The Queen's Platinum Jublilee Gallery

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Gallery from SuperStock is a stunning collection of images to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. This remarkable milestone was celebrated in 2022 with a Platinum Jubilee, and SuperStock has captured this momentous occasion in a series of breathtaking pho...Read more

Low angle view of fighter planes performing aerobatics in sky, Red Arrows, Royal Air Force, England

Street party with Union Jack flags and bunting to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Swinbrook in The Cotswolds, UK

Icing on cake in union jack design as part of village celebration of the queen's diamond jubilee;Great wilbraham cambridgeshire england

Afternoon tea served with an assortment of cakes

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Uk, England, Union Jacks In Front Of Buckingham Palace; London

Cutout image of Queen Elizabeth II in phonebox at street party to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in Swinbrook in the Cotswolds, UK

Street party with Union Jack flags and bunting to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Swinbrook in The Cotswolds, UK

Union Jack flags painted on nails as patriotic gesture for jubilee celebrations in the UK

Union Jack flags on pork pies as patriotic gesture for jubilee street party celebrations in the UK

Union Jack flags on napkins as patriotic gesture for jubilee street party celebrations in the UK

Street party with Union Jack flags and bunting to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Swinbrook in The Cotswolds, UK

Street party with Union Jack flags and bunting to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Swinbrook in The Cotswolds, UK

Spectators in windows waiting for the Tour de France; York, England

Union Jacks decorating Regent Street in Central London, London, UK

Union Jacks decorating Regent Street in Central London, London, UK

Caucasian girl with United Kingdom flag painted on face

UK, London, young woman looking at a souvenir stall

British flags hanging against clear sky

UK, England, London, Rows of flagpoles with British flags in front of¶ÿBuckingham Palace

Sandcastle with Union Jack flag on beach during sunny day

Girls covered in British flag sitting against wall

British Flag hanging between beach huts during sunny day

Vintage photograph. Royal Family - Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh with their children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne

Vintage photograph. Royal Family Group Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh and their children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne

Prime Minister Edward Heath, Queen Elizabeth II, President Richard Nixon, and Pat Nixon at Chequers 1970.

Proclamation of Accession - The Original. This is the original handwritten Proclamation of Accession of Queen Elizabeth the Second, printed copies of which were read in various parts of London to-day (Friday). This original is pictured at the House of Lords, London. It is signed by "the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm, being here assisted with these of His late Majesty's Privy Council, with representatives of other members of the Commonwealth, with other Principal Gentlemen of Quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of London..." In the original the signatures were continued onto another sheet. The second signature is that of Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minsiter. February 8, 1952.

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation - 1953, Abbey Scenes - British Royalty. January 06, 1954. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.).

Plan Abbey Seating The Duke of Norfolk, upon whom as Earl Marshal of England devolve most of the arrangements to be made for the Coronation next year of Queen Elizabeth II of England, has found his quarters at the college of Arms, London, Too small for the task and has moved to rooms in London's Belgrave square. Here, with Chester Herald J.D.H. Heaton-Armstrong (centre) and Garter king of arms Sir George Bellew (right), he plans seating arrangements for the Westminster Abbey ceremony, in his new offices today October 3, a few hours after moving in. March 30, 1953. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Weaving The Velvet For The Queen's Coronation Robe. The fabric is being woven on the hand loom by Miss Lily Lee (who wove the coronation robe for Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.). The Royal purple velvet for the Queen's coronation robe is being made by Messrs Warner and sons. Ltd, at New Mills. Braintree, Essex, England, who made the velvet for the coronation robe of King George VI. Velvet making is a highly specialized branch of silk weaving and the fine rich fabric for the royal robes is only woven on hand looms.. (less expensive velvet materials are made on power looms). November 18, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper).

St. Edward's Crown. Mr. Max Berman's collection of Coronation Replicas. October 02, 1936.

