Around 10,000 revellers will take to The Mall later for a huge street party to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday.
Thousands of people will again crowd onto
the streets outside Buckingham Palace later for the largest street party
The Mall has ever seen.
The Patron's Lunch, part of the Queen's official 90th
birthday celebrations, will see 10,000 guests sit down for a hamper
lunch to celebrate the Queen's commitment to hundreds of charities.Her Majesty's eldest grandson Peter Phillips came up with the concept after realising that there has never been an event to bring together the many organisations she has supported over the years.
He told Sky News: "It's a tight timeline, everyone has been scratching their heads over the past few months wondering how we're going to do it, but the team have been amazing and everyone has stepped up to the mark and so far so good."
The Queen is patron of over 600 charities both in the UK and across the Commonwealth, 90% of which will be represented at the lunch.
Around 1,600 people from the various organisations will take part in a carnival-style procession around St James's Park and down The Mall to bring to life various decades of the Queen's reign.
The organisers have encouraged people join the celebrations up and down the country by hosting their own street parties.
There has been some criticism of The Patron's Lunch after it was revealed that each ticket costs £150. But organisers insist the price is fair because it isn't a state funded event unlike other royal celebrations we have seen in the past.
This will be the final day of three days of official celebrations to mark the Queen's 90th birthday.
Yesterday, she was surrounded by her family for the annual Trooping the Colour military pageant.
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