London – Reuters
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 96th birthday on Thursday, paying homage to the Queen, who has long ruled by artillery. A Barbie doll will also be introduced as the Queen, and the castle will distribute a new portrait of the Queen with two white cubs at Windsor Castle.
The cabinet ministers of the country along with members of the royal family congratulated the queen. Elizabeth has cut back on most of her public service this year due to health concerns and is spending her birthday in Sandringham, Norfolk.
His grandson Prince William and his wife Kate wrote on Twitter: “He is an inspiration to many in England, the Commonwealth and around the world, and this celebration is very special because it is the platinum jubilee year of his reign.”
Elizabeth became Queen of Britain and more than a dozen other regions, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand, after her father, King George VI, died on a world tour in Kenya on February 6, 1952. She told him about the death of her father, her husband Prince Philip, who died last year at the age of 99 after spending more than seven decades with her.
When I came to the throne, Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union, Mao Zedong ruled China, Harry Truman was President of the United States, and Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Cannons were placed to pay homage to the Queen in London’s famous Hyde Park, and a picture of the Queen standing on a long dark green line between two white cubs was released.
Queen Elizabeth will be honored by introducing a “Barbie doll” to her figure during the Platinum Jubilee of her enthronement.
The doll is wearing an ivory dress and a blue scarf, which are adorned with small patterned ornaments and ribbons. The doll wears the same turban that Elizabeth wore on her wedding day.