Flood of Tributes for Queen Elizabeth on Her 90th Birthday

WINDSOR, England— Fate unexpectedly made her queen. Duty and endurance have made her an institution and an icon.Queen Elizabeth II turned 90 on Thursday as Britain’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch, drawing crowds of well-wishers and floods of tr...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh wave to wellwishers during a 'walkabout' on her 90th birthday in Windsor, west of London, on April 21, 2016. JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images

WINDSOR, England—Fate unexpectedly made her queen. Duty and endurance have made her an institution and an icon.

Queen Elizabeth II turned 90 on Thursday as Britain’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch, drawing crowds of well-wishers and floods of tributes to the stamina and service of a woman who can claim to have given her name to the age.

Britain is living, Prime Minister David Cameron said, in the “modern Elizabethan Era.”

Queen Elizabeth II meets the public on her 90th Birthday Walkabout on April 21, 2016 in Windsor, England. Chris Jackson/Getty Images