Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II#Canada
{{Short description|70th anniversary of the monarch's accession}}
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| alt3 = Flyover at the ceremony for renaming Aspen Island as Queen Elizabeth II Island
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| alt5 = Families from the British Embassy Washington planted trees along Massachusetts Avenue to mark Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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| alt6 = Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaking at the service of celebration at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington
| footer = From top, left to right: Elizabeth II on the balcony of Buckingham Palace; Jubilee beacon at Mount Snowdon, Wales; flyover at renaming ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II Island, Australia; the Platinum Pudding; Families from the British Embassy Washington planting jubilee trees along Massachusetts Avenue; Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaking at a Service of Celebration in Wellington, New Zealand
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| date = 6 February 2022
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- Saint Kitts and Nevis
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The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration in 2022 marking the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was the first time that any monarch in British history celebrated a platinum jubilee, as is the case in the histories of the other Commonwealth realms.{{#tag:ref|King Louis XIV reigned for more than 70 years over areas that are today within Canada, but did not celebrate a platinum jubilee.|group=n|name=Found}}
Initiatives to commemorate the jubilee were announced by the governments of many realms—including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the United Kingdom—of territories, such as the Cayman Islands and Gibraltar, and celebrations were also held in other Commonwealth member states, like the Gambia, Malaysia, Malta, Pakistan, and Samoa. Leaders from across the world, including from China, North Korea, France, Germany, Israel, and the United States, sent messages of congratulations to the Queen on reaching the milestone. In the United Kingdom, there was an extra bank holiday on 3 June and the usual spring bank holiday was moved from the end of May to 2 June to create the four-day Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend from Thursday, 2 June, to Sunday, 5 June.{{cite web |title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 |url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/ |website=platinumjubilee.gov.uk |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418042025/https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.uk/ |url-status=live }} Commemorative stamps and coins were issued by several Commonwealth nations and beacons were lit in every Commonwealth capital for the first time. In many places, trees were planted in the Queen's honour.
The Queen died in her Platinum Jubilee year, on 8 September 2022, at the age of 96. Her funeral took place at Westminster Abbey in London on 19 September 2022 and she was buried at the King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor Castle later that day.
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Accession Day 2022
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The Jubilee marked the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.{{Cite news|date=2020-11-12|title=Queen's platinum jubilee: Extra-long May bank holiday announced for Queen's 2022 platinum jubilee|work=Cambridge News|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/queens-platinum-jubilee-extra-long-19265990|access-date=2021-01-02|archive-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123200729/https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/queens-platinum-jubilee-extra-long-19265990|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=2020-11-12|title=Platinum Jubilee: MPs and peers search for gift fit for the Queen|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-54915124|access-date=2020-11-16|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115225838/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-54915124|url-status=live}}
In her 2022 Accession Day message, the Queen said that she hoped the platinum jubilee would bring together families and friends, neighbours, and communities. She said that the jubilee "affords me a time to reflect on the goodwill shown to me by people of all nationalities, faiths and ages in this country and around the world over these years". She thanked everyone for their support, loyalty and affection, and signed the message "Your Servant".{{cite web|work=Town & Country|title=Queen Elizabeth Makes Herself Seen And Heard on Her Platinum Jubilee Milestone|date=6 February 2022|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38982687/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-milestone-accession/|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328211301/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38982687/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-milestone-accession/|url-status=live}} She said of her 70-year reign and the future:
{{Blockquote|text=As I look ahead with a sense of hope and optimism to the year of my platinum jubilee, I am reminded of how much we can be thankful for. These last seven decades have seen extraordinary progress socially, technologically and culturally that have benefitted us all; and I am confident that the future will offer similar opportunities to us and especially to the younger generations in the United Kingdom and throughout the Commonwealth.{{cite web| url=https://www.royal.uk/queens-accession-day-message| title=The Queen's Accession Day message| date=5 February 2022| work=Royal.uk| access-date=7 November 2023| archive-date=13 January 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113185704/https://www.royal.uk/queens-accession-day-message| url-status=live}}}}
Pictures and footage of the Queen working from her red boxes at Sandringham House were released.{{cite news|work=ITV News|date=6 February 2022|title=Queen photographed working in Sandringham in new image released for 70-year milestone|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-02-06/queen-photographed-working-from-her-red-boxes-to-mark-platinum-jubilee|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707052440/https://www.itv.com/news/2022-02-06/queen-photographed-working-from-her-red-boxes-to-mark-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}}{{cite news|work=Sky News|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-queen-pictured-at-work-in-image-released-for-historic-70th-anniversary-12534535|title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen pictured at work in image released for historic 70th anniversary|date=6 February 2022|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220422/https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-queen-pictured-at-work-in-image-released-for-historic-70th-anniversary-12534535|url-status=live}} The then-Prince of Wales said that the Queen's devotion to the welfare of all her people inspired still greater admiration with each passing year.{{cite news |date=6 February 2022 |title=Prince Charles leads Jubilee tributes to 'remarkable' Queen |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60279585 |url-status=live |access-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200113/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60279585 |archive-date=14 April 2023}}
Tributes and messages of congratulations came from foreign leaders, including United States president Joe Biden,{{Cite web |date=2022-02-07 |title=Joe Biden Congratulates Queen Elizabeth on Platinum Jubilee |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a39001409/joe-biden-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-congratulations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207170035/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a39001409/joe-biden-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-congratulations/ |archive-date=2022-02-07 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Town & Country |language=en-US}} Chinese president Xi Jinping,{{cite news |date=7 February 2022 |title=Xi lauds Queen Elizabeth on Platinum Jubilee while seeking closer ties with UK |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3166145/china-britain-relations-xi-lauds-queen-elizabeth-platinum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226043658/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3166145/china-britain-relations-xi-lauds-queen-elizabeth-platinum |archive-date=26 December 2022 |access-date=7 November 2023 |work=South China Morning Post}} German chancellor Olaf Scholz,{{cite news |date=6 February 2022 |title=Germany's Scholz praises Queen Elizabeth as global inspiration |work=Ghana News Agency |url=https://www.gna.org.gh/1.21361102 |access-date=14 September 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002115945/https://www.gna.org.gh/1.21361102 |url-status=dead }} King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden,{{Cite web |title=Telegram to HM The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |url=https://www.kungahuset.se/english/archive/telegrams/2022-02-06-telegram-to-hm-the-queen-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=kungahuset.se |language=en |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205155319/https://www.kungahuset.se/english/archive/telegrams/2022-02-06-telegram-to-hm-the-queen-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland |url-status=live }} Israeli president Isaac Herzog,{{cite news |date=6 February 2022 |title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years as monarch |url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/1644147770-platinum-jubilee-queen-elizabeth-marks-70-years-as-monarch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220224/https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/1644147770-platinum-jubilee-queen-elizabeth-marks-70-years-as-monarch |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=7 November 2023 |work=i24News}} UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,{{cite news |date=6 February 2022 |title=UAE leaders congratulate Queen Elizabeth II on her platinum jubilee |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/2022/02/06/uae-leaders-congratulate-queen-elizabeth-ii-on-her-platinum-jubilee/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220422/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/2022/02/06/uae-leaders-congratulate-queen-elizabeth-ii-on-her-platinum-jubilee/ |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=7 November 2023 |work=The National}} King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand,{{cite news |date=7 February 2022 |title=King's message to Q Elizabeth |work=Bangkok Post |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2259679/kings-message-to-q-elizabeth |access-date=7 November 2023 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419190036/https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2259679/kings-message-to-q-elizabeth |url-status=live }} King Mohammed VI of Morocco,{{Cite news |date=7 February 2022 |title=HM the King Congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee |work=Maghreb Arabe Presse |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/discours-messages-sm-le-roi/hm-king-congratulates-queen-elizabeth-ii-her-platinum-jubilee |access-date=27 August 2022 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418223900/https://www.mapnews.ma/en/discours-messages-sm-le-roi/hm-king-congratulates-queen-elizabeth-ii-her-platinum-jubilee |url-status=live }} and Vietnamese president Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.{{cite news |date=6 February 2022 |title=Congratulations to Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II |work=Viet Nam News |url=https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/1142673/congratulations-to-platinum-jubilee-of-queen-elizabeth-ii.html |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200054/https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/1142673/congratulations-to-platinum-jubilee-of-queen-elizabeth-ii.html |url-status=live }} A congratulatory message was also sent from Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania.{{cite web |date=6 February 2022 |title=Regina Elisabeta a II-a, 70 de ani de domnie |url=https://casamajestatiisale.ro/regina-elisabeta-a-ii-a-70-de-ani-de-domnie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220224/https://casamajestatiisale.ro/regina-elisabeta-a-ii-a-70-de-ani-de-domnie/ |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=21 February 2022 |work=Casa Majestății Sale}}
Jubilee emblems
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The emblem for the platinum jubilee in the United Kingdom was announced in August 2021, following a competition which was judged by industry experts. The winning design was created by 19-year-old graphic design student Edward Roberts from Nottinghamshire.{{cite news |author= |date=17 November 2021 |title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022: When is the bank holiday and what events are planned? |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/queens-platinum-jubilee-2022-bank-holiday-events-planned/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-11-17 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/queens-platinum-jubilee-2022-bank-holiday-events-planned/ |archive-date=12 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}
The regal purple used in the emblem has been closely matched to the purple in the Queen's Robe of Estate, worn by her at the Coronation in 1953. A continuous platinum line in the shape of St Edward's Crown features the number "70" at the top of the Crown, signifying the Queen's 70-year reign and her platinum jubilee. Roberts included a circle to border the Crown, to create the impression of a royal seal. The emblem's typeface is Perpetua, which means "forever", and is similar to the font style that appeared on the Queen's Coronation Order of Service in 1953.{{cite web |title=The Platinum Jubilee emblem competition |url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/the-platinum-jubilee-emblem-competition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107172738/https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/the-platinum-jubilee-emblem-competition |archive-date=7 January 2022 |access-date=10 January 2022 |work=Victoria and Albert Museum}}{{cite web |last=Harman |first=Laura |date=3 August 2021 |title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee emblem has been revealed and eagle-eyed fans have noticed a 'clever' hidden message |url=https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/queens-platinum-jubilee-emblem-has-been-revealed-and-eagle-eyed-fans-have-noticed-a-clever-hidden-message/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107172648/https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/queens-platinum-jubilee-emblem-has-been-revealed-and-eagle-eyed-fans-have-noticed-a-clever-hidden-message/ |archive-date=7 January 2022 |access-date=10 January 2022 |work=Woman & Home}}
=Canada=
The Canadian platinum jubilee emblem includes Elizabeth II's royal cypher above a numeral 70 in light-grey, the colour alluding to platinum. The cypher and numeral are surrounded by a seven-sided figure, adorned with seven maple leaves and pearls, representing each decade of the Queen's reign. Multiple elements also symbolise celebration, with the rounded edges being shaped like a flower petal and the maple leaves being positioned in a manner that resembles fireworks.{{cite web| url=https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/3349| author=Office of the Governor General of Canada| title=Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II| year=2021| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=31 January 2022| archive-date=27 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127025502/https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/3349| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee/emblem/symbolism.html| author=Government of Canada| title=Symbolism of the Canadian Platinum Jubilee emblem| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=6 February 2022| archive-date=6 February 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206221503/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee/emblem/symbolism.html| url-status=live}}
=Australia=
The Australian Platinum Jubilee Emblem was unveiled by the Australian Government in March 2022. The emblem can be used for official and recognised events in Australia to celebrate the jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/news-centre/pmc/australian-platinum-jubilee-emblem-released-official-use-australia|title=Australian Platinum Jubilee Emblem released for official use in Australia|date=11 March 2022|access-date=11 March 2022|work=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|archive-date=11 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311002934/https://www.pmc.gov.au/news-centre/pmc/australian-platinum-jubilee-emblem-released-official-use-australia|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/emblem|title=The Australian Platinum Jubilee Emblem|access-date=11 March 2022|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|archive-date=9 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309100315/https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/emblem|url-status=live}} The design is a stylised representation of the Queen's Wattle Spray Brooch, which was gifted to the Queen during her first visit to Australia in 1954. The emblem contains three colours – platinum, gold and purple. The platinum colour represents the Queen's 70 years on the throne, and the purple colour symbolises royalty. The gold is drawn from the golden wattle, Australia's national floral emblem. The font used is Perpetua, which means 'forever', which acknowledges that the Queen was Australia's "first platinum" monarch.
=New Zealand=
On Accession Day, the New Zealand platinum jubilee emblem was unveiled. The emblem, approved by the Queen, was prepared by Phillip O'Shea, New Zealand Herald of Arms.{{cite web|url=https://gg.govt.nz/office-governor-general/queens-platinum-jubilee/queens-platinum-jubilee-emblem-new-zealand|title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee emblem for New Zealand|access-date=6 February 2022|work=gg.govt.nz|date=3 February 2022|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206020424/https://gg.govt.nz/office-governor-general/queens-platinum-jubilee/queens-platinum-jubilee-emblem-new-zealand|url-status=live}} Within a platinum five-sided frame is the Queen's royal cypher, with the Māori inscription "Te Hokotoru Mā Ngahuru", which means "three twenties plus ten", an allusion to the Queen's 70-year reign. In the base, the years 1952 and 2022 are in gold, and placed on the poutama (step) design in the traditional colours of red-ochre and white. The design represents "steps of service", namely, the seven decades of public service by the Queen.
Celebrations throughout the Commonwealth
The celebration plans were announced by Buckingham Palace on 10 January 2022.{{Cite news|date=2022-01-10|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Celebration plans unveiled by Buckingham Palace|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59929077|access-date=2022-01-10|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110014410/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59929077|url-status=live}}
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For the first time, jubilee beacons were lit in every capital city of each Commonwealth country.
The Royal Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint partnered to create a two-coin set, with each mint designing a coin for the set.{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/02/canada-celebrates-the-platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabethii-in-2022.html|website=www.canada.ca|title=Canada Celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2022|publisher=Government of Canada|date=6 February 2022|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418215247/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/02/canada-celebrates-the-platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabethii-in-2022.html|url-status=live}} The silver coin designed by the Royal Mint has an equestrian portrait of the Queen on the reverse and a royal mantle on the obverse. The silver coin designed by the Royal Canadian Mint has a reverse design that depicts the Queen in 1952, while the obverse has the effigy of the Queen used on Canadian coins since 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/the-queens-platinum-jubilee/the-platinum-jubilee-celebration-two-coin-set/|title=The Platinum Jubilee Celebration Two-Coin Set|website=www.royalmint.com|publisher=The Royal Mint|year=2022|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200055/https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/the-queens-platinum-jubilee/the-platinum-jubilee-celebration-two-coin-set/|url-status=dead}}
The Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on 14 March reflected the jubilee with a special focus on the role that service plays in the lives of people and communities across the Commonwealth.{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/commonwealth-day-2022|title=Commonwealth Day 2022|date=14 March 2022|access-date=14 March 2022|work=Royal.uk|archive-date=10 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110164512/https://www.royal.uk/commonwealth-day-2022|url-status=live}}
Members of the Royal Family undertook a series of royal tours of Commonwealth countries.{{cite web|work=Royal.uk|date=24 February 2022|title=Members of the Royal Family to Undertake Spring Tours in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Year|url=https://www.royal.uk/members-royal-family-undertake-spring-tours-queen%E2%80%99s-platinum-jubilee-year|access-date=26 February 2022|archive-date=21 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121214505/https://www.royal.uk/members-royal-family-undertake-spring-tours-queen%E2%80%99s-platinum-jubilee-year|url-status=live}} The governors-general of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Saint Lucia travelled to the United Kingdom in June to represent their respective countries at jubilee festivities.{{cite web|url=https://antiguaobserver.com/antigua-and-barbuda-represented-at-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/|title=Antigua and Barbuda represented at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=Antigua Observer|date=7 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418042008/https://antiguaobserver.com/antigua-and-barbuda-represented-at-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-rare-constant-australian-pm-pays-tribute-to-queen-amid-jubilee-celebrations/9pm1j3nb1|title='A rare constant': Australian PM pays tribute to Queen amid Jubilee celebrations|website=SBS News|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419002747/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-rare-constant-australian-pm-pays-tribute-to-queen-amid-jubilee-celebrations/9pm1j3nb1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2022/governor-general-attend-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-london|title=Governor General to Attend Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in London|first=Office of the Secretary to the Governor|last=General|date=2 June 2022|website=The Governor General of Canada|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220220/https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2022/governor-general-attend-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-london|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/lady-allen-becomes-internet-sensation-after-falling-asleep-at-queens-event/|title=Lady Allen becomes internet sensation after 'falling asleep' at Queen's event|work=Jamaica Observer|date=6 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220422/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/lady-allen-becomes-internet-sensation-after-falling-asleep-at-queens-event/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Governor-Genral Dame Cindy Kiro honours her dual heritage at Waitangi pōwhiri|date=13 May 2022|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/128622042/governorgenral-dame-cindy-kiro-honours-her-dual-heritage-at-waitangi-pwhiri|work=Stuff|access-date=13 May 2022|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418221726/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/128622042/governorgenral-dame-cindy-kiro-honours-her-dual-heritage-at-waitangi-pwhiri|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2205/S00271/governor-generals-visit-to-the-uk-for-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-week.htm|title=Governor-General's Visit To The UK For The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Week | Scoop News|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200053/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2205/S00271/governor-generals-visit-to-the-uk-for-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-week.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.looppng.com/node/112612|title=GG To Attend Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations|date=24 May 2022|website=Loop PNG|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200054/https://www.looppng.com/node/112612|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.govt.lc/news/appointment-of-deputy-to-the-governor-general2|title=Appointment of Deputy to the Governor General|website=Saint Lucia - Access Government|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419014958/https://www.govt.lc/news/appointment-of-deputy-to-the-governor-general2|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Governor-General heads to London for Queen's Platinum Jubilee; Rotary lights beacon in Belmopan|url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/06/01/governor-general-heads-to-london-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-rotary-lights-beacon-in-belmopan/|date=1 June 2022|work=breakingbelizenews.com|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419004259/https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/06/01/governor-general-heads-to-london-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-rotary-lights-beacon-in-belmopan/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://theworldnews.net/gd-news/governor-general-attends-the-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-celebrations|title=Governor General Attends The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations|work=The World News|date=5 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418042017/https://theworldnews.net/gd-news/governor-general-attends-the-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-celebrations|url-status=live}}
File:Platinum Jubilee- Commonwealth Governors-General inside the Cathedral.jpg Dame Cindy Kiro; Linda McMartin, spouse of David Hurley; Governor-General of Australia David Hurley; Governor General of Canada Mary Simon, and Simon's spouse, Whit Fraser at St Paul's Cathedral, London, for the Service of Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on 3 June 2022]]
In the evening of 1 June, the official jubilee photograph of the Queen was released. The portrait, by Ranald Mackechnie, was taken in the Victoria Vestibule at Windsor Castle on 25 May. The photo shows the Queen in a blue dress, with the statue of Charles II seen behind a window in the background.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61654780|title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen thanks nation as Jubilee weekend begins|work=BBC News|date=2 June 2022|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200132/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61654780|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/queen-unveils-official-jubilee-portrait-celebrating-70-years-on-throne-2022-6|title=The Queen unveils her official Jubilee portrait as she celebrates an unprecedented 70 years on the throne|first=Samantha|last=Grindell|website=Insider|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419190229/https://www.insider.com/queen-unveils-official-jubilee-portrait-celebrating-70-years-on-throne-2022-6|url-status=live}}
In a special message, the Queen said "many happy memories will be created" over the next four days. She thanked everyone involved in convening communities, families, neighbours and friends to mark the Jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/queen-says-she-is-inspired-by-goodwill-as-new-portrait-unveiled-ahead-of-the-platinum-jubilee-12625500|title=Platinum Jubilee: New portrait of the Queen unveiled as she says she is 'inspired by the goodwill shown to me'|website=Sky News|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200101/https://news.sky.com/story/queen-says-she-is-inspired-by-goodwill-as-new-portrait-unveiled-ahead-of-the-platinum-jubilee-12625500|url-status=live}}
Following the platinum jubilee weekend, the Queen released a thank you message in which she said:{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/thank-you-message-her-majesty-queen%C2%A0following-platinum-jubilee-weekend|title=A thank you message from Her Majesty The Queen following the Platinum Jubilee weekend|work=The Royal Family|date=5 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022|archive-date=16 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316180616/https://www.royal.uk/thank-you-message-her-majesty-queen%C2%A0following-platinum-jubilee-weekend|url-status=live}}
{{Blockquote|text=When it comes to how to mark seventy years as your Queen, there is no guidebook to follow. It really is a first. But I have been humbled and deeply touched that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my platinum jubilee. While I may not have attended every event in person, my heart has been with you all; and I remain committed to serving you to the best of my ability, supported by my family.}}
The Queen's Baton for the 2022 Commonwealth Games featured a platinum strand along its length.{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-58722281|title = Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Baton relay will cover 90,000 miles|work = BBC News|date = 29 September 2021|access-date = 7 November 2023|archive-date = 17 June 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220617190341/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-58722281|url-status = live}}
= United Kingdom =
This is the first time that any British monarch has celebrated a platinum jubilee.{{cite web|title=Extra Bank Holiday to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-bank-holiday-to-mark-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-in-2022|access-date=2020-11-12|website=GOV.UK|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226110624/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-bank-holiday-to-mark-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-in-2022|url-status=live}}
There was an extra bank holiday on 3 June and the usual Spring bank holiday was moved from the end of May to 2 June, to create the platinum jubilee bank holiday weekend from 2 to 5 June.{{cite news |author= |date=12 November 2020 |title=Extra bank holiday to be created for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/12/queens-platinum-jubilee-2022-four-day-bank-holiday-weekend-created/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/12/queens-platinum-jubilee-2022-four-day-bank-holiday-weekend-created/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |access-date=17 November 2021}}{{cbignore}} The British government promised a "once-in-a-generation show" that would "mix the best of British ceremonial splendour and pageantry with cutting-edge artistic and technological displays".{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Simon|date=2020-11-12|title=Extra bank holiday announced for Queen's 2022 platinum jubilee|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/12/extra-bank-holiday-announced-for-queens-2022-platinum-jubilee|access-date=2020-11-12|website=The Guardian|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031540/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/12/extra-bank-holiday-announced-for-queens-2022-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}} The March 2021 budget allocated £28 million to fund Jubilee celebrations, which did not include the cost of the extra bank holiday.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/budget-2021-what-you-need-to-know|work=GOV.UK|title=Budget 2021: What you need to now|date=3 March 2021|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126094806/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/budget-2021-what-you-need-to-know|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Taxpayers question how much Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee is costing—and if there's a benefit |url=https://fortune.com/2022/06/04/platinum-jubilee-cost-uk-taxpayers/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Fortune |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605015539/https://fortune.com/2022/06/04/platinum-jubilee-cost-uk-taxpayers/ |url-status=live }} In an August 2021 impact assessment report, the British government estimated a £2.39 billion loss in GDP due to business closures during the extra bank holiday.
The jubilee was expected to bring a £1.2 billion boost to the UK economy.{{cite web|url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tourism/platinum-jubilee-celebrations-to-bring-1-2bn-economy-boost|title=Platinum Jubilee celebrations to bring £1.2bn economy boost|first=Jacobs Media Group|last=Ltd|website=Travel Weekly|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602172448/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tourism/platinum-jubilee-celebrations-to-bring-1-2bn-economy-boost|url-status=live}} The Centre for Retail Research estimated that consumers in the United Kingdom would spend $356 million on Platinum Jubilee memorabilia.{{cite web |last=Segran |first=Elizabeth |date=2022-06-03 |title=Inside the $356 million business of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90757155/inside-the-356-million-business-of-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Fast Company -US |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604215130/https://www.fastcompany.com/90757155/inside-the-356-million-business-of-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee |url-status=live }} In July 2022, it was reported that retail sales dipped by 0.1% in June despite jubilee celebrations, which was less than what was expected amid the economic crisis, but still showed a downward trajectory.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-failed-to-prevent-fall-in-retail-sales-in-june-12656691|title=Platinum Jubilee failed to prevent fall in retail sales in June|work=Sky News|date=22 July 2022|access-date=22 July 2022|archive-date=22 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722062414/http://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-failed-to-prevent-fall-in-retail-sales-in-june-12656691|url-status=live}} The food sector was the only sector that saw sales volumes spike by 3.1%.
==Queen's Green Canopy==
{{Main|The Queen's Green Canopy }}
The Queen's Green Canopy campaign was launched in May 2021.{{cite news |first=Jo |last=Couzens |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57137057 |title=Campaign launched to mark Queen's platinum jubilee |publisher=BBC News |date=15 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516234412/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57137057 |url-status=live }} The campaign invites people from the United Kingdom to plant a tree to make the local environment greener, and serve as a "special gift" to the Queen.{{Cite news |date=29 November 2020 |title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Public urged to plant a tree to help mark monarch's 70-year reign |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2020-11-28/public-urged-to-plant-a-tree-for-the-queens-platinum-jubilee |website=ITV |access-date=4 December 2020 |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129092938/https://www.itv.com/news/2020-11-28/public-urged-to-plant-a-tree-for-the-queens-platinum-jubilee |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=The Queen's Green Canopy|url=https://www.coolearth.org/projects/queens-green-canopy/|website=Cool Earth|access-date=4 December 2020|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130160847/https://www.coolearth.org/projects/queens-green-canopy/|url-status=live}} By March 2022 more than one million trees had been planted.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/31/queen-deeply-touched-planting-one-million-platinum-jubilee-trees/|title=Queen 'deeply touched' by the planting of a million Platinum Jubilee trees|work=The Telegraph|date=31 March 2022|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401211319/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/31/queen-deeply-touched-planting-one-million-platinum-jubilee-trees/|url-status=live}}
A {{cvt|70|ft|adj=on}} sculpture called 'Tree of Trees' was erected outside Buckingham Palace for the June celebrations. The sculpture, which contains 350 native British trees in the form of one giant tree, reflects the more than one million trees planted during the Green Canopy initiative. The trees were gifted to selected community groups for planting after the celebrations.{{Cite news |date=2022-04-22 |title=Platinum Jubilee: Tree sculpture to be erected outside Buckingham Palace |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61187850 |access-date=2022-04-23 |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423194534/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61187850 |url-status=live }}
==Jubilee stamps and coins==
The Royal Mint released one of the largest ever commemorative collections,{{cite web|url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/royal-mint-unveils-largest-ever-230100050.html|title=Royal Mint unveils its largest coin for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|website=uk.sports.yahoo.com|date=25 May 2022|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525080011/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/royal-mint-unveils-largest-ever-230100050.html|url-status=live}} including commemorative £5 crowns and 50p coins; the first time a royal event has been commemorated on a 50p coin.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60080352|title=Platinum Jubilee 50p coin to enter circulation next month|work=BBC News|date=21 January 2022|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525080536/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60080352|url-status=live}} The 50p coin is designed to feature the Queen's royal cypher within the 0 of the number 70 on the reverse.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-platinum-jubilee-royal-mint-b1965546.html|title=Royal Mint unveils 50p coin to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=The Independent|first=Kate|last=Ng|date=28 November 2021|access-date=28 November 2021|archive-date=28 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128164913/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-platinum-jubilee-royal-mint-b1965546.html|url-status=live}} The £5 crown features the quartered shield of the Royal Arms on the reverse.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-jubilee-coins-royal-mints-b1983375.html|title=Royal Mint releases new coins for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=The Independent|first=Olivia|last=Petter|date=29 December 2021|access-date=29 December 2021|archive-date=29 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229022821/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-jubilee-coins-royal-mints-b1983375.html|url-status=live}} Both coins show the Queen on horseback on the obverse.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/queens-platinum-jubilee-commemorative-50p-coin-features-her-majesty-on-horseback-12509896|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Commemorative 50p coin features Her Majesty on horseback|work=Sky News|date=6 January 2022|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106021423/http://news.sky.com/story/queens-platinum-jubilee-commemorative-50p-coin-features-her-majesty-on-horseback-12509896|url-status=live}}
The Royal Mint also produced a {{convert|220|mm|abbr=on}} diameter {{convert|15|kg|abbr=on}} coin, which was commissioned by a private UK collector. It is the largest coin the Mint has ever produced. The £15,000 denomination coin was designed by coinage artist John Bergdahl and took nearly 400 hours to make. The obverse features a commemorative design depicting the Queen on horseback, while the reverse depicts the Queen's cypher surrounded by floral emblems of the four nations of the United Kingdom.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-61576353|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Royal Mint unveils largest coin|work=BBC News|date=25 May 2022|access-date=26 May 2022|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526055812/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-61576353|url-status=live}}
The Mint also released a new series of three coins, titled The Queen's Reign. The first coin focuses on the Queen's role as the 'fountain of honour'. The second coin highlights the Queen's role as patron of numerous charities. The third coin celebrates the Queen's role as Head of the Commonwealth, an organisation that she calls her "family of nations". Each coin in the collection features the Queen's signature in the centre; the first time that her signature has been featured on UK coinage.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalmint.com/aboutus/press-centre/the-royal-mint-reveals-special-coin-collection-celebrating-her-majesty-the-queens-reign--featuring-the-queens-signature-for-the-first-time-on-uk-coinage/|title=The Royal Mint reveals special coin collection celebrating Her Majesty The Queen's reign – featuring The Queen's signature for the first time on UK coinage|website=www.royalmint.com|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604060604/https://www.royalmint.com/aboutus/press-centre/the-royal-mint-reveals-special-coin-collection-celebrating-her-majesty-the-queens-reign--featuring-the-queens-signature-for-the-first-time-on-uk-coinage/|url-status=live}} The coins were designed by Irish artist and illustrator P. J. Lynch, who was "inspired by the Queen's hands and the work they represent".{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/11/queens-profile-replaced-signature-royal-mint-platinum-jubilee/|title=Queen's profile replaced by her signature on Royal Mint Platinum Jubilee coins|work=The Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|date=11 August 2022|access-date=12 August 2022|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812014649/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/11/queens-profile-replaced-signature-royal-mint-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}
In February 2022, the Royal Mail released eight new stamps. The new set of stamps features photographs of the Queen throughout her reign, which commemorate different aspects of her royal duties, from the Trooping the Colour to worldwide tours.{{cite web|date=4 February 2022|work=Sky News|title=Platinum Jubilee: Royal Mail issues new stamps to celebrate Queen's 70th year on throne|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-royal-mail-issues-new-stamps-to-celebrate-queens-70th-year-on-throne-12532053|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=7 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607094202/https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-royal-mail-issues-new-stamps-to-celebrate-queens-70th-year-on-throne-12532053|url-status=live}}
==Events leading up to June==
File:Platinum Jubilee Puddings 01.jpg event in May 2022]]
The Platinum Pudding competition was launched on 10 January 2022 by The Big Jubilee Lunch and Fortnum & Mason throughout the United Kingdom to find a pudding to celebrate the Jubilee. Five finalists were selected to prepare their creations for a judging panel, with the winning recipe being made available to the public at Big Jubilee Lunches during the Jubilee weekend.{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/the-platinum-pudding-competition/|title=The Platinum Pudding Competition|work=platinumjubilee.gov.uk|date=10 January 2022|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110150955/https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/the-platinum-pudding-competition/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/world/pudding-competition-opens-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-celebrations/799972/|work=The Print|date=10 January 2022|access-date=10 January 2022|title=Pudding competition opens for Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110150951/https://theprint.in/world/pudding-competition-opens-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-celebrations/799972/|url-status=live}} The winning recipe, by Jemma Melvin from Southport, is a lemon Swiss roll and Amaretti trifle.{{cite web |title=The Platinum Pudding Competition {{!}} The Winner |url=https://www.fortnumandmason.com/platinum-pudding-winner |website=www.fortnumandmason.com |publisher=Fortnum & Mason |access-date=13 May 2022 |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512212927/https://www.fortnumandmason.com/platinum-pudding-winner |url-status=live }} The winner was announced on 12 May in the BBC One documentary The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking, with the Duchess of Cornwall in attendance.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-29/duchess-of-cornwall-joins-mary-berry-to-reveal-prize-winning-pudding|title=Duchess of Cornwall joins Mary Berry to reveal winning pudding to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=ITV|date=30 April 2022|access-date=30 April 2022|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430010757/https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-29/duchess-of-cornwall-joins-mary-berry-to-reveal-prize-winning-pudding|url-status=live}}
On 4 February, pictures and footage taken two weeks earlier in Windsor Castle's Oak Room were released, featuring the Queen viewing memorabilia from this and prior jubilees. The display included a golden jubilee letter from a nine-year-old boy named Chris, titled A Recipe for a Perfect Queen, which includes ingredients of "jewels, posh gowns, loyalty, hard work, healthiness, and courage".{{cite news|title=Queen impressed by homemade cards as she prepares to mark record-breaking Platinum Jubilee year|url=https://news.sky.com/story/queen-impressed-by-homemade-cards-as-she-prepares-to-mark-record-breaking-platinum-jubilee-year-12532908|work=Sky News|date=4 February 2022|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200055/https://news.sky.com/story/queen-impressed-by-homemade-cards-as-she-prepares-to-mark-record-breaking-platinum-jubilee-year-12532908|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Queen Elizabeth Looks to History on the Eve of Her Platinum Jubilee|work=Town & Country|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38984416/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-memorabilia-windsor-castle/|date=4 February 2022|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419020156/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38984416/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-memorabilia-windsor-castle/|url-status=live}} On 5 February, the Queen hosted a reception at Sandringham House for volunteer groups, pensioners and members of the local Women's Institute group. At the reception, the Queen met Angela Wood, a former cookery student who helped create the original recipe for Coronation chicken in 1953.{{cite news|work=BBC News|date=5 February 2022|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60272124|title=Queen holds reception to mark eve of Accession Day|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=21 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221164719/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60272124|url-status=live}}{{cite news|work=The Telegraph|date=5 February 2022|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/02/05/queen-meets-woman-invented-recipe-coronation-chicken/|title=The Queen meets woman who invented recipe for Coronation chicken|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418215238/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/02/05/queen-meets-woman-invented-recipe-coronation-chicken/|url-status=live}} The Queen's Accession Day message was released later that evening.
