queen's Diamond Jublee

The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II is a multinational celebration throughout 2012 marking the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II of the UK to the thrones of seven countries upon the death of her father, King George VI.

Britons cheer queen in poignant jubilee finale
Queen Elizabeth II greeted 1.5 million cheering subjects from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on
Tuesday but faced the crowning moment of her diamond jubilee festivities without her ill husband.
After jubilee success, monarchy faces the future
Queen's loyal consort Philip on the mend
Queen gives thanks to end rapturous jubilee party

Diamond jubilee
the celebration of a 60th, or occasionally 75th, anniversary



Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926 in London, to Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953. During her reign, she has tried to make the British monarchy more modern and sensitive to the public.