What to expect from the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend

Thursday June 2 10am The Queen’s Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour begins.

10.30am Members of the Royal family leave Buckingham

Palace for the parade ground. The military spectacle will be followed by a balcony appearance by the Queen, it is hoped, and family members such as the Cambridge children, to watch a special flypast. 9.25pm Members of the Royal family arrive to watch the lighting of the principal beacon at the palace – a 21m tall “Tree sculpture. of Trees” More than 3,000 beacons are being lit in the UK and Commonwealth. Friday June 3 11am The Royal family begin to arrive at the service of thanksgiving in St Paul’s Cathedral.

12.25pm

Members of the Royal family attend a Guildhall reception hosted by the Lord Mayor.

Saturday June 4

5.30pm The Epsom Derby takes place. The Queen and family are expected to head to the racecourse, where the Queen will be greeted with a guard of honour made up of up to 40 of her past and present jockeys. 7.40pm Members of the Royal family arrive at the BBC’S Platinum Party at the Palace concert.

8pm-10.30pm The concert in front of the palace, featuring stars such as Queen and Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, and Diana Ross, is broadcast live on BBC One.

Sunday June 5

Street parties and Big Jubilee Lunches take place across the country.

2.30pm-5pm The Jubilee Pageant takes place in central London, with a 3km procession featuring a cast of thousands including puppets and celebrities and tributes to the seven decades of the Queen’s reign. It will move down The Mall and past the palace. The finale will feature Ed Sheeran, and the singing of the national anthem in front of the Queen’s official residence.