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Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Join us to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

On the evening of Thursday 2 June, Durham Cathedral will be lit red, white and blue in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

What's on at Durham Cathedral

Crown and Cathedral museum exhibition | until 3 July
Picnic in the cloisters | 28 May to 5 June, 11am-1pm
Bede the bear trail | 28 May to 5 June
Make a Crown crafts | 28 May to 5 June, 11am-3.30pm
Flag-making workshops | 4 & 5 June
Summer in the City: Fanfare! | Friday 3 June, 7:30pm

Photo: John Attle

Join us at a Thanksgiving service to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Saturday 4 June, 3pm

A special service at Durham Cathedral to give thanks for the Queen's service, featuring a special performance by a choir of young singers from the region. Durham Cathedral Choir will sing the coronation anthem ‘I was glad’ by Hubert Parry. If you would like to attend, please reserve a seat.

Book a place at the service

Remembering past royal visits

Durham Cathedral has been visited by a number of members of the British royal family over the years. Her Majesty the Queen is pictured on the right greeting children in the Cloisters of Durham Cathedral on her Silver Jubilee tour in 1977. The Queen Mother visited the cathedral in 1956 and 1987, and Princess Anne visited the cathedral in 1971. 

The most recent royal visit to Durham Cathedral was in 2017, in which The Prince of Wales officially opened Durham Cathedral's museum.