There has been much speculation about which events the Duke of York will attend this weekend.

Prince Andrew stepped back from royal duties in 2019, and was stripped of his honorary military titles and patronages earlier this year.

In February, he paid an undisclosed sum out of court to settle a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the US by Virginia Giuffre. The duke has continuously denied all claims levied against him.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Andrew will not appear on the balcony during the Royal Air Forces flypast because the line-up has been limited to working members of the royal family.

Kate Ng has the full details here:

The Queen’s favourite dog breed, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, has surged in popularity in the past year, according to new figures from The Kennel Club (TKC).

1,223 corgis were registered in 2021, which is the highest annual figure in nearly three decades.

TKC said the increase in popularity was spurred by the corgi breed’s starring role in the Netflix TV series, The Crown.

Olivia Petter has the details:

The Archbishop of Canterbury has tested positive for Covid-19, and will therefore miss the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday 3 June.

Archbishop Justin Welby was diagnosed with mild pneumonia last week and has continued to carry out work, but developed symptoms for Covid-19 over the weekend.

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, will preach Friday’s sermon instead.

The Queen’s “official” birthday parade, Trooping the Colour, is taking place on Thursday 2 June.

The annual event sees soldiers, musicians and horses parade down The Mall in London, before the royal family appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to a Royal Air Forces flypast.

Earlier this month, Buckingham Palace announced that only working members of the royal family would join the monarch on the balcony. This means that the Duke of York and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be present.

Saman Javed has the full list of all the royal family members who are expected to appear:

The Queen is set to celebrate her historic reign with a four-day spectacle, including a Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a party at Buckingham Palace and her birthday parade, Trooping the Colour.

Kate Ng has the full details here:

A lemon and amaretti Swiss roll trifle is the official pudding for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee after beating thousands of entries in a competition to find a new royal dessert.

Created by Jemma Melvin, a copywriter from Southport, the dessert takes inspiration from the lemon posset served at the Queen’s 1947 wedding to Prince Philip.

The trifle is made with layers of lemon curd and custard, St Clement’s jelly, a mandarin coulis made with tinned mandarins, amaretti biscuits, whipped cream and finished with a jewelled chocolate bark.

Fancy making your own? Joanna Whitehead has the full recipe here:

In celebration of the longest reign in British history, one of the UK’s biggest pub chains is offering pints of its IPA beer for just 6p.

For today only, Greene King staff will be pulling pints across its 408 sites at the bargain price, which is the same as an average pint cost during the Queen’s 1952 coronation.

Anyone visiting a Greene King Local Pub or a Flaming Grill site will be able to claim a pint of Greene King’s IPA for just IPA by using the secret code word “1952” at the bar.

Joanna Whitehead has the details here:

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to return to the UK this week with their children, Archie and Lilibet, to attend the celebrations.

It will mark the first time the Sussex family has returned to the UK since Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2020.

While the Sussexes have not confirmed their schedule for the weekend, Saman Javed has the lowdown on everything we know about their visit so far and the events they will reportedly attend:

It’s good news for those planning street parties and other outdoor events, with the Met Office predicting that there will be “sunny spells” and warmer temperatures.

The unsettled and unseasonably cool start to the week – with some areas seeing below-freezing temperatures on Monday morning – will gradually give way to drier, brighter and warmer weather in time for the long weekend.

Met Office meteorologist Richard Miles told the PA: “It’s fine and dry rather than major sunshine, but good sunny spells. Most people should see a bit of sunshine.”

Miles said those planning to be outdoors should be prepared for all weather eventualities.

“You’d be unlucky if you had to use the umbrella, but take one just in case, because you can never know. You’re more likely to need the sunglasses than the umbrella,” he added.

Most of the UK will enjoy fine and dry conditions with sunny spells on Thursday and Friday, with some areas basking in “plenty of sunshine”, the Met Office said. However, those in central and northern England could see some rain.

“On Saturday and Sunday it’s looking quite settled, with most places seeing quite a bit of fine and dry weather again, with a risk of showers this time in the south east and east coast, maybe,” Miles said.

“It’s looking OK; good dry weather with some sunny spells.”

Boris Johnson has called on the British public to “rejoice” and celebrate the “love, devotion and leadership” of the Queen, describing Her Majesty as “Elizabeth the Great”.