2012 marks 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign as Britain's monarch, making this her Diamond Jubilee. This weekend, celebrations will be taking place to mark this momentus occassion. Many of the UK will also be benefitting from the extra bank holiday on Tuesday 5th June!
Students might not notice the extra bank holiday as it falls during half term, but look out for celebrations in your area which might include a street party, music event or a fete. On the 2nd June Rotherham Town Centre will be holding a 1950s style street party, followed by numerous other events including a procession in Maltby and the lighting of 6 Jubilee Beacons across Sheffield on the 4th June.
The Queen has reigned over our country for 6 decades, making her the second longest serving monarch (with Queen Victoria being the longest at 63 years). The Queen has seen 12 different Prime Ministers come and go during her reign, starting with Winston Churchill to David Cameron. To find out even more facts about the Queen you can visit the official website for the Jubilee where you can even send your own personal message to the Queen.
To celebrate the Jubilee the LRC has a display (which hopefully you can't miss with all the bunting!) that gives you information to help you learn about the Jubilee and Britain's monarchy, so please take a look and enjoy the celebrations!
No comments:
Post a Comment