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| Queen celebrates 96th birthday in Sandringham | Queen celebrates 96th birthday in Sandringham |
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| The Queen was spotted at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk on her birthday | The Queen was spotted at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk on her birthday |
| The Queen is celebrating her 96th birthday on Thursday in Sandringham. | The Queen is celebrating her 96th birthday on Thursday in Sandringham. |
| Britain's longest-reigning monarch travelled by helicopter to her Norfolk estate, where she is being joined by family and friends. | Britain's longest-reigning monarch travelled by helicopter to her Norfolk estate, where she is being joined by family and friends. |
| She is thought to be staying in a cottage particularly liked by her late husband, Prince Philip. | She is thought to be staying in a cottage particularly liked by her late husband, Prince Philip. |
| A photograph has been released to mark the birthday, showing the Queen with two ponies and reflecting her lifelong interest in horses. | A photograph has been released to mark the birthday, showing the Queen with two ponies and reflecting her lifelong interest in horses. |
| The picture was taken at Windsor Castle, where the Queen now mostly stays, and shows her with two Fell ponies, who will appear in the forthcoming Royal Windsor Horse Show. | The picture was taken at Windsor Castle, where the Queen now mostly stays, and shows her with two Fell ponies, who will appear in the forthcoming Royal Windsor Horse Show. |
| A photograph for the Queen's birthday reflects her lifelong interest in horses | A photograph for the Queen's birthday reflects her lifelong interest in horses |
| The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wished the Queen happy birthday on Twitter, calling the monarch an "inspiration to so many across the UK, the Commonwealth and the world", and sharing a photo of the Queen and Prince Philip with seven of their great-grandchildren. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wished the Queen happy birthday on Twitter, calling the monarch an "inspiration to so many across the UK, the Commonwealth and the world", and sharing a photo of the Queen and Prince Philip with seven of their great-grandchildren. |
| Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a very happy 96th birthday today! An inspiration to so many across the UK, the Commonwealth and the world, it’s particularly special to be celebrating in this #PlatinumJubilee year. pic.twitter.com/iWfyorcd8I | Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a very happy 96th birthday today! An inspiration to so many across the UK, the Commonwealth and the world, it’s particularly special to be celebrating in this #PlatinumJubilee year. pic.twitter.com/iWfyorcd8I |
| Alongside birthday wishes, Buckingham Palace tweeted a picture of a two-year-old Princess Elizabeth from 1928. | Alongside birthday wishes, Buckingham Palace tweeted a picture of a two-year-old Princess Elizabeth from 1928. |
| Happy Birthday Your Majesty!Today as The Queen turns 96, we’re sharing this photograph of the young Princess Elizabeth aged 2.Then, in 1928, it was never expected she would be Queen, and this year Her Majesty is celebrating her #PlatinumJubilee - a first in British history. pic.twitter.com/DnwsMU81I3 | Happy Birthday Your Majesty!Today as The Queen turns 96, we’re sharing this photograph of the young Princess Elizabeth aged 2.Then, in 1928, it was never expected she would be Queen, and this year Her Majesty is celebrating her #PlatinumJubilee - a first in British history. pic.twitter.com/DnwsMU81I3 |
| Prince Harry suggested in a US TV interview that the Queen might be downplaying this latest milestone, saying that "after a certain age you get bored of birthdays". | Prince Harry suggested in a US TV interview that the Queen might be downplaying this latest milestone, saying that "after a certain age you get bored of birthdays". |
| But she will be spending time at Wood Farm, a cottage described as "small and intimate" by former housekeeper Teresa Thompson, and a place with strong associations with Prince Philip, who died a little over a year ago. | But she will be spending time at Wood Farm, a cottage described as "small and intimate" by former housekeeper Teresa Thompson, and a place with strong associations with Prince Philip, who died a little over a year ago. |
| The mystery of the house where the Queen was born | The mystery of the house where the Queen was born |
| What makes the Queen laugh? | What makes the Queen laugh? |
| Harry says Diana remains a constant presence | Harry says Diana remains a constant presence |
| The Queen's life in pictures | The Queen's life in pictures |
