Showing posts with label Queen Elizabeth II; Sapphire Jubilee; 65-Year Reign. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Queen Elizabeth II; Sapphire Jubilee; 65-Year Reign. Show all posts

Monday, February 06, 2017

Queen's 65-Year Reign A Milestone In A Record-Breaking Life

To mark her latest milestone, a poignant photograph of her wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947 has been issued
On Monday, Queen Elizabeth II marks her Sapphire Jubilee, becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. It's just one of many milestones the queen has marked in her nine decades.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stops to receive flowers from 3-year old Jessica Atfield, after the queen and her husband Duke of Edinburgh, attended a church service at St Peter and St Paul church in West Newton, England, Sunday Feb. 5, 2017.  (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)