A celebration for the ages! The royal family is gearing up for Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee, and the event is shaping up to be legendary.“It’s going to be great,” royal expert Nick Bullen exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, May 24. “The image of the queen on the balcony after Trooping the Colour on the first day of the full weekend — I think that will be a very poignant moment.”Trooping the Colour is an annual parade that marks the British sovereign’s birthday, but this year it will also commemorate the 96-year-old monarch’s 70 years on the throne.
The Jubilee officially kicks off in June, but Bullen said that early events have already been emotional.When Elizabeth attended the Windsor Horse Show’s “A Gallop Through History” event earlier this month, there was “spontaneous applause” for the matriarch, Bullen recalled.“People were so thrilled to see her,” the True Royalty TV cofounder told Us. “When she left, there were literally people sobbing around me.
There was almost not a dry eye in the house because I think a lot of people were feeling that this might be the last moment they see the queen in person.”Though the queen officially passed her 70-year mark in February, the country’s four-day Jubilee celebration will begin on June 2 with Trooping the Colour.
Earlier this month, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle confirmed that they plan to attend the festivities, but the duo will not stand on the balcony with the rest of the royal family during the parade.“After careful consideration, the Queen has decided that this year’s traditional Trooping the Colour balcony appearance on Thursday 2nd of June will be limited to Her Majesty and those members of the Royal Family who are currently undertaking official public
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