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Thursday 21 April 2016 3:18 pm

Happy Birthday Your Majesty: The Queen celebrates her 90th birthday in pictures

By: Catherine Neilan

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Thousands of people lined the streets of Windor to watch Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh on a walkabout as part of HRH's 90th birthday celebrations today. 

Britain's longest-reigning monarch and her life-long partner walked for part of the journey, before being driven past the crowds who came out en force to mark the day.

Well-wishers reportedly sang Happy Birthday as the queen passed them, with some offering cards, flowers and a slice of cake. 

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But it was left to Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain to present the Queen with her official birthday cake – an orange drizzle sponge.

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The Queen & Duke Of Edinburgh Carry Out Engagements In Windsor
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At Tower Bridge, the day was marked with a 62-gun salute – one of many to mark the occasion. 

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The walkabout comes ahead of this evening's festivities, which will see the Queen light the first of more than 1,000 beacons across the country. 

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