Queen Elizabeth II Newspaper Book

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Queen Elizabeth II Newspaper Book
- Gift Details. To mark the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, we?ve specially created a personalised newspaper book featuring original newspaper articles written about Queen Elizabeth II over the years; a fascinating gift for those with an interest in the Diamond Jubilee. This personalised newspaper book opens on February 7th 1952 to report on the death of King George VI, the event which forced a young Elizabeth into the limelight. News of her fathers death broke whilst Elizabeth was away in Kenya with the Duke of Edinburgh, & a short while later, she was proclaimed queen aged only 25. Read all about the Queens Coronation ceremony on June 2nd 1953, held in Westminster Abbey & followed by a procession through London. Both the ceremony & the procession are extensively covered in this personalised newspaper book, as the nation watched & celebrated this historic occasion. As the Queen of 7 different countries (United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zeal&, South Africa, Ceylon & Pakistan) & Head of the Commonwealth, the Queens many official tours of these countries are documented in this historical book. In particular, read the articles which report on Queen Elizabeth IIs first official tour as Queen as she spent 6 months visiting 12 countries in the Commonwealth, starting in Bermuda & finishing in Gibraltar. Queen Elizabeths historic visit to Irel&, the first visit by a monarch to Ireland for 100 years, is also included in this gift book. Key moments in the Queens life are documented including the births of Prince Andrew & Prince Edward, Prince Charles? investiture as Prince of Wales, the celebration of Queen Elizabeths landmark birthdays, the weddings of all four children including Prince Charles & Lady Diana, celebration for the Silver & Gold Jubilee, becoming a grandmother & mourning the loss of Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Margaret & Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. It is