:00:09. > :00:15.Good morning. The sun is shining. The Guard of Honour is ready. The
:00:16. > :00:19.brass bands are rehearsed and the children are gathering to wave their
:00:20. > :00:23.flags. The Queen is coming and an important ceremony is about to begin
:00:24. > :00:27.and you are warmly invited to take a front row seat. So stay with us live
:00:28. > :00:29.here on BBC One Wales. Her Majesty the Queen is about to arrive to open
:00:30. > :00:58.the National Assembly for Wales. Hello. Good morning. Welcome to our
:00:59. > :01:04.live coverage of the Royal opening of the fifth Assembly. Now, this is
:01:05. > :01:07.an event which only happens every five years, but has become a firm
:01:08. > :01:17.fixture in the Welsh calendar. The election last month has given us
:01:18. > :01:24.some new politicians in Cardiff Bay. The Queen starts them on their way
:01:25. > :01:28.and opens the Senedd for business. To greet her, children from across
:01:29. > :01:34.the country are gathering here, but so too representatives of all the
:01:35. > :01:39.Armed Forces. The choir, Only Boys Aloud, harpists, poets and the
:01:40. > :01:45.musicians from the Royal armoured corp bands. Two experts on politics
:01:46. > :01:48.and royalty, Sian Powell from Cardiff University and the Royal
:01:49. > :01:53.author, Brian Hoey. Let's get a flavour of what is going on outside
:01:54. > :02:01.in the moments before the Royal Party arrive. Our reporter is with
:02:02. > :02:07.the gathering crowds in Cardiff Bay. Good morning, it is quite quiet. A
:02:08. > :02:09.real sense of anticipation as people await the Queen's arrival. Let's
:02:10. > :02:13.have a word with three ladies who have come here to see the Queen.
:02:14. > :02:16.Veronica, to start with. Good morning. Tell us why you have
:02:17. > :02:20.decided to come here this morning and where you have come from? I was
:02:21. > :02:25.watching television and I thought why not? Let's just jump in the car
:02:26. > :02:31.and come and enjoy the atmosphere and see the Queen on her 90th
:02:32. > :02:36.birthday. What do you make of the atmosphere? It is busy. Look what is
:02:37. > :02:40.happening, it is fabulous. Cardiff Bay, where else would you want to
:02:41. > :02:45.be? It is a nice thing to do on a day off on a day like this.
:02:46. > :02:49.Absolutely. Lorna, you haven't travelled as far, just ash the
:02:50. > :02:55.corner. Yes. Have you decided to come out here today? I've lived in
:02:56. > :02:59.London for 22 years and never seen her in the flesh and I've come to
:03:00. > :03:04.Cardiff Bay to see her. What about the event? It is a wonderful
:03:05. > :03:10.atmosphere. The comradery amongst the crowd is wonderful. Leanne, you
:03:11. > :03:14.are from Cardiff as well. Yes. You brought your aunt with you? Yes, I
:03:15. > :03:19.saw it on the news that the Queen was coming to Cardiff and I thought
:03:20. > :03:23.I would go and get my aunt. I said, "Come and see the Queen. I will take
:03:24. > :03:27.you to see the Queen! Queen!" It is really exciting and it is great to
:03:28. > :03:37.be here and there is a real good buzz about the place.
:03:38. > :03:43.A 21 gun salute now. Have a lovely day the three of you.
:03:44. > :03:48.The crowds are outside the Assembly there. We have got a few moments
:03:49. > :03:52.before the Queen and the Royal Party arrive in Cardiff Bay. Why don't we
:03:53. > :03:56.go inside the Senedd now and our reporter is Daniel Davis, Dan. Thank
:03:57. > :04:01.you very much, Jamie. Yes, welcome inside the Senedd. Up here in the
:04:02. > :04:04.Oriel. Looking down on the guests who have been invited to this
:04:05. > :04:08.occasion, the Royal Opening of the fifth Assembly. There are
:04:09. > :04:11.representatives from public authorities, local councils, a few
:04:12. > :04:17.former Assembly members down there as well including the previous
:04:18. > :04:23.Presiding Officer, Dame Rosemarie butler who retired as an AM at the
:04:24. > :04:27.election in May. Earlier, the friends, families, partners of the
:04:28. > :04:31.AMs came into the Senedd. They took their seats in the public gallery. A
:04:32. > :04:38.short while after that, the current crop of AMs arrived there all in the
:04:39. > :04:41.Senedd. They are awaiting for the rival of the Queen and the canons
:04:42. > :04:46.are being fired to significant she has arrived in Cardiff. Everything
:04:47. > :04:50.is in place for a royal visit.le military are here. The kids are
:04:51. > :04:54.outside waving their flags. All we need is for the monarch to arrive
:04:55. > :04:59.and open the fifth Assembly. Daniel Davis, thank you very much indeed.
