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A warm welcome to Windsor Castle for our day of special coverage of all

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of the events marking the birthday celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II.

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She is already the United Kingdom's longest reigning monarch,

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and today she becomes the first to reach the age of 90.

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The Queen will greet crowds of well-wishers

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who are already beginning to gather outside the castle

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Tributes will also be paid to her in the Commons in around

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Tributes will also be paid to her in the Commons in around

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New images taken by the photographer Annie Leibovitz have been released

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This shows the Queen with her two youngest grandchildren

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Another shows the Queen sitting in the White Drawing Room

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in Windsor Castle with her only daughter, the Princess Royal.

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And the third image shows Her Majesty in the grounds

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of Windsor Castle, standing alongside her four dogs.

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Well, as the man who is next in line to the throne,

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Prince Charles has led the tributes to his mother on her birthday.

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He released this Shakespearian tribute earlier this morning.

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Good grows with her. In her days, every man shall eat in safety under

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his own vine what he plants. And sing the merry songs of peace to all

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of his neighbours. God shall be truly known and those about her

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shall read the perfect ways of honour and by those claim there

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greatness, not by blood. She shall be to the happiness of England, and

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aged Princess. Many days shall see her and yet no day without a deed to

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crown it. Joining me now is Charles Anson,

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who was the Queen's press secretary He knows so much about the Queen and

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the operation of the Royal household. Lovely to see you again.

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90 years old. It is a milestone in anyone's life. You know the Queen so

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well. What are your thoughts about the state? Well, I is a tremendous

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milestone for anyone to be 90 and of course for celebration for the

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nation and for the Queen and her family, and I think the remarkable

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thing is that she has been on the tone for 64 years and 90 still

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undertaking many, many public engagements, 350 per year or so, and

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looking in a sense, even younger than when I worked for her 20 years

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ago, which I find interesting. Yes, and that is something we might talk

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more about. As you suggest, there are public engagements today. We

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will see in the Queen out in Windsor in a little while. How much say you

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think she will have in what she can do on her birthday? I think on this

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particular day, the Queen will have a lots of say in how she spends it.

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I think instinct as a person, her sense of privacy, which is strong,

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she would tend to be inclined to celebrate her birthday rather

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quietly but there has been such public acclaim for her on her 90th

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that in a sense that is part of the tremendous success of this now

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longest reign in the history of the British monarchy that her birthday

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this time on her 90th will be a nicely balanced blend of public

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duties around Windsor and also time spent with her family, especially

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this evening when Prince Charles will host a dinner at which very

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many members of her family and some close friends will be Protestant --

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will be present. And that is it. A private dinner. Will that be

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absolutely as the Queen whatsit? Will be guest list be exactly who

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she wants, will she be able to say exactly who she wants to be there?

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Will it be a period of the few hours where it is very much her own event?

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I think exactly that. The Prince of Wales is giving the dinner for her,

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so I think in that sense, the Queen and Prince Charles will have banded

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together and the Duke of Edinburgh will certainly have had ideas as

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well and in my experience, a family occasion like that, when I have seen

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them, have been extremely warm and friendly and very relaxed. This is

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the thing about our monarchy is that it has this immense formality about

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it and the British love a pageant, a ceremony of tradition, but equally

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these days, there is a very informal way in which the Queen and Prince

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Philip and also the Prince of Wales entertain in the most welcoming way

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and in a very relaxed way so it will be a very jolly occasion. Because

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you were working with her for her 70th birthday, I think. So do you

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still remember what went on and with members of staff, people like

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yourself be invited to some elements of the day? Actually, her 70th

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birthday, I remember very little of because it was an entirely private

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birthday, as I remember. I think her 60th birthday in 1986, there was a

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service here at the St George Chapel and one or two public appearances,

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and again at her 80th, and of course now at the 90th, but it has not been

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every single time and I think this brings me back to my point that

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instinctively, the Queen celebrates her birthday privately. She has got

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a great sense of family, always has had a great sense of family, and has

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been surrounded and gathered round her family on these occasions and

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occasionally with his public duties alongside. But not the whole day.

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And you have reflected a number of times about how useful she still

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looks, her demeanour, in her very appearance, and you have worked for

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her some time ago and I know you are saying to me yesterday it is

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extraordinary when you see her now because she doesn't seem to have

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changed a huge amount. What is behind that, do you think? I think

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the secret of it, the magic of it, is that the Queen has a very good

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idea of how she cases herself, so she never feels flustered and if you

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work for her, she has always come even in the most difficult

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circumstances. And going about her public duties, she tends to move

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slowly deliberately so that people can see her so that she just doesn't

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suddenly rushed past and people feel they have not seen the Queen and I

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think the pace at which she does her public duties, the time that she

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spends speaking to people, there is something calm about it, and in that

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sense, I think that is why she can still carry on so effectively. I

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think she enjoys her work and I think she has got a very good

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constitution for it as well. Really, really lovely to talk to you on a

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very special day. Thank you so much for your time. The Queen's press

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secretary for much of the 1990s. I mention there are quite considerable

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crowds here at Windsor Castle. It was very difficult to get into the

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castle this morning. Many of the road three or four people deep and

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very difficult to make your way around this part of the area.

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We can cross over to our Deputy Royal Correspondent Sarah Campbell

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now, who's among the crowds outside Windsor Castle.

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Probably in a bit of a crash, but hopefully able to talk to some

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people. Hello, Jane. Away from the peace and calm of the roof, I am

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down here we are in the next hour or so the Queen will walk down. If the

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camera turns around, you can see how deep the crowds are, around five or

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60, and the Queen will walk in front down the hill from left to rights

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and so people at the back are not sure they will get a good view but

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some of them at the back who arrived in little bit earlier have been

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quite canny. We have Jill and Lucinda. Not only did you manage to

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get a bench position but look at that hair. Brilliant. We have come

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from London and she surprised me as we got here on the train by

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producing the Whigs on and said here you are. You might even catch Her

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Majesty's I. Why was it important for you to come down? My friend is a

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huge Loyalist and we have got the flag and we always celebrate so we

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couldn't miss this one. -- loyalist. -- birdie. -- royalist. I admire

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her. She is my favourite. And turning nightie, but not any obvious

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sign of slowing down. She can still get on a horse. Unbelievable. And

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the way she goes down those steps at the Cenotaph. I am hoping to get a

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really good glimpse of her. We does wanted to be part of the occasion.

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We weren't sure about the layout of We weren't sure about the layout of

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Windsor. I am sure you will get a glimpse. Good luck. Thank you.

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Virginia, you are originally from the Philippines but you are now

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pretty much a local. You share a hometown with the Queen. Yet. Why

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did you decide to come you today? Well, I have not seen her

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personally, so I would love to see her. We know that the Queen is a

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global figure. Is she did in the Philippines? Yes, people know her.

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When you say Queen Elizabeth, you say she is from London, UK. Well, I

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hope you catch a glimpse of her. Thank you very much indeed. As you

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

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saw a view people who had camped out overnight, as you can see, the

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pavements have filled up. There are people of every nationality all

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around the world angling to try to get a glimpse of the front. If we

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tried to fight our way through, let's see if we can find anyone who

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can talk to us. Hello. We are from the BBC. Why have you come down

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today? Have you come far? No, just from Bagshot. Is it nice living near

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the Queen? Definitely. Why not come and join the action? We just got the

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train. Really excited. I hate to say this, but you are at the back of the

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crowd and the Queen is not very tall but she does wear hats so you may

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catch a glimpse. Hopefully. There are lots of children in front so

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hopefully she will come over to get the flowers and we may catch a

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glimpse. What do you make of the fact that the Queen has become the

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first British monarch to beat her 90th birthday? I think it is amazing

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and fabulous and I really proud to be British. As you can see, the

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crowd building up all the time and less than an hour to wait and

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hopefully some of them will catch a glimpse. Jane, back to you. Sarah,

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many thanks. Not far from here but in a busy area just outside the

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walls of Windsor Castle. Let's take a look at another of our camera

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shots. Again, not too far away but gives a sense of the crowds that are

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building on their way up Castle Hill towards Windsor Castle where we are

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broadcasting from. It was very busy when I fought my way through to get

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you this morning and I can see the crowds are grown by quite some

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degree. All held back because there will be a walkabout later on today.

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So those right at the fronts have been there since very early this

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morning and perhaps some of them even overnight to see the Queen on

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her 90th birthday walkabout. So that just gives you a flavour of the

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numbers that are out around the town here today and many of them should

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have a good view a little bit later on and then much later on today as

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well as part of the commemorations we have the beacon lighting and the

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Queen will light the first of about 1000 beacons across the country and

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the Commonwealth to mark her 90th birthday. As you would expect, we

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will have plenty more from here in Windsor throughout the day. For now,

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I will hand you back to Anita. Jane, thank you very much.

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Crowds have gathered at Windsor today as a day of celebration gets

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under way across the country as the Queen marks 90th birthday. New

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photographs of Her Majesty and her family had been released, while her

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son Prince Charles has recorded a special radio tribute. In other

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for raping a 19-year-old woman- and will now face a retrial.

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The footballer, Ched Evans, has won an appeal against

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for raping a 19-year-old woman- and will now face a retrial.

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The Court of Appeal has overturned the former Sheffield United

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striker's conviction for raping the woman at a hotel

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Let's go to our correspondent, Daniel Boettcher, who has

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been following events at the Court of Appeal.

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Daniel, just taken through the detail of what was said in court

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earlier. This judgment follows a hearing in the court before three

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Court of Appeal judges last month and today that judgment was handed

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down. The court ruled that the appeal is allowed, so Ched Evans

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appeal against his conviction is allowed. That means that that

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conviction is quashed and there is to be a retrial. That judgment was

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handed down today in courtroom number six year by Lady Justice

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Hallett. We have concluded that we must allow the appeal. And that it

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is in the interests of justice to order a retrial. Nothing can be

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reported that might prejudice the fairness of that retrial. That means

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the contents of this statement may be reported and broadcast in full,

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but nothing more about the appeal proceedings may be reported until

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the retrial is concluded. The identity of the complainant in this

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case must not be reported. Accordingly, we order the appeal is

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allowed, we quash the conviction, the applet will be retried on the

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allegation of rape. -- appellant. Lady Justice Hallett said that Ched

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Evans had appealed to the criminal review panel on the basis that

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relevant and inadmissible evidence had come to light that was not

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available at the trial and that undermine the safety of his

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conviction. Ched Evans has always denied rape. Before he left the

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court today, a statement was read out on his behalf by one of his

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legal team. This is a statement on behalf of Mr Ched Evans. Ched Evans

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is extremely grateful that the Court of Appeal has ruled that his

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conviction for rape was unsafe and should be quashed. He wants to thank

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his lawyers, Ciaran Bonner QC and David Emmanuelle, and Shauna

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Draycott for their hard work and commitment in relation to the appeal

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as well as his partner. Their families and friends and all of

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those members of the public who have offered him support throughout. No

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further statements will be made as it is acknowledged by Mr Evans the

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legal process has not reached a final conclusion and there will be

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further hearings of significance on dates to be fixed in due course. So

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that conviction has been quashed. There is to be a retrial where and

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when that retrial will take place has yet to be determined. Anita. OK.

