Their first appearance at a royal event in two years yesterday. at the national service of thanksgiving. their two children, archie and lillibet travelled with them to the uk and today it is her first birthday. on the mall, the excitement is building, with people arriving early to get the best spot for the event. on this huge set, built in front of buckingham palace, the likes of duran duran, queen and diana ross will take to any one of the four stages, as thisjubilee weekend continues. sarah campbell, bbc news, buckingham palace. i was here last night when they did some rehearsals. behind me, it is still empty, but in a few minutes they will open the door and people who had been queueing, they will be coming out here to watch the concert. they all have tickets, it will be an enormous party.
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