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Her Majesty The Queen has spent 60 years on the throne.
She was just 25 years old when her father died, and the crown was passed on to her.
From that point on, she's been in the spotlight nearly every day of her life.
But we still don't know very much about her personal life, so we set Nel the task of finding out more.
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