The Queen's 90th Birthday

:00:08. > :00:19.A warm welcome to Windsor Castle for our day of special coverage of all

:00:20. > :00:21.of the events marking the birthday celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II.

:00:22. > :00:23.She is already the United Kingdom's longest reigning monarch,

:00:24. > :00:26.and today she becomes the first to reach the age of 90.

:00:27. > :00:28.The Queen will greet crowds of well-wishers

:00:29. > :00:31.who are already beginning to gather outside the castle

:00:32. > :00:41.Tributes will also be paid to her in the Commons in around

:00:42. > :01:02.Tributes will also be paid to her in the Commons in around

:01:03. > :01:05.New images taken by the photographer Annie Leibovitz have been released

:01:06. > :01:08.This shows the Queen with her two youngest grandchildren

:01:09. > :01:12.Another shows the Queen sitting in the White Drawing Room

:01:13. > :01:15.in Windsor Castle with her only daughter, the Princess Royal.

:01:16. > :01:23.And the third image shows Her Majesty in the grounds

:01:24. > :01:29.of Windsor Castle, standing alongside her four dogs.

:01:30. > :01:32.Well, as the man who is next in line to the throne,

:01:33. > :01:35.Prince Charles has led the tributes to his mother on her birthday.

:01:36. > :01:44.He released this Shakespearian tribute earlier this morning.

:01:45. > :01:55.Good grows with her. In her days, every man shall eat in safety under

:01:56. > :01:59.his own vine what he plants. And sing the merry songs of peace to all

:02:00. > :02:08.of his neighbours. God shall be truly known and those about her

:02:09. > :02:12.shall read the perfect ways of honour and by those claim there

:02:13. > :02:19.greatness, not by blood. She shall be to the happiness of England, and

:02:20. > :02:24.aged Princess. Many days shall see her and yet no day without a deed to

:02:25. > :02:28.crown it. Joining me now is Charles Anson,

:02:29. > :02:37.who was the Queen's press secretary He knows so much about the Queen and

:02:38. > :02:46.the operation of the Royal household. Lovely to see you again.

:02:47. > :02:51.90 years old. It is a milestone in anyone's life. You know the Queen so

:02:52. > :02:57.well. What are your thoughts about the state? Well, I is a tremendous

:02:58. > :03:03.milestone for anyone to be 90 and of course for celebration for the

:03:04. > :03:08.nation and for the Queen and her family, and I think the remarkable

:03:09. > :03:14.thing is that she has been on the tone for 64 years and 90 still

:03:15. > :03:20.undertaking many, many public engagements, 350 per year or so, and

:03:21. > :03:25.looking in a sense, even younger than when I worked for her 20 years

:03:26. > :03:29.ago, which I find interesting. Yes, and that is something we might talk

:03:30. > :03:33.more about. As you suggest, there are public engagements today. We

:03:34. > :03:38.will see in the Queen out in Windsor in a little while. How much say you

:03:39. > :03:42.think she will have in what she can do on her birthday? I think on this

:03:43. > :03:50.particular day, the Queen will have a lots of say in how she spends it.

:03:51. > :03:56.I think instinct as a person, her sense of privacy, which is strong,

:03:57. > :04:00.she would tend to be inclined to celebrate her birthday rather

:04:01. > :04:06.quietly but there has been such public acclaim for her on her 90th

:04:07. > :04:10.that in a sense that is part of the tremendous success of this now

:04:11. > :04:15.longest reign in the history of the British monarchy that her birthday

:04:16. > :04:20.this time on her 90th will be a nicely balanced blend of public

:04:21. > :04:24.duties around Windsor and also time spent with her family, especially

:04:25. > :04:30.this evening when Prince Charles will host a dinner at which very

:04:31. > :04:37.many members of her family and some close friends will be Protestant --

:04:38. > :04:43.will be present. And that is it. A private dinner. Will that be

:04:44. > :04:50.absolutely as the Queen whatsit? Will be guest list be exactly who

:04:51. > :04:55.she wants, will she be able to say exactly who she wants to be there?

:04:56. > :05:00.Will it be a period of the few hours where it is very much her own event?

:05:01. > :05:04.I think exactly that. The Prince of Wales is giving the dinner for her,

:05:05. > :05:08.so I think in that sense, the Queen and Prince Charles will have banded

:05:09. > :05:14.together and the Duke of Edinburgh will certainly have had ideas as

:05:15. > :05:18.well and in my experience, a family occasion like that, when I have seen

:05:19. > :05:24.them, have been extremely warm and friendly and very relaxed. This is

:05:25. > :05:30.the thing about our monarchy is that it has this immense formality about

:05:31. > :05:34.it and the British love a pageant, a ceremony of tradition, but equally

:05:35. > :05:40.these days, there is a very informal way in which the Queen and Prince

:05:41. > :05:44.Philip and also the Prince of Wales entertain in the most welcoming way

:05:45. > :05:50.and in a very relaxed way so it will be a very jolly occasion. Because

:05:51. > :05:57.you were working with her for her 70th birthday, I think. So do you

:05:58. > :06:01.still remember what went on and with members of staff, people like

:06:02. > :06:05.yourself be invited to some elements of the day? Actually, her 70th

:06:06. > :06:10.birthday, I remember very little of because it was an entirely private

:06:11. > :06:17.birthday, as I remember. I think her 60th birthday in 1986, there was a

:06:18. > :06:23.service here at the St George Chapel and one or two public appearances,

:06:24. > :06:29.and again at her 80th, and of course now at the 90th, but it has not been

:06:30. > :06:34.every single time and I think this brings me back to my point that

:06:35. > :06:38.instinctively, the Queen celebrates her birthday privately. She has got

:06:39. > :06:42.a great sense of family, always has had a great sense of family, and has

:06:43. > :06:47.been surrounded and gathered round her family on these occasions and

:06:48. > :06:53.occasionally with his public duties alongside. But not the whole day.

:06:54. > :06:58.And you have reflected a number of times about how useful she still

:06:59. > :07:01.looks, her demeanour, in her very appearance, and you have worked for

:07:02. > :07:04.her some time ago and I know you are saying to me yesterday it is

:07:05. > :07:07.extraordinary when you see her now because she doesn't seem to have

:07:08. > :07:12.changed a huge amount. What is behind that, do you think? I think

:07:13. > :07:18.the secret of it, the magic of it, is that the Queen has a very good

:07:19. > :07:23.idea of how she cases herself, so she never feels flustered and if you

:07:24. > :07:27.work for her, she has always come even in the most difficult

:07:28. > :07:31.circumstances. And going about her public duties, she tends to move

:07:32. > :07:35.slowly deliberately so that people can see her so that she just doesn't

:07:36. > :07:39.suddenly rushed past and people feel they have not seen the Queen and I

:07:40. > :07:44.think the pace at which she does her public duties, the time that she

:07:45. > :07:48.spends speaking to people, there is something calm about it, and in that

:07:49. > :07:52.sense, I think that is why she can still carry on so effectively. I

:07:53. > :07:57.think she enjoys her work and I think she has got a very good

:07:58. > :08:02.constitution for it as well. Really, really lovely to talk to you on a

:08:03. > :08:10.very special day. Thank you so much for your time. The Queen's press

:08:11. > :08:15.secretary for much of the 1990s. I mention there are quite considerable

:08:16. > :08:18.crowds here at Windsor Castle. It was very difficult to get into the

:08:19. > :08:23.castle this morning. Many of the road three or four people deep and

:08:24. > :08:24.very difficult to make your way around this part of the area.

:08:25. > :08:27.We can cross over to our Deputy Royal Correspondent Sarah Campbell

:08:28. > :08:29.now, who's among the crowds outside Windsor Castle.

:08:30. > :08:35.Probably in a bit of a crash, but hopefully able to talk to some

:08:36. > :08:41.people. Hello, Jane. Away from the peace and calm of the roof, I am

:08:42. > :08:46.down here we are in the next hour or so the Queen will walk down. If the

:08:47. > :08:50.camera turns around, you can see how deep the crowds are, around five or

:08:51. > :08:56.60, and the Queen will walk in front down the hill from left to rights

:08:57. > :08:59.and so people at the back are not sure they will get a good view but

:09:00. > :09:03.some of them at the back who arrived in little bit earlier have been

:09:04. > :09:07.quite canny. We have Jill and Lucinda. Not only did you manage to

:09:08. > :09:15.get a bench position but look at that hair. Brilliant. We have come

:09:16. > :09:20.from London and she surprised me as we got here on the train by

:09:21. > :09:24.producing the Whigs on and said here you are. You might even catch Her

:09:25. > :09:32.Majesty's I. Why was it important for you to come down? My friend is a

:09:33. > :09:40.huge Loyalist and we have got the flag and we always celebrate so we

:09:41. > :09:59.couldn't miss this one. -- loyalist. -- birdie. -- royalist. I admire

:10:00. > :10:05.her. She is my favourite. And turning nightie, but not any obvious

:10:06. > :10:10.sign of slowing down. She can still get on a horse. Unbelievable. And

:10:11. > :10:17.the way she goes down those steps at the Cenotaph. I am hoping to get a

:10:18. > :10:19.really good glimpse of her. We does wanted to be part of the occasion.

:10:20. > :10:24.We weren't sure about the layout of We weren't sure about the layout of

:10:25. > :10:30.Windsor. I am sure you will get a glimpse. Good luck. Thank you.

:10:31. > :10:33.Virginia, you are originally from the Philippines but you are now

:10:34. > :10:41.pretty much a local. You share a hometown with the Queen. Yet. Why

:10:42. > :10:44.did you decide to come you today? Well, I have not seen her

:10:45. > :10:48.personally, so I would love to see her. We know that the Queen is a

:10:49. > :10:55.global figure. Is she did in the Philippines? Yes, people know her.

:10:56. > :11:01.When you say Queen Elizabeth, you say she is from London, UK. Well, I

:11:02. > :11:06.hope you catch a glimpse of her. Thank you very much indeed. As you

:11:07. > :11:11.can see, the crowds are joining us all the time. At 5am this morning, I

:11:12. > :11:16.saw a view people who had camped out overnight, as you can see, the

:11:17. > :11:19.pavements have filled up. There are people of every nationality all

:11:20. > :11:23.around the world angling to try to get a glimpse of the front. If we

:11:24. > :11:27.tried to fight our way through, let's see if we can find anyone who

:11:28. > :11:33.can talk to us. Hello. We are from the BBC. Why have you come down

:11:34. > :11:44.today? Have you come far? No, just from Bagshot. Is it nice living near

:11:45. > :11:50.the Queen? Definitely. Why not come and join the action? We just got the

:11:51. > :11:53.train. Really excited. I hate to say this, but you are at the back of the

:11:54. > :11:57.crowd and the Queen is not very tall but she does wear hats so you may

:11:58. > :12:02.catch a glimpse. Hopefully. There are lots of children in front so

:12:03. > :12:05.hopefully she will come over to get the flowers and we may catch a

:12:06. > :12:09.glimpse. What do you make of the fact that the Queen has become the

:12:10. > :12:12.first British monarch to beat her 90th birthday? I think it is amazing

:12:13. > :12:18.and fabulous and I really proud to be British. As you can see, the

:12:19. > :12:23.crowd building up all the time and less than an hour to wait and

:12:24. > :12:29.hopefully some of them will catch a glimpse. Jane, back to you. Sarah,

:12:30. > :12:32.many thanks. Not far from here but in a busy area just outside the

:12:33. > :12:38.walls of Windsor Castle. Let's take a look at another of our camera

:12:39. > :12:45.shots. Again, not too far away but gives a sense of the crowds that are

:12:46. > :12:49.building on their way up Castle Hill towards Windsor Castle where we are

:12:50. > :12:53.broadcasting from. It was very busy when I fought my way through to get

:12:54. > :12:57.you this morning and I can see the crowds are grown by quite some

:12:58. > :13:05.degree. All held back because there will be a walkabout later on today.

:13:06. > :13:09.So those right at the fronts have been there since very early this

:13:10. > :13:14.morning and perhaps some of them even overnight to see the Queen on

:13:15. > :13:19.her 90th birthday walkabout. So that just gives you a flavour of the

:13:20. > :13:25.numbers that are out around the town here today and many of them should

:13:26. > :13:29.have a good view a little bit later on and then much later on today as

:13:30. > :13:34.well as part of the commemorations we have the beacon lighting and the

:13:35. > :13:38.Queen will light the first of about 1000 beacons across the country and

:13:39. > :13:43.the Commonwealth to mark her 90th birthday. As you would expect, we

:13:44. > :13:48.will have plenty more from here in Windsor throughout the day. For now,

:13:49. > :13:51.I will hand you back to Anita. Jane, thank you very much.

:13:52. > :14:02.Crowds have gathered at Windsor today as a day of celebration gets

:14:03. > :14:06.under way across the country as the Queen marks 90th birthday. New

:14:07. > :14:10.photographs of Her Majesty and her family had been released, while her

:14:11. > :14:14.son Prince Charles has recorded a special radio tribute. In other

:14:15. > :14:36.for raping a 19-year-old woman- and will now face a retrial.

