Queen Celebrates 62 Years on the Throne

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Queen Celebrates 62 Years on the Throne

On the morning of February 6, 1952, while staying at Treetops resort in Kenya, Princess Elizabeth was informed by her husband Philip that her father, King George VI, had passed away during the night.

With that sad news, the 25-year-old's life was transformed in a way few could ever imagine.

The 61 years following her pledge have been filled with unstinting devotion to duty, prompting former Prime Minister Harold Wilson to call our Queen "the most professional head of state in the world".

Despite the importance of the sovereign's 62nd anniversary, it passes with very little fanfare. This is, after all, the anniversary of the death of her beloved father as well as the day she marks her accession to the throne. Click link for full post from Hello Magazine.

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Queen of Jewelry

Brooches, usually worn on the left shoulder, were a favourite for the royal and the Queen was believed to have over 100 in her collection. A selection that would go with an outfit were presented to her - usually three at a time - by her senior dresser and confidante Angela Kelly on special trays that once belonged to Queen Mary. The royal had a wide variety of different brooches which she often wore with her usual pearl earrings and necklace, including a spray of flowers brooch by the people and government of Australia during her Coronation tour of 1954./