Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II
Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II | |
---|---|
Genre | Commonwealth realms |
Date(s) | 6 February 2002 |
Country | |
Previous event | Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II |
Next event | Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II |
Website | goldenjubilee.gov.uk |
The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration held in 2002 marking the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was intended by the Queen to be both a commemoration of her 50 years as monarch and an opportunity for her to officially and personally thank her people for their loyalty.[1][2]
Despite the deaths of her sister,
There were six key themes of the Golden Jubilee celebrations: 'Celebration', 'Giving Thanks', 'Service', 'Involving the Whole Community', 'Looking Forward as Well as Back', and 'Commonwealth'.[3]
Queen's Jubilee message
In her Golden Jubilee message, the Queen said that "this anniversary is for us an occasion to acknowledge with gratitude the loyalty and support which we have received from so many people since I came to the Throne in 1952. It is especially an opportunity to thank all those of you who help others in your own local communities through public or voluntary service. I would like to think that your work will be particularly recognised during this Jubilee year. I hope also that this time of celebration in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth will not simply be an occasion to be nostalgic about the past. I believe that, young or old, we have as much to look forward to with confidence and hope as we have to look back on with pride".[4]
Celebrations in the Commonwealth
Australia
As Queen of Australia, under your constitution, and as Head of the Commonwealth, I look forward to the coming few days here. I look around tonight and I am aware both of my responsibilities, and of the pleasure those responsibilities bring. And in this Golden Jubilee year, I cannot but reflect on the extraordinary opportunity I have been given to serve the people of this great country. The way Australia evolves over the next fifty years is in your hands.[5]
The Royal Australian Mint released commemorative coins to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee.[6]
To mark her Golden Jubilee as Queen of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II toured the country. She was on 27 February received in
Canada
This section needs expansion with: content from the following links:
|
Throughout the year, events were held across Canada to mark the Golden Jubilee, such as the Jubilee
Royal tour
Her Majesty The Queen of Canada has been unfalteringly by our side to celebrate our successes and to help us to grow together. Fifty years after her Accession to the Throne, Elizabeth II remains a symbol of continuity, stability and tradition in a world that is under a barrage of constant change. That is why Canadians are proud to celebrate the Golden Jubilee.[11]
For 12 days in October 2002, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh toured Canada, making stops in
.In Nunavut, the Queen addressed the new
Canada’s federal government issued medals to mark the anniversary of the queen’s rule 2002. They were awarded to several thousand Canadians for significant contributions and achievements.[18]
Legacy
It was argued in retrospective analysis that the jubilee had been of benefit both to nationalism and the monarchy;
Jamaica
Prince Philip and I have a unique opportunity to see and hear about these ways in which you are meeting the challenge of giving every Jamaican a stake in the future during our short visit in this year which marks both Jamaica's fortieth anniversary of Independence and my Golden Jubilee. Such anniversaries are important.[21]
Elizabeth's first official engagements related to the Golden Jubilee took place in Jamaica. The Queen's Jubilee tour also coincided with the country's 40th anniversary of independence.[22] She arrived for the celebrations on 18 February 2002, nine days following the death of her sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon; the Queen established a short period of private, though not state, mourning.[8] Elizabeth was first welcomed in Montego Bay, after which she travelled to Kingston and stayed at her Jamaican prime minister's residence, Jamaica House.
Despite some anti-monarchical sentiment in the country at the time, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were "enthusiastically welcomed" by Jamaicans; 57% of those polled said the visit was important to the country and large crowds turned out to see Elizabeth, though there were small protests by
New Zealand
Jubilee commemorations
A number of activities marking the Queen's Golden Jubilee as Queen of New Zealand, the Queen's first visit to New Zealand as Sovereign in 1953–54, and subsequent royal visits, took place in New Zealand.[25]
"Queen Elizabeth II has been Queen of New Zealand for fifty years and is held in warm regard by New Zealanders. It is fitting that we honour her on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee", said Prime Minister Helen Clark.[25]
NZ Post issued a set of Golden Jubilee and Royal Visit stamps. The Reserve Bank, issued a commemorative Royal Visit coin in October 2001.[25]
The Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours 2002 were announced on 3 June.[25]
An ecumenical service of thanksgiving for the Golden Jubilee was held on 7 June at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. The service was attended by the Governor-General and representatives of the government and the New Zealand Defence Force. Members of the public were also encouraged to attend.[25]
Parliament's Visitor Centre displayed memorabilia of royal visits of past one hundred years. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage hosted an online exhibition on the 1953-54 visit on its website. New Zealanders were asked to submit the memories of the royal visit exhibition to highlight the importance of royal visits for many people.[25]
Te Papa, the national museum, hosted a major exhibition on the 1953-54 royal visit which opened in May 2003.[25]
Royal tour
It is both a privilege and a pleasure to have served as Queen of New Zealand for these fifty years. I thank you all for the loyalty and support you have given to me throughout this time.
