Elizabeth II is the Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive.
Why does the queen have 2 birthdays?
This is due to the fact that the monarch’s birthday is celebrated on her actual date of birth in April, and also later on in the summer with a grand parade. This year, the Queen’s Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour, will take place on 2 June to coincide with Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee weekend.
The Queen usually celebrates her birthday privately, the royal family’s official website states. However, the occasion is also marked with a series of gun salutes – a 41-gun salute in Hyde Park, a 21-gun salute in Windsor Great Park, and a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London.