Queen Elizabeth II has been England’s ruling monarch for more than one-fourth of America’s existence. And on this 70th anniversary of her reign, the 96-year-old—Britain’s longest-ruling monarch—joined royal family members on the balcony of Buckingham Palace yesterday to kick off a four-day UK holiday marking her Platinum Jubilee.
Her reign has spanned v…
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