On Accession Day, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer, and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby were among notable figures releasing statements congratulating the Queen. Tributes were also paid by former British prime ministers.{{cite news |date=6 February 2022 |title=Tributes pour in as Queen celebrates Platinum Jubilee |work=indy100 |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/best-tributes-queen-platinum-jubilee |url-status=live |access-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419002745/https://www.indy100.com/news/best-tributes-queen-platinum-jubilee |archive-date=19 April 2023}}{{cite web |date=6 February 2022 |title=Archbishop praises Queen's Christian faith on her historic Platinum Jubilee |url=https://theparadise.ng/archbishop-praises-queens-christian-faith-on-her-historic-platinum-jubilee/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207123046/https://theparadise.ng/archbishop-praises-queens-christian-faith-on-her-historic-platinum-jubilee/ |archive-date=7 February 2022 |access-date=7 February 2022 |work=The Paradise News}} Outdoor billboards across the United Kingdom, including Piccadilly Circus, were lit up.{{cite news |date=6 February 2022 |title=Piccadilly Circus billboard marks Queen's Accession Day |work=Yahoo News UK |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/piccadilly-circus-billboard-marks-queen-143416393.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220224/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/piccadilly-circus-billboard-marks-queen-143416393.html |archive-date=18 April 2023}}{{cite news |date=6 February 2022 |title=World-famous Piccadilly Circus billboard celebrates Queen's jubilee |work=MSN UK |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/family-life/world-famous-piccadilly-circus-billboard-celebrates-queens-jubilee/vp-AATxb3u |url-status=live |access-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200054/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/family-life/world-famous-piccadilly-circus-billboard-celebrates-queens-jubilee/vp-AATxb3u |archive-date=14 April 2023}} Special services were held in cathedrals. In Exeter Cathedral, the choir sang an anthem written for Queen Elizabeth I by the 16th century English composer William Byrd.{{cite news |date=7 February 2022 |title=Platinum Jubilee: Cathedrals mark 70th anniversary of Queen's accession |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-60281071 |url-status=live |access-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220220/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-60281071 |archive-date=18 April 2023}}
File:Stephen Kerr congratulates Her Majesty on Platinum Jubilee.jpg congratulating the Queen at the Scottish parliament, 9 February 2022]]
Gun salutes were held on 7 February, the anniversary of the accession. A 41-gun salute was fired by the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in London's Green Park. At the Tower of London, the Honourable Artillery Company fired 62 rounds.{{cite web|date=7 February 2022|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Gun salutes mark official start of 70th anniversary celebrations|work=Sky News|url=https://news.sky.com/story/queens-platinum-jubilee-gun-salutes-mark-official-start-of-70th-anniversary-celebrations-12535414|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=7 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607112443/https://news.sky.com/story/queens-platinum-jubilee-gun-salutes-mark-official-start-of-70th-anniversary-celebrations-12535414|url-status=live}} A 21-gun salute was fired at Edinburgh Castle by 105th Regiment Royal Artillery.{{cite web|url=https://news.stv.tv/east-central/gun-salute-marks-queens-platinum-jubilee-at-edinburgh-castle|title=Gun salute marks Queen's platinum jubilee at Edinburgh Castle|date=7 February 2022|work=STV News|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=28 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528231535/https://news.stv.tv/east-central/gun-salute-marks-queens-platinum-jubilee-at-edinburgh-castle|url-status=live}} In Wales, a gun-salute was fired in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, organised by 160th (Welsh) Brigade. In Northern Ireland, the Reservists of 206 (Ulster) Battery Royal Artillery fired a 21-gun salute at Hillsborough Castle.{{cite web|work=Royal.uk|url=https://www.royal.uk/royal-week-5-11-february-2022|title=The Royal Week 5-11 February 2022|date=10 February 2022|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212053731/https://www.royal.uk/royal-week-5-11-february-2022|url-status=live}}
On 16 March, a concert titled The Queen's Platinum Jubilee – 70 Years took place at the Royal Albert Hall. The event featured music from the Queen's coronation and other key moments of her reign, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2022/the-queens-platinum-jubilee-70-years/|title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee – 70 Years|access-date=16 March 2022|work=Royal Albert Hall|archive-date=13 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313011947/http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2022/the-queens-platinum-jubilee-70-years|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/royal-albert-hall-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-70-years-concert/|work=platinumjubilee.gov.uk|title=Royal Albert Hall: The Queen's Platinum Jubilee – 70 Years concert|access-date=16 March 2022|archive-date=3 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403094025/https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/royal-albert-hall-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-70-years-concert/|url-status=live}} Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were in attendance.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/942000-prince-and-princess-michael-of-kent-to-attend-queens-platinum-jubilee-concert|title=Prince and Princess Michael of Kent to attend Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert|date=16 March 2022|work=The News International|access-date=16 March 2022|archive-date=16 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316233441/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/942000-prince-and-princess-michael-of-kent-to-attend-queens-platinum-jubilee-concert|url-status=live}}
The Lord Mayor's Platinum Jubilee Big Curry Lunch took place at the Guildhall, London, on 7 April.{{cite web|url=https://soldierscharity.org/the-lord-mayors-platinum-jubilee-big-curry-lunch-attracts-record-number-of-guests-in-support-of-veterans-of-her-majestys-armed-forces/|title=The Lord Mayor's Platinum Jubilee Big Curry Lunch attracts record number of guests in support of veterans of Her Majesty's Armed Forces|work=The Soldiers' Charity|date=8 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022|archive-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507032410/https://soldierscharity.org/the-lord-mayors-platinum-jubilee-big-curry-lunch-attracts-record-number-of-guests-in-support-of-veterans-of-her-majestys-armed-forces/|url-status=live}} Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie attended the event.{{cite web|work=HELLO!|title=Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie enjoy a rare day out together to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220408137527/princess-beatrice-princess-eugenie-rare-day-off/|date=8 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409080433/https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220408137527/princess-beatrice-princess-eugenie-rare-day-off/|url-status=live}}
On four evenings from 12 to 15 May, the 2022 Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle, titled A Gallop Through History, concluded with a 90-minute celebration in tribute to the Queen, featuring 500 horses and 1,000 dancers, with various members of the Royal Family, including Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar, and the Princess Royal in attendance.{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=Megan |title=The Queen's upcoming Platinum Jubilee party sounds next-level |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a37687914/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-party-plans/ |website=Cosmopolitan |date=22 September 2021 |access-date=22 September 2021 |archive-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922152406/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a37687914/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-party-plans/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/12/queens-platinum-jubilee-princess-beatrice-attends-charity-preview/ |title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Princess Beatrice attends charity preview of star-studded performance |work=The Telegraph |first=Victoria |last=Ward |date=12 May 2022 |access-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512051819/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/12/queens-platinum-jubilee-princess-beatrice-attends-charity-preview/ |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-status=dead}} Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, also attended the charity preview of the event. The Queen attended on 15 May. The Queen's youngest granddaughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, drove in the carriage that once belonged to her grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, and had been featured in his funeral.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/07/lady-louise-drive-duke-edinburghs-carriage-platinum-jubilee/|title=Lady Louise to drive Duke of Edinburgh's carriage at Platinum Jubilee horse show|work=The Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=7 May 2022|access-date=8 May 2022|archive-date=8 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508002031/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/07/lady-louise-drive-duke-edinburghs-carriage-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}} Actors Helen Mirren and Tom Cruise were involved, with Mirren playing Queen Elizabeth I.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61460345|title=Queen attends Platinum Jubilee equestrian extravaganza|work=BBC News|date=16 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515232734/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61460345|url-status=live}}
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On 13 May, a {{convert|550|mi|adj=on}} torch relay across Suffolk began. Starting in Brandon, The relay travelled 250 towns and villages, ending at the Suffolk Show in Ipswich on 1 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-05-13/celebrating-queens-jubilee-with-550-mile-torch-relay|title=Celebrating Queen's Jubilee with 550-mile torch relay|date=13 May 2022|website=ITV News|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515234015/https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-05-13/celebrating-queens-jubilee-with-550-mile-torch-relay|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-61550150|title=Suffolk torch relay celebrates Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=BBC News|date=24 May 2022|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525070157/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-61550150|url-status=live}}
On 23 May, the Queen visited the Chelsea Flower Show, which featured four commemorative installations. In The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Garden, laser-cut steel silhouettes of the Queen were featured, surrounded by 70 planted terracotta pots planted with Lily of the valley, the Queen's favourite flower.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61508570|title=Chelsea Flower Show: Queen hopes to attend 2022 event, says Palace|work=BBC News|date=19 May 2022|access-date=23 May 2022|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523151647/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61508570|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/23/chelsea-flower-show-mark-platinum-jubilee-sculpture-queens-postage/|title=Chelsea Flower Show to mark Platinum Jubilee with sculpture of Queen's postage stamp silhouette|first=Lizzie|last=Roberts|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=23 May 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=23 May 2022|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523151646/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/23/chelsea-flower-show-mark-platinum-jubilee-sculpture-queens-postage/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/23/queen-makes-surprise-visit-chelsea-flower-show/|title=The Queen tours Chelsea Flower Show in her very own chauffeur-driven buggy|first1=Hannah|last1=Furness|first2=Olivia|last2=Rudgard|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=23 May 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=23 May 2022|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523180349/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/23/queen-makes-surprise-visit-chelsea-flower-show/|url-status=live}} At the show, display of roses, featuring new cultivars created to mark the jubilee, won a gold medal. The exhibit, by Shropshire-based grower David Austin Roses, featured pink-apricot roses named Elizabeth.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-61578453|title=Chelsea Flower Show: David Austin Roses jubilee display wins gold|work=BBC News|date=25 May 2022|access-date=26 May 2022|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526055812/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-61578453|url-status=live}}
On 24 May, the Senedd passed a motion to congratulate the Queen. First Minister Mark Drakeford said the jubilee events in Wales would be "an indication of the deep respect in which the Queen is held, and an expression of the gratitude for her many years of selfless service". Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said she had held Wales "deeply in her heart" over her 70-year reign. Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price praised the "empathy" the Queen had shown after the 1966 Aberfan disaster.{{cite web|url=https://record.senedd.wales/Plenary/12843|title=Plenary 24/05/2022|website=Welsh Parliament|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524154718/https://record.senedd.wales/Plenary/12843|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-61565023|title=Queen's Jubilee: Senedd tributes ahead of celebrations|work=BBC News|date=24 May 2022|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525070155/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-61565023|url-status=live}}
On 26 May, both Houses of Parliament debated a Humble Address to congratulate the Queen. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the United Kingdom would "show with every bonfire, every concert and street party, and every aerobatic display a love and devotion to reciprocate the love, devotion and leadership she has shown to the whole country over seven decades".{{cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-05-26/debates/696F1A0F-A694-4D74-A398-DCA9B51ADCBE/AddressToHerMajestyPlatinumJubilee|title=Address to Her Majesty: Platinum Jubilee|access-date=27 May 2022|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527085845/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-05-26/debates/696F1A0F-A694-4D74-A398-DCA9B51ADCBE/AddressToHerMajestyPlatinumJubilee|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2022-05-26/debates/CD1FE384-A76A-4ED8-AA2A-FAF4A5A50D08/HerMajestyTheQueen%E2%80%99SPlatinumJubilee|title=Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|access-date=27 May 2022|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527085845/https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2022-05-26/debates/CD1FE384-A76A-4ED8-AA2A-FAF4A5A50D08/HerMajestyTheQueen%E2%80%99SPlatinumJubilee|url-status=live}} He said:
{{Blockquote|text=She has seen an empire transformed into a happy Commonwealth that countries are now bidding to join. In the thousand-year history of this place, no monarch has seen such an increase in the longevity, prosperity or opportunity — or the freedom — of the British people. No monarch has seen such technical advances, in many of which British scientists have played a leading part, from the dawn of the internet to the use of the world's first approved covid vaccine. No monarch, by their efforts, dedication and achievement, better deserves the attribute of greatness. For me, she is already Elizabeth the Great.{{cite web| url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-05-26/debates/696F1A0F-A694-4D74-A398-DCA9B51ADCBE/AddressToHerMajestyPlatinumJubilee| title=Address to Her Majesty: Platinum Jubilee| date=26 May 2022| work=hansard.parliament.uk| access-date=27 May 2022| archive-date=27 May 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527085845/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-05-26/debates/696F1A0F-A694-4D74-A398-DCA9B51ADCBE/AddressToHerMajestyPlatinumJubilee| url-status=live}}}}
A new BBC documentary, Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen, aired on 29 May. The film includes unseen footage from the Queen's archive, and is narrated by the Queen herself.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61363005|title=Unseen footage of Queen to air in new BBC documentary|work=BBC News|date=7 May 2022|access-date=7 May 2022|archive-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507213206/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61363005|url-status=live}}
In late May, the Reading-based Republic group put on posters with the slogan "Make Elizabeth the Last" in different regions within the UK, using £43,000 garnered from crowdfunding.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-61644484|title=Republic erect anti-monarchy billboards across Britain|work=BBC|date=31 May 2022|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605064858/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-61644484|url-status=live}}
From 30 May to 3 June, HMY Britannia hosted 65 former crew members for Yotties Week. Celebrations included celebratory dishes and cocktails in the Royal Deck Tea Room, musical entertainment for visitors in the State Apartments on 2 June, and a city-wide Corgi Treasure Hunt.{{Cite web |url=http://royalyachtbritannia.co.uk/visit/platinum-jubilee-2022/ |title=Celebrate HM The Queen's Platinum Jubilee aboard Britannia |access-date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816000820/https://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk/visit/platinum-jubilee-2022/ |url-status=live }}
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On 1 June, the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon moved a motion in the Scottish Parliament congratulating the Queen. She said that the Scottish Government would present the Queen with a limited edition Johnnie Walker whisky, with a special design to celebrate the beauty of Scotland's flora and fauna, and a throw made from the tartan commissioned in honour of the three bridges across the River Forth.{{cite web| url=https://www.gov.scot/news/scotland-to-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee/| title=Scotland to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=1 June 2022| work=Scottish Government| access-date=1 June 2022| archive-date=1 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601153810/https://www.gov.scot/news/scotland-to-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee/| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.gov.scot/publications/queens-platinum-jubilee-debate-first-ministers-statement/| title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee debate: First Minister's statement| date=1 June 2022| work=Scottish Government| access-date=1 June 2022| archive-date=1 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601153810/https://www.gov.scot/publications/queens-platinum-jubilee-debate-first-ministers-statement/| url-status=live}}
Schools and nurseries across the UK organised events and parties.{{cite web |last=Mulholl |first=Sheanne |date=1 June 2022 |title=Hats off to Her Majesty: Queen's Platinum Jubilee marked by schools in Tayside and Fife |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/3350844/queens-platinum-jubilee-school-parties-held-across-tayside-and-fife/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=The Courier |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602120122/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/3350844/queens-platinum-jubilee-school-parties-held-across-tayside-and-fife/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Mountney |first=Dan |date=2022-06-02 |title=Pre-school gets in party spirit with Queen's Jubilee celebration |url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/education/acorn-pre-school-welwyn-jubilee-celebration-9010812 |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Welwyn Hatfield Times |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602120122/https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/education/acorn-pre-school-welwyn-jubilee-celebration-9010812 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Mykkanen |first=Noora |date=2 June 2022 |title=Jubilee celebrations gear up at Bucks schools |url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/20153605.jubilee-schools-shows-across-county/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Bucks Free Press |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602093652/https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/20153605.jubilee-schools-shows-across-county/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Cheerleaders, Year 11 leavers, Jubilee celebrations and more |url=https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/20180151.school-news-across-wrexham-flintshire/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=The Leader |date=June 2022 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601095632/https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/20180151.school-news-across-wrexham-flintshire/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=1 June 2022 |title='I think the Queen's cracker' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-61652941 |access-date=2022-06-02 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602120122/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-61652941 |url-status=live }} St Paul's C.E Primary School in Oldham organised a re-enactment of the Queen's coronation in 1953.{{cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=Primary school recreates coronation service for Queen's Jubilee |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-05-30/primary-school-recreates-coronation-service-for-queens-jubilee |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=ITV News |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602120122/https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-05-30/primary-school-recreates-coronation-service-for-queens-jubilee |url-status=live }}
==Central weekend==
File:RFA Mounts Bay in Greenwich for Platinum Jubilee.jpg in London during the jubilee weekend{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/may/30/220530-royal-fleet-auxiliary-in-london-for-platinum-jubilee-weekend |title=Royal Fleet Auxiliary in London for Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend |author= |date=30 May 2022 |website=Royal Navy |publisher= |access-date=2 June 2022 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530120202/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/may/30/220530-royal-fleet-auxiliary-in-london-for-platinum-jubilee-weekend |archive-date=30 May 2022 |url-status=live }}]]
The late May bank holiday was moved to Thursday 2 June with an additional bank holiday on Friday 3 June, making a four-day weekend.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54911550|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee to include extra bank holiday|work=BBC|date=12 November 2020|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408040632/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54911550|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-bank-holiday-to-mark-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-in-2022|title=Extra Bank Holiday to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022|website=gov.uk|date=12 November 2020|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226110624/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-bank-holiday-to-mark-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-in-2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2020-11-12/debates/E00412B0-5AD9-4C04-A856-84B8E0545C33/HerMajestyTheQueen%E2%80%99SPlatinumJubilee|title=Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=UK Parliament|date=12 November 2020|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110172024/https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2020-11-12/debates/E00412B0-5AD9-4C04-A856-84B8E0545C33/HerMajestyTheQueen%E2%80%99SPlatinumJubilee|url-status=live}}
Big screens were placed in The Mall, London, Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens and in Cardiff's Bute Park for members of the public to watch the events taking place across the bank holiday weekend.{{cite web|work=GOV.UK|date=14 May 2022|title=UK-wide plans for public to celebrate Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-wide-plans-for-public-to-celebrate-platinum-jubilee|access-date=14 May 2022|archive-date=14 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514022818/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-wide-plans-for-public-to-celebrate-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}} Members of the Royal Family also carried out engagements across the UK during the bank holiday weekend.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/william-kate-wales-platinum-jubilee-b2074082.html|title=William and Kate to visit Wales during Jubilee weekend|work=The Independent|first=Laura|last=Hampson|date=8 May 2022|access-date=9 May 2022|archive-date=8 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508233439/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/william-kate-wales-platinum-jubilee-b2074082.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cardiff-northern-ireland-princess-royal-scotland-hms-albion-b2090560.html|title=William and Kate to visit Cardiff to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=The Independent|first=Tony|last=Jones|date=30 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530212023/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cardiff-northern-ireland-princess-royal-scotland-hms-albion-b2090560.html|url-status=live}} The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are expected to remain in England.
More than 16,000 street parties were expected to be held over the weekend.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/28/queens-platinum-jubilee-to-be-marked-by-16000-street-parties-across-england|title=Queen's platinum jubilee to be marked by 16,000 street parties across England|date=28 May 2022|website=The Guardian|access-date=29 May 2022|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529071248/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/28/queens-platinum-jubilee-to-be-marked-by-16000-street-parties-across-england|url-status=live}}
In England and Wales, pubs, clubs and bars were allowed to stay open for extra two hours each day from Thursday to Saturday.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/dec/26/plans-to-allow-pubs-to-stay-open-longer-for-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=Plans to allow pubs to stay open longer for Queen's platinum jubilee|work=The Guardian|date=25 December 2021|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109211739/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/dec/26/plans-to-allow-pubs-to-stay-open-longer-for-queens-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}} During the weekend, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle were open to visitors, and the Manchester Flower Show featured royal-themed displays.{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/the-manchester-flower-show/|title=The Manchester Flower Show|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524090846/https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/the-manchester-flower-show/|url-status=live}}
=== 2 June ===
File:Camilla and Catherine at Platinum Jubilee.jpg
File:Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Flypast. ‘COBRA’ and ‘WARLORD’ formations. 02-6-2022 (52132678768).jpgs making the figure "70".]]
The Queen's birthday parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, which usually takes place on the second Saturday of June, was held on Thursday, 2 June. Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57329680|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee plans unveiled by Buckingham Palace|work=BBC|first1=Alex|last1=Therrien|first2=Lauren|last2=Turner|date=2 June 2021|access-date=2 June 2021|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002062751/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57329680|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/uk/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-plans-scli-gbr-intl/index.html|title=A four-day weekend, a pageant and a concert announced for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee|work=CNN|first1=Rob|last1=Picheta|first2=Max|last2=Foster|date=2 June 2021|access-date=2 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602121040/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/uk/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-plans-scli-gbr-intl/index.html|url-status=live}} The event closed with the Queen and Royal Family observing a flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.{{cite web|url = https://www.royal.uk/platinum-jubilee-central-weekend|title = Plans announced for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend 2022|website = The Royal Family|date = June 2021|access-date = 7 November 2023|archive-date = 13 October 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231013083837/https://www.royal.uk/platinum-jubilee-central-weekend|url-status = live}} The balcony was "limited to Her Majesty and those members of the royal family who are currently undertaking official public duties on behalf of the Queen".{{cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=Andrew, Harry and Meghan won't appear on jubilee balcony |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/andrew-harry-and-meghan-won-t-appear-on-jubilee-balcony-1.5891831 |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=CTVNews |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506154901/https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/andrew-harry-and-meghan-won-t-appear-on-jubilee-balcony-1.5891831 |url-status=live }} The flypast consisted of more than 70 aircraft of the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and Army Air Corps, including the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Red Arrows and fifteen Typhoon fighters forming the number "70".{{cite web |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/uk-armed-forces-celebrate-her-majesty-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/ |title=UK Armed Forces celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee |author= |date=2 June 2022 |website=www.raf.mod.uk |publisher=Royal Air Force |access-date=13 June 2022 |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604163626/https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/uk-armed-forces-celebrate-her-majesty-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/ |url-status=live }}
A flotilla of 70 vessels, comprising sloops, trawlers, tugs, patrol boats and more, sailed from Hull Marina to the Humber Bridge. The event re-enacted the Humber flotilla of 60 boats in 2012 for the Queen's diamond jubilee, and the occasion in 1897 when watermen gathered their boats on the Humber in celebration of Queen Victoria's 60 years on the throne.{{cite web|url=https://www.hullccnews.co.uk/01/02/2022/70-strong-flotilla-will-lead-humber-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-from-hull/|title=70-strong flotilla will lead Humber Platinum Jubilee celebrations from Hull|date=1 February 2022|website=Hull CC News|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517111107/https://www.hullccnews.co.uk/01/02/2022/70-strong-flotilla-will-lead-humber-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-from-hull/|url-status=live}} In Herefordshire, a giant lion puppet was paraded during Leominster Festival.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-61565410|title=Platinum Jubilee: Giant lion puppet to join Herefordshire celebrations|work=BBC News|date=25 May 2022|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525061347/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-61565410|url-status=live}}
The tradition of lighting beacons was repeated across the Commonwealth. At Windsor Castle, the Queen lit the principal beacon by touching a glittering globe. At Buckingham Palace, the Duke of Cambridge represented the Queen as the "Tree of Trees" was lit. More than 3,500 beacons were lit around the world.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/02/beacons-light-commonwealth-nations-honour-queens-platinum-jubilee/|title=Her Majesty 'the beacon of the world': The Queen lights principal beacon in historic jubilee moment|first=Eleanor|last=Steafel|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=2 June 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603025343/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/02/beacons-light-commonwealth-nations-honour-queens-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-queen-makes-second-appearance-of-day-as-she-triggers-lighting-of-jubilee-beacons-across-uk-12626382|title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen triggers lighting of Jubilee beacons across UK|website=Sky News|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602225044/https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-queen-makes-second-appearance-of-day-as-she-triggers-lighting-of-jubilee-beacons-across-uk-12626382|url-status=live}}
=== 3 June ===
On 3 June, a service of thanksgiving for the Queen's reign was held at St Paul's Cathedral. The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell praised the Queen for being "still in the saddle" and thanked her "for staying the course".{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/archbishop-justin-welby-london-york-st-pauls-cathedral-b2093353.html |title=Queen thanked by Archbishop for 'staying the course' |website=Independent.co.uk |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=13 June 2022 |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613214929/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/archbishop-justin-welby-london-york-st-pauls-cathedral-b2093353.html |url-status=live }} After the service, members of the royal family attended a reception at London's Guildhall, hosted by the Lord Mayor.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61589848|title=Platinum Jubilee: Timetable of planned events for Queen's Platinum Jubilee - CBBC Newsround|newspaper=BBC Newsround|date=26 May 2022|access-date=26 May 2022|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526093929/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61589848|url-status=live}} The Queen did not attend these events, after having experienced "discomfort" at Trooping the Colour on 2 June.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/02/queen-miss-service-thanksgiving-suffering-discomfort/|title=The Queen to miss service of thanksgiving after suffering discomfort|first=Hannah|last=Furness|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=2 June 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=27 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627180802/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/02/queen-miss-service-thanksgiving-suffering-discomfort/|url-status=live}}
Princess Anne visited Edinburgh Zoo, where she met Ukrainian orphans. She visited HMS Albion and inspected a guard of honour before boarding the ship, where she met members of the ship's company and representatives from charities across Scotland supported by the Queen and Anne as patrons.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-61684013|title=Royals feeds penguins as Jubilee celebrations continue|work=BBC|date=3 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603221915/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-61684013|url-status=live}}
File:Newmarket Jubilee Parade & Party-005 (52120034476).jpg on 3 June]]
The Corby Pole Fair was held to coincide with the jubilee.{{Cite news|last=Bagley|first=Alison|date=7 January 2021|title=June date set for Corby Pole Fair as double celebration for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/june-date-set-corby-pole-fair-double-celebration-queens-platinum-jubilee-3085762|access-date=8 January 2021|website=Northamptonshire Telegraph|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107120423/https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/june-date-set-corby-pole-fair-double-celebration-queens-platinum-jubilee-3085762|url-status=live}} In Newmarket, a parade was held.{{cite web|url=https://www.newmarket.gov.uk/2022/02/07/join-the-newmarket-jubilee-parade/|title=Join the Newmarket Jubilee Parade|date=7 February 2022|website=Newmarket Town Council}} In central London, more than 100 corgis took part in a parade organised by the UK Corgi Club and Great Corgi Club of Britain.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/dog-save-queen-corgis-parade-155138924.html|title=Dog save the Queen! Corgi's parade for Platinum Jubilee|website=news.yahoo.com|date=3 June 2022|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603203830/https://news.yahoo.com/dog-save-queen-corgis-parade-155138924.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2022/jun/03/harry-meghan-corgis-day-two-platinum-jubilee-in-pictures|title=Harry, Meghan and corgis: day two of the platinum jubilee – in pictures|first=Matt|last=Fidler|newspaper=The Guardian|date=3 June 2022|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=3 June 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603203830/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2022/jun/03/harry-meghan-corgis-day-two-platinum-jubilee-in-pictures|url-status=live}}
=== 4 June ===
On 4 June, the Princess Royal attended the Derby at Epsom Downs. The Queen watched the Derby on television.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/04/queen-watching-derby-comfy-clothes-windsor-sofa-says-zara-tindall/|title=The Queen watched the Derby in 'comfy clothes' on her Windsor sofa, says Zara Tindall|work=The Telegraph|first=Camilla|last=Tominey|date=4 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604154756/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/04/queen-watching-derby-comfy-clothes-windsor-sofa-says-zara-tindall/|url-status=live}}
The Royal Forth Yacht Club organised a Parade of Sail with about 20 boats sailing between Newhaven and Granton Harbour in Edinburgh. At Kelso, Scottish Borders, the celebrations involved a parade and re-enactment of the coronation.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-61687333|title=Platinum Jubilee: Flotilla among Scotland's weekend celebrations|work=BBC|date=4 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604111745/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-61687333|url-status=live}}
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar visited Northern Ireland. At Royal Avenue in Belfast, they attended a 1950s-themed celebration. The couple met groups of performers, and learnt about the city's diverse communities, which were explored through fashion, photography, music and dance. The Earl also met older members of the local community, brought together by Age-friendly Belfast, while the Countess joined in with craft activities, making crowns and toy corgis with school children. In Bangor, the Countess danced in the new Platinum Ballroom while the Earl pulled a pint in a 1950s-themed bar.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61688999|title=Platinum Jubilee: Earl and Countess of Wessex visit NI|work=BBC|date=4 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604102954/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61688999|url-status=live}}
File:The Great Field Jubilee parkrun, Poundbury (52121888073).jpg
In the evening, a concert, 'Platinum Party at the Palace', took place at Buckingham Palace. The BBC produced and broadcast it, and distributed it via the European Broadcasting Union's Eurovision network, like the Diamond Jubilee Concert. The public were invited to apply to attend the event. The event opened with a short two-minute film, produced by Buckingham Palace, BBC Studios, and Heyday Films/StudioCanal UK. The short film featured the Queen having tea with Paddington Bear, based on the 2014 film, and voiced by Ben Whishaw. It is one of the few times that the Queen has appeared in an acting role.{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2022/06/queen-jubilee-paddington-bear-short-film-bbc-platinum-1235038419/ | title = WATCH: Queen Elizabeth II & Paddington Bear Star In Special Platinum Jubilee Short Film | first = Andreas | last = Wiseman | date = 4 June 2022 | access-date = 5 June 2022 | work = Deadline Hollywood | archive-date = 5 June 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220605000855/https://deadline.com/2022/06/queen-jubilee-paddington-bear-short-film-bbc-platinum-1235038419/ | url-status = live }}
File:Platinum Jubilee- A Corgi display.jpg
Cardiff Castle hosted a concert featuring Welsh performers including Aled Jones, Bonnie Tyler, the Pendyrus Male Voice Choir, and "drumming weatherman" Owain Wyn Evans. The concert concluded with a specially produced "Singing in the Reign" programme celebrating Welsh hits from the past 70 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.liveunderthestars.wales/event/cardiff-castle-jubilee-celebration-concert/|title=Cardiff Castle Jubilee Celebration Concert|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521024121/https://www.liveunderthestars.wales/event/cardiff-castle-jubilee-celebration-concert/|url-status=live}} The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince George and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, attended concert rehearsals earlier in the day.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-61676612|title=Platinum Jubilee: William and Kate at Cardiff show rehearsal|work=BBC|date=4 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604183631/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-61676612|url-status=live}}
A vegan festival took place at Bath Pavilion.{{cite web |last=Elgee |first=Emma |date=2022-05-31 |title=Somerset to celebrate Jubilee weekend with huge vegan festival |url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/bath-celebrate-jubilee-weekend-huge-7148500 |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=SomersetLive |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609091353/https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/bath-celebrate-jubilee-weekend-huge-7148500 |url-status=live }}
=== 5 June ===
People were encouraged to have a Big Jubilee Lunch on 5 June, the last day of the extended bank holiday, to enable communities to celebrate their connections and get to know each other better. More than 85,000 people signed up to host Big Lunches and 16,000 street parties were held across the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61697044|title=Platinum Jubilee: Millions watch Party at the Palace concert|work=BBC|first=James|last=Clarke|date=5 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606005609/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61697044|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-16-000-street-parties-to-celebrate-the-queen-find-an-event-near-you-12622522|title=Platinum Jubilee: 16,000 street parties to celebrate the Queen - find an event near you|work=Sky News|first1=Ganesh|last1=Rao|first2=Lauren|last2=Pinkney|date=5 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=7 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607081258/https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-16-000-street-parties-to-celebrate-the-queen-find-an-event-near-you-12622522|url-status=live}} A platinum jubilee picnic in Windsor was expected to become the longest ever held, breaking a record set in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2019. The organiser said the party would involve a {{convert|500|m|yd|adj=mid|-long}} table – {{convert|100|yd}} longer than the previous record, set at the Memphis in May International Festival.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/01/31/platinum-jubilee-record-breaking-picnic-planned-record-breaking/|title=Platinum Jubilee: Record-breaking picnic planned for a record-breaking Queen|first=Olivia|last=Rudgard|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=31 January 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525081049/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/01/31/platinum-jubilee-record-breaking-picnic-planned-record-breaking/|url-status=live}} The UK's longest ever street party was held in Morecambe, where 500 tables were set up over the length of {{convert|1.6|miles}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/platinum-jubilee-street-parties-morecambe-b2094386.html|title=Platinum jubilee: Cake and candelabra as Morecambe hosts UK's longest ever street party|work=The Independent|first=Colin|last=Drury|date=5 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022|archive-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605200112/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/platinum-jubilee-street-parties-morecambe-b2094386.html|url-status=live}} The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall attended a lunch at The Oval cricket ground in south London, where a {{convert|12|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} cake prepared by the National Bakery School was served.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61631944|title=Platinum Jubilee: Charles and Camilla to join public for lunches|work=BBC|first=Charley|last=Adams|date=30 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530202453/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61631944|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/12-metre-high-cake-prepared-163032526.html|title=12-metre-high cake prepared for Platinum Jubilee Lunch|work=ITN|date=30 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022|via=Yahoo! News|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612003134/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/12-metre-high-cake-prepared-163032526.html|url-status=live}} The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined a lunch in Ladbroke Grove, and earlier the Duchess and her three children had baked cakes for a street party in Cardiff.{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/20220605142120/kate-middleton-chic-jubilee-dress-unexpected-surprise-appearance/|title=Kate Middleton is all smiles sporting chic blue dress during surprise appearance|work=Hello!|first=Beatriz|last=Colon|date=5 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022|archive-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605205854/https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/20220605142120/kate-middleton-chic-jubilee-dress-unexpected-surprise-appearance/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-06-05/prince-william-and-kate-and-children-bake-cakes-for-jubilee-street-party|title=William, Kate and children George, Charlotte and Louis bake cakes for Cardiff Jubilee street party|work=ITV|date=5 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606082926/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-06-05/prince-william-and-kate-and-children-bake-cakes-for-jubilee-street-party|url-status=live}} The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar joined a lunch near Windsor Castle. Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie attended a lunch organised by Westminster City Council for local volunteer and community groups who responded to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A pageant featuring approximately 5,000 people from across the UK and the Commonwealth took place, with circus, carniva, costumed performers and 11 James Bond vehicles parading along The Mall through an array of over 200 silk flags, decorated with images drawn by children, as a 'River of Hope'. Actors, singers, presenters and sports stars rode on open-top buses.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/21/aboard-nostalgia-bus-stars-past-present-join-special-platinum/|title=All aboard the nostalgia bus! Stars of past and present to join special Platinum Jubilee parade|first=Hannah|last=Furness|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=21 May 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525081050/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/21/aboard-nostalgia-bus-stars-past-present-join-special-platinum/|url-status=live}} The Queen and her heirs appeared on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace for the finale of the pageant, and she later thanked everyone for their "good wishes" in a statement.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61698256|title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen 'humbled and touched' by celebrations|work=BBC|date=6 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605135010/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61698256|url-status=live}} The 2022 Thank You Day was also held, so people could thank the Queen, and their communities.{{cite web|url=https://thankyouday.org.uk/|work=Thank You Day|title=Join the UK's biggest thank you party|access-date=14 February 2022|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214002051/https://thankyouday.org.uk/|url-status=live}} 4.7 million people took part in organising jubilee events, while about 8.7 million attended a Thank You Day event and 3.3 million helped to organise one.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/06/platinum-jubilee-one-in-four-britons-joined-community-events-poll|title=Platinum jubilee: one in four Britons joined community events, poll shows|work=The Guardian|first=Caroline|last=Davies|date=6 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606212232/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/06/platinum-jubilee-one-in-four-britons-joined-community-events-poll|url-status=live}}
