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Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebration Queen Elizabeth II renews pledge to serve Britain as she marks 60 years on the throne.
May 31, 2012
Souvenirs to mark Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee are for sale in a shop in the City of London.
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May 31, 2012
A woman walks past a bank displaying British flags and bunting in central London as the city prepares for a long weekend of celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
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May 31, 2012
A close up view of a knitted display to mark Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, which has been tied to the railings on the upper promenade at Saltburn By the Sea, England. Mystery surrounds the identity of the knitter, but local people are impressed by the detail of the scarf that features knitted crowns, the Queen in a number of different outfits, other Royals, Royal guards and even some corgis.
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May 30, 2012
Tower Bridge is lit up by new dynamic lighting during the launch of the lighting system, in readiness for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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May 30, 2012
Flag buntings decorate Covent Garden market in London in readiness for the weekend celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
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May 30, 2012
Scarlett Rose Green, 23 months old, tests a Union flag bowler hat for size at The Jubilee pub ahead of Britain Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee celebrations in Sunbury-on-Thames in southwest London.
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May 30, 2012
Final touches are made to the nearly completed Jubilee Gardens as the London Eye stands in the background. The gardens, which are situated on London's South Bank, are due to open to the public May 31, ready for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Gardens were first created in 1977 to celebrate The Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
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May 30, 2012
A new waxwork statue of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, stands while children from Norbreck primary school have a Diamond Jubilee party at Madame Tussauds in Blackpool, northwest England. The new waxwork in honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee was unveiled at Madame Tussauds ahead of the main weekend of events that will mark her 60-year reign.
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May 30, 2012
A portrait by artist Louise Dear of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, entitled "Our Young Queen,” will go on display in time for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations this weekend, at Washington Green Fine Art's London Artica gallery.
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May 29, 2012
Members of the public admire a large floral crown made to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in St. James's Park in London. The floral crown took five weeks to construct; it was constructed in Cornwall using 13,500 individual plants.
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May 29, 2012
The RAF Falcons Parachute Team arrives at RAF Fairford, Fairford, southern England with the Diamond Jubilee flag during the launch of the 2012 Royal International Air Tattoo. The world's biggest military airshow, July 6-8, is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
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May 29, 2012
A florist puts the finishing touches on a portrait of the queen made out of more than 6,000 lily petals, commissioned by the Flower Council of Holland to mark the Diamond Jubilee, at McQueens florists in London.
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May 29, 2012
A man uses magazines and tea towels to decorate his shop window in the east end of London.
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May 29, 2012
A shopper browses jubilee decorations for sale in a newsagents in Stoke Newington, east London.
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May 29, 2012
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, center, meets guests at the Buckingham Palace garden party in London ahead of the main weekend of celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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May 29, 2012
Guests attend the Buckingham Palace garden party in London ahead of the main weekend of celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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May 29, 2012
Workers continue the construction of a concert stage encircling the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace. The stage will host a concert featuring artists: Shirley Bassey, Elton John, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Cliff Richard and Stevie Wonder on June 4 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
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May 29, 2012
Union Jack flags hang over Elizabeth Street in Chelsea in London. The capital is preparing to hold four days of celebrations over the first weekend in June to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
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May 28, 2012
Sophie Hugh Williams poses next to a piece of work by artist Chris Levine depicting Queen Elizabeth II is displayed during a photocall at Asprey in London. The portrait incorporates a jeweled diadem, which was created by the jewelers Asprey, in conjunction with the artist as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The diadem includes 1,000 white brilliant cut diamonds and is a recreation of the original, which was worn by Queen Elizabeth II for the procession to her coronation in 1953.
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May 27, 2012
Drummer Matthew Bick poses for pictures wearing a Queen Elizabeth II mask during a Jubilee celebration party in London. Matthew, who plays drums for the band Bleech, decided to have the party, which was described as "Jubilee meets Mad Hatters Tea Party," in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the release of their new album, both of which both will take place on the weekend of June 3.
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Feb. 6, 2012
The Queens Canadian flag is carried up the steps to be hoisted by Canada's Secretary to the Queen Kevin MacLeod to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth during a flag raising ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Worldwide celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee will continue for four months, culminating in a lavish ceremony in London on the anniversary of the 1953 coronation.
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Feb. 6, 2012
Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles after visiting Dersingham Infant and Nursery School in Dersingham, Norfolk, eastern England. Feb. 6, 2012 marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.
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Feb. 6, 2012
Headteacher Gayle Platt, left, sits with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as she visits Dersingham Infant and Nursery School in Dersingham, Norfolk, to mark the start of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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Feb. 6, 2012
Three-year-old pupil Isaac Minns, right, plays up for the camera as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits Dersingham Infant and Nursery School in Dersingham, Norfolk.
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Feb. 6, 2012
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets local dignitaries during a visit to Kings Lynn Town Hall in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
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Feb. 6, 2012
Queen Elizabeth II walks in with local dignitaries during a visit to Kings Lynn Town Hall in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
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Feb. 6, 2012
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, smiles as she is greeted by well-wishers during a visit to Kings Lynn Town Hall in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
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Feb. 6, 2012
Hundreds of people line St John's Wood High Street in north London as soldiers from the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery leave their nearby barracks for the last time on their way to Hyde Park where they later fired a 41 gun salute to mark the start of Diamond Jubilee celebrations for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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