Queen’s platinum jubilee year: ‘2022 will be year of mixed blessings’
by Caroline Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#5TMF8)
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As the Queen, the longest-serving British monarch in history, attains 70 years on the throne, 2022 is expected to be a year of mixed blessings - with national celebrations as well as the possibility of yet more unwelcome headlines.
The monarch joins an extremely exclusive club in February when she marks her platinum jubilee, also achieved by Louis XIV of France, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and, most recently King Bhumibol of Thailand.
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