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| Diamond Jubilee: Thousands of beacons to be lit | Diamond Jubilee: Thousands of beacons to be lit |
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| The Queen's Diamond Jubilee festivities are set to continue with thousands of beacons due to be lit in the UK after a concert at Buckingham Palace. | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee festivities are set to continue with thousands of beacons due to be lit in the UK after a concert at Buckingham Palace. |
| The Queen will light the final beacon from the concert stage where a host of stars are set to perform. | The Queen will light the final beacon from the concert stage where a host of stars are set to perform. |
| More than 4,000 beacons are being lit across the Commonwealth. | More than 4,000 beacons are being lit across the Commonwealth. |
| Beacons in Tonga and New Zealand have already been lit and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard set off the bonfire in Canberra. | Beacons in Tonga and New Zealand have already been lit and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard set off the bonfire in Canberra. |
| Across the UK, beacons will be set off on landmarks and hills - including the peaks of Ben Nevis in Scotland, Snowdonia in Wales, Scafell Pike in England and Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland. | Across the UK, beacons will be set off on landmarks and hills - including the peaks of Ben Nevis in Scotland, Snowdonia in Wales, Scafell Pike in England and Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland. |
| The Queen will light the UK's last beacon - the National Beacon - at about 22:30 before a firework display at Buckingham Palace. | The Queen will light the UK's last beacon - the National Beacon - at about 22:30 before a firework display at Buckingham Palace. |
| Fireworks and music | Fireworks and music |
| The Queen will trigger the lighting of the final beacon by placing a huge crystal into a specially designed pod. | |
| Earlier, it was confirmed the Duke of Edinburgh would not be attending the concert celebrations after he was taken to hospital with a bladder infection. | |
| A beacon has also been lit onboard HMS Daring, one of the Royal Navy's powerful new Type 45 destroyers on operations east of Suez. | A beacon has also been lit onboard HMS Daring, one of the Royal Navy's powerful new Type 45 destroyers on operations east of Suez. |
| Commanding Officer Captain Guy Robinson, led his ship's company in sending congratulations to the Queen. | Commanding Officer Captain Guy Robinson, led his ship's company in sending congratulations to the Queen. |
| More than 600 church tower beacons will also mark the occasion. | More than 600 church tower beacons will also mark the occasion. |
| Many communities around the country are organising special events around their beacon lighting, with fireworks and music. | Many communities around the country are organising special events around their beacon lighting, with fireworks and music. |
| At Abbey Park, in Leicester, there will be a lantern parade and fire sculptures with a beacon due to be lit at 22:15. | At Abbey Park, in Leicester, there will be a lantern parade and fire sculptures with a beacon due to be lit at 22:15. |
| A 30ft (9.1m) wooden sculpture of Britannia will be set alight at 22:15 in East Hoathly, in East Sussex. | A 30ft (9.1m) wooden sculpture of Britannia will be set alight at 22:15 in East Hoathly, in East Sussex. |
| Three weeks of work and three lorry loads of wood have gone into making the female warrior, complete with trident, shield and helmet. | Three weeks of work and three lorry loads of wood have gone into making the female warrior, complete with trident, shield and helmet. |
| In Nottingham civil engineering students tested their skills by making and installing a beacon. | In Nottingham civil engineering students tested their skills by making and installing a beacon. |
| The beacon was manufactured at New College Nottingham and put up in Sneinton where it will be lit at 22:00. | The beacon was manufactured at New College Nottingham and put up in Sneinton where it will be lit at 22:00. |
| In the Yorkshire Dales an Army helicopter was called in to transport wood to build beacons. | In the Yorkshire Dales an Army helicopter was called in to transport wood to build beacons. |
| Humber flotilla | Humber flotilla |
| Soldiers from the Army Air Corps used a Lynx helicopter to carry loads of timber to hilltops in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. | Soldiers from the Army Air Corps used a Lynx helicopter to carry loads of timber to hilltops in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. |
| Kent will see more beacons lit than any other county, with 182 applications made to the event organisers. | Kent will see more beacons lit than any other county, with 182 applications made to the event organisers. |
| The Humber Estuary will be the scene of a Jubilee flotilla at 18:00, more than 115 years after the venue hosted a similar event to celebrate 60 years of Queen Victoria's reign. | The Humber Estuary will be the scene of a Jubilee flotilla at 18:00, more than 115 years after the venue hosted a similar event to celebrate 60 years of Queen Victoria's reign. |
