Queen Elizabeth’s incredible Platinum Jubilee Party at the palace attracted a mega viewership of over 12million viewers.
The event attracted the BBC’s biggest audience of the year, peaking at 13.4 million, according to reports.
The BBC said it had a 74.3% share of the audience, adding: “The Platinum Party at the Palace on BBC One was the most watched programme of the year so far”.
The concert audience beats many other recent high-profile events – December’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ final averaged 11 million viewers; last month’s ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ averaged nearly nine million; and the Queen’s Christmas message drew an audience of 8.96 million.
The concert saw stars including Diana Ross, George Ezra, Queen and Elbow perform in front of a Buckingham Palace crowd including the Royal Family.
A huge pageant in central London and thousands of street parties across the UK were the highlights of the final day of the Jubilee celebrations.
The concert also saw speeches from Prince Charles and Prince William, with Charles paying tribute to the Queen and her reign of seven decades on the throne.
The Queen, who has been experiencing mobility problems in recent months, was not able to attend the event herself.
The event began with a pre-filmed comedy sketch showing her sharing a pot of tea with Paddington Bear, where they both confessed to carrying around a marmalade sandwich.
Meanwhile, some 10 million people took part in the final day of the Platinum Jubilee street parties and celebrations across the UK.
More than 85,000 signed up to host Big Jubilee Lunches. Prince Charles and Camilla appeared at one at South London’s Oval cricket ground.
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tweeted pictures of Kate and their three children baking cakes in a kitchen decorated with Union Jack bunting.
The caption explained the cakes were for people in Cardiff to enjoy at a Platinum Jubilee street party that happened over the weekend.
The Jubilee pageant, against the backdrop of Buckingham Palace, involved more than 10,000 people, including key workers and members of the armed forces, as well as performers.
A two-mile carnival procession, featuring a huge cast, puppets and celebrities, moved down London’s Mall and past the palace.
The evening finale also featured Ed Sheeran performing, and the singing of the national anthem in front of the palace.
Singer Elaine Paige, ambassador for the Royal Voluntary Service which hosted Platinum Champions at The Oval lunch, met Charles and Camilla at the event and said they seemed to be having a marvellous time.
“I think he seemed very relaxed and full of good humour,” Elaine said.
The West End star added the Queen’s sketch with Paddington Bear showed perfect timing and said: “I thought to myself what a brilliant actor she is”.
Sarah Friar, CEO of social media app, Nextdoor, sat opposite the Prince of Wales.
“He said at the end how great it was that everyone comes together this weekend,” Sarah recounted.
Ms Friar said Charles commented: “When it comes to Monday are we going to go back to all the bickering again? Let’s hope we don’t do that”.
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