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Evening Standard
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Tony Jones

King joins centenarians for special celebration to mark life of his mother

Charles and Camilla cut a cake with 100 year-old Joan Illingworth during a reception at Buckingham Palace (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

The King has led the royal family in celebrating the life of Queen Elizabeth II on the day she would have turned 100 and marked the milestone with centenarians sharing her birthday.

Charles cut a birthday cake with 100-year-old Joan Illingworth after she confessed she could not manage and told her “let me do that” and shared the task.

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