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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Scooping the Diamond Jubilee

I've been blogging about Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee over the past few days. I wrote about it before the venue, tweeted, and posted on the Facebook during the event, and scooped the topic, once the ceremonies were over!... On Saturday 2 June, the Queen attended the Epsom Derby; on Sunday 3 June, up and down the country, neighbours celebrated the Jubilee by taking part in the Big Jubilee Lunch, being the Thames river pageant the highlight of that day; a concert at Buckingham Palace and Jubilee beacons on Monday 4 June; and on Tuesday 5 June, Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral and carriage procession from Westminster Hall to Buckingham Palace. The procession was shown on big screens in Hyde Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square.

Bearing in mind the amount of information and all the sources I had to look up to write about the Jubilee, wouldn't it be great to gather all this website traffic in one single page? Scoop.it allows us to do that! You can curate all your website traffic in one single page and check it out or update it, whenever you fell like it!... Sccop.it is fantastic tool!... I shall write about it later on, and think over how to make my students use this tool next year!... Follow this LINK to take a look at my The Queen Diamond Jubilee Scoop.it!

I couldn't finish both this text and topic without posting a selection of photos from the Dailymail.co.uk about this unique and memorable venue!...

@ Epsom Derby

Big Jubilee Lunch @Savoy

Jubilee river pageant

Prince Charles paid a tribute to 'Mummy' on stage at Buckingham Palace

Remarkable fireworks display was let off in colours of the British flag

Carriage Procession

Red Air Force Show over the Buckingham Palace

The Queen ...

... and the new Ryal Family generation

Th British spirit along the Buckingham Palace pathway

... and a splendorous video of the fireworks at the end
of the Diamond Jubilee Concert @ Buckingham Palace

I now invite you to take a sneak peek at Scoop.it

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Diamond Jubilee is two days ahead

If you were in London a few weeks ago, to be more accurate on May, 16th, and passed by the Harrods, you've probably seen London's famous department store launching their Jubilee decorations with a flurry of red, white and blue! On April, 20th Buckingham Palace lit up with these stunning projections of The Queen, made up of 1000s of self-portraits of children from around the UK.

Found pic @ London Blog

Found pic @Harrods

London is the perfect scenery for a having a cup of tea. With the upcoming celebration this weekend, what better way to get into the Jubilee spirit than with traditional British afternoon tea? Here’s a round-up of some of London’s best Jubilee teas: Top 10 Diamond Jubilee Afternoon Teas in London.

Found pic @London Blog

If you want to know everything about these and other events, just follow the Diamond Jubilee official site. London is definitely ready for the Diamond Jubilee!... Take a look:

Last, but not least, the famous Madame Tussauds London Museum has also presented the Queen's new figure for this fantastic celebration! Found both pictures at the site mentioned above.

Don't miss these events, in case you're London!... It is a lifetime experience, undoubtedily!...

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The life of Queen Elizabeth II in photos

There will be a special bank holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. This event honors the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Moreover, the late May bank holiday will be moved to Monday, June 4, 2012, giving people across the UK a four-day long weekend.

Monday, May 21, 2012

London is getting ready...

Found picture at London Blog

... for the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen and the Olympic Games!

Marking 60 years of The Queen's reign, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations will centre around an extended weekend in 2012 on 2, 3, 4 and 5 June. The Queen came to the throne on 6 February 1952 and her coronation took place on 2 June 1953. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002. London will host a series of national events as part of the celebrations, which means the city will be very busy over the extended weekend.

It's not probably the best time to walk your dogs on Oxford Street, even though that dress deserves a worldwide audicence!... For God sake, where can I buy me such an outfit?

As for the Olympic Games, London is more than ready. The Olympic Flame has just arrived in the UK. May 19th marked the moment the very proud David Beckham lit the first London 2012 Olympic Torch!... To know more about this moment, go to Olympic Torch Relay and take a look at some overwhelming photos about the event!...

Found picture at london2012.com

Monday, February 06, 2012

60 years of the Queen's reign

To mark 60 years of the Queen's reign, the Diamond Jubilee takes place this year, 2012. The celebrations will centre around an extended weekend on 2 - 5 June. February 6th celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, back in 1952. The Coronation took place in Westminster Abbey, June 2nd 1953. Crowds of people viewed the procession all along the route, despite heavy rain. The ceremony was also broadcast on radio around the world and, at the Queen's request, on television for the first time.