Queen Camilla joked she 'shared a birthday' with the NHS as she celebrated the institution's 75th milestone with the King
Queen Camilla joked she"shared a birthday" with the NHS as she celebrated the institution's 75th milestone with the King., meeting dozens of medical staff, patients and the public to mark the anniversary.It was launched by then health secretary Aneurin Bevan at Park Hospital in Manchester - today known as Trafford General Hospital.
When Queen Camilla spoke to a group of elderly patients, she commented about the anniversary:"I'm 75, I'm the same age as the NHS - we share a birthday." Nearby the King also spoke to some of the Infirmary's oldest patients and quipped about his age - 74. He said:"You get to the age I am, things don't work as well as they used to," before joining his wife to cut an NHS birthday cake.
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