The full list of Platinum Jubilee street parties and road closures in Bury

The Queen is the longest-serving British monarch and has become the first to reach a Platinum Jubilee.This special occasion will be celebrated over a four-day bank holiday weekend and will see street parties taking place across the country in the monarch's honour.There will also be a huge pop concert live in the grounds of Buckingham Palace which will see the likes of Craig David and Nile Rodgers perform their biggest hits.Celebrating 70 years on the throne this year, the Queen has already enjoyed several jubilee milestones that have been commemorated with spectacular events.Here is a look back at some of the most memorable and outrageous moments.Pop icon Grace Jones stole the show at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee back in 2012.The charismatic singer, who was then 64, put the nation in a spin as she hula-hooped her way through her performance of Slave to the Rhythm.She effortlessly swung her hips for the full four minute duration of her song.Grace has previously said that her decision to hula-hoop came from Elton John saying he wouldn't attend the show if she didn't.She took to the stage wearing a black and red leotard that showed off her long legs which she paired with an extravagant red hat.Grace has been hula-hooping since her childhood in Jamaica and shared some advice for anybody trying to take it up.Speaking to LA Times, she said: "Hula hooping requires hardly any movement.

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Jubilee weekend is upon us, as the UK braces for a long weekend of celebration, nostalgia and maybe even a Pimm’s.Most of the nation will be planning to revel in and celebrate Her Majesty’s incredible achievement as the UK’s longest-serving monarch reaches 70 years on the throne.These celebrations must be fit for a queen, of course, and so some of the biggest names in the music industry will be turning out to perform at the nationwide knees up.There will be a huge range of superstars on show, all belting their hearts out in the name of Her Maj.Ed Sheeran is expected to pay tribute to the Queen and Prince Philip at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on Sunday (June 5), while huge names like Elton John and Diana Ross are set to perform at the eagerly anticipated Platinum Party on Saturday at Buckingham Palace.The festivities will be opened by none other than Queen with Adam Lambert.

Royal baker Mark Bennett has unveiled the finished product for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee cake in a series of posts on Instagram. He revealed the lavish five tier creation just days before the long weekend of celebrations got underway, which has seen the likes of Harry and Meghan reunite with the Royal Family. Mark was 'honoured' by the opportunity to design, make and decorate the cake, which he said could not have been achieved "without the unwavering support of [his] loving wife, Emma." The cake is iced in white and topped with an edible crown, a design which is reflected in the five tiers to emulate a crown-like shape across the whole cake.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are in the UK for the Jubilee celebrations and “could christen their daughter Lilibet at Windsor with the Queen today”. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex took part in the Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen's 70 years on the throne, in their first appearance with the Royal Family after stepping down as working members of the family back in 2020. During their visit, the Queen has reportedly finally met her great granddaughter Lilibet in “private” and reports now suggest the tot may be christened today on her first birthday.

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The Queen has a long history with the Sex Pistols.

The four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations will be host to a wide range of events all marking the 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne.

As the Queen's Platinum Jubilee edges nearer, communities across the UK will be gearing up to celebrate. Thousands of street parties are expected to be thrown across the historical bank holiday weekend in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign.

Sex Pistols have released their ‘Pistol Mint Commemorative Coin’ today (May 30) ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee on Friday (June 3).The nickel-plated coin features artist Jamie Reid’s Union Jack flag design on the front, with a high quality decal of his depiction of the Queen sporting a lip piercing on the back.It comes days after the band reissued their controversial 1977 single ‘God Save The Queen’, which includes the lyrics “God save the queen / She ain’t no human being / And there is no future / In England’s dreaming.” The single was seen as an anti-monarchy protest song, released around the time of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in the summer of ’77.Despite being banned by the BBC at the time, the song reached Number One on the NME chart and Number Two on the UK’s singles chart (the track was listed as a blank on the latter to avoid causing offence).The commemorative coin (available here until the end of June), which marks the Queen’s 70th year on the throne, comes in a cushioned sapphire velvet presentation box with the front face design embossed in silver.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wax figures re-joined the royal family's display room ahead of the queen's Platinum Jubilee next month.The famous wax museum originally separated the Duke and Duchess of Sussex' figures from the rest of their family members when the couple moved to California in 2020. Their reunion this week is only temporary, meant to commemorate their return to the UK to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 70-year reign. «It felt only right that our figures come together once more on our Royal Throne Room set to join in the family festivities,» Tim Waters, Madame Tussauds London general manager, said in a statement. «We have a long history with The Royal Family, with British monarchs doing us the honour of sitting for our artists since 1809.

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You can enjoy the long Jubilee weekend in style with The Belfry Hotel and Resort, situated in Royal Sutton Coldfield. From romantic breaks and last-minute getaways with the family to an 18-hole break ideal for any golfing aficionado - there's something for everyone.

Greater Manchester is set to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style with hundreds of street parties being held across the city region. Patriotic residents have submitted a deluge of applications for road-closure street parties, with more than 70 lined up for just Manchester itself.