<P> The concert began with Brian May performing God Save the Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace as a guitar solo with support from the orchestra onstage in the Garden far below . This sequence was spectacularly filmed , including some upward photography of May in full `` rock god '' mode and shots of the crowd in the Garden below . It has become an iconic moment and Brian May himself has said in interview that he hoped that he would strike the last chord at the same time as the orchestra in the gardens far below . Once it was finished , said May , the arm and fist went up , and the guitar was free , for it had done its work . Ozzy Osbourne recently said in the same interview that this was the greatest moment of his career and pronounced the Queen to be `` a beautiful woman . '' </P>
<P> The concert began with Brian May performing God Save the Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace as a guitar solo with support from the orchestra onstage in the Garden far below . This sequence was spectacularly filmed , including some upward photography of May in full `` rock god '' mode and shots of the crowd in the Garden below . It has become an iconic moment and Brian May himself has said in interview that he hoped that he would strike the last chord at the same time as the orchestra in the gardens far below . Once it was finished , said May , the arm and fist went up , and the guitar was free , for it had done its work . Ozzy Osbourne recently said in the same interview that this was the greatest moment of his career and pronounced the Queen to be `` a beautiful woman . '' </P>
who played guitar on top of buckingham palace
who played guitar on top of buckingham palace
Brian May
Brian May