Folks will picnic in gardens beneath Edinburgh Fort and luxuriate in dwell music on Sunday as a part of celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
These attending the free occasion in West Princes Road Gardens may even have the ability to watch the Platinum Jubilee Pageant broadcast dwell from London, which shall be proven on massive screens.
The band of HM Royal Marines Scotland and the native Love Music Neighborhood Choir will carry out on the picnic which is able to characteristic dwell music from 12.30pm adopted by the pageant later within the afternoon.
Music from the HM Royal Marines Scotland band will embody their Corps of Drums, movie music, Scottish melodies and virtuoso soloists.
A historic floral clock within the gardens is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Edinburgh’s Lord Provost Robert Aldridge stated: “The Platinum Jubilee is a very historic occasion and it was vital to discover a becoming tribute right here within the capital for many who want to come collectively and have fun the event.
“Within the custom of Jubilee avenue events our massive picnic within the gardens invitations residents to come back collectively to take pleasure in some improbable native leisure and music.
“Watching the celebrations on the large display shall be an effective way for folks to be concerned and absorb the ambiance of this extraordinary day.”
There may even be a particular Edinburgh Competition Carnival parade only for the event.
British Forces Broadcasting Service presenter Mark McKenzie shall be grasp of ceremonies for the afternoon.
He stated: “It’s an enormous honour and I’m delighted to be concerned in serving to have fun her majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in Edinburgh.
“The programme has an actual eclectic really feel, capturing not solely a flavour of Scotland however the Commonwealth and past.
“It’s at all times a thrill internet hosting with Edinburgh Fort as a backdrop, will probably be a day with one thing for everybody.”
Elsewhere within the gardens, a historic floral clock is that this 12 months blooming with a design marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
5 gardeners from the Metropolis of Edinburgh Council’s park workforce took 4 weeks to plant greater than 35,000 flowers used within the clock to have it prepared for this weekend’s celebrations.
The clock, which has been in Edinburgh since 1903, shall be in bloom till October.
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