Britain’s streets are decked out with flags, tea parties have been planned and cakes baked as the country marks Queen Elizabeth II’s unprecedented 70 years on the throne.
The country is hailing its highly popular monarch with four days of pageantry and parties as she becomes the first to celebrate an anniversary billed as the Platinum Jubilee. As her reign enters what is likely its closing act, the jubilee represents a moment of light for the queen, her family and the nation after two dark years marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the death of Prince Philip and royal scandals.
Join us as we follow along with the royal festivities in London and beyond.
Events Of The Day
Celebrations began with the queen’s birthday parade, known as Trooping the Color.
A Royal Air Force flypast was watched by crowds in London and four generations of the royal family from the famed Buckingham Palace balcony.
Later in the day, more than 2,000 towns and cities in Britain and overseas will light beacons to mark the jubilee.