Coronavirus: Queen's official birthday to be marked with new ceremony
The Queen's official birthday will be marked later with a new ceremony instead of the annual Trooping the Colour parade, as the coronavirus lockdown continues.Instead, Windsor Castle will host a ceremony with a small number of Welsh Guardsmen and military musicians.The Queen celebrated her 94th birthday in April, but it is officially celebrated on the second Saturday of June every year.
"The effects of Covid-19 have been devastating in terms of loss of life and the threatening of livelihoods of so many across the country," he said. This year's Trooping the Colour has been cancelled - but there will be a military celebration of sorts for the Queen, on a limited scale inside Windsor Castle.
The ceremony - which will be broadcast by the BBC - will see personnel take part in a display in the castle's quadrangle. The Queen will receive a royal salute followed by a set of military drills.
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