The countdown to the long weekend that marks the culmination of the celebrations has now begun Platinum Jubilee of the Queen. From 2 to 5 June, millions of people in the UK will pay tribute to the 70-year reign from Elizabeth II. And the ninety-six year old sovereigndespite the mobility problems that have forced her to skip several official commitments in recent times, is ready to attend the celebrations. Or at least, to the key appointments. Also because the whole country is in turmoil to celebrate the longest-lived and most loved queen in the history of the United Kingdom.
The start is in effect: the Trooping the Color will start at 10 am on 2 June, the traditional military parade on the occasion of the Queen’s official birthday. One of the most anticipated events of this Platinum Jubilee to which Elizabeth will surely be present. They will parade more than 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians, for an event in a big way after two years of forced stop, due to the Covid emergency. The parade will see members of the royal family on horseback and carriage. It will depart from Buckingham Palace, then move along The Mall, the road that connects the residence to Trafalgar Square, and finish at Horse Guard’s Parade. In conclusion, the fighters of the RAF, the Royal Air Force, will whiz in the skies. So the royal family (or rather, the closest members admitted, among which do not appear Harry And Meghan nor the prince Andrew) will look out onto Buckingham Palace’s balcony to greet the crowd, in what will probably be the iconic moment of this Jubilee. The evening, more than 3,000 headlights will be lit across the UK is in the Commonwealth. The main lighthouse is Buckingham Palace, which will be illuminated by a senior member of the royal family at 9.45pm. Many monuments and bridges across the country will also be illuminated in honor of the queen.
Friday 3 June at 11in St Paul’s Cathedral in Londonwill be held a thanksgiving ceremony in honor of the service rendered by the queen to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. An occasion in which finally it will be possible to see the whole royal family reunited, including Harry and Meghan. After the ceremony, members of the royal family will take part in a reception in the Guildhall hosted by the Lord Mayor.
Horses will be the protagonists on Saturday 4 June, one of Elizabeth’s great passions. In the afternoon at 17.30 the sovereign will be able to attend the Epsom Derby match. And she will be welcomed at the racecourse by a guard of honor made up of up to 40 of her past and present jockeys. But Saturday will also be the time of great live music. The BBC, in fact, has organized a concert called Platinum at the Palacewith some of the biggest stars in the world who will take turns on the stage, mounted outside Buckingham Palace, from 7.45pm onwards. A unique opportunity to celebrate the most significant and joyful moments of the Queen’s seven decades of reign. The cast is exceptional: Queen and Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Nile Rodgers, Andrea Bocelli, Duran Duran, Hans Zimmer, Ella Eyre, Craig David, Mabel, Elbow, George Ezra and Diana Ross. The event will be broadcast live on Bbc One.
The long weekend will end on Sunday 5 June with the so-called “great Jubilee lunch”. That is i subjects will be the protagonists, with neighborhood parties: at the moment over two hundred thousand are expected. The Jubilee Pageant will follow, one carnival procession of three kilometers on the streets of London. A huge show with thousands of artists and volunteers, which will end in front of Buckingham Palace with a performance of Ed Sheeran, who will also sing the national anthem.
But there is more. From 1 June until September it will be possible to admire the new garden of the Tower of London. Here, in the moat surrounding the tower walls, this spring was planted over 20 million seeds. A floral display that will give different colors according to the months, giving a sensory and suggestive experience. The installation, called Superbloom, is a tribute to Elisabetta and at the same time it aims to attract pollinating insects and restore the beauty of nature to the center of the urban space. At the Castle of Windsor instead they will be exposed the clothes worn by queen on coronation day, which took place on 2 June 1953, at Westminster Abbey. On display will therefore be the dress designed by the British couturier Sir Norman Hartnell, created using the best duchess white satin, embroidered with a reticulated effect and a floral pattern in gold and silver threads, which contains all the national and international emblems. Commonwealth. And she will not fail the coronation cloak, made of velvet and purple silk, with a gold embroidery that reproduces ears of wheat and olive branches, symbols of prosperity and peace. It took them to make it happen 12 embroiderers, 18 different types of gold thread, and more than 3,500 hours of work.
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Source: Vanity Fair
