Source: Telegraph

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Speaking at the first public event to mark her Diamond Jubilee, the Queen said that the concept of the established Church is “commonly under-appreciated” and “occasionally misunderstood”.

She said the Church was “woven into the fabric of this country” and had helped to build a better society, but added that the Church of England has a duty to protect the freedom of all faiths in the country.

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms, head of the 54 member Commonwealth of Nations, and, in her role as the British monarch, Supreme Governor of the Church of England.