
Military celebrates Queen's 96th birthday with gun salutes
Gun salutes have been fired today to mark the occasion.
Gun salutes have been fired today to mark the occasion.
The items are part of an exhibition at the National Museum of the Royal Navy looking at the Queen's close links to the senior service.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are scheduled to visit the Realms of Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas on behalf of the Queen.
The service would have been the Queen's first major public appearance since reaching her Platinum Jubilee milestone.
This first inspection of 2022 is a hugely important sign-off ahead of a year of ceremonial duties for Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
The Platinum Jubilee medal will be given out to members of the Armed Forces.
The British Army is firing gun salutes from Green Park and the Tower of London to mark the 70th anniversary of the Queen's accession.
Her Majesty acceded to the throne on the death of her father George VI in 1952.
The outstanding work of the Armed Forces and those who support it was recognised at the Windsor Castle investiture.
The corps marked 80 years since its formation to protect and defend airbases, aircraft and the people who operate and support them.
After just 16 weeks of tuition, some of these soldiers will be performing at the events to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
The Civic Honours competition is being run as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The monarch congratulated UK forces and allies involved in the landmark Carrier Strike Group deployment, wishing them a "restful" Christmas.
Trees will be planted during the official planting season between October and March to mark the monarch’s 70 years of service.
The meeting was General Sir Nick Carter's last audience with the Queen as Chief of the Defence Staff.
Buckingham Palace said Her Majesty has sprained her back and has missed the event at London's Cenotaph "with great regret".