File photo dated 29/06/77 of Queen Elizabeth II on a walk-about in Portsmouth during her Silver Jubilee tour of Great Britain as she turns 90 on the April 21st. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday April 3, 2016. See PA story ROYAL Birthday. Photo credit should read: PA WireFile photo dated 29/06/77 of Queen Elizabeth II on a walk-about in Portsmouth during her Silver Jubilee tour of Great Britain as she turns 90 on the April 21st. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday April 3, 2016. See PA story ROYAL Birthday. Photo credit should read: PA Wire
File photo dated 29/06/77 of Queen Elizabeth II on a walk-about in Portsmouth during her Silver Jubilee tour of Great Britain as she turns 90 on the April 21st. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday April 3, 2016. See PA story ROYAL Birthday. Photo credit should read: PA Wire

Do you remember the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977?

It is hard to believe that the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations were over 40 years ago!
By Deborah Croker
Published 11th Jan 2021, 19:43 BST

Up and down the country people found many ways to properly mark the occasion.

Here are a few memories of the way that Portsmouth residents celebrated the jubilee.

Can you remember the big day?

Have a look through our gallery below.

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Silver Jubilee Review in the Solent in June 1977. The News PP944

1. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977

Silver Jubilee Review in the Solent in June 1977. The News PP944 Photo: The News archive

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Residents of Windsor Road, Cosham, celebrating the Queen's silver jubilee in 1977.

2. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977

Residents of Windsor Road, Cosham, celebrating the Queen's silver jubilee in 1977. Photo: The News archive

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Sail training ship TS Royalist at the Silver Jubilee Review in June 1977. The News PP1654

3. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977

Sail training ship TS Royalist at the Silver Jubilee Review in June 1977. The News PP1654 Photo: The News archive

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The Queen arrives in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, on June 29, 1977, to mark her Silver Jubilee

4. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977

The Queen arrives in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, on June 29, 1977, to mark her Silver Jubilee Photo: The News archive

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