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The UK Queen has celebrated her platinum jubilee. Queen Elizabeth II, 95, became Queen on February the 6th 1952 after the death of her father King George VI. She marked her 70-year anniversary at her country home. A person who attended a party there said the Queen was in "sparkling" form. She added: "Seventy years on the throne shows the Queen has been a moving example to absolutely everyone in all walks of life."
The Queen was on safari in Kenya 70 years ago when news came of her father's death. She was 25. She is Britain's longest serving monarch. Queen Victoria was Queen for 63 years. Elizabeth has been a part of UK life for a century. She has seen 14 UK Prime Ministers come and go. She has also owned more than 30 corgis. Fox News said the Queen has had "an unprecedented reign…as the United Kingdom navigated an age of uncertainty".
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