hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. welcome to bbc news. a special concert will take place tonight at buckingham palace, as a weekend ofjubilee celebrations continues, to give thanks to the queen for her 70 year reign. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place afternoon but the queen will not attend. instead, she s expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle. would you like another one? the queen s love of horses is well known. these pictures were filmed earlier this year, at the royal stud. however, she won t be attending the epsom derby later today, but will watch on the television instead. just as she watched yesterday s national service of thanksgiving at st paul s cathedral. her mobility issues prevented her being there in person to hear the thanks for a lifet
welcome to bbc news. a special concert will take place tonight at buckingham palace as a weekend ofjubilee celebrations continues, to give thanks to the queen for her 70 year reign. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place afternoon but the queen will not attend. instead, she s expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle. would you like another one? the queen s love of horses is well known. these pictures were filmed earlier this year, at the royal stud. however, she won t be attending the epsom derby later today, but will watch on the television instead. just as she watched yesterday s national service of thanksgiving at st paul s cathedral. her mobility issues prevented her being there in person to hear the thanks for a lifetime dedicated to faith and public service. her family were there, how
queen s love would you like another one? the queen s love of would you like another one? the queen s love of horses is clear from these pictures, which were filmed in april at the royal stud in sandringham. she has only missed derby day twice in her long reign, today will make a third time but she will be watching from home in windsor. it is for other members of herfamily to take windsor. it is for other members of her family to take thejubilee message of thanks around the uk. this morning, the earl and countess of wessex were in northern ireland as local communities got creative in their tributes to the queen.- their tributes to the queen. really nice to have their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, it - their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, it has - their tributes to the queen. really l nice to have them here, i
singing along appropriately to queen and adam lambert. more from here shortly. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine s forces are pushing back russia in the key city of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights today and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. and wickets are beginning to tumble at lords, as england s batsmen struggle to chase the target set for them by new zealand. welcome to bbc news. a third day of celebrations for the queen s platinum jubilee is under way, with members of the royal family attending events across the uk. the duke and duchess of cambridge are at cardiff castle with their two older children prince george and princess charlotte. the day will end with an open air concert at buckingham palace where prince charles will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. one couple who aren t expected to at