A platinum jubilee Corgi Derby took place at Musselburgh Racecourse in Scotland with a number of the Queen's favourite dogs take part in a novelty race in front of the crowd.{{cite web|url=https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/the-first-ever-corgi-derby-to-take-place-in-june-to-celebrate-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-177077/|title=A very special Platinum Jubilee Corgi Derby to take place in June to celebrate The Queen|date=24 May 2022|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524185256/https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/the-first-ever-corgi-derby-to-take-place-in-june-to-celebrate-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-177077/|url-status=live}}
==Displays and exhibitions==
There were special displays and exhibitions at the official royal residences, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.{{cite web|date=15 November 2021|title=Special Displays at the Official Residences to Celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.rct.uk/about/press-office/press-releases/special-displays-at-the-official-residences-to-celebrate-her#/|website=Royal Collection Trust|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725010356/https://www.rct.uk/about/press-office/press-releases/special-displays-at-the-official-residences-to-celebrate-her#/|url-status=live}} The Queen's portraits, jewellery and tiaras, and carriages were on display at Buckingham Palace from 22 July to 8 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/platinum-jubilee-the-queens-accession/buckingham-palace|title=Platinum Jubilee: The Queen's Accession|work=Royal Collection Trust|access-date=4 May 2022|archive-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507032410/https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/platinum-jubilee-the-queens-accession/buckingham-palace|url-status=live}} At Windsor Castle, the Queen's coronation robe was shown to visitors from 7 July to 8 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/platinum-jubliee-the-queens-coronation/windsor-castle|title=Platinum Jubilee: The Queen's Coronation|work=Royal Collection Trust|access-date=4 May 2022|archive-date=6 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506100317/https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/platinum-jubliee-the-queens-coronation/windsor-castle|url-status=live}} The Palace of Holyroodhouse displayed the outfits worn by the Queen for her silver, golden, and diamond jubilees from 3 July to 8 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/platinum-jubilee-display/palace-of-holyroodhouse|title=Platinum Jubilee Display|work=Royal Collection Trust|access-date=4 May 2022|archive-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507032412/https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/platinum-jubilee-display/palace-of-holyroodhouse|url-status=live}}
Balmoral Castle hosted the exhibition Life at Balmoral, which opened on 1 April and ran until 2 August. Set in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle, the exhibition had a collection of the Queen's clothing, including kilts, coats, hats and dresses.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-60932565|title=Queen's life at Balmoral celebrated in exhibition|work=BBC News|date=1 April 2022|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401212238/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-60932565|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/inside-queens-balmoral-wardrobe-clothes-wears-happiest-place/|title=Inside the Queen's Balmoral wardrobe and the clothes she wears in her 'happiest place'|first=Laura|last=Craik|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=1 April 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401212238/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/inside-queens-balmoral-wardrobe-clothes-wears-happiest-place/|url-status=live}}
At St Paul's Cathedral, there was a special exhibition from 25 May 2022 to 7 January 2023, titled Jubilee: St. Paul's, The Monarch and the Changing World, which explored the jubilees of four British monarchs: George III, Victoria, George V and Elizabeth II.{{cite web|url=https://www.stpauls.co.uk/history-collections/the-collections/activities-events|title=Talks, Activities and Events|work=St Paul's Cathedral|access-date=10 February 2022|archive-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210234841/https://www.stpauls.co.uk/history-collections/the-collections/activities-events|url-status=live}}
Between 28 May and 15 June, Sotheby's hosted the exhibition Power & Image: Royal & Aristocratic Tiaras that featured royal portraits, rare manuscripts, and tiaras,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/13/portraits-of-queens-past-and-present-to-go-on-show-to-mark-platinum-jubilee|title=Portraits of queens past and present to go on show to mark platinum jubilee|date=13 April 2022|website=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426050049/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/13/portraits-of-queens-past-and-present-to-go-on-show-to-mark-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a39710669/sotheby-platinum-jubilee-tiaras-exhibition-interview/|title=Rare Aristocratic Tiaras to be Displayed in Unique Platinum Jubilee Exhibition|first=Victoria|last=Murphy|date=13 April 2022|website=Town & Country}} including Queen Victoria's emerald and diamond tiara, which was given to her by Prince Albert, and the Spencer tiara, a family heirloom which was frequently worn by Diana, Princess of Wales.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/princess-diana-tiara-sothebys/index.html|title=Princess Diana's 'priceless' wedding tiara exhibited for the first time in decades|work=CNN|first=Leah|last=Dolan|date=23 May 2022|access-date=27 May 2022|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235531/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/princess-diana-tiara-sothebys/index.html|url-status=live}}
An exhibition was held at the Royal Mint Experience during the Bank Holiday weekend, which explored the Queen's reign through coins.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalmint.com/the-royal-mint-experience/platinum-jubilee/|work=The Royal Mint|access-date=10 February 2022|title=Join the Jubilee Celebrations at The Royal Mint Experience|archive-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210235324/https://www.royalmint.com/the-royal-mint-experience/platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}
At the Imperial War Museum, London, the Queen's relationship with the Armed Forces was celebrated in an exhibition of photographs.{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/imperial-war-museums-london/|title=Imperial War Museums London|work=platinumjubilee.gov.uk|access-date=14 February 2022|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214002053/https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/imperial-war-museums-london/|url-status=live}}
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead encouraged people to send photos of street parties or memorabilia of the Queen's past jubilees as part of an exhibition, titled 70 Years 70 Photos. They were displayed in libraries, ahead of the jubilee weekend.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-60320316|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Call for photos of past jubilees|work=BBC News|access-date=11 February 2022|archive-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210110514/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-60320316|url-status=live}}
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Historic Royal Palaces planned for a Commonwealth-themed garden in the historic moat of the Tower of London.{{Cite news|last=Sanderson|first=David|date=12 June 2020|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/garden-will-send-tourists-to-the-tower-of-london-06m9j55xt|access-date=13 February 2021|title=Garden will send tourists to the Tower of London|website=The Times|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603084417/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/garden-will-send-tourists-to-the-tower-of-london-06m9j55xt#:~:text=Historic%20Royal%20Palaces%20has%20revealed,for%20the%20return%20of%20tourists|url-status=live}} The display, titled Superbloom, was held from 1 June to 18 September. More than 20 million seeds were sown in spring 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/superbloom-at-the-tower-of-london/#gs.opkpm5|title=Superbloom|work=Historic Royal Palaces|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129081940/https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/superbloom-at-the-tower-of-london/|archive-date=29 January 2022}} The Commonwealth of Nations Globe, a platinum, diamond, gold and silver blue globe set within a silver crown on a blue and gold cushion, was unveiled at the Tower of London. The piece was sent to the site accompanied by a 70-piece military band and was featured during the beacon-lighting ceremony in June.{{cite news|first=Nina|last=Lloyd|date=14 April 2022|title=Commonwealth Globe unveiled at Tower of London for Platinum Jubilee|work=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/tower-of-london-tower-of-london-platinum-jubilee-jackson-stones-b2058437.html|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415014308/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/tower-of-london-tower-of-london-platinum-jubilee-jackson-stones-b2058437.html|url-status=live}}
Titled Art Save The Queen, portraits of the Queen by artists ranging from graffitist musician Goldie to ballpoint specialist James Mylne were exhibited at GALLERY@OXO on London's South Bank, from 2 to 12 June.{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen portrayed with tattoos and shades for exhibition|date=13 May 2022|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61415712|access-date=14 May 2022|archive-date=14 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514053423/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61415712|url-status=live}}
Westminster Abbey roof were opened to public for the first time. Tours ran from June to August.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-61179702|title=Westminster Abbey roof to be opened to public|work=BBC News|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515234016/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-61179702|url-status=live}}
Madame Tussauds, London, displayed seven replica ensembles of Queen's outfits, which have been worn by some of the 24 lifelike wax figures of the Queen made by Tussauds during her reign, for the platinum jubilee.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/madame-tussauds-platinum-jubilee-london-george-iii-visitors-b2082821.html|title=Madame Tussauds to share its replica dress collection of Queen's outfits|date=19 May 2022|website=The Independent|access-date=26 May 2022|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526055812/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/madame-tussauds-platinum-jubilee-london-george-iii-visitors-b2082821.html|url-status=live}} Waxwork figures of main royal family members also received a black tie makeover for the Jubilee.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/meghan-harry-platinum-jubilee-london-madame-tussauds-b2087116.html|title=Harry and Meghan reunited with royal family for jubilee at Madame Tussauds|date=25 May 2022|website=The Independent|access-date=26 May 2022|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526055812/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/meghan-harry-platinum-jubilee-london-madame-tussauds-b2087116.html|url-status=live}}
A portrait of the Queen by the humanoid robot Ai-Da, titled Algorithm Queen, was displayed in London on 27 May.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-61600523|title=Platinum Jubilee: AI robot paints Queen's portrait|work=BBC|date=27 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527193229/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-61600523|url-status=live}}
From 1 to 29 June, fifty life-sized corgi sculptures were displayed in the windows and foyers of shops and businesses in Altrincham. Called Trooping the Corgis, the project featured mannequins hand-decorated by artists and children.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-61607154|title=Trooping the Corgis: Dog sculptures celebrate Platinum Jubilee|work=BBC News|date=27 May 2022|access-date=29 May 2022|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529071249/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-61607154|url-status=live}}
To mark the jubilee, the Royal Academy of Arts presented the Queen with the Platinum Jubilee Gift, a collection of works of art on paper by 20 recently elected academicians. They were displayed at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, between 12 January and 26 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/the-royal-academy-platinum-jubilee-gift/the-queens-gallery-buckingha-0|title=The Royal Academy Platinum Jubilee Gift|work=Royal Collection Trust|access-date=15 January 2023|archive-date=15 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115224014/https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/the-royal-academy-platinum-jubilee-gift/the-queens-gallery-buckingha-0|url-status=live}}
==Other tributes and events==
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A platinum jubilee medal was awarded to people who work in public service, including members of the Armed Forces, emergency services, and the prison services.
As part of the Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours, the Queen gave several settlements city status. 39 places applied in the competition.{{Cite news|date=2021-12-23|title=City status: The 39 towns competing for an upgrade revealed|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-59758549|access-date=2021-12-23|archive-date=16 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116184821/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-59758549|url-status=live}} In May, it was announced that the eight places that would be awarded city status were: Bangor in Northern Ireland; Colchester, Doncaster and Milton Keynes in England; Dunfermline in Scotland; Wrexham in Wales; Douglas in the Isle of Man; and Stanley in the Falkland Islands. The city of Southampton won the lord mayor title.{{cite web |title=Platinum Jubilee: Eight new cities created in Queen's honour |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61505857 |website=BBC News |access-date=20 May 2022 |date=19 May 2022 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519233708/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61505857 |url-status=live }} Six historic sites visited by Queen were given listed status: All Saints' Church in Shard End, Birmingham; The Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch, London; Art Deco Sun Pavilion and Colonnade in Harrogate, North Yorkshire; Hampshire Archives in Winchester; Imperial Hotel in Stroud, Gloucestershire; and commemorative motorway markers on the M62, running through Yorkshire and Lancashire.{{cite news|work=Sky News|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-six-sites-visited-by-queen-given-protected-status-to-celebrate-her-reign-12619690|date=24 May 2022|title=Platinum Jubilee: Six sites visited by Queen given protected status to celebrate her reign|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524011959/https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-six-sites-visited-by-queen-given-protected-status-to-celebrate-her-reign-12619690|url-status=live}}
The Royal Collection Trust published a collection of 77 photographs under the title The Queen: 70 Glorious Years as an official souvenir publication.{{cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/publications/the-queen-70-glorious-years|title=The Queen: 70 Glorious Years|work=Royal Collection Trust|access-date=9 February 2022|archive-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210045838/https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/publications/the-queen-70-glorious-years|url-status=dead}} It also produced bottles of wine, labelled English Sparkling Wine: Platinum Jubilee Release and made using Chardonnay, Pinot noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes grown in Kent and West Sussex.{{cite web|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/queen-elizabeth-buckingham-palace-sparkling-wine-platinum-jubilee|title=Queen Elizabeth Is Releasing Her Own Sparkling Wine to Celebrate Her Platinum Jubilee|work=Food & Wine|first=Adam|last=Campbell-Schmitt|date=14 February 2022|access-date=15 February 2022|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215001035/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/queen-elizabeth-buckingham-palace-sparkling-wine-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}} In April, Heinz announced the production of limited-edition bottles of two of its favourite condiments, HP Sauce and Salad Cream, which were rebranded HM Sauce and Heinz Salad Queen respectively.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-platinum-jubilee-hp-salad-cream-b2064701.html|title=Salad Cream and HP Sauce renamed for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=The Independent|first=Kate|last=Ng|date=25 April 2022|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426050319/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-platinum-jubilee-hp-salad-cream-b2064701.html|url-status=live}} Jubilee-themed food items were also released by other brands, including the Coronation Chicken Tower Burger by KFC, Clarence The Corgi Cake by Morrisons, the Crown Crust Pizza by Pizza Hut, Union Jack Mochi Donuts by Japan Centre, Coronation Tikka Sub by Subway, and three limited edition pizzas by Franco Manca.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/queen-platinum-jubilee-jubilee-themed-111702541.html|title=Queen's platinum jubilee: All the jubilee-themed food you can buy|website=news.yahoo.com|date=25 May 2022|access-date=29 May 2022|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529071248/https://news.yahoo.com/queen-platinum-jubilee-jubilee-themed-111702541.html|url-status=live}}
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Eight London buses on royal routes, passing Kensington Palace and Westminster Abbey, have been given commemorative purple wraps. Celebratory messages were played on the Jubilee line, the new Elizabeth line and at stations that have a royal link in their name, like Queen's Road.{{cite web|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61438317|date=13 May 2022|title=Platinum Jubilee: London buses go purple to commemorate Queen|access-date=14 May 2022|archive-date=14 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514054206/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61438317|url-status=live}} Reading Buses also unveiled a special Jubilee bus, to be used in Reading, Windsor and London throughout the year.{{cite news|url=https://wokingham.today/a-bus-fit-for-a-queen-reading-buses-unveils-platinum-jubilee-double-decker-and-yes-it-will-go-past-windsor-castle/|title=A bus fit for a queen! Reading Buses unveils Platinum Jubilee double decker (and yes, it will go past Windsor Castle)|date=5 February 2022|work=Wokingham Today|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205150638/https://wokingham.today/a-bus-fit-for-a-queen-reading-buses-unveils-platinum-jubilee-double-decker-and-yes-it-will-go-past-windsor-castle/|url-status=live}} The Severn Valley Railway repainted the steam engine 34027 Taw Valley in purple, and temporarily renamed it "Elizabeth II". The new name was chosen by public vote. The engine returned to its traditional green after a few months.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-60325576|work=BBC News|title=Severn Valley steam train to get makeover for Queen's Jubilee|access-date=11 February 2022|archive-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210071544/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-60325576|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-60563765|work=BBC News|title=Severn Valley steam train renamed for Queen's jubilee|access-date=1 March 2022|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228183109/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-60563765|url-status=live}}
Primary school children in England and Northern Ireland received a free book, titled Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration (with schools in the devolved countries of Wales and Scotland having to 'opt-in' to the programme).{{cite web|url=https://nation.cymru/news/scottish-government-says-it-will-follow-wales-and-let-schools-decide-whether-to-distribute-queens-jubilee-book/|title=Scottish Government says it will follow Wales and let schools decide whether to distribute Queen's Jubilee book|work=Nation Cymru|date=31 March 2022|access-date=8 May 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518091344/https://nation.cymru/news/scottish-government-says-it-will-follow-wales-and-let-schools-decide-whether-to-distribute-queens-jubilee-book/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/platinum-jubilee-book-to-arrive-in-primary-schools-from-mid-may|title=Platinum Jubilee book to arrive in primary schools from mid-May|work=gov.uk|first=Nadhim|last=Zahawi|date=1 May 2022|access-date=8 May 2022|archive-date=8 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508071830/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/platinum-jubilee-book-to-arrive-in-primary-schools-from-mid-may|url-status=live}} DK Books UK was commissioned by the British Government to publish the book, which was designed to celebrate the people, places, achievements of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth over the last 70 years. The book also explores the role of the Queen and what the Platinum Jubilee represents.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-achievements-celebrated-in-new-childrens-book-to-mark-the-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=UK achievements celebrated in new children's book to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee|website=gov.uk|date=26 September 2021|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108110145/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-achievements-celebrated-in-new-childrens-book-to-mark-the-queens-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}}
In Northern Ireland, a design competition was held for primary school children to create a "snapshot of Northern Ireland". The winning entry, designed by Emily McMullan from Dundonald Primary School, was manufactured into a rug by Northern Ireland company Ulster Carpets, and later sent to the Queen.{{cite web|work=GOV.UK|title=Platinum Jubilee design competition launched in local primary schools|date=23 May 2022|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/platinum-jubilee-design-competition-launched-in-local-primary-schools|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524013614/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/platinum-jubilee-design-competition-launched-in-local-primary-schools|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-23 |title=Platinum Jubilee Rug unveiled at Ulster Carpets |url=https://ulstercarpets.com/contract/news/all-news/platinum-jubilee-rug-unveiled-at-ulster-carpets/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Ulster Carpets |language=en-US |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123194138/https://ulstercarpets.com/contract/news/all-news/platinum-jubilee-rug-unveiled-at-ulster-carpets/ |url-status=live }} In addition, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family received Northern Ireland Platinum Jubilee Hampers, showcasing more than fifty products from food and drink producers across Northern Ireland.{{cite web|work=GOV.UK|title=Secretary of State unveils Northern Ireland Platinum Jubilee hamper at Balmoral Show|date=23 May 2022|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/secretary-of-state-unveils-northern-ireland-platinum-jubilee-hamper-at-balmoral-show|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523182215/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/secretary-of-state-unveils-northern-ireland-platinum-jubilee-hamper-at-balmoral-show|url-status=live}}
Starting on 18 January, GB News, a TV news broadcaster, announced that it would be playing the national anthem at 5:59 every morning before programmes commenced.{{cite news|work=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/gb-news-national-anthem-queen-v50f3215d|title=GB News plays national anthem every morning to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee year|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126004641/https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/gb-news-national-anthem-queen-v50f3215d|url-status=live}}{{cite news|work=Metro|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/17/gb-news-to-play-national-anthem-god-save-the-queen-daily-15934115/|title=GB News to play national anthem God Save The Queen daily on both television and radio|access-date=26 January 2022|date=17 January 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126094806/https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/17/gb-news-to-play-national-anthem-god-save-the-queen-daily-15934115/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|work=HuffPost|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gb-news-god-save-the-queen_uk_61e5cc6de4b0c6802eea7465|title=Tories Celebrate GB News Playing 'God Save The Queen' Every Morning|access-date=26 January 2022|date=17 January 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126094806/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gb-news-god-save-the-queen_uk_61e5cc6de4b0c6802eea7465|url-status=live}}
In March, the Duchess of Cornwall, also president of the Royal Voluntary Service, launched the organisation's Platinum Champions Awards to honour 70 volunteers nominated by the public for their efforts in improving lives in their communities.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/09/queens-platinum-champions-awards-volunteers-launched-duchess/|title=Queen's Platinum Champions Awards for volunteers launched by Duchess of Cornwall|work=The Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=9 March 2022|access-date=15 March 2022|archive-date=14 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314125343/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/09/queens-platinum-champions-awards-volunteers-launched-duchess/|url-status=live}} The Prince of Wales and the Duchess penned the foreword to The Platinum Jubilee Cookbook, which was released in April.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/queen-platinum-jubilee-cookbook-70-recipes-b2064364.html|title=Cookbook containing 70 recipes from around the world to be released for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=The Independent|first=Saman|last=Javed|date=25 April 2022|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426045539/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/queen-platinum-jubilee-cookbook-70-recipes-b2064364.html|url-status=live}} They also appeared in a special episode of the British soap opera EastEnders.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/prince-charles-and-the-duchess-of-cornwall-to-make-guest-appearance-in-eastenders-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-12618483|title=Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to make guest appearance in EastEnders for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=Sky News|date=21 May 2022|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521211051/http://news.sky.com/story/prince-charles-and-the-duchess-of-cornwall-to-make-guest-appearance-in-eastenders-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-12618483|url-status=live}} The Prince's Foundation organised tea dances for people suffering from loneliness and isolation.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-06-01/prince-of-wales-surprises-guests-with-appearance-at-highgrove-tea-dance|title=Inside the Highgrove tea dance which had a surprise appearance from Prince Charles|work=ITV|date=1 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602083828/https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-06-01/prince-of-wales-surprises-guests-with-appearance-at-highgrove-tea-dance|url-status=live}}
In its April issue, British Vogue featured the Queen on its cover for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/23/queen-grace-cover-british-vogue-first-time-platinum-jubilee/|title=Queen to grace the cover of British Vogue for the first time in Platinum Jubilee special|first=Hannah|last=Furness|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=23 March 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401205807/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/23/queen-grace-cover-british-vogue-first-time-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}} Harper's Bazaar held a fashion shoot around the Tower of London, featuring designs by Victoria Beckham, Richard Quinn and Sarah Burton that were inspired by the Queen.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/queens-platinum-jubilee-victoria-beckham-and-sarah-burton-for-alexander-mcqueen-among-designers-to-create-new-looks-12609535|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Victoria Beckham and Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen among designers to create new looks|first=Rachel|last=Russell|work=Sky News|date=10 May 2022|access-date=10 May 2022|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510005757/https://news.sky.com/story/queens-platinum-jubilee-victoria-beckham-and-sarah-burton-for-alexander-mcqueen-among-designers-to-create-new-looks-12609535|url-status=live}} Hello! commissioned a portrait by Ben Mosley.{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220509139479/artist-ben-mosley-the-queen-portrait/|title=Exclusive: artist Ben Mosley paints striking new portrait of the Queen exclusively for HELLO!|work=Hello!|first=Rosalind|last=Powell|date=9 May 2022|access-date=10 May 2022|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510071237/https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220509139479/artist-ben-mosley-the-queen-portrait/|url-status=live}} A portrait of the Queen was unveiled by Rob Munday. Titled Platinum Queen: Felicity, it was taken by Munday in 2004 during a session to create the first officially commissioned 3D hologram of the Queen.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-05-04/jubilee-portrait-which-captures-twinkle-in-queens-eye-rediscovered|title=Jubilee portrait which captures 'twinkle in Queen's eye' rediscovered|date=4 May 2022|website=ITV News|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515234014/https://www.itv.com/news/2022-05-04/jubilee-portrait-which-captures-twinkle-in-queens-eye-rediscovered|url-status=live}} Tatler commissioned a new portrait of the Queen by Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi, for a special edition of Tatler magazine. Omofemi painted the Queen with black hair, which according to him represents the "power of the woman". He said, "when I look at her, I see someone who has conquered life".{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/20/nigerian-artist-oluwole-omofemi-gives-queen-black-hair-new-platinum/|title=Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi gives the Queen black hair in new Platinum Jubilee portrait|first=Victoria|last=Ward|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=20 May 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525070156/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/20/nigerian-artist-oluwole-omofemi-gives-queen-black-hair-new-platinum/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/behind-the-cover-of-the-queen-artist-oluwole-omofemi-on-taking-on-the-project-of-a-lifetime|title=Behind the cover of the Queen: Artist Oluwole Omofemi on taking on the project of a lifetime|date=20 May 2022|website=Tatler|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525065559/https://www.tatler.com/article/behind-the-cover-of-the-queen-artist-oluwole-omofemi-on-taking-on-the-project-of-a-lifetime|url-status=live}}
Women's Institute members knitted toy corgis and hid them across the United Kingdom. One contained a pair of free tickets to the Big Jubilee Lunch in London during the Jubilee weekend.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/02/find-special-knitted-corgi-could-queens-platinum-jubilee-party/|title=Find the special knitted corgi and you could be off to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee party|first=Hannah|last=Furness|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=2 March 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401205806/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/02/find-special-knitted-corgi-could-queens-platinum-jubilee-party/|url-status=live}} The Elephant Family commissioned seven giant egg-shaped artefacts, each representing a decade of the Queen's reign. They were displayed across the Cadogan Estate in Chelsea as a part of the Eggs of an Era exhibition from 16 May to 12 June to raise awareness about poaching and collectability of wild birds' eggs.{{cite web|url=https://elephant-family.org/eggs-of-an-era/|title=Eggs of an Era: celebrating the Platinum Jubilee|work=Elephant Family|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524162354/https://elephant-family.org/eggs-of-an-era/|url-status=live}}
In March, a baby rhinoceros, born at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford, Oxfordshire, was christened "Queenie".{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-60737551|title=Baby Rhino named Queenie to mark Queen's Jubilee year|work=BBC News|date=14 March 2022|access-date=2 April 2022|archive-date=2 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402091600/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-60737551|url-status=live}} In May, five Humboldt penguin chicks at London Zoo were named after famous people and events from the past 70 years. The names included Hillary, Apollo, Bobby, Bernie and Mac, after mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, footballer Bobby Moore, computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61495009|title=London Zoo penguin chicks named for Platinum Jubilee|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520013912/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61495009|url-status=live}}
The BBC and The Reading Agency announced in April the Big Jubilee Read, a list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, ten from each decade of the Queen's reign.{{cite web |title=A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Ynpj933DJ2YG5nsMS6fn8k/a-literary-celebration-of-queen-elizabeth-iis-record-breaking-reign |website=BBC Arts |access-date=18 April 2022 |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606154853/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Ynpj933DJ2YG5nsMS6fn8k/a-literary-celebration-of-queen-elizabeth-iis-record-breaking-reign |url-status=live }} Michael Morpurgo released a new book There Once Is A Queen.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-61558299|title=Platinum Jubilee: War Horse author Morpurgo dedicates latest book to Queen|date=23 May 2022|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524005433/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-61558299|url-status=live}} For the Jubilee, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage wrote "Queenhood". It was published in The Times on 3 June{{cite news |last1=Billen |first1=Andrew |title=Queenhood: Read Simon Armitage's new poem for the Platinum Jubilee |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/simon-armitage-ive-been-very-much-won-over-by-the-queen-gg0zrd5g5 |access-date=6 June 2022 |work=The Times |date=3 June 2022 |language=en |url-access=subscription |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605224746/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/simon-armitage-ive-been-very-much-won-over-by-the-queen-gg0zrd5g5 |url-status=live }} and as a signed limited-edition pamphlet sold through commercial outlets ({{ISBN|9780571379606}}).
The Choir of the Earth invited people from around the world to learn and record a new arrangement of "God Save the Queen", which was presented to the Queen.{{cite web|access-date=14 February 2022|title=Sing God Save The Queen for Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/sing-god-save-the-queen-for-her-majestys-platinum-jubilee/|work=platinumjubilee.gov.uk|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214002055/https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/sing-god-save-the-queen-for-her-majestys-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}
Virgin Records announced plans to re-release the Sex Pistols' 1977 single "God Save the Queen".{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Mark |title=Sex Pistols to re-release God Save the Queen ahead of Jubilee |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61308006 |website=BBC News |access-date=4 May 2022 |date=3 May 2022 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503212201/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61308006 |url-status=live }}
File:Jubilee Yarn Bomb (52079833137).jpg at Bury St. Edmunds, England]]
Across England, Jubilee-themed woolly postbox toppers appeared in towns and villages.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-61491792|title=Platinum Jubilee: Woolly postbox toppers appear for Queen|date=18 May 2022|access-date=18 May 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518140738/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-61491792|url-status=live}} St Mary's Church, Stogumber in Somerset was covered in more than 2,000 textile flowers for the occasion. The flowers were knitted, crocheted and sewn by volunteers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-somerset-61397184|title=Floral cascade covers church tower for Jubilee|work=BBC News|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515234015/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-somerset-61397184|url-status=live}}
In May, at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, the Princess Royal officially unveiled a table made from a 5,000-year-old oak tree. The 13-metre (43 ft) table was created from a black oak, that was found buried and preserved in a farmland at Methwold Hythe, near Downham Market, in 2012. Specialists spent 10 years crafting the piece.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-61487686|title=Princess Anne unveils jubilee ancient tree table at Ely Cathedral|date=18 May 2022|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522194108/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-61487686|url-status=live}}
In Weymouth, David Hicks carved a tribute in sand at a visitor attraction. It depicted the Queen on a commemorative 50p coin, and took 10 days to complete.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-61591280|title=Platinum Jubilee: Tribute to Queen carved in sand in Weymouth|work=BBC News|date=26 May 2022|access-date=29 May 2022|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529071248/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-61591280|url-status=live}} In Barnsley town centre, a 20-tonne royal-themed sand sculpture was created.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-61611726|title=Platinum Jubilee: Giant royal-themed sand sculpture planned for Barnsley|work=BBC News|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530081213/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-61611726|url-status=live}}
In May, the London Eye opened a Platinum Jubilee time capsule pod that ran until 4 September. Decorated with memorabilia, 1950s furnishings, as well as photographs of the Queen at every stage of her 70-year reign, it also served the Queen's favourite drinks.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/queens-platinum-jubilee-london-eye-pub-pod-b1002533.html|title=A new pub is opening to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee… 135m in the sky|first=Isobel Van|last=Dyke|date=26 May 2022|website=Evening Standard|access-date=29 May 2022|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529071248/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/queens-platinum-jubilee-london-eye-pub-pod-b1002533.html|url-status=live}} Portraits of the Queen from throughout her reign were projected onto Stonehenge and Marble Arch.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-queen-images-projected-on-to-stonehenge-and-marble-arch-to-celebrate-monarchs-70th-anniversary-12624101|title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen images projected on to Stonehenge and Marble Arch to celebrate monarch's 70th anniversary|work=Sky News|date=30 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531002128/https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-queen-images-projected-on-to-stonehenge-and-marble-arch-to-celebrate-monarchs-70th-anniversary-12624101|url-status=live}} The Jubilee was also marked at the Legoland Windsor Resort, where a pageant down The Mall in miniature and a picnic scene at Windsor Castle were created.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/legoland-red-arrows-lego-windsor-castle-b2091024.html|title=In Pictures: Legoland marks Platinum Jubilee with its own miniature pageant|work=The Independent|date=31 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531123323/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/legoland-red-arrows-lego-windsor-castle-b2091024.html|url-status=live}}
The Herefordshire village of Wellington created 104 royal-themed scarecrows.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-freddie-mercury-and-prince-feature-in-scarecrow-competition-to-mark-queens-70-year-reign-12625217|title=Scarecrows of the Queen popping up in Herefordshire village as locals compete for best Jubilee display|website=Sky News|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601220716/https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-freddie-mercury-and-prince-feature-in-scarecrow-competition-to-mark-queens-70-year-reign-12625217|url-status=live}} The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic each commissioned brooches to be gifted to the Queen to mark the occasion.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/luxury/article/how-goldsmiths-is-hall-marking-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-c3snst0x3|title=How Goldsmiths' is (hall)marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=The Times|first=Kim|last=Parker|date=23 April 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-date=16 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516060652/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-goldsmiths-is-hall-marking-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-c3snst0x3|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.davidmrobinson.co.uk/2022/06/04/dmr-celebrates-platinum-jubilee/|title=Platinum Jubilee Celebrations at DMR|work=David M Robinson|first=Jamie|last=McFadden|date=4 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604110135/https://www.davidmrobinson.co.uk/2022/06/04/dmr-celebrates-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}
The Platinum Jubilee Village Hall Improvement Grant Fund was launched in May by the UK government, to provide grant funding over three years to support capital improvement projects for village halls, such as installing Wi-Fi, extending buildings and modernising facilities.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/platinum-jubilee-fund-creates-boost-for-village-halls|title=Platinum Jubilee fund creates boost for village halls|website=GOV.UK|access-date=29 May 2022|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529071248/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/platinum-jubilee-fund-creates-boost-for-village-halls|url-status=live}}
South Gloucestershire Council has suggested that the Severn Bridge be renamed in honour of the platinum jubilee.{{cite web|date=10 December 2020|title=Old Severn Bridge: Queen's Jubilee request to go to Government|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-55256407|access-date=8 January 2021|website=BBC|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110075027/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-55256407|url-status=live}} A newly constructed railway bridge near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, was named Ocean Jubilee Bridge.{{cite web|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/new-gloucestershire-canal-railway-bridge-7127249|title=Cheers as new canal railway bridge named for Platinum Jubilee|first=Bede|last=MacGowan|date=25 May 2022|website=GloucestershireLive|access-date=26 May 2022|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526043926/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/new-gloucestershire-canal-railway-bridge-7127249|url-status=live}}
A life-size bronze sculpture depicting the Queen in the uniform of the Grenadier Guards on her horse Burmese was unveiled at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst by the Earl of Wessex and Forfar on 27 May.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/25/statue-queen-favourite-horse-unveiled-sandhurst/|title=Statue of the Queen on her favourite horse to be unveiled at Sandhurst|work=The Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|date=25 May 2022|access-date=26 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525205248/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/25/statue-queen-favourite-horse-unveiled-sandhurst/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.talosartfoundry.co.uk/jubileestatue/|title=Prince Edward unveils Talos-cast Platinum Jubilee statue | Talos Art Foundry|date=31 May 2022|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612002339/https://www.talosartfoundry.co.uk/jubileestatue/|url-status=live}} A statue of the Queen was posthumously unveiled by King Charles III at York Minster on 9 November. The 2-metre (6.6 ft) statue weighs approximately two tonnes.{{Cite news |date=2021-08-18 |title=York Minster unveils Queen's jubilee statue design |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-58254141 |access-date=2023-01-23 |archive-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905143513/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-58254141 |url-status=live }}
In June, Cabinet ministers gave the Queen a music box that plays Handel's Hallelujah. The small, hand-painted box, finished with a platinum mount, features an illustration of No. 10 on the lid and miniature portraits of all fourteen of her prime ministers around the sides from Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson. The portraits are surrounded by the same shade of yellow found on the walls of the staircase at No. 10, which feature pictures of all the British prime ministers.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/09/queen-receives-bespoke-musical-gift-boris-johnsons-cabinet-mark/|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee gift from Boris Johnson's Cabinet revealed|work=The Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|date=9 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610194405/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/09/queen-receives-bespoke-musical-gift-boris-johnsons-cabinet-mark/|url-status=live}}
In August, the Princess Royal attended the Solent Platinum Jubilee event, a showcase by the Solent's sailing and yachting community which featured over 400 boats.{{cite web|url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/princess-anne-to-join-solent-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-at-the-end-of-cowes-week-3794015|title=Princess Anne to join Solent Platinum Jubilee celebrations at the end of Cowes Week|work=The News|first=Chris|last=Broom|date=4 August 2022|access-date=10 August 2022|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809162353/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/princess-anne-to-join-solent-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-at-the-end-of-cowes-week-3794015|url-status=live}}
At the Princess Royal & Duke of Fife Memorial Park, in Braemar, a new archway was built to commemorate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.{{Cite news |last1=Eastham |first1=Janet |last2=Furness |first2=Hannah |last3=Mendick |first3=Robert |date=2022-02-28 |title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee to be commemorated with new arch at this year's Highland Games |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/28/queens-platinum-jubilee-commemorated-new-arch-years-highland/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228081252/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/28/queens-platinum-jubilee-commemorated-new-arch-years-highland/ |url-status=live }} On 3 September, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay unveiled the structure to celebrate the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering.{{Cite web |last1=Carmichael |first1=Hannah |last2=Shanks |first2=Ciaran |date=2022-09-03 |title=Prince Charles opens new archway to mark Queen's jubilee at Braemar Gathering |url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/prince-charles-opens-new-archway-7543927 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=aberdeenlive |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123201640/https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/prince-charles-opens-new-archway-7543927 |url-status=live }}
The Queen also gave her blessing to female members of the royal family to take part in Good Housekeeping{{'}}s Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 issue to mark her Platinum Jubilee and the 100th anniversary of the magazine's publication in the UK.{{cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a42163961/camilla-queen-consort-interview/|title=The Queen Consort opens up to Good Housekeeping about an important cause close to her heart|work=Good Housekeeping|date=7 December 2022|access-date=7 December 2022|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207005228/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a42163961/camilla-queen-consort-interview/|url-status=live}}
File:Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Bench Mattishall 2023-09-06.jpg, Norfolk.]]
