The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year: her actual birthday on 21 April and her official birthday on a Saturday in June. Why?
Because when a King or Queen had a winter birthday there is a better chance of good weather in summer - and that is when the Trooping The Colour take place to celebrate a monarch's birthday.
Us Brits often have ridiculous traditions that date back to god knows when. This particular tradition dates back to King Edward VII who was born November 9th 1841.
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