Platinum Jubilee flypast map showing route with red arrows through Great Britain
Tomorrow marks the start of a spectacular four-day bank holiday weekend in honor of the Queen’s 70th reign.
She is the first British monarch to ever reach this milestone and the nation is preparing to go all out with her celebrations.
More than 16,000 street parties are expected to take place over the weekend, while more than 1,500 bonfires will be lit for Her Majesty by communities across the country.
Some die-hard fans of the royal family are already camping out at The Mall to ensure they get a good spot for all the pageantry at Buckingham Palace.
It all starts tomorrow – the first bank holiday of the week – starting with the Trooping the Color ceremony.
The military parade has been held to mark the monarch’s official birthday for more than 260 years, but this one will be very special.
The 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards and more than 1,200 officers and men from the Household Division make an appearance along with hundreds of army musicians and around 240 horses.
There will also be a royal gun salute and a flyby where the legendary Red Arrows, a Lancaster bomber, Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes will hover over London.
When and what time is the anniversary flight?
After Trooping the Color took off at 11:00 a.m., the overflight time should begin at around 11:45 a.m. if the weather is fine.
The aircraft depart from the Wash in East Anglia and fly across the North Sea towards Buckingham Palace at around 12.40pm.
They will pass parts of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent before making their way to London.
Aircraft will also fly over parts of Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
Platinum Jubilee Flypast Route
Here’s a handy map showing the routes the planes will take.
The route is divided into areas A to I. Most of the capital falls under E, while parts of south London such as Mitcham and Croydon fall under F along with Surrey.
Depending on where you are in the country, here are some hotspots and times near you.
hotspots and times
Area A – approximately between 11:45am and 1:00pm
skegness
Cromer
Great Yarmouth
Lowestoft
Southwold
Kings Lynn
Area B – approximately between 12:15 p.m. and 1:15 p.m
Dereham
Bury St Edmunds
Thetford
Swaffham
Diss
Stradbroke
stow market
Big Thurlow
Area D – roughly in between 12:30 p.m. and 1:15 p.m
haver hill
Braintree
Chelmsford
Basildon
horn church
Loughton
Romford
Walthamstow
Area E – roughly in between 12:40 p.m. and 1:15 p.m
Erith
Rainham
Finchley
Central London – Buckingham Palace
Beaconsfield
Bexleyheath
Streatham
sutton
West Byfleet
Bracknell
bag shot
Beenham’s Heath
Area F – roughly in between 12.50 p.m. and 1.30 p.m
Bitter
Guildford
Bramley
red hill
Westerham
knockholt
Shaley Green
Limpsfeld
Area G – roughly in between 12.50 p.m. and 1.30 p.m
Godalming
Alton
Anna Valley
High Wycombe
Wheat
Garnton
Chadlington
Oxford
Royal Wooton Basset
Downs of North Wessex
combe
Facombe
Hungerford Neustadt
Goodworth Clatford
Area H – roughly in between 12.50 p.m. and 1.30 p.m
chedworth
South Cerney
Perrott’s Bach
Cirencester
Siddington
Yanworth
Area I – roughly in between 12.50 p.m. and 1.30 p.m
Ramsbury
honey road
avebury
upavon
Durrington
chulderton
Bulford camp
Durrington
coombe
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