This weekend was a very special one as Britons celebrated Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II record-breaking tenure as our monarch. The Platinum Jubilee is the pinnacle of jubilees. Her Majesty’s first was the Silver in 1977, followed by the Ruby, Golden, Diamond – shared with Scottie fan Queen Victoria – and the Sapphire five years ago.
Now comes the Platinum at 70 years’ service to the nation and Commonwealth. It means the Queen becomes the first British monarch to achieve this milestone, and after this we have run out of minerals and metals!
But she joins a remarkable number of other monarchs around the world and through the ages who had staying power and defied the average mortality age of their times. Louis XIV of France celebrated his Platinum in 1713, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1928), Sobhuza II of Swaziland (1969) and Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand – just months before he died in October 2016.
But Scotties looked upon this exceptional event in a different way. For one thing, they were celebrating the Queen’s achievement of….490 years. That is the number of canine years as calculated by London Scottie Club Member Maxine.
So the Queen is heading for 500 years, half a Millennium on that basis!
Scotties certainly appreciated the remarkable achievement of the Queen, however you measure the number of years she has been head of state.
Over the past few days we have posted some photos of our Scotties preparing for the auspicious occasion and culminating on Sunday in thousands of street parties up and down the country. Bronte was also lucky to see the Gloriana, built for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, as it paddled passed Windsor! We share our favourite Platinum Jubilee photos in the gallery here:
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Flora King! That is her surname, honest!
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King Archie and Lady Agatha
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Royal Bronte
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Royal Olive
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More Olive
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Lord Pikush and Sir Pudding
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Teddy on the red carpet
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Sonny and Mae
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Royal Bronte
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Bobby is out for 70
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Flora carried by Shellen
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Lulu is Jubilee ready
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Lulu: Check those ears!
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Some Scotties are not for turning says Christina
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Ok, Christina got lucky
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Mungo on royal seat
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Royal Mile? No, it is Royal Mila
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Pikush and Pudding wear Plat Jubilee bandana and dare not get closer as live band at local street party
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Carol celebrates with VIP Edith
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So this is the lady we have been waiting to see, says Rocky
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Lexi reached Scotland during the festivities
Great article George, the cumulative years was a clever idea. And how stately our dogs all looked!
Our Scotties did us and the nation proud indeed! Thanks!
Sweet Scottie’s, a great write up indeed & the Queen should definitely have a Scottie dog, they are the BEST!
Great pictures and article!! OMG almost half a millennium 😄😁. Today everyone is taking it easy after this amazing weekend….
They are all adorable! I can look at their pictures all day. I particularly like the picture of Brinte. She looks cute, and regal and mischievous all at once.
Great photos and loved the article. Bronte and I had great fun celebrating around Windsor over the weekend. My birthday was 2nd June, so I much appreciated the fly past and fireworks! 🤣
Happy birthday Elaine!
What brilliant photos of our Scotties 🇬🇧
Love the photos, really think the Queen should get a Scottie.
agree!