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- ↑ พระเจ้าอยู่หัวในพระบรมโกศ กษัตริย์พระองค์เดียวในโลกที่ได้รับการเฉลิมฉลอง [Platinum Jubilee].
- ↑ "Queen marks Ruby Jubilee". Times Daily. Vol. 124, no. 154. June 3, 1993. p. 1.
- ↑ Queen Margrethe celebrates 40 years on Danish throne
- ↑ "Queen Margrethe II of Denmark marks 40 years on the throne". BBC News. Denmark. 12 January 2012.
- ↑ "The King: 40 years as Sweden's Head of State - Sveriges Kungahus".