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Queen gave a subtle nod to her dad by wearing presents he gave her for her 18th birthday in a new picture to mark her Platinum Jubilee. Candid snaps of the monarch admiring cards and various memorabilia at home have been released as she kicks off her jubilee celebrations.Royal fans will recognise the pair of dazzling brooches adorned on the left shoulder of her dress, as the set given to her as an 18-year-old.The accessories given to her by King George VI are a touching tribute to him 70 years since he died this Sunday (February 6), the Mirror reports.And it's not the first time the Queen, 95, has chosen to pay a subtle tribute to her loved ones with sentimental jewellery.The Queen has also worn sentimental jewellery for other important occasions including her Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and the 75th anniversary of VE Day.The then-Princess Elizabeth had a close relationship with her father and the two aquamarine and diamond clip brooches that he gave her on her 18th birthday in 1944 are believed to mean a lot to her.The two-piece art deco-style brooches were made by luxury jewellery company Boucheron from aquamarines and baguette, oval and round diamond.The Queen is pictured for the jubilee photo looking through her Platinum and Golden Jubilee cards and memorabilia as she sat with one of her pet corgis in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle.She came to the throne on February 6, 1952, following the death of George Vl from lung cancer. He died in the early hours of the morning at Sandringham.

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