On 6th February 1952, the 25-year-old Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne following the premature death of her father King George VI. With the country in the grip of post-war austerity and coming to terms with its fading imperial power there were question marks over the future role of the monarchy. Sixty years on and The Queen has overseen Britain's transformation to a multicultural, multimedia nation, travelling further than any other monarch in history and sharing the stage with more historic figures than anyone alive. Now, as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, with unrivalled archive footage and featuring interviews from those who have known, worked for and observed. The Queen closely, we look back at her incredible reign, telling the story of how she steered the monarchy into a new millennium with her calm, quiet sense of duty and remarkable ability to adapt.
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