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* Technically, the Jubilee should have been celebrated on Feb. 6, the date on which she ascended the throne following the death of her father George VI. But Buckingham Palace decided that the country, to say nothing of tourists, would enjoy the festivities more in June than during the chill of an English winter.
* Her estranged husband Lord Snowdon traveled to St. Paul's by car and sat a discreet eight rows behind the royal family during the service.