[495], On 5 June, a Service of Thanksgiving took place at St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane, attended by the governor of Queensland. [44] The 28 million cost does not include the cost of the extra bank holiday. Facebook Comments (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push ( {}); dates, jubilees [694] On 28 April, they wrapped up their tour by meeting pupils from six separate Saint Lucian schools. [129] After the service, members of the royal family attended a reception at London's Guildhall, hosted by the Lord Mayor. Thank you to the organizers for taking the initiative to host the event. [254][258][259], Six designs were also chosen as runners-up and will feature on a set of Guernsey platinum jubilee postcards. He later remarked that his birth was "somewhat potentially delayed" during the Queen's tour in 1963 because his "mother insisted on seeing the tribute to Queen Elizabeth on her way to the hospital, she insisted on going via the city to ensure she saw all of the commemorations at that time". [366], The Royal Canadian Mint released a series of coins, including the two-coin jubilee set,[22] a one-ounce platinum coin,[368] a double-portrait proof silver dollar,[369] and coins depicting the Queen's Diamond Diadem. [308][606] On 4 June, the Empire State Building was illuminated in purple and gold. [551][552], President Paula-Mae Weekes attended the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May. [192][193] DK Books UK was commissioned by the British Government to publish the book, which was designed to celebrate the people, places, achievements of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth over the last 70 years. [382], The Prince Edward Island Crown-in-Council established a tree planting initiative to create a legacy for the jubilee by adding a stream to its Greening Spaces Program and,[383] from Earth Day to 7 June, the town of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, planted 70 trees. They later watched the Liberation Day Cavalcade as it travelled around the Model Yacht Pond. [69][70] The Queen's Accession Day message was released later that evening. [156], There were special displays and exhibitions at the official royal residences, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. [328] The government of Ontario stated it would celebrate the anniversary through the province's existing honours and medals, as well as issuing commemorative Platinum Jubilee lapel pins. [116][117] The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are expected to remain in England. [169], Historic Royal Palaces planned for a Commonwealth-themed garden in the historic moat of the Tower of London. [167], At the Imperial War Museum, London, the Queen's relationship with the Armed Forces was celebrated in an exhibition of photographs. On 3 June, the Jersey International Motoring Festival Pageant included a formal march by representatives from all uniformed organisations in Jersey. [679], The Princess Royal visited the country from 11 to 13 April. The emblem contains three colours platinum, gold and purple. Britain is set to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, a four-day festival of royal pageantry and public partying to honor her 70-year reign. [284][285], On Accession Day, the governor and the premier of Cayman Islands released statements. These last seven decades have seen extraordinary progress socially, technologically and culturally that have benefitted us all; and I am confident that the future will offer similar opportunities to us and especially to the younger generations in the United Kingdom and throughout the Commonwealth. [163], Between 28 May and 15 June, Sotheby's hosted the exhibition Power & Image: Royal & Aristocratic Tiaras that featured royal portraits, rare manuscripts, and tiaras,[164][165] including Queen Victoria's emerald and diamond tiara, which was given to her by Prince Albert, and the Spencer tiara, a family heirloom which was frequently worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. [602] The American toy manufacturer Mattel released a Barbie bearing the Queen's likeness. [116], More than 16,000 street parties were expected to be held over the weekend. The 13-metre (43ft) table was created from a black oak, that was found buried and preserved in a farmland at Methwold Hythe, near Downham Market, in 2012. [588], With the consent of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge was lit up in red, white and blue in the Queen's honour. [22][409] A Canadian Heritage outdoor exhibition, The Queen and Canada, is being presented from August to October at the Chteau Laurier hotel and features images of the Queen in Canada arranged along the hotel's promenade that faces the Rideau Canal. [4], Pictures and footage of the Queen working from her red boxes at Sandringham House were released. Celebrations included celebratory dishes and cocktails in the Royal Deck Tea Room, musical entertainment for visitors in The State Apartments on 2 June, and a city-wide Corgi Treasure Hunt. [309], The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[310] is the first time in Canada's history that a Canadian monarch celebrates 70 years on the throne. [443][444] On 19 August, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia will host a Platinum Jubilee Festival at Government House. The centre of the coin includes the Queen's royal cypher. [440] On 13 July, a celebration was held