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Celebrations began with the queen’s birthday parade, known as Trooping the Color.
A Royal Air Force flypast was watched by crowds in London and four generations of the royal family from the famed Buckingham Palace balcony.
Later in the day, more than 2,000 towns and cities in Britain and overseas will light beacons to mark the jubilee.
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Trooping of the Color