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This year Her Majesty The Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking seventy 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth.

Speaking from South Africa on her 21st birthday, Her Majesty devoted her life to the service of the Commonwealth, saying: “I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service”.
 
This week the British High Commission joins friends, partners and colleagues to mark the contribution Her Majesty The Queen has made to countries, communities and people in Ghana and across the Commonwealth by holding two events:
 
·        A Big Lunch for children and young people from schools across Ghana;
·        And, a live screening of the BBC’s Platinum Party At The Palace happening in London, at the High Commissioner’s Residence.
 
Speaking after hosting children and young people for a Big Lunch at her Residence, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson said:
 
“This week it is my humble honour and pleasure to join with our friends, colleagues and partners both here in Ghana and across the Commonwealth, to mark and celebrate the extraordinary reign of Her Majesty The Queen.
 
“Together we celebrate not just the work of the crown but the work of the woman who wears it. In her 70 years on the throne, HRH The Queen has been an anchor in times of uncertainty, a figurehead and a constant.”
 
On Thursday evening, Harriet Thompson attended the lighting of the Jubilee Beacon at the Rotary Club of Accra. More than 2000 beacons will be lit throughout the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories, and one in each of the capital cities of Commonwealth countries including in Accra, in recognition of HRH The Queen’s long and selfless service.