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Britain’s longest-reigning monarch is celebrating her 96th birthday today.
Our readers have shared some memories of when they met or came close to The Queen around Slough and Windsor.
Being so close to Windsor Castle, it’s not a surprise that many residents have spotted her in the area over the years.
Image of the entrance to Windsor Castle. Picture: Slough Observer
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Wendy Prada said: “I met her and Prince Philip when they opened Britwell Library.
“She was lovely and asked about my children and Phillip made a joke about how dodgy the heating is in new builds.
“I was standing next to the CEO of the building firm who put up the new houses, he looked so peeved.”
Another reader, Christine Ayres, also said she spotted The Queen in Britwell when she drove up Wentworth Avenue many years ago.
Understandably, many readers said they have come close to her when she was coming out of Windsor Castle.
Brian Davis said he saw her and Prince Phillip being driven down Slough High Street, where he watched from the steps of the old Carlton.
Slough High Street. Picture: Slough Observer
Jean Reeve said: “I stood very near to The Queen she was in a small roped of enclosure watching Princess Anne compete at the Taplow Horse Show many years ago.”
Tracey Stacey added: “I work at Royal Mail in Windsor and she visited with Prince Philip to mark her 90th birthday and Royal Mail’s 500th birthday.
“She shook mine and my colleague’s hand and I chatted to her about the scanner we use for barcoded items, will remember that day as one of the best ever.”
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A couple more readers mentioned they met her at Thames Hospice, on Windsor Road, when they worked there.
Dave Wood said Her Majesty stopped to talk to him when he was a 14-year-old scout as a guard of honour at Westminster Abbey.
Platinum Jubilee celebrations are now being planned as The Queen’s marks her 70 year resign as monarch.
