On 6th February this year Her Majesty The Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms, and the Commonwealth.
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To celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, events and initiatives will take place throughout the year, culminating in a four-day UK bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June.
The four days of celebrations will include public events and community activities, as well as national moments of reflection on The Queen’s 70 years of service.
More than 80 beacons are being lit across Cornwall and Devon as part of a tribute to the Queen.
About 3,000 beacons will be set ablaze across the UK and the Commonwealth on Thursday to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
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Where are the Platinum Jubilee beacons in Scotland?
Beacons will be lit across Scotland later as part of a series of celebrations to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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The tributes will be visible at landmarks ranging from Edinburgh Castle to Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest peak.
The main beacon, involving the sculpture Tree of Trees, will be lit in a ceremony in Buckingham Palace.
Locations across the South West with beacons include the Isles of Scilly, Pendennis Castle in Falmouth, Start Point, and Clovelly. There are 37 being lit in Cornwall and 47 in Devon.
The Trooping the Colour parade, to mark the Queen’s official birthday, will kick things off in London and later in the day, more than 1,500 beacons will be lit across the UK and in the capital cities of the Commonwealth.
The focal point in Scotland will be Edinburgh Castle where a young Army Cadet piper will play Diu Regnare, a unique tune specially written for the occasion.
Lord Provost Robert Aldridge described the event as a “momentous celebration”.
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