Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 96th Birthday in Sandringham; Here's Why Longest Reigning Monarch Has 2 Birthdays

With Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee in June - plus her official birthday this month - this is a huge year for royal celebrations.

The Trooping the Colour military parade will celebrate the yearly occasion, with various members of the royal family in attendance. The different parade tickets may be purchased in advance.

Queen Elizabeth's Traditional Birthday Celebration

The Queen's birthday is April 21, 1926. Official celebrations are frequently moved to a period of better British weather, according to her great-grandfather Edward VII's custom.

Although the parade has been canceled for the previous two years owing to the pandemic and Prince Phillip's death, it will return this year in all of its ceremonial splendor.

The annual parade will bring together around 1,400 marching troops, 200 horses, and 400 musicians to commemorate The Queen's formal birthday. It will be held on June 2 this year, Evening Standard via MSN reported.

The march will be accompanied by members of the Royal Family on horseback and in carriages from Buckingham Palace to The Mall and Horse Guard's Parade. The Queen and members of the Royal Family will witness an RAF fly-past from the Buckingham Palace balcony as the ceremonial march comes to an end.

Since the beginning of King George IV's reign, the event has been staged almost every year in London to commemorate the sovereign's official birthday. Its origins may be traced back to battles when companies would fall in and march before and after conflict, showing their colors. The celebrations begin at 10 a.m., with the flyover following at 1 p.m.

Queen Elizabeth's Private Celebration With Family, Friends

The Queen will be joined by family and friends at Sandringham to celebrate her 96th birthday. As part of the momentous event, an image of the Queen with two ponies was posted, as per STV News.

The photo was shot at Windsor Castle, which is where Queen Elizabeth currently spends the most of her time. This year, Britain's longest-serving monarch celebrates her 70th year on the throne.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer both sent her birthday greetings. Mattel, the company that created the Barbie doll, has unveiled an honorary doll in her image.

The Queen Elizabeth II Barbie is dressed in a beautiful white gown with a blue ribbon embellished with royal ornaments. There will also be a tiara inspired by Queen Mary's fringe tiara, which she wore on her wedding day. Harrods, Hamleys, Selfridges, John Lewis, and Amazon will all be selling the doll.

Why Does Queen Elizabeth Have 2 Birthdays?

Per Yorkshire Live via MSN, Her Majesty was just 25 years old when she ascended the throne, making her the sixth woman in British history to become queen. Queen Elizabeth II has been in power for 70 years.

Official birthday celebrations for a King or Queen have been conducted on days other than their actual birthday throughout history. The Queen usually celebrates her birthday with her family, but the Trooping the Colour procession, which takes place on the second Saturday in June, is her official birthday.

The parade has marked the official birthday of the British monarch for more than 260 years. On her actual birthday, the occasion is still marked publicly via gun salutes in central London at midday.

For more than 260 years, the procession has honored the official birthday of the British monarch. The occasion is still commemorated in public on her actual birthday, with gun salutes at midday in central London.

Some Commonwealth countries have varied dates for the Queen's birthday. The second Monday in June is a public holiday in much of Australia, where she is the head of state. Western Australia celebrates in September or October whereas New Zealand celebrates on the first Monday in June.

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