So Aidan has written to ask me what a Diamond Jubilee is.  Did anyone find out?  It is really, really historical--it has only happened one other time to a British Monarch.  It is the 60th anniversary of her reign.  She has been Queen since her father, King George VI died on February 6, 1952.  The only other monarch (king or queen) ever to reign that long was Queen Victoria and she ruled for 63 years.

Here in England there are going to be big, big celebrations this year.  There should be some celebrations in Canada too--after all she is our Queen too!!!

Yesterday I went to the British Library to see a really important document called the Magna Carta.  It was written in 1215 and was signed by King John.  It was the first ever charter that gave regular people rights and freedoms.  It said the King was not above the law, that he had to obey the law too.  This was amazing at the time.  It is the reason we enjoy the rights and freedoms we do in Canada today.  The actual document was kept behind glass in a case that is temperature controlled.  The lights in the room were low to keep the document from fading.  There I was, standing right next to a piece of history--amazing!

The British Library is really close to the King's Cross Station.  Do you know it from the Harry Potter books?  We decided to go look for platform 9 3/4, but guess what?  The station is all under construction and we couldn't get near platforms 9, 10 and 11.  Oh well.

Sorry--no photos this time--I forgot to bring my camera into London with me.  I'll remember for next time though.

Take care everyone!