Public’s messages about Philip ‘a comfort’, Queen says

The Queen has thanked the public for their tributes to her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, as she marked her 95th birthday.

On the Royal Family Twitter account, she said: "My family and I would like to thank you for all the support and kindness shown to us in recent days."

She said the tributes had been a comfort in a "period of deep sadness".

The Queen's birthday, which comes four days after the duke's funeral, is being marked in a low-key, private way. 

There will be no public celebrations as the monarch continues to observe two weeks of mourning until Friday.

No photograph celebrating the day is expected to be released this year, as would be customary.

In the tweet, the Queen said: "We have been deeply touched, and continue to be reminded that Philip had such an extraordinary impact on countless people throughout his life."

She added that she had "very much" appreciated the "many" birthday messages she had received.