george, charlotte and louis made their debut appearance in a royal carriage at the trooping the colour parade. and in other news tonight: england get off to a storming start on the first day of the first test against new zealand at lords. good evening from buckingham palace, where the queen has been cheered on by huge crowds as the first of four days of the platinum jubilee celebrations got under way. it began with the trooping of colour parade and was followed by a spectacular flypast marking her unprecedented 70 year reign. in a message to mark the event, the queen said she hoped the celebrations would create many happy memories for people . at 96, her mobility is limited and she restricted her appearance to the palace balcony instead of inspecting the troops in person as is traditional. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. for all that she wants thejubilee to be about communities coming together and creating their own precious memories, in the end, it is all
a group of animal rights protestors tried to disrupt the trooping the colours ceremony but was dragged away by police. prince andrew will miss tomorrow s service of thanksgiving at saint paul s cathedral after testing positive for covid. and beacons have been lit across the commonwealth, and are about to be around the uk to mark the end of the first day ofjubilee celebrations. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets of central london and taken part in street parties around the uk at the start of four days of events to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. the return of the trooping the colour military parade after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic began the celebrations before a fly past over buckingham palace involving seventy aircraft. the queen was joined by the working royals on the palace balcony. let s go live to the mall and my colleague katty kay here s our
Today and then announced a full Public Inquiry. We need to know what happened. We need to have an explanation of this. We owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones, friends, and the homes in which they lived. They went in when others were running out how are the firefighters coping with what theyre calling a once In A Lifetime Fire . Well have the latest from here in west london in this extended programme. Stay with bbc news throughout the day for all developments from our london correspondents from the scene at the london Tower Block Fire. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six from west london. Behind me, Grenfell Tower its 2a storeys now just a charred shell. Once home to hundreds of people today its an ugly reminder of a tragedy that many people around here believe could have been avoided. The scale of that tragedy is becoming much clearer. Seventeen people are now confirmed dead but the Police Believe the final figure will be higher. The first victi
Jessica is a 12 year old Vibrant Young Girl who will be turning 13 next month. Shes a Lovely Little Girl with a bubbly personality. We are just worried and concerned about her and we just want her home. In the local community the profound shock and grief are still evident, but theres growing anger and a demand for answers. At the moment, were grieving but theres a bubbling Anger Underneath and we do want to see someone held accountable for this. The Prime Minister made a private visit to the scene and later announced the Public Inquiry into the disaster. We need to know what happened. We need to have an explanation of this. We owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones, friends, and the homes in which they lived. And well be reporting on the work of the Fire Fighters and what theyve had to face in the past 48 hours. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news india have reached the Icc Champions Trophy final after thrashing bangladesh. Theyll meet pakistan in sundays f