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Good to join @atwjackson & @TomOleary72 & colleagues @nationaltrust @Buzz_dont_tweet @HistEnvForum @f_ben87 to hear about #Superbloom at @HRP_palaces @TowerOfLondon - a new park for London & an appropriate, ecologically friendly & beautiful moat for our times. More pics 👇 
Loving the colour mixes & the sculptures. There’s also a slide & soundscape. @TowerOfLondon
One for #Frockingfabulous - the Queen’s garden for the #PlatinumJubilee was designed based on the Queen’s coronation dress. #Superbloom
Britain’s #PlatinumJubilee extravaganza ended on Sunday after four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II demonstrated the extraordinary popularity of the monarch over her 70 years on the throne.
Here’s a look back at the jubilee, in photos. apne.ws/CoOidbb
Here’s a look back at the jubilee, in photos. apne.ws/CoOidbb
Queen Elizabeth II made three appearances during the holiday weekend dedicated to her service — bookending the events with waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
But the absence of the events’ leading lady didn’t dampen the party atmosphere. apne.ws/CoOidbb
But the absence of the events’ leading lady didn’t dampen the party atmosphere. apne.ws/CoOidbb
Tens of thousands turned out for street parties around the country and the main events in London, packing the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace each day. apne.ws/CoOidbb
👑 For the grand finale of the #PlatinumJubilee celebrations, thousands hope to take to the streets of London for the Jubilee Pageant.
🎉 The Pageant will feature puppets, celebrities, artwork and a performance from Ed Sheeran.
Follow for live updates throughout the day ⤵️
🎉 The Pageant will feature puppets, celebrities, artwork and a performance from Ed Sheeran.
Follow for live updates throughout the day ⤵️
👑🧸 Watch the Queen’s Jubilee surprise – featuring Paddington Bear ⤵️
🤴 The Prince of Wales captured the spirit of the nation to deliver a moving address of thanks to the Queen at her Platinum Jubilee party, addressing HM as "mummy".
🗣️ “You laugh and cry with us and, most importantly, you have been there for us”
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🗣️ “You laugh and cry with us and, most importantly, you have been there for us”
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A gathering of jockeys of past and present all wearing The Queen’s silks.
The royal racing colours of purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, and black velvet cap with gold fringe were first registered to the Prince of Wales in 1877 #PlatinumJubilee
The royal racing colours of purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, and black velvet cap with gold fringe were first registered to the Prince of Wales in 1877 #PlatinumJubilee
🐎 Racing colours in distinct patterns and vivid colours, are sometimes known as the ‘heraldry of horseracing’
Since 1970 their designs have been restricted to a palette of 18 colours.
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Since 1970 their designs have been restricted to a palette of 18 colours.
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imagine if universities had their own racing colours 🥹
To celebrate the #PlatinumJubilee , our new exhibition includes rarely seen photographs of Her Majesty The Queen and members of the Royal Family, and objects connected to key events in our history.
Read our thread to see just some highlights from across seven decades. ⬇
Read our thread to see just some highlights from across seven decades. ⬇
First up it's the 1950's, and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June, 1953.
Around 1,500 British Red Cross members were on duty that day. ⬇
Around 1,500 British Red Cross members were on duty that day. ⬇
Throughout WW2, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother gave unfailing support to the British Red Cross.
After the war, The Queen Mother continued to show support by sending messages of appreciation and visits to Red Cross events, like this one in 1969. ⬇
After the war, The Queen Mother continued to show support by sending messages of appreciation and visits to Red Cross events, like this one in 1969. ⬇
Prince Charles and Prince William will speak in honour of the Queen at a special concert tonight as part of the #PlatinumJubilee celebrations 👑
They will make their tribute at the open-air show being held in front of Buckingham Palace 🎤
Let's discuss👇
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They will make their tribute at the open-air show being held in front of Buckingham Palace 🎤
Let's discuss👇
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Celebrity acts taking part include Diana Ross, Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Hans Zimmer, George Ezra, and Eurovision 2022 runner-up Sam Ryder – with a live crowd of 22,000 people and a television audience of millions 🎤
The Queen herself is not expected to attend the Platinum Party at the Palace concert but will confirm on the day if she will make any public appearances.
