The queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration included everything from Trooping the Color to a National Service of Thanksgiving, a star-studded concert led by Diana Ross, thousands of lunches and street parties across the country and a final appearance by the queen herself.
Here is how the news developed. All times Eastern.
Jun 05, 2022, 11:05 AM EDT
Floats, performances showcase Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign
The party is continuing outside Buckingham Palace as thousands of people take part in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
Open-top buses decorated to represent each decade of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign have passed by the palace, where members of the queen’s family are watching, including Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte and many more of the queen’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
People parade during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, June 5, 2022.
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People parade during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, June 5, 2022.
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Sunday’s pageant is the grand finale to the queen’s four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations. It is divided into four acts: “For Queen and Country,” represented by a military parade; “The Time of Our Lives,” celebrating innovation; “Let’s Celebrate,” a festival of music and dance; and “Happy and Glorious,” performances by “national treasures.”
People wave as they take part in a parade during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, marking the end of the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, June 5, 2022.
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The pageant will conclude with a performance by Ed Sheeran.
Jun 05, 2022, 10:04 AM EDT
Prince Charles, Camilla raise a toast at Jubilee Lunch
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, raised a toast Sunday at a "Big Jubilee Lunch" at the Oval Kennington, a cricket ground in London.
Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall raise a toast at The Big Lunch at the Oval Kennington to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee in London, Britain, June 5, 2022.
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Thousands of jubilee lunches are being held across the U.K. and the Commonwealth this weekend in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall look at hand-sewn street party decorations as they attend The Big Lunch at the Oval Kennington to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee in London, Britain, June 5, 2022.
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Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall look at hand-sewn street party decorations as they attend The Big Lunch at the Oval Kennington to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee in London, Britain, June 5, 2022.
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The goal of the lunches is to "share friendship, food and fun," according to the website.
Among the celebrations was a jubilee lunch held on The Long Walk in Windsor, near where the queen is staying at Windsor Castle.
People gather for the Big Jubilee Lunch on The Long Walk in Windsor, west of London, on June 5, 2022.
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Police officers ride on horses past the crowd as people take part in the Big Jubilee Lunch on The Long Walk as part of celebrations marking the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Windsor, Britain, June 5, 2022.
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Elizabeth's son, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, attended the lunch, which attempted to break the world record for the longest dinner table with nearly 500 tables.
Jun 05, 2022, 9:30 AM EDT
Royals watch Platinum Jubilee Pageant at Buckingham Palace
A nearly 2-mile procession in the streets around Buckingham Palace is underway on the fourth and final day of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Thousands of people are taking part in the procession, known as the Jubilee Pageant, and thousands of people have also gathered on the streets to watch.
Among those watching the parade are members of the royal family, including Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and their three children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte.
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, attend the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, in London, June 5, 2022.
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Britain's Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Timothy Laurence attend the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, marking the end of the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, June 5, 2022.
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Leading the procession is the Gold State Coach, a royal carriage that dates back to the 1700s.
The Gold State Coach passes in front of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Pageant in London on June 5, 2022.
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The queen rode in the carriage during her 1953 coronation and silver and golden jubilees.
Elizabeth, 96, is not riding in the carriage in today’s procession, but viewers can see a hologram of her at her coronation projected onto the carriage.
A hologram of Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation appears in the Gold State Coach during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, June 5, 2022.
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According to its organizers, the Pageant combines “street arts, theatre, music, circus, carnival and costume to celebrate Her Majesty’s unwavering duty, love of the natural world and dedication to the Commonwealth.”
Jun 05, 2022, 9:28 AM EDT
George, Charlotte and Louis bake cupcakes for Platinum Jubilee
Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, three of Queen Elizabeth II’s great-grandchildren, baked cupcakes to celebrate the queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The siblings are seen in a video shared on Twitter baking cupcakes alongside their mom Kate, Duchess of Cambridge.
According to the video’s caption, the cupcakes are for a Platinum Jubilee street party taking place Sunday in Cardiff.
Kate and her husband, Prince William, brought George and Charlotte with them on a royal engagement Saturday in Cardiff. The family visited Cardiff Castle and met performers and crew taking part in a jubilee concert at the castle.
