Lords congratulates Her Majesty the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee
26 May 2022
On Thursday 26 May, the House of Lords congratulated Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee as it agreed an Address to the Queen.
Debate
The debate was opened by the Leader of the House of Lords, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, followed by Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour), Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat), Lord Judge (Crossbench) and the Bishop of Birmingham. Speeches from other members followed.
Before the debate, the Lord Speaker paid tribute to the Queen.
Catch up on the debate online on Parliament TV, or read a transcript in Lords Hansard. See photos from the debate on Flickr.
Humble Address
Members debated a 'Humble Address' to be presented to the Queen from the House of Lords.
Humble Addresses are a communication from either of the Houses of Parliament to the monarch. Most recently, the House of Lords debated a Humble Address thanking Her Majesty following the Queen's Speech, read this year by the Prince of Wales, at the State Opening of Parliament.
The House of Lords also presented an Address to the Queen in 2012 on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee. Read the debate on the Humble Address in Lords Hansard or watch on YouTube. There were also Addresses in 1977 and 2002 for the Silver and Golden Jubilees.
The Queen and the House of Lords
The Queen, or her representatives, regularly preside over the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords. This is the formal start to the parliamentary year and one of the only times that all three parts of Parliament - the monarch, the Lords and the Commons - come together.
See footage from some of the earliest State Openings during the Queen's reign in our new film.
See footage from early State Openings during Her Majesty The Queen's reign.
- Find out more about the State Opening of Parliament
- See photos from previous State Openings on Flickr
- Discover more about the Queen and Parliament in a Lords Library briefing
- Find out more about the relationship between Parliament and the Crown
Photo: Her Majesty The Queen at the State Opening of Parliament in 2019. Copyright House of Lords 2019 / photo by Roger Harris.