Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 68 years on the throne today.Following his tragic death earlier this year, it is the first time the Queen has marked the occasion without her beloved husband Prince Philip by her side.Married 73 years, Philip was by the Queen's side when she took over as the country's leading monarch on June 2, 1953.Millions celebrated at home or at street parties across the country, and there were the lucky few inside Westminster Abbey who witnessed the historic moment first-hand.The Queen, then aged 25, succeeded her father King George VI when he died on February 6, 1952.But it was not until June 2, 1953, when she was 26, that she was crowned.Well-known for his cheeky sense of humour, many say that his best one-liner actually.
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