Beacons to be lit for the Queenpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 21 April 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
There are all sorts of celebrations happening around the country for the Queen's 90th birthday today.
She's the first British monarch to reach the milestone.
Later she'll light the first beacon in a chain of a thousand across the globe- including many right here in Leicestershire.
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