The Platinum Jubilee Weekend Celebrations
I remember in 2012 thinking how incredible it was that the Queen was celebrating her 60th Diamond Jubilee, hoping she’d reign for a few more years to break Queen Victoria’s record to become the longest serving British Monarch. Fast forward to today and even more astonishingly she’s now celebrating her 70th Platinum Jubilee, something that few people ever thought we’d see. This record-breaking event was marked by a four-day bank holiday weekend in the UK with the traditional end of May Bank Holiday moved and an extra one created.
Joseph Afrane, a well known monarchy fanatic is decked out in his usual Union Flag suit, hat and glasses with his extra large Platinum Jubilee flag.
Those lucky enough to have tickets to Trooping the Colour still had to queue round the corner from Green Park to the Ritz. This was two hours before anything started as well.
Union flags were hung on streets everywhere across the nation as well as in the capital.
Many shops also had their own Platinum Jubilee displays in their front windows.
With so many things happening I was sure to capture as much as I could with my camera, from Trooping the Colour in London, complete with the Queen’s appearance on the balcony for the flypast, to village fairs, street parties and events in my local Town. I hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating this special occasion over the weekend as it’s not something we will see again in our lifetimes. Let’s hope they keep than extra bank holiday in subsequent years.
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