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 further a
Weve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. Are you the best teacher there . Thats a yes. Ahmeds been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. Were afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts, we cant go to the park or the valley or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. Its quiet now, but theres danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdul, says theyre about 600 meters in front of us. A gunshot away, he tells me. For ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, leading Morning Assembly at al wahda primary. It was bombed by the Saudi Led Coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. The classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. Young minds getting an education in war. Ahmed was leading the class atjus
Ahmed has been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. We are afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts we cant go to the park or the valley, or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. It is quiet now, but there is danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdel, says theyre are about 600 metres in front of us. A gun shot away, he tells me. For ahmed, school has always been a refuge, of sorts. This was our first been a refuge, of sorts. This was ourfirst glimpse been a refuge, of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him been a refuge, of sorts. This was ourfirst glimpse of him in january 2021, leading Morning Assembly at his primary. It was bombed by the Saudi Led Coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. The classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. Young minds getting an education in war.
Now on bbc news. The briefing smiling through. This is ahmed naguib. Hes 11 years old and he doesnt let much get in his way. Hes heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. Life was tough here, even before the war. But ahmed is a fighter. Weve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. Are you the best teacher there . Thats a yes. Ahmeds been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. Were afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts, we cant go to the park or the valley or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. Its quiet now, but theres danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdul, says theyre about 600 meters in front of us. A gunshot away, he tells me. For ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, le
charlotte. organisation. yes, it is. you said, charlotte, there organisation. yes, it is. you said, charlotte, there is organisation. yes, it is. you said, charlotte, there is a organisation. yes, it is. you said, charlotte, there is a military - charlotte, there is a military precision to it. i suppose when you grow up in this country you slightly take it for granted and then you see it on this scale and you realise how part of the fabric of society it is. what other person apart from the queen what other person apart from the queen could bring this together and brin- queen could bring this together and bring all queen could bring this together and bring all these people to one place? some bring all these people to one place? some people have been camping out on the mall some people have been camping out on the mall since before the jubilee weekend. they been out in the sun and the weekend. they been out in the sun and the rain weekend. they been out in the sun and the