The concert, featuring conductor Mstislav Rostropovitch and opera diva Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, was the first official event to kick-off four days of celebration in the queen's Golden Jubilee.

following his historic appearance on the Palace roof at the Queen's Golden Jubilee Concert in 2002. For more on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.

As the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend came to a close on Sunday, the monarch expressed her heartfelt thanks to all her supporters with a letter from Buckingham Palace. “When it comes to how to ...

ABC News will air a primetime special, “Party at the Palace,” the two-hour concert featuring stars ... of live events to recognize The Queens Platinum Jubilee in close partnership with the ...

National celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend include a star-studded pop concert, a carnival pageant and the lighting of thousands of beacons across the world. The Queen ...

Officials said that while security was tight after September 11, the jubilee would not be thwarted ... After Monday's concert the Queen will light a beacon in the Mall - the first of some ...

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