King Charles will get a second birthday like his mother, continuing a centuries-old tradition. It's well known that the Queen had two birthdays, her actual one in April and her official celebration on the second Saturday in June.
A second birthday for King Charles will continue a tradition that dates back hundreds of years. His 74th birthday is on November, but he's now likely to have a second birthday in June from next year.
The monarch's official birthday is traditionally marked with a Trooping the Colour parade in central London. It was first introduced in 1748.
However, in modern times, it was King Edward VII, who reigned from 1901 to 1910, who made the decision to move the parade to June. His birthday was also in November and it was thought that June was more likely to provide better weather for the celebrations, reports the LiverpoolECHO.
Trooping of the Colour sees more than 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians come together each June in a great display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare to mark the monarch's Official Birthday.
The parade moves from Buckingham Palace and down The Mall to Horse Guard's Parade, alongside Members of the Royal Family on horseback and in carriages. The display closes with an RAF fly-past, watched by Members of the Royal Family from Buckingham Palace balcony.
