In a message, the queen said she draws inspiration from goodwill on her face, thanking the nation.
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With the military ceremony Trooping the Color The four-day festivities for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, the historic achievement of 70 years on the throne, begin in Britain (at 10 am local).
For the first time in the seven decades of her reign, the 96-year-old monarch will no longer personally inspect the military units lined up in the Horse Guards Parade. This task is currently performed by the Crown Prince of Wales, Charles.
The Trooping the Color, in which a regiment from the division of the royal house circulates its flag (color) in front of the other units, is held to honor the birthday of each monarch every year from 1760 onwards.
As it became known, the Sussex couple will appear on the balcony of the ceremony hall, along with other members of the royal family, Harry and Meganwho arrived in Britain on Wednesday from the US bringing with them for the first time their daughter, Lilibet, who turns one on Saturday.
After the ceremony, the Queen Elizabeth will be greeted by returning soldiers on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, where he will return a few hours later with 16 other active members of the royal family (without Sussex and Prince Andrew) to watch the spectacular overflights 70 fighter jets.
3,000 torches
More than 3,000 torches will be lit at night in various parts of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. The central and most impressive torch will be lit in the “Tree of Trees” art installation located in front of Buckingham Palace.
The 21st meter installation of the British designer, Thomas Heatherwick, contains fragments of 350 endemic trees of the United Kingdom and is a tribute to Elizabeth’s tree plantings. The installation also contains floodlights that will be facing the facade of Buckingham Palace.
The queen will have returned in the afternoon to Windsor Castle, from where she will trigger the touch of torches with a symbolic touch on a specially constructed and decorated Commonwealth of Nations.
A new photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth was unveiled on Wednesday night. She is depicted smiling in her private apartments at Windsor Castle, photographed by Ronald McHehni.
In a message, the queen said she draws inspiration from goodwill on her face, thanking the nation.
“I know a lot of happy memories will be created on these festive occasions,” Elizabeth said. with confidence and enthusiasm “.
