The Birthday of Her Majesty 2022
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It was a November and the weather was somewhat chilly, but the sites and sounds were exciting.
I saw the changing of the guard at Whitehall, Westminister Abbey, Windsor Castle, and dined on steak and kidney pie in the shadow of Big Ben.
We went for a bus ride through the countryside for several hours and it was an enjoyable trip as well.
We stopped at a few pubs for pints of the dark beer indigenous to the area.
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms celebrates her birthday today.
I have always identified with her as a monarch because her reign coincides with my entire life.
Her Majesty was born in Mayfair, London, on April 21, 1926.
She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York.
Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII.
This made Elizabeth the heir presumptive.
She is 95 years young.
Happy Birthday Your Majesty !