The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

on 6th February, Her majesty the Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, with 70 years of service to the people of the united Kingdom, the realms and the commonwealth.

An array of events and activities took place throughout the year, culminating in a four-day UK bank holiday weekend, which span from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June 2022.

The four days of celebrations included public events and community activities, as well as national moments of reflection on the Queen’s 70 years of service.

In addition, initiatives including The Queen’s Green Canopy and the Platinum Pudding competition will create a lasting reminder of the Queen’s Jubilee, while the Queen’s private estates joined in with special Jubileethemed events offering more opportunities for members of the public to celebrate the historic milestone.

Queen elizabeth ii was crowned on 2 June, 1953 in Westminster Abbey.

15 interesting facts about the Queen!

1. Queen Elizabeth II was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 to parents the Duke and

Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and

Queen Elizabeth. 2. She was crowned Queen on 2 June 1953 watched by a

TV audience of 20 million people. 3. She is the longest reigning monarch ever in Britain, beating even Queen

Victoria (her great-greatgrandmother!). 4. As Queen, she has been served by 14 UK Prime

Ministers including Winston

Churchill, Margaret

Thatcher and more recently,

Boris Johnson. (Soon to be 15) 5. Her favourite dogs are corgis. She even invented a new breed of dog when her corgi mated with a dachshund belonging to her sister, Princess Margaret, creating the “dorgi”. 6. She’s the only person in the

UK allowed to drive without

a licence. And she still drives to this day! 7. The Queen has two birthdays.

Her actual birthday – 21 April – and her official birthday, which is held on a Saturday in June – when the weather’s better! 8. The Queen’s birthplace is now a fancy Cantonese restaurant

Called Hakkasan, at 17

Bruton Street in Mayfair – we hope she likes a takeaway! 9. The Queen first sent an email in 1976… and published her first Instagram post in 2019! 10. She has many hobbies

Including horse riding, pigeon racing, and football – she’s a

West Ham United supporter! 11. Queen Elizabeth became a homeowner at just six years old. When the people of

Wales gifted her a house in the grounds of Windsor’s

Royal Lodge. Named Y Bwthyn Bach, it means “little cottage”. 12. The Queen has sent around 50,000 Christmas cards – and counting! 13. She owns an elephant, two

giant turtles, a jaguar and a pair of sloths. Presents from other countries, all of which live in London Zoo. 14. Princess Elizabeth made her first radio broadcast in

October 1940, during the

Second World War. 15. Even the monarch can go undercover sometimes.

On a recent low-key trip to Scotland, she met some

American tourists while walking. When the tourists asked if she lived locally, she mentioned that she had a house nearby, and when asked if she’d ever met the

Queen she simply pointed at her security and said, “No, but he has!”

Did you have a street party or celebration for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee?

Did you bake a celebratory cake? or did you watch the celebrations on TV? Do let us know and send in your snaps

Team mad Hatters’ Platinum Jubilee floral banner

A celebratory cake from previous years adorned with crowns, bunting and soldiers.

Mad Hatter Hilary, and some of her team who form the team Mad Hatters knitting group, joined in with other knitters and local groups in Buckingham to knit more than 800 red, white and blue flowers between them in response to a request from Buckingham resident Lionel Weston. The flowers were stitched onto a 10-metre banner spelling “God Save the Queen”, which were on display in Buckingham, outside the Old Gaol, over the Jubilee period.

Some of Team Mad Hatters sewing flowers to create a spectacular banner to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Mad Hatter Hilary with Lionel and a ‘Thank you’ in flowers to everybody taking part.