Commonwealth countries including Australia and New Zealand are set to honour Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign during Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Thursday night.
Canberra will be one of the first capital cities in the Commonwealth to participate in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon event.
Each city will light a beacon in royal purple to honour Her Majesty.
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Australia
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will light a beacon in Canberra on Thursday night to honour the Queen.
"Today I have the great privilege of lighting a beacon as part of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons and to commence Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Australia," Albanese said in a statement.
Landmarks across Australia will also bask in purple light over the weekend to celebrate the Queen's reign.
The Sydney Harbour will bask in purple light at 9pm on Thursday during a "seven minutes for seven decades" celebration of the Queen's reign.
The government also plans to rename Aspen Island in Canberra after the Queen as a show of "appreciation and respect".
"I look forward to officially renaming Aspen Island to Queen Elizabeth II Island later this week as a mark of Australia's appreciation and respect for Her Majesty," Albanese added.
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Other key parts of Australia's involvement in the celebration include a Sydney mum who composed the official anthem for the jubilee which will be sung as beacons are lit across the world.
Lucy Kiely from Haberfield beat hundreds of entries in the international competition, Song for the Commonwealth, for her lyrics to be sung by choirs around the world during the official event.
New Zealand
New Zealand will have a beacon shining in Wellington.
Other celebrations include the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery using four 25-pounder guns to react during their 21-gun salute at Point Jerningham.
