A hologram of Queen Elizabeth II appeared for the first time in a 260-year-old Gold State coach to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee pageant.
96 year old emperor In recent months it has cut back on its schedule due to problems that the palace describes as “periodic mobility issues”.
The pageant began with a spectacular military parade in which 200 horses marched from the Mall to Buckingham Palace. He waved the gold kingdom coach, a gilded carriage that had carried the queen to her coronation 69 years earlier. A virtual version of it, taken from the archival Video From his 1953 coronation, was shown on coach windows.
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The same Gold State coach had taken Queen Elizabeth II from her coronation to her coronation in the year 1953.
Queen . appeared in the balcony of Buckingham PalaceDelighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of the emperor during the final day of celebrations celebrating 70 years on the throne.
He waved to supporters after the Queen’s birthday parade, as did other members of the royal family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.
A colorful street pageant celebrating the life of Queen Elizabeth II and highlighting Britain’s diversity was paraded through central London on Sunday, the final day of a holiday weekend honoring the monarch’s 70 years on the throne. doing. Thousands took to the streets of London, many with enthusiasm and pride, talking about their queen and country.
The pomp and spectacle was followed by a fusion of acts celebrating the diversity of modern Britain and the Commonwealth, from hip hop and Bollywood dancers to queens and Mardi Gras-style floats. Some 6,000 performers parade along the three-kilometer (about two-mile) route with a sea of Union flags, telling the story of the Queen’s life with dance, vintage cars, vibrant costumes, carnival music and giant puppets.
Here were some of Britain’s favorite cultural exports, from the Daleks in “Doctor Who” to James Bond’s Aston Martins. Celebrities including singer Cliff Richard danced and sang from open-top double-decker buses meant to represent the sights and sounds of each decade. from the 1950s.
(with inputs from agencies)