The Queen will be celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this bank holiday - marking 70 years since her coronation.
Kicking off on Thursday, June 2, the Jubilee bank holiday will last through the whole weekend. Celebrations for the special occasion are expected to be held all across the United Kingdom.
Some of the key events will be televised live so people can share in the celebrations from the comfort of their own homes. We've broken down all the day by day timings for the key Platinum Jubilee events happening across the whole bank holiday weekend.
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Timings for the whole bank holiday weekend
Thursday, June 2
The most important event kicking off the Jubilee on Thursday will be the Trooping the Colour parade in honour of the Queen's birthday. It will include over 1,200 officers and soldiers moving in unison.
It will also be the first time the parade has marched since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2019. For the Jubilee, the parade will depart from Buckingham Palace at 10am and will also feature the royal family on the palace balcony.
Following the Trooping the Colour parade will be the RAF flyover - while no exact time slot has been provided, it is expected they will show up between 10am and 1pm. The Lighting of the principal beacon at the palace will be witnessed by exclusive members of the royal family at 9.25pm.
It is estimated that around 3,000 beacons are being lit across the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth member states to commemorate the occasion.
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Friday, June 3
On Friday, the royals will meet at St Paul's Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving at 11am. There will be no ceremonial journey to the cathedral and the Queen, if she attends, will use a different entrance to aid her comfort rather than the steep main steps.
Wider members of the family are expected to be present including possibly Harry, Meghan and Andrew. Following this, the Lord Mayor will host a guildhall reception exclusively for the royal family and is scheduled for 12.25pm.
Saturday, June 4
The next key event will take place on Saturday - the Epsom Derby. The Derby is expected to attract the entire royal family and will begin at 5.30pm.
The Queen was due to attend the Epsom Derby, but she no longer plans to do so in order to pace herself throughout the weekend. The Princess Royal is expected to represent the monarch at the racecourse, where up to 40 past and present jockeys who have ridden for the Queen are due to form a guard of honour.
An open-air concert is poised to take place in the evening at 8pm. The BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace – set on three stages in front of Buckingham Palace – will entertain a live crowd of 22,000 people and will air live to millions on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on from 7.30pm.
The concert will feature performances from Diana Ross, Alicia Keys, Queen + Adam Lambert and Duran Duran. The show will also feature appearances from stars including Sir David Attenborough, Emma Raducanu, David Beckham, Stephen Fry and Dame Julie Andrews. Charles and William are preparing to deliver public tributes at the concert to the Queen, who will be watching on television from Windsor.
Sunday, June 5
Meanwhile, Sunday will feature a national party with the public being encouraged to organise their own Jubilee street parties. From 2.30pm to 5.30pm, the Jubilee Pageant will take place with a 3km carnival located in central London. Set to be watched by up to a billion people across the globe, more than 10,000 people have been involved in staging the £15 million procession.
Puppet corgis, a giant 3D wire bust of the Queen and the Gold State Coach are just some of the sights set to feature in the 3km parade. Stars including Idris Elba, Sir Cliff Richard, Courtney Love and Slade’s Noddy Holder will take to open-top buses in a through-the-ages tribute to the culture and music of the seven decades of the Queen’s reign.
It is hoped the monarch will make a final appearance on the Palace balcony to round off the weekend as it concludes with Ed Sheeran performing a live performance of the national anthem in front of the Queen's official residence with a choir made up of nearly 200 celebrities.
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