Star-studded cast rocks Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Concert
For the past three days, Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee had been ramping up for a spectacular musical event to honor her 60 years atop of the British throne. Pop royalty including Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Elton John entertained the Queen along with 10,000 ticket-holders who were lucky enough to watch the performances live on a circular stage.
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- Singer Robbie Williams performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London June 4, 2012. Robbie Williams kicked off the concert outside Queen Elizabeth’s sumptuous London residence on Monday as huge crowds gathered to celebrate the monarch’s 60 years on the throne. (David Moir/Reuters)
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- Jessie J and Will.i.am perform on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Singers Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Gary Barlow and the Commonwealth band perform on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Singer Sir Cliff Richard performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend’s celebrations. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- (L-R) Princess Beatrice, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are seen during the Diamond Jubilee, Buckingham Palace Concert May 04, 2012 in London, England. (Dave Thompson – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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- Singer Annie Lennox performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- A large crowd fills The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace to watch The Diamond Jubilee Concert on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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- Singer Grace Jones performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Diamond Jubilee revelers wear the Union Jack in the Mall during the entertainment at the Buckingham Palace Concert on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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- Sir Tom Jones performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams performs on stage during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4, 2012. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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- Singer Renee Fleming performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Singer Alfie Boe performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Britain’s Queen Elizabeth (bottom R) watches during her Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London June 4, 2012. (Dave Thompson/Reuters)
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- Australian singer Kylie Minogue performs during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4, 2012. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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- Spectators wearing Queen Elizabeth masks cheer with Britain’s Union flags during the Queen’s jubilee concert on the Mall outside Buckingham Palace in London, on June 4, 2012. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)
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- British boy band JLS, Aston Merrygold, Oritse Williams, Jonathan Benjamin “JB” Gill and Marvin Humes perform during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4, 2012. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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- British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber plays the piano on stage during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4, 2012. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Chinese pianist Lang Lang performs during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London, on June 4, 2012. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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- British comedian Peter Kay performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London June 4, 2012. (David Moir/Reuters)
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- Spectators cheer with Britain’s Union flags during the Queen’s jubilee concert on the Mall outside Buckingham Palace in London, on June 4, 2012. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A band plays whilst waiting for the diamond jubilee beacon to be lit at Mow Cop Castle near Kidsgrove in central England on June 4, 2012. A chain of more than 4,200 beacons began to flare across the globe Monday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee, with the last to be lit by the monarch at a star-studded concert at Buckingham Palace. (Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Projections illuminate the Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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- Singer Shirley Bassey performs “Diamonds Are Forever” during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London June 4, 2012. (David Moir/Reuters)
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- Australian artist Rolf Harris shows off his Union Flag shirt on stage during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4, 2012. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An image of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is projected onto Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee, Buckingham Palace Concert on June 04, 2012 in London, England. (Dave Thompson – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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- US singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder performs during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4, 2012. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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- British singer-songwriter Elton John performs during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4, 2012. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Queen Elizabeth II appears on giant video screens in The Mall at the end of The Diamond Jubilee Concert on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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- Madness perform on the roof of Buckingham Palace during the Jubilee concert, a part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Anthony Devlin – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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- Madness perform during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Paul McCartney performs outside Buckingham Palace during the Jubilee concert, a part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Anthony Devlin – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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- British singer Sir Paul McCartney performs on stage during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London on June 4, 2012. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II made a regal appearance at a star-studded diamond jubilee concert Monday but without her husband Prince Philip at her side after he was hospitalized hours earlier. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A diamond Jubilee beacon is lit at Mow Cop Castle near Kidsgrove in central England, on June 4, 2012. A chain of more than 4,200 beacons began to flare across the globe Monday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee, with the last to be lit by the monarch at a star-studded concert at Buckingham Palace. (Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Fireworks illuminate the Queen Victoria monument after the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Queen Elizabeth II meets Sir Elton John backstage as British singer Robbie Williams (R) watches during the Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in London, on June 4, 20112. (Dave Thompson/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Queen Elizabeth II (C) is joined on stage by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and performers during the Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in London, on June 4, 20112. (Arthur Edwards/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Prince Charles kisses the hand of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on stage as British singers Paul McCartney (3rdR) and Elton John (R) and other performers look on after the Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace. in London, on June 4, 20112. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Queen Elizabeth meets dancers from Kenya backstage at the Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in London June 4 , 2012. (Dave Thompson/Reuters)
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- A general view of atmosphere on stage during The Prince of Wales speech at the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Queen Elizabeth II (C) is joined by singer Australian Kylie Minogue (5thL), British singer Sir Tom Jones (9thL), Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John (3rdR) and Sir Cliff Richard (R)during the Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in London, on June 4, 20112. (David Parker/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Britain’s Queen Elizabeth waves to the crowd as the Jubilee crystal (L) is brought onto the stage during her Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London June 4, 2012. Also in the picture is Camilla (R), Duchess of Cornwall. (David Moir/Reuters)
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- A fireworks display outside Buckingham Palace marks the end of the Jubilee concert, a part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, on June 4, 2012 in London, England. (Anthony Devlin – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Pop royalty plays to queen in UK jubilee concert
Mike Collett-White and Michael Holden
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosts pop royalty at an evening concert outside her London residence Buckingham Palace on Monday, part of four days of nationwide celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee marking her 60th year on the throne.
Ten thousand ticket-holders will watch the performances live on a circular stage and much larger crowds are expected in surrounding parks to hear Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Jessie J entertain the 86-year-old monarch.
Ska band Madness will join the festivities by singing 1980s hit “Our House” from the roof of the 775-room palace, and the BBC, due to air the concert live, promised “one of the most spectacular shows ever staged in the UK”.
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Jun 05, 2012 @ 11:34:37
I Thought william and Harry was great becasue with there smiles on there faces on this day