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The Queen has returned to Windsor ahead of her four day Platinum Jubilee celebrations.The 96 year old monarch was seen returning to Windsor Castle in a green Range Rover as she prepares to celebrate 70 years on the throne, with one of her faithful corgis in the back seat.The Queen has spent the last few days at her Scottish home Balmoral, said to be one of her favourite places to visit, as staff busy themselves with preparations for the historic celebration.The four day Jubilee celebrations will begin on Thursday with a special Trooping of the Colour parade.The Epsom Derby will take place on Saturday 4 June, said to be a favourite of the Queens, although Her Majesty is not expected to attend in person as she celebrates Meghan and Harry's daughter Lilibet's first birthday. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
Sunday will see a special Jubilee Pageant take place on Sunday to wrap up the four day-long festivities.The Queen is also set to meet her great-granddaughter Lillibet for the first time this week with Harry and Meghan jetting into London from California for the Jubilee celebrations. However Harry and Meghan, along with Prince Andrew, will not be joining the Queen on the Royal Balcony when the Queen is set to delight royal fans by making an appearance during Trooping the Colour parade on Thursday.
She will be joined, however, by her three other children including her eldest son, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla, as well as grandson Prince William and wife Kate, along with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The moment the Royal Family walk out onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace following Trooping the Colour
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The Royals have long had close links to Scotland, with the Queen regularly inviting her extended family to spend summers with her there.
Strained relations. Prince William and Duchess Kate did not introduce their three children to their cousin Lilibet during Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee, according to royal expert Christopher Andersen.
Gatekeep queen. Queen Elizabeth banned Lilibet photos from being taken. The British monarch met with her great-granddaughter during her Platinum Jubilee. However, she forbid photos of her and her namesake together.
The Queen had a simple but harsh two word response to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's request to photograph her first meeting with great grand-daughter Lillibet.
Prince Harry was sweetly comforted by Meghan Markle during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, a lip reader confirms.
A blue scooter and wooden swing were among Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's luggage as they arrived home in LA.
The Queen reportedly banned Harry and Meghan from having a photographer present when she got to meet her great-granddaughter Lilibet for the first time.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are home in California after a trip to the UK for the Queen's Jubilee.
Prince Harry was quick to warm up to the royal family at the service of thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee, making a playful face at his family after taking a seat. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a rare return to royal events to take part in the jubilee celebrations - being spotted looking after some of the young royals while the working members of the family took part in the Trooping of the Colour on Thursday.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did not join the rest of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour — but they didn’t have a choice.
All eyes will be on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they travel across the pond for the queen’s Platinum Jubilee. In May, a spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle confirmed that they’ll be heading to the UK with their son Archie and daughter Lilibet for the celebrations.The trip will mark the first time Lilibet, who was born in California a year ago, is in her father’s homeland. She will likely even celebrate her first birthday — June 4 — during the voyage.
The Queen's pilot had no choice but to abort landing after being caught in a lightning storm, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Her Majesty, 96, who is reportedly "embracing the idea of a wheelchair" amid her mobility issues, was travelling back to her home of Windsor following a visit to Balmoral in Aberdeen when the flight was stuck in air thanks to the electrical storm.
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations are set to start on Thursday 2 June, meaning Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's arrival in the UK is imminent.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to fly over to London from their home in California with their two children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, eleven months, to attend the celebrations, marking the first time they have travelled to the UK as a family of four. Meghan, 40, and Harry, 37, are believed to be staying at their former home of Frogmore Cottage in Windsor during their visit, according to the Daily Mail, with current tenants Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank having reportedly headed to Portugal.