Queen Elizabeth waves from a balcony at Buckingham Palace accompanied by Prince Charles, Prince William and William’s wife Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge. (Stefan Wermuth / Associated Press)
The United Kingdom celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, leave Westminster Hall during a carriage procession following a Diamond Jubilee luncheon. (Peter Byrne / AFP/Getty)
Prince Charles, Prince William, Charles’ wife Camilla, William’s wife Catherine and Prince Harry leave a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images)
Spectators watch the royal procession pass by Admiralty Arch on the way to Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee. (Sean Gallup / Getty Images)
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William ride to Buckingham Palace in a royal procession. (Sean Gallup / Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II, with Dean of St. Paul’s David Ison, waves from the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral after a national service of thanksgiving. (Ben Stansall / AFP / Getty)
Devoted subjects wait on the Mall, the wide boulevard that leads to Buckingham Palace, for Queen Elizabeth and the rest of the royal family to pass on the way to St. Paul’s Cathedral. (Tom Hevezi / Associated Press)
People raise a toast as they take part in a street party organized by residents of Battersea in South London on Saturday as Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. (Andrew Cowie / AFP / Getty Images)
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Two dogs wearing crowns sit as residents of a street in Battersea hold a Jubilee street party. (Andrew Cowie / AFP /Getty Images)
A bus is decorated with Union Jacks and photographs of Queen Elizabeth II and The duke of Edinburgh at the Derby in Epsom, England. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
Visitors to Chatsworth Park in Derbyshire, central England, enjoy a street party themed to celebrate the queen’s Diamond Jubilee. (Andrew Yates / AFP / Getty Images)
Six-year-old Phoebe Mitchell celebrates the queen’s Diamond Jubilee by wearing a mask featuring Catherine, duchess of Cambridge, and being wrapped in Britain’s flag at Chatsworth Park in Derbyshire, central England. (Andrew Yates / AFP / Getty Images)
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Members of the The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire a 41-gun royal salute in Horse Guards Parade. The gun salute coincided with salutes fired from various points around Britain, including the Tower of London; Edinburgh, Scotland; Cardiff, Wales; and Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Oli Scarff / Getty Images)
A Royal Air Force parachutist floats down onto Epsom racecourse with a flag reading “The Parachute Regiment.†(Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA)
Queen Elizabeth II arrives on Derby Day at Epsom. (Carl Court / AFP / Getty Images)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with a racegoer as she arrives on Derby Day. (Ben Stansall / AFP / Getty Images )
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Prince Edward, the earl of Wessex, right, arrives with Sophie, countess of Wessex, center, on Derby Day. (Carl Court / AFP / Getty Images)
Princess Eugenie of York, right, and Princess Beatrice of York attend the Derby meeting at Epsom racecourse. (Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA )
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II with her husband Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, left, stand in the parade ring before the Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup race. (Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA)
Prince Richard, duke of Gloucester, and his wife, Birgitte, duchess of Gloucester, arrive on Derby Day. (Carl Court / AFP / Getty Images)
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Racegoers watch the action on Derby Day. (Adrian Dennis / AFP / Getty Images)
Princess Michael of Kent holds onto her hat in the wind as she watches the race from the queen’s stand next to her husband, Prince Michael of Kent, left, at the Derby meeting at Epsom racecourse. (Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA )
Winning horse St. Nicholas Abbey, ridden by jockey Joseph O’Brien, is brought into the winner’s enclosure after finishing first in the Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup race on Derby Day. (Ben Stansall / AFP / Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II presents Joesph O’Brien with the trophy. (Bryn Lennon / Getty Images)