at Davies Park, Montreal West. [306] Other activities include poetry and art competitions for children and social activities for various age categories. [6][7] The then-Prince of Wales said that the Queen's devotion to the welfare of all her people inspired still greater admiration with each passing year. [587], The British High Commission held a photo exhibition for the jubilee. [19] Within a platinum five-sided frame is the Queen's royal cypher, with the Mori inscription "Te Hokotoru M Ngahuru", which means "three twenties plus ten", an allusion to the Queen's 70-year reign. [177], A portrait of the Queen by the humanoid robot Ai-Da, titled Algorithm Queen, was displayed in London on 27 May. [576][577] He said: Despite personal tragedies and setbacks in both her personal and public life, the Queen has continued to hold fast to her duty and service throughout the last 70 years. [548] The Yang di-Pertuan Agong congratulated the Queen and hailed her as a "ruler who cares about the welfare of the people". On 2 June, frontline serving members of the Royal Falkland Islands Police, Falklands Fire & Rescue, Falkland Islands Defence Force, and other emergency services were awarded commemorative platinum jubilee medals at Government House. [478] During this period, buildings and monuments throughout Australia were illuminated in purple to mark the occasion. [588][589], Several world leaders congratulated the Queen on her milestone, including French president Emmanuel Macron,[590] German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier,[591] Irish president Michael D. Higgins,[592] Israeli president Isaac Herzog,[593] King Abdullah II of Jordan,[594] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,[595] and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. [258] The colours red and yellow are taken from the Guernsey flag, and the purple and white represent the colours of the Platinum Jubilee emblem. The trees will be gifted to selected community groups for planting after the celebrations. Approved projects include artistic performances and exhibitions, educational programs, garden and tea parties, geocaching programs, military parades, summer reading programs, and tree-planting events. The design also incorporates the jubilee emblem. In the US, a total of 1.9 million searches for the word jubilee was made on Google. [605][599] Several Polish buildings were also illuminated in purple and white on that day, including the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. The medal, announced to mark the 70th anniversary 'Plutonium Jubilee' of the first A-bomb by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last November, was opened to applications last month. [283], Caymanian celebrations began with the opening of a commemorative exhibition by the Cayman Islands National Museum on 5 February. [135][136], On 4 June, the Princess Royal attended the Derby at Epsom Downs. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the United Kingdom will "show with every bonfire, every concert and street party, and every aerobatic display a love and devotion to reciprocate the love, devotion and leadership she has shown to the whole country over seven decades". [467] On 5 February, the governor of New South Wales hosted a tree planting and garden reception to commemorate the jubilee, at Government House, Sydney. [240] On 3 September, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay unveiled the structure to celebrate the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering. On 4 June, community events and celebrations took place at the Town Hall. The last time they had been fired publicly was in 1897, for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It was the first time that any monarch in British history celebrated a platinum jubilee, as is the case in the histories of the other Commonwealth realms. In Canberra, evensong at St Paul's Church, Manuka was attended by the governor-general of Australia. [370][371] Canada Post issued a commemorative stamp, which features a profile of the Queen by Arnold Machin. [543], The Ghana Society-UK celebrated at the Luton International Carnival on 4 June. [112][113][114], Big screens were placed in The Mall in London, Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens and in Cardiff's Bute Park for members of the public to watch the events taking place across the Bank Holiday weekend. [403] The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (of which the Queen is Commissioner-in-Chief) sent its Musical Ride to partake in the special Royal Windsor Horse Show, Platinum Jubilee Celebration: A Gallop Through History, at Windsor Castle on 15 May. Those in attendance included representatives from Victorian organisations to which the Queen and other members of the Royal family have a connection. [530][531], On 3 June, Prime Minister Ardern announced that a trail on Stewart Island / Rakiura, previously known as Observation Rock Track, would be renamed Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Path. [696] During the visit, a small group gathered outside the Government House to protest the visit. The couple viewed art on display from the Shenkman Indigenous Art Collection, met members of the Canadian diaspora, and watched a small performance. [646] They were greeted by Governor-General Dame Susan Dougan and Acting Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel. [596][597] A congratulatory message was also sent from former US president, Barack Obama. [244][245] Coins commemorating the Jubilee were also released. In each stamp, the Queen is wearing Queen Victoria's golden jubilee necklace, which is said to be one of her favourite pieces of jewellery. [1] The most recent monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms in June 2022. [635] The embassy also organised a light display projected on four Bernese Alps, including the Eiger. [176] Waxwork figures of main royal family members also received a black tie makeover for the Jubilee. 