Tickets for the Queen's spectacular birthday bash sell out in just a few hours
ALL 25,000 tickets for the Queen's spectacular 90th birthday show sold out within a few hours of going on sale yesterday.
The Queen's birthday bash is set to have opera star Katherine Jenkins performing
Royal fans scrambled to pay up to £195 for a place at one of four performances at Windsor Castle's Home Park next May.
Palace aides said 4,000 tickets went within 30 minutes of the sale opening and the remaining tickets were gone by lunch time.
Opera singer Katherine Jenkins is one of the star attractions and the horse-loving monarch's showpiece includes 900 horses and equestrian troupes from all over the world.
About 1,500 performers will feature, including famous actors and artists, musicians, dancers and choirs.
The Queen meets the Right Reverend Libby Lane, the first female bishop, at yesterday’s General Synod
By 9.30am, 4,000 tickets had already been sold
"They were selling very, very quickly," said a spokesman for the show. "By 9.30am, 4,000 tickets had already been sold."
The Queen, who opened the Church of England's General Synod yesterday, will attend the final performance on Sunday May 15.
Organisers stressed that those who did not get a ticket will stand a chance of getting one of 5,000 free tickets for a special pre-performance party.
The event will take place on the final night on The Long Walk leading to Windsor Castle, with guests watching the show on giant screens.
Tickets will be distributed in a ballot which will be opened in the New year.
At yesterday's Synod, Her Majesty called for greater Christian unity as she met some of the Church's first female bishops.
She told the gathered clergy, including Libby Lane, Bishop of Stockport and the first female Bishop, the previous Synod would be remembered for allowing women to be consecrated.
Meanwhile yesterday, her son Prince Charles met Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid - and needed to be reminded that she had left the BBC.
4,000 tickets to the event sold in 30 minutes
Susanna was hosting a glitzy event at the Wayra Academy, central London, to promote the charity's activities helping would-be entrepreneurs launch businesses.
Wearing a tight red dress and zebra print heels, she greeted Charles after the event and corrected him, pointing out that she left BBC Breakfast in March last year.
Charles' son Prince William praised young conservationists yesterday as he presented awards for a contest run by his environmental charity Tusk.
Other tickets will be distributed in a ballot which will be opened in the new year
Speaking at a private Kensington Palace reception, he said: "Rarely do conservationists get recognition for what they do.
"Some of the work they are carrying out across Africa is truly exceptional and remarkable. They are completely unsung heroes."