have contributed to public life, like nhs workers and teachers. the service will be conducted by the dean of st paul s and the salmon will be given by the archbishop of york. prime minister borisjohnson will also give a reading from the new testament. much more head of that celebration. here s more from our royal correspondent sarah campbell. fanfare plays. it was a day of celebration, and in the evening there was a final glowing tribute. buckingham palace had made it known that the queen had been in some discomfort during the day but, as planned, she laid her hand on the specially created globe of nations, which triggered a light sequence leading to buckingham palace. there, the principal beacon, a 21 metre high sculpture of 350 trees, burst into light. watching on, the queen s grandson, prince william.
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would warm up. it is here, it is coming and it is glorious. it is dabbling over st paul s cathedral as well. appling. crowds are beginning to gather. you can see the barriers are being put up two key people in the right positions ahead of the service, which begins at half past 11. very busy around here. a real hullabaloo. a lot of hubbub. this service begins at half past 11. it will be led by the archbishop of york, a special service of thanksgiving for the queen s rate. rain. and then tomorrow night there ll be an open air concert at buckingham palace, with performances from the likes of diana ross, duran duran and eurovision star sam ryder. the weekend s finale is sunday afternoon s platinumjubilee pageant, led by the gold state carriage.
starting at whitehall, it will process up the mall to buckingham palace. i mentioned at that concert happening tomorrow evening. among the big names who will be appearing on stage tomorrow night is sir rod stewart. sir rod stewart will perform two songs. we know one of them. we are not allowed to know the second because it will be a big surprise. i went to have a chat with him at home and he admitted that, despite his years of experience, he s a bit nervous. we were sitting in his garden. he is a man who is so confident on stage, really lively. itjust seems like nothing phases him. celebrating 70 years of the queen? even he is a little bit nervous. hello! hello, darling. how are you? i m really well. i m mega excited about what you re going to do. i will behave myself, i promise. oh, no, don t do that. don t do that. 0k. are you excited? very, very excited. i went down yesterday for the first rehearsal,