The Queen made one final surprise balcony
appearance on Sunday afternoon as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
came to an end. Joined by three kings in waiting, the eyes of the
nation were just as much on the future as they were on the monarch
who’s led the UK and the Commonwealth for 70 years. In the final
hour of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, eagle-eyed attendees spotted
the Royal…
Millions get ready for the Platinum Jubilee big lunch as traditional rainy weather moves in
5th June 2022
Nearly every major event of The Queen’s
long reign has seen a burst of rainy weather so millions of party
goers around the UK were ready for showers as they prepared for the
Platinum Jubilee big lunch. The community gatherings, a high point
of the Platinum…
The absence of the senior royals from The Derby could spell trouble for the future of horse racing
5th June 2022
The racing world rejoiced in October 2021
when Buckingham Palace announced that a central component of The
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations would involve the Derby at
Epsom – the Blue Riband of horse racing. The announcement came as
no surprise. Along…
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…
For a monarch who’s spent the past 70
years dressing in bright colours and tall hats under the assumption
that she needs to be seen to be believed, it might be a little
jarring to imagine her in comfy clothes at Windsor Castle watching
the Derby, but according to…
Several senior members of the Royal
Family have been travelling on Friday and Saturday of this Platinum
Jubilee weekend to represent The Queen in all Four Nations. The
Earl and Countess of Wessex headed to Northern Ireland to take part
in community events and Jubilee…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge brought
along some special visitors during their whirlwind visit to Cardiff
on Saturday. Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined their
parents to make their first public visit to Wales. The Cambridges
were in Wales to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and to see
preparations for Saturday afternoon’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration
Concert on the grounds of…
Two future kings paid tribute to
Britain’s longest-serving monarch at Saturday night’s Platinum
Party at the Palace, with her son, the Prince of Wales, thanking
his mother for her “lifetime of selfless service” and her grandson,
the Duke of Cambridge, focusing on the…
Members of The Royal Family gathered at
Buckingham Palace on Saturday evening for a concert held in honour
of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Although The Queen wasn’t there in
person, she took part in a pre-recorded sketch where she enjoyed a
cup of tea and a…
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…

