Village school given honour of hosting Queen as she celebrates 60 years on the throne The school has had inquiries from media organisations as far afield as America which will be covering the event as the Queen becomes only the second monarch in Britain's history to reach a Diamond Jubilee. Mrs Platt will take Her Majesty on a tour of the school before she watches the play in the school hall. She is then due to join the children on stage and unveil a plaque commemorating her visit. The Queen will start the day with a visit to King's Lynn Town Hall, where she will be met by the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, the High Sheriff, the Mayor, Chief Constable and the local MP, Henry Bellingham. She will not be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, who has scaled back his official engagements since having an operation on a blocked artery at Christmas. As she nears her 86th birthday, the Queen is already the oldest reigning monarch, and will overtake Queen Victoria as the longest-serving monarch if she is still on the throne in September 2015. The throne passed to her on February 6, 1952 with the death of her father, George VI.