I was browsing royal-watchers websites, looking for information on the family tree for Joanna. Found a really good site at The Unofficial British Royal Family Pages. The author posts really interesting weekly essays on the royal family, such as the history of the name Windsor -- why was it adopted, who has used it, and how has it been modified.
One of the essays off-handedly mentioned the Queen's upcoming Golden Jubilee. I hadn't thought about it before, but of course she's right. Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953, but her accession was in 1952. So her Golden Jubilee is next year.
Victoria had two Jubilees: the Jubilee (later known as the Golden Jubilee) in 1887, the 50th anniversary of her reign, and the Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The medallion that we're using on the card back and packaging was a commemorative coin from the 1887 Jubilee.
Victoria died in 1901, after 63 years as Queen. Just think, Elizabeth only has sixteen years to go to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history. With Prince Charles' luck, I think she'll make it.
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