Queen begins Diamond Jubilee tour with Kate Pictures Queen Elizabeth II and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive at St. Pancras station before boarding a train to visit the city of Leicester, March 8, 2012, in London. The royal visit to Leicester marks the first date of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee tour of the U.K. between March 8 and July 25, 2012. Credit: Anthony Devlin/WPA Pool/Getty Images