Ottawa made its contributions to Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee on Saturday, from the steps of Parliament Hill to high tea in Stittsville.

A copy of a downtown performance is being sent to the Queen, as she's currently busy with massive celebrations in the U.K.

"It's something special, it's not every monarch that gets to rule for 60 years," said one spectator.

"We know the Queen is very special so we wanted to try our very best today," said dancer Kaitlyn Powel.

Pipe band member Bethany Bisaillon has played before royalty and met Queen Elizabeth II three times.

"She is adept at having people feel at ease about being around her, and she's genuinely interested in who you are and what you do," she said. "She has a wicked sense of humour, she's just amazing and in person she just glows."

In the west Ottawa community of Stittsville, a British-themed high tea featured a woman dressed up as the Queen, fascinators and all kinds of treats.

"We've got the white rabbit, we've got Alice and we've got Twiddle Dee; we thought it would be a nice surprise for the Queen and for all of the guests." said Lauren Honcoop.

"It's a day we can all pay our respects to the Queen and everything she has done for Canada."

"None of them are the exact same," said one girl of the fascinators. "They're all very unique and they're actually very fun to make."

The last time Ottawa celebrated a Diamond Jubilee was for Queen Victoria in 1897.

With a report from CTV Ottawa's Vanessa Lee