Ed Sheeran, corgi puppets, a moving cake and a towering dragon: The Queen’s £15 million Platinum Year Finale | UK News
A tribute from Ed Sheeran, corgis puppets and giant 3D string busts of the Queen will feature in the £15 million festive finale of the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations .
Highlights will also include an artist hovering under a helium balloon, a giant oak tree with a maypole dancer, a moving wedding cake and a towering dragon.
Expected to be watched by up to a billion people globally, more than 10,000 people will participate in staging the spectacle, including the military, more than 6,000 volunteers, performers and key workers, and 2,500 members of the public.
The organizers said that the million-pound beauty contest is being “people for the people” and is a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience.
Performers from Cirque Bijou who are participating in Jubilee celebrations
The performer will travel a distance of 3km
It is understood as the amount that has been raised from corporate and individual sponsors.
It will take place against the backdrop of Buckingham Palace and its surrounding streets on the afternoon of Sunday, June 5 – the final day of the four-day bank holiday marking the 70 years on the queen’s throne.
The procession will include a 3-kilometer route to echo the Queen’s coronation.
At one stage, the Queen will be imagined in her younger days with a 20ft puppet of a young princess surrounded by a swarm of mischievous puppets.
Several “national treasures” will participate in the finale, but program director David Zolkwer gave no further details and said organizers wanted to “host some surprises back in the day”.
There are speculations that members of the royal family may appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the finale but organizers will not rely on rumors about who may attend.
The spectacle will cost £15 million
Rosanna Machado, executive director of the competition, said: “We are in contact with the royal family regarding the participation of all royal family members and details will be announced in due course. suitable.”
The public will be invited to be a part of the performance as people gather around the Queen Victoria Memorial outside the gates of Buckingham Palace at the end.
The Queen is the first British monarch to achieve the Platinum Jubilee milestone.
The contest will honor the Queen’s love for Corgis
Other celebrities confirmed to be participating throughout the day include Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey and Gary Linekar.
The event will be divided into four sections: For the Queen and Country, The Time of Our Lives, Let’s Celebrate, and Happiness and Glory.
The first stage will feature a military parade with 1,750 people and 200 horses – one of the largest military festivals in modern history, according to organizers.
The Time of Our Lives will celebrate seven decades of culture, music and fashion.
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Explanation: The Queen’s Jubilee
Daleks, Sinclair C5s and a fleet of iconic vehicles from James Bond films dating back to the 1960s will feature the main roles, as will celebrities who have been “mainstays of British culture”, including both Sir Cliff and Dame Shirley.
The third act, Let’s Celebrate, will tell the story of the Queen’s life in 12 chapters, with a nod to her and her beloved horses.
This Afro-Caribbean carnival-style interpretation of the coronation, by Brent-based Mahogany Carnival Arts, imagines the animal kingdom’s reaction to Princess Elizabeth’s accession to the throne in 1952 while away hunt in Kenya.
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Bollywood dancers will join the parade
Her purple and white coronation gown will be created by 80 dancers and surrounded by revolving ‘baianas’ and elderly members of the community riding on mobility scooters transformed into flamingo.
The Queen’s 1947 wedding to the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away last year, will be marked by a giant four-tier wedding cake baked by acrobats on the go.
The cake, which will be followed by Bollywood dancers, will feature a sound system playing a medley of Bollywood tunes, to celebrate the coming together of people across the UK and Commonwealth. commonwealth.
The final act, Happy and Glorious, will take place in front of the Palace with Sheeran and include the singing of the national anthem.
The Time of Our Lives will celebrate seven decades of culture, music and fashion
As preparations continued for the event in just over a month’s time, Mr Zolkwer said: “It’s about ordinary people coming together from far and wide to do extraordinary things; real people with stories. exciting, authentic to tell; takes center stage in a breathtaking performance filled with wonder, warmth, wit, and humanity.
“It will be all about how, through the memories, stories and experiences we share, we can see how we are all connected – across time; with each other; and with the Queen.”
