Queen "humbled and deeply touched" by jubilee celebrations The Queen has released a statement about the weekend’s jubilee celebrations, thanking people for their support. She acknowledged that she has not been able to make all official events held to mark her 70 years on the throne, but said she was “committed to serving you to the best of my ability supported by my family”. The full statement says: When it comes to how to mark 70 years as your Queen, there is no guidebook to follow. It really is a first. But I have been humbled and deeply touched that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my platinum jubilee. While I may not have attended every event in person, my heart has been with you all; and I remain committed to serving you to the best of my ability, supported by my family. I have been inspired by the kindness, joy and kinship that has been so evident in recent days, and I hope this renewed sense of togetherness will be felt for many years to come. I thank you all most sincerely for your good wishes and for the part you have all played in these happy celebrations. After two bank holidays, a pop concert, a thanksgiving service and today’s pageant, that brings the four-day jubilee celebrations to an end, and our live coverage draws to a close. Thanks for following along, we hope you’ve enjoyed it, particularly Stuart Heritage’s account of last night’s party at the palace. We’ll leave you with a summary of today’s pageant, and the Queen’s appearance on the balcony at Buckingham Palace. Here’s some tales and reflections from those on the Mall earlier, as Emine Sinmaz spoke to those who had made the trip on the jubilee, and their thoughts on the future of the monarchy. Views on the royals were mixed, with some hoping that Prince William becomes king next, rather than his father. Here’s a jubilee dispatch from festivities in Glasgow from Eve Livingston. In the weeks preceding the jubilee, Glasgow found itself making headlines for its supposed lack of enthusiasm. The city’s relationship with monarchy remains complicated, tied up with politics, religion and football, and only a handful of street closures were requested. In neighbouring South Lanarkshire, that number was one — but on Western Avenue in Rutherglen, enthusiasm is in no short supply. Volunteers dressed in red, white and blue with Union Jack deely-boppers handle heaving plates of food as local DJ Andrew Fraser plays requests ranging from country and western to motown classics. 79-year-old piper John Paton was here 10 years ago for the silver jubilee, and as recently as Thursday night when he piped for the lighting of a jubilee beacon which stands proudly in the church garden. “It’s been a very good week,” he says, dressed in a kilt with his bagpipes close by. “It’s a great turnout today — and the rain is all staying down in England.” For organiser Isabelle Tennent, trustee of Rutherglen West and Wardlawhill Church who are behind today’s party, the event is about neighbours coming together as much as it is the Queen. “The church isn’t what some people think it is,” she says. “For me it’s community, it’s caring and sharing, and today is evidence of what it should be.” On the other side of Glasgow, Saracen Street in the city’s historically deprived Possilpark has also been closed for a street party organised by Possilpark Parish Church. “We never thought we’d see a three-course meal being served on Saracen Street,” laughs Anne McDougall as she finishes her soup starter at a trestle table in the sun, a paper crown on her head. “And it’s good to celebrate the Queen. Even though we’re Scots, we can still celebrate her,” she says with a wink. Also among attendees are Ewere Osarenen and Desmond Areghan, both 36, who joined the party after spotting it on their way home from a nearby church. “We saw this lovely party with everybody smiling and happy, so we came here and they gave us ice-cream and food,” laughs Areghan, ice-cream cone in hand. “We asked what [was] happening and they said it’s the Queen’s jubilee. When I came to Scotland in 2018 I always saw this church but never entered, so I think the Queen’s jubilee is a great opportunity.” As the sun beats down on Saracen Street, children enjoy hula hooping, hopscotch and a chance to ‘beat the goalie’ while party songs blast across the road. Stalls representing local community groups also line the street; this party was organised by church members alongside the groups who use their halls, including drug and alcohol groups and a disability charity. “The church is quite a small, cosy community,” says organiser and church member Adah Younger. “So this is the first time I’ve managed to get the people who use our halls together with the worshipping congregation to produce an event for the whole community. It’s been stressful and very chaotic — but it’s absolutely fantastic.” My colleague Mark Lawson has done a review of this weekend’s jubilee celebrations and the BBC’s coverage, which stretches to more than 15 hours of live coverage – in addition to one-off specials. Short of royal correspondent Jonny Dymond changing his surname to Platinum for the bank holiday weekend, the BBC could not have made much more effort in its coverage of Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. There were 15 and a half hours of live coverage across four days on BBC One, punctuated by documentaries and specials. The corporation, in covering royal matters, has two modes – courtier and reporter. These are generally separate – head bowed for weddings and funerals, fingers pointing for programmes about Prince Andrew or royal finances and divorces – but were merged by the circumstances of these ceremonies. Thursday’s trooping the colour and Friday’s service of thanksgiving were the sort of events that would naturally find the BBC at its most reverential, tone little changed from when the Queen replaced her father. But, unusually for such pomp programmes, there were properly newsworthy presences – the Sussexes of California briefly back on parade, Boris Johnson in potentially one of his final duties as PM – and absences: the Archbishop of Canterbury with Covid and pneumonia, Prince Andrew with Covid and disgrace. Most extraordinarily, there was doubt over whether and when the Queen might appear. For the sartorially interested, the Queen’s bright green wool dress was a Stewart Parvin design, adorned with a Bow Brooch. Parvin has previously designed many of the monarch’s well known bold and colourful outfits. It was matched with a Rachel Trevor-Morgan hat with a black pom pom, pearl jewellery and white gloves. Queen "humbled and deeply touched" by jubilee celebrations The Queen has released a statement about the weekend’s jubilee celebrations, thanking people for their support. She acknowledged that she has not been able to make all official events held to mark her 70 years on the throne, but said she was “committed to serving you to the best of my ability supported by my family”. The full statement says: When it comes to how to mark 70 years as your Queen, there is no guidebook to follow. It really is a first. But I have been humbled and deeply touched that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my platinum jubilee. While I may not have attended every event in person, my heart has been with you all; and I remain committed to serving you to the best of my ability, supported by my family. I have been inspired by the kindness, joy and kinship that has been so evident in recent days, and I hope this renewed sense of togetherness will be felt for many years to come. I thank you all most sincerely for your good wishes and for the part you have all played in these happy celebrations. A reminder of one of the funnier moments during the pageant, as the Jaguar of the TV chef and Great British Bake Off presenter Prue Leith’s broke down. The vintage car got a push from stewards and Leith took it in good humour, laughing it off and waving to the crowds during the “dame” section of the event. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who sat behind the royals and danced along to Abba earlier on, tweeted: