Jubilee Special

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Duration: 1 hour

Special edition of the history magazine show presented by Dan Snow and Sian Williams. Filmed at Westminster Abbey, the programme celebrates the Queen's diamond jubilee by looking back at more than a thousand years of royal history. They're joined by special guests Twiggy, Larry Lamb and Lucy Worsley.

Fashion icon Twiggy discovers the rules of dressing the Queen, in conversation with royal designers and milliners. Larry Lamb revisits his childhood in the 50s to find out why vintage is such big business. Historian Lucy Worsley draws parallels between the London of 1897, when Queen Victoria celebrated her diamond jubilee, and the preparations for this year's celebrations. Dan Snow continues his history road trips with The One Show's resident hairdresser, Michael Douglas, to discover how a king called Ken is related to our queen, and what happened when we experimented with doing away with the monarchy.

In the abbey the team are joined by some of the choristers who sang at the Queen's coronation. They also discover some of the secrets of last year's royal wedding with the dean of the abbey, and find out how they keep their priceless treasures looking their best for the more than one million tourists who visit each year.

  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Get to know our presenters Sian Williams and Dan Snow, and our reporters Lucy Worsley, Joe Crowley, Larry Lamb, Michael Douglas, Twiggy and Gregg Wallace. (clockwise)

    Find out more about the team
  • The Queen

    As part of Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations, watch video of her life and reign including rare film of her childhood and coronation.

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  • Get hands on...

    Get hands on...

    Hands on History brings the past to life with events around the UK and fun resources for all the family.

    Try the Hands on History resources for this show
  • Animations

    Animations

    What was life like in Victorian Britain? Travel back in time with Eric and Mona to find out.

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Credits

Series Producer
Amanda Lyon
Presenter
Dan Snow
Presenter
Sian Williams
Reporter
Twiggy
Reporter
Larry Lamb
Reporter
Lucy Worsley
Reporter
Michael Douglas
Executive Producer
Eamon Hardy

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