A host of stars performed for the Queen at a special event to mark the monarch\u2019s 90th birthday.<\/p>\n
Kylie Minogue, Katherine Jenkins and Gary Barlow were among those who sang on a night of military and musical displays in Windsor Castle\u2019s grounds.<\/p>\n
Actors including Dame Helen Mirren and Damian Lewis narrated historic moments from the Queen\u2019s life during the show.<\/p>\n
The Queen\u2019s birthday was on April 21, and formal celebrations will take place next month on her official birthday.<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s show was hosted by Ant and Dec and broadcast live on ITV.<\/p>\n
The Queen was joined at the event by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.<\/p>\n
Writing in the official programme, Prince Charles wished his mother \u201cthe happiest of very special birthdays\u201d.<\/p>\n
The show included hundreds of horses, a dancing Shetland pony, a pantomime horse and a pantomime corgi.<\/p>\n
Ac t s from around the world entertained the 6,000 spectators, and the performers all gathered on the showground as a giant model birthday cake was brought out for the ending.<\/p>\n
Dame Shirley Bassey sang the James Bond theme \u2018Diamonds Are Forever,\u2019 before \u2018Happy Birthday\u2019 was played, followed by the National Anthem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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