The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee
Beacons
8
2nd June 2022
Further to the announcement from Buckingham Palace on 2nd June last year, regarding the
Platinum Jubilee Weekend of 2nd – 5th June this year of which The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Beacons is a major part, I have pleasure in confirming the current Guide To Taking Part in this
event is available to view and download from – www.queensjubileebeacons.com and
will continue to be updated on this site at the end of each month through to 30th May 2022, as
more and more communities, organisations, charities, councils, local authorities, farms, country
estates, historic houses, voluntary groups and individuals etc, agree to take part.
Pages 16, 17, 18 and 19 show the various types of beacons being used for this historic tribute
to Her Majesty The Queen on 2nd June 2022, that can either be lit in farmers’ fields, on country
estates, high hill tops, on beaches surounding our shores, as well as our town and village
greens, along with other public spaces etc, with gas-fuelled beacons lit on church towers and
castle battlements. Permanent beacon braziers made by local craftsmen/women being lit in the
towns and villages also provide a lasting reminder of this historic moment in The Queen’s reign.
Many of those receiving this communication will already have permanent beacons in place,
so please light them for this occasion, remembering to register your involvement as soon as
possible please. From page 23 onwards you will see the many hundreds to date that have
already agreed to participate in this event throughout the UK and in the Capital Cities of
the Commonwealth countries. These lists will be added to over the next few months as more
communities etc, join the project.
From the guide you will see that Town Criers will be undertaking the ‘Proclamation’ at 2pm
announcing the lighting of the beacons that evening, Pipers playing ‘Diu Regnare’ at 9.35pm,
with Buglers and Cornet players undertaking the Bugle Call – ‘Majesty’ at 9.40pm, before
the beacons are lit at 9.45pm, and to coincide with their lighting, we are encouaging the
involvement of choirs of all sizes etc, to sing the ‘Song for the Commonwealth,’ providing
another colourful, community element of this Jubilee celebration, involving people of all ages
and walks of life, so we invite you to source these choirs locally from schools, churches, and
others, adding to your occasion that evening.
If you are able to obtain one of more of these, please be kind enough to register their involvement
in the ways outlined below as soon as possible or by no later than 30th May 2022.
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Those taking part with the lighting a of Beacon, Pipers playing Diu Regnare,
with Buglers or Cornet players undertaking “Majesty,’ should register their
involvement by going to page 15, providing the information requested in
Step 1 and emailing it to brunopeek@mac.com
Participating Choirs should register their participation DIRECT at
www.commonwealthresounds.com please.
May I also draw your attention to potential Lottery Funding:
https://www.tnicommunityfund.org.uk/news/press-releases/2021-11-17/
over-22million-the-queens-platinum-jubilee
The lighting of the Beacons on 2nd June, will be the first international, community event of The
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend of 2nd – 5th June 2022, providing us all with the unique
opportunity of leading this special weekend of celebrations. This will also be the last chain
of beacons being lit during The Queen’s reign, so we all want to make it really special for our
Queen Elizabeth, the only monarch in history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, so we do hope
you will help us all to achieve this by taking part on 2nd June this year.
I’d also like to invite you to join in with The Big Jubilee Lunch on Sunday 5 June 2022.
The Big Jubilee Lunch is an open invitation to get together with your neighbours and community
to share friendship, food and fun together as part of the official Platinum Jubilee Weekend
celebrations. Share a cuppa and a piece of cake, host a BBQ, set up a traditional street party
or get everyone together for a town-wide festival – Big Lunches come in all shapes and sizes
and everyone is welcome! Together we can make this a truly special Jubilee celebration – visit
www.thebiglunch.com to get your free information pack full of tips, ideas and inspiration
to help you get your Big Jubilee Lunch party started.
My warmest regards,
Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR
Pageantmaster
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons
Tel: + 44 (0) 7737 262 913
Email: brunopeek@mac.com
www.queensjubileebeacons.com
