Platinum Jubilee weekend schedules have been announced with celebrations just over a week away.
Here is a summary of what will happen at events and celebrations as the nation pays tribute to the Queen’s 70th year as sovereign.
Thursday, June 2nd
10 a.m. – Queen’s Birthday Parade begins – Trooping the Color.
10.30am – Members of the royal family leave Buckingham Palace for the courtyard. The military show will be followed by an appearance on the Queen’s balcony, and key members of the royal family, including the children of Cambridge, are expected to see a special step.
9.25pm - Members of the royal family arrive to see the lighting of the palace’s main lighthouse, a 21-meter-tall tree-tree sculpture. More than 3,000 beacons are being lit across the UK and the Commonwealth.
Friday, June 3rd
More information about Hms Queen Elizabeth
11am – The royal family begins to arrive at the thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
12.25pm - Members of the Royal Family subsequently attend a Guildhall reception by the Mayor.
Use the Chrome browser to get a more accessible video player
1:49 What do we know about celebrations so far?
Saturday, June 4
5.30pm – Epsom Derby race takes place. The queen and her family are expected to head to the racecourse on Derby Day, where the monarch will be greeted with an honor guard of up to 40 of her past and current jockeys.
7.40pm – Members of the royal family arrive at the BBC Platinum Party concert at the Palace.
20:00 – 22:30 – The open-air concert in front of the palace, featuring stars such as Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Duran Duran and Diana Ross, is broadcast live on BBC One.
Read more: The end of the Queen’s £ 15 million platinum jubilee
Sunday, June 5th
Street parties and big jubilee lunches are organized all over the country.
2.30pm – 5pm – The Jubilee pageant takes place in central London, with a 3km carnival procession with a cast of thousands of people including puppets and celebrities and tributes to the seven decades of the Queen’s reign. It will move through the mall and pass through the palace.
The finale will feature the performance of Ed Sheeran and the singing of the national anthem in front of the official residence of the queen.