Every year the Queen celebrates two birthdays, with her actual birthday on 21 April and her official birthday on a Saturday in June.
Celebrations of her official birthday this year take place from 10-12 June.
Prime Minister David Cameron said the Queen had been “a rock of strength for our nation” and the Commonwealth, as he and fellow politicians paid tribute in the House of Commons.
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21 April – she will unveil a plaque on Windsor’s Queen’s Walkway, before lighting the first of a chain of beacons.Gun salutes will also be held across the UK
12-15 May – Celebrations featuring hundreds of horses and performers in the grounds of Windsor Castle
10 June – A national service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral
11 June – The annual Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade
12 June – The Queen will host a street party for 10,000 people in the Mall
The monarch broke the record held by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, by being on the throne for 63 years and seven months.
For the world’s most travelled monarch, it seems fitting that what is effectively a huge line of birthday candles will be lit from her home to Britain’s borders and beyond.
Report by: Vee Sison
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