From Thursday, for four days, the queen’s 70-year reign will be celebrated in a series of large-scale events. This is how royal fans outside the U.K. can watch the festivities.
won’t be on the Buckingham Palace balcony but the possibility they could be observing in some capacity should not be ruled out.
The ceremony, which dates back to Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897, has become a feature of all jubilees—and makes surprisingly good television. Friday will be all about the live broadcast, available on Sky News, of the big church service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London which kicks off at 11:30 a.m. local .
Sky typically does a comprehensive job of covering these type of royal events, with its dedicated royal reporter, Rhiannon Mills, highly regarded among the press pack. Alastair Bruce, a former officer in the Guards and royal expert, is also going to be commentating. Bruce typically delivers brilliantly informed insights into the origins of arcane royal traditions.