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May 9, 2022, 12 tweets

The Queen is sending her 'Fantastic Five' to all corners of the UK for her Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Here's a thread on why, and who is going where ๐Ÿงต #PlatinumJubilee

The Queen will send senior royals all over the United Kingdom during her Platinum Jubilee double bank holiday weekend celebrations next month. #PlatinumJubilee ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have royal visits to ensure the Windsors spread the joy while many of the main events are taking place in London.

Princess Anne will be heading to Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Anne - who is proud of her title as the 'unofficial Queen of Scots' - spends more time north of the Border than any other royal ๐Ÿ•ฐ

๐Ÿ“ธ Her Majesty, Anne and Charles enjoy Balmoral games -2017
๐Ÿ“ธ Anne with Scotland rugby team -1989

The Earl and Countess of Wessex will go to Northern Ireland amid growing fears of an Irish border poll.

#platinumjubilee ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Wales over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

๐Ÿ“ธ Kate Middleton and Prince William mark St. David's Day in Abergavenny - Chris Jackson, 2022.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "Members of the Royal family will attend engagements in each nation, including public events marking the occasion."

The celebrations begin this week at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

The Queen and other family members, including her disgraced son Prince Andrew, are expected to attend A Gallop Through History, a pageant marking the jubilee and the 96-year-old monarch's lifelong love of horses, on the final night on Sunday. #platinumjubilee ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

There are unconfirmed reports that several of the Queen's great-grandchildren - including Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, will all ride in a horse-drawn carriage in the finale.

๐Ÿ“ธ Princess Elizabeth chats to Prince Philip at the Windsor horse show - 1949

Prince Harry and Meghan said on Friday that they will be returning from their home in America with their children, Archie and Lilibet, for the celebrations on June 2 to 5.

#PlatinumJubilee #MeghanAndHarry

๐Ÿ“ธ Karwai Tang

The increasingly frail monarch - who is due to attend the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday - will only confirm if she feels well enough nearer to the time and often on the day itself.

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Are you looking forward to the extended June bank holiday to mark the platinum jubilee? ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐ŸŒž

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