Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II facts for kids
The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was an event to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II for 60 years since 1952.
River pageant
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.
Images for kids
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Queen Elizabeth II arriving at St Paul's Cathedral for the service of thanksgiving on 5 June 2012
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Diamond Jubilee Medal Certificate presented by Governor-General Dame Louise Lake-Tack to Senator Albert Sydney
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Governor-General Quentin Bryce presenting the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal to Corporal Daniel Keighran VC, 2012
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Official Diamond Jubilee portrait of the Queen of Australia
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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
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The official emblem of the Queen of Canada's Diamond Jubilee
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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.
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Charles, Prince of Wales, speaks to the public outside of the Ontario Legislative Building during his tour of Canada for the Diamond Jubilee
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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.
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The Queen's Beasts on display at the Canadian Museum of Civilization during Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
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The official emblem of the Queen of New Zealand's Diamond Jubilee
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Official Diamond Jubilee portrait of the Queen of New Zealand
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Papua New Guinean version of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012
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The United Kingdom's Diamond Jubilee logo
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Sea Containers House decorated with a large photograph of her Silver Jubilee
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One of Warrington's Own Buses adorned in special diamond jubilee livery to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
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The Queen travelling by car to St Paul's Cathedral for the service of thanksgiving on 5 June
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Flypast by the Red Arrows over Buckingham Palace on 5 June
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The Royal Jubilee Bells in St James Garlickhythe before being hung in the church's tower
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Diamond Jubilee medals
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex at the Queen's Birthday Parade, Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar, June 2012
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The Duke of Cambridge in Malaysia as part of a tour to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, September 2012
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See also
In Spanish: Jubileo de Diamante de Isabel II para niños
