a group of animal rights protestors tried to disrupt the trooping the colours ceremony but was dragged away by police. prince andrew will miss tomorrow s service of thanksgiving at saint paul s cathedral after testing positive for covid. and beacons have been lit across the commonwealth, and are about to be around the uk to mark the end of the first day ofjubilee celebrations. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets of central london and taken part in street parties around the uk at the start of four days of events to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. the return of the trooping the colour military parade after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic began the celebrations before a fly past over buckingham palace involving seventy aircraft. the queen was joined by the working royals on the palace balcony. let s go live to the mall and my colleague katty kay here s our
the final day ofjubilee celebrations will end with a huge pageant near buckingham palace later. iam i am annita mcveigh on the mall as they get ready for that pageant, the people s pageant, on the fourth and final day of celebrations to mark the queen s 70 year reign. street parties are also set to be held across the uk. moscow continues its offensive in eastern ukraine but a series of powerful explosions strike the capital. meanwhile, closer to home the welsh national football team will take on the ukraine side in a world cup qualifier later today and we will take a look at the papers this morning, with the queen and paddington bear playing a major part.
a platinum party at the palace to celebrate an historic 70 year reign. prince charles pays a heartfelt tribute to mummy you continue to make history. you laugh and cry with us. and most importantly, you have been there for us for these 70 years. the nation s favourite bear kicked off the concert with a private audience with the queen, marmalade and all. happyjubilee, ma am. and thank you. for everything. that s very kind. the final day ofjubilee celebrations will end with a huge pageant near buckingham palace later. street parties are also set to be held across the uk in what is being called the big jubilee lunch. explosions shake kyiv, in the first russian assault on ukraine s capital for weeks.
for everything. that s very kind. the final day ofjubilee celebrations will end with a huge pageant near buckingham palace later. street parties are also set to be held across the uk in what is being called the big jubilee lunch. the royals are taking part in some of those events the duke and duchess of cornwall have arrived for tea and cake at the oval cricket ground in london. welcome to bbc news and the fourth day of the platinum jubilee celebrations.
to celebrate an historic 70 year reign, the elizabethean age. the nation s favourite bear kicked off the concert with a private audience with the queen, marmalade and all. happyjubilee, ma am. and thank you. for everything. that s very kind. the final day ofjubilee celebrations will end with a huge pageant near buckingham palace later. street parties are also set to be held across the uk in what is being called the big jubilee lunch. explosions shake kyiv, in the first russian assault on ukraine s capital for weeks. forever holidays, or so it would seem, as half terms grind air travel down to a halt.