The Queen's Diamond Jubilee

There are some great events happening in London to celebrate The Queens Diamond Jubilee. Here are a few of the highlights:

• Saturday 2 June, 2012
  The Queen will attend the Epsom Derby.
  
  Jubilee Family Festival: Presented by Myleene Klass and Jon Culshaw, headline acts include special performances from BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing and The National Theatre's War Horse to the spectacular Disney 'Magic of Disney' finale. You can also enjoy over 40 bands, dance troupes, orchestras and performances across six entertainment areas plus many more free activities from Britain's best-loved brands. Find out more



• Sunday 3 June, 2012
  The Piccadilly Big Jubilee Lunch: This unique event will be one of the jewels in the crown of a day of celebration. It will highlight the very best of British entertainment, culture, art, music and food. Find out more
  
  Diamond Jubilee Festival, Battersea Park: On June 3 Battersea Park will become an immersive world of eccentric British culture, celebrating the 60 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Bringing together artists, designers, chefs and bakers, revellers will be royally entertained throughout the day. Find out more
  
  The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant: At high water in the afternoon of Sunday 3 June 2012, up to a thousand boats muster on the River Thames in preparation for Her Majesty The Queen to lead the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. It will be one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river. Rowed boats and working boats and pleasure vessels of all shapes and sizes will be beautifully dressed with streamers and Union Jacks, their crews and passengers turned out in their finest rigs. The armed forces, fire, police, rescue and other services are all afloat and there are an exuberance of historic boats, wooden launches, steam vessels and other boats of note. Find out more



• Monday 4 June, 2012
  The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons: A network of 2,012 Beacons will be lit by communities and individuals throughout the United Kingdom, as well as the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Commonwealth. The Queen will light the National Beacon on The Mall at 10:30pm. Find out more



• Tuesday 5 June, 2012
  The Diamond Jubilee weekend will culminate with a day of celebrations in central London, including a service at St Paul’s Cathedral followed by two receptions, a lunch at Westminster Hall, a Carriage Procession to Buckingham Palace and finally a Balcony appearance and Flypast.
  
  The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales will travel by carriages following a Diamond Jubilee lunch at Westminster Hall, to be given for The Queen by the Livery.
  
  The three carriages will leave New Palace Yard and process up Whitehall, to Trafalgar Square, through Admiralty Arch and down the Mall, through the Centre Gates at Buckingham Palace.
  
  There will be personnel from all three military services lining the streets for the procession, military bands along the route, and the procession will be accompanied by the Sovereign’s Escort. The King’s Troop will fire a 60 gun salute during the carriage procession. There will be a Guard of Honour present in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace.
  
  Shortly after their arrival, The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, and other Members of The Royal Family will appear on the Balcony, at which point there will be an RAF Flypast and a Feu de Joie (“Fire of Joy” – a celebratory cascade of rifle fire given as a salute by The Queen’s Guard) from the Forecourt.