LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth, the world’s longest-reigning living monarch, celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee on Monday as Britain commemorated 65 years since she ascended the British throne.

The 90-year-old monarch, who became Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign in 2015, did not publicly mark the occasion herself, but a 41-gun royal salute was fired in a central London park to honor the landmark.

“Today’s Sapphire Jubilee marks yet another remarkable milestone for our remarkable queen,” Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement.

“It is a testament to her selfless devotion to the nation that she is not marking becoming the first monarch to reign for 65 years with any special celebration, but instead getting on with the job to which she has dedicated her life.”

Elizabeth became queen aged 25 on Feb. 6, 1952, following the death of her father George VI, the 40th monarch in a royal line that traces its origin back to Norman King William the Conqueror who claimed the throne in 1066.

When she overtook her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s record 63 years on the throne, she remarked it was not something to which she had ever aspired, and Buckingham Palace said she would spend Monday at her residence in Sandringham, eastern England, as was usual.

However, the queen’s office released a 2014 portrait showing her wearing a suite of sapphire jewelry she received from her father as a wedding gift in 1947.

Elizabeth has cut back on international tours but still regularly performs official duties around Britain and remains hugely popular with Britons with an approval rating of about 80 percent.

In December she said she would reduce the number of her patronages, passing on her role at dozens of charities, academic institutions and sporting groups to other members of the royal family.</s>This photo by English photographer David Bailey of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, taken for the GREAT campaign in 2014, and is now reissued Monday Feb. 6, 2017, by Buckingham Palace to celebrate her Sapphire Anniversary, marking the 65th anniversary of the monarch's accession to the throne. In the photo, the Queen is wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery originally given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947. (David Bailey via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT - NO USE AFTER TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2017.

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery stage a 41-Gun Royal Salute to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th anniversary of her accession to the throne in Green Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The 90-year-old queen has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrive to stage a 41-Gun Royal Salute to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th anniversary of her accession to the throne, in Green Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The 90-year-old queen has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

FILE - In this Friday, April, 29, 2011 file photo, Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London. On Monday Feb. 6, 2017, Queen Elizabeth II marks her Sapphire Jubilee, becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

The Royal Artillery Band stand underneath trees before The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrived to stage a 41-Gun Royal Salute to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th anniversary of her accession to the throne in Green Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The 90-year-old queen has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A tourist poses for a photograph with Chelsea Pensioners before the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrived to stage a 41-Gun Royal Salute to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th anniversary of her accession to the throne in Green Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The 90-year-old queen has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

FILE - In this June 2, 1953 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wearing the bejeweled Imperial Crown and carrying the Orb and Scepter with Cross, leaves Westminster Abbey, London, at the end of her coronation ceremony. On Monday Feb. 6, 2017, Queen Elizabeth II marks her Sapphire Jubilee, becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Monday, May 7, 2007 file photo, U.S President Bush and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrive on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. The Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, were on an official visit to the United States. On Monday Feb. 6, 2017, Queen Elizabeth II marks her Sapphire Jubilee, becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

FILE - In this Thursday, March 8, 2012 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II escorted by The Bishop of Leicester, left, meets members of the public during a walkabout at Leicester Cathedral in Leicester, England. On Monday Feb. 6, 2017, Queen Elizabeth II marks her Sapphire Jubilee, becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

FILE - In this May 8, 2007 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she is greeted by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, via video conference, during her visit to NASA's Goddard Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.. On Monday Feb. 6, 2017, Queen Elizabeth II marks her Sapphire Jubilee, becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stops to receive flowers from 3-year old Jessica Atfield, after the queen and her husband Duke of Edinburgh, attended a church service at St Peter and St Paul church in West Newton, England, Sunday Feb. 5, 2017. The Queen is to make history on Monday Feb. 6, when she becomes the first British monarch to reach the Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th. anniversary of her accession to the throne. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

