Celebrations have begun across the North East as people mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Elizabeth II is the first British Monarch to remain on the throne for 70 years. To celebrate her reign, UK residents are having a four-day bank holiday weekend.
Thousands of spectators gathered in London on Thursday as celebrations kicked off with the Trooping of the Colour. Members of the Royal Family watched the Queen's Birthday Parade, which was made up of more than 1,400 soldiers and 250 horses, from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