:14:37. > :14:38.The footballer, Ched Evans, has won an appeal against

:14:39. > :14:42.for raping a 19-year-old woman- and will now face a retrial.

:14:43. > :14:44.The Court of Appeal has overturned the former Sheffield United

:14:45. > :14:46.striker's conviction for raping the woman at a hotel

:14:47. > :14:50.Let's go to our correspondent, Daniel Boettcher, who has

:14:51. > :14:52.been following events at the Court of Appeal.

:14:53. > :14:55.Daniel, just taken through the detail of what was said in court

:14:56. > :14:59.earlier. This judgment follows a hearing in the court before three

:15:00. > :15:04.Court of Appeal judges last month and today that judgment was handed

:15:05. > :15:08.down. The court ruled that the appeal is allowed, so Ched Evans

:15:09. > :15:13.appeal against his conviction is allowed. That means that that

:15:14. > :15:18.conviction is quashed and there is to be a retrial. That judgment was

:15:19. > :15:24.handed down today in courtroom number six year by Lady Justice

:15:25. > :15:30.Hallett. We have concluded that we must allow the appeal. And that it

:15:31. > :15:36.is in the interests of justice to order a retrial. Nothing can be

:15:37. > :15:43.reported that might prejudice the fairness of that retrial. That means

:15:44. > :15:48.the contents of this statement may be reported and broadcast in full,

:15:49. > :15:55.but nothing more about the appeal proceedings may be reported until

:15:56. > :16:01.the retrial is concluded. The identity of the complainant in this

:16:02. > :16:08.case must not be reported. Accordingly, we order the appeal is

:16:09. > :16:18.allowed, we quash the conviction, the applet will be retried on the

:16:19. > :16:23.allegation of rape. -- appellant. Lady Justice Hallett said that Ched

:16:24. > :16:27.Evans had appealed to the criminal review panel on the basis that

:16:28. > :16:30.relevant and inadmissible evidence had come to light that was not

:16:31. > :16:32.available at the trial and that undermine the safety of his

:16:33. > :16:37.conviction. Ched Evans has always denied rape. Before he left the

:16:38. > :16:42.court today, a statement was read out on his behalf by one of his

:16:43. > :16:47.legal team. This is a statement on behalf of Mr Ched Evans. Ched Evans

:16:48. > :16:50.is extremely grateful that the Court of Appeal has ruled that his

:16:51. > :16:58.conviction for rape was unsafe and should be quashed. He wants to thank

:16:59. > :17:08.his lawyers, Ciaran Bonner QC and David Emmanuelle, and Shauna

:17:09. > :17:13.Draycott for their hard work and commitment in relation to the appeal

:17:14. > :17:16.as well as his partner. Their families and friends and all of

:17:17. > :17:21.those members of the public who have offered him support throughout. No

:17:22. > :17:25.further statements will be made as it is acknowledged by Mr Evans the

:17:26. > :17:29.legal process has not reached a final conclusion and there will be

:17:30. > :17:34.further hearings of significance on dates to be fixed in due course. So

:17:35. > :17:40.that conviction has been quashed. There is to be a retrial where and

:17:41. > :17:50.when that retrial will take place has yet to be determined. Anita. OK.

:17:51. > :17:56.Thank you very much. News coming into us. We are hearing that 625

:17:57. > :17:59.jobs are to be cut at Lloyds bank. That is according to the Unite

:18:00. > :18:04.union. It is cleaning the roles will be relocated to India. A

:18:05. > :18:11.spokesperson for Lloyds says Unite say the move is alarming and that is

:18:12. > :18:13.just all the detail we have on that at the moment, but as we get more

:18:14. > :18:15.information, we shall bring that you.

:18:16. > :18:17.GP practices in England are to receive an extra

:18:18. > :18:19.two and a half billion pounds of funding.

:18:20. > :18:22.The money will pay for 5,000 more GPs and other extra staff, including

:18:23. > :18:26.The NHS says the money will help under-pressure surgeries

:18:27. > :18:29.Here's our health correspondent, Jane Dreaper.

:18:30. > :18:34.England's GP surgeries are under huge pressure.

:18:35. > :18:37.Their share of funding has been cut, patients often struggle

:18:38. > :18:42.to get appointments, and doctors say their workload is unsustainable.

:18:43. > :18:45.This plan aims to help England's surgeries get back on track.

:18:46. > :18:47.Their share of the NHS budget will increase to more than 10%

:18:48. > :18:51.by the end of the decade, with an additional ?2.4 billion per

:18:52. > :18:54.year from extra NHS funding already promised going to GP surgeries.

:18:55. > :18:55.There will be pharmacists and mental-health therapists

:18:56. > :19:06.The ultimate test of this will be, are patients able to see GPs

:19:07. > :19:10.Are we able to expand the number of GPs and nurses and therapists

:19:11. > :19:24.And as we do that, will it also help relieve pressure

:19:25. > :19:26.on A departments and hospitals as fewer people will be needing

:19:27. > :19:35.GP leaders say the plans are highly significant but

:19:36. > :19:38.the situation won't change overnight and they will watch closely to make

:19:39. > :19:50.We now at the House of Commons were the Prime Minister is leading

:19:51. > :19:58.tributes to the Queen on 90th birthday. The First Minister in 1952

:19:59. > :20:02.for the Queen was Winston Churchill. Like him and all that have followed,

:20:03. > :20:05.I can testify that she is quite simply one of the best audiences in

:20:06. > :20:08.the world. There is no one else in public life that any prior minister

:20:09. > :20:14.can really speak to in total confidence and no other country has

:20:15. > :20:19.a head of state with such wisdom and confidence. There are some that

:20:20. > :20:26.suspect that at times I may have put patients to the test. In the play

:20:27. > :20:31.the audience, the character who portrays me goes on and on about

:20:32. > :20:35.Europe until she falls asleep, but I can guarantee this has never

:20:36. > :20:41.happened. I may not have kept my promise not to bang on about Europe

:20:42. > :20:46.in every forum, but I have not always spoke about it. Her Majesty

:20:47. > :20:51.is starting to take things a little easier. In the last year alone, she

:20:52. > :20:55.has only undertaken 177 public engagements. In the past 90 years,

:20:56. > :20:58.Her Majesty as lived through some extraordinary times in our world,

:20:59. > :21:02.from the Second World War with her parents were nearly killed as bombs

:21:03. > :21:06.dropped on Buckingham Palace, to the Russians with which she bought the

:21:07. > :21:10.material for her wedding dress, from presenting the World Cup to England

:21:11. > :21:14.at Wembley in 1966 to man landing on the moon three years later. From the

:21:15. > :21:19.end of the Cold War to peace in Northern Ireland, throughout it all

:21:20. > :21:24.as the sands of culture shift and the tides of politics ebb and flow,

:21:25. > :21:28.Her Majesty has been steadfast. A rock of strength for our nation, for

:21:29. > :21:33.our Commonwealth, and on many locations, for the whole world. As

:21:34. > :21:37.her grandson Prince William has said time and again, quietly and

:21:38. > :21:41.modestly, the Queen has shown as all that we can confidently embrace the

:21:42. > :21:45.future without compromising the things that are important. As Her

:21:46. > :21:50.Majesty said in her first televised Christmas broadcast of 1957, it is

:21:51. > :21:55.necessary to hold fast to it ideals and fundamental principles in this

:21:56. > :21:59.requires and a quarter words, a special kind of courage wakes makes

:22:00. > :22:05.a stand up for everything we know is right, everything that is true and

:22:06. > :22:09.honest. In this modern Elizabethan era, Her Majesty has led a gentle

:22:10. > :22:12.evolution of our monarchy. On that first televised Christmas Day

:22:13. > :22:16.message over three decades before cameras were allowed into this

:22:17. > :22:20.house, to the opening up of the royal palaces, the invention of the

:22:21. > :22:25.royal walkabout, she has brought the monarchy closer to the people while

:22:26. > :22:28.also retaining its dignity. Her role as supreme Governor of the Church of

:22:29. > :22:32.England has also been incredibly important to her. She has often said

:22:33. > :22:37.that her life is inspired not only by her love of this great country

:22:38. > :22:42.but also by her faith in God. As she said, I know that the only way to

:22:43. > :22:47.live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to

:22:48. > :22:51.give of my best in all of the day brings and to put my trust in God.

:22:52. > :22:55.And in standing up Christianity, she has been clear that the Church of

:22:56. > :23:01.England has a duty to protect the free practice of all faiths our

:23:02. > :23:05.country. Mr Speaker, Her Majesty always performs her constitutional

:23:06. > :23:11.duty as head of state impeccably. But as head of our nation, she has

:23:12. > :23:14.held in even higher regard for the way she represents the United

:23:15. > :23:18.Kingdom. It has rightly been said by some consider shall experts that Her

:23:19. > :23:22.Majesty The Queen is the only person born in the UK who is neither

:23:23. > :23:25.English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish. She is all and none of these

:23:26. > :23:30.things and can represent all the nations of the UK on an equal basis

:23:31. > :23:37.in a way that no president ever could. She is also constantly

:23:38. > :23:41.represented the nation to itself when abroad. Foreign leaders, from

:23:42. > :23:45.President Truman to Nelson Mandela and Ronald Reagan have all testified

:23:46. > :23:50.to work extraordinary ability both to represent this country and

:23:51. > :23:55.understand the world. On a hugely important and healing state visit to

:23:56. > :23:59.Ireland in 2011, Her Majesty began her remarks in Irish and spoke about

:24:00. > :24:02.the history of the troubled relationship between the UK and

:24:03. > :24:08.Ireland. She did so with a kindness as well as an authority that went

:24:09. > :24:12.far beyond anything that would be possible for an elected politician.

:24:13. > :24:19.As a diplomat and ambassador for the UK, she has represented our country

:24:20. > :24:22.on 266 official visits to 116 different countries, and as I saw

:24:23. > :24:27.again at the Commonwealth heads of Government meeting in Malta last

:24:28. > :24:30.year, she has made an extraordinary contribution to the future of our

:24:31. > :24:36.Commonwealth, growing it from eight members in 1952 to 53 today. In

:24:37. > :24:40.doing so, she has helped to build a unique family of nations that spans

:24:41. > :24:44.every continent on all the main religions, a quarter of the members

:24:45. > :24:49.of the United Nations, and nearly one third of the world's population.

:24:50. > :24:53.The reach of Her Majesty's diplomacy is without parallel. So much so that

:24:54. > :24:57.as the result of a visit to Balmoral, she concluded to be the

:24:58. > :25:01.woman ever to have driven the King of Saudi Arabia around in a car. I

:25:02. > :25:06.have that story sourced from both of the participants. Through it all,

:25:07. > :25:09.Her Majesty has carried herself with the most extraordinary grace and

:25:10. > :25:13.humility. When people meet the Queen, they talk about it for the

:25:14. > :25:16.rest of their lives. She understands that and she shows a genuine

:25:17. > :25:21.interest in all she meets. They can really see that she cares. As the

:25:22. > :25:25.constitutional historian Vernon Bogdan has said, Her Majesty

:25:26. > :25:29.understands what might be called the soul of the British people. Mr

:25:30. > :25:31.Speaker, Her Majesty has done so much through her like that when it

:25:32. > :25:35.comes to her 90th birthday, there cannot be much that is new 30 try,

:25:36. > :25:40.but I am pleased to hear that she will be sampling the orange drizzled

:25:41. > :25:43.birthday cake baked by the winner of the great British baked of Nokia

:25:44. > :25:48.Hussein, and as she liked the first in a chain of 1000 beacons, she will

:25:49. > :25:51.be joined by the members of her family, including her son the Prince

:25:52. > :25:54.of Wales and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh who has stood by her side

:25:55. > :25:58.throughout her extraordinary reign. They both served this country with

:25:59. > :26:03.an unshakeable sense of duty and their work, including the Duke of

:26:04. > :26:06.Edinburgh's award scheme and The Prince's Trust, has inspired

:26:07. > :26:09.millions of people around the world. As we see those delightful birthday

:26:10. > :26:13.portraits released this week, family has always been at the heart of Her

:26:14. > :26:19.Majesty's long life. Mr Speaker, we are uniquely blessed in our country.

