TODAY marks 70 years since the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne.
On February 6, 70 years ago, the king died and his daughter, aged 25, became Queen of a nation still recovering from the upheavals of the Second World War.
Cowes RNLI fondly remembers the day the Queen opened Cowes Lifeboat Station, posting the memory on their Twitter earlier today (photo above).
The Queen, patron of the RNLI, opened the station on her Diamond Jubilee Tour on July 25, 2012, accompanied by Prince Philip.
In a statement released to mark her Platinum Jubilee, the Queen said: “It is a day that, even after 70 years, I still remember as much for the death of my father, King George VI, as for the start of my reign.
“As we mark this anniversary, it gives me pleasure to renew to you the pledge I gave in 1947 that my life will always be devoted to your service.”
The Queen is the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the first to mark a Platinum Jubilee.
Today marks 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II, patron to the @RNLI took the throne. We remember fondly the day she opened Cowes Lifeboat Station, on the final day of her diamond Jubilee Tour, 25th July 2012. A proud day for us all! #PlatinumJubilee pic.twitter.com/2HkzipSUVl
— Cowes RNLI Lifeboat Station (@CowesRNLI) February 6, 2022
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