Accession Day. In 1952, it was a time for mourning a beloved father. We can only guess the weight of the emotional burden that unexpectedly befell the young Princess Elizabeth when the King died on February 6 that year.While it was a day to celebrate the start of a new reign, we should never forget that, for , it is also a day of pain and bereavement.Seventy years later, it marks the start of the Queen’s and is a time for looking back with gratitude for a reign that’s still going strong, and for 70 years of memories — our own and those we have inherited.
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