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Sports stars such as David Beckham and Kevin Pietersen are celebrating Her Majesty on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee.  

After 70 long years on the throne, a milestone which no other monarch in British history has achieved, the Queen's four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations have begun.  

The Queen, then aged 25, acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952 on the death of her father, King George VI.

Many have gathered the streets to mark the occasion while many sporting stars have taken to social media to commemorate the Queen for her service.  

Former England captain David Beckham posted on Instagram: 'Today, we celebrate our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. 

'70 years of service and inspirational leadership of our country. Let’s come together and commemorate her remarkable reign with a great British party these next few days.'

Cricket star Kevin Pietersen joined in by wishing the Queen well by tweeting out a number of heart emojis to show his respect.