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Thank you very much. News coming into us. We are hearing that 625

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jobs are to be cut at Lloyds bank. That is according to the Unite

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union. It is cleaning the roles will be relocated to India. A

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spokesperson for Lloyds says Unite say the move is alarming and that is

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just all the detail we have on that at the moment, but as we get more

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information, we shall bring that you.

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GP practices in England are to receive an extra

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two and a half billion pounds of funding.

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The money will pay for 5,000 more GPs and other extra staff, including

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The NHS says the money will help under-pressure surgeries

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Here's our health correspondent, Jane Dreaper.

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England's GP surgeries are under huge pressure.

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Their share of funding has been cut, patients often struggle

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to get appointments, and doctors say their workload is unsustainable.

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This plan aims to help England's surgeries get back on track.

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Their share of the NHS budget will increase to more than 10%

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by the end of the decade, with an additional ?2.4 billion per

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year from extra NHS funding already promised going to GP surgeries.

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There will be pharmacists and mental-health therapists

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The ultimate test of this will be, are patients able to see GPs

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Are we able to expand the number of GPs and nurses and therapists

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And as we do that, will it also help relieve pressure

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on A departments and hospitals as fewer people will be needing

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GP leaders say the plans are highly significant but

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the situation won't change overnight and they will watch closely to make

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We now at the House of Commons were the Prime Minister is leading

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tributes to the Queen on 90th birthday. The First Minister in 1952

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for the Queen was Winston Churchill. Like him and all that have followed,

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I can testify that she is quite simply one of the best audiences in

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the world. There is no one else in public life that any prior minister

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can really speak to in total confidence and no other country has

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a head of state with such wisdom and confidence. There are some that

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suspect that at times I may have put patients to the test. In the play

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the audience, the character who portrays me goes on and on about

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Europe until she falls asleep, but I can guarantee this has never

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happened. I may not have kept my promise not to bang on about Europe

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in every forum, but I have not always spoke about it. Her Majesty

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is starting to take things a little easier. In the last year alone, she

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has only undertaken 177 public engagements. In the past 90 years,

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Her Majesty as lived through some extraordinary times in our world,

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from the Second World War with her parents were nearly killed as bombs

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dropped on Buckingham Palace, to the Russians with which she bought the

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material for her wedding dress, from presenting the World Cup to England

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at Wembley in 1966 to man landing on the moon three years later. From the

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end of the Cold War to peace in Northern Ireland, throughout it all

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as the sands of culture shift and the tides of politics ebb and flow,

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Her Majesty has been steadfast. A rock of strength for our nation, for

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our Commonwealth, and on many locations, for the whole world. As

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her grandson Prince William has said time and again, quietly and

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modestly, the Queen has shown as all that we can confidently embrace the

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future without compromising the things that are important. As Her

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Majesty said in her first televised Christmas broadcast of 1957, it is

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necessary to hold fast to it ideals and fundamental principles in this

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requires and a quarter words, a special kind of courage wakes makes

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a stand up for everything we know is right, everything that is true and

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honest. In this modern Elizabethan era, Her Majesty has led a gentle

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evolution of our monarchy. On that first televised Christmas Day

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message over three decades before cameras were allowed into this

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house, to the opening up of the royal palaces, the invention of the

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royal walkabout, she has brought the monarchy closer to the people while

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also retaining its dignity. Her role as supreme Governor of the Church of

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England has also been incredibly important to her. She has often said

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that her life is inspired not only by her love of this great country

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but also by her faith in God. As she said, I know that the only way to

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live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to

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give of my best in all of the day brings and to put my trust in God.

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And in standing up Christianity, she has been clear that the Church of

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England has a duty to protect the free practice of all faiths our

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country. Mr Speaker, Her Majesty always performs her constitutional

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duty as head of state impeccably. But as head of our nation, she has

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held in even higher regard for the way she represents the United

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Kingdom. It has rightly been said by some consider shall experts that Her

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Majesty The Queen is the only person born in the UK who is neither

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English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish. She is all and none of these

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things and can represent all the nations of the UK on an equal basis

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in a way that no president ever could. She is also constantly

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represented the nation to itself when abroad. Foreign leaders, from

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President Truman to Nelson Mandela and Ronald Reagan have all testified

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to work extraordinary ability both to represent this country and

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understand the world. On a hugely important and healing state visit to

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Ireland in 2011, Her Majesty began her remarks in Irish and spoke about

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the history of the troubled relationship between the UK and

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Ireland. She did so with a kindness as well as an authority that went

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far beyond anything that would be possible for an elected politician.

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As a diplomat and ambassador for the UK, she has represented our country

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on 266 official visits to 116 different countries, and as I saw

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again at the Commonwealth heads of Government meeting in Malta last

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year, she has made an extraordinary contribution to the future of our

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Commonwealth, growing it from eight members in 1952 to 53 today. In

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doing so, she has helped to build a unique family of nations that spans

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every continent on all the main religions, a quarter of the members

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of the United Nations, and nearly one third of the world's population.

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The reach of Her Majesty's diplomacy is without parallel. So much so that

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as the result of a visit to Balmoral, she concluded to be the

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woman ever to have driven the King of Saudi Arabia around in a car. I

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have that story sourced from both of the participants. Through it all,

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Her Majesty has carried herself with the most extraordinary grace and

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humility. When people meet the Queen, they talk about it for the

:25:10.:25:13.

rest of their lives. She understands that and she shows a genuine

:25:14.:25:16.

interest in all she meets. They can really see that she cares. As the

:25:17.:25:21.

constitutional historian Vernon Bogdan has said, Her Majesty

:25:22.:25:25.

understands what might be called the soul of the British people. Mr

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Speaker, Her Majesty has done so much through her like that when it

:25:30.:25:31.

comes to her 90th birthday, there cannot be much that is new 30 try,

:25:32.:25:35.

but I am pleased to hear that she will be sampling the orange drizzled

:25:36.:25:40.

birthday cake baked by the winner of the great British baked of Nokia

:25:41.:25:43.

Hussein, and as she liked the first in a chain of 1000 beacons, she will

:25:44.:25:48.

be joined by the members of her family, including her son the Prince

:25:49.:25:51.

of Wales and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh who has stood by her side

:25:52.:25:54.

throughout her extraordinary reign. They both served this country with

:25:55.:25:58.

an unshakeable sense of duty and their work, including the Duke of

:25:59.:26:03.

Edinburgh's award scheme and The Prince's Trust, has inspired

:26:04.:26:06.

millions of people around the world. As we see those delightful birthday

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portraits released this week, family has always been at the heart of Her

:26:10.:26:13.

Majesty's long life. Mr Speaker, we are uniquely blessed in our country.

:26:14.:26:19.

Her Majesty's service is extraordinary and it is a joyful

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result is elevate and to cherish and honour. In June, the whole country

:26:23.:26:27.

will share in the special milestone and a Service of Thanksgiving at

:26:28.:26:31.

Saint Pauls's Cathedral and a wonderful street party, but today, I

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know the whole house and the whole country will want to join with me in

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wishing Her Majesty The Queen health, happiness and above all a

:26:39.:26:53.

very special 90th birthday. Order. I call the Leader of the Opposition,

:26:54.:26:58.

Mr Jeremy Corbyn. Thank you, Mr Speaker. It is a pleasure to second

:26:59.:27:04.

the humble address. Many people across the country debate will be

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wishing Her Majesty a very happy 90th birthday and these messages

:27:09.:27:10.

sent our warmest greetings to add to that. May I say, Mr Speaker, as a

:27:11.:27:17.

relatively young Speaker, I am fully in favour of our country having

:27:18.:27:24.

leaders of a fine vintage. Today, we are talking about a highly respected

:27:25.:27:30.

individuals who is 90 and whatever differing views people across this

:27:31.:27:33.

country have about the institution, the vast majority share an opinion

:27:34.:27:41.

that Her Majesty has served this country and has overwhelming support

:27:42.:27:45.

with a clear sense of public service and public duty. As the Prime

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Minister just indicated. She has carried out their duty with the

:27:49.:27:51.

enormous warmth. My dear friend Mildred Gordon, the former member

:27:52.:27:58.

who recently died aged 92 and two 's funeral is tomorrow, met the Queen

:27:59.:28:04.

at the opening of a railway. The Queen asked Mildred how she was

:28:05.:28:08.

getting on as a newly elected MP, and Mildred replied with the

:28:09.:28:11.

devastating honesty she replied to everything. She said she thought she

:28:12.:28:14.

had very little power to help her constituents. So the Queen took on

:28:15.:28:19.

one side and with her customary wit said once they find out you lot

:28:20.:28:23.

can't help them, they all right to me. But Her Majesty was born less

:28:24.:28:35.

than a month before the General strike. The first daughter who would

:28:36.:28:38.

later and unexpectedly become heir to the throne was born two years, as

:28:39.:28:44.

the Prime Minister pointed out, before all women in Britain got the

:28:45.:28:49.

vote. Her childhood was during the mass poverty of the 1930s. Her

:28:50.:28:53.

teenage years through the brutal carnage of the Second World War, and

:28:54.:28:58.

at work's end, she experienced first-hand the joy of people as she

:28:59.:29:03.

walked through the streets of London, a very moving history that I

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am very pleased was replayed on Radio 4 this morning.

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She became Queen at just 25 years old, following the death of her

:29:15.:29:21.

father. She has reigned for nearly 64 years, the longest reigning

:29:22.:29:27.

monarch in our history. In that time, our country has become a

:29:28.:29:30.

better and more civilised place. We've enacted equality legislation.

:29:31.:29:36.

We've ended colonialism and created the National Health Service, the

:29:37.:29:39.

welfare state and the open University. As head of the

:29:40.:29:44.

Commonwealth, she has been a defender of this incredible

:29:45.:29:46.

multicultural global institution for which we are all very grateful the

:29:47.:29:52.

way she has stood up for the Commonwealth and visited I think

:29:53.:29:54.

every country within the Commonwealth. The Prime Minister was

:29:55.:29:59.

quite right to draw attention to her historic visit to Ireland in 2011

:30:00.:30:03.

and the way she spoke in the Irish language at the reception held for

:30:04.:30:07.

her in Dublin during a visit. Today, I'm welcoming two more people from

:30:08.:30:16.

my constituency to Parliament. Both have a link with the celebration we

:30:17.:30:21.

are conducting today. Iris Monaghan and George Durack. Iris was born in

:30:22.:30:25.

what was now a Republic of Ireland, but was then part of Britain. She

:30:26.:30:31.

came to London in 1951, before the coronation, and was a civil servant

:30:32.:30:35.

in the Inland Revenue. She has helped collect taxes ever since

:30:36.:30:39.

1951, which has helped to keep us all in the state to which we are

:30:40.:30:43.

accustomed. George fought in the Second World War, serving in the 1st

:30:44.:30:51.

Battalion in the rifle Brigade. He was that daily close affinity with

:30:52.:30:54.

Her Majesty throughout his working life because he worked for the Royal

:30:55.:30:59.

Mail delivering Her Majesty's head through letter boxes all over North

:31:00.:31:02.

London. Yesterday, I was present at a graduation of a 91-year-old

:31:03.:31:08.

constituent who just completed her third degree, a Masters, at Birkbeck

:31:09.:31:13.

