You didn’t really think that I would miss one of the biggest royal events of the year, did you? Of course not! Let’s get started.
The weekend marked the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. There were a few events that happened over the weekend.
The Epsom Derby
The Epsom Derby kicked off the Jubilee Weekend on June 2nd. The cup was renamed The Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup in the Queen’s honour. Many members of the royal family attended, including the Queen, Prince Philip, the Duke of York, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Beatrice of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Countess of Wessex, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Michael of Kent.
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The Thames Jubilee Pageant
Next, of course, was the Diamond Jubilee River Thames Pageant. This was the pinnacle of the celebrations. It was held on June 3rd and (in typical British weather fashion) it was cold a nd rainy. However, everyone seemed happy and glorious. There were so many royals in attendance that were not photographed that it makes it difficult to say exactly who was there. We do know the of course the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, James the Viscount Severn, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, the Duke of York, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, Princess Anne and Timothy Laurence attended. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Julia Ogilvy, Alexander Ogilvy, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent, Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Frederick Windsor were also in attendance. It is also thought that the younger generation of royals were there- the children and grandchildren of the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and the Duke of Gloucester.
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Jubilee Concert
On the evening in June 4th a massive Jubilee Concert was held outside of Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately, Prince Philip was taken to the hospital earlier in the day due to a bladder infection and did not attend this event or the service of Thanksgiving. However, plenty of royals were still in attendance, including Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Prince Edward, Sophie, Princess Anne, Timothy Laurence, Zara and Mike Tindall, Peter and Autumn Phillips, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Lady Rose Gilman, George Gilman, Lady Davina Lewis, Gary Lewis, the Earl and Countess of Ulster, Edward, Lord Downpatrick; Lady Amelia Windsor, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Lady Nicholas Windsor, the Earl and Countess of St. Andrews, Princess Alexandra, James Ogilvy, Julia Ogilvy, Alexander Ogilvy, Flora Ogilvy, Lady Sarah Chatto, Daniel Chatto, David, Viscount Linley; Serena, Viscountess Linley; and the Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones. The Daily Mail created a wonderful graphic below that shows you where some of the little known royals were situated.
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Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving
A service of Thanksgiving was held at St. Paul’s Cathedral on June 5th. Prince Philip once again did not attend, but there was still no shortage of royals. The Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, the Duke of York, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess Anne, Timothy Laurence, Zara and Mike Tindall, Peter and Autumn Phillips, the Viscount and the Viscountess Linley, the Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, the Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess of St. Andrews, Lady Helen and Tim Taylor, the Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor, Princess Alexandra of Kent, James and Julia Ogilvy, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Earl and Countess of Ulster, Lady Rose and George Gilman attended the event.
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And that’s all folks! I do hope you enjoyed this post, even though it is rather late.
