Up and down the country people found many ways to properly mark the occasion.
Here are a few memories of the way that Portsmouth residents celebrated the jubilee.
Can you remember the big day?
Have a look through our gallery below.
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1. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977
Silver Jubilee Review in the Solent in June 1977. The News PP944 Photo: The News archive
2. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977
Residents of Windsor Road, Cosham, celebrating the Queen's silver jubilee in 1977. Photo: The News archive
3. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977
Sail training ship TS Royalist at the Silver Jubilee Review in June 1977. The News PP1654 Photo: The News archive
4. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977
The Queen arrives in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, on June 29, 1977, to mark her Silver Jubilee Photo: The News archive
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