It's Platinum Jubilee weekend for the Playmobil people in our house...

[SoMuchToBits]

... and so I'm bringing you four days of celebrations in Playmoland. Today is King Athelstan's birthday parade. The route has been lined with bunting.

Oh thank you @SoMuchToBits ! I love your playmo threads but I'd missed this one up until now.
So pleased to have found it in time for the concert

This has genuinely made my jubilee weekend SoMuch! I’ve been in bed sick all week so had to cancel all my celebrations, and we don’t have a tv either so I was feeling like I was missing the whole thing. You’ve more than made up for it

I bet Prime Minister Norman the Forman didn't get booed like Boris.

Thank you all! And no, Norman didn't get booed, he is well liked in Playmoland. . I'll be at work this morning, but will be back later with more scenes.

At Mattford Racecourse people are arriving for the Mattford Platinum Cup. Blake and Hermione Sparkle are here, and so are Roman Mapley-Mottlee and his mother Jean.

Anuja, Emilia, Faye and Prunella are having a girls' day out. Emilia loves a nice hat!

Be still my beating heart 💓🥰

Everyone is looking forward to the start of the race.

Here are Sebastian and Cecilia Jones and Inigo and Dorothea Yorke.

Selwyn, Landon, Gabriel and Hector are having a boy's day out.

Guests of honour are the Duke and Duchess of Waterbury and King Athelstan and Queen Edith.

Superb as always!

And they're off! It's an exciting race. Ivo on Midnight Cloud is just ahead of Marianne on Driftwood. But in the lead at the moment is Chelsea on Ruggington Lass.

What an exciting finish! Chelsea on Ruggington Lass is out of the running, and Marianne on Driftwood just edges past Ivo on Midnight Cloud to win the race! King Athelstan and Queen Edith cheer at the winning post!

Marianne is pleased with her win!

She is very proud of Driftwood!

Op you are clearly bonkers, but I for one am bloody glad you are as you are the perfect kind of bonkers! 😂

Well done Marianne and Driftwood! Pleased I was able to tune into the race.

In the winner's enclosure, King Athelstan presents Marianne with the Mattford Platinum Cup.

Queen Edith presents her with a bunch of flowers.

Marianne displays the Platinum Cup to the crowd!

Thank you all! I'll be back later in the evening with some more scenes. And thank you to @petalpower for thinking of the name of the race!

Brilliant! Are the Puddingheads behaving nicely for the jubilee?

So far...

It's time for the Platinum Party at Roundwood Palace. The stage is set!