Queen Elizabeth II to Mark Her Diamond Jubilee-17Jan 2012

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Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Pics60 years since Queen Elizabeth II ascended the British throne on 6 February 1952

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Queen Elizabeth II to mark her Diamond Jubilee: In pics

The year 2012 will mark the Diamond Jubilee (60th anniversary) of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the

throne of the United Kingdom and several other countries. Elizabeth, currently the second-longest reigning Britishmonarch after Queen Victoria, was proclaimed as the sovereign of the 6th February 1952. On this occasion, a

look at some of the memorable images from the times of her life and reign.

In this photo: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in central London,

on July 7, 2009. AFP
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Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, the daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore, the Duchess of York

(R) holds in 1926 in London her firstborn, Princess Elizabeth, and her husband, the Duke of York. In 1937, the

Duke of York acceded to the throne, becoming George VI after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, who

married American divorcee Wallis Simpson. AFP


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Picture dated from the year 1933 of Princess Margaret (L), the younger sister of future Britain's Queen Elizabeth

II (R). Margaret was born at Glamis Castle 21 August 1930. She was educated at home with her sister, and her

first major state event was the coronation of her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen

Mother). AFP


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Queen Elizabeth, the former Duchess of York (R), the King George VI, and their daughters Princess Elizabeth

(C) and Princess Margaret pose 12 May 1937 in London after the Coronation of Duke of York. In 1937, the Duke

of York acceded to the throne, becoming George VI after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, who married

American divorcee Wallis Simpson. AFP


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Picture taken October 1940 in Windsor shows the Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret sending a

message during the BBC's children programme, particularly to the children who were being evacuated because

of the World War II. AFP

This undated file picture taken in the 1940's shows Princess Elizabeth changing the wheel of a military vehicle

during the World War II, in an unknown location. AFP
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The Queen Elizabeth (2nd-L, future Queen Mother), her daughter Princess Elizabeth (4th-L, future Queen

Elizabeth II), Queen Mary (C) , Princess Margaret (5th-L) and the King George VI (R), pose at the balcony of the

Buckingham Palace in December 1945. AFP


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Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and her Fiance Philip Mountbatten (also the Duke of Edinburgh)

pose in the Buckingham Palace on July 09, 1947 in London, the day their engagement was officially announced.

AFP


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A large crowd salutes the Princess Elizabeth of England and Philip The Duke of Edinburgh as they pass in a

horse drawn carriage, during their wedding day, 20 November 1947 in London. AFP


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Britain's Princess Elizabeth smiles as she is holding on her lap Princess Anne, born 18 August 1950. AFP


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General view of the ceremony of the proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, 08 February

1952, in London. Queen Elizabeth II was proclaimed Sovereign of each of the Commonwealth Realms on 07

February 1952, after the death of her father King George VI in the night between 05 February and 06 February

1952, and while the Princess was in Kenya. AFP


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The Mayor, Alderman R. H. Tozer (C), in front of the Corporation of Windsor, reads the proclamation of the death

of George VI and the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne in front of the Queen Victoria Statue at the

foot of Castle Hill, 08 February 1952, in Windsor. Queen Elizabeth II was proclaimed Sovereign of each of the

Commonwealth Realms on 06 February 1952, after the death of her father King George VI in the night between

05 February and 06 February 1952. AFP


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Queen Elizabeth II reviews the Grenadiers Guards Regiment, the day after her 26th birthday, 22 April 1952 in

London. AFP


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Undated picture of the Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince Philip and their two children Prince Charles of England and

Princess Ann of England posing in Balmoral. AFP


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The Archbishop of Canterbury gives the Queen Elizabeth II a sword, prior to the Coronation ceremony, 02 June

1953 in Westminster Abbey. AFP


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A picture of the coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II, taken 02 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey, London. AFP


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The royal carriage of Queen Elizabeth II passes by the Queen Victoria's monument, in front of Buckingham

Palace, 02 June 1953, during the ceremony of coronation of the Queen. The Queen was solemnly crowned at

Westminster Abbey in London that day. AFP


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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are seen through the window of the royal carriage as they arrive, 02 June

1953 in Trafalgar Square. The Queen was solemnly crowned at Westminster Abbey in London that day. AFP

Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Prince Philip waves to the crowd, 02 June 1953 after being crowned

solemnly at Westminter Abbey in London. Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh on the 20th of November

1947 and was proclaimed Queen in 1952 at age 25. Her coronation was the first worldwide televised event. AFP


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King Hussein of Jordan (2nd L) and his wife Queen Dina (R) on honey moon in Great-Britain pose together with

Queen Elizabeth II (L), the Duke of Edinburgh (2nd R), Prince Charles and Princess Anne 19 June 1955 at

Windsor Castle. AFP

General Charles of Gaulle, president of the French Republic, along with Queen Elizabeth II arrives atBuckingham Palace at the time of his official trip to London, April 5 1960. AFP


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The Queen Elizabeth II rides an elephant, February 1961, during her official visit to India. AFP


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The Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Philip pose with Iran Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Farah

Pahlavi during their state visit, March 1961 in Tehran. AFP

The Royal Family; (from L to R) the Queen Elizabeth II, Philip of Edinburgh, the Prince Charles of England, the

Princess Anne of England, attend Sir Winston Churchill's funeral ceremony 30 January 1965 at St Paul'sCathedral in London. Standing in the centre General de Gaulle.


