While on a visit to Kenya in 1952, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary learned the sad news that her father had died. Her father? George VI, king of the United Kingdom (depicted by Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”). Thus, at the tender age of 25, Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. She went on to reign over the U.K. and the Commonwealth for more than 59 years.
February marks 60 years since her accession, and June marks 60 years since her official coronation. Celebrations for this anniversary, the Diamond Jubilee, will be held throughout the year. The queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, will tour England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from March to July.
The rest of the royal family, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (aka William and Kate), will tour the realm and the Commonwealth to mark the occasion.
Hoping to catch a royal sighting in 2012? Here’s the royal itinerary:
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall (aka Charles and Camilla) will visit Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The Prince of Wales will visit the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man by himself.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Malaysia, Singapore, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.
Prince Harry will visit Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas.
The Duke of York (a son of the queen) will visit India.
The Earl of Wessex (a son of the queen) and the Countess of Wessex will visit Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Gibraltar, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Princess Royal (the queen’s daughter) will visit Mozambique and Zambia.
The Duke of Gloucester (a cousin of the queen) will visit the British Virgin Islands and Malta.
The Duke of Kent (a cousin of the queen) will visit the Falkland Islands and Uganda.
Robin Dalmas is a travel writer, editor and producer for Bing Travel.
I see no one is visiting the original break away colony.
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