Queen celebrates 96th birthday as new photograph released to mark occasion | UK News

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The Queen is set to celebrate her 96th birthday at Sandringham – the Norfolk estate where she enjoyed family gatherings with the Duke of Edinburgh.

To mark the occasion, organisers of the Royal Windsor Horse Show released an image of the monarch taken last month at Windsor Castle.

It comes after an eventful Easter break that saw the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit her.

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Harry said his grandmother was “on great form” when they met before he and wife Meghan travelled to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games.

Speaking to NBC’s Today show, he pointedly added he wanted to make sure she was “protected” and had “the right people around her”.

It is thought the monarch will stay at the Duke of Edinburgh’s cottage Wood Farm while at Sandringham, a property she said her late husband “loved” and part of its attraction was because the “sea was so close”.

The Queen commented on the property when she hosted a rare public event at Sandringham on 5 February, the eve of her Platinum Jubilee.

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Queen spotted leaving Sandringham

Teresa Thompson, 70, the retired housekeeper of Wood Farm, said after chatting to the Queen that day: “All the Royal Family love Wood Farm, because it’s out of the way, it’s small, it’s intimate.

“You haven’t got lots of officials, it’s just the close staff.

“And they literally can relax in the family house, it’s wonderful, and I had a wonderful 22 years down there, it was the best time of my life without a doubt.”

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