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Platinum Jubilee Pageant: Dancer Janice Ho reflects on playing the Queen

Singaporean dancer Janice Ho will play the Queen in the Jubilee Pageant on Sunday. Her dance performance symbolises the responsibility of the throne and will feature a dragon puppet the size of a double-decker bus.

Ahead of the Pageant, Janice spoke to the BBC about the pressures of portraying the monarch and the demands of the role.

Video by Elise Wicker and Yazmina García.

4 June 2022

Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II

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