Paul Burrell baffles ITV viewers with claim the Queen 'taught me to speak English'

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have shared adorable photos of their children baking cakes for The Queen's Jubilee weekend. Posting on social media, the images show the Cambridge children baking cakes with their mother ahead of the festivities in Cardiff on Saturday (4 June).

Sam Ryder, Sir Rod Stewart and legendary singer Diana Ross have taken part in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations to honour the Queen’s 70-year reign.Today, the festivities will come to an end, with Dame Joanna Lumley taking part in Sky News’ coverage as members of the public watch the Jubilee Pageant take place outside Buckingham Palace.For years, Dame Joanna has been referred to as a ‘close friend’ of Prince Charles in the media, making appearances with him on several occasions and receiving her Damehood in the 2022 New Years Honours for services to drama, entertainment and charity.However, while speaking to Metro.co.uk before the Jubilee proceedings officially began, the Absolutely Fabulous star cleared up their relationship, saying that she believes people would be ‘foolish’ to describe themselves as close friends of the royals.‘I’m not close friends,’ she clarified. ‘The thing is, it’s odd this thing about friendship.

Cheeky comedian Lee Mack wasted no time in using the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as an opportunity to stick the knife in Boris Johnson – metaphorically of course.The northern comic, 53, opened the concert, which is being held outside the gates of Buckingham Palace, by making light of the so-called 'partygate' affair in Downing Street. Speaking with the Prime Minister in attendance, who was in the royal box, Mack said: "Finally we can say the words ‘party’ and ‘gate’ and it’s a positive." The joke drew cheers and laughs from the crowd.The embarrassing quip comes just a day after the PM was booed outside St Paul's Cathedral as he attended the Thanksgiving service with members of the Royal Family.

Members of the Royal Family are out in full force on Saturday as they continue to attend Platinum Jubilee events across the country ahead of tonight's Party at the Palace. From appearing together on Buckingham Palace' balcony for Trooping the Colour, to heading to St Paul's Cathedral for a Service of Thanksgiving, the family have now spread their wings to widen the Queen's celebrations across the UK. Anne, the Princess Royal, has arrived in Epsom for the Derby Day with her family after a quick trip to Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.

People from across the globe have travelled to London to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this weekend. And, no Jubilee bash is complete without a huge concert outside Buckingham Palace.The long weekend has finally hit, well, the celebrations in honour of the Queen are about to step up a notch as we prepare for the highly-anticipated Party at the Palace.There's already been plenty of bank holiday excitement, from Trooping the Colour to a Service of Thanksgiving to the Queen that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson booed by the crowd and two members of the procession collapse.

Royal baker Mark Bennett has unveiled the finished product for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee cake in a series of posts on Instagram. He revealed the lavish five tier creation just days before the long weekend of celebrations got underway, which has seen the likes of Harry and Meghan reunite with the Royal Family. Mark was 'honoured' by the opportunity to design, make and decorate the cake, which he said could not have been achieved "without the unwavering support of [his] loving wife, Emma." The cake is iced in white and topped with an edible crown, a design which is reflected in the five tiers to emulate a crown-like shape across the whole cake.

Members of the Royal Family have shared sweet messages of well wishes to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's daughter Lilibet on her first birthday on Saturday 4 June.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's daughter Lilibet, who was recently introduced to her namesake the Queen, are celebrating their daughter's milestone birthday in the UK, after jetting from the US for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. And as Meghan, 40, Harry, 37, celebrate Lilibet's big day, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family have shared sweet messages to the tot on social media.The Queen tweeted on her The Royal Family account: "Wishing Lilibet a very Happy 1st Birthday!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have spoken out after their children stole the show at the first day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The pair were in high spirits as they celebrated the Queen's 70 years on the throne, but it was the kids in particular which caught the public's eye as the world watched on.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix plans have been hampered by the Queen’s late decision not to attend a thanksgiving service at St Pauls, a royal biographer has claimed.After a successful Trooping the Colour ceremony, where she took in a flypast of military jets, Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen would not be attending today’s (June 3) Thanksgiving service at St Pauls.Harry and Meghan are expected to attend the service after flying in from the US with their children Archie and Lilibet.As anticipated, the couple did not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Trooping the Colour ceremony, but were snapped behind the scenes talking to royal family members.Now, speaking to Dan Wootton on his GB News show, royal biographer Tom Bower has suggested that the Queen’s cancellation at today’s service may hamper the Sussexes’ publicity plans in their first public appearance of the weekend.“I do think it’s a terrible shame that the Queen can’t go to St Pauls,” he acknowledged.“But it does mean that Netflix can’t get the pan from Meghan to the Queen, that’s cut out now.”The GB news presenter agreed, adding: Can we just be honest about why this couple has come over here?“They’ve had a stark realisation over the past couple of months, haven’t they, that these big American companies are only interested in them because of their proximity to the Royal Family.”Despite being ruled out of the thanksgiving service after suffering “discomfort”, the Queen appeared to enjoy taking in the Trooping the Colour service, and made two balcony appearances in front of the enormous crowds.However it was Prince Louis who enjoyed the show, and the four year-old was spotted by a lip reader chatting excitedly to his

Kim Kardashian has reportedly been turned away after putting in a request to attend the official Platinum Jubilee party over the weekend.The celebrations marking Her Majesty's 70-year reign began on Thursday morning as she walked out onto the Buckingham Palace balcony, joined by many of her family members, including Prince William and Kate Middleton alongside their three children. While Her Majesty, 96, will not be attending the thanksgiving service today, she is expected to make an appearance at the official party on Saturday 4 June.

