Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 93rd birthday on Easter Day
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Queen Elizabeth II today has a double celebration as she marks her 93rd birthday and holds onto the record for the world’s longest reigning living monarch, apart from celebrating Easter.
Elizabeth II, who has a strong faith, usually celebrates Easter at Windsor Castle by joining members of her family at a service in St George’s Chapel. At Buckingham Palace, the Band of the Irish Guards will perform a rendition of Happy Birthday in her honour on the forecourt as part of the changing of the guard ceremony.
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) April 21, 2019
Gun salutes will also be performed at Hyde Park and the Tower of London on Monday in the Queen’s honour.
April 21, the day the Queen was actually born, is the first of the monarch’s two birthdays.
Her official birthday is celebrated on the second Monday in June.
The Queen traditionally spends a month-long residence at Windsor Castle, known as Easter Court, each year.
With the death of 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in 2016, the Queen now holds the record for the world’s longest reigning living monarch.
Via BBC
