'Happy Birthday' as Queen Elizabeth II turns 90
April 21, 2016
Britain's
Queen Elizabeth II greets wellwishers on her 90th birthday during a
walkabout in Windsor on April 21, 2016 (AFP Photo/John Stillwell)
Windsor
(United Kingdom) (AFP) - Well-wishers sang "Happy Birthday" to a
smiling Queen Elizabeth II as she turned 90 on Thursday, a milestone
occasion the monarch marked by lighting the first of a thousand beacons
across Britain and the Commonwealth.
The
sovereign, who has been on the throne since 1952 and steered Britain
through the decline of its empire, wore a lime green outfit and matching
hat to accept presents and flowers from the crowd in Windsor, who
spontaneously broke into song.
The
queen's eldest son and heir Prince Charles, 67, said "Mummy" was held
in "love and affection" across Britain and the wider Commonwealth, as
she lit the first beacon outside Windsor Castle, near London.
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