and, marking 25 years on the throne, the queen's silverjubilee in 1977 was a moment when the nation cameether to celebrate the monarchy. when i was 21, i pledged my life to the service of our people. although that vow was made in my salad days when i was green injudgment, i do not regret nor retract one word of it. # stars in your eyes, little ones...# the 1980s saw the queen encourage the next generation of royals to take centre stage. # ..the land of make believe.# the decade saw the nation at war, not least with itself. but the exhibition of family values threatened to become a pantomime, as the strains of royal relationships emerged. a soap opera, with the queen as long—suffering matriarch. # everybody hurts.# four decades after ascending her throne, the pressures on elizabeth became incendiary. 1992 is not a year on which i shall look back with undiluted pleasure. intimate holiday pictures of the duchess of york... any hope of presenting the royals as a model family were sustained almost entirely by a monarch, who kept private feelings separate from public duties. but her strategy o

on the occasion of the queen's silverjubilee in 1977, philip larkin wrote of her brain, "in times whenng stood but worsened or grew strange, there was one constant good, she did not change ——of her reign. it feels like we are once again in a moment in our history where, as luyken put it, things are going strange. —— larkin. where everything is spinning. a nation requires a still point. when times are difficult, it requires comfort. and when direction is hard to find, it requires leadership. the loss of our queen robs this country of our queen robs this country of its still list point, its greatest comfort, at precisely the time we need those things most. but our queen'scommitment to us, her life of public service, was underpinned by one crucial understanding — that the country she came to symbolise is bigger than any one individual or any one institution. it is the sum total of all our history and all our endeavours and it will endure. the late queen would have wanted us to redouble our efforts, to turn alcohol up and face the storm. to carry on ——to turn our collar up. most of all, sh

during the silverjubilee she had been more explicit in the speech that she made to the joint houses oft, what was quite a controversial speech, and the most political speech, and the most political speech that she made during her entire reign and that was a speech which was written at buckingham palace and she sought to remind people of the advantages of being part of the union. that did lead to a degree of controversy at the time and i know there are people in scotland who believe that was a speech written by the then prime ministerjames callaghan, but it wasn't. it came from buckingham palace and it was a reflection of the queen's views. she has not expressed explicitly anything matching that you at any point subsequently because maybe she realised she had maybe gone a bit too far on that occasion under the auspices of a constitutional monarch who is expected to stay right out of politics but it is undoubtedly the case that the whole question of the monarchy in scotland is something about which a lot of thought is given in buckingham palace. charles himself has clearly _ given in buc

for her silverjubilee in 1977, there were carnivals, street parties and pageants.ritain had changed profoundly, that the monarchy seem to secure the public�*s affection as it has ever been. and it was very largely due to the queen herself, her commitment remained absolute. mr; herself, her commitment remained absolute. my lord ma or, remained absolute. my lord mayor. when _ remained absolute. my lord mayor, when i _ remained absolute. my lord mayor, when i was - remained absolute. my lord mayor, when i was 21, - remained absolute. my lord mayor, when i was 21, i - remained absolute. my lord - mayor, when i was 21, i pledged my life to the service of our people and i ask for god's help to make good that vowel. although that vowel was made, in my salad days when i was green injudgement, i do not regret nor attract one word of it —— vow. regret nor attract one word of it -- vom— regret nor attract one word of it -- vow. ., . w it -- vow. violence reached the ro al it -- vow. violence reached the royal circle _ it -- vow. violence reached the royal circle in _ it -- vo

see all around us, from the fountain in new palace yard, which commemorates the late queen�*s silverjubileewas so shocking on the 8th to hear about her death, was because in that audience, she had been absolutely on it. the magnificent stained—glass window before me for the diamond jubilee, and so poignantly — and yet to be formally unveiled — the magnificent stained—glass window before me for the diamond jubilee, and so poignantly — and yet to be formally unveiled — your most generous gift to her late majesty to mark the unprecedented platinum jubilee which we celebrated only three months ago with such joyful hearts. the great bell of big ben — one of the most powerful symbols of our nation throughout the world — and housed within the elizabeth tower — also named for my mother�*s diamond jubilee, will mark the passage of the late queen�*s progress from buckingham palace to this parliament on wednesday. my lords, and members of the house of commons, we gather today in remembrance of the remarkable span of the queen�*s dedicated service to her nations and peoples. while very young, her late

