Queen Elizabeth made history as the longest reigning British monarch when she marked her 70th anniversary since ascending the throne this past February. To celebrate her decades of service to the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, an unprecedented Platinum Jubilee celebration has commenced on Thursday, June 2, and will run until Sunday, June 5.
The weekend will see a host of public events and festivities, including the annual Trooping the Colour parade as well as a national Service of Thanksgiving for the monarch. Members of the royal family—including Prince William, Duchess Kate, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla, and more—will be in attendance. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will also return to the U.K. for their first public visit since stepping down as senior members of the royal family in 2020.
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Queen Elizabeth stands with Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Duchess Camilla, Prince Charles, Prince Louis, Duchess Kate, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Prince William, Countess Sophie on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a special flypast following the Queen's birthday parade.
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The Cambridges stand next to the monarch and Prince Charles.
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Prince Louis holds his ears next to his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, during the special flypast.
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Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, and Duchess Kate smile at Prince Louis on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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The Red Arrows during a flypast at the conclusion of the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade.
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Aircraft spell out '70' during a flypast at the conclusion of the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
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Queen Elizabeth watches the special flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis peer out a window during the Trooping the Colour parade. Princess Beatrice is seen behind them.
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Duchess Kate stands with her children as they watch the parade.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade.
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The monarch wore the same Angela Kelly coat and dress with pearl and diamante trim from her Platinum Jubilee portrait.
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Duchess Kate and Duchess Camilla arrive.
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Kate waves to onlookers.
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The Duchess of Cambridge wears a white Alexander McQueen coat dress and blue Philip Treacy hat.
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Prince George, Prince Louis, and Princess Charlotte wave to onlookers.
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Princess Anne rides in via horseback.
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Princess Anne, in her role as Colonel of the Blues and Royals, rides her horse at Horse Guards Parade during Trooping the Colour.
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Prince William and Princess Anne ride horseback alongside each other.
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex ride in a carriage as the Royal Procession leaves Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade.
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, and James, Viscount Severn, travel in a horse-drawn carriage during the parade.
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Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, Colonel of the Irish Guards leads The Colonel's Review at Horse Guards Parade.
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Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, Colonel of the Irish Guards leads The Colonel's Review at Horse Guards Parade.
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General view from Colonel's Review at Horse Guards Parade.