Queen Elizabeth II watches from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Color parade in London on Thursday 2 June.
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Updated at 12.40 GMT (2040 HKT) on June 2, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II watches from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Color parade in London on Thursday 2 June.
Jonathan Brady / Pool / AP
For the first time in history, a British monarch celebrates 70 years on the throne.
Queen Elizabeth II was 25 years old when she began her reign on February 6, 1952.
To mark the unprecedented anniversary, there are platinum jubilee celebrations taking place across the country. A four-day festive weekend will include a variety of public events and community activities.
The festivities began on Thursday with the Queen’s Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Color. The Queen and members of the royal family made their usual appearance on the balcony before the event ended with a flight over Buckingham Palace.
This will be the queen’s first jubilee without her husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.