Jubilee: Last News

The UK will get an extra four-day bank holiday this summer to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee - and Brits are being encouraged to throw the biggest party ever to celebrate.

God save the queen! Queen Elizabeth II is “exhilarated” as she marks her 70th year on the throne, royal expert Stewart Pearce exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Queen Elizabeth just proved that she’s still got her famous wit.

Making history! Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee — 70 years to the day since she acceded to the British throne — on Sunday, February 6.

Stepping out! One day before Queen Elizabeth II makes history for her impressive 70-year reign, she attended her first public outing of the year.

As the Queen approaches her Platinum Jubilee, her special celebrations will be marked by sadness. Her Majesty faces a challenging few months, remembering her late father King George VI and her beloved husband Prince Philip, who died in April last year. It’s also the 20th anniversary of the deaths of Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother, who passed away in 2002 – the Queen’s Golden Jubilee year.

The Queen is all smiles as she is pictured becoming the first British monarch ever to mark 70 years reign. Her Majesty hosted a reception at Sandringham House for the local community who attended to mark the monarch's Platinum Jubilee.

In photos to mark her Platinum Jubilee, The Queen has paid a touching tribute to her father, King George VI by wearing presents he gave her for her 18th birthday. As the celebrations get underway, the Monarch, 95, can be seen reminiscing over memorabilia and cards in the pictures. She is giving a subtle nod to her late father George as she can be seen wearing two brooches on her left side that were gifted to her by her father on her 18th birthday.

Beside a stream in the foothills of Mount Kenya on 6 February, 1952, a nervous Duke of Edinburgh shared a piece of devastating news with his 25-year-old wife – her father had died.The royal couple had been staying in the East African country for one week when George VI passed away in his sleep, aged 56, following a lung operation.The following day, dressed in black, his daughter stepped down from her plane on to the tarmac at London Airport (now Heathrow) as Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the Realm, Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. She shook hands with ministers, including Prime Minister Winston Churchill, thanked her pilot for a safe and steady flight and promptly began the most historically significant reign in British history.

Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating a historic milestone. This weekend, the 95-year-old monarch will mark Accession Day on Feb.

When 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth was proclaimed queen on Feb. 6, 1952, the British Empire stretched across the world, royalty was widely revered and televisions were still a novelty item.

Thousands of pieces of Royal Jubilee memorabilia have gone on sale despite containing an awkward typo.

Madness are set to throw an “all-day party” in London to coincide with the Queen’s Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.The group shared a tongue-in-cheek video on Instagram that showed frontman Suggs being knighted by a Queen lookalike. She did so with a sword made of “Valyrian steel” – in a knowing nod to Game of Thrones.The gig will take place on June 2 at Brockwell Park, Brixton and fans can register here now for “early bird lowest price tickets”.They accompanied the video, which you can see below, with a post announcing the gig.They wrote: “Arise Sir Suggs! Seeing as the Queen has made a new Jubilee Bank Holiday this year on June 2, we thought we’d take advantage and throw a proper all day party at Brockwell Park, Brixton.”“We’re calling it JUBILATION! And it’s our only London show this year…”A post shared by Madness (@madnessband)Earlier this month, The Specials bassist Hor­ace Panter has revealed that the band would love to collaborate and tour with Madness.Panter told the Daily Star newspaper’s ‘Wired’ column (via Music News) that there had previously been talk of the groups doing a co-headline tour or heading into the studio together to record.He said: “Let’s see what we can do.

The Queen is determined not to let Prince Andrew's sex trial overshadow her Platinum Jubilee celebrations scheduled for later this year, sources claim.

Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, is sharing her birthday with a very important date for her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.

The Sun. READ MORE: Royal Family: Prince Harry ‘chased by photographers’ after leaving afternoon tea with sick kids at Kew Gardens According to royal insiders, the Duke of Sussex is holding “secret talks” with Prince Charles in a bid to heal their rift and is expected to return home next year. A source told The Sun: “There has been a definite thaw in relations between Harry and Charles.

The Royal Mint has announced it will be releasing an exclusive 50p coin to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

EXCLUSIVE: Roger Michell’s last movie, the documentary Elizabeth about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, has been picked up by Signature Entertainment and set for a Friday 3 June theatrical release to coincide with the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee.

Falkirk schools will close on Thursday, June 2 and Friday June 3 to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, it has been confirmed.

The Duke of York and the Duke of Sussex will not be awarded Jubilee medals like other members of the Armed Forces, it's been reported. Marking Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne, around 400,000 medals are expected to be awarded to serving members of the police, fire, emergency and prison services.

A royal affair! Queen Elizabeth II is set to hit a very important milestone in 2022 — and the palace is celebrating the occasion all year long.