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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harry Taylor (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Queen’s platinum jubilee 2022: Monarch ‘humbled and deeply touched’ by celebrations – as it happened

After two bank holidays, a pop concert, a thanksgiving service and today’s pageant, that brings the four-day jubilee celebrations to an end, and our live coverage draws to a close.

Thanks for following along, we hope you’ve enjoyed it, particularly Stuart Heritage’s account of last night’s party at the palace.

We’ll leave you with a summary of today’s pageant, and the Queen’s appearance on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.

Crowds along the Mall during the platinum pageant on Sunday.
Crowds along the Mall during the platinum pageant on Sunday. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Here’s some tales and reflections from those on the Mall earlier, as Emine Sinmaz spoke to those who had made the trip on the jubilee, and their thoughts on the future of the monarchy.

Views on the royals were mixed, with some hoping that Prince William becomes king next, rather than his father.

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