For Queen and Country segment will feature a military parade with 1,750 people and 200 horses – one of the largest military spectacles in modern history, according to organisers.
The Time of Our Lives will celebrate seven decades of culture, music and fashion with strolling Lambeth walkers, jivers, hippies, teddy boys, mods, glam rockers, punks, new romantics, ravers, Britpoppers, junglists and breakbeaters.
Daleks, Sinclair C5s and a fleet of iconic cars from James Bond films dating back to the 1960s will have starring roles, as will celebrities who have been “pivotal to the British culture” including Sir Cliff and Dame Shirley.
The third act, Let’s Celebrate, will tell the story of the Queen’s life in 12 chapters, packed with references to the Queen’s love of corgis and horses.
One section will see elite BMX stunt cyclists jump onto moving Land Rovers, while another will see the Paralympic rugby and basketball teams appear as well as disabled and able-bodied performers from Bristol group Cirque Bijou.
During a homage to her 1953 coronation, a huge wire framed bust of the monarch will appear.
This interpretation of the coronation in Afro-Caribbean carnival-style, by Brent-based Mahogany Carnival Arts, imagines the animal kingdom’s response to Princess Elizabeth’s accession to the throne in 1952 whilst on safari in Kenya.
The Queen’s 1947 wedding to the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last year, will be highlighted with a giant four-tier wedding cake baked by acrobatic cooks on the move, in a performance by Birmingham-based group Nukhut.
The final act, Happy and Glorious, will take place in front of the Palace and will feature the singing of the national anthem as well as a performance by Sheeran.
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