Dame Olivia Newton-John sends a birthday message to the Queen on her 94th birthday
Dame Olivia Newton-John shared her birthday wishes to the Queen on Wednesday.
The Grease star, 71, who was born in Cambridge before moving to Australia when she was six, expressed her admiration for the monarch on her 94th birthday.
She also shared a photo from the National Archive that showed her and actor Paul Hogan meeting Queen Elizabeth II at the Sydney Opera House in 1980.
Happy birthday! Dame Olivia Newton-John shared her birthday wishes to the Queen on Wednesday. Pictured on October 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California
‘Happy 94th Birthday to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,’ Olivia wrote.
‘A woman I greatly respect and admire and was fortunate enough to meet – a great honour for me.
‘I had hoped to meet her again this June for my investiture as Dame but it looks unlikely for now but, I am so grateful for this prestigious recognition.’
Longtime friends: She also shared a photo from the National Archive that showed her and actor Paul Hogan meeting Queen Elizabeth II at the Sydney Opera House in 1980. Olivia and Paul are pictured here in 2018
In December, Olivia was awarded damehood for her services to charity and entertainment.
‘I am extremely excited, honoured and grateful beyond words to be included with such an esteemed group of women who have received this distinguished award before me,’ she said at the time.
‘I am very proud of my British ancestry and so appreciative to be recognised in this way.’
The singer, who now lives in the U.S. but runs a cancer treatment centre in Melbourne, rose to international fame when she starred the 1978 musical Grease.
‘I had hoped to meet her again this June for my investiture as Dame but it looks unlikely for now’: Olivia was awarded Damehood for services to charity and entertainment in December, explaining at the time she was ‘grateful beyond words’
Last week, a Royal spokesman announced that the Queen – for the first time in her reign – was scaling down her birthday celebrations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Her Majesty’s birthday will not be marked in a special way – and calls, video calls, with family will be private and kept so. There will be no gun salutes.
‘Her Majesty was keen that no special measures were put in place as she did not feel it was appropriate in the current circumstances.’
Low-key: Last week, a spokesman announced the monarch would – for the first time in her reign – scale down birthday celebrations such as the traditional gun salutes and flag flying amid the coronavirus pandemic