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Windsor (AP) - The Queen also has to break with old traditions in Corona times: Queen Elizabeth II stayed at Windsor Castle for her 69th throne jubilee this year.

“That day in 1952, the Queen ascended the throne after her father was King George VI.

had died, ”tweeted the Royal Family on Saturday.

For the past 30 years, the Queen had stayed at the royal country estate in Sandringham, East England, until her throne jubilee on February 6th, after the family had met there for Christmas.

But the pandemic has messed up the royals' usual travel plans and celebrations.

Instead, the monarch spends large parts of the pandemic in Windsor with Prince Philip (99) - sealed off by a tight staff of courtiers and high protection measures.

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Video of the anniversary on the Royal Family Twitter account