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If you think royal baby fever is a new thing, think again. Back on April 21
st 1926, when the Queen was born, there was plenty of excitement over the arrival of a new princess who – at the time – was several steps removed from the Crown and never expected to rule. No matter, as the papers of the time reported, this royal birth was a major event and those things we think peculiar to our own time – crowds and speculation and celebrations – were present on the day the Queen was born, too.
The little princess arrived in the early hours of April 21
Buckingham Palace has shared a photo of the Queen as she celebrates her 95th birthday without Prince Philip.
The photo, released on the official Royal Family Instagram account this morning, shows the Queen smiling in a burgundy ensemble at a royal engagement.
Instead of sharing their own posts, Prince Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge s Instagram accounts re-posted the radiant photo of Her Majesty.
Celebrations will be a subdued this year with no traditional gun salutes while the Queen observes a two-week mourning period following the death of her husband the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99.
Queen’s message of thanks to the nation on her 95th birthday: Grieving monarch says royals have been deeply touched by support and kindness after Philip’s funeral as she marks occasion for the first time without him
Queen spoke out for the first time since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh to thank well-wishers across globe
Monarch said she and family were in period of great sadness but were comforted by words of praise for Philip
Earlier today, Buckingham Palace shared photo of steadfast monarch at a royal engagement to mark occasion
Her Majesty is expected to be visited by family today but her grandson Prince Harry will not be among them
1986 – As she turned 60, Britain was tense because of its controversial support for a U.S. air strike against Libya. The Queen went to church in the morning, then to Buckingham Palace, where she was greeted by the singing of 6,000 school children from around the country. At night was a gala called Fanfare for Elizabeth at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Judi Dench, Placido Domingo and Anne Murray.
1987 – Charles and Diana wished her well at Windsor Castle before they left for a holiday in Spain.
1989 – To mark her 63rd year, the Queen gave new honorary titles to family, including Prince Andrew, then a Royal Navy officer, who was made colonel-in-chief of the Staffordshire Regiment, and Princess Anne, who was given the same title over the London Officer Training Corps.