Millions of people across the UK are expected to join the Platinum Jubilee festivities, with a special four-day Bank Holiday to mark the Queen’s 70-year reign.
The Platinum Jubilee marks the first time that any British monarch has reached this milestone. The Bank Holiday weekend kicks off on Thursday (June 2nd) and ends on Sunday (June 5th).
Pubs in England and Wales are being allowed to open an extra two hours later from Thursday to Saturday inclusive, while street parties will be taking place in local communities nationwide.
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But as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations get underway, a lot of people are wondering - when is the actual Jubilee day?
When is the actual Jubilee day?
The Platinum Jubilee celebrations will stretch over four days, from June 2nd to June 5th. The anniversary of the Queen’s coronation ceremony, however, falls on June 2nd.
While the Platinum Jubilee marks 70 years since the Queen acceded to the throne in 1952, her coronation wasn’t until June 1953 - 69 years ago. The Queen succeeded her father, George VI, as monarch on February 6th, 1952.
So, the actual date of the Queen’s Jubilee fell in February, but the occasion is only being celebrated now, in June.
Why is the Platinum Jubilee being celebrated in June?
The Platinum Jubilee is being celebrated in June because February 6th - the date on which the Queen assumed the throne in 1952 - is also the anniversary of her father’s death. It was therefore considered inappropriate to celebrate the Jubilee on that date.
Also, June was chosen for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations because the weather was likely to be considerably better than it would have been in February. The Golden and Diamond Jubilees were also celebrated in June, as was the Silver Jubilee in 1977.
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