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Emotional end to Diamond Jubilee celebrations as hundreds of thousands cheer Queen’s appearance on palace balcony
The Queen waved from her Buckingham Palace balcony to the cheering masses on Tuesday and thanked millions of well-wishers at the end of four days of spectacular Diamond Jubilee celebrations marking her 60th year on the throne.
Hundreds of thousands of people cheered, sang patriotic songs and waved Union Jack flags outside Buckingham Palace at the finale of festivities for the Diamond Jubilee, only the second to be celebrated by a British monarch. (Photos: AFP Photo/Getty Images; AP; Reuters)
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Part four of the Queen poster — the Royal hands!
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the National Post is offering a six-part, life-sized, full-colour painting of the Queen to our readers. Here’s what it looks like so far - the hockey sticks just show how ridiculously Canadian we are. (Illustration by Kagan McLeod)
Part three of the Queen poster — the handbag!
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the National Post is offering this six-part, life-sized, full-colour painting of the Queen to our readers. Collect part 3 in Wednesday’s paper. Why? Why not?
In today’s National Post: Build your own Queen, Part 1. No, really
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the National Post is offering this six-part, life-sized, full-colour painting of the Queen to our readers.
Photos: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Today marks 60 years to the day since Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne after the death of her father. Click through for more photos from her life and reign.
Charles, Camilla return to Canada for Queen’s jubilee, William and Kate head to Tuvalu
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will tour Canada next year, visiting New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee.
Following in the footsteps of his son William and the Prince’s new wife Kate Middleton, who toured Canada in the Summer, Charles and Camilla are expected to arrive in May as part of a series of global tours by members of Britain’s royal family to mark the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.
Prince Charles, Camilla to visit Canada in honour of Queen’s diamond jubilee
Britain’s royal family will tour the globe next year to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee marking 60 years on the throne — including a visit by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla (not exactly as illustrated), to Canada.
The royal travel plans were announced Wednesday by Buckingham Palace.
“Members of the royal family will travel overseas representing the Queen throughout the Diamond Jubilee year, visiting every Realm as well as undertaking visits to Commonwealth countries, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories,” a palace spokesman said in a statement. (Photo: Chris Jackson/WPA/Getty Images)