| The Queen was in Sandringham earlier this year when she marked her accession to the throne in 1952. | The Queen was in Sandringham earlier this year when she marked her accession to the throne in 1952. |
| She was born in 1926, not in a royal residence, but in a London townhouse on Bruton Street, where she first lived with her father and mother, who became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. | She was born in 1926, not in a royal residence, but in a London townhouse on Bruton Street, where she first lived with her father and mother, who became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. |
| The house on Bruton Street where the Queen was born was demolished in the 1930s | The house on Bruton Street where the Queen was born was demolished in the 1930s |
| Birthday wishes have been sent by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and gun salutes were fired. | Birthday wishes have been sent by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and gun salutes were fired. |
| The prime minister also paid tribute to the monarch's "dedicated and faultless service" in a pre-recorded address posted on Twitter. | The prime minister also paid tribute to the monarch's "dedicated and faultless service" in a pre-recorded address posted on Twitter. |
| The Queen's Guard played Happy Birthday during the Changing of the Guard outside Buckingham Palace. | The Queen's Guard played Happy Birthday during the Changing of the Guard outside Buckingham Palace. |
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| Watch: The Queen's Guard play Happy Birthday to celebrate monarch's 96th birthday | Watch: The Queen's Guard play Happy Birthday to celebrate monarch's 96th birthday |
| Watch: The Queen's Guard play Happy Birthday to celebrate monarch's 96th birthday | |
| The Queen has had mobility problems in recent months and has had to miss a number of events, including church services over Easter. | The Queen has had mobility problems in recent months and has had to miss a number of events, including church services over Easter. |
| Her only public appearance this year, outside of her own residences or on video, was at the Thanksgiving Service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey. | Her only public appearance this year, outside of her own residences or on video, was at the Thanksgiving Service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey. |
| The Queen's 96th birthday marks another unprecedented age for a British monarch, in a year in which she has become the first monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee of 70 years on the throne. | The Queen's 96th birthday marks another unprecedented age for a British monarch, in a year in which she has become the first monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee of 70 years on the throne. |
| The next longest-lived monarchs were Queen Victoria and George III, who lived to the age of 81, and were the only other monarchs to have lived into their 80s. | The next longest-lived monarchs were Queen Victoria and George III, who lived to the age of 81, and were the only other monarchs to have lived into their 80s. |
| According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, the Queen is one of about 124,000 people in the 95 to 99 age group in the UK, almost three quarters of these being women. | According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, the Queen is one of about 124,000 people in the 95 to 99 age group in the UK, almost three quarters of these being women. |
| Although 21 April is the day the Queen was born, it is not her only birthday. The monarch also has an official birthday celebration on the second Saturday of June, a tradition which began because her great-grandfather Edward VII's birthday was in November, when the weather is generally less favourable for a birthday parade. | Although 21 April is the day the Queen was born, it is not her only birthday. The monarch also has an official birthday celebration on the second Saturday of June, a tradition which began because her great-grandfather Edward VII's birthday was in November, when the weather is generally less favourable for a birthday parade. |
| The Queen's official birthday is marked each year by the military parade Trooping the Colour. This year, the parade will take place on Thursday 2 June to coincide with the Platinum Jubilee. | The Queen's official birthday is marked each year by the military parade Trooping the Colour. This year, the parade will take place on Thursday 2 June to coincide with the Platinum Jubilee. |
| A number of commemorative items are being produced to mark the Jubilee. Among them is a Barbie doll, featuring a recreation of her wedding tiara and an ivory gown fitted with a blue ribbon. | A number of commemorative items are being produced to mark the Jubilee. Among them is a Barbie doll, featuring a recreation of her wedding tiara and an ivory gown fitted with a blue ribbon. |