hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading commentators in the uk with the journalists from overseas who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline london. this week, as this country marks the 70 year long reign of queen elizabeth, what future for queens and kings here and globally? from king mswati, who s used his absolute power to rename his country eswatini to the imperial family ofjapan, gods made mortal by an occupying power. from the often absent thai monarch to king felipee of spain, embarrassed by his dad. in the studio thisjubilee weekend, are catherine pepinster whose new book defenders of the faith, addresses one of the reasons this queen does not contemplate retirement and herfaith. yasmin alibhai brown, a british columnist who is a committed republican, and henry chu from the la times in the united states, a country formed in revolt from the then english monarch. welcome to you all. thank you very much for coming in, particularly on such a
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. would you like another one? the queen s love of horses is well known. these pictures were filmed earlier this year, at the royal stud. however, she won t be attending the epsom derby later today, but will watch on the television instead. just as she watched yesterday s national service of thanksgiving at st paul s cathedral. her mobility issues prevented her being there in person to hear the thanks for a lifetime dedicated to faith and public service. her family were there, how
and the highs in temperatures in western scotland. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines. platinum jubilee celebrations enter their third day and it s party time at the palace. it s derby day at the races but the queen won t be there. her daughter, the princess royal, will represent the monarch instead. and the bunting s still out up and down the country we take a look at the street parties celebrating her majesty s 70 years on the throne. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights this morning and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine s forces are pushing back russia in the key city 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. now on bbc news it s time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 ye
this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. platinum jubilee celebrations enter their third day and it s party time at the palace. it s derby day at the races but the queen won t be there only the third time ever the monarch will miss the event. filmed at home at sandringham in april, these previously unseen clips were released to mark thejubilee celebrations. and the bunting s still out up and down the country we take a look at the street parties celebrating her majesty s 70 years on the throne. in other news, travel disruption continues airlines cancel more flights this morning and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors.
we take a look at the street parties celebrating her majesty s 70 years on the throne. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights this morning and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine s forces are pushing back russia in the key city 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. now on bbc news it s time for click.