British royals commemorate late Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday
The late queen was born on April 21, 1926.
Britain's royal family is leading commemorations for what would be the 100th birthday of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, was born on April 21, 1926. She became queen at age 25 and went on to serve 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022 at age 96.
Elizabeth's eldest child, her son King Charles III, kicked off remembrances for his late mom on Monday with a visit to a new fashion exhibit at Buckingham Palace, "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style," alongside his wife, Queen Camilla.
On Tuesday, Elizabeth's birthday, Charles delivered a recorded video message marking the occasion and will join members of the royal family in viewing designs for a planned Queen Elizabeth Memorial in London.
The memorial is set to include statues of Elizabeth and her late husband, Prince Philip, near Buckingham Palace, as well as gardens and a glass bridge representing the tiara that Elizabeth wore when she wed Philip in 1947.
On Tuesday evening, Charles and the royal family will host a reception at Buckingham Palace for the late queen's birthday.
Other tributes to Elizabeth on her birthday include the opening of The Queen Elizabeth II Garden in The Regent’s Park, London, attended by her daughter, Anne, the Princess Royal.
A new national charity, The Queen Elizabeth Trust, was also announced to honor Elizabeth's decades of public service.
The Trust, launched with a $50 million endowment from the U.K. government, will aim to preserve and support green spaces and community centers, according to the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, a joint body established by the U.K. government and the royal household.
The committee has also launched The Queen Elizabeth Digital Memorial as a public archive of Elizabeth's public life.
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