College. It proves you're never too late to take up a new career and

:31:14.:31:21.

learn something else. It is their generation, the Queen's generation

:31:22.:31:26.

and my parents', but defeated the horrors of fascism in Europe. But

:31:27.:31:30.

endured the provisions of the post-war era and built a more

:31:31.:31:34.

civilised and equal Britain. We have much to be grateful for to that

:31:35.:31:39.

generation. On her coronation in 1953, Her Majesty was driven through

:31:40.:31:46.

the street in my borough. A crowning achievement in Islington was to some

:31:47.:31:52.

years later. You'll enjoy this. In 20 06 that a growing 2006 she was

:31:53.:31:56.

due to enter a new stadium in my constituency but had to pull out due

:31:57.:32:00.

to an injury. Unfortunately, this is a state that has affected to many of

:32:01.:32:04.

Arsenal squad in subsequent years. We must congratulate her on her

:32:05.:32:12.

prescient. My honourable friend was the new leader for Islington

:32:13.:32:16.

council. As the Queen could not attend the opening, they were

:32:17.:32:20.

invited to Buckingham Palace and she accompanied the whole squad to

:32:21.:32:23.

Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen. We know the Queen is above politics.

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She may be above football, too, but many locals harbour this quiet the

:32:29.:32:34.

grid view that she's actually privately an Arsenal fan. -- secret

:32:35.:32:41.

view. In her reign, she's seen off 12 prime ministers. Whilst recently

:32:42.:32:52.

I attended my first state dinner, she's received over 100 state visits

:32:53.:32:58.

and visited well over 100 countries on our behalf. I admire her energy,

:32:59.:33:06.

wish her well in her continuing and outstanding commitment to public

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life. I wish her a very happy 90th birthday.

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The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, saying whatever people'sdiffering

:33:17.:33:22.

views on the institution of the monarchy, he praised the Queen's

:33:23.:33:27.

public service and her duty. Before him, the Prime Minister leading

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tributes to the Queen in the Commons on her 90th birthday, saying the

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Queen had led a gentle evolution of our monarchy, bringing the monarchy

:33:36.:33:39.

closer to the people who are also maintaining its dignity. -- while

:33:40.:33:44.

also maintaining. He referred to the institution of the Royal walkabout.

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One of those will be happening very soon in Windsor and we will be back

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in Windsor very shortly. First, let's return to the House of

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Commons. It has indeed been a life of

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devotion, of fortitude, of good judgment, of selfless duty, great

:34:07.:34:11.

good humour and uncomplaining hard work. And in all this, she has been

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supported by a loving family and blessed with a very happy marriage

:34:18.:34:22.

to a remarkable console who has done so much for her and for our country.

:34:23.:34:29.

-- to a remarkable man. The Queen was crowned in the same church as

:34:30.:34:37.

was William the Conqueror. At the age of 26, the same age as the first

:34:38.:34:44.

Queen Elizabeth 400 years earlier. And she embodies all the best

:34:45.:34:51.

qualities. Those that most important to our country. Lend such dissension

:34:52.:34:56.

to our nation. The Queen brings to our national life and experience and

:34:57.:35:01.

knowledge of government and events, and of men and women all over the

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world, which is truly unrivalled by any other person in the land. And

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throughout her long reign she has displayed judgment of the first

:35:13.:35:17.

order. Great tolerance and absolute neutrality at all times. Mr Speaker,

:35:18.:35:25.

when she ascended to the throne, her first Prime Minister, Winston

:35:26.:35:30.

Churchill, was of an age to have charged with the 21st Lancers in 19

:35:31.:35:40.

88 -- 1898. Her present Prime Minister was not even born in 1952.

:35:41.:35:47.

Such is the scale and Brett of the life that she has so triumphantly

:35:48.:35:53.

lived through. -- scale and Brett. Through these extraordinary 90

:35:54.:35:58.

years, some of the most tumultuous social, economic and technological

:35:59.:36:02.

change that Britain has ever seen. She is provided a very firm hand

:36:03.:36:10.

will stop -- firm hand. The Queen is a source of powerful influence for

:36:11.:36:14.

this country. Throughout the world, she is the Queen of 16 countries.

:36:15.:36:21.

Including Canada, Australia and New Zealand. And the head of the

:36:22.:36:25.

Commonwealth, a greatly undervalued organisation that includes more than

:36:26.:36:29.

one quarter of the world's population. She thus brings a vital

:36:30.:36:33.

and often unrecognised addition to our efforts and our influence

:36:34.:36:38.

overseas. I think that we in this house should, in particular, play

:36:39.:36:44.

great tribute to the work she has done in that remarkable organisation

:36:45.:36:51.

since 1949. Every country needs someone who can represent the whole

:36:52.:36:58.

nation. It may seem committed, and indeed it is. -- may seem primitive.

:36:59.:37:04.

If nationhood is to mean anything, it has to have a focus. In our case,

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for many years, that focus has been and remains the Queen. Nations do

:37:10.:37:13.

have values and they should be proud of them. And be willing to express

:37:14.:37:19.

that pride. And that is what we are able to do with our monarchy and

:37:20.:37:25.

with our Queen. Mr Speaker, it is my firmly held belief that of the Queen

:37:26.:37:33.

is the single most important respected, admired and loved public

:37:34.:37:37.

figure in the world today. And I will, if I may, conclude with a

:37:38.:37:42.

vignette which I have told here before, but it has repeat. On the

:37:43.:37:50.

night of the 4th of April 1955, on the eve of his resignation as Prime

:37:51.:37:55.

Minister, Churchill gave a dinner at Number 10 in honour of the Queen. It

:37:56.:38:01.

was agreed between the private offices that there would be no

:38:02.:38:11.

speeches. But the Queen greatly moved by the impending retirement of

:38:12.:38:14.

her first Prime Minister, who she had known since she was a very small

:38:15.:38:20.

child, rose in her place and lifted her glass with a toast "To my Prime

:38:21.:38:30.

Minister." And Churchill, a very old man, in a full dress evening

:38:31.:38:38.

uniform, completely unprepared, pulled himself to his feet. And this

:38:39.:38:43.

is what he said to be Queen. He said, madam, I propose a toast to

:38:44.:38:53.

your Majesty. I used to drink as an officer in Bangalore in India in the

:38:54.:38:59.

reign of your Majesty's great, great grandmother, Queen Victoria. And I

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joined to the wise and kindly way of life at which your Majesty is beyond

:39:10.:39:13.

and gleaming champion. For 90 years of her life, and 64 years of her

:39:14.:39:19.

reign, she has always been the same. God Save The Queen. It's an honour

:39:20.:39:30.

to co-sponsor today's motion with the Prime Minister, the Leader of

:39:31.:39:34.

the Opposition, and follow one of the gentleman who just spoke. I'd

:39:35.:39:38.

like to take the opportunity to put on record the appreciation of people

:39:39.:39:43.

in Scotland, who had a lifetime connection with. While she's managed

:39:44.:39:51.

to serve as head of state for a remarkable 32 independent countries

:39:52.:39:55.

during her unprecedented and successful reign, her association

:39:56.:40:02.

with Scotland is enduring and it is special. Just last year, the Queen

:40:03.:40:06.

and the Duke of Edinburgh marked the day she became the UK's longest

:40:07.:40:10.

reigning monarch with a steam train ride from Edinburgh to the opening

:40:11.:40:17.

of the new Borders railway. When she was born, she was delivered by a

:40:18.:40:21.

Scottish nurse. Since then, she's been making regular visits north of

:40:22.:40:26.

the border. Her youngest days were spent in Angus, where her mother and

:40:27.:40:31.

grandparents were from. Much of her childhood was spent at Balmoral.

:40:32.:40:35.

Part of her honeymoon was at nearby Burn Hall. One of her first official

:40:36.:40:41.

tasks on becoming Queen after the death of her father, King George VI,

:40:42.:40:47.

was to try and -- was to plant a cherry tree in Edinburgh and

:40:48.:40:52.

Holyrood house. After her coronation, crowds lined the streets

:40:53.:40:59.

as she received the honours of Scotland. Notwithstanding cons: is

:41:00.:41:08.

by some -- concerns by some in the -- about how the Queen Elizabeth --

:41:09.:41:20.

a solution -- there is a Scottish Crown north of the border, rather

:41:21.:41:25.

than the royal cipher. Throughout the decades of her reign, she had

:41:26.:41:28.

been a regular visitor across Scotland. For me, the most

:41:29.:41:32.

remarkable events have been in recent years, including the 1999

:41:33.:41:36.

reopening of the Scottish Parliament after a recess of nearly 300 years.

:41:37.:41:44.

Who can forget the entire chamber? All MSPs, of all parties, the public

:41:45.:41:49.

gallery, Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh, all singing a song by

:41:50.:41:56.

Robert Burns. As head of the Commonwealth, she attended the

:41:57.:42:01.

Glasgow to 14 opening ceremony. Always good at keeping up with the

:42:02.:42:05.

times, Her Majesty went viral on twitter following a trip to the

:42:06.:42:11.

Glasgow National hockey centre after appearing to photo bomb a selfie by

:42:12.:42:15.

an Australian player, by smiling in the background. While her official

:42:16.:42:20.

visits and functions in Scotland are well received, there an appreciation

:42:21.:42:27.

that it is, at Balmoral, but she likes to be most. Queen Victoria

:42:28.:42:32.

described Balmoral as her heaven on earth. The current Queen is said to

:42:33.:42:35.

never be happier when spending her summer rate and the north-east

:42:36.:42:39.

estate, a private home handed down through generations. The usual

:42:40.:42:46.

two-month stay in August and September traditionally includes a

:42:47.:42:49.

visit to the nearby Braemar gathering where the Queen is a

:42:50.:42:52.

chieftain of the Highland games event. Her Majesty has also hired a

:42:53.:43:00.

love of the Hebrides and cruising around the islands and coastline. --

:43:01.:43:07.

also had. One particular story I recall is from 2006 webby loyal --

:43:08.:43:14.

where the royal party wanted to see the famous gardens. However, no

:43:15.:43:21.

advance arrangements had been made. Princess and apparently cycled to

:43:22.:43:24.

the local newsagents to see if there was a way that her mother could be

:43:25.:43:29.

transported around. It duly happened in the people carrier of the

:43:30.:43:34.

newsagent, by the newsagent. That must have been a sight to behold.

:43:35.:43:38.

The Rye Legion of stories of tourists and visitors encountering a

:43:39.:43:44.

lady bearing a striking resemblance to Her Majesty walking her dogs

:43:45.:43:49.

alone on Arthur 's seat in Edinburgh, or offering them a lift

:43:50.:43:53.

as she drove her Land Rover on Royal Deeside. I'm sure my colleague may

:43:54.:44:03.

have more of these kind of stories to recount. Her Majesty's

:44:04.:44:07.

connections to Balmoral and the north-east of Scotland are abiding.

:44:08.:44:12.

