The BBC site has the following (my emphasis)
In the evening the Queen will be accompanied by Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, as she lights the first of more than 900 beacons across the UK and the world to mark her birthday.
Members of the Army cadet force will take beacons to the top of the highest peaks of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Some of the beacons will be specially-built gas-fuelled structures, while others will be traditional bonfires or braziers on top of tall wooden posts.
Queen Elizabeth II has reigned longer than any previous British or English monarch. Watching her coronation was the first time that I ever saw a TV set. We watched it at the house of my grand-parents. The screen was tiny and the picture black and white. Since then she has visited more than a hundred countries and travelled more than a million miles. I hope her legs are in better shape than mine.
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