Adele and the queen were both born on April 21, 1926. The royal fan wrote the queen a letter when she was crowned in 1953, letting her know they shared a birthday. But while she never expected to receive a reply, that singular letter led to seven decades of correspondence.
The queen sent Adele a birthday card in return, and an unlikely, yet deeply meaningful, friendship began.
Year after year, the two exchanged handwritten letters on their birthdays. And it meant so much to Adele, who shared the stack of letters with local news outlets. She says she felt a special connection to the monarch throughout her entire reign.
Queen Wrote Letter To A North Dakota Woman Who Shared Her Birthday Every Year Without Fail
Adele and the queen were both born on April 21, 1926. The royal fan wrote the queen a letter when she was crowned in 1953, letting her know they shared a birthday. But while she never expected to receive a reply, that singular letter led to seven decades of correspondence.
The queen sent Adele a birthday card in return, and an unlikely, yet deeply meaningful, friendship began.
Year after year, the two exchanged handwritten letters on their birthdays. And it meant so much to Adele, who shared the stack of letters with local news outlets. She says she felt a special connection to the monarch throughout her entire reign.
