How special day of commemoration for Queen Elizabeth II unfolded

The King has recorded a heartfelt tribute to his "darling Mama" to mark the centenary of her birth and praised her "steadfast" devotion to "the people she served."

He acknowledged the many challenges and issues nationally and across the globe that may have caused her reason for concern, and renewed his “own solemn pledge of duty and service to you all”.

The late Queen would have turned 100 on April 21, and the King said her existence should be celebrated as a “life well-lived” rather than marking an “absence” ahead of a series of royal events that will honour her on Tuesday.

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