‘An inspiration to so many across the U.K.’: Queen Elizabeth’s 96th birthday marked with gun salutes Elizabeth became the queen of Britain and more than a dozen other realms including Canada, Australia and New Zealand in 1952 Author of the article: LONDON — Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 96th birthday at her Sandringham estate on Thursday as gun salutes rang out across London and Windsor and military bands played “Happy Birthday. News story posted on 2022-04-21T13:31:00.0000000Z
