:10:20. > :10:24.their way. The Queen is still head of state of 16 countries, a large
:10:24. > :10:28.part of the Earth's surface. There will be debates in those countries
:10:28. > :10:31.but you can see the underlying human warmth that exists between
:10:31. > :10:35.these countries and the Royal Family. Whatever the constitutional
:10:35. > :10:41.position, there is a great deal of bonhomie. You can't buy that kind
:10:41. > :10:46.of PR. It is very important because her father saw herself as the king
:10:46. > :10:50.of empire, the Queen sees herself as the queen of Commonwealth. It is
:10:50. > :10:54.incredible, her touring around the country and it is brilliant to see
:10:54. > :11:01.the young boys taking that over. I think the Commonwealth theme will
:11:01. > :11:06.be very firmly underlined. We have seen the Prime Minister, his place
:11:06. > :11:10.is secure in the front row. If we look across the aisle, a very
:11:10. > :11:13.interesting group of people. We caught a glimpse of the Archbishop
:11:13. > :11:18.of Canterbury, there he is, chatting to Baroness Royal, the
:11:18. > :11:23.Labour leader in the House of Lords. We have the Bishop of London,
:11:23. > :11:26.interesting to see him here. Just a few days ago, we learned that the
:11:26. > :11:30.Archbishop of Canterbury will step down at the end of the year, and
:11:30. > :11:36.lots of people are mentioning the Bishop of London as a possible
:11:36. > :11:40.successor. They are sitting within a few feet of each other. If we
:11:40. > :11:47.look at the other side of that group of people, just to the left,
:11:47. > :11:57.we see the Archbishop of York. For lots of people, is the front runner
:11:57. > :12:03.They are all in that block. It is not just politics to do with party
:12:03. > :12:10.here, but to do with the Church as well. In Westminster everyone loves
:12:10. > :12:14.a leadership challenge. They are mingling. Lord Strathclyde and Lord
:12:14. > :12:18.Falconer, chatting there. Lord Falconer and former Lord Chancellor,
:12:18. > :12:22.Lord Strathclyde, who has been leading the Conservatives in the
:12:22. > :12:26.House of Lords and has been in the House of Lords for many years. If
:12:26. > :12:31.we look behind them, other members of the cabinet on the other side.
:12:31. > :12:37.There is a very familiar face, Michael Martin, at Lord Martin now,
:12:37. > :12:43.the former Speaker of the Commons. He had a turbulent time and he left
:12:43. > :12:52.the chair in 2009. Baroness Hayman, standing to greet her successor as
:12:52. > :12:56.Lord Speaker. The Lords because procession is under way. -- Lord
:12:56. > :13:00.Speaker's procession is under way. Lord Speaker is a position that did
:13:00. > :13:04.not exist a decade ago when the golden jubilee was being celebrated,
:13:04. > :13:08.but it is now a position where the Lord Speaker represents the House
:13:08. > :13:12.of Lords, in effect an ambassador for the House of Lords, and
:13:12. > :13:18.presiding at sessions of the House of Lords, where the Lord Chancellor
:13:18. > :13:21.did before. The principal doorkeeper leading the way, and we
:13:21. > :13:28.have the Deputy Serjeant of arms carrying the mace, dating from the
:13:28. > :13:35.days of Charles II. And then we have the Lord Speaker herself,
:13:35. > :13:42.Baroness D'Sousa or, who was elected for her term in last summer,
:13:42. > :13:45.June last year. Followed by the clerks and the assistants and the
:13:45. > :13:53.Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, who is at the end of this
:13:53. > :14:03.procession. Just coming up the stairs now, David Leakey, he has
:14:03. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:12.been in charge of all the practical Let's look at the placing of the
:14:12. > :14:16.mace on the stand. Later on, we will see the mace being covered by
:14:16. > :14:22.the red velvet cloth. That is for a special reason, the mace is there
:14:22. > :14:27.to symbolise the sovereignty and authority of the Queen. Because of
:14:27. > :14:37.the Queen's presence, that symbol will no longer be required, so it
:14:37. > :14:41.will be covered. The next recession is the speaker's procession, led by
:14:42. > :14:51.the principal doorkeeper, Robyn felt. And the Serjeant at Arms,
:14:52. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:06.And a glimpse of the Speaker, John Bercow, who has been Speaker for
:15:06. > :15:13.nearly three years. John Bercow, at times a controversial figure, not
:15:13. > :15:18.afraid to deal robustly with matters from the chair. He was re-
:15:18. > :15:23.elected after the election of 2010. A very published public speaker,
:15:23. > :15:33.and I'm sure that his contribution today will be noted for the fluency
:15:33. > :15:33.
