The Queen greets crowds from the Buckingham Palace balcony for the finale of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations
She smiles as she stands alongside Prince Charles, Camilla and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their children
A huge pageant has been taking place against the backdrop of the Palace, involving 10,000 people - including the military, performers and key workers
A 3km-long (1.8 mile) carnival procession - featuring celebrities from every decade of the Queen's reign - has been moving down London's Mall and past the Palace
The parade's finale also featured Ed Sheeran singing the national anthem
Meanwhile, more than 85,000 have been hosting Big Jubilee Lunches, with Prince Charles and Camilla joining a feast at the Oval cricket ground in south London
The younger royals have a front row spot for watching the pageant. Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, are looking on with their children - as is Prince Charles, who is on his feet.
The Duchess of Cambridge with Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte
Prince George with Prince William
Prince Charles looks on intently
Image source, .The UK's Armed Forces have been marching down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace for the first act of the Jubilee pageant.
Organisers say the parade is one of the largest military spectacles in modern British history.
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Image source, .As we've been reporting, the Gold State Coach has been travelling down the Mall as the Platinum Jubilee Pageant starts.
Although the Queen's not inside, film footage from the Queen's Coronation Day in 1953 is being shown on the windows of the coach.
Jon Kelly
Reporting from the Mall in London
Image source, ReutersAdrian Evans, the pageant master, has spent 18 months preparing for the event.
"There's this palpable sense that something enormous is about to happen," he says.
He admits he's been checking his weather forecasting apps this morning.
"But the weather will be what the weather will be," he says. "And it will be part of the character of the event. What else can you do?"
He hopes the public will enjoy the spectacle and that Queen herself will too.
"I imagine her on the sofa, having a cup of tea and I hope having a little bit of a giggle," he says.
Image source, .The first part of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant is getting under way.
The Gold State Coach - the 260-year-old carriage which carried to the Queen to her coronation - is travelling along the pageant route but without the monarch inside.
As we've been reporting, act one's called For Queen and Country and will feature a large military parade with personnel from the UK's Armed Forces and from across the Commonwealth.
Organisers say there will be 1,750 people and 200 horses, making it one of the largest military spectacles in modern British history.
Fiona Trott
Reporting from Morecambe Bay
Image source, ReutersEarlier we mentioned seaside town Morecambe Bay and its attempt to break the world record for the biggest Jubilee Street Party.
A few hours ago that attempt looked to be in jeopardy as the heavens opened - but the rain has stopped and residents have started to take their seats.
The bunting is blowing in a blustery wind but thousands of people are still smiling in Morecambe, all tucking into their sandwiches and cake for this record breaking attempt.
They hope to break that today using 300 tables over an extra 100m.
Money from every ticket sold goes to charity.
Eric Morecambe, who’s statue is here, used to sing Bring Me Sunshine.
They're not confident of that today, but hope to make it to the record books.
Trisha Simon from Lancaster said: “It’s fabulous.
"We're all set - everything from beef sandwiches to Gala pie. We’ve even got rum punch."
Marie Riding, from Bolton Le Sands, added: "I'm confident we’ll break the world record.
"It won't matter if it rains - it feels like the sun always shines in Morecambe anyway."
Sean Coughlan
Reporting from the Big Jubilee Lunch at the Oval cricket ground
Image source, EPAIt was a cheerful and informal cake-athon at the Oval for the Big Jubilee Lunch, visited earlier by Prince Charles and Camilla.
After all the famous faces at last night's concert, those getting the applause today were the grassroots heroes and heroines who support local community organisations and charities.
After the isolation felt by many during the pandemic, this jubilee event was about getting neighbours back together again.
Prince Charles and Camilla went round chatting to the guests, sitting at tables set out on the cricket pitch like a street party, with tea, sandwiches and a steel band playing.
There were two guests entirely covered in roses. It wasn’t clear why. Perhaps this was Paddington before the CGI effects.
The royal couple cut a cake and after they’d gone and the plates and bunting and everything was cleared away, the royal knife was still there on the table like a Cluedo clue.
And at least, on this famous cricket ground, rain didn't stop play.
