Two pieces of memorabilia marking the Platinum Jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II are displayed in the gift shop window at Buckingham Palace in London. The 95-year-old monarch’s celebrations began on February 6, the date in 1952 when she became queen following the death of her father, King George VI. Afp Foto Photo
The then-Princess Elizabeth (center, right), with her sister Margaret, her father King George VI of Great Britain (center), with his wife Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family after the coronation, in London, May 15, 1937. Applications / Photo Files
Britain’s Princess Elizabeth (right), heir to the British throne, at the age of 14, broadcasts a three-minute speech to British children evacuated overseas, in London on October 22, 1940. Her sister Margaret is at left. Applications / Photo Files
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II attends the Opening of the State Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London on October 14, 2019. Afp Foto Photo
In this photo taken on April 21, 1944, England’s King George VI and his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother (right) pose with their daughter, Princess Elizabeth, as they celebrate her 18th birthday at Windsor Castle. Afp Foto Photo
The ‘Irish coach’, who carries the bride, Princess Elizabeth of England, and her father, King George VI, to Westminster Abbey, London, on November 20, 1947, past the Victoria Memorial. Decorative bunting and pennants mark the route of the procession. Applications / Photo Files
Britain’s Princess Elizabeth and her new husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose for a photo at Buckingham Palace after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, London. November 20, 1947. Applications / Photo Files
A cake to celebrate the start of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee during a reception in the ‘Ballroom’ at Sandringham House, where the Queen of Norfolk resides. Afp Foto Photo
The King of England (center) sits at Westminster Abbey on the day of his coronation in London, England, on June 2, 1953. Afp Foto Photo
The Archbishop of Canterbury, foreground, reads a blessing to Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the St Edward’s crown, during her coronation ceremony in London on June 2, 1953. Applications / Photo Files
Coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth II outside Buckingham Palace on a day marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, in London on February 6, 2022. Ap Photo
The British royal family poses for a photo at Frogmore in Windsor, England, in April 1968, to celebrate the 42nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of England. (From right to left) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Queen, and Prince Andrew and Prince Charles. Applications / Photo Files
A London family watches Queen Elizabeth II on a television screen during Her Majesty’s first Christmas broadcast to the British people on 26 December 1957. Applications / Photo Files
One of eight new stamps showing Queen Elizabeth II saluting in uniform and on horseback during 1978’s ‘Trooping the Color’, issued to commemorate the king’s Platinum Jubilee. Ap Photo
Britons were thrilled to see their king appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as part of the four-day Diamond Jubilee celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne on Tuesday, 5 June starting in 2012. Ap Photo
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, followed by the Princes and Princesses of Wales, Diana and Charles, as they arrive for the Opening of the State Parliament in London on Tuesday, 6 November 1984. Ap Photo
A protester holds a poster with an image of the British monarch in front of a police line in Dublin, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Ap Photo
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of England look at flowers in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales, at Buckingham Palace in London, Friday, September 5, 1997. Ap Photo
The King in the Chapel of St. George at Prince Philip’s funeral, at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Ap Photo
Elizabeth II of England looks at Queen Victoria’s signature fan, along with a display of memorabilia from her gold and platinum jubilee, in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle, west London, in this picture taken in January but published on February 4, 2022. Afp Foto Photo
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