The years between her Silver Jubilee and her Golden Jubilee in 2002 would include perhaps the greatest highs and lows of the Queen’s reign, including the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer and the birth of a new heir to the heir to the throne.
Moments like the 100th birthday celebrations of the Queen Mother and the 50th anniversaries of both D-Day and the end of the Second World War were great, emotional landmarks.
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