Pagentmaster from Norfolk confirms this years Jubilee will be his last
Bruno Peek who's from Norfolk has been Pageantmaster and organising major royals events like this, for more than 30 years
A man from Norfolk who's behind the smooth running of tonight's lighting of the Jubilee beacons- has told us that this year's royal celebrations will be his last.
Bruno Peek who's from Norfolk has been Pageantmaster and organising major royals events like this, for more than 30 years.
He told us that Norfolk's just fallen short of topping the list, for the number of beacons that will be lit tonight for the Jubilee- having just fallen behind Kent, after initially leading the way with 101.
"I've been pushing, pushing and pushing- but we always seem to get beaten by Kent. It was only by a few, but we really thought that we'd cracked it this time. Norfolk will be the 2nd largest number, but what Kent doesn't have and what we have is our principal beacon at a royal establishment".
"It's a real honour"
He told us tonight's event has special meaning to him:
"This is my third Jubilee and I also organised the beacons for the Queen's 90th birthday. It's a real honour, to be asked to do such a task involving many hundreds of thousands of people around the world, I enjoy every minute".
Mr Peek says a lot of hard-works gone into this, but he can't take all the credit:
"I've been working on it since November 2020, it's been about 19 months of full-time work. I won't miss the administration or having to get up early to answer emails from around the world, but it's always so nice to be involved in something that's so special and unique, as a jubilee".
"I haven't done all this on my own, I've had a lot of help from people across the world and over this country. It's always nice to go out organising something that's celebrating a unique moment in history and celebrating a Platinum Jubilee is certainly that".
"They have been used for celebratory occasions now for over thirty-nine years"
He concluded by telling us about the history behind events like these:
"Beacons have been lit through-out our country for centuries, but they were normally lit as a sign of warning of invasion. But for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee that was the first time they were used for celebration. They have been used for celebratory occasions now for over thirty-nine years".