Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves the Queen Elizabeth Hospital near her home in Sandringham, where she opened a new Macmillan Cancer ward, on the day of the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne. The Queen's father King George VI died half a century ago, * on Wednesday February 6, 1952, heralding the start of the Elizabethan era.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves the Queen Elizabeth Hospital near her home in Sandringham, where she opened a new Macmillan Cancer ward, on the day of the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne. The Queen's father King George VI died half a century ago,  *   on Wednesday February 6, 1952, heralding the start of the Elizabethan era. Stock Photo
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Queen Elizabeth Ii

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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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2D32C60

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1600 x 1050 px | 27.1 x 17.8 cm | 10.7 x 7 inches | 150dpi

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6 February 2002

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Haydn West

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