[477], The Queen's Platinum Jubilee was officially celebrated in Australia from 2 to 5 June 2022. [166], An exhibition was held at the Royal Mint Experience during the Bank Holiday weekend, which will explore the Queen's reign through coins. The four days of celebrations will include public events and community activities, as well as national moments of reflection on The Queen's 70 years of service. t.co/eOKt3VYBHW", "To mark Her Majesty's #PlatinumJubilee Celebration Weekend, it will be Open House at Government House! [17][18] The design is a stylised representation of the Queen's Wattle Spray Brooch, which was gifted to the Queen during her first visit to Australia in 1954. [567] As part of the Queen's Green Canopy, the British High commissioner announced UK's funding contribution of 10,000 (SAT $33.2K) towards the Vailima Botanical Garden Zoning Project for the installation of accessibility resources for people with disabilities. The coin features the Queen's royal cypher surrounded by a rose, representing England, a daffodil, representing Wales, a thistle, representing Scotland, and shamrocks, representing Northern Ireland. [239], At the Princess Royal & Duke of Fife Memorial Park, in Braemar, a new archway was built to commemorate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. At Royal Avenue in Belfast, they attended a 1950s-themed celebration. [656] In the evening of 25 March, the couple attended a reception hosted by the Queen's representative, Governor-General Sir Cornelius A Smith, at the Baha Mar Resort on Cable Beach in Nassau. The obverse features a commemorative design depicting the Queen on horseback, while the reverse depicts the Queen's cypher surrounded by floral emblems of the four nations of the United Kingdom. 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[669] The couple arrived on 19 May in Yellowknife and Dettah. In the US, a total of 1.9 million searches for the word jubilee was made on Google. It's an event 70 years in the making: Queen Elizabeth 's Platinum Jubilee. [478] During this period, buildings and monuments throughout Australia were illuminated in purple to mark the occasion. The event featured music from the Queen's coronation and other key moments of her reign, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. At Spanish Town Hospital, they met frontline workers and, later, interacted with members of the Jamaica Defence Force at Flankers, near Montego Bay. [503] On 18 June, the Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian Choir will host a concert at St Paul's Anglican Church, Ipswich, featuring music from the Queen's Coronation, such as Handel's Zadok the Priest and Parry's I was glad. At Buckingham Palace, the Duke of Cambridge represented the Queen as the "Tree of Trees" was lit. [311], A series of initiatives have been organised by the federal government. [646] She and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence were greeted by Prime Minister James Marape upon their arrival, who also hosted a dinner for the couple on the last day of their tour. [190][191], Primary school children in England and Northern Ireland received a free book, titled Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration (with schools in the devolved countries of Wales and Scotland having to 'opt-in' to the programme). t.co/9KuCcq7rMa", "Jordan's King Abdullah II praises Queen Elizabeth as 'beacon of light', "North Korea's Kim Jong Un congratulates Queen Elizabeth II", "HM The Queen sends congratulations to HM Queen Elizabeth II", "Queen Margrethe II of Denmark says Queen Elizabeth II made 'enormous impression' on her", "Barack Obama Congratulates Queen Elizabeth on Her Platinum Jubilee", "Emmanuel Macron gifts Queen a 'well-behaved' horse to mark Platinum Jubilee", "The Queen beams as she receives incredibly rare gift that's close to her heart", "Gift of Azerbaijani President presented to Queen Elizabeth II", "Bulgari celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in style", "Queen gets her own Barbie for Platinum Jubilee", "Where you can get the limited edition Queen Elizabeth Barbie in the UK", Jubil de la Reine Elizabeth II Illuminations des btiments publics dans le dpartement du Nord, "Empire State Building going purple and gold for Queen's Platinum Jubilee", "Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Iolani Palace", "Queen's Platinum Jubilee in Williamsburg, Virginia USA", "Hong Kong celebrates Commonwealth Day 2022", "Platinum jubilee: Dubai's QE2 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's reign", "Brits and Canadians celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee", "UK in Switzerland - British Embassy Berne on Facebook", "Princess Anne wraps up her two-day trip to Paris", "The very first Platinum Jubilee Tree in Central Europe", "Mesto ilina Parky a lesoparky Park C. G. Swenssona Strom krovnej Albety II. [660], The Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the Canadian throne, and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, undertook a three-day tour of Canada as part of the jubilee celebrations. They also learned about the restoration of Belize's barrier reef, and scuba-dived there. Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade. Jubilita offered a historical trail through the Queen's reign, with dishes from different eras. [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. [582], On 2 June, a beacon was lit at the Governor General's Field next to Belize House, Belmopan. [258] The winning design, by Ben Le Marchant, is based on a 1953 Coronation postage stamp with a wave pattern based on the sea as a connection to Guernsey. The Jubilees clock began ticking in 1416 BC when the children of Israel. [12][13][14], The Canadian platinum jubilee emblem includes Elizabeth II's royal cypher above a numeral 70 in light-grey, the colour alluding to platinum. [201] The Prince of Wales and the Duchess penned the foreword to The Platinum Jubilee Cookbook, which was released in April. [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. [220] St Mary's Church in Somerset has been covered in more than 2,000 textile flowers for the occasion. [696] The