NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) – New York’s Empire State Constructing will shine in regal purple and gold on Saturday to honor the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth.
British Consul Normal to New York Emma Wade-Smith was joined by British-American DJ, songwriter and producer Mark Ronson on Friday to flip the change that illuminated a mannequin of the tower.
“It is a beacon, a lot in the identical means that the queen is a beacon, somebody who embodies a lot of what we and the world love concerning the UK,” Ronson mentioned on the lighting ceremony.
Queen Elizabeth, 96, is celebrating 70 years as head of state. She has now been on the British throne for longer than any of her predecessors in 1,000 years. learn extra
She grew to become queen of the UK and greater than a dozen different realms, together with Canada, Australia and New Zealand, on the loss of life of her father, George VI, in February 1952.
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Reporting by Roselle Chen; Enhancing by Richard Chang
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