Good Morning Britain host Adil Ray laughed as he spoke of the photos of Prince Harry and "Auntie" Meghan Markle talking to the children on the balcony.

For the last 70 years, we’ve only known the Queen as Her Majesty or Ma’am. But throughout her life, to those who know her best, our monarch has been called the sweetest of nicknames. And no one knew the Queen better than her husband Prince Philip, who sadly passed away in his sleep at the age of 99 on April 9, 2021.

Platinum Jubilee flyover will go down in history. The 4-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, became instant meme-worthy gold for images of him covering his ears and making “Home Alone” Macaulay Culkin-inspired faces while standing next to his great-grandma. Twitter immediately erupted with the photo of a stone-cold Elizabeth alongside a screaming Louis with a variety of hilarious interpretations.

Platinum Jubilee. But during one of the main events — the Trooping the Colour parade — one special, less-recognized person made an appearance alongside her: Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent.So, who is this lesser-known royal?The duke, 86, is the 96-year-old queen’s first cousin and he emerged on the Buckingham Palace balcony to receive the official salute to celebrate the monarch’s momentous 70-year reign.The duke took the place of the sovereign’s late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last year at 99.

Love Island star flashed up during a poignant tribute to the Queen.GMB’s Ranvir Singh was stepping in for Lorraine Kelly on her morning show during the school holidays, and raised a cheeky glass of bubbly to the monarch for her Platinum Jubilee.The Queen is celebrating 70 years on the throne this weekend - but it was Love Island commentator Iain Stirling who ended up stealing the show.Ranvir was chatting to former royal butler Paul Burrell at the time, as she raised a glass of champagne and said: “From us, a toast to Her Majesty, Paul.”Paul added: “God bless you, your Majesty, this is your time,” as Ranvir echoed: “This is your time. Thank you for everything you’ve done, Your Majesty.”God Save the Queen then played out on speakers in the studio - but an accompanying image of Iain Stirling flashed up on-screen instead.His image was hastily replaced by a picture of the Queen with a caption that read: “Happy Platinum Jubilee” as the National Anthem continued to play.Comedian Iain is set to appear on Lorraine on Friday to discuss series eight of the ITV dating show, which starts later this month.But one -eyed viewer quickly spotted the snap, going on to tweet: “What was Iain Stirling from Love Island doing there?”“Not interested in Love Island!” someone else moaned.It came as other fans slammed Paul Burrell for calling an RP accent “proper English” - and telling viewers the Queen taught him how to speak ‘properly’.Paul, who originally hails from Derbyshire, used to have a broader accent.Viewers immediately took to Twitter to complain about the segment, with one writing: “Paul Burrell saying the Queen taught him to speak ‘English’ because he had a broad Derbyshire accent.

Queen’s Jubilee celebrations on Thursday. The couple — who notoriously quit royal life back in January 2020 — have returned to the UK for their first joint public appearance since they spectacularly trashed the royal family in an infamous televised interview with Oprah Winfrey 14 months ago.

Queens Jubilee flyover Thursday after he was seen adorably covering his ears next to the Queen — among other cute antics — as planes soared over Buckingham Palace. The 4-year-old’s adorable display occurred after the The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s youngest son joined his family on the famous balcony during the Jubilee flypast amid huge cheers from the crowd on The Mall.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did not join the rest of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour — but they didn’t have a choice.

The Queen is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this weekend, marking 70 years of her reign. While the event is bound to be full of plenty of joyous moments for the longest reigning monarch in British history, it will also be the first milestone the Queen is celebrating without Prince Philip by her side.The Queen became a widow last year when Prince Philip died aged 99 after 73 years of marriage. She previously paid tribute to her beloved husband calling him her “strength and stay” over the years.

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Ranvir Singh has been Lorraine Kelly's replacement for the week and welcomed the Queen's former personal footman onto the show this morning (June 2).

The country has been gearing up to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee which kicks off with Trooping the Colour today. The ceremony is one that dates back to the 17th century and in modern times has been a moment to glimpse the Royal Family on Buckingham Palace’s balcony. However, this year there has been a shake up to tradition and The Queen is set to take to the balcony with a smaller group of guests , including her three heirs.