Queen Elizabeth II, 94, Goes Horseback Riding While Self-Isolating at Windsor Castle

coronavirus pandemic. The extravagant display of pomp and pageantry, a highlight of the royal calendar that typically attracts thousands of tourists to line the streets of central London, has only been canceled once before during almost 70 years of the queen’s reign — in 1955, during a national rail strike.

rare portrait of Philip with the Queen.

Buckingham Palace is making some changes to their usual celebration honouring the Queen’s birthday.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Queen Elizabeth's husband marked his 99th birthday on Wednesday. One of the oldest members of the royal family, a new photo was released on social media to commemorate Prince Philip's special day.

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, pose for a new portrait in honor of the prince's 99th birthday on June 10. The photo, featuring the monarch in an Angela Kelly dress and the Duke of Edinburgh in a Household Division tie, was taken just last week at Windsor Castle.

There certainly won’t be fuss. Count on that.

Prince Philip reaches the grand age of 99 on Wednesday, he will spend it quietly and in much the same way he’s spent most of his adult life: beside Queen Elizabeth II. The stalwart consort plans a quiet lunch at Windsor Castle, where the senior royals have been sheltering due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The summer of 2020 has been unlike other summers Queen Elizabeth II has spent in her 68 years of reign. The Coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom not only forced to Royal family to cancel all the summer engagements but it also led to the Queen and Prince Philip to quarantine and lockdown at the Windsor Castle.

Devoted readers of my corner of the internet, of which I'm certain there are at least two, all of whom by total coincidence just happen to share my surname and are also my parents, will recall a story I wrote last month about how the Queen is keeping busy while in isolation at Windsor Castle. Specifically, she's riding horses every single day, Vanity Fair reported, as well as dressing up for dinner with her husband and quarantine companion, Prince Philip.

The Queen has her official birthday on 21 April, the day she was born in 1926, but also a second birthday is celebrated in June when the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony is held. However this year, due to the coronavirus lockdown and the government restrictions on large gatherings, Her Majesty will be replacing the celebrations with a 'miniature version' held at Windsor Castle, where she is currently staying.

Her Majesty the Queen has been spending lockdown at her ‘weekend abode’ Windsor Castle. She arrived on 19 March and is self-isolating in her private apartments with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, who turns 99 in June.The pair have enough room to enjoy “their own space”, says royal expert Ingrid Seward.They also have 22 members of staff on hand, including trusted aide Paul Whybrew and official dresser Angela Kelly.

Perhaps the most special guest for 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth’s birthday wasn’t even Her Majesty herself—it was her great-grandson, one-year-old baby Archie. She couldn’t help but focus on him during a video call, as Queen Elizabeth’s Prince Harry and Baby Archie red hair comparison was clearly noted by sources.

and her youngest great-grandchild, , may live an ocean apart now that his parents, and , have relocated to Los Angeles, but that doesn't mean they're not keeping in touch. On Zoom, of course.During a reported call to celebrate her birthday (which was April 21), the queen made a sweet remark about one of Archie's signature traits.

Mexican beauty  Salma Hayek  is sitting pretty on a hefty net worth that she has built up over the years. The Sunday Times released their Rich List 2020 and revealed that Salma’s total worth ranked in the billions — making her richer than Her Majesty  Queen Elizabeth II .