13 SEPTEMBER 2008, Page 25

Many a diamond jubilee

Sir: Robert Hardman believes that ‘Up to now, only one monarch in history has celebrated a diamond jubilee’ (‘Never mind the Olympics — get set for the Jubilee’, 6 September). What tosh. To take the most obvious example, Emperor Francis-Joseph of Austria reigned from 1848 to 1916, which is 68 years. There are many other examples.

Roger Broad

London W2