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Queen Elizabeth II attends pop concert for 92nd birthday Posted Apr 21, 2018 at 2:06 PM Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, surrounded by members of the royal family, takes her seat at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Saturday April 21, 2018, for a concert to celebrate the 92nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. ▲ Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, surrounded by members of the royal family, takes her seat at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Saturday April 21, 2018, for a concert to celebrate the 92nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. ▲ --> LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 92nd birthday with a Saturday night concert in London featuring British singers such as Sting, Tom Jones and Jamie Cullum. Kylie Minogue, Shaggy and Craig David also were set to perform for the "Queen's Birthday Party" at Royal Albert Hall. Elizabeth — the world's longest-reigning living monarch — attended the show with other members of the royal family. Flanked by Prince Charles and Prince William — first and second in line for the throne — she waved to the crowd as she took her seat. Prince Harry, with fiancee Meghan Markle as his concert date, led the tributes to his grandmother. Earlier in the day, honorary gun salutes were staged at Hyde Park, the Tower of London, a castle in Wales and the town of Windsor to mark the occasion. The queen celebrates two birthdays every year: Her actual birthday on Apr. 21, which she usually marks privately with her family, and her "official birthday" in the summer. That usually falls on the second Saturday in June, when she joins the Trooping the Color military parade in central London. Elizabeth's official birthday this year came on the tails of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which brought the leaders of the 53 Commonwealth countries together in England. The queen has led the disparate group, made up of Britain and its former colonies, since she took the throne in 1952. Most Popular Overdose antidote to be given away Wednesday Apr 16 at 2:01 AM Makerspace coming to Central Point Apr 18 at 11:27 AM Police: Cat killed during fight between couple Apr 19 at 6:36 PM Update: Teen's name released in fatal crash Apr 16 at 10:16 AM A long view of home Apr 19 at 6:56 PM Democrats in turmoil Apr 17 at 8:17 AM Ashland magician Harry Anderson went on to TV success Apr 18 at 5:42 PM Medford School District proposes 33 new positions Apr 19 at 7:18 AM Woman charged in $7,000 Victoria's Secret underwear theft Apr 20 at 4:58 PM Man sentenced for raping, assaulting wife Apr 20 at 7:14 AM Grants Pass man to appear on 'American Murder Mystery' Apr 16 at 9:56 AM Roller Derby benefits kids battling cancer Apr 20 at 5:32 PM © Copyright 2006-2018 Rosebud Media LLC. All rights reserved. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com ~ P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501