Introduction
In 2012, HM the Queen will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee - 60 years as Britain's Ruling Monarch. This website provides you with the information that you need to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Note that this website is an unofficial guide, not connected in any way with the Royal Family or any of its websites. Official Royal family information can be found by clicking here.
Buckingham Palace State Rooms will be open to the public from 27th July until 1st October this year. The State Rooms form the heart of the working palace and are lavishly furnished with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection - paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Canaletto; sculpture by Canova; exquisite examples of Sèvres porcelain; and some of the finest English and French furniture.
A major exhibition this year, The Queen’s Year will include displays of ceremonial robes, gifts, uniforms, dresses and jewellery, as well as archive photography and film to evoke the many and varied aspects of the sovereign’s work.
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New bank holiday for Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012
Stop Press: After some well-trailed rumours, it has been confirmed that we will get an additional Bank Holiday in 2012. In addition, the traditional Spring Bank Holiday will be moved to 4th June to create a 4-day weekend.
From the BBC website: "New bank holiday for Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012
A "nationwide celebration" will be held to mark The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the government has announced. Events to mark The Queen's 60 years on the throne will take place in the first weekend of June 2012, with an extra bank holiday being created. Lord Mandelson said it would be a "truly historic occasion" which would allow the British people to show their "pride and affection" for The Queen. He also announced that Greenwich would become a royal borough."
The Event Guide will list the official Royal Events that are taking place to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee as well as unofficial events up and down the country as well as abroad.
If you have photographs or particular memories of meeting the Queen or her immediate family, then why not share them on our wall? Click here to submit an entry.
If you are planning on visiting the UK during 2012 for the Olympics or the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and need accommodaton, then look at the dedicated Lettings page. Similarly, if you are considering Letting your Property for 2012 then advertise it on the biggest independent London 2012 Olympics Website.
Want to chat? Discuss everything to do with the preparations and Celebrations on our Forum here
Our History page gives you an idea of how the present Queen came to be on the throne and if this whets your appetite, then why not check out your own family tree at ancestry.co.uk and/or GenesReunited.co.uk?
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