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The British royals will mark what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth's 100th birthday by attending several events in the United Kingdom. Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning and longest-lived monarch, was born on April 21, 1926, going on to spend 70 years on the throne before her death in September 2022 at the age of 96.