Members of the Honourable Artillery Company fire a 62 round royal gun salute from the Gun Wharf outside the Tower of London with Tower Bridge seen in the background to mark the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne in London on February 6, 2017. Queen Elizabeth II, the world's longest-reigning monarch, set a new record Monday as the first British sovereign to reach their sapphire jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne. / AFP PHOTO / CHRIS J RATCLIFFECHRIS J RATCLIFFE/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the Honourable Artillery Company fire a 62 round royal gun salute from the Gun Wharf outside the Tower of London with Tower Bridge seen in the background to mark the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne in London on February 6, 2017. Queen Elizabeth II, the world's longest-reigning monarch, set a new record Monday as the first British sovereign to reach their sapphire jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne. / AFP PHOTO / CHRIS J RATCLIFFECHRIS J RATCLIFFE/AFP/Getty Images

LONDON - MAY 11: Queen Elizabeth II poses for an official photograph with the Grenadier Guards in Wellington Barracks after presenting the regiment with their new colours on May 11, 2010 in London, England. The Queen paid tribute to the families of Grenadier Guardsmen killed while fighting in Afghanistan and comrades wounded in action as she presented the regiment with new colours today. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 27: Queen Elizabeth II proceeds through the Royal Gallery before the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster on May 27, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett /WPA Pool/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 623263871,556386413</s>LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest reigning sovereign, on Monday set a new record as the first British monarch to reach her sapphire jubilee, with 65 years on the throne.

The queen, now 90, rose to the throne in 1952 at the age of 25 upon the premature death of her father, King George VI.

As with previous milestones in her long reign, Queen Elizabeth is likely to spend Accession Day privately at her Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, eastern England.

On Sunday, however, she was seen smiling as well-wishers gave her flowers outside church.

Despite her reluctance to celebrate publicly, the occasion will be marked in Britain.

At the Tower of London, in the capital’s Green Park and all around the kingdom, gun salutes will be fired in tribute.

Sapphire is the 65th anniversary gemstone and a photograph has been reissued of the sovereign wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by her father as a wedding gift in 1947.

The 2014 portrait by David Bailey shows her wearing the glittering necklace, dating from 1850 and made of 16 large oblong sapphires surrounded by diamonds.

“She has very kind eyes with a mischievous glint. I’ve always liked strong women, and she is a very strong woman,” the photographer said at the time.

The Royal Mint is marking the anniversary with specially-designed commemorative coins, ranging from a £5 coin to a £1,000 solid gold one-kilogram coin -- which actually costs £50,000 to buy.

The £5 coins feature the imperial state crown, rotated to show off the Stuart sapphire.

They also bear words from the famous quote in her 21st birthday speech to the Commonwealth back in 1947: “My whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service.”

Meanwhile the Royal Mail has issued a £5 stamp in a sapphire blue colour.

“It’s very, very difficult to dislike her,” Andrew Gimson, author of “Gimson’s Kings and Queens”, told AFP. “She’s never answered back, she’s always been above politics.

“On the whole, our politicians are very unpopular” with ordinary citizens.

“They’d much prefer having this dutiful woman carrying out this role.”

Queen Elizabeth became Britain’s longest-serving monarch ever in September 2015, surpassing the reign of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, a record she said was “not one to which I have ever aspired”.

She also became the longest-reigning living monarch in the world in October last year following the death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Queen Elizabeth’s three big jubilees were the silver jubilee in 1977 -- after 25 years -- marked by street parties and a world tour; the 2002 golden jubilee -- at 50 years -- featuring a pop concert at Buckingham Palace; and the diamond jubilee in 2012 -- for 60 years -- which saw a river pageant on the Thames in London.

Queen Elizabeth II marks sapphire jubilee was posted in World of TheNews International - https://www.thenews.com.pk on February 07, 2017 and was last updated on February 07, 2017. This news story is related to Print/184550-Queen-Elizabeth-II-marks-sapphire-jubilee/ - breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne. Permanent link to the news story "Queen Elizabeth II marks sapphire jubilee" is https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/184550-Queen-Elizabeth-II-marks-sapphire-jubilee.</s>Britain Celebrates Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday Queen Elizabeth and her family marked the monarch's official 90th birthday with a parade, a colorful military ceremony and an appearance at Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom, on Saturday. (Published Saturday, June 11, 2016)

Princess Elizabeth was never meant to become queen, let alone the longest-serving monarch in the storied history of British royalty.

