Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II

The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is expected to be celebrated in June 2022 in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth[1] to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.[2] In the United Kingdom, an extra bank holiday will be created and the traditional May bank holiday weekend will be moved to the start of June, to create a special four-day Jubilee weekend.[3] The British government has promised a 'once-in-a-generation show' that will "mix the best of British ceremonial splendour and pageantry with cutting edge artistic and technological displays".[4] So long as Queen Elizabeth remains on the throne until 6 February 2022, this will be the first time any British monarch has celebrated a platinum jubilee.[5]

Queen Elizabeth II at celebrations for her 92nd birthday in 2018

Carly Ledbetter, writing in the Huffington Post, suggested that the fact that planning for the Platinum Jubilee was underway meant that any rumours that Elizabeth was planning to step down when she reached the age of 95 in 2021, in favour of her son Charles, were false.[6]

Commemoration
The Severn Bridge

A Platinum Jubilee medal will be created to mark the Jubilee. It will be awarded to people who work in public service, including representatives of the Armed Forces, the emergency services and the prison services.[4]

It has been suggested that the Severn Bridge be renamed in honour of The Queen's Jubilee in 2022.[7]

The 2022 Corby Pole Fair will be held on Friday, 3 June 2022, to coincide with The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.[8]

The Queen’s Green Canopy
Main article: The Queen's Green Canopy

A campaign, known as 'The Queen’s Green Canopy', will be launched in May 2021, ahead of the Jubilee in 2022. People across the United Kingdom are expected to 'Plant a Tree for the Jubilee' to mark the milestone. To help the environment and make local areas greener, people will be urged to create this 'special gift' for the Queen, in her Platinum Jubilee year. In a statement, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson said, “As we celebrate Her Majesty’s incredible 70 years of service, I encourage everyone to get behind this scheme, and go ‘Plant a Tree for the Jubilee'.”[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "Queen's platinum jubilee: Extra-long May bank holiday announced for Queen's 2022 platinum jubilee". Cambridge News. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Platinum Jubilee: MPs and peers search for gift fit for the Queen". BBC News. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. "Extra bank holiday to be created for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022". The Telegraph. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. Murphy, Simon (12 November 2020). "Extra bank holiday announced for Queen's 2022 platinum jubilee". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. "Extra Bank Holiday to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. Ledbetter, Carly (13 November 2020). "Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Plans Seemingly Silence Rumors Of Stepping Down". Huffington Post. Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. "Old Severn Bridge: Queen's Jubilee request to go to Government". BBC. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. Bagley, Alison (7 January 2021). "June date set for Corby Pole Fair as double celebration for Queen's Platinum Jubilee". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. "Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Public urged to plant a tree to help mark monarch's 70-year reign". ITV. 29 November 2020.
  10. "The Queen's Green Canopy". Cool Earth.
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