The Queen's Birthday

Her Majesty The Queen LG LT GCVO GBE PC is 79 today.

Her Majesty was born at King's College Hospital, London.

In 2007, Her Majesty received The Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2012, HM, as Duchess of Cornwall, was appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO), as illustrated on HRH's armorial bearings.

In 2016, HM was appointed a Privy Counsellor.

On New Year's Day, 2022, The Queen, as Duchess of Cornwall, was appointed a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

On the 16th June, 2023, it was announced that The King had appointed Her Majesty to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

Grand Master and First or Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2024.

In June, 2024, Her Majesty received The Royal Family Order of King Charles III.

The Queen was appointed Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom in July, 2025.

The Prince of Wales

His Royal Highness The Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Rothesay, and Cambridge, Earl of Carrick and Strathearn, Baron of Renfrew, Baron Carrickfergus, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, KG, KT, GCB, is 44 today.

• Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter 
• Extra Knight of the Most Ancient & Most Noble Order of the Thistle
• Colonel, Welsh Guards
• Commander, Royal Navy
• Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army
• Wing Commander, Royal Air Force
• Personal Aide-de-Camp to HM The King
• Privy Counsellor, 2016
• Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 2024