The people of Southport were "made proud" when their town received a mention during the BBC's national coverage of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
As they watched the BBC's jubilee coverage of the Horse Guards Parade, or "Trooping the Colour", yesterday, people living in Southport were delighted to see their town praised by one young man as presenters interviewed crowds gathered on the Mall of Buckingham Palace. The man, from Southport himself, called the town "England's classic resort" as he was attending what is considered the opening ceremony to the palace's Jubilee celebrations.
When asked why he had attended by BBC news presenter Reeta Chakrabarti, the man said: "I'm here celebrating the occasion. It's nice bringing communities together and we're all here- that's why I'm here". Then, when Reeta asked where he was from, he said "All the way from Southport, England's classic resort. I'm just soaking [the celebrations] all up, making the most of it."