:05:00. > :05:02.The Queen has now arrived at Cardiff railway station. She will be met by
:05:03. > :05:07.the local authority lieutenant Dr Peter Beck who will escort her and
:05:08. > :05:10.the Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to
:05:11. > :05:14.Cardiff Bay. Let's have a word with our guests now, Sian Powell from
:05:15. > :05:19.Cardiff University and Brian Hoey. Brian, this is going to be a
:05:20. > :05:23.slightly different sermon Friday from previous ones we've watched. To
:05:24. > :05:27.reflect, the monarch's greater age? As you say, Jamie. I think what is
:05:28. > :05:31.going to happen is that those who are lucky enough to actually be
:05:32. > :05:35.there in person, they will notice that they are making it very easy
:05:36. > :05:39.for the Queen in physical terms. For example, if you saw the State
:05:40. > :05:44.Opening in Westminster two weeks ago, the Queen did not go up the
:05:45. > :05:48.steps in front of the Guard of Honour and she won't climb up steps
:05:49. > :05:52.here. They're going to have a slope for her to go up and if we are not
:05:53. > :05:56.going to actually see her struggling at all if indeed she is going to
:05:57. > :06:00.struggle, but just remember, she is of course, 90, we all know that and
:06:01. > :06:06.the Duke of Edinburgh, who will be 95 on Friday. So it is going to be
:06:07. > :06:09.rather different and there won't be a walkabout. You have to take into
:06:10. > :06:13.account the fact that you're going to be standing about, you're going
:06:14. > :06:15.to be on her legs, she is going to have to listen to speeches which
:06:16. > :06:19.hopefully and Sian will be able to tell us about this, hopefully the
:06:20. > :06:24.speeches will not be too long because the Duke of Edinburgh is
:06:25. > :06:29.famous for saying, "No sermon must last longer than nine minutes
:06:30. > :06:33.because the heart and soul cannot tolerate what the posterior cannot
:06:34. > :06:37.absorb! " Sian, it is worth mentioning a few weeks ago, the
:06:38. > :06:41.politician who were about to see lining up were knocking seven bells
:06:42. > :06:44.out of each other in the election campaign? Everyone who would have
:06:45. > :06:49.watched the leadership debates will have seen them stood next to each
:06:50. > :06:52.other, debating the issues and debating their manifestoes and
:06:53. > :06:56.getting into lively arguments on occasion and today, we will see them
:06:57. > :06:59.in a very different type of ceremony. They will be stood
:07:00. > :07:04.together. We have seen them walking in together. So it will be very,
:07:05. > :07:08.very different atmosphere to the one we saw a few weeks. It is worth
:07:09. > :07:12.making the point that not everyone agrees with this kind of treatment
:07:13. > :07:15.for the new term of this institution, not everyone is present
:07:16. > :07:22.there today from the political classes? No, Bethan Jenkins has
:07:23. > :07:25.decided to stay in her region and perform some constituency duties
:07:26. > :07:31.today instead of coming to the ceremony. I think she is the only
:07:32. > :07:35.Assembly Member not to do that. And that's her prerogative and everyone
:07:36. > :07:41.else is there to see the opening of the Senedd. This is a relatively new
:07:42. > :07:46.institution in real terms, Brian, but it is already acquired the
:07:47. > :07:53.traditions and Royal protocols, hasn't it? Absolutely. This is now
:07:54. > :07:58.an essential and integral part of the Royal Public calendar as indeed
:07:59. > :08:02.anything else in the Queen's diary and we saw the Royal Standard being
:08:03. > :08:06.erected there which means, of course, that the sovereign is now in
:08:07. > :08:10.residence. She is here as the Queen of Wales.
