with the queen now other national icons are getting in on the act. i ve got my own swarovski crystals, so i can outsparkle everybody here, although might i say howjealous i was of paddington bear having tea with the queen only last night! good afternoon. a huge pageant along the mall in london will start in about half an hour, bringing to a close four days of celebrations to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. you the queen s platinumjubilee. arejust you the queen s platinum jubilee. are just hearing that of you are just hearing that the sounds of the kids quiet, made up of 400 schoolchildren representing 22 schools from around london coming together that a very special performance today warming up the crowd performing i am the earth, conducted by richard and about to begin performing something that will begin performing something that will be very familiar to many of you. take that s greatest day. thousands have come here from all corners of the uk and indeed much further a
that this isn t just about here, what a treat. we must also say that this isn t just about the - here, what a treat. we must also say that this isn t just about the life i that this isn t just about the life of the uk we are seeing reflected in the pageant. the commonwealth is immensely important to the queen. smaller now than it was and some countries have chosen to no longer have her of their head of state and they have become republics. barbados is the most recent one. and there was some controversy with the royal visit there because it s a country that wanted to move on, and to be independent fully from the crown. the commonwealth will be featured here and very much at the forefront in the plan is s minds. it here and very much at the forefront in the plan is s minds. in the plan is s minds. it will be added has in the plan is s minds. it will be added has been in the plan is s minds. it will be added has been for in the plan is s minds. it will be added has been for every