Queen's Platinum Jubilee: All About The Huge 4-Day Celebration

Queen Elizabeth will on Thursday take the salute from troops on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, then reappear later to wave to crowds and watch a fly-past of military jets.

Four days of public celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking 70-year reign begin on Thursday.

Thursday (June 2)

More than 1,200 soldiers from the Household Division of the British Army perform the "Trooping of the Colour" ceremony to officially mark the queen's birthday.

The military pageant, complete with musicians and horses, combines pomp and tradition dating back more than two centuries.