:15:33. > :15:39.that he has developed in his time in Parliament. The same pattern on
:15:39. > :15:46.this side of the aisle, because the mace will be rested, and when the
:15:46. > :15:56.Queen arrives later on, we will catch a glimpse of the cloth being
:15:56. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:01.used to cover the mace to symbolise the presence of the Queen. If we
:16:01. > :16:05.look at the vast crowd in Westminster Hall today, there is
:16:05. > :16:14.One man in particular who has a special interest in today's
:16:14. > :16:16.proceedings, he is Michael Ellis, a Conservative MP, chairman of the
:16:16. > :16:21.All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, he is
:16:21. > :16:26.the one who persuaded MPs and peers to dig deep into their pockets to
:16:26. > :16:31.contribute �85,000 towards a gift, and that gift is a new stained
:16:31. > :16:35.glass window, for the Queen, which will be formally unveiled later on.
:16:35. > :16:39.We can give you a sneak preview, because we visited the studio in
:16:39. > :16:45.north London where it was made. thought stained glass would work
:16:45. > :16:51.well, it came about because in 1977, the House of Commons got together
:16:51. > :16:57.and organise the fountain below Big Ben for the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
:16:57. > :17:00.In 2002, for the Golden Jubilee, a sundial was put in near the House
:17:00. > :17:05.of Lords, but it looked as though nothing was in the pipeline, about
:17:05. > :17:15.15 months ago, for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, as a gift from
:17:15. > :17:23.members of both Houses. It is looking splendid. I like the way
:17:23. > :17:27.the unicorn looks a bit fierce. It is supposed to, is it? Yes, you do
:17:27. > :17:32.not want to mess with these things, it is a wild animal! It is a very
:17:32. > :17:36.traditional technique, it has not changed. Fundamentally you take two
:17:36. > :17:43.pieces of glass and join them with a piece of lead. It is like a
:17:43. > :17:47.jigsaw puzzle. When you're banging the nail in, if you slip, you can
:17:47. > :17:53.break the glass, which is really not what is needed at this go back
:17:54. > :17:58.in time. Once you have cut it, you paint it, and in this case, we
:17:58. > :18:04.paint all of these a minimal of three times. It has gone into the
:18:04. > :18:14.kill three times to be fired, and then there is a silver oxide
:18:14. > :18:14.
:18:15. > :18:19.staying put on. In the light, you can see the gorgeous golden colour.
:18:19. > :18:26.The effect of the green has a background, it makes the colours
:18:26. > :18:33.stand out. The colours come out more. That's magnificent. It is
:18:33. > :18:37.also quite heavy. Yes, let's put it down. Like all good gifts, we are
:18:37. > :18:40.keeping this under wraps from Her Majesty, and in a short time, when
:18:40. > :18:45.it is unveiled, it will be the very first occasion that Her Majesty
:18:45. > :18:50.will have seen it. There you are, you have seen it already, but it
:18:50. > :18:53.will be unveiled a little bit later on. That's the light box which will
:18:53. > :18:56.house the window for the next year, so that visitors will be able to
:18:56. > :19:05.see it when they come through Westminster Hall. Eventually, it
:19:05. > :19:11.will be installed in the window above the North Door. It will be in
:19:11. > :19:18.that central panel, so it will be in a very, very prominent position,
:19:18. > :19:22.directly facing the coat-of-arms of the Queen's father, King George VI.
:19:22. > :19:26.That was installed in 1952 to commemorate those members of
:19:26. > :19:29.parliament and parliamentary staff who lost their lives in the Second
:19:29. > :19:35.World War. And this completes a kind of symmetry which dates back
:19:35. > :19:39.to the days of Henry VIII. When he refashioned Westminster Hall, there
:19:39. > :19:43.were two great windows with royal arms facing each other, north and
:19:43. > :19:53.south. So, when the new window goes in, we will have that symmetry re-
:19:53. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:01.established. The ceremonial is continuing inside Westminster Hall.
:20:01. > :20:07.The state trumpeters are taking their place underneath that window.
:20:07. > :20:13.And we have the unmistakable white plumes of the gentlemen at Arms.
:20:13. > :20:18.And then, lining the stairs, left and right, we have the Yeomen of
:20:18. > :20:25.the Guard, whose history goes right back to the days of Henry Tudor.
:20:25. > :20:28.They first made their appearance at the coronation of Henry Tudor in
:20:28. > :20:34.the time immediately after the Battle of Bosworth. Great heritage,
:20:34. > :20:44.and of course, well known for the splendid uniforms, dating all of
:20:44. > :20:44.
:20:45. > :20:46.the way back to the late 15th century. Under the window, the Her
:20:46. > :20:53.Majesty's Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at
:20:53. > :20:57.Arms. Those uniforms date from the 1840s, that famous red coat, and of
:20:57. > :21:04.course, bearing the ceremonial battle axes, more than 300 years
:21:04. > :21:08.old. And the captain of the Her Majesty's Bodyguard of the
:21:08. > :21:18.Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms is in fact a politician, in
:21:18. > :21:23.
