2011 an 'annus mirabilis' for the UK's royal family
By Robin Millard | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-30 08:13
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee in 2012 should put the icing on an "annus mirabilis" for the British royals during which the world watched Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton.
The year ended on a low for the queen as her 90-year-old husband Prince Philip was rushed to a hospital for emergency heart surgery as the royal family gathered to celebrate Christmas at their Sandringham country estate.
But the queen's husband of 64 years left the hospital four days after the procedure to unblock a coronary artery, fit for the festivities in June.
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