QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE

Today, June 3rd, is the big day of the special celebrations which are taking place across Britain to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 60 years as a monarch on February 6th. She ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom in 1953 when she was a 25-year-old princess. The only other monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee was Queen Victoria in 1897.

Many people in Britain today have joined in the celebrations. Watch this mini animation where Wallace and Gromit prepare for their jubilee celebrations.