Queen travels to Manchester for Diamond Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth II holds flowers as she is greeted by well-wishers outside Media City in Salford, on March 23, 2012, in Manchester, England. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Manchester, where she officially opened hospitals toured the new BBC building at MediaCity and officially started a Sport Relief Mile fun run. The trip is part of the monarch's Diamond Jubilee tour, marking 60 years on the throne.

Queen Elizabeth II waves the flag to officially start the Sport Relief 2012 fun run at MediaCity in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks past a Dalek from the "Doctor Who" television series during a visit at MediaCity in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, visits a CBeebies studio at MediaCity in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Queen Elizabeth II, right, meets "Match of the Day" football pundit Mark Lawrenson, left, during a visit at MediaCity in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits the BBC sport offices at MediaCity in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Queen Elizabeth II smiles holding a bunch of flowers during a visit at MediaCity in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II listens to an orchestra as she visits MediaCity in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Queen Elizabeth II waves as she arrives to open Central Manchester City Hospitals in Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

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Queen Elizabeth II during the official opening of the Central Manchester City Hospitals on March 23, 2012, in Manchester, England.

Queen Elizabeth II waves as she arrives to open Central Manchester City Hospitals at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Queen Elizabeth II during the official opening of the Central Manchester City Hospitals on March 23, 2012, in Manchester, England.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, during the official opening of the Central Manchester City Hospitals on March 23, 2012, in Manchester, England.

Queen Elizabeth II during the official opening of the Central Manchester City Hospitals on March 23, 2012, in Manchester, England.

Queen Elizabeth II sits next to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as she officially opens Central Manchester City Hospitals in Manchester, England, on March 23, 2012.

Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by well-wishers outside Manchester Town Hall on March 23, 2012, in Manchester, England.

Queen Elizabeth II, left, smiles after unveiling a plaque during her visit to the Manchester Central convention center, Manchester, England, Friday, March 23, 2012.

Queen Elizabeth II, left, and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, watch a performance by Universal Connection, an African Dance troupe from the Moss Side area of the city, during a visit to the Manchester Central convention center in Manchester, England, March 23, 2012.

Queen Elizabeth II, left, and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, watch a performance of taekwondo by the East Manchester Academy Taekwondo class during a visit to the Manchester Central convention center in Manchester, England, March 23, 2012.

Queen Elizabeth II applauds a choir performance during her visit to the Manchester Central convention center in Manchester, England, March 23, 2012.