Why queens birthday

The rest of the royal family joins her up on the Buckingham Palace balcony to address the crowds below. To clarify: in normal times, Trooping is a large event with crowds of people, and the participation of numerous members of the royal family; in , and again in , Trooping was scaled way down due to health and safety concerns during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

It all comes down to the weather. Can you think of a more English reason? Summer is the only time for a proper parade. In fact, the tradition dates all the way back to King George II in , who combined the annual summer military march with his birthday celebration, even though he was born in October. Ever since, the reigning monarch has had the option of having an official birthday in the summertime. Once on the anniversary of her date of birth, and then again with the 'official' ceremonial occasion marked in June.

This year, we saw Her Majesty turn 95 on April 21 , her actual date of birth and her first without her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, by her side. Her second celebration this year is being marked on June 12, known as her 'official' birthday, which takes place every year on the second Saturday of June, when Trooping the Colour is going ahead on a smaller scale like last year, due to the pandemic.

By Rebecca Cope and Hope Coke. The monarch's birthday is officially celebrated in many parts of New Zealand. Her representative in New Zealand, the governor-general, has symbolic and ceremonial roles and is not involved in the day-to-day running of the government, which is the domain of the prime minister.

The Queen's actual birthday is April 21, but it is celebrated as a public holiday on the first Monday of June. Images of the Queen are seen on various paraphernalia, especially royal collection items. Some museums may display these items especially around the time of the Queen's birthday holiday. While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary.

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