palace confirmed the programme for the platinum jubilee. can we palace confirmed the programme for the platinumjubilee. can we really suppose that we can have a platinum jubilee with the queen happily taking part in it whilst charges of the serious nature, civil charges, are laid against her second son and he is defending them in the autumn? can we suppose that he is going to take part in thejubilee trooping the colour, raiding as he is entitled as colonel of the grenadier guards? we mock his repeated protestations of his innocence, but i do think that many people will now feel it is time for him to withdraw, gracefully and completely now. nicholas witchell, thank you. the time is 18:20. our top story this evening: the prime minister admits attending a garden party in downing street at the height of lockdown in may 2020, and apologises. coming up. we ll hear what voters in the west midlands make of today s developments. and in the sport on the bbc news channel: there were farcical and