The 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne will be a good deal more earthbound: The 95-year-old monarch plans to spend a quiet Sunday at her country estate, Sandringham, where her father died on Feb. 6, 1952. Four days of festivities to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee are scheduled for June.

A smile […] breaks out with the brightest distriction.

I shall be on that lay nae mair

Thick with sparkling orient gems / The portal shone.