Jubilee concert

As musicians including Alicia Keys and Georga Ezra prepared to perform at the BBC event, a pre-recorded segment was shown to viewers in which the Queen herself ...

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The monarch, who continues to rest at home, revealed she shares Paddington's love of marmalade sandwiches.

“Your ‘strength and stay’ is much missed this evening but I am sure he is here in spirit… In that time, mankind has benefited from unimaginable technological developments and scientific breakthroughs. “On behalf of us all, I wanted to pay my own tribute to your lifetime of selfless service, in pictures, in words and in light,” he added as pictures from the Queen’s life and reign were projected on to Buckingham Palace. The Prince of Wales also delivered a tribute to the Queen at the event which is being watched watched by millions on television. The Duke of Cambridge then highlighted the urgent “need to protect our planet” in an address to the audience. The Queen responded by revealing, “So do I” before opening her bag and declaring, “I keep mine in here” to show her very own ready-made supply of the bread and orange preserve staple.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are celebrating their daughter's first birthday 'privately'

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More than 30 members of the royal family are set to gather at the BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace on the third night of the Jubilee celebrations. The Queen ...

Among the royal attendees attending the live concert will be the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Queen’s cousins – the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent – with the Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Michael of Kent – and Princess Margaret’s daughter Lady Sarah Chatto and her family are due to attend, along with a number of other extended family members. The royals will be out in full force at Saturday night's star-studded concert outside of Buckingham Palace - but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be missing.

One of the showpiece events for the platinum jubilee is a concert with Queen, Diana Ross, Elton John and more.

This only reinforces my belief that the staunchest royalists all spent the year 2000 smashed on WKD and listening to Oxide and Neutrino. Andrew Lloyd Webber is now sitting at a piano with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is singing a version of You Say from Hamilton with lyrics rewritten to reflect the jubilee. What I like most about this Lion King bit is that they’re all waving birds on sticks around, like the things they stick on top of tips to keep the seagulls out. At a concert for the Queen. Remember when Windsor Castle burned down in the 1990s? Either way, they’re singing Notorious and they look for all the world like they’re having a ball. And now for Sigala and Ella Eyre, singing the sort of song that ITV2 would choose to soundtrack a Take Me Out promo. Single-handedly responsible for rescuing the UK’s reputation at Eurovision, it now falls upon him to make us all forget about Andrew Lloyd Webber. He’s wearing a sparkly Union Jack pyjama onesie, and he has managed to unite a bored and fractious crowd. Judi Dench and David Beckham are now being projected onto the side of Buckingham Palace to thank the Queen for her service. She’s singing Empire State of Mind, but for the last chorus she’s changed “New York” to “London”. “London, concrete jungle where dreams are made of”, she sings. I’ve just checked Twitter, and Lee Mack seems to be the highest trending performer of the night. This is my proudest achievement, and a fitting high to go out on. You know, I’ve been writing this liveblog without a break for almost four hours and I haven’t used the term ‘Platty Joobs’ once.

Twenty-two thousand people will attend the event, including 10,000 members of the public who won tickets in the public ballot, which closed on 23 March. Over ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I’m sure the night is still young for the many faithful royalists swarming the Mall.) That’s curtains for the jubilee concert.

'That wasn't in the autocue,' Mack told crowd members, which included Johnson himself.

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Some of the biggest names in music will perform at Buckingham Palace in a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign.

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A corgi, a teapot, and a stamp complete with the Queen's face shone bright above Buckingham Palace.

“The planning required… “There is a giant drone corgi over Buckingham Palace and this is the best country on earth,” one user wrote on The effects also portrayed a horse, an outline of a stamp – complete with the Queen’s face – and a note saying: “Thank you Ma’am”.

The monarch appeared alongside the digitally animated character in secretly recorded footage which aired at the BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace.

And who better to thank Her Majesty than Paddington, over a pot of tea, a marmalade sandwich, and with a touch of chaos. “Her Majesty’s warmth and generosity was a joy to behold. Capturing this lovely encounter was an absolute joy and unique privilege for the whole team.” Anna Marsh, chief executive of StudioCanal, added: “Filming with Her Majesty and Paddington Bear at The Palace is a memory we will all cherish. “There was an interest in the filming and animation process and the opportunity to invite a famous bear to tea was just too much fun to miss. The Queen has delighted millions of viewers by appearing in a surprise comic sketch with Paddington Bear to kick-start the Jubilee concert.

