United Kingdom : Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates Platinum Jubilee

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II clocks 70 at the helm of the British Monarchy. She is the first United Kingdom leader to reach the milestone. Celebrations marking her Platinum Jubilee as Queen of the United Kingdom and its 14 Commonwealth nations are ongoing worldwide. Queen Elizabeth II, the country’s longest-reigning monarch came to power on February 6, 1952, after the death of her father King George VI. Her formal coronation took place on June 2, 1953, reasons why the major Platinum Jubilee celebrations starts on Thursday, June 2, 2022 and continue through the weekend.
Unlike in the past where the queen spends the anniversary in quiet reflection at her Sandringham estate, she has decided this year to invite local community groups for a small celebration. Yesterday, the traditional military ceremony of “Trooping the Color” that became an annual event to mark the official birthday of the British sovereign in the 1700s, took place in central London. As part of the traditional “Trooping the Color” ceremony, the queen inspects her troops and is given a royal salute. The ceremony includes a massive parade with more than 1,400 soldiers and 400 musicians joined by members of the royal family in carriages and on horseback. There is then a flypast by Britain’s Royal Air For...