Today is the last day of a four-day weekend in honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee (along with the delayed end-of-May Bank Holiday) in the United Kingdom, and what an action-packed four days it has been. This is the busiest that I think I've ever been without really leaving the house! I actually feel like I need a proper break after all of this, but it's back to work tomorrow. The Queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee today, marking her seventy years of holding the title of "Queen". As the Queen is 96, there is unlikely to be another Jubilee for the Queen; if there was, it would be in ten years, and the Queen would be 106 years of age. The next one would probably be in over twenty-five years as the first Jubilee is held for a king or queen after their first twenty-five years. We are more likely to have a coronation, and who knows if there would even be a Jubilee event after that since the successor is already in his 70s.
This has been a very busy time. On Thursday and Friday, I had to do a couple of food shops to get ingredients needed for the long weekend. I did some cleaning and baking. I made the winning Jubilee pudding, which was a lemon trifle. I also made four batches of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes and iced them red, white, and blue with Queen, Union Jack flag, and edible decorations.
Saturday was the day of a house party, so the morning was spent putting up the decorations and getting ready for it. I also had to get some drinks in and had a quick visit to Eastcote House Gardens to see their celebrations. The horse races, football, and Juilee concert were watched, and it was a great evening.
Sunday was the day of the street party. We expected rain as the weather was forecast as rainy, but we managed to survive the day without getting wet. The day was just very cloudy and cold, and we didn't see the sun at all. Despite that, we all had fun, and it was a busy day. Below are some photographs that I have taken of the celebrations.
A Platinum Jubilee yarn-bombed postbox
Krispy Kreme Platinum Jubilee doughnuts
A selection of Jubilee cupcakes by Fiona Cairns
The below photographs are from Eastcote House Gardens during their Platinum Jubilee party. They had various games and attractions, a dog show, and kiosks with items for sale. The dovecote was also open for the first time (that I have noticed) since the pandemic, so I had a step inside.
I bought balloons for the party on Saturday.
There were games and fun on the street today, and below are a couple of photographs of some of the desserts. I also put the trifle and the Jubilee cupcakes out for everyone.
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Platinum Jubilee party weekend.
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