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Queen Elizabeth II Marks Sapphire Jubilee by seunlly(m): 10:56am On Feb 06, 2017 |
Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest
reigning sovereign, on Monday set a
new record as the first British
monarch to reach her sapphire jubilee,
with 65 years on the throne.
The queen, now 90, rose to the throne
in 1952 at the age of 25 upon the
premature death of her father, King
George VI.
As with previous milestones in her
long reign, Queen Elizabeth is likely to
spend Accession Day privately at her
Sandringham Estate in Norfolk,
eastern England.
On Sunday, however, she was seen
smiling as well-wishers gave her
flowers outside church.
Despite her reluctance to celebrate
publicly, the occasion will be marked
in Britain.
At the Tower of London, in the
capital’s Green Park and all around
the kingdom, gun salutes will be fired
in tribute.
Sapphire is the 65th anniversary
gemstone and a photograph has been
reissued of the sovereign wearing a
suite of sapphire jewellery given to her
by her father as a wedding gift in
1947.
The 2014 portrait by David Bailey
shows her wearing the glittering
necklace, dating from 1850 and made
of 16 large oblong sapphires
surrounded by diamonds.
“She has very kind eyes with a
mischievous glint. I’ve always liked
strong women, and she is a very
strong woman,” the photographer said
at the time.
– Coins, stamps and salutes –
The Royal Mint is marking the
anniversary with specially-designed
commemorative coins, ranging from a
£5 coin to a £1,000 solid gold one-
kilogram coin — which actually costs
£50,000 to buy.
The £5 ($6.25, 5.80-euro) coins
feature the imperial state crown,
rotated to show off the Stuart
sapphire.
They also bear words from the famous
quote in her 21st birthday speech to
the Commonwealth back in 1947: “My
whole life, whether it be long or short,
shall be devoted to your service.”
Meanwhile the Royal Mail has issued a
£5 stamp in a sapphire blue colour.
“It’s very, very difficult to dislike her,”
Andrew Gimson, author of “Gimson’s
Kings and Queens”, told AFP.
“She’s never answered back, she’s
always been above politics.
“On the whole, our politicians are very
unpopular” with ordinary citizens.
“They’d much prefer having this
dutiful woman carrying out this role.”
– Victoria’s record eclipsed –
Queen Elizabeth became Britain’s
longest-serving monarch ever in
September 2015, surpassing the reign
of her great-great-grandmother Queen
Victoria, a record she said was “not
one to which I have ever aspired”.
She also became the longest-reigning
living monarch in the world in
October last year following the death
of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Queen Elizabeth’s three big jubilees
were the silver jubilee in 1977 — after
25 years — marked by street parties
and a world tour; the 2002 golden
jubilee — at 50 years — featuring a
pop concert at Buckingham Palace;
and the diamond jubilee in 2012 — for
60 years — which saw a river pageant
on the Thames in London.
As head of the Commonwealth, she has
also been the monarch of Australia,
Canada and New Zealand for 65 years.
With her advancing age, Queen
Elizabeth is gradually handing over
more duties to younger members of
the royal family.
Her 34-year-old grandson Prince
William, who is second in line to the
throne after his father Prince Charles,
is stepping down as an air ambulance
pilot this year to carry out more royal
duties on his grandmother’s behalf. m.guardian.ng/news/queen-elizabeth-ii-marks-sapphire-jubilee/ |
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