Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II Facts for Kids

Display at the Chelsea Flower Show celebrating the Diamond Jubilee

The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was an event to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II for 60 years since 1952.

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A royal pageant on the Thames was one of several events which marked the special anniversary. The Queen and members of her family were on board the Spirit of Chartwell royal barge. The barge was joined by a 1,000-boat parade down the river Thames.

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Queen Elizabeth II arriving at St Paul's Cathedral for the service of thanksgiving on 5 June 2012
Diamond Jubilee Medal Certificate presented by Governor-General Dame Louise Lake-Tack to Senator Albert Sydney
Governor-General Quentin Bryce presenting the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal to Corporal Daniel Keighran VC, 2012
Official Diamond Jubilee portrait of the Queen of Australia
The Parliament of Barbados, where the Earl of Wessex read to a joint sitting of the legislature a message from Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados, on 23 February 2012, to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee
The official emblem of the Queen of Canada's Diamond Jubilee
The Diamond Jubilee Window in the Senate foyer in the Centre Block of Canada's parliament. It depicts Elizabeth II along with Queen Victoria, who also celebrated a diamond jubilee.
Charles, Prince of Wales, speaks to the public outside of the Ontario Legislative Building during his tour of Canada for the Diamond Jubilee
The Saskatchewan Legislative Building in 2012. The building's centenary was marked by Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as part of their Canadian royal tour earlier that year.
Mount Barbeau in Nunavut
The Queen's Beasts on display at the Canadian Museum of Civilization during Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
The official emblem of the Queen of New Zealand's Diamond Jubilee
Official Diamond Jubilee portrait of the Queen of New Zealand
Papua New Guinean version of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012
The United Kingdom's Diamond Jubilee logo
Sea Containers House decorated with a large photograph of her Silver Jubilee
One of Warrington's Own Buses adorned in special diamond jubilee livery to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
The Queen travelling by car to St Paul's Cathedral for the service of thanksgiving on 5 June
Flypast by the Red Arrows over Buckingham Palace on 5 June
The Royal Jubilee Bells in St James Garlickhythe before being hung in the church's tower
Diamond Jubilee medals
The Earl and Countess of Wessex at the Queen's Birthday Parade, Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar, June 2012
The Duke of Cambridge in Malaysia as part of a tour to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, September 2012

Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II facts for kids

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