The Platinum Party at the Palace 

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Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee: The Platinum Party at the Palace

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The Platinum Party at the Palace

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Ken Bruce brings you Queen+Adam Lambert, Diana Ross, Elton John, Rod Stewart and more live

Ken Bruce brings you live performances from Queen+Adam Lambert, Diana Ross, Sam Ryder, Elton John, Duran Duran, George Ezra, Elbow, Mabel, Rod Stewart, Nile Rodgers and many more

Ken Bruce joins 22,000 people listening to three stages in front of Buckingham Palace and The Queen Victoria Memorial. Ken will bring you the entire concert featuring Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Sir Rod Stewart, Craig David, Mabel, Elbow, George Ezra, Duran Duran, Andrea Bocelli, Sam Ryder, Jax Jones, Celeste, Nile Rodgers, Sigala and Diversity – all performing their biggest hits in a star-studded tribute to Her Majesty’s unprecedented anniversary. 

Stars from the stage and screen and the sporting world appearing at the event and on film will include Sir David Attenborough, Emma Raducanu, David Beckham, Stephen Fry, Dame Julie Andrews, The Royal Ballet and Ellie Simmonds, plus a specially recorded performance from Sir Elton John. 

The evening will pivot around global themes that have been born, or evolved, during the breadth of Her Majesty’s reign, due to extraordinary British and Commonwealth contributions, including Fashion, Sport, The Environment, 70 Years of Pop Music and Musicals – the latter curated by legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, featuring a special appearance by Lin-Manuel Miranda, alongside performances featuring casts and special guests from The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, Six, The Lion King and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Closing the show will be legend Diana Ross with her first UK live performance in fifteen years.

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