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a unique pageant of british history. tomorrow, the abbey will be the setting for the state funeral of her majesty queen elizabeth ii, an event on a scale not seen in britain since the death of the queen s father, king george vi, 70 years ago in 1952. her majesty s body has been lying in state at nearby westminster hall for the past four days, where hundreds of thousands of people have filed past the coffin in silence, giving thanks for the longest reigning monarch in british history. among those keeping vigil in the hall have been the late queen s grandchildren, including the prince of wales and the duke of sussex. well, tonight that process is far from over. there will be a national one minute silence at eight o clock tonight, while the queues are still stretching over lambeth bridge along the south bank of the thames as people hope to reach westminster hall before the doors close at 6.30 in the morning. tomorrow, the day of the state funeral, will be a public holiday in the ....
with the queen now other national icons are getting in on the act. i ve got my own swarovski crystals, so i can outsparkle everybody here, although might i say howjealous i was of paddington bear having tea with the queen only last night! good afternoon. a huge pageant along the mall in london will start in about half an hour, bringing to a close four days of celebrations to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. you the queen s platinumjubilee. arejust you the queen s platinum jubilee. are just hearing that of you are just hearing that the sounds of the kids quiet, made up of 400 schoolchildren representing 22 schools from around london coming together that a very special performance today warming up the crowd performing i am the earth, conducted by richard and about to begin performing something that will begin performing something that will be very familiar to many of you. take that s greatest day. thousands have come here from all corners of the uk and indeed much fur ....
where the crowds are ready for a hugely significant historic event that dates back more than two centuries. this is trooping the colour, as we mark the king s official birthday. all five regiments of the fog cards making their way onto centre stage. the footguards. led by the irish wolfhound known as seamus, the regimental mascot of the irish guards. because this year, it is number nine company irish guards who have the honour of providing the escort and trooping their colour. and with them comes the musical flair of the pipes and drums. we have a real treat in store. in about 15 minutes, his majesty the king will set off from buckingham palace for his second birthday parade as monarch and he will be accompanied by other members of the royal family. there is huge excitement around that. we can offer a number of ways to enjoy our coverage this morning. we have audio described commentary for those who are blind or partially sighted, that is via the red button. and you ....
Water officials said by the time the water peaks, Bear Lake will be about 2 feet short of full. This means less room for people who want to enjoy the beach Memorial Day weekend. ....