:26:20. > :26:22.Her Majesty's service is extraordinary and it is a joyful

:26:23. > :26:27.result is elevate and to cherish and honour. In June, the whole country

:26:28. > :26:31.will share in the special milestone and a Service of Thanksgiving at

:26:32. > :26:35.Saint Pauls's Cathedral and a wonderful street party, but today, I

:26:36. > :26:38.know the whole house and the whole country will want to join with me in

:26:39. > :26:53.wishing Her Majesty The Queen health, happiness and above all a

:26:54. > :26:58.very special 90th birthday. Order. I call the Leader of the Opposition,

:26:59. > :27:04.Mr Jeremy Corbyn. Thank you, Mr Speaker. It is a pleasure to second

:27:05. > :27:08.the humble address. Many people across the country debate will be

:27:09. > :27:10.wishing Her Majesty a very happy 90th birthday and these messages

:27:11. > :27:17.sent our warmest greetings to add to that. May I say, Mr Speaker, as a

:27:18. > :27:24.relatively young Speaker, I am fully in favour of our country having

:27:25. > :27:30.leaders of a fine vintage. Today, we are talking about a highly respected

:27:31. > :27:33.individuals who is 90 and whatever differing views people across this

:27:34. > :27:41.country have about the institution, the vast majority share an opinion

:27:42. > :27:45.that Her Majesty has served this country and has overwhelming support

:27:46. > :27:48.with a clear sense of public service and public duty. As the Prime

:27:49. > :27:51.Minister just indicated. She has carried out their duty with the

:27:52. > :27:58.enormous warmth. My dear friend Mildred Gordon, the former member

:27:59. > :28:04.who recently died aged 92 and two 's funeral is tomorrow, met the Queen

:28:05. > :28:08.at the opening of a railway. The Queen asked Mildred how she was

:28:09. > :28:11.getting on as a newly elected MP, and Mildred replied with the

:28:12. > :28:14.devastating honesty she replied to everything. She said she thought she

:28:15. > :28:19.had very little power to help her constituents. So the Queen took on

:28:20. > :28:23.one side and with her customary wit said once they find out you lot

:28:24. > :28:35.can't help them, they all right to me. But Her Majesty was born less

:28:36. > :28:38.than a month before the General strike. The first daughter who would

:28:39. > :28:44.later and unexpectedly become heir to the throne was born two years, as

:28:45. > :28:49.the Prime Minister pointed out, before all women in Britain got the

:28:50. > :28:53.vote. Her childhood was during the mass poverty of the 1930s. Her

:28:54. > :28:58.teenage years through the brutal carnage of the Second World War, and

:28:59. > :29:03.at work's end, she experienced first-hand the joy of people as she

:29:04. > :29:08.walked through the streets of London, a very moving history that I

:29:09. > :29:14.am very pleased was replayed on Radio 4 this morning.

:29:15. > :29:21.She became Queen at just 25 years old, following the death of her

:29:22. > :29:27.father. She has reigned for nearly 64 years, the longest reigning

:29:28. > :29:30.monarch in our history. In that time, our country has become a

:29:31. > :29:36.better and more civilised place. We've enacted equality legislation.

:29:37. > :29:39.We've ended colonialism and created the National Health Service, the

:29:40. > :29:44.welfare state and the open University. As head of the

:29:45. > :29:46.Commonwealth, she has been a defender of this incredible

:29:47. > :29:52.multicultural global institution for which we are all very grateful the

:29:53. > :29:54.way she has stood up for the Commonwealth and visited I think

:29:55. > :29:59.every country within the Commonwealth. The Prime Minister was

:30:00. > :30:03.quite right to draw attention to her historic visit to Ireland in 2011

:30:04. > :30:07.and the way she spoke in the Irish language at the reception held for

:30:08. > :30:16.her in Dublin during a visit. Today, I'm welcoming two more people from

:30:17. > :30:21.my constituency to Parliament. Both have a link with the celebration we

:30:22. > :30:25.are conducting today. Iris Monaghan and George Durack. Iris was born in

:30:26. > :30:31.what was now a Republic of Ireland, but was then part of Britain. She

:30:32. > :30:35.came to London in 1951, before the coronation, and was a civil servant

:30:36. > :30:39.in the Inland Revenue. She has helped collect taxes ever since

:30:40. > :30:43.1951, which has helped to keep us all in the state to which we are

:30:44. > :30:51.accustomed. George fought in the Second World War, serving in the 1st

:30:52. > :30:54.Battalion in the rifle Brigade. He was that daily close affinity with

:30:55. > :30:59.Her Majesty throughout his working life because he worked for the Royal

:31:00. > :31:02.Mail delivering Her Majesty's head through letter boxes all over North

:31:03. > :31:08.London. Yesterday, I was present at a graduation of a 91-year-old

:31:09. > :31:13.constituent who just completed her third degree, a Masters, at Birkbeck

:31:14. > :31:21.College. It proves you're never too late to take up a new career and

:31:22. > :31:26.learn something else. It is their generation, the Queen's generation

:31:27. > :31:30.and my parents', but defeated the horrors of fascism in Europe. But

:31:31. > :31:34.endured the provisions of the post-war era and built a more

:31:35. > :31:39.civilised and equal Britain. We have much to be grateful for to that

:31:40. > :31:46.generation. On her coronation in 1953, Her Majesty was driven through

:31:47. > :31:52.the street in my borough. A crowning achievement in Islington was to some

:31:53. > :31:56.years later. You'll enjoy this. In 20 06 that a growing 2006 she was

:31:57. > :32:00.due to enter a new stadium in my constituency but had to pull out due

:32:01. > :32:04.to an injury. Unfortunately, this is a state that has affected to many of

:32:05. > :32:12.Arsenal squad in subsequent years. We must congratulate her on her

:32:13. > :32:16.prescient. My honourable friend was the new leader for Islington

:32:17. > :32:20.council. As the Queen could not attend the opening, they were

:32:21. > :32:23.invited to Buckingham Palace and she accompanied the whole squad to

:32:24. > :32:28.Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen. We know the Queen is above politics.

:32:29. > :32:34.She may be above football, too, but many locals harbour this quiet the

:32:35. > :32:41.grid view that she's actually privately an Arsenal fan. -- secret

:32:42. > :32:52.view. In her reign, she's seen off 12 prime ministers. Whilst recently

:32:53. > :32:58.I attended my first state dinner, she's received over 100 state visits

:32:59. > :33:06.and visited well over 100 countries on our behalf. I admire her energy,

:33:07. > :33:10.wish her well in her continuing and outstanding commitment to public

:33:11. > :33:16.life. I wish her a very happy 90th birthday.

:33:17. > :33:22.The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, saying whatever people'sdiffering

:33:23. > :33:27.views on the institution of the monarchy, he praised the Queen's

:33:28. > :33:31.public service and her duty. Before him, the Prime Minister leading

:33:32. > :33:35.tributes to the Queen in the Commons on her 90th birthday, saying the

:33:36. > :33:39.Queen had led a gentle evolution of our monarchy, bringing the monarchy

:33:40. > :33:44.closer to the people who are also maintaining its dignity. -- while

:33:45. > :33:48.also maintaining. He referred to the institution of the Royal walkabout.

:33:49. > :33:52.One of those will be happening very soon in Windsor and we will be back

:33:53. > :33:54.in Windsor very shortly. First, let's return to the House of

:33:55. > :34:06.Commons. It has indeed been a life of

:34:07. > :34:11.devotion, of fortitude, of good judgment, of selfless duty, great

:34:12. > :34:17.good humour and uncomplaining hard work. And in all this, she has been

:34:18. > :34:22.supported by a loving family and blessed with a very happy marriage

:34:23. > :34:29.to a remarkable console who has done so much for her and for our country.

:34:30. > :34:37.-- to a remarkable man. The Queen was crowned in the same church as

:34:38. > :34:44.was William the Conqueror. At the age of 26, the same age as the first

:34:45. > :34:51.Queen Elizabeth 400 years earlier. And she embodies all the best

:34:52. > :34:56.qualities. Those that most important to our country. Lend such dissension

:34:57. > :35:01.to our nation. The Queen brings to our national life and experience and

:35:02. > :35:06.knowledge of government and events, and of men and women all over the

:35:07. > :35:12.world, which is truly unrivalled by any other person in the land. And

:35:13. > :35:17.throughout her long reign she has displayed judgment of the first

:35:18. > :35:25.order. Great tolerance and absolute neutrality at all times. Mr Speaker,

:35:26. > :35:30.when she ascended to the throne, her first Prime Minister, Winston

:35:31. > :35:40.Churchill, was of an age to have charged with the 21st Lancers in 19

:35:41. > :35:47.88 -- 1898. Her present Prime Minister was not even born in 1952.

:35:48. > :35:53.Such is the scale and Brett of the life that she has so triumphantly

:35:54. > :35:58.lived through. -- scale and Brett. Through these extraordinary 90

:35:59. > :36:02.years, some of the most tumultuous social, economic and technological

:36:03. > :36:10.change that Britain has ever seen. She is provided a very firm hand

:36:11. > :36:14.will stop -- firm hand. The Queen is a source of powerful influence for

:36:15. > :36:21.this country. Throughout the world, she is the Queen of 16 countries.

:36:22. > :36:25.Including Canada, Australia and New Zealand. And the head of the

:36:26. > :36:29.Commonwealth, a greatly undervalued organisation that includes more than

:36:30. > :36:33.one quarter of the world's population. She thus brings a vital

:36:34. > :36:38.and often unrecognised addition to our efforts and our influence

:36:39. > :36:44.overseas. I think that we in this house should, in particular, play

:36:45. > :36:51.great tribute to the work she has done in that remarkable organisation

:36:52. > :36:58.since 1949. Every country needs someone who can represent the whole

:36:59. > :37:04.nation. It may seem committed, and indeed it is. -- may seem primitive.

:37:05. > :37:09.If nationhood is to mean anything, it has to have a focus. In our case,

:37:10. > :37:13.for many years, that focus has been and remains the Queen. Nations do

:37:14. > :37:19.have values and they should be proud of them. And be willing to express

:37:20. > :37:25.that pride. And that is what we are able to do with our monarchy and

:37:26. > :37:33.with our Queen. Mr Speaker, it is my firmly held belief that of the Queen

:37:34. > :37:37.is the single most important respected, admired and loved public

:37:38. > :37:42.figure in the world today. And I will, if I may, conclude with a

:37:43. > :37:50.vignette which I have told here before, but it has repeat. On the

:37:51. > :37:55.night of the 4th of April 1955, on the eve of his resignation as Prime

:37:56. > :38:01.Minister, Churchill gave a dinner at Number 10 in honour of the Queen. It

:38:02. > :38:11.was agreed between the private offices that there would be no

:38:12. > :38:14.speeches. But the Queen greatly moved by the impending retirement of

:38:15. > :38:20.her first Prime Minister, who she had known since she was a very small

:38:21. > :38:30.child, rose in her place and lifted her glass with a toast "To my Prime

:38:31. > :38:38.Minister." And Churchill, a very old man, in a full dress evening

:38:39. > :38:43.uniform, completely unprepared, pulled himself to his feet. And this

:38:44. > :38:53.is what he said to be Queen. He said, madam, I propose a toast to

:38:54. > :38:59.your Majesty. I used to drink as an officer in Bangalore in India in the

:39:00. > :39:09.reign of your Majesty's great, great grandmother, Queen Victoria. And I

:39:10. > :39:13.joined to the wise and kindly way of life at which your Majesty is beyond

:39:14. > :39:19.and gleaming champion. For 90 years of her life, and 64 years of her

:39:20. > :39:30.reign, she has always been the same. God Save The Queen. It's an honour

:39:31. > :39:34.to co-sponsor today's motion with the Prime Minister, the Leader of

:39:35. > :39:38.the Opposition, and follow one of the gentleman who just spoke. I'd

:39:39. > :39:43.like to take the opportunity to put on record the appreciation of people

:39:44. > :39:51.in Scotland, who had a lifetime connection with. While she's managed

:39:52. > :39:55.to serve as head of state for a remarkable 32 independent countries

:39:56. > :40:02.during her unprecedented and successful reign, her association

:40:03. > :40:06.with Scotland is enduring and it is special. Just last year, the Queen

:40:07. > :40:10.and the Duke of Edinburgh marked the day she became the UK's longest

:40:11. > :40:17.reigning monarch with a steam train ride from Edinburgh to the opening

:40:18. > :40:21.of the new Borders railway. When she was born, she was delivered by a

:40:22. > :40:26.Scottish nurse. Since then, she's been making regular visits north of

:40:27. > :40:31.the border. Her youngest days were spent in Angus, where her mother and

:40:32. > :40:35.grandparents were from. Much of her childhood was spent at Balmoral.

:40:36. > :40:41.Part of her honeymoon was at nearby Burn Hall. One of her first official

:40:42. > :40:47.tasks on becoming Queen after the death of her father, King George VI,

:40:48. > :40:52.was to try and -- was to plant a cherry tree in Edinburgh and

:40:53. > :40:59.Holyrood house. After her coronation, crowds lined the streets

:41:00. > :41:08.as she received the honours of Scotland. Notwithstanding cons: is

:41:09. > :41:20.by some -- concerns by some in the -- about how the Queen Elizabeth --

:41:21. > :41:25.a solution -- there is a Scottish Crown north of the border, rather

:41:26. > :41:28.than the royal cipher. Throughout the decades of her reign, she had

:41:29. > :41:32.been a regular visitor across Scotland. For me, the most

:41:33. > :41:36.remarkable events have been in recent years, including the 1999

:41:37. > :41:44.reopening of the Scottish Parliament after a recess of nearly 300 years.