her silverjubilee celebration of 1977 was, in one way, a test of the institution of monarchy itself.treet parties ever seen and an emotional statement, reiterating the promise she had first made as a princess on a birthday long ago. when i was 21, i pledged my life to the service of our people... ..and i asked for god's help to make good that vow. although that vow was made in my salad days, when i was green injudgment, i do not regret nor retract one word of it. she wasn't going to flinch or step away. her resolution would be tested time and time again, and never more brutally than when, in 1979, the republicanism of the northern ireland troubles came horribly close to home. the man she called uncle dickie, lord louis mountbatten, was murdered by the ira on a family boating trip. a huge amount of private grief for the queen, but she would have known that, for prince philip, for her husband, it would have been devastating, knowing that he'd lost probably the second most important person in his life. i think it added a sense of fragility, really. just brought home the reality of the f

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in the silverjubilee speech which the queen gave in 1977 at westminster when she talked about the benefits when the labour party was proposing to devolve power to wales and scotland, proposals that were ultimately defeated. that certainly raised eyebrows. eyebrows were raised in 2014 when the queen attending cathy kirk along from the gates of balmoral talked about people thinking very carefully about the future as they decided how to vote in the referendum on independence which the people of scotland ultimately rejected. the palace of course strongly denied there was anything wrong with that comment and it was a perfectly sensible thing to say to urge people to think carefully about such a serious issue. and of course there is deep affection for the queen in parts of scotland. it is fair to say that if you look at the polling, the monarchy is not as popular north of the border as it is south of the border, but the queen is certainly more popular than the monarchy in scotland. and that is certainly reciprocated on her behalf. she is talked of her deep and abiding affection for this nation.

tsangaraki wilding gave flowers to her majesty in 1977 at the age of five — during the queen's silverjubilee parents garden. and finally hannah drake sent in this image of her two—year—old son, william, who's a big fan of the royal guards. he's been helping the guards with their duties — from home — over the last week, wearing his own special outfit bought on a visit to the tower of london. please do send us more of your memories, stories and tributes to the queen. the email address for your tributes is yourqueen@bbc.co.uk. we'll try to show you as many as we can. let mejust show let me just show those pictures again from westminster hall were queen elizabeth children, princess anne, the princess royal, king charles, the duke of york and prince edward have held a vigil around the queen poz mccaughan. the visual of the princes as it is called lasted 15 minutes with all four royals in ceremonial military uniform standing around the coffin. the queen's eight grandchildren are expected to do the same tomorrow. and we can look at live pictures of that huge queue, thousands and thousands of people

at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union, but in recentngdom as we know it, is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play and one that will almost... well, will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland break down by party? yes, so there's clear differences. if you're talking to people who tend to support the conservative party, support is in the high 70s. if you're talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour, the support is in the 605. but if you are talking to people who support the snp, support is much lower, in the high 20s. and yet, the snp is in favour of the monarchy, even if they achieve an independent scotland? yes, there is a distinction between what the party leadership has said and what supporters of independence actually want, and there you find more tepid support for the monarchy. not here, though. not from this crowd. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. in the last half an hour king charles iii has addressed the scottish parli

i was just— to the silverjubilee. i was just little at the time. she has — just little at the time.en there the whole _ somebody who has been there the whole lives, we have only known the queen — whole lives, we have only known the queen until this week. that is particularly — the queen until this week. that is particularly true _ the queen until this week. that is particularly true for _ the queen until this week. trust is particularly true for people in windsor because of course for people around the world who perhaps don't know the castle is very close to the town, it is very close to the town, it is very close to the town, it is very much part of the town and it is a royal town! and so perhaps they feel it a lot harder than other parts of the country, maybe?— harder than other parts of the country, maybe? absolutely, you couldn't drive _ country, maybe? absolutely, you couldn't drive down _ country, maybe? absolutely, you couldn't drive down the _ country, maybe? absolutely, you couldn't drive down the road - couldn't drive down the road and — couldn't drive down the road and no

