the queen of the uk elizabeth ii

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the queen elizabeth ii (elizabeth alexandra mary) is head of state of the uk and 15 other commonwealth realms. the elder daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth, she was born on 21 st april in 1926 and became queen at the age of 25, and has reigned through more than five decades of enormous social change and development.

on her accession on 6 february 1952, queen elizabeth became head of the commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent commonwealth countries: the united kingdom, canada, australia, new zealand, south africa, pakistan and ceylon.

her coronation service took place in 1953 and was the first to be televised.

the queen is married to prince philip, duke of edinburgh and has four children (charles, anne, andrew, and edward) and eight grandchildren.

the queen's birthday

two birthdays for one queen: 21 april and (usually) the second saturday in June every child's dream of two birthdays is a reality for queen elizabeth ii. she celebrates her actual birthday on 21 april (1926) and a public birthday, which usually falls on the second saturday in June. in 2013, the queen's birthday will be celebrated on 15 June.

king edward vii starts the summer birthday tradition an official birthday for the sovereign became a tradition for practical reasons. because monarchs who were born in the winter often encountered weather problems during celebrations, a public holiday was created in the summer when there's a better chance of good weather. king edward vii, who was born on 9 november 1841, was the first sovereign to celebrate his official birthday on a separate day than his actual birthday. festivities were held in either may or June. queen elizabeth ii’s father, king george vi, who was born in middecember, established the tradition of the official birthday.

queen elizabeth's annual birthday bash held on the second saturday of June, the official birthday is marked by the trooping the colour ceremony, (is a military ceremony which is carried out by fully trained and operational troops from the household division (foot guards and household cavalry) on horse guards parade in whitehall, watched by members of the royal family, invited guests and members of the public)the flying of the union flag on government buildings, a 42 gun salute at noon, and the publication of the queen's birthday honours list. queen elizabeth ii usually spends her actual birthday privately at windsor with friends and family.

queen's day in australia and new zealand the queen's birthday is celebrated in australia and new zealand as well, where they take two days off from work. most australians mark the public holiday on the second monday in June, although in western australia they celebrate on the last monday in september or the first monday in october. new zealanders observe the queen’s official birthday on the first monday in June.

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