Hi Lashay, In this phrase, you are looking at "herself" as an emphatic pronoun. Emphatic pronouns are used to place more emphasis on the subject. In the phrase, "herself an 86-year-old senior citizen.", "herself" is used to emphasise on the Queen. In sentence construction, an emphatic pronoun can be removed from the sentence without affecting the meaning of the sentence. For example, I can rewrite the sentence: In Britain, pensioners that reach this landmark age receive a congratulatory telegram from the Queen, an 86-year-old senior citizen." So the emphatic pronoun is really to add emphasis to the subject. Other examples: The boys themselves (emphasising the boys' efforts) pitched the tent. Hope this helps. Cheers, Lance