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LONDON, United Kingdom -- Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday kicked off the first of four days of celebrations marking her record-breaking 70 years on the throne, to cheering crowds of tens of thousands of people. But the 96-year-old sovereign's appearance at the Platinum Jubilee -- a milestone never p
London — As Queen Elizabeth II slowly emerged from the Buckingham Palace balcony, leaning on a walking stick, the crowd below cheered and shouted: “The Queen! The Queen!”Seeking a better view, some climbed lampposts on the tree-lined avenue leading to the palace. Others peered through binoculars and lifted children onto their shoulders.When the frail 96-year-old monarch
Huge crowds converged on central London in bright sunshine on Thursday for the start of four days of public events to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s historic Platinum Jubilee, in what could be the last major public event of her long reign
Festivities celebrating the monarch's reign will see street parties, pop concerts and parades until Sunday
The centuries-old ceremony has previously seen the queen take the salute on horseback herself.