a third day ofjubilee celebrations with members of the royalfamily touring the uk nations and a huge build up here at buckingham palace for a star studded concert. caught on camera enjoying the moment charlotte and george accompany their parents the duke and duchess of cambridge to celebrations in cardiff. cheering. here in london. excited ticket holders line up to see a series of stars performing tonight. apart from the royals, i m most excited to see diana ross. i want to see diana ross, queen. amazing. also in the programme tonight. as russia increases military strikes in ukraine s donbass region in the east, ukrainian forces say they ve retaken some areas. and half centuries for the new england cricket captain and the old one as they strive to save the first test against new zealand at lord s. good evening. a third day of celebrations for the queen s platinum jubilee is under way in just under an hour s time an open air concert will begin just behind me here a
are concerts. all of the artists here have performed to massive audiences all over the world. they cross all genres, all ages, but what they all share as a real sense of pride of being asked to perform here in honour of her majesty. caught on camera enjoying the moment charlotte and george accompanied their parents the duke and duchess of cambridge to celebrations in cardiff. and up and down the country, people have been holding street parties to celebrate. one of the biggest was in windsor s long walk, where tens of thousands of revellers turned up. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a third day of celebrations for the queen s platinum jubilee is under way, with members of the royal family attending events across the uk. tonight there s an open air concert at buckingham palace, where prince charles will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. 0ne couple who aren t expected to attend are harry and meghan. they re spending the day
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a very warm welcome to a beautiful day here at buckingham palace. the queen has thanked all those involved in her platinum jubilee celebrations, as four days of events get under way across the country and the commonwealth to mark her 70 years on the throne. in a special message, the queen said she continued to be inspired by the goodwill shown to her and that many happy memories would be made during the festivities. there s a lot planned for the occasion from today here in the uk today and tomorrow there are two public holidays, meaning a four day weekend for the country. later today, it s trooping the colour, the queen s official birthday parade, which ends with an raf flypast watched by members of the royal family on the balcony of buckingham palace. also later beacons will be lit throughout the uk, channel islands, isle of man and uk 0verseas territories. they will be also lit in most of the 5a commonwealth countries. on friday, a service of thanksgiving will take p