Cheapflights.ca Honours the Queen of England's 60th Year of Reign
Get Ready to Celebrate With Our Top 10 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/15/12 -- For a second year in a row, Canada will host a Royal Couple. This year, from May 20-23, Prince Charles and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, will visit Canada as part of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Commemorating the 60th year of The Queen's reign, which began on February 6th, 1952, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee is being celebrated this year with a number of show-stopping events and commemorations around the globe. While the United Kingdom is getting ready for the Diamond Jubilee Central Weekend taking place from June 2-5, Commonwealth countries around the globe are also honouring the Queen with festivities and events to mark this momentous occasion. The team at , the online leader in finding and publishing travel deals, highlights their top picks with a list of .
The Queen is being honoured in every corner of the British Commonwealth. Below are the five far-flung festivities included in Cheapflights.ca's Top 10 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations:
- As the Diamond Jubilee is celebrated, it will have been 58 years since the Queen and Prince Phillip arrived in Gibraltar as part of Her Majesty's Coronation Tour in May 1954, and Gibraltar wants to celebrate. The Earl and Countess of Wessex will visit Gibraltar from June 11-13, and Gibraltar's tourist board is planning many celebratory events. They are proposing to light beacons in the Commonwealth-wide plan, arrange charity fundraising events and organize a sporting competition to create a new Queen's Diamond Jubilee Cup for the winning sport.
- The Western Sovereign Base Area is holding a Party in the Park in Happy Valley, Episkopi, Limassol on Friday, June 1. Or you could head to DT's Bar, Tombs of the Kings Road, Paphos on Sunday, June 3 at 1pm. Tickets are open to everyone and cost EUR 20. Included in the price is a welcome Jubilee cocktail, street party buffet lunch, traditional English sing-a-long with Bob Clarkson and dancing. The Thames Pageant will also be screened live on a big screen.
- In Canada, a new commemorative medal named the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal has been created. The medal is a way for Canada to honour the Queen's service to the country as well as achievements by Canadians. During 2012, 60,000 Canadians will be recognized and awarded the medal. Canada will also take part by lighting beacons as part of the Commonwealth celebrations. The Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, British Columbia will mount an exhibition of Cecil Beaton photographs of Elizabeth II from June 1-Sept 3.
- On Monday, June 4, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will light a beacon on top of Parliament House in Canberra. Parks Place in the Parliamentary zone will be renamed Queen Elizabeth Terrace, which will complement the names of adjacent streets Queen Victoria, King Edward and King George Terraces. If you're after a collector's item, purchase a Jubilee stamp issued by Australia Post; the Jubilee coin issued by the Royal Australian Mint sold out in record time. Toward the end of 2012, Australia will welcome the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall for a visit.
- On June 4, New Zealanders will celebrate the Queen's birthday and the Queen's Honours list will be released. This year, the celebrations will be even bigger. New Zealand Post created a special commemorative stamp honouring the milestone. New Zealand will pay tribute by lighting beacons along with other Commonwealth countries. In addition, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit New Zealand in November on their Commonwealth tour as representatives of the Queen.
Rounding out the list of Cheapflights.ca's top Diamond Jubilee Celebrations are events taking place in the United Kingdom between June 2-5 including celebrations in London; Scotland; Wales; Jersey, Channel Islands; and Ryde, Isle of Wight. To read the details about these and the complete list of Top 10 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, visit .
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