—Elizabeth II of New Zealand, 2002[26]
Following her tour of Jamaica, the Queen next toured New Zealand, making stops in Auckland, Taupō, Christchurch, and Wellington. She and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in the country on 22 February, just after Prime Minister Helen Clark said in a speech that she felt it "inevitable that New Zealand will become a republic."[27] The royal couple were greeted by the Governor-General and other officials when they disembarked from the Royal Flight;[28] Clark was absent, as she was at a meeting of centre-left leaders in Stockholm, Sweden.[29] A low turn out was reported to see the Queen when she arrived at the airport,[28] while an estimated 4,000 people came to view the Queen in Auckland.[30] During the tour, the Queen met the world's first transsexual MP Georgina Beyer.[31]
The Queen was presented with a gift from the government and people of New Zealand of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and the New Zealand Historical Atlas.[25]
Papua New Guinea
To commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee, a Fine Arts Exhibition, entitled 20 Portraits and other Works, was held in Papua New Guinea in June 2002. Artists were asked to display a portrait of the Queen, specially made for the exhibition. The winning portrait by painter Laben John was presented as a gift to the Queen by Jean Kekedo, Papua New Guinean High Commissioner to the UK, on 16 July 2002. The runner-up portrait—Her Majesty in the Land of the Unexpected—painted by Jeffry Feeger, depicts the Queen in Papua New Guinean traditional regalia. The painting was sent to Papua New Guinean High Commission in London, where it is on permanent display.[32][33]
Saint Lucia
The Golden Jubilee festivities in Saint Lucia started in February 2002 and continued until February 2003. The year-long commemoration featured a military tattoo on Mindoo Phillip Park and a reception for the Queen's birthday at Government House, among other events. The themes for Saint Lucia's Jubilee celebrations included the Commonwealth, celebration, community service, looking forward, looking backward and giving thanks.[34]
On June 9, Governor-General Dame Pearlette Louisy led a Service of Celebration at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Governor-General Louisy, Prime Minister Kenny Anthony, and several others honored the Queen during the ceremony.[34]
The government of Saint Lucia announced in its 2002 Throne Speech that to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee in a significant national way, it had declared the year the "Jubilee Year of the Arts". Two main events were held that year: the National Arts Festival and Awards and the observance of the twentieth anniversary of the National Festival of Lights.[35]
United Kingdom
Celebrations for Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee took place throughout the United Kingdom between May and July 2002. In the lead-up to those festive weeks, the British media—The Guardian, in particular—predicted that the jubilee would be a failure,[36][37] arguing that Britain was no longer interested in the monarchy; a pervading sense of apathy amongst the populace seemed to confirm this. However, the predictions were proven wrong, especially during the official jubilee weekend, when people numbering in the hundreds of thousands turned out to participate in the fêtes. These festivities culminated in the 4 June event on The Mall in London, when over one million attended the parade and flypast.
It was on 3 March that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh returned to London from Australia. Eight days later, on
We all have our personal memories of the Queen's reign over the last 50 years. I was just three weeks old at the time of her coronation and as a schoolboy in Durham during the 1960s, I remember seeing the Queen for the first time. It is a privilege now to serve her as her 10th Prime Minister—her first, as she reminded me in May 1997, was Winston Churchill, who was her Prime Minister before I was born. In the many meetings that I have had with Her Majesty since 1997, I have, time and again, as have my predecessors, had reason to be grateful to her for her wisdom, good sense and experience, which she always brings to the issues of the day.
Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2002[43]
Plans for the Golden Jubilee in the United Kingdom went ahead as planned, and, after a dinner hosted by
Amongst several other events independently organised to celebrate the Jubilee in 2002 were the British Army's staging at Portsmouth of a special parade of 6,000 personnel from all three branches of the British Armed Forces. This contrasted with the vastly larger events of past royal jubilees, in that there was no Royal Naval Fleet Review, or large scale Army Review.
