The Queen will reportedly use her Platinum Jubilee to emphasise "UK unity". Members of the Royal Family will make visits to all four home nations next month to mark the 70th anniversary of the Queen taking the throne.
Anne, the Princess Royal, will visit Scotland while Prince Edward and his wife Sophie will visit Northern Ireland over the extended bank holiday weekend of June 2 - 5.
Prince William and his wife Kate will visit Wales - but there will be no public roles for Prince Harry or Andrew, the Duke of York.The four main events of the weekend – Trooping the Colour, the Party at the Palace, the Platinum Jubilee Pageant and a thanksgiving service – will all take place in London.Royal correspondents in London have interpreted the visits to all four home nations as a push to emphasise "UK unity".The Queen is strictly neutral when it comes to politics but her conversations are often scrutinised for indications of her thinking.
Comments she made in September 2014 - just days before the referendum on Scottish independence - were widely reported at the time as being a boost for the Union.
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