Platinum Jubilee plans for last day of bank holiday - from parties to pageants

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Platinum Jubilee celebrations are to close with an elaborate street pageant on Sunday, June 5, and loyal subjects are hoping the Queen will appear at the final show.Last night, her Majesty skipped the Platinum Party at the Palace concert, which saw multiple music stars pay tribute to the the Queen's historic achievement.This afternoon, countless Brits will gather to celebrate with picnics, street parties, and barbecues to mark the last day of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration.An estimated 85,000 Jubilee lunches are set to take place across the UK.

So, what will members of the Royal Family be doing to mark the final day of this historic event, and will the Queen be attending the festivities?Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and patron of the Big Lunch, will join Charles at a flagship feast at The Oval cricket ground in south LondonWhile the Earl and Countess of Wessex will meet people creating the “Long Table” down on The Long Walk leading up to Windsor Castle.Some 10,000 people including a cast of 6,000 performers are involved in staging the 3km carnival procession from Horse Guards, along Whitehall to Admiralty Arch and down The Mall to Buckingham Palace.The ambitious £15 million pageant is split into four acts: For Queen and Country with a military parade; The Time of Our Lives progressing through seven decades of culture, music and fashion; Let’s Celebrate telling the story of the Queen’s life in 12 chapters with corgi puppets and carnival creations; and the Happy and Glorious musical spectacle.Celebrities will travel in decorated open top double decker buses for the decade-by-decade celebrations.Among the sights will be the Gold State Coach which will feature archival footage of the Queen broadcast at the