We have put together a round-up of all the latest news, weather, and travel information for Thursday, April 21, that will get you caught up and ready for the day as the Queen marks her 96th birthday. The nonagenarian mother-of-four, grandmother-of-eight and great-grandmother-of-12 has been active in public life for more than seven decades and will also be marking her Platinum Jubliee later this year.
It is understood that the Queen has returned to Sandringham for a "mini-break" that will allow her to be "as close as possible" to her late husband Prince Philip on her birthday. While experiencing some ill-health during more recent years, the Queen has only missed official engagements following doctors' orders.
Earlier this year the Queen tested positive for Covid and her spokesperson said she was experiencing mild cold-like symptoms. The Queen later said it left her “very tired and exhausted”, as she sympathised with a former virus patient who lost his brother and father to the illness.
