Queen Elizabeth II

Attendees are encouraged to wear British-themed clothing. There will be the opportunity to take a photo with a life-size cutout of Her Majesty.

While there won’t be horse races or a royal parade in Bay City, the local event will include plenty of British snacks and drinks plus activities for children. Over in the UK, the Platinum Jubilee includes a four-day bank holiday weekend stemming from Thursday, June 2 to Sunday, June 5 that includes a wide variety of activities such as parades, horse races, cookouts and more. Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

The BBC televised the event in a groundbreaking broadcast which was watched by 27 million people out of a population of 36 million in the UK alone.

The BBC televised the event in a groundbreaking broadcast which was watched by 27 million people (out of the 36 million population) in the UK alone. Among the many foreign journalists was Jacqueline Bouvier (later the First Lady of the USA, Jackie Kennedy), who was working for the Washington Times-Herald at the time. The news was broadcast by the BBC at 11.15am. The King lay in state at Westminster Hall before his funeral which was held on 15 February, 1952 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, where he is buried. His body was discovered by a valet at 7.30am. At 10.45 am, it was announced: “that the King, who retired to rest last night in his usual health, passed peacefully away in his sleep early this morning”. George VI, who became King unexpectedly after the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, died in his sleep at Sandringham on 6 February, 1952.

Queen Elizabeth is placing her personal jewels, including the famed Diamond Diadem, on display for her historic Platinum Jubilee.

The New Zealand Silver Fern Brooch, which the Queen loaned to Kate for her tour there with Prince William in 2014, is also among those on display. An array of brooches, which the Queen often wears as a symbolic nod to her hosts during official Commonwealth tours, will be displayed alongside the Queen's Coronation Dress and Robe of Estate — as well as her famous Diamond Diadem — in the U.K. Also in the collection is the Queen's Australian Wattle Brooch, presented to Elizabeth by the government and people of Australia on the monarch's first visit there in 1954.

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After that good time, there will be a Platinum Party at the Palace—which will air live on BBC. While there, the largest bell in the country will be dramatically RUNG, which we can all agree is a huge moment for bells, as a brand. This year, the Queen will be joined only by working members of the royal family, which means Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ( who are flying to the U.K. for the Platinum Jubilee) won't be in attendance. While on the balcony, the royals will basically stand there, wave, look fancy, have their body language analyzed excessively, and stare at a bunch of planes flying by. The Platinum Jubilee is a particularly huge deal—though please note that technically the Queen hit her 70 year anni on February 6, 2022. And this summer, the Queen is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee.

The monarch will mark 70 years on the throne with a four-day bank holiday weekend in June.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Find out more here and get your tickets here. - Thursday 2 June: the Trooping the Colour parade and the Platinum Jubilee Beacons.

Queen Elizabeth II's subjects are to take to the streets in celebration of the monarch's 70-year reign for her Platinum Jubilee next month.

Read More Read More On Sunday June 5 - the last day of the special four-day weekend - the People's Pageant will take place against the backdrop of Buckingham Palace in London.

UK-based McLaren honors the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's reign with a special color and badge applied to a one-off Artura supercar.

Queen Elizabeth II's specific 70th anniversary was on February 6, but McLaren chose to announce the special Artura on May 12 for another reason. McLaren doesn't mention what will become of the special Artura bearing the Queen's name. For starters, this Artura doesn't wear a McLaren badge on its nose.

Dorothy Wilding, HM Queen Elizabeth II, 1952. Royal Collection Trust. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. As the Royal Collection Trust explains ...

At Windsor Castle, the exhibit will focus on Elizabeth's coronation. In the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, portraits of the Queen taken by photographer Dorothy Wilding just after her accession to the throne will be on view. In celebration of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, jewels from the Queen’s personal collection will go on display this summer at three royal residences.

Other pieces of jewellery including the emerald Delhi Durbar necklace will be installed for visitors to see this summer.

Also there will be the ceremonial key to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which is presented to the monarch at the start of Royal Week at the Palace each summer. Also there will be the Australian Wattle Brooch which was a gift on her first visit to Australia in 1954, and the Sri Lanka Brooch, given to the Queen during a state visit in 1981. At Windsor Castle, a series of the Queen’s emblem brooches will be presented including the poignant Flame-Lily Brooch, the emblem of Zimbabwe, which was pinned to the Queen’s mourning clothes after the death of her father George VI.

Other pieces of jewellery including the emerald Delhi Durbar necklace will be installed for visitors to see this summer.

Also there will be the ceremonial key to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which is presented to the monarch at the start of Royal Week at the Palace each summer. Also there will be the Australian Wattle Brooch which was a gift on her first visit to Australia in 1954, and the Sri Lanka Brooch, given to the Queen during a state visit in 1981. At Windsor Castle, a series of the Queen’s emblem brooches will be presented including the poignant Flame-Lily Brooch, the emblem of Zimbabwe, which was pinned to the Queen’s mourning clothes after the death of her father George VI.

Platinum Jubilee pudding is served. An amateur baker's trifle has been announced as the official dish of the celebrations to mark the Queen's 70-year reign.

The winning dish was created as part of a special BBC program called The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking, with the Duchess of Cornwall announcing the winner. - The Queen will become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service A trifle has been unveiled as the official pudding of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

A pudding fit for royalty was announced Thursday after nearly 5000 amateur bakers entered a contest to design a sweet ending to celebrations for Queen ...

"I found out that the queen had lemon posset at her wedding, so I decided the pudding had to be based around the lemon flavour. "I'm going to be making my recipe for my gran at her street party," said Melvin, who learned the rudiments of baking as a child from her grandmother. The aim was to create a pudding worthy of the queen that was at the same time simple enough to be recreated by millions of Britons celebrating the 70th anniversary at street parties throughout the realm.

Plus: Celebrate the Jubilee by baking your own lemon Swiss roll and Amaretti trifle with competition-winner Jemma Melvin's recipe below.

It can also be made in a large dish or in individual portions – whichever you’d prefer.” Describing how she had settled on her ingredients, she said: “I found out that The Queen had lemon posset at her wedding so I decided the pudding had to be based around the lemon flavour. Miss Melvin, a copywriter from Southport, designed her dish after learning that The Queen had enjoyed lemon posset at her wedding to Prince Philip, choosing the flavour in her honour.

McLaren has created a special badge to commemorate Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II'that adores the special-edition McLaren Artura.

Queen Elizabeth II completed 70 years of her reign on February 6, however, McLaren announced the special Artura model on May 12 as the Queen inaugurated the luxury automaker's global headquarters on this day back in 2004. This custom-made McLaren Artura is a high-performance hybrid supercar, informed the British luxury supercar maker. To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the special McLaren Artura has been given a platinum paint and also a special badge has been created by McLaren Special Operations (MSO), the company's in-house bespoke division, to mark the occasion.