In December 2022, King Charles III unveiled the Platinum Jubilee gift, a pair of bronze sculpted lamps located between the Diamond Jubilee window in Westminster Hall and the Silver Jubilee fountain in New Palace Yard.{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2022/december-2022/king-visits-parliament-to-unveil-tributes-to-queen-elizabeth-ii/|title=The King visits Parliament to unveil tributes to Queen Elizabeth II|work=UK Parliament|date=14 December 2022|access-date=15 December 2022|archive-date=15 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215100805/https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2022/december-2022/king-visits-parliament-to-unveil-tributes-to-queen-elizabeth-ii/|url-status=live}} The four nations of the United Kingdom are represented in the work in the form of heraldic beasts, including the Lion of England, the Unicorn of Scotland, the Dragon of Wales and the Irish Elk of Northern Ireland. The lanterns themselves resemble St Edward's Crown.
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==Guernsey==
A set of stamps was released by Guernsey Post on 4 February 2022. In each stamp, the Queen is wearing Queen Victoria's golden jubilee necklace, which is said to be one of her favourite pieces of jewellery.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d3pp0p7yyo|work=BBC News|title=Guernsey stamps mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee|date=18 January 2022|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419002829/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d3pp0p7yyo|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.guernseystamps.com/The-Queen%27s-Platinum-Jubilee|work=Guernsey Stamps and Collectables|title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212073423/https://www.guernseystamps.com/The-Queen%27s-Platinum-Jubilee|url-status=dead}} Coins commemorating the Jubilee were also released.{{cite web|url=https://www.guernseystamps.com/The-Platinum-Jubilee-Proof-Five-Pounds|title=The Platinum Jubilee Proof Five Pounds|website=www.guernseystamps.com|access-date=11 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525231613/https://www.guernseystamps.com/The-Platinum-Jubilee-Proof-Five-Pounds|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.guernseystamps.com/The-Roles-of-the-Queen-50p-Coin-Collection|title=The Roles of the Queen 50p Coin Collection|website=www.guernseystamps.com|access-date=11 May 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518155845/https://www.guernseystamps.com/The-Roles-of-the-Queen-50p-Coin-Collection|url-status=live}}
At Sausmarez Manor, on 22 February, more than 70 Girlguides and their families planted 70 trees.{{cite news|url=https://gsy.bailiwickexpress.com/gsy/news/girlguiders-plant-trees-jubilee/#.YhnHAOhBxPY|title=Girlguides planting Jubilee trees|date=22 February 2022|work=Bailiwick Express|access-date=26 February 2022|archive-date=26 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226062423/https://gsy.bailiwickexpress.com/gsy/news/girlguiders-plant-trees-jubilee/#.YhnHAOhBxPY|url-status=live}}{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-60462931|access-date=26 February 2022|title=Guernsey Girlguides plant 70 trees for the Queen|archive-date=26 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226062422/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-60462931|url-status=live}}
There was a four-day bank holiday in Guernsey from 2 to 5 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.gg/article/187721/Platinum-Jubilee-plans-announced-for-four-day-bank-holiday-weekend|date=14 February 2022|access-date=14 February 2022|title=Platinum Jubilee plans announced for four-day bank holiday weekend|work=States of Guernsey|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214122604/https://gov.gg/article/187721/Platinum-Jubilee-plans-announced-for-four-day-bank-holiday-weekend|url-status=live}}
Celebrations in Guernsey commenced at Castle Cornet on 2 June, with the grounds being open all day for people to enjoy for free. At noon, a 21-gun salute was fired by the castle's cannons. The Guernsey Yacht Club organised a Sail Past at Castle Cornet. In the evening, the lighting of a beacon at Castle Cornet took place.{{cite web|title=Event Programme|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gg/event-programme/|work=platinumjubilee.gg|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522191740/https://www.platinumjubilee.gg/event-programme/|url-status=dead}}
On 4 June, a community fete was held in the grounds of Government House, with family entertainment, children's activities, and music, including performances from Belles and Broomstick, Kirsty and George, The Wright Singers and GATE. In the evening, the Guernsey Concert Band performed music from Baroque to Big Band, including performance by singer Poppy Neame, the granddaughter of Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame who served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 1945 to 1952.
On 5 June, Guernsey Arts held a Platinum Jubilee Celebration Seafront Sunday in Saint Peter Port.{{cite web|date=20 May 2022|title=Celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee Weekend|work=platinumjubilee.gg|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gg/news/posts/celebrations-for-the-platinum-jubilee-weekend/}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Each parish was invited to plant a display, to win a Platinum Jubilee Floral Guernsey Discretionary Award. Schools planted "a tree for every class" and a commemorative 50p coin was presented to every full-time student.{{cite news|work=ITV News|date=14 February 2022|access-date=14 February 2022|title=Guernsey's plans for Queen's Platinum Jubilee announced|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-02-14/guernseys-plans-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-announced|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214215252/https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-02-14/guernseys-plans-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-announced|url-status=live}}
Events also took place in Alderney during the weekend. On 2 June, the day started with a party on the Butes and end with the lighting of a beacon. A Gala Dinner took place on the evening of 3 June at the Braye Beach Hotel. On 4 June, a Saturday fete was held at Frette Farm by The Blonde Hedgehog. On 5 June, there was a Churches Together Service at St Anne's Church, followed by a parade. All of the island's restaurants served Jubilee-themed Sunday lunches.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-61551686|title='Fantastic' events in Alderney for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|date=23 May 2022|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524003447/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-61551686|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-02-24/alderney-reveals-programme-of-events-to-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=Alderney reveals programme of events to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee|date=24 February 2022|website=ITV News|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531172111/https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-02-24/alderney-reveals-programme-of-events-to-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}} A competition to find the best decorated houses and gardens took place and sports clubs competed for Jubilee Trophies.{{cite web|url=https://channeleye.media/alderneys-plans-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-take-shape/|title=Alderney's plans for Queen's Platinum Jubilee take shape|date=25 February 2022|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=3 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703210459/https://channeleye.media/alderneys-plans-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-take-shape/|url-status=live}}
===Guernsey platinum jubilee flag===
File:Guernsey Platinum Jubilee Flag.jpg
The Committee for Education, Sport & Culture launched a competition for islanders to design a jubilee flag. More than 400 entries were sent.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-60823299|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Flag competition winner announced|work=BBC News|date=21 March 2022|access-date=23 March 2022|archive-date=23 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323090652/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-60823299|url-status=live}} The winning design, by Ben Le Marchant, is based on a 1953 Coronation postage stamp with a wave pattern based on the sea as a connection to Guernsey. The colours red and yellow are taken from the Guernsey flag, and the purple and white represent the colours of the Platinum Jubilee emblem. The Weighbridge Mast flew the flag over the summer. A replica of the winning flag was sent to the Queen along with Guernsey's official Jubilee message.{{cite news|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Guernsey flag design competition|work=BBC News|date=14 February 2022|access-date=14 February 2022|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-60377279|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214132950/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-60377279|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-61646999|title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen to receive commemorative Guernsey flag|work=BBC News|date=31 May 2022|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601103315/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-61646999|url-status=live}}
Six designs were also chosen as runners-up and featured on a set of Guernsey platinum jubilee postcards.{{cite web|url=http://www.platinumjubilee.gg/news/posts/the-platinum-jubilee-flag-for-guernsey-competition/|title=The Platinum Jubilee flag for Guernsey Competition|website=Platinum Jubilee|access-date=9 May 2022|archive-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507032331/https://www.platinumjubilee.gg/news/posts/the-platinum-jubilee-flag-for-guernsey-competition/|url-status=dead}}
==Jersey==
Commemorative coins were issued in Jersey,{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.je/news/2022/pages/jubileecoin.aspx|date=24 January 2022|title=Commemorative Platinum Jubilee Jersey £5 coin|work=gov.je|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423214106/https://www.gov.je/News/2022/pages/jubileecoin.aspx|url-status=live}} with a stamp issued on 1 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.je/leisure/pages/queensplatinumjubilee.aspx|title=Island celebrations for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=States of Jersey|access-date=19 February 2022|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219170812/https://www.gov.je/leisure/pages/queensplatinumjubilee.aspx|url-status=live}} The stamp features a photograph taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952, it is printed with several "special ink effects", including using an iridescent ink which gives the Queen's dress, crown and necklace a "subtle sparkle".{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-61571271|title=Jersey to issue Queen's Platinum Jubilee stamp|work=BBC News|date=25 May 2022|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525061346/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-61571271|url-status=live}}
On Accession Day, the bailiff of Jersey sent a congratulatory message to the Queen. Church across Jersey marked the occasion by ringing bells at noon for 15 minutes.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-60272735|title=Jersey sends platinum jubilee congratulations to Queen|date=6 February 2022|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418042057/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-60272735|url-status=live}}{{cite news|work=ITV News|date=6 February 2022|title=Jersey's Bailiff sends his congratulations to the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-02-06/bailiff-sends-his-congratulations-to-the-queen-to-mark-her-platinum-jubilee|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220429/https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-02-06/bailiff-sends-his-congratulations-to-the-queen-to-mark-her-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}}
On 1 June, a 21-gun salute was fired by the Jersey Militia, and a reception held at Government House. On 2 June, the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons were lit at Glacis Field, in front of a crowd of 5,000 people. On 3 June, the Jersey International Motoring Festival Pageant included a formal march by representatives from all uniformed organisations in Jersey. On 5 June, a service was held at the Town Church, led by Mike Keirle, Dean of Jersey. High tea on the high street and a race at Les Landes race course also took place.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-60421615|title=Jersey reveals plans for Queen's platinum jubilee|access-date=19 February 2022|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218110623/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-60421615|url-status=live}}
Islanders were invited to enjoy a picnic at Elizabeth Castle.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-61636999|title=Jersey Heritage to host Platinum Jubilee events|work=BBC News|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530153416/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-61636999|url-status=live}}
==Isle of Man==
The Isle of Man Post Office released a new stamp collection on 6 February to mark the jubilee. Each of the eight commemorative stamps feature a picture of the Queen, who holds the title Lord of Mann, along with words from "God Save the Queen".{{cite news|title=New IoM stamps for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/new-iom-stamps-for-queens-platinum-jubilee/|date=31 January 2022|work=3FM Isle of Man|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414200054/https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/new-iom-stamps-for-queens-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-60263233|access-date=8 February 2022|title=Platinum Jubilee: Isle of Man stamps celebrate Queen's reign|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208010237/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-60263233|url-status=live}}
At an event organised by the Douglas Borough Council, 70 trees were planted by schoolchildren next to a new cycleway at Spring Valley alongside the edge of Douglas Golf Course. Trees species found on the grounds of Buckingham Palace were chosen, and include silver birch, flowered wild cherry, English oak, and small leaved lime trees.{{cite news|date=7 February 2022|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-60290433|title=Platinum Jubilee: Isle of Man children join tree planting project|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220450/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-60290433|url-status=live}}{{cite news|work=ITV News|date=7 February 2022|url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-02-07/isle-of-man-schoolchildren-plant-70-trees-for-the-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=Isle of Man schoolchildren help plant 70 trees for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419002757/https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-02-07/isle-of-man-schoolchildren-plant-70-trees-for-the-queens-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}}
The Isle of Man Government created a Platinum Jubilee Event Fund that provided up to £5,000 grant to help fund community-based projects and celebrations organised by the local authorities, non-profit making community/voluntary groups and local charities, in honour of the jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.im/news/2022/mar/30/island-encouraged-to-take-part-in-platinum-jubilee-celebrations/|title=Island encouraged to take part in Platinum Jubilee celebrations|date=30 March 2022|work=Isle of Man Government|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522195415/https://www.gov.im/news/2022/mar/30/island-encouraged-to-take-part-in-platinum-jubilee-celebrations/|url-status=live}}
In April 2022, a set of five commemorative 50p coins was released. The set outlines the Queen's role as Lord of Mann, and depicts royal beasts alongside words from God Save the Queen. The Treasury also released a sovereign in gold and silver, marking the 70 years in Roman Numerals, and a crown coin.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61220605|title=Platinum Jubilee: Commemorative Isle of Man coins launched|date=25 April 2022|access-date=30 April 2022|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430053901/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61220605|url-status=live}}
Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man, was granted city status. Chief Minister Alfred Cannan said it was "a huge honour for the island" that celebrates its "unique mix of culture, history and heritage".{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61515086|title=Douglas Platinum Jubilee city status a huge honour, chief minister says|date=20 May 2022|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522195415/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61515086|url-status=live}}
The Manx government gave the Queen a brooch in the shape of the Isle of Man, made there by Element Isle. The 'Infinity Isle of Man' brooch design outlines the island with four gems (Blue Topaz, Citrine, Amethyst and Emerald) representing the towns of Ramsey, Peel, Castletown and the city of Douglas. The colours of the stones were selected to represent Manx tartan.{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61638728|date=1 June 2022|title=Platinum Jubilee: Isle of Man brooch marks Queen's reign|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601131908/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61638728|url-status=live}}
There was a four-day bank holiday from 2 to 5 June.{{cite web|work=Isle of Man Government|title=Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in the Isle of Man|url=https://www.gov.im/platinumjubilee|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518143332/https://www.gov.im/platinumjubilee|url-status=dead}} On 2 June, beacons were lit at St Ninian's Church; Raglan Pier, Port Erin; Ballavell Farm, Ballasalla; Douglas Head, and Slieau Lhost. On 3 June, a street party took place at the Family Library, and a celebration by Arbory and Rushen Commissioners. A Service of Thanksgiving took place on 5 June, and Big Jubilee Lunches were held across the Island.
On 25 June, Onchan District Commissioners organised the "Party in the Park". The Douglas Jubilee Carnival was held by the Douglas Borough Council on 23 July.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.im/platinumjubilee|access-date=1 June 2022|title=Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in the Isle of Man|work=gov.im|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530103949/https://www.gov.im/platinumjubilee|url-status=dead}}
=British Overseas Territories=
==Bermuda==
In November 2021, the governor of Bermuda hosted a ceremony at Government House, Bermuda, with 70 trees planted.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.bm/articles/governor%E2%80%99s-christmas-message-2021|website=www.gov.bm|title=Governor's Christmas Message 2021|access-date=9 February 2022|date=24 December 2021|publisher=Government of Bermuda|archive-date=9 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209145528/https://www.gov.bm/articles/governor%E2%80%99s-christmas-message-2021|url-status=live}}
In May 2022, a giant photograph of the Queen was placed on the Seon Place Building in Hamilton.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalgazette.com/politics/news/article/20220530/giant-banner-unveiled-to-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee/|title=Giant banner unveiled to mark Queen's platinum jubilee|first=Shaun|last=Connolly|date=31 May 2022|website=www.royalgazette.com|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530222244/https://www.royalgazette.com/politics/news/article/20220530/giant-banner-unveiled-to-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}
On 2 June, the governor hosted the Queen's Birthday and platinum jubilee reception at Government House. On 3 June, the governor and the premier planted two trees to mark the Jubilee. On 4 June, the annual Queen's Birthday Parade took place along Front Street. The governor also presented representatives of the uniformed services with platinum jubilee medals. On 5 June, a service of thanksgiving was held at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Hamilton, and on 12 June, St. Peter's Church, St. George's, hosted a Service to mark the platinum jubilee and the tenth anniversary of the Intituling of St Peter's Church as "Their Majesties Chappell".{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.bm/articles/hm-queen-platinum-jubilee-bermuda-events|title=HM The Queen Platinum Jubilee - Bermuda Events|date=24 May 2022|website=www.gov.bm|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525151526/https://www.gov.bm/articles/hm-queen-platinum-jubilee-bermuda-events|url-status=live}}
==British Antarctic Territory==
A new 50p coin was released by the British Antarctic Territory to mark the jubilee. The coin features the Queen's royal cypher surrounded by a rose, representing England, a daffodil, representing Wales, a thistle, representing Scotland, and shamrocks, representing Northern Ireland. The design also incorporates the jubilee emblem.{{cite web|url=https://britishantarcticterritory.org.uk/platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-2022/|title=Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – 2022|date=27 April 2022|work=britishantarcticterritory.org.uk|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528144324/https://britishantarcticterritory.org.uk/platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-2022/|url-status=live}}
Postage stamps commemorating the jubilee were released on 24 March.{{cite web|url=https://pobjoymintstamps.com/pages/british-antarctic-territories-stamps|work=British Pobjoy Mint Stamps|access-date=23 May 2022|title=British Antarctic Territories Stamps|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523153430/https://pobjoymintstamps.com/pages/british-antarctic-territories-stamps|url-status=live}}
==British Virgin Islands==
Beacon lighting and community events were held in the British Virgin Islands on 2 June.{{cite web|url=https://bvi.gov.vg/media-centre/save-date-queens-platinum-jubilee-2022|title=Save The Date For The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022|date=18 May 2022|work=Government of the Virgin Islands|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612003145/https://bvi.gov.vg/media-centre/save-date-queens-platinum-jubilee-2022|url-status=live}}
==Cayman Islands==
Caymanian celebrations began with the opening of a commemorative exhibition by the Cayman Islands National Museum on 5 February.
On Accession Day, the governor and the premier of Cayman Islands released statements.{{cite news|title=Cayman set to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee|access-date=7 February 2022|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2022/01/31/cayman-set-to-mark-queen-elizabeth-iis-platinum-jubilee/|work=Cayman Compass|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207180603/https://www.caymancompass.com/2022/01/31/cayman-set-to-mark-queen-elizabeth-iis-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}} On the same day, a special sitting was held at the House of Parliament.{{cite AV media |date=7 February 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekNi7O4BRw |title=Special Meeting of Parliament to Celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee |publisher=Cayman Islands Government |via=YouTube |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620094244/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekNi7O4BRw |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-status=live}} The governor read a special proclamation, and speeches were given by the speaker of the parliament, premier and the leader of the opposition.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/jubilee-celebrations-begin-in-february|work=Cayman Islands Government|access-date=7 February 2022|title=Jubilee Celebrations Begin in February|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207180603/https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/jubilee-celebrations-begin-in-february|url-status=live}} A 70 seconds of moment of silence was observed across the Cayman Islands at 12:15 pm to mark seventy years since the passing of King George VI. During this time, radio stations remained silent and bells were rung in many churches.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.ky/jubilee/#event=69578061;instance=20220206121500|title=70 Seconds of Silence|work=Cayman Islands Government|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207180604/https://www.gov.ky/jubilee/#event=69578061;instance=20220206121500|url-status=live}}{{cite web|via=Facebook|access-date=7 February 2022|url=https://www.facebook.com/caymangovinfo/posts/10166142889000581|title=The Cayman Islands Government on Facebook|work=The Cayman Islands Government}}
A commemorative exhibit began on Commonwealth Day and continued through the end of June in the foyer of the House of Parliament. The exhibition features historical photographs of the Queen's visits to the Cayman Islands, as well as royal memorabilia and Postal Service royal stamp issues.{{cite web|work=GOV.KY|access-date=15 May 2022|title=Queen Platinum Jubilee Events|url=https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/queen-platinum-jubilee-events|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510011633/https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/queen-platinum-jubilee-events|url-status=live}}
The Cayman Platinum Cake Competition was launched on 1 March.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.ky/jubilee/cake|access-date=1 March 2022|title=The Cayman Platinum Cake Competition|work=GOV.KY|archive-date=1 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301192656/https://www.gov.ky/jubilee/cake|url-status=live}} Nine finalists were invited to Government House on 28 April for a taste test by judges Lori-Ann Foley, Brittani Seymour, Elizabeth Larsen and Mark Lea. The winning recipe by Anne Frawley is called the "Cayman Sunrise Cake", which is adapted to include flavours and ingredients native to the Cayman Islands. The cake was served at the Queen's Birthday Party on 6 June.{{cite web|work=GOV.KY|access-date=15 May 2022|title=Platinum Cake Competition Declare Winner|url=https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/platinum-cake-competition-declares-winner|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515121239/https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/platinum-cake-competition-declares-winner|url-status=live}}
A competition was launched by the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage to find a song or a jingle that "exemplifies the celebration of 70 years of the Queen's reign". The competition is open to national songwriters, vocal recording artists and composers until 3 June. The winning three best entries were announced on 11 June at the DART Park Amphitheatre.{{cite web|work=GOV.KY|access-date=15 May 2022|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee Song/Jingle Competition|url=https://www.gov.ky/jubilee/jingle-competition|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515121240/https://www.gov.ky/jubilee/jingle-competition|url-status=live}}
On 2 June, beacons were lit on the grounds of Pedro St. James, in Grand Cayman and at the Christopher Columbus Gardens in Cayman Brac. An outdoor concert showcased performances from the National Choir and the National Orchestra in Grand Cayman, while musical performances took place in the Brac. On 3 June, a live music concert took place in downtown George Town. Throughout the weekend, trees were planted across the Cayman Islands as part of The Queen's Green Canopy. On 5 June, a Service of Thanksgiving took place at Elmslie Memorial Church. On the same day, a children's tea party was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanical Park. On 6 June, Caymanians celebrated with the traditional parade and garden party at Government House. An evening fireworks display also took place along Seven Mile Beach.
An international air show was held in Grand Cayman.{{cite web|url=https://caymannewsservice.com/2022/05/airshow-returns-as-part-of-jubilee-celebrations/|title=Airshow returns as part of Jubilee celebrations - Cayman Islands Headline News|date=19 May 2022|website=Cayman News Service|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530232917/https://caymannewsservice.com/2022/05/airshow-returns-as-part-of-jubilee-celebrations/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2022/05/31/cayman-islands-air-show-postponed/|title=Cayman Islands Air Show postponed|date=31 May 2022|website=Cayman Compass|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601020052/https://www.caymancompass.com/2022/05/31/cayman-islands-air-show-postponed/|url-status=live}}
==Falkland Islands==
Commemorative stamps were released by the Falkland Islands on 24 March.{{cite web|url=https://pobjoymintstamps.com/pages/falkland-islands-stamps|work=British Pobjoy Mint Stamps|access-date=23 May 2022|title=Falkland Islands Stamps|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523153753/https://pobjoymintstamps.com/pages/falkland-islands-stamps|url-status=live}}
Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, was granted city status. The islands' government said it was "over the moon" and would be "partying with the penguins".{{cite news|title='Partying with penguins': joy as Falklands town wins coveted city status to mark the Queen's jubilee|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/21/partying-with-penguins-joy-as-falklands-town-wins-coveted-city-status-to-mark-the-queens-jubilee|date=21 May 2022|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522151345/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/21/partying-with-penguins-joy-as-falklands-town-wins-coveted-city-status-to-mark-the-queens-jubilee|url-status=live}}
There were public holidays on 2 and 3 June. On 1 June, a reception was held at the Town Hall. On 2 June, frontline serving members of the Royal Falkland Islands Police, Falklands Fire & Rescue, Falkland Islands Defence Force, and other emergency services were awarded commemorative platinum jubilee medals at Government House. Beacon lighting took place at Moody Brook and Government House. On 3 June, a church service was held at Christ Church Cathedral. On 4 June, community events and celebrations took place at the Town Hall. On 5 June, a cake competition was held at the Town Hall.{{cite web|url=https://www.falklands.gov.fk/component/jdownloads/?task=download.send&id=27&catid=2&m=0&Itemid=101|work=falklands.gov.fk|access-date=22 May 2022|title=Commemoration and Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522151345/https://www.falklands.gov.fk/component/jdownloads/?task=download.send&id=27&catid=2&m=0&Itemid=101|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/platinum-jubilee-celebrations-falkland-islands/|work=platinumjubilee.gov.uk|title=Platinum Jubilee Celebrations – Falkland Islands|access-date=22 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524091022/https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/platinum-jubilee-celebrations-falkland-islands/|url-status=live}}
==Gibraltar==
On Accession Day, the Governor and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar issued statements and paid tribute to the Queen. The Union Flag was flown from the Moorish Castle throughout the day.{{cite web|title=Gibraltar warmly and loyally congratulates Her Majesty the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee|date=6 February 2022|url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/gibraltar-warmly-and-loyally-congratulates-her-majesty-the-queen-on-her-platinum-jubilee-852022-7659|work=Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531234011/https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/gibraltar-warmly-and-loyally-congratulates-her-majesty-the-queen-on-her-platinum-jubilee-852022-7659|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Gibraltar sends congratulations to Queen Elizabeth on Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.gbc.gi/news/gibraltar-congratulations-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee|date=6 February 2022|work=GBC News|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419014952/https://www.gbc.gi/news/gibraltar-congratulations-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee|url-status=live}} On 7 February, a gun salute was fired by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment from Grand Battery.{{cite news|url=https://www.chronicle.gi/gibraltar-warmly-and-loyally-congratulates-the-queen-on-her-platinum-jubilee/|work=Gibraltar Chronicle|title=Gibraltar 'warmly and loyally' congratulates the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee|date=7 February 2022|access-date=7 November 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220422/https://www.chronicle.gi/gibraltar-warmly-and-loyally-congratulates-the-queen-on-her-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=live}}
On 25 April, Gibraltar issued a set of commemorative stamps.{{cite web|url=http://www.gibraltar-stamps.com/index.php?controller=stamps&action=stampdetails&id=2055|title=HM QE II Platinum Jubilee|access-date=18 May 2022|work=Gibraltar Stamps}}
As in the UK, there was a double bank holiday on 2 and 3 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/double-bank-holiday-to-mark-platinum-jubilee-4312021-6999|title=Double Bank Holiday to mark Platinum Jubilee|work=Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar|date=3 June 2021}} On 2 June, a food festival Jubilita took place at the three of Gibraltar's City Squares – the Theatre Royal Square, John Mackintosh Square and Campion Park. Jubilita offered a historical trail through the Queen's reign, with dishes from different eras.{{cite web|work=Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar|date=22 March 2022|url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/jubilita-celebration-the-platinum-jubilee-1972022-7797|title=JUBILITA: Celebration the Platinum Jubilee}} On 4 June, a street party was held at Governor's Parade.
Gibraltar National Archives organised a jubilee exhibition at Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery from 7 June to 27 July.{{cite web|url=https://www.culture.gi/queens-platinum-jubilee/|work=Gibraltar Cultural Services|access-date=18 May 2022|title=Platinum Jubilee of HM The Queen|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518143109/https://www.culture.gi/queens-platinum-jubilee/|url-status=dead}}
==Montserrat==
In Montserrat, celebrations began in the middle of May with radio quizzes. Medal ceremonies took place between 13 and 30 May to honour uniformed personnel who had served 5 or more years within the Royal Montserrat Defence Force, Royal Police Service, Her Majesty's Prison and the Montserrat Fire and Rescue Services.{{cite web|work=gov.ms|date=12 May 2022|url=https://www.gov.ms/2022/05/12/programme-of-activities-planned-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-on-montserrat/|title=Programme of activities planned for Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Montserrat}}
There were public holidays on 2 and 3 June.{{cite web|title=Public Holidays to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.gov.ms/2022/04/19/public-holidays-to-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee/|date=19 April 2022|work=gov.ms}} At Little Bay, a beacon lighting ceremony took place on 2 June, with an outdoor concert. On 3 June, a ceremonial parade took place at Salem Park, followed by the Queen's Birthday Party on 4 June. Tree planting ceremonies took place across Montserrat. Other activities include poetry and art competitions for children and social activities for various age categories.
==Pitcairn Islands==
In Pitcairn Islands, the smallest British overseas territory with no more than 50 permanent inhabitants, a jubilee dinner was held on 2 June. The territory was also the last to light a jubilee beacon.{{cite web|work=GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fcdo-staff-lead-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-around-the-world|title=FCDO staff lead Platinum Jubilee celebrations around the world|date=2 June 2022}}
==Turks and Caicos Islands==
Governor Nigel Dakin approved an extra holiday on 6 June, throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands. In addition, the Queen's Birthday public holiday was observed on June 3, rather than the usual 13 June, to create a four-day weekend celebration as a tribute to the Queen's reign.{{cite news|title=TCI gets extra holiday to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|date=25 February 2022|url=https://tcweeklynews.com/tci-gets-extra-holiday-to-celebrate-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-p12263-127.htm|work=Turks and Caicos Weekly News}}
Planned celebrations include events in Grand Turk, a tree planting ceremony, a beacon lighting ceremony and the Queen's Birthday Parade.
Platinum jubilee medals were awarded to public servants for their service over the years, as well as to the persons for 18, 25 and 30 years of service to the Crown.
=Canada=
The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II{{cite web| author=Government of Canada| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee.html| title=The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=17 August 2022}} is the first time in Canada's history that a Canadian monarch celebrates 70 years on the throne.{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/anniversaries-significance/2022.html| author=Government of Canada| title=2022 — Anniversaries of significance in Canada| date=6 October 2021| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=13 January 2022}}
==Planning==
A series of initiatives have been organised by the federal government.{{citation| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-queens-platinum-jubilee-to-be-celebrated-in-june-with-ottawa-beacon/| last=Woolf| first=Marie| title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee to be celebrated in June with Ottawa beacon, pipe bands, town criers| date=22 January 2022| newspaper=The Globe and Mail| access-date=31 January 2022}} On 11 June 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a virtual audience with the Queen, wherein they discussed preparations for Canadian celebrations.{{cite web| url=https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/readouts/2021/06/11/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-speaks-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii| author=Office of the Prime Minister of Canada| title=Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=11 June 2021| access-date=13 January 2022}}{{cite tweet |last=Trudeau |first=Justin |author-link=Justin Trudeau |user=JustinTrudeau |number=1403365517797249025 |date=11 June 2021 |title=It's always a pleasure to meet with the Queen. We spoke today about the issues that Canadians and people around the world are facing, what we hope to accomplish at the @G7 Summit, and next year's celebration of Her Majesty's upcoming Platinum Jubilee. https://t.co/pJ4dvMZWJs |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620040455/https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1403365517797249025 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-status=live}} Provincial governments also started planning for the Jubilee in 2021,{{cite web| url=https://novascotia.ca/government/accountability/2021-2022/Intergovernmental-Affairs-2021-2022-Business-Plan.pdf| author=Intergovernmental Affairs| title=Business Plan 2021-22| pages=10–11| date=March 2021| publisher=Province of Nova Scotia| access-date=6 February 2022}} as did private organisations, like the Canadian branch of Rotary Club.
