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  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives to attend a dinner with The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Caledonian Club in London. Elizabeth's four-month tour will take in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as part of celebrations for her reign which began on February 6 1952. (Lewis Whyld, AFP)
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  A worker prepares a giant flag which drapes over a construction site on Piccadilly in London in readiness for upcoming weekend celebration events. Millions of Britons thronged the streets of London for celebrations to mark her 50th year on the throne in 2002 and organisers expect a similar reaction this summer. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  The RAF Falcons Parachute Team arrives at RAF Fairford, Fairford, southern England with the Diamond Jubilee flag during the launch of the 2012 Royal International Air. Queen Victoria is the only other British monarch to reign for 60 years. (Tim Ireland, AP)
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  A flag with Queen Elizabeth II's portrait made entierly of legos is pictured in the window of a shop in central London. The focal point of the diamond jubilee festivities will take place over four days in June, including a 1 000-ship pageant on the River Thames through London and a concert at Buckingham Palace. (Andrew Cowie, AFP)
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  Jewellery designer Dinny Hall holds a 10cm lego figure of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II complete with a real diamond-encrusted crown. (Adrian Dennis, AFP)
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  Carriage restorer David Evens cleans the 1902 State Landau coach, the coach that will carry Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during the official procession to mark her diamond jubilee, at the Royal Mews in Buckingham Palace. (Sean Dempsey, AFP)
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  Union Flags fly along The Mall as a taxi passes near the Queen Victoria Memorial statue and Buckingham Palace in London. (Carl Court, AFP)
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  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II after her visit to Glades Shopping Centre in Bromley, south London. At the age of 85, the queen's programme will be restricted to Britain, but other members of the royal family will criss-cross the Commonwealth in her place with Prince Charles expected to visit Australia. (Lewis Whyld, AFP)
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  "Diamond is the appropriate epithet for this jubilee. For 60 years, Her Majesty has been a point of light in our national life - brilliant, enduring and resilient," said Prime Minister David Cameron. (Lewis Whyld, AFP)
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  Britain's Union flags are hung above Covent Garden's Apple Market in central London. (Andrew Cowie)
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  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the Palace of Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament in London. "While the sands of culture shift and the tides of politics ebb and flow, her majesty has been a permanent anchor, bracing Britain against the storms, grounding us in certainty," Prime Minister David Cameron told parliament. (Suzanne Plunkett, AFP)
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  A woman poses for a photograph in front of a floral crown that has been installed in St James's Park in central London to commemorate the Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. The 4 x 2.5m planted floral crown took five weeks to construct, weighs five tonnes and has the blooms of 13,500 plants. (Carl Court, AFP)
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  Guests await the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II during a garden party at Buckingham Palace, in London. (Anthony Devlin, AFP)
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  After a six-month renovation, a new eco-friendly lighting system on Tower Bridge illuminates the structure with colors. (Miguel Medina, AFP)

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