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A weekend of celebration

 

The launch of The Steeple TIMES today, 1st June 2012, coincides with a weekend that celebrates something far more significant.

 

Tomorrow, 2nd June, marks the 60th year of The Queenā€™s reign and over an extended weekend, the nation will gloriously raise their glasses to this amazing lady. The Queen, herself, begins by attending the Epsom Derby whilst the nation will participate in The Big Jubilee Lunch, sharing food and conversation with neighbours and friends. Laughter and joy will undoubtedly be the focus of the day.

 

Elizabeth II, Queen of the Commonwealth realms (1926 - )

 

On Sunday 3rd June, the highlight will be a pageant of 1,000 boats assembled from across the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world. Organised under the patronage of The Prince of Wales, the boats will sail from Battersea to Tower Bridge and The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family will travel in a Royal Barge, the Spirit of Chartwell.

 

The main event for Monday 4th June will be a Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace directed by Take Thatā€™s Gary Barlow.Ā  10,000 members of the public will attend and performing artists include Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Cliff Richard, JLS, Ed Sheeran, Annie Lennox, Kylie Minogue and Sir Paul McCartney.

 

On the same day, a network of over 4,000 beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom. The Queen will light the National Beacon at the end of the Diamond Jubilee Concert and other key beacons will be the ones on the countryā€™s four highest mountains: Ben Nevis, Mount Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Slieve Donard.

 

Tuesday 5th June is marked by a National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paulā€™s Cathedral where a special prayer will be read. This is to be followed by receptions at Mansion House and Guildhall and a Diamond Jubilee lunch at Westminster Hall. Following the lunch, The Queen, and The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales will depart the Palace of Westminster for Buckingham Palace, travelling by carriage. A 60-gun salute will be fired during the procession and personnel from all three military services will line the route. Shortly after, The Royal Family will appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch an RAF Flypast and Feu de Joie given as a salute by The Queenā€™s Guard and this will conclude a truly spectacular celebration.

 

ā€˜God Save The Queenā€™ by Keith Haynes. Presented in a Perspex box frame, 350mm x 350mm. Vinyl and Perspex. Edition of 10. Signed and numbered.

 

Meanwhile, I was lucky to attend a Jubilee Party at the Belgravia Gallery in Mayfair last night that featured artworks celebrating The Queenā€™s reign. Featuring works by Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales and Lord Snowdon, here was a true celebration of all things connected to the Monarchy.

 

The highlight, however, for me were the works of Keith Haynes. Like The Queen, who undoubtedly has prospered as Monarch because of the support of her steadfast husband, Keith Haynes is an artist inspired by the encouragement of his wife, Kim Clayton-Jones. A graduate of the Harrow School of Art, Haynes exhibited a series of works inspired by both The Queen and the Sex Pistols that were kitsch and collectable. Priced at Ā£350 each and limited to editions of 100, these brilliant pieces represent a great way to remember this historic weekend.

 

ā€˜God Save The Queenā€™ by Keith Haynes. Presented in white box frame, 250mm x 250mm. Vinyl, paper and board. Edition of 100. Signed and numbered.

 

Comments Keith Haynes:

 

ā€œSince it’s release in the Silver Jubilee year of 1977 the Sex Pistols seminal punk single has been indelibly linked to the history of The Royal Family. This Diamond Jubilee year sees the 35th anniversary of the single’s release and to commemorate this event I have produced a limited edition portrait of The Queen made from original vinyl copies of the single; my tribute to the extreme ends of British culture.ā€

 

May I thank you all for your support for The Steeple TIMES to date and more importantly, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Jubilee Weekend.

 

ā€œGod Save The Queen ā€“ We mean it Maā€™am.ā€

 

Belgravia Gallery, 45 Albermarle Street, London, W1S 4JL. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7495 1010. Website: http://www.belgraviagallery.com

 

For information about Keith Haynes and The Haynes Partnership, go to: http://www.art-partnership.co.uk

 

To view the official website of The Queenā€™s Diamond Jubilee, go to: http://www.thediamondjubilee.org

 

For information about The Big Jubilee Lunch, go to: http://www.thebiglunch.com

 

For information on The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, go to: http://www.thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org/

 

For information on the Diamond Jubilee Concert, go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/diamondjubilee

 

For information on The Queenā€™s Diamond Jubilee Beacons, go to: http://www.diamondjubileebeacons.co.uk

 

 

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