Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to Celebrate Jubilee With Star-Studded Concert, Mary Berry-Judged Bake Off and Parade

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne this summer with a star-studded concert, a parade, a pageant and a baking competition presided over by former “The Great British Bake-Off” judge Mary Berry, among numerous other events. In February, the Queen will become the first British monarch to reach her platinum jubilee, surpassing Queen Victoria’s 63-year-long reign. Now aged 95, the Queen ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952 when her father, George VI, died of coronary thrombosis. Among dozens of events planned to mark the occasion are a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral in… Read Full Article