The Queen’s Platinum Celebration: Final preparations are underway ahead of historic celebrations for the monarch’s 70th reign | UK News
Princess Eugenie paid tribute to her “grandmother” the Queen as final preparations were being made for the monarch’s historic Platinum Jubilee celebration.
Across the country, Confederate flags were being hoisted and tablecloths pressed for street parties, military parades were being finished, and tents were erected by wise men along the way. according to the Shopping Center in London.
The Queen’s Scarecrow even gets appeared in a Herefordshire village as locals compete for the best Jubilee performance.
But it is the vital nature of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne that people are turning to their millennia to mark the occasion.
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Crowds line the Shopping Centre, in central London, ahead of the bank holiday weekend festivities
Princess Eugenie visits the Queen’s Jubilee Emblem Display at the V&A Museum with museum representative and contest winner Edward Roberts (right)
In an article in The Spectator magazine, Eugenie said she hopes her one-year-old son, August will grow up to have “her patience, composure and kindness while always being able to laugh at himself and keep the twinkle in his eyes”.
She said the country’s longest-reigning monarch has stood the test of time and is “an immutable rock for so many”.
The princess was seen attending London’s V&A Museum to see the Platinum title in the competition to win and runner-up.
The Jubilee Year logo design competition was open to young people from across the UK and was won by 19-year-old Edward Roberts, a graphic design student from Nottinghamshire.
Royal Air Force personnel prepare for their role in the Queen’s Platinum pageant at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire
Royal fans John Loughrey on the Mall near Buckingham Palace
At RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire, Royal Air Force personnel were seen preparing for their role in the Jubilee Pageant, marching with rifles.
The military will once again play an important role in the Jubilee celebrations, featuring a fleet of more than 70 aircraft including Red Arrows and World War II aircraft.
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The Prince of Wales dances with Bridget Tibbs during a Jubilee tea dance organized by The Prince’s Foundation
The Prince of Wales meets Elizabeth Powell, who celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this month at Highgrove near Tetbury, Gloucestershire
In Highgrove, Gloucestershire celebrated the anniversary at a Jubilee tea dance organized by The Prince’s Foundation.
Prince Charles stepped onto the dance floor and was joined by Jools Holland, Ruby Turner and Patrick Grant.
Along the Mall in London, eager royal fans gathered ahead of the bank holiday weekend activities, many camping out to make sure they got a good view.
