Commemorations mark what would have been Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday

The King and Queen have begun a poignant day of commemorations marking what would have been Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday. Charles and Camilla arrived at the British Museum this morning to view final models of the national memorial to the late Queen. They were joined at the event on the centenary of Elizabeth II's birth by the under-fire Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who greeted the King with a broad smile and a handshake and then also was seen to pat Camilla on the top of her arm. The Royal Family is later set to gather at a special reception at Buckingham Palace in honour of the nation's longest reigning monarch, who died aged 96 in 2022. The King, in a video message, has paid a heartfelt tribute to his 'darling Mama', but said much of life today would likely have 'troubled her deeply'.