The UK week in pictures: Queen Elizabeth visits the Elizabeth line, surfing and Top Gun

'The National' selects the most striking photos from across Britain over the past week

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  On Monday a gigantic animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex was installed at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. PA

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  A statue of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in Grantham on Monday. The statue had eggs thrown at it after its unveiling. Reuters

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  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives the thumbs-up next to a Mark 3 shoulder-launch LML missile system as he visits Thales weapons manufacturer during a visit to Northern Ireland for talks with Stormont parties, in Belfast on Monday. Reuters

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  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex on Tuesday visited Paddington Station in London to mark the completion of London's Crossrail project and the opening of new 'Elizabeth Line' rail service next week. AFP

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  People thought to be migrants trudge along the beach after being intercepted in British waters and brought in to Dungeness on Tuesday on board a lifeboat. PA

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  The UK enjoyed warm weather on Tuesday and this surfer makes the most of the favourable conditions in the sea off Tynemouth beach on the north-east coast. PA

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  Workers get a close-up look at the statue on top of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London, during an inspection of the monument on Tuesday. EPA

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  Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, inspects the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, before presenting the New Colours to the regiment. AFP

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  Preparations got under way on Wednesday for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in west London. PA

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  A view behind the scenes during the construction of 'Sanctuary' on Wednesday, a national memorial built to honour victims of Covid-19, by artist David Best, in Bedworth, near Coventry. Reuters

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  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is surrounded by onlookers as she attends the queen's garden party at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Getty

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  On Thursday Kristina Korniiuk, third right, who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion, marks Vyshyvanka Day with a giant traditional shirt, at the home of her host Rend Platings in Cambridge. PA

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  Sculpture conservator Marisa Prandelli adjusts a display of heads of 'Cybermen' in the monster vault at the ‘Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder’ exhibition on Thursday. The exhibition opens at the World Museum later this month in Liverpool. Reuters

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  Members of the British Armed Forces participate in The Brigade Major's Review on Thursday, the last rehearsal of Trooping the Colour before it is performed in public, in London. EPA

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  150 Union Jack flags fly above Regent Street on Thursday, as celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee begin. PA

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  On Thursday evening the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were accompanied by Hollywood star Tom Cruise as they arrived for the UK premiere of 'Top Gun: Maverick' in Leicester Square, central London. PA

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  Everton fans celebrate on the pitch at Goodison Park in Liverpool after their side snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, coming from 2-0 down against Crystal Palace to win 3-2 and avoid relegation from the Premier League. Getty Images

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  On Friday a 60-metre-tall mural of a bumblebee painted by artists from Sand In Your Eye went on display in a playing field near Hebden Bridge to mark World Bee Day. PA

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  Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver takes part in the 'What An Eton Mess' demonstration outside Downing Street, London on Friday, calling for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reconsider his U-turn on the government's anti-obesity strategy. PA

This week, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise appearance at London’s Paddington Station to inspect the new multibillion-pound Elizabeth line, surfers were catching waves off the UK coast as warm weather arrived and superstar Tom Cruise welcomed some royal guests to the premiere of his new film Top Gun: Maverick.