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21st APRIL
Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on throne
In 1952 the woman, known today as Queen Elizabeth II, was just Elizabeth, a 25-year-old member of England’s royal family visiting a remote village in Kenya.
When word came on Feb. 6 of that year that her father, George VI, had died, Elizabeth cut her trip short and flew home to London. She was greeted at the airport by her country’s then-Prime Minister Winston Churchill and she was crowned Queen Elizabeth II.
Today, 60 years later, the 85-year-old Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee anniversary. The anniversary makes Queen Elizabeth, already Britain’s oldest serving monarch, the country’s longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years.
The entire country is celebrating and there will be celebrations throughout the year . The main event, the 2012 Diamond Jubilee weekend, will be held in June and feature a star-studded concert and boat pageant on the Thames river with a 1,000-strong flotilla.
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