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  Fact files > Golden Jubilee
Aged 76 in 2002, Queen Elizabeth II is the oldest monarch to celebrate a Golden Jubilee.
Eleven photographers from the UK and the Commonwealth were commissioned to photograph The Queen for the Golden Jubilee.
Over 600 Jubilee gifts were presented to The Queen for her Jubilee, including personal gifts from individuals, official and corporate gifts, and gifts from Heads of States of other countries.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/page3959.asp   (1960 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Golden Jubilee in London - What is the Golden Jubilee?
Known as the Golden Jubilee, the 50th Anniversary of HM The Queen's accession to the Throne is a very special event in Britain's history and the perfect time to visit the 'Royal Capital' of Britain - London.
In addition to the Golden Jubilee Weekend and the String of Pearls Festival, there are eve...
The focus of the celebrations, the Golden Jubilee weekend in London is an event not to be...
www.londontown.com /London/What_is_the_Golden_Jubilee   (409 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee
Known as the Golden Jubilee Weekend, a four-day weekend was created by moving the bank holiday set for May 27, 2002, to Tuesday, June 4, while making June 3 a special holiday.
The Jubilee year was also marked by royal visits to Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Jamaica, and tours of various communities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
In keeping with the low-key tone of the Golden Jubilee festivities, the queen asked that people wishing to commemorate the occasion with a donation consider five of her favorite charities.
www.factmonster.com /spot/royaljubilee1.html   (587 words)

  
  Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee
Jubilees, in spite of appearances, are not in fact about jubilation as such.
In this year, land that had passed out of the possession of those to whom it originally belonged was restored to them, and all who had been obliged to let themselves out for hire were released from bondage.
She is endowed with a rugged physical constitution, she works hard, she lives a thoroughly healthy life, a great deal of it in the country, and she gives no sign of any inclination to stand down in favour of the heir to the throne, her eldest son, Prince Charles.
www.culturekiosque.com /nouveau/comment/jubilee.html   (1345 words)

  
 The Golden Jubilee Diamond   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Golden Jubilee is the largest faceted diamond in the world, weighing 545.67 carats.
The Golden Jubilee was presented to the King of Thailand in 1997 for his Golden Jubilee - the 50th anniversary of his coronation.
Trivia Tidbit: The government of Thailand reported the stone as being a large golden topaz so as not to irritate the citizens -- Thailand has been in financial trouble for some years now, and the news of the purchase of the massive diamond would only make the popularity of the government drop.
famousdiamonds.tripod.com /goldenjubileediamond.html   (228 words)

  
 The University of Exeter - Golden Jubilee 1955 - 2005
Join our special Jubilee web forums to share your stories and photographs of the University.
Her Majesty the Queen arrives to present the new University of Exeter with its Charter and unveil the foundation stone of the Queen’s Building in May 1956.
In 2005 and 2006 we celebrate the University's Golden Jubilee; the 50th anniversary of the granting of our Royal Charter.
www.ex.ac.uk /goldenjubilee/index.shtml   (254 words)

  
 Golden Jubilee
As you can see from our photographs, there is a new design of five pound crown issued in 2002 to mark the celebrations of the Queen's Golden Jubilee year.
For Queen Victoria's golden jubilee in 1887, the colour of the sovereigns was slightly different from that of other years because of a slightly higher silver content.
For the 2002 Golden Jubilee, there is a new shield design for the entire gold sovereign series.
www.24carat.co.uk /goldenjubilee.html   (420 words)

  
 BBC - Tees Features - Golden Jubilee - Themes of Celebration
The Queen wanted her Golden Jubilee to involve the whole country and Commonwealth in celebration.
The Queen wanted to use the Golden Jubilee celebrations as a way of saying thank you for the support and loyalty she has enjoyed during her reign.
The Queen was keen for the Golden Jubilee to be used as a time for reflection - to evaluate how much our lives have changed over the last half a century.
www.bbc.co.uk /tees/features/goldenjubilee/jubilee_about.shtml   (327 words)

  
 CNN.com - Palace plays down UK jubilee fears - January 24, 2002
The man in charge of organising public celebrations for the jubilee weekend, in June, insisted there was an "immense" degree of interest for the event.
During the Silver Jubilee in 1977 millions of people turned out on the streets to celebrate at events throughout the country ranging from pageants to street parties.
The government is urging local councils to waive some of the official charges for holding street parties celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/01/24/uk.jubilee/index.html   (660 words)

