Queen celebrates historic jubilee in photo dripping with jewels

The Queen has just made history as the first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, meaning it's 65 years since she acceded to the throne.

To mark to occasion, Buckingham Palace has re-released a famous photo showing the Queen wearing some seriously opulent sapphire jewellery.

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Aside from the current relevance to the Sapphire Jubilee, there's also a symbolic reason behind the Queen's choice of jewellery. 

The suite of sapphires were given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding present in 1947.  

Today marks 65 years since Her Majesty The Queen acceded to the throne #SapphireJubilee http://pic.twitter.com/jTxFLeLdq9

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) February 6, 2017 Read more...

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