:41:45. > :41:49.Who can forget the entire chamber? All MSPs, of all parties, the public

:41:50. > :41:56.gallery, Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh, all singing a song by

:41:57. > :42:01.Robert Burns. As head of the Commonwealth, she attended the

:42:02. > :42:05.Glasgow to 14 opening ceremony. Always good at keeping up with the

:42:06. > :42:11.times, Her Majesty went viral on twitter following a trip to the

:42:12. > :42:15.Glasgow National hockey centre after appearing to photo bomb a selfie by

:42:16. > :42:20.an Australian player, by smiling in the background. While her official

:42:21. > :42:27.visits and functions in Scotland are well received, there an appreciation

:42:28. > :42:32.that it is, at Balmoral, but she likes to be most. Queen Victoria

:42:33. > :42:35.described Balmoral as her heaven on earth. The current Queen is said to

:42:36. > :42:39.never be happier when spending her summer rate and the north-east

:42:40. > :42:46.estate, a private home handed down through generations. The usual

:42:47. > :42:49.two-month stay in August and September traditionally includes a

:42:50. > :42:52.visit to the nearby Braemar gathering where the Queen is a

:42:53. > :43:00.chieftain of the Highland games event. Her Majesty has also hired a

:43:01. > :43:07.love of the Hebrides and cruising around the islands and coastline. --

:43:08. > :43:14.also had. One particular story I recall is from 2006 webby loyal --

:43:15. > :43:21.where the royal party wanted to see the famous gardens. However, no

:43:22. > :43:24.advance arrangements had been made. Princess and apparently cycled to

:43:25. > :43:29.the local newsagents to see if there was a way that her mother could be

:43:30. > :43:34.transported around. It duly happened in the people carrier of the

:43:35. > :43:38.newsagent, by the newsagent. That must have been a sight to behold.

:43:39. > :43:44.The Rye Legion of stories of tourists and visitors encountering a

:43:45. > :43:49.lady bearing a striking resemblance to Her Majesty walking her dogs

:43:50. > :43:53.alone on Arthur 's seat in Edinburgh, or offering them a lift

:43:54. > :44:03.as she drove her Land Rover on Royal Deeside. I'm sure my colleague may

:44:04. > :44:07.have more of these kind of stories to recount. Her Majesty's

:44:08. > :44:12.connections to Balmoral and the north-east of Scotland are abiding.

:44:13. > :44:14.She is a reader of the Aberdeen press and Journal, and we learnt in

:44:15. > :44:20.recent studies from our interview with her cousin but she is an

:44:21. > :44:24.accomplished speaker, no mean feat. Queen's connections with the North

:44:25. > :44:32.of Scotland are also highly prized by leading small and large companies

:44:33. > :44:36.and businesses. In total, there are more than 80 Scottish companies

:44:37. > :44:41.holding royal warrants and no doubt many others would like to be warm

:44:42. > :44:45.and holders as well. Mr Speaker, a 90th birthday is a remarkable

:44:46. > :44:52.milestone for all to reach it. But particularly for our head of state.

:44:53. > :44:56.We wish her, the Duke of Edinburgh, and all of her family well, and look

:44:57. > :45:04.forward to many further years of outstanding public service. Thank

:45:05. > :45:11.you for calling me on what I think is a momentous day...

:45:12. > :45:14.Angus Robertson, the leader of the SNP group at Westminster, focusing

:45:15. > :45:21.on the Queen's abiding links with Scotland, particularly Balmoral.

:45:22. > :45:26.Just before him, the grandson of Sir Winston Churchill praising the

:45:27. > :45:30.Queen's duty, praising her as always having a very firm hand on the

:45:31. > :45:34.tiller. Earlier, the Prime Minister was leading this tribute to the

:45:35. > :45:39.Queen in the Commons, mentioning the institution of the Royal walkabout.

:45:40. > :45:40.There will be one of those very soon at Windsor. My colleague is there

:45:41. > :45:49.now. Thank you, the sun is just coming

:45:50. > :45:54.out now. One hopes it will persist for the duration of the walkabout.

:45:55. > :46:00.Certainly we have been looking over the wall here at Windsor Castle. It

:46:01. > :46:07.is interestingly open for anyone with a ticket. Lots of people are

:46:08. > :46:11.inside hoping to see the Queen. Some have been for a very long time in

:46:12. > :46:15.the hope of seeing the Queen on her birthday. Let's see whether we can

:46:16. > :46:18.push our way out into the crowd again.

:46:19. > :46:21.We can cross over to our Deputy Royal Correspondent,

:46:22. > :46:27.Sarah Campbell, who's among the crowds outside Windsor Castle.

:46:28. > :46:34.Don't ask me to move because I can't! We are all wedged in now. The

:46:35. > :46:39.crowd is ten deep, something like that. If you are standing here,

:46:40. > :46:42.you're not going to get much of a view of the Queen, unless you

:46:43. > :46:48.arrived here early enough to get this but on the bench. I think this

:46:49. > :46:51.might be one of the Queen's youngest fans, she is a six-month-old and has

:46:52. > :47:00.perfected the royal wave. You have come from where? Shropshire. Why did

:47:01. > :47:04.you feel it was important to come down today? I just love the Queen. I

:47:05. > :47:09.really wanted to see her on her 90th birthday. Matt, this is something

:47:10. > :47:13.you can tell your daughter about in future years. Absolutely. We will

:47:14. > :47:19.get lots of photographs when she older. What is the great attraction?

:47:20. > :47:25.You are here now, you will probably get the tiniest glands of the top of

:47:26. > :47:29.her hat. It's just to see her in the flesh. I am so proud to be English

:47:30. > :47:34.and to be here to see her on her birthday. It is absolutely

:47:35. > :47:39.fantastic. She was giving perfect waves earlier and now Evelyn has

:47:40. > :47:44.joined the flag. Well, well done. Let's move down. You are more local.

:47:45. > :47:47.That is quite interesting because the Queen thinks of Windsor as her

:47:48. > :47:53.home. She is part of the community here. We've always loved being here

:47:54. > :47:57.and occasionally getting a glimpse of the Queen in the park or

:47:58. > :48:01.something like that. It's just a real privilege to be part of the

:48:02. > :48:06.local community where she lives. Is she is somebody who you feel you

:48:07. > :48:09.have grown up with a little? Yes, because I can remember at junior

:48:10. > :48:12.school we would be given the afternoon off if she was going to

:48:13. > :48:17.change into the open carriages for while ascot and things like that.

:48:18. > :48:23.Going out in Windsor great Park, if you chat to any local they will have

:48:24. > :48:27.seen her. Yes, lots of people when walking their dogs would see her.

:48:28. > :48:33.Occasionally to glimpse the royal family riding through the park as

:48:34. > :48:39.well. Have you seen any evidence, I mean she is 90 today, any evidence

:48:40. > :48:43.of her slowing down? Not really. I think she is absolutely incredible,

:48:44. > :48:48.how she manages to keep going. Are you proud to share a hometown with

:48:49. > :48:51.the Queen? Definitely. She is such a wonderful example to us and the

:48:52. > :48:55.whole world as to how you can keep going and the values that she sends

:48:56. > :48:59.out through the whole world. I think it's absolutely wonderful. You have

:49:00. > :49:06.ten minutes to read. Will you be shouting and singing? Probably

:49:07. > :49:13.watching and enjoying the occasion. How will Evelyn enjoy the occasion?

:49:14. > :49:17.She's dropped the flagpole. There might be lots of shouting later on.

:49:18. > :49:22.I hope she will remember it. A lovely day. Thank you for talking to

:49:23. > :49:28.us. We should end on shots of Evelyn, much more interesting than

:49:29. > :49:37.me. Can you see through that? That is from the production of Warhorse.

:49:38. > :49:42.. Lots of different events. The marching band in the background. A

:49:43. > :49:47.real palpable air of excitement. People have come from all over the

:49:48. > :49:50.world to come and share the Queen's 90th birthday. There is a lot of

:49:51. > :49:56.excitement and I hope that for some of these people they will get a

:49:57. > :50:03.glimpse as she walked past. There many, many thanks. You're definitely

:50:04. > :50:07.stuck in the crowd. We may have more from Sarah later on. Earlier in the

:50:08. > :50:11.day, we were hearing from people who have been there since very early

:50:12. > :50:19.this morning. Some camped overnight. We have some good shots, but was

:50:20. > :50:24.Joey, the main models from warhorse. We have been watching Joey paraded

:50:25. > :50:30.around the foot of the wall beneath us here at Windsor Castle. Something

:50:31. > :50:33.else to entertain the crowds. We expect to see the Queen and the Duke

:50:34. > :50:39.of Edinburgh in the next little while. First of the Queen's two

:50:40. > :50:44.public outings today on her 90th birthday. Following all of the

:50:45. > :50:51.commemorations with me here throughout the day is Charles Anson,

:50:52. > :50:57.the Queen's press secretary from 1990 to 1997. We have been watching

:50:58. > :51:04.the crowds growing over the morning. I expect you're not surprised by

:51:05. > :51:11.that? No, I'm not. There's always a small group of the crowds. Stay

:51:12. > :51:18.overnight. And some are reasonably elderly, it's not just young people.

:51:19. > :51:25.People join the crowd as the day wears on. There is a palpable air of

:51:26. > :51:29.excitement. A lovely day at Windsor. Yes, and you've known the Queen for

:51:30. > :51:33.a long time. You worked with the Royal household for a very long

:51:34. > :51:40.time. Again, just reflect for us on the balance of the day for the

:51:41. > :51:43.Queen. 90 is a milestone for anyone. Anyone would have their own ideas

:51:44. > :51:49.about how they might like to mark that big day. Take us through the

:51:50. > :51:53.balance that is to be struck there between the private and the public.

:51:54. > :51:59.I think there's an air of celebration around the Queen's

:52:00. > :52:06.ruled, partly that she's been on the thrown for 64 years, and partly that

:52:07. > :52:13.she is now 90 years old. For anyone in any time, 90 years is a great

:52:14. > :52:18.milestone. This huge public interest, not only in this country,

:52:19. > :52:23.but through the Commonwealth, and in lots of countries that don't have

:52:24. > :52:26.monarchies at all. In recognition of this, the Queen wanted to have a

:52:27. > :52:33.birthday which combines some public duty with private time with her

:52:34. > :52:40.family. I think it's typical of the Queen that she's chosen to do simple

:52:41. > :52:46.things in this town which she spends so much time in, Windsor. A

:52:47. > :52:52.walkabout and then the lighting of the Beacons this evening, and then

:52:53. > :52:57.some private time with her family. I think a good balance between public

:52:58. > :53:02.duty and private pleasure, which is really the nature of the monarchy.

:53:03. > :53:07.Yes. I hope we can talk more about this in just a moment. Let's take a

:53:08. > :53:10.look at a montage we have put together of some memorable moments

:53:11. > :53:27.of a very, very long rain so far. Annie Park in British political life

:53:28. > :53:33.came to an end when the Queen receives the resignation of Sir

:53:34. > :53:38.Winston Churchill. -- and Epoque. For the last time, he entertained

:53:39. > :53:41.Her Majesty at Number 10 Downing St. These are the first pictures in

:53:42. > :53:47.colour taken of the infant prince. Even black and white films would be

:53:48. > :53:51.heart-warming. But how much colour adds to the beauty and realism. As

:53:52. > :53:57.we watch the pictures, we almost seem to be at Balmoral ourselves. To

:53:58. > :54:01.be here as winners as the FA Cup has often been described as the summit

:54:02. > :54:07.of a footballer's ambition. How much greater is the triumph they enjoy

:54:08. > :54:12.now. It was appropriate that the Queen's

:54:13. > :54:17.day should begin here, where there are so many royal connections. The

:54:18. > :54:20.Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales studied at the Royal Naval

:54:21. > :54:32.College. 1992 is not a year on which I shall

:54:33. > :54:36.look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more

:54:37. > :54:40.sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be a annus

:54:41. > :54:43.horribilius. At Buckingham Palace, which has

:54:44. > :54:47.become a shrine, the Queen led other members of the Royal family to pay

:54:48. > :54:51.their respects at the side of the road, just like thousands of hers

:54:52. > :54:56.objects were doing. This afternoon, the President and

:54:57. > :55:00.his wife Michelle dropped in for tea and a chat at the palace with Her

:55:01. > :55:03.Majesty and Prince Philip, who wondered whether it was their jet

:55:04. > :55:22.lag which meant it was hard to stay awake.

:55:23. > :55:30.Today, the Thames provided the setting for this tribute to the

:55:31. > :55:34.nation's monarch. The Queen has seen many spectacular sights in the 60

:55:35. > :55:38.years of her reign, but never anything quite such as this on the

:55:39. > :55:42.Thames. I will continue to treasure and draw

:55:43. > :55:45.inspiration from the countless kindnesses shown to me in this

:55:46. > :55:52.country and throughout the Commonwealth. Thank you, all.

:55:53. > :56:00.Well, what else does a birthday involved at any age? Cake. The Queen

:56:01. > :56:09.is going to be presented with a birthday cake made by the winner of

:56:10. > :56:14.the Bake Off. Nadya has been talking about that task today.

