London, UK – A British Muslim community has set out plans to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with street parties, lighting up of mosques throughout the UK, feeding the homeless and a launch of 200 special Diamond Jubilee buses across London – a unique contribution to this historic event.

Ahmadiyya Muslims will play the national anthem in street parties across 30 towns and cities from London to Glasgow. In Birmingham for example the celebrations will feature the Royal Navy band playing the national anthem at the mosque and congratulatory messages being read out in 60 languages by local community representatives.

There will also be special prayers for The Queen at 100 mosques and prayer halls belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – one of the oldest Islamic groups in Britain.

The community has also launched a special edition of the book ‘A Gift for the Queen’ written by their founder, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, on the occasion of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

The National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, Mr Rafiq Hayat said:

“In the history of the British monarch there have only been two diamond Jubilees, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community have been involved with both.

“We share in our country’s pride and joy at Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. It is our heartfelt prayer that may God continue to protect the Queen and we look forward to the festivities of the Jubilee weekend and to make them as inclusive as possible.

“As Muslims, we are duty bound to serve Queen and country and we regard this as an important part of our religion as we were taught by Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that loyalty to one’s country is a part of faith.”

In addition, Ahmadi Muslims will:

- Take part in the Big Lunch on 3rd June

- Light up all its mosques across the UK

- Say special prayers for the Queen on 1st June

- Feed the Homeless – 10,000 will benefit from this endeavour

- Hold charity walks to raise GBP400,000 for the Queen’s charities

- Fundraise through the community’s women’s network

- Organise blood donation sessions

- Hold interfaith symposia throughout the UK

A charity walk by thousands of community members around the Tower of London has already raised tens of thousands of pounds for the Queen’s Jubilee charities.

London buses with the special Diamond Jubilee poster also feature the peace campaign website for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

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Wickford, England – New figures from online fancy dress retailer All Fancy Dress indicate residents in South East England are the most patriotic ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Residents across the South East of England are expected to be the most fervent supporters of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations this weekend, according to a recent study by allfancydress.com.

Following a review of the top 20 counties, ordered by the average spend per capita on Jubilee merchandise purchased at AFD, eight (40%) of these were located in the South East region.

Brits have been planning their weekend festivities for a number of weeks now and the Home Counties and the surrounding London area are expected to be a sea of blue, white and red, according to figures.

The data reveals that residents in Kent are the most patriotic throughout the UK with over twice the amount of interest in Jubilee merchandise than the national average per head. The town of Tunbridge Wells also recorded strong interest two-and-a-half times the national average. Indeed the strong data has secured Tunbridge Wells the title of Britain’s most patriotic town.

Celebrations are expected to go long into the bank holiday weekend in Essex and Surrey as the second and third most patriotic counties in the UK.

Despite this significant interest in the Diamond Jubilee across the South East, strangely Londoners themselves have not bought into the celebrations quite so enthusiastically, with sales in the capital 70% less than the average region on a per-head basis.

The survey included data from smaller UK counties, with surprisingly high levels of patriotism in Powys, Mid Wales and Midlothian, Scotland.

The patriotism of cities and towns up and down the country was also measured as part of the survey. Tunbridge Wells is regarded as the UK’s most patriotic major town but the likes of Stockton-on-Tees and Solihull – with just under two-and-a-half times the national average – certainly run it close.

While there is likely to be a considerable variety of Diamond Jubilee celebrations in the South East, these results have also highlighted a north/south divide in interest in Jubilee merchandise.

The West Midlands on the whole displayed high levels of interest in the Diamond Jubilee with both Solihull and Cannock named in the top five most patriotic UK cities. However, Northern areas have shown a lower level of interest in Jubilee merchandise.

Mark Heaton, of All Fancy Dress, said: “Our survey has been a real eye opener. It is great to see such a wide variety of regions getting into the spirit of one of the most historic days in living memory.

“Kent looks very likely to be the place to visit if you are looking for large scale Diamond Jubilee celebrations.”

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