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Christopher Megrath

Platinum Party at the Palace: Jubilee concert start time, line up and how to watch it on TV

Diana Ross, Queen and George Ezra are all set to perform in the Platinum Party's open-air concert on Saturday.

To celebrate 70 years on the throne, events are taking place for the Queen across the country with millions expected to take part. Over the four day weekend, the BBC and ITV will be covering the likes of the Trooping of Colour and the Epsom Derby.

Buckingham Palace will host a star-studded open-air concert in honour of the Queen with musicians from across the world expected to take part. Last week, soul legend Diana Ross was announced as the show's headline act.

READ MORE: The Queen's Platinum Jubilee event schedule, air time and how to watch

Joining Diana is allegedly one of the palace's favourite acts, Queen. Adam Lambert will join the band as lead vocalist after replacing Freddie Mercury over a decade ago. Pegged to open the show, guitarist Brian May said: "Twenty years after playing the Queen’s glorious Golden Jubilee we’re very happy to be invited again. Then there was a moment when I wondered... after Buckingham Palace roof where can you go? Well... you will see!"

RnB pianist Alicia Keys will also be in attendance along with Nile Rodgers, Andrea Bocelli and Duran Duran. This year's Eurovision runner up Sam Ryder will be performing a rendition of his hit song Space Man for the palace before Ella Eyre, Craig David, Mabel and Elbow take over.

Special appearances by Sir David Attenborough, Emma Raducanu, David Beckham, Stephen Fry, Dame Julie Andrews, The Royal Ballet and Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds are set to take place just before the halfway point. The end of the show will be musical led, curated by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Viewers can also expect performances from the casts of The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, Six, The Lion King and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Presenters Kirsty Young and Roman Kemp will lead the Platinum Party coverage as over 22,000 people are to be in attendance. Those without tickets will be able to stream the show Saturday at 7:30 pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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