Elizabeth II is 70 years on the throne, and this is not a birthday that is celebrated every day. The British Queen reached that number last February, but, as usual with the birthdays of the country’s kings, she waited until June to celebrate her from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. However, the festivities this year will be much bigger as it is a memory of such caliber. Elizabeth II is the first British woman to celebrate many years of rule, and in fact the second in the world: she has been surpassed only by the French King Louis XIV, who spent 72 years on the throne.
Celebrations will be many and varied and will witness the entire United Kingdom, although its capital, London, will take the lion’s share of the pie. within Thursday, June 2 and Sunday, June 5 The agenda is filled with acts and stellar appearances by the royal family and other celebrities.
Thursday 2 June
Next Thursday is the Great Jubilee Day. The Trooping The Color, the traditional parade that usually takes place on the second Saturday in June, is celebrated, but 2022 is brought forward so that the festivities continue the rest of the days. Whenever this happened, the king’s birthday was celebrated in those days for 260 years.
Starting at 10am BST (the eleventh in mainland Spain) Trooping the Color will begin, with more than 1,200 officers and soldiers, 400 musicians from 10 different bands and 240 horses roaming through the Mall, one of the region’s main arteries. The British capital, until arriving at Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the Queen, and there the active members of the royal family (ie Enrique, Meghan Markle or Prince Andrew) will receive the devotees. It is estimated that at approximately 2:00 pm Spanish time, RAF aircraft will fly over London. The BBC will broadcast it live, as well as on the InternetThere will be giant screens in the Mall and St James’s Park in London, as well as in Cardiff Boat Park and in the gardens of Princess Street in Edinburgh.
Those who wish to go to the mall in person to see it will have to be there one hour before (9:00 in London) and are required to wear formal attire, according to the event: a dress or a suit, but without jeans, shorts or sandals; Hats are recommended, and army personnel wear uniforms.
In addition, 1,500 lighthouses and bonfires will be lit across the UK, including in the Overseas and Commonwealth Territories, something that has been happening since the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. The main lighthouse in London will be lit and called The Tree Tree tree. Some members of the British royal family will appear at 9.25 London time.
Friday 3 June
The next day a Thanksgiving Mass will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in the capital, where the King will attend, accompanied by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In this case, Henry of England and his family, as well as Prince Andrew, are expected to appear away from public life due to his relationship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. It is expected to arrive in Windsor around 11:00 (noon Spanish time). It can also be watched live from 2 hours ago via BBC.
The UK’s largest church bell will ring in the cathedral, the British Royal House said, which was restored in 2021 and has rang eight times, although never by a royal act.
Saturday 4th June
After the military and religious ceremonies, the weekend to party. Saturday is divided into two parts, afternoon and evening. Starting at 4:30 PM (5:30 PM Spanish time), the Epsom Derby, one of Elizabeth II’s favorite horse competitions, will take place. His presence is uncertain, however, due to the difficulties of his movement, and British media claim that his daughter Anna will replace him. may be followed Live on ITV1.
At night it’s time for music. The so-called Platinum Gala at the Palace will celebrate more than 22,000 attendees (including 5,000 key workers) and it will be possible to see performances by Quinn, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli, Duran Duran, Hans Zimmer and. Royal Ballet, among others. It will all start at 8 PM (9:00 PM, peninsula time) and can be seen live on BBC; Members of the British royal family will also be attending, but no names have been confirmed. Screens will be placed at the same points as during Trooping The Color.
In addition, in Cardiff, Wales, there will be another concert in which Bonnie Tyler will participate, among others. William of England and Kate Middleton will attend the event – which will finish early, at 7:00 pm (8:00 pm, Spanish time). Later, in the same place you can follow the concert from Buckingham on giant screens. But Welsh history will mean that the couple will not be at the festivities, the special ones, expected for Saturday. That day is the first birthday of Lillipet, the youngest daughter of Henry of England and Meghan Markle. Eduardo, the queen’s fourth son, and his wife Sophia of Wessex, who will travel to Northern Ireland, will not travel.
Sunday 5 June
The last day of festivities will be Sunday 5, with the so-called Great Jubilee Lunch. Across the UK there will be luncheons, picnics and street food. More than 60,000 people have already logged over 600 big lunches, according to the British royal family, and they want to break the Guinness World Record for the largest street party in the world. In fact, in Windsor they also want to beat the longest picnic table in the world: 500 meters and where 1,600 people can sit down to eat. It is estimated that 10 million people took to the streets to eat and celebrate not only in the country but throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, which emerged after the dissolution of the British Empire in the mid-20th century which includes 34 countries. In addition, the bars It will be open until 1:00 AM.
The ceremonial closing will be the Platinum Jubilee Parade, a street party honoring Queen Elizabeth that will be attended by some 10,000 people and that has seen some of the “most iconic moments of governance and social change in the past 70 years,” explained the palace statement, which ensures that “key figures from Music, cinema, sports and the arts, including beloved names, as well as military, essential workers and volunteers.”
This parade will drive the famous golden bus in which Elizabeth II was seen on the most festive occasion, but in this case the Queen won’t be traveling in this 1760 (which she herself sometimes described as “not very comfortable”) something the royal house promises to make up for. With a “fairy surprise.” The show will start at 2:30pm (3:30pm PST) and can be watched on the big screens already in London, Cardiff and Edinburgh. via BBC.
And also… mansions, clothes and crowns
Sandringham and Balmoral Castle, the residences where Elizabeth II spends her Christmas and her summers, respectively, will be open to the public and can be visited. In addition, three galleries in Holyroodhouse (Edinburgh), Windsor and Buckingham, between July and October, will display some of the Queen’s famous outfits – including the so-called state gown, which she wore at her coronation in 1953 – as well as her real jewelry and photographs. Another one at Sotheby’s in London will allow visitors to see some of the most famous and valuable tiaras on the planet until mid-June, such as the Spencer, which Princess Diana wore to her wedding to Charles in 1981, or some of the tiaras belonging to the Queen. Victoria or Josephine Bonaparte. It’s hard to replicate plans of all kinds to celebrate Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee: If Prince William is now king (though he is second in the line of succession; his father, Carlos, 73, is advancing), he must live to be 110 years old. .
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