A potter works on a molded crown-shaped pot in the Emma Bridgewater pottery in Hanley, Stoke on Trent, England which is producing a collection to celebrate the queen’s diamond jubilee. The Diamond Jubilee range will feature both hand decorated spongeware patterns and lithographed prints on celebratory mugs, bowls, plates, teapots and a ceramic crown emblazoned with the slogans ‘Sixty Years a Queen’ and ‘Steadfast and True. AFP PHOTO / Andrew Yates