A last bash for the Queen and the party Brits need

Celebrating “queen and country” is a way for buttoned-up Britons to celebrate themselves as they move past the pain of the pandemic and the endless bickering over Brexit.

William Booth and Karla Adam

Updated Jun 2, 2022 – 1.20pm, first published at 11.35am

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London | She might not use this exact term, but the Queen is about to get a ginormous victory lap – a huzzah of applause, featuring a kilometres-long horse parade, 3200 bonfires and a serenade at Buckingham Palace by Sir Rod Stewart.

For her subjects, what’s not to like? Her Majesty is giving Britain a four-day weekend to celebrate her 70 years on the throne – her Platinum Jubilee.

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