Tag: Queen's Platinum Jubilee

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Historic event: Stanley, City status proclamation to a round of applause from some 400 Falkland Islanders

  

  Continuing with the Liberation Day celebrations on Tuesday 14 June 2022, the Falkland Islands community gathered in the Town Hall for the formal presentation by the Governor of the Letters of Patent granting Stanley, City Status.

• Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II: 15 things you need to know

  

  How much do you know about Britain's longest-reigning monarch? Queen Elizabeth II was 27 years old and 16 months into her role as sovereign when her coronation took place on 2 June 1953 in the historic surroundings of Westminster Abbey – an event that was celebrated with street parties across the country.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Tower of London with summer display of flowers for Queen's Platinum Jubilee

  

  A stunning display of colorful flowers is being prepared at the Tower of London to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The 'Super-bloom' – which will blossom in stages throughout the summer – will see millions of flowers fill and transform the moat around the tower.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Queen's Platinum Jubilee: The military's role in the celebrations

  

  A close look at the military's role this weekend as the Queen prepares to become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. Nearly 2,000 members of the Armed Forces will make a major contribution to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations this week.

• Friday, May 20th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Falklands' capital Stanley granted city status as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations

  

  Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands is among eight places to win coveted city status as part of celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Stanley is the first Overseas Territory to win the competition for city status, while Douglas on the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man has also claimed the civic honor.

• Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 08:41 UTC

  Platinum Jubilee Trooping the Color will be held on Thursday June 2nd

  

  Trooping the Color is a ceremonial celebration of the Queen's birthday, also known as the Queen's Birthday Parade. This year, Trooping the Color will hold special status at the start of a long weekend of official events to mark the monarch's platinum jubilee.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 07:49 UTC

  Four merry days in 2022 to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

  

  Britain will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne with four days of festivities beginning with her ceremonial birthday parade on Jun 2, 2022.