She is a reader of the Aberdeen press and Journal, and we learnt in

:44:13.:44:14.

recent studies from our interview with her cousin but she is an

:44:15.:44:20.

accomplished speaker, no mean feat. Queen's connections with the North

:44:21.:44:24.

of Scotland are also highly prized by leading small and large companies

:44:25.:44:32.

and businesses. In total, there are more than 80 Scottish companies

:44:33.:44:36.

holding royal warrants and no doubt many others would like to be warm

:44:37.:44:41.

and holders as well. Mr Speaker, a 90th birthday is a remarkable

:44:42.:44:45.

milestone for all to reach it. But particularly for our head of state.

:44:46.:44:52.

We wish her, the Duke of Edinburgh, and all of her family well, and look

:44:53.:44:56.

forward to many further years of outstanding public service. Thank

:44:57.:45:04.

you for calling me on what I think is a momentous day...

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Angus Robertson, the leader of the SNP group at Westminster, focusing

:45:12.:45:14.

on the Queen's abiding links with Scotland, particularly Balmoral.

:45:15.:45:21.

Just before him, the grandson of Sir Winston Churchill praising the

:45:22.:45:26.

Queen's duty, praising her as always having a very firm hand on the

:45:27.:45:30.

tiller. Earlier, the Prime Minister was leading this tribute to the

:45:31.:45:34.

Queen in the Commons, mentioning the institution of the Royal walkabout.

:45:35.:45:39.

There will be one of those very soon at Windsor. My colleague is there

:45:40.:45:40.

now. Thank you, the sun is just coming

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out now. One hopes it will persist for the duration of the walkabout.

:45:50.:45:54.

Certainly we have been looking over the wall here at Windsor Castle. It

:45:55.:46:00.

is interestingly open for anyone with a ticket. Lots of people are

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inside hoping to see the Queen. Some have been for a very long time in

:46:08.:46:11.

the hope of seeing the Queen on her birthday. Let's see whether we can

:46:12.:46:15.

push our way out into the crowd again.

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We can cross over to our Deputy Royal Correspondent,

:46:19.:46:21.

Sarah Campbell, who's among the crowds outside Windsor Castle.

:46:22.:46:27.

Don't ask me to move because I can't! We are all wedged in now. The

:46:28.:46:34.

crowd is ten deep, something like that. If you are standing here,

:46:35.:46:39.

you're not going to get much of a view of the Queen, unless you

:46:40.:46:42.

arrived here early enough to get this but on the bench. I think this

:46:43.:46:48.

might be one of the Queen's youngest fans, she is a six-month-old and has

:46:49.:46:51.

perfected the royal wave. You have come from where? Shropshire. Why did

:46:52.:47:00.

you feel it was important to come down today? I just love the Queen. I

:47:01.:47:04.

really wanted to see her on her 90th birthday. Matt, this is something

:47:05.:47:09.

you can tell your daughter about in future years. Absolutely. We will

:47:10.:47:13.

get lots of photographs when she older. What is the great attraction?

:47:14.:47:19.

You are here now, you will probably get the tiniest glands of the top of

:47:20.:47:25.

her hat. It's just to see her in the flesh. I am so proud to be English

:47:26.:47:29.

and to be here to see her on her birthday. It is absolutely

:47:30.:47:34.

fantastic. She was giving perfect waves earlier and now Evelyn has

:47:35.:47:39.

joined the flag. Well, well done. Let's move down. You are more local.

:47:40.:47:44.

That is quite interesting because the Queen thinks of Windsor as her

:47:45.:47:47.

home. She is part of the community here. We've always loved being here

:47:48.:47:53.

and occasionally getting a glimpse of the Queen in the park or

:47:54.:47:57.

something like that. It's just a real privilege to be part of the

:47:58.:48:01.

local community where she lives. Is she is somebody who you feel you

:48:02.:48:06.

have grown up with a little? Yes, because I can remember at junior

:48:07.:48:09.

school we would be given the afternoon off if she was going to

:48:10.:48:12.

change into the open carriages for while ascot and things like that.

:48:13.:48:17.

Going out in Windsor great Park, if you chat to any local they will have

:48:18.:48:23.

seen her. Yes, lots of people when walking their dogs would see her.

:48:24.:48:27.

Occasionally to glimpse the royal family riding through the park as

:48:28.:48:33.

well. Have you seen any evidence, I mean she is 90 today, any evidence

:48:34.:48:39.

of her slowing down? Not really. I think she is absolutely incredible,

:48:40.:48:43.

how she manages to keep going. Are you proud to share a hometown with

:48:44.:48:48.

the Queen? Definitely. She is such a wonderful example to us and the

:48:49.:48:51.

whole world as to how you can keep going and the values that she sends

:48:52.:48:55.

out through the whole world. I think it's absolutely wonderful. You have

:48:56.:48:59.

ten minutes to read. Will you be shouting and singing? Probably

:49:00.:49:06.

watching and enjoying the occasion. How will Evelyn enjoy the occasion?

:49:07.:49:13.

She's dropped the flagpole. There might be lots of shouting later on.

:49:14.:49:17.

I hope she will remember it. A lovely day. Thank you for talking to

:49:18.:49:22.

us. We should end on shots of Evelyn, much more interesting than

:49:23.:49:28.

me. Can you see through that? That is from the production of Warhorse.

:49:29.:49:37.

. Lots of different events. The marching band in the background. A

:49:38.:49:42.

real palpable air of excitement. People have come from all over the

:49:43.:49:47.

world to come and share the Queen's 90th birthday. There is a lot of

:49:48.:49:50.

excitement and I hope that for some of these people they will get a

:49:51.:49:56.

glimpse as she walked past. There many, many thanks. You're definitely

:49:57.:50:03.

stuck in the crowd. We may have more from Sarah later on. Earlier in the

:50:04.:50:07.

day, we were hearing from people who have been there since very early

:50:08.:50:11.

this morning. Some camped overnight. We have some good shots, but was

:50:12.:50:19.

Joey, the main models from warhorse. We have been watching Joey paraded

:50:20.:50:24.

around the foot of the wall beneath us here at Windsor Castle. Something

:50:25.:50:30.

else to entertain the crowds. We expect to see the Queen and the Duke

:50:31.:50:33.

of Edinburgh in the next little while. First of the Queen's two

:50:34.:50:39.

public outings today on her 90th birthday. Following all of the

:50:40.:50:44.

commemorations with me here throughout the day is Charles Anson,

:50:45.:50:51.

the Queen's press secretary from 1990 to 1997. We have been watching

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the crowds growing over the morning. I expect you're not surprised by

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that? No, I'm not. There's always a small group of the crowds. Stay

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overnight. And some are reasonably elderly, it's not just young people.

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People join the crowd as the day wears on. There is a palpable air of

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excitement. A lovely day at Windsor. Yes, and you've known the Queen for

:51:26.:51:29.

a long time. You worked with the Royal household for a very long

:51:30.:51:33.

time. Again, just reflect for us on the balance of the day for the

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Queen. 90 is a milestone for anyone. Anyone would have their own ideas

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about how they might like to mark that big day. Take us through the

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balance that is to be struck there between the private and the public.

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I think there's an air of celebration around the Queen's

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ruled, partly that she's been on the thrown for 64 years, and partly that

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she is now 90 years old. For anyone in any time, 90 years is a great

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milestone. This huge public interest, not only in this country,

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but through the Commonwealth, and in lots of countries that don't have

:52:19.:52:23.

monarchies at all. In recognition of this, the Queen wanted to have a

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birthday which combines some public duty with private time with her

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family. I think it's typical of the Queen that she's chosen to do simple

:52:34.:52:40.

things in this town which she spends so much time in, Windsor. A

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walkabout and then the lighting of the Beacons this evening, and then

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some private time with her family. I think a good balance between public

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duty and private pleasure, which is really the nature of the monarchy.

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Yes. I hope we can talk more about this in just a moment. Let's take a

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look at a montage we have put together of some memorable moments

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of a very, very long rain so far. Annie Park in British political life

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came to an end when the Queen receives the resignation of Sir

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Winston Churchill. -- and Epoque. For the last time, he entertained

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Her Majesty at Number 10 Downing St. These are the first pictures in

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colour taken of the infant prince. Even black and white films would be

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heart-warming. But how much colour adds to the beauty and realism. As

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we watch the pictures, we almost seem to be at Balmoral ourselves. To

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be here as winners as the FA Cup has often been described as the summit

:53:58.:54:01.

of a footballer's ambition. How much greater is the triumph they enjoy

:54:02.:54:07.

now. It was appropriate that the Queen's

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day should begin here, where there are so many royal connections. The

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Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales studied at the Royal Naval

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College. 1992 is not a year on which I shall

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look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more

:54:33.:54:36.

sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be a annus

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horribilius. At Buckingham Palace, which has

:54:41.:54:43.

become a shrine, the Queen led other members of the Royal family to pay

:54:44.:54:47.

their respects at the side of the road, just like thousands of hers

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objects were doing. This afternoon, the President and

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his wife Michelle dropped in for tea and a chat at the palace with Her

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Majesty and Prince Philip, who wondered whether it was their jet

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lag which meant it was hard to stay awake.

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Today, the Thames provided the setting for this tribute to the

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nation's monarch. The Queen has seen many spectacular sights in the 60

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years of her reign, but never anything quite such as this on the

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Thames. I will continue to treasure and draw

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inspiration from the countless kindnesses shown to me in this

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country and throughout the Commonwealth. Thank you, all.

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Well, what else does a birthday involved at any age? Cake. The Queen

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is going to be presented with a birthday cake made by the winner of

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the Bake Off. Nadya has been talking about that task today.

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It is not long now until we do see the actual cake. We know that Nadya

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got his safe. Has the cake got here safely?

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I got here and be cake got here. It got here in three pieces and is now

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one. So it is three tiers?

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Yes, I have just constructive and it is now one whole cake. Hopefully it

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stays that way. How are you feeling now?

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I'm actually OK. I was really nervous. I know winning flavour,

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it'll be over. I'm just going to try and enjoy every moment. -- I know

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when it's over. I went for purple, but I ditched the

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lace. Something more modern. Everybody is asking, it is not rich

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cake, it is orange Madeira. It is an orange Madeira with Orange

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drizzle and marmalade and buttercream.

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Sounds delicious. We don't know whether the Queen is even going to

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taste it. Do you know what you will say to her?

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I can't make her tasted, can I? No, you can't.

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It would be great if she did. I haven't even decided what I'm going

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to do. I've not thought that far. You should start thinking very, very

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quickly. Thank you, Nadya. Very happy and excited faces behind you.

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

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her tasted! Annus horribilius, who will be

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presenting her birthday cake to the Queen later. You would be nervous.

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-- Nadya. The sun is shining, that is very good news. Let's take

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another look at the scene outside Windsor Castle. Those who camped out

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overnight had a chilly night, I think. But they are being rewarded

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now with some really unexpected and shine. Let's also take a look at the

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scene in central London. This is Hyde Park, in preparation for the

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gun salute to mark Her Majesty's 90th birthday. Last year, of course,

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she became the longest reigning monarch in British history. Today,

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she is the first monarch to reach the remarkable age of 90.

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As our cameras cross over at Windsor Castle, the Queen's weekend home,

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that'll be the focus of public celebrations.

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Queen the Queen is wearing a spring grass will coat made by the designer

:00:45.:01:22.

who so often dresses, Angela Kelly, with a hat to match and some flowers

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pruned -- appended to the brim. She is being greeted by Mr James Huxley

:01:31.:01:36.

and his wife Deborah and also the mayor of the Royal Borough of

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Windsor. A special day for them and of course a very special day for the

:01:41.:01:44.

