captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. britain is celebrating the diamond jubilee of queen elizabeth ii. it marks her 60th year on the throne. whatever you may think of the institution of monarchy, the queen has led an extraordinary life. she came to power in 1952 before the current prime minister david cameron was even born. she meets with him regularly as she has done with every prime minister back to winston churchill. the past 60 years have seen elizabeth s britain undergo great change, from leader of an empire to member of a commonwealth. but through all of this, the queen s presence represents stability and continuity. i declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or shot shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. rose: joining me from london, suzy menkes. in london, sally bedell smith, her latest book is elizabeth the queen
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. britain is celebrating the diamond jubilee of queen elizabeth ii. it marks her 60th year on the throne. whatever you may think of the institution of monarchy, the queen has led an extraordinary life. she came to power in 1952 before the current prime minister david cameron was even born. she meets with him regularly as she has done with every prime minister back to winston churchill. the past 60 years have seen elizabeth s britain undergo great change, from leader of an empire to member of a commonwealth. but through all of this, the queen s presence represents stability and continuity. i declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or shot shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. rose: joining me from london, suzy menkes. in london, sally bedell smith, her latest book is elizabeth the queen