Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
What is happening?
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What are the facts?
- UK is having a four-day bank holiday weekend
- It marks the Queen’s 70th year as monarch
What events are planned?
The Queen is the first British monarch to have a platinum jubilee. There are lots of events planned:
Thursday 2 June
Trooping the Colour. Celebrations start with the Queen’s official birthday parade, ending with an RAF fly-past watched by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace
Lighting of the beacons. Over 1,500 beacons will be lit across the UK. The main beacon, involving the sculpture Tree of Trees, will be lit in a special ceremony in Buckingham Palace
Friday 3 June
Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral. Great Paul, the country’s largest church bell, will ring
Saturday 4 June
Derby at Epsom Downs. Members of the Royal Family are expected at the horse racing event
Platinum Party at the Palace. A live concert in front of Buckingham Palace featuring acts including Diana Ross, Queen, Duran Duran, Sir Rod Stewart and Sam Ryder
Sunday 5 June
Platinum Jubilee Pageant. A performance finishing in front of Buckingham Palace will tell the story of the Queen’s reign, featuring military personnel, dancers, puppets of corgis, and a performance by Ed Sheeran
Big Jubilee Lunches will take place throughout the country. Pubs, bars and nightclubs can stay open until 01:00 BST between 2 and 4 June.
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