Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee - A Celebration Published in association with BURKE'S PEERAGE

The year 2002 marked the 50th anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty the Queen to the throne and celebrated half a century of the Queen's important role in the affairs of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. This was a unique occasion in the history of the nation and provided citizens of this country and the Commonwealth nations with the opportunity to thank Her Majesty for 50 years of dedicated service. It also provided organizations and governments throughout the world with an opportunity to pay tribute to Her Majesty and to celebrate this unique event.

Looking back over the past 50 years, the Golden Jubilee celebration was a time to reflect on the key advances and developments in science, industry and commerce that have had significant impact over this important period, as well as to record the ways in which our lives in general have changed. The event was a time to chronicle the changes in our culture and lifestyle as well as to recall triumphant sporting achievements and media landmarks. It also afforded the opportunity of reviewing where we stand today and of looking at the role that the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth will play in the future.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S GOLDEN JUBILEE - A CELEBRATION, which has been produced in association with Burke's Peerage, is a high-design top quality, limited edition, book created specifically for an exclusive hand-picked readership. It features some of the most important highlights of this exciting period in history, covering a broad range of topics from landmark technological developments in industry, discoveries and innovations in science, memorable sporting and cultural events, major lifestyle changes and trends in fashion, food and travel as well as looking at the evolution of financial markets, trade and investment.

For almost two hundred years, Burke's Peerage has specialised in publishing books on ancestry, aristocracy and history, as well as many volumes on Imperial and Royal families of the world. Burke's Peerage is the largest publishing house of its type in the British Isles and is the leading publisher in documenting the hereditary nobility, including the Royal Family, the untitled nobility and the new ruling classes.

The services of Burke's Peerage include, also, ancestry research for all of those of European descent, including the Americas, Australasia and The British Commonwealth.

Burke's Peerage has recently inaugurated a programme to design and register coats of arms for people all over the world. It has created coats of arms for President Clinton and for President Mandela, as well as for Governor George W Bush of Texas and the former Vice President of The United States, Albert Gore. All American Presidents since George Washington have been researched by Burke's Peerage and recorded in  Burke's Presidential Families of the United States of America.

Ken Rogers is an established writer on business, industry, transport, modern history and cultural matters. A contributor to most major newspapers, magazines and the Economist Intelligence Unit, he has also edited a number of successful, specialist books for Sovereign Publications Limited. From 1999 until 2000 he was Chairman of the United Kingdom's Guild of Motoring Writers and he is currently Deputy Chairman.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S GOLDEN JUBILIEE - A CELEBRATION has been published to exacting standards and provides readers with a unique distinctive historical document of outstanding quality and value which combines informative, interesting and entertaining features with beautiful and visually stimulating photography and design.

The publication is broad in scope and contains a series of interesting articles, which look at various developments, inventions, and momentous events, that have marked the 50 years of the Her Majesty the Queen's reign. It includes articles on major technological developments in industry that have made a significant impact in the last 50 years, important discoveries and innovations in science, memorable sporting and cultural events, major trends in art, fashion, food, leisure and travel, momentous social and historic occasions as well as the development and broadening of financial markets, trade and investment.

In addition, the book records important royal family occasions, milestones in world trade and business as well as country and Commonwealth issues, which have been significant during the course of the past 50 years. Editorial is a blend of lifestyle material and major business and industry developments.