Her father, in fact, was never meant to become king.

But on Monday, after nearly a lifetime of service to country and crown, Elizabeth II will commemorate her 65th anniversary as queen. She will become the only British monarch ever to celebrate her Sapphire Jubilee, NBC News reported.

It is a role that most Britons — whether royalist or republican — would agree that she has fulfilled with caution, dignity and an unending sense of duty.</s>LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne.

Monday’s Sapphire Jubilee is being marked with cannon salutes in London’s Green Park and at the Tower of London.

Buckingham Palace also released a photo of the queen by David Bailey to mark the occasion. In the picture, taken in 2014, the monarch wears a suite of sapphire jewelry given to her by her father as a wedding gift in 1947.

The palace says the 90-year-old queen will spend the day quietly at her Sandringham estate in eastern England.

She became monarch on the death of her father, King George VI, from lung cancer at age 56 on Feb. 6, 1952.</s>
• Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stops to receive flowers from 3-year old Jessica Atfield, after the queen and her husband Duke of Edinburgh, attended a church service at St Peter and St Paul church in West Newton, England, Sunday Feb. 5, 2017. The Queen made history on Monday Feb. 6, when she became the first British monarch to reach the Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th. anniversary of her accession to the throne. (Source: AP) 

 

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• Members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrive to stage a 41-Gun Royal Salute to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th anniversary of her accession to the throne, in Green Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The 90-year-old queen has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne. (Source: AP) 

 

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• A tourist poses for a photograph with Chelsea Pensioners before the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrived to stage a 41-Gun Royal Salute to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th anniversary of her accession to the throne in Green Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The 90-year-old queen has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne. (Source: AP) 

 

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• In this file photo from April, 29, 2011, Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London. On Monday Feb. 6, 2017, Queen Elizabeth II marks her Sapphire Jubilee, becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. (Source: AP) 

 

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• In this June 2, 1953 file photo, Elizabeth II wore the bejeweled Imperial Crown and carried the Orb, in left hand, and Scepter with Cross as she left Westminster Abbey at the end of her coronation ceremony. (AP Photo) 

 

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• Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride, from Ottawa, Canada, speak to people after watching the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery stage a 41-Gun Royal Salute to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th anniversary of her accession to the throne in Green Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The 90-year-old queen has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne. (Source: AP) 

 

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• The Royal Artillery Band stand underneath trees before The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrived to stage a 41-Gun Royal Salute to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee, marking the 65th anniversary of her accession to the throne in Green Park, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The 90-year-old queen has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne. (Source: AP) 

 

READ Queen’s 65-year reign a milestone in a record-breaking life</s>Today is Queen Elizabeth II’s Sapphire Jubilee. Buckingham Palace rereleased an image of the Queen clad in sapphire jewels, and Prime Minister Theresa May offered her congratulations. But what exactly is the meaning of this jubilee? The occasion marks the 65th anniversary of a monarch’s reign. It is celebrated on the anniversary of the sovereign’s Accession Day, which is the day on which his or her predecessor passed away or abdicated the throne. In this case, February 6, 1952, is the date that King George VI, Queen Elizabeth’s father, died. It is also different, it is important to note, from a coronation. Queen Elizabeth’s coronation was held almost a year and a half after she first inherited the throne, on June 2, 1953.

But what’s most remarkable about today’s Sapphire Jubilee is that it is the first one that England has ever celebrated. In 2015, Queen Elizabeth officially broke the record for the longest reigning monarch in British history. The record was previously held by Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother, who ruled for 63 years. So above, we look back at the Queen’s life. From her wedding to those of her children, and grandchildren; and from her official trips to her time at her various homes , she has lived an incredibly full 90 years. And judging by her robust continued involvement in the day-to-day affairs of the crown, there will be many more parties at Buckingham Palace and days at Sandringham to come.</s>Queen Elizabeth II was just 25 years old when she became Queen of Great Britain on 6 February 1952.

