Queen's Platinum Jubilee plans confirmed with four-day weekend and street parties

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Buckingham Palace has today released further details of the celebrations that will mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

Trooping the Colour will be staged in full for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic and is scheduled to kick off the first day of the special four-day Bank Holiday weekend.

It will take place from Thursday, June 2 to Sunday, June 5. On the Friday, a Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen’s reign will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral and the following day, the Saturday will see Her Majesty joined by members of the Royal Family at the Derby, held at Epsom Downs.