Window as a gift

What can you give the monarch for his anniversary? No doubt, of course, the window. Naturally, there is no smell of double-glazed windows - this is a monumental stained glass window, made in strict accordance with 800-year-old technology. It depicts the sovereign's coat of arms with two lions and a unicorn.

Both houses of the British Parliament collected 85 thousand pounds sterling in donations for this real work of art; work on it took more than a year.

The window was put on display today in the Great Hall of Westminster and unveiled at an official ceremony in the presence of the Queen herself. Later, this stained glass window will take place here, in the northern wall of the hall, the main venue for state events.

For her silver and golden jubilees, Elizabeth received, respectively, a small fountain in the courtyard near the Big Ben tower and a sundial built into the pavement opposite parliament.

This summer, celebrations for her 60th anniversary on the throne promise to be truly grandiose. In particular, a gigantic parade of a flotilla of over 1 thousand ships will take place on the Thames.