Queen Elizabeth II

New details have emerged about the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, the bookend of a successful Platinum Jubilee weekend, hours before the show begins. With a route beginning at Whitehall, heading up Admiralty Arch, up The Mall and to Buckingham Palace, the Pageant continues around the Queen Victoria Memorial and down the Birdcage Walk. Photo by the Platinum Pageant This three-kilometre route…

Twenty years on from his iconic guitar solo from the roof of Buckingham Palace, Brian May of the legendary rock band Queen returned for the Platinum Party at the Palace to begin two hours of musical celebrations for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Queen + Adam Lambert, the current touring iteration of the band, opened the Platinum Party at the Palace with a little help from The Queen…

Although she will not be attending due to mobility issues, The Service of Thanksgiving to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has several elements that celebrate her reign. The Master of The Queen’s Music, Judith Weir CBE, has composed a new piece of music for the Platinum Jubilee. It is based on the third chapter of The Book of Proverbs and is called By Wisdom. The Book of Proverbs…