:21:24. > :21:31.this case it is the Chief Whip in the House of Lords. The Queen will
:21:31. > :21:33.be making her address in response to the initial addresses by the
:21:33. > :21:36.Lord Speaker, House of Lords and the Speaker of the House of Commons.
:21:36. > :21:40.We are now in a position where we are awaiting the arrival of the
:21:40. > :21:43.Queen. A lot of thought will have gone into the addresses by the Lord
:21:43. > :21:49.Speaker, House of Lords and the Speaker of the House of Commons.
:21:49. > :21:55.Yes, obviously, everyone is waiting to see what the Queen will say.
:21:55. > :21:59.This will be her sixth address here. It is a very interesting speech,
:21:59. > :22:04.because we are used to the Queen's speech in Parliament. This is very
:22:04. > :22:08.much her own words, she and her officials have gone through this,
:22:08. > :22:15.rather like her Christmas broadcast. So, the politicians do not know
:22:15. > :22:21.what she is going to say. Do you think the Prime Minister will be
:22:21. > :22:25.aware of the content? I imagine that maybe the officials will have
:22:25. > :22:29.had a discussion between each other, they will probably want to make
:22:29. > :22:33.sure there is nothing which is going to surprise him, but no, he
:22:33. > :22:39.will be listening to this fresh, as will pretty much everybody in the
:22:39. > :22:45.hall. It is not like the Queen's Speech, and also, it is a speech
:22:45. > :22:47.where she does speak from the heart. What we hear today, everyone loves
:22:48. > :22:53.reading between the lines, but there will be some strong messages,
:22:53. > :22:56.I'm sure, about the Jubilee, and about the state of the nation. I
:22:56. > :23:01.imagine it is going to be a much happier event than the last time
:23:01. > :23:05.she was here. That's crucial, because in the past decade, it is
:23:05. > :23:08.worth noting that we have been going on about 60 years and the way
:23:08. > :23:13.that Britain has been transformed in that time, which it certainly
:23:13. > :23:19.has been, but really, the UK is a very different country to what it
:23:19. > :23:22.was 10 years ago. Yes, the Queen, she is the 20th century. She was
:23:22. > :23:29.born in the Great Depression, lived through the Second World War, the
:23:29. > :23:34.1950s, the 1960s, and in 2002, she was perhaps much less popular than
:23:34. > :23:41.she is now, but the country was riding high. Ever since then, we
:23:41. > :23:46.have seen the financial collapse, the press being undermined, but the
:23:46. > :23:52.Queen has remained constant. She has always talk about family,
:23:52. > :24:01.community and the importance of service. She always stresses how
:24:01. > :24:06.she is continuity in a world of change. Back in 2002, I suppose you
:24:06. > :24:11.could say, Robert Hardman, that the royal family was not been as good a
:24:11. > :24:15.position as it is today. No, it was five years after the death of Diana,
:24:15. > :24:18.Princess of Wales. Also, there had been a lot of constitutional change,
:24:18. > :24:22.with the emergence of the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.
:24:22. > :24:26.The Queen Mother had recently died, and there was a general sense that
:24:26. > :24:30.the royal family, particularly the Queen, had been through a tough
:24:30. > :24:35.period, and things were turning. But that Jubilee was a turning
:24:36. > :24:42.point. Now, we see a monarch who is absolutely at the top of her game,
:24:42. > :24:49.unquestionably the most respected public figure in the land, and the
:24:49. > :24:59.best-known person in the world. musicians working very hard today,
:24:59. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:06.and the band of the Scots Guards playing beautifully for us. And
:25:06. > :25:11.then, of course, in the audience, we have an array of very, very
:25:11. > :25:15.familiar faces, some of them have served in Cabinet going back 20 or
:25:15. > :25:21.30 years. We had a glimpse of Norman Lamont, the former
:25:21. > :25:30.Chancellor, and Iain Duncan-Smith, now, in Cabinet, a former
:25:30. > :25:35.Conservative leader. Lord Steel, a very familiar face, and Lord Howe,
:25:35. > :25:39.former Chancellor. The Queen has just left Buckingham Palace, and is
:25:39. > :25:45.making the short journey along the Mall towards the Palace of
:25:45. > :25:48.Westminster. It is a good moment to underline what happened at the last
:25:48. > :25:54.diamond jubilee, Kate Williams, because Queen Victoria did not make
:25:54. > :26:01.this journey, the journey was in reverse. Exactly, they all had to
:26:01. > :26:07.go to the Palace ballroom. Queen Victoria, she was younger than our
:26:07. > :26:12.Queen, but she was much more infirm. The celebration was on the steps
:26:12. > :26:18.outside St Paul's because she could not get up them. So, what we see
:26:18. > :26:25.today is testament to the incredible good health of the Queen.
