reporter: that s right. it s very unusual. that s why i think that this is a serious situation for the queen. the words that have been used by the palace are, of course, that the doctors her doctors are concerned for her majesty s health. of course, that is understated. inevitably, it s understated because in buckingham palace, they choose their words carefully. it was a short statement just after 7:30 eastern this morning. but it was a statement that said a lot. you have to read between the lines with these things. to fill in the blanks a little bit in terms of the members of the members of the royal family who are at balmoral or on their way, in these situations, with these royal whether we have royal news, so often we compare our own lives to theirs. i think many people watching will think about their own families and moments when an elderly loved one is sick and when members of the family all head to their bedside or to their side. that will, i think, for many peopl
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and live outside buckingham palace where the crowds are still gathering and the preparations are under way for tomorrow night s big party. a train has derailed in southern germany leaving 60 people injured, some seriously and at least 3 dead. and it s a 100 days since russia launched its invasion of ukraine, with fighting continuing along the entire frontline in the east of the country. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a service of thanksgiving, honouring the queen s 70 years on the throne, has taken place today at st paul s cathedral in central london. prince charles represented the queen, who withdrew from the event after experiencing discomfort during yesterday s platinum jubilee celebrations. we understand that the queen watched the service at home. we ll have more on that shortly but first let s join my colleague katty kay, who is on the mall for us today. the archbishop of york thanked the queen for her years of service and for staying the course, as he put
her majesty to travel from windsor castle outside london to the center of london st. paul s cathedral and get inside the cathedral. she would have to, even though there was discussions of could she go in through the side entrance, not do the what all the dignitaries are doing, she could have gone in through a side entrance, even that it was decided it was too much for the 96-year-old monarch. it was great for the country to see her yesterday. the world appreciated seeing her on the balcony. she has been frail. she has mobility issues and the decision then was made last night she wouldn t be attending the service of remembrance. not attending either, the duke of york, prince andrew, disgraced really in the royal family because of the accusations he denies of sexual abuse, he will not be there either, and that s because he tested positive yesterday for covid. so he s absent. the queen is absent. the service will be led then from the royal family side by prince charles. there wi
the queen s 70 years of service. elizabeth is now become queen elizabeth ii. elizabeth ii marks 70 years as queen. this is history in the making. it is called the platinum jubilee celebration. she s now the longest reigning british monarch and longest serving female of state in history. she entertained 14 british prime ministers, 14 american presidents. i raise my glass to you and to mrs. reagan. it is extraordinary, after all these years she s continued to uphold finest traditions of the monarchy. that s my home whether long or short, shall be committed to service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. the platinum jubilee celebration of queen elizabeth, we all beautiful. don t you feel it, this british pomp and pageantry. are you feeling it? i m feeling it, everywhere i go. london, nothing like it, this is biggest royal event of my lifetime. this queen has been on the throne 13 years longer than i ve been alive. i know you are thi