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[429][430] A tree planting ceremony was held on 5 June in Centennial Park in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, followed by a community church service at All Saints Church on King Street and a community garden party in front of the Anglican Parish Hall. [453][454], On 6 February, buildings and monuments throughout Australia were lit in purple. [411] In a statement, Simon encouraged Canadians across the country to work together to "truly honour the life, legacy and reign of Her Majesty The Queen". The portrait, by Ranald Mackechnie, was taken in the Victoria Vestibule at Windsor Castle on 25 May. A continuous platinum line in the shape of St Edward's Crown features the number "70" at the top of the Crown, signifying the Queen's 70-year reign and her platinum jubilee. 39 places applied in the competition. [231], South Gloucestershire Council has suggested that the Severn Bridge be renamed in honour of the platinum jubilee. [179], To mark the jubilee, the Royal Academy of Arts presented the Queen with the Platinum Jubilee Gift, a collection of works of art on paper by 20 recently elected academicians. [57] Both coins show the Queen on horseback on the obverse. The emblem, approved by the Queen, was prepared by Phillip O'Shea, New Zealand Herald of Arms. The next day, they visited Forest Primary School in Guernsey, to see preparations for their celebrations, where they also met the winner of the Guernsey platinum jubilee flag competition. [532][533], A contingent of 42 personnel from the New Zealand Defence Force marched in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London on 5 June. [312] On 11 June 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a virtual audience with the Queen, wherein they discussed preparations for Canadian celebrations. Macron gifted the Queen several items including a ceremonial saddle, cavalry sabre, and a seven-year-old horse formerly with the French Republican Guard named Fabuleux de Maucourt. [308] From 2 June to 4 June, the Historical Society of Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, held a toy soldier display of more than 500 pieces depicting the Trooping the Colour. [144][145] A platinum jubilee picnic in Windsor was expected to become the longest ever held, breaking a record set in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2019. They were received by President Nicos Anastasiades, and attended a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Cyprus to mark the jubilee. [624][625] On 30 April 2022, the Cambodian government, in collaboration with the Kampot Provincial Administration, and the British Embassy in Phnom Penh, planted 1,000 mangrove trees in Kampot province. [19], The celebration plans were announced by Buckingham Palace on 10 January 2022. [402] Back in Ottawa, a corgi parade took place on 22 May. [472][473], Commemorative stamps and coins were released in Australia. [262] The stamp features a photograph taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952, it is printed with several "special ink effects", including using an iridescent ink which gives the Queen's dress, crown and necklace a "subtle sparkle". On 2 June, in the US, concerts were held at Iolani Palace in Honolulu and Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg. [229][230], The Platinum Jubilee Village Hall Improvement Grant Fund was launched in May by the UK government, to provide grant funding over three years to support capital improvement projects for village halls, such as installing Wi-Fi, extending buildings and modernising facilities. The couple then met members of the 'occupation generation'. [234][235] A statue of the Queen was posthumously unveiled by King Charles III at York Minster on 9 November. [140], Cardiff Castle hosted a concert featuring Welsh performers including Aled Jones, Bonnie Tyler, the Pendyrus Male Voice Choir, and "drumming weatherman" Owain Wyn Evans. [110], The late May bank holiday was moved to Thursday 2 June with an additional bank holiday on Friday 3 June, making a four-day weekend. [559][560] Rotary Club Malta lit a jubilee beacon at the Msida Bastion Historic Garden in Floriana; attendees to the event included British High Commissioner Katherine Ward. [296], There were public holidays on 2 and 3 June. [437] On 1 July, a "double platinum" themed Canada Day celebration was held in Pugwash to commemorate both the platinum jubilees for both the Queen and the local Gathering of the Clans. [525] In the evening, a beacon was lit on the steps to the Tangi Te Keo Mt Victoria lookout in Wellington, by former governor-general Sir Jerry Mateparae and the mayor of Wellington, Andy Foster. [698][699][700], Research into Google Search's trend data found that the UK, US, Canada, and Australia were the global hotspots for the word "Jubilee" from 2 June to 5 June. 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