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- culture
- Royal Family
- April 20, 2022
Queen Elizabeth celebrates 96th birthday
Britain's longest-reigning monarch was born on April 21, 1926.
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Happy Birthday Your Majesty!
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 21, 2022
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
Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a particularly special 96th birthday today, as we celebrate her Platinum Jubilee year. 🎈 pic.twitter.com/CJSMTjOMBp
— The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (@ClarenceHouse) April 21, 2022
This year marks the queen's second birthday since her husband, Prince Philip, died April 9, 2021, at the age of 99.
The queen's last in-person public appearance was in March, when she joined members of the royal family in attending a Thanksgiving service for Philip at London's Westminster Abbey.
Queen Elizabeth, known for keeping a rigorous schedule well into her 90s, has slowed her schedule of engagements over the past two years, in part due to the coronavirus pandemic and to her health.
She was hospitalized overnight last October for what Buckingham Palace described at the time as \"preliminary investigations,\" and the next month sprained her back.
In February, the queen tested positive for COVID-19 but had only \"mild cold-like symptoms\" as a result of the virus, according to the palace.
Queen Elizabeth will be back in the spotlight later this year for the celebration of her Platinum Jubilee.
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A weekend of festivities celebrating the queen's reign is scheduled to take place in June, around the same time her birthday is celebrated publicly each year.
Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI.
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