Jon Kelly
Reporting from the Mall in London
Image source, Emma Lynch/ BBC NewsAs part of the parade Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas will be riding on a bus representing the 1970s – a prospect she says she’s delighted by.
"I'm thrilled to be that they’ve put me on a 70s bus – I won’t take it personally," she laughs. "The '70s are my era. Some of the best music ever was made in the '70s.
"I'll be going up and down that bus cha-cha-cha-ing, waving to crowds and basically just getting everybody to really enjoy the celebrations.
It's an honour too, she says, to be part of a tribute to the Queen. "She's stoic, she's a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother. It's hard to change with the times and she’s done it beautifully."
Image source, PA MediaCrowds have been gathering outside Buckingham Palace ahead of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant
This afternoon's huge pageant in central London tops off the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend and is split into four parts, called 'acts':
For Queen and Country
The pageant's opening act is a large military parade with personnel from the UK's Armed Forces and from across the Commonwealth.
Organisers say there will be 1,750 people and 200 horses, making it one of the largest military spectacles in modern British history.
The Time of Our Lives
Act two is a through-the-ages celebration exploring seven decades of music, fashion, technology, trends, and culture from 1952 to 2022.
Celebrities from Ed Sheeran to Gary Lineker will be joining the procession and keep your eyes peeled for icons from different decades, including Daleks, James Bond cars and glove puppet fox Basil Brush.
Let's Celebrate
A play made up of 12 chapters will tell the story of the Queen's 70-year reign in the pageant's third act.
Expect puppet Corgis, a Bollywood take on Princess Elizabeth's wedding and an Afro-Caribbean carnival-style interpretation of the Queen's 1953 coronation.
Happy and Glorious
The final act is a grand musical finale taking place in front of Buckingham Palace.
The public around the palace will be invited to sing the national anthem and Ed Sheeran will lead a special tribute to the Queen.
Image source, PA MediaSpectators have been gathering along the Mall in London ahead of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant
Image source, PA MediaSuited, booted and ready for the festivities
Image source, PA MediaSome spectators have been posing for selfies on the Mall outside Buckingham Palace
Image source, PA MediaOthers have been wearing union flag rain hats to keep them dry with a damp start
Image source, ReutersPeople across the UK are holding Jubilee lunches and street parties on the last day of the celebrations.
Previous celebrations reflect the changing face and taste of the nation through history. So what were people likely to serve at street parties of yesteryear?
For the Queen's coronation in 1953, the most famous dish to come out was Poulet Reine Elizabeth, which became known as coronation chicken. The mixture of mayonnaise and curry showed the slowly widening palate of the British people.
By the late 1970s and the Silver Jubilee in 1977, packaged food had come to dominate the street party, and many tables featured the ultimate British party food: crisps in a bowl.
Whereas for the wedding of William and Kate in 2011, party tables were more likely to be laden with homemade brownies or hummus and couscous.
So what's likely to feature on this year's tables? Read our piece on the history of street party food to find out.
Image source, PA MediaA service of "celebration and thanksgiving" has been held in Glasgow Cathedral to mark the Queen's 70 years on the throne.
Elsewhere people are gathering for a picnic in the gardens beneath Edinburgh Castle. The event is set to feature performances by the band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Scotland and the local Love Music Community Choir.
The pageant in front of Buckingham Palace will be screened later.
Jon Kelly
Reporting from the Mall in London
Image source, BBC/Emma LynchBrittany Latimer, 33, is originally from North Carolina, in the US, but now lives in Italy, near Venice. She flew into London at 05:00 on Saturday, determined to soak up the atmosphere.
"I thought, when am I going to experience this again?" she says.
Coming from the States, she's struck by how different the occasion is from anything she ever experienced back home.
"To be able to follow a monarchy down through all these years - the US is like a baby country by comparison."
Next to Brittany at the barrier alongside the Mall is Karen Clout, 76, from Exmouth, Devon. Getting here was a struggle for Karen.
"I had set my alarm for 05:00 but when I woke up I didn’t feel 100% - I went to a party last night," she admits.
Karen adds: "My kids think I’m mad." But she was determined to be here, given that a 70-year-long reign is something anyone is unlikely to experience again for a long time.
"Even if William takes the throne it won’t last that long," she says.
