a very warm welcome to a beautiful day here at buckingham palace. the queen has thanked all those involved in her platinum jubilee celebrations, as four days of events get under way across the country and the commonwealth to mark her 70 years on the throne. in a special message, the queen said she continued to be inspired by the goodwill shown to her and that many happy memories would be made during the festivities. there s a lot planned for the occasion from today here in the uk today and tomorrow there are two public holidays, meaning a four day weekend for the country. later today, it s trooping the colour, the queen s official birthday parade, which ends with an raf flypast watched by members of the royal family on the balcony of buckingham palace. also later beacons will be lit throughout the uk, channel islands, isle of man and uk 0verseas territories. they will be also lit in most of the 5a commonwealth countries. on friday, a service of thanksgiving will take p
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 can fi
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning, it is saturday, june 15th. i m victor blackwell. and go where? midway through june already i m amara walker. thank you so much for being with us. and here s what we re watching for you this morning i want to show you live pictures out of london working charles s birthday celebration is underway right now, but the star of the show, catherine, the princess of wales, who we saw just a few moments ago for the first time since she announced she is being treated for cancer, nearly six months ago. resume biden is on his way to the west coast this morning after back-to-back overseas trips, more on the star-studded fundraiser on his schedule today and how he s prepping for his first debate with donald trump of this cycle and a major dome of extreme heat is sending temperatures soaring two near triple digits. the city please that could see record highs and wellness when we will start to cool down bonus, the faa says is looking into how
of the fire at grenfell tower and met some of those who have lost friends and neighbours. it had clearly made a deep impression. in her statement she said. she went on. her birthday parade went ahead. it had all the familiar components. the foot guards marched and trooped the colour of the irish guards. and the royal family appeared on the palace balcony where prince george, as usual, stole the show gazing down at the crowds and as then as the raf fly past appeared up at the sky with his sister. but this was no ordinary trooping. this was a year when the head of state reflected the country s feeling of shock and grief. nicolas witchall, bbc news, buckingham palace. since the fire, the government has ordered councils across england to check the safety of their buildings. many have sought to reassure tenants living in tower blocks. but, as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports, it s notjust tower blocks that are coming under scrutiny. in all parts of the country, in all kind