of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. an investigation begins, after a train derails in southern germany, leaving at least four people dead. hello and welcome to bbc news. a special concert will take place tonight at buckingham palace, as a weekend ofjubilee celebrations continues, to give thanks to the queen for her 70 year reign. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place afternoon, but the queen will not attend. instead, she s expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle. good morning. thank you very much. rather autumnal weather for day three of the platinum jubilee celebrations. not what we have come to expect thus far but it is not deterring hundreds and hundreds of people who are already arriving for that concert here tonight which does not get under way
of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. an investigation begins, after a train derails in southern germany, leaving at least four people dead. hello and welcome to bbc news. a special concert will take place tonight at buckingham palace, as a weekend ofjubilee celebrations continues, to give thanks to the queen for her 70 year reign. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place afternoon, but the queen will not attend. instead, she s expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle.
derby day. a jewel in the crown of the flat racing calendar. the queen normally a huge fan of the derby, she loves racing, this is only the fifth time in the queen s rain that she won t be here at epsom for derby day. but in a nice touch, thejockey club have sent her six of these race cards because the queen will be watching and there are some royal connections in the race card which we will talk about. i m joined by the chief executive of thejockey club. not ideal weather here, but it will still be a major part of the platinum jubilee celebrations. absolutely. we are pleased and honoured to have the derby as an official part of thejubilee celebrations in what is turning into a fantastic weekend. we understand totally why the queen is not here, she has got to pace herself through the weekend but it does not take away the fact that this is an opportunity for us to thank as joint patron of the club and contributor,
notjust patron of the club and contributor, not just on the patron of the club and contributor, notjust on the racing side but the breeding site as well. that has gone on over a long period of time and has been immensely valuable, so it is a real opportunity today to thank herfor all of is a real opportunity today to thank her for all of that. is a real opportunity today to thank herfor all of that. no is a real opportunity today to thank her for all of that. no her for all of that. no there was new footage her for all of that. no there was new footage of her for all of that. no there was new footage of the her for all of that. no there was new footage of the queen - her for all of that. no there was l new footage of the queen release from sandringham stables, it shows her passion for racing into deep knowledge. she does not have a runner in the derby today,, she does, but it she will be watching and it looks like it will be a great derby. and it looks like it will be a great de