Image source, ReutersA bit more now from the Prince of Wales after his visit to the Oval cricket ground in south London.
Prince Charles said he hoped "bickering" would not return after a feeling of "togetherness" across the nation over the Platinum Jubilee weekend.
He was speaking after mingling with guests at the Big Jubilee Lunch alongside the Duchess of Cornwall.
Sarah Friar, CEO of neighbourhood app Nextdoor, was among those to meet Prince Charles and he sat opposite her.
"He said at the end how great it was that everyone comes together this weekend," she said.
Sarah Friar, originally from Sion Mills in Co Tyrone, said Prince Charles commented: "When it comes to Monday are we going to go back to all the bickering again? Let's hope we don't do that."
Platinum Jubilee concert: Queen, Diana Ross and Duran Duran lead royal singalong
The Platinum Party at the Palace last night attracted an average overnight audience of nearly 12m.
At its peak, the audience on BBC One reached 13.4m viewers.
The special Jubilee event, which was held outside Buckingham Palace, was opened by Queen + Adam Lambert and featured performances from Duran Duran, Craig David, Alicia Keys and Sir Rod Stewart among others. It was closed by Diana Ross.
You can watch the Party at the Palace on iPlayer here.
You can read more about the audience figures here.
Up and down the country people have started to have their lunch to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend.
More than 600 lunches have also been planned throughout the Commonwealth and beyond, from Canada to Brazil, New Zealand to Japan and South Africa to Switzerland.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were at the Oval cricket ground in south London earlier getting a flavour of the Jubilee celebrations.
Image source, PA MediaCharles and Camilla were greeted by a 6ft-long banquet table made from felt
Image source, ReutersThe artwork, by Lucy Sparrow, features street party classics like quiche, scones and crisps in a bowl
Image source, PA MediaThere was also plenty that was edible, including a Platinum Jubilee cake cut by the Duchess of Cornwall
Image source, PA MediaThe pair also joined a toast before leaving ahead of the afternoon's pageant
Image source, Linda WorsfoldToday's events round off four days of celebrations around the country. Ninety-seven-year-old Vera Green, has been joining in from the Prince George Care Home in Ipswich.
Her daughter, Linda Worsfold, sent us this photo and praised the staff at the care home, who she says are "wonderful". It's a reminder that lots of people have been working through the bank holidays, and helping others.
Linda says her mother remembers going to see the Queen's coronation in 1953 when she lived in Tooting in London.
Singaporean dancer Janice Ho will play a young Princess Elizabeth as part of the Jubilee Pageant this afternoon.
Her performance will be an artistic interpretation of the coronation and will feature a dragon puppet the size of a double-decker bus.
Watch Janice Ho talk about the responsibility the role brings and her hopes for how the public will respond.
Image source, ReutersAward-winning writer and magazine editor Tina Brown has spent decades chronicling the Royal Family.
She spoke to the BBC's Sophie Raworth a little earlier about her reaction to the last few days of celebrations including the Thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral and the concert outside Buckingham Palace last night.
"I think it has gone brilliantly," she said. "The Sussexes have behaved themselves and stayed in their sort of allotted placement and didn’t overween anything.
"At the Thanksgiving [service] the main focus was [the Queen] wasn't there.
"I think there was a slight sense of unease among them.
"One does wonder how unwell the Queen is at the moment and one senses she found the preceding day absolutely exhausting."
Rowan Bridge
BBC News
Surely only in Britain would the title of world's longest Jubilee street party be fought over.
The bragging rights are currently held by the Devon village of Combe Martin, which set the current record - 2,400m - at the Golden Jubilee in 2002.
Today, though, the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe is going all out to smash that.
Five-hundred rented trestle tables have been set out along the vast and rather exposed promenade. Organisers say they should stretch 2,600m or more than 1.6 miles (2.6km).
They are expecting 5,000 people to turn out come rain or shine to tuck into a Jubilee lunch.
Tickets for the event have been sold for a £10 donation with the money raised going to charities supporting those affected by cancer and the war in Ukraine.
The forecast says conditions should be dry, if rather cool next to the Irish Sea.
As Eric Morecambe - the town's most famous son - put it, organisers are hoping the event will bring sunshine to your smile, and laughter all the while.