Head is queen for a day

Head is queen for a day

4:31pm Thursday 21st June 2012

Diamond jubilee celebrations at an Ilkley school included a visit from a clown and a queen.

More Diamond Jubilee celebrations from around the district

Receiving their Bronze Awards are (from left) Isobelle Gissing, Reuben Salt, Owen Thompson, Gianluca Gallucci, Abigail Cuzziol, Mason Carter, Harry Holgate, Natallia Norris and Daniel Ellens

3:03pm Thursday 21st June 2012

Scouts honoured at family fun day

Staying true to her high ideals

9:08am Monday 11th June 2012

Throughout her reign the Queen has been an enduring figure in the life of the nation, and her importance has been recognised worldwide by successive leaders.

Celebrations music to the Queen’s ears!

The Queen looking radiant in Canada in 2002

9:02am Monday 11th June 2012

Last weekend saw the likes of Sir Tom Jones, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney headlining at the Diamond Jubilee concert in honour of the Queen outside Buckingham Palace.

Princess Anne wins new friends in Bradford

Princess Anne visits Eden Gardens at Clayton Heights in September 2011

9:05am Monday 11th June 2012

n the past 60 years the people of Bradford and surrounding areas have seen approximately 50 official royal visits, starting on October 28, 1954, when the newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II and her husband and consort, the Duke of Edinburgh, were here.

Prince of Wools backs Bradford industry

The Prince of Wales visits the newly-opened Cottingley Cornerstone project, his second visit to the site. His painted handprint became part of the youth group’s mural

9:07am Monday 11th June 2012

The only other senior royal to come here on official duty since 2000, besides Princess Anne and Prince Andrew, was Prince Charles. His fourth trip, on November 23, 2010, was perhaps the most significant, for he came to launch Campaign for Wool, a five-year international drive to boost the demand for wool.

Bradford shows Prince Andrew it has the tools for the job

Prince Andrew visits the Yorkshire Air Ambulance at Leeds-Bradford airport

9:10am Monday 11th June 2012

he post-millennium years saw Prince Andrew venture north of Watford several times – between 2001 and 2011 he was here ten times.

Nursery joins together to mark Diamond Jubilee

Nursery joins together to mark Diamond Jubilee

4:56pm Friday 8th June 2012

Children at Burley-in-Wharfedale’s Cliffe House Day Nursery took part in celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee, including making flags and crowns. The celebrations culminated in a tea party where the whole nursery joined together for the celebration.

Diamond Jubilee celebrations around the district...

Dancers perform at the re-arranged jubilee

4:52pm Friday 8th June 2012

Residents in Addingham refused to let Sunday’s rain stand in the way of a right royal celebration for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Diamond Jubilee celebrations around the district...

Picture by Ian Lamond

4:42pm Friday 8th June 2012

It was time for tea at Burley Methodist Church for the Jubilee celebrations.

Diamond Jubilee celebrations around the district...

Ilkley’s street party along the Grove: Oliver Carter, ten, Claudia Rae, eight, Trudie Rae, four, and Harriot Rae, ten

4:31pm Friday 8th June 2012

It was a sodden start to many of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations across Wharfedale and Aireborough – but revellers braved the downpours to mark the anniversary.

More jubilee celebrations from around the district...

Sir Paul Holden addresses the crowd at the unveiling of the plaque to Sir Isaac Holden at Oakworth House

3:05pm Friday 8th June 2012

Diamond Jubilee celebrations were held in the park at Oakworth, organised by a small, dedicated group of people representing several voluntary groups from the village.

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