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Originally Posted by susie123
Accession takes place at the moment of death of the preceding sovereign. In the Queen's case, 6 Feb. The Queen arrived back from Kenya on 7 Feb, and the following day took the accession oath and was proclaimed on that day.
You're right, any old date will do.
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No, despite your Wiki misinformation, she was only proclaimed Queen on February the 6th.
Accession formally occurred two days later, on the 8th.
Which therefore makes February the 8th this year, the 60th anniversary of her accession.
Anyway she's in town now for the racing.
She's still celebrating Christmas at Sandringham in February, and any later in the summer and she'll be off up to Balmoral for a couple of months.
This has just squeezed in nicely, between the Derby, and Ascot.
Back to this weekend's celebrations.
I bet she's really looking forward to Jessie J tonight.
Even though she's more of a gangsta rap fan herself.
