Tens of thousands of people on Thursday cheer Queen Elizabeth II as she appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with her cousin, the Duke of Kent, for the start of her historic Platinum Jubilee. The 96-year-old monarch's appearance had been in doubt due to illness and mobility problems but she took a salute from troops after a military parade.

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