Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee kicks off with pomp
LONDON (AP) — Four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne have kicked off with formal celebrations for the queen's Platinum Jubilee. First came the Trooping the Color ceremony, with military horses and flags. Then the queen joined members of her family Thursday on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as 70 planes flew overhead. The 96-year-old Elizabeth is Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the first to […]