The Queen has been honoured with a standing ovation as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations began with a star-studded equestrian extravaganza featuring some of the world's leading performers. 7NEWS
The Queen has been honoured with a standing ovation as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations began with a star-studded equestrian extravaganza featuring some of the world's leading performers.
Despite ongoing mobility issues, the Queen walked to her seat in the royal box after she was driven into the Castle Arena escorted by mounted divisions of the Household Cavalry. The Queen sat in the royal box with a blanket over her knees and a shawl around her shoulders as Djalili, the show's herald and narrator, took the audience through key moments of history."What she has accomplished is historic. She has met presidents, world leaders, people from all walks of life," the Top Gun and Mission: Impossible star said.
Mirren, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of the Queen in the film of the same name, played Queen Elizabeth I as the show began by chronicling the events of the first Elizabethan age, from the attempted invasion of the Spanish Armada to leading figures of the day such as William Shakespeare.
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