Proclamation Read in Trafalgar-Square The proclamation of the Queen's accession is read for the second time, at King Charles I statue, Trafalgar-Square, London, this morning, February 8. In the background is the Admiralty Arch which the heralds procession passed under on its way from St. James's Palace. February 8, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation Scenes - General Scenes - British Royalty. January 06, 1954. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.).

Romantic Moment in the abbey as the duke of Edinburgh places a lingering kiss of homage on the cheek of his wife, Queen Elizabeth, as she sits on her throne wearing St. Edward's crown. June 05, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Our Queen is Crowned -- H.M. The Queen photographed immediately after the Crowning Ceremony, with St. Edward's Crown on her hear. Her Majesty is holding the Rod with Dove (of equity and mercy) in her left hand; and the Scepte with Cross (consign of kingly power and justice) in her right hand. The whole of the splendid gathering in the Abbey are now wearing their Coronets. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Press Photos Combine (Fox)).

Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation. August 31, 1953.

Wearing the Imperial Crown and carrying the Sceptre and Orb, the Queen, attended by her Maids of Honour, leaving the Abbey at the conclusion of the Coronation ceremony. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Queen's glorious robe -- Just like a fairy tale is this scene photographed in Westminster Abbey during the Recognition ceremony. June 05, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Coronation Chair & Thrones - British Royalty. April 12, 1936. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

The Royal Family Watch The Fly-Past From The Balcony Of The Palace -- The Queen, wearing the imperial State Crown, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and the Duke of Edinburgh watch the jet planes fly over ahead in Coronation Day tribute to the newly-crowned Queen. Four of the Queens Maids of Honour are on the left (left to right) Lady Jane-Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby; Lady Anne Coke; Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton and Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Press Photos Combine).

While Eros Watches The Procession Passes By -- Across a rain swept Piccadilly Circus the golden coach of Queen Elizabeth II passes while behind up the length of rose decorated Regent Street the procession follows in its journey back to the Palace from Westminster Abbey. On the left Eros in special protective cage can be seen. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Daily Express Picture).

Merit Award For Outstanding Coronation Souvenirs. Mrs. A. Taylor, holding a plastic black handbag with coat of arms and Royal cipher, by. Thomas Webb and Corbett Ltd of Stourbridge, Woros. A display of Coronation Souvenirs, which have been given a special merit award by the Souvenirs Committee, was on show at Tilbury House, Petty France, London, today Friday Jan. 23rd. January 23, 1953. (Photo by Fox Photos).

The Queen, arrayed in her State Robe of purple velvet and wearing the Imperial Crown leaving Westminster abbey after the Coronation Service. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Eight C.I.D. men on the bomb site looking for the scone stone. On a bombed site in the shadows of Westminster the plaque which used to be attached to the Scone Stone was found by a passer by . Detectives then started a search of the site in Smith Square for the missing stone. January 07, 1951. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

The Coronation Chair - furniture at its most architectural. ***** Chair in Westminster Abbey, which is representative of furniture at its most architectural. That chair, on which our Queen was crowned, was made by Master Walter of Durham to the order of Edward I to hold the Stone of Scone, which he brought from Scotland in 1296. It was originally brightly painted, and later gilded: seven layers of paint have been found on it. The four lions at the base were added for the coronation of Henry VIII. January 30, 1951. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

The Royal family's first appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Coronation Procession. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

The Royal Family Watch The Fly - Past From The Balcony Of The Palace -- The Queen, wearing the Imperial State crown, Princes Charles, Princess Anne and the Duke of Edinburgh watch the jet planes fly over ahead in a coronation Day tribute to the newly-crowned Queen. Four of the Queens Maids of Honour are on the left (left to right) Lady Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby; Lady Anne coke; Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton and Lady Jane Vane-tempest-Stewart. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Press Photos Combine).

