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A pictorial timeline of Elizabeth II’s reign ahead of her diamond jubilee:
2 June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II following her coronation. The date of the Queen’s coronation was chosen so as not to clash with the Derby or fall on an unlucky day. The crowning of the monarch proved to be a milestone in modern British history and with an estimated TV viewing audience of 20 million, it ushered in the age of the major televised event
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…up to 200,000 people angry with high costs and poor public services took to the streets. Protesters in Rio de Janeiro burned...
