Video: Queen's Diamond Jubilee: HMS Daring lights a Jubilee beacon The warship, a Type 45 destroyer and one of the most advanced warships in the world and is currently on operations east of Suez. The Royal Navy retains a permanent presence in the Gulf. Her commanding officer, Captain Guy Robinson RN, led his ship's company in sending Her Majesty many congratulations on her Diamond Jubilee. More than 4,200 beacons to be set alight in Britain and abroad to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen Elisabeth II. The queen will light the final beacon following the concert on Monday evening in gardens of Buckingham Palace.