:08:11. > :08:14.What sort of Assembly can we expect? This is the sign being put on the
:08:15. > :08:18.front, "Open for business." What do you think we can expect? It would be
:08:19. > :08:23.a very different Assembly to the one we saw previously with the seven
:08:24. > :08:29.Ukip AMs that were elected. There is going to be much more, they are
:08:30. > :08:33.going to need to build more consensus within the Assembly. And
:08:34. > :08:37.we will have to see how the Ukip members engage with the process of
:08:38. > :08:40.the Assembly. They were elected on a mandate to shake things up and to
:08:41. > :08:43.change the Assembly. So it will be interesting to see how they engage
:08:44. > :08:47.with the process of having to work with the different parties and how
:08:48. > :08:51.they'll work together as well. We have seen that there is tensions
:08:52. > :08:54.between them, it would be interesting to see how the seven
:08:55. > :08:59.members of the group work together. Brian? On a slightly lighter note,
:09:00. > :09:03.Jamie, you mentioned that the Queen arrived a few minutes ago at Cardiff
:09:04. > :09:07.Central Station in the royal train. There is no royal train driver as
:09:08. > :09:12.such. They have always have whoever happens to be available from a small
:09:13. > :09:14.pool and three days ago that driver was driving a goods train at Port
:09:15. > :09:39.Talbot! PLAYS NATIONAL
:09:40. > :11:28.ANTHEM PLAYS NATIONAL
:11:29. > :12:05.ANTHEM And Her Majesty the Queen is about
:12:06. > :12:10.to arrive in Cardiff Bay. All three uniformed services are represented
:12:11. > :12:15.here today. Including first the Queen's Dragoon Guards, the Welsh
:12:16. > :12:23.cavalry, the band of the royal armoured corp and major Ian Johnson.
:12:24. > :12:30.And they form the Guard of Honour in front of the Senedd. Also here 1st
:12:31. > :12:38.Battalion the Royal Welsh, 3rd Battalion the royal Welsh, the 1st
:12:39. > :12:48.Battalion the Welsh Guards, the Royal Logistic Corp, the royal
:12:49. > :13:00.Monmouthshire Royal Engineers, and RAF St Athen.
:13:01. > :13:12.Now in the first car, Her Majesty the Queen getting a cheer from the
:13:13. > :13:26.assembled crowd. The Queen is joined by the Duke of Edinburgh. Closely
:13:27. > :13:40.followed by The Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall.
:13:41. > :13:45.APPLAUSE Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of
:13:46. > :13:47.Edinburgh are met by Sir Brooke, the Vice Lord Lieutenant of South
:13:48. > :14:28.Glamorgan. The Queen is walking up the ramp
:14:29. > :14:32.outside the Assembly rather than walking up the steps. It is
:14:33. > :14:38.especially erected for the Queen as we mentioned earlier on Jamie. It
:14:39. > :14:46.makes it so much easier for her to walk up and the lady, immediately
:14:47. > :14:52.behind the Duchess of Cornwall, her Lady in Waiting. The Queen is
:14:53. > :14:54.meeting the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, the Presiding Officer, Elin
:14:55. > :15:25.Jones. Newly in the job, of course. The Queen meeting the party leaders.
:15:26. > :15:35.The leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood.
:15:36. > :15:40.You can't quite see them, but the Queen is being introduced to the
:15:41. > :15:45.leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, the leader of Ukip
:15:46. > :15:54.Assembly group, Neil Hamilton, Kirsty Williams of the Liberal
:15:55. > :16:35.Democrat. FANFARE.