at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stress what she called the benefits of union.ular but also united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, than the monarch has a role to play. the monarch will obviously want to want to maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland breakdown by party? yes, there are those clear differences. so if you talking to people who tend to support the conservative party support is in the high 70s. if you are talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour support is in the 605. but if you are talking to people who support the snp then the supporters on the high 20s. that is a distinction between what the party leadership has said, and what the supporters want. did you find more tepid support for the monarchy. find more tepid support for the monarchy-— find more tepid support for the monarch . ., ., ., , monarchy. not here, not from this crowd. i'm joined from glasgow byjim murphy, the former secretary of state for scotland, from 2008—2010 under the last labour government. thank y

the memories we have of the queen, we only saw her once passing through on her silverjubilee tour inhocked by, like so many millions, because she'd only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before. sophie haines is a primary school teacher from london. back in 2016, the queen celebrated her 90th birthday, and sophie and her class decided to write to her majesty after learning about buckingham palace and the queen's corgis in their lessons. here's sophie to tell us what happened next. and so the children all drew their pictures of her, of many different variants of her with small crowns, large crowns, big corgis. prince philip. and they drew a picture of her. and they also wrote a message. and again, the letters were all asking, we talk about asking interesting questions. so we asked the queen, what's it like in buckingham palace and what's it like at afternoon tea? and so we put all our letters in the post and we sent them off. and then, of course, they were five and six years old, so they're old enough to hold you to a promise. and then a month went by, and then two m

i remember going with my father to the silverjubilee and i was only— father to the silverjubilee ande town, part of the town, and it is a royal town. so they feel it perhaps harder than other parts of the country, maybe.— harder than other parts of the country, maybe. absolutely. you couldn't drive _ country, maybe. absolutely. you couldn't drive down _ country, maybe. absolutely. you couldn't drive down the - country, maybe. absolutely. you couldn't drive down the road i country, maybe. absolutely. you couldn't drive down the road and| country, maybe. absolutely. you i couldn't drive down the road and not know _ couldn't drive down the road and not know the _ couldn't drive down the road and not know the queen was home because of the royal— know the queen was home because of the royal standard, so we just take it for granted the queen was at home and she _ it for granted the queen was at home and she won't be now, so very sad for us _ and she won't be now, so very sad for us. ., and she won't be now, so very sad for us. . ., �* ,, ., i. for us. emma, i don't know if you are planning

at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union. with scotland in particular, but also the united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play, the monarch will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland break down by party? yes, so there�*s clear differences. if you are talking to people who tend to support the conservative party, support is in the high 70s. if you�*re talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour, it is in the 60s. but if you�*re talking to people who support the snp, then support is much lower, in the high 20s. and yet the snp is in favour of the monarchy, even if they achieve an independent scotland? yes, there is a distinction between what the party leadership has said and what supporters of independence actually want. there, you find more tepid support for the monarchy. hat there, you find more tepid support for the monarchy.— there, you find more tepid support for the monarchy. not here,

her silverjubilee in 1977 was celebrated street parties and pageants in 1977.ion was announced in 1992. it followed the collapse of the marriages of princess anne and prince andrew. to compound the misery, a few days earlier, the queen had seen part of herfavourite home, windsor castle, destroyed by fire. she was devastated. the fire seemed to symbolise the reversal of the royal family's fortunes. little wonder that she described it as her "annus horribilis" — her horrible year. but even worse was to follow. the death of the by now divorced diana, princess of wales in a car crash in paris in august 1997 was to provoke what, for the queen, was a shocking backlash against the monarchy. she'd remained at balmoral with princes william and harry after diana died — her priority had been to care for her grandsons. but to the grieving crowds outside buckingham palace and elsewhere, it seemed as though the royal family simply didn't care. the queen returned to buckingham palace, and in an unprecedented live broadcast on the eve of diana's funeral, she tried to heal the

