Prince William was present to support the Queen with the dual-beacon lighting ceremony, check here for some of the best moments from the ceremony
June 02, 2022 - 22:20 BST Ahad Sanwari Prince William arrived at Buckingham Palace to participate in the dual beacon lighting ceremony where he will support the Queen, who will partake from Windsor Castle.The Principal Beacon for the Platinum Jubilee takes the form of a lighting installation involving The Queen's Green Canopy Tree of Trees sculpture, and will be accompanied by projections of archive photographs onto the front of Buckingham Palace.
While she was escorted out to the Quadrangle close to her private apartments, she then soldiered on by herself with the help of her walking stick and wore a jade green coat with a silk dress.The Queen then pressed on the globe, setting off more trumpets as the lights flashed across the gardens of Windsor and raced the entire distance to the Tree of Trees, lighting it up from top to bottom.
The Duke looked on, getting emotional the entire time as he saw the symbol of his grandmother's reign lit up in front of him.After the lighting, William watched the London Community Gospel Choir and singer Gregory Porter perform A Life Lived with Grace in honor of the Queen.William interacted with the performers at the ceremony
3500 beacons will be lit across the span of the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and Overseas Territories, symbolizing her reign.While the ceremony was short-lived, it ended with Prince William chatting with Gregory and other students that had been brought there, and luminescent projections of photographs of the monarch on the palace walls.
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