The Queen lights principal beacon in historic moment symbolising she is 'the beacon of the world'

✨As the Queen stepped up and gently placed a gloved hand on a specially made glittering globe, a path of bright white lights flickered into action, racing along the Windsor Castle Quadrangle towards the Round Tower

As ceremonial moments go, it was a typically simple but powerful one. As the Queen stepped up and gently placed a gloved hand on a specially made glittering globe, a path of bright white lights flickered into action, racing along the Windsor Castle Quadrangle towards the Round Tower.

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