:56:15. > :56:19.It is not long now until we do see the actual cake. We know that Nadya

:56:20. > :56:23.got his safe. Has the cake got here safely?

:56:24. > :56:26.I got here and be cake got here. It got here in three pieces and is now

:56:27. > :56:32.one. So it is three tiers?

:56:33. > :56:36.Yes, I have just constructive and it is now one whole cake. Hopefully it

:56:37. > :56:41.stays that way. How are you feeling now?

:56:42. > :56:46.I'm actually OK. I was really nervous. I know winning flavour,

:56:47. > :56:51.it'll be over. I'm just going to try and enjoy every moment. -- I know

:56:52. > :56:57.when it's over. I went for purple, but I ditched the

:56:58. > :57:03.lace. Something more modern. Everybody is asking, it is not rich

:57:04. > :57:05.cake, it is orange Madeira. It is an orange Madeira with Orange

:57:06. > :57:10.drizzle and marmalade and buttercream.

:57:11. > :57:14.Sounds delicious. We don't know whether the Queen is even going to

:57:15. > :57:18.taste it. Do you know what you will say to her?

:57:19. > :57:23.I can't make her tasted, can I? No, you can't.

:57:24. > :57:28.It would be great if she did. I haven't even decided what I'm going

:57:29. > :57:34.to do. I've not thought that far. You should start thinking very, very

:57:35. > :57:39.quickly. Thank you, Nadya. Very happy and excited faces behind you.

:57:40. > :57:40.Good morning. We wish you the very good luck with the Queen. Don't make

:57:41. > :57:49.her tasted! Annus horribilius, who will be

:57:50. > :57:58.presenting her birthday cake to the Queen later. You would be nervous.

:57:59. > :58:03.-- Nadya. The sun is shining, that is very good news. Let's take

:58:04. > :58:07.another look at the scene outside Windsor Castle. Those who camped out

:58:08. > :58:13.overnight had a chilly night, I think. But they are being rewarded

:58:14. > :58:17.now with some really unexpected and shine. Let's also take a look at the

:58:18. > :58:25.scene in central London. This is Hyde Park, in preparation for the

:58:26. > :58:34.gun salute to mark Her Majesty's 90th birthday. Last year, of course,

:58:35. > :58:41.she became the longest reigning monarch in British history. Today,

:58:42. > :58:50.she is the first monarch to reach the remarkable age of 90.

:58:51. > :58:57.As our cameras cross over at Windsor Castle, the Queen's weekend home,

:58:58. > :00:44.that'll be the focus of public celebrations.

:00:45. > :01:22.Queen the Queen is wearing a spring grass will coat made by the designer

:01:23. > :01:30.who so often dresses, Angela Kelly, with a hat to match and some flowers

:01:31. > :01:36.pruned -- appended to the brim. She is being greeted by Mr James Huxley

:01:37. > :01:40.and his wife Deborah and also the mayor of the Royal Borough of

:01:41. > :01:44.Windsor. A special day for them and of course a very special day for the

:01:45. > :01:54.Queen. We were not due to have sunshine today, and yet magically,

:01:55. > :02:15.the sun is out. I believe a special June. MUSIC PLAYS: Happy Birthday.

:02:16. > :02:51.And so here we see the Queen on her royal walkabout. Royal walkabout

:02:52. > :02:56.have become such a feature of the monarchy, and what about them is

:02:57. > :03:00.important? Well, we're looking at the monarch who invented them back

:03:01. > :03:05.in 1970 on a tour of New Zealand when the Queen suddenly thought

:03:06. > :03:09.let's change things around a bit. Instead of the red carpet, let's

:03:10. > :03:14.break away and go and meet some ordinary people. They tried it out

:03:15. > :03:18.and it was covered by the press and it has been there ever since. It is

:03:19. > :03:25.now covered by every politician and world leader but it is very much

:03:26. > :03:32.part of the day to day. It is being out there, being seen. And tell us

:03:33. > :03:36.something historically about the changing nature of monarchy. This is

:03:37. > :03:39.a queen who, as we were looking footage of her when she was a

:03:40. > :03:44.bridesmaid, this is a queen who grown and is grown with the role of

:03:45. > :03:47.what is expected of a modern monarchy and she has done it at a

:03:48. > :03:52.time, I suppose, she must be says the face by not as cameras but

:03:53. > :03:59.camera phones and we can see them in the picture there. She understands

:04:00. > :04:03.that she is required by the media to get out there. She understands her

:04:04. > :04:08.own role. She understands she represents something greater than

:04:09. > :04:12.herself and she and those around have this great ability for

:04:13. > :04:17.inventing tradition, as Robert says. This is invented in her own reign.

:04:18. > :04:21.She is very good at picking up ideas as she goes around, particularly

:04:22. > :04:26.from Australia and New Zealand. The Royal family film and all those new

:04:27. > :04:29.innovations came actually threw the Australian staff that she recruited

:04:30. > :04:36.when she came to the throne, she felt that her existing press

:04:37. > :04:45.officials were rather stuffy and old-fashioned. She it was who in

:04:46. > :04:52.places such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, said come on. Let's

:04:53. > :04:58.get more informal. We see today a new royal website launched this

:04:59. > :05:04.week, totally intimate modern times. She is confused by people taking

:05:05. > :05:09.photographs on their mobiles, because she says, you are seeing it

:05:10. > :05:13.on a screen. It sees a little bit strange. And we saw a wonderful

:05:14. > :05:22.royal salutes from that course. There he is, doing it again. This

:05:23. > :05:26.sort of thing, she is accustomed to. After the coronation in 1953, she

:05:27. > :05:30.went to Australia, and millions of people turned out in the street and

:05:31. > :05:35.when I interviewed the Duke of Edinburgh, he said if the Queen had

:05:36. > :05:38.taken that herself it would have been corrosive, but she doesn't. She

:05:39. > :05:43.is just there as the symbol. She knows it is what she does. She's

:05:44. > :05:48.often touched by it but she does not think I am a personality. As you can

:05:49. > :05:51.see, she is completely unaffected. She's meeting those people who have

:05:52. > :05:58.been camping out all night. Those her most devoted followers. Some of

:05:59. > :06:03.those followers we saw coming out at St Mary's hospital for the birth of

:06:04. > :06:06.Princess Charlotte. The hard-core royal fans. It was the case that

:06:07. > :06:09.they think a cake was sent out to one of them who was elevating their

:06:10. > :06:12.birthday. It is interesting that will never recover royal events, we

:06:13. > :06:16.are always used to seeing, those of us who do the broadcasts, those

:06:17. > :06:20.hard-core group of loyal supporters who will always be there. They would

:06:21. > :06:25.have been there whether it was rain or sunshine today. Even if it was

:06:26. > :06:29.snowing. She is the same Queen when there are four people going down a

:06:30. > :06:38.small ward in a hospital as when there are one thousandths people.

:06:39. > :06:41.She is so consistent. Let me know, Robert, if I have got this right,

:06:42. > :06:45.but you talk so often about the same themes of duty and I was reading

:06:46. > :06:51.that the Queen's father was somebody who adds an iron sense of duty as

:06:52. > :06:57.well as being an intelligent and thoughtful man. It seems he has

:06:58. > :07:02.passed that on. The sense of duty, yes, comes from her father and from

:07:03. > :07:06.her mother, of course, the Queen Mother, and before that from George

:07:07. > :07:12.V and Queen Mary, who shepherded the monarchy through those different --

:07:13. > :07:16.difficult years. Next year, we will be celibate in 100 years of the

:07:17. > :07:19.house of Windsor. It is worth remembering that these people

:07:20. > :07:22.believe in what they are doing. The Duke of Edinburgh is actually more

:07:23. > :07:31.royal than the Queen, because she is only half royal. They are both great

:07:32. > :07:34.grandchildren of Queen Victoria. They know that this is what they do.

:07:35. > :07:40.They believe in what they are doing. And in a sense, royal tradition is

:07:41. > :07:45.created. The house of Windsor was created in 1917. It was decided that

:07:46. > :07:48.this was the way to go and there were many names that were discussed.

:07:49. > :07:51.Why was that this place and this ancient castle was decided to be the

:07:52. > :07:56.name that would be taken by the modern, as it was, Royals. They have

:07:57. > :08:02.focus groups within the palace and all sorts of names. The joke about

:08:03. > :08:30.putting on a play called the Merry Her duty is also intimately linked

:08:31. > :08:33.with her religious faith. She swore to do her fate before God and for

:08:34. > :08:37.her she has a personal God in whom she believes and to whom she prays.

:08:38. > :08:41.She will be praying tonight and she will be celebrating her birthday not

:08:42. > :08:47.just with a party but with prayers and Bible readings. We do the Duke

:08:48. > :08:51.of Edinburgh there in with the crowds and what Robert is saying

:08:52. > :08:55.goes back to a point the former private secretary made when asked

:08:56. > :08:58.about the longevity of the Queen and he said that the Queen is as strong

:08:59. > :09:04.as a yak, which is an interesting analogy. He said he got that down to

:09:05. > :09:07.three things. Good health, strong faith, and Prince Philip. And

:09:08. > :09:14.bubbles things together and we see it here. -- put those things

:09:15. > :09:19.together. There is the Duke of Edinburgh working the other part of

:09:20. > :09:25.the crowd. He is going to be 95 in June and look at the posture. He was

:09:26. > :09:31.a Greek gods when he was young. Are there are many better looking

:09:32. > :09:34.90-year-olds? We should all try his exercise regime. He does have an

:09:35. > :09:40.hour of each stretching every morning and he has one of those

:09:41. > :09:44.muscle stretchers. A disciplined diet. He does not drink too much.

:09:45. > :09:49.And they are on their feet a lot of their lives. One of the reasons they

:09:50. > :09:57.are so fit and well as they stand a great deal. And here we come onto

:09:58. > :10:01.the walkway. Let's talk very moment about this walkway. The Queen is

:10:02. > :10:05.going to unveil a panel for the walkway that will go throughout

:10:06. > :10:09.Windsor for just about under four miles, I think. Explain to me the

:10:10. > :10:17.significance of the walkway and what it is about. This was started some

:10:18. > :10:21.years ago with the Jubilee walkway, and they are now spreading out all

:10:22. > :10:25.over the Commonwealth and it is a way of bringing together particular

:10:26. > :10:28.aspects of the Commonwealth and locality and encouraging people to

:10:29. > :10:32.walk and giving them a sort of historical Britcom and you through

:10:33. > :10:37.winter there will be 63 discs which you follow in a guidebook, 63 for

:10:38. > :10:42.each year the Queen has rained and they will add one for each

:10:43. > :10:44.subsequent year, and it is very significant that she is standing

:10:45. > :10:48.there and looking at this panel which explains that to visitors and

:10:49. > :10:51.this particular location has been chosen because from that spot where

:10:52. > :11:05.the Queen is standing, she done that at the castle. -- she can look at

:11:06. > :11:11.the castle. Picture perfect. And so this walkway is very carefully

:11:12. > :11:15.placed in Windsor because it is from where the castle can be seen and the

:11:16. > :11:20.Guildhall can be seen and the parish church can be seen and that is all

:11:21. > :11:26.highly significant, the three pillars on which the Queen's rain is

:11:27. > :11:31.built. Yes, she is head of the Church of England. I think she is

:11:32. > :11:40.going to say something. I am not sure she is. She is saying, well

:11:41. > :11:44.done, if you go. I think you can keep talking for now. Very

:11:45. > :11:54.interesting, she gave a special foreword to a book that came out a

:11:55. > :11:59.month or so ago called The Servant Queen and it was a very interesting

:12:00. > :12:02.tests make your own religious faith and it was seen in religious

:12:03. > :12:10.broadcasts. When we hear the Queen 's bigger the opening of Parliament,

:12:11. > :12:14.we know her political speeches and state speeches are written by a

:12:15. > :12:17.mixture of her and the governments but the Christmas broadcast is the

:12:18. > :12:24.Queen herself talking to us about her own personal faith. Can I just

:12:25. > :12:27.ask you about the position of this. It is also opposite the Queen

:12:28. > :12:34.Victoria Statute. Let's talk about that. Queen Victoria, both Prince

:12:35. > :12:37.Philip and the Queen, are the great-great-grandchildren of Queen

:12:38. > :12:42.Victoria who lived almost as long as the Queen and rained almost as long

:12:43. > :12:50.but not quite, and it is a symbol of the great monarchs that we remember.

:12:51. > :12:53.Such as Elizabeth the first, Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II. And it is

:12:54. > :12:59.here in Windsor that has now been the headquarters of the Queen's

:13:00. > :13:04.rain. Forget Westminster. Everything will now be done here. The Queen's

:13:05. > :13:09.Council, when she meets with them, that happens in Windsor when she was

:13:10. > :13:15.entertaining Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, it was here at

:13:16. > :13:18.Windsor. They feel they know the community here. Prince Philip

:13:19. > :13:23.belongs to the local Rotary Club here and I am told he pops in and is

:13:24. > :13:30.just like one of ours. Unannounced, or announced? Sometimes unannounced.

