LONDON (AP) – Queen. The four-day celebrations for Elizabeth’s 70th birthday to the throne will begin Thursday with a showcase of British military traditions, from horse and ball days to the jet age.
The official Platinum Jubilee celebration begins with the Trooping the Color, an annual military review that celebrates the monarch’s official birthday since 1760. The Queen is expected to join working members of her family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the end of the event. When 70 planes roar overhead.
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The anniversary is celebrated with a four-day public holiday. Celebrations of Elizabeth’s reign included a Friday Thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, a concert at Buckingham Palace on Saturday, and a Sunday afternoon performance by thousands of artists from schools and community groups around the country.
A group of Welsh Guards meet Queen Elizabeth II in London on June 2, 2022. He passed Royal Mounted Artillery on his way to Color Trooping, the Queen’s Birthday Parade, as part of Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Crowds, Queen II. It gathered in central London in bright sunshine on Thursday to kick off four days of public events celebrating the historic platinum anniversary of what may be the last major public event of Elizabeth’s long reign. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Local organizations and individuals are expected to host thousands of street parties across the country over the weekend, repeating a tradition that began with the Queen’s coronation in 1953.
LONDON, ENGLAND-JUNE 01: The royal family prepare to spend the night in the mall after pitching their tents ahead of their upcoming anniversary event on June 1, 2022 in London, England. II. Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, Queen II. It is celebrated in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth from 2-4 June 2022 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth’s accession to the throne on 6 February 1952. (Photo: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images )
The 96-year-old Queen is Britain’s longest reigning monarch and the first person to reign in seventy years. The jubilee gives many people, even frequent patrons of the monarchy, an opportunity to reflect on the state of the country and the great changes that took place during its reign.
LONDON, ENGLAND-JUNE 01: The royal family prepare to spend the night in the mall after pitching their tents ahead of their upcoming anniversary event on June 1, 2022 in London, England. II. Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, Queen II. It is celebrated in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth from 2-4 June 2022 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth’s accession to the throne on 6 February 1952. (Photo: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images )
Former Prime Minister John Major, who was one of 14 prime ministers during the Queen’s reign, said the monarch’s stable presence helped steer the country for decades.
“The Queen has represented us better for over 70 years,” she told the BBC.
On June 1, 2022, days before the start of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations on a UK public holiday, a banner displaying his face was hung on the Chinese lanterns on Garrard Street in the heart of the capital’s Chinatown on June 1, 2022. Queen Elizabeth has been on the British throne for 70 years, the longest-serving monarch in British history, and Union Jack flags will be seen across the country a week before the anniversary weekend. (Photo In Pictures via Richard Baker/Getty Images)
In a written commemoration, the Queen thanked the people in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations who were involved in organizing the celebration. For many, this opportunity marks the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago that they hold a big party.
“I know these holidays will bring back many wonderful memories for me,” Elizabeth said.
“I continue to be inspired by the generosity shown to me and hopefully will provide an opportunity to reflect on all that has been achieved over the next 70 years as we look to the future with confidence and enthusiasm.” says. constant.
RAF personnel prepare for their roles at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee competition at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire. Photo date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (Photo by Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images)
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