God Bless The Queen: Timeline of Elizabeth’s 70 Years on British Throne

Britain is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, her 70th year on the throne, with a huge dollop of pomp and pageantry. The celebration began with a military parade in London, Trooping the Colour, with 1,400 troops in bearskin caps marching to honor the queen’s formal birthday. Following an 82-gun salute, the queen will be joined by members of the British royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a military flyover. Many expect this will be the last big bash for the 96-year-old queen, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.…

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