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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee wraps up with London road pageant

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Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee is wrapping up on Sunday with a road pageant that may march about two miles in London to Buckingham Palace. 

Prince Charles and his spouse, Camilla, mingled with crowds on Sunday at The Oval cricket floor in London for a “Massive Jubilee Lunch.” Hundreds of thousands throughout the nation equally sat at lengthy tables adorned with balloons and ate picnic fare.

Queen Elizabeth’s 18th century Gold State Coach might be paraded by way of the streets of London throughout the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. This marks the primary time in 20 years the 260-year-old carriage has been faraway from its show on the Royal Mews.  Not like earlier occasions for the jubilee, the pageant is open to the general public. 

Later Sunday, celebrities together with singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will sing “God Save The Queen” outdoors Buckingham Palace as a finale to the pageant. 

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The 96-year-old monarch isn’t anticipated to take part in Sunday’s pageant festivities, however archival video footage of the queen might be broadcast. 

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The queen’s final public look was on Thursday when she smiled and waved on Buckingham Palace’s balcony together with her household. She has lately restricted her public appearances on account of “episodic mobility points,” in response to palace officers. 

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The festivities celebrating the queen’s 70 years of service included a live performance on Saturday night headlined by Diana Ross and the band Queen, and in addition featured Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, Alicia Keys and Andrea Bocelli.

The G3 Field Information and G3 Field Information’ Janelle Ash contributed to this report. 

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