Jubilee concert

The Platinum Jubilee is celebrating 70 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II.

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 concert is also expected to feature a pre-recorded performance by Elton John. William and his wife Kate brought two of their three children — 8-year-old Prince George and 7-year-old Princess Charlotte — to Cardiff Castle in Wales before a separate concert in the castle grounds in honor of the queen. The queen has had problems moving around lately, which the palace describes as "episodic mobility issues," limiting her public appearances in recent months. The event featuring Alicia Keys and Queen + Adam Lambert will take place in a temporary amphitheater built around the Victoria Memorial outside the palace. It was the second time in as many days that the queen's mobility issues have robbed crowds of a chance to see her.

The monarch and the famous bear – both much loved British institutions – tapped out the beat of the We Will Rock You anthem together on china teacups using ...

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. Elizabeth II and the digitally animated character met for a chaotic cream tea at ‘Buckingham Palace’ in the footage, with the Queen revealing she shares Paddington’s love of marmalade sandwiches and keeps an emergency stash in her trademark handbag.

Adam Lambert from the band Queen performs with the Royal Marine drummers. Boris Johnson and his wife. (Source: Associated Press).

The Queen is seen onscreen at the concert as she is not attending in person. From left, Britain's Prince George, Prince William and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall arrive at the Platinum Jubilee concert taking place in front of Buckingham Palace. The Platinum Jubilee concert is in full swing outside Buckingham Palace in London.

Queen Elizabeth II may have to miss a star-studded concert in her honor, but she brought the house down when she appeared in a surprise video recorded with ...

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. 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 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. 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.

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee on Saturday and watch a pop concert that started ...

Queen's "We Will Rock You" then opened the show, with other performers including the cast of "Hamilton," Alicia Keys and Diana Ross. Elizabeth was instrumental in creating the latter and many regard its success as her greatest achievement. Polls suggest a comfortable majority believe the monarchy should remain. You laugh and cry with us and, most importantly, you have been there for us, for these 70 years. "Your majesty, you have been with us in our difficult times. "You have met us and talked with us.

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

Earlier in the day she also missed the Epsom Derby horse race. “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. By early evening, tens of thousands of people had gathered on the Mall, the grand boulevard that runs up to the palace, and in a nearby park to watch the concert on big screens, while those with tickets surrounded the stage on a warm evening.

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.

Ella Eyre and George Ezra are enthralling crowd at tonight's Jubilee concert to celebrate the Queen's 70 years on the throne.Ella posted a message on ...

I’m playing at Buckingham Palace tonight for the Queen’s Jubilee!! tune in to Platinum Party at the Palace from 7.30pm on BBC One for a huge evening of music and celebrations." He tweeted: "Here’s something I never imagined myself saying. Ella posted a message on Twitter ahead of performance: "Big big BIGGG day at Buckingham palace, been in and out of rehearsals all week and it is going to be one hell of a show."

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The event featuring Diana Ross, Queen + Adam Lambert and Alicia Keys will take place in a temporary amphitheater outside the palace. Prince Charles and Prince William, the queen’s son and grandson, will address a live audience of 22,000 and millions more watching on television. The 96-year-old monarch isn’t expected to attend the evening outdoor event, with rain in the forecast.

Queen Elizabeth II may have to miss a star-studded concert in her honor, but she brought the house down when she appeared in a surprise video recorded with ...

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. 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. 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.

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.

The comedian graced the stage after Queen + Adam Lambert finished their opening performance. “We are here right outside the gates of Buckingham Palace for the ...

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The U.K. is celebrating the queen's Platinum Jubilee, which includes a concert headlined by acts such as Queen, Adam Lambert and Diana Ross.

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.

Alicia Keys, Diana Ross and Sam Ryder 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.

As the Prince spoke, images of key moments in the Queen's life were projected onto Buckingham Palace.

Your Majesty, you have been with us in our difficult times. But I know what really gets my mother up in the morning is all of you – watching at home. You continue to make history. Your “strength and stay” is much missed this evening but I am sure he is here in spirit… Looking back, we think of the countless State occasions that are milestones along this nation’s road. The Prince closed his speech with three cheers for the Queen before Diana Ross gave the final performance of the night, saying that Windsor Castle is only 20 miles away and "If we cheer loud enough she might just hear us!"

Prince Charles led the tributes to his mother at a Platinum Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace Saturday.

She did not attend a thanksgiving service at London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral on Friday because of mobility issues. And you bring us together to celebrate moments of pride, joy and happiness.” "That is why we are here.

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.

Audiences were stunned by the use of drones to create a sky-sized corgi and cup of tea during the Queen's Platinum Party at the Palace concert.

“The planning required… “There is a giant drone corgi over Buckingham Palace and this is the best country on earth,” one user wrote on Twitter. 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”.

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.

Kate Middleton selected a cream Self-Portrait dress for the Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace.

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.”

Two future monarchs are set to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at a special concert in front of Buckingham Palace.

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.

Buckingham Palace was transformed into a huge movie screen for tens of thousands of people who cheered the Queen, and saw a galaxy of stars performing.

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. “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. The sketch featured the queen having a cream tea with British national treasure Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace. "Mankind has benefitted from unimaginable technological developments and scientific breakthroughs. The long-time mystery was solved Saturday when the British monarch made the second star turn of her career, appearing in a mini-movie to kick off a concert celebrating her 70 years on the throne.