Queen Elizabeth II went to the races Saturday, at the start of a four-day celebration of her 60 years on the throne.Later in the weekend she'll make a trip down the River Thames,
and then take in a concert — all accompanied by tens of thousands of
her subjects, coming out to fete a monarch whose longevity has given her
the status of the nation's favorite grandmother.Diamond Jubilee festivities officially began Saturday with a 41-gun salute fired by the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
The 86-year-old monarch and her husband, Prince Philip,
arrived at Epsom racecourse south of the capital for the Derby, one of
the year's biggest horse-racing meetings. The queen waved to the
130,000-strong crowd as she was driven down the racecourse in a Bentley
bearing the Royal Standard — the car's sun roof kept shut under gray
skies — before settling down to watch the races from the royal box.
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