page_title: Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II
section_title: Lasting impact
hierarchical_section_title: Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II / Lasting impact
caption_attribution_description: English: The Sea Containers House decorated for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee and the OXO Tower in August 2012.
context_page_description: The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. It was celebrated with large-scale parties and parades throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth throughout 1977, culminating in June with the official "Jubilee Days", held to coincide with the Queen's Official Birthday. The anniversary date itself was commemorated in church services across the land on 6 February 1977, and continued to be for the rest of that month. In March, preparations started for large parties in every major city of the United Kingdom, as well as for smaller ones for countless individual streets throughout the country.
context_section_description: Various places were named after the Jubilee.  The under-construction Fleet line of the London Underground was renamed the Jubilee line, and given a silver line colour, though it did not open until 1979.  Other places named after the Jubilee were the Silver Jubilee Walkway and the Jubilee Gardens in South Bank, London. The Silver Jubilee Bridge – connecting Runcorn and Widnes across the Mersey – was also renamed in honour of this jubilee.
  Apart from names, the Jubilee also saw the borough of Derby granted the status of a city. Australian artist, Paul Fitzgerald, was commissioned to complete the only official portrait of the Queen during the Silver Jubilee year. Similar parties and parades were planned for the Golden Jubilee in 2002.
  For the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012, a 100 m (330 ft) by 70 m (230 ft) print of a photograph of the British Royal Family taken during her Silver Jubilee celebrations at Buckingham Palace was erected in front of the Sea Containers House under renovation.
caption: Sea Containers House decorated for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
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