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6 June – Lighting of bonfire chain, Windsor. 7 June – Silver Jubilee Bank Holiday. 8 June – Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977, Lancaster House. 9 June – Royal Visit to Greenwich and River Progress. 11 June – Trooping of the Colour. 12 June – Royal salute at march past of Royal British Legion Standards.
Jubilee line. The Jubilee line is a London Underground line that runs between Stanmore in suburban north-west London and Stratford in east London, via the Docklands, South Bank and West End. Opened in 1979, it is the newest line on the Underground network, although some sections of track date back to 1932 and some stations to 1879.
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.
1809. Golden Jubilee of George III. The first British monarch to mark a jubilee in a significant way was King George III. The Golden Jubilee of George III on 25 October 1809 marked the forty-ninth anniversary of his accession and his entrance into the 50th year of his reign. King George III Jubilee Medal.
The train was made in the year of King George V 's Silver Jubilee, and was painted silver throughout. It was composed of two twin-set articulated coaches, and one triplet-set; seven coaches in total. On 6 November 1935, the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Gloucester travelled on Silver Jubilee from St Pancras to Kettering for a honeymoon at nearby ...
The Jubilee marked the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. [2][3] In her 2022 Accession Day message, the Queen said that she hoped the platinum jubilee would bring together families and friends, neighbours, and communities. She said that the jubilee "affords me a time to reflect on the goodwill shown to ...
Coordinates. 51°30′11″N 0°01′05″W / 51.503°N 0.018°W / 51.503; -0.018. London transport portal. Canary Wharf is a London Underground station at Canary Wharf and is on the Jubilee line, between Canada Water and North Greenwich stations. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 2 [8] and was opened on 17 September 1999 [9 ...
The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency hybrid urban–suburban rail [citation needed] service in London and its suburbs. It runs services on dedicated infrastructure in central London from the Great Western Main Line west of Paddington station to Abbey Wood and via Whitechapel to the Great Eastern Main Line near Stratford; along the Great Western Main Line to Reading and Heathrow Airport in ...