:13:31. > :13:35.They really do feel at home and at ease in Windsor and this is where it

:13:36. > :13:41.will all be happening from now on. 40 monarchs and now the Queen have

:13:42. > :13:44.had a connection with Windsor. Yes, during the war, she and Margaret

:13:45. > :13:48.were said to be somewhere in the country for security reasons but

:13:49. > :13:54.somewhere in the country was here in the Lancaster tower. Very medieval

:13:55. > :13:57.conditions. It was here that she got her lessons in constitutional

:13:58. > :14:00.history. In those days, it was possible to walk out from the gates

:14:01. > :14:05.of the castle, down the high Street, across the bridge, to Eton College

:14:06. > :14:12.and go and have their lessons in how the British constitution works.

:14:13. > :14:17.Years later, William was schooled in Eton and he came back and had

:14:18. > :14:21.lessons in the castle. It is worth remembering. William the Conqueror

:14:22. > :14:26.created this. Henry the first was the first monarch to come and live

:14:27. > :14:34.here permanently. George III built it as it now is. Let's talk at

:14:35. > :14:38.Robert Hardman, about Prince William. He gave an interview this

:14:39. > :14:42.week that was to mark his grandmother's birthday and he was

:14:43. > :14:46.careful to talk in nothing less than respectful terms. That is what we

:14:47. > :14:50.would expect, but yet have some pretty interesting things to say

:14:51. > :14:53.about the weight of duty and how he has learned from watching his

:14:54. > :14:57.grandmother. He is certainly very conscious of the fact that when the

:14:58. > :15:00.Queen was his age, she was already on the donor the fact that she was

:15:01. > :15:04.thrown into this job unexpectedly at the age of 25 and he more than

:15:05. > :15:10.anyone can appreciate what that must be the Queen equally understands

:15:11. > :15:13.that for her young members of the family, it is very important that

:15:14. > :15:16.they do lead in real life for as long as they can. She was very

:15:17. > :15:23.conscious of the fact that she would loved to have spent longer. It was a

:15:24. > :15:26.very sad moment when she became Queen so she is keen for Prince

:15:27. > :15:29.William and Prince Harry and the younger generation to get out there

:15:30. > :15:34.and to breathe, if you like, for as long as they can. It is destiny and

:15:35. > :15:37.it will come to them one day, but in the meantime, let them get on with

:15:38. > :15:40.life as much as they can. Giles, what about the intergenerational

:15:41. > :15:44.appeal rested Mark because it strikes me very much as we look at

:15:45. > :15:49.these grouse year-to-date gathered in Windsor, they span the ages. We

:15:50. > :15:53.have people themselves, some of the special guests who are sharing their

:15:54. > :15:57.90th birthday here with the Queen, but there are very enthusiastic

:15:58. > :16:02.young faces in the crowds. There are shouting and waving a flag because

:16:03. > :16:07.someone has told them to. You do have a variety of generations there.

:16:08. > :16:10.But it is this respect, I think, also for this figure who has been

:16:11. > :16:19.part of their lives. They know nothing else and here she is visible

:16:20. > :16:23.to them and apparently appealing to everyone. I noticed during the

:16:24. > :16:28.Diamond Jubilee, much younger crowds. I think every generation is

:16:29. > :16:31.just in all what she has done. Let's think for a moment about future

:16:32. > :16:35.monarchy because many of the official pictures we have seen this

:16:36. > :16:39.week are very dynastic pictures. Here I am with some people who will

:16:40. > :16:43.succeed me. I am here, I am doing a good job, I tend to be here for a

:16:44. > :16:46.very long time, but there is more to come and it is reliable and it is

:16:47. > :16:50.solid and I embrace it. Those are the messages we get from the

:16:51. > :16:56.pictures. Get the message today is the year is the Queen at 90, still

:16:57. > :17:00.working, supported by the upcoming generations. The monarchy, of

:17:01. > :17:03.course, is only as good as the people doing the job and that is

:17:04. > :17:06.what was interesting about what we do is discussed with Roberts and

:17:07. > :17:11.William will stop it is very interesting that William, having

:17:12. > :17:15.perhaps slightly cast a little criticism on his father's

:17:16. > :17:20.interventionist side, said, don't worry, when I become one, I am going

:17:21. > :17:25.back to the tried and true neutral constitutional system of the Queen.

:17:26. > :17:28.I just thought he was being refreshingly plain speaking and

:17:29. > :17:34.telling it how he sighed. Having seen both Prince William and

:17:35. > :17:37.Catherine in action, they do emulate. They are interesting

:17:38. > :17:41.picture of the Queen and Prince Philip rather than Prince William's

:17:42. > :17:45.own parents in the way they interact with the public. They are doing it

:17:46. > :17:49.more the way of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. I was intrigued.

:17:50. > :17:56.Was it Prince William who said the Queen is both my granny and also the

:17:57. > :18:00.boss? And sometimes I think of are more as the boss than as my granny.

:18:01. > :18:03.And sometimes there is an invisible moat around the Queen. Here she is

:18:04. > :18:08.mingling with us, and yet she is still the Queen, this figure in

:18:09. > :18:13.yellow, everyone standing back with respect for a moment with her and

:18:14. > :18:18.there she is this symbolic figure. Who could begin to cross that moat

:18:19. > :18:20.except perhaps for the Duke of Edinburgh? And also there has to be

:18:21. > :18:23.that sense in which that it is always the case with the Queen that

:18:24. > :18:29.she enjoys the job. She lost the job. -- she loves the job. She would

:18:30. > :18:37.have had ample opportunity to stand back. There have been applications

:18:38. > :18:42.all over the place in Europe. They have all stepped down. She loves the

:18:43. > :18:48.job. She took an oath for life and here we see this wonderful moment

:18:49. > :18:57.she is at the Guildhall alongside the mayor to get her cake. That is

:18:58. > :19:02.not the cake. This is the Guildhall where Prince Charles married

:19:03. > :19:10.Camilla. And it has been at the heart of civic life and normal life.

:19:11. > :19:13.With Colonnade is there that are not necessary. Christopher Wren was

:19:14. > :19:16.appalled when they said that they had to put up colonnades. He said

:19:17. > :19:23.they did not need them and he did not trust the architect. The world

:19:24. > :19:28.would be a dull place that we only did what was necessary. Let's not

:19:29. > :19:31.forget the bigger context. Here we are nationally at a moment of great

:19:32. > :19:37.indecision and debates about whether or not to join Europe, and all sorts

:19:38. > :19:41.of other problems and things we disagree about that here today we

:19:42. > :19:48.have come together to celebrate something most people at least do

:19:49. > :19:51.agree about. The politicians have a job to disagree. The Queen is here

:19:52. > :19:59.to represent what we all stand for and of course look at that smile.

:20:00. > :20:05.Look at that smile. It is worth a million dollars, isn't it? The Queen

:20:06. > :20:08.will now be introduced to the tea party guests. These are all people

:20:09. > :20:16.who are celebrating their 90th birthday this year. And let's think

:20:17. > :20:21.for a moment about the Queen's connection with the people of her

:20:22. > :20:23.generation, the people who remember the Second World War clearly, the

:20:24. > :20:29.people who've been through the five Nations and the rationing. This is

:20:30. > :20:45.key, I think, to understanding the Queen, remembering what they were

:20:46. > :20:50.like. If you are asked, ... Their war years were at the heart of what

:20:51. > :20:55.they are about and they still share those values. Robert Hardman, can I

:20:56. > :20:59.ask you how much... I mean, today, it would appear to be a delightfully

:21:00. > :21:02.British and terribly personal celebration and the Queen is sharing

:21:03. > :21:07.what seems to be her personal day with members of the public. How much

:21:08. > :21:10.will she and maybe Prince Philip have had to do with actually

:21:11. > :21:16.choosing how she celebrates today and how much of it is planned for

:21:17. > :21:18.her without much...? Every detail of today will have been discussed with

:21:19. > :21:21.her. Her private secretaries will today will have been discussed with

:21:22. > :21:27.have gone through this with her. She has probably already read out the

:21:28. > :21:34.names of these people she is meeting now. She will probably even know the

:21:35. > :21:38.mayor and the fact that she presented her with a posy when she

:21:39. > :21:42.was a little girl. Every detail of it has been run past the Queen in

:21:43. > :21:47.advance. She does not like surprises. That is one thing the

:21:48. > :21:52.Palace gates is surprises. I'm not sure she knows what is in the cake

:21:53. > :21:56.yet. And everything is planned so that it can go as smoothly as

:21:57. > :22:03.possible. It is something that is very much generational and it is not

:22:04. > :22:07.something in our contemporary culture, as Giles characterised it.

:22:08. > :22:10.The idea that actually follow a routine and that routine is not only

:22:11. > :22:19.is not to be battled against but can actually be enjoyed. Yes, the

:22:20. > :22:27.Queen's year round, her months in Balmoral in the summer, when she

:22:28. > :22:33.becomes a Scottish countrywoman, and then, as Giles says, her new working

:22:34. > :22:40.headquarters of Windsor, she is a creature of routine, but she

:22:41. > :22:44.enhances it. I think it is familiarity rather than routine. I

:22:45. > :22:50.think she likes order as well. I recall being in a line-up when the

:22:51. > :22:56.Queen was introduced to the wrong person, and she knew it was not the

:22:57. > :23:02.right person. She said they had been standing in the wrong place. Then

:23:03. > :23:06.they moved, and she said it was a much better. She does not like the

:23:07. > :23:08.fact that the Lord lieutenants have to retire. She likes to see the

:23:09. > :23:20.person there. The Lord Lieutenant two year-to-date -- who is here

:23:21. > :23:24.today. Is the one person who she knows will be there and who is her

:23:25. > :23:28.representative within the county and he or she is then the person who

:23:29. > :23:32.takes the Queen around, so she knows this one port of call and there was

:23:33. > :23:39.one in Wales who was due to retire and was quite infirm and she said I

:23:40. > :23:43.must keep him, because he can say all of the Welsh names. Quite

:23:44. > :23:46.understandably, there are people who are in their 90th year who were

:23:47. > :23:51.sitting down to meet the Queen, and it was notable by some of our guests

:23:52. > :23:56.earlier that some of our guests were saying, I watch and I know what my

:23:57. > :24:01.aches and pains when I wake up in the morning, and know that I need to

:24:02. > :24:09.grasp for a handrail and I could not do a walkabout for 25 minutes or 45

:24:10. > :24:14.minutes and she said I am amazed at her health and fitness and I think

:24:15. > :24:19.both her and the Duke seemed to be almost supercharged in their energy.

:24:20. > :24:22.It is almost amazing will stop you look at events where everyone is

:24:23. > :24:29.sitting down except the Queen. She is on her feet for well over an

:24:30. > :24:31.hour. I think she is a great believer in standing up. She loves

:24:32. > :24:36.standing up. We will see later on, standing up. We will see later on,

:24:37. > :24:43.when she goes through town, she will be standing up. She hands out

:24:44. > :24:47.pockets of money to a number of people. The Duke of Edinburgh,

:24:48. > :24:52.because she is standing, will not sit down even though they are

:24:53. > :24:56.provided with a chair. They will have been standing up for an awfully

:24:57. > :25:00.long time. They are fit and they believe that is what they used to

:25:01. > :25:03.do. When the Queen used to visit her mother who lived here at Windsor

:25:04. > :25:08.towards the end of her life, she was 100 years old and her mother would

:25:09. > :25:13.always, because her daughter was the Queen, come to the door to say

:25:14. > :25:15.goodbye. Even aged 100, she would accompany her daughter to the board

:25:16. > :25:21.to say goodbye because that is what you do in the presence of the Queen.

:25:22. > :25:24.It is a very busy week. I'm guessing a week that fairly regularly

:25:25. > :25:27.represents what the Queen and the Duke do in terms of their duty.

:25:28. > :25:33.Tomorrow, as you mention, the Queen will welcome President Obama and

:25:34. > :25:39.Michelle Obama to Windsor. Is this a state dinner or a different

:25:40. > :25:45.occasion? An official visit. It is not a state visit. Detail the

:25:46. > :25:49.difference. The state visit is one where you are invited, as it were,

:25:50. > :25:53.by the state to represent your country. This is a more personal

:25:54. > :25:57.visit. The Queen and Michelle Obama got on very well. President Obama

:25:58. > :26:00.admires the Queen. It is an opportunity to come. In the evening,

:26:01. > :26:07.they will be meeting not, as you might expect, Prince Charles and

:26:08. > :26:10.Camilla, but the grandchildren and Michelle Obama expressed a desire to

:26:11. > :26:18.meet Prince George and Princess Charlotte. And why wouldn't she?