Today, she marks her sixty-fifth year on the throne – making history as the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire Jubilee.

The Queen is a monarch of firsts, as on 9 September 2015, she became the longest-reigning monarch ever.</s>Queen Elizabeth II became the UK's first ever monarch to mark a Sapphire Jubilee on Monday (6 January).

The Queen, who ascended the throne 65 years ago following the death of her father King George VI on 6 February 1952 , is Britain's longest reigning sovereign.

Buckingham Palace has re-released a photograph of the Queen wearing sapphire jewellery given to her by her father as a wedding present in 1947, Sky News reports.

The necklace is made of 16 large oblong sapphires surrounded by diamonds with a pair of matching sapphire and diamond drop earrings.

The picture was taken by photographer David Bailey in 2014 as part of the GREAT campaign to promote UK globally.

The Royal Mint is marking the 65th anniversary with specially designed Sapphire Jubilee commemorative coins while the Royal Mail is issuing a Sapphire Blue £5 stamp.

Royal gun salutes will be fired on Ascension Day, with a 41-gun salute by the King's Troop Horse Artillery in Green Park at noon. The Band of the Royal Artillery will play a selection of celebratory music close to the firing position while 89 horses will pull six WW1-era 13-pounder field guns into position in the park.

The Honourable Artillery Company will fire a 62-gun salute at The Tower of London at 1pm.

There will not, however, be any major national celebrations planned. As in the past, Accession Day will be a low-key affair for the Queen, who will spend it privately on the Sandringham estate.

The Queen attended a church service at St Peter and St Paul in West Newton in Norfolk on Sunday (5 February) and was given flowers by well-wishers.

The Queen, who was dressed in an aquamarine blue-and-black dress and coat, was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.

When the Queen surpassed Queen Victoria to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history in 2015, she said that the royal record was "not one to which I have ever aspired".

She added: "Inevitably, a long life can pass by many milestones. My own is no exception."</s>Feb. 6 marks Queen Elizabeth II 's sapphire jubilee, marking the first time a British monarch has celebrated a 65-year reign.

The Queen, who is the world's longest-reigning monarch , plans to celebrate the historic anniversary in private, at her Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, east of the U.K., while royal gun salutes will commemorate the occasion across London. Here, a look at her 23,742 days on the throne in 65 numbers:

1

 Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire Jubilee

1.3 million

 The number of people who signed a petition calling for President Donald Trump's state visit to be cancelled " to avoid embarrassing Queen Elizabeth "

1.38 million

 The number of followers, in millions, of a parody Twitter account of the Queen's

2

 The Queen owns two Corgis (Holly and Willow). She also has two Dorgis (Vulcan and Candy), which are a cross between a corgi and a dachshund

2.2 billion

 The number of people that live in a Commonwealth country (a group of 52 nations, of which 16 have the Queen as Head of State), across all six continents

2.75 million

 The number of followers that the Royal Family's official Twitter account has

3

 The number of the Queen's children who have been divorced

4

 The Queen has four children in total: Charles, Anne, Edward and Andrew

5

 The value in pounds of a coin minted this year to celebrate the Queen's anniversary. The equivalent in U.S. dollars would be $6.24

5.4

 The number of feet and inches tall that the Queen is

In 1981, a teenager was arrested for firing six blank cartridges at the Queen as she rode on horseback before the Trooping the Colour ceremony

8

 The number of grandchildren that the Queen has: Peter, Zara, William, Harry, Beatrice, Eugenie, Louise and James

11

 The number of choral anthems commissioned for a choir-book to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012

12

 The number of U.S. presidents the Queen has met with over the years

13

 The number of U.K. prime ministers who have held office since the start of the Queen's reign. The first was Winston Churchill (1951-55), the latest is Theresa May

14

 The age the Queen was when she made her first radio broadcast

15

 The number of Commonwealth nations, excluding the U.K., that share Queen Elizabeth II as their Head of State. Each of these nations are governed separately

16

 The age of the Queen when she registered with the Labour Exchange, a British employment agency, as Princess Elizabeth

