Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Afternoon Tea celebration

165 Main St,Beacon NY 12508

05 June, 2022

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Join the world in a global celebration of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee. We are honored to be an official part of "The Big Lunch" "I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service." - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It's been over70 years since the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and it's only fitting that we are hosting a very special High Tea Party to celebrate this momentous occasion. We will join millions of people across the world to share friendship, food and fun with The Big Jubilee Lunch. This event will be filled with fabulous finger sandwiches, scrumptious scones and delectable desserts served on our finest china and champagne to toast the Queen We ask that you wear your finest finery and for a truly royal experience a limited supply of Fascinators will be available for purchase. As a part of the celebration we will be showing some of the other Jubilee celebrations all day including The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Queen Elizabeth notes of interest. On the evening of the Coronation, The Queen made a radio broadcast in which she stated: "Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust". Her Majesty made her first radio broadcast in 1940 when, aged 14, she recorded a message of support for young people affected by the war in Europe, particularly those being evacuated from their homes, on the BBC’s Children's Hour. "I can truthfully say to you all that we children at home are full of cheerfulness and courage," she said. "We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen, and we are trying, too, to bear our own share of the danger and sadness of war." Her Majesty’s first solo public engagement (as Princess Elizabeth) was on 21st April 1942, her sixteenth birthday, when – then Princess Elizabeth - she inspected the Grenadier Guards at Windsor Castle. In 1944 The Queen joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (the women’s branch of the British Army during the Second World War) , becoming the first female member of the Royal Family to join the Armed Services as a full-time, active member. As a Subaltern, she learned to drive and maintain vehicles. Her Majesty’s first official overseas visit was in 1947 as Princess Elizabeth, when she toured South Africa, Southern Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe) and the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland (Botswana) with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The Queen celebrated her 21st birthday in South Africa, which was marked by a speech broadcast across the Commonwealth. In the speech the Princess pledged nothing less than her life’s work to her subjects, saying, "I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service." The Queen introduced the Elizabeth Cross in 2009. It was the first medal to which she had put her name. The award was instituted to give special recognition to the families of those who have died on military operations or as a result of terrorism since 1948. On announcing the Cross, Her Majesty said, "This seems to me a right and proper way of showing our enduring debt to those who are killed while actively protecting what is most dear to us all." On 9th September 2015, The Queen became the longest reigning Monarch in British history, surpassing the reign of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. In a speech given on the historic day during an engagement in the Scottish Borders, Her Majesty said, "Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones - my own is no exception - but I thank you all and the many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness." Her Majesty has owned more than 30 Corgis and Dorgis during her reign, most of which have been descended from her first Corgi, Susan, who was gifted to her on her eighteenth birthday in 1944.