In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee after 70 years on the throne. To mark this momentous occasion, The National Archives has digitised records from our collections about Her Majesty’s life, coronation and reign as well as revealing interesting and intriguing tales from royal history.

Watch our film about Her Majesty’s life and reign, or explore highlights from our digitised collection.

This content was created to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in June 2022. Some information may now be out of date.

A historic monarch

Watch our short film, ‘Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee’, as we look back at Elizabeth II’s extraordinary life and reign.
Scan of the Queen's signature.

Discover more about the Jubilee and our collections

Feature

Gallery of digitised documents

Explore highlights of our document collection specially digitised to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Video

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee - for kids

Watch this animated video from The National Archives Education Service.

Blog

A ground-breaking ceremony: The Coronation of Elizabeth II

Read about how a coronation was televised for the first time.