In Ramsbottom, there was a lot of festivities, a lot of beer and many “traditional games”. The people of Bletchington gathered over roast beef washed down “as much beer as they could swallow”. In Llanrothal, where he made of “hearty cider libations”. In Spilsby, the young flock gathered for the Sunday School [le cours de catéchisme] were served “a fruit cake and a glass of wine each, to drink to Her Majesty’s good health”.
The very first Jubilee of the Crown, organized in 1809 in honor of George III, was celebrated with streams of beer, and in an avalanche of perfectly Georgian euphemisms intended not to say: “Everyone was completely drunk.” We do not count the “loyal toasts” nor them “patriotic toast”, them “patriotic songs” were legion, and the “bombances” so many that it is almost unseemly. The drunken breath of the guests seems to have traveled through time to reach us intact.
The Royal Jubilee is a celebration of its own kind. Unlike most other events around the royal family (weddings, coronations, funerals, which all mark a change), the jubilee punctuates continuity by celebrating the longevity of the sovereign on the throne. This may seem trivial, yet it is a feat that has remained inaccessible to the majority of English monarchs.
Of the fifty kings and queens of England, only six have lived long enough to claim the golden jubilee, which marks fifty years of reign. Only two went to the diamond jubilee, sixty years on the throne. Elizabeth II is the only one to have been sovereign for seventy years, which earned her the platinum jubilee. A milestone that she officially passed in February, and which will therefore be publicly celebrated from June 2 to 5.
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