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| Queen to address Parliament joint session for jubilee | Queen to address Parliament joint session for jubilee |
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| The Queen will make a personal address to MPs and peers as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the leader of the Commons has announced. | The Queen will make a personal address to MPs and peers as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the leader of the Commons has announced. |
| Sir George Young said the Queen would address a joint session of Parliament in Westminster Hall on 20 March. | Sir George Young said the Queen would address a joint session of Parliament in Westminster Hall on 20 March. |
| The monarch made similar addresses to mark her Silver Jubilee in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee in 2002. | |
| During her 60-year reign the Queen has made a number of speeches to mark significant anniversaries. | During her 60-year reign the Queen has made a number of speeches to mark significant anniversaries. |
| Her first speech of this kind was made in 1965 to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Parliament of Simon de Montfort. | |
| Speaking in the Commons, Sir George said politicians from both Houses of Parliament will deliver "humble addresses" to the Queen to mark her "magnificent" 60-year reign. |