Queen. We were not due to have sunshine today, and yet magically,

:01:45.:01:54.

the sun is out. I believe a special June. MUSIC PLAYS: Happy Birthday.

:01:55.:02:15.

And so here we see the Queen on her royal walkabout. Royal walkabout

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have become such a feature of the monarchy, and what about them is

:02:52.:02:56.

important? Well, we're looking at the monarch who invented them back

:02:57.:03:00.

in 1970 on a tour of New Zealand when the Queen suddenly thought

:03:01.:03:05.

let's change things around a bit. Instead of the red carpet, let's

:03:06.:03:09.

break away and go and meet some ordinary people. They tried it out

:03:10.:03:14.

and it was covered by the press and it has been there ever since. It is

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now covered by every politician and world leader but it is very much

:03:19.:03:25.

part of the day to day. It is being out there, being seen. And tell us

:03:26.:03:32.

something historically about the changing nature of monarchy. This is

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a queen who, as we were looking footage of her when she was a

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bridesmaid, this is a queen who grown and is grown with the role of

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what is expected of a modern monarchy and she has done it at a

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time, I suppose, she must be says the face by not as cameras but

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camera phones and we can see them in the picture there. She understands

:03:53.:03:59.

that she is required by the media to get out there. She understands her

:04:00.:04:03.

own role. She understands she represents something greater than

:04:04.:04:08.

herself and she and those around have this great ability for

:04:09.:04:12.

inventing tradition, as Robert says. This is invented in her own reign.

:04:13.:04:17.

She is very good at picking up ideas as she goes around, particularly

:04:18.:04:21.

from Australia and New Zealand. The Royal family film and all those new

:04:22.:04:26.

innovations came actually threw the Australian staff that she recruited

:04:27.:04:29.

when she came to the throne, she felt that her existing press

:04:30.:04:36.

officials were rather stuffy and old-fashioned. She it was who in

:04:37.:04:45.

places such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, said come on. Let's

:04:46.:04:52.

get more informal. We see today a new royal website launched this

:04:53.:04:58.

week, totally intimate modern times. She is confused by people taking

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photographs on their mobiles, because she says, you are seeing it

:05:05.:05:09.

on a screen. It sees a little bit strange. And we saw a wonderful

:05:10.:05:13.

royal salutes from that course. There he is, doing it again. This

:05:14.:05:22.

sort of thing, she is accustomed to. After the coronation in 1953, she

:05:23.:05:26.

went to Australia, and millions of people turned out in the street and

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when I interviewed the Duke of Edinburgh, he said if the Queen had

:05:31.:05:35.

taken that herself it would have been corrosive, but she doesn't. She

:05:36.:05:38.

is just there as the symbol. She knows it is what she does. She's

:05:39.:05:43.

often touched by it but she does not think I am a personality. As you can

:05:44.:05:48.

see, she is completely unaffected. She's meeting those people who have

:05:49.:05:51.

been camping out all night. Those her most devoted followers. Some of

:05:52.:05:58.

those followers we saw coming out at St Mary's hospital for the birth of

:05:59.:06:03.

Princess Charlotte. The hard-core royal fans. It was the case that

:06:04.:06:06.

they think a cake was sent out to one of them who was elevating their

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birthday. It is interesting that will never recover royal events, we

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are always used to seeing, those of us who do the broadcasts, those

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hard-core group of loyal supporters who will always be there. They would

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have been there whether it was rain or sunshine today. Even if it was

:06:21.:06:25.

snowing. She is the same Queen when there are four people going down a

:06:26.:06:29.

small ward in a hospital as when there are one thousandths people.

:06:30.:06:38.

She is so consistent. Let me know, Robert, if I have got this right,

:06:39.:06:41.

but you talk so often about the same themes of duty and I was reading

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that the Queen's father was somebody who adds an iron sense of duty as

:06:46.:06:51.

well as being an intelligent and thoughtful man. It seems he has

:06:52.:06:57.

passed that on. The sense of duty, yes, comes from her father and from

:06:58.:07:02.

her mother, of course, the Queen Mother, and before that from George

:07:03.:07:06.

V and Queen Mary, who shepherded the monarchy through those different --

:07:07.:07:12.

difficult years. Next year, we will be celibate in 100 years of the

:07:13.:07:16.

house of Windsor. It is worth remembering that these people

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believe in what they are doing. The Duke of Edinburgh is actually more

:07:20.:07:22.

royal than the Queen, because she is only half royal. They are both great

:07:23.:07:31.

grandchildren of Queen Victoria. They know that this is what they do.

:07:32.:07:34.

They believe in what they are doing. And in a sense, royal tradition is

:07:35.:07:40.

created. The house of Windsor was created in 1917. It was decided that

:07:41.:07:45.

this was the way to go and there were many names that were discussed.

:07:46.:07:48.

Why was that this place and this ancient castle was decided to be the

:07:49.:07:51.

name that would be taken by the modern, as it was, Royals. They have

:07:52.:07:56.

focus groups within the palace and all sorts of names. The joke about

:07:57.:08:02.

putting on a play called the Merry Her duty is also intimately linked

:08:03.:08:30.

with her religious faith. She swore to do her fate before God and for

:08:31.:08:33.

her she has a personal God in whom she believes and to whom she prays.

:08:34.:08:37.

She will be praying tonight and she will be celebrating her birthday not

:08:38.:08:41.

just with a party but with prayers and Bible readings. We do the Duke

:08:42.:08:47.

of Edinburgh there in with the crowds and what Robert is saying

:08:48.:08:51.

goes back to a point the former private secretary made when asked

:08:52.:08:55.

about the longevity of the Queen and he said that the Queen is as strong

:08:56.:08:58.

as a yak, which is an interesting analogy. He said he got that down to

:08:59.:09:04.

three things. Good health, strong faith, and Prince Philip. And

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bubbles things together and we see it here. -- put those things

:09:08.:09:14.

together. There is the Duke of Edinburgh working the other part of

:09:15.:09:19.

the crowd. He is going to be 95 in June and look at the posture. He was

:09:20.:09:25.

a Greek gods when he was young. Are there are many better looking

:09:26.:09:31.

90-year-olds? We should all try his exercise regime. He does have an

:09:32.:09:34.

hour of each stretching every morning and he has one of those

:09:35.:09:40.

muscle stretchers. A disciplined diet. He does not drink too much.

:09:41.:09:44.

And they are on their feet a lot of their lives. One of the reasons they

:09:45.:09:49.

are so fit and well as they stand a great deal. And here we come onto

:09:50.:09:57.

the walkway. Let's talk very moment about this walkway. The Queen is

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going to unveil a panel for the walkway that will go throughout

:10:02.:10:05.

Windsor for just about under four miles, I think. Explain to me the

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significance of the walkway and what it is about. This was started some

:10:10.:10:17.

years ago with the Jubilee walkway, and they are now spreading out all

:10:18.:10:21.

over the Commonwealth and it is a way of bringing together particular

:10:22.:10:25.

aspects of the Commonwealth and locality and encouraging people to

:10:26.:10:28.

walk and giving them a sort of historical Britcom and you through

:10:29.:10:32.

winter there will be 63 discs which you follow in a guidebook, 63 for

:10:33.:10:37.

each year the Queen has rained and they will add one for each

:10:38.:10:42.

subsequent year, and it is very significant that she is standing

:10:43.:10:44.

there and looking at this panel which explains that to visitors and

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this particular location has been chosen because from that spot where

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the Queen is standing, she done that at the castle. -- she can look at

:10:52.:11:05.

the castle. Picture perfect. And so this walkway is very carefully

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placed in Windsor because it is from where the castle can be seen and the

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Guildhall can be seen and the parish church can be seen and that is all

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highly significant, the three pillars on which the Queen's rain is

:11:21.:11:26.

built. Yes, she is head of the Church of England. I think she is

:11:27.:11:31.

going to say something. I am not sure she is. She is saying, well

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done, if you go. I think you can keep talking for now. Very

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interesting, she gave a special foreword to a book that came out a

:11:45.:11:54.

month or so ago called The Servant Queen and it was a very interesting

:11:55.:11:59.

tests make your own religious faith and it was seen in religious

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broadcasts. When we hear the Queen 's bigger the opening of Parliament,

:12:03.:12:10.

we know her political speeches and state speeches are written by a

:12:11.:12:14.

mixture of her and the governments but the Christmas broadcast is the

:12:15.:12:17.

Queen herself talking to us about her own personal faith. Can I just

:12:18.:12:24.

ask you about the position of this. It is also opposite the Queen

:12:25.:12:27.

Victoria Statute. Let's talk about that. Queen Victoria, both Prince

:12:28.:12:34.

Philip and the Queen, are the great-great-grandchildren of Queen

:12:35.:12:37.

Victoria who lived almost as long as the Queen and rained almost as long

:12:38.:12:42.

but not quite, and it is a symbol of the great monarchs that we remember.

:12:43.:12:50.

Such as Elizabeth the first, Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II. And it is

:12:51.:12:53.

here in Windsor that has now been the headquarters of the Queen's

:12:54.:12:59.

rain. Forget Westminster. Everything will now be done here. The Queen's

:13:00.:13:04.

Council, when she meets with them, that happens in Windsor when she was

:13:05.:13:09.

entertaining Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, it was here at

:13:10.:13:15.

Windsor. They feel they know the community here. Prince Philip

:13:16.:13:18.

belongs to the local Rotary Club here and I am told he pops in and is

:13:19.:13:23.

just like one of ours. Unannounced, or announced? Sometimes unannounced.

:13:24.:13:30.

They really do feel at home and at ease in Windsor and this is where it

:13:31.:13:35.

will all be happening from now on. 40 monarchs and now the Queen have

:13:36.:13:41.

had a connection with Windsor. Yes, during the war, she and Margaret

:13:42.:13:44.

were said to be somewhere in the country for security reasons but

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somewhere in the country was here in the Lancaster tower. Very medieval

:13:49.:13:54.

conditions. It was here that she got her lessons in constitutional

:13:55.:13:57.

history. In those days, it was possible to walk out from the gates

:13:58.:14:00.

of the castle, down the high Street, across the bridge, to Eton College

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and go and have their lessons in how the British constitution works.

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Years later, William was schooled in Eton and he came back and had

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lessons in the castle. It is worth remembering. William the Conqueror

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created this. Henry the first was the first monarch to come and live

:14:22.:14:26.

here permanently. George III built it as it now is. Let's talk at

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Robert Hardman, about Prince William. He gave an interview this

:14:35.:14:38.

week that was to mark his grandmother's birthday and he was

:14:39.:14:42.

careful to talk in nothing less than respectful terms. That is what we

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would expect, but yet have some pretty interesting things to say

:14:47.:14:50.

about the weight of duty and how he has learned from watching his

:14:51.:14:53.

grandmother. He is certainly very conscious of the fact that when the

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Queen was his age, she was already on the donor the fact that she was

:14:58.:15:00.

thrown into this job unexpectedly at the age of 25 and he more than

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anyone can appreciate what that must be the Queen equally understands

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that for her young members of the family, it is very important that

:15:11.:15:13.

they do lead in real life for as long as they can. She was very

:15:14.:15:16.

conscious of the fact that she would loved to have spent longer. It was a

:15:17.:15:23.

very sad moment when she became Queen so she is keen for Prince

:15:24.:15:26.

