Home: 10 Ways To Celebrate The Jubilee

I’ll let you in on my dorky little secret: I’m dead excited about the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this weekend. I know. I’m the woman who decidedly ticked the “YES” box in the referendum for Australia to become a republic all those years ago.

But you know what? I’m feeling OK about my dorky duplicity. And I think a few other Australians might share my exact feelings.

I’m not going to delve too deeply into my admiration for Elizabeth II, as I’ll start to unravel a mess of undergraduate post-colonial theory and I’ll start questioning why I’m writing this blog post in the first place. Best just to accept that I reckon 60 years in any job is worth acknowledging and I’m a dork and move along…

It doesn’t help that since I moved back to Sydney after living in London for three years, I can’t help looking back over my shoulder at what I left behind. I really miss the place. And I can’t help but feel swept along in the frenzy for Union Jack-and-corgi-emblazoned memorabilia – especially when every second tweet, instagram or status update details the latest preparations for this weekend’s street party. What can I say? I have a strong sense of occasion and I’m a sucker for a good string of bunting.

So while I’m stuffing my cake hole with Coronation chicken sandwiches this weekend, I’ll be raising a glass to Elizabeth II.

And if you’d like to join in, here are my top 10 ways to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.

Image above via www.liberty.co.uk.

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Make a Victoria Sponge cake

Another classic English tea-time treat, a proper Victoria Sponge cake is all feather-light sponge-sandwiched-together-with-jam-and-freshly-whipped-cream deliciousness. I like this recipe by Stone Soup. You could decorate you Victoria Sponge with this free printable Jubilee cake banner I made on Wee Birdy.

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