Plans for the Platinum Jubilee
celebration in 2022 are coming together, with Buckingham Palace
making several announcements about the Jubilee weekend. There will
be an extended bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2 June to Sunday
5 June. Plans currently include a specifically scheduled Trooping
the Colour, a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral, and
attending the Derby at Epsom. On…
Street parties and community celebrations to be held in 2022 for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
2nd June 2021
Excitement is building across Britain as
Buckingham Palace announced a programme of special events to mark
Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, and The Queen is
inviting the public to join in the party. As part of the Platinum
Jubilee celebrations, people are…
This week marks Volunteers’ Week in the
United Kingdom. The Duchess of Cornwall took to Twitter to thank
volunteers in the UK for everything they do. On Tuesday, 1
June, Camilla posted a message to volunteers everywhere on the
Clarence House Twitter account. She…
The Queen to celebrate 70 years on the throne with a trip to the races to watch the Epsom Derby
2nd June 2021
The Queen will celebrate her Platinum
Jubilee with a trip to Epsom Downs Racecourse to watch the 243rd
running of The Derby. National commemorations will take place from
June 2 – June 5 next year to mark the occasion of The Queen being
on the throne for 70 years. On Saturday 4th June, Her Majesty has
reserved the majority of the day so she can attend the Derby at
Epsom alongside her…
Huge year-long celebrations for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee revealed by Buckingham Palace
2nd June 2021
Buckingham Palace has unveiled a bumper
programme of celebrations to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee In
2022 where she will mark 70 years on the throne. Her Majesty will
become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee,
having succeeded her father as…
Platinum Jubilee Concert to be held at Buckingham Palace attracting the biggest names in entertainment
2nd June 2021
It has been announced that a concert will
be held at Buckingham Palace next year to mark The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee. Entitled ‘Platinum Party at the Palace’, the BBC will
stage and produce the special live concert from The Queen’s Central
London…
Buckingham Palace has announced that The
Queen and The Royal Family are set to begin a year-long tour of the
United Kingdom to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Queen
Elizabeth will become the first British monarch to reach such a
milestone which marks 70 years of service on the throne. On
February 6 1952, the then Princess Elizabeth became Queen aged 25
following the unexpected death…
A herd of elephants is about to take over
the Royal Parks of London but this unusual display already has
regal backing. The life size sculptures of Asian elephants are part
of a project overseen by charity, the Elephant Family, which counts
the Prince of Wales and the…
The 95-year-old Queen prepares to increase her workload so she can 'get back out and about'
30th May 2021
The Queen is keen to increase her
workload and the number of engagements she conduct as the UK begins
to ease restrictions on public and social activity. For the past 14
months, the monarch has been forced to dramatically cut down on the
number of engagements she conducts…
The Duke of Kent to accompany The Queen at Trooping The Colour so she will not be alone
30th May 2021
The Duke of Kent will accompany The Queen
at this year’s scaled down Trooping The Colour ceremony so the
95-year-old monarch will not be alone following the death of Prince
Philip in April. Although the Duke of Edinburgh has not attended
Trooping for a number of years, he always took a keen interest in
the event, and was known to watch on television. Last year, the
parade to mark the…
