Four days of parties will mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee next year, it was announced yesterday.
The Government has moved the late May bank holiday to June 4 and made Tuesday June 5 an additional day off. And details of the 60th anniversary celebrations have been revealed by Buckingham Palace - starting with the Queen visiting the Epsom Derby on Saturday, June 2.
The next day, a flotilla of 1,000 boats will sail the Thames with the Queen at its head as fireworks light up the river.
On the Monday, the Palace will host a televised outdoor concert by the best of UK and Commonwealth musicians. And the extra-long weekend will climax with a spectacular carriage procession and service at St Paul's Cathedral.
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