Queen Elizabeth II turns 96 on her official birthday－April 21, 2022. This marks the first of her two birthday celebrations this year. Every year, the queen celebrates her birthday twice due to a long-standing custom. She celebrates once on her actual day of birth in April and again later in June. This tradition of two birthday celebrations was established in case a monarch’s birthday was to fall in a month when the weather was poor, like November or December. It would be more difficult for festivities like the Trooping of the Colour parade to take place in months of bad weather. The double birthday tradition was created so everyone could celebrate during warmer months. This tradition for monarchs started with King George II back in 1748.The date of the queen’s second birthday celebration is not set in stone like her official date of birth is. Originally, it was scheduled for the second Thursday of June, the same day as her father’s official birthday, King George VI. In 1959, she changed it to the second Saturday in June.Even though Elizabeth’s birthday is in April and the weather won’t be as bad as Prince Charles’ in November, she’ll still get two birthdays per tradition. Her second birthday celebration is a bigger party than her first.
Queen Elizabeth II turns 96 on her official birthday－April 21, 2022. This marks the first of her two birthday celebrations this year.
Every year, the queen celebrates her birthday twice due to a long-standing custom. She celebrates once on her actual day of birth in April and again later in June.
This tradition of two birthday celebrations was established in case a monarch’s birthday was to fall in a month when the weather was poor, like November or December. It would be more difficult for festivities like the Trooping of the Colour parade to take place in months of bad weather. The double birthday tradition was created so everyone could celebrate during warmer months. This tradition for monarchs started with King George II back in 1748.
The date of the queen’s second birthday celebration is not set in stone like her official date of birth is. Originally, it was scheduled for the second Thursday of June, the same day as her father’s official birthday, King George VI. In 1959, she changed it to the second Saturday in June.
Even though Elizabeth’s birthday is in April and the weather won’t be as bad as Prince Charles’ in November, she’ll still get two birthdays per tradition. Her second birthday celebration is a bigger party than her first.
