Fans at Windsor Castle for Queen Elizabeth''s b''day
(21 Apr 2006) SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot Queen Elizabeth II walks out to greet fans with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 2. Medium shot Queen greeting fans 3. Pair of women watching 4. Queen receiving flowers 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Margaret Kittle, Canadian tourist "I said happy birthday from Canada and she said, did you come special, and I said yes. I wanted her to know that we care about here in Canada too, because we are part of the Commonwealth and if we had a president it wouldn''t be nearly as nice as a queen" 6. Kittle with Canadian flag 7. Broadcaster and artist Rolf Harris walking in crowd 8. Queen talking to well-wisher in Union Jack hat 9. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh receiving flowers, lifting young girl over barrier 10. Close up Prince Philip talking to fans, zoom out to him walking past 11. SOUNDBITE (English) : Linda (no surname given), Australian tourist "Marvellous, the Duke of Edinburgh I spoke to so I''m happy. The Queen went that way, I missed her by that much, but still I saw the Duke, and he spoke to me so I am happy and I''ve seen the Queen so I am happy" 12. Low shot Australian flag, and Queen greeting fans 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Heidi (no surname given) , Australian tourist "It was absolutely thrilling. I can''t believe that we were so close to the Queen. Amazing." 14. Close up Queen receiving flowers, pan her walking away 15. People watching from window 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Reid, American tourist "she means the history of England. She means everything that''s around us here , tradition, the past and the future I hope" 17. Crowd watching 18. Close up balloon reading "Happy Birthday" in the air 19. Wide shot balloon flying over Windsor Castle WELL-WISHERS GREET QUEEN ELIZABETH II Thousands of well-wishers gathered Friday in the streets surrounding Windsor Castle to greet Queen Elizabeth II on her 80th birthday. Cheering crowds handed bouquets of flowers and other small gifts to a smiling Queen, as well as her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Some had travelled from as far as Australia and Canada to take part in the celebrations that featured red-jacketed bandsmen of the Irish Guards and ceremonial gunfire. "I wanted her to know that we care about here in Canada too, because we are part of the Commonwealth and if we had a president it wouldn''t be nearly as nice as a queen" said Margaret Kittle, a Canadian tourist. A woman from Australia said the experience of seeing the Queen was "absolutely thrilling". Another tourist said she had not been able to speak to the Queen, but was happy to have exchanged a few words with Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Also in the crowd was Australian broadcaster, painter and musician, Rolf Harris. Harris painted the officially commissioned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to mark her 80th birthday. For monarchists, well-wishers and the plain curious, the day''s big event was the chance to greet the Queen outside the imposing castle first laid down by William the Conqueror in the 11th century. Crowds began gathering on the streets hours before. Children in their blue school blazers waved white flags with the red cross of St. George, the patron saint of England. The Queen has received more than 20-thousand cards and 17-thousand e-mails wishing her a happy birthday, Buckingham Palace said. On Friday evening, the celebrations will move to Kew Palace in London where her eldest son and heir to the throne, Prince Charles, will host a formal dinner to round off the day. keyword-Queen Elizabeth II 80th birthday Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