Yesterday, she said she would not be able to attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Yesterday, she said she would not be able to attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral.
👑 There’s another day of celebrations for the #PlatinumJubilee, from the Epsom Derby to the #PlatinumPartyatthePalace.
It’s an exciting day for the Sussexes' daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, as she celebrates her 1st birthday
Read live updates throughout the day ⤵️
It’s an exciting day for the Sussexes' daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, as she celebrates her 1st birthday
Read live updates throughout the day ⤵️
🏇The racecourse is the one public place where the Queen’s spontaneous delight overcomes formality, radiating her infectious enthusiasm.
“My philosophy about racing is simple,” she once said.
“I enjoy breeding a horse that is faster than other people’s”
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“My philosophy about racing is simple,” she once said.
“I enjoy breeding a horse that is faster than other people’s”
telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2…
🌩️ Jubilee party planners are being warned to check the weather forecast as a flood warning was issued.
⛈️ Southern England is expected to experience thunderstorms with heavy rain and lightning that could bring flash floods and possible power cuts
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⛈️ Southern England is expected to experience thunderstorms with heavy rain and lightning that could bring flash floods and possible power cuts
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Lip reader reveals the Queen and Prince Louis' adorable exchange on the Buckingham Palace balcony manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/l…
Lip reader reveals the Queen and Prince Louis' adorable exchange on the Buckingham Palace balcony
Thread 👇
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Thread 👇
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A lip reader has revealed Prince Louis' pressing question for the Queen yesterday as they stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations. #HM70 #PlatinumJubilee
📷 Aaron Chown/PA Wire
📷 Aaron Chown/PA Wire
LIVE: Arrivals and departures for a #PlatinumJubilee thanksgiving service twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Britain celebrates the second day of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, with the highlight a service of thanksgiving attended by senior royals and politicians that the 96-year-old monarch herself will miss due to ongoing mobility issues reut.rs/394904N
Australia's new prime minister joined more than 50 Commonwealth leaders in paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth amid celebrations of her 70 years on the throne reut.rs/3xduoxA
The Queen met Lilibet for first time at the palace as Harry and Meghan reunite with royals for the Platinum Jubilee
🧵 THREAD
🧵 THREAD
The Queen has finally met her great-granddaughter Lilibet for the first time, two days before her birthday, as her mum and dad, Prince Harry and Meghan reunited with the Royal Family on Jubilee weekend.
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Royal commentator Omid Scobie, one of the authors of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biography Finding Freedom, shared details of the low-key introduction during a TV appearance this morning. #PlatinumJubilee
BREAKING: The Queen has met great-granddaughter Lilibet for the first time after inviting Harry and Meghan to a private lunch with senior royals during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex introduced their daughter to the monarch, who was nicknamed Lilibet as a child, yesterday at Windsor Castle.
The event was held behind closed doors following the Trooping the Colour, when thousands of people descended onto the Mall.
The event was held behind closed doors following the Trooping the Colour, when thousands of people descended onto the Mall.
Lilibet turns one tomorrow – but photos from a birthday party being held at Frogmore cottage are not expected.
Harry and Meghan are said to want to keep a low profile this weekend to avoid overshadowing the Queen.
Harry and Meghan are said to want to keep a low profile this weekend to avoid overshadowing the Queen.
👑 The Queen will not attend today's service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral after suffering discomfort during Thursday's celebrations.
🔴 Prince Andrew will also miss the ceremony after testing positive for Covid.
Follow for live updates throughout the day ⤵️
🔴 Prince Andrew will also miss the ceremony after testing positive for Covid.