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Queen Elizabeth II holds the hands of her 20-year-old son Prince Charles during his investiture as Prince of

Wales, 11 July 1969, at Caernarfon castle (Walles), as demanded by tradition. Historically, all Wales princes had

resided in this castle. AFP


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The Queen Elizabeth II poses with his son, Prince of Wales Charles, and his fiancee, Lady Diana Spencer, at

Buckingham Palace, 27 March 1981. AFP


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Queen Elizabeth II uses a Leica camera to take a photograph of her husband, the duke of Edinburgh, as he

competes in the dressage section of the carriage driving championship, 12 May 1995 in Windsor.


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and former British Prime Minister Thatcher arrive 16 October 1995 at Claridge's in

London for a dinner to celebrate the former Prime Minister's 70th birthday. Baroness Thatcher greeted the Queen

warmly, laying to rest past speculation that the two women did not get on with each other.


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South African President Nelson Mandela stands with Elizabeth II, the Queen of England, in the Music Room of

Buckingham Palace 09 July on his arrival for a state banquet in his honor.


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Queen Elizabeth II of England speaks to youths as she took a walkabout at Saint James's Palace 05 September

1997 where she paid her respects to Diana, Princess of Wales, who was buried the next day.

US President Bill Clinton (C) and his wife Hillary (L) meet talk with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham

Palace in London 14 December 2000. AFP


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Members of the British Royal family follow Princess Margaret's coffin as it leaves St George's Chapel, Windsor

Castle, 15 February 2002. Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, had died the

previous week at the age of 71. AFP


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at work aboard the Royal train near Darlington 07 May 2002. Queen Elizabeth and

her husband the Duke of Edinburgh were on the second leg of her nationwide tour, marking her 50 years on the

throne, The tour took the royal couple on visits across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over a

span of 14 weeks. AFP


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Queen Elizabeth II leaves St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle, 02 June 2002, after a service to mark her

Golden Jubilee, or fifty years on the throne.

Fireworks burst over Buckingham Palace in London Monday 03 June 2002, after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II lit a

beacon to commemorate her Golden Jubilee. Earlier, some 12 000 people had watched the Party in the Palace -

the second concert to be held in the grounds in three days - a crowd estimated at one million gathered outside toenjoy the music. She travelled to the St Paul's for a service of thanksgiving the next day.


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II receives Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (R) at Windsor Castle, where she

presented him with the insignia of the GCMG (Knight Grand Cross of the order of St Michael and St George) 06

June 2003. Karzai met the British Queen on the third and final day of his second official visit to Great Britain as

president of Afghanistan. AFP


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US President George W. Bush (R) walks through the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace with Britain Queen

Elizabeth II 19 November 2003 during his state visit. AFP

US President George W. Bush bids farewell to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) as his wife Laura (R) looks on at

Buckingham Palace 21 November 2003, before traveling to the Sedgefield constituency of British Prime Minister

Tony Blair. President Bush and his wife were on the last day of their three-day state visit to the UK. AFP


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (right) talks to author JK Rowling at a reception held at Buckingham Palace 11 March

2004, where celebrities, writers, sports stars, academics and business high-flyers were among the many women

achievers being saluted by the Royal Family.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets veterans at the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha (the Sikh Temple) in

Hounslow, west London, 15 October 2004. Crowds cheered as the monarch, accompanied by husband PrincePhilip arrived to inaugurate its 2.5 million pound ($4.5 million) expansion. AFP


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II poses at Howe Barracks in Canterbury, Kent with the 1st Battalion of The Argyll and

Sutherland Highlanders with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace for establishing good relations with communities

during their service in Iraq, 09 November 2004. The Queen also presented soldiers with Operational Service

Medals for their service and was expected to meet some of the families of those then serving the battalion. AFP


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh sit on the thrones in The Chamber of The House of

Lords, Westminster in London 23 November 2004. Security was the key theme of the queen's speech. AFP


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The crown of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is carried into the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament

23 November 2004, in London. The British government had announced a range of new measures to fight global

terrorism and organised crime, as Queen Elizabeth II set out its new legislative agenda. AFP


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II presents Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates with his honorary knighthood at Buckingham

Palace, London, Wednesday March 2 2005 watched by his wife Melinda. He received the KBE insignia, in

recognition of his charitable donations in Commonwealth countries. AFP

Britain's Prince Charles and his bride Camila Duchess of Cornwall leave St George's Chapel in Windsor following

the church blessing of their civil wedding ceremony, 09 April 2005. In the background is Britain's Queen

Elizabeth. Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, the true love of his life, in a private civil ceremony that

inevitably paled against his storybook wedding to Princess Diana more than 20 years ago. AFP


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets Bruce Lait, 32, a professional dancer from Ipswich at the Royal London

Hospital in London's east end, 08 July 2005. Lait was on the tube train travelling between Aldgate Station and

Liverpool Street Station on the previous day, when a bomb exploded. He is explaining to the Queen how the

hearing in his left ear was damaged by the blast. He was travelling to London to rehearse for a show he was

scheduled to appear in with dance partner Crystal Main. The bomb attacks in London that killed at least 50

people and injured hundreds bore all the hallmarks of the Al-Qaeda network, Scotland Yard chief Ian Blair said.

AFP


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US President Barack Obama (L) and his wife Michelle (2nd R) meet with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2nd L) and

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (R) during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London, on April 1, 2009.

US President Barack Obama visited Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace while he was in London for the

G20 summit. Obama and wife Michelle were hosted by the queen for a meeting, the day before the crunch

summit on tackling the world economic crisis. AFP

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II addresses the United Nations General Assembly on July 6, 2010 at the United

Nations In New York. The 84-year-old monarch last came to New York in 1976 and her UN appearance is the

first since she spoke there in 1957, four years after being crowned. AFP

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