 Jubilee Weekend: Britain Celebrates.
1° de Junio
From at the Palace:
A concert of classical music, held in the grounds of Buckingham Palace and
relayed on giant screens in The Mall, Green Park, St. James's Park and Horse
Guards. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, will ofer a
performance featuring Russian cellist Mstislav Rostopovich and soprano Dame Kiri
Te Kanawa. The Royal Ballet will perform a pas-de-deux from Tchaikovsky's "Swan
Lake".
 2 de Junio
Jubilee Church Services and Bell Ringing.
There will be services and bell-ringing across the United Kingdom.
3 de Junio
Beacon-Lighting and Fireworks
At lunch time on 3 June, drums, whistles and gongs will herald the begenning
of the Jubilee Summer Party. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will light the
National Beacon of the Queen Victoria Memorial, part of a chain of beacons
stretching across the UK and the world. In the evening, there will be a firework
display with music and projections on the facade of Buckingham Palace
Gun Salutes
 Attend the 41-gun salute fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in
Green Park at 12:00 or the 62-gun salute fired by the Honorauble Artillery
Company at the Tower of London, on London Wharf at 13:00.
Pop Party at the Palace
The Queen will open Buckingham Palace Gardens for a Pop Concert. Tickets have
been alocated but you can view the concert on Giant screens in Green Park, St.
James´s Park, The Mall and Horse Guards. The show is set to feature stars from
Tony Bennett to Queen, Aretha Franklin to Elthon John, Rod Stewart to Will Young,
Paul Mcartney to Tom Jones and others. In a celebration of 50 years of British
music, the performance will include unique collaborations, performances of
landmark songs and new arrengments of classic numbers.
4 de Junio
 National Service of Thanksgiving
The Queen will attend a National Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's
Cathedral. The service will be relayed on giant screen in the Mall.
Golden Jubilee Festival
Glorious pomp and pageantry: a series of processions along The Mall,
including the Armed Services, a Commonwealth Procession, a Notting Hill Carnival
Procession and a procession reflecting the 50 years of the Queen's reign,
highlighting major developments over this period. Catch a glimpse of Her Majesty
the Queen in her balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace as the Royal Air Force
files past.
Golden Jubille Street Party at the Museum of London
Jive and jitterbug to celebrate the Jubilee at a 1950s, style street party,
with fairground rides, side shows, street entertainers, food and refreshments.
Throughout 2002
String of Pearls Festival
Many of the cornestones of British society, from justice to democracy, are
embodied in the institutions and organisations strung along the Thames. In
celebration of the Jubilee, many of these institutions are throwing open their
doors for the first time ever, for tours, concerts and exhibitions.
Royal Treasures
Works of art from Royal Collection are showing in the revamped Queen's
Gallery at Buckingham Palace Queen & Camera: A Golden Jubilee Celebration in
Photographs, at Winsor Castle, shows photograps from the Collection.
Study of Emma Hart as Circe (1782) Girl with a White Dog (1950-1)
Northern Qi dynasty (550-577) at the Royal Academy of Arts.
Study of Emma Hart as Circe (1782)
 
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