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List of jubilees of British monarchs
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The formal jubilees of British monarchs started with George III. At the start of the 50th year of his reign, his jubilee was celebrated throughout the British Isles and his colonial possessions. Later monarchs added other jubilee years.
George III
| Year | Jubilee | Notes | Medal(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809 | Golden Jubilee of George III | The first British monarch to mark a jubilee in a significant way was King George III. The Golden Jubilee of George III on 25 October 1809 marked the forty-ninth anniversary of his accession and his entrance into the 50th year of his reign. | King George III Jubilee Medal |
Victoria
| Year | Jubilee | Notes | Medal(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria | The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 June 1887 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. | [[File:Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal (military) ribbon.PNG | 35px]] Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal |
| 1897 | Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria | The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria began on Sunday, 20 June 1897, the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Celebrations to honour the grand occasion — the first Diamond Jubilee of any British monarch — showcased the Queen's role as 'mother' of the British Empire and its Dominions. | [[File:Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal (military) ribbon.PNG | 35px]] Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal |
George V
| Year | Jubilee | Notes | Medal(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Silver Jubilee of George V | The Silver Jubilee of George V was celebrated on 6 May 1935 to mark 25 years of King George V as the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India. It was the first ever Silver Jubilee celebration of any British monarch in history. | [[File:King George V Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | 35px]] King George V Silver Jubilee Medal |
Elizabeth II
The first Jubilee-like celebration for Queen Elizabeth II was in 1962, as it marked her 10th anniversary on the throne. The Royal Mint also released a number of sovereigns, bearing the ‘Young Head’ portrait of The Queen by Mary Gillick in 1962, to mark the milestone.
Queen Elizabeth II's jubilees are listed below:
| Year | Jubilee | Notes | Medal(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II | The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1977 marked the 25th anniversary of her accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. | [[File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | 35px]] Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal |
| 1992 | Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II | The Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1992 marked the 40th anniversary of her accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. Contrary to her Silver Jubilee in 1977, the Ruby Jubilee was a low-profile event. | None | |
| 2002 | Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II | The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II was held in 2002 marking the 50th anniversary of her accession. Despite the deaths of her sister, Princess Margaret, and mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, in February and March 2002 respectively, the jubilee was marked with large-scale and popular events throughout London and the Commonwealth realms. | [[File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | 35px]] Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
| 2012 | Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II | The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the 60th anniversary of the accession. | [[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | 35px]] Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
| 2017 | Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II | The Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II on 6 February 2017, marked 65 years of her reign. She was the first British monarch to have a Sapphire Jubilee. | None | |
| 2022 | Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II | The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II was celebrated in 2022 to mark the 70th anniversary of her accession. This was the first time any British monarch had celebrated a Platinum Jubilee. | [[File:UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | 35px]] Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal |
Gallery
File:George jubilee.jpg|A statue of George III at Weymouth, erected in 1809, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of King George III File:William Ewart Lockhart, Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Service, Westminster Abbey, 21 June 1887 (1887–1890).jpg|Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Service, Westminster Abbey, 21 June 1887 File:Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Service, 22 June 1897.jpg|Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Service, St. Paul's Cathedral, 22 June 1897 File:Portsmouth tram, Silver Jubilee, 1935.JPG|A postcard showing an illuminated tramcar of the Portsmouth Corporation Tramways celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V. File:BRITISH ARMOURED VEHICLES PARADING THROUGH ALLENBY STREET IN TEL AVIV, IN HONOR OF THE SILVER JUBILEE OF KING GEORGE V. חיילים בריטיים ברכבים משורייניD22-018.jpg|British armoured vehicles parading through Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, in honor of the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935 File:Jubileestreetparty.jpg|Elaborate street parties were thrown across the United Kingdom, like this one at Fullerton Road, Plymouth, for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977 File:First London Silver Jubilee Routemaster SRM3 (RM1650) (650 DYE) heritage route 9 Trafalgar Square 9 December 2005.jpg|One of the twenty-five London Routemaster buses painted silver to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II File:Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue - The Queen's 40th Anniversay - geograph.org.uk - 1533718.jpg|A Yew clipped at Yew Tree Avenue, Clipsham, Rutland to commemorate the Ruby Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1992 File:Tower Bridge at Night - geograph.org.uk - 40072.jpg|For much of 2002, the Tower Bridge was floodlit in gold rather than the usual white, in celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee File:RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012.jpg|Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Floral display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, 2012 File:Diamond Jubilee Parade and Muster British Army pass in review.jpg|The Diamond Jubilee Armed Forces Parade and Muster at Windsor Castle in May 2012 File:Sapphire Jubilee Havering Town Hall.jpg|A special crown-shaped topiary created to commemorate the Queen's Sapphire Jubilee at Romford, England, 2017 File:Queen's Garden, Tower of London - 1 - 2022-06-03.jpg|Flower display Superbloom at the Tower of London for the Queen's platinum Jubilee, 2022 File:Newmarket Jubilee Parade & Party-010 (52120532100).jpg|Newmarket Jubilee Parade & Party, 2022 File:Platinum Jubilee- A Corgi display (cropped).jpg|Drones forming a corgi above Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Party at the Palace, 2022
References
References
- "A history of Jubilees | The Royal Family". Royal.uk.
- (12 June 2012). "The Jubilee of George III". JaneAusten.co.uk.
- Harold Nicolson, ''King George V'' (1953) pp 510–532. [https://archive.org/details/kinggeorgefifthh00nico online]
- (14 September 2015). "No silver jubilee for Queen Victoria". The Guardian.
- Ball, Sarah. (8 March 2017). "Crowning Glory: The Hats of Queen Elizabeth".
- "1962 Queen Elizabeth II Sovereign". The Royal Mint.
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