Trooping the Colour: Huw Edwards reveals ‘imprint of Prince Philip’

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On June 5 next year, the Queen will mark her 70-year reign on the British throne and a dragon puppet will be the centrepiece of the platinum jubilee pageant. The story of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch will be told through street theatre, dance and marching bands.

But Adrian Evans, the pageant master, has revealed there will be a special tribute to the Queen and her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Mr Evans said: “The pageant invites diverse communities to play their part in the celebrations in their own unique, creative way – placing them centre stage.

“We are commissioning artists and the communities they work with to interpret different chapters of The Queen’s reign in a spectacular unfolding story filled with wonder, warmth, wit and wow-factor.

“We will interpret the Coronation, Royal Weddings and Jubilees.

“We are inspired by The Queen’s regard for family values, her care for community, her love of the natural environment, her passion for equestrianism and her constant corgi companions.

“There also is a tribute to The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s most joyous moments.”

Nicholas Coleridge, co-chairman of the pageant, said: “It will be something of a reopening ceremony for the United Kingdom, following a period of uncertainty and hardship, a catalysing moment of unity and fun.”

Every decade from the 1950s when the Queen ascended to the throne to the present will be represented in the pageant.

The parade will also include a nod to the Queen’s many passions including her love for racehorses and corgis, the Commonwealth and the environment.

Sir Michael Lockett, co-chairman, added: “From the rebuilding of the post-war 50s, the pageant will take us on a journey through to the digital decade of the 90s and onwards to today where we stand on the cusp of new adventures and fresh progress.”

The pageant will take place in London on June 5, 2022.

The Platinum Jubilee Pageant Company also revealed more than 5,000 military personnel, performers, key workers and volunteers from across the UK and all corners of the Commonwealth are scheduled to celebrate The Queen’s 70-year reign.

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A specially written fairy story, There Once is a Queen by author Sir Michael Morpurgo, will also be brought to life on the day of the Platinum Jubilee.

It is believed the Queen will want Prince Harry to also take part in the celebrations, according to a royal author.

Royal author, Robert Lacey, Hello! magazine: “The fact that Harry and his grandmother have been able to talk to each other so directly through the last year has been a saving grace of the situation.

“The Queen has always expressed personal sympathy and understanding and I’m sure she’d want Harry on the balcony.

“She would not regard the family as complete without that.”

The 70th year of the Queen’s reign is to be marked in 2022 during a four-day-long Bank Holiday weekend.

Throughout the weekend, the Royal Family will take part in a series of engagements – from a service of thanksgiving to a concert at Buckingham Palace.

Celebrations will start on June 2, the anniversary of the Queen’s coronation, with a special Trooping the Colour parade.

The Duke of Edinburgh passed away in April at the age of 99 and was interred in the Royal Vault of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

Prince Philip’s body will be moved to King George VI memorial chapel to lie next to his wife at the end of her reign.

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