Join the Queen at Diamond Jubilee party

Monday, 23 April 2012

The organisers of a three-county summer garden party to celebrate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee have revealed how University staff can be part of this unique event through a public ballot to be drawn next month.

Four thousand guests, together with The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, will attend the party to be held near Henley-on-Thames on the afternoon of 25 June. It is being jointly organised by the Lord Lieutenants of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire as part of The Queen's UK-wide Diamond Jubilee regional tour.

More than a quarter of the tickets will be available through the public ballot which will be drawn on 9 May by the Lord Lieutenants of each of the three counties. The ballot is open to adult residents of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Each successful applicant will be allocated a double ticket so they can bring a guest. There will be no charge for applications or tickets.

Application forms for the ballot can be downloaded from the following website: www.berkshirecf.org

Hard copies of the application form are also available in public libraries throughout the County. The ballot closes on 30 April. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of May.  

Guests are promised a splendid afternoon to remember. A highlight is a river pageant themed around the Thames which celebrates the important role the river has played in the life of the three counties over a thousand years.

Closely associated with the event is a major Jubilee fund-raising appeal for the four Community Foundations in the three counties which exist to strengthen communities and enrich local life by inspiring and supporting philanthropy and charitable giving.