U.K. all decked out for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee

The United Kingdom will mark Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne this week with four days of celebrations from military parades and a church service, to street parties and a pop concert outside Buckingham Palace.

Elizabeth, 96, has been on the throne since she was 25, an ever-present figure inthe U.K.andone of the most recognizable faces inthe world.

Here's a look at the the decorations, the royal fans and the special events ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations that begin Thursday.

Outside Buckingham Palace,Piccadilly Circus

People gatheron The Mall looking towardBuckingham Palace and the Queen Victoria Memorial statue on Tuesday in London.The road is lined with Union Jacksand closed to traffic ahead of the Platinum Jubilee.

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Royal fan John Loughrey poses with a cutout of Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday in atent he has put up to camp outside Buckingham Palace for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

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People take pictures of the screen in Piccadilly Circus as it displays a countdown to the Platinum Jubilee, featuring two photos of the Queen, in London on May 27.

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Sightings of Queen Elizabeth

Elizabeth is given a tour by Keith Weed, president of the Royal Horticultural Society,of the floral displays at itsChelsea Flower Show in Londonon May 23.

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The Queenis shown how to purchase a ticket as she unveiled a plaque to mark the completion of London's Crossrail project at Paddington station in London onMay 17.

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Elizabeth and guests watch the Royal Windsor Horse Show Platinum Jubilee Celebration at Windsor Castlein Windsor, Britain, on May 15.

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The Queen speaks with a workeras she arrives to watch horses competing on the second day of the horse showin Windsor on May 13.

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Exhibits featuring Elizabeth

Members of staff hold the Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom,painted by Andy Warhol in 1985, as part of an exhibition at Sotheby's in London onMay 27.

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Sotheby's exhibitions celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee opened in London May 28, freeto the public until July 15.The Queen (2022) by Oluwole Omofemiis on view.

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Lightness of Being (2022) byChris Levine is also on view at Sotheby's. The exhibitionbrings together important loans of aristocratic tiaras and royal portraiture of each of Britain's seven queens.

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At Madame Tussauds in London, studio artists retouch wax models of the British Royal Family in a new grouping and outfits, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrationson May 25.

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The Queen at Legoland

Legoland modeller Freya Groom poses for a photowhile placing a model ofQueen Elizabeth in a vehicle near a model of Buckingham Palaceat Legoland in Windsor on Tuesday.

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Amodel of the Red Arrows is shown flying over a model of London.

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A model of Elizabeth in a vehicle is pictured near a model of the Admiralty Arch landmark onThe Mall.

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Other publicdisplays

Flower Tower,a display of more than 4,300 handmade knitted and crocheted flowers, is seen at All Saints Church, ahead of Platinum Jubilee celebrations, in Middleton Cheney, Britain, on May 26.

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A yarnQueen Elizabethwith a corgi and accompanying guards is pictured above a post box in Hangleton near Hove, East Sussex, on Tuesday.

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A crocheted scene of Elizabeth standing inside a castle is seen on top of a post box in New Brighton, Britain, on May 9.

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Royal fans and their memorabilia

Royal super-fan Margaret Tyler poses for a photograph with her collection of royal memorabilia in her "Jubilee room" at home in London on Monday. Her collectionfills the ground floor of her house.

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Royal Family memorabilia collector Jan Hugo stands near a life-size figure of the Queen, surrounded by her collection that boasts over 10,000 pieces,in Nulkaba, Australia,on May 4.Hugo's is Australia's largest collection of royal memorabilia.

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