  
 Golden Jubilee   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Jubilee Celebration Committee have suggested the purchase and installation of two public Bench Seats to act a permanent commemoration of the Queens Golden Jubilee.
Plans for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations, to be held on the Memorial Playing Field, are proceeding well.
As it was reported that CASCA were unable to lead in the arrangements for a celebration to mark the Queen's Jubilee next year, it was determined that investigations should be undertaken to establish a Committee to undertake such an event.
compton.parish.hants.gov.uk /magazine/jubilee.htm   (358 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Golden Jubilee
TO THE untrained eye, it may have looked as if she was tossing a biscuit to her favourite corgi, but according to the experts, the Queen's ceremonial dropping of an ice hockey puck during her tour of Canada was "just fine".
MORE than 3,000 guests yesterday joined the Queen for a garden party at her Royal Deeside home at Balmoral to mark the British finale of her Golden Jubilee celebrations.
THE Queen’s official Jubilee tour was drawing to a close last night at Edinburgh’s Military Tattoo.
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=191   (452 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee
Known as the Golden Jubilee Weekend, a four-day weekend was created by moving the bank holiday set for May 27, 2002, to Tuesday, June 4, while making June 3 a special holiday.
The Jubilee year was also marked by royal visits to Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Jamaica, and tours of various communities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
In keeping with the low-key tone of the Golden Jubilee festivities, the queen asked that people wishing to commemorate the occasion with a donation consider five of her favorite charities.
www.infoplease.com /spot/royaljubilee1.html   (593 words)

  
 The Royal Family > The Queen's Golden Jubilee
The Queen celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002.
In this section you can read all about her reign, find out about the history of Jubilees; and read about her Coronation.
In the Jubilee Journal you can see pictures and reports on The Queen's regional visits in May, June, July and August.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page150.asp   (95 words)

  
 Bentley Golden Jubilee
It is to be expected that as a result of much discreet maneuvering, from the year 2002 onward Bentley Motors will be granted the right to display the Royal Coat of Arms together with the words "By appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II motor car manufacturers".
A quarter of a century ago during Silver Jubilee the idea of SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) to present a Rolls-Royce Shadow II for her personal use was communicated to Her Majesty.
The new Bentley Golden Jubilee will be a unique car, designed by Bentley design director Dirk van Braeckel in conjunction with exterior stylist Crispin Marshfield who started work on the project in February 2000.
www.rrab.com /bgoldjub.htm   (691 words)

  
 Senior Expo — Golden Jubilee Baby Boomer & Senior Expo 2005 - Raleigh, NC - Home Page
Senior Expo — Golden Jubilee Baby Boomer & Senior Expo 2005 - Raleigh, NC - Home Page
The event will take place from 9:00am to 1:00 P.M. on May 2, 2007.
Golden Jubilee will provide upbeat information and products that promote healthy
www.goldenjubileeexpo.com   (148 words)

  
 2002 Golden Jubilee Crowns
For the Queen's Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of her reign, the crown is being produced with a special commemorative design.
The guns boomed out across Hyde Park, and throughout the land the accession was declared of the youngest Monarch to succeed to the throne since 1837, when the 18-year-old Princess Victoria became Queen.
Today, almost fifty years on, she is still performing the duties of monarchy, and her Golden Jubilee celebrations will be a tribute to a much loved and respected sovereign.
www.24carat.co.uk /2002crownsgoldenjubilee.html   (534 words)

  
 Capital Pleasure Boats - Golden Jubilee Party Boat available for Private Hire - River Thames London
Golden Jubilee is the flagship vessel of Capital Pleasure Boats, always popular with regular clients she is fitted to a very high standard and is the best party boat available to hire on the River Thames
M.V. Golden Jubilee is one of the most luxurious Thames party boats currently available in London.
There is also a fully stocked bar including a selection of draught and bottled beer, a full range of spirits, soft drinks, wines and champagne.
www.cpbs.co.uk /goldenjubileepartyboat.html   (389 words)

  
 Special report: the Queen's golden jubilee | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
June 4: Palace officials are both surprised and gratified by the warm public reaction to the golden jubilee, reports Stephen Bates from St Paul's Cathedral.
June 4: The Queen said she felt 'gratitude, respect and pride' towards her subjects as she celebrated her golden jubilee at a lunch at the Guildhall in London.
December 30 2001: The Queen's golden jubilee will be overcast by the results of the largest survey for a decade of attitudes to the monarchy.
www.guardian.co.uk /jubilee/0,11550,638533,00.html   (784 words)

