Today marks Queen Elizabeth II's 94th birthday, and the royal family is celebrating with online fanfare in lieu of traditional festivities.
To kick off the day, Buckingham Palace's Twitter and Instagram accounts shared some throwback "private" footage of the queen from her youth. The black-and-white video includes clips
of Elizabeth playing, riding a horse and dancing with members of her family.
Thank you for your messages today, on The Queen’s 94th birthday.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 21, 2020
In this private footage from @RCT, we see The Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, with her family, including her younger sister Princess Margaret. pic.twitter.com/T5IUS8MmQj
The follow-up tweet, accompanied by more pictures of the queen over the years, read:
And to conclude, the royal family acknowledged everyone with birthdays during this challenging time: "To those of you also celebrating your birthdays today at home, with or without your loved ones - we send you many happy returns."
Other members of the royal family wished the queen happy birthday from their own social media accounts.
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