Queen Elizabeth’s portraits have been projected onto Stonehenge. Image: Twitter/English Heritage
Platinum Jubilee: See Queen Elizabeth’s portraits projected onto Stonehenge
English Heritage is celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee by projecting eight of her portraits onto Stonehenge.
Queen Elizabeth’s portraits have been projected onto Stonehenge. Image: Twitter/English Heritage
In celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee that will take place this weekend and at various events in 2022, English Heritage projected eight portraits of Queen Elizabeth II onto Stonehenge in Salisbury, England.
Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II projected onto Stonehenge
English Heritage cares for the historic landmark and said that they decided to bring two British icons together to mark the Queen’s historic 70-year reign.
“Each picture is from a different decade of The Queen’s reign,” the group said on Twitter.
As seen in the video below, the historic landmark includes portraits of the Queen’s coronation in 1953, a portrait of her riding a horse in the 1960s, an appearance at the Royal Windsor Horse show in 2017, and more.
A special bank holiday weekend in June
This is just one of many elaborate plans organised in celebration of the Queen’s 70-year reign. In fact, over the course of four days in June, the UK government will celebrate the queen’s 70 years of service with public events, community activities, and national moments of reflection.
The first of several events held during this weekend include the Trooping the Colour, the annual ceremonial birthday parade for the Queen. It is scheduled to be the first full staging of the event since the onset of the pandemic, featuring more than 1 000 officers and soldiers.
According to USA Today, also on 2 June more than 1 500 towns, villages, and cities throughout the UK and its territories will light a beacon to mark the Jubilee. Beacons will also be stationed in capital cities, led by a principal beacon, lit in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Platinum Party at the Palace
On 3 June, a thanksgiving service will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the Queen. Meanwhile, on 4 June, there will also be a live concert, referred to as the “Platinum Party at the Palace,” which the sources say will feature some of the “world’s biggest entertainment stars” including Elton John, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alicia Keys, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, Andrew Lloyd Weber and Queen featuring Adam Lambert.
