China News Service, April 21, according to comprehensive foreign media reports, on April 21, local time, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom ushered in her 95th birthday.
However, this is the first time she celebrated her birthday in more than 70 years without the company of her husband, Prince Philip.
Data map: On the 91st birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of England, the Queen and his wife watched the royal military parade.
"Lonely Birthday"
For the whole of the United Kingdom, the Queen’s birthday is a "big day".
Generally speaking, there are two birthday celebrations for the queen. In addition to April 21, the queen usually celebrates another official birthday in June. On this day, a royal military parade will be held. In addition, a large royal family will be held at Buckingham Palace. Group photo activity.
For more than 70 birthdays in the past, Prince Philip will accompany the Queen every year and spend a good time with his family.
On the same day, both Hyde Park and Tower of London will hold traditional salute ceremonies, which is also a festive experience for ordinary people.
On the 92nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of England, she spent it with her family.
However, unlike the lively birthday celebrations in previous years, the Queen does not plan to celebrate this year's birthday because her husband Prince Philip has just passed away.
Some media revealed that on her birthday, the Queen of England may only have a private lunch with some of her family at Windsor Castle.
At the same time, as the Queen is in mourning, the salute ceremony has been cancelled for the second consecutive year since it was cancelled last year due to the new crown epidemic.
Even the British royal family’s release of a new photo of the Queen to the public on the Queen’s birthday will be cancelled. No wonder the British media pointed out that this may be the Queen’s "loneliest birthday" in more than 70 years.
At 3 pm on April 17, local time, the funeral of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was held at Windsor Castle near London.
The picture shows Queen Elizabeth II of England attending the funeral.
The dead is gone
On April 9, Prince Philip passed away at the age of 99.
Eight days later, his funeral was held at St. George's Church in Windsor Castle.
At the funeral ceremony of about 50 minutes, the black-dressed and solemn queen sat alone, depressed, and bid her final farewell to her husband of 73 years.
This scene also made countless netizens sigh.
As we all know, this royal couple often wrote love letters to each other to express their affection during their relationship.
In order to maintain this sweet tradition, the queen wrote the last letter to Prince Philip, and put the letter on top of his coffin, part of the content of the letter is "I love you".
The day before the funeral, the Queen also shared a private photo of her and Prince Philip. This photo was taken in 2003 and has never been made public before. The photo shows the couple in Mook at Balmoral Manor, Scotland. Coyle Peak.
The caption of this photo quoted the Queen’s original words: "He has been my strength and pillar for so many years, and I, his entire family, this country, and many other countries owe him more than he claimed More of it."
For the queen, the loneliness of this year's birthday may be unforgettable forever.