LONDON --
Gun salutes rang out in London and Edinburgh on Monday to mark the official begin of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee 12 months, because the 95-year-old monarch ready for a busy season of public duties.
Britain's longest-serving monarch, Elizabeth grew to become queen on the loss of life of her father, King George VI, from lung most cancers at age 56 on Feb. 6, 1952.
The monarch would not have a good time the anniversary of the date she grew to become queen, often known as Ascension Day, as it's also the anniversary of her father's loss of life.
In a press release launched Saturday, the queen remembered the loss of life of her father and recalled the seven a long time of "extraordinary progress" that her reign has spanned.
The queen made clear she supposed to proceed as head of state, renewing the pledge she made on her twenty first birthday to commit her whole life to the service of the U.Okay. and the Commonwealth.
She additionally sought to shore up the way forward for monarchy by saying it was her "honest want" that Prince Charles' spouse, Camilla, needs to be often known as "Queen Consort" when her son turns into king. With these phrases, Elizabeth sought to reply as soon as and for all questions in regards to the standing of Camilla, who was initially shunned by followers of the late Princess Diana, Charles' first spouse.
Whereas Sunday's anniversary was low-key, public celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee are scheduled for June, when the climate is often sunnier. The festivities will embody a army parade, a day of horse-racing and neighborhood events. There may be additionally a contest to create a brand new dessert to be consumed over the jubilee weekend June 2-5.
The queen will mark a extra somber milestone on March 29, when she attends a memorial service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey. The queen's husband of 72 years died in April 2021 on the age of 99.
The queen can be scheduled to attend a string of in-person public engagements within the coming weeks, together with audiences with politicians and diplomats, a diplomatic reception at Windsor on March 2 and the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 14.
It marks a step by the monarch to extra public duties since she was informed to relaxation by her medical doctors after spending an evening in hospital for exams in October. She was pressured to cancel appearances at a number of key occasions, together with Remembrance Sunday companies on the COP26 local weather convention in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Honourable Artillery Firm hearth a 62 gun salute on the Tower of London to mark the official begin of the Platinum Jubilee, on Feb. 7, 2022. (Alastair Grant / AP)
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