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"Beyonce got plenty of wishes from loved ones -- not to mention fans worldwide -- on her 31st birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 4.  But the Grammy-winning superstar celebrated the occasion with just her immediate fam: hubby Jay-Z and baby daughter Blue Ivy, 9 months.\r\n\r\nNew photos reveal that the &amp;quot;I Was Here&amp;quot; singer spent her birthday aboard a private yacht cruising through the Mediterranean Sea in the South of France.\r\n\r\nGoing makeup-free and wearing a nautical-style blue-and-white outfit, Beyonce sipped white wine alongside her husband of four years Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter), 42.  Looking cuter and more grown-up than ever, little girl Blue showed off a full head of curly hair and she played with her mom and dad during their luxurious sail.\r\n\r\nBeyonce&amp;apos;s pals took over her website on Tuesday -- festooning the site with handwritten birthday wishes from the likes of BFF Gwyneth Paltrow, her mom Tina Knowles, sister Solange, former bandmate Michelle Williams and many others.\r\n\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;For Dear Sweet BB on the occasion of her 31st birthday,&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0; Oscar-winning actress Paltrow, 39, wrote in a note she signed along with husband Chris Martin plus their kids Apple and Moses. &amp;quot;We love you so very much.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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