official celebrations for the queen s platinumjubilee may be more than two months away, but the residents of albert square have already held their street party, while filming a special episode. it started with a royal visit to the eastenders set from prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. our media and arts correspondent david sillito reports. the bunting was out. albert square was in an unusually cheerful mood, filming for an episode that s due to go out later in the summer. however, the temperature at the moment is about 3 degrees. we ve had flurries of snow this morning, but here in albert square it is, as you can see, flaming june. there is a street party. they are celebrating the jubilee and to mark the event, well, we ve got some royal visitors arriving. push back a little bit. the royal visit began with a group photo and a moment of gallantry on this perishing day. ahhh!
with usa and iran, also in the group. a royal visit to the queen vic charles and camilla pay a visit to albert square, where filming for her majesty s platinum jubilee is well underway it isa it is a really chilly one out there this morning, frosty right across the uk but the good news, if you do not like the cold weather, it looks as if things will be turning milder in the coming days. the details coming up. it s saturday 2nd april. our top story. more than 3,000 citizens from the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol, have managed to flee to safety, after suffering weeks of bombardment with no food, fresh water or power. of bombardment with no food, the red cross have twice attempted to deliver aid and help more residents to escape, but have been unable to reach the area. an estimated 150,000 people remain trapped inside the city, as dan johnson reports.
uk so he will bring us up to date. i uk so he will bring us up to date. i think it s heathrow and manchester. more on that. let s take a look at today s papers. and the guardian carries the headline covid hits all time high in uk . the paper says that experts are calling for the immediate return of free testing the day after the government ended free rapid tests for most people in england. the daily express focuses on prince andrew. it says the duke is keen to play a key role in the queen s platinum jubilee celebrations, after he escorted her at the late duke of edinburgh s memorial on tuesday. according to the telegraph s back page, england s footballers have a dream world cup draw in qatar after they were pitted against the united states and iran, rather than coming up against germany in the early stages. and the los angeles times homepage carries prominent stories on both ukraine and the latest news about actor will smith, who as we ve just heard has resigned from the osc
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