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Singers, Actors, Riders to Honor Queen Elizabeth in Birthday Parade | ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive 2005 -2017
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oyal well-wishers hold a placard and national flag with pictures of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle one day ahead of the Queen’s birthday in Windsor, Britain, 20 April 2016


LONDON – In honoring Britain Queen’s birthday, everyone seems to be happily emerged in preparations and arrangements, which shall embrace prominent faces all around the region. Queen Elizabeth is due to appear in her 90th birthday celebration, today on Sunday, featuring some of the leading stars of show business and almost 1,000 horses.

On April 21, her majesty was be surrounded by crowds throughout a walkabout nearby Windsor castle when she turned 90.

Pop singers and opera singers, along with actors planned to take part in the pageant.

For instance, performers Kylie Minogue and Jess Glynne, Katherine Jenkins and Andrea Bocelli and soul singer Beverley Knight are scheduled to be present in Windsor Castle residence, near London.

As for actors, Helen Mirren, John Boyega, Martin Clunes, Damian Lewis, Imelda Staunton and comic Jennifer Saunders will be on stage, according to British broadcaster ITV which will televise the event. Noting that queen Elizabeth has been on throne for 64 years and is the oldest monarch in British history.

Sunday’s concert shall highlight a four-day pageant at Windsor which also includes equestrian displays involving around 900 horses ride by world riders to mark her majesty’s passion for animals.

Further events will take place around her official birthday on June 11, including a street party for 10,000 guests close to Buckingham Palace.