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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Amelia Hill and Zoe Wood

UK preparing for Queen’s platinum jubilee with thousands of events

 Union flags decorate Oxford Street shopping district ahead of the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London, Britain, 10 May 2022.
Union flags decorate Oxford Street shopping district ahead of the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London, 10 May 2022. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

The UK is preparing to celebrate the platinum jubilee weekend in style, with 1,458 public events and 1,775 street parties or private events officially registered to take place from 2 to 5 June.

The celebrations are spread out across the country, with 240 in and around London, 208 around Manchester, 133 near Birmingham, 98 in Scotland – including four in Orkney and one on the Isle of Lewis – 21 in Northern Ireland and two in Guernsey.

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