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Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday celebration: The stars, the horses and all the must-see moments

May 16, 2016
It was a celebration fit for a queen! England's longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth attended the final performance of Her Majesty's 90th Birthday Celebrations held at Windsor Castle. The show ran for a few days to celebrate the Queen's landmark birthday, telling her life story with hundreds of horses and over 1,000 performers. The guest of honor arrived for the royal and star-studded evening in a horse drawn carriage.Photo: Getty Images
The Queen greeted her son Prince Charles with a kiss upon arrival. The monarch opted to wear a sea green dress with lace overlay and matching jacket by Angela Kelly.Photo: Getty Images
Joining the Queen for her night out at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Home Park, hosted by Ant and Dec, were a number of members of the royal family including Kate Middleton.Photo: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth was also joined by her daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Cornwall, her granddaughters Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, in addition to grandsons (not pictured) Prince Harry and Prince William. Seated next to the birthday girl was guest and friend King of Bahrain (left).Photo: Getty Images
The Queen actress, Helen Mirren, performed in the celebration for Her Majesty by narrating the story of Queen Elizabeth's teenage years.Photo: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth greeted one of the evening's celebrity performers, Kylie Minogue, at Windsor.Photo: Getty Images
Prince William and Prince Harry, who were seated next to Floria, Landgravine of Hesse, were dressed for the occasion in their Windsor uniform, which is worn by senior members of the royal family at Windsor Castle.Photo: Getty Images
The Duchess of Cambridge's outfit was also a bit of a sartorial choice for the evening as she sore a red Zara jacket and white lace Dolce & Gabbana dress sitting next to Prince Philip for the performance.Photo Getty Images
Australian singer Kylie Minogue performed a rendition of her song I Believe In You during the Queen's 90th Birthday Celebrations.Photo: Getty Images
Physically joining in on the celebrations, was the Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall. The Olympic equestrian rode her eventing horse Toytown during the performance.Photo: Getty Images
Princess Anne took part in her mother's birthday celebration during a parade of the Queen's own horses in the arena.Photo: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth's son Prince Edward and his daughter Lady Louise Windsor also joined in on the fun parading Her Majesty's horses during the show.Photo: Getty Images
The royal family seemed amused by the performance honoring the Queen's life. The noise even seemed to be a bit too much for Prince Philip at one point as he covered his ears.Photo: Getty Images
Welsh artist Katherine Jenkins treated the royal family and audience members to a performance of I Vow To Thee My Country, while wearing a Union Jack-Inspired ensemble.Photo: Getty Images
On hand for the final performance in honor of the Queen, was actor Damien Lewis, who greeted Her Majesty at Windsor.Photo: Getty Images

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