{"id":33686,"date":"2022-06-02T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/beaming-queen-elizabeth-waves-to-crowds-as-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-begin\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T15:47:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T15:47:02","slug":"beaming-queen-elizabeth-waves-to-crowds-as-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/beaming-queen-elizabeth-waves-to-crowds-as-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-body__context_widget__1xxEe article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<div class=\"context-widget__content__1X4Oq\">\n<ul class=\"summary__summary__31feP\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__body__yKS5U body__base__22dCE body__body_alt__2kEQu summary__point__NO-2F\">Birthday parade kicks off four-days of celebrations<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__body__yKS5U body__base__22dCE body__body_alt__2kEQu summary__point__NO-2F\">Events mark 70 years on the throne<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__body__yKS5U body__base__22dCE body__body_alt__2kEQu summary__point__NO-2F\">Gun salutes and flypast for UK&#8217;s longest-reigning monarch<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__body__yKS5U body__base__22dCE body__body_alt__2kEQu summary__point__NO-2F\">Royals join parade on horseback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) &#8211; A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the British throne.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Tens of thousands of royal supporters waving flags lined the streets of London for a military parade at the start of the four-day Platinum Jubilee.  Millions of people across Britain and the world were expected to watch the festivities, join street parties and light beacons in honor of the 96-year-old queen.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Elizabeth, holding a walking stick and wearing a dusky dove blue outfit that she also wore for an official Jubilee photograph, was joined by her son and heir Prince Charles, 73, and other senior royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt__container__2jf5K registration-prompt__inline__2WDU- article-body__element__2p5pI article-body__inline-registration-prompt__1-N9W\">\n<div class=\"registration-prompt__text-content__o0YET\">\n<h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt__heading__3fq-h\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt__button-text__3kTtQ\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">Register<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">While the family waved to the crowds and enjoyed a Royal Air force fly-past, Louis &#8211; Prince William&#8217;s 4-year-old son &#8211; covered his ears and howled as the planes roared overhead.  He later jumped up and down as Red Arrow jets released red, white and blue smoke trails.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Elizabeth has been on the throne for longer than any of her predecessors, and is the third-longest reigning monarch ever of a sovereign state.  Opinion polls show she remains hugely popular and respected among British people.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">World leaders including US President Joe Biden, France&#8217;s Emmanuel Macron, Pope Francis and former British prime ministers were among those sending messages of goodwill.  read more <\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;Thank you to everyone who has been involved in convening communities, families, neighbors and friends to mark my Platinum Jubilee, in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth,&#8221; the queen said in a statement as the festivities got under way.  read more <\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;I continue to be inspired by the goodwill shown to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The celebrations began with the Trooping the Color, a military parade held annually to mark the queen&#8217;s official birthday, where 1,500 soldiers marched to military music in ceremonial uniforms of scarlet tunics and bearskin hats.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Later the crowds moved to the Mall, the grand boulevard running up to Buckingham Palace, where in brilliant sunshine they cheered and waved Union flags while a display of modern and historic planes took place overhead.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-10\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Fifteen Typhoon jets spelled out the number 70.<\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g-\">MILITARY PARADE<\/h2>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-11\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Thursday marks not only the start of the Jubilee, but also the 69th anniversary of the coronation of Elizabeth, who became queen on the death of her father George VI in February 1952.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"gallery-0\" domain=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\" article_url=\"\/world\/uk\/queen-elizabeth-offers-thanks-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-begin-2022-06-01\/\">\n<div class=\"inline-gallery__detail__3ZG21\">\n<div class=\"caption__container__1o2DX inline-gallery__caption__1BuRa\">\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__caption__3L8vY caption__text__GE-bd caption__collapsed__XIFyB\">Britain&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, along with Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince Louis appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as part of Trooping the Color parade during the Queen&#8217;s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London, Britain, June 2, 2022. REUTERS \/ Hannah McKay<\/p>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__ghost__1gV9w button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX caption__readmore__V8B-O caption__collapsed__XIFyB\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Her involvement in this year&#8217;s celebrations will be somewhat limited compared with previous major events.  In recent months the queen has cut back public appearances due to what Buckingham Palace calls &#8220;episodic mobility issues&#8221;.  In May, she missed the opening of parliament for the first time in almost six decades.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-13\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Senior royals, including Charles, and his eldest son William, 39, are carrying out some ceremonial duties on the queen&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-14\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Some royal family members were absent on Thursday, including the queen&#8217;s second son Prince Andrew, 62, who settled a US lawsuit in February in which he was accused of sexually abusing a woman when she was underage.  Andrew denied the accusation.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-15\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The palace announced later that Andrew had tested positive for COVID-19 and would not attend a service of Thanksgiving on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-16\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The queen&#8217;s grandson Prince Harry, now living in Los Angeles with his American wife Meghan after stepping down from royal duties, watched the parade but was absent from the palace balcony, with only &#8220;working&#8221; members of the family present.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-17\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">There were artillery gun salutes in London, across the United Kingdom and from Royal Navy ships at sea.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-18\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;It was lovely, everything we hoped it would be. We&#8217;re a bit older now, so we were here for the 25th and then the 50th (jubilee). But this was the best one,&#8221; said nurse Ian Higgins, 62, who was watching the events in central London.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-19\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;You feel very proud when everybody comes together like this,&#8221; said yoga teacher Amanda Mackenzie, 51. &#8220;It&#8217;s really special.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-20\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">In the evening beacons will be lit across the country and the Commonwealth, with the queen set to lead with the lighting of the Principal Platinum Jubilee Beacon at her Windsor Castle home.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-21\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The government announced two public holidays to mark the celebration, which is the first major public gathering since the pandemic and a welcome distraction for many at a time of growing economic hardship.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-22\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Among the tributes pouring in from around the world was a video message from former US president Barack Obama that was broadcast on the BBC.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-23\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;Your life has been a gift, not just for the United Kingdom, but for the world. And it is with gratitude for your leadership and the kindness that you&#8217;ve shown me and my family that I say, may the light of your crown continue to reign supreme, &#8220;he said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-24\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Not everyone will be joining in the festivities though, including the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic which has put up the message &#8220;Make Elizabeth the last&#8221; on billboards across Britain.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-25\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">A number of people caused a brief disturbance by running out in front of marching soldiers on the Mall boulevard before they were dragged away by police.  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