{"id":37429,"date":"2022-06-05T08:37:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T08:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/britain-gets-in-party-mode-with-star-studded-concert-for-queens-jubilee\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T08:37:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T08:37:20","slug":"britain-gets-in-party-mode-with-star-studded-concert-for-queens-jubilee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/britain-gets-in-party-mode-with-star-studded-concert-for-queens-jubilee\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain gets in party mode with star-studded concert for queen&#8217;s jubilee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 510px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:72%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Britain went into full celebration mode Saturday to honor Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s 70 years on the throne, as a &#8220;party at the palace&#8221; concert got under way featuring an array of stars including Diana Ross and Andrea Bocelli.<\/p>\n<p>The concert, the climax of the third day of public events to mark the 96-year-old monarch&#8217;s record-breaking Platinum Jubilee, saw 22,000 ticket-holders pack a purpose-built 360-degree stage outside the queen&#8217;s central London residence.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands more thronged the city center while millions watched on television as rockers Queen + Adam Lambert opened the star-studded show with renditions of &#8220;We Will Rock You&#8221;, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Stop Me Now&#8221; and &#8220;We Are The Champions&#8221; .<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re exceedingly honored and exceedingly happy to be here, it means a lot to us,&#8221; guitarist Brian May said beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>May provided one of the most enduring images from the 2002 jubilee, playing &#8220;God Save the Queen&#8221; on the roof of Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div style=\"\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader noheight\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/u78qnKM2Qva1SXFd9QjrCQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/9u52UvyMayT7zIIZUqRXIQ--~B\/aD0wO3c9MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp.com\/3574035c973a609c345f4658206c75db\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/u78qnKM2Qva1SXFd9QjrCQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/9u52UvyMayT7zIIZUqRXIQ--~B\/aD0wO3c9MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp.com\/3574035c973a609c345f4658206c75db\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As Saturday&#8217;s concert got started, the monarch made a surprise on-screen appearance, starring in a comedic pre-recorded scene taking tea with Britain&#8217;s beloved children&#8217;s book and film character Paddington Bear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Happy Jubilee, ma&#8217;am, and thank you. For everything,&#8221; the bear told her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s very kind,&#8221; the queen replied, before the pair began to tap out the drum beat to &#8220;We Will Rock You&#8221; on their tea saucers with silver spoons.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8211; &#8216;Momentous&#8217; &#8211;<\/h2>\n<p>Motown legend Ross &#8211; performing for the first time in Britain in 15 years &#8211; Italian opera star Bocelli and James Bond composer Hans Zimmer were also to perform later in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Ross, who heads to the Glastonbury Festival this month after Saturday&#8217;s concert, said she was &#8220;absolutely delighted to receive an invitation to perform on such a momentous occasion&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Heir-to-the-throne Charles has previously revealed that the 78-year-old diva&#8217;s disco hit &#8220;Upside Down&#8221; from 1980 was one of his favorite tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Others set to take the stage includes Alicia Keys, Rod Stewart, George Ezra and Eurovision 2022 runner-up Sam Ryder.  Elton John has recorded a tribute.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div style=\"\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader noheight\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hY.hmnHNuUBqXBNvr__gTQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/8Q.vQpa_4DBDwTbRSUPEfw--~B\/aD0wO3c9MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp.com\/394616fa911239228613bb9ded8d30e2\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hY.hmnHNuUBqXBNvr__gTQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/8Q.vQpa_4DBDwTbRSUPEfw--~B\/aD0wO3c9MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp.com\/394616fa911239228613bb9ded8d30e2\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The queen &#8211; the longest-reigning monarch in British history &#8211; was not attending the two-and-a-half-hour event in person but was watching on television in Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the first day of celebrations, she made two public appearances to huge crowds on the Buckingham Palace balcony, and then traveled to Windsor to attend a beacon-lighting ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The effort, after months battling difficulties walking and standing, left her in &#8220;some discomfort&#8221;, Buckingham Palace said.<\/p>\n<p>She withdrew from a Friday church service of thanksgiving and missed the flat-racing showcase The Derby Saturday for only the fourth time since 1952.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8211; &#8216;Binds us&#8217; &#8211;<\/h2>\n<p>Charles, 73, and his eldest son, Prince William, 39, joined other dignitaries in a royal viewing box at the concert and were expected to address the crowds.<\/p>\n<p>But Prince Harry and wife Meghan, who sensationally quit British royal life for California in January 2020 but are visiting for the jubilee, were notably absent.<\/p>\n<p>It was their second child Lilibet&#8217;s birthday Saturday, with the queen wishing her namesake great-granddaughter a &#8220;very happy first birthday&#8221; on Twitter after reportedly meeting her for the first time in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Jubilee celebrations began Thursday with the pomp and pageantry of the Trooping the Color military parade to mark the sovereign&#8217;s official birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s focus was the traditional Church of England service led by senior royals &#8211; and returning Prince Harry and his wife Meghan &#8211; in the hallowed surroundings of St Paul&#8217;s Cathedral.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div style=\"\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader noheight\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/n7MtsQMZtnFyqfRD0mwf7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/B0hqtdGwVzbbALAsEWq7ig--~B\/aD0wO3c9MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp.com\/04be032f86bb76731538ffc48b83961c\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/n7MtsQMZtnFyqfRD0mwf7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/B0hqtdGwVzbbALAsEWq7ig--~B\/aD0wO3c9MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp.com\/04be032f86bb76731538ffc48b83961c\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Britain made Thursday and Friday public holidays to mark the unprecedented milestone in the queen&#8217;s reign, which has focused attention on the monarchy&#8217;s future without her.<\/p>\n<p>Longer pub opening hours, street parties and other celebratory events have temporarily lifted the gloom of a soaring cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m proud of Britain and it&#8217;s nice to be able to celebrate as well,&#8221; said London bus driver June Davis, in Windsor Saturday to enjoy the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The queen is a constant thread through all our lives, she binds us all together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sunday will see millions of people share food at &#8220;Big Jubilee Lunch&#8221; picnics and take part in a musical and creative public pageant with a cast of 10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Sheeran will round off the celebrations Sunday, singing his 2017 hit &#8220;Perfect&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>bur-jj \/ am \/ raz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain went into full celebration mode Saturday to honor Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s 70 years on the throne, as a &#8220;party at the palace&#8221; concert got under way featuring an array of stars including Diana Ross and Andrea Bocelli. 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