serve and support her majesty and the people of our communities. my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout. that year of this unprecedented batting jubilee brings an opportunity for us all to celebrate the service of the queen, by whose example blue will be continue to be led for years to come platinumjubilee. platinum jubilee. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. it is 70 years to the day since she came to the throne and there is no question of her stepping down. in the ballroom at sandringham on the eve of accession day, she was alert and fully engaged in conversations. it had to be upside for the press. very consistent. laughter. i don t matter. laughter. at the same time, it s clear the queen is looking to the future and smoothing the path to the reign of her eldest son. in a statement issued last night, the queen recalled that she had been blessed to have as her partner, prince philip, who she said had unselfishly t
this morning, the prince of wales said he and the duchess were deeply conscious of the honour bestowed on camilla. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. i look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart. so says the queen in her accession day message. on this day when she marks the 70th anniversary of the moment she came to the throne, it s clear that her commitment remains undimmed by the passage of years. and with that message, a glimpse from buckingham palace of the unseen work of the monarch, the paperwork which comes every day in the official red boxes, a routine which this monarch has followed virtually every day of those 70 years. behind her, a photograph of her late father, george vi as, with her private secretary, sir edward young, she reviewed government documents and messages from abroad. nice comments, including one from president biden. oh, that s very kind. from clarence house, the prince of wales acknowledged what he called the hon
hello, this is bbc news with me, maryam moshiri. the headlines: prince charles has led tributes to the queen, on the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. he s congratulated her on what he described as a remarkable achievement . a former conservative leader has said it will be a very difficult task to win back the trust of voters following the anger over government lockdown parties. but iain duncan smith insisted borisjohnson was the right man to lead the tories into the next election. a lawyer says a man jailed for the murder of the schoolgirl, milly dowler, has admitted killing lin russell and her daughter, megan, in 1996. paul bacon says he s received a four page statement from levi bellfield, which includes details of how he claims to have carried out the attack in chillenden in kent. the chairman of tesco, john allan, has told the bbc the worst is yet to come on food prices for consumers. he also said it was wrong for the governor of the bank of englan
now on bbc news, the travel show. there are still places that surprise me, even after travelling for nearly 20 years countries that appear to be one thing but, when you dig a little deeper, turn out to be something completely different. this is pretty spectacular. it is, it is. and i m loving all the colours. the cabo verde archipelago, located just over 600km from senegal s coast, is one of them. tourism has really picked up pace here in recent decades, and it s easy to see why crystal clear waters, golden beaches, year round sun, all the ingredients for an amazing holiday. but i feel there s so much more to this place just waiting to be discovered by travellers like us. and all you have to do is head beyond the beaches. i ve been lucky enough to explore a lot of africa, but what i ve heard about cabo verde is that you get this real sense of worlds and cultures colliding. so, if you take a look at the shops and some of the market stalls, they re selling african style art