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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

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. It followed the United Kingdom's long tradition of celebrating royal jubilees, weddings and coronations with the lighting of

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s. A Commonwealth Song was sung by choirs all over the world to coincide exactly with the lighting of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons in all the 54 countries of the Commonwealth.

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An estimated 3,500 Jubilee Beacons were lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British Overseas Territories. For the first time, Jubilee beacons were also lit in each of the capital cities of Commonwealth nations throughout various time zones in 2022. Commonwealth countries with their capitals are listed below:

Song for the Commonwealth

A song was written to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and was sung alongside the lighting of the Beacons around the UK and across the Commonwealth. 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. The competition for the song was judged by: *The Rt Hon.

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*Alison Cox, Founder and Chair of Trustees, The Commonwealth Resounds / Head of Composition, The Purcell School for Young Musicians. *Bruno Peek LVO, OBE, OPR *Anne T. Gallagher AO Director General of the

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*Graham Trew Baritone & Former Chairman of The Association of English Singers and Speakers

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Song for the Commonwealth

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