An emblem for the jubilee was created by Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, the Fraser Herald of Arms, and registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority in December 2021.{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee/emblem.html| author=Government of Canada| title=The Canadian Platinum Jubilee emblem| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=5 June 2022| archive-date=4 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604091821/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee/emblem.html| url-status=dead}}{{citation| chapter-url=https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2022/2022-03-19/html/gh-rg-eng.html| author=Government of Canada| title=Canada Gazette| chapter=Part I| volume=156| number=12| date=19 March 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=5 May 2022}} A platinum jubilee flag that features the emblem on a white background was also created and flown at government houses and events throughout the jubilee year.{{cite web| url=https://lt.gov.ns.ca/sites/default/files/Platinum%20Jubilee%20Flag%20Raising%20-%20FINAL.pdf| author=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=Launch of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Raising of the Queen's Personal Canadian Flag and the Platinum Jubilee Flag| date=6 February 2022| location=Government House, Nova Scotia| access-date=10 August 2022}} The federal government also created lapel pins using the jubilee emblem, and distributed them to all parliamentarians, so they could award them to Canadians who greatly contributed to their communities.[https://www.kellyblockmp.ca/platinum_jubilee_pin Platinum Jubilee Pin] Platinum Jubilee lapel pins were also distributed across the country by the Monarchist League of Canada.{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee/emblem.html| author=Government of Canada| title=The Canadian Platinum Jubilee Emblem| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=6 February 2022| archive-date=6 February 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206154553/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee/emblem.html| url-status=dead}}
The Department of Canadian Heritage created a program that provides up to {{CAD|5,000}} grant to help fund community-based projects and celebrations,{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/platinum-jubilee/application-guidelines.html| author=Government of Canada| title=Application Guidelines — 2022 Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – Community Projects| date=3 November 2021| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=13 January 2022| archive-date=3 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103132116/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/platinum-jubilee/application-guidelines.html| url-status=dead}} as well as permitting larger initiatives to apply for the Commemorate Canada grant, as the jubilee was considered an anniversary of significance for the country.{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-andrew-kate-portraits-1.6322845| last=Davison| first=Janet| title=Royal Family's attempt to get distance from Prince Andrew is an act of self-preservation| date=23 January 2022| publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation| access-date=10 August 2022}} Through the Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Fund, Canadian Heritage invested {{CAD|2.14}} million to support celebrations in 360 local communities and three national projects. Approved projects include artistic performances and exhibitions, educational programs, garden and tea parties, geocaching programs, military parades, summer reading programs, and tree-planting events.{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-canada-1.6468278| last=Davison| first=Janet| title=Plant a tree? Bake a pudding? Platinum Jubilee sparks a range of ways to mark Elizabeth's 70 years as Queen| publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation| date=29 May 2022| access-date=31 May 2022}} Funded initiatives aim to educate Canadians about the role of the Canadian Crown and celebrate Canadian achievements over the past seven decades.{{citation| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/05/celebrations-and-community-projects-across-the-country-for-hermajesty-thequeens-platinumjubilee.html| author=Government of Canada| title=Celebrations and community projects across the country for Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=16 May 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada}}
The Platinum Jubilee was the first publicly celebrated jubilee in which the Canadian government didn't issue a jubilee medal. Responding to queries about the medal, Canadian Heritage noted the decision to not issue a medal was "an approach consistent with that adopted by almost all Commonwealth realms".{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-andrew-virginia-giuffre-lawsuit-settlement-platinum-jubilee-1.6356999|title=Settlement in sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew leaves lingering questions|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=5 January 2023|date=20 February 2022|website=www.cbc.ca|last=Davison|first=Janet}} However, the decision was criticised by the Royal Canadian Legion and the Monarchist League of Canada, the latter also criticising the scale of the federal government's planning for the event.{{cite news| url=https://www.thespec.com/local-flamborough/news/2022/03/08/a-missed-opportunity-advocates-decry-federal-platinum-jubilee-medal-decision.html| last=Christie| first=Mac| newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator| title='A missed opportunity': Advocates decry federal Platinum Jubilee medal decision| date=8 March 2022| publisher=Metroland Media Group| access-date=14 April 2022}}{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/queen-elizabeth-jubilee-royal-tour-1.6455325| last=Tasker| first=John Paul| title=Monarchists criticize Canada's 'lacklustre' and 'embarrassing' Platinum Jubilee plans| publisher=CBC News| date=17 May 2022| access-date=10 August 2022}} Several provincial governments instituted their own Jubilee medals, with Alberta and Saskatchewan issuing 7,000 medals each;{{cite web| url=https://www.alberta.ca/recognizing-the-platinum-jubilee.aspx| title=Recognizing the Platinum Jubilee| year=2022| publisher=Government of Alberta| access-date=14 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2022/march/30/province-announces-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-medal| title=Province Announces Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal| date=30 March 2022| publisher=Government of Saskatchewan| access-date=14 April 2022}} Nova Scotia issuing 5,000 medals;{{cite web| url=https://lt.gov.ns.ca/platinum-jubilee/platinum-jubilee-medal-faqs| title=Frequently Asked Questions| author=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| publisher=The Crown in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia| access-date=14 April 2022| archive-date=7 May 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507032421/https://lt.gov.ns.ca/platinum-jubilee/platinum-jubilee-medal-faqs| url-status=dead}} Manitoba issuing 1,000 medals;{{cite web| url=https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=&item=54338| author=Manitoba| title=Manitoba Government Announces Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal| date=28 April 2022| access-date=10 August 2022}} New Brunswick issuing 3000 medals;{{cite web| url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/queens-jubilee/platinum-jubilee-medal.html| author=Government of New Brunswick| title=The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (New Brunswick)| date=22 April 2022| access-date=10 August 2022}} and Prince Edward Island issuing 584 medals.{{cite web| url=https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/celebrating-the-queens-platinum-jubilee| title=Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=2 June 2022| publisher=Government of Prince Edward Island| access-date=10 August 2022}} The same legislative act that authorized Alberta's Platinum Jubilee medals also replaced awards created for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, with platinum jubilee equivalents and increased their monetary prizes. The government of Ontario stated it would celebrate the anniversary through the province's existing honours and medals, as well as issuing commemorative Platinum Jubilee lapel pins.{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/platinum-jubilee-medals-provinces-royal-visit-charles-camilla-1.6421391| last=Davison| first=Janet| title=Some provinces to offer medals to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee after Ottawa opts out| date=17 April 2022| publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation| access-date=22 April 2022}} The government of Manitoba provided grant funding with a focus on reconciliation to Manitoba's six Royally-designated organizations{{#tag:ref|Royally-designated organisations in Manitoba (and the year they received the Royal prefix from the Queen) are: Royal Winnipeg Ballet (1953), Royal Manitoba Winter Fair (1970), Royal Manitoba Yacht Club (1981), Royal Military Institute of Manitoba (1982), Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (2010), and Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (2014).|group=n|name=Manitoba}} to facilitate jubilee initiatives throughout the year.[https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=53280 Statement from Premier Heather Stefanson on the Anniversary of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee]
==Accession Day events in Canada==
Celebrations were launched by the Department of Canadian Heritage on 6 February, as the government encouraged Canadians across the country to celebrate the jubilee in "their own unique ways".[https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/02/canada-celebrates-the-platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabethii-in-2022.html Canada Celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2022] On the same day, Governor General Mary Simon, lieutenant governors, Prime Minister Trudeau, all issued statements congratulating the Queen,{{refn|{{cite web| url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/transcript-of-the-video-message-from-the-governor-general-on-the-occasion-of-the-platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-812078741.html| title=Transcript of the video message from the Governor General on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=6 February 2022| publisher=CNW Group| access-date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2022/02/06/statement-prime-minister-mark-platinum-jubilee-her-majesty-queen| author=Office of the Prime Minister of Canada| title=Statement by the Prime Minister to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/news/her-majesty-s-platinum-jubilee-year-begins/| author=Lieutenant Governor of Alberta| title=Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee Year Begins| date=6 February 2022| access-date=10 August 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://lt.gov.ns.ca/news-events/2022-02-06/platinum-jubilee-commences-nova-scotia| author=Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=The Platinum Jubilee Commences in Nova Scotia| date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://www.lgpei.ca/queens-platinum-jubilee-launch| author=Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island| title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee Launch| access-date=7 February 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://www.lieutenant-gouverneur.qc.ca/documents/2022-02-06_PR_PlatinumJubilee.pdf| author=Lieutenant Governor of Quebec| title=Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=6 February 2022| access-date=7 February 2022| archive-date=7 February 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207060100/https://www.lieutenant-gouverneur.qc.ca/documents/2022-02-06_PR_PlatinumJubilee.pdf| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=https://www.lgontario.ca/en/2022/02/06/statement-by-the-lieutenant-governor-at-the-start-of-the-platinum-jubilee-year/| author=Lieutenant Governor of Ontario| title=Statement by the Lieutenant Governor at the Start of the Platinum Jubilee Year| date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web| date=6 February 2022| url=https://www.manitobalg.ca/statement-from-lieutenant-governor-janice-c-filmon-on-the-occasion-of-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/| title=Statement from Lieutenant Governor Janice C. Filmon on the Occasion of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee| author=Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba}}}} as did the provincial premiers,{{refn|{{cite web| url=https://news.ontario.ca/en/statement/1001546/premier-doug-ford-celebrates-her-majesty-the-queens-platinum-jubilee| title=Premier Doug Ford Celebrates Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario| access-date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8598766/manitoba-queen-elizabeth-70-years-platinum-jubilee/| last=Adrian| first=McMoriris| title=Manitoba congratulates Queen Elizabeth on 70 years of service| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Global News| access-date=6 February 2022}}[https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2022/exec/0206n01/ Premier Furey Congratulates Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 70th Anniversary of Her Reign][https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=81842C2692A54-C994-727F-3F181B987A81373A Platinum Jubilee: Premier Kenney][https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0004-000163 Premier's statement on Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee]}} and the Speaker of the Senate of Canada.{{cite web| url=https://sencanada.ca/en/newsroom/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-queen-of-canada-a-celebration-of-her-majestys-platinum-jubilee/| title=Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada: A Celebration of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee| date=6 February 2022| access-date=6 February 2022}} The Governor General said:
{{Blockquote|text=Much has changed in the last seven decades. We extended the hand of friendship to nations around the world. We made advancements in medical research, most recently with vaccines. We established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and took part in its work. We saw the first Canadian named governor general, then the first woman, and now, the first indigenous person.{{cite web| url=https://www.gg.ca/en/multimedia/videos/2022/her-majesty-queens-platinum-jubilee| title=Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=6 February 2022}}}}
Flag raising ceremonies for the Canadian royal standard and the platinum jubilee flag occurred at Rideau Hall and several provincial legislatures and government houses.{{refn|{{cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20220206001|title=Provincial Launch of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee|date=6 February 2022|access-date=6 February 2022|publisher=Government of Nova Scotia|website=novascotia.ca}}{{cite web|url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0004-000163|website=news.gov.bc.ca|title=Premier's statement on Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee|date=6 February 2022|access-date=6 February 2022|publisher=Government of British Columbia}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2022/exec/0206n01/|title=Premier Furey Congratulates Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 70th Anniversary of Her Reign|website=www.gov.nl.ca|date=6 February 2022|access-date=6 February 2022|publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador}}{{cite web|title=Media Advisory: Lieutenant Governor to Mark Accession Day and the Start of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.lgontario.ca/en/2022/02/05/media-advisory-lieutenant-governor-to-mark-accession-day-and-the-start-of-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/|date=5 February 2022|work=lgontario.ca}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GovernorGeneralCanada/posts/475612540595572|date=6 February 2022|via=Facebook|work=Governor General of Canada|title=Governor General of Canada on Facebook}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JudyFooteLG/posts/474512560998528|date=6 February 2022|via=Facebook|work=Lieutenant Governor Judy M. Foote|title=Lieutenant Governor Judy M. Foote on Facebook}}{{cite web| url=https://ltgov.sk.ca/news/queens-platinum-jubilee-flag-raised| title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee Flag Raised| date=6 February 2022| work=Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan}}
}} Evensong services were also held in a variety of churches of the Diocese of British Columbia and the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario attending a service in Cathedral Church of St James in Toronto.{{refn|{{cite web|url=https://www.stmatthiasvictoria.ca/events/platinum-jubilee-evensong-and-benediction/2022-02-06|title=Platinum Jubilee Evensong and Benediction|website=www.stmatthiasvictoria.ca|year=2022|publisher=St. Matthias Anglican Church|access-date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stbarnabaschurch.ca/events/platinum-jubilee-evensong-and-benediction/2022-02-06|title=Platinum Jubilee Evensong and Benediction|website=www.stbarnabaschurch.ca|year=2022|publisher=St. Barnabas Anglican Church|access-date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stpeterduncan.ca/events/platinum-jubilee-evensong-and-benediction/2022-02-06|title=Platinum Jubilee Evensong and Benediction|website=www.stpeterduncan.ca|year=2022|publisher=Church of St. Peter Quamichan|access-date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://stolaves.ca/special-services/|title=Special Services & Events|website=stolaves.ca|year=2022|publisher=St. Olave's Anglican Church|access-date=6 February 2022}}}}
==Tributes across the country==
File:Platinum Jubilee lapel pin.jpg, said that the Platinum Jubilee lapel pin (pictured) is a "very dignified, high-quality piece that is intended to reach a large number of Canadians, not just a few that might be on a medals list", as "the idea was to reach further".{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/if-it-ain-t-broke-don-t-fix-it-high-commissioner-defends-canada-s-ties-to-monarchy-1.5931049|title=' If it ain't broke, don't fix it': High commissioner defends Canada's ties to monarchy|work=CTV News|date=3 June 2022}}]]
The Royal Canadian Mint released a series of coins, including the two-coin jubilee set, a one-ounce platinum coin,{{cite web| author=Royal Canadian Mint| url=https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/1-oz.-pure-platinum-coin---the-platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii---mintage-325-2022-prod3810046?rcmiid=link%7Ccategorypage%7C1_oz_Pure_Platinum_Coin_-_The_Platinum_Jubilee_of_Her_Majesty_Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_Mintage_325_2022%7CShop-New_Releases_&| title=1 oz. Pure Platinum Coin—The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| year=2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=6 February 2022}} a double-portrait proof silver dollar,{{cite web| url=https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/special-edition-proof-silver-dollar-%E2%80%93-the-platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-%E2%80%93-mintage-25000-2022-prod3820056| title=Special Edition Proof Silver Dollar—The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II—Mintage: 25,000 (2022)| author=Royal Canadian Mint| year=2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=11 May 2022}} and coins depicting the Queen's Diamond Diadem.{{cite web|url=https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/2-oz.-pure-gold-coin-%E2%80%93-her-majesty-queennbspelizabethnbspii%E2%80%99s-diamond-diadem-%E2%80%93-brmintage-225-2022-prod3820045| title=2 oz. Pure Gold Coin—Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Diadem—Mintage: 225 (2022)| author=Royal Canadian Mint| year=2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=6 April 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/1-oz.-pure-silver-coin-%E2%80%93-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii%E2%80%99s-diamond-diadem-%E2%80%93-mintage-4500-low-certificate-2022-prod3820047| title=1 oz. Pure Silver Coin—Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Diadem—Mintage: 4,500 (Low Certificate) (2022)| author=Royal Canadian Mint| year=2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=6 April 2022}} Canada Post issued a commemorative stamp, which features a profile of the Queen by Arnold Machin.{{cite web| url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-post-issues-stamp-mark-153000515.html| title=Canada Post issues stamp to mark the platinum jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Yahoo!| access-date=6 February 2022}}
In the realms of arts and letters, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Canadian Geographic magazine created a series of commemorative pieces for the jubilee, the first of which were released on 6 February.{{cite web| url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-royal-canadian-geographical-society-celebrates-the-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-805497973.html| publisher=CNW Group| title=The Royal Canadian Geographical Society celebrates The Queen's Platinum Jubilee}} The magazine also launched its own platinum jubilee website, and through its education wing, launched "The Queen's Jubilee Classroom Challenge", which ran from 1 April to 31 May 2022 and encouraged students to "head out into their own communities to discover and learn about native plants", drawing inspiration from The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy and The Queen's Green Canopy.{{citation| url=https://cangeoeducation.ca/en/queens-jubilee-classroom-challenge/| title=Queen's Jubilee Classroom Challenge| publisher=Canadian Geographic Education| access-date=16 August 2022| archive-date=14 August 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814184918/https://cangeoeducation.ca/en/queens-jubilee-classroom-challenge/| url-status=dead}} The Lieutenant Governor's BC Journalism Fellowship and the Lieutenant Governor's Art and Music Award were launched by the Queen's representative in British Columbia.{{cite web| url=https://ltgov.bc.ca/lieutenant-governors-bc-journalism-fellowship/| title=Lieutenant Governor's BC Journalism Fellowship| year=2022| publisher=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia| access-date=6 February 2022}}
In May, it was announced that the year's Royal St. John's Regatta would be renamed Platinum Jubilee Royal St John's Regatta,{{cite web| url=https://vocm.com/2022/05/08/royal-st-johns-regatta-to-mark-platinum-jubilee/| title=Royal St. John's Regatta to Mark Platinum Jubilee| date=8 May 2022| publisher=VOCM Local News Now| access-date=11 May 2022}} and the event took place at Quidi Vidi Lake on 4 August.{{cite web |url=https://stjohnsregatta.ca/visitors/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829074215/https://stjohnsregatta.ca/visitors/ |archive-date=2022-08-29 | title=Visitor Information - Royal St. John's Regatta }}{{cite tweet |author=The Royal St. John's Regatta |user=StJohnsRegatta |number=1555103763395911680 |date=4 August 2022 |title=Today's 204th running of the Royal St. John's Regatta is a go! The first race is scheduled for 8:00am. The Stirling Communications Women's Championship Race is scheduled for 6:30pm followed by the Come Home Year Men's Championship Race scheduled for 7:00pm. https://t.co/GJjyTeYorM |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829081015/https://twitter.com/StJohnsRegatta/status/1555103763395911680 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |url-status=live}} On 13 May, a battery of the 1st Regiment of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery was also renamed The Queen's Battery.{{cite web| url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/ceremonial-name-designation-at-cfb-shilo-commemorates-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-1.5902364| last=Carter| first=Cody| title=Ceremonial name designation at CFB Shilo commemorates Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=13 May 2022| publisher=CTV News| access-date=15 May 2022}} Special call-sign prefixes for the jubilee were approved by Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada for use by amateur radio operators from 15 May to 14 July.{{cite web| url=https://www.rac.ca/special-call-signs-available-in-honour-of-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/| last=Griffin| first=Alan| title=Special Call Signs Available in Honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=9 May 2022| publisher=Radio Amateurs of Canada| access-date=11 May 2022}} The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation produced a documentary, The Queen and Canada, airing on 4 June on CBC News Network.
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File:Sign of the Platinum Jubilee Garden at Government House PEI.jpg in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island]]
Lieutenant governors and commissioners across Canada dedicated special gardens in their respective provinces or territory. Each of the 13 gardens included plants suited to the local climate, including tobacco, where climate and protocols allowed, providing the gardens with a representation of the relationship between the Canadian Crown and indigenous peoples of Canada through the treaties. Tobacco seeds were provided to viceregal offices and commissioners from plants grown for the Chapel Royal at Massey College. Another garden to represent the Crown's association with indigenous Canadians was unveiled at Mount Pleasant Nature Park in the County of Brant on 4 June.{{cite web| url=https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/county-plans-to-celebrate-queens-platinum-jubilee| last=Ball| first=Vincent| title=Brant plans to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee on June 4| date=19 April 2022| publisher=Postmedia Network| access-date=22 April 2022}}
The Prince Edward Island Crown-in-Council established a tree planting initiative to create a legacy for the jubilee by adding a stream to its Greening Spaces Program and,{{cite web| url=https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/celebrating-the-queens-platinum-jubilee| title=Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=2 June 2022| publisher=Prince Edward Island| access-date=15 August 2022}} from Earth Day to 7 June, the town of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, planted 70 trees.{{cite web| url=https://www.townofsaintandrews.ca/events/earth-day-2022-and-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-tree-planting/| title=Earth Day 2022 and Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee Tree Planting| publisher=Town of Saint Andrews| access-date=14 April 2022| archive-date=21 April 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421223937/https://www.townofsaintandrews.ca/events/earth-day-2022-and-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-tree-planting/| url-status=dead}} In May, members of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets also planted trees as a part of the Queen's Green Canopy project.
A commemorative plaster sculpture honouring the Queen's 70-year reign was put on display in the Senate of Canada Building. When Centre Block is fully restored, a final stone version of the sculpture will eventually cap the main arch above Centre Block's Senate foyer, near the Diamond Jubilee Window created in 2010.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=A sculptural tribute to Canada's late Queen |url=https://sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus/how-why/a-sculptural-tribute-to-canadas-late-queen/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=SenCA+ Magazine |publisher=Senate of Canada |language=en}}
==Events from February to May==
Several government houses organised jubilee events throughout the year.{{cite web| url=https://ltgov.bc.ca/the-queens-platinum-jubilee/| author=Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia| title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee| publisher=Office of the Lieutenant Governor| access-date=7 February 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://ltgov.sk.ca/platinumjubilee| author=Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan| title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee| publisher=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan| access-date=7 February 2022| archive-date=7 February 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207205745/https://ltgov.sk.ca/platinumjubilee| url-status=dead}} An exhibition was mounted at the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan's official residence in Regina; titled Platinum on the Prairie: The Queen in Saskatchewan, which focused on the Queen's connection to the province. The portrait of the Queen that was commissioned for the diamond jubilee in 2012 also went on display at Government House in Saskatchewan.{{cite web| url=https://ltgov.sk.ca/news/unveiling-of-the-diamond-jubilee-portrait-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii| author=Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan| title=Unveiling of the Diamond Jubilee Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=20 May 2022| publisher=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan| access-date=15 August 2022}} On 14 March, a time capsule was buried at Government House, British Columbia, which contains messages of hope for the future from viceroys and commissioners across Canada and is scheduled to be opened in 2072.{{cite tweet |last=Austin |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Austin |user=LGJanetAustin |number=1503843172639666177 |date=15 March 2022 |title=On #CommonwealthDay, a time capsule was buried at @GovHouseBC in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The capsule will be opened in 2072, and contains messages & mementoes of hope for the future from Vice Regals, Commissioners & others from throughout Canada. https://t.co/FZwFHY0UEJ |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605143307/https://twitter.com/LGJanetAustin/status/1503843172639666177 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |url-status=live}} The Alberta Legislature Building hosted on-site tours and displays for the jubilee.{{cite web| url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/about/news-and-announcements/2022/02/07/celebrate-the-platinum-jubilee-with-the-legislative-assembly-of-alberta| title=Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee with the Legislative Assembly of Alberta| date=7 February 2022| publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta| access-date=9 February 2022}}
An exhibit was unveiled on 2 March at the Canadian Museum of Nature, featuring a display of Canadian currency, postage stamps, and specimens of platinum.{{cite web| url=https://nature.ca/en/about-us/museum-news/news/press-releases/museum-honours-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-special-exhibit| title=Museum honours Queen's Platinum Jubilee with special exhibit| date=9 March 2022| publisher=Canadian Museum of Nature| access-date=14 April 2022| archive-date=21 April 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421223936/https://nature.ca/en/about-us/museum-news/news/press-releases/museum-honours-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-special-exhibit| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=https://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/what-see-do/our-exhibitions/platinum-jubilee-display| title=Platinum Jubilee Display| publisher=Canadian Museum of Nature| access-date=5 February 2022| archive-date=4 February 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204215713/https://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/what-see-do/our-exhibitions/platinum-jubilee-display| url-status=dead}} Woodstock Museum in Woodstock, Ontario, held several jubilee-themed programs from April to June{{cite web| url=https://www.heartfm.ca/news/local-news/woodstock-museum-celebrates-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/|website=www.heartfm.ca| date=21 April 2022| title=Woodstock Museum Celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee| publisher=HeartFM| access-date=22 April 2022}} and the Toronto Railway Museum hosted on 19 May an online lecture on Canadian royal trains used during the Queen's reign.{{cite web| url=https://torontorailwaymuseum.com/?tribe_events=royal-train-tours-of-canada-in-the-reign-of-queen-elizabeth-ii| title=Royal Train Tours of Canada in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II| publisher=Toronto Railway Museum| access-date=15 May 2022}} Similarly, the Nova Scotia Archives launched a dedicated online collection of material related to the Queen's various tours of the province.{{citation| url=https://archives.novascotia.ca/jubilee/| author=Nova Scotia Archives| title=The Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II| date=20 April 2020| publisher=The Crown in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia| access-date=15 August 2022}}
As part of Winterlude in February, an ice sculpture was unveiled on Sparks Street,{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/winterlude/calendar-events/events.html?id=170| author=Government of Canada| title=Ice Sculpture for the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=12 August 2021| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=13 January 2022| archive-date=1 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101080856/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/winterlude/calendar-events/events.html?id=170| url-status=dead}} the main pedestrian mall in Ottawa, and, in the same vein, the city's ByWard Market was decorated in purple. In spring, Ottawa's Confederation Boulevard, as well as several places in provinces and territories, were decorated with banners featuring the jubilee colours. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon were received in the audience by the Queen at Windsor Castle on 7 and 15 March respectively, where they both offered their congratulations to the Queen for reaching the milestone.{{cite news |title=Blue and yellow flowers as Queen meets Trudeau |website=BBC News |date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110171440/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60650285 |archive-date=10 January 2023 |url-status=live |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60650285}}[https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2022/03/07/prime-minister-concludes-successful-visit-united-kingdom Prime Minister concludes successful visit to the United Kingdom][https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2022/governor-general-met-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-his-royal-highness-prince-wales The Governor General met with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales] At Canada House in London, a jubilee-themed window display was unveiled in April, featuring pictures from throughout the Queen's reign demonstrating her relationship with Canada.{{cite web|via=Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/CanadaintheUK/posts/pfbid02UrYpGPJeLt8n6fVdZBAJ84xjB4L9Q1ZbEZVKjkoQNa7DaA527RDvh2UyfcpipwzLl|title=High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom on Facebook|work=High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom|date=27 April 2022}}
On 9 April, the town of Melfort, Saskatchewan, held a high tea and, later,{{cite web| url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/25/high-tea-to-celebrate-queens-platinum-jubilee-being-held-in-melfort.html| last=Durling| first=Jessica R| title=High tea to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee being held in Melfort| date=25 March 2022| publisher=Torstar Corporation| access-date=14 April 2022}} in Ontario, the Durham Chamber Orchestra performed a concert in Ajax, on 15 May,{{cite web| url=https://calendar.durham.ca/Default/Detail/2022-05-15-1400-DURHAM-CHAMBER-ORCHESTRA-Queens-Platinum-Jubilee-C| publisher=Durham Region| year=2022| access-date=15 May 2022| title=Durham Chamber Orchestra Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert}} followed by a jubilee weekend in Amherstburg, held between the 20th and 21st of the same month, and attended by the province's Lieutenant Governor.{{cite web|url=https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2022/05/10/amherstburg-celebrate-queens-platinum-jubilee/|website=blackburnnews.com|date=10 May 2022|access-date=11 May 2022|publisher=Blackburn Media|last=Brown|first=Mark|title=Amherstburg to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee}} Back in Ottawa, a corgi parade took place on 22 May.
