List of jubilees of British monarchs
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.[1]
George III
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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. |  Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal
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| 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. | Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal
|
George V
[edit]| Year | Jubilee | Notes | Medal(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Silver Jubilee of George V[3] | 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.[4] |  King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
|
Elizabeth II
[edit]The first Jubilee-like celebration for Queen Elizabeth II was in 1962, as it marked her 10th anniversary on the throne.[5] 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.[6]
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. |  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. |  Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
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| 2012 | Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II | The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the 60th anniversary of the accession. |  Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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| 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. |  Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
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Gallery
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A statue of George III at Weymouth, erected in 1809, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of King George III -
Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Service, Westminster Abbey, 21 June 1887 -
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Service, St. Paul's Cathedral, 22 June 1897 -
A postcard showing an illuminated tramcar of the Portsmouth Corporation Tramways celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V. -
British armoured vehicles parading through Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, in honor of the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935 -
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 -
One of the twenty-five London Routemaster buses painted silver to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II -
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For much of 2002, the Tower Bridge was floodlit in gold rather than the usual white, in celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee -
Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Floral display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, 2012 -
The Diamond Jubilee Armed Forces Parade and Muster at Windsor Castle in May 2012 -
A special crown-shaped topiary created to commemorate the Queen's Sapphire Jubilee at Romford, England, 2017 -
Flower display Superbloom at the Tower of London for the Queen's platinum Jubilee, 2022 -
Newmarket Jubilee Parade & Party, 2022 -
Drones forming a corgi above Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Party at the Palace, 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "A history of Jubilees | The Royal Family". Royal.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "The Jubilee of George III". JaneAusten.co.uk. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Harold Nicolson, King George V (1953) pp 510–532. online
- ^ "No silver jubilee for Queen Victoria". The Guardian. 14 September 2015.
- ^ Ball, Sarah (8 March 2017). "Crowning Glory: The Hats of Queen Elizabeth". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "1962 Queen Elizabeth II Sovereign". The Royal Mint. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
