JEANNE MESERVE, CNN ANCHOR: In London today, a royal celebration honoring Britain's Queen Mum on her 100th birthday, thousands of well- wishers turned out to pay tribute to the beloved matriarch and catch a glimpse of the day's pageantry. CNN's Margaret Lowrie has more.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On this very special occasion, the day of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's 100th birthday.</s>MARGARET LOWRIE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was the Queen Mum's 100th birthday.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: God save the queen.</s>LOWRIE: A bell ringing, a band marching, 21-gun salute, even a 41-gun salute kind of day, beginning with the crowds outside Clarence House, her London residence, waiting for a glimpse of the behatted, high-heeled birthday girl.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think she's a wonderful lady.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I think the special thing is is 100 years, that's a long while and she is the queen mum.</s>LOWRIE: To add to the occasion, like all British centenarians, she received a 100th birthday card from the queen, in this case her daughter. The queen mother, the queen mum, as she is known here, and grandson Charles made their way along the Malt of Buckingham Palace. There she appeared on the balcony, as she has so many, many times over the years. This time the crowds were just for her. Then she retired from view for a private family lunch. In all it was quite simply a day to honor this woman, born Elizabeth Angela Margaret Bowes-Lyons, the wife of a king, mother of a queen, who's lived a remarkable life in remarkable times. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 100 years old and counting. Margaret Lowrie, CNN, London.
Britain's Queen Mum Officially Turns 100