Queen Elizabeth to start London Marathon, from Windsor

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits the Royal Academy of Arts in London, March 20, 2018. Alastair Grant/ Poo via Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth will be the official starter of this year's London Marathon -- 30 miles away on a special rostrum in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

This year's London Marathon, which starts in Blackheath, will mark 110 years since the 1908 London Olympics when the marathon route went from Windsor to White City and used the now-standard 26.2 mile distance for the first time.