British monarch's birthday
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The Queen was born on April 21, 1926, however, according to tradition, official events are held on the second Saturday of June. This tradition was established in the early twentieth century by the British King Edward the Seventh. He was born in late autumn, but wanted to celebrate his birthday in the summer, in good weather and with a large crowd.
In connection with this solemn event, national flags are displayed on all government buildings.
On this day, a ceremonial parade is held at the residence of the British Kings in Whitehall. The main content of the ceremony is the removal of the banner or, as it is also called, the solemn divorce of the guards with the removal of the banner. To meet the monarch carry the banner of the Guards regiment, which carries out guard duty in Buckingham Palace.
The banner of the regiment is a dark red cloth with the image of the crown and yellow ribbons sewn on it indicating battles and battles, where the soldiers of the regiment took part.
Specially trained units of the Royal Horse Guard, in the presence of members of the royal family, invited guests and crowds of curious, march with banners on the parade parade of the Horse Guards.
The ceremony dates back to the XVIII century, when banners were carried in front of the soldiers of the regiment. Since 1748, it has been held on the monarch’s official birthday, and parade troops honor the Queen.
Then the entire parade, led by a royal carriage, along Mall Street decorated in honor of the parade, heads to Buckingham Palace, where the Queen, on a specially erected platform, once again takes salute from the Guardsmen heading back to their barracks.
For almost half a century of the reign of Elizabeth II, the solemn parade was canceled only once - in 1955 because of a strike of railway workers.
Every year to this day, the culprit announces CBE - a list of prominent public figures who received the highest attention. CBE is listed a notch lower than MBE - Member of the order of the British Empire, but still such a title is very, very honorable.
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1952, succeeding her father, King George VI.