THESE pictures taken by town photographer Tarquin Shaw-Young show the moment the beacon was lit on the Malvern Hills to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
It was lit – along with more than 2,022 throughout the UK and the Commonwealth – on the Worcestershire Beacon by Vice Lord-Lieutenant Roger Brunt CBE.
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A local bugler performed a piece entitled ‘Majesty’ written specially for the occasion before the lighting.
A beacon chain was used as a communication tool in the past but has become a symbol of unity across towns, borders, countries and continents.
Similar services have become a tradition for royal jubilees, weddings and coronations.
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The event was supported by Worcestershire County Council, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, Malvern Hills District Council and Malvern Hills Trust.
Vice Lord-Lieutenant Roger Brunt CBE said he was delighted to carry out the lighting on the Worcestershire Beacon – a fitting location to mark the momentous occasion.
Click here to read about the Malvern Hills Trust’s guided Jubilee walk and new plaque on Jubilee Hill which has been installed.