we see all around us, from the fountain in new palace yard, which commemorates the late queen's silverjubileeo mark the unprecedented platinum jubilee which we celebrated only three months ago with such joyful hearts. the great bell of big ben — one of the most powerful symbols of our nation throughout the world — and housed within the elizabeth tower — also named for my mother's diamond jubilee, will mark the passage of the late queen's progress from buckingham palace to this parliament on wednesday. my lords, and members of the house of commons, we gather today in remembrance of the remarkable span of the queen's dedicated service to her nations and peoples. while very young, her late majesty pledged herself to serve her country and her people, and to maintain the precious principles of constitutional government which lie at the heart of our nation. this vow she kept with unsurpassed devotion. she set an example of selfless duty which, with god's help and your counsels, i am resolved faithfully to follow. national anthem plays # send him victorious # send him victorious # happy and glorious

we only saw her once passing through on her silverjubilee tour in west bromwich.ecause she'd only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before. well, we'rejoined by patricia and james's granddaughter, beth moore. hi, beth. thank you very much indeed for recording that for us. it sounds like this card meant an awful lot to your grandparents. hello. thank you for having me. yes, it really did. it arrived the day before their wedding anniversary. their wedding anniversary being the 8th of september, which is, of course, the day that the queen unfortunately passed away. they was so, so proud to receive the card. as said in the message, they have long memories of her reign. she has been a constant, like, in their lives, like so many of us since they were small children. and to have received that card and to have that honour bestowed upon them, they were just so thrilled to have that. and as you're talking, we can see your grandmother holding it proudly. i imagine it's on the mantelpiece at this point. it really is. and it's gone everywhere. we've had wedd

yeah, for us it was i that constancy, remember going with my late father to the silverjubilee and sheown a queen until this week. and that is particularly true for people in windsor, because of course for people around the world who perhaps don't know, the castle is very close to the town, it is very much part of the town and it is a royal town and so they feel it perhaps a lot harder than other parts of the country, may be. absolutely. you couldn't drive down a road and not know the queen was home because of the royal standard, wejust queen was home because of the royal standard, we just take queen was home because of the royal standard, wejust take it for granted that the queen is at home and she won't be now so very sad for us.— very sad for us. emma, i don't know if you — very sad for us. emma, i don't know if you were _ very sad for us. emma, i don't know if you were planning - very sad for us. emma, i don't know if you were planning to l very sad for us. emma, i don't. know if you were planning to go to london over the course of the next few days but clearly on monday after the

the memories that we have of the queen, we only saw her once, on her silverjubilee touring west bromwiche so many millions, because she'd only been on camera with a new prime minister two days before. we're joined by patricia and james's granddaughter beth moore. thank you very much indeed for recording that for us. it sounds like this card meant a lot to your grandparents. like this card meant a lot to your grandoarents— like this card meant a lot to your grandparents. hello, thank you for havin: grandparents. hello, thank you for having me- — grandparents. hello, thank you for having me. yes, _ grandparents. hello, thank you for having me. yes, it _ grandparents. hello, thank you for having me. yes, it really _ grandparents. hello, thank you for having me. yes, it really did. - grandparents. hello, thank you for having me. yes, it really did. it. having me. yes, it really did. it arrived the day before their wedding anniversary, their wedding anniversary, their wedding anniversary being the 8th of september, which is of course the day that the queen unfortunately passed away. they were

and, marking 25 years on the throne, the queen's silverjubilee in 1977 was a moment when the nation cameour eyes, little ones... the 19805 saw the queen encourage the next generation of royals to take centre stage. the decade saw the nation at war. not least with itself. but the exhibition of family values threatened to become a pantomime, as the strains of royal relationships emerged. # everybody hurts... four decades after ascending the throne, the pressures on elizabeth became incendiary. 1992 is not a year on which i shall look back with undiluted pleasure. intimate holiday pictures of the duchess of york... any hope of presenting the royals as a model family were sustained almost entirely by a monarch, who kept private feelings separate from public duties. but her strategy of impassive figurehead was to be sorely tested. a short while ago, buckingham palace confirmed the death of diana, - princess of wales. diana's death prompted an extraordinary emotional outpouring. # goodbye, england's rose...#. with demands that the queen share her personal grief with the world. elizabeth, thoug

