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
of the royal family at the annual 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. a much anticipated moment. the princess of wales back in the public eye. all eyes on herfor herfirst 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 is also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it is his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis and he chose not to travel on horseback. the troops taken 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 guard led to the event this year an