The British royal family matriarch, 85, marks sixty years as queen, and on this date, she dedicated herself anew to continuing to serve Britons and people round the world.
A new set of portraits of Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, taken by John Swannell within the Centre space at Buckingham Palace in December 2011, are released to commemorate the occasion. Take a look:
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth said that whereas has seen "great advances" since she took over following her father George VI's death on February half-dozen, 1952, she is wanting forward to the longer term with a "clear head and heat heart."
The comments came when each day during which she and husband, 90, attended a church service in Norfolk, to the delight of flower-clasping well-wishers..
In her message, that was released by Buckingham Palace, Elizabeth said:
"I hope that we'll all be reminded of the continued power of togetherness ... convening strength of family, friendship and sensible neighborliness, samples of that I actually have been lucky to envision throughout my reign."
Elizabeth is that the mother of Prince Charles and therefore the grandmother of Prince William, the 2 next in line to succeed her at the helm of the British monarchy.
