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Queen Elizabeth serenaded by schoolchildren

Feb 7, 2012, 13:01 GMT

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth was serenaded by schoolchildren on the day of her Diamond Jubilee yesterday (06.02.12).

The British monarch usually marks the day she became queen privately, as it is also the anniversary of the death of her father, King George VI, but yesterday she attended a private church service then attended a series of public events to commemorate her jubilee.

First she went to King's Lynn town hall - near to her Sandringham home - where she was greeted by cheering members of the public, who waved banners and placards. One included lyrics from the National Anthem, another read: 'We love you Ma'am.'

The queen and her husband, Prince Phillip, have said they've been 'deeply moved' by the public's support.

The town's mayor, Colin Sampson, also paid tribute to the queen's 'dedicated and exemplary service to the people of this country and the Commonwealth'.

The royal party then went to visit the Dersingham Infant and Nursery School, very close to Sandringham, where Queen Elizabeth took a tour of the school and was treated to a 15-minute song-filled play, which described the changes that have taken place since she ascended to the throne 60 years ago.

All of the school's 130 pupils took part, some wearing fancy dress appropriate to each period, such as rock and roll-style dresses from the 1950s and glittery suits from the 1970s.

Headteacher Mrs Gayle Platt told the Daily Mail newspaper: 'I am always proud of my children here but today especially. They have done brilliantly. It has been rather surreal but I think the queen really enjoyed herself.'