'It's all a bit surreal': Hugs, air kisses and selfies on board jubilee celebrity bus

Throughout the Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this month, people across the country embraced the festivities and enjoyed events including Trooping the Colour and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. As part of the celebrations, members of the royal family headed to Buckingham Palace for the Platinum Party at the Palace where they watched a range of music performances from artists including Queen, Craig David and George Ezra.

The Queen did her best to attend what she could of the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations over the weekend.

Meghan Markle reportedly shared some comforting words to her husband Prince Harry during Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled from their home of Montecito, California, with their children Archie, three, and Lilibet, two, to attend several events in honour of the Queen's 70-year reign. After watching the Trooping of the Colour from a window in Buckingham Palace, the couple attended the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral as the Queen rested at home following some "discomfort".

Pippa Middleton is riding the rumour wave after she sparked pregnancy rumours for baby number three during her appearance at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The 38 year old sister to the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton appeared to be resting her hands on a baby bump when she arrived at Buckingham Palace on 4 June. And although she looked gorgeous in green dress with a v-neck, fans were quick to point out the possibility of another royal bundle of joy.

Peep Show fans have expressed their surprise after seeing actress Sophie Winkleman in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.The actress, who famously played Big Suze on the long-running sitcom, is actually a member of the Royal family because she’s married Lord Frederick Windsor, making her title Lady Frederick Windsor.Her husband is the son of the Queen’s cousin Prince Michael of Kent, who is 53rd in line to the British throne.Winkleman was spotted as part of the celebrations over the weekend, with many admitting their shock at seeing her.

Prince Charles hopes everyone will continue to get along after the Platinum Jubilee celebrations come to an end.

All eyes were on Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis when the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations kicked off on Thursday 2 June, with the trio attending their first ever Trooping the Colour carriage procession together.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's three children were joined by mum Kate, 40, and grandmother Camilla, 74, as they rode in a carriage through the crowds. There's no doubt that the procession was overwhelming for George, eight, Charlotte, seven, and four year old Louis, but Kate had a number of clever tricks to ensure they remained calm during the celebrations.

Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell were among the famous faces who celebrated the Queen during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Hundreds of “national treasures” joined the Time of Our Lives section of the spectacle in central London, which paid homage to the last seven decades of the monarch’s historic reign. The celebrities, who have been pivotal to British culture over the last 70 years, travelled through the street parade in decorated open-top double-decker buses each themed to a decade.

The Queen has shared a message of heartfelt thanks with all the people around the world who have come together to help mark her Platinum Jubilee. The 96 year old monarch celebrated 70 momentous years on the throne as part of a four day celebration that brought together tens of thousands of people from across the entire Commonwealth. From street parties and military parades, through to colourful carnivalesque performances and live musical acts from some of the biggest names, the four day long celebration has encapsulated the respect and appreciation so many people have for the long reigning monarch who has touched so many of their lives.

The climactic day of the Platinum Jubilee will be marked by a pageant celebrating some key aspects of British life.

Cheeky comedian Lee Mack wasted no time in using the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as an opportunity to stick the knife in Boris Johnson – metaphorically of course.The northern comic, 53, opened the concert, which is being held outside the gates of Buckingham Palace, by making light of the so-called 'partygate' affair in Downing Street. Speaking with the Prime Minister in attendance, who was in the royal box, Mack said: "Finally we can say the words ‘party’ and ‘gate’ and it’s a positive." The joke drew cheers and laughs from the crowd.The embarrassing quip comes just a day after the PM was booed outside St Paul's Cathedral as he attended the Thanksgiving service with members of the Royal Family.

Dolly Parton kicked off the Party at the Palace with a heartfelt message to the Queen. Appearing via video link, the country singer could be seen dressed in a rhinestone-encrusted black turtleneck and sat in a yellow high-backed chair. MORE: Party at the Palace LIVE: Prince William & Prince Charles prepare for tributeHowever, eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted that in the background of the shot, Dolly had placed a framed photo of the very first time she met the monarch - during another Jubilee celebration!WATCH: Dolly Parton sends special message to The QueenThe Queen of Country and the, well, actual Queen met backstage at a theatre in Glasgow over 45 years ago on 17 May 1977 during the latter's Diamond Jubilee tour.MORE: 15 Jubilee sales that are SO royally good they'll have you cheeringMORE: Dolly Parton shares heartwarming message after receiving award she initially rejectedTo mark the 25th anniversary of her coronation, the royal embarked on a tour across the UK which included a stop in Glasgow for a special Jubilee Gala Performance at the King's Theatre, where Dolly, along with the likes of the Jackson 5, Sydney Devine, and Frankie Howard entertained the monarch.

Zara Tindall has shared an update on her grandmother Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II after she pulled out of attending the Epsom Derby Festival today on Saturday 4 June. The 41 year old arrived at the venue in the south of England looking gorgeous in a vibrant blue dress, which she teamed with a matching hat and silver accessories. She was accompanied by her husband Mike, 43, who looked dapper in a grey suit, as well as her mum Princess Anne, 71, who donned an off-white checked dress for the occasion.

Regal royal! Duchess Kate brought her fashion A-game throughout the Platinum Jubilee celebrations — and paid tribute to both Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana.

Kim Kardashian may be something of a royal here in the States, but does that mean she gets — or even wants — access to the British royal family’s most lavish events??

Pupils at a Perthshire primary school have been gifted their very own tree in the grounds of Crieff Hydro Hotel to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Kate Middleton's brother James shared a cute insight into his celebrations for the Queen to mark her big Jubilee weekend. James' sister Kate was front and centre at the Jubilee festivities on Thursday as she joined Her Majesty on the balcony at Buckingham Palace with her husband Prince William, and their three children, Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, six, and Prince Louis, four.