  
 Golden Jubilee Gold Sovereigns
This was Victoria's golden jubilee year, and the design of the sovereigns was changed in that year.
It is perhaps fitting, then, that the Royal Mint appear to have chosen not only to change the gold sovereign design for our own queen's golden jubilee, but also to revert back to the shield design.
For 2002, the issue limit has been retained at a maximum of 100,000, only the same as for 2001, with the extra demand which we think will be created by the Golden Jubilee celebration, and the new design, we expect an early sell-out.
www.goldsovereigns.co.uk /2002sovereignsgoldenjubilee.html   (730 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Celebrations
For the Jubilee weekend the Museum also prepared a temporary exhibition on British Royal Visits, which will remain on display at the Museum for the rest of this year.
Included in the case are the items produced this year to commemorate the jubilee, including a straw crown made on Middle Caicos by Loathie Harvey and Judy Geddis, two 20-crown Coins, a badge which has been given to all school Children as a memento of this historic occasion, and the sets of Stamps.
The Museum has a wide range of digital images taken throughout the Islands during the festivities that were held to mark Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee.
www.tcmuseum.org /royal_events/queen_elizabeth_ii_golden_jubilee_celebrations   (377 words)

  
 Golden Jubilee celebrations 2002 England
A nationwide royal tour and a star-studded concert at Buckingham Palace was the heart of celebrations for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
A UK town was granted city status by The Queen to mark the Jubilee.
Jubilee Bridge and is the first covered bridge across the Thames since the building of the original London Bridge in 1176.
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/jubilee.html   (726 words)

  
 Golden Jubilee
Jubilee week from October 15-23, 2005, was the focal point, one that will also carve a framework for a future of great promise.
Whether you were on campus, or wish you were, we still invite you to share your great stories about your experiences at BYU-Hawaii or the Church College of Hawaii.
Click here for linked descriptions of the Jubilee web site pages to help you better understand, utilize, and enjoy the interactive pages.
w2.byuh.edu /jubilee   (161 words)

  
 Golden Jubilee trivia quiz questions
Golden Jubilee quiz - the page for your Royal Family quiz and Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee quiz questions
Our Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee quiz offering is a 'pick and mix' Royal family and news and events of the last 50 years trivia quizes selection.
The main UK celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne took place between June 1 and June 4 2002 but it's an ideal excuse for a quiz or quizzes celebrating the last 50 years.
www.freequizzes.co.uk /golden-jubilee-quiz.htm   (478 words)

  
 St. Xavier's College, Mumbai-India : College History : Golden Jubilee
There were no spectacular displays, and no grandiose structures planned to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the College.
In 1920, however, there was the addition of the third floor to the hostel to provide more accommodation to students coming from outside Bombay.
One result of the publicity accruing from the Jubilee was to focus country-wide attention on the College so that more and more students wanted to join this renowned centre of learning.
www.xaviers.edu /hgolden.htm   (210 words)

  
 Magnum Search results for: Golden Jubilee Weekend. 2002.
Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee has been internationally claimed as a major PR success following a four-day holiday weekend full of parades, pageants and parties happening up and down the country.
It was, concludes the Times, an exuberant and spontaneous display of patriotic fervour not seen for many years.
The paper believes the Golden Jubilee celebrations captured the national mood, surpassing all expectations.
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 Varian Arabians - History: Golden Jubilee
I was sitting in the stands at Varian Arabians during the Golden Jubilee Weekend, one of the audience listening to Sheila Varian talk about her 50 years breeding the world's most beautiful Arabian horses.
In fact, the Golden Jubilee Weekend was even better than I had imagined, which almost never happens in real life.
We were all happy to share them and her Golden Jubilee with her.
www.varianarabians.com /history/golden_jubilee.asp   (948 words)

  
 XAVIER SCHOOL - Golden Jubilee
The much anticipated Jubilee Book commemorating 50 years of Xavier School is now in pre-production focusing on the selection of photos to highlight the many aspects of a Xavier Education through the years.
Ismael Zuloaga, S.J. as the new Chair of the Golden Jubilee Committee effective January 2006.
Xavier School recently signed an MOA with Philippine Postal Corp. (Philpost) for a commemorative stamp to mark the school’s Golden Jubilee.
web.xs.edu.ph /sections/goldenjubilee.php   (669 words)

  
 NCAER celebrates Golden Jubilee !
The National Council of Applied Economic Research is celebrating its Golden Jubilee over the course of 2006-07 (April 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007).
NCAER celebrated Golden Jubilee on Sunday December 17, 2006 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Delivering the keynote address at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the National Council of Applied Economic Research here today, Dr. Singh observed that on each of these, the Government has taken several steps, but there is a need to do more.
www.ncaer.org /goldenjubilee.html   (808 words)

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