Follow for live updates throughout the day ⤵️
🔴 A last-minute announcement by Buckingham Palace on Thursday night said that the Queen had decided "with great reluctance" that the journey to St Paul's and the length of the service will make it too difficult to attend
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🤫 Royal commentator Omid Scobie said that the Sussexes want to be "as low-profile as possible" during their trip to London.
👑 He said the couple wanted to honour and celebrate the life and the legacy of the Queen
#PlatinumJubilee #HM70
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👑 He said the couple wanted to honour and celebrate the life and the legacy of the Queen
#PlatinumJubilee #HM70
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Well, someone had a stinky start to the #Platinumjubliee 💩
An Animal Rebellion protester who disrupted Trooping the Colour this morning appears to have been dragged through horse poo by police 🐴
Let's royally jump into it 👇
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An Animal Rebellion protester who disrupted Trooping the Colour this morning appears to have been dragged through horse poo by police 🐴
Let's royally jump into it 👇
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Having vaulted the metal fence, he sat down near Buckingham Palace as the marching band approached – only for officers to forcibly drag him through the mess, leaving an unfortunate stain on his trousers 💩
Pictures show the incident in grim detail 👇
Pictures show the incident in grim detail 👇
But activists got their message across with a series of signs and placards, some saying ‘Reclaim Royal land’.
The demonstrators have been calling for the Crown – one of the largest landowners in the country – to rewild their land 👑
The demonstrators have been calling for the Crown – one of the largest landowners in the country – to rewild their land 👑
Packed scenes in central London as people gathered for a patriotic celebration of the the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee—70 years on the throne. #PlatinumJubilee #JubileeWeekend #TroopingTheColour
Sadly thousands including myself were turned away & blocked from getting near Buckingham Palace, St James Park or Pall Mall. The #PlatinumJubilee was advertised for months but the organization was shambolic with poor communication among the different agencies blocking people.
👑 Famous figures from showbiz, sport and politics - as well as some of the nation's COVID heroes - have been named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list to mark her #PlatinumJubilee
Find out who 👇
Find out who 👇
💙 Among those awarded are actor Damian Lewis - who raised £1.5m to provide meals for NHS workers during the pandemic with his late wife Helen McCrory - fashion designer Stella McCartney and broadcaster Clare Balding, who all earn CBEs
⚽ Former England footballer Rio Ferdinand receives an OBE, while Wales star Gareth Bale and Liverpool midfielder James Milner get MBEs
LIVE: Queen's Birthday Parade kicks off Platinum Jubilee celebrations twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Queen Elizabeth thanked all those involved in her Platinum Jubilee celebrations ahead of four days of pomp, parties, parades and public holidays to herald her record-breaking 70 years on the British throne reut.rs/3NRzg0O
LIVE: View of Buckingham Palace during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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A few years ago All Saints Church in Hereford got funding for the erection of a cafe on a new mezzanine level. A new seating gallery had excellent lighting, all the better to illuminate detail of the magnificent intricate carvings cloaked in shadow since the 14th century! …Ah.
The man in the carving has appropriately been nicknamed Seamus O’Toole, and it is thought that his spirited salutation was created by a disgruntled medieval artisan.
Stone gargoyles and decorative misericords have all sorts of symbolic meanings but there is some anecdotal evidence that the more ribald version was a final flourish of carpenters and masons scammed of their pay.
🇬🇧 The Queen’s #PlatinumJubilee: follow the key moments from today's celebrations 👇 thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-…
🔷 Mall full as Trooping the Colour gets under way
🔷 At least two people caused a disturbance on The Mall by running out in front of marching soldiers before being arrested, TV pictures showed
70 years ago Queen Elizabeth took the throne, 70 years ago Mahmood Hussein Mattan was charged, convicted and hanged for a murder he didn't commit in Cardiff.
#PlatinumJubilee
#PlatinumJubilee
On the case file you can see where Rex was replaced with Regina but this was still a country with a death penalty, concentration camps in Kenya, a 'colour bar' that imposed segregation in jobs, housing, and social life.
