Queen Elizabeth II makes a surprise appearance on the palace balcony to crown the Jubilee

The Queen looks on from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Color parade in London on Thursday June 2.

The Queen is joined by members of the Royal Family during her balcony appearance on Sunday. With her, from left, are Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Prince William; Prince George; Princess Charlotte; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; and Prince Louis.

Soldiers march during the People’s Pageant in London on Sunday.

Crowds watch the Queen’s appearance in London on Sunday.

Ed Sheeran performs before the Queen’s appearance.

Archive video of the Queen plays inside a Golden State coach during the parade on Sunday.

Cakes celebrating the Jubilee are displayed at a street party in Aylesford, England on Sunday.

Sunday’s parade brought together performers, military personnel and key workers in the mall to bring many iconic moments from the Queen’s reign to life.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attend a Big Jubilee Lunch event on Sunday in London. Similar lunchtime events have taken place in other communities across the country.

Revelers pose for photos as they attend a party in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England, on Sunday.

People gather outside Windsor Castle for the Great Jubilee Luncheon on Sunday.

Children wave a flag on the road at a street party in York, England, on Sunday.

Queen’s Brian May delights onlookers as the band – joined by Adam Lambert – open a special show outside Buckingham Palace on Saturday night. The two-and-a-half-hour concert featured an impressive star roster.

Members of the royal family attend the concert on Saturday evening. In the center row, from left to right, are Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Princess Charlotte; Prince George; and Prince William.

Rod Stewart performs on stage at Saturday night’s concert, where he performed Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline”, a British karaoke classic.

The drones form the shape of a corgi dog – a favorite of the Queen – above the palace on Saturday evening.

Prince Charles, accompanied by his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, gives a speech at the concert on Saturday evening. “You have made a lifelong commitment to service,” he said of his mother, the Queen. “You keep delivering. That’s why we’re here. That’s what we’re celebrating tonight.”

People cheer as they gather at the Mall for the concert outside Buckingham Palace.

Diana Ross appears on stage during the concert. The legendary singer closed the show with “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”

People gather along the Mall for the Saturday night concert.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte also joined their parents on a walk in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday. Their visit was part of the royal family’s four-region tour of the UK.

Princess Anne, the Queen’s only daughter, stands on the balcony of the Royal Box as she watches the Epsom Derby horse race on Saturday. She was replacing her mother, who has been a regular attendee at the event for the past few years.

Boys board a bus in Epsom alongside cardboard cutouts of the Queen.

Princess Charlotte leads a group alongside her brother Prince George as they visit Cardiff Castle in Wales.

People dance during Jubilee celebrations in London on Saturday.

People gather for a street party in Hayfield, England on Saturday.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave St Paul’s Cathedral in London after attending a service for the Queen on Friday. Harry and Meghan, who flew in from the United States for Jubilee celebrations, were warmly welcomed by a crowd outside the service. Ahead of the event, there was a lot of speculation in the British press about how the couple would be received following their decision to step down as royals and move to California two years ago.

Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, smiles as she arrives at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday.

More than 400 people were invited to Friday’s event recognizing the Queen’s life of service. The congregation included key workers, teachers and civil servants as well as representatives from the armed forces, charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups, according to Buckingham Palace. London Mayor Sadiq Khan was among the audience.

Prince Charles arrives for Friday’s service. Another of the Queen’s sons, Prince Andrew, was notably absent after testing positive for Covid-19.

The theme of Friday’s event was public service. It included Bible readings, prayers and congregational hymns to honor the Queen’s 70 years on the British throne.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pauses inside St. Paul’s Cathedral on Friday. Johnson was cheered and booed by the crowd as he arrived for the service.

A member of the military stumbles Friday while on duty before duty.

A woman holds a cut-out photo of the Queen as she waits outside St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday.

People gather outside St Paul’s Cathedral to watch the arrivals.

The Queen prepares to touch the Commonwealth of Nations globe to light the main beacon outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

A Platinum Jubilee beacon is lit by Lord Provost Robert Aldridge and the Commandant of Edinburgh Garrison, Lieutenant Colonel Lorne Campbell at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland on Thursday. More than 1,500 towns, cities and towns across the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories would come together to light a beacon to mark the Jubilee.

People pack the Mall in London for Thursday’s Trooping the Color parade.

The Queen steps out onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Color Parade.

Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, salutes during a carriage procession on Thursday. She was accompanied by her three children – Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte – as well as Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

Planes spell the number 70 as they fly over Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

A 124-gun salute is fired at the Tower of London as part of the Trooping the Color parade.

The Trooping the Color event involved 1,500 soldiers and officers, 400 musicians, 250 horses and 70 aircraft, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.

Three of the Queen’s great-grandchildren – from left to right, Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte – are part of the carriage procession on Thursday.

Prince William, left, rides a horse alongside his father Prince Charles in the Trooping the Color Parade.

The Queen’s Guard marches in the Trooping the Color Parade on Thursday.

The Queen is joined by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

Thousands of people flocked to central London for the celebrations on Thursday.

A military band performs on Thursday.

Four of the Queen’s great-grandchildren watch the parade from a window in Buckinghamp Palace on Thursday. From left to right, Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Mia Tindall.

A member of the Coldstream Guards holds souvenir programs ahead of the start of Thursday’s parade.

Prince Edward, right, rides in a carriage with his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and their children, James and Louise.

The Household Cavalry Mounted Band takes part in the parade on Thursday.

A man wears a Union Jack suit as people gather on The Mall for Jubilee celebrations on Thursday.

Police officers line up on The Mall ahead of the Trooping the Color parade on Thursday.

A Buckingham Palace staff member cleans the balcony ahead of the Trooping the Color parade on Thursday.

Crowds gather in London for the parade.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lights the Commonwealth Beacon for a Jubilee celebration in Canberra, Australia on Thursday.

Some royal fans had Union flags slapped on their faces as they gathered along The Mall in London on Thursday.

People wear masks of the Queen and one of her dogs as they attend Jubilee celebrations on The Mall on Thursday.

Anita Atkinson, who has collected more than 12,000 items of royal memorabilia, heads to a tea party in Durham on Thursday.

People sing the national anthem as they gather along the mall on Thursday.

A boy poses with a Union Flag on The Mall on Wednesday.