The
Queen will turn 86 years of age this Saturday April 21st. She
usually spends her birthday privately, however the occasion is publicly marked
by gun salutes in central London in Hyde Park, at the Windsor Great Park, and at
the Tower of London. She will celebrate her official birthday on a
Saturday in June. Some interesting facts about Queen Elizabeth include…
* The Queen was born at
2:40a.m. on April 21, 1926 in Mayfair, London.
* She was the first child
of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth.
* Princess Elizabeth was
educated at home with her younger sister, Princess Margaret.
* Princess Elizabeth and
Prince Philip first met when they attended the wedding of Prince Philip's
cousin, Princess Marina of Greece to The Duke of Kent, who was an uncle of
Princess Elizabeth, in 1934.
* The Queen and The Duke
of Edinburgh were married in Westminster Abbey on November 20th, 1947 at
11:30am with 2000 invited guests.