The Queen's bodyguards paraded together for the first time in their respective histories, when the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, Yeomen of the Guard and Royal Company of Archers, plus the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London, the Military Knights of Windsor and In-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital undertook a parade at Buckingham Palace on 5 July.[46]
The Queen also hosted a banquet for all of Europe's reigning kings and queens, one for all her incumbent
The Golden Jubilee Poetry competition was held for children aged from 7 to 18 which invited the children to submit a poem about how the United Kingdom changed over the last 50 years. The winner was invited to Buckingham Palace to receive a specially commissioned medal from the Queen. All entries were preserved for posterity in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle.[47]
At the Guildhall, the Queen said, "Gratitude, respect and pride, these words sum up how I feel about the people of this country and the Commonwealth - and what this Golden Jubilee means to me".[48]
Goodwill visits
For the Queen's goodwill visits, which commenced on 1 May, two to three days were spent in each corner of England; the Queen and the Duke first stopped in
As part of her Golden Jubilee tour of the United Kingdom, the Queen visited a London Hindu temple, the Manchester Jewish museum, an Islamic centre in Scunthorpe and a Sikh temple in Leicester, to recognise the growth of religious and cultural diversity across the country. Other members of the royal family visited a Jain temple, a Zoroastrian thanksgiving service and a Buddhist gathering during the Jubilee year.[51]
Golden Jubilee Weekend
The Golden Jubilee Weekend took place between 1 and 4 June 2002 in London,
The following day, the Queen and her husband attended a church service at
After time on 3 June touring
On 4 June, the entire royal family and 2,400 guests attended a
Turks and Caicos Islands
In the
Celebrations outside the Commonwealth
The Golden Jubilee was also marked in
Monuments and souvenirs
Before, during, and after the jubilee year, souvenirs were created, monuments unveiled, and public works named in commemoration of the royal event. In Australia, Australia Post released a special stamp combining old and new images of Queen Elizabeth II, along with a booklet outlining the Queen's reign.[62]
In Canada, the
A special £5 coin was released in the United Kingdom to celebrate the event,
See also
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
- 2002 Golden Jubilee Honours
- Great British Trees
- Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign
- List of jubilees of British monarchs
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i The Royal Household. "Her Majesty The Queen > Jubilees and other milestones > Golden Jubilee > 50 facts about The Queen's Golden Jubilee". Queen's Printer. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Blair, Tony (23 November 2000). "House of Commons Debate". In House of Commons Library; Pond, Chris (eds.). Golden Jubilee 2002 (PDF). Westminster: Queen's Printer (published 13 January 2003). p. 5. SN/PC/1435. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Jubilee Themes". Archived from the original on 2 February 2002.
- Queen's Printer. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Adelaide Festival Hall, Australia, 27 February 2002". Royal.uk. 27 February 2002.
- ^ "Fiftieth Anniversary - Accession of Queen Elizabeth II". Royal Australian Mint. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Barkham, Patrick (28 February 2002). "Queen triumphs through scandal and dust". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ a b Pond, Chris (13 January 2003). "Golden Jubilee 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Westminster: Queen's Printer. p. 7. SN/PC/1435. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Barkham, Patrick (31 May 2002). "Australians shun jubilee celebrations". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Hoople, Chelsea (2002). "Alberta honours its citizens in the name of the Queen". Canadian Monarchist News. Autumn 2002. Toronto: Monarchist League of Canada. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
- ^ Department of Canadian Heritage. "Monarchy > The Canadian Monarchy > 2005 Royal Visit > The Queen and Canada > 53 Years of Growing Together". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
- ^ Kay, Christine; Kearsey, Tara (7 October 2002). "Royals start tour in Iqaluit". Northern News. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Queen visits GM Place to drop ceremonial puck". Spirit of Vancouver. Vancouver Board of Trade. 7 October 2002. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Queen to drop puck at Vancouver hockey game". CTV. 15 September 2002. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Queen begins visit to New Brunswick". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
- ^ "Queen begins final leg of Jubilee tour". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
- ^ ""It means something to be a Canadian": Queen". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
- ^ Kathryn.Groom (17 August 2022). "Feds pass on Jubilee medals". Canadian Coin News. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Pond 2003, p. 9
- ^ Valpy, Michael (15 October 2002). "Queen wraps up her visit with poignant nod to future". The Globe and Mail. pp. A1. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Jamaican Parliament, 19 February 2002". Royal.uk. 19 February 2002.
