Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with LondonTown.com

    LONDON, ENGLAND, May 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Sixty years ago this June Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne. To celebrate this momentous anniversary - the Diamond Jubilee - a series of events and exhibitions are taking place across the country with the epicentre of the celebrations in the capital.

Some of the events marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee include: Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration, a series of images by the famous Royal Photographer on display at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum; The Big Jubilee Lunch which hopes to be the biggest street party the UK has ever seen and the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant that will include more than 1,000 boats to accompany the Queen for the largest flotilla on the Thames in over 300 years.

The official anniversary is 2 June, but in commemoration of the event and to honour Queen and country the UK is being endowed with two extra Bank Holidays, Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 June. A four-day weekend is just one more reason to celebrate. Britons are being encouraged to make a holiday out of the occasion by LondonTown.com as it slashes room rates at some of the best London hotels.

The Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel London is a mere four minutes walk from the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. You'll even be able to see all the action from your window as this four-star hotel boasts spectacular views over the Thames. On the other side of the River you'll find Buckingham Palace, the Victoria and Albert Museum and Victoria rail station. LondonTown.com has chopped room rates at this swanky London hotel by 76% bringing prices to just GBP80 per room, per night.

If you really want to splash out and be the Queens neighbour for a few nights the five-star Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London is a stellar choice. This hotel is pure luxury; opulent rooms overlook Hyde Park, the restaurant is award winning and the spa is pure bliss. The V&A is a short stroll as is Buckingham Palace and the River Thames. When it comes to London hotels you can't get more spectacular than this. LondonTown.com has secured a 60% discount at this hotel bringing room rates to GBP307 per night.

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