The Queen's Birthday Gun Salutes have been taking place on her actual birthday - 21st April at Hyde park. The King's Troop has been ridden into the park by gallop.
The state opening of Parliament attended by The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in London. The Queen is escorted by the Household Cavalry on the procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster.
The State Opening of Parliament took place to mark the start of the parliamentary year and the Queen's Speech in addressing the government's agenda, in Westminster, London.
A new train was unveiled at York's National Railway Museum as well as a spitfire flying over York Minster in honour of the Queen's Jubilee. Locals and tourists gathered to celebrate the beginning of the Queen's Jubilee weekend.
Tens of thousands of rain-soaked spectators have packed London as Queen Elizabeth II's 1,000-boat Diamond Jubilee pageant weaved its way along the Thames.
The Cunard Queen Mary 2 has arrived in Sydney and is docked at the Overseas Passenger Terminal near Circular Quay. The Queen Mary 2 is Cunard Cruise Line's flagship ocean liner.
A large chunk of the Dutch population is clad in orange and heading out early for Queen's Day, the Dutch national holiday, which honors the ruling House of Orange.
The Queen and Prince Philip were in the Midlands as part of the Queens Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK. A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 75th anniversary, but only the 60th anniversary in the case of a monarch.
The Queen has made an appearance at Parliament to make a speech to both Houses in honour of her jubilee year. The Queen, wearing a lemon yellow dress, smiled at crowds as she was driven in to the Palace of Westminster.
The final day of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations are filled with pomp and ceremony as crowds turn out in thousands to watch the Queen in her coach and a final balcony appearance.
Stars from pop, rock and classical music will perform in front of the Royal Family as a part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebration, marking the 60th anniversary of the accession of the queen.
Phagwah or Holi, an Indo-Caribbean festival, saw thousands of participants gather in Smokey Oval Park in Richmond Hill to throw coloured dye (abrac) and powder on each other to celebrate the onset of spring and chase away the winter grey.
On the last day of Queen Sofia's 5 day visit to the Philippines, she visited University of Santo Tomas, the oldest university in Asia and also a Spanish Royal University in the 18th century.
The annual Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival takes place at Guildhall with with various entertainment groups performing. A number of Chelsea pensioners were in attendance.
Spectators start to swarm to the river as boats prepare for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, which will include a 1,000-boat pageant on June 3.
Politicians, people, and performers, parade past the Scottish parliament to celebrate its opening by the Queen earlier in the day. Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1st July, 2011.
Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines) beauty queens took part in the Santacruzan procession held in Quezon City, Philippines on May 18. Santacruzan, held every May, depicts the search for the True Cross by Queen Helena.
Queen Elizabeth will mark her Diamond Jubilee by travelling in a 1,000-boat regatta on the river on June 3. The capital is preparing to hold four days of celebrations over the first weekend in June.
The celebrations started at the Palace with people bringing gifts before a presentation by The Kings Guards at the Palace Square. Many children attended and sang the birthday song for them.
Marlies Schild (AUT) is current leader after the 1st run of the the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Vip Snow Queen Trophy. Zagreb, Sljeme, Croatia. 3rd January 2012
Hundreds of East Londoners turned up at Valentines Park in Redbridge to welcome The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on the Diamond Jubilee tour. The visit launched a four-day London Pride art and design festival at the Park.
Protesters, protesting against the Queens state visit. Started with a march along Thomas Street and then grew into a small confrontation between Gardai at the junction on High Street. 18th May 2011
The Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition encourages the development of cultural awareness, talent and creativity in some of Jamaica’s most beautiful women. The pageant is one of the highlights of the Independence celebrations.
Maya Hansen presented her Autumn-Winter 2011 collection at the El Ego, Cibeles Madrid fashion week taking inspiration from the Spanish Renaissance, XV-XVII centuries. A collection fit for the Queens of Spain. Madrid, Spain. 23/02/2011
The neighborhood of Briarwood in Queens is being pounded by heavy horizontal rain and 28 mph winds from Hurricane Sandy at 1:24 PM. Some workers are already cleaning up debris.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, attended the annual Commonwealth Day observance service at Westminster Abbey. The theme for the service was 'Connecting Cultures'.
A group of 50 Israeli women visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar as a last destination of their tour. The group started their tour on four wheel drives from Shimla and drive from the highly elevated valleys of Himachal Pradesh to Punjab.
Irish Republicans in Belfast protest against the Queen's Jubilee visit to Northern Ireland by erecting a giant Irish tricolour with message "ériu is our queen" on the side of Black Mountain, and also posters and grafitti across West Belfast.
Hurricane Sandy hit the Rockaway extremely hard with severe flooding and left over 100 homes destroyed by fire in Breezy Point. Thousands of people are displaced as a result of the damage caused by the storm.
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