The Queen, who this year celebrates 60 years on the British throne,was accompanied by her son Prince Charles as her husband PrincePhilip was taken ill during the afternoon. At the climax of the three-hour concert, the Queen lit a firebeacon, the final beacon in a series of 4,200 beacons to be lit incelebration across Britain and the Commonwealth, of which she isthe head. Among the entertainers who performed in the concert was the Chinesepiano star Lang Lang. When speaking to Xinhua in the final dress rehearsals earlier inthe day, Lang Lang said "This is a very special occasion; it is acelebration for the Queen and also it is the year of the Olympicsin London. We can see the strength of the attraction of thiscelebration, there are top artists, and I'm happy to play withthem." "I was happy to meet the Queen. We had met before, she is nice andeasy-going," he added. Among the other performers were international stars such asAustralian Kylie Minogue, Americans Stevie Wonder and opera singerRenee Fleming, along with leading British stars such as formerBeatle Paul McCartney, Elton John, Robbie Williams, Shirley Bassey,Tom Jones, and Ed Sheeran. Gary Barlow, a member of "Take That" band, joined Andrew LloydWebber, composer of Phantom of the Opera to create the DiamondJubilee anthem "Sing," which was performed at the concert by a bandof more than a hundred performers drawn from member countries ofthe Commonwealth. Another highlight of the show came as one of Britain's most popularbands, Madness, performed a hit single from the 1980s "Our House"from the roof of Buckingham Palace. A total of 18,000 people were invited to watch the show, 10,000 ofwhom had won their tickets in a ballot, and the remaining 8,000tickets going to members of charities associated with the royalfamily. Despite cold weather and heavy rain on Sunday night, many peoplecamped out in the Mall, the wide ceremonial thoroughfare leading upto Buckingham Palace, to get a spot within earshot when the concerttook place, and organizers estimated that 70,000 people had filledthe Mall to capacity with tens of thousands more in the neighboringSt James' Park and Green Park. Diamond Jubilee celebrations will conclude on Tuesday with aservice of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, followed by aluncheon for 700 in Westminster Hall and a ceremonial processionthrough the center of London. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Suspended Working Platform , Aerial Work Platform for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Suspended Access Platform.
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