In photos – the Queen’s accession to the throne

TODAY, the Queen today marked the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. It’s the formal start of her Diamond Jubilee. Yippee! Sure. It was also the anniversary of the death of her father. The joy is marked with personal loss. Sixty years have passed. Anorak goes back to the day in photos. A young, attractive woman had accepted the call. One question: what does the Queen stand for? Personally and in public…what values does he uphold?

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King George VI (second right), Princess Margaret (third left) and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother, second left) wave goodbye to Princess Elizabeth (the present Queen) and the Duke of Edinburgh at Heathrow Airport. Six days later the King was dead.

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Posted: 6th, February 2012 | In: Royal Family Comment | TrackBack | Permalink