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Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne with a year-long Platinum Jubilee

Published February 4, 2022 at 11:40 AM CST

Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne this weekend.

NPR’s London correspondent Frank Langfitt discusses the many events that Buckingham Palace has planned to celebrate Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and some challenges with misprinted Royal souvenirs produced in China for the jubilee.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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