The Queen's Birthday

The Queen's Birthday 

The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year:

her actual birthday 
on the 21-st of April

and her official birthday 
on (usually) the second Saturday in June.

 Her Majesty The Queen  celebrated her 92nd Birthday last year.

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 91st birthday 
in 2017.

The kings and queens of the United Kingdom celebrate two birthdays every year. Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st 1926. This is her real birthday. She also has an official birthday on a Saturday in June.

On April 21st the Queen spends a quiet day with her family and friends. At midday there are gun salutes in London - a 41-gun salute in Hyde Park, a 21-gun salute  in Windsor Great Park and a 62-gun salute in the Tower of London. On special birthdays the National Anthem is played on the radio. There aren't any big celebrations in April.

The main celebrations are in June, because the weather is usually better than in April. On her official birthday the Queen and her family watch soldiers in a parade called the Trooping of the Colour. Thousands of people from around the world watch the Birthday Parade with her. This tradition started in 1748. It's the biggest royal celebration of the year in Britain. 

("Fly High 4")

Queen Elizabeth leaves the Easter Sunday service 

in Windsor Castle in this April 16