In 1887, the British Empire celebrated Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Ceylon too, a stronghold of the British Raj celebrated the Queen’s Golden Jubilee with all the pomp and circumstance. The principal ...

Queen Victoria's carriage passing through Parliament Square, London, during her Golden Jubilee procession, June 22 1887.Hulton Archive—Getty Images The British public were invited to join in ...

"Queen Victoria herself didn't much care for the ... to avoid "the expenses incurred to the Privy Purse" of the Golden Jubilee. In the end, the costs were split. Prof Arnstein says: "In 1897 ...

who were involved in the Jubilee Parade and celebrations of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee on 21 June 1887. The medal itself was struck in bronze, with a diameter of 36 millimetres. The ribbon ...

As part of the festivities to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, celebrating 50 years on the throne, the Queen hosted dozens of foreign rulers at a lavish banquet. She led a grand ...

In 1887, however, Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee was an ambitious event that set the tone for future celebrations. Her Golden Jubilee reinforced Britain's imperial status with visits from ...

Several monarchs including Queen Victoria have held such events since ... Queen Elizabeth II during her golden jubilee tour in Jamaica, a Commonwealth country, in 2002. The overseas visit took ...

They met at breakfast. On the third morning of her Golden Jubilee celebrations in June 1887, a tired Queen Victoria was greeted by a tall, bearded young man in a scarlet tunic and white turban.

But the history of celebrating that milestone dates to King George III, who in 1809 celebrated his jubilee at the start of his 50th year at the helm. Since the reign of Queen Victoria, the Golden ...