Queen Elizabeth II - 90th Birthday April/June

[Natalka]

The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year: her actual birthday on 21 April and her official birthday on (usually) the second Saturday in June.

Prince George features on a Royal Mail postage stamp for the first time as part of 10 special stamps released to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday.




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[Natalka]

01/05/1926 of the Queen Mother (then the Duchess of York) with her husband, King George VI (then the Duke of York), and their daughter Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) at her christening





photo dated 03/05/1928 of Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) waving from the carriage



photo dated 01/01/1933 of two year old Princess Margaret (seated) with her sister Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II)

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File photo dated 12/05/1937 of Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) with her eldest daughter Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, after the coronation of King George VI



File photo dated 01/01/1945 of Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) at the wheel of an Army vehicle when she served during the Second World War in the Auxiliary Territorial Service

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11/10/02 of Queen Elizabeth II enjoying a walk about, after visiting the Old Government House in Fredericton, New Brunswick during her two week Royal visit to Canada

[seylz_gurl]

thanks for posting the photos. the family photo is lovely, little George is so adorable! The Queen is really a gorgeous woman.

[Shwa Girl]

The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year: her actual birthday on 21 April and her official birthday on (usually) the second Saturday in June.

Prince George features on a Royal Mail postage stamp for the first time as part of 10 special stamps released to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday.




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Liz Rocks!
No disrespect intended.

She and the Shwa Girl almost had the same birth date - April 21. But I decided to be early - April 20.
Nice pic with the different generations. Good of them to include the cute little boy.

[Darth Penguin]

PM Cameron and leader of the opposition Mr Corbyn wish the Queen Happy Birthday in different ways

[Natalka]

This is absolutely lovely! Lucky girl holding the purse!



The Queen with her five great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren that was taken in the Green Drawing Room, part of the Castle's semi-State apartments. The children are, from bottom left:

Mia Tindall (holding The Queen's handbag), the two year old daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall;
James, Viscount Severn (aged 8) and Lady Louise (12), the children of The Earl and Countess of Wessex and the youngest of The Queen's eight grandchildren;
Savannah (5) and Isla Phillips (3), daughters of The Queen's eldest grandson Peter Phillips
and his wife Autumn;
Prince George (2) and, in The Queen's arms and in the tradition of Royal portraiture, the youngest great-grandchild, Princess Charlotte (11months), children of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

[Natalka]

Two other photos by Annie Liebovitz



Queen Elizabeth poses with her beloved corgis and dorgies—Willow, Vulcan, Candy and Holly—on the steps of the East Terrace at Windsor castle.

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The final image features the queen seated alongside her only daughter, Princess Anne.

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On a bright sunny day, on the eve of her 90th birthday, Queen Elizabeth II did what she normally does — work.
The monarch's commitment to duty appears not to have wavered over the decades and this particular milestone is no different.


She is already the longest reigning head of the Royal family, having surpassed Queen Victoria in September last year.
Now she is the first monarch to reach the age of 90 while on the throne.


She was serenaded with her first happy birthday rendition at a Royal Mail delivery centre in Windsor.
The postal service is marking an anniversary of its own, having been created 500 years ago.

School children delivered another version of the song as she opened a new bandstand in Alexandra Gardens in Windsor at the foot of the castle where she and the Duke of Edinburgh are spending increasing amounts of time.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-2...rthday/7344226

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walkabout this morning

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Toronto councillor

Norm Kelly ‏@norm 57m57 minutes ago In honour of Her Majesty's birthday, the CN Tower will be lit purple and violet tonight.

[heartgirl99]

she looks great!