The UK is gearing up to celebrate the Queen's Platinium Jubilee over a bumper four-day bank holiday weekend.

It is the first time in British history that a monarch has reached the milestone.  Thousands of street parties have been organized up and down the country, along with official events such as Trooping the Color and an open-air concert at Buckingham Palace.

The celebrations have started yesterday, Thursday, June 2, 2022, to end on Sunday, June 5, 2022 as follows:

Thursday June 2

10am – The Queen’s Birthday Parade, Trooping the Color, begins.

10.30am – Members of the royal family leave Buckingham Palace for the parade ground.

The military spectacle will be followed by a balcony appearance by the Queen, it is hoped, plus key royals including the Cambridge children, to watch a special flypast.

9.25pm – Members of the Royal Family arrive to watch the lighting of the principal beacon at the palace – a 21-metre tall Tree of Trees sculpture.

More than 3,000 beacons are being lit across the UK and the Commonwealth.

Friday June 3

11am – The royal family begin to arrive at the service of thanksgiving in St Paul’s Cathedral.

12.25pm – Members of the Royal Family afterwards attend a Guildhall reception hosted by the Lord Mayor.

Saturday June 4

5.30pm – The Epsom Derby race takes place. The Queen and her family are expected to head to the racecourse on Derby Day, where the monarch is due to be greeted with a guard of honor made of up to 40 of her past and present jockeys.

7.40pm – Members of the Royal Family arrive at the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace concert.

8pm-10.30pm – The open-air concert in front of the palace – featuring stars including Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Duran Duran and Diana Ross – is broadcast live on BBC One.

Sunday June 5

Street parties and Big Jubilee Lunches are staged across the country.

2.30pm-5pm – The Jubilee Pageant takes place in central London, with a 3km carnival procession featuring a cast of thousands including puppets, celebrities and tributes to the seven decades of the Queen’s reign.

It will move down The Mall and past the palace.

The finale will feature a performance by Ed Sheeran and the singing of the national anthem in front of the Queen’s official residence.