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QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE
The Queen is celebrating 70 years on the throne – the longest reign in the history of the British monarchy.
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A special four-day bank holiday will be held to celebrate the Queen’s 70th year on the throne.
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee will feature performances by some of the world’s biggest names as well as the opening up of some of her private estates to the public.
It remains unclear how much the Queen will actually be able to take part in the celebrations, after she was ordered to rest by doctors in the latter part of last year.
Between 12 and 15 May, more than 1,000 performers and 500 horses will take part in a show in Windsor Castle, taking crowds on a journey through history from Elizabeth I to the present day.
A four-day bank holiday will begin on 2 June with a special Trooping The Color on Horse Guards Parade in central London.
On the same day the UK, along with the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and its Overseas Territories, will light a beacon at the same time as one at Buckingham Palace.
The following day, a service of thanksgiving will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral ahead of a Party At The Palace on 4 June, which is expected to bring together some of the biggest stars in the world.
On Sunday 5 June Britons will be able to come together for the Big Jubilee Lunch, which will mark the final day of the bank holiday period.
Balmoral and Sandringham, which are usually closed off to the public, will be opened to local residents during the long weekend.
Volunteers, dancers, musicians, military personnel and key workers will tell the story of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
Part of the pageant will see a River of Hope made of 200 silk flags paraded along the Mall.
Read more on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee:
The Queen views Jubilee memorabilia and cards
New stamps mark her 70-year reign
Everything planned for Jubilee weekend in June
Credits
Visualisation: Ganesh Rao, data journalist
Research: Samuel Osborne, news reporter
Design: Arianne Cantwell, designer
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