Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Climaxes With Palace Appearance
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Celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the British throne reached a climax as the monarch appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony in front of cheering crowds and the Royal Air Force staged a flypast.
Thousands of well-wishers waving flags surged toward the monarch’s central London residence for the finale of four days of Diamond Jubilee events. An hour earlier, the 86-year-old monarch returned from lunch at the Houses of Parliament in an open horse-drawn carriage. She attended a thanksgiving service this morning at St. Paul’s Cathedral in the financial district.