At the culmination of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, Prince Charles makes his famous 'Mummy' speech. The Queen then lights a celebratory beacon which starts a spectacular firework display over Buckingham Palace.
In 1965, the Queen visited Berlin. The city was the frontline of the Cold War - a small democratic outpost in the middle of communist East Germany. It was just 20 years since Britain and Germany had been at war; but the Queen pledged her support to the isolated West Berliners and received a rapturous response from the crowds.
Following the death of King George VI, Princess Elizabeth immediately flew back from an official tour of Kenya. BBC cameras captured the moment she steps off the plane into her new life as Queen Elizabeth II.