:16:36. > :16:50.HARPER PLAYS. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
:16:51. > :16:58.going in the lift to go down to the ground floor where the chamber is
:16:59. > :17:03.located. Welsh cultural life is placed firmly at the centre of the
:17:04. > :17:10.ceremonial proceedings today. For the first time, musical performances
:17:11. > :17:12.in the Senedd chamber, by the Royal harpist, Anne Denholm. And the
:17:13. > :17:17.performance of the specially commissioned composition by the
:17:18. > :17:23.renowned Welsh composer Professor Paul Mealor. We will hear that a
:17:24. > :17:30.little bit later. This is the mace bearer. During the ceremony, the
:17:31. > :17:36.mace is carried into the Assembly and placed in its sconce to signify
:17:37. > :17:43.the opening of this new Assembly. The mace bearer's role includes
:17:44. > :17:49.leading that procession of newly elected Assembly members and the
:17:50. > :17:57.judiciary and judges into the Senedd.
:17:58. > :18:05.The mace is a gift to the Assembly from the Parliament of New South
:18:06. > :18:10.Wales in Australia. It was presented to the Assembly on the 1st of March
:18:11. > :18:26.in 2006 at the official opening. Wearing his tabard of goals, scarlet
:18:27. > :18:31.and silver which has been handed down. It is only the third ever
:18:32. > :18:39.Wales had extraordinary, Thomas Lloyd. Chetan Patel is a security
:18:40. > :18:43.manager at the National Assembly and has been selected to be the mace
:18:44. > :18:49.bearer for this official opening of the fifth Assembly. He has lived in
:18:50. > :19:00.Wales for 35 years after moving here with his family from Uganda in 1972.
:19:01. > :19:08.Yes, he was one of those who was expelled by EDR mean, one of the
:19:09. > :19:21.Ugandan Asians expelled. -- expelled by Idi Amin.
:19:22. > :19:57.# This stream that leaves the mountain for the shore.
:19:58. > :20:03.# But no wing of the spring within the storm.
:20:04. > :20:15.# Will yield will leave the open sea with open hearts.
:20:16. > :20:49.# The brightest day that takes the darkest shade.
:20:50. > :20:54.# The sense that makes a pathway through the sea.
:20:55. > :21:05.# The flame that Burns to Ashes makes a home.
:21:06. > :21:33.# The fire. CHOIR SINGS IN WELSH.
:21:34. > :22:19.APPLAUSE STUDIO: THE NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR OF
:22:20. > :22:26.WALES, CONDUCTED BY PROFESSOR PAUL MEALOR, ESPECIALLY COMMISSIONED
:22:27. > :22:30.commission. TRANSLATION: My pleasure to welcome
:22:31. > :22:35.you to the opening up of the fifth Assembly. A warm welcome to our
:22:36. > :22:40.guests, Parliamentary bodies, the Judiciary Committee could and,
:22:41. > :22:43.public IDs, voluntary groups and the Welsh organisations.
:22:44. > :22:48.I would like to send greetings to everyone who has joined as outside
:22:49. > :22:56.the Senedd today, or watching or listening away from Cardiff Bay.
:22:57. > :22:59.IN ENGLISH welcome to the royal guests, thank you for returning
:23:00. > :23:05.here. We offer congratulations ahead of events this weekend to mark your
:23:06. > :23:09.90th birthday and would like to add our own sincere appreciation for the
:23:10. > :23:15.dedicated servers that you have given formal than six decades.
:23:16. > :23:25.APPLAUSE -- given for more than six decades.
:23:26. > :23:30.The Senedd 's tenth anniversary this year has been an opportunity to
:23:31. > :23:33.reflect not only on the inspiring architecture of this building but
:23:34. > :23:38.also its position in Welsh public life as the home of Welsh democracy.
