With 60 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth is second only to Victoria, the British monarch with the longest reign in history. In a couple of weeks time, there’ll be no escaping the union jacks, the commemorative tv programmes, tea towels and countless other memorabilia. A new online exhibition on Capital Collections gives a flavour of what life was like in Scotland’s capital back in 1952 and the chance to appreciate the nation’s constant figurehead in an ever-changing world.

Don’t forget you can get a fantastic feel for 1950’s Edinburgh from Whose Town?. Experience post-war Edinburgh through the eyes of 5 real people who lived and worked in the city at the time. You could even delve a little deeper and compare 1950s Edinburgh to Queen Victoria’s times.