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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Commemorated ati
2012 Commemorations - Blackheath
The names on the outer circumference sound as though they are areas of Blackh...
Bomber Command Memorial
The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...
Cutty Sark Gardens - Opening
The plaque was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen to mark the opening of Cutty...
Diamond Jubilee QEII - Jefcoate tree
This tree is in the borough of Wandsworth. There are 32 Greater London boroug...
Ealing Town Hall restoration
{Beneath an emblem reading "Queen's Diamond Jubilee 60":} The restoration of ...
Other Subjects
King John II of France
French monarch, known as 'John the Good'. In 1356 at the Battle of Poitiers, he was captured by the Black Prince and imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he lived a pleasant regal lifestyle. A...
Isabella I of Castile
Queen of Castile and León. Married to Ferdinand. Together they financed Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage. Their daughter Catherine was Henry VIII's first wife.  Their grandson (not Catherine's ch...
Queen Charlotte
Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz married King George III in 1761, 2 weeks before their coronation and only a few hours after meeting him. Produced many children in between nurs...
Eltham Palace
First mentioned in the Domesday Book, but the origins of this Palace are probably much earlier. It was given to Edward II in 1305, and was a royal residence until the 16th century. In 1933 the leas...
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