LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 86th birthday accompanied by the firing of 21-gun salute from the Royal Navy.
It was the central gun salute and it was fired at Portsmouth
Harbor on the south coast of England on Saturday.
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| Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II. |
Traditionally the Queen receives gun salutes on her
birthday at military bases around the country.
Like every year, the Queen celebrates her birthday twice.
One is a get-together with her family and friends in private on her actual
birthday, and second is a lavish celebration at London’s Buckingham Palace on
her “official” birthday, which falls on June 16th this year.
The Queen will also commemorate her Diamond Jubilee to
indicate 60 years on the throne on the first weekend of June with tours around
the UK and other places.
"Touring is not very exciting,
but for her that is a bit of a relief," Majesty magazine
editor Ingrid Seward said, "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 is 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.
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