LONDON (AP) – Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday celebrations are ending with a massive street party on the road leading to Buckingham Palace, culminating a weekend of official events in Britain marking her 90th birthday.
Some 10,000 people will gather on The Mall to eat a picnic lunch to celebrate her work with some 600 charities. Participants each get a little hamper with best-of-British products.
The monarch will attend to watch a carnival-style procession.
The celebration on Sunday has not been without controversy. Tickets for the event cost 150 pounds ($214) each – a figure criticized by many as being too expensive.
Charities were asked to pay for the passes themselves, but were allowed to raise money with 40 percent of their tickets.