What Is After Sapphire Jubilee

On feb 6 the queen will become the first british monarch to reach a blue sapphire jubilee 65 years to the day since she ascended the throne.

What is after sapphire jubilee.

Queen elizabeth ii becomes britain s first ever monarch to mark her sapphire jubilee today. On 6 february 2017 the sapphire jubilee of elizabeth ii marking sixty five years of her reign occurred the longest reigning monarch in british history queen elizabeth ii is the first british monarch to have a sapphire jubilee. 45 years is a sapphire anniversary 50 years is a golden anniversary 55 years is an emerald anniversary 60 years is a diamond jubilee 65 years is a blue sapphire anniversary 70 years is a platinum jubilee. Her reign began 65 years ago today when king george vi died.

Today s sapphire jubilee anniversary is a sombre affair with the queen remaining indoors and thinking about her late father. For her majesty the more important anniversary is. Marking 65 years on the throne 2017 is the year of the queen s sapphire jubilee. Contrary to her silver golden and diamond jubilees there were no widespread public celebrations of the sapphire jubilee.

The silver one was in 1977 to mark her first 25 years as queen the golden anniversary in 2002 for 50 years and now 10 years later let s face it by the time you get beyond the 50th. In 2017 the term sapphire jubilee or blue sapphire jubilee was coined for the celebrations to mark the 65th anniversary of the reign of queen elizabeth ii see sapphire jubilee of queen elizabeth ii previously the sapphire wedding anniversary was understood to be the 45th and this would be expected to carry over to regnal anniversaries as with silver golden and diamond jubilees. Royal gun salutes were fired in london later to mark the 65th. But when is it and how will it be celebrated.

6 marks queen elizabeth ii s sapphire jubilee marking the first time a british monarch has celebrated a 65 year reign. 75 years is a diamond wedding anniversary 80 years is an oak wedding anniversary here are all the jubilee s and anniversaries. It s 65 years since she became queen following the death of her father king george vi. The queen s sapphire jubilee is on february 6 the anniversary of the day she ascended to the throne.