Four days later, the Strathcona Ceremonial Mounted Troop were part of celebrations held in Armstrong, British Columbia; an event that was organized by the Armstrong Regional Co-op, the Canadian Armed Forces, and the Okanagan Military Tattoo Society.{{cite web| url=https://www.lakecountrycalendar.com/news/mounted-troop-trotting-to-armstrong-to-celebrate-queens-platinum-jubilee/| last=Shykora| first=Brendan| title=Mounted troop trotting to Armstrong to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=3 April 2022| publisher=Black Press Media| access-date=14 April 2022}} The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (of which the Queen is Commissioner-in-Chief) sent its Musical Ride to partake in the special Royal Windsor Horse Show, Platinum Jubilee Celebration: A Gallop Through History, at Windsor Castle on 15 May.{{cite web| url=https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2022/a-royal-occasion-a-contingent-the-rcmp-heads-windsor-castle| author=Government of Canada| title=A Royal Occasion: A Contingent of the RCMP heads to Windsor Castle| date=6 May 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=6 May 2022}} RCMP officers greeted the Queen upon her arrival at the showground and performed other ceremonial duties riding the horses the force had given to the Queen.{{citation| url=https://torontosun.com/news/world/queen-elizabeth-attends-star-studded-horse-show-finale-with-help-from-rcmp| agency=Reuters| title=Queen Elizabeth attends star-studded horse show finale, with help from RCMP| date=17 May 2022| newspaper=Toronto Sun| access-date=16 August 2022}}
Ahead of their jubilee tour of Canada, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Canada House in London on 12 May. The couple met members of the Canadian diaspora and watched a small performance.{{cite news|work=The Independent|date=12 May 2022|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/prince-of-wales-duchess-of-cornwall-commonwealth-jubilee-britain-b2077537.html|title=Canadian High Commissioner praises Queen during visit by Charles}} Canadian High Commissioner Ralph Goodale said that the Crown and Canada have a "very egalitarian" relationship. He said it is not about empire, but Commonwealth, and the relationship "constantly reviews itself in modern terms, and that is the secret of its longevity".{{cite news|work=The Telegraph|title=Queen's relationship with Canada about 'Commonwealth not empire'|date=12 May 2022|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/12/queens-relationship-canada-commonwealth-not-empire-says-high/}}
==Commemorations throughout summer==
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A new segment specifically about the Queen's 70 years of service to Canada was added to the annual Northern Lights sound and light show that runs from June to September on Parliament Hill, including images of the Queen's tours of Canada displayed through dynamic animation.{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee/celebrate.html| author=Government of Canada| title=Celebrates Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=6 February 2022| archive-date=6 February 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206154627/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee/celebrate.html| url-status=dead}} A Canadian Heritage outdoor exhibition, The Queen and Canada, was presented from August to October at the Château Laurier hotel and features images of the Queen in Canada arranged along the hotel's promenade that faces the Rideau Canal.{{cite tweet |author=The Crown in Canada |user=TheCrownCa |number=1554122512891613184 |date=1 August 2022 |title=From August to October, we're presenting The Queen and Canada exhibit at the @fairmontlaurier. Overlooking the Ottawa Locks, the exhibit features images of the monarch as both part of Canada's story and a witness to it over the past 70 yrs. More info: https://t.co/sSjKZiKzgO https://t.co/VMkyZynIe6 |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909232625/https://twitter.com/TheCrownCa/status/1554122512891613184 |archive-date=9 September 2022 |url-status=live}} Prior to the lighting of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon in Ottawa, on the evening of 2 June (the 69th anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation), a specially-scripted proclamation was read by town criers in multiple cities across Canada. In the evening, bagpipers across the country played the bugle calls "Diu Regnare" and "Majesty" and major federal and provincial buildings throughout the country were illuminated purple. A beacon was also lit on top of Canada House in London in the presence of Governor-General Mary Simon.[https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2022/governor-general-attend-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-london Governor General to Attend Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in London] In a statement, Simon encouraged Canadians across the country to work together to "truly honour the life, legacy and reign of Her Majesty The Queen".[https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2022/message-governor-general-occasion-her-majestys-platinum-jubilee Message from the Governor General on the occasion of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee] Twelve Canadian Armed Forces members representing the forces' three elements took part in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London on 5 June, along with military personnel from other Commonwealth countries.{{cite tweet |author=Canadian Armed Forces |author-link=Canadian Armed Forces |user=CanadianForces |number=1532446918961512456 |date=2 June 2022 |title=In honour of Her Majesty the Queen's 🫅 70 years on the throne, the #PlatinumJubilee Pageant will take place in London, England, this Sunday, June 5. https://t.co/Ib9ncEQpAp |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909232416/https://twitter.com/CanadianForces/status/1532446918961512456 |archive-date=9 September 2022 |url-status=live}}
In Aurora, Ontario, a commemorative bench was installed at Queen's Diamond Jubilee Park on 2 June, with a celebration taking place two days later, when seven images—one for each decade of the Queen's reign—were put on display and one of the town's Concerts in the Park series was dedicated to the jubilee as a musical tribute.{{cite web| url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/04/21/public-celebration-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-set-for-june.html| last=Weir| first=Brock| title=Public celebration for Queen's Platinum set for June| newspaper=The Toronto Star| date=21 April 2022| publisher=Torstar Corporation| access-date=18 August 2022}} The town also set up a website with educational resources and entertainments.{{cite web| url=https://www.aurora.ca/en/recreation-arts-and-culture/queen-s-platinum-jubilee.aspx| title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=24 June 2022| publisher=Town of Aurora| access-date=18 August 2022| archive-date=19 August 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819020544/https://www.aurora.ca/en/recreation-arts-and-culture/queen-s-platinum-jubilee.aspx| url-status=dead}} "Majestic Celebrations: 70 Hats for 70 Years", a millinery exhibit, was held at the Burlington Central Library between 2 and 5 June.{{cite web| url=https://www.insidehalton.com/whatson-story/10631671-burlington-exhibit-honours-queen-s-platinum-jubilee/| author=Burlington Post| title=Burlington exhibit honours Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=24 May 2022| publisher=InsideHalton.com| access-date=18 August 2022}} In Toronto, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario hosted a platinum jubilee garden party on 5 June at the Aga Khan Museum{{cite web| url=https://www.lgontario.ca/en/2022/06/04/lieutenant-governor-to-mark-the-occasion-of-platinum-jubilee-with-a-garden-party/| title=Lieutenant Governor to Mark the Occasion of Platinum Jubilee with a Garden Party| date=5 June 2022| publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Ontario| access-date=18 August 2022}} and garden lunch and tea events took place on 4 and 5 June, as well as in Sarnia.{{cite web| url=https://www.theobserver.ca/news/local-news/garden-tea-planned-to-mark-queen-elizabeth-iis-platinum-jubilee| last=Kula| first=Tyler| title=Garden tea planned to mark Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee| date=29 January 2022| newspaper=The Observer| publisher=Postmedia Network| access-date=1 February 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://www.thestar.com/local-toronto-etobicoke/life/food-wine/2022/05/09/humber-valley-united-hosts-tea-party-for-queen-s-platinum-jubilee.html| author=The Guardian| title=Humber Valley United hosts tea party for Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=9 May 2022| newspaper=Toronto Star| publisher=Torstar Corporation| access-date=11 May 2022}} The Royal Commonwealth Society of Toronto hosted a gala at the Fairmont Royal York on 17 June.{{cite web| url=https://casi.ca/news/12685515| title=The Queen's Platinum Gala| date=29 March 2022| publisher=Canadian Aeronautic and Space Institute| access-date=14 April 2022}} The City of Toronto planted 70 large trees, one for each year of the Queen's reign, throughout Rowntree Mills Park, with the tree planting being attended by Mayor John Tory and Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607004938/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-celebrates-final-days-of-queens-platinum-jubilee-festivities-2/|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-celebrates-final-days-of-queens-platinum-jubilee-festivities-2/|title=Canada celebrates final days of Queen's Platinum Jubilee festivities|work=The Globe and Mail|archive-date=7 June 2022|date=5 June 2022}}
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In Alberta, between 3 and 4 June, provincial museums and historic sites offered free admission and, on the second day, the Lieutenant Governor hosted a garden party on the grounds of Government House in Edmonton.{{cite web| url=https://www.alberta.ca/queens-platinum-jubilee-events.aspx| author=Alberta| title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee events| publisher=Government of Alberta| access-date=18 August 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://rdnewsnow.com/2022/05/30/alberta-celebrates-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/| title=Alberta celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee| author=Staff| date=30 May 2022| publisher=rdnewsNOW| access-date=18 August 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/news/platinum-jubilee-garden-party-june-4/| title=Platinum Jubilee Garden Party June 4| publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Alberta| access-date=18 August 2022}} Innisfail saw on 2 June the Royal Canadian Legion Pipe Band play and, two days later, at Ol' Moose Hall, the Innisfail and District Historical Society hosted the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Tea, which also honoured the Women's Institute, a community-based organization for women in the UK, Canada, South Africa, and New Zealand.{{citation| url=https://www.mountainviewtoday.ca/innisfail-news/historical-society-in-innisfail-set-to-honour-the-queen-5172325| last=Bachusky | first=Johnnie| title=Historical society in Innisfail set to honour the Queen| date=7 May 2022| newspaper=Mountain View Today| access-date=11 May 2022| publisher=Great West Media}}
An exhibit on the Queen's visits to Newfoundland and Labrador was curated by The Rooms and mounted at Government House, St John's,{{cite tweet |last=Foote |first=Judy |author-link=Judy Foote |user=judy_foote |number=1533607408488042496 |date=6 June 2022 |title=On the last day of #platinumjubileeweekend we celebrate Her Majesty & remember Her many visits to NL. As always the ppl of NL send their best wishes to this remarkable woman whose dedication to service is an example for all. @TheRooms_NL curated an exhibit of the visits for GH. https://t.co/eOKt3VYBHW |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814232018/https://twitter.com/judy_foote/status/1533607408488042496 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |url-status=live}} where an open house was held on 3 June.{{cite tweet |last=Foote |first=Judy |author-link=Judy Foote |user=judy_foote |number=1532356920182509575 |date=2 June 2022 |title=To mark Her Majesty's #PlatinumJubilee Celebration Weekend, it will be Open House at Government House! Join us to celebrate The Queen's 70 years of service tomorrow, June 3, from 2-4 p.m., and explore a national and provincial historic site. Learn more: https://t.co/h544j6DhyW https://t.co/EnPRT00Rfv |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602181936/https://twitter.com/judy_foote/status/1532356920182509575 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |last=Foote |first=Judy |author-link=Judy Foote |user=judy_foote |number=1532914342508777472 |date=4 June 2022 |title=Open House at GH today, 2nd day of #PlatinumJubilee was well attended. Many who visited appreciated the opportunity to spend time at the national & provincial historic site. Many signed the guest book wishing Her Majesty the very best & thanking The Queen for 70 yrs of service. https://t.co/c2ihvusGSN |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814232020/https://twitter.com/judy_foote/status/1532914342508777472 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |url-status=live}} The Lieutenant Governor attended a tea party in the town of Placentia on 6 June.{{cite tweet |author=Town of Placentia |user=TownofPlacentia |number=1533941783541030912 |date=6 June 2022 |title=@TownofPlacentia hosted a Tea Party today for residents to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. The Town is grateful Her Honour Judy May Foote @judy_foote Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador was in attendance. #PlatinumJubilee https://t.co/vtboWwkO7X |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814232032/https://twitter.com/townofplacentia/status/1533941783541030912 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |last=Foote |first=Judy |author-link=Judy Foote |user=judy_foote |number=1534234666722639872 |date=7 June 2022 |title=A delightful afternoon tea party celebrating Her Majesty's #PlatinumJubilee. A beautiful celebratory day in the @TownofPlacentia that included the planting of a tree to mark The Queen's 70 yrs of service. Thank you to the organizers for taking the initiative to host the event. https://t.co/BbHEHF3TNg |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607180424/https://twitter.com/judy_foote/status/1534234666722639872 |archive-date=7 June 2022 |url-status=live}} A tree planting ceremony was held on 5 June in Centennial Park in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, followed by a community church service at All Saints Church on King Street and a community garden party in front of the Anglican Parish Hall.{{cite web| url=http://maplemonarchists.weebly.com/blog/platinum-jubilee-calendar-of-events-for-june-in-new-brunswick| title=Platinum Jubilee Calendar of Events for June in New Brunswick| date=1 June 2022| publisher=The Maple Monarchists| access-date=19 August 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-muted-1.6475776| last=Sweet| first=Jennifer| title=New Brunswick plays host to a muted celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=3 June 2022| publisher=CBC News}} In Fredericton, several events were held from 2 to 9 June, including a tree planting, a flag raising ceremony, and a concert on 16 June, in front of City Hall,{{cite web| url=https://www.fredericton.ca/en/news/city-hall/concert-postponed-to-june-16-fredericton-to-recognize-queens-platinum-jubilee| author=Fredericton| title=Concert postponed to June 16 - Fredericton to recognize Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=30 May 2022| publisher=City of Fredericton| access-date=19 August 2022| archive-date=14 August 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814232021/https://www.fredericton.ca/en/news/city-hall/concert-postponed-to-june-16-fredericton-to-recognize-queens-platinum-jubilee| url-status=dead}} which was lit in purple from 2 to 5 June.{{cite web| url=https://www.fredericton.ca/en/news/city-hall/fredericton-to-recognize-queens-platinum-jubilee| author=Fredericton| title=Fredericton to recognize Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=30 May 2022| publisher=City of Fredericton| access-date=30 May 2022| archive-date=30 May 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530180514/https://www.fredericton.ca/en/news/city-hall/fredericton-to-recognize-queens-platinum-jubilee| url-status=dead}} The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia hosted platinum jubilee garden parties in Yarmouth on 16 July and in Cape Breton on 30 July.{{cite web| url=https://lt.gov.ns.ca/news-events/2022-07-11/platinum-jubilee-garden-party-yarmouth| author=Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=Platinum Jubilee Garden Party, Yarmouth| date=11 July 2022| publisher=The Crown in Right of Nova Scotia| access-date=19 August 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://lt.gov.ns.ca/news-events/2022-07-20/platinum-jubilee-garden-party-cape-breton| author=Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=Platinum Jubilee Garden Party, Cape Breton| date=20 July 2022| publisher=The Crown in Right of Nova Scotia| access-date=19 August 2022}} On 23 July, a platinum jubilee concert, featuring the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy, was held at Government House in Halifax.{{cite web| url=https://lt.gov.ns.ca/news-events/2022-07-14/platinum-jubilee-concert-stadacona-band| author=Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=Platinum Jubilee Concert, Stadacona Band| date=14 July 2022| publisher=The Crown in Right of Nova Scotia| access-date=19 August 2022}} On 1 July, a "double platinum" themed Canada Day celebration was held in Pugwash to commemorate both the platinum jubilees for both the Queen and the local Gathering of the Clans.{{cite web| url=https://www.sixrivers.ca/Reader/pugwash-to-celebrate-a-royal-canada-day| title=Pugwash to Celebrate a Royal Canada Day| author=Six Rivers| date=25 March 2022| publisher=Six Rivers Hope Centre Ministries| access-date=14 April 2022}}
On 4 June, two refurbished British cannons, dating from 1810, were fired for a total of five times by the Westmount Battery, in Montreal's Mount Royal Cemetery, near Côte-des-Neiges Armoury. The last time they had been fired publicly was in 1897, for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.{{citation| url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/cannons-fired-in-montreal-to-honour-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee| last=Schwartz| first=Susan| title=Cannons fired in Montreal to honour Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee| date=6 June 2022| newspaper=Montreal Gazette| access-date=21 August 2022}} A collection of memorabilia was displayed at Atwater Library and the proprietors of Clarence & Crisps shop in Hudson stated solar-powered, waving mini-statues of the Queen were the most popular item.{{citation| url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-royal-watchers-commemorate-queen-elizabeth-ii-s-platinum-jubilee-1.5933395| last=Long| first=Christine| title=Quebec royal-watchers commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee| date=4 June 2022| publisher=CTV News Montreal| access-date=21 August 2022}} On 13 July, a celebration was held at Davies Park, Montreal West.[https://montreal-west.ca/en/events/queens-platinum-jubilee/ Queen's Platinum Jubilee] In a statement, the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec commended the Queen "for her many sacrifices and her selflessness".{{citation| url=https://www.lieutenant-gouverneur.qc.ca/documents/2022-02-06_PR_PlatinumJubilee.pdf| last=Lamarre| first=Marie-Claude| title=Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=6 February 2022| publisher=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec| access-date=21 August 2022| archive-date=27 September 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927014516/https://www.lieutenant-gouverneur.qc.ca/documents/2022-02-06_PR_PlatinumJubilee.pdf| url-status=dead}}
Government House, British Columbia, hosted Platinum Jubilee Music on the Lawn, an outdoor concert series, over three nights on 7 July, 14 July, and 21 July.{{cite web | url=https://ltgov.bc.ca/the-queens-platinum-jubilee/ | title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee }}{{cite web | url=https://ltgov.bc.ca/blog/government-house-blog/music-on-the-lawn-returns-in-july/ | title=Music on the Lawn Returns! | date=21 June 2022 }} On 19 August, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia hosted a Platinum Jubilee Festival at Government House.{{cite web | url=https://ltgov.bc.ca/blog/platinum-jubilee-fest/ | title=Platinum Jubilee Fest | date=3 August 2022 }}
In Dawson City, a celebration was held at the local museum on 11 June.{{cite web| title=Jubilee|publisher=Government of Yukon| url=https://yukon.ca/en/commissionerofyukon/jubilee#events| access-date=7 February 2022}} Starting 7 July, Taylor House, Yukon, hosted jubilee Thursdays all through July and August to celebrate the Queen's jubilee. On 13 August, the Commissioner of Yukon Angélique Bernard hosted a jubilee garden party at her residence in Dawson City. The next day, a celebration was held at the Keno City Mining Museum as part of the jubilee to mark the centennial of the visit of Governor General Lord Byng to the Keno region's silver mines.{{cite web | url=https://yukon.ca/en/commissionerofyukon/jubilee | title=Jubilee | date=2 August 2022 }}
=Australia=
Queen Elizabeth II was the first Australian monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee,{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104052400/https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/|archive-date=4 January 2022|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/|title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022|work=Australian Government}} and a range of national and community events were held across the country.{{cite web |date=1 January 2022 |title=Australia to honour Platinum Jubilee with national events | Prime Minister of Australia |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/australia-honour-platinum-jubilee-national-events |access-date=10 January 2022 |website=www.pm.gov.au |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328053026/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/australia-honour-platinum-jubilee-national-events |url-status=dead }} "We plan to hold a range of events to coincide with key dates throughout 2022, to show our respect and appreciation for seven decades of service", said then Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment also launched a tree planting initiative. The Australian Government provided up to A$15.1 million of grant funding in 2022 to eligible groups and organisations for community-based tree planting events.{{cite web|title=Planting Trees for The Queen's Jubilee Program|access-date=6 February 2022|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/news/planting-trees-queens-jubilee-program|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au}}{{cite web|url=https://www.awe.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/conservation/queens-jubilee|title=Planting Trees for The Queen's Jubilee Program|work=Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment|access-date=6 February 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/planting-trees-queens-jubilee-program-project-events | title=Planting Trees for the Queen's Jubilee Program - Project Events | the Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 | date=11 October 2024 }}
Australians were able to submit a personal message of congratulations and thanks to the Queen on the Australian Government's Platinum Jubilee website from 2 to 16 June 2022. Messages were collated and sent to Buckingham Palace and archived by the Commonwealth of Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/news/australia-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=Australia to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022|website=www.platinumjubilee.gov.au|date=11 October 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/message-to-the-queen|title=Send a message to Her Majesty The Queen | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022|website=www.platinumjubilee.gov.au|date=11 October 2024 }}
==Accession Day events in Australia==
On 6 February, buildings and monuments throughout Australia were lit in purple.{{cite web|title=Iconic buildings to be illuminated on Sunday 6 February|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/news/iconic-buildings-be-illuminated-sunday-6-february|date=4 February 2022|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au}} Statements were released by Morrison, Governor-General David Hurley and the governors of the Australian states.{{cite web|url=https://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/government-house/queens-platinum-jubilee/|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=Governor of New South Wales|access-date=7 February 2022}}{{cite web|title=Marking The Queen's Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/government-house/office-of-the-governor/news-and-publications/latest-news/marking-the-queen-s-platinum-jubilee|date=6 February 2022|work=Government House Queensland}}{{cite web|title=A message for the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee|access-date=7 February 2022|url=https://govhouse.wa.gov.au/a-message-for-the-queen-on-her-platinum-jubilee/|work=Government House Western Australia|date=7 February 2022 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/about-governor-general/media/celebrating-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=Celebrating The Queen's Platinum Jubilee|date=6 February 2022|work=The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/acknowledging-queens-platinum-jubilee|date=6 February 2022|work=Prime Minister of Australia|title=Acknowledging the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518234740/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/acknowledging-queens-platinum-jubilee|url-status=dead}}
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Services were held in churches across Australia. In Canberra, evensong at St Paul's Church, Manuka was attended by the governor-general of Australia.{{cite web|url=https://stpaulsmanuka.org.au/|title=Accession Day Evensong – Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen|work=Parish of Manuka, South Canberra|archive-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201130721/https://stpaulsmanuka.org.au/}}{{cite web|date=6 February 2022|work=The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/about-governor-general/governor-generals-program/canberra-australian-capital-territory-sydney-new-south-wales-27|title=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Sydney, New South Wales}} Several state governors also attended evensong services, including the governor of New South Wales at St James' Church, Sydney,{{cite web|url=https://www.sjks.org.au/event/choral-evensong-8/|title=Choral Evensong|work=St James' King Street|archive-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201130106/https://www.sjks.org.au/event/choral-evensong-8/}}{{cite web|title=Sunday, 6 February 2022|work=Governor of New South Wales|url=https://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/governor/vice-regal-program/sunday-6-february-2022/|access-date=7 February 2022}} the governor of Tasmania at St David's Cathedral, Hobart,{{cite web|url=https://www.govhouse.tas.gov.au/news/st-davids-cathedral|title=St David's Cathedral|date=6 February 2022|work=Government House Tasmania|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518145444/https://www.govhouse.tas.gov.au/news/st-davids-cathedral|url-status=dead}} the governor of Victoria at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne,{{cite web|url=https://cathedral.org.au/this-week/|title=This Week's Services & Events|work=St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne|date=21 June 2021 |archive-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201124530/https://cathedral.org.au/this-week/}} the governor of Western Australia at St George's Cathedral, Perth,{{cite web|title=Choral Evensong Commemorating the Platinum Jubilee of the Queen|url=https://www.perthcathedral.org/event/choral-evensong/?instance_id=98008|access-date=3 February 2022|work=St George's Cathedral|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518144733/https://www.perthcathedral.org/event/choral-evensong/?instance_id=98008|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://govhouse.wa.gov.au/beginning-the-jubilee-celebrations/|date=6 February 2022|title=Beginning the Jubilee Celebrations|work=Government House Western Australia}}{{cite web|url=https://govhouse.wa.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Platinum-Jubilee-of-Queen-Elizabeth-II-Accession-to-the-Throne-1.pdf|date=6 February 2022|work=Government House Western Australia|title=Address by the Honourable Kim Beazley AC, governor of Western Australia at St George's Cathedral, Perth}} and the governor of South Australia at St Paul's Anglican Church, Port Adelaide.{{cite web|title=Accession Day Services 2022|date=29 January 2022|url=https://www.monarchist.org.au/accession_day_services_2022|work=Australian Monarchist League}} The latter event was also attended by the premier of South Australia.{{cite web|title=Choral Eucharist|url=http://www.stpeters-cathedral.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/0206-Epiphany-5-10.30am-2022-Queens-Service.pdf|access-date=6 February 2022|work=St Peter's Cathedral}}{{cite web|url=https://www.governor.sa.gov.au/vice-regal-activity/vice-regal-news/news/sunday,-6-february-2022|title=Sunday, 6 February 2022|date=6 February 2022|work=Governor of South Australia|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605082051/https://www.governor.sa.gov.au/vice-regal-activity/vice-regal-news/news/sunday,-6-february-2022|url-status=dead}}
==Memorabilia==
Commemorative stamps and coins were released in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/news/platinum-jubilee-commemorative-memorabilia-released|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|date=5 April 2022|title=Platinum Jubilee commemorative memorabilia released}}
On 5 April, two commemorative stamps were released by Australia Post: a $1.10 stamp featuring an image of the Queen from 1952 by Dorothy Wilding, and a $3.50 stamp which displays a 2019 photograph of the Queen. A range of collectables accompanied the stamp release.{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.auspost.com.au/article/australia-post-celebrates-platinum-jubilee-of-queen-elizabeth-ii|work=Australia Post|title=Australia Post celebrates Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II|date=4 April 2022}}
The Perth Mint released three celebratory coins on 5 April. The coins – two gold, and one silver – feature the shield of the royal coat of arms alongside the floral emblems of England, Ireland, Scotland and Australia on one side; and the Queen's first (1953) and current (2019) coin effigies on the other.{{cite web|url=https://www.perthmint.com/news/media-announcements/collector/perth-mint-commemorates-queen-elizabeth-iis-platinum-jubilee/|title=Perth Mint commemorates Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee|date=4 April 2022|work=The Perth Mint}}
The Royal Australian Mint released a commemorative 50c coin on 5 May. The coin depicts intertwining golden wattle branches, the national floral emblem of Australia; and the lily of the valley flowers, the Queen's favourite flower. The centre of the coin includes the Queen's royal cypher. Inspired by the 1977 Australian silver jubilee 50c coin, the platinum jubilee coin also features a fan of 70 crowns set behind a central St Edward's Crown.{{cite web|title=Royal Australian Mint unveils commemorative coin for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee|date=4 April 2022|url=https://www.ramint.gov.au/publications/royal-australian-mint-unveils-commemorative-coin-queens-platinum-jubilee|work=Royal Australian Mint}}
==Commemorations in June==
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee was officially celebrated in Australia from 2 to 5 June 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events |title=Events | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 |publisher=Platinumjubilee.gov.au |date= |access-date=2022-08-15}} During this period, buildings and monuments throughout Australia were illuminated in purple to mark the occasion.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/illuminations|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|access-date=5 April 2022|title=Illuminations}}
On 2 June, the Blue Mountains Pipe Band played the tune Diu Regnare, written especially for the jubilee, in the Blue Mountains.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-blue-mountains|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|access-date=11 May 2022|title=Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee - Blue Mountains|archive-date=11 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511123320/https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-blue-mountains|url-status=dead}} At Government House, Perth, the Governor of Western Australia dedicated a new garden to the Queen.{{cite web |date=2 June 2022 |title=A dedication to the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee |publisher=Gevernment House, Western Australia |url=https://govhouse.wa.gov.au/70years-queen-elizabeth-garden-tribute/}} On the same day, a beacon was lit in Canberra, by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. He later remarked that his birth was "somewhat potentially delayed" during the Queen's tour in 1963 because his "mother insisted on seeing the tribute to Queen Elizabeth on her way to the hospital, she insisted on going via the city to ensure she saw all of the commemorations at that time".[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/australia-marks-queen-elizabeth-iis-70-years-on-the-throne/2022/06/02/bf86394c-e26d-11ec-ae64-6b23e5155b62_story.html Australia marks Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne]{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/02/we-stand-as-equals-anthony-albanese-asserts-labors-republican-agenda-in-speech-marking-queens-platinum-jubilee|title='We stand as equals': Anthony Albanese asserts Labor's republican agenda in speech marking Queen's platinum jubilee|date=2 June 2022|website=The Guardian}}
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From 2 to 13 June, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Library hosted a display in the public foyer in the Andrew Fisher Building, featuring artifacts and contemporary items relating to the platinum jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/platinum-jubilee-display |title=Platinum Jubilee Display | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 |publisher=Platinumjubilee.gov.au |date= |access-date=2022-08-15}} The Bible Museum celebrated the jubilee from 2 to 17 June with a big display of commemorative royal Bibles, which included a special Bible published for the platinum jubilee.{{cite web|author=Time All day |url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/queens-jubilee-display |title=Queen's Jubilee Display | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 |publisher=Platinumjubilee.gov.au |date= |access-date=2022-08-15}} From 2 June to 31 December, the National Capital Exhibition presented The Queen and Me, celebrating the Queen's 14 visits to Canberra during her 70-year reign. It featured family photographs, and mementos of the day, and personal stories of what their interactions with the Queen have meant to the people of Canberra.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/queen-and-me-exhibition|title=The Queen and Me Exhibition|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|access-date=5 April 2022}}
On 3 June, the Administrator of the Northern Territory hosted Music on the Lawn: A Jubilee Event at Government House, which featured The Band of the 1st Brigade and Australian Army Band Sydney who performed a contemporary program of music.{{cite web|url=https://govhouse.nt.gov.au/events|title=Events | Government House - Northern Territory|date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531142904/https://govhouse.nt.gov.au/events |archive-date=31 May 2022 }}
On 4 June, Aspen Island in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin, an island lying within the Parliamentary Triangle and which features the National Carillon, was renamed Queen Elizabeth II Island during a special event.{{cite web|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|access-date=5 April 2022|title=Aspen Island renaming|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/aspen-island-renaming}}{{cite web |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/queen-elizabeth-ii/queens-platinum-jubilee-to-be-celebrated-c-5151239|title=Australia announces plans to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee |date=1 January 2022|website=7NEWS}} The ceremony also included dedicating the new Queen Elizabeth Water Gardens, which transformed the nearby foreshore as well as improve water quality.{{cite web|url=https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/australia-to-honour-the-platinum-jubilee-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-with-national-events-in-2022/news-story/b62cfbf0d6443c37bd8b182b18b3048b |title=Australia's nod to the Queen|date=1 January 2022|website=Sky News Australia |first=Zoe|last=Zaczek|access-date=10 January 2022}} The event also included a 21-gun salute and RAAF flypast.{{cite web|url=https://www.airforce.gov.au/operations/flying-operations/air-force-support-queens-platinum-jubilee-renaming-aspen-island|title=Air Force support to Queen's Platinum Jubilee - renaming of Aspen Island|first=Australian Air|last=Force|date=25 May 2022|website=www.airforce.gov.au}} In a message, the Queen remarked that the renaming of the island was "a lovely and kind gesture", and hoped that "Queen Elizabeth II Island continues to provide a place of enjoyment for all who go there".{{cite web |author=Elizabeth R. |title=message from the queen |url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/message-from-the-queen.pdf}}
File:Platinum Jubilee- Renaming of Aspen Island 6.jpg in honour of the jubilee.]]
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, hosted a concert 'Happy and Glorious' on 4 June, with royal music including Handel's Zadok the Priest, Parry's I was glad, Walton's Orb and Sceptre Coronation march and works by Vaughan Williams, Byrd and Rutter, and the Australian premiere of the official platinum jubilee anthem, In Our Service.{{cite web|title='Happy and Glorious' - The Queen's Jubilee Concert |date=20 May 2022 |url=https://sydneycathedral.com/news-blog/happy-and-glorious-the-queens-jubilee-concert |work=St Andrew's Cathedral}}{{cite web|title=Happy and Glorious- a Concert to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of HM The Queen |url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/happy-and-glorious-concert-celebrate-platinum-jubilee-hm-queen|access-date=22 May 2022|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au}} From 4 June to 13 June, Parliament House hosted special tours featuring representations of the Queen in the Parliament House art collection, such as Sir William Dargie's Wattle Queen and John Dowie's bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth II on Queen's Terrace.{{cite web|title=Tour: Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Tour of APH|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/tour-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee-tour-aph|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au |access-date=5 April 2022}}
On 5 June, a Service of Thanksgiving took place at St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane, attended by the governor of Queensland.{{cite web|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|access-date=29 April 2022|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/queens-platinum-jubilee-celebratory-service|title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebratory Service}} Another service of thanksgiving was held at the Loch Public Hall.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/service-thanksgiving-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022|website=www.platinumjubilee.gov.au}} The same day, Government House, Adelaide, opened for visitors to view public rooms, and see the workings of the House and view the statue of the Queen.{{cite web|url=https://www.governor.sa.gov.au/|title=Government House - Open House Sunday 5 June 2022|work=Governor of South Australia|access-date=18 May 2022}}
41 members of the Australian Defence Force contingent from the Federation Guard took part in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London on 5 June. Cheers of "Aussie Aussie Aussie" were heard as the Australian contingent marched by.[https://news.defence.gov.au/international/australias-federation-guard-takes-lead-jubilee-pageant Australia's Federation Guard takes the lead in Jubilee Pageant] From 10 June to 30 December, the Australian Racing Museum, whose patron is the Queen, presented an online exhibition featuring a collection of objects, photographs and records held in the museum collection.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/australian-racing-museum-collection-highlight|title=Australian Racing Museum Collection Highlight|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|access-date=11 May 2022}} The Australian Army continued Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Canberra with Royal Military College – Duntroon's Queen's Birthday Parade on 11 June.[https://news.defence.gov.au/media/media-releases/queens-birthday-parade Queen's Birthday Parade] On 12 June, the Australian government announced a contribution of $10,000 to Wildlife SEQ Inc., in honour of the jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/news/australia-announces-gift-queen |title=Australia announces gift to The Queen | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 |publisher=Platinumjubilee.gov.au |date=2022-06-12 |access-date=2022-08-15}} The same day, All Saints Anglican Church, South Hobart, celebrated the jubilee with a Festal Choral Evensong.{{cite web|author=Time 5.00pm to 6.00pm |url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/festal-choral-evensong-celebrating-platinum-jubilee-queen-elizabeth-ii |title=Festal Choral Evensong celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 |publisher=Platinumjubilee.gov.au |date=2022-06-12 |access-date=2022-08-15}} On 18 June, the Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian Choir hosted a concert at St Paul's Anglican Church, Ipswich, featuring music from the Queen's Coronation, such as Handel's Zadok the Priest and Parry's I was glad.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/celebrating-queens-platinum-jubilee-music-1953-coronation|title=Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with music from the 1953 Coronation|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|access-date=11 May 2022}}
==Other events==
On 3 February, the governor of Victoria hosted a reception at Government House, Melbourne. Those in attendance included representatives from Victorian organisations to which the Queen and other members of the royal family have a connection.{{cite web|title=Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II|date=4 February 2022|work=Governor of Victoria|url=https://www.governor.vic.gov.au/all-news/platinum-jubilee-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii|access-date=5 February 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603211544/https://www.governor.vic.gov.au/all-news/platinum-jubilee-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii|url-status=dead}} On 5 February, the governor of New South Wales hosted a tree planting and garden reception to commemorate the jubilee, at Government House, Sydney. The governor planted a red oak.{{cite web|work=Governor of New South Wales|date=5 February 2022|title=Saturday, 5 February 2022|url=https://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/governor/vice-regal-program/s/ |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205103821/https://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/governor/vice-regal-program/s/}} On 7 February, the governor of Tasmania hosted a reception for the Royal Over-Seas League and other Commonwealth societies.{{cite web|url=https://www.govhouse.tas.gov.au/news/royal-over-seas-league-tasmanian-branch|work=Government House Tasmania|access-date=8 February 2022|title=Royal Over-Seas League (Tasmanian Branch)|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208235051/https://www.govhouse.tas.gov.au/news/royal-over-seas-league-tasmanian-branch|url-status=dead}} On 8 February, a motion introduced by Morrison was passed by the Australian House of Representatives, in which the House offered their "warmest congratulations" to the Queen. Morrison and the Leader of the Opposition, Anthony Albanese, also offered their personal congratulations to the Queen.{{cite web|url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/house-statement-her-majestys-platinum-jubilee|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022|title=House Statement on Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee|work=Prime Minister of Australia|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208054837/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/house-statement-her-majestys-platinum-jubilee|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://7news.com.au/politics/pm-thanks-queen-for-remarkable-service-c-5613447|title=PM thanks Queen for 'remarkable' service|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022|work=7 News}}
From 5 February to 27 February, Parliament House hosted guided tours, titled Platinum Jubilee in portrait. These featured artistic representations of the Queen from the Parliament House art collection, including Sir William Dargie's Wattle Queen, the statue of the Queen in the Queen's Terrace Café, and depictions of the State Opening of Parliament in 1954 and 1974 and the opening of Parliament House in 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parliament/Whats_On/Tour/Platinum_Jubilee_in_portrait|title=Platinum Jubilee in portrait|work=Parliament of Australia|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131051416/https://www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parliament/Whats_On/Tour/Platinum_Jubilee_in_portrait}}
On 13 March, Government House, Brisbane hosted an open day, allowing the public to tour parts of the building and its gardens.{{cite web|url=https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/government-house/office-of-the-governor/news-and-publications/latest-news/open-day-13-march-2022|title=Platinum Jubilee Open Day|work=Government House Queensland|date=7 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022}}
On 5 August, all Royal Australian Infantry Corps battalion colours were paraded for the first time at the School of Infantry to mark the Jubilee.[https://news.defence.gov.au/service/making-history-queens-platinum-jubilee Making history for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee] On 6 August, The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert, directed by Alexander Voltz, occurred at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane.{{cite web|url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/queens-platinum-jubilee-concert|title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert|work=platinumjubilee.gov.au|access-date=29 April 2022}}
The Royal Queensland Show and the Queensland Government hosted the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration Cake Competition. The cakes were displayed from 6 to 14 August in the Fine Arts Precinct of the Ekka's Channel 7 Pavilion.{{cite web|author=Time 9.00am to 6.00pm |url=https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/events/queens-platinum-jubilee-cake-decorating-competition-display |title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Cake Decorating Competition Display | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 |publisher=Platinumjubilee.gov.au |date=2022-08-06 |access-date=2022-08-15}}
=New Zealand=
==Tributes and commemoration==
File:Hon Kiritapu Allan and Dame Helen Winkelmann planting a kauri 03.jpg
On Accession Day, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern congratulated the Queen and wished her well on behalf of New Zealanders.{{cite web|title=PM pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in her Platinum Jubilee year|date=6 February 2022|url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/pm-pays-tribute-queen-elizabeth-ii-her-platinum-jubilee-year|work=beehive.govt.nz}} Ardern announced that the government would donate $1 million to Trees That Count to assist with tree planting programmes across New Zealand. Trees That Count is working with the Department of Conservation to support the planting of 100,000 native trees at 15 native restoration projects across New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://qpj.treesthatcount.co.nz/|title=Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=Trees That Count|access-date=13 May 2022}} The project was launched on 16 May at Government House, where Dame Helen Winkelmann, the administrator of the government, and Kiri Allan, minister of conservation, planted a kauri.{{cite web|url=https://gg.govt.nz/governor-general/blog/2022/05/launch-trees-count-legacy-project-platinum-jubilee|title=Launch of the Trees that Count Legacy Project for the Platinum Jubilee|work=Governor-General of New Zealand|date=16 May 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022}}
From Point Jerningham, Wellington, a 21-gun salute was fired by personnel from the 16th Field Regiment, Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, on 7 February.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127704926/new-zealand-defence-force-fires-21gunsalute-marking-queens-70th-jubilee|title=New Zealand Defence Force fires 21-gun-salute marking Queen's 70th Jubilee|date=7 February 2022|work=stuff.co.nz}}
On 9 February, Ardern moved a motion and was passed in the House of Representatives congratulating the Queen on her jubilee.{{cite web|title=Motions — Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II—Platinum Jubilee|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20220209_20220209_08|work=New Zealand Parliament|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209041827/https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20220209_20220209_08|archive-date=9 February 2022}}
Commemorative coins were released by NZ Post.{{cite web|url=https://collectables.nzpost.co.nz/2022-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-1oz-silver-proof-coin/|title=2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 1oz Silver Proof Coin|work=NZ Post Collectables|access-date=13 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://collectables.nzpost.co.nz/2022-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-2oz-gold-proof-coin/|title=2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 2oz Gold Proof Coin|work=NZ Post Collectables|access-date=13 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://collectables.nzpost.co.nz/2022-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-1-4oz-gold-proof-coin/|title=2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 1/4oz Gold Proof Coin|work=NZ Post Collectables|access-date=13 May 2022}} A bulletin article – The Queen on New Zealand's Currency – was commissioned by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to mark the Jubilee.[https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/-/media/project/sites/rbnz/files/publications/bulletins/2022/rbb2022-85-01.pdf The Queen on New Zealand's Currency]
At Te Awamutu, a plaque was erected to commemorate both the jubilee and the Queen and Prince Philip's visit to Te Awamutu in 1954.{{cite web|url=https://www.teawamutunews.nz/2021/09/for-queen-and-te-awamutu/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928133001/https://www.teawamutunews.nz/2021/09/for-queen-and-te-awamutu/|archive-date=28 September 2021|title=For Queen and te Awamutu|date=14 September 2021}} The plaque, which was approved by the Queen, was erected on the old Te Awamutu Post Office building.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/te-awamutu-courier/news/plaque-to-be-laid-to-remember-queens-visit-to-te-awamutu/WRD4FCDPY6A24P3VKAJYZB6XIE/|title=Plaque to be laid to remember Queen's visit to Te Awamutu|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=12 December 2021|access-date=10 January 2022}}
==Events from June==
On 2 June, at midday, a 21-gun salute was fired at Point Jerningham, Wellington.[https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/06/02/watch-gun-salute-kicks-off-nz-jubilee-celebrations/ Watch: Gun salute kicks off NZ Jubilee celebrations] In the evening, a beacon was lit on the steps to the Tangi Te Keo Mt Victoria lookout in Wellington, by former governor-general Sir Jerry Mateparae and the mayor of Wellington, Andy Foster.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/royals/128833855/wellington-one-of-the-first-to-light-a-beacon-to-celebrate-70-years-of-queen-elizabeth|title=Wellington one of the first to light a beacon to celebrate 70 years of Queen Elizabeth|first=Kate|last=Green|date=2 June 2022|website=Stuff}} A bonfire was lit in Christchurch and the Sky Tower in Auckland was lit up in red, yellow, and orange as a jubilee beacon.[https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/the-detail/300604674/the-detail-the-queens-big-platinum-jubilee-bash The Detail: The Queen's big platinum jubilee bash]{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SkyTowerAKL/posts/pfbid0zpNFvMCR5hemPSwSsCS1MpoWiGmkfmu7saL79cbHft9s3Ty1UMJbRmSgTazA7ydel|title=Tonight we are joining beacons from around the globe as we light in red, orange and yellow for the Queens Jubilee|work=Sky Tower|date=1 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022|via=Facebook}}
File:Platinum jubilee service - Jacinda Ardern.jpg on 3 June 2022]]
A service of celebration took place on 3 June at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul.{{cite web|url=https://gg.govt.nz/node/9444|title=Service of Celebration for the Platinum Jubilee|website=gg.govt.nz|date=30 May 2022 }} The service featured reflections about the Queen from former deputy prime minister and secretary-general of the Commonwealth, Sir Don McKinnon, and Queen's Young Leader award winner Ezekiel Raui.[https://gg.govt.nz/governor-general/blog/2022/06/administrator-attends-service-celebration-platinum-jubilee The Administrator attends the Service of Celebration for the Platinum Jubilee][https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/jacinda-ardern-celebrates-the-queens-platinum-jubilee-in-wellington/T4ZJ53PD3E57E7J2TDAV3G5MVQ/ Jacinda Ardern celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in Wellington]
On 3 June, Prime Minister Ardern announced that a trail on Stewart Island / Rakiura, previously known as Observation Rock Track, would be renamed Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Path.{{cite web|url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/rakiura-pathway-renamed-mark-queen-elizabeth%E2%80%99s-platinum-jubilee|title=Rakiura pathway renamed to mark Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee|website=The Beehive}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/128863475/rakiura-pathway-renamed-to-mark-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee|title=Rakiura pathway renamed to mark Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee|first=Southland|last=reporter|date=3 June 2022|website=Stuff}}
A contingent of 42 personnel from the New Zealand Defence Force marched in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London on 5 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/nzdf-to-march-at-queens-platinum-jubilee-pageant-in-london/|title=NZDF to march at Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London|website=www.nzdf.mil.nz}}{{cite web|url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/26/kiwis-to-march-at-queens-platinum-jubilee-pageant-in-london/|title=Kiwis to march at Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London|website=1 News}}
The 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours List was announced on 6 June 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-queens-birthday-and-platinum-jubilee-honours-list-2022/W53HWSV4TI7DGRF66KXQCTHB34/ |title=The Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours List 2022 |date=6 June 2022 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=6 June 2022}} A 21-round salute was fired using a 1941 field gun at Timaru's Caroline Bay.[https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/128845719/1941-field-gun-rocks-caroline-bay-to-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee 1941 field gun rocks Caroline Bay to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee] Auckland's Sky Tower was lit in purple for the occasion.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SkyCityAKL/posts/pfbid0VTZefb1XnVLmmSqhaf6myi37nKs7bLspZmNwzG262cgj4L7QqQBcS115Spfrxdmzl|title=Tonight the Sky Tower is lighting up for the Queen's Birthday, so check it out if you are in the city, or let us know in the comments below where you can see it from!|work=Sky City Auckland|date=5 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022|via=Facebook}}
=Pakistan=
On 2 June, a jubilee beacon by lit by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad.{{cite web|url=https://pakobserver.net/queens-platinum-jubilee-beacon-lit-in-islamabad/|title=Queen's platinum jubilee beacon lit in Islamabad|work=Pakistan Observer|date=4 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022}}
On 8 June, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended a jubilee celebration hosted by the High Commission of the United Kingdom, Islamabad.{{cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2099641/pakistan|title=Pakistani PM attends Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations in Islamabad|work=Arab News|date=8 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022}} The Pakistan Monument was lit up in purple to mark the Jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://thediplomaticinsight.com/pakistan-celebrates-queens-platinum-jubilee-week/|title=Pakistan celebrates Queen's Platinum Jubilee Week|work=The Diplomatic Insight|first=Aiman|last=Iqbal|date=8 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022}}
=Ghana=
On 2 June, First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo lit a beacon in Accra, at a ceremony organised by the Rotary Club Ghana.{{cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/first-lady-lights-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-beacon.html|title=First Lady lights Queen's Platinum Jubilee beacon|work=Graphic Online|first=Delali|last=Sika|date=6 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
The Ghana Society-UK celebrated at the Luton International Carnival on 4 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1162798/the-ghana-society-uk-celebrates-the-queens-platin.html|title=The Ghana Society-UK Celebrates The Queen's Platinum Jubilee At The Luton International Carnival 2022|work=Modern Ghana|first=Wilfred|last=Clarke|date=6 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
On 10 June, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources held a tree planting at the Achimota Forest.{{cite web|url=https://mlnr.gov.gh/index.php/lands-ministry-british-high-commission-to-mark-green-ghana-day-and-queens-platinum-jubilee-on-june-10/|title=Lands Ministry, British High Commission to Mark Green Ghana Day and Queen's Platinum Jubilee On June 10.|work=Ministry of Land and Natural Resources|date=8 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
=Malaysia=
On 2 June, Rotary Malaysia District 3300 lit a beacon.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/celebrating-queen-elizabeth-iis-platinum-jubilee-in-the-uk-malaysia|title=Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee in the UK & Malaysia|website=GOV.UK}} The Malaysian British Society held a golf day for charity, on 2 June,{{cite web|url=https://selangor.travel/events/the-malaysian-british-society-platinum-jubilee-charity-golf-day/|title=The Malaysian British Society, Platinum Jubilee Charity Golf Day|work=selangor.travel|date=2 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}} and members of the British Armed Forces based at Butterworth Air Base held a garden party from all Five Power Defence Arrangements member nations.{{when|date=June 2022}}
On 5 June, soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (RMR) marched in the pageant in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/06/802887/royal-malay-regiment-takes-pride-place-queens-jubilee|title=Royal Malay Regiment takes pride of place at Queen's Jubilee|work=New Straits Times|first=Zaharah|last=Othman|date=6 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}} The Yang di-Pertuan Agong congratulated the Queen and hailed her as a "ruler who cares about the welfare of the people".{{cite web|url=https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2088175|title=Agong congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on Platinum Jubilee celebration|work=bernama.com|date=5 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
The British High Commission hosted an official reception later in June.
