Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday party tickets to cost £150

Tickets to a gala street party planned in the heart of London to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday this year will open to the public to buy for £150 each. Peter Phillips, the monarch’s grandson whose entertainment firm is organising the extravaganza, said the not-for-profit event on June 12 will be called “Patron’s Lunch” and have a “carnival atmosphere”.

“There’s a huge amount of pride, the fact that I’m able to celebrate, to put something on, to put a celebration on which ultimately she appreciates, she enjoys and she thinks is a great idea,” said Phillips, the son of the Queen’s daughter, Prin-cess Anne, who came up with the idea as director of Sports Entertainment Ltd. Most of the 10,000 guests will be from organisations associated with the Queen. While a majority of the tickets have been pre-allocated, the firm will be able to sell 40 per cent of these through auctions or raffles, raising money to cover the cost of their other tickets or to go into charity funds. A ballot will open to the public in February for a minimum of 1,000 tickets, and winners will then be able to buy tickets from the event’s website. All guests will be treated to a hamper-style lunch on a grand scale.