trooping the colour parade to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king, who is also receiving cancer treatment, travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. the princess of wales back in the public eye. riding in a carriage with her three children at the king s birthday parade. all eyes on her for her first appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis, and he chose not to travel on horseback. the troops taking part have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards are leading the event this year and their colour, or regimentalflag,
it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king who is also receiving cancer treatment travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. a much anticipated moment the princess of wales back in the public eye, all eyes on her for her first appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis and he chose not to travel on horseback. national anthem plays the troops taking part in this annual celebration of the king s official birthday have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards led the event this year and their colour, or regimentalflag, was on full display. their royal colon
which leads on a warning about the national health service. the nuffield trust says both of britain s main political parties will leave the nhs with lower spending increases. the health think tank analysed figures from the labour and conservative manifestos and it says the nhs will struggle to make ends meet whoever wins the election. staying with the observer, and the paper reports that the number of children attending private schools in england has risen, despite labour s intention to add vat to school fees. according to the department of education, as ofjanuary this year, the number of pupils in private schools had gone up to more than 593,000. turning to the sunday telegraph, which has been hearing from former government minister, robertjenrick. he says he shares the frustrations of traditional tory voters who might want to back nigel farage s reform uk but he says the country is facing the prospect of what he describes as a labour dictatorship. the sunday times has an in
and now we can turn to that uplifting news. alan bates who led the campaign forjustice of victims of the post office it scandal being giving given a knighthood. he said the honour was notjust for him but for everyone who supported his cause. tracey emin was nominated for the turner prize and now has become a dame. also dame hodes for imelda staunton and the handbag designer anya hindmarch. cyclist mark cavendish was awarded a knighthood along with the composerjohn rutter. our business correspondence went to speak with alan bates. alan bates, congratulations. thank you. what was your reaction when you found out? it was all a bit of a surprise. it was a bit out of the blue. and, also, the time it was given. i think i received it on the lunchtime of the first day of paula vennells being at the enquiry, had a look being at the inquiry, had a look at my emails and it was there. i thought this is weird. is this a wind up? yes. to me the things are just say no. but there are a
hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, with me chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. one night away from england s opening match of euro 2024 against serbia we ll be live in germany where the team are going through their final preparations. what next for scotland and their supporters after their opening day humbling at the hands of the hosts? scotland will face switzerland next week who make a winning start to their campaign in cologne. tributes pour in as the former arsenal and everton striker kevin campbell dies at the age of 5a after a short illness. also coming up on sportsday before eight. two weeks out from wimbledon jack draper s into the final of the stuttgart open as he targets his first atp tour title. and can england s cricketers avoid elimination at the t20 world cup? rain has delayed the start against namibia as things stand, they re heading out. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. injust over 2a hours, england begin their quest to b