A bracelet of medallions, with the Queen's head on the centre one. Nearly fifty British firms turning out Coronation souvenirs got a special pat on the back yesterday. Their souvenirs were picked as the "prize winners" among the 800-odd articles already approved by the Coronation Souvenirs Committee of the Council of Industrial Design. The committee has given the fifty firms a special "merit award" - an extra seal which will he fixed to the certificate of approval - because it felt there was such a wide gap between the best souvenirs and those which only just scraped on to the approved list. January 26, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II "God save the Queen" - Fanfares are sounded by trumpeters after the reading of the proclamation by the Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, Sir Gerald Wollaston, at temple bar. The first public proclamation of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne was made by the garter King of Arms this morning in the courtyard of St. James's Palace. Afterwards toe proclamation was read at Charing cross, Temple Bar, and the royal exchange. February 8, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper).

A Coronation Loving Cup, of which only a thousand are being made, is here being admired by 22-year-old Margaret Timmis, a figure artist, at the Royal Doulton Potteries, Burslem, Staffordshire. The Loving Cup, 10½ inches high and hand-painted, was specially designed for the Coronation by Mr. C.J. Noke, Royal Doulton Art Director. On the side shown, it bears a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II framed by a background of Windsor Castle. The decoration also includes the Royal Standard and the Union Jack, the whole being surmounted by the Royal coat of arms. November 18, 1952.

Australian troops seen marching in the Procession along the Mall watched with great interest by the huge crowds. June 2, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

The Coronation - The Queen in the Coronation Coach passing St. James Palace.London was a city of crowds and of pageantry for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II to-day. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Associated Newspapers).

Coronation Glamour -- This lovely Coronation robe - a copy of a Viscountess's robe - was shown in the Spring Collection of the Moygashel fashion group at London's Dorchester Hotel. November 17, 1952. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).

The Queen takes her seat in the Chair of Estate Her Majesty the Queen photographed after making her humble adoration and ***** private prayers, sits in the Chair of Estate, just beneath the Royal Gallery in which members of the Royal Family can be seen. June 2, 1953. (Photo by Press Photo Combine)

Helps Weave Velvet For Queen's Coronation Robe. Mrs. Hilda Calver at work at Braintree mills to-day. Weavers began to-day (Tuesday) the half-a-yard a day task of making the 20 yards of velvet for the Queen's Coronation robe, at the New Mills of Warner & Sons, Limited, at Braintree, Essex. The velvet, all silk, will be 21 inches wide. It is being woven by Miss Lilly Lee, who wove the Coronation Robe for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and Mrs. Hilda Carver. November 18, 1952. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Duke Pays Homage To His Wife, The Queen - The Duke of Edinburgh kneels before the throne and pays hoamge to his wife Queen Elizabeth II, in Westminster Abbey after her coronation yesterday. Churchman at left, holding book, is the Archbishop of Canterbury. Flanking the Queen are the Bishop of Durham, left, and the Bishop of Bath and Wells. Others surrounding throne are unidentified peers and churchmen. June 03, 1953. (AP Wirephoto).

Her Majesty, The Queen -- Queen Elizabeth II wears the Imperial Crown and coronation robes as she poses in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace yesterday following coronation ceremonies. The young monarch holds the Scepter with Cross in her right hand and the Orb in her left hand. June 03, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Robes Coronation - British Royalty. March 07, 1938. (Photo by The Associated Press of Great Britain Ltd.)

Kent Sees Coronation Robes and Crown Jewels Replicas Mrs. M.M. Beaumont of Sittingbourne, wife of the Secretary to St. Johns Order and Area Commander prepares the Coronation cope of the the Archbishop of Canterbury. On left is the tabard of Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston, KCB, KCVC, Norroy and Ulster King at Arms. Viscountess Allerby today opened an exhibition of Coronation robes and or replicas of the Crown jewels at Dunk memorial Hall, Maidstone, Kent, held by the council of the Order of St. John to raise funds for their cadets. The exhibition will be held also at Canterbury and Tunbridge wells. October 04, 1952. (Photo by Fox Photos).

The Coronation Service -- Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey to-day. Inside the Abbey - The Crowning. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Associated Newspapers).

