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The Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations continue in London and at home

Queen Elizabeth II on a video call with recipients of the Australian of the Year Awards, including Dylan Alcott (Buckingham Palace - AAP).jpg

Queen Elizabeth II on a video call with recipients of the Australian of the Year Awards, including Dylan Alcott

The Queen's platinum jubilee party has continued in the United Kingdom and abroad despite the monarch of the moment not being well enough to attend events. A thanksgiving service was held at St Paul's Cathedral in London while an island in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin has been renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth the Second.


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By Gareth Boreham, Abby Dinham

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The Queen's platinum jubilee party has continued in the United Kingdom and abroad despite the monarch of the moment not being well enough to attend events. A thanksgiving service was held at St Paul's Cathedral in London while an island in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin has been renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth the Second.



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