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Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Categories: Royalty

Our picture shows Queen Elizabeth II in the River Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant which took place in the cold and pouring rain on 3 June. Diamond represents 60 years.

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Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

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2012 Commemorations - Blackheath

The names on the outer circumference sound as though they are areas of Blackh...

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Bomber Command Memorial

The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...

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Cutty Sark Gardens - Opening

The plaque was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen to mark the opening of Cutty...

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Diamond Jubilee QEII - Jefcoate tree

This tree is in the borough of Wandsworth. There are 32 Greater London boroug...

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Ealing Town Hall restoration

{Beneath an emblem reading "Queen's Diamond Jubilee 60":} The restoration of ...

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Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence

On his 28th birthday the eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Edward and Alexandra) and so second in line to the throne, fell ill at his home at Sandringham. He died on 14 January 1892 a...

Person, Jack the Ripper suspects, Royalty

3 memorials
Queen Caroline of Brunswick

Queen Caroline of Brunswick

Queen Consort. Born Caroline Amelia Elizabeth in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in modern-day Germany. She was engaged to the future King George IV, even though he was illegally married to Maria Fitzherber...

Person, Royalty, Germany, Italy

1 memorial
Golden Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip

Golden Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip

See their Silver Wedding for more information.

Event, Royalty

1 memorial
Nell Gwynne

Nell Gwynne

Eleanor Gwyn, Gwynn, Gwynne, whatever.  Born Hereford. Rumoured to have lived at Lauderdale House as the mistress of Charles II, where she dangled her first-born from a window to scare the King int...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous, Theatre

4 memorials
King George V

King George V

Reigned: 1910 - 1936.  Born third in line to the throne, after his father (who became King Edward VII) and his elder brother Prince Albert Victor, who died early.  Crowned on 22 June 1911. Married ...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

50 memorials

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Harold Hodges
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Greater London Council

Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone.  On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...

Group, Politics & Administration

241 memorials
Queen's Theatre - Long Acre

Queen's Theatre - Long Acre

WC2, Long Acre, Queen's Theatre

As the close-up picture shows, this corner boasts three plaques: a Mercers' maiden (see the Mercers' Company), an award from the 'Brick D...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Armenian Church - Armenian plaque

Armenian Church - Armenian plaque

W8, Iverna Gardens, St Sarkis Armenian Church

This plaque is written in classical Armenian and that's all we can tell you about it. We'd guess that it says the same as the English pla...

Smithfield Poultry Market

Smithfield Poultry Market

The original poultry market by Horace Jones was opened in 1875 but destroyed by fire in 1958. Our page for that fire has an image of the original building. The new building has a concrete elliptic...

Event, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial