SKY NEWS & A-PAC FOR THE DIAMOND JUBILEE

SKY NEWS andA-PAC will have unrivalled live coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations across the UK

As the Queen marks 60 years on the throneA-PAC, Australia’s Public Affairs Channel becomes Australia’s Diamond Jubilee Channelto capture every moment of the celebration.

A-PAC will bedrawing on the resources of SKY NEWS UK, including a team of anchors and correspondentswith unrivalled experience in reporting the pomp and pageantry of Royal events.

Saturday, June 2

3.00pm            Stephen Dixon is live from outside Buckingham Palace as the Jubilee weekend gets underway and the Queen travels to Epsom for the derby

7.00pm            Colin Brazier has live coverage on Day 1 of the Diamond Jubilee weekend as The Queen heads to the derby at Epsom racecourse

10.00pm          Lorna Dunkley has live coverage of the Queen at the Epsom derby and the build-up to the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames

Sunday , June 3

2.00am            Andrew Wilson is live from the banks of the River Thames as hundreds of boats gather ahead of the Diamond Jubilee pageant

3.00pm            Anna Botting with all the build-up to the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant as 1,000 boats get ready to travel down the river in one of the highlights of the Jubilee weekend

7.00pm            Eamonn Holmes anchors live coverage along the Thames for one of the most spectacular events ever seen on the river including a contingent of Australian Surf Lifesavers

Monday, June 4

3.00am            Dermot Murnaghan anchors coverage of the celebrations including the Thames pageant and street parties around the UK

5.00am            Another look at the Thames flotilla; one of the largest ever assembled on the River Thames in modern times

Tuesday, June 5

7.00am            Kay Burley anchors live coverage from The Mall in central London and around the UK as thousands of beacons are lit in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

3.00pm            Anna Botting reports from outside Buckingham Palace as the Queen and the Royal Family prepare to head to St Paul’s for a special Jubilee thanksgiving service

6.00pm            Eamonn Holmes anchors live coverage as the Queen heads to St Paul’s for a service of thanksgiving with other members of the Royal family

7.30pm            National Service of Thanksgiving live from St Paul’s Cathedral

8.30pm            Eamonn Holmes with live coverage as the Queen travels by carriage to Buckingham Palace with a flypast and an expected appearance on the balcony

Wednesday, June 6

2.00am            Jeremy Thompson looks back at All the colour from the final day of the Diamond Jubilee weekend

5.00am            Highlights of the 4thand final day of the Diamond Jubilee Weekend including the Thanksgiving Service from St Paul’s

SKY NEWS NATIONAL will also have live coverage of all the key moments of the celebrations including; The Thames Pageant on Sunday evening The lighting of thousands of beacons around the UK on Tuesday morning The Service of Thanksgiving on Tuesday evening

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