:26:25. > :26:30.It is incredible, she is always around, always visiting, she is not
:26:30. > :26:38.put off by the weather or exhaustion. She is no stranger to
:26:38. > :26:42.this journey. Previous monarchs may not have bothered with the State
:26:42. > :26:46.Opening of Parliament at all. Even the Queen's birthday Parade, in the
:26:46. > :26:51.time of Queen Victoria, did not really bother with that, either.
:26:51. > :26:55.But this Queen has been steadfast... Steadfast, diligent, she takes
:26:55. > :27:05.things extremely diligently. It would take a lot for her not to be
:27:05. > :27:06.
:27:06. > :27:12.at something like a State Opening of Parliament. That's one of Her
:27:12. > :27:17.Majesty's representatives in Parliament. He will lead her in.
:27:17. > :27:20.Queen Victoria, the MPs were so disappointed with her at their
:27:21. > :27:27.reception that they had to go again to Windsor Castle, because they did
:27:27. > :27:33.not get enough from her. The route taking the Queen alongside St
:27:33. > :27:43.James's Park, past the Citadel, as it is called, along Horse Guards
:27:43. > :27:51.
:27:51. > :27:59.They're going straight on, I think, so they will come down into
:27:59. > :28:02.Parliament square itself. Back at the Palace of Westminster, that is
:28:02. > :28:08.the man who is in charge of the royal bits of the Palace of
:28:08. > :28:16.Westminster. Technically it is still in part a royal Palace. He is
:28:16. > :28:20.responsible for places like the Royal Gallery, and he has joint
:28:20. > :28:24.stewardship with the Speakers for Westminster Hall, which is such an
:28:24. > :28:28.historic and essential part of the fabric of the Palace of Westminster.
:28:28. > :28:34.That is his formal role. He looks after the Queen's business, if you
:28:34. > :28:37.like, within the Palace, a very familiar figure when we see the
:28:37. > :28:42.State Opening of Parliament, he is the one in charge of the timings
:28:42. > :28:46.and the Queen's movements within the Palace itself. He will be there
:28:46. > :28:50.to greet the Queen when she arrives and he will escort the Queen when
:28:50. > :28:58.she departs later on. What a magnificent sight. This is my
:28:58. > :29:02.favourite part of the Palace. The roof, English oak, it was framed in
:29:02. > :29:06.Surrey and commissioned at the end of the 14th century, but it is
:29:06. > :29:11.still one of the great splendours of our built heritage in the United
:29:11. > :29:14.Kingdom. It really is a miraculous construction, and people come from
:29:14. > :29:18.all over the world to admire it. So, all over the world to admire it. So,
:29:18. > :29:23.the Queen, arriving at the Palace of Westminster, turning in, the
:29:23. > :29:28.crowds here in bright sunshine to mark the royal addresses, which
:29:28. > :29:33.will be heard at Westminster Hall for this diamond jubilee. Gently
:29:33. > :29:43.turning in, and down to the North Door, which leads directly into
:29:43. > :29:58.
:29:58. > :30:03.Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, who is over that health
:30:03. > :30:13.scare that he had last Christmas. There we have the symbol to the
:30:13. > :30:45.
:30:45. > :30:55.world that the Queen is that the The mace has been covered, as
:30:55. > :30:55.
:30:55. > :31:05.arranged. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are led to the pair of
:31:05. > :31:39.
:31:39. > :31:43.thrones under the great South The Queen passes the Archbishop of
:31:43. > :31:53.Canterbury and the Prime Minister. She makes her way to the throne,
:31:53. > :31:58.
:31:58. > :32:03.and to the microphone that has been set there, ready for her response.
:32:03. > :32:09.To the Lord Speaker, Baroness D'Sousa and two John Bercow, the
:32:09. > :32:19.Speaker of the House of Commons. The Yeomen of the Guard, the
:32:19. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:43.Gentlemen at Arms aligning the The hall is ready for Baroness
:32:43. > :32:48.D'Sousa, the Lord Speaker. Most gracious sovereign, we, the Lord
:32:48. > :32:53.spiritual and temporal, are assembled here today to celebrate
:32:53. > :32:57.60 years of your brain. We recall with warmth and affection our
:32:57. > :33:02.appreciation of your dedicated service to your people, and dual
:33:03. > :33:08.unequalled sense of public duty over the years. -- your unequalled.
