- Culture Secretary announces plans to mark Her Majesty The
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022
- Nation will come together over a four-day Bank Holiday
weekend to celebrate The Queen’s 70 year reign
- Extensive programme of public events will mix traditional
pageantry with cutting edge technological displays
- Jubilee medal will be created and awarded to public services
workers
The UK will celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 70th
anniversary as monarch with a blockbuster weekend of
celebrations, Culture Secretary has announced today.
The May Bank Holiday Weekend will be moved to Thursday 2
June and an additional Bank Holiday on Friday 3 June will see a
four-day weekend to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee - the first time any British monarch has reached this
historic milestone.
This historic event will reflect on Her Majesty’s reign,
and her impact on the UK and the world since 1952.
Activity will build across 2022 in the run up to the four
day weekend, when the eyes of the world will turn to the
UK.
The four day celebrations will feature an extensive
programme of events that mix the best of British ceremonial
splendour and pageantry with cutting edge artistic and
technological displays. These will be interspersed with the
traditional nationwide fanfare and celebrations.
Spectacular moments in London and other major cities will
be complemented by events in communities across the UK and the
Commonwealth, allowing people to join together in celebration and
thanks at a national and local level.
Plans for the Platinum Jubilee are being developed in
conjunction with some of the UK’s leading creative minds, event
organisers and world class digital design companies. Using the
talents of the UK’s cultural and creative sectors, the programme
will engage young people from across the Commonwealth and use new
technology in exciting ways.
In keeping with tradition, a Platinum Jubilee medal will be
awarded to people who work in public service including
representatives of the Armed Forces, the emergency services and
the prison services. This tradition stretches back to the reign
of Queen Victoria when an official medal was designed to mark her
50th anniversary on the throne.
Culture Secretary said:
“Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee will be a truly historic
moment - and one that deserves a celebration to remember.
“We can all look forward to a special, four-day Jubilee
weekend, when we will put on a spectacular, once-in-a-generation
show that mixes the best of British ceremonial splendour with
cutting edge art and technology. It will bring the entire nation
and the Commonwealth together in a fitting tribute to Her
Majesty’s reign.”
The commemorations are being arranged jointly with The
Royal Household and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media
and Sport.
Further details on all aspects of programming, including
events and how the public can get involved will be released in
the months ahead.
2022 will be a significant year for Britain as we will also
host The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Festival UK 2022,
each of which will bring a worldwide focus to the UK and will
showcase the best of 21st Century Britain.
ENDS
NOTES TO EDITORS
