While crowds gather in the U.K. for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, celebrations are happening in New York City, too. GainerTV reports.
, which marks her 70 years as monarch. Crowds gathered near Buckingham Palace for a parade and Royal Air Force flyover Thursday, which is part of four days of festivities.The Platinum Jubilee kicked off with the ceremonial Trooping the Colour, showcasing more than 1,000 soldiers and hundreds of horses.
"I enjoy the trooping of the colors. I'm not hugely into royals, but I do like judging all the outfits," said Louise Geddes, from Essex, England."Have some afternoon tea because England survives on tea. It's the answer to every social situation," co-owner Sean Kavanagh-Dowsett said."A well-know drag queen, Flotilla Debarge, we're gonna have people getting judged on queen for a day, which'll be a bit of fun.
"Some Morris dancers, which is very traditional, sort of country English," Kavanagh-Dowsett said."You've got union jack crackers. Crackers are these things that we use at Christmas.""It's actually the one that won the competition in England. They had a competition for the correct Jubilee dessert," Kavanagh-Dowsett said."This weekend, we are partnering with the Lincoln Center.
"With the position goes a certain responsibility, and I think she's really embodied that throughout her reign," Kavanagh-Dowsett said.
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