Royalty - Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee
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PA Images / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
G5WJXFFile size:
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1219 x 1784 px | 20.6 x 30.2 cm | 8.1 x 11.9 inches | 150dpiDate taken:
3 June 2002Location:
LONDON UKPhotographer:
Barry BatchelorMore information:
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Fireworks burst over Buckingham Palace in London, after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II lit a beacon to commemorate her Golden Jubilee. * Earlier, some 12, 000 people had watched the Party in the Palace - the second concert to be held in the grounds in three days - a crowd estimated at one million gathered outside to enjoy the music. On Tuesday she will travel to the St Paul's for a service of thanksgiving. 07/08/02 : According to a 'factfile' released by Buckingham Palace, the display which took place from the roof of Buckingham Palace and in Green Park over the Jubilee Weekend required 2.5 tons of fireworks, with some rising as high as 800 ft into the night sky. The light and sound display also involved 50 searchlights on the Palace, and fountains of water over nine metres high and a sound track.