Sarah Ferguson has paid tribute to the late Queen on what would have been her birthday - though her message carried a miscalculation.
The Duchess of York took to Twitter to share her thoughts on the beloved monarch, who was born on April 21, 1926. Fergie wrote: "Today we are remembering Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 97th birthday. Thank you for all that you have taught us, for being a steadfast leader and dear friend. You are sorely missed."
However, the Queen would have been 98 had she lived to see today, having been born on 21 April 1926.
On September 8, 2022, Britain lost its longest-serving monarch when Queen Elizabeth II passed away surrounded by her loved ones at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her four children - Charles, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex - surrounded her bedside in her final moments. Prince William travelled to the estate from Cambridge, but Kate remained at their residences to take care of the children.
Prince Harry also travelled to Scotland after cancelling plans to attend the WellChild Awards on Thursday evening on the last day of his mini European tour.
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Weeks later, the Queen's state funeral took place - including a procession through the streets of London after her coffin travelled the length of the country from Scotland. She then laid in rest for four days at Westminster Hall, drawing enormous crowds.
Sarah, Duchess of York, has been welcomed back into the royal fold recently (AFP via Getty Images)Born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 in a Piccadilly townhouse, Princess Elizabeth enjoyed an idyllic childhood largely out of the spotlight alongside younger sister Margaret. Described as "jolly" and "well-behaved", she was known as "Lilibet" to her family - the name Meghan Markle and Prince Harry gave to their daughter in tribute to her great-grandmother.
It wasn't until a twist of fate saw her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicate in 1936 that her father became King George VI and Elizabeth's destiny as future Queen was sealed. Life as the princesses knew it changed overnight when their father became King and the family moved into Buckingham Palace with its 775 rooms and army of servants.
After meeting Prince Philip at a wedding when she was just nine, the Queen met him again several years later and the pair fell in love. They married in 1947 following a five month engagement and became parents with the birth of Prince Charles in November 1948 shortly followed by Princess Anne in 1950.
Then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip holding Prince Charles and Princess Anne (Getty Images)The couple enjoyed a relatively quiet and carefree life in Malta after Prince Philip’s naval career took him there in 1949. But they were suddenly forced onto the main stage when Elizabeth became Queen at just 25 following the death of her father King George VI in February 1952.
Since then she had dedicated her life to the role, reigning through 15 British Prime Ministers from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, who she welcomed to the role on September 6.
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