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[Rols O'Bertilsson]

The Games will no doubt be the jewel in the glittering tiara of what will be a year of celebration for Britain. That said, the Games are the Games _ they are the IOC's domain. I doubt they'll have any "official" standing as a Diamond Jubilee celebration.

[adriane17]

it was the queen's golden jubilee in 2002 and that didn't impact on the commonwealth games on manchester - the celebrations were independent of it and were held in june (if i remember correctly). so i would imagine that if HRH is still alive in 2012 the same will be true!

[MIKYSALT]

The diamond Jubilee was one of the selling pionts of the london Olyimpics,

[Lee]

I am pretty sure that the Queens Diamond Jubilee will not form a big part of the London games. There will no doubt be a minor reference to it in the Opening Ceremonies but I doubt that it will be on the same lines as the Commonwealth Games ceremonies where an enitre segment was devoted to celebrating the Queens Golden Jubilee. After all, the anniversary in 2002 was also for the Queen being head of the Commonwealth aswell as being head of state in the UK. In that case, the Commonwealth Games was always going to be used to mark the occasion. The Olympics are a very different kettle of fish.

[MonctonFella]

She will be pushing 90 by the time the Olympics come around.  I magin she will still be on the throne, the Queen Mum was over 100 when she died, so Liz still has some steam left in her.

[Kenadian]

Elizabeth II will be 86 years of age come the London 2012 Games.  I think the Jubilee celebrations will be in June and the Olympics in July and August.

[its a bid of magic]

It will be a token gesture of some relevance - the Diamond Jubillee will be formerly acknowledge a couple of months before the London Olympics.

The best thing about the Golden Jubillee - WE ALL GOT AN EXTRA DAY OFF WORK!!!!

I expect the Queen will present Zara Philips with her Gold Medal though or maybe her mummy Princess Anne will.

[Ripley]

As hector has said...the Queen's diamond jubille is not a "minor event" for the British....there has only ever been 1 diamond jubilee every in history, Queen Victoria.

I think that the Olympics will make more than a passing reference to it. Obviously the Olympics are an international event, but while the jubille mainly has relevance to Britian and by then a few other Commonwealth countires....to not celebrate it would be like Australia hosting the Olympics on its Bicentennial and making no reference to it at all.

I know people may have strong views about this and may think its a wee bit inward looking, but I personally think it would be ludacrous to ignore the fact that our Queen has been on the throne for 60 years...longer than most if not all other heads of state in the world. The queen is well known in the world at large and could be described as an "international figure" and as such I don't think its too wierd to celebrate her jubille at the 2012 olympics.....she's part of our culture if nothing else. France and the US had their revolutions....we have our queen and monarchy...our country has been shaped by the monarchy throughout history.

[hektor]

I don t know if this has already been addressed but 2012 should be Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee... How will this interface with the Games ?

[Kenadian]

Yeah, I don't think it will be part of the package.  The Games will be planned around the IOC's rules, not the Queen's.  And besides, if something should happen to HRH before 2012, there won't be a celebration for the Queen.  I think it will just be a nice topper for her Jubilee to open the Olympics in London and cheer on British athletes in the stadium.