(ANSA) - LONDON, 02 JUN - Everything is ready in London, under a clear spring sky this morning, for the start of the official events of the Platinum Jubilee of the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth II on the throne: an unprecedented milestone whose celebration - in what registry suggests it may be (but who knows) the last great jubilee of Her Majesty - it comes alive as part of the 4 days of extra national holiday proclaimed by the government of Boris Johnson across the UK from 2 to 5 June.
Preceded at dawn by the spectacular projection of holograms of historical images of the queen on the famous stones of the primitive site of Stonehenge (and yesterday by a rain of royal decorations and honors), today opens at 10 local (11 in Italy) with an edition special of Trooping the Color, the great military parade, destined to last almost three hours, which is usually held every year for the public celebration of the birthday of the now 96ennesovrana, after the private one of 21 April, her true date of birth.
As per tradition - suspended only during the Covid pandemic - Elizabeth is waiting on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to follow the procession and fly-by of the RAF acrobatic team, and greet the crowd that has already begun to gather in the area in a Union Jack blaze.
Next to her, the presence of only the "active service members" of the Royal Family is announced: Prince Charles, 73-year-old heir, with his wife Camilla;
the eldest son of these William, second in line of succession, with Kate and the princes George, Charlotte and Louis;
as well as two other children of the queen, the second, Anna, and the fourth, Edoardo, with family.
There will be no Prince Andrew, second son of His Majesty, apparently excluded from all today's events on the background of his involvement in the Epstein sex scandal; while the rebellious nephew Harry, who arrived last night from the USA with his wife Meghan and little Archie and Lilibet Diana (at his debut in the United Kingdom where he will be one year old on Saturday), he will not go up on the balcony after the removal from the senior role of representative of the dynasty following the transfer overseas on the balcony, but he will still be present at the palace.
(HANDLE).