Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II

The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated in 2022 in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.

In the United Kingdom, there was an extra bank holiday on 3 June, and the usual Spring bank holiday was moved from the end of May to 2 June, to create a four-day Jubilee bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June. The British government has promised a "once-in-a-generation show" that will "mix the best of British ceremonial splendour and pageantry with cutting-edge artistic and technological displays". It was the first time that any British monarch celebrated a platinum jubilee. At the time, Elizabeth II was the third-longest reigning verified sovereign monarch in history.

Initiatives to commemorate the Jubilee were also announced by the governments of other Commonwealth nations and territories, including Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.

Accession Day 2022

The Jubilee marks the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.

In her 2022 Accession Day message, the Queen said that she hoped the Platinum Jubilee would bring together families and friends, neighbours and communities. She said that the Jubilee "affords me a time to reflect on the goodwill shown to me by people of all nationalities, faiths and ages in this country and around the world over these years". She thanked everyone for their support, loyalty and affection, and signed the message "Your Servant".  She said of her seventy year reign and the future:

As I look ahead with a sense of hope and optimism to the year of my Platinum Jubilee, I am reminded of how much we can be thankful for. These last seven decades have seen extraordinary progress socially, technologically and culturally that have benefitted us all; and I am confident that the future will offer similar opportunities to us and especially to the younger generations in the United Kingdom and throughout the Commonwealth.

Picture and footage of the Queen working from her red boxes at Sandringham House were released.  The Prince of Wales said that the Queen's devotion to the welfare of all her people inspired still greater admiration with each passing year.

Tributes and messages of congratulations came from leaders all over the world, including US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King Harald V of Norway, King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Celebrations throughout the Commonwealth

The celebration plans were formally unveiled by Buckingham Palace on 10 January 2022.

For the first time, Jubilee Beacons were lit in every capital city of each Commonwealth country.

The Royal Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint partnered to create a two-coin set, with each mint designing a coin for the set.  The silver coin designed by the Royal Mint has an equestrian portrait of the Queen on the reverse and a royal mantle on the obverse. The silver coin designed from the Royal Canadian Mint has a reverse design that depicts the Queen in 1952, while the obverse has the effigy of the Queen used on Canadian coins since 2003.

Members of the Royal Family will undertake a series of royal tours of Commonwealth countries.

The Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on 14 March reflected the Jubilee with a special focus on the role that service plays in the lives of people and communities across the Commonwealth.

The Queen's Baton for the 2022 Commonwealth Games features a platinum strand along its length.

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