Queen Elizabeth II turns 96 on her official birthday?April 21, 2022. This marks the first of her two birthday celebrations this year.

Every year, the queen celebrates her birthday twice due to a long-standing custom. She celebrates once on her actual day of birth in April and again later in June.

This tradition of two birthday celebrations was established in case a monarch's birthday was to fall in a month when the weather was poor, like November or December. It would be more difficult for festivities like the Trooping of the Colour parade to take place in months of bad weather. The double birthday tradition was created so everyone could celebrate during warmer months. This tradition for monarchs started with King George II back in 1748.

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