The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria was officially celebrated on 22 June 1897 to mark the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Queen

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's accession on 20 June 1837. Queen Victoria was the first British monarch ever to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee.

Background

Queen Victoria surpassed her grandfather

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as the longest-reigning British monarch on 23 September 1896, an event that she marked privately at Balmoral Castle. She wrote in her journal, "People wished to make all sorts of demonstrations, which I asked them not to do until I had completed the sixty years next June." The Diamond Jubilee was therefore an opportunity to celebrate Victoria's status as longest-reigning monarch, in addition to marking 60 years on the throne. On 20 June 1897, the sixtieth anniversary of her accession, Victoria wrote in her journal: The sixtieth anniversary of her accession was celebrated on 20 June 1897 with a thanksgiving service at

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Celebrations

The occasion was marked publicly two days later by the Festival of the British Empire proposed by

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, who promoted the idea of a global celebration fit for a monarch ruling over 450 million people. The day was declared a

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in Britain, Ireland and India. The

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and

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as well as troops from Canada, India, Africa and the South Pacific took part in the procession in London. The Queen telegraphed a message to all nations in the British Empire: "From my heart I thank my beloved people. May God bless them." At 11:15 am, the Queen, along with Princess Helena and the Princess of Wales, took part in the parade in an open carriage from

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to St Paul's Cathedral, where thanksgiving service took place. Seventeen other carriages carrying members of the royal family followed her. Eleven colonial prime ministers were in attendance: * The Prime Minister of Canada and Lady Laurier * The Premier of New South Wales * The Premier of Victoria and Lady Turner * The Premier of New Zealand and Mrs Seddon * The Premier of Queensland and Lady Nelson * The Premier of South Australia and Mrs Kingston * The Prime Minister of Cape Colony and Lady Sprigg * The Premier of Tasmania and Lady Braddon * The Premier of Newfoundland and Lady Whiteway * The Premier of Western Australia and Lady Forrest * The Prime Minister of Natal and Mrs Escombe Suffering from severe arthritis and unable to climb the steps, the Queen remained in her coach, so the short service of thanksgiving was held outside the building. She was joined by the clergy and dignitaries. Victoria returned to Buckingham Palace after touring a large area of London. Later, when reflecting on the occasion Victoria said: Thousands of residents in London and Manchester took part in street feasts, where

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distributed free ale and tobacco. A chain of beacons were lit across the United Kingdom and

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and Hull were granted their

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as part of the celebrations. The following day the Queen visited Constitution Hill in the City of London where 10,000 schoolchildren had gathered, and attended a reception in

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. The celebrations lasted a fortnight and a garden party at Buckingham Palace and a state banquet were held to mark the occasion. Memorial fountains and towers were erected to mark the occasion, including the

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on the moors above

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in Lancashire and the

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on the North West Frontier of British India.

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and

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also wrote special poems in honour of the Queen.

Royal guests at the Jubilee celebrations

British royal family

* The Queen of the United Kingdom ** The Empress Frederick, ''the Queen's daughter'' *** The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' (representing the

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) ****

Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen , spouse = , house = Wettin , father = Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen , mother = Princess Charlotte of Prussia , birth_date = , birth_place = Potsdam, German Empire , death_date = , death_place = Hirschberg, Silesia, Provisional Gover ...

, ''the Queen's great-granddaughter'' ***

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and Princess Henry of Prussia, ''the Queen's grandson and granddaughter'' (representing the

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) ***

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and

Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (german: Adolf Wilhelm Viktor; 20 July 1859 – 9 July 1916) was a German prince of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and a Prussian General of the Cavalry. He was regent of the Principality of Lippe from 1895 t ...

, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' (representing the Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe) ***

and

Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse Frederick Charles Louis Constantine, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (german: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin Prinz und Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel; fi, Fredrik Kaarle; 1 May 1868 – 28 May 1940), was the brother-in-law of the German Empe ...

, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' **

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and Princess of Wales, ''the Queen's son and daughter-in-law'' *** The Duke and Duchess of York, ''the Queen's grandson and granddaughter-in-law'' **** Prince Edward of York, ''the Queen's great-grandson'' **** Prince Albert of York, ''the Queen's great-grandson'' **** Princess Mary of York, ''the Queen's great-granddaughter'' *** Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife and The Duke of Fife, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' *** Princess Victoria of Wales, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ***

and

Prince Charles of Denmark Prince Charles of Denmark and Norway (26 October 1680 – 8 June 1729) was the fourth son of Christian V of Denmark and his consort Queen Charlotte Amalie, and thus a younger brother of King Frederick IV. He never married and had no children, no ...

, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' ** '' Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine's family:'' ***

and

Prince Louis of Battenberg Admiral of the Fleet Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (24 May 185411 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a British naval officer and German prince related by marriage to the British ...

, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' ****

Princess Alice of Battenberg Princess Alice of Battenberg (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie; 25 February 1885 – 5 December 1969) was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, and the paternal grandmother of King Charles III ...

, ''the Queen's great-granddaughter'' **** Princess Louise of Battenberg, ''the Queen's great-granddaughter'' **** Prince George of Battenberg, ''the Queen's great-grandson'' ***

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and

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (''Сергей Александрович''; 11 May 1857 – 17 February 1905) was the fifth son and seventh child of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. He was an influential figure during the reigns of h ...

, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' (representing the

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) ** The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ''the Queen's son and daughter-in-law'' *** The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** The Grand Duchess and

Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (german: link=no, Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Grand Duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 ...

, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson'' *** The Hereditary Princess and Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' *** Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' **

and

Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (Frederick Christian Charles Augustus; 22 January 1831 – 28 October 1917) was a minor Danish-born German prince who became a member of the British royal family through his marriage to Princess Helena ...

, ''the Queen's daughter and son-in-law'' ***

Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernst Anton of Schleswig-Holstein (14 April 1867 – 29 October 1900) was a member of the British royal family. He was the eldest son of Princess Helena, third daughter of Queen Victoria. Early life Pri ...

, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, ''the Queen's grandson'' ***

Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena; 3 May 1870 – 13 March 1948) was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. From 1917 her name was simply Princess Helena Victoria. Ear ...

, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ***

and

Prince Aribert of Anhalt Prince Aribert Joseph Alexander of Anhalt (18 June 1866 – 24 December 1933) was regent of Anhalt from September to November 1918 on behalf of his underage nephew Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt. As regent, following the German revolution, he abdi ...

, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' (representing the

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) ** The Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne and The Marquess of Lorne, ''the Queen's daughter and son-in-law'' ** The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, ''the Queen's son and daughter-in-law'' ***

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, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ***

Prince Arthur of Connaught Prince Arthur of Connaught (Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert; 13 January 1883 – 12 September 1938) was a British military officer and a grandson of Queen Victoria. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 20 November 1920 ...

, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** Princess Victoria Patricia of Connaught, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ** The Duchess of Albany, ''the Queen's daughter-in-law'' *** Princess Alice of Albany, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' *** The Duke of Albany, ''the Queen's grandson'' ** Princess Henry of Battenberg, ''the Queen's daughter'' *** Prince Alexander of Battenberg, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ***

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, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** Prince Maurice of Battenberg, ''the Queen's grandson'' ''Other descendants of the Queen's paternal grandfather,

and their families:'' *

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, ''the Queen's first cousin'' * The Grand Duchess and

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, ''the Queen's first cousin and her husband'' * The Duchess and Duke of Teck, ''the Queen's first cousin and her husband'' **

and Princess Adolphus of Teck, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife'' **

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, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' **

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, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' *

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and Baron Alphons von Pawel-Rammingen, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband'' * The Hon. Aubrey FitzClarence, ''the Queen's first cousin twice removed (and great-grandson of King

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)''

Foreign royals

and

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, ''the Queen's half-nephew and half-niece-in-law'' *

Princess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Laura Williamina Seymour; 17 December 1832 – 13 February 1912)Burke's Peerage, 107th edition - "Hertford, Marquess of". was a British-born aristocrat whose marriage to a German prince naturalised in ...

, ''the Queen's half-niece-in-law'' ** Countess Feodora Gleichen, ''the Queen's half-great-niece'' ** Count Edward Gleichen, ''the Queen's half-great-nephew'' ** Countess Victoria Gleichen, ''the Queen's half-great-niece'' ** Countess Helena Gleichen, ''the Queen's half-great-niece'' *

and Princess of Naples (representing the

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) * Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (representing the

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) * The Crown Prince of Siam (representing the King of Siam) * Prince Mahit of Siam * Prince Albert of Prussia, regent of the Duchy of Brunswick *

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(representing the King of Denmark) *

Prince Arisugawa Takehito was the 10th head of a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Early life Prince Takehito was born in Kyoto as a scion of the house, one of the ''shinnōke'' branches of the Imperial ...

(representing the

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) * The Duke of Närke (representing the King of Sweden and Norway) *

Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia (russian: Кирилл Владимирович Романов; ''Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov''; – 12 October 1938) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Emperor Al ...

* Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (representing the Prince Regent of Bavaria) * Prince Frederick, Duke of Saxony (representing the

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) * The Duke of Porto (representing the

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) *

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(representing the

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) * The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (representing the

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) * Prince Amir Khan of Persia (representing the Shah of Persia) * The Hereditary Prince of Montenegro (representing the Prince of Montenegro) *

and Princess of Bulgaria *

Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ferdinand Philipp Maria August Raphael of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (28 March 1844 – 3 July 1921) was the second prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and lord of Csábrág and , both in modern-day Slovakia. Life Born in the Tuileries Palace in Paris as ...

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and

Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar ( Lady Augusta Katherine Gordon-Lennox; 14 January 1827 – 3 April 1904) was a British aristocrat whose marriage to Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar made her a kinswoman of the British Royal Family and a member of the ...

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(representing the

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) * Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik (representing the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan) * Prince Charles de Ligne (representing the

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)

Gallery

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erected in 1897, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria File:'In Honour of our Queen'- Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Review at Spithead, 26 June 1897 RMG BHC0645.tiff, 'In Honour of our Queen': Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Review at

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for Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1897 File:Diamond Jubilee programme Toronto 1897.jpg, Front cover of a programme for a musical event held at Exhibition Park on June 22, 1897, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee File:Halifax NS-02375 - Victoria Jubilee Fountain (28446331143).jpg, The Victoria Jubilee Fountain at Halifax, Canada, built in 1897 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria File:Clock Tower, Shanklin Esplanade, Isle of Wight UK.jpg, The Clock Tower at Shanklin Esplanade,

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, erected to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897

References

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Background

Celebrations

Royal guests at the Jubilee celebrations

British royal family

Foreign royals

Gallery

See also

References