Happy 86th Birthday, Queen Elizabeth II!
When you're the Queen, you can't possibly have just one birthday celebration (or honorable shindig) a year.The British monarch, who turned the big 8-6 today, won't celebrate her birthday publicly until June 16, when she will be honored with a military pageant at the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony.
But the Queen
did celebrate in smaller fashion Saturday, with a private birthday get-together
attended by family and friends.So what were
the royals up to?Not too
much.While the
Queen's day began with a traditional 21-gun salute, she reportedly planned to
spend a quiet day at Windsor Castle, lunching with family and relaxing,
according to CBS.This was a
nice change for the monarch, who has been in the midst of celebrating her
60-year-reign via her Diamond Jubilee, with tours around the U.K. and beyond."Not
very exciting, but for her that is a bit of a relief," Majesty
magazine editor Ingrid Seward told the network. "She's 86 and Prince
Philip is 90. Doing those overseas tours, with the change of climate and
the actual exhaustion of flying, she just can't do it anymore. So, the family
are doing it for her."Not only did
the Queen's family help with her private birthday party, they've also been
chipping in when it comes to Diamond Jubilee duties.The Queen
was accompanied by Kate Middleton when she kicked off her Diamond
Jubilee celebration, while Prince Harry jetted off to Brazil,
Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas earlier this year to spread the word about the
Queen's honorable milestone. Meanwhile, Prince William and Kate
Middleton will head to Asia this fall
to continue the royal families' touring commitments. Happy
birthday, Queen Elizabeth II!
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