Britain's mourning Queen marks low-key 95th birthday

April 21, 2021 14:56

Prince Phillip and Queen Elizabeth in a 2003 photograph

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is marking a low-key 95th birthday on Wednesday, days after husband Prince Philip's funeral on Saturday. While the national mourning period in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh officially concluded on Sunday, the monarch remains in mourning until Friday and there is unlikely to be any of the usual birthday markers such as the release of an official photograph by Buckingham Palace.

The Queen is expected to spend the day privately at Windsor Castle, where she will be joined by some close members of the royal family. I would like to send my warm wishes to Her Majesty The Queen on her 95th birthday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a Twitter statement. "I have always had the highest admiration for Her Majesty and her service to this country and the Commonwealth. I am proud to serve as her Prime Minister," he said.

Prince Philip, the longest-serving consort to a British monarch, died on April 9, just under two months away from his 100th birthday, which was due to be the focus of royal celebrations this year with the Queen's 95th already set to be a lower key affair.

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