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Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, in photos

Jun 2, 2022, 3:22 AM | Updated: 6:03 pm
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, P...

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince William watch from the balcony of Buckingham Place after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

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Prince Louis watches the Trooping of the Color in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool) Queen Elizabeth II wipes her eye as she and the Duke of Kent watch from the balcony of Buckingham Place after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP) An Irish wolfhound leads as Guards take part in the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards, central London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) The Trooping the Color takes place at Horse Guards, London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service (Roland Hoskins/Pool via AP) Royal fans sing the national anthem as they gather along The Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/David Cliff) People stand on The Mall looking towards Buckingham Palace and the Queen Victoria Memorial statue as the road is lined with Union flags and closed to traffic ahead of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, in London, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Celebrations will take place June 2-5 to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, for her 70 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Police officers remove someone who ran into the path of the royal procession on The Mall, London, Thursday, June 2, 2022 ahead of the Trooping the Color ceremony, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) Royal fans gather along The Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/David Cliff) Britain's Prince Charles, left, with Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis her grandson, covering his ears with his hands, next to his mother Kate Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte her daughter, at right, stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Queen Elizabeth II, from left, Prince Louis, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Alastair Grant/Pool Photo via AP) The Red Arrows perform a flypast after the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (RAF SAC Sarah Barsby, Ministry of Defence via AP) Members of the public fill The Mall ahead of a flypast over Buckingham Palace, during the Trooping the Color in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Prince Charles s leaves Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, her children Prince Louis, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, ride in a horse-drawn carriage during the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Color in London, Wednesday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, left, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, ride in a carriage during the Trooping the Color, in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Chris Jackson/Pool via AP) Royal fans have Union flag transfers applied to their faces on The Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/David Cliff) People wear Union flags in St James's Park in London ahead of the Queen's Jubilee weekend, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Britain is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne with four days of festivities beginning with her ceremonial birthday parade on June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, in his role as Colonel of the Welsh Guards, takes part in the Trooping the Color parade, in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Adrian Dennis/Pool Photo via AP) The Queen's guards march during the Trooping the Color parade at Horse Guards, London, Thursday, June 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) The Honourable Artillery Company fires the Royal Gun Salute at Tower Bridge, London, Thursday June 2, 2022, to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee celebratory weekend. (Joe Cook/PA via AP) Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Kent watch from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP) Prince George, left, Prince Louis, second left, and Princess Charlotte, third left, watch the Trooping of the Color in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool) Members of the Household Division march during the Trooping the Color in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Yui Mok/Pool via AP) A member of the Coldstream Guards holds souvenir programs ahead of the Trooping the Color in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP) Royal fans share a laugh as they gather along The Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/David Cliff) Tents are pitched on The Mall near Buckingham Palace, where Royal superfans are camped out for a prime position to view the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, in London, Tuesday May 31, 2022. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP) Fans attach flags to barriers along The Mall in London, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, as they camp out ahead of the start of the Queen's Jubilee weekend. Britain is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne with four days of festivities beginning with her ceremonial birthday parade on June 2, 2022. The 96-year-old monarch's Platinum Jubilee kicked off with a full staging of Trooping the Color, the parade of more than 1,400 soldiers that marks the queen's official birthday. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) Crowds in Parliament Square take photos of military jets as they pass over London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) A crowd fills The Mall as they wait for the royal family to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Richard Pohle, Pool Photo via AP) Queen Elizabeth II watches with a smile from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP) Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince William watch from the balcony of Buckingham Place after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
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LONDON (AP) — Four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne have kicked off with formal Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

First came the Trooping the Color ceremony with horses. Then the queen joined members of her family Thursday on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as 70 planes flew overhead.

The 96-year-old Elizabeth is Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the first to serve for seven decades. During a four-day holiday weekend, thousands of street parties are planned around the country.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, in photos