Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee 2022: Queen says she is 'deeply touched' by jubilee celebration

Britain’s royal family got to sit back and listen to some of music’s biggest stars Saturday night at a Buckingham Palace concert for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and their two oldest kids, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, are among the royals attending the Platinum Party at the Palace, watching stars including Elton John, Alicia Keys and Diana Ross perform.

Also present from the royal family are three of Queen Elizabeth II's four children, Princes Charles and Edward and Princess Anne, and their spouses.

Nearly all of the queen's grandchildren are these as well, including Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.

The queen, the first British monarch to reach 70 years on the throne, is not attending the concert but will be honored in several speeches and tributes.

Also absent from the royal family booth are Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. The California-based Sussexes traveled to the U.K. for the queen’s Platinum Jubilee but spent Saturday, their daughter Lili’s first birthday, “together privately as a family,” according to a spokesperson.

Music royalty is taking the stage Saturday night at Buckingham Palace to honor Queen Elizabeth II.

A who’s who of music and pop culture – including Elton John, Alicia Keys, Lin-Manuel Miranda, David Beckham, Rod Stewart and Queen + Adam Lambert – are scheduled to perform at the concert, headlined by Diana Ross.

Elizabeth will not be in attendance at the concert, dubbed the Platinum Party At the Palace. The 96-year-old queen, who is dealing with mobility issues, attended Thursday’s Trooping the Color but has since bowed out of other jubilee events.

In her absence, the heirs to the throne, Prince Charles and his son Prince William will attend and are scheduled to make remarks at the concert.

Crowds have lined The Mall outside Buckingham Palace throughout the day in anticipation of the concert, which will be projected onto the palace as it happens and viewable on screens set up across the U.K.

Among the more than 20,000 people watching the concert from the stands will be members of the public who received tickets as well as members of the military, health care workers and volunteers from various charities.

The concert's main stage is set up around the Victoria Memorial outside the gates of Buckingham Palace.

People in the U.K. are taking to the streets to celebrate the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.

Thousands of street parties are being held over the four-day holiday weekend.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall took to Twitter to thank the public for their celebrations. “We have been touched to see so many people lining the streets," they wrote.

People around the world can also join in the celebration by trying recipes beloved by the royal family.

A 7-layer lemon Swiss roll and amaretti trifle that won the jubilee’s Platinum Pudding Competition is the perfect way to celebrate Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne.

The pudding, or dessert, was made by amateur baker Jemma Melvin, 31, of Southport, and beat out over 5,000 entries.

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If you prefer to celebrate with a tea party fit for a queen, Carolyn Robb, a former chef for the royal family, shared recipes with “Good Morning America” from her book, “Tea at the Palace.”

And if you would like to try scones specifically made for the queen, try this recipe for royal fruit scones made by Mark Flanagan, the personal chef to the queen and the head chef of the royal household.

Princess Anne stepped in for her mother, Elizabeth, Saturday at the Epsom Derby, a horse race in Surrey, England.

Anne, the only daughter of the queen and her late husband, Prince Philip, was spotted waving to crowds and speaking with officials at Epsom Downs.

Elizabeth was scheduled to attend the race as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations but Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday she would not attend. The 96-year-old queen, whose love for horses is well known, is expected to watch the race on television at Windsor Castle, according to the palace.

Jockeys at this year’s race honored the queen by wearing her official racing silks, according to a tweet from the Epsom Downs Twitter account.