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"Today, as I mark 60 years as your Queen, I am writing to thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you have given to me and Prince Philip over these years and to tell you how deeply moved we have been to receive so many kind messages about the diamond jubilee.

"In this special year, as I dedicate myself anew to your service, I hope that we will all be reminded of the power of togetherness and the convening strength of family friendship and good neighbourliness, examples of which I have been fortunate to see throughout my reign and which my family and I look forward to seeing in many forms as we travel throughout the UK and the wider Commonwealth.

"I hope also that this jubilee year will be a time to give thanks for the great advances that have been made since 1952 and to look forward to the future with clear heads and warm hearts as we join together in our celebrations. I send my sincere good wishes to you all."

North Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Jordanian King Hussein and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, wave to the crowd, on June 15, 1989 in Alexandria, Egypt.

A U.S. Secret Service agent rides in a vehicle in the motorcade carrying U.S. President Barack Obama at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, August 9, 2011.

A motorcade carries the delegation of Pope Benedict XVI from Tegel airport to Bellevue Palace in Berlin September 22, 2011.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official motorcade arrives to attend the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi on January 29, 2011.