Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee: a rundown of four days of festivities
- UK hosting special tribute to Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign from Thursday to Sunday
- The 96-year-old UK monarch has reigned for longer than any of her predecessors

Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee will be on a truly royal scale, featuring millions of participants around Britain and climaxing in a TV spectacle expected to be watched by a billion worldwide.
Here is a rundown of the four days of festivities that start Thursday to commemorate the 70-year reign of Britain’s longest-ruling monarch:
Around 1,500 soldiers, 400 army musicians and 250 horses will take part in the traditional “Trooping the Colour” parade Thursday, which returns after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic.
Some 200 soldiers from the Coldstream Guards will line The Mall, leading from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace in central London.
At noon (7pm Hong Kong time) Thursday, 42-gun salutes will be fired across the country to mark the queen’s “official birthday” on June 11.
Selected Royal Navy ships at sea will also fire their guns, along with the Grand Battery in Gibraltar off Spain.