couple also visited Botanic Gardens St. Vincent, where they planted a tree. [518], Commemorative coins were released by NZ Post. Many signed the guest book wishing Her Majesty the very best & thanking The Queen for 70 yrs of service. [701], On 8 September 2022, the Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, aged 96. [156], There were special displays and exhibitions at the official royal residences, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The BBC and The Reading Agency announced in April the Big Jubilee Read, a list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, ten from each decade of the Queen's reign. [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. [284][285] On 3 June, a live music concert took place in downtown George Town. The Duchess visited Kaw Tay Whee School and a YWCA transitional housing centre for women and their children. The latter, who was celebrating her golden jubilee that year, also sent a letter to Elizabeth II to highlight the "unprecedented and remarkable achievement" and how it underlined the "importance of the Monarchy as a strong symbol of national identity and historic continuity in a rapidly changing modern world". Italian luxury brand Bulgari unveiled the jubilee emerald garden high jewellery tiara, which can be worn either as a headpiece or as a necklace. [142], A vegan festival took place at Bath Pavilion. [241], The Queen also gave her blessing to female members of the royal family to take part in Good Housekeeping's Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 issue to mark her Platinum Jubilee and the 100th anniversary of the magazine's publication in the UK. [273], Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man, was granted city status. [631] The desserts were evaluated by the chef of the British chancery and three Uruguayan chefs, including Sergio Puglia. [19] In the base, the years 1952 and 2022 are in gold, and placed on the poutama (step) design in the traditional colours of red-ochre and white. [171] The display, titled Superbloom, was held from 1 June to 18 September. [289], The Cayman Platinum Cake Competition was launched on 1 March. [276] On 2 June, beacons were lit at St Ninian's Church; Raglan Pier, Port Erin; Ballavell Farm, Ballasalla; Douglas Head, and Slieau Lhost. [510], On 5 August, all Royal Australian Infantry Corps battalion colours were paraded for the first time at the School of Infantry to mark the Jubilee. During the jubilee central weekend, Canada saw 227,000 searches for the word jubilee on Google, while over 200,000 were recorded in Australia. [45] In an August 2021 impact assessment report, the British government estimated a 2.39 billion loss in GDP due to business closures during the extra bank holiday. They were displayed in libraries, ahead of the jubilee weekend. [318] The federal government also created lapel pins using the jubilee emblem, and distributed them to all parliamentarians, so they could award them to Canadians who greatly contributed to their communities. On 4 June, a Saturday fete was held at Frette Farm by The Blonde Hedgehog. The definition of Jubilee is the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee ), fiftieth (golden jubilee ), or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee ). [147] The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall attended a lunch at The Oval cricket ground in south London, where a 12-metre-long (39ft) cake prepared by the National Bakery School was served. [540], On 8 June, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended a jubilee celebration hosted by the British High Commission in Islamabad. [667], In June, the government of Canada announced official donations on behalf of the royal couple to mark their jubilee tour. The design also incorporates the jubilee emblem. The organiser said the party would involve a 500-metre-long (550yd) table 100 yards (91m) longer than the previous record, set at the May International Festival in Memphis. Media in category "St. Vitus (Geisenfeldwinden)" The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. [406][407] Canadian High Commissioner Ralph Goodale said that the Crown and Canada have a "very egalitarian" relationship. [450][451][452], Australians were able to submit a personal message of congratulations and thanks to the Queen on the Australian Government's Platinum Jubilee website from 2 to 16 June 2022. [21] More than 85,000 people signed up to host Big Lunches and 16,000 street parties were held across the United Kingdom. [633] The winning dish was served as dessert. [523] The plaque, which has been approved by the Queen herself, will be erected on the old Te Awamutu Post Office building. [312] On 11 June 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a virtual audience with the Queen, wherein they discussed preparations for Canadian celebrations. [487], On 4 June, Aspen Island in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin, an island lying within the Parliamentary Triangle and which features the National Carillon, was renamed Queen Elizabeth II Island during a special event. [308][636], On Accession Day, the French Embassy in the United Kingdom planted a "Royal Beauty" apple tree from Normandy to highlight the UK's historic ties with the region. [232] A newly constructed railway bridge near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, was named Ocean Jubilee Bridge. It is the largest coin the Mint has ever produced. Multiple elements also symbolise celebration, with the rounded edges being shaped like a flower petal and the maple leaves being positioned in a manner that resembles fireworks. [672] Highlights of the tour included a reception at the Presidential Palace and a visit to the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus to recognise the UK's contributions to UNFICYP. The Platinum Jubilee recognizes a tremendous milestone for both Elizabeth and for Britain. The new set of stamps features photographs of the Queen throughout her reign, which commemorate different aspects of her royal duties, from the Trooping the Colour to worldwide tours. 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