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Britain‘s Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother takes a Britâ€" 1sh.flag from a wellâ€"wisher outside Clarence house, her residence in London, on her 95th birthday Friday. Hundreds of wellâ€"wishers gathered outside her offical residence to giver her their best wishes. AP photo Still, she managed a remarkâ€" able 45 minutes in blazing midâ€" day sun. A bit unsteady of late, the Queen Mother moved from wellâ€"wisher to wellâ€"wisher in a golf cart, dubbed by some the Queen Mumâ€"mobile. f But this year, the traditional walkabout was more of a driveâ€" about. . On another, she took the salute from the Royal Corps of Signals as the Corps‘ band played Happy Birthday. E e ECCCE RPRRIROL WIZTD UITULL O!JUI/D LONDON (CP) â€" The legs days before. > were a bit wobbly but the inâ€" Norman Williams, 57, had domitable spirit was still very camped outside the gate since much in evidence as the Queen Wednesday. Mother was showered with â€" "This is to say ‘Thank you‘ for birthday wishes as she turned 95 all she has done since she was on Friday. here 12 months ago, and we are Hundreds crowded in and hoping we will see her next around the narrow courtyard year," said the retired factory outside her home, Clarence worker, who has been coming. House, to extend birthday cheer each year since 1969; _ > to one of the perennial favorites _ "She‘s a wonderful person, reâ€" among the Royal Family. ally," said Gladys Jenkinson, 89, She didn‘t disappoint. of Sussex, who came to pay her Decked out in one of her respects. signature offâ€"theâ€"face hats (this "She‘s maintained a dignity year‘s a light apple green) and through all these years and all matching dress, she made sevâ€" the troubles in the Royal Family, eral forays out to accept posies which must have hurt her deeply, from young children and speak Ithink." & s with her fond fans. In an age when the Royal Famâ€" On one, she was accompanied ily‘s stature has fallen someâ€" by _ the _ Queen, _ Princess what, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Margaret, Prince Charles, and Mother is an enduring reminder two of her greatâ€"grandchildren, . of a time when the monarchy was princes William and Harry, who widely loved, admired and had gathered for her annual emulated. ues birthday I!‘lnCh' i i. "I mat thint cha‘s a manualans Some of those with the best By Helen Branswell Lrowds gather to wish _ _ the Queen Mum a happy 95th Never letting the side down is what the former Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowesâ€"Lyon is best known and loved for. "The Queen Mother and the Queen have never let the side down. There‘s never been a breath of seandal about either of them." "I just think she‘s a marvelous old lady," said Maurice Bensley, 66, who has come to Clarence House the last few Aug. 4ths to extend his birthday wishes. view had staked out their spots days before. > The daughter of a Scottish earl Having taken on the burden of public life, she has always striven to be an egxample to her people. They, in turn, have never she was initially reluctant to marry into the stifling life of royalty. In fact, she twice turned down Prince Albert â€" later King George VI â€" before she married him in 1924. . Two residents of Woodingford Lodge in Woodstock work at crafts reâ€" cently. Bernice Thomas, left, puts finishing touches on a crocheted dress. The 86â€"yearâ€"old made the pink dress her great grandchild. Pearl Hughes, 88, loves to crochet and knit. She is shown working on a proâ€" ject that will be for sale in the Lodge‘s Craft Room. Hard at work "‘The <children won‘t leave without me; I won‘t leave without the King and the King will never leave," she replied when urged to flee with her daughters to the safety of Canada. forgotten that she refused to desâ€" ert them durin% the dangerous days of the Nazi blitz of London..