of the queen s floating palace the royal yacht britannia. and be right for the platinum jubilee? i will glance into the crystals bolt to see what the weather has in store and a detailed forecast for today, with some showers, some heavy and thundery. it s monday 30th may. our main story is that the french government will hold an emergency meeting today with uefa and other officials, to examine what went wrong at the champions league final on saturday. there were chaotic scenes before and after the match after french police repeatedly fired tear gas and pepper spray at liverpool fans waiting to get into the stadium in paris. the uk s culture secretary nadine dorries has called for an investigation into what happened as tim muffett reports. fallback! fall back! in the countdown to kick off, this was the situation facing many fans on saturday night. real madrid s 1 0 victory over liverpool at the stade de france has been largely overshadowed by what went on outside the ground.
this was our cathedral down here. the engines haven t run for years but when they did, nothing was left to chance as the order came down from the bridge to set sail. and we were waiting for a telephone call from the bridge that says, obey then. you know at that point the royal family are on board. and she s just about 30 foot up there. you cannot imagine the feeling. you can t see her, the feeling of all of a sudden the responsibility now for the safety and security of the royal family has come within this family. so we were really, i was the queen s chauffer without eyes. ijust did what the bridge told me. but we got her to the church on time.
her majesty s yacht britannia hosted kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers while the crew ensured everything ran to perfection, above and below decks. rear entrance to the engine room. former engineer rushy, everyone has a nickname in the royal navy, of course, is showing us around. and here we are inside the mechanical palace of the royal yacht. because although she was a floating palace for the royal family, this was our cathedral down here. the engines haven t run for years but when they did, nothing was left to chance as the order came down from the bridge to set sail. and we were waiting for a telephone call from the bridge that says, obey them. you know at that point the royal family are on board. and she s just about 30 foot up there. you cannot imagine the feeling.