Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth I

In her 95th year, despite being in lockdown, Queen Elizabeth II is as present and powerful as ever. Juliet Rieden uncovers the courage, humour and intense loyalty of this inspirational leader for our times.

As she celebrates 67 years since her Coronation, we take a look back at what Queen Elizabeth wore for the most important day of her life.

He’s taking the reins!

And she looks fierce.

Does she really need a bag of salt?

This explains a lot!

She was a young woman of 26 with the world’s expectations on her shoulders but on June 2, 1953, Princess Elizabeth had something much heavier weighing her down: a robe so weighty she needed the help of six ladies just to walk. It was the day of her coronation and she was wearing the Robe […]

The British royals have again proved they are a modern family with the Queen’s annual Christmas message to be broadcast for the first time in 3D. The monarch will cap off her Diamond Jubilee year with an address reflecting on the year’s celebrations and the Olympic Games, and viewers with a 3D TV set and […]

Hundreds of well-wishers braved the rain for the chance to meet Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in Auckland today, giving the royal couple a very warm welcome. A large — and very vocal crowd — crowd gathered along the lower end of Queen Street in downtown Auckland to greet the visiting royals. Their […]

As if to underline the fact that this has been a People’s Tour for Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, it wasn’t until their final few hours on Australian soil that the couple got to meet Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott. Prior to a Diamond Jubilee luncheon at […]