Queen Elizabeth marks 95th birthday, days after husband's funeral

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the world's oldest monarch, turns 95 on Wednesday, but there will be no public celebrations just days after she bade farewell to her husband of seven decades at his funeral. Prince Philip, whom Elizabeth married in 1947, died on April 9 at the age of 99. The royals paid their final respects to the family's patriarch at his funeral on Saturday at Windsor Castle. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, the queen sat alone during the sombre service for Philip, who she had described as her ‘strength and stay’. Elizabeth, who is also the world's longest-reigning monarch, will be at the castle for her birthday, which traditionally passes off with little or no ceremony.