:23:39. > :23:41.We continue to see the evolution of the Assembly 's Palace and
:23:42. > :23:45.procedures which have matured with the passage of time following the
:23:46. > :23:49.introduction of the Wales Bill today, we're looking forward to the
:23:50. > :23:52.next phase of our constitutional journey and to our new
:23:53. > :23:56.responsibilities and even greater scope to make a real difference to
:23:57. > :24:02.the lives of the people of Wales. TRANSLATION: These newly elected
:24:03. > :24:05.residing officers -- as newly elected Presiding Officer I have
:24:06. > :24:09.committed to promote and safeguard the good reputation of this fifth
:24:10. > :24:13.Assembly here in the chamber and beyond, in every community within
:24:14. > :24:22.Wales. I want is to have lively, healthy, democratic debate here in
:24:23. > :24:29.Aber chamber. May there be passion in our debate, prudence in
:24:30. > :24:36.conciliation. IN ENGLISH: WE ARE DETERMINED TO
:24:37. > :24:39.DISCHARGE OUR RESPONSIBILITY DILIGENTLY AND RESPECTFULLY. WE HAVE
:24:40. > :24:43.BEEN ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY AND ARE COMMITTED TO BEING
:24:44. > :24:48.THEIR BOYS IN PROVIDING THE STANDARDS of leadership that they
:24:49. > :24:54.demand of us. May I invite your Majesty to address the National
:24:55. > :25:00.Assembly? Presiding Officer, members of the
:25:01. > :25:06.National Assembly for Wales, thank you for your warm welcome and good
:25:07. > :25:10.wishes. I am delighted to be here today on the occasion of the opening
:25:11. > :25:14.of the fifth National Assembly for Wales, and I congratulate you on
:25:15. > :25:22.your election as members of the Assembly. I have continued to follow
:25:23. > :25:26.the Assembly 's progress with close interest, and to note the remarkable
:25:27. > :25:34.record of achievement over the first four terms. Though a relatively
:25:35. > :25:39.young Parliamentary institution, you have established a reputation as a
:25:40. > :25:47.strong, accessible and forward-looking legislature, serving
:25:48. > :25:51.all the diverse communities of Wales. The Assembly can be proud of
:25:52. > :25:57.the way it has engaged with a broad audience across Wales and beyond. To
:25:58. > :26:03.create a better understanding of the important work that is undertaken
:26:04. > :26:09.here. And I am sure that you will continue to show innovation and
:26:10. > :26:13.leadership in the way that you communicate with all those you
:26:14. > :26:22.serve, and to involve them in your work. When I was here in 2011, I
:26:23. > :26:29.noted that she would be passing Assembly acts for the first time. --
:26:30. > :26:34.that you would be. So I'm pleased to see the Assembly serving the people
:26:35. > :26:38.of Wales as a modern legislature with full lawmaking powers. It is an
:26:39. > :26:44.achievement in which all who care about Wales can take pride. The
:26:45. > :26:48.volume and complexity of your legislative responsibilities will
:26:49. > :26:55.increase still further during this fifth Assembly. You will also have
:26:56. > :27:00.the fiscal responsibility is flowing from the Wales act 2014, including
:27:01. > :27:10.tax-raising powers for the first time. Your responsibility is great,
:27:11. > :27:15.and the expectations are high. But I have no doubt you will continue to
:27:16. > :27:24.succeed as you discharge these new duties. Presiding Officer, Assembly
:27:25. > :27:31.members, this fifth Assembly marks a further significant development in
:27:32. > :27:35.the history of devolution in Wales. I wish you every success as you
:27:36. > :27:42.prepare to meet the challenges of these constitutional changes and to
:27:43. > :27:52.help realise the potential of the Assembly for future generations.
:27:53. > :27:59.STUDIO: Her Majesty The Queen addressing the newly elected
:28:00. > :28:05.Assembly members. HARPIST PLAYS.