Queen Elizabeth II may have to miss the Platinum Jubilee concert but she was still present in a surprise video recorded with Paddington Bear.

It was the couple’s first public appearance in the U.K. since they stepped back from royal duties and moved to California two years ago. The queen is widely known as an avid horse lover, and she has only missed the Epsom Derby a handful of times. Apart from attending Friday’s service, the couple has so far stayed out of the limelight. A spokesperson for the couple said they were spending the day “privately” and were not joining some 30 other members of the royal family at Saturday’s concert. The queen has had problems moving around lately, which the palace describes as “episodic mobility issues,” limiting her public appearances in recent months. “She’s been breeding horses for over 60 years.

The crowds heard archive recordings of the Queen speaking about the future of the planet in 1989 during her Christmas Message.

“Tonight has been full of such optimism and joy – and there is hope. In that time, mankind has benefited from unimaginable technological developments and scientific breakthroughs. The duke highlighted the efforts of “visionary environmentalists” and went on to name broadcaster and naturalist Sir David and spoke about the pride he felt for “my grandfather and my father”, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales, who have championed the natural world.

The Queen kick-started an array of star-studded performances at the concert with a heart-warming short film alongside a national treasure – Paddington Bear.

He added: “You have met us and talked with us. The 78-year-old soul singer was the last to take to the stage, dressed in a white and black tiered voluminous dress with silver jewellery, and delivered a selection of her hit songs. His speech came shortly after his son, the Duke of Cambridge, paid tribute to his grandmother's "optimism" and praised her for her "hope" for the future of the planet, along with a nod to his father and grandfather's environmental efforts. The future king paid a touching tribute to his mother and told her his late father, "Papa" Philip, was there "in spirit" enjoying celebrations in honour of the Queen. At the end of the hit song, Sir Rod shouted to the crowd "up the NHS" and "God save Ukraine". Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who earlier made a surprise visit to Cardiff Castle with their parents for a Jubilee event, were sat in the front row of the royal box for the concert alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they stayed up late to make a surprise appearance.

Alicia Keys, Diana Ross and Rod Stewart took to the stage, but the Royal Family were the real stars.

We do know her favourite songs predate the rock era. There were also a couple of references to politics. And so, to my surprise, was the moment that drones floating above Buckingham Palace created an image of the Queen's beloved corgis. Immediately afterwards, Queen (the band) kicked off the music in style, embellishing We Will Rock You with military pomp, courtesy of the Royal Marine Drummers. "Is this girl on fire?" At most pop concerts, the audience don't turn their backs on the stage.

The gig kicked off with a film of The Queen having tea with Paddington Bear, bringing back memories of the video she shot with Daniel Craig as James Bond ...

Mack told the crowds: "We are here right outside the gates of Buckingham Palace for the party of a lifetime. "Tonight has been full of such optimism and joy - and there is hope. In that time, mankind has benefited from unimaginable technological developments and scientific breakthroughs. The Duke of Cambridge praised the Queen for her "hope" in the future of the planet, echoing her speech to the COP26 climate change summit, when she spoke about working together in a "common cause". The gig kicked off with a film of The Queen having tea with Paddington Bear, bringing back memories of the video she shot with Daniel Craig as James Bond for the London 2012 Olympics. The gig kicked off with a film of The Queen having tea with Paddington Bear, bringing back memories of the video she shot with Daniel Craig as James Bond for the London 2012 Olympics.

More than 30 members of the royal family are set to gather at the BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace – but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be missing.

The Queen’s cousins – the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent – with the Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Michael of Kent – and Princess Margaret’s daughter Lady Sarah Chatto and her family are due to attend, along with a number of other extended family members. Among the royal attendees at Saturday’s star-studded live Jubilee concert, staged in front of Buckingham Palace, will be the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. More than 30 members of the royal family are set to gather at the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace – but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be missing.

