Buckingham Palace has announced plans for the Queen's 70th anniversary on the throne, including an extended public holiday and a 'platinum party at the palace'

• Buckingham Palace announced plans to mark Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne next year.
• It said there will be a "year of celebrations" including a "Platinum Jubilee Weekend" of events.
• That weekend includes the Queen's birthday celebrations and a "Platinum Party at the Palace."

Buckingham Palace has announced plans to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70th anniversary on the throne next year, including a "Platinum Party at the Palace."

In a statement shared with Insider, the palace said there are to be "year-long Platinum Jubilee celebrations throughout the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world" in 2022 before a four-day "Platinum Jubilee Weekend" of events in June.

That weekend will be made up of:

• The Queen's Birthday Parade (known as Trooping the Colour) on June 2.
• A "Service of Thanksgiving" at St. Paul's Cathedral on June 3.
• A "Platinum Party at the Palace" and "The Derby at Epsom Downs" on June 4.
• A "Platinum Jubilee Pageant" and "Big Jubilee Lunch" on June 5.

There will also be an "extended bank holiday, from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June," the palace said.

The Queen and members of the Royal Family are to travel around the UK over the year to celebrate her reign, the palace said.

Trooping the Colour, the Queen's birthday parade, is to be hosted at Buckingham Palace and will include more than 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians. The parade has not been held in this capacity since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The parade didn't go ahead as usual in both 2020 and 2021 due to the UK's social-distancing guidelines.

It was replaced with a private military ceremony held at Windsor Castle last year, something that is likely to reoccur in 2021 after the parade was canceled for a second time.

The live concert to be held at Buckingham Palace "will bring together some of the world's biggest entertainment stars to celebrate the most significant and joyous moments from The Queen's seven decade reign," according to the palace press release. It did not say who would be performing.

Members of the public will be invited to apply for tickets to the concert at an unspecified time, the palace said.

The Platinum Jubilee Pageant on June 5 will feature more than 5,000 people from across the UK and Commonwealth in an event that will combine "street arts, theatre, music, circus, carnival and costume" at Buckingham Palace and the surrounding streets, the palace said.