:26:19. > :26:23.She's speaking out to Martha, the youngest ever contestant in the

:26:24. > :26:29.great British bake off and she has baked all of the cakes for the tea

:26:30. > :26:35.party, not the birthday party. So Martha is chatting, as relaxed as

:26:36. > :26:40.can be, but she has been under the gimlet eyes of Mary Berry, so she is

:26:41. > :26:44.used to being under pressure and there is a sense of, I would say,

:26:45. > :26:51.genuine celebration about today. There is a lightness of touch to

:26:52. > :26:55.everything and there is the young bake off champion who has been

:26:56. > :27:04.charged with breaking shall we say one of the cakes. Maybe at the end

:27:05. > :27:07.of dinner tonight at Windsor Castle. I would love to hear what Prince

:27:08. > :27:13.Philip is saying about the cake. I am sure it is something amusing. I

:27:14. > :27:17.love the way your film about the Queen had that bit about the cake

:27:18. > :27:22.when she could not cut it. Yes, that was a fruitcake. Today, it is not a

:27:23. > :27:26.fruitcake. Nadia said that was the one piece of advice was given by the

:27:27. > :27:31.Palace was that it must not be a fruitcake. There has also been a

:27:32. > :27:34.debate about candles. It was said that if there were 90 candles on the

:27:35. > :27:41.cake, there would not be much room for the cake. It looks like a pretty

:27:42. > :27:56.smooth cuts. Is she making a wish? Will we get a slice? Bird back --

:27:57. > :27:59.set did say she was very nervous. I would love to know what Prince

:28:00. > :28:09.Philip is saying about this. He is a very funny man. Look, he is saying

:28:10. > :28:12.something drawn out. This is the moment when the lip readers of

:28:13. > :28:16.Britain are enjoying this programme even more than we are. And the Queen

:28:17. > :28:20.are genuinely looks like she is having a good look at all the work

:28:21. > :28:23.that has gone into that. For everybody, it is the day they will

:28:24. > :28:28.remember for the rest of their lives. That is a very interesting

:28:29. > :28:31.thing. Members of the public meeting the monarch. All of the Royal family

:28:32. > :28:35.are very conscious of the fact that it may just be another date for them

:28:36. > :28:38.but for the people they meet, they will remember that for the rest of

:28:39. > :28:44.their lives. They are on show and they are creating memories. They are

:28:45. > :28:48.in the happiness business. All of these people will remember today so

:28:49. > :28:51.everyone has got to be on show. And you say the happiness business, and

:28:52. > :28:56.Giles you have mentioned the Duke. We do tend to remember the rather

:28:57. > :28:59.pithy things you said is that the friendlier, but he does have the

:29:00. > :29:01.capacity to be friendly. He feels it is part of his role to break the

:29:02. > :29:15.ice. He feels he has to do something

:29:16. > :29:20.more. He does do it deliberately. His real role is to look after the

:29:21. > :29:23.Queen and if, like us, you have been many of these occasions, you will

:29:24. > :29:29.know that if anyone gets too close it is the Duke of who says get back.

:29:30. > :29:34.Of course, he does run the family. He runs the household. Talking about

:29:35. > :29:37.date banquets, I discovered the other day that do you know the

:29:38. > :29:46.moment well plates are cleared at state banquets? The staff told to

:29:47. > :29:48.look at Prince Philip. When Prince Philip has finished eating, you

:29:49. > :29:56.clearly played. It doesn't matter what the guest of honour or Queen is

:29:57. > :30:04.doing. -- you clearly plates. She says that she wears the crown and he

:30:05. > :30:09.wears the trousers. Don't you think that is what has been perceived as a

:30:10. > :30:14.fantastically strong union. He is given his place and his significant

:30:15. > :30:17.place in private. Totally. She admires him, she loves him, she

:30:18. > :30:22.gives him every honour she can possibly think of. She is rummaging

:30:23. > :30:29.in her honours draw to think of something more to give him. She

:30:30. > :30:33.absolutely loves him. It is the longest royal marriage in history.

:30:34. > :30:41.It is a great love story and in many years to come, people talk about --

:30:42. > :30:45.people will talk about Elizabeth and fill in the same way as they do

:30:46. > :30:51.Victoria and Albert. -- Elizabeth and Philip. On one occasion

:30:52. > :30:56.Elizabeth was surrounded by celebrities and the Duke was

:30:57. > :31:01.standing on his own. She looked up and caught his eye. He raised his

:31:02. > :31:07.glass to her. Those little personal moments are very touching. It goes

:31:08. > :31:12.back to the big ceremonial moments. In 1953, the coronation. He swore to

:31:13. > :31:19.be her liege man in a life and limb. Old-fashioned words, but a very

:31:20. > :31:27.modern sentiment. I think we will see quite a lot of that car in the

:31:28. > :31:36.years ahead. We call it the Queen revealed. -- Queen mobile. It is

:31:37. > :31:41.moving very slowly. As well as a normal engine, it has an electric

:31:42. > :31:46.engine. Let's take a moment to consider how deep the crowds are

:31:47. > :31:53.today. You see people there are a dozen deep on the other side of the

:31:54. > :31:57.Guildhall. There is not much more room for anyone. I tried walking

:31:58. > :32:03.through about an hour ago. People are conscious. Think how wonderful

:32:04. > :32:09.it would be if we had been at Queen pictorial's Jubilee? We are here in

:32:10. > :32:14.Windsor on the 90th birthday of Elizabeth II. -- Queen Victoria's

:32:15. > :32:19.due belief. There with her extraordinary partner, Prince

:32:20. > :32:22.Philip. We witnessed the public spectacle this evening. This

:32:23. > :32:27.evening, the Queen and Duke will be looking forward to a private party

:32:28. > :32:38.hosted by her son. What form can we expected to take? How may people

:32:39. > :32:43.might be there? We know it is around 60 people. Very close family and

:32:44. > :32:47.friends. Prince Charles has been organising it. He wants to keep it a

:32:48. > :32:55.secret so even members of the family don't know the menu or other

:32:56. > :32:59.surprises. There will be surprises. Including entertainments that Prince

:33:00. > :33:03.Charles has organised. This you know, you are giving you that there

:33:04. > :33:08.somebody that is keeping a secret. Just in case the Queen, over lunch,

:33:09. > :33:13.replays this, I don't want to give anything away. There will be

:33:14. > :33:20.surprises. It's going to be in the Waterloo chamber, 60-80 people. A

:33:21. > :33:28.family affair, but with some fun and games as well. Robert, what do we

:33:29. > :33:34.know of the Waterloo Chamber? It is named after the great Battle of

:33:35. > :33:44.Waterloo. The banners hang in there and it is a rather wonderful mixture

:33:45. > :33:48.of personal and national. For one night when the President of France

:33:49. > :33:53.came, they called it the music room. How very considerate and delicate.

:33:54. > :33:57.They take this in their stride. It may seem very big to ours, but their

:33:58. > :34:03.family has lived there since the reign of Henry the first. This is

:34:04. > :34:08.their home. When the nanny wrote in her book about the Queen but it was

:34:09. > :34:13.a fortress not a home during the war, the Queen did not like that at

:34:14. > :34:19.all. The fortress is her home. There's so many people but they've

:34:20. > :34:27.had to change the route. So that more people can see what's going on.

:34:28. > :34:30.It was marvellous this morning, coming in on the train from

:34:31. > :34:35.Paddington. Paddington was flooded with people coming out with their

:34:36. > :34:39.flags, already to wave. Windsor has more than played its part today. I

:34:40. > :34:43.couldn't help think earlier as we were looking at the town and the sun

:34:44. > :34:49.was beginning to crack with the sky that if the Hollywood director where

:34:50. > :34:53.to save to his location scout, I want you to find me the perfect

:34:54. > :34:58.English town, then they might well choose Windsor. It does stand up to

:34:59. > :35:01.pretty close scrutiny. Wonderfully British. The thousand year old

:35:02. > :35:09.castle built by William the Conqueror. I think the reference

:35:10. > :35:16.point, I think she says turn left at cafe near. But look at all these

:35:17. > :35:19.people. It is an affirmation of self and nationhood. Countries that don't

:35:20. > :35:25.have a royal family can't quite have this moment. In the United States of

:35:26. > :35:30.America, they have the flag but they don't have a person around whom they

:35:31. > :35:36.can gather. They do have a person, but always that person is a

:35:37. > :35:40.politician. Whereas here we have a symbol. This is a golden thread,

:35:41. > :35:43.going back from this Queen to William the Conqueror. These people

:35:44. > :35:50.in a sense cheering themselves as well. They see the Queen and they

:35:51. > :35:53.think, yes, this is OK. Half the countries on the planet didn't exist

:35:54. > :35:59.in their present form when she came to the throne. This is amazing

:36:00. > :36:03.continuity. We know how much, because we hear it in the Queen's

:36:04. > :36:07.Christmas message, how much the Commonwealth means to the Queen. But

:36:08. > :36:11.do we have a sense of how much the Queen means to the Commonwealth? I'm

:36:12. > :36:17.talking about the people in the countries. Let's not forget, too,

:36:18. > :36:20.the Commonwealth has two countries in it which were never British

:36:21. > :36:27.possessions. They have asked to join. One of her private secretary

:36:28. > :36:31.is said to me that felt the Queen was most of the Queen and most

:36:32. > :36:34.herself when she was with Commonwealth leaders and

:36:35. > :36:38.Commonwealth people. But when she was with other tribal chieftains,

:36:39. > :36:43.she was more at ease and more understood than she was with the

:36:44. > :36:51.sometimes to be politicians. -- sometimes chippie politicians. When

:36:52. > :36:55.historians look back on her reign, they will mark her for having kept

:36:56. > :36:59.the monarchy alive. But the other great creation has been the

:37:00. > :37:04.Commonwealth. There is no other empire in the world but goodbye and

:37:05. > :37:08.stayed on good terms with its former colonies in the way that Britain

:37:09. > :37:12.has. That is due to her. She believes in it. She is the only

:37:13. > :37:17.person, I imagine, in Britain who could name every single Commonwealth

:37:18. > :37:23.Prime Minister. It would be Hamas to mind second subject. -- special

:37:24. > :37:28.subject. -- her mastermind second subject.

:37:29. > :37:39.The other thing she inherited, the Commonwealth she has built from

:37:40. > :37:43.eight nations to 53. It is very much her work and she can be very proud

:37:44. > :37:48.of it. I wonder what the Queen would make of the selfie stick that was

:37:49. > :37:51.poking out of it. I know exactly what the Duke of Edinburgh makes of

:37:52. > :38:00.the selfie stick, but this is family television. There's the post office.

:38:01. > :38:15.I think they are just about to turn the corner, as you said at Cafe

:38:16. > :38:19.Nero. There are other coffee shops. What is intriguing is they will be

:38:20. > :38:24.chatting to one another about what is going on. They are observing it.

:38:25. > :38:30.The Queen of Denmark, who has been a Queen a long time as well, is in her

:38:31. > :38:34.70s and is a friend of the couple. She said her father told her that to

:38:35. > :38:38.be successful as a monarch, you have got to lean forward and not back.

:38:39. > :38:41.Interesting, otherwise you will spend a lifetime with things

:38:42. > :38:47.happening in front of you with which are not engaged. Let's look ahead a

:38:48. > :38:52.little because here we see the Queen today celebrating publicly in her

:38:53. > :38:56.90th year in robust health, as engaged and smiling as we have ever

:38:57. > :39:00.known her. As the royal household and as the people who have planned

:39:01. > :39:06.her events look forward, they must surely take into consideration that

:39:07. > :39:12.this is a woman in her 90s with a husband who is 95. How are they

:39:13. > :39:17.remodelling it and making it a possibility for the future astronaut

:39:18. > :39:32.they take one day at a time. Everything will be done one day at a

:39:33. > :39:37.time. The big items, don't forget next month there is a State Opening

:39:38. > :39:43.of Parliament and in the summer she has 32,000 people coming 40 at

:39:44. > :39:45.garden parties. Nothing much changes. Little things will carry on

:39:46. > :39:54.changing as and when it is and above. Like the vehicle, that they

:39:55. > :39:58.just got into. Recently a royal party went to the Palace of

:39:59. > :40:01.Westminster because the Queen is insistent. Maybe she will delegate a

:40:02. > :40:05.few investitures, but the State Opening of Parliament she will do as

:40:06. > :40:08.long as she can. They are working out how they can cut down the number

:40:09. > :40:14.of steps she had to walk down, whether they could use a lift.

:40:15. > :40:18.Small, practical things. But she wants to be involved in everything

:40:19. > :40:22.and the family and staff work to make that possible. We spend time,

:40:23. > :40:27.as it were, with the secretaries and advisers. They are more protective

:40:28. > :40:32.of them than the Queen and Prince Philip of themselves. They are quite

:40:33. > :40:37.relaxed about it. He is still doing carriage driving in his 95th year.

