Color and music in a pop show in front of Buckingham Palace this Saturday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth II’s coronation. Photo: AP
Queen Elizabeth saw him on television with Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, from Windsor Palace. After the Epson Derby, where she did not participate due to mobility problems, the sovereign attended a spectacular concert in her honor on Saturday night, at Buckingham Palace, in her Diamond Jubilee and in her 70 years on the throne.
At least 30 members of the British royal family were present, but Harry and Meghan were conspicuously absent. They celebrated their daughter Lilibet’s first birthday with the sovereign, in private.
Prince Charles and Prince William paid tribute to the Queen as part of the star-studded Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace. The father and son, both future kings, spoke separately in honor of the monarch towards the end of the outdoor show.
All the real they were there. In the front row, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and her two children, Prince George, future king, in a suit and tie, and Princess Charlotte and Camilla, the future queen consort.
Prince William and his son George, during this Saturday’s concert in London. Photo: AP
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Prince Charles and his sister Anne enjoyed the show. Princes Charlotte and George waved British flags. Also present were Prime Minister Boris Johnson and London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Scottish Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Labor leader Keir Starmer.
shock and explosion
Millions of people have seen it on television. But the Mall, which connects the building to Trafalgar Square, was covered in a sea of British flags. shortly before the square had been evacuated for fear of a bomb. A false alarm ensued, but police blew up a suspicious car amid public panic.
Another 22,000 special workers were selected to be distributed on those three boxes in front of the palace. The Platinum party full, in an outdoor show, threatened by a meteorological emergency with rain, hail, lightning and wind. But the worst forecast is for Sunday, at the end of the festivities, with a picnic across the kingdom and a parade that epitomizes the Queen’s 70th birthday.
The concert set was spread over three stages in front of Buckingham Palace. The concert lasted two and a half hours and closed Diana Ross, legend of soul. It resembled the opening one of the 2012 Olympics.
A crowd attended the live concert in the center of the British capital and millions more followed on TV, Photo: AP
The queen became an actress
The queen surprised everyone as an actress. A starring role in a sketch that she has tea with Paddington Bear, that British institution, and shows what she really has in her bag: a jam sandwich (like the protagonist of the famous film).
The great secret of the Jubilee, inspired by his participation with James Bond in the London Olympic Games. A two and a half minute sketch to delight and surprise everyone. It was his idea. The sovereign has a great sense of humor and her specialty is mimicry.
saw the ruler the return of the rock band Queen, whose guitarist and astrophysicist, Brian May, performed on the roof of Buckingham Palace for the previous Palace Party in 2002. They were accompanied by vocalist Adam Lambert.
Queen Elizabeth takes tea with Paddington the bear, in a hilarious skit that shocked the British. Photo: AP
It all started with We Will Rock You, accompanied by a military drum kit. The background was the images of the sovereign during her reign.
Diversity has danced through seven decades of music. From the Beatles to today, plus the Bee Gees, One Direction and the Spice Girls. Sir Lloyd Lloyd Weber has performed his most famous musicals in London’s West End.
The show was joined by Alicia Keys, Hans Zimmer, Ella Eyre, Craig David, Mabel, Elbow, Sir Rob Stewart and George Ezra who shared the assembly of three stages with Duran Duran, Andrea Bocelli, Mimi Webb, Sam Ryder, Jax Jones, Celeste, Nile Rodgers, Sigala and Diversity. Diana Ross closed the show, in a special concert. Sir Elton John took part in a pre-recorded performance, for health reasons.
Documentary filmmaker Sir David Attenborough, tennis player Emma Raducanu, former footballer David Beckham, actor Stephen Fry, Dame Julie Andrews, The Royal Ballet and Ellie Simmonds also appeared at the event.
absent in the race
The Queen did not attend the Derby at Epsom Downs Racecourse, where she had not lost her 70 years on the throne. She was replaced by Princess Anna and her husband of hers and there were vegan protests.
The 96-year-old ruler is a huge fan of horse racing. But he missed the 243rd race of the Derby due to “episodic mobility problems”.
The same ones who also forced her to skip the thanksgiving service on Friday in St Paul’s Cathedral.
Nothing is known of his presence on Sunday, at the end of the jubilee commemorations. His agenda is now built on a day-to-day basis.
Queen Elizabeth, on giant screen in the streets of London. Photo: REUTERS
The Derby honored the monarch with 40 jockeys, who competed with their horses wearing royal silks to form an honor guard, as some of his former racehorses paraded.
William and Kate in Wales
The “working” royal family traveled throughout the kingdom to thank their subjects. The Earl and Countess of Wessex visited Northern Ireland to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
In Cardiff, William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrived with two of their children, Charlotte and George, to meet the team behind an anniversary concert, which was held at the town’s castle.
The boys’ presence was a surprise and their first official mission, the beginning of a long Royals life.
This Sunday the ceremonies continue with a giant picnic across the kingdom.
Each neighborhood has organized this patriotic meeting in one of its streets, with its neighbors, the Victoria sponge cake, the Coronation chicken, as well as a Carnival with clothes and cars from the last 70 years of the reign.
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