Platinum Jubilee

The collared dove is currently sat on three eggs in the centre of the beacon in Metheringham.

"Our lighting of the beacon has been scuppered. Ms Pembery said: "We have a fairground, street food and bagpipes, and a town crier will be around the war memorial in the centre of the village on Thursday. Ms Pembery said while there were still plenty of other things planned for Thursday's Jubilee event in the village, there was no choice but to cancel the lighting of the beacon despite it being the highlight of the evening's celebrations.

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Members of the royal family traditionally make their way down The Mall in open carriages, waving to the gathered crowds before the queen inspects the troops and takes a salute at the parade ground. The grand display of military pageantry will this year include more than 1,200 officers and soldiers as well as hundreds of Army musicians and around 240 horses. Queen Elizabeth II is the world’s third-longest serving monarch in recorded history, and the longest of any British or female sovereign. For just the second time in her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth will not take the salute on the ground during the parade, instead receiving a salute from the palace balcony. For Willows, braving the chilly London nights sleeping on a tiny mattress was worth it to celebrate this anniversary. LONDON — Royal superfans have been camped out in tents by Buckingham Palace for days leading up to the festivities. “[The Queen] has given her service every day of the year for 70 years. The pair traveled about 100 miles from Bristol to be there. The queen has kicked off the long jubilee weekend with a message thanking everyone involved in marking the occasion. Some were decked out in Union Jack-themed hats and shirts, while others wore tiaras and even ball gowns to celebrate the queen. It was not clear what was behind the protest. He described her as "the golden thread that binds our two countries."

The UK's longest-reigning monarch is being celebrated this bank holiday weekend.

To mark the celebrations, the Queen is set to symbolically lead the lighting of the principal Jubilee beacon as part of a chain of more than 3,500 flaming tributes to her 70-year reign across the UK and Commonwealth. The Queen has attended a number of high-profile engagements in recent weeks and travelled to Balmoral for a short break ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, which run from June 2 until June 5. The Queen has thanked all those involved in marking her 70th year on the throne as the Platinum Jubilee weekend begins.

Officers make several arrests after protesters jump over barriers during trooping the colour parade.

The Metropolitan Police Events account tweeted: “The viewing areas in central London for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations are now full. Robert Gordon, a spokesperson for the group, said “These jubilee celebrations are set to cost the taxpayer tens, if not hundreds of millions of pounds. The Metropolitan police said the arrests were public order related, for highway obstruction.

Watch as the Platinum Jubilee events unfold in London and the UK including the Queen, the royal family and the official events.

With a helping hand from their twin town, the French community of Petit-Couronne, they are attempting to make nine miles (14.5km) of bunting. We'll be updating this Platinum Jubilee gallery as the events play out... Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, officially start the Platinum Jubilee celebrations by leading the Trooping the Colour parade. Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, rides in a car during the Trooping the Colour parade. This year's Trooping the Colour parade will see more than 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians take part and is scheduled for the fist day of the Jubilee celebrations on the 2nd of June. Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, takes to horseback down The Mall for the Trooping the Colour parade.