ITV Granada has announcedplans to broadcast coverage of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, live from London on Tuesday, the 5th of June.

The all-day live event, produced by ITN, will be hosted from Buckingham Palace by Julie Etchingham and Phillip Schofield. It begins with a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral and then follows the royal procession from Westminster Hall along the Mall to Buckingham Palace. The hosts will be joined by an experienced line-up of presenters at key points along the way including Mary Nightingale, Mark Austin and Natasha Kaplinsky.

Simon Li, Channel Director at ITV Granada said, “Viewers enjoyed our live coverage of the Royal Wedding last year, so we are bringing them even more Royal content this year. The celebration of the Queen’s 60 year reign is a monumental event, and ITV Granada is pleased to be able to bring this highly anticipated occasion live to audiences across Asia and the Middle East.”

As part of the channel’s plans to celebrate 60 years of England’s Monarch’s reign, ITV Granada said that it will also be showing unique documentary Elizabeth: Queen, Wife, Mother, on the 4th of June. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry join the Queen’s closest companions in a rare and intimate account of Queen Elizabeth II, the woman beneath the crown.

Viewers can tune into the live Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Tuesday, the 5th of June from 14:30 Malta / Thailand, 15:30 Hong Kong / Singapore / KSA and Malaysia / UAE 16:30 on ITV Granada.

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