Royal family to tour UK during Queen Elizabeth's jubilee weekend

Buckingham Palace announces more details of celebrations marking the monarch's 70-year reign

Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her platinum jubilee in 2022. 'The National' looks back at jubilee celebrations during her reign. All photos: Getty Images

A portrait of the queen is displayed on the large screen at Piccadilly Circus in London to mark the start of the platinum jubilee in February.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Price Harry wave to the crowds from Buckingham Palace during the diamond jubilee celebrations in June 2012.

Queen Elizabeth is joined on stage by Prince Charles and performers during the diamond jubilee celebrations at a Buckingham Palace concert in June 2012.

Queen Elizabeth arrives at St Paul's Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving in June 2012 to mark her diamond jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth meets Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Paul McCartney backstage after the diamond jubilee Buckingham Palace concert in June 2012.

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on board the 'Spirit of Chartwell' during the diamond jubilee pageant on the River Thames in June 2012.

British expatriates living in New Delhi, India, take rides on Rupa, a rented elephant, at an event to celebrate the diamond jubilee at the British High Commission in June 2012.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attend a diamond jubilee event at Stormont in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The queen's barge 'Spirit of Chartwell' passes under Tower Bridge in London, as part of her diamond jubilee Pageant on the River Thames.

Queen Elizabeth chats to people attending a street party in Sunderland, north-east England as part of her diamond jubilee tour in July 2012.

Members of the public admire a large floral crown made to mark the diamond jubilee in St James's Park, London in May 2012.

The queen receives flowers from members of the public in Victoria Square, Birmingham during her diamond jubilee visit in July 2012.

Members of the public cheer and wave flags as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip embark from Chelsea Harbour in London on the first part of their jubilee river pageant to celebrate the diamond jubilee in June 2012.

Queen Elizabeth meets members of the public during a visit to Leeds, northern England to celebrate her diamond jubilee in July 2012.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip ride in the Golden State Carriage at the head of a parade from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral celebrating her golden jubilee in June 2002.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip watch a fireworks display to celebrate her golden jubilee at Buckingham Palace in June 2002.

Queen Elizabeth is welcomed to Wells, south-west England during a tour of the UK in May 2002 to celebrate her golden jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth and her family wave to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during celebrations of her golden jubilee in June 2002.

Lina Sultana, 8, has her face painted at a golden jubilee street party in June 2002 in Stepney, east London.

A dog sports a Union flag during the golden jubilee celebrations in Stepney in 2002.

Queen Elizabeth addresses the British Parliament in the run-up to her silver jubilee at Westminster Hall, London in May 1977.

Residents in celebrate in Brixton, south London, after they won a competition for the best decorated street to celebrate the silver jubilee in June 1977.

A double-decker bus in livery commemorating the silver jubilee on the Thames Embankment in London.

A young boy holding two British flags and a cup with the jubilee logo, celebrates the silver jubilee in Trafalgar Square, central London in June 1977.

Vic Hiscoke shows his support of the British monarch during her silver jubilee in June 1977.

Queen Elizabeth in Deptford, south-east London, during a walkabout to commemorate her silver jubilee in June 1977.

People celebrate the silver jubilee in Fulham, south-west London in May 1977.

A Scots Guard takes a picture during the silver jubilee celebrations at Buckingham Palace.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the River Thames travelling from Greenwich to Lambeth, London in June 1977.

Members of Britain's royal family will tour the UK as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations, it has been announced.

Britain will mark the queen’s 70-year reign with a special series of events during the four-day bank holiday weekend that starts on Thursday, June 2.

Buckingham Palace has announced further details of the royal tour, which will include all the members of the monarchy attending public events.

Prince William and his wife Kate will visit Wales, the Earl and Countess of Wessex will visit Northern Ireland and Princess Anne will visit Scotland.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are likely to be in London attending events over the jubilee weekend.

Prince Harry and Meghan confirmed on Friday, also their son Archie’s third birthday, that they were “excited and honoured” to be attending commemorations for the monarch’s milestone in June with their eldest child and his sister Lilibet. In which engagements the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will participate has yet to be revealed.

Marking her diamond jubilee in 2012, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh embarked on an extensive, three-month tour of Britain.

It was announced last week that during the jubilee celebrations there would be a gathering of royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony, after the Trooping the Colour ceremony, limited to working royals only, with Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Meghan omitted from the line-up.

The monarch’s decision to include only royals carrying out official public duties was taken “after careful consideration”, Buckingham Palace said.

The symbolic move is likely to be interpreted as a snub to Prince Harry and Meghan, who quit the monarchy for a new life in the US two years ago, and to Prince Andrew, who was cast out of the institution over his civil sexual assault case.

On June 2, Trooping the Colour, the sovereign’s official birthday parade, will kick start the four days of jubilee festivities, with 18 members of the royal family set to gather on the famous frontage, with the queen “looking forward” to the weekend of celebrations.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “After careful consideration, the queen has decided this year’s traditional Trooping the Colour balcony appearance on Thursday, June 2 will be limited to her majesty and those members of the royal family who are currently undertaking official public duties on behalf of the queen.”

There will be no ceremonial journey to the service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, June 3, and the 96-year-old monarch, who is experiencing mobility issues, will use a different entrance rather than scaling the steps.

The 18th century gold state coach will appear on the streets of London for the first time in 20 years when it leads the jubilee pageant procession on Sunday, June 5.

Archive film footage of Elizabeth II on her coronation day will be shown on the remodelled coach windows to evoke the image of the young monarch travelling in the vehicle.

With the queen expected to appear on the balcony for Trooping, attend the church service and the Epsom Derby, decisions on her appearances across the weekend are not likely to be confirmed until the day.

A palace spokesman said: “The queen is looking forward to the weekend and will be taking part in the celebrations but her presence will not be confirmed until much nearer the time or even on the day itself.”

Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign - in pictures