:40:38. > :40:42.The Queen feels she has entered her penultimate decade. But the show

:40:43. > :40:46.isn't over yet by a long way. We saw her riding the other day out on her

:40:47. > :40:53.pony. And still refusing to wear a hard hat. It is interesting that you

:40:54. > :40:56.say these things, because I have read about they've been told to give

:40:57. > :41:01.up these things because they're not safe and are too old. That is

:41:02. > :41:09.nonsense, is it? It would be a pretty bold person who told them it

:41:10. > :41:13.was time to give up. It has been a lovely morning full of wonderful

:41:14. > :41:19.pictures here in Windsor. We've had a great vantage point from our

:41:20. > :41:23.studio in the castle grounds. Our reporter has been writing the action

:41:24. > :41:34.-- right in the action. I am with a family from Wokingham

:41:35. > :41:37.who have had an eventful 45 minutes. The Duke of Edinburgh came over to

:41:38. > :41:45.speak to us and asked us where we were from. He looked at my son. The

:41:46. > :41:48.Queen was on the other side expecting some chocolate from small

:41:49. > :42:02.gifts from other people. That was fantastic. It was a momentous

:42:03. > :42:08.moment. What a lovely memory. My son did not manage to pass on his

:42:09. > :42:12.flowers. He got halfway. Your grandma is the ringleader, it was

:42:13. > :42:17.your idea to bring the family out. Why are you such a fan of Her

:42:18. > :42:22.Majesty? I think it is a special day and Her Majesty has been really...

:42:23. > :42:28.She has kept the country going, I think. I hope she carries on for

:42:29. > :42:32.many more years. It is a very special day and I'm thoroughly

:42:33. > :42:35.enjoying it. I met the family this morning and the first thing I

:42:36. > :42:41.noticed is one-year-old Charlotte over here eating cake. Queen's 90th

:42:42. > :42:45.birthday is the one day you can eat cake although. She is due her cake

:42:46. > :42:53.for lunch. Enjoy your cake for lunch, Charlotte! Thank you.

:42:54. > :42:59.The tea party he has broken up a little, but I am glad to say that

:43:00. > :43:03.Peggy, Ruby and Albert are still with us. All 90 this year and all

:43:04. > :43:13.met the Queen. Did you manage to speak to her, Albert? I said hello,

:43:14. > :43:19.ma'am. She spoke back. I said to her that I like racing, and she does. I

:43:20. > :43:30.told her about when I saw her in her uniform when she joined. She was

:43:31. > :43:39.very interested. A lovely, lovely lady. A fantastic moment. How about

:43:40. > :43:43.you, Ruby? We spoke briefly. She asked me if I lived in Windsor and I

:43:44. > :43:48.told I lived in Maidenhead. She asked me if I was 90 and I told her

:43:49. > :43:53.I was born a few weeks before her. But with it, because I was the in

:43:54. > :43:59.the line. Lovely to see both of you wearing green, a very good choice.

:44:00. > :44:03.Did you manage to speed to her? I did, and I thought she looked

:44:04. > :44:07.absolutely gorgeous. So much nicer than when you see her on

:44:08. > :44:13.photographs. Absolutely. She was charming. A remarkable woman.

:44:14. > :44:20.Physically to have walked all this wearing. I was pleased they picked

:44:21. > :44:23.her up for a lift. She has been standing all around this morning.

:44:24. > :44:28.She has been amazing, quite an experience. One thing I shall go

:44:29. > :44:35.home, sit with a cup of tea and think about it. Did this really

:44:36. > :44:39.happen? Peddie, Ruby and Albert it has been a pleasure to meet you.

:44:40. > :44:45.Thank you and I'm sure these memories will stay with you for

:44:46. > :44:46.ever. Ruby, you are being distracted by the mayor! You are a very

:44:47. > :44:58.important person now. I am welcoming back Dame James

:44:59. > :45:05.Collins, Michael Moore pogo. -- Dame Joan Collins. This is one of the

:45:06. > :45:08.most historic moment in my life. I will remember it forever and I

:45:09. > :45:17.really hope that I will be around here for her 100th. There are many

:45:18. > :45:22.occasions where you have actually met Her Majesty. But I'm talking now

:45:23. > :45:28.just as a citizen of Great Britain. When you say this is a big day, what

:45:29. > :45:33.is it about it? Well, she's so down-to-earth and she is so warm. I

:45:34. > :45:40.hate to use the word ordinary, but she has this feeling of grandeur,

:45:41. > :45:45.and yet been a real person. It's an amazing characteristic and she has

:45:46. > :45:49.never put a foot wrong. She has never said anything against all of

:45:50. > :45:52.the things that go on in the world but one would be opinionated about,

:45:53. > :45:58.and I think she is a superb example of a monarch and a great woman.

:45:59. > :46:03.Michael, we heard Peggy say she would go home with a cup of tea and

:46:04. > :46:07.think about this. I understand you met the Queen for the first time

:46:08. > :46:13.when you were a very young man. Extreme. I was a cadet and I was

:46:14. > :46:17.selected because I was a good chat. -- 16 years old. I went to India

:46:18. > :46:21.with a couple of other cadets to accompany on her tour of India in

:46:22. > :46:28.1961. It was one of those experiences which was, for a young

:46:29. > :46:39.person... Such memories of it. I met her, didn't know what to say, froze.

:46:40. > :46:44.I was lucky enough to be invited to have lunch with a lot of other

:46:45. > :46:48.people. There was no fear. I was sitting next to a member of the

:46:49. > :46:53.family, the matriarch of the tribe, to whom I fought great warmth and

:46:54. > :47:02.respect, and she has this way of engaging with people. Very directly,

:47:03. > :47:06.very personally. I just felt this is an extraordinary woman and we are

:47:07. > :47:10.very lucky to have her. It is an interesting thing, when I was

:47:11. > :47:14.talking to you at the beginning of this morning's celebration and I was

:47:15. > :47:22.talking about this element of performance and the fact it is

:47:23. > :47:30.something of a stage. That is the intrigue of the dual role that she

:47:31. > :47:38.occupies. She manages to be utterly personal and to give people a

:47:39. > :47:44.personal moment of her time. That is a tricky one to pull off. It is

:47:45. > :47:48.extraordinary. Here we are in the shadow of this extraordinary castle,

:47:49. > :47:54.built for William the Conqueror. It epitomises what royalty is for us.

:47:55. > :47:58.The accommodation of history, heritage and their retail appeals to

:47:59. > :48:06.us. Princes, princesses and 1000 years of our islands Ory. -- island

:48:07. > :48:10.story. She is the body who is consistent and has been with us all

:48:11. > :48:16.our lives. She represents the best British. Happy birthday to her.

:48:17. > :48:19.Before we go, I just want to speak to our reporter one more time, who

:48:20. > :48:25.is among the crowds who have been enjoying the Queen's company.

:48:26. > :48:31.I am with some ladies who are absolutely beaming, look at their

:48:32. > :48:35.smiles. They are so excited that they have been here for the Queen's

:48:36. > :48:42.birthday. One has come all the way from Connecticut. I would not have

:48:43. > :48:48.missed this for the world. This was so exciting, wasn't it? Especially

:48:49. > :48:54.when she recognised you. She liked my crown, she wanted to trade but

:48:55. > :48:56.she didn't have her is with her. You all met at the world wedding, Sony

:48:57. > :49:04.warrior family has brought you together as friends. -- so the Royal

:49:05. > :49:09.family. It was such a special occasion. We stayed in touch by

:49:10. > :49:17.Facebook. When Donna said she was coming over, we couldn't not

:49:18. > :49:24.celebrate. Donna let me in. You said I was pushing. What is it about the

:49:25. > :49:29.Queen makes you smile like this. Where do you start? She is an

:49:30. > :49:34.inspiration. She's a wonderful person. To be working full time like

:49:35. > :49:40.she does at her rage, she is a looks beautiful. How could you not just

:49:41. > :49:45.want to be here and celebrate and wish her happy birthday? It is so

:49:46. > :49:49.lovely to see such beautiful smiles on the three ladies. Lovely to meet

:49:50. > :49:54.you and I'm glad you had such a great day.

:49:55. > :49:57.Let's go to the Guildhall with Chris Hollins. He has caught up with the

:49:58. > :50:12.other lady of the moment. Having nerves gone? I'm breathing

:50:13. > :50:16.now. What did the Queen say to you? She asked me what I've got inside

:50:17. > :50:23.the cake. She said what is inside, I said Orange drizzle. She said does

:50:24. > :50:29.it cut? I figure that she had a fear that it would cut or she has had an

:50:30. > :50:36.experience where it wouldn't. There was one experience where she didn't.

:50:37. > :50:40.She went right the way through. I was worried that it wouldn't, but it

:50:41. > :50:45.did. Disappointing that she didn't take a party bag away, but we are

:50:46. > :50:53.very fortunate to have the cake. This is orange drizzle. It works.

:50:54. > :51:00.Well done! You must be so proud. Of the cake? This has to be one of my

:51:01. > :51:04.proudest moments. It was over really quickly. I am reliving it again now

:51:05. > :51:10.in my hand. It is like, that actually happened! I met the Queen.

:51:11. > :51:17.All that sweating and crying in your kitchen was all worth it. That makes

:51:18. > :51:21.the cake sound inedible. No, it was OK. There were times when I was

:51:22. > :51:25.relaxing and my husband said, you realise who is cake you're making?

:51:26. > :51:29.You need to get up and get on it. How many times I going to get to do

:51:30. > :51:35.this? I tried to enjoy every single moment. You know what to do now? But

:51:36. > :51:37.the catalogue because we need a cup of tea to go with it. -- put the

:51:38. > :51:54.kettle on. Robert, as a historian, can I come

:51:55. > :51:59.to you for a historic perspective? How important is it that these small

:52:00. > :52:03.events have their significance within the royal diary and within

:52:04. > :52:07.the royal history? We will all look back on today as Jane said earlier

:52:08. > :52:18.and remember we were here. Today it and intimidate. As a monarch, two

:52:19. > :52:23.birthdays. The official birthday in the summer and that will be equally

:52:24. > :52:27.historic. Royalty speaks. It is a berry human institution and its

:52:28. > :52:34.beaks to our memories. -- a very human. It brings people together. An

:52:35. > :52:38.interesting thing, you were somebody who has been very well known for a

:52:39. > :52:47.number of years. In this age of constant libertine where everybody

:52:48. > :52:55.has their 15 seconds. -- constant celebrity. It is something very

:52:56. > :53:01.different that goes on with our monarchy and our connection to them.

:53:02. > :53:08.That is absolutely true for the Queen. I think that people are able

:53:09. > :53:12.to see through celebrities. That is why some of them only have their 15

:53:13. > :53:17.seconds. The reason people love her is that she has been true to herself

:53:18. > :53:23.here and she has been true to what she was not born to become, but what

:53:24. > :53:31.she had become when her father died. That is totally to devote herself to

:53:32. > :53:38.this country. As she said, when she became Queen, she was determined to

:53:39. > :53:44.devote herself totally to this country. That is people see, because

:53:45. > :53:49.she has and she has never, ever put a foot wrong. Not a foot. Michael,

:53:50. > :53:54.let's take a moment to look at some of the many photographs that have

:53:55. > :54:00.been released this week to the public. There is the one from the

:54:01. > :54:04.stamp. Little George's smile is almost bigger than his face. That is

:54:05. > :54:10.a cracking picture and what it embodies is, in its way, and you are

:54:11. > :54:15.a story writer of many successful books, the story of monarchy in that

:54:16. > :54:18.photograph. In a way, it is the narrative that is one of the things

:54:19. > :54:24.that is so beguiling. It is the fairy tale and the narrative.

:54:25. > :54:26.Looking at that family, the story of the family and the nation has been

:54:27. > :54:33.passed through generation to generation. They are all there.

:54:34. > :54:38.What's really interesting, if it was just that, just this family, it

:54:39. > :54:41.wouldn't be very interesting. But that the red now runs through us all

:54:42. > :54:48.and we are connected to it. That thread is being spiritual heart of

:54:49. > :54:53.our country and from that I think we get not just security, it tells us

:54:54. > :54:57.chart change. 70 years I have lived, and she has lived 90, we have seen

:54:58. > :55:03.probably more change in those decades in human history. That is

:55:04. > :55:06.what is wonderful. Beautifully summed up. Thank you to all of my

:55:07. > :55:12.guests and especially the three of you for joining us. That is it, this

:55:13. > :55:18.morning's 90th birthday celebrations are, I'm afraid to say at an end.

:55:19. > :55:21.The party is only on pause because in Windsor at seven o'clock tonight

:55:22. > :55:24.the Queen will make her second public appearance of the day as she

:55:25. > :55:33.writes beacon in the grounds of the castle. -- light. That set off a

:55:34. > :55:37.chain of 1000 beacons and BBC One at nine o'clock tonight there is a

:55:38. > :55:40.chance to glimpse Her Majesty's remarkable life as we enjoy some

:55:41. > :55:45.private home movies that have never been seen publicly before. Later in

:55:46. > :55:49.the years we were talking about, in June, we will be bringing you the

:55:50. > :55:55.celebration surrounding Her Majesty's official birthday. Now,

:55:56. > :57:05.from all of us, happy birthday your Majesty, and goodbye.

:57:06. > :57:06.The latest satellite sequence shows that large swathes