21

 The age that the Queen was when she married Prince Philip on Nov. 20, 1947

23

 The number of waxworks of the Queen that have been showcased by Madame Tussauds over the years

25

 The age the Queen was when she acceded to the throne in 1952

27 million

 Roughly the number of people who watched the Queen’s coronation on TV in 1952

28 million

 The number of people who tuned onto the BBC at 3pm in 1980 to listen to the Queen's annual Christmas message - a record

29

 The date in May 1926 that she was christened in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace

30

 The number of the Queen's godchildren

31

 The number of years ago that the Queen became the first British monarch to visit China, in 1986

33

 The length of time the Queen did not visit Wimbledon from the 1970s until quite recently. In 2010, she made her first visit to Wimbledon since 1977, for an Andy Murray match

39 million

 The estimated value , in dollars, of the Queen's jewellery, sapphires and all

40

 The Queen is the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England

41

 The number of guns used for a salute by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in London's Green Park on Feb. 6 at 12pm local time to celebrate the Sapphire Jubilee

63

 The number of official speeches the Queen has delivered at the opening of the U.K. Parliament

65

 On Feb. 6, the anniversary of the day she became Queen, Elizabeth II will have reigned for 65 years

70

 The number of years that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have been married

72

 The number of years ago that the Queen learned to drive

75

 The estimated percentage of Australia that managed to see the Queen when she toured the country in 1953

77

 The age of Queen Victoria when she became the last and only other British monarch to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee (60 years), in 1897. She died four years later.

83

 The number of public engagements the Queen undertook on her Diamond Jubilee U.K. regional tour in 2012

85

 The number of years ago that the first Royal Christmas address was made. The 1932 speech was written by Rudyard Kipling and delivered by the Queen's grandfather, King George V

89

 The number of horses that will pull six First World War-era field guns into position in Green Park to mark the Sapphire Jubilee on Feb. 6

96

 The number of rubies in the Queen’s Burmese tiara

100

 The estimated number of outfits the monarch took on her first Commonwealth tour

101

 The age that the Queen's mother, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, died at in 2002

117

 The number of countries the Queen has visited on official royal tours - despite allegedly not owning a passport

130 million

 The reported cost, in dollars, of Netflix’s series The Crown , which tells the Queen's story beginning with her marriage

187.25

 The amount, in dollars, that people paid for tickets for a picnic lunch held to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday in June 2016. There were torrential downpours that day

237

 The number of roads in the U.K. named after the Queen

302

 The Queen's ranking in the list of richest people in the U.K. by the Sunday Times newspaper

314

 The number of years ago that the core of Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s official London residence was built. It was originally designed to be the country home of the Conservative Party politician and poet John Sheffield

457 million

 The amount, in dollars, that is estimated to be spent on a Buckingham Palace refurbishment program that will last 10 years

550

 The estimated number of horses that performed for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee pageant in 2012

656

 The average number of words in the Queen's annual Christmas message

775

 The number of rooms in Buckingham Palace

2,868

 The number of diamonds in the Imperial state crown

5,000

 The number of breeding pairs of mute swans in Britain that are officially owned by the Queen

7,000

 The estimated number of telephone calls that Buckingham Palace receives per week

10,000

 The number of guests at the street party that was held for the monarch’s 90th birthday

17, 420

 The number of pieces of mail the Queen received during the week of her 90th birthday

23,742

 The number of days that the Queen has spent on the throne, from Feb. 6, 2017

50,000

 The number of guests, on average, that are invited every year to garden parties, dinners and other events hosted by the Queen

90,000

 Approximately the number of Christmas puddings the Queen has given out to staff , continuing the custom of King George V and King George VI

170,000

 Roughly the number of telegrams the Queen has sent to centenarians in the U.K. and Commonwealth.

230,873

 The Queen’s designated number in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, which she joined during World War Two

249,500

 The amount, in dollars, that the Queen sued The Sun newspaper for after it published a leaked copy of her Christmas broadcast in 1992
Queen Elizabeth II marks her 65th anniversary as sovereign, making her the only British monarch to commemorate a Sapphire Jubilee.