UK: Queen’s birthday celebrations to end with street party

The queen’s real birthday is in April.

Princess Charlotte has made her first appearance on the balcony at Buckingham Palace as the Queen continued her 90th birthday celebrations.

Speaking on Saturday when thousands of well-wishers filled the Mall to see the Queen on Buckingham Palace’s balcony, Mr Phillips described the reasons behind the celebration. One soldier fainted and wound up face-down in full dress – but was quickly carted off.

Veteran Scottish rocker Rod Stewart received a knighthood in Queen Elizabeth’s birthday honours list on Friday as a weekend of events was launched to mark the official 90th birthday of Britain’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch.

Tens of thousands of tourists, many from China, crowded the streets to watch the ceremonies, which involved 1,000 soldiers, 200 horses and 200 musicians, some of them mounted.

On the parade ground in their famous scarlet tunics and bearskins were the Coldstream, Grenadier and Scots Guards – while the Irish Guards lined the Queen’s processional route from Buckingham Palace. But it was the queen’s unusually bold dress and hat combination in a green so bright as to be nearly fluorescent which caught the eye of many.

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Prince William and his wife, Kate, Prince Harry and dozens of other royals joined politicians and the wider community in a thundering rendition of “God Save the Queen”.

CHILDREN at schools across East Lancashire are saying a huge happy birthday to Her Majesty. That’s right, the queen gets to celebrate two birthday, the actual day that she was born on and traditionally and history historically they get to celebrate when it’s nice weather in the summer.

Trooping the Colour is an important social occasion for the Guardsmen taking part, and gives their wives, girlfriends, parents and other relatives the chance to celebrate the achievements of the young men and enjoy the spectacle.

After today’s display of marching and music, the Royal Air Force staged a flypast, with fighters, transport aircraft, helicopters and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which includes a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane, both of which saw service in World War II.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth stands on the dias at Horseguards Parade for the Trooping the Colour ceremony.