The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration in 2022 marking the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952, the first British monarch to ever celebrate one.
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend 2022.
Jubilees mark a major milestone in the reign of a Monarch, celebrating their life and service. The naming of these celebrations follows the traditions of wedding anniversaries: 25 years is called a Silver Jubilee, 50 years a Golden Jubilee, 60 years a Diamond Jubilee, and 70 years a Platinum Jubilee.
Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, shortly after the official celebrations in the Commonwealth took place. A 75th anniversary can be referred to as a diamond jubilee occasionally, but that term is commonly used to refer to a 60th anniversary. An anniversary of 100 years is simply called a centenary.
55 years is an emerald anniversary. 60 years is a Diamond Jubilee. 65 years is a blue sapphire anniversary. 70 years is a Platinum Jubilee. 75 years is a diamond wedding anniversary.
Diamond Jubilee: 60 years. Sapphire Jubilee: 65 years. Platinum Jubilee: 70 years.
Silver jubilee, for a 25th anniversary. Ruby jubilee, for a 40th anniversary. Golden jubilee, for a 50th anniversary. Diamond jubilee, for a 60th anniversary.
Queen Elizabeth II ruled for 70 years and witnessed seven jubilees over the course of her time as head of state. The Queen was the first monarch in British history to receive a platinum jubilee and is the longest serving monarch to ever sit on the throne.
golden jubilee: 50th anniversary. diamond jubilee: 60th anniversary (or 75th anniversary)
After this is the 80th anniversary, which would take place in 2032, known as the Oak Jubilee.
In the Roman Catholic Church, jubilees began to be celebrated formally in 1300 AD and are years of forgiveness of sins and reconciliation. They are celebrated every 25 years. The most recent year of jubilee was 2000. Royal Jubilees celebrate significant periods in monarchs' reigns and the national life.
A Golden Jubilee commemorates 50 years, and a Platinum Jubilee acknowledges 70 years - but what do you call a 75th anniversary jubilee? The Platinum Jubilee 2022 is an acknowledgement of the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.
King George VI died at Sandringham, on February 6th 1952, in his sleep. After experiencing ill health, the King had a lung operation from which he failed to recover. He was 56-years-old. It's for this reason why the Queen chooses not to celebrate her anniversary – and in 2022 her Platinum Jubilee – on this date.
On 6 February 2022, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the first Monarch of Australia to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms, and the Commonwealth.
Two colours make up the emblem of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee – platinum and Pantone 3515 C. The platinum colour represents Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne, whilst the purple colour is synonymous with royalty.
However, the majority of classical rabbis believed that the biblical phrase hallow the fiftieth year, together with the biblical promise that there would be three years worth of fruit in the sixth year, implies that the jubilee year was the 50th year.
A diamond jubilee celebrates the 60th anniversary of a significant event related to a person (e.g. accession to the throne or wedding, among others) or the 60th anniversary of an institution's founding.
ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al ˌses-kwi-sen-ˈten-ē-əl. : a 150th anniversary or its celebration. sesquicentennial adjective.
The first Jubilee-like celebration for Queen Elizabeth II was in 1962, as it marked her 10th anniversary on the throne. The Royal Mint also released a number of sovereigns, bearing the 'Young Head' portrait of The Queen by Mary Gillick in 1962, to mark the milestone.
A 125th anniversary. A celebration to mark such an anniversary.
In the Old Testament, a jubilee was marked every seven years. Initially jubilees simply provided a practical structure for land management as every seventh year, land was left to lie fallow.
Accession Day 2022
The Jubilee marked 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.