By: French press agency
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 85th birthday by visiting the London Westminister Abbey in a rehearsal for her grandson William's wedding. She attended the Royal Maundy service where she gave silver coins to the elderly. The easter ceremony was a good rehearsal for the wedding in eight days, everyone gave their equipment a test run and everything went well. The Maundy coin reflects a tradition that dates back to the 12th century when the king would give money to the needy at Easter time. As the queen left the abbey there were crowds of people with signs saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" and children were holding union flags. Each recipient got two bags one containing the coins and a red bag that had a five pound coin commemorating prince Philips 90th birthday and also a 50 pence coin commemorating the 2012 Olympics. The queen has two birthdays her actual birthday and her official birthday in June when the weather is deemed more favorable for outdoor activities.
I believe that this is an important event and we in Canada should celebrate it. We are a commonwealth and Britain was our mother country and the queen was the one to sign the document that patriated our country and that she is part of the royal family.
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