Perfect 10: the men and women who have shaped the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood is brimming with birdlife. Brush up on your bird-spotting skills at the bird hide or wander down to the open areas where ground-nesting birds, such as skylarks, can be found. The east of the site is home to mute swans, little grebes, tufted ducks, terns and mallards. At night, look out for the tawny and barn owls as they search the ground for prey.

Ten years later, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee was marked by many celebrations, including, on 22 June 1897, a progress to St Paul's Cathedral, where a short service of thanksgiving was held outside the building, as the Queen was too lame to manage the steps. Eleven colonial Prime Ministers were in attendance. The Queen's progress continued.

Her given names were Alexandrina Victoria, and she belonged to the Royal House of Hanover. From birth formally styled Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Kent. Queen Victoria's real name was.

The first time I heard this queen’s name, I couldn’t stop laughing. Honestly, I have no idea why it’s so funny, but it really is. Meatball was a competitor on season 1 of the Boulet Brothers’.

Mary of Teck became Queen Mary, consort of King George V. She was the mother of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Victoria was the second-longest reigning British monarch in history, ruling the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901. Her death on Jan. 22, 1901, at age 81 was mourned around the world and signaled an end to the Victorian Era.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee procession on 22 June 1897 followed a route six miles long through London and included troops from all over the empire. The procession paused for an open-air service of thanksgiving held outside St Paul's Cathedral, throughout which Victoria sat in her open carriage, to avoid her having to climb the steps to enter the building. The celebration was marked by vast.

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Queen Victoria wore the diamond occasionally afterwards. She left in her will that the Koh-i-noor should only be worn by a female queen. If the head of state was a man, his wife would have to carry the diamond. After Queen Victoria’s death, the Kohinoor became part of the Crown Jewels.

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In 2002, the Queen inherited this diamond and ruby tiara from the Queen Mother. Designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria, the piece was originally set with opals, but they were replaced with rubies by opal-wary Queen Alexandra. The tiara was one of the Queen Mother's most worn sparklers, and so far the Queen has only worn the piece once: during a visit to Malta in 2005.