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Article: Events which shaped a reign; As the Queen continues her Golden Jubilee tour of the nation, visiting Birmingham and Solihull yesterday, Andrew Davies charts some of the key moments - both as head of state as well as in her very public personal life - that have occurred over the past 50 years.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- July 3, 2002
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Byline: Andrew Davies
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February 6: Princess Elizabeth is in Kenya when she learns of the death of her father, George VI.
February 7: Queen Elizabeth arrives back in London to be met by the Duke of Gloucester, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, and the Cabinet.
Arriving back at the princess's apartments at Clarence House, she was met by her father's private secretary, and had to carry out her first royal duty - signing papers regarding a soldier court-martialled for homosexuality.
Later, Queen Mary, wife of George V and ...