:33:08. > :33:13.Service and duty to which you have only recently and so movingly
:33:13. > :33:18.rededicated yourself. We celebrate, too, your stewardship of your high
:33:18. > :33:22.office. You have personified continuity and stability, while
:33:22. > :33:28.ensuring that dual role has evolved imperceptibly, with the result that
:33:28. > :33:37.the monarchy is as integral a part of national life today as it was 60
:33:37. > :33:42.Has involved. We rejoice in this jubilee and give thanks for that it
:33:42. > :33:45.represents. We recall our gratitude for the support you have received
:33:46. > :33:52.proud dual reign from his Royal Highness, Prince Philip, for in
:33:52. > :34:01.this year of jubilee, we celebrate his service, too. This is one of
:34:01. > :34:05.the first of many celebrations to -- up and down the land. You and
:34:05. > :34:08.the Duke will travel widely through the kingdom but today you have come
:34:08. > :34:13.to Parliament, the constitutional heart of the nation, and granted as
:34:13. > :34:17.the privilege of being the first of your people formally to honour your
:34:17. > :34:23.jubilee -- granted us. Where better to begin the celebrations than here
:34:23. > :34:28.in the splendour of Westminster all? A haul of kings and queens for
:34:28. > :34:33.almost a millennium -- of Westminster Hall. While this hall
:34:33. > :34:37.has seen many historic events, few are permanently commemorated. So we
:34:37. > :34:41.look forward, with great anticipation, to the unveiling of
:34:41. > :34:46.the stained glass window which members of both Houses have
:34:46. > :34:50.commissioned in one of this day. When placed in the window above the
:34:50. > :34:54.great doors, your coat of arms and royal cipher will pave the ball in
:34:54. > :34:58.colour, and be seen to be by members of staff as they walk
:34:59. > :35:04.through to their offices, as well as by the many thousands of
:35:04. > :35:08.visitors we receive weekly from home and abroad. We must remember
:35:08. > :35:11.that your jubilee will be celebrated with joy in your other
:35:11. > :35:16.Roms and territories, and throughout the rest of the
:35:16. > :35:19.Commonwealth. -- other realms. The Commonwealth is of course one of
:35:19. > :35:23.the great achievements of your rain, and under your leadership,
:35:23. > :35:29.continues to flourish, with a membership of 54 countries. It is
:35:29. > :35:34.still growing, it is a tremendous force for good in the world and we
:35:34. > :35:39.are aware of its special personal significance to you. Many of us
:35:39. > :35:43.present here today take an active part in the work of the United
:35:43. > :35:48.Kingdom branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. We work
:35:48. > :35:52.to share our experiences, to learn from one another and to promote
:35:52. > :35:57.democracy. But our efforts are as nothing compared with those of your
:35:57. > :36:04.Majesty, in the service of your beloved Commonwealth. Over the
:36:04. > :36:09.years, you have visited all but two, of countries, some many times, and
:36:09. > :36:12.attended all Heads of Government Meeting since 1997. We look on with
:36:13. > :36:18.admiration and pride at the triumphs of some of your recent
:36:18. > :36:23.tours, and it is significant that members of the Royal Family are
:36:23. > :36:28.representing you this year at the Jubilee celebrations being held in
:36:28. > :36:32.all of the lands of which your head of state. The Lords spiritual and
:36:32. > :36:39.temporal in Parliament assembled give thanks for this, your Diamond
:36:39. > :36:43.Jubilee. We look forward to the years to come, and we prayed that
:36:43. > :36:53.you and your realms may enjoy the peace, plenty and prosperity that
:36:53. > :36:54.
:36:54. > :37:02.have so distinguished your brain. - - your reign.
:37:02. > :37:09.The Lord Speaker presents the address, on behalf of the House of
:37:09. > :37:13.Lords, to the Queen. Which she accepts with a smile. Once the
:37:13. > :37:23.applause has died down, the Speaker of the House of Commons, John
:37:23. > :37:31.
:37:31. > :37:37.Most gracious sovereign, we, your faithful Commons, are honoured to
:37:37. > :37:41.be here to commemorate and celebrate the 60 years of your rain.
:37:41. > :37:47.We, too, are pleased to have contributed to the Jubilee window,
:37:47. > :37:53.to be revealed shortly, and which will mark this occasion permanently.
:37:53. > :38:00.Time is better preserved in this historic place, than it in a
:38:00. > :38:03.fallible human memory. Time also tells its own story. 60 years ago,
:38:03. > :38:10.rationing meant rather more than a short wait before the arrival of
:38:10. > :38:15.the latest electronic item. 60 years ago, Britain had just emerged
:38:15. > :38:20.from a war of an intensity never seen before, or since, and had
:38:20. > :38:26.slipped into the shadow of the Korean conflict. 60 years ago, a
:38:26. > :38:32.new Elizabethan era was awaited with enthusiasm, tinged with
:38:32. > :38:37.uncertainty about the challenges ahead for the country. If, as
:38:37. > :38:43.Gandhi asserted, the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself
:38:43. > :38:48.in the service of others, then your Majesty must have found yourself
:38:48. > :38:55.countless times over the last six decades. You have dedicated your
:38:56. > :39:00.life to others. The Daily example that you set, it mirrored by our
:39:00. > :39:03.courageous armed forces, of which you are commander of Chief --
:39:03. > :39:06.commander-in-chief, is extraordinary. Yet perhaps your
:39:06. > :39:11.Majesty's most profound contribution has been to the
:39:11. > :39:15.continuity that has made change Mack and -- manageable.
