LONDON — Britain brings out the bunting next week for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, with four days of public events to mark her 70 years on the throne. The British Beer and Pub Association estimated that 90 million pints will be sold, giving a 105-million-pound ($132 million, 124 million euros) boost to the trade. “If we don’t see the queen over the jubilee, there’ll be millions of people disappointed,” veteran royal photographer Arthur Edwards told AFP recently. Participants in a giant public parade that tops off the events on Sunday will be familiar to anyone acquainted with British popular culture since 1952. The most recent YouGov poll gave the queen a 75-percent approval rating, maintaining her position as Britain’s most favored royal.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 26, 2022 05:05 UTC