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Queen Elizabeth's 96th birthday marked with gun salutes

Queen Elizabeth [henrydallalphotography.com/PA Wire/Handout via REUTERS]

Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 96th birthday at her Sandringham estate on Thursday as gun salutes rang out across London and Windsor and military bands played "Happy Birthday".

Britain's longest-serving monarch, who celebrates a historic platinum jubilee this year, was pictured with two white ponies in a photo released for the occasion.

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