The weekend of the 2nd June is a proud and historic day, marking 60 years of The Queen's reign.

Official message from Her Majesty released by Buckingham Palace on 6 February 2012, the 60th anniversary of The Queen's Accession to the throne

Today, as I mark 60 years as your Queen, I am writing to thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you have given to me and Prince Philip over these years and to tell you how deeply moved we have been to receive so many kind messages about the Diamond Jubilee.

In this special year, as I dedicate myself anew to your service, I hope we will all be reminded of the power of togetherness and the convening strength of family, friendship and good neighbourliness, examples of which I have been fortunate to see throughout my reign and which my family and I look forward to seeing in many forms as we travel throughout the United Kingdom and the wider Commonwealth.
I hope also that this Jubilee year will be a time to give thanks for the great advances that have been made since 1952 and to look forward to the future with clear head and warm heart as we join together in our celebrations.
I send my sincere good wishes to you all.
ELIZABETH R

 Here at Baker & Taylor (UK) Ltd we are hanging out the bunting, chilling our pimms and looking forward to the Diamond Jubilee weekend celebrations!

To get us in the mood we have the Street Party Cookbook, along with two beautiful titles which gives us an insight into the world's most famous woman who has graced her realm impeccably for sixty years.