Queen marks 60-year reign in bankrupt UK
Baku, February 6 (AZERTAC). Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has celebrated 60 years on the throne and become the second British monarch to reach that milestone to see a bankrupt country in the advent of 2012.
During her reign, the royal family has faced tumultuous times and moments of plummeting popularity, above all after the death in 1997 of Princess Diana, the hugely popular ex-wife of her son and heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles.
Elizabeth II, 85, became queen aged 25 on Feb. 6, 1952 on the death of her father George VI, while on tour in Kenya with her husband Prince Philip.
Snow has not deterred the Queen to celebrate her 60-year in reign as it did not deterred thousands of the Occupy London protesters who have been camping outside the St Paul's Cathedral as part of an anti-capitalist system gathering and a protest at corporate greed.
Queen Elizabeth II marked 60 years on the throne with a message thanking all those who have supported her over her reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people.
The queen's Diamond Jubilee will be feted with a series of regional, national and international events throughout 2012.
The 2012 Diamond Jubilee weekend will be held from June 2-5, with the main highlight likely to be a huge pageant on the Thames river featuring a 1,000-strong flotilla.
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