Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday

From the left, Prince Charles, Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Prince William the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, watch the flypast, marking the Queen’s 90th birthday.

The Queen’s dedication and service to the nation was praised by the Archbishop of Canterbury as her life was celebrated with a service of thanksgiving.

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It was a day of reflection on the monarch’s life with the Lord Mayor of London, Jeffrey Mountevans, paying tribute to the Queen’s qualities of “gentleness, good humour and understanding”.

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The festive Trooping the Color parade will be held Saturday, the queen’s official birthday.

This little girl was among those who waited outside Buckingham Palace to see the Queen.

A Guardsman lies face down on the ground after fainting during the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the Queen’s 90th birthday. According to the Press Association, the celebration featured 1,500 soldiers and 300 horses.

Her Majesty, along with other members of the Royal Family, will then make an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the RAF fly-past. Over 400 musicians from different bands and corps of drums all march and play as one.

Next in the lineup is a river pageant on the Thames.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II visits Marlborough House, in London, Thursday June 9, 2016, to launch a new Commonwealth Hub which brings Commonwealth organisations together in the same location to create a collaborative, dynamic and innovative way of working. It was Prince Phillip’s 95th birthday, and he was mentioned in the prayers there.

Governors general from the Queen’s realms were also among those invited, along with faith leaders and hundreds of people nominated by Government departments to recognise their service.

Also on Saturday, British singer Rod Stewart was knighted in the Queen’s birthday honors, an annual award of decoration and medals.

On Sunday, the Mall in front of the palace will host lunch for roughly 10,000 charity workers, patrons and members of the royal family.