London has been draped in red, white and blue ahead of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations this weekend.
Union Flags have been hung all the way down the Mall and above Regent Street and Oxford Street as the capital gets ready to party in honour of Her Majesty.
Three days of events will begin with The National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday.
Happy and glorious! London flies the flag as preparations get underway for Queen's 90th fantastic birthday celebrations
The capital has been draped in red, white and blue ahead of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations this weekend
Union Flags hung down the Mall and above Regent Street and Oxford Street as London gets ready to party
Three days of events will begin with The National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday
By Euan McLelland For MailOnline and Rebecca English For Daily Mail
9 June 2016
Daily Mail
London has been draped in red, white and blue ahead of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations this weekend.
Union Flags have been hung all the way down the Mall and above Regent Street and Oxford Street as the capital gets ready to party in honour of Her Majesty.
Three days of events will begin with The National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday.
Ready to party: London has been draped in red, white and blue ahead of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations this weekend
Colour: Union Flags have been hung all the way down the Mall and above Regent Street and Oxford Street as the capital gets ready to party in honour of Her Majesty
Delightful: Oxford Street - the busiest shopping street in Europe - has been given a patriotic ceiling ahead of the weekend's events
Queen Elizabeth II attends the Opening of the Fifth Session of the National Assembly for Wales at The Senedd on June 7. She is preparing for her 90th birthday celebrations
The morning after and the Household Cavalry will commemorate Elizabeth II's 90th with the annual Trooping the Colour, which will be followed by an RAF flypast over Buckingham Palace, at which Prince George is expected to appear.
Heavy rain is predicted on Sunday, when her Majesty, Prince Philip, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will then join 10,000 wellwishers for the Patron’s Lunch, a picnic that forms the centrepiece of three days of official festivities.
Its organisers, led by the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips, had already planned to provide guests with both a plastic rain poncho and sun cream in anticipation of Britain’s unpredictable weather.
The Patron's Lunch takes place on The Mall in St James's Park on Sunday
The food hamper
Another artist's impression of the Patron's Lunch
Resplendent: Regent Street in central London looks absolutely magnificent as hundreds of Union Flags hang overhead
Doing it again? Although the Queen turned 90 in April, this week sees the official celebrations of her birthday, broadcast live on the BBC
Patriotic: A soldier from the Household Cavalry is pictured as a British Union flag flies in the background on Whitehall in central London
And they insist that the party will go ahead, unless they are advised against it on safety grounds, come rain or shine.
A spokesman said: ‘The British people have a very unique sense of humour and, we are sure, will take the conditions in their stride.’
Although the Queen turned 90 in April, this week sees the official celebrations of her birthday, broadcast live on the BBC.
Packed: London is set to come alive again over the course of the weekend in celebration of Her Majesty turning 90-years-old
Waving in the wind: Three days of events will begin with The National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday
Carry a brolly: The Met Office said tomorrow will be largely dry, with temperatures of around 70F for the church service. But by Saturday, the day of Trooping the Colour, there will be showers in London
Cover up: Sunday is even worse, with a 50 per cent chance of heavy rain. But there is an outside chance it could clear to offer a dry period between ten and four – perfect for the Queen’s birthday picnic. And if the worst happens? Well, you can always stay home and watch it on television
Sunday's Patron’s Lunch is designed to celebrate the Queen’s links with more than 600 charities and organisations. The not-for-profit event has been the subject of criticism for charging charity representatives £150 a head to attend in order to cover costs – which include payment to the Queen’s grandson for organising it – but tickets have sold out.
The Met Office said tomorrow will be largely dry, with temperatures of around 70F for the church service. But by Saturday, the day of Trooping the Colour, there will be showers in London.
Sunday is even worse, with a 50 per cent chance of heavy rain. But there is an outside chance it could clear to offer a dry period between ten and four – perfect for the Queen’s birthday picnic. And if the worst happens? Well, you can always stay home and watch it on television.
Rehearsal: The Massed Bands of the Household Division during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Horse Guards Parade
The sound of bagpipes: The troops go through their marches while clad in tartan and playing the pipes and drums
All matter of noise: One brass band performs a final dress rehearsal as fireworks explode in the background - as they will this weekend
Explosive: The Household Cavalry will commemorate Elizabeth II's 90th with the annual Trooping the Colour
Terrific finale: The Trooping the Colour will be followed by an RAF flypast over Buckingham Palace, at which Prince George is expected to appear
HOW THE WEEKEND'S CELEBRATIONS WILL PAN OUT
The first event is a National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday.
St Paul’s commissioned Master of the Queen’s Music Judith Weir to create a new anthem in honour of Her Majesty, which will be sung by St Paul’s Cathedral Choir during the evening gathering.
That will be followed by the annual Trooping the Colour on Saturday at Horse Guards, which will climax with an RAF flypast down the Mall and over Buckingham Palace. The Royal Family will be standing on the balcony for the fly-past.
Sunday is the day of the Patron’s Lunch, designed to celebrate the Queen’s links with more than 600 charities and organisations, which will take place up the length of the Mall, come rain or shine.
