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The view from the Mall - an early start and lots of fun as the Platinum Jubilee party gets under way

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2nd June 2022
In the end, the sun shone for the Platinum Jubilee. After days of changeable weather and a few heavy downpours, the skies above London were bright blue for the start of four days of celebrations that have been seventy years in the making. Not that would have deterred the most determined Jubilee goers. Some had been camping out for days to get the best spots for the celebrations while huge…
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The Queen to take Trooping the Colour salute from the Buckingham Palace balcony

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2nd June 2022
The Queen will take a salute for the Sovereign’s Birthday Parade from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Just hours before the ceremony takes place, it was confirmed that the Monarch won’t be at Horse Guards Parade but will, instead, take a salute from her London residence as troops march past. She will be joined on the balcony by her cousin, the Duke of Kent. The Prince of…
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Millions expected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee as final countdown continues

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1st June 2022
Millions of people across the UK and the Commonwealth are expected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in the coming days. Final numbers for organised street parties and beacon lighting ceremonies indicate the festivities will be one of the biggest royal events in British history. Over 200,000 local events have been registered with celebrations including Big Jubilee lunches and screenings of…
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee cake revealed

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31st May 2022
The official Jubilee cake has been delivered to Buckingham Palace. The five tier delicacy, created by Patisserie Mark Bennett, was revealed just days before the Platinum celebrations get under way. Mark Bennett took to Instagram to show the cake off to the world before…
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The little known Jubilee tradition which has just linked Elizabeth II to Victoria

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31st May 2022
There are many traditions associated with Jubilee celebrations and a rather special, if lesser known, one has just linked Britain’s second Jubilee Queen to its first. A hebe bush at Bishops Gardens in Norwich grew from a sprig taken from Queen Victoria’s wedding bouquet. Now, every time her great, great granddaughter marks a Jubilee, cuttings from that same bush are taken and sent…
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