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Supersize pictures of the Queen have been projected on to Stonehenge to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.
Eight photographs of the monarch were beamed on to the famous Wiltshire monument to mark each decade of her reign.
One shows the Queen at her 1953 coronation, the next riding a horse in the 1960s and then in yellow during a trip to Mexico in 1975.
Another shows her walking her corgis in 1980, while more recent images show her at the Royal Windsor Horse show in 2017 and in pink visiting King’s College.
“We wanted to show different aspects of the Queen – of her personality, of her interests, and really show what a special lady she is,” English Heritage, which organised the display, said.
Marble Arch also got the Platinum Jubilee treatment, partnering with the National Portrait Gallery to project six portraits on to the London landmark.
They included a portrait done shortly after the Queen acceded to the throne in 1952 and Pietro Annigoni’s 1969 painting of the monarch in robes.
A 1985 portrait shows her with a corgi, while David Bailey’s 2014 photo celebrated the Queen’s 88th birthday just before she became Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
The gesture comes ahead of a packed bank holiday weekend of events to make the historic occasion.
Millions are expected to celebrate and an estimated 16,000 street parties are planned around the country.
The centrepiece celebrations are in London, starting on Thursday with Trooping the Colour, followed by a service the next day at St Paul’s Cathedral and a concert on Saturday outside Buckingham Palace.
There’s also the Platinum Pageant on Sunday.
Find out more by reading our day-to-day guide to the weekend.
Sky’s Kay Burley and royal expert Alistair Bruce will bring all the events live as they happen, with Joanna Lumley as special guest.
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