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There was high tea on the high street and the skies were set alight with a magnificent display to celebrate 70 years of the Queen’s reign in June.
Here, we look back on the Platinum Jubilee…
To start the long weekend of events, the Lieutenant Governor, Sir Stephen Dalton and Lady Dalton hosted a Birthday Reception at Government House on Wednesday 1 June, including entertainment from the Band of the Island of Jersey and a 21-gun salute from the Jersey Militia.
On Thursday night, as part of a coordinated national programme, Jersey joined more than 1,500 locations in lighting up the skies across the British Isles with a Jubilee Beacon.
Video: The light show leading up to the virtual lighting of the Platinum Jubilee beacon at Mount Bingham.
The big light-up was the pinnacle of a near-all-day event of food and entertainment at Mount Bingham. One notable act was a choir of 90 young people who sang the specially commissioned 'Song for the Commonwealth', ahead of a laser and smoke light show which could be spotted from across St. Aubin's Bay.
Throughout the week, numerous parishes held tea parties – many of which were graced by a Royal visitor.
King Charles II – aka Michelle Hervieu – regaled audiences with tales from the 'Merry Monarch's' life and his time in Jersey.
Islanders were also invited to a picnic at Elizabeth Castle, and urged to "dress to impress", bearing in mind Queen Elizabeth II's fondness for fancy hats.
But perhaps the most extravagant of the food-themed celebrations was on Sunday - an event for which tickets sold out in less than 24 hours.
Around 400 islanders attended a 'High Tea on the High Street' feast, with a table offering scones, cream, finger sandwiches and assorted cakes spanning the length of Broad Street – truly a feast fit for a Queen.
Video: High Tea on the High Street being set up.
Exuberant exhibitions were also held across the week – among them, the results of a challenge to local artists to create a work exploring Jersey's unique relationship with the Crown directly on the walls of the Arts Centre's Berni Gallery in just 36 hours.
Once the exhibition finished on Saturday 18 June, the gallery walls were repainted, covering up the work forever.
More permanent commemorations, meanwhile, included a fast-jet sundial at Government House.
Designed by well-known artist Nick Romeil and his son, silversmith William.
Pictured: A sundial was unveiled at Government House for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
The design consisted of a solid granite plinth with a bronze globe mounted ontop. The 'gnomon' pointer was created in the shape of a jet in recognition of the outgoing Lieutenant-Governor, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, who was a fast-jet pilot before going on to the lead the Royal Air Force.
Yet more significant was the island's involvement in the Queen's Green Canopy jubilee tree-planting initiative.
To mark 70 years on the throne, the National Trust came up with a plan to plant new trees and 700 shrubs on former côtils at Bouley Bay.
Pictured: The fields were previously leased out for potato growing, but were considered "very steep and difficult to work with."
The fields had been used previously for potato growing, but the lease was relinquished because they were "very steep and difficult to work with."
Its hoped that the planting will bring both immediate and lasting benefits to local wildlife, helping a variety of species to thrive.
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