2012 marks 60 years of The Queen’s reign. The Diamond Jubilee celebrations will centre around an extended weekend in 2012 on 2, 3, 4 and 5 June.
The Queen came to the throne on 6 February 1952 and her coronation took place on 2 June 1953. Her Majesty celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002. The only other British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee was Queen Victoria in 1897.
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Jennifer, Lady Gretton, would like to encourage children to participate in the Diamond Jubilee activities and with this in mind wishes to create an exhibition of Jubilee themed paintings, produced by children in Leicester and Leicestershire.
The brief is simple: please express in a painting what The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee means to you!
The competition is open to children in the following age categories:
• 7 and under • 9 and under • 11 and under
All entries will be displayed on this website in a virtual exhibition and the winning entries will be displayed at County Hall. The winners and their families will be invited to a reception with the Lord-Lieutenant, when special certificates will be presented.
ESPO has kindly provided prizes for the category winners.
Please note that the maximum size for entries is A3.
The closing date for entries is Thursday 5th April 2012
Please submit your entries to: The Lieutenancy Office, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA
Please do remember to put your name, age, school or home address, and a telephone number on the back of the painting!
Good luck everyone!
For further information please call 0116 305 6060 or email lieutenancyoffice@leics.gov.uk
www.leics.gov.uk/jubilee
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