/ 21 April 2022

Happy birthday, Your Majesty

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

Queen Elizabeth is keeping it low-key as she celebrates her 96th birthday today. She will spend time at the family’s Sandringham estate. There are no big celebrations planned, but it’s expected she will be visited by family and friends at the estate over the coming days. Royal sources said the Queen’s “mini-break” has been a “positive step” after recent health issues forced her to pull out of several engagements. According to Buckingham Palace, the monarch will now “make a decision on the day” as to whether she can attend a public event, and it’s unclear what events she will be able to attend for her upcoming Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. Those on the guestlist for the big bash now reportedly include Prince Harry and Meghan, after they dropped by to see the Queen last week in their first joint visit to the UK since stepping down from royal duties in 2020. We wonder what expensive thing the Duchess wore…

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