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The Queen's Birthday
Happy
Birthday, Your Majesty!
Although
she was born on April 21, the official birthday of Queen
Elizabeth II is celebrated each year in the UK on a weekend
in June for purely practical reasons. The day usually presents
more acceptable weather for a public party!
This year,
watch for all the official pomp and public festivities to
take place on Saturday, June 12, 2010.
In the
UK, the most important and watched event related to the day
is the lively and historic military ceremony known as Trooping
the Colour - with a parade down The Mall to Horse
Guards Parade, including a fly-past of military aircraft
- as well as gun salutes fired at noon at Hyde Park.
Events
related to the Queen's Birthday are scheduled throughout Great
Britain as well as in New
Zealand (first monday in June), Australia
(second Monday in June), Canada,
(on the last weekend in May on Victoria
Day) when schools are usually closed and bank holidays
traditionally called to celebrate a nice, long three-day weekend
More
about the Queen's birthday around the Web:
Around
the Web, find out more at top sites offering facts, information,
picture galleries and historical background celebrating the
life and times of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II ...
A
Life in Pictures - From Princess to Queen - The official
British Monarchy web site with a full gallery of Queen Elizabeth
photos from childhood to the present.
Trooping
of the Colour (The Queen's Birthday Parade)
- History, tradition and customs surrounding the annual celebration
held at Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall with related pictures.
Sovereign's
Official Birthday, Trooping the Colours, Queen's Birthday
- Kid-friendly cartoon plus facts & information on the
celebration including origins and history, customs & ceremonies.
Trooping
the Colour - Photos from the Queen's Birthday Parade
- Take the virtual tour in a large photo collection courtesy
of UKStudentLife.com.
Queen's
Birthday - How it's celebrated in the UK, Australia,
New Zealand, Canada and at other points around the globe,
from Wikipedia.
also
see -> The
Emperor's Birthday (Japan)
also
see in Travel -> London
Tourist Attractions
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