Commonwealth Contingents In The Great Coronation Procession -- Representative detachments from many countries marching in the Procession through Hyde Park, London. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

The Queen, wearing St. Edward's Crown and seated on the throne, receives the kiss of homage from her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, after the crowning ceremony in Westminster Abbey. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Radio Time Hulton Picture Library).

Coronation Gown For Duchess -- Norman Hartnell's sketch of the Coronation dress he designed and created for the Duchess of Kent.It is a grown of ivory satin with slim fitted bodice ad flowing skirt. It is embroidered with slim fitted bodice and flowing skirt. It is embroidered with a design of gold motifs encrusted with diamante, pearls, gold thread and silver. June 01, 1953. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation - 1953, Abbey Scenes - British Royalty. January 06, 1954. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.).

Throne Room on View The Royal School of Needle work are holding an exhibition of Embroidery an the Coronation Robes at St. Jame's Palace London, by permission of the king. The is a view of the throne room. April 11. Seen are the King's Coronation Robes. At levees his Majesty takes his place under the Canopy. The King's chair stands immediately under the Canopy. The Dao and door cases are typical of the work of wren. The marble fireplace is said to have been brought from France by the first Duke of Wellington. July 26, 1951. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Chilly Winds, and rain - what of it The Queen will pass this way, and they'll be there, waving, cheering, on the edge of the golden Mall today. They were there yesterday, too - and some of them the day before. They gladly left everything except the Coronation out of consideration. And now, with the end of another shower, they look out with a smile and prepare to wring out the rain again - cheerfully. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Crowned Queen And Her Children Wave From Palace Balcony -- Smiling and wearing the Imperial State Crown, the Queen is joined by her children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, in waving from Buckingham Palace balcony to the cheering crowds in front of the Palace after the Coronation to-day (Tuesday). On left, behind the Queen, is Lady Anne Coke, one of the Queen's six maids of Honour at the Coronation. As the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family appeared on the balcony, 168 jet fighters flew over in the Royal Air Force salute to the newly-crowned Sovereign. June 02, 1953.

Coronation Fashion For Britain. Two of the beautiful soarbes - among the many new fashions designed specially for Coronation year in Britain. On left is shown scenes and places famous in English history arid the genealogical tree of the Royal Houses since William the Conqueror: On right scenes from the Dominions and also from the last Coronation ceremony. November 7, 1952. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

The 4000-piece crystal Coronation cipher on the front of the Union Steamship Co. in William Street was first used to decorate the company's offices for Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897. June 3, 1953.

Accession of Queen Elizabeth II Proclaimed in Accra. The Accession to the Throne of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was proclaimed with traditional ceremony at Accra, Gold Coast. The Proclamation was read by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Charles Arden-Clarke, K.C.M.G., from the balcony of the Supreme Court of Justice, to the crowds who had gathered in the street below. A Royal Salute of 21 guns, fired by the 2nd Light Battery of the Gold Coast Regiment, marked the conclusion of the Proclamation ceremony. March 11, 1952. (Photo by United Kingdom Information Press).

Preparing For The Coronation Working on the collar of a Viscount's robe is Mary McGetting (nearest camera) while Reg. Jackson sews the ham. Mrs. Cross (right) is making the final stitches to a Barons robe. Tailoresses and tailors of one of London's biggest hire outfitters are now busy making sure that The Coronation robes and Coronets which will be hired out and worn by Barons and Viscounts are in good order. The robes, which today cost about £500 - but they can be hired from the big oufitting firms for £25 complete with Coronet. August 26, 1952. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited)

