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23 Dec, 4 tweets, 3 min read
#DYK it is customary for towns to be awarded city status during a Jubilee year?

Today @cabinetofficeuk have announced the list of places in the running for the #PlatinumJubilee City Status Competition.

Let's take a look at previous winning cities during Her Majesty’s reign ➡️
In 1977, to mark The Queen’s Silver Jubilee, Derby was was granted city status.

📸 HM presenting the letters patent at Council House, Derby - 1977.

In 1992, the Ruby Jubilee year, Sunderland became a city.

📸 HM traveling on the Sunderland to Newcastle Metro Link - 2002. ImageImage
In The Queen’s Golden Jubilee year, 2002, multiple towns were awarded city status.

📸 Among them were Preston, Stirling and Lisburn, which Her Majesty visited as part of her nationwide Golden Jubilee tour to celebrate 50 years as Monarch. ImageImageImage
To coincide with The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Chelmsford, St Asaph and Perth were awarded city status.

📸 HM arriving in the City of Perth - 2012.

A total of 39 locations are in the running for the Platinum Jubilee competition.

➡️Head to @cabinetofficeuk for more. Image

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