| The parade of sail will feature a vessel for each year since the Queen's accession to the throne. | The parade of sail will feature a vessel for each year since the Queen's accession to the throne. |
| At 22:00 BST beacons will be lit across the Humber Bridge. | At 22:00 BST beacons will be lit across the Humber Bridge. |
| Hadrian's Wall, the north west frontier of the Roman Empire, will be lit up simultaneously at 22:12 by 60 beacons which will be hosted by communities across the World Heritage Site, from South Shields to Ravenglass. | Hadrian's Wall, the north west frontier of the Roman Empire, will be lit up simultaneously at 22:12 by 60 beacons which will be hosted by communities across the World Heritage Site, from South Shields to Ravenglass. |
| In Manchester a "green beacon" will be lit in a hospital car park. | In Manchester a "green beacon" will be lit in a hospital car park. |
| The University Hospital of South Manchester commissioned a sculptor to produce a beacon made of recycled hospital beds which resembles a giant stylised crown measuring 5ft wide, with towering spikes more than 12ft high. | The University Hospital of South Manchester commissioned a sculptor to produce a beacon made of recycled hospital beds which resembles a giant stylised crown measuring 5ft wide, with towering spikes more than 12ft high. |
| A green flame devised by TV special effects experts will light up the beacon. | A green flame devised by TV special effects experts will light up the beacon. |
| Religious buildings planning to light beacons include the Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Hindu Temple, in Oldbury, in the West Midlands, and St Mary's Parish Church, an Anglican church in Moseley, Birmingham. | Religious buildings planning to light beacons include the Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Hindu Temple, in Oldbury, in the West Midlands, and St Mary's Parish Church, an Anglican church in Moseley, Birmingham. |
| Representatives from charity Cancer Research UK will scale England's tallest mountain Scafell Pike to light a beacon. | Representatives from charity Cancer Research UK will scale England's tallest mountain Scafell Pike to light a beacon. |
| In Worcestershire the Great Malvern Jubilee Picnic will take place before a beacon is lit on top of the Malvern Hills by 77-year-old Tony Cotgreave who as a teenage Scout lit the bonfire built to celebrate the Queen's Coronation in 1953. | In Worcestershire the Great Malvern Jubilee Picnic will take place before a beacon is lit on top of the Malvern Hills by 77-year-old Tony Cotgreave who as a teenage Scout lit the bonfire built to celebrate the Queen's Coronation in 1953. |
| In Kent the South Foreland Lighthouse, which used to warn ships away from a treacherous stretch of coast, will be lit for the first time in more than 20 years. | In Kent the South Foreland Lighthouse, which used to warn ships away from a treacherous stretch of coast, will be lit for the first time in more than 20 years. |
| Bidding to have the highest beacons will be Somerset where six hot air balloons will provide a sound and light show from Solsbury Hill, in Batheaston. | Bidding to have the highest beacons will be Somerset where six hot air balloons will provide a sound and light show from Solsbury Hill, in Batheaston. |
| The southernmost beacon in the British Isles will be lit at Jersey's Elizabeth Castle. | The southernmost beacon in the British Isles will be lit at Jersey's Elizabeth Castle. |
| Beacons are being lit on the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Brecqhou, Jethou and Lihou. | Beacons are being lit on the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Brecqhou, Jethou and Lihou. |
| The Queen's Pageantmaster, Bruno Peek, said he had been "overwhelmed" by the response to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons event. | The Queen's Pageantmaster, Bruno Peek, said he had been "overwhelmed" by the response to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons event. |
| He said: "Our aim was to light 2,012 beacons because 2,012 have never been lit before, but by the end of the night we will have over 4,000 - that's truly amazing. | He said: "Our aim was to light 2,012 beacons because 2,012 have never been lit before, but by the end of the night we will have over 4,000 - that's truly amazing. |
| "The beacons will be lit from around the world from Tonga to the Falkland Islands and Malta to Kenya." | "The beacons will be lit from around the world from Tonga to the Falkland Islands and Malta to Kenya." |
| See all the latest Diamond Jubilee news and features at bbc.co.uk/diamondjubilee | See all the latest Diamond Jubilee news and features at bbc.co.uk/diamondjubilee |
| Are you celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee? Will you be going to a lighting of a beacon? Send us your pictures of beacons being lit around the world. | Are you celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee? Will you be going to a lighting of a beacon? Send us your pictures of beacons being lit around the world. |
| Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. | Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. |
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