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Buckingham Palace has announced plans for Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee celebrations next summer
3 June 2021 • 1:58pm
Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 70th anniversary as Britain s monarch in June 2022
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The Queen will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee next year, marking 70 years since she ascended to the throne.
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is the first monarch to reach the milestone, having already celebrated her silver, gold and diamond jubilees.
Exactly one year before celebrations are set to begin, Buckingham Palace has announced plans for how the occasion will be marked, including an extra bank holiday in 2022.
Oliver Dowden, the Culture Secretary, said on June 2: Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee will be a truly historic moment – and one that deserves a celebration to remember.