The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons were lit on 2 June 2022 throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British Overseas Territories and each of the capital cities of Commonwealth countries, in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
[1][2][3] It followed the United Kingdom's long tradition of celebrating royal jubilees, weddings and coronations with the lighting of beacons.
[4] An estimated 3,500[5] Jubilee Beacons were lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British Overseas Territories.
Organised by the Commonwealth Resounds, hundreds of choirs joined to sing A Life Lived with Grace.
The song was put together after a call for lyrics and subsequent compositions was won by Lucy Kiely and Vincent Atueyi from Australia and Nigeria, respectively.