The Irish Mail on Sunday

Queen appearing on Jubilee balcony ‘is not guaranteed’

- By Kate Mansey

THE Queen’s appearance on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to mark her Platinum Jubilee is ‘by no means guaranteed’, a well-placed source has told the Mail on Sunday.

It was hoped she might be there beside family members, but that looks in doubt due to the 96-year-old’s limited mobility.

An insider said: ‘It could still happen but it is by no means guaranteed that we will see the Queen on the balcony.’

Every jubilee year of the Queen’s 70-year reign has featured a balcony moment, but courtiers fear that the long-held tradition may come to an end during the celebratio­ns in June.

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GOLDEN: The Queen and Prince Philip appeared on the balcony
GOLDEN JUBILEE 2002 GOLDEN: The Queen and Prince Philip appeared on the balcony

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