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LG sends anniversary message to Queen

Lord of Mann and Duke of Edinburgh celebrate 70 years

The Isle of Man's Lieutenant Governor has sent our congratulations to the Lord of Mann and the Duke of Edinburgh on their platinum wedding anniversary today.

Her Majesty has become the first British monarch to celebrate the landmark - only 21 at the time - she married Prince Philip on November the 20th, 1947.

Bells rang out at Westminster Abbey - 70 years since the royals tied the knot there.

His Excellency, Sir Richard Gozney, had this message for them both:

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