Community beacons will be lit at the top of the highest peaks in each of the home nations at the same time as a a Tree of Trees light installation is illuminated outside Buckingham Palace - at 9.45pm on Thursday.
Before the 2012 London Olympics, the Olympic Torch was carried around the UK before travelling to London to mark the start of the Games.Where are they being lit on Thursday?
Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, it celebrates the Royal Family's commitment to environmental causes and the Queen's Green Canopy tree-planting initiative. Teams from the veteran charity Walking with the Wounded will light four torches atop of the highest peaks in each of the four nations - Scafell Pike in England; Mountain Snowdon in Wales; Ben Nevis in Scotland and Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland.The charity's chief executive Fergus Williams told Sky News they will be setting off between 3pm and 4pm to make sure they are at the top for the crucial moment.
Dramatic beacon lighting events are also planned at Hadrian's Wall and Cawfield Quarry in Northumberland, as well as on clifftops, beaches and inside sprawling country estates.There are four different types of beacon being used as part of the Jubilee celebrations.The burner heads for these new, specially designed beacons are shaped like a globe to represent the countries of the Commonwealth.
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