The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 and 21 June 1887 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service at

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, and a banquet to which 50 European kings and princes were invited.

Background

The Chair (looking west), Westminster Abbey

As the fiftieth anniversary of Victoria's accession approached, public anticipation of national celebrations began to grow, encouraged by the Liberal politician,

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. At the previous royal jubilee, the

Golden Jubilee of George III The Golden Jubilee of George III, also known as the Grand National Jubilee, on 25 October 1809 marked 49 years of King George III's accession to the British throne, and his entrance into the 50th year of his reign. It was the first of such fest ...

, the king had been ill at

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, so there was little precedent to follow. In 1872, the recovery of Edward, Prince of Wales from a bout of

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was marked by Victoria processing through London to a thanksgiving service at

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; despite the queen's reluctance, this had proved to be a resounding success which had silenced the many critics of the monarchy. For the Golden Jubilee, Victoria had informed the Conservative prime minister, Lord Salisbury, that she intended to have a thanksgiving service at

, and ignoring the Biblical tradition that the start of the fiftieth year should be celebrated, the jubilee should mark the completion of fifty years. The service should reference Victoria's coronation, although the queen would not wear a crown or robes of state. This entailed considerable alterations inside the Abbey, which Lord Salisbury reluctantly agreed to finance, but he insisted that the queen should underwrite the rest of the costs.

The Queen's Jubilee message

On the occasion of her Golden Jubilee, Queen Victoria wrote a message of thanks to her people, which was then published in the London Gazette and national newspapers:

Celebrations

India

The first official Golden Jubilee celebrations were in the Indian Empire, and began in February to avoid the summer heat. Events took place across India on Jubilee Day, 16 February, orchestrated by the

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, Lord Lytton, although his attempts to link the event with the perceived success of the British administration were mostly ignored by local rulers. A

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in Bombay (now

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) was attended by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught. Additionally, Victoria had a contingent of cavalry from the

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brought to London to be her personal escort, and engaged two Indian Muslims as waiters, one of whom was Abdul Karim. Invitations to the jubilee celebrations were extended to the rulers of the Indian Princely States, several of whom were willing to make the lengthy journey.

20 June

On 20 June 1887, the Queen had breakfast outdoors under the trees at Frogmore, where Prince Albert had been buried. She wrote in her diary: She then travelled by train from Windsor station to

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then to Buckingham Palace for a lunch. In the evening, there was a banquet, which fifty foreign kings and princes, along with the governing heads of Britain's overseas colonies and dominions, attended. She wrote in her diary:

21 June

Queen Victoria leaving Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey

The next day, the Queen participated in a procession in an open

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, drawn by six cream-coloured horses, through

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escorted by Colonial Indian cavalry. She refused to wear a crown, wearing instead a bonnet and a long dress. The procession through London, according to Mark Twain, "stretched to the limit of sight in both directions". The spectators were accommodated on terraced benches along 10 miles of scaffolding erected for the purpose. At Westminster Abbey, there was a Service of Thanksgiving held for the Queen's reign. During the Service, a beam of sunlight fell upon her bowed head, which the future

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observing noted as a mark of divine favor. On her return to the Palace, she went to her balcony and was cheered by the crowd. In the ballroom she distributed brooches made for the Jubilee to her family. In the evening, she put on a gown embroidered with silver roses, thistles and shamrocks and attended a banquet. Afterwards she received a procession of diplomats and Indian princes. She was then wheeled in her chair to sit and watch fireworks in the palace garden. The Queen reflected on the day in her diary:

22 June

The next morning, Victoria went to

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to visit her elderly great-aunt, the dowager Duchess of Cambridge. In the afternoon, the Queen attended a party in Hyde Park for 26,000 schoolchildren, who were all given a glass of milk, a bun and a Jubilee mug. Returning to Windsor by train, the Queen then unveiled a bronze statue of herself in Castle Hill by Sir Edgar Boehm, before viewing a torchlight procession by the schoolboys of

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.Chapman & Raben 1977, p. 8-9

Aldershot review

On 9 July, Victoria and other members of the royal family attended a Jubilee Field State Review of the

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. The total number of troops participating was over 58,000; including 21,200 regular soldiers, 4,500

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, 270 Yeomanry and 33,000 Volunteers. The Queen, with an escort of the

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in which

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was serving, received an address by the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces,

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, and then watched the entire force march past in review. Although the ground had been watered that morning by two traction engines, the passing of so many boots and hooves threw up great clouds of dust, to the annoyance of the huge crowd of spectators. Following lunch in a specially erected pavilion, the Queen returned to Windsor by train.

Spithead review

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. Present were more than one hundred

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warships and dozens of other vessels. The British fleet included 26 ironclads, 14

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s, 31 gunboats and 38 torpedo boats; between them these ships carried 442 guns and were manned by 16,136 officers and

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s. Also present were several foreign warships, as well as troopships, large merchant ships, yachts and numerous small craft filled with spectators. The Queen and other important guests passed along the lines of anchored ships in a flotilla led by the royal yacht, . That night, the ships were illuminated by their searchlights. A report for the

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described the review as "the most imposing ever seen afloat".

