the cost, and of course there is a tourism, but i think the main thing people criticise the monarchy for is the financial side. we people criticise the monarchy for is the financial side. the financial side. we will talk about tourism the financial side. we will talk about tourism shortly, - the financial side. we will talk about tourism shortly, but - the financial side. we will talk about tourism shortly, but for| the financial side. we will talk - about tourism shortly, but for the moment thank you forjoining us. it has been a remarkable four days culminating in this pageant which took two and a half hours to travel took two and a half hours to travel to three kilometre route. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has been watching today s events and has this report. cheering and applause. the closing moments of a memorable jubilee celebration. back onto the palace balcony came the queen, accompanied by prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, and the cambridges. 0ne cur
at buckingham palace for us. sarah. yes, rehearsals have been continuing all morning to prepare for the finale of thejubilee weekend. ed sheeran will lead the singing of the national anthem and all eyes will be on the buckingham palace balcony to see whether celebrations might end with a wave and a smile from her majesty. at the oval cricket ground in london, prince charles and the duchess of cornwalljoined one of the thousands of big jubilee lunches taking place across the uk today. and providing their own baked goods for a street party in wales, the cambridges. meanwhile, preparations are well under way for the final event of the jubilee weekend, the pageant. it will stretch for almost two miles and include vehicles, bicycles, puppets and around 6,000 performers. famous faces from each of the seven decades, including gary lineker, sir cliff richard and dame twiggy will journey to the finale
recollection and remembrance of what has gone by, 70 years of monarchy in the queens reign, equally a flash forward to the future. it has been interesting to see the cambridges and their children front and centre of these celebrations. they are the future. we ve had that really uniquely british and royal makes between the pomp and pageantry of that military parade on thursday to the solemnity of the thanksgiving based service, and then the queen appealing with paddington bear! it would be most people s moments of the four days. would be most people s moments of the four days- the four days. reminiscent of ten ears ato the four days. reminiscent of ten years ago when the four days. reminiscent of ten years ago when the the four days. reminiscent of ten years ago when the olympic- the four days. reminiscent of ten - years ago when the olympic ceremony and herjumping out of a plane! that is what people wanted from this weekend, particularly after coronavirus, it isn tjust about being
we have seen at prince charles and prince william is very prominent in these celebrations and that is putting down a markerfor the these celebrations and that is putting down a marker for the future and the role these two princes are playing and will play increasingly in the years to come, but at the centre of it all there is a real sense of affection and respect for the queen herself. haifa sense of affection and respect for the queen herself. sense of affection and respect for the queen herself. how much does that affection. the queen herself. how much does that affection, which the queen herself. how much does that affection, which she the queen herself. how much does that affection, which she has i the queen herself. how much does that affection, which she has held, | that affection, which she has held, how much do you think that is the same for other generations of the family? i same for other generations of the famil ? ~ , . family? i think it is reflected in some of the
this is bbc news. the headlines at six: cheering the queen appeared at the end of the pageant alongside the duke and duchess of cornwall and the cambridges. as for the days of celebration come to an end in central london. a huge platinum pageant. prince louis lapped up the procession which celebrated each of the queen s decades on the throne. tens of thousands of street parties also took place across the uk, despite many having to wrap up against the weather. i m glad i m here. god bless you. god bless the queen. god bless this nation. russian missiles strike the ukrainian capital for the first time in more than a month.