display of military precision. in the queen s absence, it was prince charles who inspected the troops. at the palace, the royal standard indicated the queen had arrived. and to the delight of the huge crowd on the mall, accompanied by the duke of kent, she appeared on the balcony. her movements have been restricted by health issues of late, so the household cavalry came to her. she, and the duke, took the salute. from the palace, the focus now shifts to here st paul s cathedral for the national service of thanksgiving. the queen s faith has always been central to how she s lived her life. and among the pop concerts, the pomp and the pageantry of this long jubilee weekend, this is a chance to pause and reflect. accommodations had been made in the hope the queen would attend. a side entrance was to be used to avoid having to climb the steep steps. however, yesterday evening, a palace statement said the queen
now shifts to here st paul s cathedral for the national service of thanksgiving. the queen s faith has always been central to how she s lived her life. and among the pop concerts, the pomp and the pageantry of this long jubilee weekend, this is a chance to pause and reflect. accommodations had been made in the hope the queen would attend. a side entrance was to be used to avoid having to climb the steep steps. however, yesterday evening, a palace statement said the queen greatly enjoyed today s birthday parade and flypast, but did experience some discomfort. taking into account the journey and activity required, her majesty, with great reluctance, has concluded that she will not attend. the prince of wales will now represent the queen at her thanksgiving service. prince andrew, who s tested positive for covid, will not be there, but the rest of her family will be, including the duke and duchess of sussex, who were among the guests watching trooping the colour at horse guards.
cavalry came to her. she, and the duke, took the salute. from the palace, the focus now shifts to here st paul s cathedral for the national service of thanksgiving. the queen s faith has always been central to how she s lived her life. and among the pop concerts, the pomp and the pageantry of this long jubilee weekend, this is a chance to pause and reflect. accommodations had been made in the hope the queen would attend. a side entrance was to be used to avoid having to climb the steep steps. however, yesterday evening, a palace statement said the queen greatly enjoyed today s birthday parade and flypast, but did experience some discomfort. the prince of wales will now represent the queen at her thanksgiving service. prince andrew, who s tested positive for covid, will not be there, but the rest of her family will be,
queen s absence, it was prince charles who inspected the troops. at the palace, the royal standard indicated the queen had arrived and the delight of the huge crowd on the mall accompanied by the duke of kent, she appeared on the balcony. her movement had been recruited by health move issues of late, so the household cavalry came to her. she and the duke the salute. on the palace, the focus now shifts to hear, st paul s cathedral, for the national service of thanksgiving. queen s faith has always been central to she has lived her life, and among the pop concerts, pomp and pageantry of his long jubilee weekend, this is a chance to pause and reflect. accommodations had been made in the hope the queen would attend. a side entrance was to be used to avoid having to climb the steep steps. however, yesterday evening, palace statement said.
queen elizabeth ii becomes the first british monarch to celebrate 70 years on the throne this weekend. the queen traditionally marks a day out of the public eye. it s also the anniversary of her father s death. today, a royal bombshell. the queen in a palace statement announcing her wish that camilla, the duchess of cornwall be granted a higher title than previously expected when her husband prince charles takes the throne. this calls for a royal expert and boy do we have one for you. sally bedell smith joins me. she is the author of both prince charles and elizabeth the queen. help us make sense of this. how big is this announcement about camilla from the queen? her place in the family has always been evolving you could say, i guess. yes. it s a very big deal.