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Added on the 07/04/2022 12:37:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Queen Elizabeth II on February 6 becomes the first British monarch to rule for 70 years, in a historic milestone that signals the start of her Platinum Jubilee year. The 95-year-old monarch will mark the anniversary of the death of her father King George VI in private, before a series of public celebrations, and an extra bank holiday, planned for early June.
Royal Commentator Richard Fitzwilliams spoke to Euronews about what will be expected during the four-day holiday.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will become the country's longest-reigning monarch on September 9, surpassing her great-great-grandmother's record of 63 years and seven months. Jillian Kitchener reports.
The curtain comes down on four days of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum Jubilee, with a picnic finale, a public parade and a pop serenade. the final two days of Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II waves from the balcony at Buckingham Palace at the pageant to huge cheers on the fourth day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations marking her 70 years on the throne of the United Kingdom. She is accompanied by members of the royal family including her son Prince Charles, Prince Charles's second wife Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, his wife Kate the Duchess of Cambridge, and their children Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, as they listen to an orchestra play "God Save the Queen". IMAGES