Thousands descended on The Mall on Thursday to watch Trooping the Colour, catch a glimpse of the royal family, marvel at the Red Arrows and cheer on more than 1,400 soldiers with 250 horses parading towards Buckingham Palace.
9. Platinum Jubilee
(left to right) Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Prince George, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, to view the Platinum Jubilee flypast, as the Queen celebrates her official birthday, on day one of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Picture date: Thursday June 2, 2022. Photo: PA Wire
10. Platinum Jubilee
File photo dated 2/6/1953 of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Imperial State Crown, and the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in uniform of Admiral of the Fleet, wave from the balcony to the onlooking crowds at the gates of Buckingham Palace after the Coronation. The start of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations falls on a significant anniversary for the monarch - her Coronation Day. Sixty nine years ago, Elizabeth II was crowned in religious ceremony staged on June 2 1953 in the historic surrounds of Westminster Abbey and celebrated with street parties across the country. Issue date: Thursday June 2, 2022. Photo: PA Wire
11. Platinum Jubilee
Prince Louis pulls a face on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, to view the Platinum Jubilee flypast, on day one of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Picture date: Thursday June 2, 2022. Photo: PA Wire
12. Platinum Jubilee
Fighter jets from the RAF fly in formation to form the number '70' duing a special flypast following the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, central London, as the Queen celebrates her official birthday, on day one of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Picture date: Thursday June 2, 2022. Photo: PA Wire