Thousands of eager music enthusiasts form lines early this morning in anticipation of the Palace Party.

The Royal Family will be out in force this evening at the star-studded Party at the Palace event, along with tens of thousands of admirers, however the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be absent.

The concert is the highlight of the third day of public celebrations commemorating the 96-year-old monarch’s record-breaking Platinum Jubilee, with 22,000 people expected to gather outside Buckingham Palace.

The event, which will be held on a purpose-built 360-degree stage outside the queen’s central London residence, will feature Motown superstar Diana Ross, who will be playing for the first time in the UK in 15 years.

The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be among the royal guests at Saturday’s star-studded live Jubilee performance in front of Buckingham Palace.

During the star-studded Jubilee event, Prince Charles and Prince William will take center stage in front of an audience of 22,000 to pay tribute to the Queen.

At the end of the BBC’s open-air Party at the Palace performance, hosted in front of Buckingham Palace, the father and son, both future kings, will speak separately in honor of the monarch.

Both Charles and William will address the spectators at the high-profile event, which will take place on the third evening of the four-day Jubilee celebrations, according to Clarence House and Kensington Palace.

However, Harry and Meghan, who have a one-year-old daughter named Lilibet, will not be in the royal box.

The couple, who stepped down as senior royals in 2020, were thought to be spending the day privately, according to a spokeswoman.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex, as well as their children Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank, are expected to be out in force to watch acts such as Diana Ross and Alicia Keys.