Union Flags have been hung all the way down the Mall and above Regent Street and Oxford Street as the capital gets ready to party in honour of Her Majesty.
Three days of events will begin with The National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday.
Happy and glorious! London flies the flag as preparations get underway for Queen's 90th fantastic birthday celebrations
The capital has been draped in red, white and blue ahead of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations this weekend
Union Flags hung down the Mall and above Regent Street and Oxford Street as London gets ready to party
Three days of events will begin with The National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday
By Euan McLelland For MailOnline and Rebecca English For Daily Mail
9 June 2016
Daily Mail
London has been draped in red, white and blue ahead of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations this weekend.
Union Flags have been hung all the way down the Mall and above Regent Street and Oxford Street as the capital gets ready to party in honour of Her Majesty.
Three days of events will begin with The National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday.
Ready to party: London has been draped in red, white and blue ahead of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations this weekend
Colour: Union Flags have been hung all the way down the Mall and above Regent Street and Oxford Street as the capital gets ready to party in honour of Her Majesty
Delightful: Oxford Street - the busiest shopping street in Europe - has been given a patriotic ceiling ahead of the weekend's events
Queen Elizabeth II attends the Opening of the Fifth Session of the National Assembly for Wales at The Senedd on June 7. She is preparing for her 90th birthday celebrations
The morning after and the Household Cavalry will commemorate Elizabeth II's 90th with the annual Trooping the Colour, which will be followed by an RAF flypast over Buckingham Palace, at which Prince George is expected to appear.
Heavy rain is predicted on Sunday, when her Majesty, Prince Philip, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will then join 10,000 wellwishers for the Patron’s Lunch, a picnic that forms the centrepiece of three days of official festivities.
Its organisers, led by the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips, had already planned to provide guests with both a plastic rain poncho and sun cream in anticipation of Britain’s unpredictable weather.
The Patron's Lunch takes place on The Mall in St James's Park on Sunday
The food hamper
Another artist's impression of the Patron's Lunch
Resplendent: Regent Street in central London looks absolutely magnificent as hundreds of Union Flags hang overhead
Doing it again? Although the Queen turned 90 in April, this week sees the official celebrations of her birthday, broadcast live on the BBC
Patriotic: A soldier from the Household Cavalry is pictured as a British Union flag flies in the background on Whitehall in central London
And they insist that the party will go ahead, unless they are advised against it on safety grounds, come rain or shine.
A spokesman said: ‘The British people have a very unique sense of humour and, we are sure, will take the conditions in their stride.’
Although the Queen turned 90 in April, this week sees the official celebrations of her birthday, broadcast live on the BBC.
Packed: London is set to come alive again over the course of the weekend in celebration of Her Majesty turning 90-years-old
Waving in the wind: Three days of events will begin with The National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday
Carry a brolly: The Met Office said tomorrow will be largely dry, with temperatures of around 70F for the church service. But by Saturday, the day of Trooping the Colour, there will be showers in London
Cover up: Sunday is even worse, with a 50 per cent chance of heavy rain. But there is an outside chance it could clear to offer a dry period between ten and four – perfect for the Queen’s birthday picnic. And if the worst happens? Well, you can always stay home and watch it on television
Sunday's Patron’s Lunch is designed to celebrate the Queen’s links with more than 600 charities and organisations. The not-for-profit event has been the subject of criticism for charging charity representatives £150 a head to attend in order to cover costs – which include payment to the Queen’s grandson for organising it – but tickets have sold out.
The Met Office said tomorrow will be largely dry, with temperatures of around 70F for the church service. But by Saturday, the day of Trooping the Colour, there will be showers in London.
Sunday is even worse, with a 50 per cent chance of heavy rain. But there is an outside chance it could clear to offer a dry period between ten and four – perfect for the Queen’s birthday picnic. And if the worst happens? Well, you can always stay home and watch it on television.
Rehearsal: The Massed Bands of the Household Division during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Horse Guards Parade
The sound of bagpipes: The troops go through their marches while clad in tartan and playing the pipes and drums
All matter of noise: One brass band performs a final dress rehearsal as fireworks explode in the background - as they will this weekend
Explosive: The Household Cavalry will commemorate Elizabeth II's 90th with the annual Trooping the Colour
Terrific finale: The Trooping the Colour will be followed by an RAF flypast over Buckingham Palace, at which Prince George is expected to appear
HOW THE WEEKEND'S CELEBRATIONS WILL PAN OUT
The first event is a National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday.
St Paul’s commissioned Master of the Queen’s Music Judith Weir to create a new anthem in honour of Her Majesty, which will be sung by St Paul’s Cathedral Choir during the evening gathering.
That will be followed by the annual Trooping the Colour on Saturday at Horse Guards, which will climax with an RAF flypast down the Mall and over Buckingham Palace. The Royal Family will be standing on the balcony for the fly-past.
Sunday is the day of the Patron’s Lunch, designed to celebrate the Queen’s links with more than 600 charities and organisations, which will take place up the length of the Mall, come rain or shine.
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