In photos: Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating 70 years on the throne. With the Royal Household and the Queen in attendance, the ceremonial Trooping the Color parade on Thursday kicked off 4 days of festivities throughout the nation. These early images doc the celebrations of an unprecedented anniversary in British historical past. 

The British Royal Household stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London. June 2, 2022Aaron Chown/PA by way of AP Picture

Individuals pack the Mall because the British Royal household come onto the balcony of Buckingham Place after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London. June 2, 2022Aaron Chown/PA by way of AP Picture

The Crimson Arrows throughout a flypast after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, June 2, 2022, on the primary of 4 days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee.RAF SAC Sarah Barsby/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2022 by way of AP Picture

Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William collect on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.Jonathan Brady/PA by way of AP Picture

ueen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Kent watch from the balcony in the course of the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, June 2, 2022Jonathan Brady/PA by way of AP Picture

Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis watch the Trooping of the Color in London. June 2, 2022Matt Dunham/AP Picture

The Queen's guards march in the course of the Trooping the Color parade at Horse Guards, London, June 2022, on the primary of 4 days of celebrations to mark the Platinum JubileeJeff Mitchell/PA by way of AP Picture

Prince George, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, go away Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in LondonJonathan Brady/PA by way of AP Picture

From left, Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte go away Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London.Jonathan Brady/PA by way of AP Picture

An Irish wolfhound leads as Guards participate within the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards, central London. June 2, 2022Matt Dunham/AP Picture

Law enforcement officials take away a person who bumped into the trail of the royal procession on The Mall, London, forward of the Trooping the Color ceremony in London. June 2, 2022David Cliff/AP Picture

Members of the Family Division Foot Guards march previous Buckingham Palace in the course of the Trooping the Color in London. June 2, 2022Paul Ellis/PA by way of AP Picture

Members of the Family Division Foot Guards' bands march previous Buckingham Palace in the course of the Trooping the Coloration in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022Paul Ellis/PA by way of AP

That is the Queen's first jubilee with out her husband Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who handed away final 12 months.

Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating 70 years on the throne. With the Royal Household and the Queen in attendance, the ceremonial Trooping the Color parade on Thursday kicked off 4 days of festivities throughout the nation. These early images doc the celebrations of an unprecedented anniversary in British historical past. 

The British Royal Household stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London. June 2, 2022Aaron Chown/PA by way of AP Picture

Individuals pack the Mall because the British Royal household come onto the balcony of Buckingham Place after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London. June 2, 2022Aaron Chown/PA by way of AP Picture

The Crimson Arrows throughout a flypast after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, June 2, 2022, on the primary of 4 days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee.RAF SAC Sarah Barsby/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2022 by way of AP Picture

Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William collect on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.Jonathan Brady/PA by way of AP Picture

ueen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Kent watch from the balcony in the course of the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, June 2, 2022Jonathan Brady/PA by way of AP Picture

Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis watch the Trooping of the Color in London. June 2, 2022Matt Dunham/AP Picture

The Queen's guards march in the course of the Trooping the Color parade at Horse Guards, London, June 2022, on the primary of 4 days of celebrations to mark the Platinum JubileeJeff Mitchell/PA by way of AP Picture

Prince George, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, go away Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in LondonJonathan Brady/PA by way of AP Picture

From left, Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte go away Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London.Jonathan Brady/PA by way of AP Picture

An Irish wolfhound leads as Guards participate within the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards, central London. June 2, 2022Matt Dunham/AP Picture

Law enforcement officials take away a person who bumped into the trail of the royal procession on The Mall, London, forward of the Trooping the Color ceremony in London. June 2, 2022David Cliff/AP Picture

Members of the Family Division Foot Guards march previous Buckingham Palace in the course of the Trooping the Color in London. June 2, 2022Paul Ellis/PA by way of AP Picture

Members of the Family Division Foot Guards' bands march previous Buckingham Palace in the course of the Trooping the Coloration in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022Paul Ellis/PA by way of AP

That is the Queen's first jubilee with out her husband Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who handed away final 12 months.