Exactly 71 years aft Queen Elizabeth II took the throne, her royal household is marking the juncture otherwise since her September 2022 death. Find retired what they are doing connected her accession day.
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Queen Elizabeth II's accession time feels antithetic this year.
Since 1952, Feb. 6 has been the time royal watchers people the day of the Queen taking the throne and starting her historical reign pursuing the decease of her father, King George VI.
But this week, the Queen's household is marking the archetypal day of her accession since her decease successful September.
King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla and the remainder of the royal household volition walk the time privately, arsenic determination are nary scheduled engagements, People reports.
Just 1 twelvemonth ago, the Queen marked the 70th day of her accession successful 1952 with a connection to the radical that expressed her determination to unrecorded a beingness devoted to work and her gratitude to family.
"I americium fortunate to person had the steadfast and loving enactment of my family," she said. "I was blessed that successful Prince Philip, I had a spouse consenting to transportation retired the relation of consort and unselfishly marque the sacrifices that spell with it. It is simply a relation I saw my ain parent execute during my father's reign."
She besides expressed excitement for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, which was a four-day solemnisation successful June 2022 successful grant of her 70 years connected the throne.
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"I americium reminded of however overmuch we tin beryllium thankful for," she said. "These past 7 decades person seen bonzer advancement socially, technologically and culturally that person benefitted america all; and I americium assured that the aboriginal volition connection akin opportunities to america and particularly to the younger generations successful the United Kingdom and passim the Commonwealth."
King George VI passed distant connected Feb. 6, 1952, astatine the Sandringham House successful Norfolk, resulting successful his eldest girl becoming Great Britain's caller monarch.
Queen Elizabeth's reign, however, came to an extremity connected Sept. 8, 2022, erstwhile she died peacefully astatine the property of 96. She was buried alongside her precocious husband, Prince Philip, at the King George VI Memorial Chapel astatine Windsor Castle.
"Thank you for your infectious smile," Prince Harry shared successful a statement aft his grandmother's death. "We, too, grin knowing that you and grandpa are reunited now, and some unneurotic successful peace."
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