Happy birthday,Queen Elizabeth!
Queen Elizabeth.The Royal Family/Twitter
“Happy Birthday Your Majesty!” they captioned the post. “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.”
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“Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a very happy 96th birthday today!” the photos were captioned. “An inspiration to so many across the UK, the Commonwealth and the world, it’s particularly special to be celebrating in this #PlatinumJubilee year.”
Prince Charlesand Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall shared four photos to mark the occasion, starting with a solo shot of the smiling Queen at the G7 Reception last year.
Two other photos show the Queen’s relationship withPrince Charles— the Queen and Camilla smiling at the Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2011 andPrince Charleskissing his mother’s hand at the Diamond Jubilee Concert the same year.
“Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a particularly special 96th birthday today, as we celebrate her Platinum Jubilee year,” they wrote alongside a red balloon emoji.
Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughterPrincess Eugeniealso paid tribute via her personal Instagram page, sharing a photo from Trooping the Colour in 1998. A young Eugenie stands in front ofPrince Philipand beside the Queen, who waved to the crowds from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
“Happy 96th Birthday Granny! You have been such an inspiration to me and so many across the world. Thank you for your support, love and strength. Xx,” Eugenie wrote.
On Wednesday, the Royal Windsor Horse Show released anew photoofQueen Elizabethto celebrate her birthday.
The majestic shot, which was taken last month on the grounds of Windsor Castle, shows the animal-loving Queen standing proudly between her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale. She wears a dark green cape-style coat as she holds the reins of two of her favorite ponies in front of a magnolia tree.
Queen Elizabethwill mark her 96th birthday in a place full of reminders of her late husbandPrince Philip.
On Wednesday, the monarchtraveled from Windsor Castle to her Sandringham estatein Norfolk, about 110 miles north of London, Buckingham Palace confirmed.
The palace told PEOPLE that the Queen will be spending her birthday privately.
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The public celebration ofQueen Elizabeth’s birthday, known as Trooping the Colour, takes place in June. This year, Trooping the Colour — including the royal family gathering on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a flypast — will coincide with a weekend of festivities to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her historic 70 years on the throne.
source: people.com
