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The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria was officially celebrated on 22 June 1897 to mark the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. Queen Victoria was the first British monarch ever to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee.
The Diamond Jubilee Honours for the British Empire were announced on 22 June 1897 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria on 20 June 1897. [1] [2] [3]The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.
The Diamond Jubilee Medal was instituted in 1897 by Royal Warrant as a British decoration. The medal was awarded to members of the Royal Family and the court, guests and dignitaries present at the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria and to selected soldiers and sailors who formed the jubilee parade in London.
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days—which was longer than those of any of her predecessors —constituted the Victorian era .
Devonshire House as featured in The Queen's London (1896) Victoria in her official Diamond Jubilee photograph by W. & D. Downey. In 1897, The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire hosted the Devonshire House Ball at Devonshire House, the London residence (in Piccadilly) of the Dukes of Devonshire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
22 June – Queen Victoria celebrates her accession to the throne in 1837 with her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, centred on London but with beacons lit across the country. 26 June – at the Diamond Jubilee Fleet Review at Spithead , Charles Parsons gives an audacious unscheduled display before the world's navies of the unprecedented speed ...
People connected to the Royal Court of Queen Victoria — courtiers, diplomats, servants, and artisans. Subcategories. ... Devonshire House Ball of 1897;
Queen Victoria Sturt Street Gardens, Ballarat: 1897–1900: Bertram Mackennal: Statue on pedestal: More images: Queen Victoria Victoria Square, Adelaide: 1894: Charles Bell Birch: Statue on pedestal: Bronze and granite [8] More images: Queen Victoria Kings Park, Perth: 1903: Francis John Williamson: Statue on pedestal: Queen Victoria Rosalind ...