:28:06. > :28:12.STUDIO: This is the chief executive coming forward now. She's inviting
:28:13. > :28:19.the Queen to sign a commemorative parchment as the Royal harpist Anne
:28:20. > :29:14.Denholm plays for Assembly members. TRANSLATION: As an Assembly member
:29:15. > :29:19.and First Minister may I begin by welcoming your Majesty to the Senate
:29:20. > :29:23.today, and thanking you for your kind words. -- to the Senedd. It is
:29:24. > :29:28.a pleasure to have you with is once again for the opening of the fifth
:29:29. > :29:33.Assembly. On behalf of the people of Wales, may I thank you for the
:29:34. > :29:37.support you have shown the Assembly since its inception in 1999. And
:29:38. > :29:42.also thank you for the service you have given the country over the past
:29:43. > :29:51.60 years. IN ENGLISH: the beginning of a new
:29:52. > :29:57.parliamentary term is significant. A new agenda for Wales is being
:29:58. > :30:02.developed. But the beginning of the new term, more than this, marks a
:30:03. > :30:05.pivotal moment in the life of Welsh devolution itself. In the coming
:30:06. > :30:10.months and years, further powers will be granted to this Assembly,
:30:11. > :30:14.marking its maturity into a more powerful parliament. Responsibility
:30:15. > :30:19.that places honours as legislators is very great indeed. -- the
:30:20. > :30:24.responsibility that places honours. The settlement for devolution that
:30:25. > :30:31.we are constructing for a very clear purpose, they are for the people we
:30:32. > :30:33.represent. A stronger economy for Wales, greater prosperity for
:30:34. > :30:36.communities and security for individuals and families across the
:30:37. > :30:42.nation, prosperity and fairness for all. But we must also give careful
:30:43. > :30:49.thought to the way in which we undertake that task. No single party
:30:50. > :30:53.has a majority in this chamber. No individual has a monopoly on good
:30:54. > :30:59.ideas and no person should feel excluded from our work.
:31:00. > :31:08.To respect the mandate on which we were elected, but ultimately, to
:31:09. > :31:12.work together. To discuss, to compromise and to act in a
:31:13. > :31:16.respectful way that allows us all collectively to deliver for the
:31:17. > :31:23.people we serve. As First Minister, I pledge that I will work for that
:31:24. > :31:31.end and in that spirit to build the better Wales that I believe we all
:31:32. > :31:36.want to see. The First Minister, Carwyn Jones. We're going to hear
:31:37. > :31:37.now a reading of the specially commissioned poem by Maeve
:31:38. > :32:01.Tonkin-Wells. Maeve Tonkin-Wells from the royal
:32:02. > :33:30.Welsh College of Music and Drama. The Wales Herald moves to stand in
:33:31. > :33:37.front of the mace. It is a signal for Assembly members and chamber
:33:38. > :33:41.guests and the gallery guests to be upstanding in a few moments. The
:33:42. > :34:00.Royal Harpist starts playing. The Presiding Officer escorts Her
:34:01. > :34:06.Majesty the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. The First Minister
:34:07. > :34:26.escorts The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
:34:27. > :34:35.Now is this is the commemorative gift to mark the Queen's 90th
:34:36. > :34:49.birthday. It is presented to the Queen by the Presiding Officer.
:34:50. > :35:02.The Duke of Edinburgh obviously enjoying it!
:35:03. > :35:12.Now the Royal Party walks along the court, followed by Assembly members
:35:13. > :35:22.and their guests as they prepare to leave. People are lining both sides
:35:23. > :35:29.of the walk-way are for the most part Assembly staff, the people who
:35:30. > :35:34.work in the Assembly, who have been given half an hour off to come and
:35:35. > :35:53.see their VIPs. The Queen makes a short journey in
:35:54. > :35:57.the lift once again to meet more guests. You can see there on the
:35:58. > :36:00.left of your picture, Dame Rosemary Butler who stepped down as Presiding
:36:01. > :36:27.Officer at the end of the last term. Roger Williams on the left of your
:36:28. > :36:43.frame, the former MP former Dr Barry Morgan, the Archbishop of
:36:44. > :39:04.Wales. Members of Only Boys Aloud
:39:05. > :39:27.presenting the Queen with posies of flowers.
:39:28. > :39:37.As the Queen moves out of the Senedd building, to the strains of Only
:39:38. > :39:40.Boys Aloud schoolchildren from all over Wales from Anglesey, Newport to
:39:41. > :40:08.Swansea, waving their flags. The Queen is wearing an outfit
:40:09. > :40:24.specially designed for this occasion by her senior dresser, Angela Kelly.
