Video: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee address to Parliament in full The Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee today by paying tribute to the British virtues of "resilience, ingenuity and tolerance," and to the Duke of Edinburgh, her "constant strength and guide" over the decades. She added: "During these years as your Queen, the support of my family has, across the generations, been beyond measure. This was the monarch's sixth address to both Houses of Parliament. She gave similar speeches in celebration of her Golden Jubilee in 2002 and Silver Jubilee 25 years earlier in 1977.