Listen back to our Platinum Jubilee celebration
We had a brilliant long weekend of shows
Last updated 7th Jun 2022
From Thursday 2nd June to Sunday 5th June, we celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee with a great weekend of special programming. On Greatest Hits Radio we had some amazing shows and songs and were joined by special guest Heather Small for an incredible show.
Find out everything that happened Greatest Hits Radio over the Bank Holiday weekend below and how to listen back to the shows.
The Platinum 70
On Thursday and Friday from 11am-5pm, we played Million Seller albums and singles of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. With music from some of our favourite artists including The Beatles, Blondie, ABBA, Queen, Wham! and Whitney Houston - to name a few!
Listen back to some of the amazing show below, or listen on the Greatest Hits Radio website.
The Simon Mayo Drivetime Show
Simon Mayo presented a special Drivetime Show over the Bank Holiday weekend with extra Jubilee flavour during All Requests Friday!
You can listen back to the show below until 10th June.
Best of British
Heather Small returned to Greatest Hits Radio on Thursday 2nd June to play the very Best of British and tell the stories to go with them.
We also played Best of British Anthems at 9am Thursday through to Sunday, and Midday and 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
You can listen back to Heather Small's Best Of British Show until 9th June.
Jubilee Jukebox
The Good Times Sound Like a Party - and we brought the All Day Street Party soundtrack to your Saturday and Sunday.
On Greatest Hits Radio we had the playlist to the celebrations across the UK as we played the biggest party songs of the 70s, 80s, and 90s all weekend long!
Listen back to the amazing show below or on the Greatest Hits Radio website for one more week.
The Queen's Greatest Hits
As well as playing a soundtrack of Number 1 hits from throughout Her Majesty's reign, we told stories about Queen Elizabeth II from across the UK with our team of reporters in every corner of the nation.
You can listen back to The Queen's Greatest Hits until 12th June below.
How can I listen to the Platinum Jubilee weekend shows?
The special programming aired on Greatest Hits Radio from Thursday 2nd June to Sunday 5th May. You can listen back to some of the shows for one week after they aired in the Greatest Hits Radio player.
How to listen to Greatest Hits Radio
You can find Greatest Hits Radio on your good old traditional radio - we're on FM & DAB in lots of places.
You can listen here on our website, download our free app for iPhone or Android, on Freeview channel 716 or ask your Smart Speaker to 'play Greatest Hits Radio'.
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Take a look at Queen Elizabeth II through the years:
Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth with the new born Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) was born on 21st April 1926 in Mayfair, London.
Queen Elizabeth II as a baby
In October 1926 this rare photo of the young Princess Elizabeth was released.
The Queen has been a fan of corgis from an early age
Princess Elizabeth walking a Corgi in London's Hyde Park.
Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth enjoyed acting when they were younger
Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth act in the pantomime of Cinderella at Windsor Castle.
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret gave a radio broadcast
On 10th October 1940 Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret made a broadcast to the children of the Empire during World War II.
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their wedding day
Princess Elizabeth, and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh on their wedding day, 20th November 1947.
Princess Elizabeth poses with her newborn Prince Charles
Prince Charles was Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh's first child, born on 14th November 1948.
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd from the balcony at Buckingham Palace. Her children Prince Charles and Princess Anne stood with her. The coronation took place on 2nd June 1953.
Queen Elizabeth II presents the Jules Rimet trophy to Bobby Moore
Queen Elizabeth II smiles after presenting England Captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy, after England won the 1966 World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Silver Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by crowds in London during celebrations of her Silver Jubilee on 7th June 1977.
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Golden Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, ride along the Mall in an open top car on their way to watch a parade in celebration of her Golden Jubilee in 2002.
In 2007, the Queen became the UK longest reigning monarch
In December 2007, Queen Elizabeth became the longest-living British monarch, breaking her great-great-grandmother's (Queen Victoria) previous record.
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II greets schoolchildren in Victoria Square during her Diamond Jubilee visit to Birmingham in 2012.
The Queen celebrated her 90th birthday in 2016
10,000 guests gathered on The Mall for a lunch to celebrate The Queen's Patronage of more than 600 charities and organisations.
The lunch was part of a weekend of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday and 63-year reign.
Sapphire Jubilee celebrations in 2017
In 2017, the Queen became the first monarch to celebrate their Sapphire Jubilee. It was marked by a 62 round royal gun salute from the Gun Wharf outside the Tower of London with Tower Bridge.
Prince Philip dies aged 99
After more than 70 years of marriage together, Prince Philip sadly passed away in April 2021. The Queen attended his funeral at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and had to social distance due to Covid-19 restrictions which were in place at the time.
Queen Elizabeth celebrates Platinum Jubilee
To celebrate her 70 years on the throne, Platinum Jubilee celebrations took place in June 2022. The celebrations included a Platinum Party at the Palace show on 4th June, festivals, as well as street parties over the long weekend. The celebration is extra special as Her Majesty was the longest reigning British monarch and is the only one to have ever celebrated a Platinum Jubilee.
Queen Elizabeth sadly passed away on September 8th 2022 in Balmoral Castle. Royal Family members such as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as well as Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex reportedly travelled to Balmoral after Queen was placed under medical supervision earlier that day. Her funeral is due to take place on September 19th.
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