Commonwealth Heads of Government will present HM Queen Elizabeth II with a commemorative gift to mark her 60 years as Head of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
HM Queen Elizabeth II will be joined by Commonwealth Heads of Government in celebrating her 60 years as Head of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ at a lunch at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s headquarters on Wednesday, 6 June 2012.
The lunch is hosted by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at Marlborough House in London, UK, where Heads of Government will present the Queen with a commemorative gift.
High Commissioners, Heads of Commonwealth organisations and former Commonwealth Secretaries-General will also attend the event.
During the day, the Queen and guests will be entertained by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Youth Orchestra and British singer Laura Wright, who will perform ‘Stronger as One.’
The song was written to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and focuses on ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.
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The lunch follows four days of Diamond Jubilee festivities including events celebrating ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.
On 2 and 3 June 2012 acts from across ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ performed on ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Stage at the Jubilee Family Festival at Hyde Park, London.
On 3 June up to 1,000 boats from the UK and Commonwealth countries escorted the Queen, travelling on a royal barge with Mr Sharma, down the River Thames in London for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant.
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‘Stronger as One’ was cited by Her Majesty in her Commonwealth Day message this year as supporting this year’s Commonwealth theme ‘Connecting Cultures’. Recording label Decca Records will donate a minimum of 50p from every digital single to The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. |
And on 4 June a network of over 4,000 beacons were lit by communities throughout ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and UK Overseas Territories in the Diamond Jubilee Beacons.
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