Post by rebel2020 on May 31, 2022 4:03:37 GMT -8
Queen Elizabeth II became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee earlier this year after marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, Realms and the Commonwealth.
In honor of the milestone anniversary, thousands of street parties are scheduled to coincide with days of royal celebrations honor the queen’s historic reign, including two bank holidays planned on Thursday and Friday for a four-day, holiday weekend.
Buckingham Palace shared that the queen’s attendance at events throughout the Platinum Jubilee weekend will likely only be confirmed on "the day itself," and Prince William and wife Kate Middleton were tapped to lead the Jubilee celebrations as the most senior members of the royal family.
Day One: Trooping the Colour
The annual parade to celebrate the queen’s 96th birthday will mark the beginning of Jubilee events on Thursday, June 2 at 11 a.m. (6 a.m. ET.)
Day Two: Service of Thanksgiving
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected in attendance at the service for the Queen’s reign at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, June 3, alongside members of the family.
Day Three: Race Day
The queen and members of the royal family are expected to attend the Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 4, where past and present jockeys are set to form a guard of honor at one of Britain’s biggest horse racing events. Stalls open at 4:30 p.m. GMT (12:30 p.m. ET), and the event will be broadcast live on ITV1.
Day Four: Grand Finale
More than 60,000 people have registered to host Big Jubilee Lunches in an attempt to set a world record for the longest street party with more than 10 million people anticipated to join in celebrations of communities in the commonwealth on Sunday, June 5.
Ten million people are expected to participate in the lunch, with international participation from Canada to Brazil, New Zealand to Japan, and South Africa to Switzerland.
A three-hour pageant will close the weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations with the Gold State Carriage, led by The Sovereign’s Escort.
FULL GUIDE HERE:
www.foxnews.com/entertainment/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-royal
