On 2 to 6 June, people across the United Kingdom will be celebrating as Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to reach her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of her reign. While the Queen is the longest-reigning British monarch, other monarchs have reached significant jubilees. Here's a selection of our favourite photos from the archive showing how some of our ancestors celebrated royal jubilees.
Queen Victoria's carriage passing through a London street during her Golden Jubilee procession, 22 June 1887. - Hulton Archive/Getty Images
A crowd gathered at Market Place, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, for the unveiling of a statue of Queen Victoria for her Golden Jubilee. - English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images
A crowd at Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham watch a military review to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 20 June 1877 - NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Image
The future Queen Elizabeth II waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, with her younger sister Margaret and her grandparents King George V and Queen Mary, on the occasion of their Silver Jubilee, 6th May 1935. (Photo by ) - Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Celebrations for the Silver Jubilee of King George V, London, 1935 - The Print Collector/Getty Images
A family in Fulham, London preparing their home for a street party to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee, 3 June 1977 - Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
Residents in St Matthews Road, Brixton after they won a competition for the best decorated street to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 10June 1977. They have apparently coined the word 'Jubiglee', which is sewn onto their large Union Flag. - Douglas Doig/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
A family celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, Stepney Green, East London. - Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at a street party to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, Sunderland, 18 July 2012. - Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Rosemary Collins is the features editor of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
