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10 Jan, 12 tweets, 7 min read

On February 6 this year, The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a #PlatinumJubilee.

🧵👇A thread on what to expect throughout the year as we celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years of service to the UK and Commonwealth.

🔗royal.uk/platinum-jubil…

Giving an opportunity for people and communities to come together to mark this historic milestone, there will be an extended Bank Holiday weekend from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June.

@irish_guards

Getting the weekend underway on Thursday 2 June will be The Queen’s Birthday Parade, where the @irish_guards will ‘Troop’ their Colour.

Tickets for this event are available to the public and ballot applications open next week: qbp.army.mod.uk

That evening, over 1,500 towns and cities across the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories will come together to light a beacon to mark the #PlatinumJubilee, with the principal beacon being lit in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

@StPaulsLondon

At @StPaulsLondon on Friday 3 June there will be a Service of Thanksgiving for The Queen’s reign.

On Saturday 4 June, there will be a special Platinum Party at the Palace. The concert will bring together some of the world’s biggest entertainment stars to celebrate some of the most significant moments from The Queen’s reign.

The public ballot for tickets to attend next month.

Over the special Bank Holiday weekend, communities across the UK are invited to host a Big Jubilee Lunch, to share friendship, food and fun with neighbours – and also serve the brand-new Platinum Pudding!

👉edenprojectcommunities.com/the-big-lunch

The Platinum Pudding will be discovered via a nationwide baking competition, to be judged by Mary Berry, Monica Galetti and Buckingham Palace Head Chef Mark Flanagan.

Find out more and enter your recipes here: fortnumandmason.com/platinum-puddi…

@Jubilee_Pageant

On Sunday 5 June, there will also be a Platinum Jubilee Pageant, where children from across the UK will form the ‘River of Hope’ procession.

Combining street arts, theatre, music, circus, carnival the @Jubilee_Pageant will celebrate The Queen’s reign: platinumpageant.com

@QGCanopy

You can also get involved in this special Jubilee year by planting a tree as part of @QGCanopy – which has already seen over 60,000 trees planted in the UK.

👉 queensgreencanopy.org

@RCT

Across Royal residences from July, @RCT will stage three special displays marking significant occasions in Her Majesty’s reign – the Accession, the Coronation and Jubilees: rct.uk/about/news-and…

You can keep updated on the #PlatinumJubilee events and how you get involved on the Jubilee section of our website: royal.uk/platinumjubilee

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