Thousands flocked to Buckingham palace in London to watch a star-studded concert and witness floating corgis and teapots in the skies in a stunning drones ...

It was not the first time the queen has revealed her comic talents to a large audience. But she was, he said, “watching these celebrations with much emotion, having, I hope, finished her marmalade sandwich.” “So do I,” confides the queen, who then opens her black handbag. The queen wasn’t at the concert. It’s all very posh but things, of course, go wrong for the accident-prone bear. A teapot goes flying and a dessert is splattered on a butler’s face.

LONDON — (AP) — Prince Charles and his son Prince William honored the past and looked to the future Saturday as they paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at a ...

The presentation began with a clip of the queen’s 1989 Christmas message, in which she called on all nations to work together to protect the earth for “our children and our children’s children.” On Saturday, five of her former racehorses were paraded, and 40 jockeys who have ridden for the queen formed a guard of honor before the national anthem was played. It was the couple’s first public appearance in the U.K. since they stepped back from royal duties and moved to California two years ago. Apart from attending Friday’s service, the couple has so far stayed out of the limelight. But he also highlighted his mother’s role as a symbol of stability, unifying the U.K. and the Commonwealth as they negotiated this rapidly changing world. “Her majesty is well known for her sense of humor, so it should be no surprise that she decided to take part in tonight’s sketch,’’ the palace said. Despite the queen’s absence, spirits were high during an event that culminated with appearances by the monarch’s son and grandson. That is what we celebrate tonight.” The sketch featured the queen having a cream tea with British national treasure Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace. That is why we are here. “Not for me,” she said, decked out from head to toe in the flags of the U.K. and Wales. “She turned up on the first day, and we know she would have been there if she could have been.” The queen’s performance with an animated bear drew laughter and loud applause from the overflow crowd at the concert outside Buckingham Palace that was the highlight of the third of four days of festivities celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. The 96-year-old monarch did not attend the concert in person due to what the palace describes as “episodic mobility issues.”

To kick things off, the Queen appeared in a skit that saw her sitting down for a spot of tea with the iconic character. Over the course of the two-minute skit ...

The sketch ended with both Paddington and the Queen tapping along to the opening beats of Queen’s We Will Rock You using their teaspoons and cups. Over the course of the two-minute skit, Paddington was seen swigging tea straight from the spout, before offering the monarch a sample of his favourite delicacy: a marmalade sandwich. Despite some of the biggest names in music taking to the stage during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert on Saturday night, the true scene stealer of the evening was a certain duffle coat-wearing, marmalade-munching teddy bear.

The comedian, author and TV personality appeared on stage at the BBC show, titled Platinum Party at the Palace, to introduce Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess ...

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As musicians, including Alicia Keys and Georga Ezra, prepared to perform at the BBC event, a pre-recorded segment was shown to viewers in which the Queen ...

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Stephen Fry made a cheeky jibe at the Prime Minister at last night's Platinum Party at the Palace from the Mall.

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The Prince of Wales has paid a heartfelt tribute to his "mummy", the Queen, at the Platinum Party at the Palace that drew huge crowds. "You laugh and cry ...

It was also a reminder of how long Prince Charles and the Queen have been there together, soldiering on side by side. In the London twilight, it was framed as a message of hope. He went on to talk about the Queen's "strength and stay", his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last year. It was intimate and simple, despite the grand setting. "And there was still time for fun amongst the work," he added. "You have been with us in our difficult times. "Together, if we harness the very best of humankind, and restore our planet, we will protect it for our children, for our grandchildren and for future generations to come," he said. As pictures of the Queen throughout her reign were projected on to the front of Buckingham Palace, he said: "These pictures on your house are the story of your life - and ours. It opened with words from Sir David Attenborough, and as images of the natural world were projected on to Buckingham Palace and music from Hans Zimmer was played, the crowd heard archive audio of the Queen speaking about the future of the planet in 1989. Taking to the stage, Prince Charles remarked on what he said was an "outpouring of warmth and affection over the Jubilee weekend". He added serving the public was what "gets my mother up in the morning" and thanked her on behalf of the world. The Prince of Wales has paid a heartfelt tribute to his "mummy", the Queen, at the Platinum Party at the Palace that drew huge crowds.