Jubilee: great parade concludes the celebrations for the queen

With a massive parade through the streets of London, the curtain falls today on the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II largely absent from major events for health reasons. At the moment, Buckingham Palace has not said whether the 96-year-old monarch, who has difficulty walking, will appear at the end of the parade, which will conclude outside the palace with the national anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ with the performance of the British pop star. Ed Sheeran. At the parade, around 10,000 soldiers, dancers, puppeteers and artists are expected to travel three kilometers through the city center. The Gold State Coach, the 260-year-old carriage traditionally used for weddings and coronations, will open the parade. The queen will not be there, but the digital images will recreate the magic of her coronation in June 1953, Buckingham Palace said. Also noteworthy is the Great Jubilee lunch which will see citizens organize, from the early afternoon, large tables in the streets and gardens of the country.

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