Queen Elizabeth cancels birthday plans, as coronavirus hits Britain COVID19
LONDON--Britain's Queen Elizabeth will not celebrate her 94th birthday in any special way and has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark the occasion, because it would not be appropriate while the country battles a deadly coronavirus outbreak.
Ceremonial gun salutes, in which blank rounds are fired from various location across London, are typically used by the royal family to mark special occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays. The Queen's birthday is on April 21.
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