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The UK's Queen Elizabeth II marked her platinum jubilee on Saturday by holding a
for members of her
village. The Queen, 95, ascended to the British
on February the 6th 1952 following the death of her father King George VI. The Queen will mark her 70-year anniversary as the UK monarch at her country estate. One
at Saturday's reception said the Queen was in "
" form. She added: "Seventy years on the throne shows the Queen has been a
example to absolutely everyone in all
of life. She has been constant, compassionate and
- everything that makes a perfect
being. She has great strength of character and has overcome so many
."