- Title: Cheers from fans outside Buckingham Palace as Queen appears on balcony
- Date: 2nd June 2022
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 2, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FANS WALKING DOWN THE MALL TOWARDS BUCKINGHAM PALACE, WAVING UNION JACK FLAGS CROWD COMING INTO THE AREA IN FRONT OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND OTHER SENIOR ROYALS ON THE BALCONY VARIOUS OF CROWD WATCHING (SOUNDBITE) (English) 48-YEAR-OLD SECURITY GUARD WHO CAME FROM CHESHIRE, HOLLY WOODS, SAYING: ''Amazing will never see anything like that ever again, well worth getting up at 4 a.m. for this. Definitely, amazing.'' FLY-OVER VARIOUS OF CROWD WATCHING (SOUNDBITE) (English) 74-YEAR-OLD RETIRED TEACHER, SANDRA WALLACE, SAYING: ''Well she is a very special person isn’t she in our lives and always has been, and she stability for the country, people come from all over the world just to see what we have, what we can do and I think without exception things like Trooping of the Colour, we put on the best show in the world.'' ALEX WALLACE (SANDRA'S HUSBAND) IN CROWD VARIOUS OF CROWD (SOUNDBITE) (English) 65-YEAR-OLD, MAURICE DUCARPE, FROM NEW ORLEANS, SAYING: ''It touches you.'' (SOUNDBITE) (English) 65-YEAR-OLD, JOANIE DUCARPE, FROM NEW ORLEANS, SAYING: ''And it’s also when your air force came across, it just brought out tears, it’s just something you have to be here to experience, the sound, not only of them but your people, and when they started singing happy birthday to her, I just can’t explain it.'' CROWD WATCHING RED ARROWS FLYING OVER VARIOUS OF CROWDS (SOUNDBITE) (English) 28-YEAR-OLD DOCTOR, MAHEEN GILL, SAYING: ''Good weather, enjoy seeing everybody.'' (SOUNDBITE) (English) 29-YEAR-OLD ECONOMIST, SONIA RAZI, SAYING: "We came 10 years ago and we really enjoyed it last time." 28-YEAR-OLD DOCTOR, MAHEEN GILL, SAYING: "We came for the Diamond (Jubilee)." (SOUNDBITE) (English) 29-YEAR-OLD ECONOMIST, SONIA RAZI, SAYING: "It was ten times better this time.'' VARIOUS OF CROWDS VARIOUS OF CROWDS CHEERING VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS MARCHING TOWARDS THE END OF 'TROOPING THE COLOUR' CROWD IN TICKETED AREA WATCHING
- Embargoed: 16th June 2022 14:20
- Keywords: Buckingham Palace London Platinum Jubilee QUEEN fans
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: UK
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
- Reuters ID: LVA001225702062022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Excited fans walked along the Mall and gathered in front of Buckingham Palace on Thursday (June 2) in time to see the Queen and other royals on the balcony.
Dressed up for the occasion in a yellow outfit and fascinator, 48-year-old security guard Holly Woods came from Cheshire in northwest England and was impressed by what she saw.
'"Amazing will never see anything like that ever again, well worth getting up at 4 am for this,'' she told Reuters.
Retired teacher Sandra Wallace, who was also impressed with the opening military parade, explained what a "special person" the Queen is.
"She's stability for the country, people come out from all over the world just to see what we have and what we can do and I think without exception things like trooping of the colour, we put on the best show in the world," she said.
On holiday from New Orleans in the U.S., 65-year-old Joanie Ducarpe said part of the experience ''brought out tears.''
''It’s just something you have to be here to experience, the sound, not only of them (the air force) but of your people'', she told Reuters.
Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties, and parades on Thursday to celebrate the Queen's record-breaking 70 years on the British throne.
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