=Jamaica=
On Accession Day, Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen, congratulated the Queen.{{cite web|url=https://kingshouse.gov.jm/governor-general-congratulates-queen/|title=Governor-General Congratulates Queen|date=15 February 2022|access-date=16 February 2022|work=King's House|archive-date=16 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216091126/https://kingshouse.gov.jm/governor-general-congratulates-queen/|url-status=dead}}
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal was presented to members of the Jamaica Defence Force, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Department of Correctional Services, the Jamaica Fire Brigade and the Emergency Medical Services.{{cite web|url=https://jis.gov.jm/governor-general-congratulates-queen/|title=Governor-General Congratulates Queen|date=15 February 2022|access-date=16 February 2022|work=Jamaica Information Service}}{{Cite web |title=2118 JDF Soldiers Get Medals of Honour |url=https://jis.gov.jm/fw-2118-jdf-soldiers-get-medals-of-honour/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Jamaica Information Service}}
= Trinidad and Tobago =
President Paula-Mae Weekes attended the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May. At Windsor Castle, Weekes presented the Queen with a gift from the people of Trinidad and Tobago. The gift, Woman on the Bass, was designed and produced by artist Gillian Bishop.{{cite news|date=19 May 2022|url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/president-weekes-attends-queens-jubilee-royal-windsor-horse-show-6.2.1495155.88c389e848|title=President Weekes attends Queen's Jubilee Royal Windsor Horse Show|work=guardian.co.tt}}
=Kenya=
In Aberdare Open Fields, close to Treetops Hotel where the Queen received the news of her accession, the Earl of Wessex and Forfar planted a tree on 16 March.{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/earl-wessex-visits-kenya|title=The Earl of Wessex visits Kenya|first=Charlotte|last=Dunn|date=16 March 2022|website=The Royal Family}}
On 2 June, a beacon was lit jointly by the High Commissioners of Barbados and India to Kenya, at an event held by Nairobi's Rotary Club in Karen.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/02/beacons-light-commonwealth-nations-honour-queens-platinum-jubilee/ | title=Her Majesty 'the beacon of the world': The Queen lights principal beacon in historic jubilee moment | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=2 June 2022 | last1=Steafel | first1=Eleanor }}
=Malta=
The Central Bank of Malta commissioned two commemorative coins for the jubilee and they were minted by the Royal Dutch Mint.{{cite web|url=https://www.royaldutchmint.com/malta-2-euro-2022-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-in-coincard/en/product/13253/|title=Malta 2 ½ Euro 2022 "Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee" in Coincard|work=Royal Dutch Mint |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421223953/https://www.royaldutchmint.com/malta-2-euro-2022-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-in-coincard/en/product/13253/ |archive-date=21 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.royaldutchmint.com/malta-10-euro-2022-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-silver-proof/en/product/13254/|title=Malta 10 Euro 2022 "Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee" Silver Proof|work=Royal Dutch Mint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421223955/https://www.royaldutchmint.com/malta-10-euro-2022-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-silver-proof/en/product/13254/|archive-date=21 April 2022|access-date=14 February 2022|url-status=live}} MaltaPost also issued a stamp in a miniature sheet for the occasion on 2 June.{{cite news |title=Philatelic Stamp Issue HM Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 1952 - 2022 |url=https://www.maltaphilately.com/Content/Images/PDFs/New%20Stamp%20Issue%20-%20HM%20Queen%20Elizabeth%20II%20Platinum%20Jubilee%201952%20-%202022.pdf |work=MaltaPost |date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604000409/https://www.maltaphilately.com/Content/Images/PDFs/New%20Stamp%20Issue%20-%20HM%20Queen%20Elizabeth%20II%20Platinum%20Jubilee%201952%20-%202022.pdf |archive-date=4 June 2022}}
On 2 June, a tune called Diu Regnare, was played on bagpipes outside the Queen's former Pietá house – Villa Guardamangia.[https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/highland-piper-to-play-outside-queens-former-home-in-malta-277145/ Highland-born champion piper to play outside Queen's former home in Malta to mark the Platinum Jubilee]{{cite web|url=https://www.guidememalta.com/en/meet-gill-the-scottish-piper-bringing-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-to-malta|title=Meet Gill – the Scottish piper bringing Platinum Jubilee celebrations to Malta|website=www.guidememalta.com}} Rotary Club Malta lit a jubilee beacon at the Msida Bastion Historic Garden in Floriana; attendees to the event included British High Commissioner Katherine Ward. On the same day, the Gozo Community Choir sang A Life Lived With Grace in a ceremony at Munxar on Gozo.{{cite news |last1=Diacono |first1=Tim |title=Watch: Malta Celebrates Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee With Beacon-Lighting Ceremony |url=https://lovinmalta.com/news/watch-malta-celebrates-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee-with-beacon-lighting-ceremony/ |work=Lovin Malta |date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604000349/https://lovinmalta.com/news/watch-malta-celebrates-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee-with-beacon-lighting-ceremony/ |archive-date=4 June 2022 |access-date=4 June 2022 |url-status=live }}
=Zambia=
To mark the Queen's jubilee, Rotary International District 9210 and the Wildlife Environment Conservation Society of Zambia (WECSZ) partnered to plant at least 50 indigenous trees in each of the 10 provincial capitals of Zambia.{{cite web|url=https://www.mwebantu.com/rotary-international-district-9210-partners-with-the-wildlife-environment-conservation-society-of-zambia-to-plant-indigenous-trees-as-part-of-the-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee/|title=Rotary International District 9210 partners with the Wildlife Environment Conservation Society of Zambia to plant indigenous trees as part of the Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee|work=Mwebantu|date=3 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
=The Gambia=
On 2 June, Rotary Club in the Gambia lit beacons at Tamala Beach Hotel.{{cite web|url=https://www.mamostv.tv/rotary-clubs-in-the-gambia-celebrates-queens-platinum-jubilee-beacons/|title=Rotary Clubs in the Gambia celebrates Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons|work=Mamos|date=7 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
The British High Commission in Banjul hosted government officials, and members of the diplomatic community at a reception on 3 June.{{cite web|url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/british-high-commission-celebrates-96th-birthday-and-platinum-jubilee-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii|title=British High Commission celebrates 96th Birthday & Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II|work=The Point|date=8 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
=Barbados=
Prime Minister Mia Mottley attended a celebration at the British High Commission on 1 June. Mottley congratulated the Queen and said "all of us are grateful" for the Queen's work at bringing stability to the Commonwealth.{{cite web|url=https://www.nationnews.com/2022/06/03/pm-going-republic-no-snub-uk/|title=PM: Going republic no snub to UK|work=Nation News|first=Gercine|last=Carter|date=3 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/06/03/pm-says-barbados-and-uk-still-allies-despite-republic-move/|title=PM says Barbados and UK still allies despite republic move|work=Barbados Today|date=3 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
= Samoa =
On 6 June, the jubilee was marked with a tree planting ceremony at the Vailima Botanical Gardens.{{cite web|url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/98565|title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee marked in Samoa|work=Samoa Observer|first=Victor|last=Ale|date=6 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}} As part of the Queen's Green Canopy, the British High Commissioner announced UK's funding contribution of £10,000 (SAT $33.2K) towards the Vailima Botanical Garden Zoning Project for the installation of accessibility resources for people with disabilities.{{cite web|url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/honoring-queens-green-canopy-platinum-70th-jubilee7/|title=Honoring Queen's Platinum Jubilee in Samoa with Green Canopy Tree Planting|work=Samoa Global News|date=7 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
On 9 June, Samoan government officials, including acting Prime Minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio, opposition leader and former Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi, and members of the Legislative Assembly, attended a platinum jubilee reception hosted by the British High Commissioner at the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum at Vailima.{{cite web|url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/98607|title=Samoa celebrates The Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=Samoa Observer|first=Victor|last=Ale|date=9 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
=Bangladesh=
President Mohammad Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent congratulatory messages.{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/624217/President-PM-of-Bangladesh-greet-Queen-Elizabeth-II-on-Platinum-Jubilee|title=President, PM of Bangladesh greet Queen Elizabeth II on Platinum Jubilee|work=Daily Sun|date=3 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
On 25 May, the Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was the guest of honour at a reception at the British High Commission.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-high-commission-celebrates-queens-birthday-in-dhaka-and-vows-to-boost-girls-life-chances|title=British High Commission celebrates Queen's Birthday in Dhaka and vows to boost girls' life chances|work=gov.uk|date=26 May 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
On 2 June, the High Commissions of Canada, India, and the United Kingdom in Dhaka were lit up in purple.{{cite web|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/commonwealth-missions-in-dhaka-shined-bright-to-mark-the-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=Commonwealth missions in Dhaka shined bright to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=Prothom Alo|date=4 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
=Bahamas=
At The Retreat Garden National Park in Nassau, on 28 January, two lignum vitae trees were planted by the commanding officer of {{HMS|Medway|P223|6}}, which is part of the Royal Navy's permanent presence in the region, providing humanitarian aid and working with local law enforcement on stopping the flow of illegal drugs.{{cite news| url=https://ewnews.com/plant-a-tree-for-the-jubilee-hms-medway-commander-joins-bnt-to-plant-tree-in-honor-of-queens-platinum-jubilee| title=Plant a Tree for the Jubilee: HMS Medway commander joins BNT to plant a tree in honor of Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=29 January 2022| publisher=Eyewitness News| access-date=16 August 2022}} Also present were members of the Bahamas National Trust and the UK High Commission in Nassau.{{cite web| url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jubilee-tree-planting-at-the-bahamas-national-trusts-retreat| author=GOV.UK| title=Jubilee Tree Planting at the Bahamas National Trust's Retreat| date=28 January 2022| publisher=Crown| access-date=16 August 2022}}
A series of commemorative stamps was released by The Bahamas on 17 March.{{cite web| url=https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/news/platinum%20jubilee%20of%20her%20majesty%20queen%20elizabeth%20ii%20-%20bahamas%20postage%20stamps%20issue%20date%2017th%20march%202022/| title=Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Bahamas Postage Stamps Issue Date 17th March 2022| date=15 March 2022| publisher=Government of The Bahamas| access-date=16 August 2022}}
=Papua New Guinea=
File:Platinum Jubilee- Dame Cindy with the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea.jpg, Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Cindy Kiro, and Dr Richard Davies in London, UK, for Platinum Jubilee events, 6 June 2022]]
On Accession Day, Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae reflected on the Queen's life and said that Papua New Guineans are proud to have Elizabeth II as their Queen.{{cite news|title=GG congratulates Queen|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/gg-congratulates-queen/|work=The National|date=10 February 2022}} He said: {{Blockquote|text=Despite personal tragedies and setbacks in both her personal and public life, the Queen has continued to hold fast to her duty and service throughout the last 70 years. As a nation, we are indeed proud to have the Queen as our Head of State. A nation of a thousand tribes and cultural diversity in a land of diverse biodiversity, we join our voices to congratulate our Queen and Head of State on achieving this historic milestone.{{cite news| url=https://www.looppng.com/png-news/princess-anne-visit-png-109614| title=Princess Anne to visit PNG| date=9 February 2022| work=Loop PNG}}}}
Considerations were being made to reserve a portion of Papua New Guinea's rainforests in honour of the Queen, given how she is "passionate for the preservation of rainforests".{{cite news|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations|url=https://www.looppng.com/png-news/queen%E2%80%99s-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-109024|date=25 January 2022|work=Loop PNG}}
= Solomon Islands =
The jubilee was celebrated in Solomon Islands on 2 and 3 June, with 3 June being an official public holiday.{{cite web|url=https://solomons.gov.sb/solomons-to-celebrate-her-majestys-platinum-jubilee/|work=solomons.gov.sb|date=31 May 2022|title=Solomons to celebrate Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee}}
The celebrations began in the morning of 2 June with a police band drum-beating ceremony in open vehicles from Henderson Police Station to White River amidst cheering groups waving flags along the highway at various locations in the city. Later in the evening, a thanksgiving service, cake cutting and lighting of a bonfire took place at the Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral.
On 3 June, the planting of trees took place at Government House, followed by a reception for dignitaries and guests.
= Tuvalu =
Commemorative stamps were released by Tuvalu on 6 February.{{cite web|url=https://stampsoftuvalu.com/details.html?2022-03-sh|work=Stamps of Tuvalu|title=Platinum Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II|access-date=11 May 2022}}
= Saint Lucia =
On 3 June 2022, Acting Governor-General Errol Charles and his wife congratulated the Queen on behalf of Saint Lucians.{{cite web|url=https://www.govt.lc/news/saint-lucia-congratulates-the-queen-on-her-platinum-jubilee|title=Saint Lucia congratulates The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee|work=Government of Saint Lucia|date=3 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
=Belize=
Platinum jubilee medals were awarded, including to those who served during Hurricanes Hurricane Eta and Iota that flooded much of Cayo, and to those who served during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/232374|title=Governor General Froyla T'zalam Bestowed Title of Dame | Channel5Belize.com}}
On 2 June, a beacon was lit at the Governor General's Field next to Belize House, Belmopan.
=Antigua and Barbuda=
The Antigua and Barbuda Scout Association and the Rotary Club of Antigua lit a beacon at Government House, St John's on 2 June.{{cite web|url=https://antiguanewsroom.com/the-antigua-and-barbuda-scout-association-and-the-rotary-clubs-of-antigua-to-host-queens-platinum-jubilee-beacon-lighting-ceremony/|title=The Antigua And Barbuda Scout Association And The Rotary Clubs Of Antigua To Host Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon Lighting Ceremony|date=26 May 2022|website=Antigua News Room}}
= Saint Kitts and Nevis =
On Accession Day, Governor-General Sir Tapley Seaton, congratulated the Queen on behalf of the government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis.{{cite web|url=https://www.sknis.gov.kn/2022/02/07/message-of-congratulations-to-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-the-second-on-occasion-of-70th-anniversary-of-her-accession-from-h-e-the-governor-general/|title=Message of congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second on occasion of 70th Anniversary of her Accession from H.E. The Governor-General|date=7 February 2022|access-date=17 February 2022|work=sknis.gov.kn}}{{cite web|title=SKN Congratulates Queen Elizabeth on 70th Year of Her Accession|date=8 February 2022|access-date=17 February 2022|work=Nevis Island Administration|url=https://nia.gov.kn/skn-congratulates-queen-elizabeth-on-70th-year-of-her-accession/}}
At Government House in Nevis, tree planting ceremonies took place on 14 March that was attended by Hyleeta Liburd, the deputy governor-general of Nevis. The Nevisian premier's ministry plans{{update inline|date=June 2022}} to plant trees at six locations in Nevis, leading up to 2 June.{{cite web|title=Deputy Governor General, Premier of Nevis plant ornamentals for Commonwealth Day 2022|url=https://nia.gov.kn/deputy-governor-general-premier-of-nevis-plant-ornamentals-for-commonwealth-day-2022-2/|date=16 March 2022|work=Nevis Island Administration}}
On 2 June, a beacon was lit at the Nevis Athletic Stadium, with the public invited to attend.{{cite web|url=https://nia.gov.kn/st-kitts-and-nevis-to-join-other-commonwealth-nations-to-celebrate-queen-elizabeth-iis-70th-year-of-her-accession/|title=St. Kitts and Nevis to join other Commonwealth nations to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70th year of her accession|date=1 June 2022}}
=Brunei=
The British High Commission held a photo exhibition for the jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/garden-party-marks-queen-elizabeth-iis-birthday-2/|title=Garden party marks Queen Elizabeth II's birthday|work=Borneo Bulletin|date=5 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
With the consent of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge was lit up in red, white and blue in the Queen's honour.{{cite web|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/tribute-to-the-british-queen/|title=Tribute to the British Queen|work=Borneo Bulletin|date=4 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
Commemorations outside the Commonwealth
File:President Biden - Jill and I wish Your Majesty a joyful Platinum Jubilee celebration.webm and First Lady Jill Biden's message for the platinum jubilee weekend in June.]]
Several world leaders congratulated the Queen on her milestone, including French president Emmanuel Macron,{{cite web| url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/emmanuel-macron-video-message-queen-platinum-jubilee-france-uk-b1003843.html| title=Emmanuel Macron hails Queen as the 'golden thread' binding France in UK in jubilee video message| date=2 June 2022| work=Evening Standard}} German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier,{{cite web|url=https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/EN/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/2022/220603-Congratulation-Queen.html|title=Congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II|website=www.bundespraesident.de}} Irish president Michael D. Higgins,{{cite tweet |author=President of Ireland |author-link=President of Ireland |user=PresidentIRL |number=1532669004204101632 |date=3 June 2022 |title=President Higgins has congratulated Queen Elizabeth II as she officially marks her 96th birthday. Earlier this year, the President wrote to the Queen at the commencement of her Platinum Jubilee year to recognise her contribution to the relationship between our countries https://t.co/U5XXjPKlAi |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626042831/https://twitter.com/presidentirl/status/1532669004204101632 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |url-status=live}} Israeli president Isaac Herzog,{{cite tweet |last=Herzog |first=Isaac |author-link=Isaac Herzog |user=Isaac_Herzog |number=1532268859784413185 |date=2 June 2022 |title=On behalf of the State of Israel and its people, I congratulate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on the #PlatinumJubilee. Today we salute The Queen's dignified leadership and devoted service for unity in the UK, the Commonwealth and the world. https://t.co/9KuCcq7rMa |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818173740/https://twitter.com/isaac_herzog/status/1532268859784413185 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |url-status=live}} King Abdullah II of Jordan,{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/05/30/jordans-king-abdullah-ii-praises-queen-elizabeth-as-beacon-of-light/|title=Jordan's King Abdullah II praises Queen Elizabeth as 'beacon of light'|work=The National|first=Simon|last=Rushton|date=30 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022}} North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-asia-united-states-north-c3ddfa1e3610160de6e62e7bcb964123|title=North Korea's Kim Jong Un congratulates Queen Elizabeth II|work=Associated Press News|date=2 June 2022|access-date=5 June 2024}} King Salman of Saudi Arabia,{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=Saudi Leadership Congratulates Queen Elizabeth on Platinum Jubilee |url=https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3673861/saudi-leadership-congratulates-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Asharq Al-Aswat |language=en}} and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The latter, who was celebrating her golden jubilee that year, also sent a letter to Elizabeth II to highlight the "unprecedented and remarkable achievement" and how it underlined the "importance of the Monarchy as a strong symbol of national identity and historic continuity in a rapidly changing modern world".{{cite web| url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/hm-the-queen-sends-congratulations-to-hm-queen-elizabeth-ii| title=HM The Queen sends congratulations to HM Queen Elizabeth II| date=2 June 2022| work=kongehuset.dk}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-05-24/danish-monarch-says-queen-elizabeth-ii-made-enormous-impression-on-her|title=Queen Margrethe II of Denmark says Queen Elizabeth II made 'enormous impression' on her|work=ITV|first=Lucy|last=Watson|date=25 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022}} A congratulatory message was also sent from former US president, Barack Obama.{{cite web| url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/insider/a40174056/barack-obama-congratulates-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee/| title=Barack Obama Congratulates Queen Elizabeth on Her Platinum Jubilee| date=2 June 2022| work=Town & Country}}
Some world leaders provided gifts to the Queen to commemorate the milestone. Macron gifted the Queen several items including a ceremonial saddle, cavalry sabre, and a seven-year-old horse formerly with the French Republican Guard named Fabuleux de Maucourt.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/06/01/emmanuel-macron-gifts-queen-wise-horse-mark-platinum-jubilee/|title=Emmanuel Macron gifts Queen a 'well-behaved' horse to mark Platinum Jubilee|first=Henry|last=Samuel|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=1 June 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}} Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev gifted the Queen a Karabakh horse named "Shohret", and a sculpture of a Karabakh horse and a Dilbaz horse.{{cite web|title=The Queen beams as she receives incredibly rare gift that's close to her heart|access-date=19 May 2022|url=https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/the-queen-beams-as-she-receives-incredibly-rare-gift-thats-close-to-her-heart/|work=Woman & Home|date=18 May 2022 }}{{cite web|title=Gift of Azerbaijani President presented to Queen Elizabeth II|url=https://apa.az/en/foreign-policy/gift-of-azerbaijani-president-presented-to-queen-elizabeth-ii-photo-video-376104|date=16 May 2022|work=APA.AZ}}
Several companies also released products to commemorate the jubilee. Italian luxury brand Bulgari unveiled the jubilee emerald garden high jewellery tiara, which can be worn either as a headpiece or as a necklace.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/jewellery-watches/a39785530/bulgari-queen-platinum-jubilee/|title=Bulgari celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in style|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|first=Jessica|last=Davis|date=22 April 2022|access-date=17 May 2022}} The American toy manufacturer Mattel released a Barbie bearing the Queen's likeness.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61171913|title=Queen gets her own Barbie for Platinum Jubilee|date=21 April 2022|work=BBC News}} The Barbie is fitted with an elegant ivory gown and blue ribbon adorned with decorations of order.{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/how-to-buy-the-queen-barbie-doll-where-you-can-get-the-limited-edition-queen-elizabeth-barbie-in-the-uk-1586921|title=Where you can get the limited edition Queen Elizabeth Barbie in the UK|date=24 April 2022|website=inews.co.uk}}
=Public celebrations=
Several landmarks around the world were illuminated to commemorate the jubilee. On 2 June, buildings on the UK-facing coasts of Hauts-de-France were illuminated in red, blue and gold.[https://www.nord.gouv.fr/Actualites/Actualites/Jubile-de-la-Reine-Elizabeth-II-Illuminations-des-batiments-publics-dans-le-departement-du-Nord Jubilé de la Reine Elizabeth II – Illuminations des bâtiments publics dans le département du Nord] Several Polish buildings were also illuminated in purple and white on that day, including the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw.{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/poland-celebrates-the-platinum-jubilee/|title=Poland celebrates the Platinum Jubilee|work=platinumjubilee.gov.uk|access-date=11 June 2022}} On 4 June, the Empire State Building was illuminated in purple and gold.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/empire-state-building-purple-gold-queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee/|title=Empire State Building going purple and gold for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=CBS News|date=3 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022}}
Several jubilee concerts were also held in June. On 2 June, in the US, concerts were held at ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu and Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg. Both musical performances also included the lighting of jubilee beacons, although the former in Honolulu also included aspects that highlighted of the relationship between the Hawaiian monarchs and the British royal family.{{cite web|url=https://www.iolanipalace.org/event/queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee/|title=Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee – Iolani Palace}}{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/queens-platinum-jubilee-in-williamsburg-virginia-usa/|title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee in Williamsburg, Virginia USA}} On 5 June, several concerts were held in Rome, including one by the New Chamber Singers and the All Saints' Orchestra at All Saints' Anglican Church, and another swing concert by the "Smile Orchestra" big band. The former performed music from the Queen's coronation whereas the latter performed music from the Queen's youth. The concert was the subject of interviews by RAI and BBC.{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/jubilee-concert-2/|title=Jubilee Concert|access-date=2 June 2022}}
Some private organisations also hosted jubilee dinners, including the Royal Commonwealth Society Hong Kong Branch on 1 June at the Hong Kong Club,{{cite web|url=https://www.royalcwsociety.org/post/hong-kong-celebrates-commonwealth-day-2022|title=Hong Kong celebrates Commonwealth Day 2022|first=Nicholas|last=Tam|date=12 April 2022|website=Royal Commonwealth S}}{{Cite web |title=RCS Platinum Jubilee Dinner on 1 Jun {{!}} Royal Commonwealth Society in HK |url=https://rcshk.com/rcs-platinum-jubilee-dinner-on-1-jun/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=rcshk.com}}{{Cite web |title=Platinum Jubilee Dinner {{!}} 1 Jun 2022 {{!}} Royal Commonwealth Society in HK |url=https://rcshk.com/platinum-jubilee-dinner-1-jun-2022/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=rcshk.com}} and the Dubai-based Queen Elizabeth 2 on 3 and 4 June.{{cite news|title=Platinum jubilee: Dubai's QE2 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's reign|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/05/23/platinum-jubilee-dubais-qe2-to-celebrate-queen-elizabeth-iis-reign/|work=The National|date=23 May 2022}}
==Commonwealth communities abroad==
On 1 June, British and Canadian personnel of NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum took part in a parade to commemorate the platinum jubilee. The mayor of Brunssum served as the parade's guest of honour. Following the parade, British and Canadian communities hosted a jubilee street party in Brunssum, a tradition that dates back to the Queen's coronation in 1952.{{cite web|url=https://jfcbs.nato.int/page5964943/2022/brits-and-canadians-celebrate-queens-platinum-jubilee|website=jfcbs.nato.int|publisher=Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum|access-date=1 January 2023|date=1 June 2022|title=Brits and Canadians celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee}}
The British Residents Association planned a series of events across Switzerland during June.{{cite web|via=Facebook|work=UK in Switzerland - British Embassy Berne|title=UK in Switzerland - British Embassy Berne on Facebook|date=20 May 2022|url=https://www.facebook.com/ukembassyberne/posts/395477092619447}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524005941/https://www.britishresidents.ch/event-pro/|url=https://www.britishresidents.ch/event-pro/|archive-date=24 May 2022|title=Events Pro Archive|work=British Residents' Association of Switzerland}}
==Initiatives by British diplomatic missions==
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Tree planting ceremonies supported by British diplomatic missions took place in several countries as a part of The Queen's Green Canopy. On 3 October 2021, the Princess Royal planted a tree at the residence of the British Ambassador to France.{{cite web|url=https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/anne/princess-anne-wraps-up-her-two-day-trip-to-paris-166692/|title=Princess Anne wraps up her two-day trip to Paris|work=Royal Central|first=Sydney|last=Zatz|date=5 October 2021|access-date=5 October 2021}}{{Deprecated inline|date=December 2023|certain=y|reason=Royal Central was deprecated in September 2022 due to poor editorial standards.}} On 3 November 2021, Nigel Baker, the British Ambassador to Slovakia, planted a tree at a local park in Žilina, Slovakia.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} The tree in Slovakia is twinned with a Prunus padus planted in Brookwood Cemetery in the UK, in commemoration of the UK's relationship with Slovakia and the Czech Republic.{{Cite web |title=Map |url=https://queensgreencanopy.org/map-education-hub/qgc-map/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The Queen’s Green Canopy |language=en}}
On 18 February 2022, Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania and Andrew Noble, the British Ambassador to Romania, unveiled a plaque at Săvârșin Castle to mark the weeping hornbeam planted for the jubilee.{{cite web|title=Ambasadorul Marii Britanii la Castelul Săvârșin|url=https://casamajestatiisale.ro/ambasadorul-marii-britanii-la-castelul-savarsin/|date=19 February 2022|access-date=21 February 2022|work=Casa Majestății Sale}} On 30 April 2022, the Cambodian government, in collaboration with the Kampot Provincial Administration, and the British Embassy in Phnom Penh, planted 1,000 mangrove trees in Kampot province.{{cite news|title=Mangrove saplings planted in Kampot|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mangrove-saplings-planted-kampot|date=1 May 2022|work=The Phnom Penh Post}}{{cite tweet |author=UK in Cambodia🇬🇧🇰🇭 |user=ukincambodia |number=1521464967450349568 |date=3 May 2022 |title=As we celebrate The Queen's 96th Birthday and the #PlatinumJubilee, the British Embassy was thrilled to be a part of #TheQueensGreenCanopy initiative leading a great effort to plant 1000 mangroves at Prek Tnoat Fishing Community last weekend. https://t.co/jMcUXMgbNn |language=en |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519004252/https://twitter.com/ukincambodia/status/1521464967450349568 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |url-status=live}} The British Embassy in Tokyo also planted a tree.{{cite web|work=GOV.UK|title=Platinum Jubilee Community Pack in Japan |date=29 April 2022 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1072208/Platinum_Jubilee_Community_Pack.pdf }}
Several British embassies held arts and photo exhibitions. The British Embassy in Warsaw opened a photo exhibition along the side of Warsaw's largest park that featured images of the Queen meeting with Polish icons including Lech Wałęsa and Pope John Paul II. The British Embassy in Paris displayed a collection of {{convert|3|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} portraits of the Queen at the Ambassador's residence. The British Embassy in Baku displayed a carpet which uses traditional local weaving techniques to combine the English rose, Scottish thistle, Welsh daffodil, and Irish shamrock with Azerbaijan's national emblem, the pomegranate.
