LONDON-Queen Elizabeth II and her family marked her official 90th birthday Saturday with a parade, a colourful military ceremony and an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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Princess Charlotte made her first appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, carried by the Duchess of Cambridge, as the royals watched the traditional flypast by the RAF.
The Trooping the Colour parade at the royal palace, which featured almost 1,500 uniformed officers and their men along with over 300 horses, also generated quite the buzz thanks to the queen’s vivid green outfit.
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LONDON (AP) Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday celebrations are ending with a massive street party on the road leading to Buckingham Palace, culminating a weekend of official events in Britain marking her 90th birthday.
The not-for-profit picnic event brought to an end several days of celebrations to mark the queen’s official 90th birthday, which began on Friday with a special service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
The man fainted and fell facedown during the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Royal Horse Guards in London and was quickly taken away in a stretcher.
In honour of the royal birthday pubs will be able to stay open for an extra two hours on Saturday night.
Prince William, Prince Harry, the duchess of Cambridge, adorable Prince George and others were on hand.
Later, the royal family spent 30 minutes greeting members of the public.
Asked how receptive the Queen was to the idea, he said: “Well fortunately, we did sort of run the idea past a number of her staff beforehand, and it wasn’t until I saw her that she said “I hear you’re up to something” so I had to confess”.
The whole world is excited about it and I’m sure that that is an infectious quality in which the queen appreciates. ♪ Reporter: Kick off the day with a carriage procession joined by her beloved husband prince Philip.
On parade was the long line of guardsmen who not only take part in major ceremonial occasions like Trooping the Colour but are fighting soldiers.
The event, which was organised by the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips, will recognise the Queen’s patronage of more than 600 organisations around the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.
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The Queen, whom George calls “Gan Gan”, could be seen chatting to her great-grandson.