at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union. but in recent times, support for independence has surged. if the union with scotland in particular, but also the united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play, the monarch will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland break down by party? yes, so there's clear differences. if you are talking to people who tend to support the conservative party, support is in the high 70s. if you're talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour, it is in the 605. but if you're talking to people who support the snp, then support is much lower, in the high 20s. and yet the snp is in favour of the monarchy, even if they achieve an independent scotland? yes, there is a distinction between what the party leadership has said and what supporters of independence actually want. there, you find more tepid support for the monarchy. not here, though, not tonight, as thousands queued to

for her silverjubilee in 1977, there were carnivals, street parties and pageants.ugh that vow was made in my salad days, when i was green injudgment, i do not regret nor retract one word of it. applause violence breached the royal circle in 1979, when the duke's uncle, earl mountbatten, was murdered off the west coast of ireland by the ira. the vulnerability of the queen herself was exposed at the trooping the colour ceremony in 1981. a disturbed youth in the crowd had a gun. gunshots blank shots were fired as the queen rode past. despite the pandemonium, she brought her horse under control and carried on. there was concern again a year later when it emerged that an intruder had entered buckingham palace one morning and found his way into the queen's bedroom. she kept him talking until help arrived. good evening, your majesty. you've had a very long day! britain by now had its first woman prime minister, margaret thatcher. relations between female head of state and female head of government were sometimes said to have been strained. one at times difficult area was

every medal and silverjubilee medal.ll and one _ here all night long. we met friends as well and one came _ here all night long. we met friends as well and one came from - as well and one came from switzerland with her niece and other colleagues as well. you switzerland with her niece and other colleagues as well.— colleagues as well. you will not lose your _ colleagues as well. you will not lose your new _ colleagues as well. you will not lose your new friends _ colleagues as well. you will not lose your new friends at - colleagues as well. you will not lose your new friends at this . colleagues as well. you will not i lose your new friends at this point through talking to me? you lose your new friends at this point through talking to me? you know, we will meet again. _ through talking to me? you know, we will meet again. is _ through talking to me? you know, we will meet again. is the _ through talking to me? you know, we will meet again. is the queen - through talking to me? you know, we will meet again. is the queen

her once, on her silver jubilee during — her once, on her silverjubilee during west bromwich, but iebruary 1952, so we both have — in february 1952, so we both have full— in february 1952, so we both have full memories of her full reign — have full memories of her full reign and _ have full memories of her full reign and i think we were saddened and shocked, like so many— saddened and shocked, like so many millions, because she had only many millions, because she had onlv been— many millions, because she had only been on camera with the new— only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before — new prime minister two days before. , ._ , , new prime minister two days before. , , , ., before. sophie haynes is a rima before. sophie haynes is a primary school i before. sophie haynes is a primary school teacher i before. sophie haynes is a i primary school teacher from london. back in 2016, this queen celebrated her 90th birthday and sophie and her class decided to write to her majesty after learning about buckingham palace and the queen's corgis in their lessons. here is you

the most spectacular during her silverjubilee.my role was to greet her and to welcome her, and then to preach, which was an unnerving kind of experience. she just remarked about how lovely the cathedral was, and how glad she was be back. and the queen is not the only royal to have made an impression at llandaff over the years. in 1991 prince william visited the cathedral with his parents to make his first public appearance. to great interest of all the press they discovered that _ prince william is left—handed. nobody had noticed this before, as far as the general public- was concerned. days like these live long in the memory, and none more so than when queen elizabeth was present. the christian faith was important in her personal life, and she took her— duty as queen, therefore, very seriously. to have her majesty marking an occasion with a royal- visit, they are important events in the life of the nation. - she was held in great affection by the people in wales, and you could see that when on royal visits people would turn out i

