The Queen will make a special broadcast of thanks following this weekend’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

The message was recorded in the Presence Room in Buckingham Palace yesterday evening, prior to the Jubilee Concert. It has been produced by ITN.

The broadcast, lasting just over two minutes, will be transmitted on television and radio at 6pm today in the UK and across the Commonwealth. It will also be available on the Royal Channel on YouTube.

Notes for Editors:
The producers were Deborah Turness and Jonathan Munro.

For further information on national and international distribution by ITN of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Message, please contact Fiona Dodd at ITN on 020 7 430 4668 or via email on Fiona.dodd@itn.co.uk