'Her Majesty Planting a Tree in the Grounds of Buckingham Palace as a Memorial of the Jubilee, June 28, 1897'. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) celebrated her Diamond Jubilee (60th anniversary of her reign - June 1837-June 1897). Her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than that of any previous British monarch. Here she is seen planting a tree in the garden of the royal family's London residence. From Sixty Years A Queen: The Story of Her Majesty's Reign, by Sir Herbert Maxwell. [Harmsworth Bros, Limited, London, c1897]