Our retrospective on the remarkable life of Queen Elizabeth II draws to a close today with one final moment of sparkle and glitter: the unprecedented Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

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The Queen spent the last year of her life as a widow, but in the weeks and months before the Duke of Edinburgh’s death, the couple were able to spend some happy final moments together at Windsor Castle.

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Were there any years during the Queen’s reign that were more thrilling than 2012? Not many, anyway. In a year that also saw a wildly successful Olympic Games in London—featuring the Queen and James Bond, of course—the monarch also celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, becoming only the second sovereign in British history to mark such a milestone.

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