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Queen Elizabeth II is ringing in her 96th birthday on Thursday, but don’t expect too much fanfare from the royal family this year. Instead of remaining in Buckingham Palace for her big day, the Queen is celebrating in the comfort of the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, about 110 miles north of London. The monarch made the three hour trip on the eve of her birthday, and
, she isn’t even staying in the main house, but a smaller residence know as Wood Farm, where her late husband Prince Philip spent many of his last days.reports the Queen will be spending her birthday privately, though it seems like she may have some company of the hoofed variety. Ahead of her birthday, The Royal Family Twitter account shared a photo of her majesty with two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale.
Elizabeth’s family joined in on the social media celebration as well. The Twitter account for Prince William and Kate Middleton shared some photos, including one of the Queen, Philip, and seven of their great-grandchildren. Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle, have yet to share anything publicly, but the pair did just visit the Queen ahead of a trip to Netherlands for the Invictus Games earlier this month.
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