Platinum jubilee

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A platinum jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary. Among monarchies, it usually refers to a 70th anniversary. [1]

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Henryk IX Starszy, Duke of Zagan (now Lubusz, Poland)14 March 13971467
Galeries historiques de Versailles - Charles d'Artois, comte d'Eu.JPG Charles of Artois, Count of Eu (now Normandy, France)16 June 13971467
Bernhard VII. (Lippe).jpg Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe (now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)12 August 14291499
Grafmonument voor Johan Lodewijk van Nassau-Saarbrucken 1472-1545.jpg John Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (now Saarland, Germany)19 October 14721542
Graf-Wilhelm-4-von-Henneberg-Schleusingen.jpg William IV, Princely count of Henneberg-Schleusingen (now Thuringia, Germany)26 May 14801550
Werner von Salm-Reifferscheidt.jpg Werner of Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck (now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)31 October 15591629
HeinrichFriedrich.jpg Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany)29 January 16281698
ChristianAugustPfalzSulz.jpg Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (now Bavaria, Germany)14 August 16321703
Louis XIV of France.jpg Louis XIV of France 14 May 16431713
Maeda Tsunanori (cropped).jpg Maeda Tsunanori, Daimyō of Kaga Domain (now Chūbu region, Japan)30 April 16451715
Heinrichxireussgreiz.jpg Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz (now Thuringia, Germany)17 March 17231793
Karl Friedrich von Baden.jpg Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany)12 May 17381808
Grossherzog Carl August 1822.jpg Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (now Thuringia, Germany)28 May 17581828
Parashuramrao Shrinivas, Pant Pratinidhi of Aundh (now Maharashtra, India)30 August 17771847
Itō Nagatomo, Daimyō of Okada Domain (now Chūgoku region, Japan)17 July 17781848
Georg Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe.jpg George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (now Lower Saxony, Germany)13 February 17871857
Bishan Chandra Jenamuni, Raja of Rairakhol (now Odisha, India)13 March 18251895
Mudhojirao alias Bapusaheb Naik Nimbalkar of Phaltan.jpg Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar, Raja of Phaltan (now Maharashtra, India)7 December 18411912
Karansinhji II Vajirajji, Thakur of Lakhtar (now Gujarat, India]]15 June 18461916
John Quincy Adams - Portrat des Fursten Johann II. von Liechtenstein.jpg Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein 12 November 18581928
Maharaja of Gondal Bhagvat Singh in 1911.jpg Bhagvat Singh, Maharaja of Gondal (now Gujarat, India)14 December 18691940
Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo, Zamindar of Chotanagpur (now Jharkhand, India)July 18691939
Maharaja de kapurthala jagatjit singh.jpg Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala (now Punjab, India]]3 September 18771947
King Sobhuza II, 1945 (cropped).jpg Sobhuza II of Swaziland (now Eswatini)10 December 18991969
Idris ibni Muhammad al-Qadri, Tunku Besar of Tampin 31 May 19291999
Aankomst Koning Bhumibol en Koningin Sirikit te Den Haag, Koning Bhumibol, Bestanddeelnr 911-6993 (cropped).jpg Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand 9 June 19462016 [2]
Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms 6 February 1952 2022

The most recent monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms in June 2022. The celebrations were delayed from the actual February anniversary and the ceremony occurred on a four-day Bank Holiday on 2 June 2022, as was announced earlier. [3] Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, three months after the official celebrations in the Commonwealth took place.

A 75th anniversary can be referred to as a diamond jubilee occasionally, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] but that term is commonly used to refer to a 60th anniversary. [9] An anniversary of 100 years is simply called a centenary. [10]

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A Jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew bible, initially concerning a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years, that notably involved freeing of debt slaves. Emperors of ancient Rome customarily marked anniversaries of their rule with celebrations, although they did not use the term jubilee. Nonetheless, the term came into English usage from the Bible, together with customary celebration of a reign, and is now often used to denote the celebrations associated with the reign of monarchs after a milestone number of years have passed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golden jubilee</span> 50th anniversary

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diamond jubilee</span> 60th anniversary of an event

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II</span> 25th anniversary of the monarchs accession

The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the 25th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was celebrated with large-scale parties and parades throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth throughout 1977, culminating in June with the official "Jubilee Days", held to coincide with the Queen's Official Birthday. The anniversary date itself was commemorated in church services across the land on 6 February 1977, and continued to be for the rest of that month. In March, preparations started for large parties in every major city of the United Kingdom, as well as for smaller ones for countless individual streets throughout the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II</span> 50th anniversary of the monarchs accession

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.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elizabeth II</span> Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II</span> 60th anniversary of the monarchs accession

The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II being the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The only diamond jubilee celebration for any of Elizabeth's predecessors was in 1897, for Queen Victoria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II</span> 65th anniversary of the monarchs accession

The Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II on 6 February 2017, marked 65 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The longest-reigning monarch in British history, Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to have a sapphire jubilee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II</span> 40th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II

The Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1992 marked the 40th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. Contrary to her Silver Jubilee in 1977, it was not regarded as an "official" jubilee. However, the milestone was marked with a number of events and community projects.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II</span> 70th anniversary of the monarchs accession

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. It was the first time that any monarch in British history celebrated a platinum jubilee, as is the case in the histories of the other Commonwealth realms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Platinum Jubilee Pageant</span> June 2022 Event

The Platinum Jubilee Pageant was held on Sunday, 5 June 2022 near Buckingham Palace, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Conceived and directed by David Zolkwer with Pageant Master, Adrian Evans, it featured over 10,000 people from across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and combined street arts, music, puppets, carnival and costume to celebrate the Queen's reign, as well as honouring the collective service of people and communities across the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons</span> Lighting of beacons across the Commonwealth to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons were lit on 2 June 2022 throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British Overseas Territories and each of the capital cities of Commonwealth countries, in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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