Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria is a collection of 13 choral songs by 13 British composers issued on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Queen Victoria in 1899. In 1897-1898 the Master of the Queen's Music Sir Walter Parratt proposed a volume of choral songs modelled on "The Triumphs of Oriana" (1601) as part of the planned 80th birthday celebrations. He recruited 13 British composers, and in 1899 a limited edition of only 100 copies was produced entitled "Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen
Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II service to her people and the people of the world. Hong Kong, a British dependent territory until 1997 and the most populous one, had The Big Jubilee Lunch on 3 June 2012, organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society in Hong Kong. On 5 June 2012, there was a service of thanksgiving at the territory's Anglican Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist. Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II was a multinational celebration throughout 2012, that marked the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. Queen Elizabeth is queen regnant