:39:15. > :39:18.Transformation is inevitably turbulent. It has been your
:39:18. > :39:24.singular accomplishment, your unique capacity to hold together
:39:24. > :39:31.that which could have been torn asunder. You have moved with the
:39:31. > :39:38.times and allowed the Times to move around the rest of society. This is
:39:38. > :39:43.a different Britain from 1952, but not one detached from then. We are,
:39:43. > :39:49.in so many ways, a much bigger, brighter and better United Kingdom.
:39:49. > :39:55.This is a land where men and women today are equal, under the law, and
:39:55. > :39:58.to wear dual people are respected, regardless of how they live, how
:39:58. > :40:04.they look or how they love -- and wear your people are respected.
:40:04. > :40:10.This is a nation of many races, faiths and customs, beginning, now,
:40:10. > :40:18.to be reflected in Parliament. All of this has occurred during your
:40:18. > :40:21.rain. You have become too many of us, a kaleidoscope queen of a
:40:21. > :40:27.kaleidoscope country, in a kaleidoscope Commonwealth. This
:40:27. > :40:31.gathering is one of many diverse events across these islands, in
:40:31. > :40:36.tribute to you and this great anniversary. Our affection as a
:40:36. > :40:41.nation will rightly embrace the Duke of Edinburgh, and other
:40:41. > :40:47.members of your family. These will be moments, striking for the
:40:47. > :40:56.sincerity expressed, as much as for the scenery encountered. 60 years
:40:56. > :41:05.of stability. 60 years of security. 60 years of certainty. 60 years of
:41:05. > :41:12.sacrifice. 60 years of service. Gandhi also observed that, in a
:41:12. > :41:21.gentle way, you can shake the world. Your Majesty, in a gentle way, you
:41:21. > :41:26.have shaken this United Kingdom, and the world, for six decades. On
:41:26. > :41:30.behalf of all the members of the House of Commons, may I thank you
:41:30. > :41:40.wholeheartedly for all that you have done, are doing and will do
:41:40. > :41:50.
:41:50. > :41:55.for the good of our country. It is the speaker's turn to
:41:55. > :42:01.approach the throne and to present the address to Her Majesty, on
:42:01. > :42:08.behalf of the House of Commons. John Bercow will turn took his seat,
:42:08. > :42:14.and when he arrives back at his place, he will then signalled to a
:42:14. > :42:24.colleague to unveil the gift, which is the window.
:42:24. > :42:26.
:42:26. > :42:33.It is a magnificent sight. The design based on 17th century
:42:33. > :42:38.heraldic art. Michael Ellis is the MP responsible for the scheme
:42:39. > :42:44.itself. The Queen is preparing now, having received the gift, to
:42:44. > :42:50.deliver her response, on the occasion of this Diamond Jubilee.
:42:50. > :42:54.My Lords and Members of the House of Commons. I am most grateful for
:42:54. > :43:00.your loyal addresses, and the generous words of the Lord Speaker,
:43:00. > :43:06.and Mr Speaker. This great institution has been at the heart
:43:06. > :43:12.of the country, and the lives of our people, throughout its history.
:43:12. > :43:18.As parliamentarians, you share with your forebears a fundamental role
:43:18. > :43:25.in the laws and decisions of your own age. Parliament has survived as
:43:25. > :43:29.an unshakeable cornerstone of our constitution, and our way of life.
:43:29. > :43:36.History links monarchs and Parliament, a connecting thread
:43:36. > :43:41.from one period to the next. So, in an era where the regular and were
:43:41. > :43:45.the rhythm of life is less eye- catching than doing something
:43:45. > :43:55.extraordinary -- and were the rhythm of life, I am reassured that
:43:55. > :43:56.
:43:56. > :44:01.I am merely the second sovereign to As today, it was my privilege to
:44:01. > :44:06.address you during my silver and golden jubilees. Many of you were
:44:06. > :44:14.present 10 years ago, and some of you will recall the occasion in
:44:14. > :44:18.1977. Since my accession, I have been a regular visitor to the
:44:18. > :44:25.Palace of Westminster, and at the last count, have had the
:44:25. > :44:35.pleasurable duty of treating with 12 prime ministers.
:44:35. > :44:42.
:44:43. > :44:52.Over such a period, one can observe that the experience of venerable
:44:52. > :44:56.old age can be a mighty guide, but public office. I am, therefore,
:44:56. > :45:01.very pleased to be addressing many younger parliamentarians, and also
:45:01. > :45:11.those bringing such a wide range of background and experience to your
:45:11. > :45:12.
