buckingham palace is asking britain to get baking. it's a nationwide competition to create the platinum pudding. recipes need to be submitted by the 4th of february, then five finalists will be invited to bake their creations for an expertjudging panel, including dame mary berry, the chef monica galetti, and the queen's head chef, mark flanagan. the pudding will be just one of the ingredients to be enjoyed during the platinum jubilee bank holiday weekend. the final details of which have been confirmed by the palace. on thursday, the 2nd ofjune, the queen's birthday parade, trooping the colour, will take place on horse guards parade. it will be the first time it will have been staged there since 2019 because of the pandemic. that evening, jubilee beacons will be lit in more than 1500 locations around the united kingdom and the commonwealth. on friday the 3rd ofjune, a service of thanksgiving for the queen's reign will be held at st paul's cathedral. on saturday the 4th ofjune, the bbc platinum party,