Tonight, 6,000 people pack Horse Guards Parade to say 'Happy Birthday' to the lady who has become a national institution: at 90 years of age she is the hard-working patron of over 300 organisations, Colonel-in-Chief of 17 regiments and 'mother' of HMS Ark Royal and HMS Resolution. All are on parade this evening, along with a choir of 500, an orchestra of 100, a full chime of church bells,
King's Troop RHA, the Household Cavalry, and massed bands from all three services. Desert Orchid, an Aberdeen Angus bull, Cheviot sheep and dachshunds turn up as well. The evening closes with a mass fly past from the RAF, featuring aeroplanes from the Battle of Britain to the present day. Commentary by David Dimbleby.
Event devised and produced by Michael Parker Television presentation Michael Begg
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