William and Prince Harry and the younger generation to get out there

:15:27.:15:29.

and to breathe, if you like, for as long as they can. It is destiny and

:15:30.:15:34.

it will come to them one day, but in the meantime, let them get on with

:15:35.:15:37.

life as much as they can. Giles, what about the intergenerational

:15:38.:15:40.

appeal rested Mark because it strikes me very much as we look at

:15:41.:15:44.

these grouse year-to-date gathered in Windsor, they span the ages. We

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have people themselves, some of the special guests who are sharing their

:15:50.:15:53.

90th birthday here with the Queen, but there are very enthusiastic

:15:54.:15:57.

young faces in the crowds. There are shouting and waving a flag because

:15:58.:16:02.

someone has told them to. You do have a variety of generations there.

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But it is this respect, I think, also for this figure who has been

:16:08.:16:10.

part of their lives. They know nothing else and here she is visible

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to them and apparently appealing to everyone. I noticed during the

:16:20.:16:23.

Diamond Jubilee, much younger crowds. I think every generation is

:16:24.:16:28.

just in all what she has done. Let's think for a moment about future

:16:29.:16:31.

monarchy because many of the official pictures we have seen this

:16:32.:16:35.

week are very dynastic pictures. Here I am with some people who will

:16:36.:16:39.

succeed me. I am here, I am doing a good job, I tend to be here for a

:16:40.:16:43.

very long time, but there is more to come and it is reliable and it is

:16:44.:16:46.

solid and I embrace it. Those are the messages we get from the

:16:47.:16:50.

pictures. Get the message today is the year is the Queen at 90, still

:16:51.:16:56.

working, supported by the upcoming generations. The monarchy, of

:16:57.:17:00.

course, is only as good as the people doing the job and that is

:17:01.:17:03.

what was interesting about what we do is discussed with Roberts and

:17:04.:17:06.

William will stop it is very interesting that William, having

:17:07.:17:11.

perhaps slightly cast a little criticism on his father's

:17:12.:17:15.

interventionist side, said, don't worry, when I become one, I am going

:17:16.:17:20.

back to the tried and true neutral constitutional system of the Queen.

:17:21.:17:25.

I just thought he was being refreshingly plain speaking and

:17:26.:17:28.

telling it how he sighed. Having seen both Prince William and

:17:29.:17:34.

Catherine in action, they do emulate. They are interesting

:17:35.:17:37.

picture of the Queen and Prince Philip rather than Prince William's

:17:38.:17:41.

own parents in the way they interact with the public. They are doing it

:17:42.:17:45.

more the way of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. I was intrigued.

:17:46.:17:49.

Was it Prince William who said the Queen is both my granny and also the

:17:50.:17:56.

boss? And sometimes I think of are more as the boss than as my granny.

:17:57.:18:00.

And sometimes there is an invisible moat around the Queen. Here she is

:18:01.:18:03.

mingling with us, and yet she is still the Queen, this figure in

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yellow, everyone standing back with respect for a moment with her and

:18:09.:18:13.

there she is this symbolic figure. Who could begin to cross that moat

:18:14.:18:18.

except perhaps for the Duke of Edinburgh? And also there has to be

:18:19.:18:20.

that sense in which that it is always the case with the Queen that

:18:21.:18:23.

she enjoys the job. She lost the job. -- she loves the job. She would

:18:24.:18:29.

have had ample opportunity to stand back. There have been applications

:18:30.:18:37.

all over the place in Europe. They have all stepped down. She loves the

:18:38.:18:42.

job. She took an oath for life and here we see this wonderful moment

:18:43.:18:48.

she is at the Guildhall alongside the mayor to get her cake. That is

:18:49.:18:57.

not the cake. This is the Guildhall where Prince Charles married

:18:58.:19:02.

Camilla. And it has been at the heart of civic life and normal life.

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With Colonnade is there that are not necessary. Christopher Wren was

:19:11.:19:13.

appalled when they said that they had to put up colonnades. He said

:19:14.:19:16.

they did not need them and he did not trust the architect. The world

:19:17.:19:23.

would be a dull place that we only did what was necessary. Let's not

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forget the bigger context. Here we are nationally at a moment of great

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indecision and debates about whether or not to join Europe, and all sorts

:19:32.:19:37.

of other problems and things we disagree about that here today we

:19:38.:19:41.

have come together to celebrate something most people at least do

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agree about. The politicians have a job to disagree. The Queen is here

:19:49.:19:51.

to represent what we all stand for and of course look at that smile.

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Look at that smile. It is worth a million dollars, isn't it? The Queen

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will now be introduced to the tea party guests. These are all people

:20:06.:20:08.

who are celebrating their 90th birthday this year. And let's think

:20:09.:20:16.

for a moment about the Queen's connection with the people of her

:20:17.:20:21.

generation, the people who remember the Second World War clearly, the

:20:22.:20:23.

people who've been through the five Nations and the rationing. This is

:20:24.:20:29.

key, I think, to understanding the Queen, remembering what they were

:20:30.:20:45.

like. If you are asked, ... Their war years were at the heart of what

:20:46.:20:50.

they are about and they still share those values. Robert Hardman, can I

:20:51.:20:55.

ask you how much... I mean, today, it would appear to be a delightfully

:20:56.:20:59.

British and terribly personal celebration and the Queen is sharing

:21:00.:21:02.

what seems to be her personal day with members of the public. How much

:21:03.:21:07.

will she and maybe Prince Philip have had to do with actually

:21:08.:21:10.

choosing how she celebrates today and how much of it is planned for

:21:11.:21:16.

her without much...? Every detail of today will have been discussed with

:21:17.:21:18.

her. Her private secretaries will today will have been discussed with

:21:19.:21:21.

have gone through this with her. She has probably already read out the

:21:22.:21:27.

names of these people she is meeting now. She will probably even know the

:21:28.:21:34.

mayor and the fact that she presented her with a posy when she

:21:35.:21:38.

was a little girl. Every detail of it has been run past the Queen in

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advance. She does not like surprises. That is one thing the

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Palace gates is surprises. I'm not sure she knows what is in the cake

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yet. And everything is planned so that it can go as smoothly as

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possible. It is something that is very much generational and it is not

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something in our contemporary culture, as Giles characterised it.

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The idea that actually follow a routine and that routine is not only

:22:08.:22:10.

is not to be battled against but can actually be enjoyed. Yes, the

:22:11.:22:19.

Queen's year round, her months in Balmoral in the summer, when she

:22:20.:22:27.

becomes a Scottish countrywoman, and then, as Giles says, her new working

:22:28.:22:33.

headquarters of Windsor, she is a creature of routine, but she

:22:34.:22:40.

enhances it. I think it is familiarity rather than routine. I

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think she likes order as well. I recall being in a line-up when the

:22:45.:22:50.

Queen was introduced to the wrong person, and she knew it was not the

:22:51.:22:56.

right person. She said they had been standing in the wrong place. Then

:22:57.:23:02.

they moved, and she said it was a much better. She does not like the

:23:03.:23:06.

fact that the Lord lieutenants have to retire. She likes to see the

:23:07.:23:08.

person there. The Lord Lieutenant two year-to-date -- who is here

:23:09.:23:20.

today. Is the one person who she knows will be there and who is her

:23:21.:23:24.

representative within the county and he or she is then the person who

:23:25.:23:28.

takes the Queen around, so she knows this one port of call and there was

:23:29.:23:32.

one in Wales who was due to retire and was quite infirm and she said I

:23:33.:23:39.

must keep him, because he can say all of the Welsh names. Quite

:23:40.:23:43.

understandably, there are people who are in their 90th year who were

:23:44.:23:46.

sitting down to meet the Queen, and it was notable by some of our guests

:23:47.:23:51.

earlier that some of our guests were saying, I watch and I know what my

:23:52.:23:56.

aches and pains when I wake up in the morning, and know that I need to

:23:57.:24:01.

grasp for a handrail and I could not do a walkabout for 25 minutes or 45

:24:02.:24:09.

minutes and she said I am amazed at her health and fitness and I think

:24:10.:24:14.

both her and the Duke seemed to be almost supercharged in their energy.

:24:15.:24:19.

It is almost amazing will stop you look at events where everyone is

:24:20.:24:22.

sitting down except the Queen. She is on her feet for well over an

:24:23.:24:29.

hour. I think she is a great believer in standing up. She loves

:24:30.:24:31.

standing up. We will see later on, standing up. We will see later on,

:24:32.:24:36.

when she goes through town, she will be standing up. She hands out

:24:37.:24:43.

pockets of money to a number of people. The Duke of Edinburgh,

:24:44.:24:47.

because she is standing, will not sit down even though they are

:24:48.:24:52.

provided with a chair. They will have been standing up for an awfully

:24:53.:24:56.

long time. They are fit and they believe that is what they used to

:24:57.:25:00.

do. When the Queen used to visit her mother who lived here at Windsor

:25:01.:25:03.

towards the end of her life, she was 100 years old and her mother would

:25:04.:25:08.

always, because her daughter was the Queen, come to the door to say

:25:09.:25:13.

goodbye. Even aged 100, she would accompany her daughter to the board

:25:14.:25:15.

to say goodbye because that is what you do in the presence of the Queen.

:25:16.:25:21.

It is a very busy week. I'm guessing a week that fairly regularly

:25:22.:25:24.

represents what the Queen and the Duke do in terms of their duty.

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Tomorrow, as you mention, the Queen will welcome President Obama and

:25:28.:25:33.

Michelle Obama to Windsor. Is this a state dinner or a different

:25:34.:25:39.

occasion? An official visit. It is not a state visit. Detail the

:25:40.:25:45.

difference. The state visit is one where you are invited, as it were,

:25:46.:25:49.

by the state to represent your country. This is a more personal

:25:50.:25:53.

visit. The Queen and Michelle Obama got on very well. President Obama

:25:54.:25:57.

admires the Queen. It is an opportunity to come. In the evening,

:25:58.:26:00.

they will be meeting not, as you might expect, Prince Charles and

:26:01.:26:07.

Camilla, but the grandchildren and Michelle Obama expressed a desire to

:26:08.:26:10.

meet Prince George and Princess Charlotte. And why wouldn't she?

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She's speaking out to Martha, the youngest ever contestant in the

:26:19.:26:23.

great British bake off and she has baked all of the cakes for the tea

:26:24.:26:29.

party, not the birthday party. So Martha is chatting, as relaxed as

:26:30.:26:35.

can be, but she has been under the gimlet eyes of Mary Berry, so she is

:26:36.:26:40.

used to being under pressure and there is a sense of, I would say,

:26:41.:26:44.

genuine celebration about today. There is a lightness of touch to

:26:45.:26:51.

everything and there is the young bake off champion who has been

:26:52.:26:55.

charged with breaking shall we say one of the cakes. Maybe at the end

:26:56.:27:04.

of dinner tonight at Windsor Castle. I would love to hear what Prince

:27:05.:27:07.

