A chain of flaming beacons will be lit tonight to celebrate the beginning of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend of events.
Communities across the UK will be coming together to light burning torches.
The tradition is long established for royal jubilees, weddings and coronations with flames burning bright from towers, castles and landmarks.
In 1897, beacons were lit to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. In 1977, 2002 and 2012, beacons commemorated the Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees of The Queen, and in 2016
Her Majesty’s 90th birthday.
It is estimated more than 2,000 will be lit across UK as well as in Commonwealth capital cities on Thursday evening.
And Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands and islands are no different with communities coming together to celebrate.
You’ll find a selection of some beacon events in our interactive map below. If we’ve missed your one – let us know in the comments.
At the Press & Journal and Evening Express we want to showcase the strength and bond of the cities, towns and villages where we live.
Whether you love the royals, or have other opinions, the number of events across our area this weekend shows the north and north-east is somewhere to be proud of.
So let us know in the comments what you have planned and send the best of your pictures to livenews@ajl.co.uk and we’ll add them to our gallery.
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