hundreds of thousands of people have come from countries all over the world. the enthusiasm and love for queen elizabeth, i can truly feel it. the reign has broken every record imaginable, quite unprecedented. i can t think of any world leader in my lifetime that has commanded such respect. she puts the great into great britain. this is the opportunity to show the monarchy holds the nation sdpth we re stronger together than we are divided. w than we are divided. to we re st together than we are divided. ge together than we are divided. he together than we are divided. r together than we are divided. an stronger together than we are divided. welcome to day two of the platinum jubilee celebration live here in london. good to be with everybody as we kickoff this thanksgiving service, which will be held this morning at st. paul s cathedral, beautiful cathedral where queen elizabeth has her 60th jubilee. today will be held without queen elizabeth ii in attendance today.
pierce. we heard loud cheers when prince charles and camilla arrived same thing when william and kate got here. the people who are standing here lined up for hours and waiting for that moment. and the church bells just stopped ringing. and this was notable because it was the first time that we heard saint paul s main bell from 1882. the largest church bell in the country. it was renovated and then rang for the first time for a royal event this morning. and it will ring later on today so people here will have the chance to hear it. but the one person not in attendance today the queen herself. buckingham palace releasing a statement yesterday saying while the queen enjoyed the festivities that kicked off the platinum jubilee that she simply could not attend this event because of discomfort that she felt and reluctantly added that she would not be here at this event. she was able, however, to kick off the beacon of light ceremony last night as thousands of
attend, he will not because of his positive test of covid-19. one thing to note that will take place later this hour, the bell at st. paul, which is great paul is a 16-ton bell, largest church bell in the country. it broke in the 1970s, it s been restored and will ring for the first time this hour. people are starting to show up and they are excited to see the first glimpse of the royal family later this hour. carley: thank you so much, alex. we look forward to today s festivities. what is your reaction the queen will not be there? piers: i don t think it is good, she is head of the church of thanksgiving, this is thanksgiving service to thank her for her service of 70 years
good morning, everybody. from london, starting day two of the special coverage of the queen s platinum jubilee celebration. you are watching people enter st. paul s cathedral for the service of thanksgiving. there is tony blair walking in with his wife. we ll have continuing coverage all morning long. carley shimkus has our stop stories, she is back in new york city. good morning. carley: good morning. incredible coverage. i will take things from here. an escaped texas inmate suspected of killing a family of five while on the run. the police tracking down lopez, he was found in a stolen car, taken from a home where the body of an adult and four children were found. lopez opened fire at officers
jubilees. dickie arbiter. what goes through your mind today the queen back at windsor watching on tv like the rest of us are. she will be, the big one in 1981, charles and diana s wedding. she turned 100 in 2000, subsequent thanksgiving services, it is the biggie. weddings happen at westminster and st. paul s cathedral. there are diplomats and politicians, sadly the star of the show won t be there, she will be at windsor watching. i look at st. paul, there is