{"id":16327,"date":"2022-05-31T23:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1654058"},"modified":"2022-05-31T23:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T21:18:14","slug":"eastenders-changes-iconic-theme-tune-to-celebrate-jubilee","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-changes-iconic-theme-tune-to-celebrate-jubilee\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders changes iconic theme tune to celebrate Jubilee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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As EastEnders<\/a> gears up for its celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee this week, the soap has announced that a new take on the iconic theme tune will be aired at the end of Thursday\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n

The 2nd June episode, which airs at 7:30pm, will also feature the already announced appearance of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall<\/a>, who visited the set earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The Jubilee specific version of the theme tune was composed by the original version\u2019s composer, Simon May, and will play as the residents celebrate the royal visit and make a toast to the Queen\u2019s 70-year reign.<\/p>\n

The soap\u2019s executive producer Chris Clenshaw said: \u201cTo have Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall not only visit us all in Walford, but to also appear in an episode, we felt it was only right that we marked this extremely momentous episode with a fitting tribute and what better way than to wish Their Royal Highnesses on their way from Albert Square than with a special Jubilee version of our iconic theme tune, remastered by the very talented Simon May.\u201d<\/p>\n