WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 17: Queen Elizabeth II takes her seat during the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021 in Windsor, England. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born 10 June 1921, in Greece. He served in the British Royal Navy and fought in WWII. He married the then Princess Elizabeth on 20 November 1947 and was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich by King VI. He served as Prince Consort to Queen Elizabeth II until his death on April 9 2021, months short of his 100th birthday. His funeral takes place today at Windsor Castle with only 30 guests invited due to Coronavirus pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
事實上女王在去年由於大流行的環境下取消生日慶祝儀式，海德公園和倫敦塔不舉行鳴放禮炮儀式；然而今年王室氣氛更為慘淡，所以她決定低調慶祝生日，很大機會在溫莎城堡與自己最愛的哥基Fergus和Muick共同渡過，一起散步。除此之外，據英國傳媒報導，王室成員已經同意在英女王生日前夕輪流陪伴英女王度過她的「Darkest Hour」。
A corgi dog joins wax figures of members of the Royal family in Madame Tussauds, London, wear their Christmas jumpers to raise awareness of Save the Children. (Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)
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這項計劃據說由一眾王室女成員策劃，當中包括安妮公主（Princess Anne）、康瓦爾公爵夫人（The Duchess of Cornwall）和英女王的寵兒凱特王妃，預計她們會按時拜訪伊麗莎白二世，並且與她漫步溫莎城堡的花園。
作為堅強女性的英女王，五月會正式繼續執行公務，日前更出席王室宮務官員的退休儀式，看來沒有因為菲臘親王的離開而放慢自己的生活步伐。稍後在女王的監督下，查理斯及威廉王子將針對王室未來走向舉行特別會議，內容是希望縮小王室公務與影響力，並決定家庭成員是否繼續承擔王室責任，同時決定菲力普親王生前贊助數百個組織的後續相關責任，果真是當代事業型女性的典範。
除此之外，英女王每年都能慶祝兩次生日，一次是 4 月 21 日女王本人的誕生日，另一個則是慶祝英國君主誕辰的紀念日，這個日子被稱為「英女王官方壽辰」（Queen’s Official Birthday），通常會訂在每年 6 月的其中一個星期六；不知道兩個月後，英女王會否有點心情舉行慶祝活動？
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