Platinum Jubilee Weekend 2022: What’s On?

Platinum Jubilee Weekend 2022: What's on?

Her Majesty The Queen became the first monarch in British history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee; an incredible reign of seventy years on the 6th February 2022. As a result, numerous celebrations and events have taken place throughout the year, and a four-day UK bank holiday weekend has been granted from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June.

From Trooping the Colour to street parties across the country, here is everything you need to know about the 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebratory weekend.

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Six Coinage Portraits of Queen Victoria

The Coinage Portraits of Queen Victoria

One of Britain’s greatest monarchs, Queen Victoria, commanded the greatest empire the world has ever seen for over 63 years. The gold sovereign has a prestigious reputation around the globe, which was established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and over 25% of the population used coins with Queen Victoria’s portrait. However, despite this, there were minimal coinage portraits of Queen Victoria produced.

In our latest blog, we will be exploring six effigies that appeared on coinage during Queen Victoria’s reign…

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Five Facts about Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle, located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has been part of the Royal Family for over 150 years now.

It is famously known for being the countryside retreat for Queen Elizabeth II, which she visited every year with Prince Philip during their marriage. As a result of his passing in April, 2021 marked the first year that the Queen visited the grounds as a widow. So, what else is there to know about the royal residence? Here, we look at five facts you may not know.

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