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Several British embassies held a jubilee lunch or dinner. The British Embassy in Mexico City held a jubilee dinner and a photo exhibition for the reign of Elizabeth II.{{cite web|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/opinion/london-eye/el-jubileo-de-platino-llega-a-mexico/1517896|title=El Jubileo de Platino llega a México|first=Jon|last=Benjamin|date=2 June 2022|website=Excélsior}}{{cite web|url=https://www.revistacentral.com.mx/EN-CORTO/jubileo-de-platino-de-la-reina-isabel-ii-en-la-cdmx|title=El Jubileo de Platino de la Reina Isabel II en la CDMX|first=Marilú|last=Morales|date=3 June 2022|website=Revista Central}} The British Embassy in Tokyo hosted a "Big Japan Jubilee Lunch", and also organised a "Platinum Jubilee Afternoon Tea and Cake Competition". Ten hotels from Tokyo and Osaka entered the competition, with the finalists announced at a Queen's Birthday Party event at the embassy on 16 June. The British Embassy in Montevideo launched "The Queen's Dessert" contest in which entrants made a dessert for afternoon tea or after the main course.{{cite web |title=Embajada Británica en Uruguay lanza el concurso "El Postre de la Reina" |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/embajada-britanica-en-uruguay-lanza-el-concurso-el-postre-de-la-reina.es-419 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=GOV.UK |language=es-419}} The desserts were evaluated by the chef of the British chancery and three Uruguayan chefs, including Sergio Puglia.{{cite web |title=Tienda Inglesa y la Embajada Británica eligieron el postre para homenajear a la Reina |url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Negocios-y-Tendencias/Tienda-Inglesa-y-la-Embajada-Britanica-eligieron-el-postre-para-homenajear-a-la-Reina-uc821521 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Montevideo Portal |language=es-UY}} The British Embassy in Montevideo also hosted a dinner at its diplomatic residence, with several Uruguayan officials, including Vice-president Beatriz Argimón, foreign minister Francisco Bustillo, First Lady Lorena Ponce de León, and former President Luis Alberto Lacalle attending the dinner.{{cite web |date=2022-06-06 |title=¿Qué tienen en común Loli Ponce de León, Jill Biden, Gill Anderson y María Sharapova? - Eme - 06/06/2022 - EL PAÍS Uruguay |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/eme/mujeres/comun-loli-ponce-leon-jill-biden-gill-anderson-maria-sharapova.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606193701/https://www.elpais.com.uy/eme/mujeres/comun-loli-ponce-leon-jill-biden-gill-anderson-maria-sharapova.html |archive-date=6 June 2022 |language=es-UY}} The winning dish was served as dessert.{{cite web |title=No es una masita cualquiera (es "El Postre de la Reina") |website=infonegocios.biz |url=https://infonegocios.biz/y-ademas/no-es-una-masita-cualquiera-es-el-postre-de-la-reina |access-date=2022-06-11 |language=es-UY}}
The British Embassy in Berne, in collaboration with World Radio Switzerland, asked people across Switzerland to nominate individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the lives of others within Switzerland for "The Platinum Champions Awards". The awardees were invited to the "Cheers for Volunteers" jubilee picnic, held at the Ambassador's Residence on 5 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradio.ch/cheers-for-volunteers/|title=Cheers for Volunteers|work=World Radio Switzerland|access-date=18 May 2022}} The embassy also organised a light display projected on four Bernese Alps, including the Eiger. It featured an image of the jubilee crown emblem and a silhouette of the Queen.
The British Embassy in Bangkok arranged for a celebratory digital message was beamed from the top of the Baiyoke Tower on 2 June.[https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/13175/ Thailand celebrates the Platinum Jubilee]
==France==
On Accession Day, the French Embassy in the United Kingdom planted a "Royal Beauty" apple tree from Normandy to highlight the UK's historic ties with the region.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/platinum-jubilee-france-tribute-to-queen-horse-b1003446.html|title=France to present Queen with horse to mark Platinum Jubilee|first=David|last=Bond|date=31 May 2022|website=Evening Standard}} Later that year in autumn, an alley of 70 hornbeams were planted at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, as a part of The Queen's Green Canopy initiative.{{cite web|url=https://www.parismatch.com/Actu/Politique/Jubile-d-Elizabeth-II-Un-cheval-une-allee-d-arbres-un-sabre-les-cadeaux-de-la-France-a-la-Reine-1809273|title=Jubilé d'Elizabeth II : Un cheval, une allée d'arbres, un sabre… les cadeaux de la France à la Reine|website=parismatch.com |date=June 2022 |language=fr}}[https://uk.ambafrance.org/France-s-contribution-to-Queen-Elizabeth-II-s-Jubilee France's contribution to Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee]
On 28 May, the Red Arrows took part in an aerial display over Le Touquet.{{cite web|url=https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Queen-s-jubilee-Red-Arrows-to-join-French-navy-planes-at-Le-Touquet|title=Queen's jubilee: Red Arrows to join French navy planes at Le Touquet|website=www.connexionfrance.com}} Several days later, on 2 June, at the Arc de Triomphe, Macron participated in a flame rekindling ceremony to mark the jubilee. The anthem God Save the Queen was played by the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, followed by {{lang|fr|La Marseillaise}} by the French Republican Guard Band.{{cite web|url=https://blazetrends.com/macron-at-the-arc-de-triomphe-for-the-jubilee-of-elisabeth-ii/|title=Macron at the Arc de Triomphe for the jubilee of Elisabeth II|date=1 June 2022}} On 7 June, the Prince of Wales expressed the gratitude of the Royal Family to Macron for the "gestures of deep friendship" shown by France during the jubilee.[https://uk.ambafrance.org/Prince-Charles-thanks-France-for-gestures-of-deep-friendship-shown-during Prince Charles thanks France for gestures of "deep friendship" shown during Jubilee]
==United States==
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A series of events celebrating the jubilee were held in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York City, and San Francisco. From 2 June to 4 June, the Historical Society of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, held a toy soldier display of more than 500 pieces depicting the Trooping the Colour.{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/trooping-of-the-colour-in-miniature/|title=Trooping of the Colour in miniature|newspaper=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 }} A platinum jubilee evensong and reception took place on 5 June at Christ Church in Greenville, South Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/platinum-jubilee-evensong-reception/|title=Platinum Jubilee Evensong & Reception}}
Jubilee visits
=Akrotiri and Dhekelia=
During their visit to the island of Cyprus from 20 to 22 June, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar spent time meeting British Armed Forces and their families based at the Sovereign Base Areas.{{cite web|url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/06/16/prince-edward-and-wife-sophie-to-visit-cyprus-from-monday-to-wednesday-next-week/|title=Prince Edward and wife Sophie to visit Cyprus from Monday to Wednesday next week|work=Cyprus Mail|date=16 June 2022|access-date=20 June 2022}}
=Antigua and Barbuda=
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar visited Antigua and Barbuda in April.{{cite news|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/02/24/royal-family-unveil-packed-spring-world-tour-mark-queens-platinum/|title=Prince William and Kate will visit the Caribbean to kick off series of Platinum Jubilee world tours|date=24 February 2022|access-date=24 February 2022}} Ahead of the visit, the Antigua and Barbuda Reparations Support Commission penned an open letter criticising the royal family's past comments on slavery.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/royal-family-told-to-avoid-phoney-sanctimony-over-slavery-as-edward-and-sophie-prepare-to-visit-caribbean-12595484|title=Royal Family told to avoid 'phoney sanctimony' over slavery as Edward and Sophie's Grenada visit is called off|work=Sky News|first=Andy|last=Hayes|date=22 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022}} During their visit on 25 April, the couple interacted with local craftspeople, creatives and community groups, and visited Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and the National Sailing Academy.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/04/25/earl-countess-wessex-urged-use-influence-secure-reparations/|title=Earl and Countess of Wessex urged to use influence to secure reparations for Antigua and Barbuda|work=The Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=25 April 2022|access-date=26 April 2022}} At Government House, they presented platinum jubilee medals to three people to recognise their service to national security.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-25/edward-and-sophie-set-for-full-day-of-engagements-on-next-leg-of-caribbean-tour|title=Edward and Sophie set for full day of engagements on next leg of Caribbean tour|date=25 April 2022|website=ITV News}} During their meeting with Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his cabinet, Browne stated that the country would continue to have the Queen as head of state but said it aspires "at some point to become a republic".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61221706|title=Royal couple told of Antigua and Barbuda's wish to be republic|work=BBC|first=Andre|last=Rhoden-Paul|date=25 April 2022|access-date=26 April 2022}} He also asked the couple to use their "diplomatic influence" to get "reparatory justice" for Antigua and Barbuda.
=Australia=
The Princess Royal, accompanied by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, toured Australia from 9 to 11 April.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/09/princess-anne-starts-australian-tour-opening-200th-sydney-royal/|title=Princess Anne starts Australian tour by opening 200th Sydney Royal Easter Show|work=The Telegraph|date=9 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022}} On the first day of her visit, she opened the 200th Sydney Royal Easter Show, which she first opened with her parents and brother Charles in 1970. She had last attended the event in 1988. She had an engagement as patron of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, before attending a dinner at the Sydney Olympic Park. The couple also met with representatives of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, the Royal Australian Corps of Signals and Royal Australian Corps of Transport.
=Bahamas=
{{External media |float=right|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/live/eJVcMR9KISY The Bahamas welcomes The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge on the occasion of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee]
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, toured The Bahamas from 24 to 26 March.{{cite web| url=https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/notices/official%20visit%20of%20the%20duke%20and%20duchess%20of%20cambridge%20to%20the%20commonwealth%20of%20the%20bahamas/| title=Official Visit of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas| date=24 February 2022| publisher=The Government of The Bahamas}} They spent time with communities across the island, attending a junkanoo parade and The Bahamas Platinum Jubilee Sailing Regatta at Montagu foreshore,{{cite web| url=https://www.royal.uk/duke-and-duchess-cambridge-will-visit-caribbean| author=The Royal Household| title=The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the Caribbean| date=24 February 2022| publisher=The Crown| access-date=25 February 2022}} visiting Sybil Strachan Primary School and meeting healthcare workers in the Garden of Remembrance.{{citation| url=https://znsbahamas.com/glitz-and-glamour-at-the-governor-generals-reception-celebrating-hermajesty-the-queens-platinum-jubilee/| title=Glitz and Glamour at the Governor General's Reception Celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee| date=27 March 2022| publisher=BNS TV| access-date=16 August 2022}}
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Though the Duke and Duchess toured the country as representatives of the Bahamian monarch, at the request of the government of The Bahamas,{{citation| url=https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_7f30dd36ea7bec9ecb61702bc1ad76ee| last=Foster| first=Max| title=When royal tours fail| date=25 March 2022| publisher=CNN| access-date=16 August 2022| archive-date=16 August 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816231809/https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_7f30dd36ea7bec9ecb61702bc1ad76ee| url-status=dead}} the Bahamas National Reparations Committee still penned an open letter ahead of the royal tour, asking for reparations from the United Kingdom for slavery.{{cite web| url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-royals-arrive-bahamas-amid-colonial-reckoning-2022-03-24/| last1=Ward| first1=Jasper| last2=Ellsworth| first2=Brian| title=British royals arrive in The Bahamas amid colonial reckoning| publisher=Reuters| date=24 March 2022| access-date=24 March 2022}} In the evening of 25 March, the couple attended a reception hosted by the Queen's representative, Governor-General Sir Cornelius A. Smith, at the Baha Mar Resort on Cable Beach in Nassau.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-go-glam-for-party-in-the-bahamas/|title=Kate Middleton Channels Cinderella at Last Glam Event of Caribbean Tour|work=People|first1=Erin|last1=Hill|first2=Simon|last2=Perry|date=25 March 2022|access-date=26 March 2022}} In his speech, the Duke said, "I am delighted to convey to you a message of good wishes from my grandmother, the Queen of The Bahamas, on the occasion of her platinum jubilee." He went on to assure the Caribbean nations that the monarchy would "support with pride and respect your decisions about your future. Relationships evolve. Friendship endures".{{citation| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/william-speech-jamaica-bahamas-belize-b2044597.html| first=Kate| last=Ng| title=Monarchy will respect any decision to become republic, Prince William suggests| date=26 March 2022| newspaper=The Independent| access-date=26 March 2022}}
=Belize=
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited from 19 to 22 March.{{cite web|title=The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Visit Belize|url=https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/the-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-to-visit-belize/|date=24 February 2022|work=Government of Belize Press Office}} They visited the Mayan site of Caracol, explored Belize's Maya chocolate making, and met the Garifuna community in Hopkins. They also learned about the restoration of Belize's barrier reef, and scuba-dived there.{{cite web|work=The Royal Family|access-date=25 March 2022|title=The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas|date=21 March 2022 |url=https://www.royal.uk/duke-and-duchess-cambridge-visit-belize-jamaica-and-bahamas}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/kate-william-go-diving-in-belize-caribbean-tour-duke-duchess-cambridge-b989832.html|title=WATCH: Kate and William swim with sharks as they go scuba diving in Belize|first=Michael Howie, Robert|last=Jobson|date=22 March 2022|website=Evening Standard}} A planned visit to the Akte 'il Ha cacao farm in Indian Creek was scrapped due to residents' protests over lack of consultation about the local football pitch earmarked for the couple's helicopter landing as well as an ongoing dispute over land with Fauna and Flora International, of which the Duke is a patron.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60805565|title=William and Kate arrive in Belize for jubilee Caribbean tour|work=BBC|first=Lauren|last=Turner|date=19 March 2022|access-date=19 March 2022}}
In the evening of 21 March, Governor-General Dame Froyla Tzalam hosted a reception at the Mayan ruins at Cahal Pech.
=Canada=
{{main|2022 royal tour of Canada}}
The Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the Canadian throne, and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, undertook a three-day tour of Canada as part of the jubilee celebrations.{{refn|{{cite web| url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal-tour-of-canada-prince-charles-and-camilla-s-itinerary-revealed-1.5876575| last=Aiello| first=Rachel| title=Royal tour of Canada: Prince Charles and Camilla's itinerary revealed| date=26 April 2022| publisher=CTVNews| access-date=26 April 2022}}{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/charles-canada-camilla-justin-trudeau-platinum-jubilee-b2055528.html| last=Elston| first=Laura| title=Charles and Camilla to tour Canada to mark Queen's jubilee| date=11 April 2022| newspaper=The Independent| access-date=18 August 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2022/their-royal-highnesses-prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-undertake-royal-tour-canada-spring| author=The Governor General of Canada| title=Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to Undertake a Royal Tour of Canada this Spring| date=11 April 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=18 August 2022}}}} Beginning in St John's on 17 May, the royal couple participated in a moment of reflection and prayer with indigenous leaders and community members at the Heart Garden{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/2022-royal-tour/itinerary.html| author=Government of Canada| title=The 2022 Royal Tour itinerary| date=11 April 2022| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=16 May 2022}} and unveiled a 1 km Platinum Jubilee Walkway on the grounds of Government House connecting 54 trees planted by members of the Canadian royal family (including Their Royal Highnesses that day) and viceregal representatives and is planned to open in September.{{cite web| url=https://www.commonwealthwalkway.com/2022/05/platinum-jubilee-walkway-for-canada/| author=The Commonwealth Walkway| title=Platinum Jubilee Walkway for Canada| date=23 May 2022| publisher=Commonwealth Walkway Trust| access-date=14 August 2022| archive-date=14 August 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814232019/https://www.commonwealthwalkway.com/2022/05/platinum-jubilee-walkway-for-canada/| url-status=dead}} The following day, Charles and Camilla were in Ottawa, where the Prince was invested by the Governor General into the Order of Military Merit as an Extraordinary Commander. The couple later participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial and met with Canadian-Ukrainian organisations before the Prince of Wales discussed employment and sustainability with participants of The Prince's Trust Canada. In the evening, the Governor General hosted a reception at Rideau Hall. RoseAnne Archibald, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said that Charles acknowledged failures by Canadian governments in handling the relationship between the Crown and indigenous people, which she said "really meant something".{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61505852|title=Canada's indigenous leaders ask for royal apology| date=19 May 2022| publisher=BBC News| access-date=20 May 2022}} The couple arrived on 19 May in Yellowknife and Dettah. In the latter, they visited a Dene First Nation community and the Prince held discussions with local chiefs and elders, as well as met local food producers at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. The Duchess visited Kaw Tay Whee School and a YWCA transitional housing centre for women and their children. Later, the Prince and the Duchess visited the Ceremonial Circle for a platinum jubilee flag raising and the unveiling of a plaque.
In June, the government of Canada announced official donations on behalf of the royal couple to mark their jubilee tour. The government announced contributions of {{CAD|15,000}} to Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador, {{CAD|15,000}} to Start2Finish Canada, {{CAD|15,000}} to Aboriginal Sport Circle of the Northwest Territories, and {{CAD|25,000}} to United Way Northwest Territories.[https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/06/government-of-canada-announces-contributions-to-mark-the-royal-tour-of-the-prince-of-wales-and-the-duchess-of-cornwall.html Government of Canada announces contributions to mark the Royal Tour of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall] The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, announced a $10,000 legacy gift to the East Coast Trail Association in commemoration of the royal tour.[https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2022/exec/0603n01/ Premier Furey Announces Legacy Gift to the East Coast Trail Association in honour of the 2022 Royal Tour of Canada]
=Cyprus=
From 20 to 22 June 2022, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar visited Cyprus. They were received by President Nicos Anastasiades, and attended a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Cyprus to mark the jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/06/20/prince-edward-and-wife-sophie-touch-down-in-cyprus/|title=Prince Edward and wife Sophie touch down in Cyprus|work=Cyprus Mail|first=Sarah|last=Ktisti|date=20 June 2022|access-date=20 June 2022}} Highlights of the tour included a reception at the Presidential Palace and a visit to the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus to recognise the UK's contributions to UNFICYP. The Countess met women and young people and learned about their contributions in Cyprus by being a member of projects such as the Women Mediators Across the Commonwealth network or the UN and British Council 'Young Leaders in Action' programme. The Earl met students who had taken part in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
=Gibraltar=
{{External media |float=right|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWq3nQkf0_4 Royal visit to Gibraltar for Platinum Jubilee]
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar visited Gibraltar from 7 to 9 June.{{cite news|url=https://www.chronicle.gi/prince-edward-confirms-rock-trip-as-he-presents-royal-gibraltar-regiment-with-new-colours/|title=Prince Edward confirms Rock trip as he presents Royal Gibraltar Regiment with new colours|date=31 March 2022|work=Gibraltar Chronicle}} Upon their arrival, the couple were greeted by Sir David Steel, the governor, and Fabian Picardo, the chief minister and received a military welcome by a Guard of Honour formed of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/earl-and-countess-of-wessexs-plane-forced-to-make-unscheduled-landing-due-to-technical-issue-12629633|title=Earl and Countess of Wessex's plane forced to make unscheduled landing due to 'technical issue'|work=Sky News|date=7 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}} They also met with volunteers from various charities and held audiences with the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award participants.{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/earl-and-countess-wessex-visit-gibraltar|title=The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit Gibraltar|work=The Royal Family|date=7 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}} Among other places visited by the couple were the Moorish Castle Estate, the University of Gibraltar, and Sandy Bay. The trip also featured a special Queen's Birthday Parade near Grand Casemates Square on 9 June.
=Grenada=
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar were set to visit Grenada in April. However, after talks with the island's government and governor general, the tour was postponed and the couple expressed their hopes to visit the country on a later date.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61183853|title=Earl and Countess of Wessex: Prince Edward and Sophie postpone Grenada trip|work=BBC|first=Charley|last=Adams|date=22 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022}} It was reported that representatives of Grenada's National Reparations Committee had planned to meet the couple and discuss Britain and the royal family's past links to slavery in the region.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61195471|title=Earl and Countess of Wessex: Why Grenada wanted to talk to royals about slavery|work=BBC|first=Laura|last=Trevelyan|date=22 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022}}
=Guernsey=
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar visited Guernsey, Alderney and Sark, from 9 to 10 May, to mark Liberation Day as well as the jubilee.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-60999972|title=Liberation Day: Channel Islands to receive Royal visit|work=BBC News |date=5 April 2022}} They first visited the Liberation Tea Dance at Beau Séjour, and later travelled to Castle Cornet for an Ecumenical Service, and delivered a message from the Queen, before watching a special performance of 'Sarnia Cherie' by the Guernsey Music Service Youth Choir. They later watched the Liberation Day Cavalcade as it travelled around the Model Yacht Pond. The next day, they visited Forest Primary School in Guernsey, to see preparations for their celebrations, where they also met the winner of the Guernsey platinum jubilee flag competition. In Alderney, they visited Victoria Street, St Anne, and the Alderney Wildlife Trust (AWT). At Island Hall, they attended a reception, and later at the Roman Fort heritage site at Longis, they formally broke ground for the forthcoming platinum jubilee Archaeological Dig. They later boarded the Channel Islands' only train service, at the Arsenal. In Sark, they presented emergency service personnel with Platinum Jubilee medals, and also met Sark's occupation generation in the Island Hall, where the Earl presented a message from the Queen.
=Ireland=
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Republic of Ireland from 24 to 25 March. In County Waterford, the couple visited Waterford city centre, met with members of the Ukrainian community, toured a selection of museums and learned about the history of Reginald's Tower.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60863313|title=Royal visit: Prince Charles and Camilla in County Waterford|work=BBC|date=24 March 2022|access-date=24 March 2022}} In County Tipperary, they toured a farmers market in Cahir, and visited Cahir Castle and the Rock of Cashel.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40836665.html|title=Prince Charles and Camilla visit Cahir Castle and farmers market on trip to Tipperary|work=Irish Examiner|first=Neil|last=Michael|date=25 March 2022|access-date=26 March 2022}}
=Jamaica=
File:The Duchess of Cambridge walks with dignitaries in Jamaica.png in Kingston, during the Platinum Jubilee tour of Jamaica]]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge toured Jamaica from 22 to 24 March,{{cite news|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Prince_William_and_Kate_to_make_three-day_visit_to_Jamaica_next_month|work=Jamaica Observer|title=Prince William and Kate to make three-day visit to Jamaica next month|date=24 February 2022|access-date=25 February 2022}} on behalf of the Queen of Jamaica.{{citation| url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20220323/full-text-prince-william-expresses-profound-sorrow-slavery| title=Full Text—Prince William expresses profound sorrow for slavery| date=23 March 2022| newspaper=The Gleaner| access-date=19 August 2022}} They joined young football players in Trench Town and celebrated the legacy of Bob Marley and other Jamaican musicians. At the Shortwood Teachers' College, they met students training to become early childhood education practitioners. At Spanish Town Hospital, they met frontline workers and, later, interacted with members of the Jamaica Defence Force at Flankers, near Montego Bay. A demonstration by the Advocates Network, a human rights coalition of Jamaican activists and equalities organisations, took place near the British High Commission in Kingston to ask for an apology and compensation from the Crown for chattel slavery.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/william-and-kate-jamaican-protester-says-couple-benefitting-from-her-great-great-grandparents-blood-tears-and-sweat-12572878|title=William and Kate: Protesters demand apology and reparations for Britain's slaving past as royal couple arrives in Jamaica|work=Sky News|date=22 March 2022|access-date=22 March 2022}}
The Duke and Duchess were received by the Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.{{cite web|url=https://theguuardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/23/jamaicas-pm-tells-kate-and-william-his-country-is-moving-on|title=Jamaica's PM tells Kate and William his country is 'moving on'|work=The Guardian|first1=Amelia|last1=Gentleman|first2=Maya|last2=Wolfe-Robinson|first3=Kate|last3=Chappell|date=23 March 2022|access-date=23 March 2022|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612002336/https://theguuardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/23/jamaicas-pm-tells-kate-and-william-his-country-is-moving-on|url-status=dead}} At the dinner hosted by the Governor-General at King's House, the Duke expressed his "profound sorrow" over slavery, adding that it "should never have happened" and "forever stains our history".{{cite web|title=Full Text: Prince William expresses profound sorrow for slavery|date=23 March 2022|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20220323/full-text-prince-william-expresses-profound-sorrow-slavery|work=Jamaica Gleaner}}
On their final day in Jamaica, the couple attended the inaugural Commissioning Parade for service personnel from across the Caribbean who had recently completed the Caribbean Military Academy's Officer Training Programme. The tour was estimated to have cost JMD $8 million.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-30 |title=Gov't spent $8 million during visit of William and Kate - OPM |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/govt-spent-8-million-during-visit-of-william-and-kate-opm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430211144/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/govt-spent-8-million-during-visit-of-william-and-kate-opm/ |archive-date=2022-04-30 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Jamaica Observer |language=en-US}}
=Jersey=
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar visited Jersey from 8 to 9 May to mark Liberation Day as well as the jubilee.{{cite web|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2022/04/05/liberation-day-royal-visit-announced/|title=Liberation Day Royal visit announced|date=5 April 2022}} At Government House in St Saviour, the Earl and Countess met members of the community and members of the Commonwealth Games Association Jersey, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Jersey and Jersey Mencap. To commemorate the platinum jubilee, the couple unveiled the {{lang|fr|Le temps s'passes vite}} Platinum Jubilee Sundial. Later, at the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, the couple saw items related to the German Occupation.{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/earl-and-countess-wessex-visit-channel-islands|work=Royal.uk|title=The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit the Channel Islands|date=8 May 2022 |access-date=11 May 2022}} The next day, the couple unveiled a plaque on Jersey's new official saluting gun battery in memory of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the Liberation Day event, the Earl read a message from the Queen. The couple then met members of the 'occupation generation'. The Earl and Countess later viewed the Liberation Day March Past, which comprised marching bands, serving military units, veterans and youth organisations.
=Papua New Guinea=
The Princess Royal visited the country from 11 to 13 April. She and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence were greeted by Prime Minister James Marape upon their arrival, who also hosted a dinner for the couple on the last day of their tour.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/princess-anne-papua-new-guinea-b2055675.html|title=Princess Anne arrives in Papua New Guinea as part of Queen's jubilee programme|work=The Independent|first=Benjamin|last=Cooper|date=11 April 2022|access-date=13 April 2022}} Among their engagements were visits to a Catholic boarding school, St John Ambulance PNG, the Bomana War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, Port Moresby General Hospital, Vabukori, and Hanuabada.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/princess-anne-welcomed-with-traditional-dancing-at-papua-new-guinea-school-during-royal-tour-marking-queens-platinum-jubilee-12588406|title=Princess Anne welcomed with traditional dancing at Papua New Guinea school during royal tour marking Queen's Platinum Jubilee|work=Sky News|date=12 April 2022|access-date=13 April 2022}}
During the Princess's visit, the Minister for National Events, Justin Tkatchenko, said that the country won't make a transition to a republic, and Papua New Guinea is embracing its monarchy and "making it bigger and better than it was before".{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-12/princess-anne-in-papua-new-guinea/100981996|title=Princess Anne set to tour PNG as royal family contends with British empire's colonial past|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|first=Natalie|last=Whiting|date=11 April 2022|access-date=13 April 2022}}
=Saint Lucia=
File:Platinum Jubilee- Countess of Wessex in Saint Lucia.jpg
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar arrived in Saint Lucia on 22 April. They met Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, and acting Governor-General Errol Charles.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/prince-edward-and-sophie-begin-caribbean-tour-after-royal-family-told-to-avoid-phoney-sanctimony-over-slavery-12596466|title=Prince Edward and Sophie begin Caribbean tour after Royal Family told to avoid 'phoney sanctimony' over slavery|work=Sky News|date=22 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022}} On 24 April, they attended a jubilee church service and visited Morne Fortune.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/04/24/wessexes-caribbean-tour-faces-new-controversy-radio-host-asks/|title=Wessexes' Caribbean tour faces new controversy when radio host asks how the visit benefits islanders|work=The Telegraph|first1=Daniel|last1=Capurro|first2=Colin|last2=Maximin|date=24 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022}} On 27 April, they met locals in Soufrière.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sophie-caribbean-st-vincent-antigua-and-barbuda-b2066798.html|title=Edward and Sophie receive warm welcome on walkabout in Saint Lucia|work=The Independent|first=Josh|last=Payne|date=27 April 2022|access-date=27 April 2022}} They also toured a cocoa plantation and met representatives of female-led businesses before visiting Sulphur Springs and having lunch with the prime minister. They also watched a performance by young people at the Mini Stadium. On 28 April, they wrapped up their tour by meeting pupils from six separate Saint Lucian schools.{{cite web|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/sophie-tells-saint-lucian-school-164052843.html|title=Sophie tells Saint Lucian school children gender equality is 'not a competition'|work=Press Association|via=Yahoo! Sports|first=Josh|last=Payne|date=28 April 2022|access-date=29 April 2022}}
=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines=
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar visited Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 23 April. They were greeted by Governor-General Dame Susan Dougan and Deputy Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/04/23/earl-countess-wessex-met-protests-second-leg-caribbean-tour/|title=Earl and Countess of Wessex met by protests on second leg of Caribbean tour|work=The Telegraph|first=Patrick|last=Sawer|date=23 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022}} The Countess met members of the La Gracia Dance Company and representatives from two local organisations that assist blind and partially sighted people. The Earl met athletes who would take part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The couple also visited the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Botanic Gardens, where they planted a tree. During the visit, a small group gathered outside the Government House to protest the visit.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61208485|title=Prince Edward and Sophie welcomed on second leg of Caribbean tour|work=BBC|first=Charley|last=Adams|date=24 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022}}
Online significance
In May 2022, jubilee-themed emojis and stickers were released on social media, including Twitter and Instagram.{{cite news|work=ITV News|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-05-26/royal-family-reveals-pj-the-corgi-emoji-for-queens-platinum-jubilee|title=Royal family reveals 'PJ the Corgi' emoji for Queen's Platinum Jubilee|date=26 May 2022}}{{cite web |date=26 May 2022 |title=Royal family reveals fun 'PJ the Corgi' emoji for Queen's Platinum Jubilee |url=https://www.countryliving.com/uk/news/a40113064/queen-platinum-jubilee-pj-corgi-emoji/ |work=Country Living}}{{cite news |date=26 May 2022 |title=The Royal Family announces Platinum Jubilee emoji |work=Wales Online |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/royal-family-announces-platinum-jubilee-24066115}}
Research into Google Search's trend data found that the UK, US, Canada, and Australia were the global hotspots for the word "Jubilee" from 2 June to 5 June. During the jubilee central weekend, Canada saw 227,000 searches for the word jubilee on Google, while over 200,000 were recorded in Australia. In the US, a total of 1.9 million searches for the word jubilee were made on Google.{{cite web |last1=Dare |first1=Murray |title=How Jubilee Fever Spread Across The World: An Investigation |url=https://murraydare.co.uk/marketing/world-jubilee-fever |website=Murray Dare Digital Marketing Consultancy |date=17 June 2022 |access-date=27 June 2022}}
The British slang abbreviation "Platty Joobs", coined by comedian Kiell Smith-Bynoe,{{cite web |last1=Clifford |first1=Becky |title=How to define 2022 in words? Our experts take a look… (part two) |url=https://blog.oup.com/2023/02/how-to-define-2022-in-words-our-experts-take-a-look-part-two/ |website=OUPblog |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=24 October 2024 |language=en |date=24 February 2023}}{{Cite tweet |user=kfRedhot |number=1517136256865607680 |title=I dunno about you man but i'm gassed for Lizzies Platty Joobs. I don't even know what it is but i'm READY. Might make some trainers on Nike ID}} also became a trend online for the Platinum Jubilee.[https://www.axios.com/2022/06/03/platty-joobs-trends-online-for-queens-platinum-jubilee "Platty Joobs" trends online for Queen's Platinum Jubilee]
Death of the Queen
{{Main|Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II}}
On 8 September 2022, a few months after celebrating her Platinum Jubilee in the summer, the Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, aged 96. At the time of her death, the Queen had reigned for 70 years and 214 days, the longest of any monarch in British history. Her reign is the longest verifiable reign of any female sovereign, and is only second to that of Louis XIV.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104560863/queen-elizabeth-ii-is-the-second-longest-reigning-monarch-in-history|title=Queen Elizabeth II is the second-longest reigning monarch in history |website=NPR |date=13 June 2022 |last1=Hernandez |first1=Joe }}
See also
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- [https://platinumjubilee.royal.uk/ platinumjubilee.royal.uk Buckingham Palace]
- [https://www.platinumjubilee.gov.au/ platinumjubilee.gov.au Australian government]
- [https://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/government-house/queens-platinum-jubilee/ Governor of New South Wales]
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- [https://events.premiers.qld.gov.au/platinum-jubilee/ events.premiers.qld.gov.au/platinum-jubilee Queensland government]
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20220207205745/https://www.lgpei.ca/celebrating-queen-elizabeth-iis-platinum-jubilee lgpei.ca/celebrating-queen-elizabeth-iis-platinum-jubilee Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island]
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- [https://yukon.ca/en/commissionerofyukon/jubilee|yukon.ca/en/commissionerofyukon/jubilee Commissioner of Yukon]
- [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/celebrations-and-community-projects-across-the-country-for-her-majesty-the-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-819137185.html Cision: Celebrations and community projects across the country for Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee (Canada)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20220206020416/https://gg.govt.nz/office-governor-general/queens-platinum-jubilee gg.govt.nz/office-governor-general/queens-platinum-jubilee Governor-General of New Zealand]
- [https://www.gov.ky/jubilee/ gov.ky/jubilee Cayman Islands government]
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