:45:12. > :45:19.During these years, as your Queen, the support of my family house,
:45:19. > :45:23.across the generations, been beyond measure. Prince Philip is, I
:45:24. > :45:26.believe, well known for declining believe, well known for declining
:45:26. > :45:31.Compliments of any kind. But throughout, he has been a constant
:45:31. > :45:34.throughout, he has been a constant strength and guide. He and I are
:45:34. > :45:42.very proud and grateful that the Prince of Wales and other members
:45:42. > :45:46.of our family are travelling on my behalf in this Diamond Jubilee year,
:45:46. > :45:52.to visit all the Commonwealth realms, and a number of other
:45:52. > :45:56.Commonwealth countries. These overseas tours are a reminder of
:45:56. > :46:02.our close affinity with the Commonwealth, encompassing about
:46:02. > :46:07.one-third of the world's population. My own association with the
:46:07. > :46:13.Commonwealth has taught me that the most important contact between
:46:13. > :46:18.nations is usually contact between its peoples. An organisation
:46:18. > :46:26.dedicated to certain values, the Commonwealth has flourished and
:46:26. > :46:29.grown by successfully promoting and protecting that contact. At home,
:46:29. > :46:35.Prince Philip and I will be visiting towns and cities up and
:46:35. > :46:40.down the land. It is my sincere hope that the Diamond Jubilee will
:46:40. > :46:47.be an opportunity for people to come together in a spirit of
:46:47. > :46:50.neighbourliness, in celebration of their own communities. We also hope
:46:50. > :46:56.to celebrate the professional and voluntary service given by millions
:46:56. > :46:59.of people across the country, who are working for the public good.
:46:59. > :47:08.They are a source of vital support to the welfare and well-being of
:47:08. > :47:14.others, often unseen or overlooked. And as we reflect upon public
:47:14. > :47:21.service, letters again be mindful of the remarkable sacrifice and
:47:21. > :47:26.courage of our Armed Forces. Much may indeed have changed over the
:47:26. > :47:34.past 60 years, but the valour of those who risk their lives for the
:47:34. > :47:40.defence and freedom of us all remains undimmed. The happy
:47:41. > :47:48.relationship I have enjoyed with Parliament has extended well beyond
:47:48. > :47:55.the more than 3,500 bills I have signed into law. I am therefore
:47:55. > :48:05.barely touched by the magnificent gift before me, generously
:48:05. > :48:06.
:48:06. > :48:08.subscribed by many of you. It will bring just a little extra colour to
:48:08. > :48:14.shine down upon this excellent place, and I shall gladly settle
:48:14. > :48:20.for that. We are reminded here of our past, of the continuity of our
:48:20. > :48:26.national story, and the virtues of resilience, ingenuity and tolerance
:48:26. > :48:32.which created it. I have been privileged to witness some of that
:48:32. > :48:36.history, and with the support of my family, we dedicate myself to the
:48:36. > :48:46.service of our great country and its people now and in the years to
:48:46. > :49:10.
:49:10. > :49:13.The Prime Minister and Ed Miliband leader standing ovation for Her
:49:13. > :49:18.Majesty in Westminster Hall. Baroness D'Souza joining in
:49:18. > :49:28.enthusiastically, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, Joe Balco
:49:28. > :49:28.
:49:28. > :49:35.first all we. -- John Bercow too. What happens now is that the two
:49:35. > :49:45.Speakers will approach the throne again, and the Queen will present
:49:45. > :49:56.
:49:56. > :50:06.them with a copy of the royal The two Speakers take their place
:50:06. > :50:22.
:50:22. > :50:29.The Queen once again acknowledges the applause, to the delight of Mr
:50:29. > :50:39.Cameron and Mr Miliband. The Queen just taking in the prolonged
:50:39. > :50:39.
:50:39. > :51:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
:51:44. > :51:52.display of affection and loyalty The Lord Great Chamberlain steps
:51:52. > :51:55.forward to escort Her Majesty into St Stephen's Hall. The Queen is
:51:55. > :52:01.going to meet some members of Parliamentary Staff and thanked
:52:01. > :52:07.them for their work and service, and then we'll go on to a reception,
:52:07. > :52:12.a private reception, in the Royal Gallery, which is hosted by the two
:52:12. > :52:18.Speakers. The Queen there referring I think to the great window, and
:52:18. > :52:24.John Bercow explaining that the new window will be installed on the
:52:24. > :52:28.north side. The Queen, of course, very familiar with the South window,
:52:28. > :52:34.with her father's coat-of-arms displayed very prominently in it.
:52:34. > :52:37.So, into St Stephen's Hall, and this is the main area which leads
:52:37. > :52:42.up to the central lobby of the Houses of Parliament. St Stephen's
:52:42. > :52:47.Hall, standing on the site of the royal Chapel of St Stephen's, a
:52:47. > :52:52.very, very interesting part of the Palace, because this is where the
:52:52. > :53:02.House of Commons sat until the chapel was destroyed in the great
:53:02. > :53:04.