the parliamentarian is coming past the fountain placed here in honour of the silverjubilee of her majestyy their own private farewell. from the solemnity of westminster hall to the sunshine outside. and thatis hall to the sunshine outside. and that is lambeth bridge crossing the river thames. to sneer at lambeth palace. the home of the archbishop of canterbury. across to the other side and the city of parliament on the banks of the river thames. if you take a close look you will have seen the queue of people that is forming on the bridge itself and then along the south bank. so this is the corner of lambeth bridge and millbank on the approach to the houses of parliament and they have a short distance, they do not have too long to queue up but for those people stretching back over lambeth bridge and round on the albert embankment and southbank, they will have quite a few hours ahead of them but they are all sharing one aim which is to queue up patiently and in good order and in the right spirit because they want to go and pay tribute and to pay their last respects to her majesty queen eliz

and, marking 25 years on the throne, the queen's silverjubilee in 1977 was a moment when the nation camerely tested. a short while ago, buckingham palace confirmed the death of diana, - princess of wales. diana's death prompted an extraordinary emotional outpouring... # goodbye, england's rose...# ..with demands that the queen share her personal grief with the world. elizabeth, though, maintained her distance, true to her conviction of what a monarch should be, but it was a significant gamble in a society that increasingly equated authenticity with wearing your heart on your sleeve. a critical test of relevance for the monarchy and for elizabeth was her goldenjubilee in 2002. some predicted she would be exposed as an ageing queen, unable to adapt, out—of—date, and out of touch in a new millennium. the jubilee girl is here! contrary to many commentators' expectations, vast numbers joined in the festivities. to survive tumultuous change, the magic ingredient appeared to be consistency. by the 20105, four fifths of elizabeth's subjects had never known another monarch. at the opening of the

her horse, dunfermline, then winning the st leger in 1977, the year of her silverjubilee. in just her second season. her horse oriel came second in the derby, then won the king george vi and queen elizabeth diamond stakes at ascot. another glorious moment among so many came in 2013 at ascot in the gold cup. estimate“s victory, seeing the late queen become the first reigning monarch to win the trophy in the 207—year history of one of the sport's most prestigious races. they“re off. though herfamous colours recorded more than 1800 races, both at home and abroad, the queen failed in her greatest ambition — the derby, alone out of the english classics, was to elude her. the only win she could muster in that race was in the sweepstake. having first attended royal ascot more than 70 years ago, she did so once again last year, 2021, proving her majesty's most successful ever horse racing year. the impact of her majesty on horse racing is immeasurable, not only as a major owner and breeder, but to have somebody of her standing globally championing your sport is irreplaceable. else

it was a huge time because it was during the silverjubilee celebrations so for you and her, such a specialique situation. i think it lifted a lot of people, so that was great. it think it lifted a lot of people, so that was great.— think it lifted a lot of people, so that was great. it certainly did and it was definitely _ that was great. it certainly did and it was definitely used. _ that was great. it certainly did and it was definitely used. i _ that was great. it certainly did and it was definitely used. i can - that was great. it certainly did andj it was definitely used. i can assure you. we have the pictures. what did she say when she presented you with the trophy? she say when she presented you with the troh ?~ ., .,, ., the trophy? what was that conversation? _ the trophy? what was that conversation? that - the trophy? what was that conversation? that is - the trophy? what was that conversation? that is the l the trophy? what was that - conversation? that is the funniest thing. there was so much commotion in the crowd and they were all singing for she's ajolly good fellow. . after

that's right, this is the peter grugeon silverjubilee 1977 photograph.rankin's highlights is fashion photographer cecil beaton's coronation image. although it is about the position of monarch, there is this incredible young woman in there who is defiant, innocent and still very, very beautiful. in the circumstances it is quite sad just to even look at it and see the life, you know, how energetic she was. rankin took his photograph of queen elizabeth ii in 2001. one of the things i wanted to get was that twinkle in the eye and i wanted to somehow embrace her sense of humour. because most people didn't really seem to know who she was and what she was like as a human being. and that was what i wanted to capture but at the same time i wanted to put her on a pedestal. and if you look at the picture, i'm looking up at her. i'm respecting her. that is a kind of position of power. and then the unionjack is obviously a kind of slight nod to the '70s sex pistols, jamie reid. that anarchic sex pistols record cover shocked those more used to the images carefully cra