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Four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne have kicked off with formal Platinum Jubilee celebrations. (Source: AP)
First came the Trooping the Color ceremony with horses. Then the queen joined members of her family Thursday on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as 70 planes flew overhead. (Source: AP)
The 96-year-old Elizabeth is Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the first to serve for seven decades. (Source: AP)
During a four-day holiday weekend, thousands of street parties are planned around the country. (Source: AP)
A crowd fills The Mall as they wait for the royal family to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London. (Source: AP)
Prince Louis watches the Trooping of the Color in London. (Source: AP)
The Red Arrows perform a flypast after the Trooping the Colour ceremony. (Source: AP)
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, left, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, ride in a carriage during the Trooping the Color. (Source: AP)
The Queen's guards march during the Trooping the Color parade at Horse Guards. (Source: AP)
Members of the Household Division march during the Trooping the Color. (Source: AP)
Fans attach flags to barriers along The Mall in London. (Source: AP)
Queen Elizabeth II, from left, Prince Louis, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. (Source: AP)
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Kent watch from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color. (Source: AP)
A crowd fills The Mall as they wait for the royal family to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London. (Source: AP)
Britain's Prince Charles, left, with Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis her grandson, covering his ears with his hands, next to his mother Kate Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte her daughter, at right, stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.(Source: AP)
