Sarah Ferguson praises Queen Elizabeth on her 96th birthday

Prince Andrew’s former wife Sarah Ferguson has praised British Queen Elizabeth II on her 96th birthday.

Sarah took to Instagram and shared a sweet throwback photo of the Queen to wish her a very happy birthday.

Princess Eugenie and Beatrice’s mother said, “Happy Birthday Your Majesty.”

“What an amazing day of celebrations for the most inspirational Head of State, leader, Wife, Mother, Granny, Great Granny and Mother in Law,” Sarah Ferguson gushed over the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth II turned 96 on Thursday, receiving a rousing "Happy Birthday" from a military band and ceremonial gun salutes, after a troubled year hit by health concerns.

The Band of the Coldstream Guards, in red tunics and bearskin hats, played the tribute to crowds of onlookers outside her Windsor Castle home west of London.

Ceremonial gun salutes resounded across the country, including at the Tower of London.