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Added on the 05/06/2022 16:46:24 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Spectators gather along the Mall, a red-paved avenue in central London leading to Buckingham Palace. Royal enthusiasts have been camping out on the Mall to ensure a good spot to watch festivities marking Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking 70 years on the throne. Four days of celebrations are taking place from Thursday to Sunday. IMAGES
Red Arrows flypast to mark VE Day outside Horse Guards Parade in London. Europe and the United States mark 75 years since the end of World War II on Friday in a sombre mood as the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of elaborate ceremonies even as Berlin declares an exceptional holiday for the first time. IMAGES
Bosnian Serbs parade in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovinia, to mark the Day of Republika Srpska, their self-proclaimed "national day". The controversial occasion was declared to be "discriminatory" towards other communities by local judiciary in 2015. Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik attends the parade. IMAGES
Hundreds of people mark Mexico's Day of the Dead with a traditional parade in Mexico City, celebrations inaugurated by the capital's head of government Marti Batres. IMAGES
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia parade in a royal carriage during celebrations for the monarch's golden jubilee. The festivities are being attended by foreign royals and dignitaries, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to line the capital's streets to catch a glimpse of the long-serving royals. IMAGES