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Queen takes comfort in close bond with grandchildren as she marks her first birthday without Philip

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The Queen is today spending her first birthday without her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, following his death earlier this month.

It will be the first time she has spent her birthday without Philip at her side since 1947, when she spent her milestone 21st with her parents and younger sister while on a tour of South Africa ahead of her wedding.

But while the celebrations for her 95th will be understandably muted, the grieving monarch is expected to take solace in a joy she and Philip shared - their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

While the coronavirus lockdown meant they couldn't spend much time in person together this past year, the Queen and her late husband kept in touch with their large family via frequent Zoom calls.

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