LONDON : Army veteran Tony Judge was just four years old when a young Queen Elizabeth ascended the British throne 70 years ago, though he remembers the day vividly as excited households huddled around television sets to watch the historic moment.
The longest-reigning monarch in British history, Elizabeth marks her Platinum Jubilee next month, with four days of celebrations planned from June 2-5. "There were actually five of us in the line when Her Majesty was brought up ... for us to be introduced to her and I was third in line," Judge said.