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Jennifer Newton

Royal fans spot major mix-up during countdown to Queen's Jubilee celebrations

The countdown is on for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations - and there are just three days to go until they kick-off.

The events will mark Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne and for the last almost 70 days, the Royal Family has been looking back over the monarch's reign.

On its official Twitter account, for almost the last two months, it has been tweeting a picture of the Queen every day from every year of her reign.

By Saturday, the account had got to the year 2017 and posted a picture of Her Majesty standing on the Buckingham Palace balcony alongside Prince Charles and Camilla as they watched the flypast for the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force.

A picture that was shared on the Royal Family Twitter account in it's Jubilee countdown, which mistakenly said it was taken in 2017 (Getty Images)
The wider shot, which includes Meghan Markle. The balcony appearance actually took place in 2018 (Getty Images)

The wider shot of that image also includes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as well as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

But the photo had to be deleted after a short time after it was pointed that the anniversary took place in 2018, not 2017.

Many royal fans also remembered that Meghan took part in that balcony appearance in 2018 - and pointed out on Twitter that it couldn't have happened in 2017 as she wasn't yet royal.

The Queen and Prince Philip feed Donna the elephant at Whipsnade Zoo in 2017. This image was tweet as a replacement (Getty Images)

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Eventually, the photo was replaced with one of the Queen and Prince Philip feeding bananas to an elephant at Whipsnade Zoo in 2017.

Meanwhile, the Queen has vowed to make a double balcony appearance as she defies her “mobility concerns” to celebrate her 70-year reign.

Her Majesty will delight the crowds by taking to the Buckingham Palace frontage twice as she kick-starts her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

The Queen's Jubilee celebrations start on Thursday (PA)

The appearances will take place during the monarch’s official Birthday Parade on Thursday, the start of the four-day bank holiday weekend.

A royal source said: “The Queen is determined to take part in the Jubilee celebrations. Trooping was brought forward by one week to be part of the Jubilee this year and the Queen very much wants to be part of it.”

The monarch is also hoping to attend the service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday with her wider family.

However, it is also feared the Queen may miss Saturday’s Epsom Derby for just the third time of her reign to “pace herself” for her the jubilee festivities.

Sources close to the monarch, 96, indicated it is “increasingly unlikely” she will make the trip.

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