The Royal prerogative of mercy was the last hope for Mahmood Mattan as he appealed his death sentence but the Home Secretary who had the decision making power over its use declined his appeal. Mahmood was hanged 'without a hitch' on his son's birthday.
👑 The Queen launched her Platinum Jubilee celebrations with a message to the nation that it can look to the future with “confidence and enthusiasm”.
Thousands have gathered in The Mall to secure front-row seats to the biggest royal party in decades.
Follow for live updates 👇
Thousands have gathered in The Mall to secure front-row seats to the biggest royal party in decades.
Follow for live updates 👇
👑 Royal fans young and old are lining the streets outside Buckingham Palace as the atmosphere builds ahead of the Trooping the Colour parade.
🐶 The Mall is full of smiles, Union flags, Royal memorabilia and corgis, of course.
#PlatinumJubilee
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🐶 The Mall is full of smiles, Union flags, Royal memorabilia and corgis, of course.
#PlatinumJubilee
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🇬🇧🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee.
Speaking in French - in which the Queen is fluent - Macron said "celebrating you is celebrating the sincere friendship which unites our two countries"
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Speaking in French - in which the Queen is fluent - Macron said "celebrating you is celebrating the sincere friendship which unites our two countries"
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As the Platinum Jubilee celebrations get underway, we take a look back at some of the Queen's royal visits to Greater Manchester 👑
#platinumjubilee #HM70
#platinumjubilee #HM70
Throughout her reign, the Queen has travelled across the UK and Commonwealth - and has paid many a visit to Greater Manchester
Here, nurses give the Queen a warm welcome as she tours Withington Hospital in 1982
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Here, nurses give the Queen a warm welcome as she tours Withington Hospital in 1982
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The Queen waves to the crowd on the Quayside, followed by the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Sir William Downward as she visits Wigan Pier in 1986
📸 Mirrorpix
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🔴 👑 [DIRECT] Les Britanniques célèbrent pendant quatre jours les 70 ans de règne d'Elizabeth II, attendue ce jeudi au balcon de Buckingham lors du défilé militaire. @tibodeleaz lepoint.fr/monde/en-direc…
Mumsnet: Why should we believe anything you say, when it is proven that you're a habitual liar?
Boris Johnson: Well..I..err..first of all..aaa........
#JohnsonOut #PlatinumJubilee
Boris Johnson: Well..I..err..first of all..aaa........
#JohnsonOut #PlatinumJubilee
Mumsnet: As a teacher I would lose my job if I broke the law, why doesn't the same apply to the prime minister?
Boris Johnson: It felt like a work event
#Partygate #PlatinumJubilee
Boris Johnson: It felt like a work event
#Partygate #PlatinumJubilee
Johnson: It would not be responsible to resign
Mumsnet: You've lost the trust of the people
Johnson: Let's see about that
#JohnsonTheCorruptPM #PlatinumJubilee
Mumsnet: You've lost the trust of the people
Johnson: Let's see about that
#JohnsonTheCorruptPM #PlatinumJubilee
So Keir Starmer has written a piece in the right-wing non-dom billionaire-owned ex-employer of Boris Johnson, The Telegraph.
It's behind a paywall, so I reproduce the text below, & add my own two penn'orth on the contested concepts of #patriotism & #nationalism at the end.
It's behind a paywall, so I reproduce the text below, & add my own two penn'orth on the contested concepts of #patriotism & #nationalism at the end.
"The #PlatinumJubilee is a chance to celebrate our extraordinary monarch and the values she represents
The Jubilee weekend isn’t just an opportunity for us to reflect on the 70 years since Her Majesty’s accession to the throne – although it will, of course, be that."
The Jubilee weekend isn’t just an opportunity for us to reflect on the 70 years since Her Majesty’s accession to the throne – although it will, of course, be that."
"And it isn’t simply a chance for a country wearied by the extraordinary circumstances of the past few years to let its hair down – although it is, of course, your patriotic duty to do just that."