:53:04. > :53:12.fire of 1834. Back in Westminster Hall, now that the Queen has left,
:53:12. > :53:18.the mace is being uncovered and retrieved, to be returned to the
:53:18. > :53:21.chambers. These are very familiar symbols of royal authority. The two
:53:21. > :53:26.chambers cannot sit to do business without the presence of those maces.
:53:26. > :53:29.But, as I was explaining, there was a little bit of adjustment today
:53:29. > :53:34.because of the presence of the Queen. The Queen now making her way
:53:34. > :53:43.into the central lobby, where she will meet some of the staff, many
:53:43. > :53:45.of them working in the offices, a cross section of staff, who will be
:53:46. > :53:51.thanked by Her Majesty for their work within the Palace of
:53:51. > :53:55.Westminster. So, as we enjoy the images in Westminster Hall, let's
:53:55. > :54:00.stay with them, because we will see some of the main participants
:54:00. > :54:04.leaving, including the Yeomen of the guard, who will be preparing to
:54:04. > :54:08.leave in a second. In the meantime, Kate Williams and Robert Hardman
:54:08. > :54:13.are still with me. I would like to reflect on what we have heard,
:54:13. > :54:18.principally from the Queen's address, first of all, what did you
:54:18. > :54:23.draw from it, Robert? I thought it was very upbeat, very forward
:54:23. > :54:27.looking. It was interesting, both of the Speakers were keen to look
:54:27. > :54:33.back on all the change that the Queen has been through. The Queen
:54:33. > :54:37.really was focusing on the here- and-now, and, as you rightly
:54:37. > :54:42.predicted, she paid a big tribute to the Commonwealth, clearly that
:54:42. > :54:46.is something she feels very strongly about. There is a feeling
:54:46. > :54:49.that she is a Queen of 16 countries, she cannot visit them all, she
:54:49. > :54:55.wants to keep reminding them that she is thinking of them, this is
:54:55. > :55:01.not just a British affair, it is an affair for all the realms. And
:55:01. > :55:04.twice she singled out people in the country, who have engaged in public
:55:05. > :55:09.service, professionally and voluntarily. I think everybody who
:55:09. > :55:13.is in the service of the state will feel that someone is on her side.
:55:13. > :55:18.mentioned before that you were an author of several books about the
:55:18. > :55:22.royal family, and I am just wondering, applying your
:55:22. > :55:26.journalist's viewpoint to the phrase is used by the Speaker,
:55:26. > :55:32.kaleidoscope Queen, a shaker of things, what did you make of that?
:55:32. > :55:38.I was interested by the idea of her shaking things. She is very much as
:55:38. > :55:48.somebody who holds things together. But I know what he means. Yes, a
:55:48. > :55:52.
:55:52. > :55:56.kaleidoscope nation. When she came to the throne, this was very much a
:55:56. > :56:00.mono-cultural nation. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who will
:56:00. > :56:07.be leaving office within seven months or so. As we see people
:56:07. > :56:11.leaving, Kate Williams, preparing to enjoy that reception, What For
:56:11. > :56:16.You was noteworthy in those addresses? As we expected, it was a
:56:16. > :56:20.very joyous address, very humorous and light-hearted, she addressed
:56:20. > :56:24.the Commonwealth and all of her prime ministers. It showed how much
:56:24. > :56:30.a life has been one of duty, but she has also enjoyed her role as
:56:30. > :56:39.Queen. I think that really came across, how much she is delighted
:56:39. > :56:43.by it, and how important it it is to her. We must remember that at
:56:43. > :56:47.the coronation, Prince Philip was not sitting next to her, she was
:56:47. > :56:50.crowned at alone, and that was never repeated, she has been very
:56:50. > :56:55.determined that the Duke of Edinburgh should be part of her
:56:55. > :56:58.life. I think there was a great intimacy, great intimacy with her
:56:58. > :57:05.prime Ministers, and so many of the people she deals with on a regular
:57:05. > :57:13.basis. She talk about Prince Philip, saying that he is someone who does
:57:13. > :57:16.not take compliments very well. It was very poignant, a tribute to the
:57:16. > :57:24.Duke of Edinburgh. In her Golden Jubilee, she did not really mention
:57:24. > :57:28.her family at all. But here, she singled out the Duke, and the
:57:28. > :57:31.Prince of Wales got a big thumbs up for everything that he will be
:57:31. > :57:34.doing during this Diamond Jubilee. So there was a feeling of a royal
:57:34. > :57:44.team, taking this Diamond Jubilee around the world, which came
:57:44. > :57:49.through very clearly. She was really saying, let's get started on
:57:49. > :57:53.the party, I think. A very busy few weeks. What will be the highlight
:57:53. > :57:57.of the Diamond Jubilee weekend? think the site of the monarch
:57:57. > :58:01.coming down the River Thames, the biggest pageant since Charles II.
:58:01. > :58:05.And we will see her in the state coach processing through the
:58:05. > :58:08.capital. We will undoubtedly speak to you but again. Thank you very