A number of events will take place across the UK this weekend to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Scots have been treated to a four-day weekend to celebrate the monarch’s 70-year reign on the throne.
The weekend of events will kick off this morning with Trooping the Colour and end on Sunday with the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
Here is everything you need to know about the events taking place this weekend.
Thursday, June 2
Trooping the Colour: The Queen’s birthday parade will kick off the weekend from 11am this morning.
The colour will be trooped by the 1st Battalion, Irish guards and more than 1,200 officers and soldiers from the Household Division will put on a display of military pageantry on Horse Guards Parade, together with hundreds of Army musicians and around 240 horses.
This annual event has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign for over 260 years.
A Royal gun salute will be fired and there will be a flypast to coincide with the Royal Family’s balcony appearance.
Platinum Jubilee Beacons: A number of landmarks will light up across the UK as part of the Platinum Jubilee.
Buckingham Palace says that more than 1,500 beacons will be lit during the evening.
Friday, June 3
Service of Thanksgiving: a service for the Queen’s reign will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral. Great Paul, the largest church bell in the country, will be rung for the service.
Saturday, June 4
The Derby at Epsom Downs: The Queen will be accompanied at the horse racing event by members of the Royal Family.
Platinum Party at the Palace: A number of famous faces from the world of entertainment will come together to perform a night of musical tributes to celebrate the Jubilee.
Stars appearing at the event will include Sir David Attenborough, Emma Raducanu, David Beckham and Stephen Fry.
There will also be performances from Sir Elton John, Sam Ryder and Queen & Adam Lambert.
The event will be broadcast on BBC One.
Sunday, June 5
The Big Jubilee Lunch: A number of street parties and garden events will take place across the UK - with over ten million people expected to take part.
The Platinum Jubilee Pageant: The Gold State Carriage, led by The Sovereign’s Escort, will lead the Platinum Jubilee Pageant to celebrate the Queen’s journey to the throne 70 years ago.
The Queen won’t personally travel in the carriage, but Buckingham Palace promises a ‘fabulous surprise’.
Around 10,000 people will be involved in the event, including the military, over 6,000 volunteers, performers, key workers and 2,500 members of the public.
A notice on the Buckingham Palace website reads: “The Pageant will bring to life iconic moments from The Queen’s reign as well as showcasing our changing society over the past 70 years.”
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