Later on, the monarch, who previous year overtook her great-great grandmother queen Victoria to become Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, will host a family dinner to celebrate.
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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s oldest and longest-serving monarch, celebrated her 90th birthday Thursday.
A choir sang “Return to Sender” as the queen began her birthday celebrations Wednesday with a visit to a post office west of London.
Prince Charles, 67, her eldest son and heir to the throne, issued an audio message via the BBC on Thursday, quoting an edited passage from Shakespeare’s Henry VIII.
He said the queen “has lived through some extraordinary times”, from World War II to the moon landing, the end of the Cold War and the advent of peace in Northern Ireland.
Buckingham Palace also released new official pictures of the queen taken by U.S. celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. In another, George joined the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William to pose for the new royal stamp.
It’s Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday today, but a few years ago, Aussie Jade Taylor got an unexpected surprise two years ago when she took a selfie with a team member for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
She is unveiling a plaque marking the Queen’s Walkway at the foot of Castle Hill, a long straight walkway that leads to the castle.
Queen Elizabeth cut a cake that won a British television contest, while the well-wishers were singing “Happy Birthday” and applauding.
As dusk approached on her milestone birthday, he said: “Your Majesty, Mummy, I find it very hard to believe you’ve reached your 90th year and I suddenly realised the other day that I’ve known you since you were 22 years old”.
There has been artillery gun salutes in the British capital at Hyde Park and the Tower of London and across the country, while the Houses of Parliament has been illuminated red, white and blue.
“Whatever differing views people across this country have about the institution, the vast majority share an opinion that Her Majesty has served this country. with a clear sense of public service and public duty”, he said.
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In recent years, Britain’s royal family has not always been on assure a footing as it seems to be now.