Philip is saying about the cake. I am sure it is something amusing. I

:27:08.:27:13.

love the way your film about the Queen had that bit about the cake

:27:14.:27:17.

when she could not cut it. Yes, that was a fruitcake. Today, it is not a

:27:18.:27:22.

fruitcake. Nadia said that was the one piece of advice was given by the

:27:23.:27:26.

Palace was that it must not be a fruitcake. There has also been a

:27:27.:27:31.

debate about candles. It was said that if there were 90 candles on the

:27:32.:27:34.

cake, there would not be much room for the cake. It looks like a pretty

:27:35.:27:41.

smooth cuts. Is she making a wish? Will we get a slice? Bird back --

:27:42.:27:56.

set did say she was very nervous. I would love to know what Prince

:27:57.:27:59.

Philip is saying about this. He is a very funny man. Look, he is saying

:28:00.:28:09.

something drawn out. This is the moment when the lip readers of

:28:10.:28:12.

Britain are enjoying this programme even more than we are. And the Queen

:28:13.:28:16.

are genuinely looks like she is having a good look at all the work

:28:17.:28:20.

that has gone into that. For everybody, it is the day they will

:28:21.:28:23.

remember for the rest of their lives. That is a very interesting

:28:24.:28:28.

thing. Members of the public meeting the monarch. All of the Royal family

:28:29.:28:31.

are very conscious of the fact that it may just be another date for them

:28:32.:28:35.

but for the people they meet, they will remember that for the rest of

:28:36.:28:38.

their lives. They are on show and they are creating memories. They are

:28:39.:28:44.

in the happiness business. All of these people will remember today so

:28:45.:28:48.

everyone has got to be on show. And you say the happiness business, and

:28:49.:28:51.

Giles you have mentioned the Duke. We do tend to remember the rather

:28:52.:28:56.

pithy things you said is that the friendlier, but he does have the

:28:57.:28:59.

capacity to be friendly. He feels it is part of his role to break the

:29:00.:29:01.

ice. He feels he has to do something

:29:02.:29:15.

more. He does do it deliberately. His real role is to look after the

:29:16.:29:20.

Queen and if, like us, you have been many of these occasions, you will

:29:21.:29:23.

know that if anyone gets too close it is the Duke of who says get back.

:29:24.:29:29.

Of course, he does run the family. He runs the household. Talking about

:29:30.:29:34.

date banquets, I discovered the other day that do you know the

:29:35.:29:37.

moment well plates are cleared at state banquets? The staff told to

:29:38.:29:46.

look at Prince Philip. When Prince Philip has finished eating, you

:29:47.:29:48.

clearly played. It doesn't matter what the guest of honour or Queen is

:29:49.:29:56.

doing. -- you clearly plates. She says that she wears the crown and he

:29:57.:30:04.

wears the trousers. Don't you think that is what has been perceived as a

:30:05.:30:09.

fantastically strong union. He is given his place and his significant

:30:10.:30:14.

place in private. Totally. She admires him, she loves him, she

:30:15.:30:17.

gives him every honour she can possibly think of. She is rummaging

:30:18.:30:22.

in her honours draw to think of something more to give him. She

:30:23.:30:29.

absolutely loves him. It is the longest royal marriage in history.

:30:30.:30:33.

It is a great love story and in many years to come, people talk about --

:30:34.:30:41.

people will talk about Elizabeth and fill in the same way as they do

:30:42.:30:45.

Victoria and Albert. -- Elizabeth and Philip. On one occasion

:30:46.:30:51.

Elizabeth was surrounded by celebrities and the Duke was

:30:52.:30:56.

standing on his own. She looked up and caught his eye. He raised his

:30:57.:31:01.

glass to her. Those little personal moments are very touching. It goes

:31:02.:31:07.

back to the big ceremonial moments. In 1953, the coronation. He swore to

:31:08.:31:12.

be her liege man in a life and limb. Old-fashioned words, but a very

:31:13.:31:19.

modern sentiment. I think we will see quite a lot of that car in the

:31:20.:31:27.

years ahead. We call it the Queen revealed. -- Queen mobile. It is

:31:28.:31:36.

moving very slowly. As well as a normal engine, it has an electric

:31:37.:31:41.

engine. Let's take a moment to consider how deep the crowds are

:31:42.:31:46.

today. You see people there are a dozen deep on the other side of the

:31:47.:31:53.

Guildhall. There is not much more room for anyone. I tried walking

:31:54.:31:57.

through about an hour ago. People are conscious. Think how wonderful

:31:58.:32:03.

it would be if we had been at Queen pictorial's Jubilee? We are here in

:32:04.:32:09.

Windsor on the 90th birthday of Elizabeth II. -- Queen Victoria's

:32:10.:32:14.

due belief. There with her extraordinary partner, Prince

:32:15.:32:19.

Philip. We witnessed the public spectacle this evening. This

:32:20.:32:22.

evening, the Queen and Duke will be looking forward to a private party

:32:23.:32:27.

hosted by her son. What form can we expected to take? How may people

:32:28.:32:38.

might be there? We know it is around 60 people. Very close family and

:32:39.:32:43.

friends. Prince Charles has been organising it. He wants to keep it a

:32:44.:32:47.

secret so even members of the family don't know the menu or other

:32:48.:32:55.

surprises. There will be surprises. Including entertainments that Prince

:32:56.:32:59.

Charles has organised. This you know, you are giving you that there

:33:00.:33:03.

somebody that is keeping a secret. Just in case the Queen, over lunch,

:33:04.:33:08.

replays this, I don't want to give anything away. There will be

:33:09.:33:13.

surprises. It's going to be in the Waterloo chamber, 60-80 people. A

:33:14.:33:20.

family affair, but with some fun and games as well. Robert, what do we

:33:21.:33:28.

know of the Waterloo Chamber? It is named after the great Battle of

:33:29.:33:34.

Waterloo. The banners hang in there and it is a rather wonderful mixture

:33:35.:33:44.

of personal and national. For one night when the President of France

:33:45.:33:48.

came, they called it the music room. How very considerate and delicate.

:33:49.:33:53.

They take this in their stride. It may seem very big to ours, but their

:33:54.:33:57.

family has lived there since the reign of Henry the first. This is

:33:58.:34:03.

their home. When the nanny wrote in her book about the Queen but it was

:34:04.:34:08.

a fortress not a home during the war, the Queen did not like that at

:34:09.:34:13.

all. The fortress is her home. There's so many people but they've

:34:14.:34:19.

had to change the route. So that more people can see what's going on.

:34:20.:34:27.

It was marvellous this morning, coming in on the train from

:34:28.:34:30.

Paddington. Paddington was flooded with people coming out with their

:34:31.:34:35.

flags, already to wave. Windsor has more than played its part today. I

:34:36.:34:39.

couldn't help think earlier as we were looking at the town and the sun

:34:40.:34:43.

was beginning to crack with the sky that if the Hollywood director where

:34:44.:34:49.

to save to his location scout, I want you to find me the perfect

:34:50.:34:53.

English town, then they might well choose Windsor. It does stand up to

:34:54.:34:58.

pretty close scrutiny. Wonderfully British. The thousand year old

:34:59.:35:01.

castle built by William the Conqueror. I think the reference

:35:02.:35:09.

point, I think she says turn left at cafe near. But look at all these

:35:10.:35:16.

people. It is an affirmation of self and nationhood. Countries that don't

:35:17.:35:19.

have a royal family can't quite have this moment. In the United States of

:35:20.:35:25.

America, they have the flag but they don't have a person around whom they

:35:26.:35:30.

can gather. They do have a person, but always that person is a

:35:31.:35:36.

politician. Whereas here we have a symbol. This is a golden thread,

:35:37.:35:40.

going back from this Queen to William the Conqueror. These people

:35:41.:35:43.

in a sense cheering themselves as well. They see the Queen and they

:35:44.:35:50.

think, yes, this is OK. Half the countries on the planet didn't exist

:35:51.:35:53.

in their present form when she came to the throne. This is amazing

:35:54.:35:59.

continuity. We know how much, because we hear it in the Queen's

:36:00.:36:03.

Christmas message, how much the Commonwealth means to the Queen. But

:36:04.:36:07.

do we have a sense of how much the Queen means to the Commonwealth? I'm

:36:08.:36:11.

talking about the people in the countries. Let's not forget, too,

:36:12.:36:17.

the Commonwealth has two countries in it which were never British

:36:18.:36:20.

possessions. They have asked to join. One of her private secretary

:36:21.:36:27.

is said to me that felt the Queen was most of the Queen and most

:36:28.:36:31.

herself when she was with Commonwealth leaders and

:36:32.:36:34.

Commonwealth people. But when she was with other tribal chieftains,

:36:35.:36:38.

she was more at ease and more understood than she was with the

:36:39.:36:43.

sometimes to be politicians. -- sometimes chippie politicians. When

:36:44.:36:51.

historians look back on her reign, they will mark her for having kept

:36:52.:36:55.

the monarchy alive. But the other great creation has been the

:36:56.:36:59.

Commonwealth. There is no other empire in the world but goodbye and

:37:00.:37:04.

stayed on good terms with its former colonies in the way that Britain

:37:05.:37:08.

has. That is due to her. She believes in it. She is the only

:37:09.:37:12.

person, I imagine, in Britain who could name every single Commonwealth

:37:13.:37:17.

Prime Minister. It would be Hamas to mind second subject. -- special

:37:18.:37:23.

subject. -- her mastermind second subject.

:37:24.:37:28.

The other thing she inherited, the Commonwealth she has built from

:37:29.:37:39.

eight nations to 53. It is very much her work and she can be very proud

:37:40.:37:43.

of it. I wonder what the Queen would make of the selfie stick that was

:37:44.:37:48.

poking out of it. I know exactly what the Duke of Edinburgh makes of

:37:49.:37:51.

the selfie stick, but this is family television. There's the post office.

:37:52.:38:00.

I think they are just about to turn the corner, as you said at Cafe

:38:01.:38:15.

Nero. There are other coffee shops. What is intriguing is they will be

:38:16.:38:19.

chatting to one another about what is going on. They are observing it.

:38:20.:38:24.

The Queen of Denmark, who has been a Queen a long time as well, is in her

:38:25.:38:30.

70s and is a friend of the couple. She said her father told her that to

:38:31.:38:34.

be successful as a monarch, you have got to lean forward and not back.

:38:35.:38:38.

Interesting, otherwise you will spend a lifetime with things

:38:39.:38:41.

happening in front of you with which are not engaged. Let's look ahead a

:38:42.:38:47.

little because here we see the Queen today celebrating publicly in her

:38:48.:38:52.

90th year in robust health, as engaged and smiling as we have ever

:38:53.:38:56.

known her. As the royal household and as the people who have planned

:38:57.:39:00.

her events look forward, they must surely take into consideration that

:39:01.:39:06.

this is a woman in her 90s with a husband who is 95. How are they

:39:07.:39:12.

remodelling it and making it a possibility for the future astronaut

:39:13.:39:17.

they take one day at a time. Everything will be done one day at a

:39:18.:39:32.

time. The big items, don't forget next month there is a State Opening

:39:33.:39:37.

of Parliament and in the summer she has 32,000 people coming 40 at

:39:38.:39:43.

garden parties. Nothing much changes. Little things will carry on

:39:44.:39:45.

changing as and when it is and above. Like the vehicle, that they

:39:46.:39:54.

just got into. Recently a royal party went to the Palace of

:39:55.:39:58.