Other events

At the Jubilee, the Queen engaged two Indian Muslims as waiters, one of whom was Abdul Karim. A commemorative bust of Victoria was commissioned from the sculptor Francis John Williamson. Many copies were made, and distributed throughout the

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. A special Golden Jubilee Medal was instituted and awarded to participants of the jubilee celebrations. Writer and geographer

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published ''The Jubilee Atlas of the British Empire'' especially to commemorate Victoria's Jubilee and her Jubilee year. Many British towns and cities commissioned new monuments, public clocks or buildings to mark the event, including Queen's Arcade in

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, the Jubilee Memorial, Harrogate, the Jubilee Clock Tower, Weymouth, the Jubilee Clock Tower, Brighton and the

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Gallery

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Royal guests at the Jubilee celebrations

British royal family

* The Queen of the United Kingdom ** The German Crown Princess and

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, ''the Queen's daughter and son-in-law'' (representing the German Emperor) ***

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and Princess Wilhelm of Prussia, ''the Queen's grandson and granddaughter-in-law'' *** The Hereditary Princess and Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' (representing the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen) **** Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, ''the Queen's great-granddaughter'' *** Prince Henry of Prussia, ''the Queen's grandson'' ***

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, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ***

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, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ***

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, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ** The Prince and

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, ''the Queen's son and daughter-in-law'' ***

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, ''the Queen's grandson'' ***

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, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** Princess Louise of Wales, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' *** Princess Victoria of Wales, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' *** Princess Maud of Wales, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ** The Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, ''the Queen's son-in-law'' *** Princess and Prince Louis of Battenberg, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' *** Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna and Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, ''the Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' (representing the

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) *** Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' *** The Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ** The Duke and

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, ''the Queen's son and daughter-in-law'' *** Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** Princess Marie of Edinburgh, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ***

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, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' *** Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ** Princess and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, ''the Queen's daughter and son-in-law'' *** Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, ''the Queen's grandson'' ***

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, ''the Queen's grandson'' *** Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' *** Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' ** The Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne and The Marquess of Lorne, ''the Queen's daughter and son-in-law'' ** The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, ''the Queen's son and daughter-in-law'' *** Princess Margaret of Connaught, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' *** Prince Arthur of Connaught, ''the Queen's grandson'' ** The Duchess of Albany, ''the Queen's daughter-in-law'' ** Princess and Prince Henry of Battenberg, ''the Queen's daughter and son-in-law'' *** Prince Alexander of Battenberg, ''the Queen's grandson'' ''Other descendants of the Queen's paternal grandfather,

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and their families:'' * The Duke of Cambridge, ''the Queen's first cousin'' ** George FitzGeorge, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' ** Augustus FitzGeorge, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' * The Grand Duchess and Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, ''the Queen's first cousin and her husband'' ** The Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife'' * The Duchess and

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, ''the Queen's first cousin and her husband'' ** Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' ** Prince Adolphus of Teck, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' ** Prince Francis of Teck, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' **

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, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' * Princess Frederica of Hanover and Baron Alphons von Pawel-Rammingen, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband'' * The Hon. Aubrey FitzClarence, ''the Queen's first cousin twice removed (and great-grandson of King William IV)''

Foreign royals

* The Prince and Princess of Leiningen, ''the Queen's half-nephew and half-niece-in-law'' ** Princess Alberta of Leiningen, ''the Queen's half-great-niece'' * The Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, ''the Queen's half-nephew'' *

and Princess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, ''the Queen's half-nephew and half-niece-in-law'' ** Countess Feodora Gleichen, ''the Queen's half-great-niece'' ** Count Edward Gleichen, ''the Queen's half-great-nephew'' ** Countess Victoria Gleichen, ''the Queen's half-great-niece'' * Prince Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen, ''the Queen's half-great-nephew'' * The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ''the Queen's brother-in-law and first cousin'' * The King and Queen of the Belgians, ''the Queen's first cousin and his wife'' ** Princess and Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ''the Queen's first cousins once removed'' ** The Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, ''husband of the Queen's first cousin once removed'' (representing the Emperor of Austria) * The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Portugal, ''the Queen's first cousin twice removed and his wife'' (representing the

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) * The King of Denmark, ''father of the Princess of Wales'' ** The King of the Hellenes, ''brother of the Princess of Wales'' *** The Duke of Sparta, ''nephew of the Princess of Wales'' *** Prince George of Greece and Denmark, ''nephew of the Princess of Wales'' * Prince Ludwig of Baden, ''nephew of the German Crown Prince'' (representing the Grand Duke of Baden) * The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway, ''nephew-in-law of the German Crown Prince'' (representing the King of Sweden and Norway) * The King of Saxony * The Duke of Aosta (representing the

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) * Infante Antonio and

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) *

and

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* Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach *

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(representing the

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) * Prince Devawongse Varoprakar of Siam (representing the

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) * Prince Abu 'n Nasr Mirza Hissam us Sultaneh of Persia (representing the

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) * The Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (representing the Duke of Anhalt) * Nawab Sir Asman Jah representing Asaf Jah VI Mahboob Ali Khan, Nizam of

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. * The Maharaja of Gondal * The Thakore Sahib of Liinri * The Thakore Sahib of Morvi * The Maharaja and Maharani of Coochbehar * The Maharajah of Darbhanga * The Maharaja of Kutch * The Maharaja Holkar of Indore * The Count and Countess of Paris ** The Duke of Orléans ** Princess Hélène of Orléans * The Duke of Chartres **

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** Princess Marguerite d'Orléans * The Duke of Aumale

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