Queen Mother And Princess Drive To Abbey. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, with Princess Margaret, driving along Northumberland Avenue in the Glass Coach to Westminster Abbey for the Coronation ceremony. June 2, 1953. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Coronation: The Queen In The Abbey The Queen during her progress through Westminster Abbey after her arrival for the Coronation ceremony to-day (Tuesday). On either side of the Queen are the Bishop of Durham, the Rt. Rev. Arthur Michael Ramsay (left) and the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Rt. Rev. Harold William Bradfield. The Queen is wearing her Royal robe of crimson velvet, trimmed with ***** and bordered with gold lace. On her head, she has a diadem of precious stones. The Queen is also wearing the collar of the Garter. June 2, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Coronation Window Boxes At the first of the fortnightly Royal Horticultural Society shows held yesterday. These Coronation Window boxes and flower pots were displayed. January 21, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

Peeress's Coronation Robe Our photographs shows a Coronations robe which will be worn by a Viscountess. The Kirtle and Train are of Crimson velvet with bordered edges of miniver (ermine). It was photographed at Norfolk House today, November 10. The hand-made lace trimming the sleeves can be worn at option. November 30, 1936.

The Queen is Crowned. She site in St. Edward's Chair wearing the St. Edward Crown, and flanked by the Bishop of Bath and Wells (rt) and the Bishop of Durham, and the Archbishop of Canterbury is in the foreground. She wears the Robs Royal, the Stole Royal, and in her right hand is the Sceptre with the Cross, and in her left, the Rod with the Dove of Mercy. June 2, 1953.

Merit-Who Coronation Souvenirs. Anne Sratton of Highgate Village, London, with three of the souvenirs given merit awards. Left to right: Chalice by Thomas Webb & Corbett, Ltd., Stourbridge, Worcestershire; Crown runner by Stevens & Williams, Ltd., Brierley Hill, Staffordshire; and Commemorative goblet by James Powell & Sons, Ltd. Harrow, Middlesex. Fifty Coronation souvenirs selected by the Coronation Souvenirs Committee from 900 approved designs for special merit awards were shown to-day (Friday) at the Council of Industrial Design Trade Exhibition at Tilbury House, Petty France, London, S.W. January 23, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Queen's Choice As Children's Coronation Souvenir. The Spode-Copeland Coronation mug which the Queen has selected as her personal Coronation souvenir gift to all the children of workers on the Royal Estates. 760 mugs have been placed on order at the Spode-Copeland Works at Stoke-on-Trent, for these children, 400 of whom are at Sandringham, 170 at Balmoral, 176 at Windsor and 14 at Buckhingham Palace. May 12, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Our Smiling Queen Drives in Procession Through The Streets of London. A close-up of the newly-crowned Queen, wearing the Imperial State Crown, her sunny smile defying the grey weather, during her processional drive after her Coronation this afternoon. June 02, 1953. (Photo by Fox Photos).

The coronation chair, which for 600 years has been used for the Anointing and crowing of English kings. Just below the seat is the historic Stone of Scone. March 07, 1938.

Proclaims Elizabeth Queen. Raiding his hat, the Lancaster Herald, Mr. A.G.B. Russell, calls God Save the Queen" after reading the traditional proclamation of accession of Queen Elizabeth II at Charing Cross. The proclamation, first read at St. James's Palace, was afterwards read at various parts of the City of London. February 8, 1952. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).

The Queen smiles as the crowds wave and cheer during the Queen's first Coronation drive through the London streets. The Royal Couple followed the route with the aid of a map seen on the Duke of Edinburgh's lap. June 03, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

£20,000 Of Coronation Glitter -- The skill of British jewellers (to which Mr. R.A. Butler paid tribute in his Budget speech) finds glittering testimony in a £20,000 diamond-and-palladium suite created for Coronation Year and ***** in London to-day (Thursday). The suite, which consists of *****. April 16, 1953.

The Queen, the Queen Mother and the Duke of Edinburgh waving goodbye to Princess Margaret at London airport this afternoon. January 31, 1955. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

The Official Coronation Hair styles -- These styles have been designed by expert hairdressers under the direction of the incorporated guild of hair dressers, wig makers and perfumers, and are shown in London. Called the curl crown Halo. This style can be worn with Tiara, Coronet, or purely as an evening style. It is seen here worn with a Duchess's Coronet. March 23, 1937. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).