British English Holidays Queens Birthday

hi everyone I’m Gina the Queen’s
birthday is not her actual birthday but

is the official birthday of the British
sovereign who is the UK’s head of state

the highest ranked official in the
country the date changes every year but

is always a Saturday in June in this
lesson you’re going to learn about how

the Monarchs official birthday is
celebrated Queen Elizabeth the second

official birthday is in June but when is
her actual birthday we’ll show you the

answer at the end of this video
the main celebration of the official

birthday is trooping the colour this is
a ceremony performed by many different

regiments of the British and
Commonwealth armies it takes place at

Horse Guards Parade and many soldiers
and marching bands parade in front of

the monarch the name trooping the colour
refers to the tradition of the colours

which are flags representing each
regiment being displayed to the soldiers

so that they could be recognized in
battle during trooping the colour the

regiment’s display bear colours and pay
tribute to the reigning monarch the

Queen’s birthday also marks the
publication of the Birthday Honours List

their honours list details all of the
people both famous and civilian that

will receive honors such as knighthoods
sea bees and other awards the list is

published in the London Gazette and also
newspapers across the Commonwealth

the official birthday has been
celebrated in UK since 1748 in 1908 it

was moved to june from november by the
then reigning monarch King Edward the

seventh in the hope of it being held
during good weather and now I’ll give

you the answer to the earlier quiz the
Queen’s official birthday is in June but

when is her actual birthday Queen
Elizabeth the seconds actual birthday is

a 21st of April she was born in 1926 in
Mayfair London the official birthday is

likely to remain in June in the future
even when other monarchs have been

crowned how was this lesson as you
learned something interesting do you

have a special day to celebrate your
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