- ^ a b c "Queen speaks to Jamaican Parliament". BBC. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Picture gallery: Queen in Jamaica". BBC. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ISBN 0-7126-6103-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "New Zealand government marks Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee". Beehive.govt.nz. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "State dinner in Wellington, New Zealand, 25 February 2002". Royal.uk. 25 February 2002.
- ^ Bates, Stephen (22 February 2002). "Republican pledge greets Queen". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Low turnout to welcome the Queen". TVNZ. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Helen Clark attends centre-left flock". TVNZ. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Royal tour draws to a close". TVNZ. 26 February 2002. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Queen met by first transsexual MP". BBC News. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "PNG'S relationship with British Monarch and Commonwealth important: Marape". Department of Information & Communications Technology. 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Her Majesty's Portraits". Connect UK. Archived from the original on 1 July 2004.
- ^ a b "Service of Celebration - Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II". Government of Saint Lucia. 5 June 2002. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Throne Speech April 30, 2002". Government of Saint Lucia.
- ^ Bates, Stephen (24 January 2002). "Palace plays down fears of jubilee flop". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ O'Farrell, John (2 February 2002). "God save the jubilee". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Queen's Jubilee portrait unveiled". BBC. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
- ISBN 1-870516-59-1.
- ISBN 1-900123-90-8.
- ^ "Freud unveils his royal portrait". BBC. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Queues at Queen Mother vault". CNN. 10 April 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ Address To Her Majesty (Golden Jubilee)
- ^ Katz, Laine (29 April 2002). "Former PMs gather for jubilee dinner". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d Pond 2003, p. 2
- ^ "A unique parade of Royal bodyguards takes place at Buckingham Palace". Queen's Golden Jubilee. Royal Family. 5 July 2002. Archived from the original on 11 July 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Poetry Competition". Archived from the original on 21 February 2002.
- ^ "The golden jubilee in quotes". The Guardian. 4 June 2002. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ^ Pond 2003, p. 3
- ^ Pond 2003, p. 4
- ^ "Queen to make first visit to mosque". The Guardian. 24 April 2002. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Pond 2003, p. 8
- ^ a b c d "A weekend of celebrations". BBC. 31 May 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Gould, Peter (3 June 2002). "Jubilee Crescent comes out to party". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Jubilee thanks for Queen's reign". BBC. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Royal Household (4 June 2002). "Jubilee Journal". Royal Insight (June 2002). London: Queen's Printer. Archived from the original on 13 September 2005. Retrieved 16 September 2005.
- ^ "In pictures: The world in one parade". BBC. 5 June 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b Duffy, Jonathan (4 June 2002). "Crowds cheer parade of nations". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Jubilee protesters get damages". BBC. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Sadler, Nigel. "Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Celebrations". Turks and Caicos National Museum. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
- ^ a b Stanley, Jane (5 June 2002). "Empire State dons Jubilee colours". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
- ^ "Australia Post Celebrates The Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II" (Press release). Queen's Printer for Australia. 11 February 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Government of Canada offers gift in honour of Her Majesty to commemorate 2005 Royal Visit" (Press release). Queen's Printer for Canada. 2005. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2005.
- ISBN 0-7794-9883-6. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Queen's Statue Maquettes Presented to Donors" (Press release). Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan. 4 February 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Elizabeth II (20 March 2002), Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Recognition Act, 2, Edmonton: Queen's Printer for Alberta, retrieved 8 August 2010
- ^ "Great Britain : crown (£5) commemorating the Queen's Golden Jubilee. 2002". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Pandya, Nick (11 May 2002). "Celebrating the dawn of a golden age for royal memorabilia". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Marshall, Doug (4 May 2002). "Riding the highs and lows". BBC. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
External links
- CBC website on the Golden Jubilee
- BBC website on the Golden Jubilee
- Archives of Ontario celebrates the Queen's Golden Jubilee
- Town of Markham, Ontario: Golden Jubilee, The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Archived 21 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- The Queen's Golden Jubilee at royal.gov.uk
- Official Golden Jubilee website Archived
- Golden Jubilee: A Canadian Celebration
- Golden Jubilee: A Canadian Celebration- General Information
- 2002 Royal Visit to Canada
- Citizens' Messages to Her Majesty The Queen
- The London String of Pearls Golden Jubilee Festival [1]
- Golden Jubilee Stamp Show for 2002
- Accession Day Garden Parties
- Golden Jubilee
- The Queen's programme for the Jubilee
- Monarchist League of Canada Jubilee website
- Yukon Government website
- Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee at gg.ca
- Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee — 2002 at The Canadian Encyclopedia