Madonna celebrates 52nd birthday as a Queen

43361, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Sunday August 8, 2010. A quirkily-dressed Madonna on the set of her latest movie W.E. , shooting on the streets of London. Based on an original screenplay, W.E. was written by Madonna and Alek Keshishian and tells the story of a modern New Yorker who becomes obsessed with what she percieves to be the greatest love story ever, that of Britain's King Edward VIII and the divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. Photograph: PacificCoastNews.com

Next Monday Madonna will be celebrating her 52nd birthda with a King and Queen-themed fancy dress bash.

And, rather than going as moody old battleaxe Queen Victoria, she’s plumped for Henry VIII’s second wife Anne Boleyn, whose head ended up in a basket.

In fairness though, the party is likely to be a far cry from the unimaginable brutality of 16th century royal life. Because we can reveal that Madge is co-hosting the party with her son Rocco…. who’s, erm, 10 years old.

That’s right, mother and son will be partying together with a mixture of her nearest and dearest and his pre-pubescent school chums. Ah well, at least Madonna’s boyfriend, Jesus Luz, can mix happily between the two camps.