:40:25. > :40:36.She lives in Buckingham Palace. It is a rather special day. Well,
:40:37. > :40:43.that's been a very musical hour, hasn't it? Compared to previous
:40:44. > :40:47.Royal Openings. It has been gentle. They have been rather gentle the
:40:48. > :40:55.tunes they've played which I think is to be applauded. She has got some
:40:56. > :40:59.steps to climb down which I'm rather surprised about because I thought
:41:00. > :41:02.they were going to have only a ramp that would take into consideration
:41:03. > :41:12.the fact that the Queen is 90 years old. Her Royal Highness, and the
:41:13. > :41:17.Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh making their farewells to the
:41:18. > :41:24.Presiding Officer, Elin Jones, the Duchess of Cornwall there. They are
:41:25. > :41:26.getting ready to leave the Assembly. The Royal Party go their separate
:41:27. > :41:41.ways shortly. APPLAUSE
:41:42. > :41:51.They have different engagements this afternoon. The Queen's next
:41:52. > :41:55.engagement today is opening Cardiff University's new brain research
:41:56. > :41:58.imaging centre just up the way. It has been called the most significant
:41:59. > :42:02.advance in brain imaging in Europe in the last ten years. There is only
:42:03. > :42:06.one other in the world, in a hospital in Boston, in the United
:42:07. > :42:11.States. So that's where the Queen is going next. The Prince of Wales and
:42:12. > :42:13.Duchess of Cornwall remain in Cardiff Bay for a lunch with
:42:14. > :42:31.Assembly members. Let's hear now from our reporter who
:42:32. > :42:34.has spent the morning with the crowds waiting to see the Queen.
:42:35. > :42:40.Yes, thank you, Jamie. They have seen the Queen now. Let's get some
:42:41. > :42:44.reaction from guests I've got here. Sarah, what did you make of the
:42:45. > :42:52.Queen's visit today? Very inspirational. I've never seen the
:42:53. > :42:57.Queen before. Only on the telly. I'm happy and I'm very privileged to be
:42:58. > :43:01.here today to see the Queen come to such an iconic, important building
:43:02. > :43:05.like this. So it was certainly worth coming for you? Definitely, yes.
:43:06. > :43:11.What about you sir? What did you make of it? I thoroughly enjoyed.
:43:12. > :43:15.Its always good to see the Queen and it is good to see her coming to
:43:16. > :43:18.Wales recognising the importance of our country. Thank you for your
:43:19. > :43:22.time. There we are from outside the Senedd back to you, Jamie. Thank you
:43:23. > :43:27.very much indeed. A final word with our guests the Royal author Brian
:43:28. > :43:32.Hoey and Sian Powell. Let's reflect on the Queen's word in her speech to
:43:33. > :43:35.Assembly Members. Yes, she underlined the new powers that the
:43:36. > :43:40.Assembly is going to be getting in the new Wales Bill and the need for
:43:41. > :43:43.co-operation across the Assembly as they move forward as well which was
:43:44. > :43:47.highlighted in the First Minister's speech as well. He offered the
:43:48. > :43:51.opportunity and he invited all Assembly Members to work together to
:43:52. > :43:55.build consensus. He talked about the Welsh economy and building
:43:56. > :44:00.prosperity in Wales and suggested that forming, that this would be a
:44:01. > :44:03.new Assembly where all Assembly Members need to work together and no
:44:04. > :44:10.one feeling left out. Brian, your thoughts, briefly? It has been a
:44:11. > :44:14.wonderful ceremonial occasion given the Royal seal of approval to what
:44:15. > :44:17.is a very, very important occasion and of course, you have to remember
:44:18. > :44:21.that not one of the laws that will be brought out by the Welsh
:44:22. > :44:24.Government will become law unless they receive Royal Assent just like
:44:25. > :44:29.the United Kingdom Government. It is exactly the same. And it was all a
:44:30. > :44:33.harmonious event. I wonder how long it will last? Not very long, I
:44:34. > :44:35.shouldn't think! LAUGHTER
:44:36. > :44:39.Thank you both very much for your company today. That's just about it
:44:40. > :44:43.from us. There will be more coverage of today's ceremony a little later
:44:44. > :44:48.on Wales Today and on the BBC News website. We leave you with some of
:44:49. > :44:50.the sights and sounds from this morning's Royal Opening of the
:44:51. > :44:52.National Assembly. Thank you for joining us.