Westminster because the Queen is insistent. Maybe she will delegate a

:39:59.:40:01.

few investitures, but the State Opening of Parliament she will do as

:40:02.:40:05.

long as she can. They are working out how they can cut down the number

:40:06.:40:08.

of steps she had to walk down, whether they could use a lift.

:40:09.:40:14.

Small, practical things. But she wants to be involved in everything

:40:15.:40:18.

and the family and staff work to make that possible. We spend time,

:40:19.:40:22.

as it were, with the secretaries and advisers. They are more protective

:40:23.:40:27.

of them than the Queen and Prince Philip of themselves. They are quite

:40:28.:40:32.

relaxed about it. He is still doing carriage driving in his 95th year.

:40:33.:40:37.

The Queen feels she has entered her penultimate decade. But the show

:40:38.:40:42.

isn't over yet by a long way. We saw her riding the other day out on her

:40:43.:40:46.

pony. And still refusing to wear a hard hat. It is interesting that you

:40:47.:40:53.

say these things, because I have read about they've been told to give

:40:54.:40:56.

up these things because they're not safe and are too old. That is

:40:57.:41:01.

nonsense, is it? It would be a pretty bold person who told them it

:41:02.:41:09.

was time to give up. It has been a lovely morning full of wonderful

:41:10.:41:13.

pictures here in Windsor. We've had a great vantage point from our

:41:14.:41:19.

studio in the castle grounds. Our reporter has been writing the action

:41:20.:41:23.

-- right in the action. I am with a family from Wokingham

:41:24.:41:34.

who have had an eventful 45 minutes. The Duke of Edinburgh came over to

:41:35.:41:37.

speak to us and asked us where we were from. He looked at my son. The

:41:38.:41:45.

Queen was on the other side expecting some chocolate from small

:41:46.:41:48.

gifts from other people. That was fantastic. It was a momentous

:41:49.:42:02.

moment. What a lovely memory. My son did not manage to pass on his

:42:03.:42:08.

flowers. He got halfway. Your grandma is the ringleader, it was

:42:09.:42:12.

your idea to bring the family out. Why are you such a fan of Her

:42:13.:42:17.

Majesty? I think it is a special day and Her Majesty has been really...

:42:18.:42:22.

She has kept the country going, I think. I hope she carries on for

:42:23.:42:28.

many more years. It is a very special day and I'm thoroughly

:42:29.:42:32.

enjoying it. I met the family this morning and the first thing I

:42:33.:42:35.

noticed is one-year-old Charlotte over here eating cake. Queen's 90th

:42:36.:42:41.

birthday is the one day you can eat cake although. She is due her cake

:42:42.:42:45.

for lunch. Enjoy your cake for lunch, Charlotte! Thank you.

:42:46.:42:53.

The tea party he has broken up a little, but I am glad to say that

:42:54.:42:59.

Peggy, Ruby and Albert are still with us. All 90 this year and all

:43:00.:43:03.

met the Queen. Did you manage to speak to her, Albert? I said hello,

:43:04.:43:13.

ma'am. She spoke back. I said to her that I like racing, and she does. I

:43:14.:43:19.

told her about when I saw her in her uniform when she joined. She was

:43:20.:43:30.

very interested. A lovely, lovely lady. A fantastic moment. How about

:43:31.:43:39.

you, Ruby? We spoke briefly. She asked me if I lived in Windsor and I

:43:40.:43:43.

told I lived in Maidenhead. She asked me if I was 90 and I told her

:43:44.:43:48.

I was born a few weeks before her. But with it, because I was the in

:43:49.:43:53.

the line. Lovely to see both of you wearing green, a very good choice.

:43:54.:43:59.

Did you manage to speed to her? I did, and I thought she looked

:44:00.:44:03.

absolutely gorgeous. So much nicer than when you see her on

:44:04.:44:07.

photographs. Absolutely. She was charming. A remarkable woman.

:44:08.:44:13.

Physically to have walked all this wearing. I was pleased they picked

:44:14.:44:20.

her up for a lift. She has been standing all around this morning.

:44:21.:44:23.

She has been amazing, quite an experience. One thing I shall go

:44:24.:44:28.

home, sit with a cup of tea and think about it. Did this really

:44:29.:44:35.

happen? Peddie, Ruby and Albert it has been a pleasure to meet you.

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Thank you and I'm sure these memories will stay with you for

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ever. Ruby, you are being distracted by the mayor! You are a very

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important person now. I am welcoming back Dame James

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Collins, Michael Moore pogo. -- Dame Joan Collins. This is one of the

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most historic moment in my life. I will remember it forever and I

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really hope that I will be around here for her 100th. There are many

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occasions where you have actually met Her Majesty. But I'm talking now

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just as a citizen of Great Britain. When you say this is a big day, what

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is it about it? Well, she's so down-to-earth and she is so warm. I

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hate to use the word ordinary, but she has this feeling of grandeur,

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and yet been a real person. It's an amazing characteristic and she has

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never put a foot wrong. She has never said anything against all of

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the things that go on in the world but one would be opinionated about,

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and I think she is a superb example of a monarch and a great woman.

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Michael, we heard Peggy say she would go home with a cup of tea and

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think about this. I understand you met the Queen for the first time

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when you were a very young man. Extreme. I was a cadet and I was

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selected because I was a good chat. -- 16 years old. I went to India

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with a couple of other cadets to accompany on her tour of India in

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1961. It was one of those experiences which was, for a young

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person... Such memories of it. I met her, didn't know what to say, froze.

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I was lucky enough to be invited to have lunch with a lot of other

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people. There was no fear. I was sitting next to a member of the

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family, the matriarch of the tribe, to whom I fought great warmth and

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respect, and she has this way of engaging with people. Very directly,

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very personally. I just felt this is an extraordinary woman and we are

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very lucky to have her. It is an interesting thing, when I was

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talking to you at the beginning of this morning's celebration and I was

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talking about this element of performance and the fact it is

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something of a stage. That is the intrigue of the dual role that she

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occupies. She manages to be utterly personal and to give people a

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personal moment of her time. That is a tricky one to pull off. It is

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extraordinary. Here we are in the shadow of this extraordinary castle,

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built for William the Conqueror. It epitomises what royalty is for us.

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The accommodation of history, heritage and their retail appeals to

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us. Princes, princesses and 1000 years of our islands Ory. -- island

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story. She is the body who is consistent and has been with us all

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our lives. She represents the best British. Happy birthday to her.

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Before we go, I just want to speak to our reporter one more time, who

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is among the crowds who have been enjoying the Queen's company.

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I am with some ladies who are absolutely beaming, look at their

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smiles. They are so excited that they have been here for the Queen's

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birthday. One has come all the way from Connecticut. I would not have

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missed this for the world. This was so exciting, wasn't it? Especially

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when she recognised you. She liked my crown, she wanted to trade but

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she didn't have her is with her. You all met at the world wedding, Sony

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warrior family has brought you together as friends. -- so the Royal

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family. It was such a special occasion. We stayed in touch by

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Facebook. When Donna said she was coming over, we couldn't not

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celebrate. Donna let me in. You said I was pushing. What is it about the

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Queen makes you smile like this. Where do you start? She is an

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inspiration. She's a wonderful person. To be working full time like

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she does at her rage, she is a looks beautiful. How could you not just

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want to be here and celebrate and wish her happy birthday? It is so

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lovely to see such beautiful smiles on the three ladies. Lovely to meet

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you and I'm glad you had such a great day.

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Let's go to the Guildhall with Chris Hollins. He has caught up with the

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other lady of the moment. Having nerves gone? I'm breathing

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now. What did the Queen say to you? She asked me what I've got inside

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the cake. She said what is inside, I said Orange drizzle. She said does

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it cut? I figure that she had a fear that it would cut or she has had an

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experience where it wouldn't. There was one experience where she didn't.

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She went right the way through. I was worried that it wouldn't, but it

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did. Disappointing that she didn't take a party bag away, but we are

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very fortunate to have the cake. This is orange drizzle. It works.

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Well done! You must be so proud. Of the cake? This has to be one of my

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proudest moments. It was over really quickly. I am reliving it again now

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in my hand. It is like, that actually happened! I met the Queen.

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All that sweating and crying in your kitchen was all worth it. That makes

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the cake sound inedible. No, it was OK. There were times when I was

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relaxing and my husband said, you realise who is cake you're making?

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You need to get up and get on it. How many times I going to get to do

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this? I tried to enjoy every single moment. You know what to do now? But

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the catalogue because we need a cup of tea to go with it. -- put the

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kettle on. Robert, as a historian, can I come

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to you for a historic perspective? How important is it that these small

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events have their significance within the royal diary and within

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the royal history? We will all look back on today as Jane said earlier

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and remember we were here. Today it and intimidate. As a monarch, two

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birthdays. The official birthday in the summer and that will be equally

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historic. Royalty speaks. It is a berry human institution and its

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beaks to our memories. -- a very human. It brings people together. An

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interesting thing, you were somebody who has been very well known for a

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number of years. In this age of constant libertine where everybody

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has their 15 seconds. -- constant celebrity. It is something very

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different that goes on with our monarchy and our connection to them.

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That is absolutely true for the Queen. I think that people are able

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to see through celebrities. That is why some of them only have their 15

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seconds. The reason people love her is that she has been true to herself

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here and she has been true to what she was not born to become, but what

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she had become when her father died. That is totally to devote herself to

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this country. As she said, when she became Queen, she was determined to

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devote herself totally to this country. That is people see, because

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she has and she has never, ever put a foot wrong. Not a foot. Michael,

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let's take a moment to look at some of the many photographs that have

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been released this week to the public. There is the one from the

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stamp. Little George's smile is almost bigger than his face. That is

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a cracking picture and what it embodies is, in its way, and you are

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a story writer of many successful books, the story of monarchy in that

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photograph. In a way, it is the narrative that is one of the things

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that is so beguiling. It is the fairy tale and the narrative.

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Looking at that family, the story of the family and the nation has been

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passed through generation to generation. They are all there.

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What's really interesting, if it was just that, just this family, it

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wouldn't be very interesting. But that the red now runs through us all

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and we are connected to it. That thread is being spiritual heart of

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our country and from that I think we get not just security, it tells us

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chart change. 70 years I have lived, and she has lived 90, we have seen

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probably more change in those decades in human history. That is

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what is wonderful. Beautifully summed up. Thank you to all of my

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guests and especially the three of you for joining us. That is it, this

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morning's 90th birthday celebrations are, I'm afraid to say at an end.

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The party is only on pause because in Windsor at seven o'clock tonight

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the Queen will make her second public appearance of the day as she

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writes beacon in the grounds of the castle. -- light. That set off a

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chain of 1000 beacons and BBC One at nine o'clock tonight there is a

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chance to glimpse Her Majesty's remarkable life as we enjoy some

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private home movies that have never been seen publicly before. Later in

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the years we were talking about, in June, we will be bringing you the

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celebration surrounding Her Majesty's official birthday. Now,

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from all of us, happy birthday your Majesty, and goodbye.

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