Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to reign for 65 years on Monday.
Her
Sapphire Jubilee has being marked with ceremonial gun salutes at
London's Green Park and the Tower of London, and in several other
locations across the United Kingdom. The bells at Westminster Abbey in
central London were also rung in honor of the occasion.
A 41-gun salute is staged in Green Park, London to mark the Queen's Sapphire Jubilee.
A
photograph taken by British photographer David Bailey in 2014 has been
reissued to celebrate the anniversary. In the photo, the Queen is
wearing sapphire jewelry that was given to her as a wedding gift by her
father King George VI in 1947.
This 2014 photograph has been reissued for Queen Elizabeth's Sapphire Anniversary on February 6.
The
photo was originally taken for the GREAT Britain promotional campaign,
which launched soon after the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations,
marking 60 years of her reign.
The
Queen has no public events planned for the anniversary, and will
instead spend the day at Sandringham, her country retreat in eastern
England, according to a palace spokeswoman.
British
Prime Minister Theresa May congratulated the Queen in a statement:
"Today's Sapphire Jubilee marks yet another remarkable milestone for our
remarkable Queen. I know the nation will join with me today in
celebrating and giving thanks for the lifetime of service Her Majesty
The Queen has given to our country and to the commonwealth."
The band of the Household Cavalry plays outside Buckingham Palace on February 6.
It was on February 6, 1952 that the Queen's father died and the 25-year-old princess ascended to the throne.
The
Queen became Britain's longest reigning monarch in September 2015,
after 63 years and 216 days on the throne, surpassing the record set by
her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.
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